The touch on the Lantern Festival seemed to be a brief and illusory dream.
The way Chi Xiuyuan looked away from her with his ears red was particularly tantalising. When he noticed her touch, he looked like a child who had done something wrong and hurried a few steps away from her, his cheeks red.
They parted in a hurry. He Shuyu had taken an urgent phone call and was not able to get her little friend in her pocket while the iron was hot.
A long streak of work followed, and when she returned to Jiangcheng after the project negotiations, it was only then that she realised that half a month had passed.
In the president’s office of the He Group, He Shuyu leaned back in her chair with her legs crossed. She swiped her index finger on her mobile phone screen.
The conversation between the two of them had stopped three days ago.
During this period of time, she had been working around the clock and could only occasionally send him a message or two when she was busy. But her little friend seemed to be even busier than she was, hardly ever returning messages on time.
In the entire half month, the two of them hadn’t even had more than thirty conversations.
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Secretary Qiu nodded and reported on other matters at work.
He Shuyu listened and sent another message to Chi Xiuyuan.
[HSY: Are you free tonight? I’m missing someone to have dinner with]
While she was working on the documents, she waited for Chi Xiuyuan to reply. After an hour, however, the dialogue box was still silent.
She didn’t know if he was in class.
When it was time to leave work, He Shuyu drove to Jiang University. She was thinking of surprising her little friend.
She hadn’t been to Jiang University for a while. The last time she came was when she was invited by the president of Jiang University to give a lecture at the Department of Economics and Management.
It was not yet winter, and the wind and snow were still crisp. He Shuyu parked her car outside the university and entered on foot with an umbrella, taking into account the child’s thin skin.
She had an alumni registration and was able to enter the university directly.
She was walking towards the medical school from memory when she suddenly heard two people hurrying past her talking loudly.
“Did the melon eaters really see that? Did Chu Ran and Shen Yuen get into a fight over a woman? Right in front of the library….”
“What the f*ck? So heated? If I remember correctly, Chu Ran’s girlfriend is a school flower from the Academy of the Fine Arts, right? Doesn’t Shen Yuen also have a mysterious girlfriend? “
“How would I know? I might be able to see it live now….”
They both walked in a hurry, but He Shuyu frowned. She was sure that the name she had heard about was Shen Yuen’s.
She had grown up with her cousin, and apart from being crazy about Luo Zhiyao, she had never heard about him having anyone outside. How could he be fighting someone for no good reason?
He Shuyu didn’t care too much and walked towards the Jiang University Library.
The library was not far away. Soon, she heard the noise in front of her. Someone was trying to break up the fight, and another was calling for a teacher.
Chu Ran, as the captain of the basketball team, was tall and muscular. Shen Yuen also practised self-defense, and after a few rounds, his body was covered in colour.
At that moment, the two of them were pulled apart. Chu Ran was kicking with both feet, and his mouth was still spewing harsh words.
“She Yuen, why are you so shameless? Forcing someone else’s girlfriend? How dare you do it and not admit it? Are you a man? “
She Yuen stood with his face cold. His left hand was covering his right. His expression turned colder after hearing his words. “If you are sick in the head, then why don’t you go see a doctor? Who is your girlfriend? Does she even deserve to be forced by me?
He looked gentle and cool, but his temper could be terrible. It didn’t make sense for him to speak pleasantly when people were trying to step on his head.
“Are you a f*cking man? If I didn’t have proof, would I have come to you? “
As he spoke, Chu Ran broke free from the person who was pulling him and darted towards Shen Yuen.
The people next to him were too late to respond, but Shen Yuen was not a vegetarian. However, his right hand had been injured in the clash earlier. He barely managed to turn sideways, and he was almost hit by Chu Ran’s punch.
A hand in the crowd reached out and pulled Shen Yuen to the side. The slight movement allowed Chu Ran’s punch to miss and plant him on the ground.
Shen Yuen was slightly dazed. When he turned his head, he met He Shuyu’s cold brow.
“Sister Shuyu, what brings you here?” Shen Yuen raised his hand to hold his forehead. This meant that Luo Zhiyao would also know.
“I came to pick someone up and you got into a fight?” She glanced over at Chu Ran, who was stumbling on the floor.
He Shuyu knew that Shen Yuen was not the type to easily get into conflict with others. From the conversation she had heard, she more or less understood the reason for the conflict.
The feeling of falling heavily on the ground in the middle of winter was not pleasant. Chu Ran spat a mouthful of blood foam. Before he could stand up straight, a pair of high-heeled boots appeared in front of him.
The woman was wearing a long trench coat, the hem of which was gently stirred by the cold wind. The heels of her thin, narrow high heels were stepping on the thin snow.
Before Chu Ran could think more, someone in his ear suddenly said: “Students, what is it that you can’t sit down and talk about? Instead, you have to do this? My family’s Yuen would not do anything to steal someone’s girlfriend. Is there a misunderstanding here? “
He Shuyu was holding a large black umbrella. The snowflakes were being blown by the wind to play hide-and-seek with her hair.
People around her were more or less sizing her up. They could see that she wasn’t a Jiang University student and that her face was no more understated than that of an entertainment star. Someone soon recognised her identity.
Chu Ran met her gaze and froze, his fire extinguished. He still sneered: “You said he wouldn’t? My girlfriend said herself that Shen Yuen forced her! “
This reason made He Shuyu raise her eyebrows and say, “Let’s do this. Where is your girlfriend? Let her come out and we will confront her on the spot. “
Chu Ran was determined to make a scene. Of course, he would not be afraid of her confrontation. He immediately cast his eyes on the crowd, looking for his girlfriend. But after searching for a while, he could not find the person he wanted to find.
A girl in the crowd whispered, “She was just standing next to me….”
The person in question had just been there, but now she was gone. All who should understand understood.
Many people suddenly realised what was going on, and someone whispered, “I think I saw Su Xueya sit next to Shen Yuen in the library two days ago and initiate a conversation with him.”
There was no need for confrontation. Chu Ran had already turned red.
Shen Yuyen coldly and sarcastically said, “Please use your brain before you start next time.”
“Sister Shuyu, let’s go.”
The commotion outside the library was not small, and the people studying inside heard it.
Chi Xiuyuan had some knowledge left to memorise, but then he heard Shen Yuen’s name over the faint clamour.
He gathered his things and came out of the library just in time to see He Shuyu frowning and gently touching Shen Yuwen’s injured right hand.
The two of them whispered something. Shen Yuen looked slightly helpless, while He Shuyu looked extremely serious.
His heart felt like it was being covered with plastic. The more it beat, the tighter it became until he couldn’t breathe.
Others around him whispered, “What’s the relationship between that woman and Shen Yuen? Is she the mysterious girlfriend who is rumoured to be driving a white Bentley?”
“Shen Yuen is usually cold and aloof, rejecting people. He can even make girls who come to him to confess cry. That woman is obviously scolding him. Not only is he not impatient, but he seems a bit good… “
“Seriously, his girlfriend looks so pretty, but why do I think she looks a bit familiar?
“Crap! I remember. She’s He Shuyu! Last semester, she gave a lecture to our School of Economics and Management. A lot of boys worship her as a goddess and also aspire to work in the He Group. If I remember correctly, she likes to drive a white Bentley. Right, right!”
He put on his mask and took out his mobile phone in disbelief.
There weren’t many messages, but one stood out. A WeChat message.
[He Shuyu: Are you free tonight? I’m missing someone to have dinner with]
If he had seen this message before, he might have been apprehensive and torn.
But now, he was like a drowning man, completely out of breath. So how could he have any other thoughts?
His fingertips tapped on the keyboard, and he tapped down a sentence.
[C: Okay, where to eat?]
His fingers disobeyed. The message sent was not a rejection but a test.
He stood under the eaves outside the library, feeling the wind blowing a little snow, and waited for a response.
After standing for about ten minutes, there was still no movement in the dialogue box. Chi Xiuyuan took a breath of slightly cool air through his mask, suppressing the sourness in his heart. He tapped on the keyboard and began to edit the message.
[Sorry, it suddenly occurred that I had something else to do…]
Before the message was edited, the top left corner of the dialogue box showed that it was being typed in. He was startled. It was as if he had gone back to the day he hesitated for half an hour to edit the message on the second day of the Chinese New Year and got caught.
This time there was no simple joke, but a sentence so serious that it chilled the heart.
[He Shuyu: Sorry, I suddenly have to go to the hospital. I’ve already made a reservation at Xian Zhou Xuan. You can go over and directly report my name. Order whatever you want. I’ll come over later].
His heart was like a pool of stagnant water.
Chi Xiuyuan carefully read each word over, and finally pursed his lips and knocked down a word.
“Okay.”
He didn’t go to Xian Zhou Xuan, but went to the canteen.
As he ate, his food was tasteless and his thoughts flew outwards uncontrollably. It wasn’t until a hand suddenly rested on him that he snapped back to his senses and looked over warily.
Fang Qiao was startled by his cold gaze and subconsciously let go of his hand.
“What’s wrong with you? You look like you’re going to eat someone? Did you get named by the professor in class, or did you have a fight with your girlfriend?”
He was just making a casual remark, but he didn’t know it would hit him in the heart. Chi Xiuyuan’s face turned cold again.
Fang Qiao had wanted to joke with him, but when he saw this, he had to keep his mouth shut.
Since Chi Xiuyuan had agreed to take part in the school show, Fang Qiao had taken it upon himself to get closer to him and often asked him to train.
He looked a bit distant, but was actually very nice to be around. Fang Qiao thought about it and said, “You didn’t really have a fight with your girlfriend, did you?”
Looking at the situation, he must have been 100% hit by his crow’s tongue.
Chi Xiuyuan thought that he and He Shuyu were not boyfriend and girlfriend. He was, at best, only a temporarily interesting prey in the latter’s eyes.
This realisation made his chest even more stuffy.
“What are you doing with your girlfriend?” sighed Fang Qiao, placing a hand on his shoulder. “If she is angry, coax her. If you can’t, try clapping exercises [2]. If you’re in such good shape, how could she not like it? I guarantee that one sleep will solve a thousand sorrows. “
He smiled ambiguously. When he saw Chi Xiuyuan’s ears redden, he said incredulously, “No way, are you that innocent?”
He was annoyed and yanked his hand away. It happened just as he finished his meal and got up to leave with his plate, but the heat at the base of his ear wouldn’t go away.
Take a nap……
He Shuyu said she wanted to sleep with him and blatantly coveted his abs. She would have been happy if he had said he wanted to sleep with her…
The misplaced thoughts couldn’t be pulled back, and he didn’t know where to place his eyes.
Fang Qiao didn’t give up. He chased after him with the plate and said, “Chi Xiuyuan, don’t believe what I say. When my ex-girlfriend got angry with me, I would always do this to coax her. It worked a hundred times!”
Chi Xiuyuan:”… ex-girlfriend?”
Fang Qiao paused and said solemnly, “The reason I broke up with her was for other reasons, and it has absolutely nothing to do with this!”
After that, he touched Chi Xiuyuan’s arm with his elbow,”Isn’t it about time for the school celebration? Your girlfriend even promised to come see you perform… “
“Hehehe! Which girls won’t be crazy about you if you dance like that? How can your girlfriend stand it? I’m telling you, be good and you’ll get the girl on the night of the school festival! “
Chi Xiuyuan couldn’t listen to this anymore and left Fang Qiao, who hadn’t eaten yet, and walked out of the canteen.
Recently, he had switched shifts with the manager of Infinity and went there three times a week. The manager didn’t say anything but instructed him to study hard. He also did not force him after his unsuccessful attempt to increase his salary.
Chi Xiuyuan knew that Manager Wen was concerned about He Shuyu. He was in no position to be pretentious because he had already received countless help from the latter.
He wanted to set aside the relationship between men and women and thank He Shuyu in return. But what did He Shuyu lack? She didn’t lack anything. She just wanted to sleep with him.
Lowering his eyes, Chi Xiuyuan went home.
He Shuyu saw Luo Zhiyao gently holding Shen Yuene’s injured hand and crying with teary eyes. She lightly tsked.
“Come on, didn’t the doctor say it’s nothing serious? Just rest for two days, and he’ll be fine. If you keep crying like this, the whole hospital is going to come and watch the fun.”
“What do you know? My baby, Enen, lives on his hands. Why didn’t you call the police and have that bastard arrested at the time? I’m heartbroken! ” Luo Zhiyao didn’t stop.
Shen Yuyen whispered and coaxed her, but the more he coaxed, the more tears fell out.
He Shuyu couldn’t bear to look at her. “Fine, you two are free to be as mushy as you want. I’ll go first.”
She raised her watch and looked at the time. It was already after 8pm.
Shen Yuen was learning to paint, and his hands were very important to him. When she came to the hospital, Luo Zhiyao happened to have an operation, so she was the one who watched over the checks.
It was so late. She didn’t know how the child was doing.
He Shuyu opened her phone and paused in her stride when she saw the WeChat message.
[Chi Xiuyuan: I suddenly remembered that I have training in the evening, so I won’t go there.]
He Shuyu frowned, a bit concerned.
She remembered very clearly that Chi Xiuyuan had told her before that the training for the school festival show was every night, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, and today was Thursday.
Suddenly, the training time was switched?
For the next few days, they stayed in touch, and Chi Xiuyuan was even more active than usual in returning messages. But He Shuyu could always feel that there was something between them that wasn’t there before.
She was busy with work, and Chi Xiuyuan found various reasons to put off her invitations to dinner.
The night before the school festival, He Shuyu received a friend request on her WeChat.
It was Fang Qiao.
Could he have gotten her WeChat… from the child?
She accepted the other party’s friend request. Fang Qiao was very disciplined and even came up with a great surprise.
[Fang Qiao: sister-in-law, sister-in-law [image] [image] [image]
He Shuyu looked at the picture he sent over. Her eyes widened slightly. The belly of her index finger rested against her lips, pursed with restraint.
The young man in the picture was standing sideways. His upper body was covered with a short leather jacket. The silver chains fell from his chest, nicely accentuating the perfect curvature of his pectoral muscles.
Further down, the slightly baggy clothing covered the maddening abs. The non-mainstream leather trousers underneath and the high leather boots under his feet made his legs look long. He Shuyu could almost feel the strength accumulating in his tightened leg line.
The hormones were so strong that He Shuyu leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs in a new position.
The second photo was of him noticing Fang Qiao’s surreptitious shot and turning his eyes slightly sideways. The teary mole at the end of his eye matched the coldness in his eyes; cool and lustful.
The rest were shots of him from all angles: from dance practice, from adjusting his movements ……
[Fang Qiao: sister-in-law, sister-in-law, baby Chichi is waiting for you at the school celebration! Sleep! With! Him! ]
He Shuyu’s index finger curled slightly. Her upper teeth bit into her lower lip as she resisted the urge to pick up her car keys and go out the door.
She opened a dialogue box with Chi Xiuyuan.
[HSY: Chi Chi, it’s going to be hard to end this without me giving you a kiss tomorrow [picture]]
This picture was the only one of many that showed off his abs.
Poor baby chi chi 🥺 he got jealous huhuhuh