Chapter 142 Witnessing Closeness, Dog Xie Gets Rejected
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The man’s apology came suddenly, and while Jiang Fuyue was surprised, she couldn’t help but be cautious.
Someone like Xie Dingyuan, with clear goals and deliberate words and actions, would undoubtedly have considerations in everything he said and did.
She believed Xie Dingyuan’s apology.
There was sincerity in it, and she didn’t doubt that.
However, she couldn’t help but wonder if this sincerity carried some other motives.
Despite her wandering thoughts, Jiang Fuyue’s face remained unchanged.
“I accept your apology. The car is here,” she picked up her phone and checked the time, “I’ll go first.”
In the end, she didn’t let him drive her.
Xie Dingyuan frowned, watching the girl’s figure walk away until she disappeared around the corner.
He returned to the corridor outside the restroom and continued to wait, his brows furrowed throughout.
“Zhong Ziang, are you good now?” he urged impatiently.
After a while, there was no response.
Xie Dingyuan went in directly, only to find the restroom empty, with no sign of Zhong Ziang.
…..
Outside the bar, Zhong Ziang, who had come out earlier, was enjoying the night breeze with half-closed eyes.
Suddenly, his gaze froze, and a look of surprise appeared. “Jiang Fuyue?!”
The girl paused at the mention of her name. Just after encountering her uncle, she now bumped into his nephew. What kind of luck was this?
Zhong Ziang trotted over enthusiastically. “Is it really you? What are you doing here?”
Even the questions were identical.
Jiang Fuyue replied, “Just out for some fun.”
“Alone?”
“Yeah.”
“Why didn’t you invite me? I’m not bragging, but there’s nowhere in this imperial city, big or small, inside and outside, for eating, drinking, or entertainment, that I don’t know.”
He was a connoisseur of playing around.
Jiang Fuyue said, “Just taking a casual stroll, too lazy to be bothered.”
“No bother! Not at all! I’m happy to be with you, really!”
The young man’s eyes lit up, as if he wanted to take out his sincere heart.
Jiang Fuyue glanced around. Isn’t the car here?
“Are you taking a cab?” Not sensing her coldness, Zhong Ziang laughed and tried to find a topic.
“Yeah.”
“I’ll give you a ride!”
At this moment, a phone call came in.
“Hello.”
“Sorry, stuck on the elevated road, can’t turn around, please cancel the order and request a new car!”
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
“The elevated bridge on the Third Ring is always congested at this point. It’ll take at least thirty to forty minutes to get down. Hehe…,” Zhong Ziang rubbed his hands, “Should I give you a ride?”
Jiang Fuyue suspiciously glanced at him, his hair disheveled, and there was a hint of redness in the corner of his eyes, clearly a recent injury.
Makes sense, crossing paths with Niu Chunhua, not having some bruises wouldn’t be convincing.
Zhong Ziang immediately straightened his chest, “This, it’s an accident! I accidentally bumped into something. I drove here today. Don’t mind my uncle’s attitude. Let me give you a ride. We’re classmates, friends, right?”
As he spoke, he got closer, looking eager to please.
Jiang Fuyue smelled the scent of alcohol and was about to avoid him, but suddenly heard a voice behind her.
“What are you guys doing?”
Xie Dingyuan came out.
She raised her eyes and saw Zhong Ziang bringing his entire head close to Jiang Fuyue’s face, and she didn’t even dodge. There was only half a finger’s distance between the two, as if they would kiss the next second.
The man’s eyes quickly turned icy, and the air around him seemed to freeze.
The cold pressure enveloped the two directly, Zhong Ziang’s neck shrank as if he was startled, immediately jumping two steps away.
“Uncle, Uncle… where did you go? I’ve been looking for you for half a day,” he muttered quietly, and a layer of pink quickly spread across his neck.
Jiang Fuyue didn’t pay attention.
But Xie Dingyuan saw it very clearly.
“Let’s leave.” He walked straight past Jiang Fuyue, carrying a cold wind that brushed across the girl’s cheek.
“No… I want to take her home first…”
“You’ve been drinking,” Xie Dingyuan mercilessly interrupted.
“…”
Zhong Ziang hated it. If only he hadn’t had any alcohol.
Immediately, he scratched his head around Jiang Fuyue, “Sorry, I, I forgot. How about we take a taxi? I’ll go with you and see you through the school gate.”
Does this count as giving her a ride?
Xie Dingyuan frowned slightly, his eyes deep and dark, “My car…” He could have taken her.
“I know it’s your car, but we won’t take it!” Zhong Ziang interrupted before he could finish, afraid of causing a situation like last time.
Xie Dingyuan: “…” Well, maybe it’s time for Zhong Yunyi to loosen up his son’s muscles and bones a bit.
“By the way,” Zhong Ziang had a bright idea, “I’ll call a designated driver, take you back to Q University first, and also help me drive the car back so I don’t have to come back tomorrow.”
Seeing that it was indeed difficult to find a taxi nearby, Jiang Fuyue agreed.
Zhong Ziang: “Hehehe…” He was overjoyed.
Finally, with a black face, Xie Dingyuan started the engine and left in a hurry.
“Don’t mind my old uncle. That’s just how he is, unpredictable. I can’t even figure out what he’s thinking…”
Jiang Fuyue remained silent.
Zhong Ziang thought she was upset and quickly explained, “My uncle didn’t mean anything against you. He’s like that with everyone. Outsiders shouldn’t even think about touching his car. I have to wipe the seat even when I get off.”
“Why?”
“He has cleanliness OCD.”
But then, how come this cleanliness OCD just volunteered to give her a ride earlier? Jiang Fuyue looked puzzled.
Was there really an ulterior motive?
Tsk!
…
Back in room 201, the other three hadn’t slept yet.
Jiang Fuyue finished washing up, laid down on the bed, and quickly fell asleep.
The next day, the opening ceremony was held again. Jiang Fuyue, being the top scorer, was arranged to speak on stage.
Xu Kaiqing stood on the side, dressed in a suit and tie, with an extremely kind smile. His gaze towards the stage was like a mother hen looking at her chicks—content and proud.
Yan Zhenfeng: You could be more low-key.
Xu Kaiqing: Is this “a mother hen looking at her chicks”? Clearly, it’s “chick looking at the mother hen”! Silly egg!
Yan Zhenfeng: Hehe.
Xu Kaiqing: Don’t doubt it, that’s your ancestral master.
Just as Jiang Fuyue was about to speak, an unexpected incident occurred…
[Small theatre]
Xie99: That day, you rode my nephew’s car, not mine.
Sister Yue: Huh?
Xie99: I even apologized, but ended up apologizing for nothing.
Sister Yue: Oh.
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