Xie Dingyuan coughed lightly: “That’s old history already. Why bring it up?”
At that time, he still hadn’t gotten together with Jiang Fuyue.
Or rather, Xie Dingyuan had never thought that in this lifetime he would still meet someone he liked.
“But I want to hear it.”
“Hear… what?”
“The blind date process.”
“Yueyue…” The man’s eyes were full of helplessness. “Can’t we just let the past stay in the past?”
Jiang Fuyue picked up a towel and wiped the sweat. “When I didn’t know, the past could just stay in the past, it had nothing to do with me at all. But now that I know, I can’t help being curious. What do you say I should do?”
Xie Dingyuan: “…” Once again he wanted to beat Shen Qiannan to death.
“You really want to hear it?”
Jiang Fuyue personally poured him a cup of tea, then leaned back against the railing.
The meaning was: have a sip of tea and take your time talking, I’ve got plenty of patience.
“…”
With no other choice, Xie Dingyuan could only start from when Xie Yunlan wanted to introduce him to a girlfriend…
“…We only met once, less than five minutes. Later I rejected it directly.”
Jiang Fuyue stroked her chin, looking thoughtful.
“I don’t know what happened, but Shen Qiannan ended up getting tangled up with her. It really had nothing to do with me.”
After saying that, he thought for a moment and added, “I’m innocent.”
Jiang Fuyue: “Lin Weiwei, surname Lin… what’s her relationship with Lin Shumo?”
“Cousins.”
“Oh.” Jiang Fuyue nodded.
“Everything was fine, why bring up Lin Shumo…” the man muttered softly. If you listened carefully, you would notice that the sourness in his words was anything but ordinary.
Jiang Fuyue heard it and smiled half-amused: “What’s wrong with mentioning him? Can’t I?”
“…It’s not that.”
She laughed at him. “Petty.”
He replied, “Right back at you.”
Their eyes met, and Jiang Fuyue was momentarily choked up by his retort.
“…Alright,” Xie Dingyuan stepped forward, placing both hands on her shoulders and turning her to face him. “It was all a misunderstanding. Don’t be angry anymore, okay?”
“Who’s angry?”
She wasn’t.
The man chuckled softly. “Then who was it that didn’t answer the phone? And puffed up with anger the moment they saw me?”
Jiang Fuyue: “Really, I’m not. I was just curious.”
If she hadn’t put on an angry face, would this blockhead Xie Dingyuan have confessed everything so readily?
She wasn’t the type to make a fuss over a blind date that hadn’t even gone anywhere.
“So you were tricking me into talking?” Xie Dingyuan’s dark eyes deepened.
Jiang Fuyue leaned closer, her breath falling near his chin, saying word by word: “What, not letting me trick you?”
Soft jade and warm fragrance, breath like orchids, no man could withstand it.
With her pressing close like this, glancing at him, asking like that, the frustration that had been building in Xie Dingyuan’s heart instantly vanished.
He gritted his teeth, loving and hating at the same time: “You’re just relying on the fact that I like you!”
The one who is favored always has fearless confidence.
When it came to Jiang Fuyue, no matter how formidable he was, he always ended up losing.
So he simply lay flat and stopped struggling. “Yueyue, when you didn’t answer the phone, I was very worried.”
Jiang Fuyue’s heartstring trembled, this aggrieved tone…
“I even came looking for you, and you still avoided seeing me.”
Jiang Fuyue: “I didn’t know you had come…”
After talking everything out, the awkwardness between them immediately disappeared, and they returned to their previous sweet and affectionate mode of getting along.
Xie Dingyuan personally poured her a cup of tea. “Want a sip?”
“Thanks.” Jiang Fuyue took it and tilted her head back to drink it all. “Another cup.”
He poured another and handed it over. “…Do you want more?”
Jiang Fuyue shook her head. “That’s enough.”
Xie Dingyuan reached out and tucked the hair that had fallen beside her neck behind her ear. “Finished exercising?”
“One last move left.”
“A handstand?”
“Mm.”
Once Jiang Fuyue started something, she didn’t like quitting halfway. In this aspect she was a bit like Xie Dingyuan, both had obsessive tendencies.
“Alright, I’ll wait for you to finish.” The man stepped aside.
Jiang Fuyue returned to the yoga mat, took a deep breath, then raised one leg up against the wall, and the other followed.
Done!
Xie Dingyuan’s gaze unintentionally swept across her chest. The next second it seemed as if he had been burned, hastily looking away.
But even so, that scene kept replaying in his mind.
The overly low U-shaped neckline, tightly wrapping around…
Jiang Fuyue held the pose for thirty seconds and finished.
Because her head had been facing downward, her cheeks were somewhat flushed, and her eyes were filled with physiological tears, making her already pitch-black pupils appear even darker and brighter, moist and gleaming.
Xie Dingyuan picked up the towel before she did and wiped the sweat from Jiang Fuyue’s face, neck, and back.
At this moment, inside the living room.
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, they could clearly see the two of them’s every move.
Han Ke: “Tsk! Didn’t expect that kid from the Xie family to be so attentive, pouring water and wiping sweat.”
He’d bet a pack of spicy strips that the guy had definitely been sneaking glances.
Han Shen curled his lips. The two brothers had thought of the same thing.
Their Yueyue was pretty and had a great figure. Standing that close, if Xie Dingyuan didn’t have any thoughts, he wouldn’t believe it even if beaten to death.
Only the old master still hadn’t figured it out, praising with a smile: “That kid from the Xie family is quite considerate.”
Han Shen: “…”
Han Ke: “…”
Han Qishan: “Actually this kid isn’t bad either. Born into a prominent family, strictly raised, already carved out a career at such a young age, and his looks and physique are pretty good too. Of course, the most important thing is that Yueyue herself likes him…”
After listing it all out, the old master realized that the young man actually had quite a few advantages.
Han Shen neither agreed nor disagreed, only saying, “Looks like Yueyue has finished exercising. Go call them inside.”
Han Ke volunteered: “I’ll go.”
Once inside, let’s see if you still dare sneak glances!
…
Since Xie Dingyuan had come, no matter what, he had to stay for a meal.
At noon, Aunt Liu added several of her specialty dishes.
After everyone sat down, they originally planned to drink a little alcohol, but considering that Han Shen and Han Ke both had to go to the company in the afternoon, showing up reeking of alcohol wouldn’t be appropriate, and Xie Dingyuan also had to drive, they dropped the idea.
During the meal, the old master asked Xie Dingyuan quite a few questions.
He answered them all truthfully, neither humble nor overbearing.
The old and the young actually had a bit of a feeling of regretting not having met earlier.
Occasionally Han Shen and Han Ke would interject a sentence, and Xie Dingyuan accepted it all.
As a result, Jiang Fuyue instead became the outsider, having no room to contribute other than focusing on eating.
…
After the meal, Han Shen and Han Ke each went to the company, and the old master went for his scheduled afternoon nap.
Jiang Fuyue simply took Xie Dingyuan to her bedroom.
But when they were going upstairs, Little Mang noticed and barked twice as it rushed over, biting onto Xie Dingyuan’s pant leg and refusing to let go.
“What’s wrong with this dog?”
“Maybe it doesn’t want you going up.”
“…”
“Woof woof!” That’s right!
Xie Dingyuan tried reaching out to pet the dog’s head, but Little Mang barked even more fiercely, baring its teeth and looking extremely ferocious.
Xie Dingyuan: “Does it have something against me?”
Uh!
Jiang Fuyue: “…” Maybe? Possibly? Probably?
“Woof woof!” Exactly!
In the end, it took a beef rib to settle the dog.
“Whimper…” For the sake of snacks, I’ll let you off today!
Xie Dingyuan followed Jiang Fuyue to the second floor.
When the door opened, a sea of pink met his eyes.
“You like this kind of style?” The man’s voice carried a trace of uncertainty, and within that uncertainty was a hint of teasing.
“My uncles arranged it.”
Xie Dingyuan understood.
What little princess doesn’t use pink?
“They treat you very well.”
“Of course! They’re my biological uncles, how could they not?”
Aside from the room being full of pink, the most eye-catching thing was the pile of plush toys in the corner.
All kinds of shapes and many colors; even the fur came in several types, long straight fur, short curly fur, big waves, small ripples…
Xie Dingyuan simply couldn’t imagine Jiang Fuyue acting like an ordinary little girl, hugging plush toys while acting cute and coquettish.
“What are you thinking about?” Seeing that he hadn’t spoken for a long time and looked thoughtful, Jiang Fuyue couldn’t help asking.
“You.”
“?”
“I’m thinking about what you’d look like hugging a plush toy.”
Jiang Fuyue’s mouth twitched. “No need to imagine. Those are all my little uncle’s.”
Xie Dingyuan clearly didn’t believe it.
“They really are his. The old master wouldn’t let him touch them, so he moved them here. Whenever he has time, he comes to play.”
This time, Han Heng’s embarrassing secret was completely exposed.
Xie Dingyuan sat at the edge of the bed. The moment he got close, he smelled a unique citrus fragrance.
It was Jiang Fuyue’s scent.
“Do you want to rest for a while?” she asked.
Xie Dingyuan: “Here?”
Jiang Fuyue nodded. “You can sleep on my bed.”
“Then stay with me.”
“?”
Xie Dingyuan stood up, pulled the curtains closed, then hugged Jiang Fuyue and fell onto the bed. “Last night you didn’t answer my call, which made me sleep badly all night. I don’t care, you have to compensate me…”
Jiang Fuyue didn’t move and let him hold her, her heart softening into a disaster. “Okay.”
If he wanted compensation, then compensation it was.
The two of them slept until four. Jiang Fuyue woke first; she was afraid of disturbing Xie Dingyuan, so she tried not to move.
The man’s chest was like a big furnace. With her back pressed against it, her whole body felt warm.
Jiang Fuyue unconsciously rubbed against him.
He might really not have rested well, right now he was sleeping deeply, not noticing at all.
Jiang Fuyue looked at the drawn curtains, which were only slightly parted in the middle. White light shone through, casting a clear patch of brightness on the floor.
As she watched, she didn’t know when she fell asleep again.
The next time she woke up, it was because she was kissed awake.
“Mmm, ”
As soon as Jiang Fuyue opened her eyes, she saw the man bracing himself above her, his eyes dark and deep, faintly smiling.
“Awake?”
She pushed at his chest and turned her head aside. “Stop kissing…”
“Yueyue, you smell so good.”
His head rested against her shoulder, and his kisses fell near her neck.
Hot and ticklish.
“What time is it?” Jiang Fuyue asked.
The man’s voice was vague. “About five…”
“Hiss! That late?”
“Mm. In a little while the old master will probably call us downstairs for dinner.”
Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, a servant came to urge them: “Miss, dinner is ready downstairs.”
At that moment, Jiang Fuyue was still in Xie Dingyuan’s arms, being kissed until she was short of breath. “Okay, we’ll come right away.”
When she and Xie Dingyuan came down from the second floor, Han Qishan was sitting upright on the living room sofa. Hearing the movement, a sharp gaze shot toward the two of them.
Especially the way he looked at Xie Dingyuan, it was no different from looking at a hooligan.
Good heavens, he had only taken a nap, and this kid had already gone up to the second floor!
…
Xie Dingyuan still stayed to eat dinner at the Han house.
However, Han Shen and Han Ke hadn’t returned, and Han Heng had gone on a business trip two days earlier, so the dinner table felt a bit quiet.
Fortunately, Han Qishan and Xie Dingyuan had things to talk about, so it didn’t become awkward.
In the end, who knew what they talked about, they actually started drinking.
The old master had a good alcohol tolerance and intentionally wanted to get Xie Dingyuan drunk, so he repeatedly filled his cup. The last time, however, Jiang Fuyue forcefully stopped him.
But even so, when Xie Dingyuan left, his face was still flushed, and his eyes were somewhat hazy.
Jiang Fuyue drove him.
“Then how will you come back?”
“I’ll drive his car back and return it another day.”
Only then did Han Qishan nod. “Alright…”
Jiang Fuyue didn’t dare send Xie Dingyuan back to the Xie family’s old residence. Looking this drunk was really not decent, and it would be hard to explain.
He said, “Go to the apartment. I already set it up before.”
If not for that Tosaki Kawashima thesis incident, Xie Dingyuan would have already taken her there to watch movies.
The car stopped downstairs at the apartment building, and Jiang Fuyue escorted him upstairs.
After they stepped out of the elevator, Xie Dingyuan suddenly couldn’t find the key.
“It’s in my pocket, I remember…”
With no other choice, Jiang Fuyue reached out to feel for it. In the process, she didn’t find the key but ended up touching the man’s rock-hard thigh muscles all over.
Xie Dingyuan’s whole body suddenly stiffened, and in his hazy state he began calling her name again and again: “Yueyue… if you keep touching… the fire’s going to start…”
Jiang Fuyue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “If you’re drunk, behave yourself. Stop making trouble.”
“I’m not drunk… I know it’s you… you’re soft and fragrant…”
What kind of wild words were those?
After finally finding the key, Jiang Fuyue opened the door and helped Xie Dingyuan into the bedroom.
He fell onto the bed in a daze, still stretching out his hand, wanting to pull her to watch a movie. “This time we won’t watch sci-fi… we’ll watch a romance movie… I stocked up on a lot of classic old films. I thought there would always be something you like, then you can just pick…”
After saying that, he turned over, lay facedown on the bed, and completely fell asleep.
Jiang Fuyue sighed softly, pulled her wrist out of his palm, then took off his clothes and put him into pajamas. Just that step alone took more than ten minutes.
And that was with Xie Dingyuan already asleep, not making any noise and letting himself be handled.
After changing him into pajamas, Jiang Fuyue went to the bathroom, wet a dry towel, wiped his face, and finally covered him with a blanket before turning to leave.
She then drove Xie Dingyuan’s car back.
But halfway there, with a bang, the car body jolted,
It had broken down.
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
In the middle of the night, did she really have to be this unlucky?
Fortunately, the towing company provided night service. Jiang Fuyue made a call, and they said they would arrive soon.
She let out a sigh of relief, sat in the car, turned on the low beams and hazard lights, and locked the doors.
In the dark of night, no one could guarantee that a bad person wouldn’t suddenly appear.
Being cautious was never wrong.
Ten minutes passed, and the towing company still hadn’t arrived.
Jiang Fuyue grew a little impatient. The cramped car made her chest feel stuffy and her breathing uncomfortable, so she pushed the door open, got out, and paced around the car.
But it was too late at night, and she didn’t dare stay outside long. After getting some fresh air, she returned to the car, locked the doors and windows again, and waited quietly.
Suddenly, she sharply turned her head to look behind her.
Within the reach of the headlights, the road was empty, there was nothing there.
Jiang Fuyue frowned. Just now she had clearly felt a trace of someone watching her…
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