Chapter 99
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Stunned for a long time, he didn’t know what to say.
“I… I probably can’t.”
“Huh?” Shen Yin was shocked, leaning over and putting her hand on his forehead to check. “Are you really feeling unwell? Why can’t you even drive? Is your driver’s license expired?”
“No, I…”
He didn’t know how to explain that he couldn’t drive at all.
After Shen Yin parked the car in the underground garage, she led him into this unfamiliar villa. The minimalist modern dark gray decoration featured high French windows overlooking a vast artificial lake. Two figures were imprinted on the pristine marble floor.
“Brother, wait a moment. I’ll make curry for you,” Shen Yin went to the kitchen, opened the pre-cooked rice, and then stewed the curry. Soon, the whole house was filled with a rich aroma.
A bit choking.
When a plate of rice was served, Chu Xie only took one bite and coughed twice. “This… it’s so spicy.”
Shen Yin, still removing her apron, asked, “Hmm? Is it spicy? Isn’t it the same level of spiciness as before?”
Coming over, she scooped another spoonful of what he was eating, chewing with puffed cheeks, and said vaguely, “Not spicy at all.”
He could only twitch his eyebrows, avoiding eye contact. “I’m, I’m not very hungry, actually.”
“Oh, okay.”
Shen Yin skillfully opened the fridge, found some liquor, threw in some ice cubes, and poured two glasses. He immediately stopped her.
“How old are you? Why are you drinking alcohol?”
Shen Yin widened her eyes, took a sip, and even took another sip, “Didn’t you say we can drink at home but not outside? What’s wrong? Can’t we drink at home now?”
With a playful smile, she bumped her elbow and asked, “Brother, how did you faint today?”
Chu Xie furrowed his brows tightly, held the strong liquor in his hand, thinking about drinking it. However, having spent too long in Chu Xie’s body made him uncomfortable smelling alcohol, as if he were also a patient who couldn’t drink alcohol in the real world.
Feeling repulsed by this unfamiliar feeling, he instead drank the entire glass of liquor in one gulp.
Very refreshing.
The hot liquor slid down his throat, but it didn’t make him dizzy after just one glass.
Even his mind became clearer.
And he became more daring.
“Another one.” He reached out, and Shen Yin poured him another glass. He drank most of it in one go, feeling exhilarated.
“Little Yin, do you still remember… things from elementary school?” He swayed the alcohol glass and looked at the colorful reflections produced by the tinkling crushed ice.
“Elementary school?” Shen Yin frowned, thinking, “Uh, are you talking about the time in sixth grade when I had a relapse?”
“You had a relapse in sixth grade?”
“Yeah, it was severe. It happened when you were in the twelfth grade, but you don’t remember… hahaha, at that time, you were about to take the college entrance exam. When the teacher sent me to the hospital, I almost didn’t make it… you were so anxious…”
“He saved you many times?” Chu Xie asked quietly.
“He?”
“Yeah, me. Did I, in the past, save you many times?”
Shen Yin chuckled, turned around, leaned closer, and examined his face to see if he turned red. “When did your alcohol tolerance become so poor? Anyway, I’ve been much better since the surgery on the third day of junior high. I don’t want to recall things from before the third year of junior high. After all, these days… are getting better and better. Why bother thinking about unhappy things.”
Unhappy things.
Chu Xie drank the last sip of alcohol in his cup.
Then he asked, “Even earlier, before the fourth grade, do you remember?”
Shen Yin’s little high heels tapped the floor rhythmically, making a regular clicking sound that stopped after a while. “Are you talking about the time when I received the critical condition notice in the fourth grade?”
Chu Xie remained silent, suddenly feeling very thirsty.
Reaching for the bottle of alcohol in Shen Yin’s hand, he was avoided by her.
“The time you attempted suicide?” she raised an eyebrow, glanced at him, and added knowingly.
“Yeah.”
“Haha, yes. Almost both of us died back then. But I actually don’t remember very clearly, can’t remember at all. Why are you bringing up these things today?” Shen Yin chuckled and poured him another half glass of wine, laughing, “It’s been so many years.”
Chu Xie pursed his lips, looking at the girl who had already grown up by his side. Her curly hair appeared fluffy and soft, her crystal hairpin shimmered with brilliance.
He hesitated to reach out and touch her head.
But before he could touch it, he heard a gentle inquiry.
“Actually, I think, at that time, you didn’t seem much like yourself. Why would you want to die, Brother?”
A slight blush appeared on her slightly tipsy cheeks, but her gaze remained remarkably clear.
“Actually, I didn’t really like my brother at that time.”
Crack.
The glass in his hand slipped and shattered, scattering shards on the floor.
Panicking, Shen Chu bent down to pick them up, accidentally cutting his finger and dripping two drops of blood. Shen Yin was startled, immediately crouched down, examined his finger, and went to fetch the first aid kit.
Noticing his unusually pale complexion and his attempt to avoid looking at the blood, she furrowed her brows. “What happened? Is the cut deep? Let me see.”
After cleaning the wound with alcohol and applying a band-aid, he said, “It’s nothing, just a bit… afraid of blood.”
Shen Yin’s movements abruptly stopped, she glanced at Shen Chu again, and then smiled. “What are you talking about, Brother? You graduated from medical school. You’re afraid of blood? You’re afraid…”
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