Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from last time, I met Jiang Yinan in the elevator. It’s funny that I had thought about such a scenario. My warning to Gao Xinci was not timely. Even if he would behave himself later, this time I might have provoked Jiang Yinan in advance.

If you say it in advance, you can't take it back.

I really need to find an opportunity to stuff his mouth later...

I held Jiang Yinan's hand to warm it without saying anything. He didn't do much either, just sighed and put his coat on me.

"Let's go back." He took my hand and went upstairs.

The room was gloomy, just like the human heart, inexplicably cold. I didn't turn on the lights. He probably didn't want to see my appearance clearly at this time, so he only turned on a pale bedside lamp, dimly illuminating a small area. He pulled me to sit on the bed, turned around to get the medicine box from the cabinet, and came back to apply medicine on the wounds on my arms and legs. The wound on my leg was almost healed, and the one on my arm was soaked in water, making it more vivid.

"I want to take a shower first." I finally couldn't help but say.

He kept moving his hands, as if thinking for a while, and finally spoke after a long while: "It's not scab yet, so you can't get wet. I'll apply some medicine and put waterproof tape on you before we go."

"Have you ever cried?" I said suddenly.

Jiang Yinan looked up for a moment, but the sobs had already been swallowed into his throat. He had no tears left, so he could only express his grievances with his red eyes. He lowered his head and smiled, "I cried before this, but I was tired afterwards. Don't worry, Gao Xinci asked me to come over. I know your choice and the result is enough. I didn't look at you, so don't feel embarrassed."

I was speechless.

He was still smiling, but his head was almost buried in the ground: "I thought I should be angry."

"Why aren't you angry?"

“Because I’m tired.”

He paused, tending to the wound on my leg, and leaned over to kiss my knee.

"I don't dare."

I still wanted to pull him, but he paused and pulled his hand away.

"Shishi, it's not that I don't want to devote my energy to you, but I'm afraid. I don't have the confidence at all. Even if you go back to the Gao Mansion with him and break up with me now, I can't think of a solution. I might be kicked out of the Fu family tomorrow. By then, I will really be homeless. So I feel that I shouldn't be angry with you. I can't be angry. Everything I have is given to me by you. What else can I say?"

"I don't want to think about you this way. I know you won't abandon me in the end, but you can't stop me from being afraid, right? Or to put it another way, you are still coaxing me now, worrying that I will be angry, then you go to find Gao Xinci, maybe for some other reason. You are in this position, you have your own plans, and I have no right to interfere. I can't help you, so I won't be an obstacle."

His emotions fluctuated intermittently, but in the end he just calmed down. He put the last waterproof sticker on me, stood up and patted my shoulder: "Go take a shower."

"Before I leave, can you tell me why you are crying?" I raised my hand and stroked the red marks at the corners of his eyes.

He avoided it, and I'm afraid that the corners of his mouth were sleepy, and he couldn't even smile: "Let's make a trade. Didn't you say you would give me something this afternoon? What is it?"

"But I may have guessed that you also received the gift." I put down my hand and looked at the ground in a daze: "I just don't know if you like it."

Jiang Yinan was stunned. I think he said that there were William's people around Song Jie just to keep an eye on me. If he kept an eye on me, he would have to report it. He had been lurking for many years just for this period of time, but Liang Yun suddenly died. William was not interested in worldly affairs, so he was naturally confused. He probably asked why he couldn't get in touch with him at the critical moment. As for Jiang Yinan, he wanted to know William's news much faster than me.

After a long time, tears welled up in his eyes and he was laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe. He seemed to be amazed and happy, but also heavy and sad.

I killed a person, an accomplice who ruined his life and was also his nominal adoptive mother.

So he still cried, feeling sad for his past sadness. But people, human emotions are always complicated, just like my short life. I knew that Aunt Lin was an accomplice in turning a blind eye to my suffering, but she once gave me warmth. She was the one who rarely thought about me and loved me when I was young. I called her mother, and I will never hate her in my life.

Because the weather was hot, people took a hammer and smashed the stone. The stone had no reason to resent the floating clouds for not blocking the hot sun, but dispersing the clouds would more or less give the stone some comfort.

"It's you? So it's you...how did you do it?" He looked up at me, then sat on the ground exhausted. It took him a long time to come to his senses, and by then he was already in tears. He finally held my hand, put his forehead against mine and cried for a while: "Shishi, thank you, I like the gift very much."

I pulled my hand away and wiped the tears from his cheek.

"I know you won't just target Liang Yun, so just tell me what you need me to do." He seemed to suddenly understand, and he sighed and looked at me.

I could see that he was disappointed to some extent, but the chill in my heart would never be as great as a dead body. Staying alive was more important than anything else. He wanted to stay alive and wanted to be free from his restraints forever. I also took this matter into account. It proved that I loved him, right? As for the means, I always left it to fate.

"You don't need to know too much. It's not convenient for you to come forward on this matter." I reached out and touched his face: "You just need to remember, never betray me."

"I will never betray you..."

He cried and laughed, and that look in his eyes was more like a fallen angel looking forward to his God. However, God does not always satisfy people. Only when you look more and more carefully, you can see the mockery and ridiculousness in such expectant eyes.

"He is not worth everything I give him."

"Not worth it", the meaning is clear. In fact, I am not worth it either, but compared to William, I am much better.

What a pity, I clearly feel so sorry for him, and if I want to succeed in the future, I will probably have to hurt him.

This time he held my hand tightly and refused to let go, with a fierce look in his eyes: "How long do you need Gao Xingci to last this time?"

"Two months at most, and at the latest by the end of September. This time it has to be quick. I can't afford to waste so much time."

"Isn't it possible for me to do what he does?"

"you can not."

"Indeed, I will never be able to surpass him. In fact, my family background is not bad. I am just unlucky. I was raised in wealth and was raised by William, right?" He gritted his teeth and smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and moved my hand to his mouth: "Shishi, I will not betray you, and you will never leave me, right?"

"of course."

As soon as I finished speaking, he grabbed my palm and bit it. I endured the pain and closed my eyes. It was not light or heavy, but it was enough to stay on my hand for a while. He let go after a long time, wiped the area with the tip of his thumb, and sighed deeply: "Go take a shower, don't catch a cold, and rest early."

"Jiang Yinan."

"Ok?"

The moment he raised his head, I leaned down and gently kissed him on the lips. He didn't expect me to do that, and his whole body froze, leaving only his lips soft. He was very kissable, and I didn't go too deep, just licked him lightly with the tip of my tongue a few times. His breathing stopped, and I was afraid that if I stayed any longer he would suffocate.

"I am leaving."

I patted his shoulder and stood up. He was still squatting there. I didn't know how long he would squat there, but it happened much faster than I thought. I had just taken two steps when a warm body was already pressed against my back. He crossed his hands across my waist and folded them in front of his abdomen. He buried his head in my shoulder, sniffing my scent like a small animal and biting the soft flesh on my shoulder. I don't know when his hands changed position, but they slowly moved to my shoulders and slowly peeled off my coat along the edge, as if he was afraid to scare me or run away.

The clothes still fell to the ground with a "pop".

I think it's as it should be.

so be it.

When I woke up the next day, my whole body ached. My mind was clearer, but I couldn't lift my eyelids. In a daze, someone leaned over and kissed my forehead. Then the footsteps went a few steps farther away. The person didn't go out. It seemed that he was adjusting his clothes in front of the floor-length mirror. The room was filled with the sound of clothes swaying.

It was not until my aunt came to bring breakfast and knocked on the door that my brain controlled me to open my eyes. I stretched in bed. Jiang Yinan came over and touched my forehead and took my temperature as usual. Aunt Wensu urged me not to get sick during the five years, otherwise all the hard work I had done in the previous surgeries would be wasted. I was not so anxious, as a minor cold would not take my life. But others wanted to roll me up with the quilt. Fortunately, I dissuaded them in time. Now they just have to keep a close eye on my food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"Normal." Jiang Yinan smiled when he saw the number on the thermometer, and suddenly leaned over and kissed me again.

Although I was the first to take advantage, what happened last night and what happened today? It's hard to compare! I was still a little awkward. After he kissed me, I hurriedly pushed him away and hid under the quilt: "Don't make trouble, I haven't brushed my teeth yet..."

He didn't say anything. He rubbed my arm through the quilt and left. It sounded like he was going to eat, so I slowly got out of the bed and sighed as I watched him quietly drinking porridge.

That gap was not easily overcome. He still didn't touch me. He pretended to make such a big fuss yesterday, but in fact he just carried me into the bathroom to look at the wound on my chest left by breaking the glass. He simply treated it and left. He didn't hold me to sleep at night either. He held the quilt and slept next to me with his back to me as he did before.

Not close, but not angry either. It's just like that, as if the story has been turned over.

As if noticing my gaze, he swallowed the porridge and wiped his mouth: "Shishi, if you don't get up, the food will get cold soon."

"Why do you have to get up so early? It's only seven o'clock..." I shrank back hugging the quilt.

He was even more surprised. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled helplessly. He came over to pull me and held me to drag me out: "Have you forgotten? The Song family is holding a banquet today to welcome us."

"It's better to let Cheng Cheng handle this matter. If he can't talk, then Xu Qingyu will follow him. Why do you want me to do this? And didn't he say it was a dinner party? Is it evening now? I slept until seven in the evening."

"It will start at noon. Let's go on the cruise ship first. Didn't you say in the morning that you wanted to go shopping with Miss Han at Han's house?"

I closed my eyes and played tricks, lying on his legs and smiling more helplessly than him: "Don't worry, we both get up early, that's just talk, she won't go out before ten o'clock..."

Jiang Yinan rubbed my back to wake me up, and laughed again when he heard this: "Then why do we have to meet at eight o'clock?"

"Because if we meet at 10 o'clock, she will be two hours late. Oh, don't worry about it. We are both used to it. We always get up two hours later than the agreed time. The agreed time is actually the time we force ourselves to get up."

"Well, I was just wondering if two hours of shopping was too short. I hadn't had enough fun yet, but I was called to the Song family cruise ship again."

"That's perfect. If you get hungry after two hours of walking around, you can go to the Song family's place to eat. You can also save some money on meals, don't you think?" I lay on his legs, looked up at him, and reached out to pinch his face in a playful way.

It's a pity. Ideas are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Not long after I gloated, there was another knock on the door, "Knock, knock, knock" very quickly. I said come in, and the person outside opened the door and rushed in. The news she wanted to report seemed ridiculous to her. She scratched her head and stammered for a long time before she could say it. I picked up a few key words and concluded that she wanted to say Chengcheng was sick.

"Are you sick?" I sat up suddenly, completely confused: "What's wrong?"

It’s weird. His sister’s body is still fine after soaking in cold water all night. Is this kid trying to steal my spotlight?

"I have a stomach upset. I ate some sashimi last night and I had a low fever this morning. The doctor came and said that my stomach is not in good condition, but it is not serious. He prescribed some medicine and told me to take it after breakfast. Master Shu Yu insisted on looking for you, saying that he can't eat food cooked by others." After Li Xi finished speaking, he pursed his lips, and his face showed "This is too pretentious."

I admit that it is quite annoying, especially since I am over 30 years old and still have such a bad temper. It is a pity that my sister has already woken up. But then I thought, who wouldn’t be clingy when sick? So I got up and pulled Jiang Yinan’s sleeve: “Look at which clothes look good on me. I guess I can’t go shopping after this incident. I’ll take care of him for a while and then go directly to the Song family.”

"You look good in anything you wear."

I had just crawled on the edge of the bed to find my slippers when I heard this sentence. I turned around and saw Jiang Yinan's face, which looked as sincere as it could be, but I always felt that this sentence was inexplicably perfunctory...

"Forget it. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I won't count on you. I'll choose for myself." I got out of bed and straightened my pajamas. It looked like I could go out and meet people, so I simply didn't change. I took Li Xi in my arms and couldn't stop complaining, "Didn't I tell the kitchen that Chengcheng can't eat anything too heavy or spicy? He has a weak stomach. Now, they really bypassed my instructions and served him a dish of seafood, and he had to eat it raw! Who's serving him?"

"I had dinner with the Third Master yesterday. Naturally, the kitchen was more concerned about his taste and cooked more seafood. But we also prepared a suitable meal for Young Master Shu Yu and the seafood was not placed next to him..." Li Xi paused here and looked even more awkward.

I couldn't help but think too much, so I lowered my voice and asked, "What's going on? Did my uncle ask him to eat it?"

"No..." Li Xi was puzzled, and finally said angrily: "The Third Master also advised him not to eat those things that are difficult to digest. The young master usually listened to him. He didn't like to eat it anyway. But last night, he ate a plate of sashimi. We couldn't stop him. It was as if he wanted to make himself sick."