Chapter 215: I Am Ill (2/2)

Dong! Dong! Dong! Someone knocked on the door. Cheng Yang shouted loudly from outside, “Cheng Xi, are the two of you done yet? It’s been so long. You can come out now!”

Lu Chenzhou and Cheng Xi were both stunned by the interruption. “……”

And before the two of them could react, the doorknob turned.

Cheng Xi’s face turned pale whereas Lu Chenzhou directly threw his phone at the door as soon as it opened by a sliver. “Scram!”

With a loud big Thunk! the door closed again, and Cheng Yang didn’t make any more noise. Lu Chenzhou hugged her and coldly said, “Let’s continue.”

“……”

What do you mean, continue?!

She put a hand up as she advised, “There are always accidents in life, and we have to adapt to them as they come.” She then dragged him upright; the intimate atmosphere that had been building up earlier had been shattered to dust by Cheng Yang’s rude interruption.

After they had lunch together in the afternoon, the atmosphere became very awkward. Lu Chenming didn’t say anything, and Baldy chuckled quietly to himself from time to time. Meanwhile, Lu Chenzhou and Cheng Yang seemed to be having a competition over whose expression was worse.

Only Cheng Xi seemed to be fine; she tried to relieve the tension by telling Baldy to calm himself and when Cheng Yang went outside as he went to take a call, she followed him. “Brother, why’re you so angry? Do you want me to give you a red packet?”

Whenever someone interrupted a couple being intimate, it was a tradition of their hometown for the interrupter to give the couple a red packet to avoid bad luck. It was a nonsensical superstition, but Cheng Yang still abided by it as a businessman.

Even though she was quite certain that Cheng Yang hadn’t seen anything then.

Cheng Yang looked at her as if she were crazy. “Is this what you think I’m concerned about?”

Cheng Xi blinked in confusion.

“Don’t make that innocent face at me!” Cheng Yang fiercely replied. “Here, I’ll tell you what I’m angry about. There’s two things: one, Cheng Xi, can’t you have a bit more of a backbone? Even after Lu Chenzhou treated you that maliciously, you’re going to just sidle up to him like that all over again?” He laughed coldly before going on to say, “I didn’t know that my sister was someone who believed that all men needed to be saved, and that she was their guardian angel!”

“……”

After a moment of silence, Cheng Xi asked, “What’s the second point?”

Cheng Yang’s face turned to one of shame and regret. “The second thing is, I knew that you were doing something that you’d regret, but I was cowed by his actions. I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself at all—”

He couldn’t continue, because Cheng Xi had suddenly leapt forward and hugged him, her eyes curving up into a smile. “Brother, I’m really touched by your thoughts. However—” She looked at him with a mischievous smile. “I still won’t tell you why I’m doing this, though.”

“……”

He was tired of dealing with her!

But Cheng Xi went on to say, “In the future, I’ll have Lu Chenzhou tell you himself. I’m hopeful that he’ll be able to do so one day.”

“There’s no need to wait.” Lu Chenzhou’s cold voice rang out from behind them. He slowly emerged from a corner and looked at the two of them coolly. “I can tell him now.”

Cheng Xi was shocked. “Lu Chenzhou!” she cried out in an attempt to stop him. “No, there’s no need to do so now.”

Lu Chenzhou pursed his lips, his eyes dark as he steadfastly said, “Didn’t you want me to face the truth? I’ll do it now.” He faced Cheng Yang and in a cold and flat tone, said, “I reported her and chased her away because if she stayed, I’d kill her.”

“The reason why she stuck to me all this time and why I wanted to hurt her isn’t anything special. It’s because I am ill.”