Chapter 76 - Ji Xues Acciden (1/2)
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A Miao's first reaction was to jump up. As a result, a pair of hands appeared on her waist the next second, imprisoning her in Shen Xinglan's arms.
”Yes... I'm sorry... I'll get up right away.” A Miao put her hands on his chest and tried to remind him to let go.
Shen Xinglan had a momentary impulse to press her down on the table. But he soon sobered up and slowly let go of her hand. Unfortunately, the throbbing in his eyes was still there, making A Miao's heart tighten.
”Thank you.” Shen Xinglan blew out the candle. ”Let's eat.”
A Miao also fell silent, nodded, and sat down opposite him.
Neither of them enjoyed the meal. A Miao tried her best to not think too much, while Shen Xinglan struggled until he finally left first.
”Hello, Shen!” Le Yi was not surprised when he received the phone call from Shen Xinglan. ”By the way, today is your birthday. Have you forgotten again?”
Shen Xinglan rubbed the space between his eyebrows. ”I just ate longevity noodles and blew out some candles.”
”Oh?” Le Yi thought he had misheard, so he paused and guessed. ”Is it A Miao?”
”I like her,” Shen Xinglan said directly. ”The situation is a little out of control.”
Le Yi was particularly calm and said, ”Wasn't that already confirmed? If you like her, go for it.”
”What about Shanshan?” Shen Xinglan threw out the sentence.
”Have you ever thought what if Shanshan is dead? What if she is alive and married?” Le Yi sighed. ”More importantly, are you sure that your feelings for Shanshan are really love?”
Shen Xinglan's eyes darkened. ”I hate the feeling now.”
”Because it is not under your control.” Le Yi smiled. ”As a doctor, for the sake of your health, I suggest letting nature take its course and not resisting.”
”I am not your patient,” Shen Xinglan said and then hung up the phone.
Le Yi shrugged his shoulders over the phone. Strong-willed people are often not easily moved, but once they do move, they cannot easily go back...
When returning to school on Monday, A Miao received a phone call from Zhou Xiao saying that Song Baohua had not seen her for a long time and asked her to go to dinner. So, on Friday, she asked Shen II to take her to Song Baohua's place.
”A Miao, have you been all right recently?” Song Baohua pulled her to look left and right. ”Those... ladies haven't made any more trouble for you!”
A Miao turned around and said, ”Auntie Song, haven't you noticed that I've gained weight?”
”Not fat, you're still so thin.” Song Baohua pinched her face and Zhou Xiao curled her lips beside her. ”She just doesn't become fat considering how much she eats.”
While Song Baohua was cooking, Zhou Xiao took A Miao to the second floor.
”What happened last time? How did I get home?”
Zhou Xiao looked at her suspiciously. A Miao said that she fainted at the banquet hall after drinking too much. She had sent herself back. However, no matter how she asked herself, she did not mention the man who talked to her at the party.
”I told you on the phone last time!” A Miao said casually, ”The man disappeared when you were drunk.”
”Really? He didn't try to find me later?” Zhou Xiao did not believe it.
A Miao really wanted to slap her and wake her up. She was scared for a long time about the last incident, for fear that some rich playboy would find her to compensate for the car. Later on, although nothing happened, she estimated that the man certainly did not want to offend Shen Xinglan.
Now Zhou Xiao was still thinking about that jerk. It's simply...
”Xiaoxiao, have you lost your mind?” said A Miao in a somewhat harsh tone. ”I don't know that guy. How do I know if he tried to find you?”
Zhou Xiao's attitude was even worse. She growled at her harshly, ”Then why won't you make Shen Xinglan go and ask? They should know each other.”
”Ask him what?” A Miao smiled angrily. ”He doesn't know you.”
”Nonsense! That day he praised me for my beauty and said he would invite me to dinner,” Zhou Xiao said, pleased with herself.
A Miao reluctantly shook her head and was about to persuade her when she saw Song Baohua push the door open with a cold face.
”A Miao, don't pay any attention to her. All day long, she just doesn't study hard and let her imagination run wild.”
When Zhou Xiao saw her mother coming, she snorted unconvinced and went downstairs. ”Anyway, you can't bear it that I know rich people.”
”Auntie Song, don't be angry. Zhou Xiao is still young. When she is older, she will understand your painstaking efforts.”
Song Baohua sighed. ”She is one year older than you! I wish she could be half as sensible as you.”
A Miao had a meal at Zhou Xiao's house. Because it was still too early for Shen II to come and get her, she went to the nearby shopping street and turned around. When she passed by the gate of a hotel, she bumped into someone.
”Ah! Sorry! Are you all right?” A Miao hurriedly apologized.
The other party was a man, who was in a hurry. He did not even care about A Miao and left in a hurry.
”What a strange person...” A Miao murmured.
She did not know that there were two people standing behind her looking at her, and she knew one of them.
”That woman is Shen Xinglan's fiancee.” A middle-aged man with glasses spoke carefully to another man.
The man's eyes were cold. ”Do you think she saw us?”
”I don't know...” The man with the glasses hesitated. ”Should we?”
”Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it.” The man narrowed his eyes in the direction where A Miao left.
A Miao was still unaware that the greatest danger had arrived at last. When watching the news at night, she suddenly heard Ji Xue's name.