398 Spy? (1/2)

Chapter 398: Spy?

Translator: _Min_Editor: Caron_

What happened at the airport was only a small interruption.

When Jiang Chen got into the driver seat, he immediately forgot about the unlucky guy. He put the key in and started the engine.

Jiang Chen rolled down the window and turned on the air conditioning, allowing the cold breeze to blow away the heat in the car.

”Thanks.” Xia Shiyu put on her seatbelt.

”No problem, it was on my way anyway.”

”No… I'm talking about what happened at the airport.”

When she thought about Jiang Chen's expression when he stood in front of her, her heart somehow pumped a little faster.

”Oh, that - no worries. Remember to call me whenever you have any problems,” Jiang Chen said nonchalantly as he maneuvered the steering wheel.

Xin's security wasn't the best, and since she was in a place she wasn't familiar with, he was worried about Xia Shiyu's safety.

[Maybe I should hire a bodyguard for her?] Jiang Chen deliberated in his mind.

When she heard Jiang Chen's words, her normally expressionless face turned red. Combined with the small droplets of sweat on her pale face and the pink foundation she used, she looked like a peach covered in the morning dew.

Because her mind went completely blank, Xia Shiyu didn't respond.

The atmosphere in the car went from silent to intimate. Jiang Chen didn't realize this until he peeked at Xia Shiyu because she was so quiet and he finally saw the conflicted emotions and redness on her face.

Because the windows were rolled up, the fresh scent of jasmine drifted into his nose. Because of the atmosphere, Jiang Chen's heart also started racing.

”Did you perm your hair?' Jiang Chen chose a random topic to break the silence.

But this unintentional question hit the mark. With women, you could have a differing opinion about changes in their looks, but you couldn't simply ignore the change in her hairstyle or clothing, even if it was just a new hair clip or keychain. In the event that you didn't comment on the change, women could keep a debate going for an entire night, just to get your attention.

By coincidence, Jiang Chen made just the right move in winning her heart. He didn't know it himself because he was in the middle of a turn and was focused on the road ahead.

Xia Shiyu's body visibly shook as she said reservedly:

”Does it look good?”

She immediately regretted the question.

[Did that sound too superficial? Should I have waited for him to compliment me himself for it to be more natural…?] Xia Shiyu turned her head and looked out the window as she was bombarded by her own thoughts.

Facepalmed men would not overthink.

Jiang Chen praised her: ”Looks really good, really fresh, but why did you suddenly think of perming your hair?”

Xia Shiyu had always given him the impression of being authentic, serene, yet distant. But the perm gave her a ”fresh” vibe that was normally found in students.

”My coworker… Mhmm, a friend told me that I'm too formal with how I dress, so she suggested I change things up.” [I was also probably too unfashionable] Xia Shiyu added in her mind.

”I see, but I still think your hair from before looked better.”

”Then I'll change it back,” Xia Shiyu immediately said.

”Eh? No, I'm only stating my opinion; frequent perms are damaging to the hair.” Jiang Chen face-palmed.

”Okay.” Xia Shiyu nodded as she looked at her reflection in the window and secretively examined her hair.

”Oh, which friend was it?” Jiang Chen was surprised that Xia Shiyu had any friends.

He always thought her social circle was limited to her coworkers.

”Su Mengqi… The manager of the human resources department who moved with us from Wanghai to Xiangjiang,” Xia Shiyu replied.

They chatted for a while until they arrived at the mansion located at the north end of Coro Island.

When he parked the car in the garage, Ayesha was already waiting for him.

Because she knew a guest was coming, her outfit was relatively ”traditional.” A light T-shirt paired with short shorts - stunning and lively.

After opening the door, Ayesha took Xia Shiyu's luggage. Because she hadn't seen her for a few months, Xia Shiyu had mixed feelings towards the foreign girl.

Partially a feeling of competitiveness, but partially gratitude for a person who saved her life.

In response to Ayesha's directness, she felt somewhat uncomfortable. Although she wanted to stay at Jiang Chen's place, when she was actually in front of the door, she changed her mind.

Just as Jiang Chen led her to her room, she was secretively observing Ayesha's eyes.