Five years after their breakup, Qin Huan returned to the country after studying abroad; by then, the heir of the Jiang family was already engaged.
The first time they met again was in an elev...
Qin Huan's betrayal of Jiang Jingchu became known to everyone.
Song Anna just couldn't understand why Qin Huan, a woman from a small county town, had such a reputation!
Jiang Jingchu's deep facial features exuded a cool luster under the sunlight.
He looked at Song Anna and suddenly smiled, but the smile was so cold that Song Anna couldn't help but shiver even in the bright sunshine.
"So, I should thank you?"
Song Anna stammered, unable to utter a single word in the face of Jiang Jingchu's rage.
The fashionable man next to her saw that things were not going well, so he pulled her arm and bowed flatteringly to Jiang Jingchu.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, it was all a misunderstanding. Anna is just impatient and quick-tempered. I promise I won't bully this beautiful lady again. You are busy, we will leave first."
After saying that, regardless of Song Anna's struggle, he dragged her back the same way and didn't even dare to eat here.
After Song Anna and the trendy man walked away, Jiang Jingchu frowned, pulled Qin Huan's hand, and looked at it carefully. Seeing a few light red fingerprints on her fair wrist, his eyes couldn't help but darken.
"ill!"
Qin Huan asked suspiciously, "Huh?"
Jiang Jingchu said indifferently,
"Song Anna is sick and always gets violent. Who indulges her bad habits?"
Qin Huan said "Oh", and remembered what Jiang Jingchu said just now, that she would always be his, and her heart couldn't help but feel sad.
"She just pulled me."
"If I hadn't reacted quickly, she would have slapped you in the face."
Qin Huan had nothing to refute. She really didn't expect Song Anna to be so domineering and start a fight over a disagreement.
The two of them entered the restaurant together. Qin Huan looked at the menu while silently observing Jiang Jingchu.
"The dishes here are relatively light, suitable for people with weak stomachs like you."
Jiang Jingchu said "hmm" lightly, without looking at her, his eyes casually fell on the crystal glass in front of him.
Qin Huan pursed her lips.
"I've already ordered a few special dishes. See if there's anything else you'd like to eat."
Jiang Jingchu was too lazy to even take the menu.
"Whatever, anything's fine. I don't particularly want to eat."
Qin Huan stared.
"Didn't you just say you were hungry?"
Jiang Jingchu lazily lifted his eyelids.
"I was hungry just now, is it okay if I'm full now?"
This is obviously a temper tantrum.
Qin Huan took a breath silently and recalled what had just happened. It seemed that his face had turned bad since he stood at the door.
Suddenly something came to mind, and Qin Huan's breath was choked.
"Jiang Jingchu, did you hear what I said to Song Anna?"
That sentence she said to deliberately anger Song Anna,
"Why, Jiang Jingchu was kicked out by me back then, and I haven't been able to look up to you for so many years, so you're not convinced?"
Jiang Jingchu's fingers that were playing with the crystal glass finally stopped when he heard this.
Although he didn't say anything, Qin Huan knew he heard it. After thinking about it, she sincerely apologized.
"I'm sorry, I spoke too quickly and didn't mean to say that."
Jiang Jingchu hummed, his expression not improving.
"You're not wrong. It was you who kicked me out back then."
Hearing this, Qin Huan felt even more ashamed, her face flushed all the way to her neck.
"I really didn't mean it. It was Song Anna who spoke first and angered me, so I spoke without restraint."
"Um".
"Hmm, hmm, hmm, I knew it," she said a few words, and Jiang Jingchu hummed a few times.
Qin Huan sighed and twisted the paper towel on the table.
"It's so hard to appease..."
The sound was not loud, but Jiang Jingchu heard it.
The indifferent eyes brightened up.
"You really want to coax me?"
Qin Huan nodded, and suddenly thought that the word "coax" seemed too ambiguous for their current relationship.
"I really want to apologize to you."
Jiang Jingchu raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
“It all means the same thing to me.”
"Have you ordered shrimp?"
Qin Huan said "Hmm?" and didn't react to the change of topic for a moment.
Jiang Jingchu made a "tsk" sound.
"Aren't you trying to coax me? I want to eat shrimp, can you help me peel it?"
Qin Huan felt that she must have heard correctly. Jiang Jingchu actually wanted her to peel shrimps?
She loves to eat but she never eats herself!
I struggled internally.
"Can I ask the waiter to peel it?"
Jiang Jingchu glared at her coldly, probably meaning, do you think it's okay?
Qin Huan took a deep breath and nodded resignedly.
When this guy starts to mess with others, he has endless ways to do things.
But, who made her say the wrong thing, and who made him speak unfairly to her twice today?
During the meal, Qin Huan had no time to eat the vegetables.
Wearing disposable gloves, curling his fingers, he dealt with the shrimp in front of him with a look of resistance on his face.
She peeled one and Jiang Jingchu ate one.
He was not in a hurry, but had the patience to wait.
Qin Huan peeled the fruit for more than half an hour, and her hands were sore, but Jiang Jingchu had no intention of stopping.
"That's about enough. You have a bad stomach, so it's best not to eat too much at once."
Jiang Jingchu snorted and smiled lazily.
"Do you really care about me or are you just trying to cheat?"
Qin Huan curled her lips, lowered her eyes and continued peeling, when the plate beside her was suddenly taken away by Jiang Jingchu.
"Okay, I'll forgive you for today."
As he spoke, he picked up the knife and fork, and with a little skill and effort, he took out a whole shrimp. The whole movement was smooth and elegant.
Jiang Jingchu used a fork to put the shrimp meat into Qin Huan's bowl.
Qin Huan looked at him suspiciously.
"Are you really not angry anymore?"
Jiang Jingchu didn't raise his head or open his eyes, but the corners of his mouth curved up.
"So, if you don't try, how will you know? Actually, I'm not that difficult to please."
Qin Huan had no time to discern the hidden meaning in Jiang Jingchu's words. Her mind was completely attracted by Jiang Jingchu's superb shrimp peeling skills.
"I wanted to ask you last time, when did you learn how to peel shrimp?"
As soon as this question was asked, Qin Huan felt inexplicably familiar.
Yes, she asked Jiang Jingchu the same question last night when she saw him cooking.
"Jiang Jingchu, when did you learn to cook?"
Now, Jiang Jingchu still replied to her with the same words as yesterday.
"Do I need to learn something specifically for this?"
Any change requires an opportunity. Jiang Jingchu seems to have not changed in the past few years, but in fact he has changed a lot.
Qin Huan didn't know if this change was because of her, she hoped not.
After Jiang Jingchu sent Qin Huan back to the company, he drove back to the old house.
Just now when I was having dinner with Qin Huan, Lao Zhai called several times to urge me to come.
As soon as he entered, he saw the old man sitting on the armchair with a dark face. The old lady stood in front of him, winking at Jiang Jingchu frantically.
Jiang Jingchu curled his lips, took a few steps forward and stopped in front of the old lady. He looked at the old lady with his back slightly bent, deliberately teasing her.
"Grandma, are your eyes uncomfortable?"
The old lady was so anxious that she made a "tsk" sound and pouted at Jiang Jingchu.
"Oh, your mouth doesn't feel good either, like it's cramping. Grandma, do you want me to take you to the hospital?"
The old lady had never seen such a stupid person, and she patted Jiang Jingchu's shoulder angrily.
Jiang Jingchu's eyes curved and he smiled wildly.
The old man not far away coughed and leaned hard on his crutch.
"What are you looking at, doctor? Can't you see she's winking at you?"
Jiang Jingchu said "Oh" and then stopped smiling. He respectfully called the old man sitting there "Grandpa".
The old man snorted.
"You still regard me as your grandfather. Do you still see me as your grandfather?"
Jiang Jingchu pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. He walked forward, poured a cup of tea for the old man and handed it to him.
"Grandpa, have I offended you again?"
The old man turned his face to the other side.
"You've become so independent now that you don't even take your father seriously."
Jiang Jingchu raised his eyebrows when he heard this and placed the tea in his hand next to the old man.
"Did he complain to you?"
"Is there any need to complain? You forced him to hide in the old house yesterday."
The old man was so angry that his beard stood up straight, but his majesty was still as strong as before.
"How dare you use the relationship between the Jiang and Ji families to threaten your father? You've really grown up!"
Jiang Jingchu picked up a teacup, poured himself a cup and took a sip.
"Who told them to do something I don't like without my consent?"
The old man glanced at Jiang Jingchu.
"What do you dislike? Do you dislike that girl Jingya, or do you dislike getting married?"
Jiang Jingchu was silent for a moment.
"I don't like anything, especially marrying someone I don't like."
This round of likes and dislikes made the old man and the old lady dizzy.
Especially the old man, after hearing what Jiang Jingchu said, his brows were furrowed so much that they could kill a fly.
"I don't like you getting engaged!"
Jiang Jingchu half-opened his eyes.
"You think I'm happy? It's Ms. Yuan who forced me to do it."
The old man knew this matter a little bit, and he coughed.
"Then you were forced to listen, so why aren't you listening now?"
Jiang Jingchu looked at me with a playful look.
"Then can engagement and marriage be the same thing?"
"How come they're not the same thing?"
Jiang Jingchu played with the teacup in his hand.
"Then let me ask you another way. Would you rather I cancel the engagement, or would you rather I get married and then give you a divorce certificate?"