Chapter 44: Heartbeats forty-four "Miss Wen takes the initiative"...

The elevators were running incredibly slowly, as if deliberately trying to go against her, and three elevators in a row stopped.

She turned to look at the special elevator, which actually showed it reached the second floor.

Before I could think, the number two turned into one and the elevator door opened.

She made eye contact with the person inside.

Xu Youjing was also surprised to see Wen Huai, but his discomfort was ultimately overshadowed by his own. He coughed a few times and noticed the mask in her hand.

"Is this for me?"

My throat feels like it has gravel in it.

Wen Huai looked away and handed him the bag of masks. "Special Assistant Jiang asked me to give it to you."

"Yes." He took it, tore it open, and put it on. "Thank you."

“…”

Wen Huai had no intention of going in, and the person inside had no intention of closing the door. So they were, one inside the elevator, the other outside, relying on the privileges of using a private elevator.

Seeing the unusual blush on his face, Wen Huai couldn't help but speak: "I heard from Special Assistant Jiang that Mr. Xu has a fever."

“Yeah, so I asked for a mask.”

"Are you feeling better now?"

Xu Youjing stared at her for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Would you like to go home with me?"

Wen Huai: "?"

She paused, then walked in. "Okay."

She rationalized it, "My boss wasn't feeling well, so I accompanied him to the hospital. It was only natural."

Xu Youjing curled his lips hidden under the mask.

"What about my husband?"

Wen Huai was surprised, and under his gaze, he changed the subject: "Didn't you say you wanted to talk? Let's do it now."

The elevator arrived at the underground garage and the door opened. Wen Huai went out first, and Xu Youjing followed behind her.

Wen Huai went to the driver's seat and asked the person who came later for the key.

Xu Youjing gave it to her.

The brief touch of his fingertips also made her feel his body temperature, and her brows furrowed.

After getting into the car, the large space that once held the two of them was finally reduced to the size of a compartment, and they could even hear each other's breathing clearly.

Wen Huai felt that it was too hasty to argue with a patient at this time, so he simply said, "Let's go to the hospital first. We can talk about anything after your fever subsides."

She was about to insert the key when her wrist dropped.

Turning around, she saw Xu Youjing looking at her.

In the dim light, those eyes were like obsidian, captivating her and holding her in place, leaving her speechless.

"I'm sober now." A voice that seemed even deeper than before rang out, "Wen Huai, tell me now."

His softened tone was particularly clear, "Can I?"

Wen Huai didn't look at him and took a deep breath.

"Why did you lie when the marketing department asked you today if you had ever liked anyone?"

Xu Youjing: Who?

"You clearly wrote a love letter to Qiao Mian, so why do you say you've never liked anyone?"

"love letter?"

Seeing that he was still trying to quibble, Wen Huai didn't know where she got the courage from. Now she didn't want to care about anything anymore, she just wanted to ask him why he lied and why he still lied until now.

"Do you think—"

His immediate response was, “Were you in the office that day?”

Their eyes met, and Xu Youjing confirmed: "You were there the day Qiao Mian and I were taken to the office, right?"

She turned her face away and agreed.

"I heard about you guys as soon as I arrived at the door that day, but because of the atmosphere at the time, I didn't go in."

He was a little anxious: "Then what?"

"So I know you still can't let go of Qiao Mian, and I know there's a misunderstanding between you two, so I arranged this—"

"Then do you know that the love letter was not written by me?"

Xu Youjing interrupted her and said bluntly: "She wrote it to herself."

Wen Huai looked at him in surprise.

His low and hoarse voice was like a muffled thunder, weighing heavily on her heart.

"Qiao Mian has always liked to go against Xie Songbai since she was little. That time, she saw that he received a love letter but she didn't, so she had someone write a love letter for her and then pretended to be a suitor and sent it to her. Unexpectedly, the director found out midway. She was afraid that her story would be exposed and she would be scolded by her family, so she asked me for help and admitted that I wrote the love letter to her."

Wen Huai had never expected this to happen and was so stunned that he didn't know what to say.

"If you don't believe me, I still have the video she recorded back then." After a pause, Xu Youjing said, "It's not on this phone. It's on the phone I used in high school. I'll find it when I get back and show it to you."

“…”

So her sadness during that time was all due to a misunderstanding?

But who would have thought that this would be a misunderstanding?

She originally thought that her secret crush in her teenage years ended with this love letter. So from then on, she avoided meeting Xu Youjing again and even stopped asking about his news.

After Xu Youjing graduated from high school and left, Wen Huai never had the chance to see him again. Longing replaced heartache, and she gradually emerged from the sadness of her first love. Slowly, all that remained in her memory was Xu Youjing's boldness and that unforgettable face.

From high school to college, she never met anyone who could make her heart beat.

It wasn't until many years later that I met him on a blind date arranged by my father.

The person who made her heart beat faster and her breathing disordered with just one glance.

"you......"

I opened my mouth tentatively to say something, but in the end, tears came first.

She felt a lump in her throat, not knowing whether she should mourn the secret love of her youth or be glad that the person she liked didn't like anyone else.

"She has someone else who likes her." Xu Youjing said seriously, "The one I like is definitely not her."

The ending tone is long, as if it contains a lot of emotions.

Wen Huai turned around suddenly, and the tear he had been holding back burst out.

"Who do you like?"

Xu Youjing shrank his fingertips, looked at the tear on the back of his hand, and was about to answer.

"Don't say anything yet."

She had just asked that question subconsciously, but now that she was about to know the answer, she became timid again.

Influenced by her family background, Wen Huai has always been clumsy in relationships. She doesn't know how to get along with others, and she doesn't know how two people who were chatting well together could suddenly end up together.

When she was in college, all her roommates and classmates were in relationships, but she was the only one who remained single. When they teased her about being stupid, all she could think about was Xu Youjing.

The person who would never have any intersection with her became the rock that blocked her heart from moving in the future.

"Don't say it for now..." She murmured, her eyes fixed on a certain place, and she took a breath before saying, "Xu Youjing, I have always been..."

The sudden force and movement interrupted what she was about to say.

A hot big hand was holding the back of his neck. He exerted a little force and Wen Huai was pulled over and his lips were blocked.

He kissed her through the mask.

When she was awake.

When she didn't ask for it.

He was...kissing her.

Her eyelashes trembled and she even forgot to breathe.

Although it was short, it was enough to make Wen Huai's mind go blank.

Xu Youjing looked at the pair of still confused eyes and suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Wen Huai came back to his senses and wanted to move away but couldn't, so he could only stay in his palm.

"You!" Her accumulated emotions burst out at this moment, "Why did you kiss me again!"

"again?"

By the time she reacted, it was too late.

Xu Youjing narrowed his eyes, "Tell me, which time do you remember?"

Which time?

Wasn't it just that one time?

Wen Huai didn't let him lead him by the nose and tried to change the subject, "You have a fever, go to the hospital first."

The strength in his hands increased, and she was pulled up to meet his eyes.

He said, "I like you."

“…”

Is this person so direct in everything he does?

"you......"

He was too straightforward and too unexpected, and Wen Huai was helpless.

What should she do?

What to say?

Or just agree directly?

The heat in the small space made her cheeks hot. Wen Huai felt that she had a fever too. Otherwise, why would she feel that Xu Youjing's eyes were brighter than the starry sky? Why would her brain crash when he spoke?

His fingers at the back of her neck rubbed the soft flesh as he made her look at him.

"Ahuai, I confessed to you first." The eyes behind the mask were extremely blazing. "Did you hear that?"

I heard it.

She looked around, not daring to meet his gaze, and said softly, "I heard it."

"Yeah," he said, "I'm glad you heard it."

There is no tone of following.

Wen Huai didn't understand, so he looked up and asked, "Then what?"

When they looked at each other, she saw the smile in his eyes and realized that he did it on purpose.

He said that on purpose to make her look at him.

"Then," Xu Youjing continued, "Miss Wen has the initiative and can do whatever she wants with my feelings."

She asked, "Does that include rejection?"

The brows that were relaxed a second ago were now furrowed tightly, and Xu Youjing whispered, "No."

Wen Huai said innocently: "But you just said to dispose of it at will."

"I mean, give me a chance to chase you."

Xu Youjing tried hard to make himself look at ease, but in fact, the palm of his other hand had already been sweating.

He coaxed her and said, "Is it okay, Ah Huai?"

OK......

Why is it not good?

"Actually, I've been—"

“!”

Wen Huai's eyes widened as her lips were blocked again. The hand on the back of her neck fell to her lower back, and he held her in his arms.

When they separated again, Wen Huai saw the lipstick marks on the mask and his cheeks turned even redder.

"Why won't you let me speak?"

"I want to thank you." He said suddenly.

"Thank me for what?"

The hand on the back of her neck left, and Xu Youjing held her hand instead, turning it over and over, not knowing what he was looking at.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Wen Huai was confused, "What opportunity?"

She felt a chill on her wrist and looked down. Before she could see what it was, she heard his clear and magnetic voice falling into her ear.

"A chance to confess my feelings to you."

Xu Youjing smiled gently: "Between us, I was the one who confessed to you first."

She suddenly realized.

It turned out that Xu Youjing kissed her twice through the mask because he knew what she wanted to say.

Remembering the message he had glanced at in the morning, Wen Huai hurried to check his phone. He saw the content of the latest message sent to his father and was speechless.

She thought it was a dream, but she didn't expect that she confessed to him last night?

Oh my God, Wen Huai, you really dare to do anything when you are drunk.

"A-choo!"

Xu Youjing covered his mouth and turned away. Even though he was wearing a mask, he was still afraid of infecting Wen Huai.

"Let's take you to the hospital first."

"Let Jiang Han come."

Wen Huai was worried, but he refused to admit it. "Special Assistant Jiang got back from an early flight and immediately went back to work. He's tired."

Xu Youjing was stunned.

"If Special Assistant Jiang hadn't told me that you rushed back in the rain overnight, would you have kept it a secret?"

"What?" His eyes never left her.

"It's for myself."

"I'm afraid you'll know my feelings a day later out of selfishness."

"I'm afraid you'll be kidnapped."

The low voice is affectionate and sincere.

Wen Huai's cheeks flushed and he quickly looked away.

When I turned the key, I realized what was on my wrist. I looked down and found that it was a watch.

It was Xu Youjing who just put it on her.

"you......"

"I bought it a long time ago, but never had time to give it to her. Now I'm finally giving it to her." He reached out and straightened it for her. "Do you like it?"

Wen Huai looked at his left wrist.

The silver watch even has a gleaming luster, and the diamonds inlaid under the dial fall just right on each time, a perfect fusion without appearing exaggerated.

Even the size of the watch face and strap fit her wrist perfectly.

She nodded, but before she could say anything, she heard a few sneezes next to her.

"Feel sorry."

"......It doesn't matter."

The car drove out of the garage and Wen Huai drove towards the hospital.

Along the way, the car was quiet. Wen Huai looked at the person who was already asleep in the passenger seat and was about to adjust the air-conditioning temperature when his cell phone suddenly rang, waking up Xu Youjing.

"I'll answer it for you." His voice was hoarse.

After answering the phone, he pressed the hands-free button and put the call into Wen Huai's ear.

At this moment, Wen Huai suddenly thought of the first night of his appointment.

He also had a phone call when he was taking her home, and that's how she answered it for him.

What a coincidence.

Dong Chen's voice appeared in the car: "Sister Wen, where are you? Have you seen Mr. Xu?"

Wen Huai saw Xu Youjing frowning in the rearview mirror, understood what he meant, and said "No".

The next second, the frowning man sneezed twice.

Wen Huai: "..."

There was a moment of silence over there: "Is that Mr. Xu's voice?"