Chapter 90 Coaxing

In the afternoon, Xie Yanning asked Su Wanwan where she was.

Su Wanwan looked at the message and felt a little annoyed. She casually replied, "At home."

I didn't see you.

Su Wanwan was taken aback. Wasn't it just a day of classes? How did they know if she was there? Then she realized that they must have checked the home security camera.

[Su Wanwan: Can't I occasionally go back to my own place?]

After a while, Xie Yanning replied with two words: "Okay."

Su Wanwan looked a little sad.

Since they got together, they've almost never been this distant.

She needs time to mentally prepare herself.

Xie Yanning didn't contact her again, but when it was time to leave work, he asked her if she wanted to have dinner together.

Su Wanwan looked at the lamb skewers in her hand and fell into self-loathing.

What a lovely day off! It could have been so sweet and romantic, why did it turn out like this?

It's all those two people's fault.

They didn't even choose the right time to stir up trouble; they just wanted to make things difficult for her.

Su Wanwan sent Xie Yanning a picture of the grilled skewers she had ordered, adding, "I probably can't eat anymore."

Where are you? I'll come pick you up.

Su Wanwan sent him her location.

The school wasn't far from here, and Xie Yanning arrived quickly.

This is a barbecue restaurant with pretty good reviews. Su Wan arrived late, and there were still quite a few empty seats.

As soon as Xie Yanning entered, Su Wanwan saw him.

He glanced around, spotted Su Wanwan, and walked straight over to her.

As she watched him approach, Su Wanwan's heart began to race.

Xie Yanning is indeed strikingly handsome.

No wonder she can't forget it.

Lust is truly a double-edged sword.

Xie Yanning glanced at the skewers in front of her. She hadn't eaten many, only about five or six. He sat down and asked the owner for a few more.

"You eat this too?"

Xie Yanning: "Otherwise, what else can we do but eat Western food and drink foreign liquor every day?"

"I just feel it's not in line with your status." Su Wanwan pursed her lips. Why was he arguing with her? She hadn't even settled accounts with him yet.

"What's wrong with it? We're all human."

The two ate in silence.

By this time, there were already more people, and the barbecue restaurant inevitably had a more lively atmosphere. Xie Yanning, who looked aloof and elegant, didn't seem out of place at all.

"Where are we going after we finish eating?" Xie Yanning asked her calmly, as if nothing had happened.

"How about we go see a movie?"

"Okay, I'll book the tickets." Xie Yanning took out her phone. "Which movie do you want to see?"

Su Wanwan wasn't really that interested, but it was better than going back and just sitting there doing nothing.

There weren't many movies released recently, so Su Wanwan just randomly picked one with good-looking men and women.

It's obvious that she's not the type Xie Yanning likes.

Xie Yanning didn't express any opinion and silently booked the ticket.

With about half an hour to go before the show started, Xie Yanning paid the bill and drove over with his people.

Su Wanwan was busy, and this was the first time she had gone to the movies with Xie Yanning.

Movies featuring handsome men and beautiful women are almost always destined to be the kind of melodramatic youth romance films.

It's so melodramatic.

Su Wanwan turned her head slightly to look at Xie Yanning. In the darkness, she could only tell that he was looking at her quite intently.

What's so interesting about this?

Su Wanwan looked back at the screen, where the young and heartbroken protagonists were experiencing their first intimate conversation in a rented room after being separated by their families.

The director shot it very skillfully, revealing nothing, but the visuals were very beautiful, and in short, it was full of tension.

Su Wanwan couldn't help but think of certain scenarios.

There were quite a few couples in the movie theater.

Su Wanwan watched as several heads in the front row were biting each other, followed by faint panting sounds.

"..."

It's not like you have to be this enthusiastic and unrestrained just to watch a movie.

Xie Yanning asked her softly, "What, you want to kiss me too?"

"Of course not." Su Wanwan refused righteously and firmly; she wasn't someone who got excited so easily!

"Hmm." Xie Yanning didn't say anything and turned her head to continue watching the movie.

They took it seriously and thought he was doing research.

Su Wanwan felt a little annoyed.

Then the few heads that were being gnawed on suddenly stood up, hand in hand, and left the movie theater.

If you leave a movie halfway through, it's either because the movie is terrible, or because you have something else to do.

It is obviously the latter.

It's so good to be young.

She rested her chin on the armrest of her seat, thinking to herself, "Is it really necessary to take this painful movie so seriously?"

After the movie finally ended, Xie Yanning asked her, "Are you going back now?"

Su Wanwan is a homebody and doesn't like wandering around outside late at night.

On the way back, Xie Yanning drove quietly.

He didn't speak, and neither did Su Wanwan.

The two remained silent all the way home.

As soon as she got back, Su Wanwan jumped out of the car and went upstairs to wash up.

Xie Yanning did not harass her.

Instead, she took her clothes and went to the bathroom in the second bedroom.

Su Wanwan pounded the pillow on the bed in frustration.

Xie Yanning is a person who can tell how much her face turns red. How could she not see that she has something on her mind?

So you stop loving it once you get it?

Scumbag.

Xie Yanning pushed open the door and came in, only to see Su Wanwan punching his pillow and hear her call him a "scumbag".

Su Wanwan froze, her movements stiff, and then, trying to cover it up, she touched it, saying, "Let's see if there are any wrinkles."

Then lie back down on your side.

"That scumbag?" Xie Yanning came in, drying her hair.

"Criticizing the character in the movie."

Movie protagonist: ??? To gain the approval of the female lead's parents, he became a role model for young people striving for success, and he didn't flirt with other women. How is he a scumbag?

"Um."

Xie Yanning responded, dried her hair, lay down, covered herself with the blanket, turned off the light on her side, and prepared to sleep.

Su Wanwan: "..."

No, so early? It's only nine o'clock.

Aren't you going to say something to her?

In the darkness, Su Wanwan tossed and turned, but Xie Yanning didn't react at all. He didn't go over to hug her, and he didn't even turn over.

The two were separated by the Chu River and the Han Border.

Su Wanwan felt even more suffocated.

Are you too lazy to even coax her now? Do you find her annoying?

She wasn't really angry; she just couldn't get over her own feelings. Knowing that she was upset, couldn't Xie Yanning have comforted her?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Su Wanwan turned her back to her and pulled the blanket off, exposing half of Xie Yanning's body.

"I'm cold." His voice was very soft in the darkness.

Su Wanwan ignored him, "If you're feeling cold, then change your bed. I'll give you plenty of blankets."

Xie Yanning remained silent for a while, then said, "Okay."

They actually got up and prepared to move to another spot.

Su Wanwan looked at him incredulously and threw a pillow at him, "Then don't come back!"

Xie Yanning picked up the pillow from the floor. "If I remember correctly, this bed is mine."

Su Wanwan's chest heaved.

"Okay, I'll go then."

It's like I don't have a home.

Her bed is bigger, softer, and more comfortable!

Who cares!

Xie Yanning stopped her, "It's too late now."

It's too late now, you can move tomorrow, right?

Su Wanwan bit her lip and kept silent, afraid that if she made a sound, she would burst into tears.

Xie Yanning gently pried it open, "Don't bite, it hurts my heart."

He picked her up and put her back on the bed, but Su Wanwan just hugged the blanket and ignored him.

Xie Yanning pulled her, blanket and all, into his arms, and Su Wanwan couldn't break free.

"Except for certain times, I don't want to see you cry."

"I didn't cry!" Su Wanwan stubbornly insisted, but once her voice came out, she couldn't lie.

"Can you tell me what happened now?" Xie Yanning's voice was very low at night, and Su Wanwan couldn't tell what emotion he was expressing.

Su Wanwan pursed her lips and remained silent.

Xie Yanning sighed softly and turned her over to face him.

By the light of the moon shining through the window, one could still see traces of moisture reflecting off her face.

He gently wiped away her tears.

Su Wanwan buried her face in his neck, "You're bullying me!"

Xie Yanning felt quite wronged. She was the one who was subjected to emotional abuse for no reason, yet she was being falsely accused.

Who understands what it feels like when someone who was clinging to you in the morning suddenly turns cold?

He didn't even know what he had done wrong.

"Then tell me how I'll bully you?"

Su Wanwan cried for a while, then felt ashamed and got up on her own.

In principle, she knew that the matter was over and there was no point in dwelling on it.

However, I wouldn't be satisfied if I didn't ask.

"Do you...do you have a white moonlight or something?" Su Wanwan wiped away her tears. "Let me make this clear beforehand, it's not that I care, but we just need to make things clear, what if your white moonlight comes back?"

"No, I want to ask, who is my white moonlight?" Xie Yanning also got up. How could he not know?

"How would I know? I was just asking if it exists." Su Wanwan said.

"No, even if I were, I'd be with my first love." Xie Yanning had a bit of a headache: "Where did you hear that?"

Su Wanwan pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Are you planning to punish me with death again without asking any questions?" Xie Yanning's voice turned cold.

"..." It's not that serious, is it?

"Then they just left again, going to a place I don't know, or a place I can't find."

This accusation is far too serious.

Su Wanwan never intended to let go.

"No!" Su Wanwan denied. "Indeed, I didn't plan to ask at first, but it's impossible to just walk away. My family all know about you, so don't even think about starting something and then abandoning it!"

Xie Yanning's gaze lingered on her face for a moment before he simply said, "Is that so?"

"Are you really thinking of starting something and then abandoning it?"

Xie Yanning was so angry she almost laughed.

Who exactly intends to start something and then abandon it?

"Then tell me, what rumors have you heard this time?"

Xie Yanning's face was also unreadable. Su Wanwan felt that she was the one who should be angry, so why was she the one who was afraid?

She told Xie Yanning what she had heard that morning, along with the photos sent by Shang Haoyan.

Xie Yanning flipped through the photos one by one.

"It's indeed quite credible," he commented.

"Then who is she?" Su Wanwan asked.

"You mind?" Xie Yanning asked.

"How could I not mind?" Su Wanwan retorted, "I'm warning you, you're not allowed to give me any hints of lingering feelings."

“Without affection, how can there be any unfinished business?” Xie Yanning said, “It seems the person who gave you the information didn’t investigate properly either. This is my cousin, and her mother and my mother are sisters.” Xie Yanning spoke the last two sentences with a hint of weakness.

I can't believe it's about this kind of trivial matter again.

"She was afraid of trouble, so she never made things clear to outsiders."

Su Wanwan was stunned, a secret joy rising in her heart, yet she felt a little embarrassed.

"real?"

"Or should I ask my mother who lives deep in the mountains?"

"Then, then there's no need to trouble yourself," she gently tugged at Xie Yanning's sleeve and whispered, "I'm sorry." She admitted her mistake quite quickly.

"You weren't thinking of running away?" Xie Yanning asked.

"How could that be!" Su Wanwan almost raised her hand to swear. She wrapped her arms around Xie Yanning's neck and whispered in his ear, "I never thought of letting go."

This statement did offer Xie Yanning some comfort.

“But I’m still angry,” Xie Yanning said. “What does your brother Haoyan say that you believe?”

"The main thing is that it looks pretty real," Su Wanwan said softly.

"You even defended him?" Xie Yanning's words were as cold as ice: "He was trying to sow discord, and you just forgave him so easily? You really have deep feelings for your Haoyan brother."

The way he said "Brother Haoyan" sounded sarcastic and unsettling.

"You know?" Su Wanwan asked softly.

Do I look that stupid?

Xie Yanning looked at her.

Su Wanwan felt that she had probably hurt Xie Yanning.

Professor Xie, who is usually so composed, actually had such a sorrowful look in his eyes.

"sorry."

Hearing this, Xie Yanning looked somewhat disappointed.

Is that all? They won't even say a word to Shang Haoyan?

"Forget it, I don't want to argue with you." Xie Yanning got up. "You go to sleep first, I'm going back to my study to take care of some things."

Su Wanwan stood there dumbfounded.

Are you still working at this time?

"Are you angry?" she asked belatedly.

Xie Yanning paused for a moment, then said, "Yes."

"Then how do we coax him?"

"Think about it yourself."

"Oh." Su Wanwan's voice lowered.

Lying alone on a two-meter-wide bed, Su Wanwan felt quite uncomfortable.

She tossed and turned for an hour or two but still couldn't fall asleep.

I stared at the ceiling, realizing I'd really angered someone this time.

She was half asleep when he hadn't returned yet.

The next day, when the alarm rang, she woke up and turned her head. The room next to her was cold and quiet, clearly indicating that no one had slept there.

Oh no, as expected, I've made someone quite angry.

We're going to have to sleep in separate rooms.

She tiptoed out of bed, pushed open the door to the master bedroom next door, and sure enough, the person was asleep there, still asleep.

Su Wanwan sighed.

Walking into the kitchen, Su Wanwan thought that to appease someone, she had to take some action.

She opened the refrigerator, took out the ingredients, and prepared to show off her culinary skills.

She does have some cooking skills.

Xie Yanning had some insomnia and didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night, so she woke up late.

As Su Wanwan watched him come downstairs, she said proudly, "Come and try it and see how well I made it."

"You don't need to do these things."

"I'm just trying to comfort you."

Xie Yanning smirked, "Is this all you know how to coax people?"

“No,” Su Wanwan said, “there must be other reasons. I have many tricks up my sleeve to coax people.”

"Oh, you're so experienced?"

Su Wanwan sensed something else in his words, "After all, my grandfather is a bit immature, he's like a child, I always have to coax him."

Xie Yanning gave a noncommittal smile.

"Try it quickly."

Su Wanwan rested her chin on her hand and asked, "How was it? Not bad, right?"

Xie Yanning was amused by her pleading expression and almost laughed, but held back and said, "It's alright."

"I knew it. I told you, I don't cook often," Su Wanwan said with a hint of pride.

She was, after all, a rich young lady; cooking skills were, at best, a survival skill.

After we finished eating, she asked, "Are you feeling any better now?"

"Just a little bit."

Su Wanwan: "Then I'll try harder."