Chapter 15 Just because she's pretty

After the transaction was completed, Xu Jialan's friend headed towards Yinye, and Chen Yaoan quickly ran back to Yinye.

Back at the booth, Ma Qi sat down next to Xu Jialan mysteriously and nudged him with his elbow, "I have something good here, want some?"

Xu Jialan lazily lifted her eyelids, looking listless. "What?"

Maqi took the bag out of his pocket and showed it to him, then carefully clutched it back into his hand.

"What is this?"

Ma Qi deliberately lowered his voice, "It's a drug that can relax people and make them happy. I noticed you were in a bad mood, so I specially asked someone to buy it for you."

He wore a smug expression, as if he had done something great. "How about one?"

Xu Jialan remained silent.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ma Qi continued, "I've eaten it, it will definitely make you feel good, and it won't harm your body."

Xu Jialan raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat skeptical.

Maqi simply pinched a pill out of the bag and tossed it into his glass. "You'll see once you try it."

The pill fell into the wine with a "thud," and immediately bubbles began to rise around it.

Xu Jialan held the cup up to her eyes, watching the white pills sinking to the bottom of the water disappear little by little.

Will this really make him forget those disgusting things?

Xu Jialan knew perfectly well that this was no good thing.

But who cares if he's doing well or not? That's just how his life is going to be anyway.

He might be able to enjoy it for a while after drinking it.

Just as he was holding the wine glass in a daze, a pale white hand suddenly appeared in front of him and knocked the glass out of his hand.

Decisive and efficient.

The glass fell to the ground and shattered instantly. The noise in the bar was deafening, and the sound of the glass hitting the ground only startled the people in the booths.

Everyone looked at her, including Xu Jialan. The moment he saw her, his eyes went from hazy to clear.

Chen Yao'an tried to ignore the stares of others and pulled him up from his seat. "Come out with me for a moment."

Returning through the back door, Chen Yaoan didn't go far, keeping an eye on Xu Jialan and the others' movements.

He saw Ma Qi drop a pill into Xu Jialan's glass, but Xu Jialan picked up her wine glass instead.

Just as he brought the cup to his lips, she felt a chill run down her spine and ran over without thinking.

Xu Jialan surprisingly cooperated with her, letting her pull her along.

She pulled him all the way to the back door, then shook off his hand, turned to look at him, and asked, "Were you really determined to drink that glass of wine just now?"

Xu Jialan looked at her expressionlessly, her aura somewhat oppressive, with an indifferent attitude, "So what if I drank it? It won't kill me."

"You..." Chen Yao'an was speechless with anger, "Don't you know that's not a good thing? Everyone treats those medicines as..."

“I know,” Xu Jialan interrupted her impatiently.

"Then why are you still drinking!"

Xu Jialan actually looked at her and smiled, his whole body exuding an aura of decadence. "What? Is that not allowed?"

His nonchalant attitude made Chen Yao'an feel a surge of anger rising to her head. "Do you really have to be so self-degrading? Your family..."

!!

Chen Yaoan had no idea which sensitive nerve Xu Jialan's words had touched.

His expression changed instantly, and his eyes sharpened like swords.

He suddenly stepped forward, grabbed her shoulders, and pushed her against the wall. The rough wall made her shoulders ache from the impact.

He showed no mercy.

His face was hidden in the darkness, like an enraged beast that might tear the person in front of it to shreds at any moment.

His eyes were full of mockery. "Who do you think you are? What right do you have to tell me what to do!"

Is that what he was thinking?

Chen Yao'an choked up, unable to utter the next words, which then turned into self-deprecation.

Yes, what right does she have to lecture him?

In his eyes, what are women? They're just playthings to be teased when he's happy and kicked aside when he's not. She's the same.

Previously, his approach to her was merely a passing fancy, treating her as prey.

They were from different worlds and had never been compatible.

She overestimated herself today.

Chen Yao'an's eyes gradually turned cold. Without saying another word, she brushed his arm away and wisely turned and left.

Xu Jialan went straight back to Yinye.

As soon as I sat down in the booth, Ma Qi leaned over and asked, "Was that woman you recently set your sights on?"

Xu Jialan picked up the wine glass on the table, took a big gulp, and gave a faint "hmm".

"She even controls your drinking? What do you see in her?"

"She's just pretty."

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Since that night, Chen Yaoan has not deliberately thought about Xu Jialan.

However, while drawing, she would occasionally come across the design drafts she had drawn for Xu Jialan before.

A while ago, she was thinking about what kind of material to choose for him, but now she has completely lost that interest.

Let's talk about the clothes later.

Originally, I thought it best if the two of them never had any contact again.

Unfortunately, a few days later, Chen Yaoan saw his name again.

Chen Yao'an was ironing clothes when a food delivery guy walked in. "Are you Chen Yao'an? I have something for you, hurry up and deliver it."

Chen Yao'an was puzzled; she hadn't bought anything in the past few days.

What is it?

"It's a bouquet of flowers." He was holding it in his arms at the moment.

"I have never ordered flowers."

The delivery driver glanced at his phone and confirmed the order. "It was ordered by a Mr. Xu, and this is the address he filled in."

Chen Yao'an frowned. The only person she knew with the surname Xu was Xu Jialan.

Seeing that she was standing still, the delivery guy urged her, "Please sign for this, I have other orders to deliver."

Chen Yao'an had no choice but to step forward and take the flowers from his arms, and sign her name in the place he indicated.

The delivery guy turned and left briskly.

Chen Yao'an looked the flowers in her arms up and down, left and right, and finally found a card inside. She opened it.

The words above are bold and flamboyant.

-sorry.

Signed Xu Jialan.

The handwriting was difficult to decipher, as if it hadn't been written carefully at all. It took Chen Yao'an a long time to make it out.

Chen Yao'an's gaze lingered on the card, and the image of his distant and wary look from that night flashed through her mind.

The card in his hand was crumpled into a ball and thrown into the trash can.

The flowers in her hand were also set aside.

She was busy for a while when her gaze happened to fall on the bouquet of flowers, and she found it somewhat offensive.

Her shop has a natural, pastoral style, so a bunch of bright red roses like this is really out of place.

Just like her and Xu Jialan, they were two completely different people.

Without hesitation, Chen Yaoan picked up the bouquet of flowers and threw it into the trash can.

Unfortunately, the trash cans in the store were too small to hold it all.

She simply carried the flowers out of the store and threw them into a large trash can on the street corner.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Chen Yao'an didn't take the flower delivery to heart.

But Xu Jialan sent flowers again the next day, and this time she refused to accept them.

The delivery driver was in a dilemma, "I can't refuse to accept it. What am I supposed to do if you refuse? I can't just return it either."

The two stood facing off for almost a minute.

Seeing his obvious predicament, Chen Yaoan had no choice but to sign for it.

Just like yesterday, she took the flowers to the trash can on the street corner. As she threw the flowers away, she glanced at the card inside, hesitated for a moment, and then took it out to look at it.

—Are you feeling better now?

Signed Xu Jialan.

Chen Yaoan couldn't figure out Xu Jialan's thoughts for a moment.

Just like yesterday, she threw the flowers and the card into the trash can together.

For the next few days, Chen Yao'an received a bouquet of flowers from Xu Jialan every day. She didn't even bother to read the cards and threw them all into the trash can. Xu Jialan, however, never showed up.

Flowers were sent for a week, but on the eighth day, Chen Yao'an did not receive any flowers. Instead, she met Xu Jialan.

Seeing him appear at the door, Chen Yao'an's expression was indifferent, and her words were even more blunt: "You are not welcome here."

Xu Jialan appeared nonchalant and carefree, completely devoid of the dark and malevolent aura she had displayed that night.

He walked casually up to Chen Yao'an with a smile on his lips, as if nothing had happened between them that night. "When you're in business, you can't turn away customers."

"You don't seem to be a guest either," Chen Yao'an said coldly.

Did you receive the flowers I sent?

"Throw it away." Chen Yao'an said decisively.

Xu Jialan wasn't surprised that she didn't give her any face at all.

He looked around and indeed didn't see a single flower in the store. "Did you look at that card?"

"What if you watch it? What if you don't?"

Chen Yaoan's tone was very firm.

It seems that sending flowers for a week straight hasn't swayed her in the slightest.

Xu Jialan's expression turned serious, and her tone became more earnest. "Then I'll come to apologize to you in person. I was a bit harsh with my words that night."

Chen Yao'an finally looked at him directly and said, "I accept your apology. If there's nothing else, you can leave."

Xu Jialan paused for a moment.

This was the first time he had ever met a woman with such a stubborn temper.

He used to be pampered by women, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

He slowly walked towards her, practically leaning over the front desk, and looked at her. "Is this how you accept my apology?"

Chen Yao'an sneered, "Then what attitude do you want me to have?"

Xu Jialan clicked her tongue, somewhat impatient.

This is already his biggest compromise.

"I'm leaving get off work now, you can go too." Chen Yao'an said as she packed her things to urge him on.

Xu Jialan didn't say anything and followed her out of the store.

Chen Yao'an skillfully closed and locked the door, then turned around, got on her electric bike, and rode away without saying a word.

Xu Jialan was left standing there, watching Chen Yaoan's figure disappear into the night.

He couldn't help but chuckle.

Why bother!

Why should he put up with her cold words?

Xu Jialan has plenty of women to coax her, she doesn't need another one!