Chapter 80

Kim Cho-wan's voice reached Lee Sung-eun's ears.

He tilted his head and seemed to casually utter an "Mm".

Those gray eyes narrowed slightly, like a lazy cat.

He wrapped his arms tightly around Jin Chuwan, "As long as Auntie wants me, I'll do anything..."

His tone was low and calm, as if he were talking about something trivial. To be honest, he thought Jin Chuwan should have understood what he meant long ago, but since she had asked, he didn't mind answering again.

As long as she's willing to be with him, that's fine.

He could tolerate those trivial things; after all, there was still a long road ahead, and he could wait for her to slowly get rid of the people around her.

Even if he wasn't particularly magnanimous, compared to Kim Cho-wan leaving him, some principles didn't seem so important.

Their bodies were pressed close together, and Jin Chuwan could feel the boy's burning body temperature. She looked back at Li Xing'en in a daze, and after a while, she slowly spoke.

"What if I don't want to..."

As soon as Kim Cho-wan finished speaking, she felt herself being hugged even tighter.

Most of the time, Li Xing'en gave her the feeling of being humble and gentle. Occasionally, she would also sense his introverted and profound nature, but such moments were too rare, so rare that Jin Chuwan would subconsciously forget that he was a person with normal emotions.

"What is Auntie saying..."

The two stood in the shadows of the trees. There were few pedestrians at night, and Jin Chuwan felt the almost forceful pressure from the other person, which made her feel a little helpless.

She tried to let go of Li Xing'en's hand, but he didn't budge.

"Is Auntie joking?"

A questioning voice with a light laugh rang in her ears, and Jin Chuwan instinctively felt a sense of danger. She tried to convince herself that Li Xing'en would never hurt her, but she couldn't control her nervousness.

"I was just... asking casually..."

Kim Cho-wan explained, but as soon as she finished speaking, her chin was grabbed by the other person. When Lee Sung-eun's kiss landed on her, Kim Cho-wan suddenly felt a strange sense of absurdity.

Her first reaction was, "Sure enough, this is the world of a romance novel."

Like some kind of law, once the protagonist falls in love with someone, he will be devoted, persistent, and crazy.

She couldn't be sure if Li Xing'en was truly affected by this world; she just couldn't help thinking about it.

Jin Chuwan didn't resist anything, nor could she. She just waited for Li Xing'en to finish kissing her and let her go, and in the meantime, she didn't even want to say anything more.

Anyway, Li Xing'en won't listen to me.

Just as he replied, her ability to do whatever she wanted was contingent on him being around. As long as the relationship wasn't completely broken, he would accept whatever she did, so her accusations or even physical abuse were meaningless.

If you can't get rid of him, he'll keep bothering you no matter what, but if you try to sever ties, he seems completely unwilling to accept it.

Jin Chuwan felt a little helpless. She didn't actually mind being with Li Xingen; she just couldn't help feeling annoyed because he kept chasing her away.

At this moment, Kim Cho-wan was seriously thinking that it would be good if Lee Sung-eun could really listen to her.

"Let's meet once a week from now on."

Jin Chuwan frowned slightly. She thought that if she only had half a day, she could make time for it.

After all, the promise of "being obedient" was made by Lee Sung-eun herself.

The kiss had left Li Xing'en somewhat intoxicated, but when he saw Jin Chuwan's expression, he knew that continuing might make her even more dissatisfied.

So this time he obediently let go.

Having already tasted success, he should now show sincerity.

Once a week.

"Then, does it count if we just bump into each other occasionally at school?"

Jin Chuwan thought for a moment and replied, "If it's not a deliberate meeting, then it doesn't count."

Li Xing'en found this answer somewhat agreeable, and he smiled gently again. "Well, tonight wasn't a planned meeting, so it doesn't count." As he spoke, Li Xing'en took Jin Chuwan's hand and began to think about it seriously: "That's perfect then. You don't have class tomorrow afternoon, so let's go to the movies together?"

Jin Chuwan frowned. She didn't want to be led by the nose by Li Xing'en, but the expectant look on Li Xing'en's face made her subconsciously soften.

After all, they had known each other for so many years, and he had always been obedient and compliant in front of her. Apart from his feelings, which she had not expected, there was nothing else that she found particularly offensive.

"All right."

Kim Chuwan nodded.

She used to think that she could return to a normal life after leaving Jiang Chen, but now it seems that her life is becoming more and more chaotic after leaving Jiang Chen.

Forget about contract boyfriends and one-week lovers.

It seems that things have turned out this way without her even realizing it. She even thinks it's okay this way, that she doesn't need to put her heart into maintaining anything, and that she just needs to follow the routine like a job and keep the other person's emotions stable.

As long as he doesn't force her to respond, doesn't pester her excessively, and maintains an appropriate distance, she could try to accept it.

Let's just take it one day at a time. Maybe one day Lee Sung-eun will get tired of it and end this strange relationship.

On the way, Kim Cho-wan kept convincing herself.

On the way home, Li Xingen was relatively well-behaved. When Jin Chuwan told him to go home, he obediently stood at the door. However, just as he was about to close the door, he suddenly closed his eyes as if he wanted Jin Chuwan to give him a kiss.

But Kim Cho-wan refused.

Li Xingen was somewhat disappointed. He raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at the closed door. Fortunately, this did not affect his good mood.

When he was acting foolishly before, Jin Chuwan remained silent and did not respond no matter how he tried to coax her. But today she said they could meet once a week.

In other words, he finally secured the title, and all that remained was to slowly make Ran Xian disappear from Jin Chuwan's world.

Thinking this, a faint smile flashed in the boy's gray eyes. The night wind picked up again, blowing the boy's hair into a mess, making his gentle and handsome face appear somewhat mysterious.

But we can't rush it.

After leaving the residential area, the black sedan parked on the side of the road suddenly flashed its headlights.

Li Xingen saw this and walked over to open the car door. The driver was still yawning. He only stepped on the gas after he saw that the young master was settled.

"Young Master, why don't we bring Miss Jin home? All this back and forth every day must be exhausting for you. Think about this old man of mine..."

Li Xingen smiled as he listened. He glanced at the man who had stubbed out his cigarette and said softly, "You're only thirty. Don't always say you're old. It's not too late to say that when you're really old."

The driver scratched his head in exasperation, then resignedly drove onto the highway.

He glanced at the rearview mirror and saw a handsome young man sitting upright, looking out the car window. Even in simple clothes, his noble air was undeniable.

To be honest, he thought this young master was too low-key, but what he found even harder to understand than his lifestyle was his obsession with that Miss Jin.

Since he started taking care of the young master's daily life five years ago, he has noticed that the young master likes to go to Jiangbei District. But strangely, the young master doesn't seem to be going to see anyone. Each time, he just asks him to park the car in a fixed spot, and he never gets out of the car. He just quietly looks at the scenery outside the car window.

At first, he didn't know what the young master was looking at, but after it happened many times, he gradually realized that the young master's purpose was probably to take a look at the girl who was close to the madam.

As a normal man, the driver was speechless and puzzled by this extremely deep and silent way of expressing his unrequited love, but whenever he brought it up, the young master would just chuckle and remain silent.

Sometimes he wondered if Li Xingen herself was enjoying it.

However, he had no evidence and dared not actually ask such a question. After all, he was under someone else's roof, and the young master himself was not as humble and gentle as outsiders thought.

Thinking about it, he chuckled to himself again. It didn't matter; it was someone else's troubles anyway, and he could just watch the show.

The car sped past on the highway, and at the same time, Jin Chuwan stared blankly at herself in the bathroom.

The moment she closed the door, she suddenly thought of Jiang Chen.

Perhaps it was because Li Xing'en said the same thing to him that she suddenly thought of him.

The water from the showerhead gradually heated up, and steam began to rise in the narrow bathroom. As the white mist filled the entire room, the reflection in the mirror became blurred.

Jin Chuwan raised her hand and wiped the mirror, but it obviously didn't have much effect.

Jiang Chen had told her last time to be more free-spirited, which touched her somewhat, although it is actually very difficult for people to truly be free-spirited.

Kim Cho-wan tried to smile at herself in the mirror, but her smile quickly faded.

After taking a shower, Jin Chuwan sat at the table and dried her hair, but before it was dry, she saw her phone light up.

She opened the message and saw it was from Li Xing'en, saying she had arrived home and that she should get some rest. He always had this habit of sharing with her where he went, what he did, or anything interesting that happened.

This was originally his habit, but it gradually became her habit as well. Looking back now, she realizes that this was probably a kind of favoritism, but she never took it to heart.

After replying, Kim Chu-wan checked her inbox again.

There was also an unread message from Ran Xian. Jin Chuwan opened the message page, which contained only a short line of text.

[Ran Xian: Let's meet tomorrow at noon. Location: Cafe at the end of Central Street.]

Looking at the seemingly routine message, Jin Chuwan couldn't help but smile, but after she smiled, she suddenly thought of her promise to Li Xing'en.

If it's noon, it should be enough time.

Thinking it over, Jin Chuwan sent an OK message.

After sending the text message, Kim Cho-wan put down her phone and continued drying her hair.

Busy as she was, she didn't notice that her phone on the table vibrated a few more times.

The small blue-gray screen flickered, but by the time Jin Chuwan looked over, it had gone black.

Because she didn't notice the text message, when two people knocked on her door at the same time the next day at noon, Jin Chuwan was completely bewildered.

She had just returned from school and had just turned on the TV to sit down and rest for a while.

She was a little confused when she heard the knocking, but when she saw two people standing outside, she was just exhausted.

Why did they collide again?

Jin Chuwan rubbed her forehead, still somewhat confused. Wasn't the plan to go to Central Street? Wasn't the movie showing in the afternoon?

Lee Sung-eun seemed to see the frustration in Kim Cho-wan's eyes, and he smiled and said, "I left you a message last night."

Ran Xian leaned against the door frame with one hand and loosened his collar. He had come directly to pick up Jin Chuwan because it was convenient for him, but he didn't expect to see Li Xing'en as soon as he got out of the car. The two looked at each other for a while, but they didn't bother to greet each other, so they simply went upstairs together.

So now the three of them are standing face to face.