Chapter 42: The first time we met, she was still Bai Yueguang, but the second time we met, she was already my brother’s wife
Shi Huai deliberately kept a distance from Shang Jue, with a polite and calm smile on his lips, treating Shang Jue as an old friend whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Long time no see, Senior Shang." Her words were gentle, and she mastered the right degree of distance.
Shang Jue and Zhou Jibai are the same age, both 24. Six years ago, they attended the same high school as Shi Huai.
The two are three years apart in age. When they were in school, one was in the first grade and the other was in the third grade.
The reason for the breakup was simple. During graduation season, Shi Huai learned that Shang Jue was going abroad to study. She was seriously lacking in love and felt insecure. She needed someone who could be with her all the time, so naturally, she couldn't accept an international relationship.
She couldn't wait for someone for four or five years, and it was even more impossible for her to let Shang Jue give up his future and go abroad to gain experience because of her.
So they proposed a peaceful breakup. Shang Jue tried to persuade her to stay, but Shi Huai responded decisively. The two parted ways just like that.
When we first met, she was my white moonlight, but when we met again, she was my brother’s wife.
When Shang Jue received the wedding invitation from Zhou Jibai and saw Shi Huai's name and wedding photos, his heart ached as if it was stung by countless poisonous bees.
He found an excuse to avoid Zhou Jibai and Shi Huai's wedding, and instead stayed at home drunk for three days and three nights.
He had wanted to forget it, but when he saw Shi Huai on the yacht today, his heart skipped a beat.
Shang Jue originally wanted to treat Shi Huai as a passerby, and didn't want to embarrass his brothers and Shi Huai because of his presence, so he pretended to be indifferent, but his eyes betrayed him. He always wanted to pay attention to Shi Huai's every move.
At first, rumors spread that Shi Huai and Zhou Jibai were not on good terms, and that their marriage was doomed to fall apart. He was also secretly thankful: "Great! This way, they'll get divorced, and I still have a chance."
As a result, at this party today, Shi Huai looked at Zhou Jibai's tender and affectionate eyes and his ambiguous and intimate posture. She was not cautious and restrained around Zhou Jibai, but instead had an extremely relaxed attitude.
I have never had these actions and expressions before.
Every time Zhou Jibai indirectly mentioned his secret relationship with Shi Huai, he would feel uncomfortable.
"Is he good to you?" Shang Jue's eyes never left Shi Huai for a moment.
Does Zhou Jibai's unbridled wildness make you feel awkward? He kept this question in his heart but didn't ask it out loud.
Shi Huai just smiled and gently lifted her hair and tucked it behind her ear: "He is my husband and the father of my child. Of course he treats me well."
Shang Jue noticed Shi Huai's deliberate aloofness, his clever and polite manners, and his way of concealing his embarrassment was the same as before. He also chuckled softly: "You are still the same as before, lifting your hair when you feel uncomfortable."
"Really?" Shi Huai lowered his eyes and tucked his hair, which had been blown by the wind, behind his ear. "Senior, you have changed a lot. I thought you could only dance the waltz, but I didn't expect you could dance so well."
She didn't want to reminisce about her past habits with her ex, especially since this ex was her current husband's childhood friend. She could only respond awkwardly.
Shang Jue walked up to her and stood shoulder to shoulder with her at the deck railing, sharing the cool feeling of the evening breeze blowing through their hair.
"We spent too little time together and separated before we could fully understand each other." Shang Jue said word by word.
"So you came here, do you want to reminisce about the past with me?" Shi Huai's watery eyes flickered. She liked to speak directly and did not like vague and roundabout ways, so she took the initiative to ask.
Shang Jue smiled faintly, but didn't respond. He just handed the cashmere blanket in his hand to Shi Huai and said, "It's windy at night."
When Shi Huai saw the warm and comfortable blanket and was hesitating about how to refuse, a frivolous voice sounded from behind them.
"You're so close to the railing, be careful not to fall into the sea." Zhou Jibai was holding a light velvet blanket in his hand and walking slowly within the sight of the two people.
Shang Jue and Shi Huai looked at Zhou Jibai at the same time.
Zhou Jibai draped the velvet blanket over Shi Huai and looked at him with his eyes lowered.
Then Youyou raised her head, her eyes calm, "Did you have a good time chatting with your sister-in-law?"
Shang Jue said calmly, "Old friend, just catching up."
Shi Huai clenched her fists slightly and lowered her head, feeling somewhat bewildered. Zhou Jibai naturally held her waist. She didn't dare to look at the expressions of the two men, but she could vaguely sense the smell of gunpowder, which was not right.
Zhou Jibai said to Shi Huai calmly, "You used to have a really bad eye for friendship."
Shi Huai's mouth twitched twice: ...
Business Tips: ...
"Marrying me will use up all your lifelong aesthetic taste." Zhou Jibai boasted without any shame, and he was not embarrassed at all when he boasted about himself.
Faced with Zhou Jibai's indifferent expression, Shi Huai could only bite the bullet and answer him: "...Yes, yes, yes."
Business Tips: ...
Without giving the two people a chance to speak more, Zhou Jibai took Shi Huai and left. "It's windy at night. I'm going back to the cabin with my wife and children to sleep."
This time his tone was different from his usual lazy one. He deliberately emphasized these words, especially the second half about his wife and children.
Shang Jue looked at the backs of the two people leaving, shook his head helplessly and smiled.
As long as Shi Huai is happy.
*
All the way back to the cabin, Shi Huai thought that Zhou Jibai had heard the conversation between him and Shang Jue just now. With his clever brain, he could guess the general idea of every word.
Until he entered the cabin and went into the bathroom to take a shower, Zhou Jibai didn't say a word to Shi Huai.
As if he was completely unaware.
Shi Huai thought to herself that it was a good thing Zhou Jibai didn't hear her. Otherwise, if he, with his vengeful personality, questioned her, she wouldn't know how to respond to calm him down.
When it was time to sleep, the two of them lay in bed quietly and silently.
Shi Huai had taken the opportunity to ask about his grandmother, but just as he opened his mouth he called out, "Zhou Jibai."
Zhou Jibai's tone was a little cold: "I'm sleepy, go to sleep. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything."
Hearing Zhou Jibai's voice which was more indifferent than usual, Shi Huai thought that Zhou Jibai was really sleepy. Considering that he didn't sleep well last night and had played all day today, it was normal for him to be too sleepy and not want to talk to anyone.
"Okay..." Shi Huai responded softly and didn't take the initiative to talk to him again.
Shi Huai fell asleep quickly and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
Little did he know that in the pitch-black room, a pair of light amber eyes slowly opened, shining exceptionally brightly in the darkness.
In the second half of the night, Shi Huai slept uncomfortably, feeling as if she were in a midsummer night after the rain without air conditioning or a fan. It was damp and sticky, and her pajamas were soaked with sweat.
It felt as if a giant python had entangled her, its long tail gently wrapped around her ankles, its tongue spitting out from her feet all the way to her neck, licking her entire body. Her breathing became somewhat stifled. But she remained deep in the dream, unable to wake up.
In a daze, she vaguely heard someone calling her nickname "Zhizhi" in a low voice, as if she was gritting her teeth, and a strong jealousy was hidden in each word of "Zhizhi".
At daybreak, Shi Huai was extremely thirsty. He just opened his eyes to look for water when he saw Zhou Jibai walking out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his lower body after taking a shower.
"Awake so early?" Zhou Jibai asked.
"Thirsty."
Zhou Jibai slowly poured a cup of warm water from the tea table and handed it to Shi Huai.
"Thanks."
When he took the cup of water, his fingertips lightly touched Zhou Jibai's, and the coolness surprised Shi Huai a little.
Do I need to take a cold shower in this weather?
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