Chapter 97 Belated Apology
He handed the ice pack in his hand to her, and his voice returned to its previous coldness: "Apply it to your face first, and I'll apply medicine to you later."
Xu Yueqing subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she met his eyes, the words got stuck in her throat.
She took the ice pack and pressed it against her burning cheek through a thin towel. The coolness instantly penetrated her, clearing her confused mind a little.
"Thanks."
The living room fell silent again.
Only the occasional subtle clinking sound of ice cubes in the ice pack could be heard; other than that, it was eerily quiet.
Xu Yueqing wanted to speak up several times and ask him, Mr. Ji, do you have a girlfriend?
But the words rolled around on the tip of my tongue but didn't come out.
Five minutes later, Ji Bingqian suddenly stood up.
The tall figure brought a sense of oppression. Xu Yueqing subconsciously looked up and was about to ask him where he was going, but the next second, the figure bent down in front of her.
Ji Bingqian reached out a hand, pinched her chin with his cool fingertips, and asked her to lift her face up.
The distance between the two was instantly shortened.
The scent of fir on his body was no longer separated by air, but came towards her in an overwhelming manner, domineeringly infiltrating into her every breath.
Xu Yueqing's heart skipped a beat.
Their eyes met.
His eyes were like an abyss, sucking her in.
Xu Yueqing could even see the small brown mole under his thick eyelashes.
"Stay close to me and I'll apply medicine on you."
Before Xu Yueqing could say no, Ji Bingqian had already unscrewed the cap of the ointment with his free hand, dipped some transparent ointment with his fingertips, and smeared it directly on her face.
The moment the cold ointment touched her cheek, Xu Yueqing shuddered subconsciously.
The skin that was slapped was already burning with pain, and this stimulation made her whole body tense up even more.
The man's movements were gentle, his fingertips were covered with thin calluses, and he spread the ointment bit by bit.
"My mother is looking for trouble with you?" Ji Bingqian said as he applied medicine to her. Xu Yueqing lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes hid the emotions in her eyes.
She didn't deny it.
Ji Bingqian didn't stop his hands and his voice became colder.
"Did she threaten you?"
His fingertips were still on her face, and the roughness of the thin calluses and the coolness of the ointment intertwined together made it impossible for her to ignore them.
Xu Yueqing lowered his eyes and organized his words.
Just as she was considering her reply, the grip on her chin suddenly increased.
Xu Yueqing was forced to meet his gaze again.
"You don't have to beat around the bush with me."
"Just say it directly."
Xu Yueqing's heart trembled a little at his words.
She looked into his bottomless eyes, which contained no impatience, only a silent darkness.
She just told the truth.
"Mrs. Ji said I'm not worthy of you." Xu Yueqing spoke dryly, repeating those harsh words word for word. "She said if I continue to get close to you, she will make me die without a burial place."
After hearing this, Ji Bingqian's eyes suddenly sank, and the fingertips pinching her chin tightened a little unconsciously.
Ji Bingqian could easily imagine the expression on the face of his high-ranking mother as she said these words to the girl in front of him.
"Feel sorry."
He loosened his grip, his voice even lower than before, with a hint of hoarseness.
"I should have asked you to go with me to see the old man today."
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