Chapter 17: Jealous of her beauty
After dinner, Xia Cheng insisted on not letting Yu Jingyuan send her off, and reminded Yu Jingyuan again not to tell anyone about their affairs. Although Yu Jingyuan felt strange, he agreed. He still felt guilty for taking away Xia Cheng's body, so naturally he would agree to whatever Xia Cheng said.
Yu Jingyuan called a taxi for Xia Cheng. He watched Xia Cheng leave, took a picture of the taxi license plate, and then returned to the car. He turned on his phone and a message from Xun Mo popped up.
There were several messages in a row, saying that Lin Minghe came to his house and asked him if he wanted to come over to play. Yu Jingyuan remembered Xia Cheng's words and was afraid that his sudden visit would make her uncomfortable, so he refused.
After being rejected, he flipped through the chat history. Most of them were Xun Mo contacting him to talk about some things in daily life.
In fact, as ordinary boyfriend and girlfriend, this kind of thing has already crossed the line. Yu Jingyuan feels that even if he cannot directly tell her about his relationship with Xia Cheng, he should make it clear to Xun Mo. But how can he say it in a way that does not hurt Xun Mo as much as possible?
Moreover, if he rejected Xun Mo so suddenly, she would definitely think that he had someone he liked. According to Xun Mo's personality, she would go to talk to the person she liked and persuade him to give up.
She has always been self-centered and is used to it.
Although this approach was crude, it solved a lot of troubles for Yu Jingyuan, because sometimes being liked by others was also a burden. He was not good at handling gradual love relationships, so he needed a gunman.
He's not a pushover at all.
After everything is made clear, he will compensate Xun Mo.
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It was already three or four in the afternoon when Xia Cheng got home. Xiao Lai pushed her into the house. Just as she stood up from her wheelchair and was about to jump onto the stairs, she heard loud laughter coming from the living room.
Once we entered the living room, the laughter became even louder, accompanied by the sound of games, which pierced our eardrums.
She came in, leaning on a cane, and Xiao Lai moved the wheelchair, but she failed to attract the attention of the two people playing games on the sofa. It was not until Xia Cheng reached the stairs and Xiao Lai was already bending over to carry her up that Lin Minghe suddenly called out her name:
"Xia Cheng!"
Xun Mo was startled by the sound. She paused the game and Lin Minghe rushed out, circling around Xia Cheng. She was dazzled and confused. Is his relationship with Xia Cheng so good?
"Xia Cheng, you're back!"
Xia Cheng looked over and was shocked by his handsomeness.
Lin Minghe was obviously dressed up, wearing a white polo shirt tucked into light blue jeans, a decorative black frame on his nose, and every strand of his hair looked as if it had been carefully groomed, and he ran over without any movement.
He was obviously tall and strong, but because of this outfit he looked gentle. He had a small head and broad shoulders, a good proportion. His legs were as long as a walking clothes rack. He had a high nose bridge and deep, bright eyes, which were looking at her sparklingly.
"Want to play games together?"
Together?
Xia Cheng turned sideways and saw Xun Mo sitting on the sofa in a daze.
Under normal circumstances, she would have agreed, but she was very tired after going out, and she didn't get enough sleep last night, so she refused.
"No, I'm a little tired after shopping today and want to take a break. Besides, I don't know how to play games." This is a lie. Of course she knows how to play games. This has been her spiritual sustenance and way to vent since she went to college!
"Did you go out with your boyfriend?" Lin Minghe asked embarrassedly.
Xia Cheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Of course not, I just went to eat hot pot with my classmates."
"I see. Oh, by the way, I brought the thermos you left at the hospital, and I even cleaned it!"
Lin Minghe seems to be taking credit?
Xia Cheng didn’t quite understand. Wasn’t this their second meeting? Why was he so excited?
"OK, thanks."
Unsure of what he meant, Xia Cheng simply thanked him and prepared to be carried up to the third floor by Xiao Lai.
"Let me carry it!" Lin Minghe said. Facing Xia Cheng's surprised look, he patted his chest in explanation: "Uh... I mean, my back is broad and I'm strong."
"Sister." Before Xia Cheng could speak, Xun Mo stopped her.
She was sitting on the sofa, so naturally she heard everything.
Xun Mo put down the game console and walked lightly to the two of them. Xia Cheng thought he would pull Lin Minghe back to play games, so she waved to Xiao Lai, but she didn't expect her to actually hold her hand.
The warm and soft palm made Xia Cheng extremely uncomfortable. Xun Mo pulled tighter and tighter, and she pulled back in pain. Xun Mo simply hugged her arm.
"Sister." Xun Mo came directly in front of the two of them before she had made up her mind. She didn't want Lin Minghe to carry Xia Cheng, but she also didn't want Xia Cheng to sit next to them and play together. However, it seemed that she only had these two choices. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "I'll carry you up, okay?"
"Let...Xiao Lai carry me. I'm afraid you can't do it."
Xia Cheng brushed away Xun Mo's arm, wrapped a blanket around her waist to prevent exposure, and lay on Xiao Lai's back.
Xiao Lai is the son of the housekeeper. He is responsible for taking care of the yard and also doing some heavy work. His muscles, formed from years of hard work, are dark and strong.
"Then I'll help you get the wheelchair!" Lin Minghe failed to realize his idea and followed him happily, not forgetting to instruct Xun Mo:
"Xun Mo, take Xia Cheng's cane!"
Xun Mo was overwhelmed. Had Lin Minghe always been so attentive to others? It seemed not to be the case. At least in the past, apart from the "I like you" ten years ago, there had been no progress between them.
Of course, on the one hand, Xun Mo was unwilling, and on the other hand, every time Lin Minghe came to her house, he would hang out with Xun Sheng and Yu Jingyuan, as if he didn't care at all that she liked Yu Jingyuan, and his relationship with Yu Jingyuan was better than his relationship with her.
Xun Mo looked up and saw Lin Minghe chattering as he walked beside Xia Cheng. She didn't want to listen to what they were saying, as she was attracted by the red tips of Lin Minghe's ears.
Lin Minghe reached out to help Xia Cheng catch the slippers that were about to fall off her toes. Xun Mo's eyes followed Lin Minghe's powerful forearms with blue veins running through them to Xia Cheng's smooth, white calves. This thoughtful gesture suddenly made a panicked thought emerge in her mind:
Lin Minghe was so proactive and enthusiastic, could it be that he liked Xia Cheng? And they seemed to be a good match...
It's not impossible.
Xia Cheng attended the best university in Hai City. She had been living away from home for many years, as tough as weeds. Yet, she was as beautiful as a flower, delicate and tender. When she was shy, her face was always as rosy as spring, fresh and charming.
In fact, Xia Cheng doesn't look like He Qing, but more like Xun Mo. But Xia Cheng is just pretty, and her awe-inspiring temperament makes her look more like a rich girl than Xun Mo.
Xia Cheng was carried to the third floor by Xiao Lai and placed at the door of the room. Lin Minghe put down the wheelchair and asked embarrassedly if he needed him to help her in.
Xia Cheng put down the blanket, revealing two slender white legs.
She agreed, and as Lin Minghe helped her in, she closed the door. She turned her head to look at Xun Mo deeply, and leaned a little closer to Lin Minghe.
Xun Mo stared blankly, holding her cane and standing at the door. She didn't even know when Xiao Lai left. When she came to her senses, she heard laughter coming from the room. Lin Minghe had actually stayed in there for so long! And he was so happy!
She clenched the crutch in her hand and looked at her leg. When she was a child, she was chased and bitten by a big black dog, leaving a centipede-like scar on her left calf. Although the laser treatment made the mark lighter, a gray scar still remained.
Thinking of Xia Cheng's smooth legs, she gritted her teeth.
Doesn’t Lin Minghe like Xia Cheng because she is pretty?
Then let her become ugly.
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