Chapter 24 Jewelry "Jiang Xuchi, are you crying?"
Qin Man only saw Jiang Xuchi taking out bottle after bottle of liquor, no matter how much he had stored at home.
And most of them ended up in Jiang Xuchi's stomach.
Qin Man couldn't stand it, so she reached out and snatched the half-bottle from his hand, turned the bottle upside down, and spilled the wine all over the carpet.
In the suites of the five-star hotel, the living room and bedroom were covered with carpets, and any spilled drinks were quickly absorbed.
"If you keep drinking like this, do you want me to collect your corpse?" Qin Man threw the empty bottle into the trash can.
Jiang Xuchi stared intently at Qin Man with his dark eyes, showing no annoyance, anger, or reaction. He was quite drunk at the moment, and his drunken state was very silent, even frighteningly so.
Qin Man's cheeks were flushed from drinking, but she dawdled and didn't actually drink much.
She felt inexplicably uneasy under Jiang Xuchi's gaze.
This wasn't from being drunk, nor from being attracted to his face; rather, it was... a sense of crisis awakened from my instincts.
Why does Jiang Xuchi see her that way?
Like eyeing prey.
Qin Man shifted her gaze to the floor-to-ceiling window beside her: "Aren't you going to sleep yet? You have to go to school tomorrow."
The sun will rise as usual tomorrow. If Jiang Xuchi is allowed to continue drinking like this, Qin Man can enjoy the sunrise view from the 26th floor of the hotel while sitting here.
The only response she received was the sound of Jiang Xuchi silently opening another can of beer.
Qin Man sighed.
If she had no conscience, she would just leave and let the person do whatever they want. But now she's on pins and needles and can't leave.
She was really afraid that if Jiang Xuchi drank until tomorrow morning, he would be covered in injuries and barely recognizable as a human.
Qin Man picked up the disinfectant and cotton swabs on the table, got up and sat down next to Jiang Xuchi.
As he drank, Qin Man wiped his exposed wounds, which were bleeding a little. She couldn't bear to leave them untreated.
After going back and forth twice, Jiang Xuchi finally spoke up: "I'm tickling you."
Qin Man threw the cotton swab away in annoyance. "I'm sleepy. I want to go home."
"Go back, I didn't stop you."
He said that, but his tone was clearly lowered, and you could tell at a glance that he didn't want Qin Man to leave.
Qin Man: "How much alcohol do you have at home?"
"Refrigerators." Jiang Xuchi pointed to the two refrigerators on the island.
Qin Man walked over and, without saying a word, brought out all the beer and started pulling the tabs on one by one.
Jiang Xuchi watched as she poured all the wine into the sink.
After pouring out the last can, Qin Man asked impatiently, "Now that you've finished drinking it all, can you go to sleep?"
"good."
Jiang Xuchi responded with a soft thud, and then suddenly, with a thud, he crashed into the sofa.
A few seconds passed, and there was no movement.
He's passed out?
Qin Man approached and saw that Jiang Xuchi had his eyes closed, his face flushed, and his brows furrowed.
I don't know if she's awake or about to fall into a coma; she doesn't seem likely to wake up in this state.
Qin Man's handbag was being held down by Jiang Xuchi. She tried to pull it out, but Jiang Xuchi was as heavy as a rock, and she couldn't get it out at all.
Left with no other choice, Qin Man patted Jiang Xuchi's face.
"Wake up, you're pressing down on my bag."
Jiang Xuchi frowned even more deeply.
He mumbled something, but Qin Man couldn't hear what he said.
To hear what he was saying, she bent down and leaned closer, but Jiang Xuchi pulled her into his arms.
Do you know why your brother beat me up?
This time she heard it clearly.
Qin Man felt hot all over and was very uncomfortable.
"If you're awake, get up and go to sleep in the bedroom. Also, let me go."
Jiang Xuchi continued, "Because he feels I'm not good enough for you."
"..."
"Are you saying I'm not good enough for you?"
"..." Qin Man took a deep breath, "Jiang Xuchi, why are you asking such a boring question?"
She heard Jiang Xuchi chuckle twice.
These drunk people are the most troublesome.
Qin Man had seen many drunkards like this in Fusheng. They were everywhere there, and when they were drunk, they were surprisingly strong and had no restraint.
Especially the hand pressing down on her lower back now, the force is like it's trying to strangle her.
"You really think I'm being kind by keeping you company? If it weren't for the fact that you got beaten up by my brother, I would have left long ago."
This was certainly not a sentence Jiang Xuchi wanted to hear.
Qin Man could say so many comforting things to him; he was already used to it.
"So now you're pitying me?"
Qin Man's body began to tremble; Jiang Xuchi was too hot, making her feel flustered.
Moreover, something was poking her in the intimate area, making her restless and wanting nothing more than to break free from his grasp.
Jiang Xuchi, that drunkard, is too difficult to deal with.
"Do I deserve your pity?" Qin Man said, only to feel a wetness on her shoulder. Something liquid slid down her shoulder, cool and refreshing. She was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Xuchi, are you crying?"
She couldn't see Jiang Xuchi's face, but she was stunned by his sudden crying.
After a while, the pressure on her waist gradually eased.
Qin Man finally stood up straight and burst out of the "Five Finger Mountain".
She lowered her eyes to look at Jiang Xuchi's excessively handsome face.
There was nothing there, everything was clean and tidy, with no trace of crying.
It's a ghost story.
...
When Qin Man returned home, the living room was dark, with no lights on and a faint smell of smoke in the air.
She frowned, pretending not to see the New Zealand brother who had suddenly appeared on the sofa, and turned to walk upstairs.
If she has to coax every single one of them, then she's too pathetic.
Qin Chen had long since fallen into a deep sleep and was completely asleep.
The next morning, Qin Man groggily turned off her alarm and walked out of her room with her hair in a ponytail. She heard a lot of noise downstairs, like a battle.
Belatedly realizing someone was in the kitchen, Qin Man followed the aroma of food into the air.
"mom?"
Qin Man subconsciously thought that Qu Lan had returned from the hospital.
A dish sat on the restaurant table, its appearance appetizing, but it smelled delicious. Qin Chen came out of the kitchen carrying a second dish, and upon seeing Qin Man, he grinned, "Oh, you little ingrate."
Qin Man: "..."
Qin Man glared at Qin Chen, looking him up and down.
Qin Chen took off his apron and tossed it onto the back of the chair. He picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of food, and muttered under his breath, "Damn, it's a bit salty." Then he went back to the kitchen to ladle out some soup.
Qin Man felt that her family had been invaded by aliens, who then possessed Qin Chen's body.
Why can he cook?
After Qin Chen ladled out the soup, he saw her colorful expression and chuckled disdainfully: "You've been standing there dumbfounded for so long. When did my sister become so mentally challenged?"
Qin Man was fully awake and was not sleepy at all.
What are you doing so early in the morning?
"Eat, then go to school."
Qin Man sat down, but couldn't help asking, "When did you order takeout?"
"You can donate your eyeball if you don't need it anymore. Didn't you see I made it?"
"..."
I simply can't believe it.
Qin Chen tapped the table. "Eat up and shut up. I would have starved to death long ago if I didn't know how to cook abroad. Is it really worth making such a fuss?"
That's really necessary.
Qin Man was so surprised that she lost her appetite, but she was really curious about Qin Chen's cooking skills, so she picked up two pieces of food with her chopsticks.
"..."
It tastes really good.
Qin Chen pulled out a chair and sat opposite her. After the two ate some food in silence, Qin Man spoke up.
Why did you suddenly come back?
"Can't I come back?"
"...Of course you can." Qin Man didn't like his evasive manner and continued to press, "Qin Chen, can you tell me the truth? Are you afraid I'll go astray, or are you worried about me and Mommy, that's why you came back?"
Qin Chen took a sip of water, didn't answer, glanced down at his watch, and said, "I'm going to be late for school."
"And why did you go and beat up Jiang Xuchi?"
Qin Chen looked up at her. "What reason do you have to beat him up?"
“I have nothing to do with him, so stop bothering him.”
Qin Chen sneered: "That would be best."
Qin Chen's sudden return didn't change much at home, and even Qu Lan didn't show much surprise when she saw him come back.
It just seems better to have another person in the family, at least family.
Even the brother you hate the most is still family.
When she got to school, Qin Man couldn't resist wearing the necklace Jiang Xuchi had given her. Not wanting to be too flashy, she hid it inside her school uniform collar, only revealing a small section of the chain.
She figured the necklace was just sitting there anyway, and she hadn't changed her jewelry in a long time, so she figured she might as well have picked it up from Jiang Xuchi's unwanted one.
During lunch break, Zhao Ying came to find Qin Man.
She brought the school's weekly newspaper with a picture of Qin Man dancing, which was a very beautiful picture.
"Oh my god, thank goodness you danced beautifully that day, otherwise I wouldn't know how to handle the situation."
Zhao Ying is still shaken by the accident that happened that day.
"You should thank me." Qin Man's temper flared when the topic of last night's banquet came up.
Zhao Ying looked around and noticed that Jiang Xuchi had taken the day off. She then lowered her voice and asked Qin Man, "So what they said is true? Jiang Xuchi got into a fight and that's why he can't go on stage?"
Qin Man: "How would I know?"
“But some people say…” Zhao Ying looked at Qin Man, too curious to care whether her words would anger Qin Man, and asked without hesitation, “They say that you broke up with Jiang Xuchi, and he deliberately made you, uh, embarrassed.”
Everyone at school loves to steer gossip towards romantic relationships; this kind of topic spreads the fastest and is the most interesting.
"..." Qin Man couldn't help but raise her voice a little, "I have absolutely no relationship with him."
When she raised her voice, it inevitably attracted the attention of the other students around her. Their inquisitive gazes fell upon her, and Zhao Ying immediately began to coax them, "Oh, I see, I see. I won't say anymore."
She was terrified of Qin Man's spoiled temper, and sometimes even standing next to her made her feel stifled.
Qin Man looked up: "Is there anything else?"
"That's all, that's all." Zhao Ying put down the weekly report. "Here, take this one. The official account also uploaded a video of you dancing, you can take a look."
After saying that, she left.
A moment later, Pei Shiyu sat down next to Qin Man with a water glass in her hand.
As soon as she sat down, Qin Man sensed what she was going to ask.
"What exactly happened between you and Jiang Xuchi? Why didn't you dance together at the party?"
This question wasn't just of interest to Pei Shiyu; most of the students in the school were curious about it.
What's even more intriguing is whether Jiang Xuchi didn't go because of a fight or because he broke up with Qin Man.
But in reality, although their relationship is complicated and cannot be explained in a single sentence, they are not a couple at all.
Qin Man was speechless: "He's acting crazy. Why is everyone coming to ask me?"
Pei Shiyu pressed further, "What's wrong with him?"
"Why don't you go ask him?" Qin Man said.
Pei Shiyu was a little annoyed. If Qin Man didn't tell her about this, then she shouldn't blame her and her girlfriends for making wild guesses.
Pei Shiyu, who was about to leave, suddenly noticed a small patch of white skin peeking out from under her collarbone and asked a question out of curiosity.
"Hey, Qin Man, this looks like the latest T brand model."
Qin Man pinched her collar, her mind in turmoil.
This doesn't belong to her, so she has no right to flaunt it. But she's not the kind of person who hides things; in fact, it makes her seem less generous.
After thinking it over, she finally admitted, "Yes."
"Let me see it."
Qin Man turned up her collar and said impatiently, "There's nothing to see." Then she turned and walked out.
Pei Shiyu returned to her seat, and several of her girlfriends gathered around her.
"What's wrong?"
Pei Shiyu rolled her eyes. "Who knows what's wrong with her? Her tone was really aggressive."
"Did she actually talk to Jiang Xuchi?"
"You're so stupid. Ever since they started playing tennis, they've been walking home together almost every day after school. Isn't that practically a relationship?"
Besides, in their circle, does it matter whether they talk about it or not?
Playing the field is pretty much the same thing.
But the most attractive thing, of course, is the gossip among classmates. The most fun thing is getting together to talk about who is dating whom and who isn't.
The semi-closed environment of the school further amplifies the appeal of these gossips, making them the best topic of conversation for students outside of class.
Unless there is more sensational gossip to distract them.
...
According to a long-standing tradition in Xilai, a major exam follows the charity gala to assess the students' learning progress.
Few people in this school study seriously, especially in their international class.
However, this exam is of different value because it will be included in the application materials, and the results will affect the application to prestigious foreign universities. Therefore, every student attaches great importance to this exam, and the entire school has gradually entered the pre-exam review stage.
Qin Man had no choice but to take out her books and start reviewing after a long time.
She most likely won't be able to go abroad, but her grades can't drop, or it would be very embarrassing.
But she had no interest in reading at all.
Even though most of the students were focused on studying, the class was still quite noisy, so Qin Man decided to go to the library after school.
The library study rooms in Xilai offer wireless charging, tablet rental, bottled water, and even afternoon tea and late-night snacks. The entire two floors are filled with small, private study rooms, which are very comfortable.
Qin Man found a seat and sat down, but before she could even take a look around, the chair next to her was suddenly pulled out.
She looked up and saw Jiang Xuchi sitting next to her with a book in his hand.
"You're so slow."
Qin Man gripped her pen tightly, watching him slowly take the exercise book out of his bag.
"You found such a secluded corner," Jiang Xuchi chuckled. "Were you afraid of being seen?"
"...Stop talking nonsense."
Jiang Xuchi also needed to study, so he messaged her in the afternoon to ask her to go together.
Jiang Xuchi suddenly reached out and pulled out the necklace she had hidden in her collar, saying, "You really like it."
"This is a hobby that I've had since I was a child."
"Yes, I know." Jiang Xuchi released his hand, and the chain returned to Qin Man's collarbone. He gently patted her lower back twice. "You were suited to wearing these anyway."
Those extravagant and dazzling jewels only suit Qin Man best and look most beautiful on her.
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