Chapter 231 Mr. Jiang, can I ask you a secret?
Xu Xian stared at the pair of dark eyes. The light from the ceiling lamp was reflected in them, like a dazzling galaxy.
These eyes, which were always cold and indifferent, would only reveal their tender love when facing her, but now there was a hint of sadness in them.
She knew he was worried that she wouldn't be able to get over it.
"Yeah, I'm happy."
In fact, she is not unable to perceive the emotions of the outside world.
As soon as Xu Yixiu got out of school, she asked Jiang Shixin to take her to Repulse Bay just to have a meal with her and make her happy.
Tu Xue and her colleagues often sent her interesting company gossip and funny internet memes on WeChat.
Li Nanyue came to Repulse Bay every day, chattering with her to liven up the depressing atmosphere in the villa. Even if she didn't respond, she still enjoyed it.
Jiang Shibai followed her closely. Although he couldn't tell jokes, he racked his brains every day to find funny information on the Internet and told it to her haltingly, but most of them were cold jokes.
She almost never had a full night's sleep. Whenever she fell asleep, the images of their family of three appeared in her mind. Afraid that Jiang Shibai would worry, she always took a light nap.
He woke up in the middle of the night to check on her, and she knew all along.
There are still people and things in the world that are worth her nostalgia. She can't always be immersed in the sadness of her mother's death. There are many people waiting for her to move on.
Everyone is worried about her, and she can only hide her thoughts and sadness deep in her heart and digest it slowly.
She understood this simple truth.
But she has never been fully prepared to embrace the new life and face the fact that she will no longer have her mother by her side.
This week, she seemed to be expressing all the emotions that had accumulated over the loss of her father that she had no time to grieve over.
I have been in a daze until today.
But people cannot stay in the same place forever. The person is gone, and the living should look forward.
After eating half of the dumpling soup, Xu Xian suddenly said, "How did you think of giving me this as a wedding gift? And it must have taken a lot of thought to arrange it in such detail."
She probably guessed that the furnishings in the house must have been the result of his asking his mother, but it was difficult to find exactly the same old items. Even if he had people under him who would follow his orders, it would still take a lot of time and energy.
She could imagine that this wedding gift would probably take more energy than the wedding of the century.
Why give her this wedding gift?
Jiang Shibai slowly put down the spoon, clenched his palms into fists, and recalled the original intention of giving this gift.
Perhaps she unconsciously brought him into that old noodle shop, making him vaguely aware that he might have quietly walked into her heart.
In just a moment, he wanted to find her former home again.
There is no reason, no reason, just a sudden impulse, so I acted.
"I give you this gift, even though I don't have the answer myself."
No answer may be the best answer.
"Many of the old items in the house are gone, so I can only find similar replacements. They are a little different from before. Will you be disappointed?"
Xu Xian looked at the surrounding furnishings and said, "It's already very good. I like this wedding gift very much. It's the best gift I have ever received. Thank you, Jiang Shibai."
Jiang Shibai smiled gently and changed the subject. She ran away from home without saying a word.
He always likes to settle scores later.
Xu Xian: “…”
"I didn't run away from home." She said weakly, "I just felt a little bored and wanted to go out for a walk. I don't know why I took a taxi and came here. I was confused. I'm sorry for making you worry."
She was simply feeling annoyed staying in the room, so she went straight downstairs and out the door, completely forgetting to tell Aunt Zhang.
I originally just wanted to walk around the perimeter of the villa, but for some reason I walked out of the community gate and hailed a taxi to come here.
Perhaps subconsciously, she was destined to come here.
Jiang Shibai's attitude was unprecedentedly serious and earnest. He stared at the eyes with trembling eyelashes and deliberately slowed down his voice for fear of scaring her.
"My dear, I don't want you to say sorry. Just don't scare me next time. I'm timid and can't stand your threats. If you want to go out, I won't stop you, but you have to tell me or Aunt Zhang, okay?"
"Okay, got it." Xu Xian nodded with his head down like a child who had done something wrong, not daring to look at him.
Jiang Shibai sighed inaudibly, pinched her thinner cheek, and asked curiously, "How did you pay for the fare?"
Her cell phone is still at home.
Xu Xian raised his bare right hand and said in a low voice, "I gave him the bracelet as payment for the bus fare."
Now I feel a little regretful. For a distance of more than ten kilometers, that was clearly an exorbitant fare.
The driver saw her coming out of the high-end residential area in a daze, and the clothes she was wearing were expensive and very decent. He knew that her bracelet must be valuable, so he decisively accepted it as payment for the fare.
Jiang Shibai knew which bracelet she wore before she went out. It was the Soul of Tears that he had asked Wang Bai to buy at an auction house at a high price. It was worth more than five million.
Fortunately, the driver did not have any bad intentions when she was confused, and sent her safely to the Xingfu Community. The bracelet finally played its last role.
"Don't be sad. Just consider it as payment for your current recovery. I'll give you another bracelet when you get home."
Xu Xian felt a pain on his face, but he knew it was useless. He couldn't just go back on his word and ask the driver to return the bracelet!
Seeing her emotional reaction, Jiang Shibai felt grateful for the fare bracelet.
If it weren't for the bracelet, I wouldn't be able to see her lively expression from before.
After dinner, the two of them snuggled in the rattan chairs on the balcony, listening to the sound of sparse raindrops hitting the railings and leaves. The wind was slightly cool, and the temperature was just right, neither too cold nor too hot.
The two chatted casually.
Xu Xian suddenly remembered that she had a question that had not been answered on the wedding day. She wanted to wait until late at night when everyone was asleep to ask it, but she had completely forgotten it afterwards.
"Mr. Jiang, can I ask you a secret?" She played with the shirt buttons in front of his Adam's apple, sometimes fastening them, sometimes unfastening them.
The sexy Adam's apple protruding under the neckline was sometimes touched by her fingertips, rolling twice silently.
It was completely unconscious torture for him and a test of his willpower.
"Do I have a secret from you?" Jiang Shibai raised his eyebrows, his voice hoarse, his dark eyes staring at the pair of white hands.
He asked himself if he had hidden anything from Xu Xian.
"Don't be so joking. I'm serious. You..." Xu Xian looked into his narrow eyes, not knowing what to say. He hesitated and said, "You fell in love with me at first sight?"
Last time on Haizhou Island's Truth or Dare game, he confessed that he believed in love at first sight.
When picking up the bride, he bluntly told her that he had known her for a year and a half, but she had no impression of it at all.
These two things put together seem to have a different meaning.
"Mrs. Jiang, do you really want to know?" Jiang Shibai raised the corners of his eyes with a faint smile.
"Yeah." Xu Xian nodded affirmatively, "Don't play dumb and hide it from me."
"I didn't mean to hide it from you." Jiang Shibai responded in a low voice, his voice as gentle as water, "I didn't really fall in love with you at first sight."
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