Chapter 49 Doesn’t he want to maintain their marriage anymore?
After taking a shower and changing his sanitary napkin, Xu Xian came out and didn't see Jiang Shibai in the room. He thought he went to another room to take a shower to cool down, so he didn't pay attention.
She was thirsty after drinking too much, so she wet her hair and took the elevator downstairs, intending to go to the kitchen to get a glass of warm water. The bloating and pain in her lower abdomen made her frown slightly.
She has become accustomed to this old problem that has plagued her for many years, and it is difficult for her to sleep peacefully tonight.
The ceiling light in the living room emitted bright light, and the open kitchen was in full view. Xu Xian paused slightly.
The tall man in front of him had obviously taken a shower. His pure black silk pajamas made his back look broad, and he wore a light grey apron around his slender waist. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his slender back was slightly bent. The cuffs of his forearms were rolled up halfway, revealing his skin with throbbing veins. His skin looked even colder and whiter against the black fabric.
His arm was half raised in the air, controlling the spoon to stir the contents of the pot.
Xu Xian leaned closer, and a sweet smell penetrated her nose. The man heard her light footsteps and stopped her from going any further. Without even turning his head, he said, "Don't come over here. Be careful of getting burned. Sit at the bar."
Xu Xian stopped walking when he heard that, turned around obediently and sat on the high stool, with one foot on the horizontal bar, his white and straight legs dangling in the air, his elbows supporting the marble countertop, he opened Li Nanyan's chat box and sent her a message.
Did you get home safely?
No one responded to the message for a long time. Xu Xian was worried and made a phone call, but the phone was turned off.
Jiang Shibai poured the ginger and brown sugar water from the casserole into a porcelain bowl, held it in his hand and turned around, only to see Xu Xian's wet curly hair casually draped over his back.
He frowned subconsciously, "Why don't you blow dry your hair?"
"I don't want to move now, I'll blow it later." Xu Xian answered casually, but in fact he was just being lazy and wanted to delay.
Thinking about how the man who took Li Nanyan away had greeted Jiang Shibai at the nightclub, she knew him and quickly turned her head to ask, "Do you know the man who took my best friend away?"
She heard what the man said to Li Nanyue. He was her fiancé, which was why she was confident in him taking her away.
But now no one answered the phone, and she felt something was not good.
Jiang Shibai placed the porcelain bowl on the bar and said calmly, "He's Bai Han, one of my childhood friends. Your bestie's name is Li Nanyan, right? They're engaged. He won't do anything to your bestie, so you can relax."
They grew up together and have always known that Bai Han was engaged. As far as he knows, Bai Han has feelings for his fiancée.
"Your childhood friend?" The playboy face of Du Yuanzhou suddenly popped up in Xu Xian's mind.
She seemed uneasy.
Besides, Haishi is really small, and everyone knows each other after going around in circles.
Jiang Shibai saw through her thoughts at a glance. They were all written on his face. He did not hide it at all. He laughed and said, "He is different from Du Yuanzhou."
After that, he pointed to the porcelain bowl on the table and said, "You drank alcohol tonight and your period will come. You may have a stomachache later. Drink the brown sugar water first."
I'm afraid this week's Chinese medicine treatment has had little effect. The last physical examination report showed that she has a cold uterus and needs proper care.
The unquestionable words made Xu Xian move his gaze to the white porcelain bowl, which contained reddish-brown sugar water and an egg. The bright yellow yolk was particularly tempting.
"Thank you!" Xu Xian expressed his gratitude for his thoughtfulness and scooped up a spoonful of brown sugar water with a spoon.
Jiang Shibai twirled his fingers upon hearing this, his dark pupils glowing with a faint light. He didn't like her politeness and aloofness.
"Blow it on, be careful of the heat."
After leaving a word, he left the kitchen.
When he came back again, he was holding a white hair dryer in his hand.
Seeing this, Xu Xian thought he wanted her to blow dry her hair, and said reluctantly, "I'll blow it later."
She often leaves her wet hair loose for most of the day, and she is too lazy to move it until a certain time.
The expression on her face was full of resistance. Jiang Shibai saw it, but he had no intention of agreeing with her.
He walked behind her, plugged the cord into the socket beside her, pressed the switch, and a whirring sound came out of the hair dryer. He used his palm to feel the appropriate temperature and wind speed.
"Drink slowly, I'll blow dry your hair."
The buzzing sound of the hair dryer was not particularly noisy, and his low voice fell into Xu Xian's ears. Before she could refuse, a big palm appeared on her hair.
His knuckles were long and slender, moving flexibly through the hair. The temperature of the hair dryer was just right, and his movements were gentle. A feeling of comfort swept over his body, and Xu Xian drank the brown sugar water absentmindedly.
After her hair was half-dried, she finished her brown sugar water. Jiang Shibai took the empty bowl and asked in a low voice, "Do you want more brown sugar water?"
Xu Xian felt that the feeling of sinking in her lower abdomen had weakened a lot, but she had drunk a lot of wine in the evening and her stomach was already bloated, so she shook her head.
It was rare to see her being so obedient. Jiang Shibai smiled and without any hesitation, he turned around to deal with the garbage on the kitchen counter.
Xu Xian sat on a high stool and watched him busying around. This moment gave her a very subtle feeling, like a husband who was cooking for his wife and waiting for her to come home.
The only sounds in the kitchen were the gurgling of running water and the clinking of porcelain bowls. Xu Xian felt it was too quiet, so he simply changed the subject, "Why did you go to Feise?"
She was actually quite curious about how he knew she was in Feise, or if he just happened to meet her while he was there?
Jiang Shibai's back stiffened slightly. He turned off the water, turned around, and leaned back. His gloved hands rested on the table, his expression ambiguous. "Mrs. Jiang, do you suspect I'm fooling around?"
The man's tone was dangerous.
"I didn't. I'm just curious. If you don't want to tell me, then forget it." Xu Xian's eyes dodged, his smart fox eyes blinked randomly, and he was stubborn.
She was just curious, although she was hoping that he might also go to Feise to play, so as to prevent him from using this matter to pressure her.
Jiang Shibai didn't expose her. He smiled and said slowly, "Then I'm curious, why did Mrs. Jiang go to Feise for dinner? And with four male models?"
The trip she and he reported was to have a meal, not to go to a nightclub for drinks, and she also ordered four male models.
Xu Xian's face was full of regret. If she had known that the man would come to blame her, she would not have brought up the topic.
"I, I was...was..."
For a long time, she couldn't come up with a decent reason. Her face quickly turned red and her ears seemed to be congested.
She actually just went to Feise to drink and see handsome guys, so there was no room for explanation.
"What is it?" Jiang Shibai raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "Does Mrs. Jiang think that men outside can touch her at will? Or is Mr. Jiang an old man and very bored? Or does she regret getting married and feel she is tired of seeing Mr. Jiang's face?"
With every word he uttered, Xu Xian buried his head deeper. As the evidence of his crimes was listed one by one, his confidence grew weaker and weaker, and he could not even raise his head, like a young wife who had to swallow her anger in silence.
People who don’t know the situation would think that Jiang Shibai was bullying her.
She really didn't expect that Jiang Shibai had heard it, and her original hope was completely extinguished.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Jiang Shibai stopped being aggressive.
"Xu Xian."
He rarely called her by her full name.
Xu Xian looked up blankly, his gaze meeting those secretive eyes, and he uttered a soft, breathless sound, "Hmm?"
Jiang Shibai took a deep breath, his voice was deep and full of meaning, "I hope you will reconsider our relationship."
He knew that Xu Xian was drifting away from this marriage. He was jealous that she went to the nightclub to drink tonight, but he would not interfere with her freedom. However, every word she said pierced his heart, especially the last one.
He had always thought that he could slowly walk into her heart, but now he himself began to become unconfident, wondering whether this marriage that he had actively lured her into was the right one.
Xu Xian bit her lower lip lightly, watching Jiang Shibai pass by her and go upstairs.
She sat there in a daze for a long time.
During this week, Jiang Shibai always considered her and tolerated her, gradually nurturing her former spoiled nature, completely forgetting that a harmonious marriage requires two-way efforts.
He has been trying, and she has been avoiding.
Xu Xian knew that she was in the wrong. She seemed to have never treated this marriage sincerely. She always looked at it from an outsider's perspective, treating divorce as the inevitable ending between them, and never considered Jiang Shibai's feelings.
So is he angry?
Doesn't he want to maintain their marriage anymore?
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