Chapter 123 Just Because It Was You That Night
Jiang Shibai navigated to the noodle shop according to the address given by Xu Xian.
The beef noodle restaurant is located in the alley of the old street. The quaint old street has a history of hundreds of years. The path made of blue bricks and stone tiles is only two meters wide and cars cannot drive in.
They parked the car in the parking lot outside. Jiang Shibai helped Xu Xian put on her scarf before taking her hand and getting out of the car. The two of them strolled along the path, walking on the blue bricks that were not as smooth as ceramic tiles.
There are shops on both sides of the alley, and warm yellow lanterns are hung under the eaves, emitting a warm and dim light.
The beef noodle restaurant was some distance away from the end of the alley. The two held hands and strolled slowly in the bitter winter, with lights flickering.
The cold wind blew across my cheeks as children ran freely along the straight alley, with their parents shouting behind them.
The alley is filled with the rich aroma of wine and home-cooked dishes, and is full of the flavor of life.
The biting cold wind blew against his face. Xu Xian tucked his chin into his scarf, revealing only his red nose and a pair of watery eyes.
Her voice was gentle, as if drowning in the evening breeze of the alley. "Laoji Beef Noodle House is my childhood memory. When I was little, my parents would leave some money at the entrance. If they were late getting off work, they would call me and let me go out to buy food."
"I usually use that money to eat beef noodles. After a long time, Aunt Ji got to know me and often gave me an extra spoonful of beef."
Her mother is a teacher and her father is an architectural designer. They are sometimes busy with work and need to work overtime, so when she was in junior high school, she had to prepare dinner by herself.
Lao Ji Beef Noodle House was her first choice during those years and she never got tired of eating there.
The taste of beef noodles is still vivid in my memory.
Three years ago, their family suffered an unexpected change, so they sold their house not far from this alley and moved away from the sad place.
The rental house is actually very close to the alley, so after work, she would come back every now and then to eat noodles.
But after marrying Jiang Shibai, she didn't think about him often.
"Can adding an extra spoonful of beef make you so happy?" Jiang Shibai looked at her undisguised smile and knew that this smile came from the heart and was her nostalgia for the past.
Xu Xian's small hand was held in his big palm. She couldn't help but shake it, and her arm swayed with it.
"Of course I'm happy. That's Aunt Ji's preference for me. Even when I brought my parents to patronize the restaurant later, she only gave me an extra spoonful of beef."
"I am the only one who enjoys this treatment." When talking about the past, Xu Xian couldn't help but curl his lips, with a slightly proud expression.
Like a child who has obtained a unique candy, she is showing off her unique preference.
"Then why is she only special to the good boy?" Jiang Shibai followed her words, his gentle eyes never leaving her. The woman's face was soft under the dim light.
Xu Xian couldn't help but brag, his eyes curved into crescents, "Of course it's because I'm pretty and well-behaved, and I have a good personality, so Aunt Ji likes me."
It's rare to see her bragging about herself. Jiang Shibai raised his thin lips slightly, his eyes deep in the thick night. "I believe this reason, just like the reason why I like good boys."
The sudden confession made Xu Xian's heart skip a beat. He was panicked for a moment before returning to normal. A narrow look flashed across his eyes, and his voice was neither hurried nor slow, with a hint of teasing.
"Oh? So Mr. Jiang only cares about Mrs. Jiang's appearance and not her inner qualities!"
Jiang Shibai knew she was finding fault, so he slowed down his pace, his chest trembling as he laughed non-stop, "I'm a rather vulgar person, and Mrs. Jiang's appearance is very much to my liking. As for her inner qualities... I like them too."
He paused slightly for the second half of the sentence, his meaning unclear.
He never thought of himself as a gentleman, and of course he would not deny his liking for appearance. It was just a preference and had nothing to do with self-cultivation.
The most intuitive way to get to know someone is through their appearance. It takes time to fully understand their inner qualities, and it is possible that you will never be able to fully understand them in your lifetime.
Xu Xian choked instantly and swallowed back all the lines he had prepared. He suddenly remembered the scene of their first meeting.
She had climbed into the car in a hurry, her mind was hazy, and the light inside the car was dim, so she didn't really have the mind to pay special attention to his face.
However, thanks to her years of experience, although the man's facial features were blurred, she could still vaguely make out some of his handsome features.
Logically speaking, one shouldn't hold on to the past, and she doesn't really care about it.
But now thinking about it, she felt inexplicably disgusted, as if a twisted heart had suddenly grown in her. She was particularly concerned about the fact that Jiang Shibai did not push her away at that time.
Xu Xian snorted, his voice trembling. "So you were attracted to my face and didn't push me away because of my beauty? If there was another beautiful woman who needed to be rescued, would you also obey me?"
The accident in the car was caused by her forcing him, but he was stronger than her. If she really didn't want to, he was fully capable of pushing her away and kicking her out of the car.
She didn't care about him before, and naturally felt that there was no need to delve into the consensual relationships in the adult world. But now her mood is different, and she can't help but care a little.
It matters what he was thinking at that time.
He would have been willing to have any woman sit astride his lap that night.
The jealous words poured into Jiang Shibai's ears along with the cold wind, his brain exploded, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes, which then turned into surprise.
He squeezed her palm, his smile undiminished, "Of course not, I will obey you obediently, just because it was you that night, understand?"
When the woman pressed on him that night, he didn't actually recognize her. Instead, he told her to get out.
But the shout of "get out" did not make the woman escape. Instead, she became more and more aggressive and started begging him for help.
The slightly familiar voice brought back his memories. In that moment of shock, he could only see the bright and beautiful face clearly with the help of the car lights flashing outside the window.
That glance made his heart beat unsteadily, and he completely forgot how ambiguous their posture was.
She was passionate and bold, and directly grasped his vitals, causing his body to become hot and lose his original rationality. He did not notice the abnormality of her body at all and simply thought that she was drunk.
The smell of alcohol filled the closed carriage, like an invisible hand squeezing his heart. He, who was originally sober, gradually became intoxicated, and the two of them had a crazy one-night stand.
She took the initiative, and he was willing.
If the woman in the car that night was not her, even if the woman took off her clothes to tease him, he would remain unmoved and would just push her away.
As for the fact that he was drugged, he was able to detect it immediately instead of letting his rationality disappear and sink into it.
All he could do was call the police and an ambulance to take the drugged woman to the hospital instead of indulging himself in the car on the roadside.
After the fleeting romance ended, he certainly wanted to take responsibility, but seeing that she left so decisively, he was afraid that she would be unwilling and would scare her away.
She could only go to the overseas branch to handle official business as originally planned. After all, the monk could run away but the temple could not. She worked in his company, and even if she left, she could find her by asking around.
After returning to China, before he could take things slow, things started to develop in an uncontrollable direction.
The pregnancy incident gave him the perfect reason to get married.
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