Chapter 54 Hidden Ignition in the Kitchen!
While Shen Mi turned around, Dan Heng quietly hid behind a wall not far away. Seeing the look of disappointment on Shen Mi's face, his throat tightened, and he pointed his toes in her direction, feeling an urge to go back.
But the next second, she seemed to have regained her spirits and, facing the direction he had disappeared, uttered two words to herself.
Her voice was muffled by the rain and difficult to hear, but I could still make out what she was saying through her lip movements—
See you later.
Dan Heng felt as if his heart had been violently struck. He clutched his chest, and the rapidly beating heart beneath his palm felt so real, so fast. He tried to recall when he had felt this way.
Was it the panic when she unexpectedly caught him? Or the perilous night in the desolate planet's mine tunnels? Or perhaps it was her stubborn, unyielding demeanor during their repeated encounters?
He couldn't say exactly when it started, but he missed every day he spent with her on that desolate planet. Because of her, the days and nights were no longer boring, and the future wasn't a predictable, aimless wandering.
The pink figure disappeared into the rain and ran towards another person.
A sudden sense of fear arose in Dan Heng's heart, and bad thoughts kept appearing in his mind. He shook his head and shook off the chaotic thoughts.
Finally, he sighed softly, turned around, and walked into the rain.
Just as he turned around, an old voice suddenly came from behind him.
"—Danfeng"
Danheng's pupils suddenly contracted.
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The rain had lessened a bit. Shen Mi shielded his eyes from the falling rain with his hand, carefully avoiding the crowds of people with umbrellas on the road, and ran towards Jing Yuan while waving.
"Jingyuan, I'm here!"
Seeing that the crowds of people were blocking his view of her, Shen Mi dodged left and right, skillfully weaving through the pedestrians, and hurried, panting, she arrived in front of Jing Yuan.
"Phew, I'm here..."
She understood why Dan Heng hadn't called out to her even though he had seen her. If Dan Heng had called out to her, she would have rushed over in the pouring rain, not wanting to make them wait for even half a second.
Upon hearing the sound, Jing Yuan took a few steps in the direction she came from, successfully caught her, and pulled her under his umbrella.
"Slow down, why didn't you wait for me there?" Jing Yuan took out the handkerchief he always carried with him, held the umbrella in one hand, and used the other hand to carefully wipe the water droplets from her hair.
After taking a few deep breaths and catching her breath for a few seconds, Chen Mi took the handkerchief and wiped her face haphazardly. Without an umbrella, she couldn't block the drizzling rain with just her hands. Many raindrops dripped onto her eyelashes and fell heavily into her eyes. Chen Mi felt a little uncomfortable and rubbed her eyes back and forth with the handkerchief many times.
"Let me see." Jing Yuan stepped forward, reached out and grasped her wrist, pulled out the handkerchief that she had rubbed so badly, and wiped it for her himself.
His movements were gentle, as if caressing some precious jewel. His fingertips brushed from her forehead to her temples, then across her eyelids. Shen Mi tilted her head back, her eyes half-closed, her eyelashes trembling slightly, as if something was stuck in her eyes, making it hard for her to open them fully.
"It looks like an eyelash got in there," he said.
"Oh no, what should we do? There's no mirror here." Shen Mi was a little anxious.
"Don't move," Jing Yuan said softly, leaning down to meet her gaze.
Shen Mi subconsciously held her breath and stood ramrod straight. The sound of rain enveloped the surroundings, the air was damp and slightly chilly, and he was too close, so close that she could hear the rhythm of his breathing and the soft sound of raindrops dripping from the edge of his umbrella.
Jing Yuan reached out and gently pried open the corner of her eye, then looked down and said, "Sure enough, there's one stuck in there."
“How about I do it myself—” Shen Mi tried to take over, but was firmly pressed down on the shoulder with his other hand, “Don’t blink.”
He lightly touched her lower eyelash with his fingertip, his movements extremely gentle, as if he were twisting a thin veil. The eyelash was finally removed, still damp with a drop of water, and rested on his fingertip.
"Alright. How is it now?"
Shen Mi blinked, and the foreign sensation in her eyes finally disappeared. She happily grabbed Jing Yuan's hand, "Let me see what's causing this."
“Look,” Jing Yuan held up the culprit for her to see: a long, thin, black eyelash, as long as half a finger joint, was stuck to his fair fingertip.
Just as they were watching, a sound broke through their space half a meter away.
What are you doing?
Jing Yuanwei shifted slightly to the side, opening the umbrella a little wider. A corner of the rain curtain was parted, revealing Bai Qi's face from under the umbrella. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and she looked displeased, as if she had stumbled upon something she shouldn't have seen.
Shen Mi realized how close she was to Jing Yuan at that moment, and after being scolded by Bai Qi, she stepped back, widening the distance between them.
Jing Yuan's expression turned displeased for a moment, but he quickly regained his gentle demeanor. He tilted the umbrella slightly towards Chen Mi and then explained on her behalf, "She got an eyelash in her eye."
Shen Mi nodded vigorously, and as if afraid that Bai Qi wouldn't believe him, he grabbed Jing Yuan's finger and showed it to her.
A light drizzle was falling outside. Bai Qi was holding an umbrella and couldn't see whether Jing Yuan actually had any eyelashes in his hand. All she knew was that she had almost stumbled upon a romantic drama being filmed.
Seeing that the two were calm, he realized that his tone had gone too far and quickly apologized, explaining that he had been angry and had spoken rudely.
As she spoke, she lost her initial enthusiasm, hanging her head and drooping like a deflated balloon. Her relationship with Jing Yuan was neither close nor distant, and now, with only her master as the central figure, what right did she have to speak up?
Jingyuan handed the umbrella to Chen Mi, then stepped forward in the rain, walked up to Bai Qi, and reached out as if asking for something. After Bai Qi handed her the item, she said something to Bai Qi.
He had his back to Shen Mi, so Shen Mi couldn't see him clearly or hear what he said.
As he returned, in the brief moment he stepped aside, Shen Mi saw that Bai Qi's eyes were red and her lips were pursed, as if she was about to cry but was trying hard to hold it back.
Shen Mi looked at Jing Yuan, then at Bai Qi, completely baffled by the situation. Could someone tell her what had just happened?
Jing Yuan walked up to Shen Mi, took the umbrella back, handed the phone he had taken from Bai Qi to Shen Mi, and said, "Why are you always so reckless about small things?"
Shen Mi took the phone and realized that Jing Yuan had just gone to get his own phone.
Jing Yuan continued, "If I hadn't called, would you still remember?"
Shen Mi smiled guiltily. He could remember, but the reason he remembered was...
I can't say it, or it will cause a world war.
Shen Mi tapped the screen, but there were no messages; there was no call from Jing Yuan.
"That's strange, there's no caller ID. Is my phone broken?" Shen Mi muttered to himself.
“Nothing’s broken.” Jing Yuan paused for a few seconds. “Bai Qi died.”
Shen Mi froze for a few seconds. Based on his words and Bai Qi's behavior, her mind automatically deduced what had happened after she put her phone in the storage box and left. The thought of Jing Yuan possibly calling her many times without her answering, even rushing over in the rain to find her—and the heavy rain just now, making it impossible to see the road in the white mist…
A look of guilt appeared on Shen Mi's face. Seeing this, Jing Yuan sighed softly, smiled gently, and reached out to tidy her wet hair. His tone remained gentle: "It's nothing serious. I was planning to come and pick you up anyway."
He didn't blame her at all, but that only made Chen Mi feel worse. She lowered her head, her voice tinged with self-reproach: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to not answer the phone... My phone was in the storage box. I was in a hurry to get out, and I didn't expect it to rain so hard."
Jing Yuan shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind. "I know, I'm just worried about you."
Shen Mi looked up at him and realized that his shoulder was dripping with water. In order to keep her from getting wet, he held the umbrella over her, leaving half of his body exposed to the rain.
Shen Mi froze, her gaze sliding down his soaked clothes, a bitter feeling welling up in her chest. No wonder so many novels have to ensnare the charming female lead, making her heartless and devoid of love. If every male lead were as considerate as Jing Yuan, the guilt he would feel would be enough to overwhelm him.
But such a good cat deserves a little more love, right?
Shen Mi straightened the tilted umbrella a little, then reached out and pulled Jing Yuan over, linking his arm with his. The already intimate distance was now so great that even a fist could not fit between them.
"Come closer, don't get wet."
Jing Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and a pleasant voice came from above Chen Mi's head.
"good."
"You just said you were in a hurry to leave. May I ask why you're leaving?"
"Oh, I think I've lost something, so I'm rushing out to look for it."
"So... do you know that bearded foreign uncle you were talking to? You seem to be having a very pleasant conversation."
Shen Mi paused, her eyes darting around without daring to look at him. Her heart pounded with anxiety. She wasn't sure how much Jing Yuan had seen, but then she remembered Dan Heng's instructions.
“Oh, that uncle… we met while sheltering from the rain together,” Shen Mi chuckled twice, glossing over the details. “He was so enthusiastic, he kept telling me about his daughter.”
"Is that so?" Shen Mi's voice was indifferent, and she couldn't discern Jing Yuan's attitude.
"Mmm!" Shen Mi could only nod, trying to make his words seem more credible.
Jingyuan: "Alright, let's go home. I'll cook today, what would you like to eat?"
"Really?" Chen Mi's incredulous voice came from behind him. "What can you burn?"
"Hmm..." Jing Yuan paused for a few seconds, as if searching his mind for something he could do, but after searching for a long time, the result seemed to be zero.
"Surely the Inspector General wouldn't stand by and watch someone die, would he?"
"Hmph, what if I do?"
"Then I had no choice but to set the kitchen on fire."
The cheerful voices gradually faded into the rain. A figure had been cautiously following them since the beginning, raising his hand to take several snapshots of their backs with his camera until he got a satisfactory photo. Only then did he stop, open his phone, and dial an unknown number.
"The fish are getting along well, and your guess is correct."
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Author's Note: Let's get to the plot! [doge][doge][doge] Thank you to all the readers who gave me your support!
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