Chapter 23 Ignition She collapsed onto him almost without any gap between them...
After the typhoon, the third-floor terrace was a mess, with raindrops dripping around the broken glass of the sliding door, and the floor next to it was also wet.
Fortunately, the bathroom in the room was still usable.
Xinmian stood in front of the sink, looking at herself in the mirror, and recalled what had just happened on the second floor.
The instant she tripped over the blanket, Chi Yu reacted quickly, grabbing her waist and pulling her into his arms, but due to inertia, he was also pulled down with her.
I lay there at the bottom, serving as her human cushion.
A muffled groan sounded, and when she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was his sharp jawline and his Adam's apple bobbing up and down with the groan.
She didn't care about anything else; her first reaction was to lean against his chest, tilt her head back slightly, and quickly check on him.
"Chi Yu, where did you bump into?"
"Does anything hurt?"
Did you hit your head or your back?
He might have suffered a concussion.
She asked him several times in a panic, but received no response.
Just as I was thinking of getting up to check him, my wrist was suddenly grabbed.
His long, well-defined fingers gripped her tightly.
The sharp yet soft protrusion on the man's neck rolled again, his voice deep and hoarse.
"I'm fine, just a little dizzy."
Xin Mian panicked, "...I...I..."
"I'll call 120, let's go to the hospital for a check-up."
Although she was thin, she was still an adult with a normal weight. It was obvious that it would hurt a lot if she fell on him like that.
But just as she tried to climb off him to get her phone, a strong force tightened around her waist, pulling her back down.
"Don't move around, I'll just lie down for a bit."
The man's eyes were tightly closed, and the old scar on his brow furrowed slightly with his movements, revealing a hint of melancholy.
He placed one hand on his forehead, and slid the other hand down from her lower back, no longer restraining her.
But since he had already said it, Xinmian dared not make any further moves.
In the quiet room, the two lay on the floor in an odd yet intimate position.
She was very awkward, struggling to tilt her head back, afraid to relax for fear of pressing down on him, her whole body was very stiff.
Only now did the warmth from the physical contact begin to envelop her entire body.
She fell onto him almost without any gap, even resting her feet on his legs.
Her skirt was slightly rolled up, revealing a small portion of her smooth calves, which were pressed tightly against him.
Xin Mian was as if she had been acupunctured, afraid to move, but her heart was racing at that moment, as if a little rabbit was trapped in her chest, making such a commotion that she was afraid he would hear it.
“...Chi Yu..."
“...Chi Yu..."
She called his name softly, one word after another, trying to cover up the sound of her own heartbeat.
"Um."
He kept his eyes closed, gave a lazy reply, but showed no intention of getting up.
"How about we call 120 and go to the hospital to get it checked out...?"
Why am I lying like this the whole time?
Moreover, the two were standing too close.
Her heart was pounding so hard it was about to jump out of her chest!
Upon hearing her suggestion, Chi Yu finally lifted his eyelids, lowered his brows, and looked at her. The deep, dark look in his long, narrow eyes had just faded away.
"you..."
[Meow!]
But he was interrupted by a fierce meow as soon as he finished speaking.
Fat Orange had arrived at some unknown time and was standing menacingly at their feet, its round cat eyes staring intently at Chi Yu.
Xinmian: ? ? ?
She quickly got up, wanting to pick up the chubby orange.
"Fat Orange, what's wrong?"
But Fatty Orange ignored her and directly bit Chi Yu's trouser leg, pulling it outwards with all its might, making a low growling sound.
[Human! You've gone into the girl's room again!]
Get out of here right now!
[Immediately! Right now!]
The slight weight on his body disappeared, and Chi Yu glanced at the fat orange cat with an inscrutable look before slowly standing up.
Fat Orange was biting his pants hard, making him grimace.
But Chi Yu's weight was like a mountain to it; it couldn't budge him no matter how hard it tried, and it started glaring at him in frustration.
Xinmian, standing to the side, was both confused and amused. She squatted down and gently stroked the kitten's head, asking, "What's wrong with our chubby orange cat?"
Perhaps it's because the biggest thing girls and cats have in common is that they're both cute. When she talks to the chubby orange cat, she unconsciously uses a pinched tone. When the chubby orange cat hears this, it relaxes a little, turns its head, rubs its head against her palm, and then continues to try to pull Chi Yu away without hesitation.
[Meow~]
[Don't worry about people.]
This cat will definitely drag its human out!
Chi Yu was almost laughing out of anger, coldly glaring at the fat orange.
The deep voice was quite annoyed, "Stupid cat, look whose room this is."
As soon as he finished speaking, he bent down, grabbed the fat orange cat, and spun it around the room in a 360-degree circle.
"Look carefully, this is on the second floor."
[Meow!]
The chubby orange cat was still not convinced and stretched out its front paws, waving them in the air a few times, as if it wanted to fight Chi Yu.
Chi Yu grabbed him by the back of the neck and unleashed his trump card, "Go back to your own nest, or you'll only get one small yellow croaker today."
[Meow~]
The chubby orange immediately wilted.
Xinmian was amused by it, but couldn't bear to see it continue arguing with Chi Yu, so she reached out and took it from Chi Yu's hands, saying, "I'll take it downstairs."
The ambiguous and tense atmosphere that had existed between the two was completely dispelled. Chi Yu nodded calmly, "I'll go upstairs later to check the broken glass door."
"good."
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After washing up and having breakfast, Xinmian stayed on the first floor to help clean the yard.
Chen Xiulian planted three trees in the yard: osmanthus, lychee, and wampee. Last night, the wind and rain were heavy, and the yard was almost a mess.
Chi Yu finished breakfast and went out, but before leaving, he had already picked up all the larger and heavier tree branches and twigs on the ground.
At this moment, Chen Xiulian is cleaning the ground with a water hose.
Xinmian lifted her trouser leg and went over as well, "Grandma, let's go together."
Hearing her voice, Chen Xiulian smiled and asked, "Mianmian, how did you sleep last night?"
Xin Mian was taken aback, suddenly recalling the scene of her hugging Chi Yu's arm when she woke up that morning. She pursed her lips somewhat embarrassedly, "I slept... quite well."
"That's good. I was worried you wouldn't be used to sleeping in a different bed."
Chen Xiulian noticed her expression and, while rinsing the yard, told her not to be embarrassed. She said that when a man encounters such a situation, he should have some responsibility and gentlemanly manners.
Xin Mian smiled shyly and nodded in agreement.
The yard was covered with withered leaves and fallen flowers, and was covered with mud, making it dirty.
The faucet was connected to two water pipes. She turned on the other one and together with Chen Xiulian, they washed the fallen flowers and leaves into a pile in the corner of the yard.
Chen Xiulian went into the kitchen and found two large rice bags. The two of them used brooms and sweepers to sweep the garbage into the bags, took them out and threw them into the large trash can. Finally, they used a hose to wash the yard, and it was completely clean.
By the time the cleaning was finished, it was already noon.
Last night, Xinmian moved Fat Orange's bed next to the sofa. Now, a cat is standing by the glass door, watching them clean, meowing.
Xinmian washed her hands and entered the room, only to find that the cat food in the automatic feeder had been finished.
Chen Xiulian went into the kitchen to make lunch, while she fed the fat oranges in the living room.
——
After lunch, Xinmian went back to the third floor and planned to put away the clothes she didn't intend to wear recently.
As soon as I entered the room, my phone screen lit up.
It's a message from a WeChat group; I've already seen several of them.
The latest message is from Qin Shengtian: [@Xinmianmianmian, why haven't you replied to my messages?]
Xin Mian quickly replied in the group chat: 【I was on the first floor, charging my phone, and didn't bring it down with me】
After replying, she scrolled through the chat history and realized that the typhoon last night had damaged more than just her balcony door.
Both residential areas and guesthouse areas have experienced numerous instances of damaged doors and windows.
One of the windows in Liu Haoyuan's guesthouse was cracked, and he contacted repairmen early in the morning, but skilled repairmen were already on the waiting list.
Several messages in the chat history were him wailing.
Xin Mian recalled what Chi Yu had said that morning.
If the balcony door on the third floor isn't repaired, she'll probably have to stay on the second floor for a while longer.
Just then, she heard a noise at the door of the room. Turning around, she saw that Chi Yu had returned at some point and was leaning against the wall watching her.
He had one hand in his pocket and the other raised, still in the act of knocking on the door.
"Let me check the balcony door."
Xin Mian understood and nodded.
The two walked towards the sliding door, one after the other.
Last night's events happened so suddenly. After being startled awake by the thunder and lightning, Xin Mian was momentarily dazed. Before she could even take a good look, Chi Yu took her to the second floor.
Looking at it now, I realize that the sliding door is much worse than I imagined.
The hole made by the tree branch was located at a lower position, but the crack extended all the way along this hole, with winding cracks appearing all over the glass, making it look like it was about to explode at any moment.
Chi Yu had cleaned up the broken glass on the floor last night, but after one night, the area around the sliding door was a mess again.
Chi Yu didn't let her get too close. He first used a broom to sweep away the broken glass along with the fallen leaves.
He squatted down in front of the glass door, tried the original sliding track, and then gently pressed it.
Then he turned to her and said, "I didn't bring my phone upstairs. Could you take a picture of the door and send it to me on WeChat?"
"I'll send it to the repairman to take a look later."
"good."
He stood up and made room for her. Xin Mian obediently picked up her phone, took a lot of photos and videos, selected them all, and sent them directly.
However, after sending the photos and videos, she realized she had sent them to the wrong person.
The messages that were meant to be sent individually to Chi Yu were all sent to the group chat at once.
Qin Shengtian quickly clicked on the video and watched the first video.
[Mianmian, did your room window shatter?]
Xinmian: [It broke in the middle of the night.]
As soon as the message was sent, Qin Shengtian immediately sent a private message.
So what are you going to do? Where will you sleep these next few days?
Xinmian typed slowly: [Sleeping in Chi Yu's room]
[Holy crap???]
[What about Yu-ge? You two aren't sleeping in the same room, are you? Like in novels where one sleeps on the bed and the other sleeps on the floor?]
Qin Shengtian felt a thrill, like she was witnessing gossip about someone she knew.
Xinmian felt slightly embarrassed.
She glanced at Chi Yu, who was still looking at the balcony door, then silently took several steps back and leaned against the table to reply to Qin Shengtian's message.
No, he gave me his bed.
He sleeps in the small living room on the second floor.
Although the final result last night differed somewhat from what they had discussed, such a situation will certainly not occur again in the future, so there is no need to bring up this unexpected incident again.
However, Qin Shengtian on the other side of the screen clearly wouldn't listen to her explanation and sent several emojis in succession.
[Brother Yu actually let you sleep in his bed!!!]
Xinmian: ......
He initially agreed to let you rent the apartment, but now he's giving you the room instead!
Qin Shengtian, still lazing in bed at home, shook her head with a "tsk tsk" and muttered with emotion, "Brother Yu is getting more and more direct."
Xin Mian thought for a moment and decided to start the explanation from the beginning.
When he found out I wanted to rent a house, Grandma Chen and I had already signed the contract.
The implication is that even if he objects, it's useless, because the die is cast.
Qin Shengtian sent a finger-wagging emoji: 【NO~NO~NO~】
[Brother Yu is not short of money, and Liu Haoyuan has ready-made inn rooms.]
If Brother Yu really doesn't want you to stay here, he can just pay you the full penalty for breach of contract and send you to stay at Liu Haoyuan's inn.
Chi Yu is capable of doing something like that.
Even if the contract is signed in black and white, he can send the person away no matter how much money it costs if he doesn't want to.
But Chi Yu kept the person behind!
Not only did they stay, they've even given up their room!
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Author's Note: Fat Orange: Human!!! I knew you had ulterior motives!!!
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