Chapter 30: Thirty Heartbeats "Ahuai"
"I......"
There was a momentary blockage and Wen Huai didn't know how to answer.
"Um?"
Looking up, she met inquiring eyes, and suddenly felt that Xu Youjing interrupted the phone and sat opposite her just to ask this question.
Just as he was about to speak, the silent phone rang again.
When their eyes met, the atmosphere became more subtle.
She said, "I'll take a call first."
Xu Youjing had no objection: "Do you need me to step aside?"
Having seen the note, Wen Huai didn't say anything, answered the call and pressed the hands-free button.
Li Changying's voice appeared between the two of them: "Xiao Ai, what are you doing?"
After Wen Huai explained, Li Changying got straight to the point: "Where's Ah Jing?"
The person opposite looked over, their eyes met in private and silent silence.
Under his gaze, she opened her mouth and said, "A Jing is next to me, grandma."
His gaze was too direct, and Wen Huai couldn't bear it. Pushing the phone forward, she leaned over and dodged it, "Grandma, you tell me, I'll give him the phone."
"No need to give it to me. Grandma is looking for you two." Li Changying couldn't suppress her smile. "If you guys are free tomorrow, the weekend, would you like to come over for dinner?"
Wen Huai looked up and asked Xu Youjing, who reached out and turned the phone in the middle of the table over and pressed the mute button.
He asked, "Do you want to go?"
She nodded.
Xu Youjing turned off the mute button with his fingertips and said to the other side: "Just a meal?"
When Li Changying heard it was him, the smile in her voice faded a little: "Let's have a meal and talk about something, okay?"
"Nothing can be said on the phone."
"Do you have anything to do tomorrow?" Li Changying said without hesitation, "Then I'll have Old Li pick up Xiao Ai and bring her to the old house. You can do whatever you want."
Hearing the old lady's unfriendly tone, Wen Huai took the phone at the right time and said in a gentle tone: "Grandma, A Jing and I can drive there tomorrow. It won't bother Uncle Li."
Noticing someone's gaze on her, she coughed, as if on purpose: "A Jing is joking with you."
"Really?"
It's not that she didn't believe Wen Huai's words, but Li Changying knew her grandson's temper, so asking meant she didn't want to come. She understood Wen Huai's good intentions to mediate, and just as she was about to offer a way out, she heard him smiling, as if he was in a good mood.
It turned out that Wen Huai winked at Xu Youjing.
It's rare to see her "crossing the line" in a purely work-related relationship between superiors and subordinates.
The dark cloud that had enveloped his mind immediately dissipated, and he curled his lips.
Xu Youjing put his arms on the table and leaned over to the phone: "Everything she says is right."
As if on purpose, he propped up his chin with his arm, his long eyelashes etched with a smile, "Isn't it funny, grandma?"
Li Changying: “…”
She didn't scold him because her granddaughter-in-law was there. She didn't want to say another word to him, so she chatted with Wen Huai for a while before hanging up the phone.
As the third person's voice disappeared, the atmosphere between the two seemed to return to its previous state.
Wen Huai decided to go all out and asked, "How's your wrist?"
Hearing this, he rolled up his sleeves to show her.
The cold white skin on her bony wrist was tinged with pink, but not as dark as yesterday, and the swelling had subsided.
She nodded. "Looks like we don't need to go to the hospital. Have you applied the medicine?"
"I was in a hurry to go out and forgot."
"Then let me help you apply it."
Wen Huai was about to stand up. As she took a step away from her slippers, she heard Xu Youjing calling her from behind:
"Ahuai."
She looked at him in disbelief, "You..."
"No rush." He calmly collected her expression and raised his chin, "Finish your meal first."
...
During the meal, Xu Youjing no longer sat opposite her, but went to the study, and came down just when Wen Huai finished eating.
The timing was arranged just right, seamlessly.
Only her heart, following his call, was floating in the air, and even now it hadn't found a place to settle.
Taking the spray from Xu Youjing's hand, Wen Huai wanted to hold his hand, but because he felt uncomfortable, he turned back in mid-air and just rolled up his shirt sleeves.
As she shook the bottle, her hand, which had not yet been withdrawn, felt heavy.
Then Xu Youjing put his wrist into her palm.
When she raised her eyes, he looked calm: "It's good to spray like this."
Wen Huai withdrew his gaze and said "hmm" in a calm manner, but his ears were secretly red among his loose hair.
..
The afternoon was peaceful.
Aunt Ping and the aunt who helped at home left after cleaning up the restaurant, and they were the only two people in the living room.
They sat side by side, and because it was convenient to handle, their legs had already touched each other without knowing it. However, because they were both wearing long pants and their attention was focused on their wrists, no one looked away.
Some cool liquid in the spray sprayed on the wrist bone, but Xu Youjing didn't react much.
Until a warm palm touched him, his long, thick eyelashes trembled, and his gaze couldn't help but shift to Wen Huai's serious face.
Beneath her dark eyebrows, her eyes were fixed intently on his wrist.
From Xu Youjing's perspective, he could only see the drooping eyelids and eyelashes, but the softness and gentleness in her eyes unconsciously appeared before his eyes.
Further down, the lips without any red were pursed, as soft as last night.
"alright."
Startled, he suddenly came to his senses and opened his eyes.
"Thanks."
"It's a small matter."
Xu Youjing took over the task of packing the medicine box she was working on. Before she could say anything, he asked, "Does Tian Xitong still need you to be a bridesmaid at her wedding?"
Wen Huai almost forgot about it. "Yes. The address I gave to Senior Sister was my home. I received the receipt text message yesterday morning and was thinking of going back to get it, but I forgot. I'm going now."
Xu Youjing put down the medicine box and walked towards the door. "I'll go with you."
She was stunned, and subconsciously didn't want to trouble him: "You just came back and now you have to go out again, it's too troublesome, I can go by myself."
The person walking in front stopped with his eyes darkened upon hearing this.
"It's too much trouble to ask you to go back alone, lest your Zhixue brother sees you and who knows what he will think."
"I...he..."
Wen Huai didn't know how to explain it for a moment and found it very puzzling.
"My husband is not a decoration."
Xu Youjing didn't intend to use her to explain, and instead raised his foot: "Wait for you in the garage."
“…”
On the way to Mingwan Community, both of them were silent.
The car stopped at the first intersection. Wen Huai seized the opportunity and asked with concern: "Is your hand okay? If not, let me drive."
Xu Youjing said calmly: "It's okay."
"All right."
"Last time you said Lu Zhixue is a year older than you?"
Not knowing why he suddenly brought this up, Wen Huai still said, "Yes."
"Then I am two years older than you." Xu Youjing murmured.
Wen Huai didn't hear clearly and was about to get closer when he saw him looking over.
"Why have I never heard you shout..."
He suddenly stopped talking.
Wen Huai was puzzled: "What did you say?"
He paused.
Suddenly I felt confused and worried about useless things.
He changed his words: "Nothing, just watch the road."
Wen Huai's eyes fell on the steering wheel in his hands: ...
What happened to him today?
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After getting their clothes, the two headed towards the old house.
After the three of them finished their meal, Li Changying used the excuse of going upstairs to get something, but in fact she wanted to give the two of them some time to be alone together.
She could notice that Xu Youjing's condition at night was different from what he said on the phone during the day.
But according to her observation, the two people got along harmoniously and didn't seem to quarrel.
The TV was broadcasting the evening news. For a moment, in the quiet space, only the girl who spoke standard Mandarin was talking.
The real-time news section ends, and the entertainment section begins.
"Recently, top-tier young actress Qiao Mian is attending Fashion Week abroad. Three Weibo posts released by her studio have garnered widespread attention and generated significant traffic. Keywords related to 'Qiao Mian' have topped Weibo's trending searches several times... She's set to return to China on the 16th of this month..."
Wen Huai looked at Xu Youjing who was sitting on the side and looking at his phone.
The 16th was Tian Xitong's wedding. When they were invited, Xu Youjing said he had something to do that day and couldn't go.
Coincidentally, Qiao Mian returned to China that day.
Is his job to pick someone up at the airport?
Does he... still like Qiao Mian?
"Um?"
Xu Youjing noticed the gaze and looked up to see Wen Huai with a worried look on his face.
Before he could ask what was wrong, Li Changying had already come down from upstairs.
Sitting down on the sofa, she said bluntly, "When I came back last time, Yi Yi's words reminded me of this. After that, I also reflected on it and realized that I did not do this properly. Xiao Ai, when do you and A Jing want to hold your wedding?"
This topic was so sudden that Wen Huai was caught off guard and could only subconsciously look at Xu Youjing.
Unfortunately, before she could turn her head, her hand tightened and she looked at Li Changying.
"Xiao Ai, you know Ajing's parents are both overseas. He's been with me since he was little, so I naturally understand his temper and personality. Tell Grandma the truth. Was it his idea not to have a wedding?"
"I......"
Xu Youjing took over the conversation: "When did I say I wouldn't have a wedding?"
Li Changying was a little surprised: "You haven't given any information until now, right? When are you going to do it?"
Wen Huai also looked at him.
She never thought about the wedding.
If they did, then the secret marriage would naturally become unconcealable. If she stayed in the CEO's office, it would also cause him to talk.
There is still a traitor in Dianfeng. If the relationship between the two is exposed, it will definitely have an impact on the current situation and may even cause trouble for him.
"Let's not do it yet." he said.
Li Changying frowned: "Then you just -"
"Not doing it yet doesn't mean we won't do it." Xu Youjing withdrew his gaze from Wen Huai's unrefreshed brows and said slowly, "I still have things to do at the peak. We have special identities, so even if we do it, it's not now. Besides, our relationship... is still in the stage of getting along. It's better to wait until it's stable before starting to plan it."
The rhetoric was flawless and even the steps were provided.
Wen Huai felt relieved but couldn't help but wonder if this was his true words.
Li Changying had nothing to say, but she felt sorry for Wen Huai.
Sensing her emotions, Wen Huai regained his composure and smiled sweetly, "Grandma, A Jing and I have the same idea."
"Xiao Ai." Li Changying felt sorry for it. "I'm sorry for putting you through this."
She can make concessions on the wedding, but she can't talk about the wedding photos and say that it will affect her work due to her mature relationship.
Li Changying asked for their opinions: "Then take a set of wedding photos."
The two were silent and looked at each other.
Wen Huai saw Xu Youjing's hesitation and knew that he didn't want to take wedding photos. She knew that as long as she said it, grandma would definitely do it.
But she didn't want to force him, nor did she want forced photos.
And Xu Youjing, seeing the look in her eyes, thought she was trying to understand his attitude, and he understood.
After two breaths, two different voices rang out:
"It's no trouble."
“I want to shoot.”
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