Chapter 89
Xia Bei naturally noticed that Jiang You's favorability towards him had increased, so he became even more unhurried and continued to ask insincerely, "Jiang, what are your thoughts now?"
"I..." Jiang You held the teacup with both hands, her gaze fixed on the tea inside. She couldn't figure out whether the man in front of her wanted her to break up with Xia Yan, or to separate from Song Yun and continue being with Xia Yan.
The girl's cautiousness was practically written all over her face; she was practically ready to do whatever he asked.
How ruthless! He's willing to be cruel to anyone. Xia Bei smiled slightly, even the tips of his fingers tapping slowly on the table seemed to exude a sense of pleasure.
"Do you like Xia Yan now?" he continued.
Xia Bei believed that his words were somewhat inflammatory, and that as long as he opened his mouth, those fools in the officialdom would follow his lead.
But when facing Jiang You, he was a bit too impatient. He should have guided the girl quietly and without revealing his purpose.
So when Xia Bei finally blurted out, after rehearsing the sentence many times in her mouth, "If you don't like him, break up with him. I'm on your side," she was slightly stunned.
His desire for the girl to break up was too strong, even bordering on impatient, which wasn't typical of him. Yet, this feeling of being out of control was so novel and exciting.
Jiang You understood the man's implication. She looked up to meet his clear, shallow eyes and followed his lead: "I want to break up..."
The outcome was already expected. Xia Bei maintained a faint smile as he gazed at Jiang You. He thought he should add something to cover up his overly blunt words and try to get closer to the girl.
But he didn't do that because of how he felt just now. Why should he pretend in front of the girl? He should just be himself.
But it seems that won't work now. I have to wait until I break up with my mentally challenged brother. That way, he'll go crazy, and I'll have an excuse to ask my parents for help to send him abroad.
The monster, who had only partially shed his human skin, secretly put it back on, pretending to be gentle and refined, and added in a pretentious tone, "Don't worry, with me here, Xia Yan won't do anything to you."
She's such a good actress. At least Jiang You can't sense the monster lurking in the shadows, its fangs already bared. She's even grateful to have such a sensible person.
After parting ways with the man, Jiang You returned to his dormitory.
There was no one in the dormitory; Wang Lili and Bai Qianyue were both in class.
The girl sat down, opened WeChat on her phone, and tapped on Xia Yan's chat interface.
She typed many words, deleted and edited, until finally only seven words remained: Xia Yan, let's break up.
But it hasn't been sent out yet.
Jiang You recalled that night in the villa in Beijing, the boy's chillingly expressionless face, and his terrifying words: "No one will separate us, not even death."
She bit her lip, closed her eyes, and her fingers trembled as she pressed send.
Never mind, she's had enough of living in fear. Anyway, with Xia Bei around, if all else fails, she can just go and seek refuge with her family, just like Song Wenxi suggested.
Less than two seconds later, Xia Yan called on WeChat. The ringing of the phone in the quiet dormitory sounded like a death knell.
Jiang You's heart tightened, and he fearfully threw the phone away until the call ended on its own before he dared to pick it up again.
Xia Yan sent a message: [Are you playing Truth or Dare with your friends? I'm a little scared.]
Jiang You pursed her lips, feeling it was better to clarify things, so she wrote a long post.
He said that at first he only wanted to flirt, but later he also thought that they would break up soon, so he agreed to the confession.
Finally: [Xia Yan, we're really not a good match.]
Xia Yan didn't reply to the message. The next day, just as the dark sky began to lighten, the boy called.
"I'm downstairs, come down."
The voice was extremely faint, like the calm before a storm.
Jiang You's dazed eyes immediately cleared. She was terrified and dared not hang up the phone, fearing that the other party would rush up to her.
"If I don't see you downstairs in three minutes, I'm going to come up and fuck you to death."
He realized the girl was pretending to be a coward, and his voice grew even colder, carrying a ruthless tone that meant what he said.
Jiang You believed Xia Yan would do it, so she quickly put on her underwear, and, facing the gazes of her two roommates who had been woken up, scrambled downstairs.
Xia Yan was walking inside, which meant he truly meant what he said.
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