Chapter 157 I Like You
Lin Jin suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up from the back seat.
She was breathing heavily, her heart beating rapidly, her hair by her ears was wet with sweat, and a drop of sweat fell down her chin onto her arm.
She is...
Having a nightmare?
"What's wrong, aunt?"
Lin Yiwen and Shi Xu heard the noise and turned around from the front seat.
Seeing that Lin Jin was sweating profusely and her face was a little pale, Shi Su hurriedly unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to her.
Lin Yiwen quickly pushed open the passenger door and got out of the car, then opened the back door and got in. "Did you have a nightmare?" He placed his cold palm on Lin Jin's forehead and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a tissue.
The natural wind blew in from outside, and the coolness and breeze gradually brought Lin Jin back to her senses.
After taking a sip of the water, Lin Jin said slowly, "I'm fine, Mom and Dad. I just had a nightmare. I just dreamed of drowning."
Shi Suo fanned her with a fan: "Dreams are always the opposite. Why don't you learn how to swim? This way we won't be afraid of drowning."
Lin Jin nodded, "Okay, then I'll go learn swimming tomorrow."
She is a landlubber and has never learned to swim since she was a child. She didn't have the opportunity before, but now that she has time, she can really practice.
Everything under the sea was too real. Even though it was a dream, I felt as if I had experienced it.
My eyes were aching slightly. I glanced outside and saw the orange edge of the sky. I took out my cell phone and saw that it was almost half past six.
Lin Jin immediately put down the water bottle and said, "Are we here yet? Mom and Dad, why didn't you call me?"
Lin Yiwen chuckled and said, "You were sleeping so soundly that I couldn't bear to wake you up. Are you hungry? Let's go eat right away."
"I'm hungry, let's go!" Lin Jin got off the car with headphones and a cell phone.
The restaurant they came to was in an antique courtyard located in a small alley. The venue was not very large, but the environment was very elegant.
Shi Su showed the letter outside the door, and the family was taken to a private room by the receptionist to sit down.
The restaurant here has no menu, only daily dishes recommended by the chef.
While waiting, Lin Jin felt a little restless, so she stood up and walked outside the courtyard to take a few breaths of fresh air.
The yard inside is not very big. There is a large water tank in each corner with lotus flowers in it.
The private rooms here are all named after flowers. Their private room is called Plum Blossom, and everything is decorated according to the characteristics of plum blossoms.
The private room on the right is Peach Blossom, and it’s all pink when you look at it from the door.
There were people in this private room too, and from the gap at the door it looked like a young couple were having dinner there.
"Auntie, come quickly, the dessert is here."
Lin Yiwen waved at Lin Jin in the private room.
“Here I come.”
Lin Jin withdrew her gaze from the man's back and returned to the private room.
As soon as she entered, the man in the Taohua private room put down his chopsticks and picked up a teapot to add water to the person sitting opposite her.
"Are you full? Do you want the waiter to bring you dessert?" Chu Mochen asked softly.
Jiang Mengxin covered her mouth and burped, then took a sip of water and said, "No, thank you, Mr. Chu, I'm full."
"If you're not full, you must tell me. I don't want people in the company to say that I'm mistreating my subordinates."
A smile flashed in Chu Mochen's eyes, and when he saw that he had almost finished eating, he took out his card and prepared to ask the waiter to pay the bill.
Jiang Mengxin quickly stopped him when she saw him like that: "No need, Mr. Chu, I'm your assistant, and I feel bad asking you to treat me every time."
As she said that, she stood up to grab the black card, but she accidentally tripped over a stool and instantly lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Chu Mochen's expression changed, and he took a quick step forward and hugged the person in his arms.
"Are you okay?"
He held the person firmly, with a hint of panic visible in his eyes.
A gentle voice sounded in Jiang Meng's heart. She was stunned for a moment, then she noticed the actions of the two and her face turned red. "I'm fine, Mr. Chu, please get up quickly, don't fall."
The actions of both of them were somewhat ambiguous. She was not short at 1.65 meters, but the man held her in his arms as if she was a baby.
The broad body embraced Jiang Mengxin, and the smell of cologne went into her nose.
Jiang Meng felt dazed for a moment and couldn't help but take two more puffs.
The waiter heard the noise and pushed the door open. Seeing the two people falling to the ground, he shouted, "Are you two guests okay?"
Chu Mochen raised his eyes unhappily, his eyes piercing the waiter's face like a knife, "Get out, close the door."
The waiter realized that he was being rude and quickly apologized, walked out of the private room and closed the door.
"Bang--"
The door of the private room was closed gently, and Jiang Mengxin hurriedly used her hands and feet to try to get up.
"Boss Chu, please let go."
But the man held her tightly and would not let go, and no matter how she struggled she could not break free.
Jiang Meng didn't understand, and when she looked up, she saw that Chu Mochen's eyes were very sad, as if he was trying hard to restrain something.
This look pierced her heart, and she stopped resisting unconsciously, "Mr. Chu..."
Before she could finish her words, a shadow appeared in front of Jiang Mengxin's eyes.
Chu Mochen's big hand clasped the back of her head and pressed her into his arms, "Xinxin, it's been so long, can't you feel my feelings?"
The woman didn't wear any perfume, only the scent of shampoo was in her hair.
Chu Mochen knew the smell; it was sea salt-flavored shampoo. Jiang Mengxin had been using this shampoo since the first day they met.
He couldn't hold back any longer, so he buried his head in his hair and took a deep breath.
"I like you!"
Jiang Mengxin's body trembled, as if struck by lightning when she heard this.
What did she hear? Chu Mochen likes her!!!
"You, Mr. Chu, this joke is not easy to make."
Jiang Mengxin quickly regained her senses, calmed her pounding heart, and forced herself out of the man's arms.
She stood up quickly and stared down at Chu Mochen, "Chu Mochen, please be aware of your identity. You have a fiancée."
She had a furious look on her face, and was obviously irritated by Chu Mochen. It was the first time she called his name so rudely.
Chu Mochen was still sitting on the ground, his long eyelashes covering the sadness in his eyes, "Do you also think I'm despicable?"
Jiang Meng looked away in panic, "Of course, I can't deny that you are a very good man. If you were single and told me this, I would be very surprised, but you have a fiancée, and it's unfaithful for you to confess your love to another woman like this."
Chu Mochen lowered his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Yes, I am unfaithful." His voice was so soft, so soft that it was like a feather passing through Jiang Mengxin's heart.
"I found that when I fell in love with you, I also despised myself, and even chose to use self-harm to force myself not to like you."
"But after a while, I found that not only did it not improve the symptoms, but it became worse. Your every smile and frown was imprinted in my mind, and I couldn't get you out of my mind at all."
Jiang Mengxin's pupils trembled as she stared blankly at the man who was shrouded in sadness.
he...
Self-harm! !
Chu Mochen's eyes were bloodshot, and he stood up and apologized to Jiang Mengxin: "I'm sorry, I was abrupt. You pretended not to hear what I said today. I didn't take your thoughts into consideration."
He turned around with the clothes in his hand, and before leaving, he stood at the door and asked, "But I still want to say one thing. I have already told my family that I want to cancel the engagement. I don't like Shi Yunshu, and this engagement was also decided by the elders."
"If I become single again, will you still accept me pursuing you?"
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