Chapter 73 To coax me, he admitted that he was too arrogant back then.
The snow fell heavier and heavier. The two drunk people leaned back in their chairs as if unconscious, especially Bo Xia. She squinted her eyes, not knowing what she was looking at.
Jin Yunyan and Zhou Suiye brought the two indoors. Wen Xin complained about why it didn't snow during the hot spring bath. She then said she wanted to go in the water. Zhou Suiye was startled and quickly grabbed her: "Auntie, can you please be quiet?"
Jin Yunyan saw that Bo Xia was a little unsteady on her feet, so he bent down and picked her up sideways. She was still immersed in the happiness just now, and looked at him with bright eyes: "Do you want to listen to more songs?"
He cooperated with Bo Xia and said he wanted to.
So Bo Xia hummed a tune, but he couldn't quite make out what he was singing. After a while, he could barely make out a few words of the lyrics, one of which was "I can follow behind you, like a shadow chasing the light in sleepwalking."[1]
By the end of the singing, the tune had changed, but someone was still very intoxicated.
Jin Yunyan thought she was cute and took out his phone to record. Seeing how charming she looked under the light, he secretly took a few photos.
That night was not very peaceful. After Zhou Suiye woke up, he kept complaining, saying that he had taken care of Wen Xin all night long. She was talkative and kept making trouble with him for a long time.
Wen Xin put on a cold attitude at this moment and said, "Isn't it your blessing to take care of me?"
Zhou Suiye couldn't help but laugh, and then made a gesture of surrender: "Okay, okay, Miss, this is all my blessing."
The person standing in front of him extended his hand: "Stand up."
Bo Xia hadn't come down yet. She was washing up upstairs. While waiting for Jin Yunyan, she saw his cell phone light up. She didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when she looked carefully, she felt something was wrong.
She turned on the screen and suddenly found that his wallpaper was a picture of herself sleeping. After the person came out, she took out her phone and asked him when he took the picture.
The person who took the photo was very frank and said that he took a photo last night because he thought it looked nice.
Does it look good?
Bo Xia asked him to unlock his phone so that she could delete the photos. Jin Yunyan said that the password was her birthday. When someone tried to take the phone, she had a bad idea and raised it high. When she stood on tiptoe, it happened to rest on his chest.
She was a little annoyed: "Jin Yunyan!"
He hummed, teasing her for a moment before handing her the phone: "Do you think it's not okay to leave photos in my phone?"
Bo Xia paused as he turned around: "You clearly know that's not what I meant. I just think this picture doesn't look good."
Actually, it’s not bad looking, but it’s not as exquisite as her daily appearance.
Jin Yunyan hugged her from behind, his voice coming through clearly against her chest: "But why did I think you looked so good last night? It seems like you rarely act like yourself in front of me."
He said, "I think I would rather see you without any scruples."
Bo Xia paused, as if something was tapping gently on his heart.
For someone like her, it's always difficult to rely on others, and it's even harder to believe that others can love her unconditionally. She always seems to need others to tell her and prove their love to her over and over again.
And now, Jin Yunyan is trying to tell her.
Bo Xia didn't press the delete button in the end. She thought for a moment and said, "Then take a picture of me too."
"OK."
The two of them struggled for a long time. Bo Xia went downstairs while looking at the photo of him with his cheek pinched by her, and then set it as wallpaper with satisfaction.
She didn't even look at the road while walking, but was only focused on admiring his photos, which made Jin Yunyan helplessly support her from behind.
Wen Xin was extremely hungry at this moment. Seeing that these two were still hesitating to attack them, she even suspected that they had just done something shameful upstairs, otherwise why would they delay for so long.
Everyone finally gathered and went out to eat. After sitting down in the restaurant, Wen Xin talked about the past. She couldn't help but bring up the past for Bo Xia and felt sorry for her. She said that at that time, no matter how she tried to match her with Zhou Suiye, someone would remain unmoved.
Those words brought back memories for Bo Xia, remembering how she could only peek at him back then. It turned out that even after so much time had passed, even though she was with Jin Yunyan, she still couldn't completely erase the bitterness of her secret love for him.
She should actually say a few words for Jin Yunyan, but she didn't want to offend Wen Xin, so she sat beside him with a smile and no words, just quietly holding his hand under the table.
Jin Yunyan let Wen Xin scold him, and finally admitted that he was too arrogant back then.
In fact, he is not necessarily arrogant now. It is very difficult to impress someone who is so arrogant.
Wen Xin's carefree personality inevitably made her speak without paying attention to the occasion. She said it was a pity. She always felt that Zhou Suiye and Bo Xia were more suitable, and she was thinking of bringing them together when Bo Xia completely gave up.
She deliberately said that Zhou Suiye had been waiting for Bo Xia, and even touched the people next to him with her arm. Zhou Suiye said, that's right.
His words were mostly meant to please others, and no one took them seriously.
Bo Xia was still a little embarrassed and didn't want Zhou Suiye to be dragged into this. Fortunately, Wen Xin knew when to stop and told Jin Yunyan to remember to cherish her and never mentioned the matter again.
Who would have thought that on the way to the movies, Zhou Suiye suddenly mentioned: "Actually, I did have feelings for our Xiaoxia at that time."
As soon as he said this, the remaining three people stopped and looked at him in surprise, as if trying to figure out whether his words were true or not.
The atmosphere between the four people suddenly became awkward, and Wen Xin began to regret it. She didn't expect that a casual remark she made would lead to such a result. If she had known earlier, she would not have joked.
She moved closer to Zhou Suiye and asked softly, "Is this true?"
Zhou Suiye winked at her, and she understood immediately. As expected, brother, you know how to make Jin Yunyan, this dog, feel a sense of crisis.
Wen Xin felt relieved and continued to tease Jin Yunyan: "Yeah, you must cherish our Xiao Xia and be careful not to be poached by others."
Bo Xia felt as if there were thorns on his back, as if he was being roasted on a fire.
She glanced at Jin Yunyan, then at Zhou Suiye, the expression on her face as colorful as if a color palette had been overturned.
After watching the movie absentmindedly, several people returned to their rooms to rest. Bo Xia felt a little uneasy, so she went downstairs. When she saw Zhou Suiye sitting in the living room, she realized that she was looking for him.
She opened the refrigerator and took out two bottles of drinks, opened one of them and handed it to Zhou Suiye: "What you said today must be a joke, right?"
The cool touch passed through the can to his fingers. Zhou Suiye met her eyes and saw her long eyelashes tremble slightly. She looked a little nervous. He didn't need to say anything, he knew her answer: "Guess."
“…”
The air was filled with a long silence. It was unknown how much time had passed before Zhou Suiye mentioned that her diary had been taken away. He couldn't help but say what he had said a long time ago: "I have always thought that if I were there that day, I would definitely protect you."
Bo Xia didn't expect that he would remember this incident so clearly. For a while, she would always think back to that time, but later she thought that she had done nothing wrong, and the person who made fun of her should be ashamed of his behavior.
She looked up at him and said, "You've protected me."
As their eyes met, the atmosphere became subtle.
"You told me you're not like anyone else. I used to wonder why I wasn't as pretty or cheerful as others, and why I always seemed so inconspicuous. But then someone made me realize that everyone in this world is unique, and no matter how insignificant a star is, there are always people observing its trajectory."
During those bitter and sweltering years of her youth, she too had her own teenage syndrome: she was always lacking in confidence, unable to see her own light. But even when her secret love was never revealed, she still had her own irreplaceable friends.
Therefore, she hopes Zhou Suiye can be happy more than anyone else.
Bo Xia looked at him with sincere eyes: "You will meet that person too. No matter what you are like, she will like you."
Zhou Suiye understood, but he wasn't too disappointed: "Are you giving me a nice guy card?"
She said no: "I know the pain of a secret admirer, but the pain of a secret admirer is only because they can't get it, not because they are so dull. The light you project on others comes from yourself. Zhou Suiye, this is what you told me."
Zhou Suiye was stunned for a long time. He once thought that he actually lacked a certain fate with her, so a lot of love was hidden between friendship and love, which was hard to explain.
But at this moment, he clearly felt those hazy feelings of love stirring, and he moved closer to her: "If you are like this, I will like you more."
Bo Xia was obviously at a loss. She stepped back and, not knowing what to do, picked up the drink and took another sip.
It was a long while before she heard the laughter beside her ear. Zhou Suiye became even more presumptuous: "I was just kidding, look how scared you are."
“…”
Bo Xia was a little speechless, and then she carefully looked at his expression, and only after confirming that he was really joking did she breathe a sigh of relief. Just now, he had been trying to comfort others seriously, but now Bo Xia didn't want to give him any more eyes.
She was too lazy to pay attention to Zhou Suiye, thinking that he was wasting her feelings. But this man leaned over to look at her expression. She raised her hand to hit him and gave him a cold look.
"Look at you, each one is more frightened than the other." Zhou Suiye turned back into his previous ruffian look, looking unruly.
The strange atmosphere from before finally dissipated. Fortunately, it was explained clearly, otherwise Bo Xia felt that he might not be able to sleep tonight.
She went upstairs while patting her chest. When she reached the corner of the stairs, she was suddenly pulled into someone's arms. Her scream got stuck in her throat, and before she could spit it out, she looked up and saw a familiar face.
Jin Yunyan's expression was even gentle when he saw her. He lowered his eyes and asked her in a joking tone, "Have you finished coaxing Zhou Suiye?"
Bo Xia knew that he had seen it. Although he had done nothing, he inexplicably felt guilty because of these words. The heart that had just calmed down was lifted up again.
He reached out and stroked her cheek, obviously coming to settle a score with her.
Bo Xia didn't know why, but she felt a strong possessiveness in his smile, as if there was a surging wave hidden under that gentle appearance that could swallow her up in an instant.
She sensed danger and subconsciously leaned back, but found she had nowhere to retreat.
The next second, someone lifted her waist and invaded her lips with a strong kiss, while Zhou Suiye was still sitting on the sofa not far away.
She looked at him with moist eyes and called his name softly between her breaths: "Jin Yunyan."
After a moment, she heard Jin Yunyan's low voice: "Is it time to coax me now?"
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