Chapter 62: Jinjiang alone expresses a desire that he dares not look directly at...
Jiang Chen thought about the agreement he made with Lu Chiyuan yesterday. At first, he did not directly answer the question of whether he wanted to stay. After dinner, when it was getting dark, and Lu Chiyuan had not replied to his message, he decided not to leave.
Xia He was very happy. She and Jiang Chen chatted about their childhood and excitedly found the family album to look through their family memories. Jiang Chen didn't have a deep impression of these things. Xia He didn't expect him to say anything. More often, she was the one telling the stories behind the photos.
Jiang Chen listened quietly, occasionally echoing a word or two. Xia He had a smile on her face, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
She vaguely guessed something, but didn't dare to ask Jiang Chen, for fear of upsetting him. She just kept talking about the past, trying to help him regain those memories.
Fortunately, even though he had lost some memories, Jiang Chen was still the well-behaved and sensible child. There was not a trace of impatience on his face, and he stayed with Xia He all night.
For Xia He, this was a blessing in disguise.
Xia He didn't chat with Jiang Chen too late. Jiang Chen went back to his room, washed up and went to bed. He took out his cell phone and found that Lu Chiyuan had replied to his message.
Lu Chiyuan: [I won’t be back today.]
After ignoring the messages for a day and a night, he didn't even think about explaining the reason to Jiang Chen, but just told him that he would not come back.
Jiang Chen noticed that the message was sent at eight o'clock, so did he not remember the appointment until it was completely dark?
Jiang Chen didn't know how to describe his feelings at the moment, bitter and lost. He thought about questioning, but found that he was not in the position to do so.
He and Lu Chiyuan are just ambiguous. How can one define a relationship with such an uncertain ambiguity?
Even if he is angry and sarcastic, does Lu Chiyuan have to go along with him and give him a reason?
Jiang Chen laughed at himself and simply replied: [Okay.]
When you are emotionally unstable, instead of making unreasonable demands, it is better to give each other some room.
Lu Chiyuan looked at the message on his mobile phone, lying on the chair with a tired look and raising his hands to cover his face.
The family doctor at the side was packing up his medicine box, looking a little confused.
Uncle Lin asked anxiously, "How is the young master?"
The family doctor shook his head and sighed. Uncle Lin thought the situation was serious and was about to call a taxi when he heard the doctor say, "It's not a big problem, just lack of sleep. Mr. Lu has insomnia recently?"
The family doctor glanced at Lu Chiyuan, then moved closer to Uncle Lin and lowered his voice.
In his impression, Lu Chiyuan had always been very self-disciplined in his lifestyle. It was really unbelievable that lack of sleep led to palpitations and dizziness in him.
"I didn't check the condition you told me about on the phone before! And his temperature is normal, he doesn't have a fever."
The family doctor was still confident in his medical skills, but that was precisely why he felt confused.
Uncle Lin hurriedly called him over and said on the phone that Lu Chiyuan seemed to be possessed, with a high fever and couldn't be woken up. It was only a dozen minutes from the time he received the call to the time he showed up. Even if he took a special medicine, it would not work so quickly.
Uncle Lin was also puzzled. When Lu Chiyuan said in the morning that he had stayed up late and wanted to rest, he felt something was wrong and kept an eye on Lu Chiyuan's situation.
Lu Chiyuan slept for a long time, from morning to afternoon, so long that Lin Bo felt it was abnormal. After knocking on the door and no one answered, he took the spare key to open the door.
As soon as he entered the room, he found that Lu Chiyuan was not in good condition. The air conditioner in the room was turned on very low. Lu Chiyuan was sweating all over, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
This scared Uncle Lin a lot. At his age, he really couldn't stand such a torture, so he quickly called the family doctor.
But what was strange was that not long after he finished the call, Lu Chiyuan woke up first. After he woke up, the symptoms of high fever gradually disappeared, and he only had some palpitations and dizziness.
He originally wanted to take a shower, but was strongly stopped by Uncle Lin. In his current state, Uncle Lin was afraid that he would faint in the bathroom.
Lu Chiyuan was sweating and felt sticky all over. He did not argue with Lin Bo that he could not take a bath. He simply wiped himself with water on a towel and changed into clean clothes.
Knowing that Uncle Lin had called a doctor, he didn't react and waited quietly for the doctor to arrive.
The family doctor and Uncle Lin looked at each other. This situation was really strange. He first prescribed some medicine to soothe Lu Chiyuan's nerves. If he still felt uncomfortable after taking the medicine, he would need to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.
Uncle Lin sent the family doctor away, and when he came back, he handed the medicine and water to Lu Chiyuan: "Master, take the medicine and go to rest for a while."
Lu Chiyuan waved his hand: "Uncle Lin, I'm hungry."
The symptoms of palpitations and dizziness gradually disappeared, and Lu Chiyuan now only felt hungry and tired.
His illness came quickly and went away even faster, just like that strange dream, which left people confused.
When Uncle Lin heard that Lu Chiyuan had an appetite, he finally smiled from his worried face and said, "Dinner has been prepared. I'll ask them to serve it up right away."
After Uncle Lin left, the living room soon fell into silence.
Lu Chiyuan lay in the chair without getting up. He closed his eyes and his consciousness seemed to sink into that dream again.
He kept running in his dreams, never stopping. Once he stopped, he would feel palpitations and pain, as if every step he slowed down was causing him to lose something important.
He didn't remember how long he walked in the dream. It was pitch black all around him, except for a beam of light in the distance that was guiding him.
His intuition told him that he should go over there, but every step he took towards the light made him feel uncomfortable. He was deprived of his breath, his body became heavy, his feet seemed to be shackled, and there were invisible thorns all around him.
They were so numerous that they drove him into the dark.
Lu Chiyuan was too weak to struggle until he was awakened by Lin Bo's voice.
He did feel unwell when he woke up, but as his consciousness gradually became clearer, the discomfort quickly subsided, and the fear in the dream also dissipated, leaving only palpitations.
He wanted to contact Jiang Chen, but found that his phone had been turned off automatically. When he charged it and turned it on, messages from Jiang Chen and Lu Mingxuan came in one after another.
Lu Mingxuan said that Jiang Chen couldn't contact him, so he called him to ask.
He replied to Lu Mingxuan, then stared at Jiang Chen's dialog box and became distracted.
It was already late outside the window, and he could no longer keep the appointment. He should have apologized and explained the reason. But the moment he typed on the keyboard, his apology turned into a surging longing, which rushed towards him like a tide and drowned him.
He couldn't express his vulnerability, fearing that facing Jiang Chen's concern, he would uncontrollably go back to him.
To him, Jiang Chen was the guiding light in his dreams. When everyone else's eyes were focused on Gu Tingsen, only Jiang Chen was looking at him seriously.
Jiang Chen gave him all the favoritism, which made him even take it for granted and feel that Jiang Chen should belong to him.
But last night's video broke everything.
How can he continue to claim this preference as a matter of course before he is sure of that person?
Lu Chiyuan realized the hidden meanness in his heart. He controlled his emotions, concealed his physical discomfort, and only told Jiang Chen that he was not going back.
Jiang Chen's reply was not as lively as usual. It was so simple that the word "angry" was written directly in it.
Lu Chiyuan saw it, but pretended not to understand.
Jiang Chen did not sleep all night, and the sober state that he had only appeared in the Lu family's old house appeared in him again. However, this time it was not because of the change in environment, but because of his state of mind.
He tossed and turned in bed until the second half of the night when he finally felt a little sleepy. He slept for less than three hours before his cell phone alarm woke him up. He ate in a daze, got in the car, yawned all the way, and when he got off the car at the company, the cold rain fell on his face, and the slight chill made him much more awake.
“It’s raining.”
Jiang Chen realized later that the city had been cooling down yesterday, with the sun appearing and disappearing at times. Today, the sky was completely covered by dark clouds and drizzling rain continued.
The driver's car was parked downstairs, just two steps away from the main entrance. He said he would get an umbrella for Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen said "no thanks", took a few steps up the stairs and went straight into the company's gate.
The comfortable temperature on a rainy day made Jiang Chen, who was already sleepy, doze off again within a few minutes.
He went to the pantry and made himself a cup of coffee, hoping it would wake him up.
"Assistant Jiang, did you contact Brother Lu yesterday?"
Jiang Chen was walking back with his coffee and was stopped by Lu Mingxuan when he passed by his office.
Lu Mingxuan couldn't help his gossipy heart, and his eyes were full of curiosity.
The sleepy Jiang Chen drank his coffee and glanced at him slowly. He wanted to act as if nothing had happened, but when he heard the relevant words, his heart still beat irregularly.
"He was resting, I didn't disturb him." Jiang Chen said calmly.
The coffee tasted very bitter. Jiang Chen forgot to add sugar. He took a sip and the bitterness went down his throat from the tip of his tongue to the bottom of his heart.
He couldn't help but frown, not wanting to continue this topic, so he turned around and was about to leave.
A shadow was approaching from behind. His crisp suit was tailored to fit him perfectly, which highlighted his strengths and made his shoulders look broader and his legs longer.
Jiang Chen looked up and met Lu Chiyuan's face.
The two looked at each other, and after a moment of staring, they tacitly looked away.
[You bastard who didn't reply to messages and disappeared for no reason, I was so worried about you. I declare that you are on my blacklist today and I won't say another word to you.]
Jiang Chen moved to the side and complained in his heart with an expressionless face.
Lu Chiyuan's gaze returned to him and he saw that the corners of his eyes were drooping due to fatigue and he looked listless.
Is this because he didn't sleep well?
"Boss Lu, why did you come here in person?"
Lu Mingxuan leaned half of his body out from behind the computer, leaning his elbows on the table, his fingers crossed and his chin resting, looking like he was enjoying the fun.
Lu Chiyuan's attention was drawn to him: "There is a business dinner tonight."
Jiang Chen was about to leave, but stopped when he heard this.
Lu Mingxuan said sensibly: "You are going with Assistant Jiang..."
"You come with me."
Lu Chiyuan and Lu Mingxuan spoke at the same time. Before Lu Mingxuan could finish his words, the remaining words were lingering in his mouth and he almost choked on his own saliva.
His smile froze, his eyes became clear, and he raised his hand and pointed at himself: "Me?"
No, how long has it been since he accompanied Lu Chiyuan to attend an event?
Ever since Jiang Chen became an assistant, this has been Jiang Chen's job. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't Jiang Chen do it?
Lu Mingxuan was a little confused. Jiang Chen had his back to him, so he couldn't see Jiang Chen's expression. He could only see Lu Chiyuan intentionally avoiding Jiang Chen's sight.
The wrongness between the two people was about to overflow, and Lu Mingxuan's brain was stuck.
Don't bother, he's not good at solving this kind of trouble.
Jiang Chen thought Lu Chiyuan was looking for him, but he didn't expect that he was just being too sentimental. He looked at the coffee in his hand and laughed at himself.
[It's so bitter, I should add some sugar. ]
Jiang Chen couldn't drink it anymore, so he turned around and went to the tea room to pour it out.
Lu Chiyuan looked at his back and didn't call him.
Unable to sit still, Lu Mingxuan walked up to Lu Chiyuan, stared at him left and right, touched his chin and asked, "Did you two have a fight?"
Lu Chiyuan glanced at him and said, "You have a rich imagination."
"Do you think my eyes could be wrong? You don't even dare to look him in the eye. What makes you so guilty?" Lu Mingxuan was not intimidated and continued to ask.
Lu Chiyuan lowered his eyes, hiding the lust in them.
When he saw Jiang Chen's face, scenes from the video flashed through his mind, the pair of legs hooked around his waist, the hands grasping his arms, the low, unclear breathing...
Restraint is a cage. The meanness and desires trapped inside it will not disappear but will only grow more intense.
Lu Chiyuan raised his hand to loosen his tie, his Adam's apple rolling, as if he had thousands of words to say, which he pressed one by one between his lips and teeth.
He thought he didn't care, but he didn't do it in front of Jiang Chen.
In front of Jiang Chen, nothing can escape his gaze.
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