Chapter 622: Confusion (29)
Depressed inside the car.
The assistant looked at the young man with a worried look on his face. He didn't understand why Yu Zhi still had such a gloomy expression when he had already reunited with Miss Gan?
Joshua is easy to get along with.
It's just that sometimes he shows a more abnormal side, which the assistant finds difficult to deal with.
He couldn't understand this person.
You can only do things according to the other party's wishes.
Yu Zhi stared out the window at the scenery, lost in thought. After seeing Gan Youmeng off, the temperature inside the car gradually cooled. Without the false compliments, he turned his attention back to his own affairs.
What should we do next?
It would be very difficult for him to contact Qiao Xi with his current identity.
As Yu Zhi pondered these things, the scenery passing by the car window suddenly made him stiffen. He felt as if struck by lightning, and froze in place.
"parking!"
By the time Yu Zhi reacted, an impatient cry had already come out of his mouth.
The assistant was startled by his voice and turned around quickly.
“W-What’s wrong…?”
It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he met Yu Zhi's gaze and sensed the coldness in the other's eyes, he couldn't ask any more questions and could only lower his head in panic.
But he couldn't help but pay attention to his surroundings.
here……
Did he just take over Miss Gan's dessert shop? But why should he care? Miss Gan isn't here.
But Yu Zhi didn't care about him that much.
His eyes were fixed on a figure not far away outside the car window. The slender girl, wearing a white shirt and jeans, with her hair tied up in a bun, looked incredibly cute. She was wearing an apricot-colored fluffy scarf and was standing at the entrance of the dessert shop, peering around.
He looked a little uneasy.
Seems to be waiting for someone.
However, Yu Zhi would never mistake that face.
The face, as delicate and bewitching as a Western doll, should have been devoid of any spiritual existence, like a soulless vessel, but now it has become alive.
There's a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.
She looked like she was waiting for someone.
But the person she was waiting for could make her look so happy and excited, allowing her, who was so cold and emotionless, to regain her soul and become alive again.
"Well……"
She unconsciously let out a low groan of pain, and Yu Zhi looked at her through the car window, his chest tightening involuntarily.
Unspeakable anxiety and irritability.
Like a chronic virus, it gradually began to invade his mind, affecting every thought. As if driven by an inexplicable impulse, Yu Zhi stared intently at the person outside the car window.
Then he put his hands on the handlebars.
The moment I opened the car door and got out——
Qiao Xi's eyes suddenly brightened up. A brilliant smile spread across the girl's face. At the same time, a Maybach stopped in front of her, completely obscuring her presence.
Until this time.
Yu Zhi, who had just gripped the handlebars, felt as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on him, and he suddenly came back to his senses from such a depressed and anxious mood.
Before I could see what was happening.
The Maybach stopped for a short while before starting. The anti-peeping film made it impossible to see the person in the driver's seat, but the moment before he greeted Qiao Xi, the girl's joyful eyes were deeply imprinted in his mind.
Who is the person who picked her up?
The resentment and doubts swirling in his heart gradually took shape. He knew that Qiao Xi had invested in his new drama. The investors had come to a dinner party once before, and Yu Zhi thought that would be their first meeting after their reunion.
But that day...
Qiao Xi did not show up.
"Joshua, what's wrong with you?" Noticing that Yu Zhi had not responded for a long time, the assistant broke the silence in the car with some confusion.
It was not until this time that Yu Zhi was brought back to his senses by his voice.
"It's okay, go back."
"Ah? Okay..." The assistant was a little confused about his attitude for a moment, but since Yu Zhi said so, he signaled the driver to drive away.
On to the Maybach.
Qiao Xi got into the car with a bag of pudding. Zhi Liao, who was sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at her after she fastened her seat belt.
The man's cold gaze lingered for a moment on the bag in her arms.
"What is this? You really have the leisure time, young lady."
The words fell without a hint of ridicule or mockery. There was a touch of irony, but more of a lazy indifference, as if Zhi Liao had just said it casually.
"Pudding, I ate one last time, so I bought this to make it up to you."
Qiao Xi didn't care about his attitude.
She must have gotten used to Zhi Liao's appearance a long time ago.
"...like this." The young man turned his head away silently after hearing this, leaving only a cold profile to Qiao Xi.
"Put it in the refrigerator when you get home."
Qiao Xi didn't care about his attitude at all. Instead, she smiled with her eyes curved, looking very happy.
“…”
Zhi Liao, who was steering the wheel, glanced at her casually, his eyes, as clear as gemstones, tinged with a hint of unknown meaning. He naturally couldn't understand. Was such a small thing worth Qiao Xi's happiness?
Besides, she said go home...
Do you treat his temporary residence as your home?
For a moment, a subtle emotion rose from the bottom of his heart, and Zhi Liao frowned imperceptibly. Qiao Xi, who was sitting in the passenger seat next to him, directly picked up the black cloth and blindfolded himself without noticing his abnormality.
Qiao Xi leaned back in her seat and took a nap.
After meeting Yan Liang, she also changed her body to replicate the traces. Although her consciousness was not involved, it was still very troublesome to deal with Yan Liang that day.
It's rare to have some free time to rest.
She stopped talking and let her consciousness slowly sink into the space.
The air in the car suddenly became quiet, and boundless loneliness began to gradually erode the cold air. Zhi Liao drove the car back without saying a word. During this time, Qiao Xi was unnaturally quiet.
Closer to the past tense.
All I could hear was her steady and gentle breathing.
...Are you asleep?
Zhi Liao stared at her cheek, a possibility emerging in his mind. When they arrived at their destination, Qiao Xi was motionless, apparently fast asleep. Should he wake her up?
Logically speaking, it should be like this.
After waking up Qiao Xi, he asked her to get out of the car, but Zhi Liao's body was strangely stiff in place, without any movement and no intention of waking her up.
A bit strange.
After a brief silence, Zhi Liao sighed as if feeling irritated, then scratched his short silver-gray hair. He slammed the car door roughly and walked around to the passenger seat where Qiao Xi was.
It was probably because the rough action of closing the door made too much noise.
It woke Qiao Xi up.
She ditched the black cloth in front of her eyes, and only after realizing she had reached her destination did she slowly come to her senses. However, before she could react, she got off the bus.
The car door beside her opened.
A shadow fell, bringing with it a cool evening breeze mixed with a faint smell of tobacco.
Zhi Liao leaned over.
The man's strong arms were wrapped around her knees and back. When Qiao Xi was confused and bewildered, Zhi Liao easily carried her out sideways.
"You—what are you doing?"
Suddenly being picked up and her body hanging in the air, Qiao Xi quickly came back to her senses from her confused state. She almost subconsciously hugged Zhi Liao's neck, fearing that she would fall.
Zhi Liao glanced at her and said, "Aren't you asleep?"
Qiao Xi was speechless for a moment and couldn't help but retort: "It was just a nap. Besides, couldn't you just wake me up directly?"
This sudden incident makes me feel really weird, okay?
Looking at the girl's panic.
Zhi Liao felt a sense of joy for no apparent reason. Qiao Xi's nervousness towards him was not out of fear like before, nor was it out of fear. It seemed that she was just flustered by his actions.
In addition—
It was obviously not the first time they had contact, they had even had more intimate behaviors.
But why?
Now the person in my arms has a blush on his cheeks and looks restless, as if he feels ashamed and embarrassed.
This is how she looked in Zhi Liao's eyes.
For no reason, it made him feel even better.
The unhappiness that had originally been caused by the gambling being forced to end early seemed to have been diluted a lot invisibly.
It was time to let him go.
Seeing Qiao Xi struggling, Zhi Liao couldn't help but feel funny, and suddenly he didn't want to let her go.
The bag of pudding was placed in the living room.
Zhi Liao carried her upstairs. Qiao Xi twisted her body slightly and struggled unnaturally, as if trying to escape from his arms.
"That's enough, put me down—"
As soon as they entered the room, Qiao Xi pushed him, and as she struggled, the scarf that was originally wrapped around her neck was pulled loose. Since they were already in a heated room, Zhi Liao naturally didn't need to wear the scarf anymore.
Just pull it easily.
"ah?……"
A small cry of surprise came from Qiao Xi, and suddenly she felt a chill, and Qiao Xi subconsciously touched her neck.
“……?” Zhi Liao also lowered his head and looked at her.
Within the range of vision, dark and ambiguous red traces, like plum blossoms blooming in the snow, spread across Qiao Xi's delicate and white skin, as if it were embellished with rose-red dye.
Irregular blocks of color.
It fell on the side of her neck, in front of her collarbone, and even on her shoulders.
The air seemed to be frozen and silent in an instant. Zhi Liao's eyes were deep and bottomless, and his silent eyes had a sharp and dangerous gaze. His sight was like a vicious poisonous snake with its fangs bared, as if licking human skin, passing over Qiao Xi inch by inch.
If you look closely you will find it.
The white wrists hidden under the long sleeves and her back with the collar slightly lowered are like items marked with sovereignty and declared to belong to someone else, and can be seen no matter where they are.
“——!!!”
Suddenly realizing something and noticing Zhi Liao's gaze, the girl felt a chill on her back.
Qiao Xi hurriedly pushed him away.
This time, she successfully escaped from Zhi Liao's arms. She fell and landed on the bed beside them. Qiao Xi's slender hands clenched her collar, as if trying to hide her panic.
She suppressed her uneasiness and spoke calmly.
"...I'll leave the watch here for now. I'll come back for it tomorrow. It's getting late. I'm going to bed first."
The girl seemed to be trying to escape from the suffocating air.
After saying this in a panic, she hurriedly stood up and left. Suddenly, her steps were abruptly stopped. A powerful tug at her wrist restrained her as she was about to leave.
Zhi Liao pinched her chin with his slender hand.
The young man lowered his eyelids slightly, his gaze falling on Qiao Xi's neck. He was taller than Qiao Xi to begin with, and looking down from this angle, even though Qiao Xi was clutching her collar tightly, the marks were still more clearly visible.
The slight joy that was just there could no longer be found on his cold face.
Qiao Xi couldn't help but look away.
Zhi Liao also curled his thin lips at this time, and a cold smile that was so thin that it had no warmth at all spread across his pupils. He said, "Going to see other men?"
Qiao Xi's face darkened as if something had been touched upon.
But even so, she still forced herself to remain calm, suppressing her voice that trembled slightly due to nervousness. She turned her face away: "This... has nothing to do with you, right? We... are not lovers, nor do we have any special relationship."
That's right.
They are neither lovers nor significant others.
They were just people with similar interests and a common goal. So she was free to meet and find whoever she wanted.
"So—you slept with him, huh?"
Zhi Liao's lowered gaze was covered with an elusive chill. His deep, cold gaze was like a sharp thorn, piercing Qiao Xi's soft heart. He tightened the grip on Qiao Xi's chin, forcing the girl, who had turned away, to look up at him.
The force increased, and the momentary pain made Qiao Xi's clear eyes well up with tears.
“It has nothing to do with you…!”
But even so, Qiao Xi still gritted her teeth, as stubborn as a proud cat.
"Why is it okay?"
Zhi Liao's eyes suddenly darkened, and the man's slender hand yanked downwards. With unimaginable brute force, he instantly tore the high-quality, expensive silk garment from her shoulders.
The moment he came into contact with the air, Qiao Xi shrank back.
She hurriedly covered her shoulders with the torn strips of clothing, her clear eyes stained with anger as she glared at the person in front of her without any hesitation.
However, Zhi Liao smiled.
He smiled with an extremely contemptuous and sarcastic smile, not knowing whether he was mocking himself or looking down on her: "You just left my bed this morning, and you're so ready to get into someone else's bed without any regrets? You're such a fickle woman."
Zhi Liao said this.
Pushing her down with almost brutal force, Qiao Xi's body sank into the soft bed without any defense. Before she could react, Zhi Liao leaned over and grasped her wrist tightly.
The man looked down at her condescendingly.
There was a blazing flame burning in those cold eyes without any emotion, and the words that came out of those thin lips were like a knife, cutting Qiao Xi's heart.
"Or am I being too gentle with you and failing to satisfy you? Judging from these marks on you, it seems he isn't gentle with you. Or perhaps, this is what suits you?"
The contemptuous sneers and mocking words made people feel unprecedented humiliation.
Zhi Liao looked exactly the same as before.
But from this calm tone, Qiao Xi could sense the rage beneath his cold exterior. It was as if that rage had become a demon driving him, tinging his calm and orderly movements with brutality.
He is still the same as always.
But Qiao Xi saw emotions other than indifference in his eyes.
That look is more like—
"...Stop, stop." Qiao Xi suppressed her trembling voice, but failed to stop the man from losing control.
I just heard her calling my name.
Zhi Liao did look at her a little longer, but other than that he didn't say anything else.
Qiao Xi opened her lips, looked at him, and finally said slowly: "Are you...jealous?"
Her voice also succeeded in making Zhi Liao pause.
But the pause was only for a moment, and then the man narrowed his eyes and looked at her: "I've simply never seen someone like you before, and it's just eye-opening. If you can understand that I'm jealous, you should have a little self-awareness."
As if to confirm these words.
The sudden intense pain made the girl's eyes go blank. Her bleeding arm was restrained tighter and tighter, and the torture she received became more and more rough as if to vent her anger.
Aren't you jealous?
Since it is not.
Then why did he… reveal this expression, as if he were mad with jealousy? It was as if he was using indifference to hide his true self. Perhaps she wasn't the only one who was angry.
I was thinking this in a daze.
Before he completely lost control, Qiao Xi let his consciousness gradually sink into the space.
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