Chapter 23: The Strength of His Fingers Far Exceeded Her Imagination
Secretary Nie prepared to receive the afternoon guests and could not stay long.
His back was bent at just the right arc, and he smiled, “Then please trouble the Second Young Master to escort Little Li.”
Time cost is also cost. Cost is money, and money cannot be wasted.
Lian Li eventually followed behind Jin Shi Yue towards the parking place.
Pei Qingji’s car was parked outside the gate; he went over there, while this Eldest Young Master didn’t even want to walk an extra step and drove the car directly into the courtyard.
The green ivy in the courtyard swayed, and the dense grass danced with the wind, weaving a tranquil and elegant atmosphere.
Lian Li walked across the curved bridge and, passing a decorative peach tree, suddenly felt something pull at her from behind.
She stopped and looked back, only to find that the intricate branches had caught the ribbon tied around her waist.
Lian Li sighed and reached behind her back, trying to untie it, but because the tangled spot was in her blind spot, she couldn’t see it and could only slowly explore with her fingers.
After fumbling for half the night without finding a way, Lian Li was feeling frustrated when a cold and lazy voice suddenly sounded from above her head, “Can’t you even ask for help?”
Lian Li immediately turned her head to look, but only saw his arm flash by.
Jin Shi Yue strode over behind her with his long legs, reached out, and his slightly rough palm brushed against the back of her hand, moving her hand away from the entanglement of the waistband and the branches.
Before Lian Li could even react, he had already let go of her hand.
Lian Li tilted her head and could clearly see Jin Shi Yue’s half-lowered eyelids and his long, dense, and distinct eyelashes.
He only glanced at her before shoving the suit jacket he was carrying into her arms, “Hold this.”
Lian Li instinctively caught it, hugging the comfortable clothes tightly. The cool, clear scent from the clothes entered her nose.
Jin Shi Yue supported her waist with one hand and untied the tangled ribbon with the other.
Lian Li tilted her head, and what came into her sight was a slender and well-proportioned hand, full of masculine strength, like a work of art meticulously carved stroke by stroke.
Looking up slightly, her wrist bone was cold and hard, adorned with a luxurious black and gold wristwatch, its second hand silently rotating.
The shirt dress she was wearing was made of soft, light fabric. Through the thin material, she could easily feel the warmth of Jin Shi Yue’s broad palm on her waist.
The strength in his fingers far exceeded her imagination.
The hot temperature of his fingertips seeped into her skin, and the most delicate part of her waist was gently pressed and kneaded. Lian Li’s spine involuntarily tensed, and she reflexively flinched.
“Stand still, don’t move.”
The man’s voice drifted lightly to her ears, and the accompanying hot breath landed on the back of her neck.
Lian Li froze for a moment, her cheeks and earlobes feeling as if they had been scalded, flushing a faint crimson.
Jin Shi Yue lowered his head, and the dappled sunlight fell on his straight nose bridge, casting a shadow that made his originally sharp features appear even more deep and three-dimensional.
He was a young master with a naturally cold and upright bone structure, yet he always exuded a roguish, casual, and wicked charm.
Lian Li felt uncharacteristically uncomfortable and quickly averted her gaze, landing it on the lush trees and vibrant greenery.
Jin Shi Yue finished untangling it, his fingers grasped a branch, and with a slight force, the faint sound of a breaking branch echoed, followed by the broken branch falling onto the ground covered in dead leaves.
Lian Li only turned back when she felt the man’s hand move away from her waist.
Due to the height difference, she tilted her face up to look at him and said, “Thank you.”
Under the bright sun, her fair earlobes were conspicuously red. Jin Shi Yue glanced at them, then looked up at her, “You only know how to say thank you, not ask for help. What did you eat to grow up, crabs?”
Growing up eating crabs must mean being domineering.
Lian Li was still holding his clothes in her arms. The tall, complex branches blocked some of the sunlight, and a beam of light fell on her face, magnifying her innocent appearance several times, making her look gentle and harmless.
Jin Shi Yue put his hands in his pockets, looking lazy and indifferent, with an expression that said, ‘Little Junior Sister has become a mute again, but I couldn’t care less.’
“Your clothes.” Lian Li held out the suit jacket with both hands, her tone calm.
“No strength.”
“?”
Untangling a knot used up all his strength, and he can’t even hold his clothes?
I really want to call the consumer hotline to report fraud.
Lian Li blinked her eyelashes, her expression composed.
The young girl wasn’t a good-tempered girl when she was young; she had changed a lot as she grew up.
Jin Shi Yue walked past her side and went ahead.
Truly a pampered young master who needs someone to hold his clothes for him.
Lian Li hugged the clothes again and followed him.
The car was parked in the spacious courtyard, and the sunlight cast on the car body, reflecting dazzling light.
Lian Li squinted slightly and walked over. After Jin Shi Yue got into the driver’s seat, she opened the car door and sat in the front passenger seat.
There was a missed call on his mobile phone. Jin Shi Yue leaned against the seat and casually dialed back.
Inside the Jin Family’s mansion in the compound, Old Madam Jin was engrossed in reading ancient books. A servant handed her a mobile phone and said softly, “Old Madam, it’s Young Master Yue’s call.”
Old Madam Jin placed the books on the walnut-colored desk, took the phone, adjusted her reading glasses perched on her nose, and answered, “Are you still at your teacher’s place?”
“Just about to leave.” Jin Shi Yue said nonchalantly, “What’s up, are you finally coming out of seclusion, Old Lady? Want to come over together?”
The old lady chuckled and chided him.
“My teacher’s place is surrounded by beautiful scenery, a place for enjoyment and recuperation. If you’re willing to come out of seclusion for three to five days, I guarantee you’ll be cured.” Jin Shi Yue said lazily.
Lian Li fastened her seatbelt and, with nothing to do, folded the suit jacket. Hearing his words, she curled her lips.
He really could spin a yarn.
The old lady asked about Elder Mei’s condition and said before ending the call, “Since you’re back from the military region, live your life properly. Shifei has found a few girls for you; make time to meet them.”
Shifei was Jin Shi Yue’s mother, Chen Shifei. Knowing that her second son listened to the old lady, she asked the old lady to be her spokesperson.
Jin Shi Yue said, “You listen to her so much, anyone who didn’t know would think you were her daughter.”
The old lady wasn’t annoyed that her grandson was so unserious all day and chuckled, “Shifei married into our family from Hong Kong, traveling a long distance. Shouldn’t I treat her well? Who knows, maybe one day you’ll meet a girl who’ll captivate you so much that you forget your own name.”
Comparing the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to romantic love, the old lady’s words were indeed mismatched.
As for a girl making him lose his composure…
“Absolutely impossible.” Jin Shi Yue spat out four words with absolute certainty.
His tone was a bit coaxing, “No matter how good a girl is, she can’t be eaten as porridge. I’ll bring you some porridge from Jing Ying Zhai later.”
Lian Li glanced at him from the corner of her eye.
When the man was on the phone, there was a smile on his lips, but after hanging up, his expression turned almost instantly stern.
The air pressure in the car seemed to drop.
Lian Li didn’t care about others and continued to fold the clothes.
While she was concentrating, Jin Shi Yue leaned over without warning…
