Chapter 168: Does Jealousy Taste Good?
Lian Li lightly lifted her eyelids and looked ahead: “Your blind date has arrived.”
She held her ice cream, made space, and moved to the adjacent seat, observing Xue Shufan’s blind date.
Lian Li lightly lowered her dark lashes, her gaze unfocused, staring at the melting ice cream.
Recalling the black Bentley she saw at the tea house entrance earlier, she felt an inexplicable sense of irritation.
One car, two people.
Lian Li wasn’t interested in possessing others, nor did she want to be possessed.
But the month of cold war with Jin Shiyue… let’s call it a cold war for now.
Lian Li suddenly realized she actually didn’t want Jin Shiyue to be possessed by someone else.
He had better ensure that his claim of having no ex-girlfriend was true.
And that he hadn’t been with any other women.
If she found out he was lying to her, she might want to kill him.
Tea House.
“Let Auntie have a look at you.” Jin Shuyu held Xu Jingxi’s shoulders with both hands, turning her around, “You’ve lost more weight. You’re not leaving again this time, are you? Give Auntie a chance to feed you well.”
Xu Jingxi, who had been a war correspondent for six years, was now back in the capital and had transferred to a channel reporter: “I’m not leaving.”
“Good that you’re not leaving.” Jin Shuyu pulled Xu Jingxi towards a yellow pear blossom chair to sit down, and also instructed the staff to serve the pre-prepared delicacies and good tea.
Jin Shiyue strode to the tables and chairs on the other side and sat down leisurely.
Jin Shuyu tilted her head slightly to look at him: “Is Lili really not your girlfriend?”
Jin Shiyue curled his lips: “Does it look like it.”
“Don’t play those games with me like those spoiled rich kids outside. If yes, say yes, if no, say no. Don’t delay the young lady.” Jin Shuyu, for the nth time, lightly kicked Jin Shiyue’s leg that was draped over the table.
Xu Jingxi, who was sipping tea nearby, asked at the opportune moment: “Is Lili the young lady from just now?”
“Yes.” Jin Shuyu said without concealment, “A likable young girl.”
Hearing this, Xu Jingxi turned to Jin Shiyue and smiled: “I didn’t expect you to be dating less than a year after leaving the Military Region.”
Jin Shiyue and Xu Jingxi met on a dangerous borderline. At that time, Xu Jingxi was trapped, and Jin Shiyue, along with his brothers, rescued her.
Recalling the past, Xu Jingxi teased: “I remember when I used to pursue you, I used all my might but couldn’t move you. I was quite curious what kind of girl could make your heart flutter. Seeing it now, it’s quite surprising.”
Jin Shiyue raised his teacup with his well-defined hands, took a shallow sip, and said lightly: “Surprising about what.”
Xu Jingxi: “Surprising that the girl you like is actually that type.”
“It has nothing to do with type.” Jin Shiyue gently placed his tea cup down, his tone neither high nor low.
For some reason, Xu Jingxi understood.
He didn’t like girls like Lian Li.
He liked Lian Li as a person.
Xu Jingxi was stunned, and after a moment, she pulled at the corner of her mouth and smiled bitterly: “Song Xiao would be very happy if he saw you now.”
Jin Shiyue was silent for a moment, then his brow furrowed slightly.
Song Xiao was the brother who rescued Xu Jingxi with Jin Shiyue.
Xu Jingxi liked Jin Shiyue, and Song Xiao helped her pursue him, but Jin Shiyue was cold and unfeeling, showing no interest.
After Xu Jingxi gave up pursuing him, Song Xiao confessed to Xu Jingxi. They got together after a while and fell for each other.
Song Xiao was Xu Jingxi’s fiancé.
Four years ago, Song Xiao said that after completing this mission, he would apply to return to China, hoping to marry her and live a simple life. However, he never returned.
Song Xiao’s death had a certain impact on Xu Jingxi and Jin Shiyue. The former fell seriously ill, and the latter was temporarily recalled to the capital by military order.
Thinking of this, Xu Jingxi picked up her tea with both hands and offered it as a toast: “I apologize to you. My father probably worried that I would be dispirited because of Song Xiao, so he wanted to find you as a son-in-law.”
“It’s fine.”
Jin Shiyue slid into WeChat, opened the chat page with Lian Li, and asked her where she was.
His girlfriend had quite a temper and coldly replied with two words: 「Earth.」
Jin Shiyue smiled as he read it.
Jin Shuyu returned, only to see Jin Shiyue straighten up and walk out with a calm and indifferent stride, his long legs encased in his straight trousers.
“Didn’t you just arrive? Where are you off to now?”
“Looking for Earth’s Junior Sister.” Jin Shiyue’s tone was lazy.
Earth’s Junior Sister?
Jin Shuyu and Xu Jingxi exchanged glances, neither understanding his mysterious words.
On the other side, Wangfu No. 1.
Earth’s Junior Sister rested her chin on her hand, her bright black eyes fixed on Xue Shufan, who was chatting with the male doctor.
Senior Sister seemed quite satisfied with her blind date.
Xue Shufan suddenly turned around and waved at her: “Lili.”
Lian Li walked over and sat next to Xue Shufan.
“This is my Junior Sister Lian Li, and this is…” Before Xue Shufan could finish introducing, a cool male voice suddenly rang out.
“I’m taking Junior Sister away.”
Immediately after, a large hand clasped Lian Li’s slender wrist and pulled her up.
Pulled forward by Jin Shiyue’s force, Lian Li took two steps and hurriedly turned back to say to Xue Shufan: “I’m leaving first.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
Xue Shufan sighed.
My daughter has grown up, dating a boyfriend and forgetting her Senior Sister.
After walking a distance, Lian Li struggled, trying to pull her wrist out of Jin Shiyue’s hand.
“What are you doing?”
He knew where she was, and Lian Li wasn’t surprised.
After all, Pei Qingji had brought her here.
Jin Shiyue’s gaze slowly slid from her face, his voice indifferent: “She’s on a blind date, why are you here?”
“I’m here to accompany her,” Lian Li said.
“You need to accompany her for a blind date, will you need to accompany her for marriage too?”
Men didn’t understand the camaraderie between girls.
Lian Li looked up, her obsidian-like eyes rotating twice: “I don’t care if you see other girls privately. You also don’t interfere with me.”
Jin Shiyue gazed at her face and suddenly smiled: “Why wouldn’t you care.”
He was asking why she didn’t care about him.
Lian Li understood, her eyes looking at his exceptional features, and said truthfully: “If you frequently see other girls, I won’t be able to manage it.”
She wasn’t idle, revolving around him all day, where would she have so much time to manage him.
Couldn’t he just be well-behaved and stop attracting so much attention.
Jin Shiyue drawled an ‘oh’ and asked again: “Who did I see.”
Lian Li suddenly realized she had fallen into his trap. She pursed her lips and remained silent.
But Jin Shiyue wouldn’t let her off, saying with interest: “Does jealousy taste good?”
“I’m not jealous,” Lian Li denied.
“Is that so?” Jin Shiyue bent down, his aggressively handsome face close to her, “Such a strong smell of jealousy, if it’s not you, could it be me?”
The man’s dark pupils reflected her image. Lian Li paused, and after a moment, slowly said: “What is your relationship with her.”
Jin Shiyue feigned ignorance: “Who.”
“Xu Jingxi.”
“What do you think our relationship is.”
Jin Shiyue retorted, not seeming serious at all.
He was the one who said ‘If you don’t ask, why have a mouth’, and he was also the one who didn’t answer.
Lian Li didn’t want to deal with him anymore.
She turned to leave without a word, but Jin Shiyue, having seen through her intentions, grabbed her wrist and pulled her back into his arms.
Jin Shiyue lowered his head and leaned against her shoulder and neck, whispering to her: “No relationship.”
Lian Li felt his answer was too perfunctory: “You know her, she knows you, how can there be no relationship.”
