Fang Jiayi pursed her lips, did not answer, and walked away.
Mu Ziyin did not chase after her. He just sat in the car, supporting his chin and watching her casually until her figure disappeared, then he drove away.
I don't want to force her, so if she doesn't want to see him, then I'll see you next time.
After Fang Jiayi boarded a bus, she kept looking back subconsciously, wanting to see if Mu Ziyin had caught up with her. She didn't want him to catch up with her, but after confirming that he really hadn't caught up with her, she felt a strong sense of loss in her heart. Perhaps, she was overthinking...
I tossed and turned in bed at night, unable to sleep. In the quiet night, I always felt desolate. I sat up helplessly, picked up the bunch of lilies in the dark, gently stroked the petals, and sighed...
Suddenly, the phone lit up.
Fang Jiayi put down the flowers in her hand and reached for her cell phone.
[Smile, are you asleep?] A text message came into view.
Fang Jiayi looked down at the text message for a long time without any expression.
She raised her eyelashes, wanted to reply, but didn't know how. She held the phone to her chest with both hands, feeling hesitant and complicated.
In the end, she still didn't reply, but the day had already dawned. Fang Jiayi looked at the gradually brightening morning light outside the window. A night just passed like this.
*
She gets up, washes her face, puts on makeup, gets dressed, changes shoes, and becomes a beautiful, exquisite and capable woman again.
Carrying a handbag, she closed the door, turned her head, and saw Mu Ziyin again.
He was leaning against the front of the supercar, his hands in his trouser pockets, his long legs, his lazy smile, his posture relaxed and elegant.
Fang Jiayi looked at his handsome face and took a breath. "Why are you here again?"
There was a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"I sent you a text message last night, but you didn't reply. I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I drove here to wait. I thought if you didn't come out at 8 o'clock when you were supposed to be at work, I would ring the doorbell."
Fang Jiayi was shocked and asked in surprise: "You waited here all night?"
"Um."
She felt her heart ache when she heard that, and she spoke almost subconsciously, "I didn't reply to you because I didn't want to bother with you. Can't you figure that out? And you came here to stay all night, are you stupid?"
Mu Ziyin did not answer her, his smile faded, and he looked at her silently.
So that’s how it is. I don’t want to bother with it, so I don’t reply to text messages…
Fang Jiayi felt as if needles were pricking her heart. She pursed her lips and said, "I'm leaving. You should leave too. Don't come here again."
Turn around, step up...
Her car was recently sent for maintenance and it would take two days to pick it up. She walked for a while and got off at the subway station.
She just stood in the corner, her mind heavy and dazed. She hadn't slept all night and was in a very bad mood.
Suddenly, someone rubbed my leg.
Fang Jiayi found this feeling very strange. She looked back and saw that the crowded subway was full of people. Behind her was a short boy with his head lowered and wearing a baseball cap. His height made him look like a student.
Fang Jiayi looked down at his waist and saw a cross-body bag. She thought it might have been an accidental touch.
I turned my head back and didn't think too much.
After a while, she felt her thigh being rubbed again. Fang Jiayi frowned and was about to turn around when a gust of cold wind blew towards her. Then the short boy was knocked to the ground. There was an uproar in the subway.
Fang Jiayi was startled. She looked up and saw Mu Ziyin's cold eyes, looking down at the short boy with a chilling expression, "You beast! Is there anyone here who can call the police? This beast is molesting a woman."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a flurry of discussion.
"Ah! So he's a pervert! No wonder this handsome guy wants to beat him up..."
"This kind of person deserves to die. He looks like a decent person, but he does all these sneaky things..."
"Just beat him to death..."
"But that handsome guy is really handsome..."
Amid the lively discussions, some people started to call the police, and some passionate young people went up to beat up the pervert. He was pushed into a corner by the crowd and beaten wildly, his face full of fear, and he let out bursts of screams...
Fang Jiayi's expression was stunned. "Why are you here? Didn't you leave just now?"
Mu Ziyin looked at her coldly. The next second, he grabbed her wrist and pinned her in a blind spot. Then he opened his strong arms and used his body to protect her. "I don't know what you are thinking while riding in a car. Don't you know someone is molesting you?"
When he spoke, his eyes were frighteningly cold.
Fang Jiayi was protected in his arms. She smelled the familiar scent on him and her nose suddenly felt sore. "How should I know? There are so many people on the subway. I can't tell whether it was intentional or deliberate."
"You should have kicked him the first time you looked back. No matter if he did it intentionally or unintentionally, how can a man who is so close to a woman be a decent person?"
Fang Jiayi was so angry at his scolding that she said, "It's all because of you..."
Fang Jiayi almost said those words out loud, but she covered her mouth and stopped talking in time. Otherwise, how could she be so confused when he kept pestering her? She was so calm just a few days ago...
"Because of me?" He raised his eyebrows and said in a bad tone.
Fang Jiayi didn't want to talk anymore, so she shut up and turned her head away, "Forget it, I don't want to talk about it."
"You have nothing to say."
"… "
"You would rather be molested on the subway than let me drive you to work, Fang Jiayi, do you really hate me that much? Am I that disgusting to you?"
(End of this chapter)