When Ji Xiaxia came to the restaurant to meet Ye Chen, he received four gifts from Ye Chen. He understood and said, "I guess, among these four gifts, only three are the same, and one is very special, right?"
Ye Chen was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't believe that Ji Xia, who seemed to be extremely insensitive, was so sharp today. His heartbeat accelerated unconsciously: "Did you guess it?"
He dressed up carefully today.
After the last incident, Ye Chen seemed calm on the surface, but in fact he was in a very difficult situation.
The Ye family had a lot of things that needed him to deal with, and because all the things were piled on him alone, he was so busy that he hardly had time to sleep.
In addition, Ye Chen also has to face the condemnation of his conscience.
Although Ye Chen was young and innocent when the incident happened and was not considered a participant, the Ye family became rich afterwards and Ye Chen enjoyed the benefits brought by the wealth.
Everything he had today was built on the blood of his little sister. Such wealth disgusted him.
There were several times during this period when Ye Chen wanted to quit and let his father and mother's years of hard work collapse and go to waste, so that it would be over once and for all.
But when his family members were still in the hospital for treatment, Ye Chen gritted his teeth and persevered.
A total of nine people were injured that day, among whom the four bodyguards had the lightest injuries and were discharged from the hospital after a week.
The next one was Uncle Zhang and Master Zheng, who woke up in about a week and was able to go through the discharge procedures after being hospitalized for half a month.
The injuries on Ye's father, Ye's mother, and Ye Tian were the most serious.
Especially Ye Tian, whose illness was strange and he was in critical condition several times. Fortunately, the Ye family was rich enough and managed to use money to save Ye Tian's life.
Ye's father and mother did something wrong, but they were his parents after all, and Ye Tian was his beloved sister.
Although the blood-stained wealth is dirty, it can save their lives.
Even if it's for his family, Ye Chen has to carry on.
That time was dark and chaotic.
Outsiders only saw his glory and power, but failed to see his inner confusion and self-loathing.
Fortunately, he still had Ji Xia's company. Every time after chatting with him, Ye Chen would have a sense of self-salvation and relief. Relying on this ray of warm light, Ye Chen finally made it to today.
The Ye family's condition became stable, and Ye's father, mother, and Ye Tian finally woke up after several months of treatment.
He knew that usually Yu Ning was like a wild dog guarding its food. He kept Ji Xia tightly guarded and did not allow anyone the chance to get close to him.
Therefore, Ye Chen studied the course schedules of Ji Xia's various departments, and deliberately selected a day to ask Ji Xia out, cut his hair, sprayed perfume, changed into a decent set of clothes, and waited for Ji Xia to arrive.
Unexpectedly, before he could even open his mouth, Ji Xia interrupted him.
Ji Xia saw Ye Chen's nervous look and thought of his recent behavior. He always paid special attention to the situation in Ji Xia's dormitory. When chatting, he was cautious and a little tentative.
It's a pity that no matter how much effort Ye Chen puts in, it's useless. He is destined not to be the protagonist in this book.
When he thought that he, like Ye Chen, was not the official match, and if he accidentally fell in love with someone, he could only suffer unrequited love, Ji Xia suddenly felt a sense of sympathy.
Unable to bear teasing him any more, Ji Xia said directly: "Of course, you showed it so obviously, even if I'm a fool, I can guess that Yu Ning is a cold person on the outside but warm on the inside. It's not easy to get along with him at first. I can understand that you want to make friends with him through me."
Ji Xia had seen this kind of trick many times in school.
If a guy likes a certain goddess, the more he admires her, the less he dares to approach her. He often uses roundabout tactics, first contacting the goddess's roommates, and after buying off all the roommates, he will start to pursue the goddess with all his strength with the help of the roommates.
In the original novel, Ye Chen also did something similar.
Therefore, in Ji Xixia's opinion, he had already seen through Ye Chen's routine, but Ye Chen never mentioned it, and Ji Xixia was not in a position to expose him.
Until today, Ye Chen finally took action. Ji Xia no longer had to be a stranger in the world, and she finally felt relieved.
Ye Chen was still immersed in the nervousness of having his secrets exposed. When he heard Ji Xixia say this, Ye Chen was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"
He stared at Ji Xia in a daze.
Seeing Ji Xia concentrating on the four gifts in front of her, with a hint of forced smile on her face, Ye Chen suddenly understood something in a flash.
Not only did Yu Ning like Ji Xia, Ji Xia actually... also liked Yu Ning.
They have been roommates since high school and still live together every day. It is said that Yu Ning was the most freak in the county back then, and it was Ji Xia who had always taken care of him secretly.
In Ye Chen's opinion, it was perfectly normal for someone like Yu Ning to be warmed by Ji Xixia and fall in love with him.
But he never thought that Ji Xia also liked Yu Ning.
The two people have feelings for each other, and are together every day, day and night. Logically, they should have cut the paper long ago and established a relationship together.
Ji Xia and Yu Ning have not confirmed their relationship yet, and have not expressed their feelings to each other, so Ye Chen has always assumed that Yu Ning likes Ji Xia, but Ji Xia, who is a thick-skinned person, is not attracted to Yu Ning.
However, Ji Xia was like this at this moment. As perceptive as Ye Chen was, he discovered on the spot that Ji Xia had feelings for Yu Ning.
If he didn't like Yu Ning, he wouldn't have shown such an expression. If he didn't like Yu Ning, Ji Xia would never have had such an outrageous misunderstanding.
Only Ji Xia herself, who sees Yu Ning everywhere and thinks that Yu Ning is the best, would misunderstand Ye Chen's behavior and assume that Ye Chen would also like Yu Ning...
Realizing this, Ye Chen's originally hot heart cooled down almost instantly.
It was like a basin of cold water poured on him. Ye Chen felt sad and unwilling.
Why did he discover this only after he was attracted to her...
Besides, what's so good about Yu Ning? Why is he worthy of Ji Xia's love
The first time Ye Chen saw Yu Ning, he felt that he was not a good person.
For Ji Xixia, it is not a good thing at all for such a person to stay by her side for a long time.
The hearts of young people are always unstable. Just based on the character that Yu Ning has shown, he may hurt Ji Xia at any time...
Ye Chen's mind was in a mess, jealousy filled his chest, Ji Xia called him several times, he almost didn't hear.
"Ye Chen, Ye Chen?" Ji Xia said.
Ye Chen hid under the table and clenched his fists unconsciously, but pretended to be calm on the surface: "Hmm?"
"Are you okay? Am I too direct and make you unhappy?" Ji Xia said a little embarrassedly, "Don't worry, I haven't told Yu Ning yet, he doesn't know about this."
It would have been better if he hadn't said this. The more Ye Chen said it, the more his heart churned.
Especially when Ji Xia mentioned Yu Ning, her eyes sparkled, which made Ye Chen feel sour and jealous.
He finally suppressed his emotions, but they suddenly surged up in his heart again, almost overwhelming his reason.
"It turns out he doesn't know yet." Ye Chen forced a false smile and said slowly.
Ji Xia did not tell Yu Ning that Ye Chen "liked" him, so correspondingly, she certainly did not tell Yu Ning that Ji Xia also liked him.
Ye Chen pointed at the four gifts on the table and said, "Xia Xia, you guessed right. Among these four gifts, there is indeed one that is very different. I specially prepared it for someone I like..."
Ji Xia finally heard Ye Chen admit it, and felt a little disappointed, but he quickly covered it up.
However, all his slight expressions fell into Ye Chen's eyes, making Ye Chen feel even more jealous.
Although it is known that Ji Xia and Yu Ning like each other, Ye Chen does not want to act as a matchmaker for them to facilitate their relationship.
If it were any other outstanding person, Ye Chen would probably suppress his jealousy and bless them.
But Yu Ning can't do that.
Ye Chen could never forget that day in Ye Tian's dormitory. He saw with his own eyes that Yu Ning's eyes turned gray.
This kind of thing that is neither human nor ghost will only be a time bomb next to Ji Xiaxia.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen immediately said: "Can you help me hand it over to Yu Ning?"
"What's in here?" Ji Xia asked.
Ye Chen glanced at the gift and said woodenly, "Diamond ring."
Ji Xia's eyes widened: "Diamond ring?"
Ye Chen pulled the corner of his mouth: "I want to express my feelings through it, there is no other meaning. Of course, according to my original plan, if he is willing to accept me, I will buy a better one..."
Ji Xia was shocked by Ye Chen's swift and decisive courtship method.
Wow, he hasn’t even confessed yet and he’s already asking for a diamond ring.
He is indeed the golden male supporting role in the original novel. He loves Yu Ning to death, and the feeling is indeed strong enough.
Seeing Ji Xixia's shocked expression, Ye Chen asked meaningfully: "Xixia, are you willing to help me pursue Yu Ning?"
"Me? I... I can't really interfere in your affairs... At most I can help you pass on a message or something, don't worry there's nothing I can do." Ji Xia stuttered.
He likes Yu Ning, and Ye Chen also likes Yu Ning.
Ye Chen had tried to test him in various ways before, but Ji Xia had not exposed him due to Ye Chen's recent special situation. Now that they had finally talked it out, Ji Xia thought he was free, but he didn't expect that Ye Chen would now ask him to help pursue Yu Ning.
Shrimp and pork heart.
If Pei Yuan made this request today, Ji Xia would have to agree with great reluctance even if her heart was bleeding.
Fortunately, Ye Chen is not Pei Yuan, and Ji Xia declined immediately.
Seeing Ji Xixia's flustered look, Ye Chen felt more and more depressed and said, "If you understand my feelings and are willing to help me pass on the message, I will be satisfied."
After saying this, Ye Chen felt sad and bitter in his heart, and he lost interest for a moment.
Just then the restaurant served food and wine, and Ye Chen immediately invited Ji Xia to start eating.
The violin music slowly sounded, the warm candlelight was accompanied by beautiful flowers, but the people sitting at the table had different thoughts and worries. No matter how delicious the food and wine were, they tasted like chewing wax.
After finishing the meal without much appetite, as they had all been drinking, Ye Chen contacted his assistant to send a car to take them back.
Ji Xia said goodbye to Ye Chen in a daze and took the bus back to school.
Just now he was eating and drinking absentmindedly in the restaurant and didn't feel anything. Now sitting in the car, with the car shaking, Ji Xia suddenly remembered that he drank red wine tonight, which had a strong aftereffect.
Cars from outside the school were not allowed to enter the school, so after getting off the car, Ji Xia walked all the way to the boys' dormitory. At first, his steps were steady, but the more he walked, the lighter his feet felt. Every step felt like he was stepping on cotton, and he could fly up at any time.
In the past, Ji Xia would have just floated back, but now she didn't dare to do so.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but since leaving Ye Tian's dormitory that night, Ji Xia's five senses had become exceptionally sharp.
This was obviously not a good thing, because from time to time he also had similar symptoms to Ye Tian. He always felt that at some point, someone was standing in the dark, secretly spying on him.
This feeling was vague and only suddenly became acutely felt at a certain moment. However, when Ji Xia looked around, he found no trace at all.
He just thought he was being suspicious, so he didn't tell Yu Ning.
On weekdays, he and Yu Ning were inseparable. With Yu Ning by his side, even if Ji Xia noticed something was wrong occasionally, he didn't take it too seriously.
But now he was the only one walking on the road, so Ji Xia couldn't be careless.
Thinking of this, Ji Xia immediately became alert and walked quickly towards the dormitory. However, a drunk person's body is not controlled by the mind. The more Ji Xia wanted to go back, the more disordered his steps became.
Just as he was about to find a stone pillar to sit down and sober up, a pair of hands supported him.
On that early winter night, the man was chilled all over, and after his icy hand touched him, he seemed to realize that his body temperature was too low, so he quickly moved his hand away and instead held Ji Xixia's wrist.
Ji Xia was suddenly hugged by someone. She was startled at first, but when she noticed the other person's considerate gesture, she reacted immediately.
He did not move back, but directly moved closer. Only after he approached Yu Ning did Ji Xia raise his head and smiled lazily at him, "Yu Ning, why are you here?"
Yu Ning looked at Ji Xia with a sullen face.
In contrast to Yu Ning's body temperature, Ji Xia's body was warm, like a little sun.
Ji Xia didn't have much of a tolerance for alcohol, and after a few sips of red wine, he immediately looked drunk.
The rouge-like blush on his cheeks made his eyes look even more moist and moist, like a rose blooming under the influence of wine, even the dew on the tip was crystal clear.
Yu Ning looked at Ji Xiaoxia, who looked a little more beautiful than usual, with a slightly restrained expression, and seemed to have anger on her face, but also seemed to be somewhat restrained.
He held Ji Xia's hand, his fingers tightened unconsciously, and whispered, "You've been drinking."