Jingxia Rose

Chapter 159 [Shi Yi 009] Can't I even hug you?
You don't even have time to eat a meal?
Yi Xu frowned. Around 6:30 p.m. that evening, he sent her a message asking if she had eaten.

Shi Wan seemed really busy, as she didn't reply for about an hour. "No, is something wrong?"

Yi Xu: Shall we have dinner together?

Five minutes later, Shi Wan replied: "I'm busy."

"..."

It was exactly the same cold and resolute answer as that morning.

Yi Xu could even imagine the tone of her voice when she said those two words.

For the next few days, Yi Xu would send her messages morning, noon, and night, but Shi Wan didn't know if she was really busy or just didn't want to talk to her. She replied to two out of five messages, each one as precious as gold.

In short, I'm busy and have no time.

After a few days, Yi Xu began to suspect that the woman was deliberately playing him.

Who dates like this?
How is this different from passive-aggressive behavior?
In previous relationships, he always took the lead, and the girl would always initiate conversations, which he would then follow. When did he become like this, constantly staring at his phone waiting for her reply?

He found it quite ridiculous that Shi Wan sent him a message as soon as he successfully put his phone down.

"Yun Ya, 1806".

Yi Xu stared at the short line of text for several minutes, unable to understand its meaning, and then put a question mark over it.

Shi Wan replied quickly this time: I'll arrive at 10 PM.

Where to?

Yunya...

Oh, isn't that the name of the hotel?
She arrived at the hotel at 10 p.m.

Yi Xu narrowed his eyes, feeling that something was not quite right, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Yi Xu arrived at the hotel that Shi Wan had mentioned. At about 10:07 or 10:08, the doorbell rang. Yi Xu opened the door and was delighted to see Shi Wan's beautiful and radiant face.

The two hadn't seen each other for six days.

Yi Xu raised an eyebrow imperceptibly as she watched her enter. "Have you eaten?"

"No, what about you?"

Shi Wan tossed her bag onto the sofa, flung her high heels aside, took off her shirt, grabbed some makeup remover wipes, and walked very naturally toward the bathroom.

Yi Xu's gaze sharpened, his voice a few decibels hoarse, "I ate around five. What do you want to eat? Order takeout?"

"Anything is fine, just keep an eye on it, the faster the better."

She closed the bathroom door after saying that.

Yi Xu only snapped out of his daze when he heard the sound of water coming from inside. This…

Is he out of touch? He seems a bit out of sync with Shi Wan's thinking.

This feeling of relaxation is like we've been talking for three, four, five, or six months.

It's almost May, and the weather is gradually getting warmer. Yi Xu browsed the app for four or five minutes and finally ordered barbecue, a stone pot bibimbap, and four cans of beer.

Shi Wan was tired after a long day and really wanted to take a bath, but she didn't want to clean the bathtub and didn't bring any disposable bags. She reluctantly let the hot water run over her head for a while and even washed her hair. By the time she finished drying her hair and came out wearing a bathrobe, almost an hour had passed.

"Has the food delivery arrived yet?"

Yi Xu turned his head upon hearing the sound, and what caught his eye was her long, straight legs under her bathrobe, and further up, her fair neck and smooth collarbone lines.

Even though everything that needed to be covered was covered, Yi Xu still rolled his Adam's apple.

"It's on its way, about ten minutes from now."

Shi Wan frowned unhappily, slumped weakly onto the sofa, curled up, and grabbed her phone from her bag to start scrolling.

Yi Xu, who had been sitting on the single sofa, walked over to where she was resting her feet upon seeing this. His gaze darkened as he looked at her rounded, white toes adorned with bright red nail polish. "Have you been very busy lately?"

"Yeah, I already told you on WeChat."

Shi Wan glanced at him lazily, thinking about how frequently he had been sending messages these past few days. She put down her phone, got up, sat cross-legged, and let the dried hair slide down her shoulders to her chest.

"You, the boss of two large corporations, seem to have more free time than me?"

"I have so many people working for me, and they're not incompetent. Otherwise, why would I spend so much money hiring them?"

Yi Xu spoke with such confidence that Shi Wan thought it over and realized it was indeed true.

Fine.

Although she is now a boss of some kind, she is the key figure in the operation of the company. Without her, the company simply cannot function, and there is absolutely no opportunity to shirk responsibility or become a hands-off manager.

Shi Wan wanted to lie back down, but her wrist was suddenly grabbed by Yi Xu. She was stunned for a second and before she could react, Yi Xu had already pulled her into his arms and stroked her lower back through the bathrobe.

She's actually not used to getting too close to people.

For example, kissing and hugging.

She instinctively tried to struggle, "What are you doing?"

"What can I do? We haven't seen each other for so many days, can't I even have a hug?" Yi Xu said matter-of-factly.

What are you hugging for?!

What's our relationship? Why did you hug me?

Just as Shi Wan was about to push him away and swear, her phone suddenly rang.

Yi Xu didn't let go. He only loosened his grip a little when he heard her phone ring. Seeing her lean over to get her phone, he moved over as well, loosely putting his arm around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder.

Shi Wan glared at him and tried to dodge, but in the end, Yi Xu held her tightly in his arms and she couldn't move.

The call was from her assistant, Yu Xuan, who asked about her work. The call lasted about five or six minutes. Shi Wan was very attentive throughout, but occasionally Yi Xu's little actions made her a little uncomfortable, and she would glare at him.

Finally, she felt his warm, wet lips pressed against the back of her neck. She shuddered and immediately pinched his flesh, angrily pointing at her phone.

His eyes probably conveyed the message, "I'm on the phone, don't fucking touch me."

Yi Xu smiled as the room's landline rang. He got up to answer it; the food delivery had arrived, delivered by the hotel's robot.

Shi Wan's phone call continued. She walked to the window, pressed her brow with her finger, and said in a slightly agitated tone, "Fine, then let's sue him! His product has a problem, and he still has the nerve to blame us? Let him shake his brains before he speaks. Nine years of compulsory education really did a disservice to him!"

Yu Xuan knew Shi Wan's personality well and advised, "He's clearly trying to drag us into this. A direct confrontation might be..."

"Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. He really thinks that the victims and netizens are as brainless as he is."

She hung up the phone, threw it on the sofa, and ran her fingers through her hair in frustration.

"What happened?" Yi Xu asked casually.

She'd been bothered by this for days and didn't want to talk about it now, which was why she made a date with Yi Xu to vent.

"Just some trivial work stuff!"

She replied dismissively, "Has your takeout arrived yet? It's been over an hour!"

The doorbell rang a second after the sound ended.

"coming."

Yi Xu pointed his thumb toward the door, walked over, and took the takeout from the robot.

Shi Wan looked at the beer, raised an eyebrow, opened a can and took a swig to barely suppress the restlessness in her heart.

"Eat your food first." Yi Xu opened the package and handed it to her.