Jingxia Rose

Chapter 163 [Shi Yi 013] Holding Hands

Shi Wan held a cigarette in her hand and exhaled a gray smoke ring from her red lips. "I'm at home. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"It's only eight o'clock, isn't it still early?" Yi Xu clicked his tongue. "I'm not letting you go out, so I'll come find you, okay?"

Shi Wan flicked off her cigarette ash, thought for a few seconds, and said, "Alright, come over here to Shangxi Garden."

Yi Xu smiled and said, "Okay."

About half an hour later, Shi Wan was almost asleep in the car when her phone suddenly rang. She barely managed to open her eyes a crack and saw that it was Yi Xu calling. While answering, she got up and stuck her head out of the car.

The male voice on the phone asked, "Which building and which floor?"

What kind of car do you drive?

"An Aston Martin." Yi Xu scoffed. "What? Do I need to check the car before entering your neighborhood?"

She rolled her eyes, pushed open the car door, braced her hand on the door frame, leaned half her body out, and waved at the black Aston Martin. "Look to the right."

A hint of surprise flashed in Yi Xu's eyes. He turned the steering wheel, parked the car in front of her, and got out.

Shi Wan maintained the same waving gesture as before, with her upper body outside the car and her lower body inside.

Yi Xu looked up at her. "What are you doing here? Why don't you go inside?"

"Wait for you."

Yi Xu's smile deepened. "I can go in and wait too."

Shi Wan glanced at him and simply sat back down. "That was just a coincidence. I was smoking in the car anyway."

Yi Xu lowered his eyes and looked at the three cigarette butts on the ground, thinking to himself, "This woman is really stubborn!"

"Do you know how to smoke?"

"Otherwise?" Shi Wan asked, "You can't?"

"Yes, it happens occasionally," Yi Xu said.

He looked around and asked, "Is there anything to eat nearby?"

"what?"

"hungry."

"Didn't you go home for dinner?"

"I've been arguing with my old man the whole time, I haven't had any appetite for food. How was your dinner?"

Shi Wan pouted. She had barely touched the food at the dinner table that night, only drinking those three glasses of wine. Thinking about it, she took out the car keys, pushed the car door, and saw that he was leaning against the door and couldn't push it open. She glared at him and said, "Get out of the way."

Yi Xu stepped aside to let her down.

"Let's go, there are a few restaurants up ahead."

"How far?"

"Seven or eight hundred meters? That's about right." Shi Wan glanced at him. "You want to drive? It's an alley over there, you can't drive in, and you'll get a ticket if you park on the side of the road outside."

"If it's not open, I'm just asking." Yi Xu said with a smile, "It's nice to take a walk."

Shi Wan wore a red slip dress with a black suit jacket and high heels, while Yi Xu wore a black casual suit.

Shi Wanjing is 172 cm tall. Even when she wears high heels and walks side by side with him under the dim streetlights, she is only about 7 or 8 cm shorter than him.

The early summer night breeze was a bit dry and bright, and a bright waning moon hung on the blue curtain.

The road was surrounded by dense camphor trees, which blocked most of the streetlights, making it difficult to see the road conditions. Shi Wan was also wearing high heels.

Suddenly, Shi Wan stumbled as she was tripped by something, and her arm was grabbed.

"Are you okay?"

"fine."

Shi Wan shook her head awkwardly.

But Yi Xu didn't let go of her. Instead, he slowly moved down and took her slightly cool hand in his, while trying to distract her with his words, "How much did you drink tonight? I could smell the alcohol as soon as I got close."

Shi Wan glanced at the hand being held and paused for a moment, "Just three glasses of wine, not much."

"Did you call a designated driver to bring it back?"

"Ah."

Shi Wan responded indifferently and tried to pull her hand away, saying, "Let go."

"Don't move. This road is densely wooded and pitch black. I'll hold you tight so you don't fall. I'll have to carry you to the hospital later." He said, holding Shi Wan's hand tightly. As Shi Wan struggled, she tripped again, even harder than before. Yi Xu pulled her back and caught her around the waist.

Yi Xu raised the corners of his lips, his words clearly showing annoyance, but his tone was nonchalant, "The roads outside your neighborhood are no good, what level are they? They're all bumpy."

Shi Wan glared at him, but ultimately gave up struggling.

Let them take it; it's not like they'll lose a piece of meat anyway.

The sidewalks on both sides are currently being renovated and rebuilt, and there are inevitably many pieces of gravel, bricks and other debris on the road.

After walking for less than three minutes, the road conditions became clear, and she took the opportunity to pull her hand back.

As his palm emptied, the warmth remaining on it quickly dissipated. Yi Xu glanced at his hand, then slowly moved it, landing on Shi Wan's pretty face, which was dimly lit by the streetlights.

"boom--"

Yi Xu felt a sharp pain in his head.

"Pfft-"

Then, Shi Wan's unrestrained laughter rang out from the side.

He crashed into a telephone pole.

Seeing him bend over and rub his head, Shi Wan couldn't help but laugh even more. She walked up to him and winked playfully, "Young Master Yi, you wouldn't be captivated by my good looks, would you?"

Seeing her smug expression, Yi Xu said, "I remember that it's usually the male peacock that spreads its tail feathers."

The implication is that you shouldn't be so presumptuous.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shi Wan kicked him in the shin, rolled her eyes, and walked straight past him.

Yi Xu glanced at her retreating figure, chuckled softly, and slowly followed after her.

Shi Wan walked into a rice noodle shop. The proprietress saw her and immediately came up to her, "Shi Shi is here. Haven't eaten yet or are you here for a late-night snack?"

"I haven't eaten yet."

"Let's see what you'd like to eat?"

"Let's just stick with the old three."

"to make."

Yi Xu didn't want to go in, but before he could even speak, Shi Wan had already gone in and started chatting with the proprietress.

Shi Wan turned around and saw Yi Xu standing at the door, staring at the sign above. She called out, "Aren't you coming in?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Xu went inside, and then heard Shi Wan ask, "What do you want to eat?"

He glanced at the menu on the wall. "What did you eat?"

"Shop sign."

"I'll make a sign too."

The proprietress smiled and agreed. Before he came in, she had subtly looked him up and down, and asked with a smile, "Shishi, is this your friend? He's really handsome, and you two are a perfect match."

"Please sit down and have a cup of tea. The rice noodles will be here soon."

Although the proprietress was asking a question, she didn't seem to care about the answer and invited him to sit down.

Shi Wan felt there was something wrong with the proprietress's comment, "You two are a perfect match." She frowned, but before she could even speak, the proprietress waved her hand and went into the kitchen to get busy.

Yi Xu, on the other hand, was cheerful on his own. That perfectly fitting comment sounded wonderful to him.

Do you come to this store often?

"Yes, a regular customer."

"You like rice noodles?"

"I guess so." Shi Wan looked up at him. "Have you ever eaten rice noodles?"

Yi Xu shook his head, "The first time."

"The rice noodles here taste good."

As the two were talking, the proprietress suddenly brought over a plate of braised food. Shi Wan looked bewildered. "Sister, we didn't order this...?"

"It's my treat. Congratulations on bringing a man to my shop for rice noodles for the first time." The proprietress raised her eyebrows and looked at Yi Xu. "Handsome guy, not only are our rice noodles delicious, but our braised dishes are also exceptional. You should try them."

Shi Wan, “…”

Yi Xu readily agreed, "Thank you, sister. Then we won't stand on ceremony."