Jingxia Rose

Chapter 172 [Shi Yi 022] Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?

Hearing the familiar voice, Shi Wan was startled. Looking at Yi Xu rubbing his head in pain, she frowned and said, "What are you doing standing here? Who are you trying to scare by playing tricks on us in the middle of the night?"

"Is my laptop broken?"

As she spoke, she unzipped her laptop, took it out, looked it over, and then glared at it, saying, "If you break my laptop, I'll kill you!"

The contents inside are very important.

Yi Xu was so angry at the stark difference in her attitude towards him and towards the notebook that he almost laughed.

"I'm more curious about how you plan to kill me." He stared at her with a forced smile.

Shi Wan rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to him, reassembled her laptop, and prepared to leave. Just as she took a step, Yi Xu grabbed her wrist.

The next second, her body moved backward uncontrollably until her back hit the wall. Yi Xu's figure loomed over her, one hand braced against the wall.

She was pinned against the wall.

"you……"

“Wen Song and I are just friends, not what you think.” As soon as she spoke, Yi Xu said directly, “That rumor three years ago was just paparazzi making things up. Chu Feng was there that day too, we were just having a meal together.”

“The spokesperson for the latest series of Guiya suddenly canceled yesterday. We had a scheduled shooting time that couldn’t be changed, and we couldn’t find a suitable replacement at the last minute. Fortunately, Wen Song was filming here, so we asked her to come and fill in. I came to Suizhou on official business, nothing else.”

Shi Wan was stunned by what he said.

With a blank and confused look on his face, he asked, "Why...why are you telling me this?"

"I was afraid you'd misunderstand."

What did I misunderstand?

Yi Xu pursed her lips. "Then I misunderstood."

"What?"

"What is your relationship with Ying Cheng? Why did you accompany him on the filming?"

“It’s for work. He’s the newest brand ambassador for Flying Snowman, and he has a special live-streaming event the day after tomorrow.” Shi Wan said, then seemed to realize something and narrowed her eyes. “He’s only 21 years old this year!”

The implication is that your jealousy is completely unfounded.

Yi Xu raised an eyebrow and said sarcastically, "Isn't 21 a grown man? Weren't you the one laughing so happily with him last night? And you're pretending not to know me."

Shi Wan remained silent.

That previous relationship was so awkward. Shouldn't we have acted like we didn't know each other when we met?
What's wrong with him now?

But she genuinely disliked his smug and domineering demeanor, so she pretended to ponder and said, "Now that you mention it, it makes sense. My younger brother is a good choice. Thank you for the reminder, Young Master Yi. After this live stream event with him is over, I'll ask his agency if they have any rules against him dating. If not..."

"Shi Wan!"

Yi Xu couldn't take it anymore and interrupted through gritted teeth, "Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?"

Shi Wan scoffed, "Who cares about making you angry! Get out of my way..."

Footsteps sounded outside the door. She pushed Yi Xu hard, "Hurry up, someone's coming."

"So what? Are we ashamed to be seen in public?"

"What exactly do you want?" Shi Wan asked, suppressing her anger.

"Let's talk."

"What to talk about?"

Yi Xu didn't answer, but pulled her downstairs, walked directly to his car, opened the driver's side door, and winked at her, "Get in."

Shi Wan frowned, trying to pull her hand away from his. "Yi Xu!"

"I just want to talk."

"Can't we talk here?"

"Are you sure?" Yi Xu raised an eyebrow. "..."

Shi Wanhuan looked at the bustling scene at the main entrance. Several celebrities were filming here today, and with several teams together, it looked chaotic.

Does anyone know if there are any paparazzi around here?

Helpless, Shi Wan, who was being held tightly by him, could only go up with a sullen face.

The journey back to the hotel was quite long, so Shi Wan called Yu Xuan to tell her that there was a sudden situation on her end and asked them to go back first.

"What do you want to say?"

After the car had driven some distance, she asked.

Yi Xu was speechless. At this point, he really didn't know what to talk about.

After waiting for a while without hearing his voice, Shi Wan frowned. "Are you mute? Speak up! Didn't you want to talk? Then talk!"

"Tsk, I'm already preparing, aren't I? You have no patience at all." Yi Xu glanced at her.

"What are you planning? Are you crazy?!" Shi Wan couldn't understand his thought process.

“My mom contacted you on my birthday.” Yi Xu paused for a moment and said, “She probably considers you my girlfriend too, because when she talked to me about the arranged marriage, I told her I had a girlfriend and had no plans to break up with her.”

Shi Wan had a meal.

She said softly, "Even if your mother doesn't come looking for me, our relationship won't last long."

Yi Xu pursed his lips and gave a self-deprecating smile. "That's true. After all, we're just casual sex partners."

Shi Wan turned her head to look at the night view outside the car window, "Now that it's all over, what's there to talk about? Or perhaps..."

She looked at him again. "You still want to try with me?"

"Is it not allowed?" His rhetorical question was undoubtedly an admission of guilt.

Shi Wan felt a slight tremor in her heart, then quickly looked away and said calmly, "Whether it's an arranged marriage between your family or Wen Song, it has nothing to do with me. Whether they exist or not, we can't be together. And please stay away from me in the future and don't waste your time on me. Stop the car, I want to get out."

After saying that, she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"Stop here, walk back yourself?" Yi Xu's tone turned several degrees colder as he stepped on the gas and sped up.

Shi Wan frowned slightly at the car's speed and said angrily, "Yi Xu, don't go crazy!"

Ten seconds later, the car gradually slowed down again, and he asked in a deep voice, "Will you stay away from me? What if I can't?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the car stopped by the roadside, but it was still locked. His seemingly indifferent peach blossom eyes were now filled with seriousness. "You say we can't be together, so I have to give it a try."

Shi Wan was incredulous and blurted out, "Are you crazy?"

"probably."

"..."

Shi Wan was speechless. "If you're sick, take your medicine!"

"Open it for me!"

"Why would I open the door for you! Who cares about you!" Shi Wan tried to push the car door open and get out, but the car was locked and she couldn't open it at all. When she turned around, she saw Yi Xu leaning back in his seat calmly.

She glanced at the locked switch, bit her lip lightly, and quickly reached out.

But before she could even touch him, her wrist was grabbed. In the next instant, the man pulled her upper body over the central armrest, placed one hand on her waist, and held her tightly.

The pleasant jasmine scent in the air grew even stronger.

The irritability that had been lingering in my mind for almost half a month was effortlessly suppressed.

Sometimes you can't do anything about being unwilling to accept your fate, and there's nothing you can do about refusing to accept it.

If he doesn't admit that he likes Shi Wan, he'll be shooting himself in the foot and will eventually drive himself crazy.

Glancing at the red lips so close to his own, Yi Xu's eyes darkened. He grabbed the back of her head, lowered his head without a word, and forcefully pried open her teeth, beginning to plunder her air.