Jingxia Rose

Chapter 189 [Shi Yi 039] Still Saying You Don't Care About Me

Shi Wan watched as her overflowing ice cream deflated instantly, her face stiffened, and she immediately collapsed. Just as she was about to get angry, she noticed that Yi Xu had already taken it to the parking lot.

She gritted her teeth in anger, took a big bite of ice cream, and quickly followed.

Yi Xu got into the driver's seat first, and Shi Wan opened the passenger door and glared at him fiercely.

Yi Xu chuckled and said, "Come on up, the princess should be almost done washing."

Shi Wan sat down and pinched his waist. "I was planning to take a picture and post it on WeChat Moments and Weibo. Who told you to bite it off? You owe me an ice cream."

Yi Xu grabbed her hand and squeezed her palm. "Don't even mention one, I could buy you ten or a hundred. I'll buy you whatever you want."

"Ha, why don't you just buy me an ice cream shop?"

Yi Xu pondered for a moment, "It's not impossible, but it's not suitable for Beijing. It's better to be in the south, where it's hot and the summers are long. In Beijing, the autumn and winter seasons are long, so it's not worth doing this business. It's easy to lose money."

"Of course, if you just want to drive it for fun, then losing a million or so is no big deal."

"..."

Judging from his tone, he treats a million or so as if it were just a few dollars.

Sure enough, she couldn't compare to the privileged life of the wealthy.

Because she had worked hard, she knew clearly that every penny she earned was hard-earned.

Thinking about this, Shi Wan became curious again, "Did you used to buy your girlfriends bags, jewelry, and all sorts of luxury goods often?"

"Yes, they'll buy what they want."

"Oh."

Shi Wan nodded slowly, then asked, "Was that person we just met at the pet store also an internet celebrity?"

"Ah."

"Did you buy her Patek Philippe watch, Gucci bag, and Chanel earrings?"

"I didn't notice," Yi Xu said. "Even if I did, how would I know? Usually, they pick out the styles, and I just pay for them. It's not like I'm carrying or wearing them, so the style has nothing to do with me."

As he started the car, he looked at her and asked, "What? Why are you so curious about my ex-girlfriends?"

"So, when you break up with them, do you give them a breakup fee?"

"Well, it is."

"Those are the houses that were given away?"

"Ah."

How generous!
"What was the name of that female internet celebrity just now?"

"Shaoqing".

"How much did you give her as a breakup fee? Was it a house?"

"No, I transferred two million to her."

How long did you talk to her?

"I forgot, just a few months, I guess." Yi Xu frowned, turned his head to look at her, and caught her thinking. "Damn it, Shi Wan, don't tell me you're calculating how much breakup fee you'll get from me after we break up?"

Shi Wan blinked, her voice slightly unsteady, "No!"

"Ha, you're kidding me!" Yi Xu sneered. "How long have we been together? Only eight days including today. You want to break up? Don't even think about it, there's no way!"

"I was just asking out of curiosity, why are you reacting so strongly!" Shi Wan snorted and continued eating her ice cream.

"Don't fucking wonder about things like that!"

The way they got along and their conversations were unlike anything Yi Xu had ever experienced in any of his previous relationships.

Of course, this also includes Shi Wan.

When they returned to the pet store, Princess had just finished her bath. Yi Xu took her from the male clerk, Shi Wan said goodbye to the store manager, and then left the pet store.

When the princess returned home, she seemed to have lost all her abilities and strength. After eating a piece of meat, she lay flat in Yi Xu's arms.

"What's wrong with it? Is it uncomfortable somewhere?" Yi Xu asked.

"Every time she goes to the vet for a shot or to the pet store for a bath, she comes back like this." Shi Wan was too lazy to pay attention to it and ordered, "Put your own things away. Put your pajamas in the washing machine to rinse them. Don't expect me to do it for you!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yi Xu sighed, the sound lingering softly at the end.

Shi Wan laughed and said "crazy" before taking the fruit to the kitchen to wash it.

After putting his things away, Yi Xu came out and saw that she was still in the kitchen, so he went in and saw that she was washing grapes. He went over to help her, and when Shi Wan saw him coming, she stuffed the washed grapes into his mouth.

"Is it sweet?"

Yi Xu chewed and nodded. "Sweet."

"Bring it out."

"it is good."

It was a little before five o'clock, and Shi Wan found a variety show to watch while eating fruit.

Around six o'clock, Shi Wan didn't want to go out, so Yi Xu ordered takeout, which included crayfish. The two of them drank six cans of beer together and didn't stop until around 9:30.

Shi Wan was about to take a shower after resting for a while when Yi Xu pulled her aside, "Want to come together?"

“Okay.” Shi Wan agreed with a smile, pointing to the bathroom outside, “Your things are all in there. Go to the balcony and see if your pajamas are dry, then you can go take a shower.”

"..."

The pajamas were dried in the afternoon, but Shi Wan habitually took them outside to air dry for a while after drying them.

Yi Xu laughed in exasperation, "Do you have to misinterpret what I said?"

"You mean something else? Huh? I didn't know that."

After Shi Wanle finished speaking happily, she went to the bathroom in the master bedroom.

Knowing Yi Xu's nature, she even locked the master bedroom door from the inside. When the house was renovated, she had only planned to live there herself, and the bathroom in the master bedroom only had a glass sliding door without a lock.

Holding his pajamas and towel, Yi Xu, who was about to sneak into the master bedroom, stared at the doorknob that wouldn't turn and fell into deep thought.

"Princess, your mother... is wary of you!"

"Meow~"

The princess retorted defiantly, which roughly translates to: "It was clearly your doing that you visited."

Yi Xu resigned himself to his fate and went to the bathroom outside to take a shower. The wounds on his back had begun to scab over slowly. He was afraid that they would heal slowly, so he was extra careful while showering.

When he came out, the door to the master bedroom was still closed. He knew that women apply a lot of products when they wash up, so he patiently played with the princess outside for a while.

Half an hour later, the door still remained closed.

After waiting for about ten more minutes, Yi Xu began to suspect that the woman was about to lock him out.

Given Shi Wan's personality, she is absolutely capable of doing something like this.

He walked to the door, and just as he was about to knock, the door suddenly opened from the inside. Shi Wan looked at his raised hand and asked, "What?"

"I thought you were going to stand me up."

"You have quite the imagination," Shi Wan rolled her eyes and turned to walk into the room.

Yi Xu followed her in and casually glanced at her bedroom style. Overall, it was a cozy Nordic style with nothing particularly eye-catching, but the dressing table was very large and filled with all sorts of things.

After a quick glance, he closed the door, walked behind her, picked her up, threw her onto the soft, comfortable bed, took off his shirt, and pressed himself down without a word, then covered her lips with his, stealing her breath.

Shi Wan had anticipated all of this and was not surprised. She calmly closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck.

She used to be very averse to kissing, and she was also very resistant when Yi Xu kissed her the first few times.

But I don't know why, maybe it's just a habit.

I'm accepting it calmly now.

In the heat of passion, Shi Wan couldn't help but stroke his back, her touch a little too hard. She felt the rough marks on his skin, but Yi Xu gasped and gave her a hard shove in a hoarse voice, "Be gentle, it's just scabbed over, it hurts!"

"Hmm...you're injured?"

"Yes, so please be gentle." "Why are you injured?" Shi Wan's hand traced over his back. "Why is the wound so long? Who hit you?"

"My Emperor Emeritus," Yi Xu answered her question earnestly.

The Supreme Emperor?
Oh, Mr. Yi.

"He's in really good health. At his age, he can still beat you up like this."

"Absolutely! Living another twenty years and becoming a hundred-year-old monster is no problem at all."

"So, why did you get beaten up?"

"She talked back and didn't do things her way."

Shi Wan's mind was somewhat scattered at the moment, and it took her a while to come to her senses. "Is it because of the arranged marriage?"

Yi Xu bumped into her again, "Can't you concentrate? We can talk about this nonsense after we're done."

"Then don't cry out in pain."

"Can't you find another place to arrest me? Why do you have to go against me?"

"Isn't this a simple matter?"

Yi Xu gritted his teeth and sped up, "Fine! Go ahead and scratch it. If it gets too serious, you'll be responsible for applying the medicine tomorrow."

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It was almost 1 a.m. when it was over.

Exhausted, Shi Wan took a shower and leaned against the pillow.

The room lights were on. Yi Xu wasn't wearing a shirt. His skin was fair, but his muscles were firm, his V-line was tight and smooth, and the scars on his back were particularly noticeable.

In particular, one of the deepest wounds, which had just begun to scab over, was already shockingly bad.

She leaned closer in surprise and looked at him. "Your grandfather was that ruthless?"

"Does it hurt?"

Yi Xu sat on the edge of the bed, one leg raised and crossed, staring at her leisurely. "Feeling sorry for her?"

Shi Wan rolled her eyes. "I was just curious."

"No, are you that curious?"

"What? No way!" Shi Wan said matter-of-factly. "Judging from your injury, it must have been there for a few days. When did this happen? Weren't you on a business trip the past few days? You can't expect your grandpa to chase you there with a stick and beat you up, can you?"

Yi Xu was speechless for a moment, then said directly, "Actually, I didn't go on a business trip."

Shi Wan, “?”

"The day I came back from Suizhou, you went to the company, and I went back to the old house, didn't I? I was beaten up that day. If my great-aunt hadn't arrived in time, you probably wouldn't have seen me again."

Shi Wan looked surprised. "Then why did you tell me you were going on a business trip that night?"

"He was taken to the hospital, and I was afraid you'd worry, and I was also afraid you'd start crying..."

"Cry out? You really dare to dream of that."

Shi Wan lay back down in bed and asked again, "You weren't just discharged from the hospital this morning, were you?"

"Otherwise what? I came to find you as soon as I got out. Aren't you touched?"

Shi Wan ignored him, turned over and lay down. A few seconds later, she turned back and asked, "Is it okay if your wound gets wet?"

Yi Xu turned off the main light in the room, lifted the air-conditioning blanket and lay down, pulling Shi Wan into his arms. "You still say you don't care about me, huh?"

Shi Wan pushed his face away again, "Get out!"

Yi Xu remained unmoved, still holding her tightly, kissing her forehead and eyes. Seeing her struggling, he said, "You don't seem tired at all, so... shall we continue?"

"roll!"

"Really, I think..."

"What the hell do you think you're doing!" Shi Wan tried to kick him, but her legs were pinned down and she couldn't move. "Are you going to sleep or not? If not, get out! Don't disturb my sleep!"

"Sleep, sleep, sleep!" Yi Xu buried his face in the crook of her neck and whispered, "These past few days in the hospital, I've wanted to sleep like this every day."

Shi Wan snorted coldly, "Your sweet words are useless to me, I don't fall for them."

So, which one do you buy into?

"I don't buy your 'get lost' nonsense."

"Oh, perfect, I don't know how to do that."

"..."

Shi Wan laughed and scolded him, "You're sick," and let him hold her as she fell asleep.

The next day, Shi woke up at eight o'clock. The man beside her was still asleep, but she ignored him, got up to wash, change clothes, put on makeup, gave the princess some food, and went straight out.

Yi Xu woke up around nine o'clock. Seeing that there was no one next to him, he raised his hand to scratch his hair and subconsciously reached for his phone. Then he suddenly remembered that he had left his phone in the living room when he came in last night.

He threw back the covers, got out of bed, looked blank for a moment, left the bedroom, found his phone on the sofa, and called Shi Wan.

"Where are you?"

"work."

"Oh," Yi Xu replied. "What time did you leave?"

"Can you just spit it out already?"

"Where are my clothes?"

Shi Wan was in a meeting; the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and everyone at the table was staring at her.

Shi Wan patiently said, "In the cloakroom, in the bag in the corner on the right."

"In the bag?" Yi Xu walked in, and sure enough, in the corner, there was a dark cloth bag. He opened it and saw that it was indeed the two sets of clothes he had worn in Suizhou before.

Why was it put in a bag?

Her walk-in closet was quite large, and her clothes were neatly organized according to the four seasons, with a faint scent of pear blossoms filling the air.

Shi Wan said "Oh," drawing out the last syllable, "I was going to throw it away."

"Wow, Shi Wan, you..."

"how?!"

"pretty good."

"..."

How spineless!
Shi Wan didn't banter with him and hung up the phone abruptly. Just as she was about to put her phone down, she remembered something and sent him another message: "Scoop the princess's litter box."

She originally thought that Yi Xu only stayed at her place occasionally.

But for three days in a row, he didn't even leave her spot.

Shi Wan asked him, "Don't you have a home?"

"Your home is my home, why are you making such a distinction between yours and mine?"

At that moment, Shi Wan really wanted to kill him.

On the fourth day of their stay, Yi Xu insisted that she accompany him to the hospital to apply medicine, because the wound had gotten wet twice while he was showering and there was a problem with it.

It happened to be a weekend, and Shi Wan wasn't busy, but the hospital was crowded. They arrived late, and he had to wait for more than an hour just to get his medicine applied. By the time he came out, it was almost lunchtime.

After dinner, Yi Xu suggested going to see a movie, and Shi Wan pouted but reluctantly agreed.

When I got to the cinema, I found out that he had booked the entire theater.

The two went on a date for a day, and that very evening they inexplicably became a trending topic.

Their relationship has been exposed again, and the photos are even clearer than the ones from their picnic last time. The two are holding hands, and Shi Wan is holding an ice cream.

But this angle looks like it was taken by a passerby, not like a paparazzi shot.

Two chapters combined into one.