Jingxia Rose

Chapter 217 [Irresistible Sweetness 016] So, are you easy to pursue?

Hearing her self-righteous tone, Xiao Guxing almost laughed out of anger.

I couldn't be bothered to argue with her about it, so I just told her, "You can't be too careful. They say you can't see into someone's heart, especially since we're abroad. Be careful."

Shu Tang is especially pretty, particularly the cute and sweet type, which is actually quite attractive to boys.

"I know!" Shu Tang replied, drawing out the last syllable.

Xiao Guxing glanced at Xie Ze, amused, and asked, "You're getting impatient?"

Shu Tang pouted and frowned, "What do you mean? I was just listening to the lecture obediently, wasn't I? Look how upright I am, how positive my attitude is, how did it become impatience in your eyes?"

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, and the quail-like demeanor she had just been lecturing vanished, replaced by the air of a peasant who had risen up and was now singing praises.

She stood up, put her hands on her hips, and followed him into the kitchen. "Why haven't you replied to my messages? I've been waiting for you to come back these past two days. You said you'd be gone in four or five days, but today is the sixth day."

In her memory, Xiao Guxing had always been a man of his word.

He never tells lies or breaks his word; he always keeps his promises.

Xiao Guxing glanced back at him and said helplessly, "There was a problem with the client on the day of the business meeting, so we had to postpone it by a day."

"It's not that I didn't reply on purpose, I'm just really busy over there."

He usually replies to messages when he's eating or back at the hotel. The time difference between Moscow and Norway isn't huge, but it isn't, so when he's busy, he doesn't have time to check his phone.

In particular, he has three mobile phones, but he uses the domestic phone less often when he is working.

The other two phones are filled with various work-related apps, and they ring constantly every day.

Hearing that he was busy, Shu Tang didn't know what to say.

Anyway, she's a very idle person, and she's never experienced what it's like to be 'busy' from childhood to adulthood.

She's used to a leisurely lifestyle.

Xiao Guxing boiled two eggs, wrapped a towel around her forehead and rubbed it on her. Then he went to check the refrigerator to see what she had been eating at home these past few days, and whether she had just eaten something perfunctorily.

But who is Shu Tang?!
Can she suppress her feelings?
I've always had some money, and I've always flaunted it all.

No one would suffer a loss because of their mouth.

After closing the refrigerator door, a thought flashed through Xiao Guxing's mind: "Am I being too nosy?" But it was fleeting, and before he could grasp it, it was distracted by Shu Tang's "Aww!"

"Ouch!" She couldn't bear it as soon as the egg landed on the bag, and handed it to him, saying, "You do it, I can't do it myself."

"..."

That sounds like you're about to harm yourself.

Xiao Guxing reluctantly took the egg. He felt that the egg wasn't too hot anymore, so he didn't even ask for a towel. He just gently rolled it on her bag, constantly comforting her, "Bear with it, this will help reduce the swelling."

Her impulsive nature was formed over the past twenty years, and he had no intention of continuing to lecture her.

Aside from comforting her, all I could do was silently roll eggs at her.

Five or six minutes later, Shu Tang felt it was about time, so she turned away from his head, snatched the egg from his hand, and said, "I'm not rolling anymore, I want to eat it. You quickly take another one and roll it on your own forehead."

As she spoke, she had already cracked the egg and peeled it.

Xiao Guxing handed her another egg, saying, "I'm fine. You can eat them all. I'll go upstairs and pack my luggage first."

While getting his suitcase from the living room, he glanced at the painting and noticed that the progress was... practically nonexistent.

He didn't say anything, and carried his suitcase upstairs.

Xiao Guxing cooked dinner, and Shu Tang happily swung her legs, her eyes crinkling with delight as she ate.

Perhaps thinking of what Li Shu and Song Ting had said, she casually inquired, "Have you been busy lately?"

"I'll be a bit busy these next few days." Xiao Guxing looked at her. "What's wrong?"

"No, I was just asking." Shu Tang thought for a moment and said, "My leg is all better now, so I wanted to wander around. I also wanted to go to the theater. You said last time you could get theater tickets."

Her next words were conveyed through her eyes; she raised an eyebrow at him, giving him a knowing look.

Sneaky.

Funny and cute. Xiao Guxing said with a smile, "Let me ask for you first. If there are still tickets available this week, let's go on Saturday."

Unless he's on a business trip, he usually spends his weekends relaxing at home.

Overtime is not allowed here.

Shu Tang happily agreed, "Okay."

After dinner, the two played chess in the living room. The rules were set by Shu Tang: the loser had to answer a question for the winner.

When it comes to chess, Shu Tang, a mere novice, is no match for Xiao Guxing.

At first, Xiao Guxing thought she was very capable because of her confident demeanor.

In the first game, I did see some tricks in her chess playing style and took it seriously. As expected, Shu Tang lost.

Shu Tang had a stubborn streak and continued to the second game. From the second game, Xiao Guxing could see that this girl was a paper tiger.

I know the tricks of the trade, but I'm not an expert, and I often get confused while playing.

Sometimes even Xiao Guxing couldn't figure out what path she was going to take.

Xiao Guxing was rather casual about the questions and didn't make things too difficult for her.

Shu Tang originally intended to use this rule to make things easier for herself and to get information out of him.

As it turned out... he overestimated his chess skills.

They also underestimated him.

In the fourth round, seeing her frustrated expression, Xiao Guxing deliberately teased her, prolonging the battle and allowing Shu Tang to find a breakthrough, which he then blocked.

Shu Tang gritted her teeth, furious, "Xiao Guxing! You did this on purpose!"

Xiao Guxing was delighted to see her lose her temper and couldn't help but burst into laughter. When she chased after him to hit him, he immediately said, "Alright, alright, you win this round. You can ask me questions."

Shu Tang then gave up, sat back down, and said with a serious expression, "Then you have to answer truthfully."

Xiao Guxing chuckled, "Did I ever lie to you?"

No, not at all.

Shu Tang pretended to ponder, "How many relationships have you had?"

“One section,” Xiao Guxing said truthfully.

Speaking of which, that relationship started during his senior year of high school and ended before the end of the second semester of his freshman year.

Because they didn't get into the same university, they ended up in a long-distance relationship after starting university.

We were all too young back then; who could endure the hardships of being in a long-distance relationship?

A breakup was inevitable.

A section?
Could it be Ji Xuan, the one they were talking about last time?
That's it.

My first love!
She is both the white moonlight and the cinnabar mole.

The combined destructive power of these two is comparable to that of an atomic bomb!
Wouldn't that fry her until she's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside?

This makes it even harder for her to pursue him.

Shu Tang's mind was racing, and she lost all interest in playing chess. She glanced at him and asked without hesitation, "So, when you two were together, who pursued whom?"

Xiao Guxing laughed, "So gossipy?"

"We were just chatting casually, nothing more. Besides, I'm really annoyed!"

Xiao Guxing pondered for a moment and then smiled, "It's been too long, I can't remember very clearly. I guess there was no question of who pursued whom, we just naturally got together."

Shu Tang blinked. "You must have quite a few people pursuing you, right?"

He even added modestly, "More or less."

"So, are you easy to pursue?" Shu Tang asked sincerely.

(End of this chapter)