Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 108. Tell me, are you really not jealous?

Jiang Jixu covered her burning cheeks.

Almost.

I was almost tempted to take off my clothes.

She only realized today how easily she could be seduced by male beauty.

The phone was still ringing. Jiang Jixu took several deep breaths to calm his racing heart a little.

……

As Jiang Jixu finished the call and was about to go home, he seemed to remember something, so he unlocked his phone again, opened the settings, and changed the caller ID tone that he had been using for eight years.

After changing the ringtone, she opened the "recording" app on her phone.

Looking at the dozen or so audio files inside, Jiang Jixu pursed his lips.

all these are
Long press, select all, delete.

A prompt appears on the screen asking whether to delete the selected file.

The girl lowered her eyes and clicked the "OK" button.

Deleting is a matter of a moment.

Watching these audio files disappear completely in the blink of an eye, Jiang Jixu found that he didn't feel much sadness or reluctance. Instead, he felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders, and his whole body felt relaxed.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and even her steps became lighter.

"Lu Lishen, let's go out for a nice meal tonight after we finish drawing."

Jiang Jixu's eyes sparkled.

Lu Lishen put one hand in his pocket, his gaze lingering on her for a moment before he nodded: "Hmm, where do you want to go?"

“There are a few decent restaurants nearby, but I still prefer Riverside Pavilion.” She looked at him with a smile. “How about we go there?”

Lu Lishen paused slightly.

"Okay, but..."

He slightly lifted his eyelids and said in a deep voice, "I know a Western restaurant that's pretty good."

Jiang Jixu stared at him for two seconds, then nodded.

"Then I'll listen to you this time."

"I'll go upstairs to draw first, so we can go eat sooner." She walked briskly up the stairs. "Please make a reservation at the restaurant for me."

Before Lu Lishen could speak, the girl's figure had already disappeared from sight. His eyes dimmed instantly, and his crimson lips pressed into a straight line.

But I still took out my phone and booked two seats at a Western restaurant that had pretty good food.

After doing all that, he couldn't resist opening WeChat and sending a message in the dormitory group.

Lu: [Don't you think people get tired of eating the same dish all the time?]

Forgot my name: [? ? ?]

Forgot my own name: 【What's wrong with you now?】

Eighteen-year-old innocent boy: 【...Probably.】

The monkey stealing the wine: [What kind of dish is this? If it's delicious, I could eat it for the rest of my life!!]

My sister chose me, I'm so sweet: [What, did your partner reject you?]

Lu Lishen's gaze lingered on the message sent by Shao Ming for a moment. He typed and deleted in the input box repeatedly, finally leaving behind four stubborn yet uncertain words.

【Probably not.】

Jiang Wang immediately launched into a merciless mockery.

Forgot my own name: [Tsk tsk, wasn't someone so smug this morning? Why are they so down now?]

Monkey Stealing Wine: [No way, Lu Shen, your wife is such a gentle person, did you do something to upset her?]

Eighteen-year-old innocent boy: [Add one.]

land:【……】

He put away his phone expressionlessly, perhaps finding a group of single people to be his strategists was a mistake in itself.
-
As night falls, a few stars adorn the night sky, like sparkling diamonds.

Xiao Mo has already left work.

The studio was pitch black, except for a faint light seeping through the windows on the second floor.

At the desk, the girl was working, the cool white light shining on her face, making her skin appear even more delicate and fair, without a single pore. Her pale pink lips were slightly pursed, and her expression was meticulous.

Not far away, a man sat on a sofa with one leg crossed, his laptop propped up steadily, his beautiful fingers flying across the keyboard.

The sounds of keyboard typing and pen swishing across paper blend together to create a tranquil melody.

After finishing the last task, Jiang Jixu let out a long sigh of relief, stretched his sore neck, and prepared to send a message to Xiaomo to remind her to hand over the order to the client tomorrow.

But I could hear the soft, pleasant sound of keyboards.

Jiang Jixu suddenly paused, as if he had just remembered something, and looked toward the source of the sound.

Lu Lishen's figure was almost completely hidden in the darkness.

Only that exquisite, perfect face was illuminated by the dim light projected from the computer screen, and the frameless glasses on the bridge of her nose reflected the tiny screen image.

But from her current distance, she could only see it as a blurry dot of light.

It fell into the man's dark pupils.

Jiang Jixu swallowed.

My gaze was drawn downwards without my noticing.

The heating has been turned off this season, but it's still a bit chilly at night, so she habitually turns on the air conditioner.

27 degrees Celsius.

It was just right for her, but it seemed a bit too hot for Lu Lishen.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken off his coat and unbuttoned four buttons on his shirt.

The girl's gaze swept over her Adam's apple, which happened to twitch slightly.

Jiang Jixu's eyelashes trembled slightly.

The scenery is absolutely stunning.

Who wouldn't be confused after seeing this?
Unaware that Jiang Jixu, bewitched by the man's charm, had slowed down considerably from the previous typing, he didn't understand why.

Lu Lishen's hands had slightly prominent blue veins.

The girl's gaze was too intense for him; it burned him so much that he almost melted.

But the man remained nonchalant, casually adjusting his glasses and lifting his eyes to meet Jiang Jixu's gaze.

"finished?"

A cool, deep male voice echoed in the dimly lit room, creating an atmosphere of ambiguity.

Moreover, such vague and ambiguous words.

Jiang Jixu inevitably misunderstood.

His face and neck turned completely red, and he even stammered.

"What are you going to do, do, do, do?"

Lu Lishen's gaze paused slightly, a faint smile appearing in his eyes. He rested one hand on the armrest of the sofa, his elbow bent, his slender fingers gently stroking the corner of his eye as he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Of course it's work."

His voice rose slightly at the end, shimmering and sparkling: "What does Madam think?"

Jiang Jixu's eyelids twitched slightly, and she lowered her eyes to avoid his gaze.

"No, it's nothing."

The man's gaze lingered on her ripe earlobe for a moment, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from beside my ears.

The girl paused for a moment, then mustered the courage to look up.

Lu Lishen was putting on his coat, and the rustling sound was the rustling of the fabric.

"you……"

Jiang Jixu met the man's gaze for only a moment before hurriedly looking away, her voice slightly tense.

Why are you wearing glasses?

Lu Lishen paused slightly. "Is it strange?"

"No."

Jiang Jixu hurriedly said, but then immediately realized that his reaction was too much, and coughed twice, "It's just that I'm not used to it."

What should she say?

These glasses are a bit too much of a shock once you put them on.
Lu Lishen was originally the aloof and reserved type, and his frameless glasses added to his refined and scholarly air.

Jiang Jixu swallowed, his light brown pupils darkening.

A thought was clamoring in my mind.

I wanted those lenses to fog up, along with the pair of cool, dark eyes hidden behind them.

It became tainted with lust.

Her eyes flickered slightly as she forced these fantasies to go.

"I'm hungry." The girl's voice was slightly dry as she licked her lips. "Let's go eat."

Jiang Jixu thought that perhaps he was just too tired from work.

Therefore, they treat beauty as food.

As long as we fill our stomachs, that should be enough. We should...

Lu Lishen looked at her glistening lips, his eyes darkening, but his face remained calm as he whispered something.

"it is good."
-
Jiang Jixu had never been to the Western restaurant that Lu Lishen had chosen.

Is this place delicious?

"good."

Jiang Jixu nodded: "I don't usually eat Western food."

She has a true Chinese stomach.

Lu Lishen paused slightly as he untied the tablecloth, then lazily raised his eyes: "How about we go to another place?"

Jiang Jixu shook his head: "It's okay, it's nice to change things up once in a while."

Besides, it's so late, you should finish your meal early and go home to rest. Don't make a fuss.

The girl was looking at the menu, but she didn't notice that the man walking across from her had lowered his eyes and even the corners of his mouth were drooping.

While we were waiting after ordering, a waiter came over with a violin.

Jiang Jixu was somewhat surprised to see this, and smiled as he looked at Lu Lishen.

"So there was music playing."

The man sat there, his posture relaxed, yet exuding an air of elegance and nobility. Upon hearing this, his crimson lips twitched slightly.

“Their violinist was specially invited.” Lu Lishen lowered his eyes, one hand resting on his knee, his tone languid. “He’s better than some half-baked musicians.”

The melodious sound of a violin began to play.

Jiang Jixu's eyelids twitched.

This piece of music...

She glanced at the man sitting opposite her, who looked calm and composed.

Then her long eyelashes drooped.

This guy is really...

The girl's lips curved slightly.

The performance has ended.

The musician bowed, and Jiang Jixu applauded enthusiastically.

"Your skill level is indeed quite good, keep up the good work."

The musician looked young, maybe in his early twenties at most. Hearing this, his cheeks flushed slightly, and he shyly said "thank you" to the girl. Then he nodded slightly to Lu Lishen on the other side before stepping back.

Just then, the dishes were served.

Jiang Jixu picked up the knife and fork.

Just as I was about to make a move, the steak in front of me was replaced with a pre-cut portion.

Jiang Jixu suppressed a smile and looked up at the man: "Weren't you angry? Why are you still cutting steak for me?"

Lu Lishen paused, then lifted his eyelids and looked at her with a half-smile.

"So, Madam knew I was angry too."

Jiang Jixu cupped her face in one hand and tilted her head slightly.

"I didn't know that originally."

"But you specifically chose the same song to remind me, so it's hard not to notice."

She finally couldn't help but laugh and reached out to pinch the man's cheek.

"Lu Lishen, just say you're jealous. What if I can't tell if you're beating around the bush?"

Lu Lishen's Adam's apple bobbed, and he lowered his eyes to look away.

"I didn't."

He neither dodged nor retreated.

So Jiang Jixu's hand was still pinching the soft flesh of his cheek.

The girl looked at his reddened ear tips and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Her slender, pale fingers moved down, precisely pinching the man's chin, her tone seductive.

“Lu Lishen, look up and look at me.”

Her light brown eyes seemed to possess an irresistible magic.

Lu Lishen's long eyelashes trembled slightly as he uncontrollably sank into the sweet vortex of cappuccino, his fingertips pressing so hard they turned bluish-white.

But the person in front of him was completely oblivious, still stirring up his nearly collapsed rationality.

The lips opened and closed.

"Tell me, are you really not jealous?"

"..."

After a silence that lasted for more than ten seconds.

The man's voice was hoarse: "Doesn't my sister like the violin?"

Jiang Jixu found it funny.

"When did I ever say that I like the violin?"

“Your phone ringtone hasn’t changed since high school.” Lu Lishen stared straight at her, his voice tinged with coldness. “If you don’t like the violin, could it be…”

"A violinist?"

"I……"

Jiang Jixu was speechless.

She was indeed...

and many more.

The girl tightened her grip on his chin slightly, and her eyes narrowed.

"How do you know that my phone ringtone hasn't changed since high school?"

She changed her phone ringtone to a violin piece played by Ji Yanci during her senior year of high school, after the school's 170th anniversary celebration.

She also had a stage performance that day, so she specifically asked Bai Xiaoxiao to help record it.

But Lu Lishen was only in his third year of junior high school at that time.

How did he know her ringtone? Unless—

Jiang Jixu kept her gaze fixed on the man's face, not wanting to miss a single change in his emotions.

But Lu Lishen was calmer than she had imagined.

"I heard it when I was playing with Jiang Wang."

The girl paused for a moment, then slowly released him.

Back then, Jiang Wang was indeed very clingy to her, calling her several times a day.

It's not surprising that Lu Lishen could hear the phone ringing from the side.

Jiang Jixu lowered his eyes and smiled: "So that's how it is. I thought..."

"What does my sister think?"

Meeting the man's deep gaze, Jiang Jixu choked up, "It's nothing."

She brushed a strand of hair that had fallen beside her ear.

"Actually, you guessed right, I am indeed someone who likes to play the violin."

Lu Lishen raised his slender fingers and slowly cut the steak on his plate, his eyes seemingly covered with a layer of frost, and his tone was extremely indifferent.

"Oh."

Jiang Jixu pursed his lips and carefully considered his words.

“I don’t know if you’ve heard Ah Wang mention it… I was missing for three years when I was a child.”

Lu Lishen paused slightly.

The girl looked down at the horizontal and vertical knife marks on the steak.

"When I was seven years old, I was playing in the park when a smiling aunt took me away."

"I don't remember much about what happened in between, but when I woke up, I found myself in a completely unfamiliar place. The space was cramped and pitch black all around me. I couldn't see anything... Now that I think about it, I was probably in the trunk of a car."

She clenched her fingers, but her tone was calm, as if she were telling someone else's story.

"I'm very scared."

"Just then, I heard the sound of a violin."

She looked up at him, her eyes glistening.

"You know what, that sound was really awful." Jiang Jixu thought for a moment. "If I had to describe it, it would be no different from sawing wood."

"But you can also vaguely hear that it's playing a song."

"I thought to myself, this person can play the violin terribly but still make it sound like a song, that's pretty impressive."

"When I think about this, I can't help but laugh, and I don't feel so scared anymore."

Jiang Jixu's tone became more relaxed.

However, they did not notice the slight change in Lu Lishen's expression.

"What tune was that person playing at the time?"

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