“It’s alright, sleeping in a car is indeed uncomfortable.” Fu Yi said nothing more, his expression inexplicably cool.
This left Shen Jianxi bewildered. He had been fine just moments ago; why the sudden change?
“Fu Yi, what’s wrong?” She disliked guessing and preferred to clear things up directly.
But Fu Yi’s gaze swept over the fresh red marks on her neck, finally settling on her oblivious face, his eyes holding a chill he himself hadn’t noticed. Su Dan Novel Network.
After a pause, the corner of his mouth curled into a sarcastic arc. “Nothing.” He then turned his head away, no longer wanting to see a sight that bothered him.
Xie Shu, who had been staring out the window the whole time, had heard their conversation from beginning to end. He also heard the displeasure in Fu Yi’s final words. He scratched Shen Jianxi’s palm with satisfaction.
...
After a journey that felt like an ordeal, they finally arrived at the hotel arranged by the organizers. The moment the car stopped, she eagerly jumped out.
It was torturous; this was like boiling a frog in warm water!
Taking deep breaths of the fresh air outside, she finally felt alive again.
The hotel rooms were arranged for two people per room. However, due to the extravagant resources of Class One High School, their teacher had received a direct order from the principal before leaving: “Ensure their students receive the most comfortable care.” With a grand gesture, this was changed to one person per room.
Shen Jianxi took her room card, dodged the hands that Xie Shu and Fu Yi simultaneously reached out, grabbed her suitcase, and eagerly went to find her room.
Upon reaching her door, she took out her card. With a “ding,” the door unlocked. Just as she was about to close it, a hand blocked it.
It was Fu Yi.
He stood at the doorway with a gentle expression, unlike the coldness he had shown in the car.
“What is it?” she asked.
“I’m staying across from you. You can find me if you need anything.” He then showed her his room card.
Shen Jianxi didn’t believe in such coincidences. She knew he must have done something.
She looked up and smiled, “Okay, then it will be much more convenient to discuss problems with you.”
“Could you move aside?” a cold voice came from the side.
Fu Yi didn’t budge, his eyes also turning chilly. “There’s plenty of open space behind you. Xie Shu, you shouldn’t be that heavy, should you?”
“My apologies, but my room is right here.” Xie Shu arrogantly lifted his chin towards her, displaying the number on his room card.
Shen Jianxi looked closely and realized his room was indeed next to hers. This was awkward…
She was trying to win over Fu Yi, and now Xie Shu was watching them nearby…
The scene was too much to imagine.
Shaking the images from her mind, Shen Jianxi reached out and pulled Fu Yi inside. But the moment she did this, she wanted to smack her own unthinking head; wasn’t this purely provoking Xie Shu?
Xie Shu shot them a cold glance. As he passed their doorway, he suddenly spoke, “Xi Xi, I’ll come find you tonight. We’ll continue.”
Shen Jianxi: !!!
That darn guy!
Fu Yi, standing facing her, showed no reaction. He chuckled and said, “I’ll go back to my room to unpack, and we can go get something to eat later.”
“Mhm, okay.” After sitting for so long, she was starving. She had heard that the seafood in Haishi was delicious and was determined to try it these few days.
As she was thinking this, the person who had left returned. He pointed at her neck and said hesitantly, “Your neck… you’d best cover it up.”
Confused by Fu Yi’s words, Shen Jianxi walked to the glass in the bathroom and looked. Only then did she notice a very vivid hickey in the most prominent spot.
“Xie! Shu!”
She knew without a doubt it was Xie Shu who had done it earlier. No wonder the passersby had looked at her so strangely just now!
She applied foundation to her neck, pressing down heavily with each stroke, treating the mark as a way to vent her anger at Xie Shu.
Once it was finally covered, afraid the foundation would smudge, Shen Jianxi took out a silk scarf and tied it around her neck.
She opened her suitcase and hung her clothes in the wardrobe. After finishing, she was so hungry she felt weak.
As soon as she closed her door after going out, Xie Shu’s door also opened. He walked up to her, looked at her listless appearance, and frowned, asking, “Are you not feeling well?”
Shen Jianxi didn’t even look up, staring at her toes, she mumbled, “No, just hungry.”
Xie Shu pulled her wrist and started walking outside. “I’ll take you to eat something.”
Saying this, he prepared to leave.
Shen Jianxi pulled back with force, unwilling to move. When he looked at her, she pointed at the door opposite them. “I made plans with Fu Yi. He hasn’t come out yet.”
Xie Shu stopped and looked at her expressionlessly. “I’ll give you one more chance. Are you coming with me?”
Under his icy gaze, she still shook her head resolutely.
She knew the difference between her target and a secondary target, and naturally, her priority was the target.
Xie Shu increased the force on his hand, about to forcefully drag her away when the door opposite them suddenly opened.
Fu Yi noticed the situation immediately. He stepped forward and pulled Xie Shu’s hand away. “Forcing a girl like this isn’t very good, is it? Especially when she already has plans with someone else.”
Ignoring his words, Xie Shu looked at Shen Jianxi behind Fu Yi, wanting her answer. Seeing her avoid his gaze, Xie Shu let out a cold laugh and turned to leave.
Once the person had completely disappeared from sight, Shen Jianxi finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, Xie Shu’s expression as he left made it hard for her not to worry; it seemed like he was plotting something.
“Xi Xi, Xi Xi!” She snapped back to attention as Fu Yi took her hand, smiled, and said, “Let’s go.”
Shen Jianxi didn’t struggle, allowing him to lead her out of the hotel. They discussed what they would eat, neither of them noticing Xie Shu emerge from the shadows, his gaze towards them extremely sinister.
...
Haishi truly lived up to its reputation as an international metropolis, with an dazzling array of food and drinks that left one spoiled for choice.
In just half an hour, Shen Jianxi’s hands were full of various snacks, and even Fu Yi held food she had bought.
“Fu Yi, try this.”
Under her expectant gaze, Fu Yi lowered his head and took a bite from her hand.
It was strange. He hated fried food the most, yet today it tasted so good?
Neither of them found their actions particularly intimate. Fu Yi sighed and, under her expectant gaze, deliberately said, “The taste… is alright.”
Shen Jianxi: “...... Spit it out.”
Fu Yi: “On second thought, no. I can tolerate it.”
Shen Jianxi took a deep breath and walked forward, silently chanting, “I will not get angry.”
Seeing that he had made her a little angry, Fu Yi followed to appease her. “It’s delicious!”
“Hmph!”
“Really!” he said with a hint of urgency, “I swear! I’ve never eaten anything this delicious! Don’t be angry.”
Fu Yi was practically raising his finger to swear. Seeing that she still wasn’t speaking, he was at a loss for words in his anxiety.
Shen Jianxi suddenly stopped. Fu Yi also stood still.
“Fu Yi.”
“I’m here.”
She looked up, a playful glint in her eyes, and asked, “Why are you afraid of me getting angry?”
“I……” Fu Yi was taken aback. He didn’t know why himself, but he just felt uncomfortable when she was angry.
77: “Beep! Favorability +5. Fu Yi’s current favorability is 28.”
“Are you… liking me?”