CH 121

Chapter 113 Magic Power

Jian Chi remembered the last call he heard before leaving the banquet.

The vague two words became clearer and clearer, tapping on his eardrum, gradually matching Ji Huaisi’s voice perfectly.

But at that time, he was eager to find Wen Chuan and didn’t care at all. Jian Chi didn’t know when Ji Huaisi appeared and why he didn’t make a sound. He stood not far away, witnessed all the conversations between him and Wen Chuan, and hid himself in the darkness.

Jian Chi felt that the wind was blowing his palms cold, and Wen Chuan’s gaze towards Ji Huaisi was not in the slightest panic. Silence was the best answer.

This stalemate made Jian Chi feel a sense of suffocation, trying to restore the atmosphere that had sunk to a low point: “Ji…” Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ji Huaisi: “Come to me.”

His voice did not fluctuate. There was no way to tell whether he was angry or not. Except that he was a little less gentle, it sounded like normal. But the closer Jian Chi got, the more he could feel the low pressure from Ji Huaisi’s body. Before he could even stand firm, Ji Huaisi held his wrist, turned and took him away from the rooftop.

“Ji Huaisi, Ji Huaisi…”

Ji Huaisi’s pace became faster and faster, he didn’t even realize how tightly he was clenching Jian Chi’s wrists. Jian Chi trying to stop him became more and more urgent, and finally he forcibly grabbed Ji Huaisi’s arm and froze in place.

The hotel where the banquet was held behind them was still brightly lit, and there was a faint sound of piano music. The streets at night were empty except for the cars parked on both sides, and Jian Chi suddenly felt a sense of confusion. On the night of the cruise, he and Ji Huaisi also fled from the dance. The same empty deck, Ji Huaisi looked at his eyes with drowning tenderness, and even the kiss had them carefully listening to each other’s heartbeats.

Looking back in a trance, Ji Huaisi’s face was no longer able to reveal a smile. It was colder than the moonlight tonight, and invisibly squeezed the little remaining warmth.

“It’s not the first time, is it?”

Even if it was questioning, Ji Huaisi still maintained the most basic self-restraint. This face was gentle when he smiled. Even if there was no expression at the moment, it did not contain the disgust or disappointment that Jian Chi thought. But just like that, Jian Chi couldn’t stop his heart trembling even more.

“I’m sorry.”

“Does an apology represent confirmation?”

Jian Chi didn’t nod or shake his head. He looked into Ji Huaisi’s eyes, as if something bound his throat, that every word he said was cruel.

In silence, Ji Huaisi seemed to understand everything, he lowered his voice, and at the same time released the shackles on his hands that were extremely hard. The coldness just now seemed to be an illusion under the night, “Jian Chi, you can explain it to me. “

“As long as it is what you say, I will believe it.”

If it was the previous Jian Chi, he would definitely believe everything Ji Huaisi said without hesitation.

But now, he asked subconsciously, “Would you believe what I say, or would you believe what you see more?”

Ji Huaisi’s eyes were deep, “Your words.”

For the first time, Jian Chi saw that Ji Huaisi had lied.

The earlier panic gradually smoothed out in the cold wind, and Jian Chi remembered his original idea of ​​wanting to have a good chat with Ji Huaisi about this relationship.

At this moment, neither the time nor the place seemed to be the best choice for the conversation, but Jian Chi didn’t know if he missed this one opportunity, it would end as sloppily as before, and how long he would have to wait for the next time.

“If I didn’t say it, would you ask someone to check it?” Jian Chi looked at Ji Huaisi’s eyes, and every word came out of his throat with difficulty, “Ji Huaisi, did you…did you know everything I did from the beginning? Know my whereabouts every day? Including now, did you already know me and Wen Chuan…”

That name was too harsh for Ji Huaisi, he interrupted and gave Jian Chi a warm smile, “I just want to hear you explain why you and Wen Chuan appeared there.”

Jian Chi’s heart sank.

Ji Huaisi didn’t answer his words, and turned it back to him. It might just be ignored by others, and not be a big deal, but when it happened for Ji Huaisi, Jian Chi couldn’t think of any other answer except him escaping.

The escape itself represented the problem.

“It was Wen Chuan who I went out to look for. He took me up. The Fu family was looking for him, and the rooftop was relatively quiet and safer.” 

The explanation made Ji Huaisi’s coldness gradually disintegrate, as if his senses had returned to it’s cage. “I know, sorry, did I scare you just now? I was a little angry when I saw you going out to Wen Chuan. You clearly heard me calling you from behind, but you still insisted on seeing him. Next time I won’t be so indiscriminately angry again, I promise.”

After that, Ji Huaisi raised his hand to touch Jian Chi’s face, which seemed to be a sign of reconciliation, but was dodged by Jian Chi. The arm stagnated in the air.

Jian Chi didn’t expect Ji Huaisi to answer like this, but this seemed to be Ji Huaisi’s usual manner of things. He took a deep breath and said in a tactile manner, “But didn’t you see it all just now? Wen Chuan wanted to…”

“That’s his own problem,” Ji Huaisi interrupted, “I believe you wouldn’t do such a thing, Jian Chi.”

“Do you really think so?” Jian Chi couldn’t stop the suppressed words in his heart and they all gushed out, “Us dating until now, you already know me well enough, but I don’t seem to know you at all. Whether it was when we first met or now, I can only see the side you want me to see, not the real you. Ji Huaisi, I’m willing to tell you the truth, are you willing to tell me the truth too? Let’s stop hiding and solve the problem properly, okay?”

Jian Chi still had a hint of weak hope, but Ji Huaisi’s answer after being silent completely extinguished the fireworks: “I have never deceived you, and I have never thought of hiding myself from you.”

The breath in Jian Chi’s chest dissipated little by little, he didn’t know if it was relief or helplessness.

“Then let me speak.”

At this time, Jian Chi was unexpectedly calm.

“During the period of our relationship, I tried to have a serious relationship, cooperate with all your thoughts, stay with you every day, and reject everyone else, including Zhang Yang. I know that when I walk with him, you are unhappy. I thought that liking can be cultivated slowly, not to mention that you are such a good person, the person who is not worthy of you should be me. But now I can’t be firm anymore, I need to speculate what your real thoughts are when I am with you, I need to guess if there are other deep meanings in your words. Ji Huaisi, you are very good, I have done you wrong. I cann’t always choose you unswervingly, and I will be shaken by other people’s words. I don’t think this kind of relationship can continue, I can’t take your goodness for granted, I’m sorry, but we should…”

Jian Chi’s last words were swallowed in Ji Huaisi’s sinking terrifying eyes, and finally the two words ‘break up’ were swallowed. The words were replaced, and another, softer sentence was added.

“Let’s stay apart for a while.”

However, the power did not decrease in the slightest.

“Do you want to break up?”

Ji Huaisi’s question was as light as a breath, and Jian Chi nodded, waiting for Ji Huaisi’s next good or bad answer. Even if it’s not good, Jian Chi still thought of how to respond, such as how an inappropriate relationship will only make the two of them more and more tired.

But Ji Huaisi’s answer didn’t follow any of Jian Chi’s thoughts, his gentle mask shattered and fell off piece by piece. Staring at Jian Chi’s eyes, he revealed a gloom and paranoia that had never been exposed to anyone’s eyes.

“Who asked you to say these words?”

“…What?”

Jian Chi’s doubts did not stop Ji Huaisi from continuing to ask and answer.

“Shen Shuting? He probably said a lot of bad things about me in front of you, but he probably prefers the excitement of doing things underground rather than blatant robbing. Or Shao Hang? He has always disliked me but proper behaviour is based on reciprocity and I’ve always looked down on him. As for Wen Chuan, I was very at ease with him at first, but now he and Shao Hang have become jackals of the same tribe. Compared to me, he is more moving to you now, isn’t he?”

Jian Chi listened to Ji Huaisi in a daze. Ji Huaisi’s terribly calm statement made him fail to react for a while. Ji Huaisi’s hand that had been avoided just now stroked Jian Chi’s cheek again, his cool palm was against his skin, and he couldn’t help but tremble.

“Jian Chi.” He lowered his eyebrows softly again, the change was so fast that Jian Chi could no longer capture any madness.

“I met the eldest son of the Bai family just now. He mentioned you to me and said something interesting. I wanted to ask you, but it won’t be too late to talk about it another day,” Ji Huaisi looked deeply into Jian Chi’s eyes, his lips moved slightly, “Let’s not go back to the banquet. It’s late. I’ll take you back to school. After sleeping tonight, everything will be fine when you wake up the next day.”

Jian Chi looked at Ji Huaisi, his heart spreading an unreasonable coldness. He took a step back, pulled away from Ji Huaisi’s palm, and didn’t continue his previous tactful excuse,

“Ji Huaisi, I’m serious. Let’s break up.”