CH 143

Chapter 143 Protect

This big episode affected Jian’s mood. In the second half of the dance, he began to pay attention to the gazes of the people around him, but Bai Shuyun didn’t take a second look. Jian Chi, in the end, couldn’t figure out whether that look was just him venting or an omen.

The dance between him and Ji Huaisi brought some chain effects. Shao Hang had to drag him to dance no matter what. On the mixed dance floor, the combination of the two men was very eye-catching. While waiting for the end of the dance music, Jian Chi looked around the entire venue, but could not see Bai Shuyun, and he didn’t even know where Bai Xiyu went.

“Who are you looking at?” Shao Hang’s voice sounded from above. Jian Chi read the annoyed answer of ‘Ji Huaisi’ from his eyes, and had to say, “I’m looking at the food on the table over there. I didn’t have dinner before I came.”

This answer relieved Shao Hang’s dissatisfaction to a certain extent, and Jian Chi could finally continue the dinner interrupted by Ji Huaisi just now, but this time the taste was a little dull. When he put down the dinner plate, the phone in his trouser pocket vibrated, and Jian Chi opened it.

Wen Chuan: I am in the garden behind the hotel.

A waiter walked by holding a tray, and Jian Chi stopped him and asked for the direction of the back door of the hotel. After being instructed, he quietly left the ball along the corner. The fresh air replaced the pungent smell of rouge powder and perfume. The lights of the ball illuminated the night like day. Jian Chi walked out of the back door and looked up to see Wen Chuan.

“When did you come out?”

Wen Chuan said, “When you were dancing with Shao Hang.”

Although it was true, Jian Chi felt a slight embarrassment when he heard it frankly, and loosened his tight bow tie. “The air inside is too stuffy, so it’s more comfortable here.”

Wen Chuan didn’t refuse the reason Jian Chi gave him. His profile was shadowed by the lights leaking from the ball, making his eyebrows darker. Jian Chi thought, probably no one could be indifferent under such a gaze, and the gap between his breaths shortened. Then his arm was pulled up, and a hard metal object was placed in his cool palm.

“Jian Chi, happy graduation.”

The pearls and fine diamonds on the black brooch shone with a low-key light in the dark night, and when he raised his head, Wen Chuan’s voice sounded again, with a touch of softness wrapped in coldness.

“Leaving Saintston, it no longer has any meaning. As a gift, I hope you will accept it.” 

The cold brooch gradually warmed in the palm of his hand, and Jian Chi asked, “It doesn’t have any meaning?”

“Now, it’s just a brooch. An ordinary brooch.”

Wen Chuan’s voice flowed into his ears, smoothing out the wrinkles on Jian Chi’s chest just right. For the first time, he looked at this brooch with completely different eyes, delicate and clean. After ripping off the mean layer of labels, it was just a brooch.

Jian Chi smiled and folded his palms, “I like this graduation gift, thank you.” 

The last words fell, and Jian Chi saw Wen Chuan’s lips lifted slightly.

“Jian Chi.”

A call not far away made Jian Chi turn his head, and the brooch fell into his suit pocket. Ji Huaisi’s figure stood at the junction of the light and darkness, making him unable to see his expression clearly. Wen Chuan lowered his head and spoke very close to Jian Chi: “He was looking for you.”

Jian Chi looked at Wen Chuan apologetically, “Can I go over?” He almost forgot that Ji Huaisi asked him to wait for him after the dance.

Wen Chuan touched Jian Chi’s head, “Okay.”

After speaking, he kissed Jian Chi’s lips.

It happened naturally and quickly. When Jian Chi was stunned, Wen Chuan had already put down his hand, and a smile flashed in his dark eyes, “It’s okay to go.”

“…” Wen Chuan also had learned the bad stuff.

The source of the bad learning was naturally attributed to Shao Hang by Jian Chi, and while secretly condemning him, he walked slowly towards Ji Huaisi. Seeing Ji Huaisi’s expression and thinking about how to speak, Ji Huaisi raised his chin and pressed his thumb on his lips.

It wasn’t until the stinging pain came from being rubbed that Jian Chi broke free from Ji Huaisi’s hand, looked over again, then did Ji Huaisi’s expression return to normal, and smiled at him, “Let’s go, the car is already waiting outside. “

Obviously he and Ji Huaisi didn’t have anything, or just had something, but Jian Chi still felt an inexplicable guilty conscience, and tacitly did not mention the actions just now, “Is the dance over?”

“Not yet, “Ji Huaisi said, “but I don’t think you want to go back.”

Jian Chi didn’t refute. After a while, he wondered if Ji Huaisi found this place, asked the waiter or followed him all the way? After a while, he remembered what Ji Huaisi was going to say to him, and the complicated thoughts filled his mind, so after three calls, Jian Chi realized that someone was calling his name.

“Jian Chi, wait a minute.”

Bai Xiyu’s figure in a trot gradually became clear, and stopped in front of Jian Chi, panting. He glanced at Ji Huaisi nervously, and then said softly to Jian Chi, “I have something to tell you, can you come to the side?”

Before Jian Chi could answer, Ji Huaisi’s figure was already in front of him, “I’m sorry, he doesn’t have time.”

The ‘sorry’ was not apologetic and was mixed with a touch of alienation and coldness. Jian Chi knew that Ji Huaisi was worried about Bai Xiyu’s past frame-up, and he did not let down his guard completely against Bai Xiyu. However, Jian Chi didn’t think that Bai Xiyu was going to do something to him now, but his expression had betrayed him, and Bai Xiyu was nervous.

Ji Huaisi’s words obviously hit Bai Xiyu, he bit his lower lip and restrained the grievances in his eyes, “I’ll leave after I say it.”

Jian Chi said, “You can say it here, Ji Huaisi is not an outsider.”

“I… …” After the silence, Bai Xiyu whispered, “Jian Chi, you have to be careful with Bai Shuyun.”

Jian Chi’s first feeling was an accident. Bai Xiyu rarely mentioned ‘Bai Shuyun’ in his sentences, and often used ‘brother’. This inconspicuous episode was not so weird that it needed to be asked, Jian Chi looked into Bai Xiyu’s eyes, “Why?”

Bai Xiyu didn’t answer.

This sentence seemed to be all there was. Ji Huaisi pulled Jian Chi and took him out of there. When Jian Chi looked back, he could still see Bai Xiyu standing there. For some reason, something strange flashed in his heart.

“You don’t need to pay attention to him.”

Ji Huaisi said when he got into the car.

Jian Chi didn’t refute, but just replied: “He should have something to tell me just now.” 

The driver closed the door from outside, and Ji Huaisi’s voice sounded again in the car: “I think he explained to you the reason for framing you later, right?”

This was obviously not unexpected by Ji Huaisi. The car started driving, and the light and shadow from the window swept across Ji Huaisi’s face. “Bai Xiyu is a selfish person.”

“There will also be times of selfishness for myself and everyone is like that.” Jian Chi said.

Ji Huaisi shook his head, “This is a different kind of selfishness. He makes me feel uncomfortable.”

Jian Chi could understand what Ji Huaisi meant and didn’t take it as a serious matter, “but the most important thing is you didn’t think that way at first, did you? It’s good that the past is in the past, and I won’t have contact with him again.”

“How do you know that I didn’t think so at first?”

Jian Chi was slightly startled, and said subconsciously, “I remember that you treated him no differently than others, and you would help him.”

Ji Huaisi smiled.

This smile contained many meanings beyond words, and Jian Chi understood that it was just another layer to Ji Huaisi’s mask, no, it should be the other side. He was no different to Bai Xiyu and everyone, because he fundamentally didn’t care about anyone, let alone Bai Xiyu. Ji Huaisi just dutifully played a friendly and gentle vice president and deceived everyone, including him.

“Then what do you think about how I am to you?”

Jian Chi felt that Ji Huaisi seemed to be a little closer, but also not. “I don’t know… I don’t remember.”

This was a bit of a lousy excuse, Ji Huaisi didn’t reveal it. He stroked Jian Chi’s cheek and whispered, “I remember it very clearly. When we met for the third time, I finally decided that I had a different feeling for you.” 

“Didn’t you say it was the first time, last time…” In Ji Huaisi’s narrow eyes, Jian Chi closed his mouth, recalling the third meeting Ji Huaisi said, it seems that he was accidentally splashed by Shao Hang’s people. He went to the bathroom to clean up the embarrassment, when he turned his head, Ji Huaisi appeared at the door with a towel.

Was there anything special that time?

Ji Huaisi said in a low voice, “You were all wet.”

A faint ambiguity emerged from the slow wording, lingering in the car. Jian Chi realized something, his mind was blank for a moment, and Ji Huaisi’s image was like a blank sheet of paper in his heart, no, it was not a blank sheet for a long time, it had added heavy strokes. He gritted his teeth and replied, “It turns out to be this reason.”

Ji Huaisi chuckled, “Both answers are right. When we first met, the last sentence you said made me feel very interested, and it was not until later that the strangeness was determined to be liking.”

Although he had already long prepared, hearing Ji Huaisi say the word ‘liking’ so frankly and sincerely, Jian Chi still felt a familiar throbbing. He felt that Ji Huaisi’s face was getting closer.

“Jian Chi, I’m sorry,” Ji Huaisi’s breath lightly brushed his cheeks, “I won’t excuse what I’ve done before, I’ve thought a lot during this time apart, maybe it’s time to stop thinking of my useless self-esteem. I’m not a perfect person. When I see you being close to others, I can’t hold back my jealousy and sadness. Whenever this happens, I will do things that I hate, so I don’t want you to see me doing those things I hide. It’s ugly. You like me when I am gentle and generous, and I want to try to maximize this quality, thinking that I can keep you forever.”

“No,” Jian Chi heard his voice. He gave a negative answer, “I like you like this, but I also want to see your shortcomings when dating. No one is perfect. I never minded you who is not perfect. What I care about is that you want to lie to maintain this perfect relationship.”

“I know,” Ji Huaisi murmured, “I know now, Jian Chi, I’m sorry, this apology is a little late, but I hope it’s not too late. I don’t want you and Shao Hang to get so close, and I don’t want Shen Shuting to touch you again. I don’t want Wen Chuan to kiss you like just now, can we do it all over again?”

Jian Chi heard his heartbeat beside his ear. Wrapped around Ji Huaisi’s slightly heavy breathing, it plucked his heartstrings, “I…”

Bang! The loud noise came from the rear of the car, and his body leaned forward sharply unexpectedly. Jian Chi and Ji Huaisi, who were sitting in the back row, were interrupted by a sudden accident. The unsuspecting Jian Chi almost hit the roof and was caught by Ji Huaisi who hugged him tightly.

“Sit firmly.” Ji Huaisi’s calm voice sounded above his head.

A more violent impact came from the rear for the second time, and the tires rubbed the asphalt to make a harsh sound. This time, the good luck did not repeat, and Jian Chi felt a dazzling blank flash in front of his eyes, and the pain passed over his body very briefly.

In an instant, the plot that had been covered in dust for a long time appeared in front of him.

A second before his consciousness escaped, Jian Chi held Ji Huaisi’s hand tightly in his arms.