After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

◎ Do you like me? ◎

Late at night, the dry and hot air was like a catalyst, easily breaking through the defenses in Jian Jixing’s heart.

How did she know what she wanted to say?

When did Sheng Ruxi start to understand her so well?

However, Sheng Ruxi’s warmth didn’t last long. Seeing that Jian Jixing was just staring, she thought Jian Jixing was in a daze and said “hey” without politeness: “What are you dazing about? Speak.”

“I went home today. Huaixi and Auntie Yue weren’t there. It was just my mom and I having dinner.”

Sheng Ruxi replied: “Oh… That’s good, isn’t it? Who made you unhappy?”

Jian Jixing’s lips twitched into a very shallow smile. Sheng Ruxi’s acting was good, but she didn’t use that skill when she was lying. Her eyes sparkled with a cunning and lively light, as if to say, “I’m so good.”

“No one. I just chatted with my mom for a while and told her that she cared too much about Huaixi and ignored me.”

Sheng Ruxi said: “What did your mom say?”

Jian Jixing roughly told Sheng Ruxi about the conversation tonight. Sheng Ruxi was silent for a while after listening and said, “So you’ve been conflicted.”

Jian Jixing: “It’s true that I’m a little conflicted.”

No one had ever treated her badly. Even though Jian Yanchuan had set many rules for her since she was a child, she never said anything harsh when she actually broke the rules.

“You’re so strange. You’re so good at making me angry in front of me, but you’re a dud at home.” Sheng Ruxi’s lips curled. Her tone was laughing at Jian Jixing, but Jian Jixing didn’t know what was wrong with her. The more she listened, the more pleasant it sounded.

Tonight, even if Sheng Ruxi scolded her a few more times, Jian Jixing wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.

Sheng Ruxi: “You’re only good to your own people, but you’re not good to yourself. Although your mom was about to give birth to Huaixi, couldn’t she have let you take a month off at home first? You wouldn’t have gotten a fever like that.”

When this was mentioned, Sheng Ruxi got a little angry. In junior high, her study style was relatively free, and her family let her do whatever she wanted and didn’t require her to have top-notch grades. But with Jian Jixing as a benchmark, it was different!

Sheng Ruxi didn’t want to fall behind Jian Jixing, whether it was chasing someone or studying, so she started a self-motivated mode. At first, she and Jian Jixing would take turns being first in the school every month, but gradually, she realized something was wrong.

She had tried her best but had never maintained the first place. It was abnormal to be able to take turns being first so regularly. Sheng Ruxi later realized that Jian Jixing was just toying with her.

She got even angrier.

Her face was full of different expressions, and her emotions were very obvious. Jian Jixing couldn’t help but laugh: “A month off? But I was afraid you would get ahead of me.”

Teasing Sheng Ruxi was something she found very interesting at that time. How boring was it to be at home? If she had really stayed at home for more than a month, Sheng Ruxi might have actually gotten Chu Wu, and then she and Sheng Ruxi wouldn’t have had a future together.

Sheng Ruxi was a little angry: “You’re sick. You’re making a joke of your own body!”

“I wasn’t joking,” Jian Jixing said, her voice becoming softer. “I liked staying at school more back then.”

Yue Ai was taking care of the pregnant Yan Yaojin at that time. Although Jian Jixing was still young, she already had a feeling of not fitting in. Not to mention that children at that age were starting to develop psychologically and were more sensitive.

Sheng Ruxi stared at Jian Jixing and paused.

Jian Jixing’s words always made her feel like they were half true and half false. She knew she couldn’t figure Jian Jixing out, so she should just take all her words as false.

But whenever she looked closer and saw even a little bit of Jian Jixing’s sincerity and vulnerability, she couldn’t say any more harsh words.

“Then you should still thank me for finding out you had a high fever back then. I took care of you for a long time. I’m your savior.” Sheng Ruxi said.

Jian Jixing: “The savior who made me take a cold shower…”

“That’s enough!”

Jian Jixing laughed again. Sheng Ruxi put up with it for two seconds for the sake of Jian Jixing’s unhappiness tonight. Two seconds later, she couldn’t take it anymore: “You’re pushing it…”

She was also panicking when she made Jian Jixing take a cold shower, okay?

And Sheng Ruxi had to admit that she didn’t have much experience in life at that time. Other people always took care of her life for her.

She went back for the second time. Jian Jixing was burning up. She opened the door, and then she couldn’t stand straight and was about to fall. What else could she do? She could only make Jian Jixing cool down first… Fortunately, Jian Jixing had differentiated into an alpha at that time and had an alpha’s physical foundation. After all that trouble, she didn’t end up with any lasting illnesses.

Jian Jixing finished laughing and looked at the call duration, which was still increasing. She didn’t know that she and Sheng Ruxi had been on the phone for so long without realizing it.

It was so late, and Sheng Ruxi had no intention of hanging up. She asked again: “But why was your mom so good to Huaixi?”

Jian Jixing said: “After Huaixi was born, my mom and Auntie Yue were separated for a while. Later, my mother wanted to remarry and worked hard for a while.”

Sheng Ruxi heard some hints: “In that situation, did your mother also tell you to be good to your sister or something?”

Jian Jixing had heard many of these words before. She was no longer fazed by them. Sheng Ruxi’s tone was so serious, but Jian Jixing’s expression became more and more relaxed: “It’s all in the past.”

She said it so casually. If it were really in the past, Jian Jixing wouldn’t have made this call tonight. Sheng Ruxi was not someone who would hide her thoughts. She said: “I once listened to a lecture by a friend’s professor, who told a story about how some caregivers, for their own convenience, train children to be obedient and sensible from a young age. It’s like a rope tied to their feet. The child has grown up, but the rope has never been broken.”

Jian Jixing: “What are you trying to say?”

“What I’m trying to say is… how long does a person live? About thirty thousand days.” Sheng Ruxi was afraid that Jian Jixing would think she was joking. Her eyes gradually became serious. “Break free from the rope. Your own feelings are the most important.”

Jian Jixing didn’t speak.

She didn’t expect Sheng Ruxi to say that.

Sheng Ruxi said: “Do you understand? Don’t be a wimp! You’re too much of a wimp!”

Jian Jixing: “…” But it was true that Sheng Ruxi’s seriousness could only last for three seconds, no more.

Jian Jixing asked: “I told you all this tonight. Are you going to laugh at me for it later?”

“Do you think I’m you?” Sheng Ruxi almost choked. “Jian Jixing, your mouth is so poisonous. If you rub your lips together, you’ll probably poison yourself.”

“Did I poison you?” Jian Jixing gently pursed her lips. “Then I’ll try not to touch you in the future.”

Who was she saying “try” to? Sheng Ruxi’s cheeks puffed up in anger. She hit Jian Jixing on the phone screen with her fingers and said defiantly: “No kissing on the bed, it’s all for nothing.”

Jian Jixing said: “Sheng Ruxi, isn’t it bad to be so blunt in the middle of the night?”

Sheng Ruxi put her finger to her head and twirled it around. She scoffed: “I’m not being blunt because I’m afraid you won’t understand. After all, you’re the one who almost burned your brain out with a high fever.”

“You can just make fun of me.” Jian Jixing’s voice gradually became lower. She just looked at the person on the screen. Sheng Ruxi didn’t hear Jian Jixing say anything for a while, so she just brought the phone closer to her face, checking carefully, as if she thought she could see something in Jian Jixing’s eyes.

Sheng Ruxi asked: “Are you feeling better?”

“Did I tell you I was sad?” Jian Jixing poked the screen with her finger. Sheng Ruxi frowned but cooperated: “Don’t think I don’t know you’re poking my face. Take it away, take it away. You’re so stubborn. You’ll fall because of your stubbornness sooner or later.”

That’s not likely, Jian Jixing thought. If she were to fall, it wouldn’t be because of her stubbornness.

Jian Jixing said: “It’s 1:30 a.m. You should rest. What time do you start work tomorrow? You still haven’t given me your schedule.”

Sheng Ruxi turned her head: “None of your business? I’m not tired right now. My schedule isn’t something I just give out. Don’t think you’re so important. I still haven’t forgiven you for what happened before.”

Jian Jixing said instead: “I ran into Zou Xinjie outside tonight.”

“What are you talking about Zou Xinjie for when we were just chatting… What is Zou Xinjie? How did you run into Zou Xinjie again?” Sheng Ruxi’s lips turned downward. “She’s always liked to live a life of debauchery.”

Jian Jixing laughed when she heard that: “What’s the rush? You know her so well. It’s not like I would beat her up, right? I know she has a one-sided crush on you. She just warned me tonight—to not use my power on you.”

Sheng Ruxi was so angry that she laughed. Who was using their power on whom? Not to mention how ridiculous Zou Xinjie was, Jian Jixing actually repeated it to her. The focus was obviously on the words “using my power.” She said with a blank face: “Don’t worry, Director Jian. I keep my word. I have no intention of competing for your leading role.”

Since Jian Jixing had been joking about these things with her, Sheng Ruxi guessed that Jian Jixing’s psychological state was already back to normal. She put down her worries and said, “I’m going to sleep.”

Jian Jixing: “You hang up first.”

Sheng Ruxi never hesitated when hanging up the phone. Pressing the red end button was the end. But a second before she was about to hang up, she heard Jian Jixing call her, even though her voice was very low.

The strange thing was that she was able to confirm that Jian Jixing was saying her name just by the movement of her lips.

Jian Jixing said: “Sheng Ruxi, you are a very special person.”

Sheng Ruxi liked to be unique, and the highest praise Jian Jixing could think of for Sheng Ruxi was: special.

As for saying thank you, Jian Jixing was sure that if she said those two words, Sheng Ruxi would not only not accept it but would also laugh at her for being so old-fashioned.

Sheng Ruxi froze and blinked her eyes: “Then do you like me?”

Jian Jixing’s heart beat rapidly, but she didn’t answer immediately. She couldn’t manipulate this answer. She finally chose to answer truthfully: “I don’t like you.”

“I knew it.” Sheng Ruxi already knew this would be the answer, but she still felt a moment of disappointment when she heard it. However, her eyes quickly brightened again.

Jian Jixing then asked: “Do you like me very much?”

Sheng Ruxi raised an eyebrow: “I just like you a lot right now.” She was willing to live in the present and put in effort and action for her inner feelings. Of course, on the other hand, she also didn’t want Jian Jixing to be arrogant and think that she had always liked her.

How was that possible!

Thinking that Jian Jixing was going to taunt her again, she saw a gentle smile appear on Jian Jixing’s face, and even her tone was very gentle: “Then ask that question again.”

Sheng Ruxi didn’t know what she was up to: “You want to reject me again, don’t you? I don’t have time to mess around with you. I have a magazine shoot tomorrow.”

“You ask, and listen carefully to my answer.”

Sheng Ruxi took a deep breath. She knew that Jian Jixing might be setting a trap, but she still asked: “Do you like me?”

Jian Jixing answered in a gentle voice: “I just don’t like you yet.”