Chapter 2: You Really Won't Like Me? 2
"You're still lying! You have such a high fever but you still say you're not sick. Do you think I'm a fool?" Wen Jinliang frowned at me and spoke to me in a harsh tone for the first time.
I was shocked by Wen Jinliang's angry expression. This was the first time I really saw him angry. Having known him for so long, I knew that he was a person who would never show his emotions. Even if he encountered something very infuriating, he could face it with a smile and would not show his anger so openly like this.
My heart skipped a beat, not understanding why I had made him so angry.
"Yes, I'm sorry..." I apologized nervously.
Seeing that I was really scared, Wen Jinliang calmed himself down and said softly, "Xiao Qi, I'm not blaming you, I just..." He didn't say anything else. He was silent for a while before continuing, "Forget it, you should have a good rest now. The doctor will be here soon. You don't have to worry about anything. Just close your eyes and go to sleep."
Wen Jinliang's words were like a spell, and I could no longer resist the overwhelming sleepiness. Under his gaze, I slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep.
I don't know how long I slept, but I woke up in a daze. I opened my eyes and found two people standing beside me, one was Wen Jinliang and the other was Mr. He.
"Wen Jinliang, He, how long have I slept?" I rubbed my eyes and got up to look at the two of them. They seemed to be talking, and when they saw that I was awake, they all turned their heads to look at me.
"You slept for more than ten hours, and now it's already the afternoon of the next day." Unexpectedly, it was He who answered me, and then he asked, "How do you feel?"
"Hmm..." I moved my body and felt that I was much lighter. The wound on my shoulder didn't hurt anymore, so I replied calmly, "I feel much better."
"Really? That's good." He smiled lightly.
"He, don't think that Xiaoqi and I can forgive you with such a casual greeting." Wen Jinliang looked at He and snorted. He rarely spoke to He in this manner and tone, which made me feel a little strange.
"Are you still angry?" He said lightly.
This is the first time I've seen Wen Jinliang get angry with He. His attitude towards He has always been different from that of others. He has never been angry, let alone shown a cold face. And what does Wen Jinliang mean by forgiveness? I'm a little confused.
"If I don't use you as bait, how can those people show up?" He continued, not taking Wen Jinliang's words to heart, "Besides, it's you who made Xiao Qi so weak, not me."
Wen Jinliang's face froze and he suddenly stopped talking.
"What are you talking about?" I finally couldn't help but ask.
Then, from He's explanation, I finally understood the cause and effect of the matter.
It turned out that Wen Jinliang and his family had suspected a traitor since I applied for the job, but they had never been able to catch him. This time, after Wen Jinliang came out to study, those who wanted to take action finally had an opportunity, so He deliberately let Wen Jinliang live alone.
The news that Wen Jinliang lived alone was not leaked, so he was originally very safe, no wonder he was so sure that nothing would happen to him. But He deliberately leaked the news, causing Wen Jinliang to risk his life and lure out the traitor.
"This is too dangerous! What if something really happens to Wen Jinliang?" After listening to He's explanation, I said to He angrily, which was rare.
"That won't happen. Haven't you been watching over him in the tree outside?" He looked at me with a smile.
I was stunned for a moment: "You, how did you know?" No way? I thought I was doing a good job of keeping watch quietly and would not be discovered by He and the others.
"Because your actions were within my expectations." Crane said calmly.
I was shocked. He even figured this out. What a scary guy! Wen Jinliang must have known that I was secretly watching over him. Is he very angry now? Yes, maybe he knew it a long time ago, because he has always been a little cold to me and even turned hostile yesterday.
"I still have some things to deal with. I'll talk to you later." He glanced at the morning glow outside the window, said something to Wen Jinliang, and turned away.
"Don't go!" I shouted loudly to stop He who was about to leave.
He stopped and looked back at me: "Anything else?"
"I, I..." I just shouted out instinctively. Because I really didn't want to be alone with Wen Jinliang. I wasn't afraid of him scolding me, but I was afraid that he would be disappointed in me. What if he didn't let me continue?
He understood my reaction clearly: "Xiao Qi, some things will not be understood by others unless you say them." After a pause, he looked at Wen Jinliang meaningfully and said, "Jinliang, I would like to say the same thing to you." After that, he strode out of the room, and when he left, he kindly helped us close the door.
"Xiao Qi, I'm sorry..."
"Wen Jinliang, I'm sorry..."
Wen Jinliang and I spoke at the same time and looked into each other's eyes. Why should he apologize? Wasn't it me who did something wrong?
"I shouldn't have stayed outside without telling you. I know you hate people following you... but I, I just wanted to protect you... I'm sorry... I..." As soon as I met Wen Jinliang's warm eyes, I felt a little helpless, "So... please don't be angry with me, okay? And don't chase me away... I..." As soon as I met Wen Jinliang, I lost all my composure. When did I become like this?
Wen Jinliang sat down next to me and reached out to touch my forehead: "Fortunately your fever has subsided. If it had been a little later, it would have been serious."
"Why?"
After I said that, I waited anxiously for Wen Jinliang to speak, but I didn't expect him to say such a thing.
"Xiao Qi, do you know why I'm apologizing?" Wen Jinliang put down his hand and looked at me without blinking.
I shook my head at Wen Jinliang blankly. His apology came too suddenly, and I really had no idea why.
Wen Jinliang lowered his eyes slightly: "I clearly promised you that I would treat you the same as before, just as you treated me, but I broke my promise."
I stared at Wen Jinliang in a daze. I didn't expect him to say this suddenly.
My memory went back to the day when I entered school. At that time, I suddenly realized how important Wen Jinliang was to me. This importance and trust even exceeded that of Xiaowu, who was like a real sister to me. This made me feel uneasy and panic, so I unconsciously became a little cold to him, but he became more gentle to me, which made me unwilling to be cold to him again.
"Does my behavior these days make you sad?" Wen Jinliang asked softly.
I shook my head desperately, but I felt wronged. It would be a lie to say I wasn't sad, but I was wrong first...
"Do you know why I was angry last night?" Wen Jinliang suddenly asked.
I continued to shake my head, my nose aching. I really don't know.
"Because you lied to me." Wen Jinliang looked straight at me, "Xiao Qi, too many people have lied to me since I was a child, so I hate lies. What's more, the one who lied to me was you."
"When did I lie?" I looked at Wen Jinliang in confusion and asked. I only remember hiding it from Wen Jinliang and secretly protecting him. I shouldn't have done anything else that was bad.
"Didn't you say that when you were late yesterday?" Wen Jinliang poked my forehead with his finger.
My face turned red: "That counts..."
"Didn't you lie just now?" Wen Jinliang's voice became low. "You are obviously very sad, aren't you? Why are you shaking your head? You were obviously not feeling well yesterday, why did you say you didn't feel well? You have been lying to me all along, but you never admit it."
Wen Jinliang blocked my way and I couldn't say a word. I could only apologize in a depressed tone: "I'm sorry..."
"Silly Xiaoqi. If you want to say sorry, it's never you, it's me." Wen Jinliang suddenly hugged me, his embrace was too warm, I didn't want to break free for a moment, "It's because I didn't trust you enough, it's because I didn't control my emotions. I'm sorry... From now on, I will never do this again."
I was held in Wen Jinliang's arms, listening to his apologetic words, and suddenly all the grievances and unhappiness in my heart disappeared. His words were like a powerful tranquilizer, making me no longer feel impatient and uneasy.
After Wen Jinliang let me go, he stared at me closely, his expression returned to the initial gentleness, but his eyes were mixed with emotions that I couldn't understand. It was not the indifference before, but a deeper, deeper emotion.
"Don't wait outside secretly anymore." Wen Jinliang said to me.
I pursed my lips: "Well... I'm sorry. I won't do it again next time..." He must be still angry about the fact that I secretly watched over him.
"Xiao Qi, don't apologize. In fact, I should have understood long ago that you are different from them. If it were you... I wouldn't reject it. I'll have someone clean up the study next door, and you can live there from now on." Wen Jinliang looked at me seriously and said, after a pause, he continued, "If I had let you move in earlier, you wouldn't have caught a cold, and you wouldn't have been hurt by the cold. You are obviously so strong." There was unbearable guilt and apology in his tone.
I raised my head and looked at Wen Jinliang. His words made me tremble with joy: "Really? Are you really willing to let me move in?" After hesitating for a moment, I asked again, "Are you...really not mad at me anymore?"
Wen Jinliang shook his head: "I wasn't angry about you secretly watching over me." After a pause, he suddenly emphasized, "I just hate you lying to me. You are not allowed to hide your physical discomfort from you anymore, understand?"
"Well, I will never lie to you again." I answered seriously.
When Wen Jinliang heard me say this, he held my hand and gently kissed it: "I believe you. Xiaoqi, I only believe in you. You must never let me down."
Wen Jinliang looked at me with such a deep gaze that I was a little scared. However, I knew I couldn't back down and I had to respond to his trust.
I gently closed my eyes and opened them again, looking at him, and said firmly: "I will never let you down... absolutely!"
After hearing my answer, Wen Jinliang instantly smiled like a flower and held my hand tightly.
The next day, I moved from the girls' dormitory to Wen Jinliang's small apartment. The original study room had been completely renovated and turned into an elegantly laid out small bedroom. Wen Jinliang and I were back to the way we were when we first got along. He was as gentle and patient with me as ever. But this originally unchanged feeling seemed to be mixed with other emotions, but now I couldn't tell what it was...
After a few days of peace, the news that I was living with Wen Jinliang was maliciously spread. This was not a big deal, but a group of girls came to surround me every day, which was very annoying.
"What's wrong with you?" I looked at the group of girls blocking my way and I wasn't really scared. If we really had to fight, even if their numbers were 10 times greater, they wouldn't be my match.
"You don't look that good-looking." The petite girl in the lead looked at me suspiciously and said in a bad tone, "What tricks did you use to make Mr. Wen your boyfriend? I will never agree to you dating him!"
"What is a boyfriend?" I was slightly stunned. This unfamiliar word made me a little confused.
The girl glared at me and said, "Why are you playing dumb? Aren't you Wen Jinliang's lover?"
Lovers? I finally understood. I knew this word. Xiaowu had explained it to me. So they misunderstood that Wen Jinliang and I were lovers. How could this be possible?
"You misunderstood. Wen Jinliang is not my boyfriend, and we are not lovers." I spread my hands and explained to the girls.
"Misunderstanding? If you are not boyfriend and girlfriend, why do you live together?" the girl asked angrily.
I was silent for a moment. I couldn't tell them my bodyguard identity, so I couldn't tell them the truth. But if I didn't give them a reasonable reason, they would definitely not give up.
"It's a servant." I thought about it and finally came up with a good reason.
"What?" My answer left the girls a little stunned, probably because they didn't expect me to say that.
"I was specially sent by the Wen family to take care of Wen Jin... Oh no, Young Master Wen. I live with him so that it will be easier to take care of him." I answered seriously.
"Really?" Some of the girls looked at me doubtfully.
"Really. Wen Jin... Oh no, Young Master Wen always needs someone to wash his clothes, cook for him, and clean the house. As a distinguished young master, does he have to do all these things himself? This is outrageous! So the chief steward sent me to take care of the young master. In order to make it more convenient for me to take care of the young master, he also arranged for me to attend school. He and I are definitely not in a romantic relationship as you say." I looked at the girls seriously, hoping that they would believe my nonsense.
"That's true... Mr. Wen is the eldest son of a wealthy family. It's only appropriate for him to have a maid to take care of him."
"Yes, yes. It seems we are overthinking it."
The girls were chattering about it, and it was obvious that most of them believed my story. Just when I thought I could leave safely, a questioning voice rang out.
"No!" A tall girl came out. "Even if you are really a maid, don't you have any improper thoughts about Mr. Wen? Who knows if you will take advantage of the situation of living together to seduce him! We are still worried about you!"
"Undue expectations? Hooking up?" I looked at the girl who was talking, and suddenly got angry. "You are so rude. I don't have such thoughts about Wen Jinliang, and I would never have such ideas. In my heart, he is my master and friend, an important person whom I would protect with my life. If you say that I have romantic feelings for him, then you are insulting my job!" Besides, it is impossible for me to fall in love with someone... I smiled bitterly in my heart.
The girl was shocked by my sudden change of expression. She retreated back into the crowd at a loss, not daring to look at me. And the words I blurted out with strong emotions also made the girls quiet down one after another, and there was no more questioning.
"You really won't fall in love with... God Wen? Isn't he very important to you?" The petite girl asked me hesitantly, and it seemed that she mustered up a lot of courage to speak.
"No." I shook my head and continued to slowly express my true thoughts, "Important people are not the same as lovers. His existence is just like Xiaowu, he is a relative and a friend, definitely not a lover. Besides, I am not qualified to like anyone." I said the last sentence very softly.
"Is that so... am I a friend and relative to you?"
Wen Jinliang's voice suddenly interrupted. The girls and I all looked in his direction, only to see him slowly walking towards us.
He looked at me and smiled. "I didn't see you at the classroom door, so I felt strange and came to check... and I heard something I shouldn't have heard."
"Please don't make things difficult for my important...friend, okay?" Wen Jinliang looked at the girls with a smile on his face and said gently.
"Ah?" The girls became restless. They seemed a little nervous and a little relieved. "Anyway, she said she would never like you, my male god... We won't make things difficult for her anymore. Sorry, we'll leave first." After saying that, the girls dispersed as if they were escaping.
"I'm sorry for saying such things about friends and relatives without permission. This was just my wishful thinking, please don't take it to heart." I didn't expect that Wen Jinliang would hear what I said just now, and I felt very embarrassed.
Wen Jinliang smiled as usual: "Why should I apologize? I don't just regard Xiao Qi as a bodyguard. It's also good to be friends with you."
"Really?" I looked at him in surprise. I thought I would be blamed for saying such a thing! After all, I am just an insignificant bodyguard.
Wen Jinliang nodded slightly, then suddenly changed the subject and asked directly: "Xiao Qi...you really won't fall in love with me?"
When I heard Wen Jinliang ask this, I immediately expressed my firm stance: "Of course! Even you misunderstood me. I absolutely don't have such thoughts about you! No matter what, as a bodyguard, I will never fall in love with you, my master."
The smile on Wen Jinliang's lips gradually faded: "Really? It really makes me feel at ease to have Xiao Qi as my bodyguard." After a pause, he smiled again, "Okay, let's go back."
"Well, let's go." Without thinking much, I followed Wen Jinliang slowly back to the apartment.
