Chapter 4: Don't change clothes in the living room from now on 1
Since getting my answer that day, Shen Xiangxuan has shown her love for Wen Jinliang even more vividly. She did not hide her admiration for Wen Jinliang at all, and the only thing missing was to say "I like you".
Except for sleeping, she stayed with us almost all day. This indirectly led to the girls spending less time with Wen Jinliang, which made them very unhappy. The girls had troubled Shen Xiangxuan several times, but I stepped in to solve the problem every time.
But I know that I did not completely extinguish the war between Shen Xiangxuan and the girls, but only suppressed it temporarily. One day it will break out.
As for Wen Jinliang, his attitude towards Shen Xiangxuan or other girls was the same as always: friendly, and always with a decent and gentle smile on his face, which made me unconsciously have an illusion.
In fact, Wen Jinliang knew what she and the others felt, but he just didn't say it... Perhaps, it was completely unimportant to him and not worth mentioning.
Because of my inconsistent answer, I was in deep depression. So when we were together, I just avoided them and hid myself in a dark corner, just protecting Wen Jinliang silently. Anyway, I was a bodyguard who could not see the light.
Perhaps this idea is too pessimistic, but the strange thing is that even I can't figure out where my pessimism comes from. Seeing Wen Jinliang acquiesce to my protection mode, I feel even more uncomfortable.
The days passed in a tepid manner, and Shen Xiangxuan's enthusiasm for taking me out for sweets and shopping increased instead of decreasing. Wen Jinliang was very happy that she took me out often, which made me feel uneasy that I was about to be fired.
One weekend, I couldn't help but ask Wen Jinliang, "Why did you agree to let Shen Xiangxuan take me out?" No matter what, my primary identity is his bodyguard, and protecting him is what I have to do. He shouldn't let other things take up my time, let alone let other things distract my attention. Being an ordinary female student, this kind of life does not belong to me.
Wen Jinliang was silent for a while holding the book, then he looked up at me and didn't answer my question: "Xiao Qi, are you unhappy to go out with Xiang Xuan?"
"No." I replied, shaking my head.
"So, are you happy to go out with Xiang Xuan?" Wen Jinliang asked again, with a gentle and serious expression.
"Happy, I'm very happy." I answered very quickly, almost without thinking.
To be honest, I am happy to go out with Shen Xiangxuan often. She took me to see many sights I had never seen before, and taught me many common senses that I had never understood... And when I go out with her, my inner boredom can always be reduced. I like to see different scenery outside, and I also like Shen Xiangxuan to whisper in my ear about Wen Jinliang's childhood, which gives me an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
After hearing my answer without hesitation, Wen Jinliang smiled softly, "Xiao Qi is a girl after all, I can't always keep you by my side. Besides, it's not good to keep you around men like me and He. You should get along with girls of the same age. It's better for girls to have friends of the same sex." After a pause, he said casually, "Besides, Xiang Xuan is a good girl. I can feel more at ease with her by your side. Besides, she should have taught you a lot of knowledge. There are some things that He and I are not convenient to teach you."
I was listening to Wen Jinliang's words silently, feeling happy and satisfied because of his thoughtful actions, and a smile appeared on my face unconsciously because of his words. But when I heard him say "a good girl", my face suddenly froze, and I looked at him for a long time before speaking: "Thank you for thinking about me so much... Xiang Xuan is indeed a good girl, and she has taught me a lot of practical knowledge..."
It seems that Wen Jinliang likes Shen Xiangxuan more than other girls, because I have never heard him praise any girl... Maybe they can really get to that point.
Wen Jinliang noticed the sudden change on my face, closed the book in his hand, and said nonchalantly: "Come to think of it, that group of girls came to trouble Xiang Xuan before, right? Thanks to your timely action, Xiao Qi, no big trouble happened." As he spoke, his tone became more serious, "Xiang Xuan is a weak girl after all, unlike Xiao Qi who has good self-protection ability. Next time if someone comes to embarrass her again, Xiao Qi must protect her. After all, she is also an important friend of mine and Xiao Qi."
When Wen Jinliang asked me to protect Shen Xiangxuan, my heart felt like it was suddenly pricked by a needle, and the pain made me tremble.
I am his personal bodyguard, how could I possibly protect someone else? Does this mean that... Shen Xiangxuan is indeed different in his heart?
I clenched my trembling fingertips, looked at Wen Jinliang calmly, and replied: "Protecting friends is a natural thing. Even if you don't say it, I will protect her. You don't have to..." I suddenly stopped talking. If I continued, it would sound like I was complaining and expressing dissatisfaction in disguise. When did I become so emotional?
Wen Jinliang apologized softly, "Sorry, I think I said too much." However, his expression was very happy.
I was stunned for a moment. Wen Jinliang clearly saw through my thoughts but deliberately said such words. He must be laughing at me in his heart.
For a moment I didn't want to pay attention to him, but I had something else to say, so I had to keep looking at him.
"If I always go out with Xiang Xuan, then there will be no one to protect you, right? I can't leave you alone, it's too dangerous. Besides, protecting you is the reason why I exist here. Although I am very happy with Xiang Xuan, if this happiness is exchanged for your life and safety, then I would rather not have it." I straightened my expression and said to Wen Jinliang in the most serious tone. I hope he can understand that compared to other happiness, I still care more about his safety.
Wen Jinliang didn't expect me to say that. He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled as if he couldn't control himself. The smile on his face spread to his deep eyes, as if reflecting the starry sky. It was really beautiful.
"Xiao Qi, you always say things in a serious manner that make people's hearts beat faster without realizing it. This is really a headache." Wen Jinliang said this with a smile on his face, as if complaining.
I was a little slow to react to what Wen Jinliang meant by this, and I just uttered "ah" softly.
"Xiao Qi, you really don't have to worry about me, because I went to harass He when you were not around. Or are you worried about He?" Wen Jinliang looked at me with a smile.
"Of course not! Mr. He is very strong. I feel very ." When I thought of Wen Jinliang's suspicion that I was questioning He's ability, I immediately made my attitude clear.
Just kidding, I know He's abilities very well. A killer will be unlucky if he meets him.
But I soon realized that He was very busy recently. How could he still have time to look after Wen Jinliang? I hurriedly asked, "But He was very busy recently. How could he still have time to look after you?"
"So it's harassment..." Wen Jinliang smiled with some unscrupulousness and complacency.
"..." I fell silent. Fortunately, the person who harassed He was Wen Jinliang. If it was someone else, he would have been in the hospital. Wen Jinliang was probably the only one in the world who dared to provoke He like this. The two of them were just like brothers.
I'd better not go looking for Mr. He recently. He must be very angry right now... If we really meet, he will probably use me as a punching bag. After all, not everyone can survive a fight with him like I did.
"Come to think of it, I haven't chatted with Xiaoqi for a long time." Wen Jinliang put down the book in his hand and looked at me without blinking.
"It's been a long time..." I said with a little nostalgia. Unfortunately, I knew that this rare time together would soon be over, because I could hear the familiar footsteps outside the door.
"Jinliang, Xiaoqi! Good afternoon." The door of the apartment was pushed open by a slender hand, and Shen Xiangxuan walked in quickly in a white long dress.
"Good afternoon..." Wen Jinliang and I answered at the same time.
Shen Xiangxuan rushed to my side, took my hand and said, "Xiao Qi, let me tell you, your favorite Alice Little Black Bear is out today! If you're a little later, you won't be able to get it. Alice's limited edition dolls are notoriously hard to get. Once they're gone, no matter how rich you are, you won't be able to get them!"
When I heard Shen Xiangxuan say this, I couldn't help but get nervous. Alice Dolls is the most famous doll town in City A. When I went there with Shen Xiangxuan before, I was attracted by a little black bear that hadn't been sold yet. I have never been so eager to get a doll.
"There are very few little black bears this time. We have to hurry over! Otherwise, we won't be able to get one." Shen Xiangxuan said immediately when she saw my nervous expression.
"But I don't have that much money to buy the little black bear..." My happy expression dimmed when I remembered the expensive price I saw before.
My salary can't afford the price of a little black bear...
"I can lend you money first, buy it first!" Shen Xiangxuan looked at me with a smile.
"Really?" My eyes lit up, and I couldn't help but pull Shen Xiangxuan excitedly, "Xiangxuan, thank you!"
"Why should we be polite to each other? Let's go." Shen Xiangxuan said as she pulled me out the door, and turned back to say goodbye to Wen Jinliang, "Jinliang, we're going out... Bye."
Before Wen Jinliang could even say "Have a nice trip", Shen Xiangxuan and I had already left the apartment like the wind and headed straight for our destination.
Although I left with joy, I was completely shrouded in sadness after returning. Shen Xiangxuan beside me comforted me: "Xiao Qi, don't be sad about the little bear you didn't get... I didn't expect there would be so many people. I'm really sorry that I didn't get it for you."
"Don't say that. You've already tried very hard to help me get it." Thinking of Shen Xiangxuan who just fought with others for me and even argued with others without caring about her image, I was really touched and guilty. "Thank you, Xiangxuan."
"Don't say thank you between good friends." Shen Xiangxuan looked at me gently and said with some regret, "It's a pity that I didn't get the last one for you."
My heart was filled with emotion. I have never been so truly happy for Shen Xiangxuan's existence as I am now.
It turns out that having friends of the same sex is such a happy thing. That's why Wen Jinliang was willing to let me date Shen Xiangxuan, because she is really gentle and a very good girl.
For the first time, I took the initiative to hug Shen Xiangxuan: "Well, but I still want to thank you. Thank you, Xiangxuan. It's great to have you by my side."
When Shen Xiangxuan heard what I said, she smiled and hugged me. Her eyes lit up at that moment, as if they were clouds blown away by the wind, and they were extremely clear.
After saying goodnight to Shen Xiangxuan, I returned to the apartment where Wen Jinliang and I lived. Although I confessed that I was no longer upset in order to reassure her when we separated, after returning to the apartment, the feeling of loss in my heart enveloped me again, and it was even stronger than before.
That little bear was the first thing in my life that I wanted so badly, but I didn't get it. Losing it forever in such a hopeful state was as devastating as Wen Jinliang suddenly saying he wanted to fire me.
Wen Jinliang had just finished taking a shower and came out of the house. He wiped his wet hair and asked, "You're back?"
He looked at me strangely, and asked, "Xiang Xuan didn't come back with you?"
"She went back first." I replied dejectedly.
In the past, Shen Xiangxuan would come back to the apartment with me to chat with Wen Jinliang after shopping with me, and would go back to rest when the chat was almost over. No wonder Wen Jinliang felt strange. At this moment, I didn't have the extra mood to care about Wen Jinliang's sudden concern for Shen Xiangxuan.
Wen Jinliang said "Oh" softly and didn't say anything else. My depressed mood made me not want to talk to Wen Jinliang in front of me, so I prepared to go back to my room to sleep.
Wen Jinliang stopped me in time and looked at my face: "You look very unhappy and depressed. What happened? Did someone embarrass you, or is there an emergency at home?"
"No..." Seeing Wen Jinliang's worried expression, I quickly raised my head and answered with all my strength.
"What's the matter?" Wen Jinliang pulled me to sit on the sofa, poured me a cup of hot water, and signaled me with gentle eyes to speak slowly.
I drank the water in the cup and felt my heart warm up. When I felt better, I said to Wen Jinliang who was sitting opposite me and drying her hair, "I didn't get the little black bear..."
"Just because of this?" Wen Jinliang was stunned for a moment and laughed.
"Hmm..." I clenched the cup of water in my hand. The remaining temperature in the cup made me feel very warm.
"Do you like that little black bear so much?" Wen Jinliang put down the towel in his hand, raised his eyebrows and asked, with a hint of confusion and surprise in his tone.
"I like it! I like it very much!" I nodded desperately, my eyes suddenly lit up and my face was filled with excitement that I couldn't hide.
Wen Jinliang was stunned for a moment after seeing my excited reaction, and then he couldn't help but smile. He held my face with his cold hands and looked at me intently, as if he was completely immersed in the joy on my face: "This is the first time I've seen you look like this..."
"Wen Jinliang?" I was frightened by Wen Jinliang's behavior, and the excited expression on my face disappeared in an instant.
Wen Jinliang quickly let me go and said with a smile as usual: "Sorry, did I scare you? I'm just a little happy..."
"Happy?" I looked at Wen Jinliang in confusion, not understanding what he was talking about at all.
"Because Xiaoqi finally has something that he really wants from the bottom of his heart. Such a deep desire comes from your incomparable love for it in your heart." Wen Jinliang looked at me with a smile, and his tone was quite gratified, "My Xiaoqi, finally began to understand love."
"Are you saying that I've fallen in love with the little black bear?" I asked Wen Jinliang with my head tilted, not noticing how ambiguous his words "my little seven" were.
"Don't you like the little black bear?" Wen Jinliang asked me back.
"I like it!" I nodded without thinking.
Wen Jinliang looked at me with a smile but no words, but I suddenly realized something: "Will I fall in love with someone one day just like I fell in love with Little Black Bear?"
Wen Jinliang looked at me deeply, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said: "Yes... Xiaoqi will always fall in love with someone."
Hearing this, I didn't say anything, but stood up from the sofa.
This groundless speculation made me panic. Was my desire for the little black bear born from love? No, the master said, we have no love.
"Xiao Qi, what's wrong with you?" Wen Jinliang asked immediately when he saw my expression suddenly changed.
"I'm going to bed, good night." I ran back to the room without looking back, and for the first time ignored Wen Jinliang's question.
After returning to my room, I wrapped myself in a soft quilt. Although it was so warm all around me, waves of coldness spread throughout my body, making me shiver uncontrollably.
I thought of my master and her hatred for love. She said that love was the most terrible poison in the world and something I must never get involved with.
If my desire for the little black bear comes from love, then I shouldn't think about it anymore, and I shouldn't get it. I sighed heavily in my heart, thinking of Wen Jinliang's warm smile, closed my eyes and slowly fell asleep.
There are some things I can't think about anymore... There are some things I shouldn't understand.
After the second day, I never mentioned the little black bear. Shen Xiangxuan thought I had let it go and was very happy to take me out for dessert. Later, she simply made desserts herself, and after receiving my praise, she sent desserts to me every day.
One day after school, she suddenly pulled me to a corner and said, "You didn't give Jinliang the desserts I gave you every day, did you?"
"No, Wen Jinliang doesn't eat desserts at all." I replied.
"That's good. I forgot to tell you before. From now on, the desserts I give you must never be given to Jinliang!" Shen Xiangxuan's expression was very serious when he said this.
"Why is that?" I asked a little curiously.
"Because the dessert contains something that Jinliang is allergic to, he can't eat it." Shen Xiangxuan explained calmly.
Wen Jinliang really hates sweets, so he won't touch this kind of dessert. He has never eaten the desserts I brought back before. Shen Xiangxuan should be well aware of Wen Jinliang's habit of not eating desserts, and now the explanation that seems to be worried is superfluous.
"I know Jinliang never eats desserts, but it's better to tell you just in case." Shen Xiangxuan saw my confusion and continued to explain with a smile.
"I understand. Don't worry, I will pay attention." I nodded and replied.
After getting my assurance, Shen Xiangxuan smiled comfortably, then took my hand and walked out of the school gate: "My grandfather's birthday is in a month, please accompany me to buy a gift."
"Will there be a banquet on the birthday day?" I asked as we walked.
"Yes. This time we have specially invited people from the Wen family. Not only Jin Liang, but all his relatives will come." Shen Xiangxuan's eyes were curved, as if it was a very proud and happy thing to invite members of the Wen family.
I couldn't help but think of the difficult relatives of the Wen family in the Wen family mansion. To be honest, I really don't want to see them. In the mansion before, because I was a girl, I was often made difficult by them, although each time I was violently driven away by He...
