Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon-Chapter 58 - What Provoked This

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: What Provoked This?

Chapter 58 -58: What Provoked This?

After taking his medicine, Cheng Yi’s complexion had improved significantly, and his lips weren’t as dry and pale as before. He was still weak, but his spirits were much better.

“Do you want to eat something light to fill your stomach?” When at the Xi Family home, Xinan had noticed Cheng Yi hadn’t eaten much, and suspected that he must have been feeling unwell at the time.

Cheng Yi responded, “Okay.”

Since there were still some preserved eggs left over from the previous dish of preserved egg with eggplant, Xinan decided to make Cheng Yi some preserved egg and lean meat porridge, along with some steamed pumpkin.

Watching Xinan bustle about in the kitchen, Cheng Yi suddenly felt slightly dazed. So, Xinan could feel anxious for him too!

Remembering the worry and care that had shown on her face just before, Cheng Yi’s eyes softened and filled with fondness. If Xinan could always treat him this way, even if he had to go through such pain again, he would be more than willing.

Actually, while at the Xi Family home, he had overheard Xinan and Zhou Rong’s conversation.

She had talked about wanting to naturally have children with him… and said she believed in him…

Did that mean that, in her heart, she really wanted to have a good life with him?

Cheng Yi couldn’t take his eyes off Xinan’s figure as she moved about the kitchen; he felt like he could never get enough.

After a while in the kitchen, Xinan cut the pumpkin into chunks, drizzled some honey over them, and put them in the pot to steam. Once they were almost ready, she added a bit of salt for flavor.

Since Xinan had already eaten her fill at the Xi Family, she just prepared enough for Cheng Yi alone.

After having something to eat, Cheng Yi looked much better, and his voice was no longer weak.

“How are you feeling now? Is it still painful?” Xinan asked.

Cheng Yi shook his head; the truth was, the pain had subsided considerably after taking the medication.

“Then do you want to go upstairs and take a nap?”

“Mm.”

Xinan moved slightly to the side to make way, but Cheng Yi reached out his hand.

At first, Xinan didn’t understand what he meant, until she met his eyes and realized that Cheng Yi wanted her to help him up.

“Weren’t you walking quite smoothly just now?” Xinan asked.

“My stomach seems to hurt again,” Cheng Yi said, covering his stomach and bending slightly, making a pained expression.

Seeing his furrowed brow, Xinan’s heart softened in an instant, “Then… I’d better help you up.”

But while Xinan wasn’t paying attention, a hint of a smile flashed across Cheng Yi’s face.

Xinan hesitated, then placed her right hand in his broad, warm palm and helped him forward.

Whether intentionally or not, Xinan always felt Cheng Yi drawing closer to her, close enough that she could even smell the faint scent of tobacco on him.

Xinan’s heartbeat suddenly quickened, a strange sensation welled up, causing even her ears to blush faintly.

She tried to remain calm. After helping Cheng Yi to the edge of the bed, she quickly withdrew her hand.

“Cheng Yi, you should rest now. I’ll go and clean the dining table…”

After speaking, Xinan hurried out of the bedroom like the wind and thoughtfully closed the door behind Cheng Yi.

If it weren’t for the smile she flashed Cheng Yi when closing the door, he might have thought something was chasing her.

Looking at the tightly closed bedroom door, Cheng Yi stroked his palm, where a trace of Xinan’s lingering warmth remained.

Although he and Xinan had done many more intimate things, they seldom held hands.

This unusual sensation made him feel both novel and unfamiliar.

After returning to the living room, Xinan struggled to calm herself down, but her heart was still beating violently.

It took about ten minutes before the feeling gradually subsided.

Sitting on the sofa, Xinan took out her phone and logged onto the forum she had visited before.

It had been several days since her last visit to the forum, and the comments under her post had multiplied, reaching into the hundreds.

Xinan glanced through them and realized that most suggestions were impractical.

So she reached out to Kudou Shizuka again.

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Xinan: Today, I found a diamond ring in his study, it looks quite valuable, I tried it on, and it fits the size of my ring finger exactly.

This time, Kudou Shizuka responded almost instantly.

Kudou Shizuka: !!! There definitely can’t be such a coincidence in this world, so… there can only be one truth, that ring was bought by him to give to you. Could it be that he is planning to propose?

After some thought, Xinan decided to reveal her relationship with Cheng Yi to this internet friend she had never met in person, hoping for more accurate help.

Xinan: To tell you the truth, due to certain reasons, we are already married. But this diamond ring has always been in his study, and it seems he has no intention of giving it to me anytime soon.

Kudou Shizuka: Huh, buying a diamond ring for his wife but not giving it to her… I’m kind of puzzled.

Xinan: I don’t know either. I’ve never been able to read his mind. Since marrying him, sometimes he is very kind to me, other times, suddenly, very awful.

Kudou Shizuka: Let me think this through.

After a while, Kudou Shizuka replied: You said before that you confessed to him in college but got rejected. Yet now he has married you and bought you a diamond ring but hasn’t given it to you.

I think it’s undeniable that he likes you. As for why he rejected your confession, there must have been some misunderstanding between you two. Didn’t you say you grew up as childhood friends? Maybe he rejected you because he wanted to stay best friends for life. After all, if a relationship doesn’t work out, you might end up not even being able to be friends. But it’s also possible that something upset him.

These are just my guesses, the real reason is something you’ll have to find out yourself.

Xinan: Okay, thank you.

Kudou Shizuka: No need to thank me, but I’m actually quite curious about that diamond ring. Let me tell you a secret, I’m a jewelry designer.

Xinan: If I get a chance, I’ll take a picture for you to see.

Kudou Shizuka: Thanks!

After turning off her phone’s screen, Xinan closed her eyes and thought for a moment. The first reason mentioned by the one called Kudou Shizuka seemed unlikely—if that were the case, Cheng Yi wouldn’t have married her.

But the second reason perhaps had a bit of possibility.

Because two days before she confessed, Cheng Yi was moody and more indifferent to her than usual.

Xinan had thought he was just in a bad mood and didn’t think much about it.

Looking back now, maybe at that time, something was already wrong with Cheng Yi, and a few days after he rejected her, he went abroad, even the reason for his departure seemed dismissive.

Could he really have been upset by something?

But what kind of upset could have made Cheng Yi leave Yifeng Group and choose to go abroad?