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Chapter 73 - 73 71 Quite Likeable_2
Chapter 73 - 73 71 Quite Likeable_2
?Chapter 73: Chapter 71: Quite Likeable_2 Chapter 73: Chapter 71: Quite Likeable_2 He realized that this student had no idea what “enough is enough” meant.
Sheng Xian closed his eyes briefly, then turned to look at her. He stared at her intently for two seconds before suddenly leaning down and whispering into her ear, “And what about you? Are you sure you want to stay?”
He was quite close to her, and when he spoke, she could distinctly feel his breath brushing past her ear.
Lu Jingyan swallowed, and subconsciously stepped back half a step, her back pressing against the wall.
She tried hard to look like someone who had seen all the dramas of love and was a master of romance, but she could only keep it up for less than ten seconds before she couldn’t stand it any longer and slowly, little by little, turned her head away.
Watching her stiff little movements, Sheng Xian’s eyes gained a hint of a smile, and he was tempted to tease her, “Hmm? Ayan?”
Lu Jingyan: “…”
Let you want to take charge.
Let you think you are capable.
Let you just recklessly flirt.
Now you enjoyed it, eh? He learned from your actions just now and returned them right back to you exactly as you did.
She knew he was doing it on purpose, and she felt that this was exactly the time not to show any weakness.
Lu Jingyan faced his gaze, took a deep breath, and barely managed not to reveal her embarrassment and perplexity.
Sheng Xian did not speak again.
Lu Jingyan desperately persevered.
It was only a few short seconds.
However, those seconds felt like a century to Lu Jingyan.
Just when she was about to break, Sheng Xian finally reacted.
She thought he would leave it at that and the matter would be over, but unexpectedly, he suddenly raised his hand, used his car key to gently push away her hair, and placed it against her burning ear, “So, Ayan can be shy too.”
Lu Jingyan shivered, cursed under her breath, and then felt as if she had been stricken, freezing up completely.
Sheng Xian gently scraped her earlobe with the car key in his hand, watching her ear tips rapidly redden to visible extent, his gaze softened slightly, “Ayan looks quite like a young girl when she’s shy.”
“…”
“Pretty charming too.”
“…”
Lu Jingyan slowly turned her head back to meet Sheng Xian’s eyes, and couldn’t tolerate it any longer, saying, “I’m sleepy.”
Not long ago, she had mocked Professor Sheng for only knowing how to forcefully change subjects.
She hadn’t expected that karma would come so swiftly, and it was her turn so soon.
Indeed, what goes around comes around, sparing no one.
Sheng Xian did not bother her further, helped her to open the door, and cleared the way for her.
Lu Jingyan entered the bathroom expressionlessly, then neatly used the toilet, washed her hands, and returned stoically.
Fortunately, Professor Sheng knew when to pull back; the ride home was rather harmonious between the two.
…
On New Year’s Day, Lu Jingyan originally planned to go skiing up north with Song Xian, but on the morning of the first day, she woke up to a phone call from Lu Hongcheng.
Lu Hongcheng said that for the New Year, the family should gather for a meal together.
This kind of event, neither being social obligations nor akin to blind dating, was hard for Lu Jingyan to refuse, and she had to postpone her skiing plans with Song Xian.
The family dinner organized by Lu Hongcheng was scheduled for the evening of the third.
Lu Jingyan arrived quite early; she had just settled in the private room when Lu Hongcheng and his two sons arrived, one after another.
When everyone was together, Lu Jingyan was ready to call the waiter to order when Lu Hongcheng said to wait a bit longer.
After about five minutes, the door to the room was pushed open, and another person arrived. It was the gentleman, Yang Xu, she had previously met on a blind date.
Only then did Lu Jingyan realize that this was not a simple family meal, but yet another arranged meeting.
Lu Hongcheng seated Yang Xu next to her, and in front of Lu Hongcheng, Yang Xu bluntly asked her why she hadn’t accepted his WeChat friend request.
Not surprisingly, Lu Jingyan immediately received Lu Hongcheng’s displeased look.
Lu Jingyan found that Yang Xu really lacked class, especially fond of tattling to parents for anything and everything.
She made up a random excuse, claiming she forgot, and by the time she realized it, the friend request had already expired.
Lu Hongcheng apologized to Yang Xu with a smile, then suggested they add each other again as friends—this time, Lu Hongcheng had learned his lesson and asked her to scan Yang Xu’s code.
The dinner was so upsetting for Lu Jingyan that she found it indigestible. When she got home, she received a WeChat message from Yang Xu, which she didn’t even reply to, setting it directly to “do not disturb.”
Mid-January was the court date for Aunt Sun’s daughter.
Initially, Yang Qinqin insisted she had lost the money. Sheng Xian asked her how much was lost, when she had withdrawn the cash, and from where. After getting this information, Sheng Xian asked Yang Qinqin twice if she was sure, then presented a video to the judge.
The footage was from the ATM Yang Qinqin mentioned, covering the timeframe specified, but she never appeared in it.
Later, events unfolded just as Sheng Xian anticipated—Yang Qinqin had accumulated a substantial debt from online loans; according to her, it started with about one hundred thousand yuan but ballooned to nearly three hundred thousand within a year due to high interest rates.
On the day of the hearing, Lu Jingyan originally planned to attend, but a last-minute meeting at work prevented her.
Aunt Sun had returned to work at the beginning of the month.
That day also happened to coincide with Lu Jingyan’s menstrual period; feeling a bit unwell, she went home early.
She lay in bed until after ten at night. When she came downstairs for some water, she stumbled upon Aunt Sun talking on the phone with her daughter.
“Mom did something wrong too, I was so focused on being angry with your dad, I forgot you also need a father… Mom’s not mad, I know it’s hard for you… I don’t plan to forgive your father, but I won’t stop you from seeing him either…”
Lu Jingyan cleared her throat.
Seeing her coming down the stairs, Aunt Sun quickly hung up the phone on her daughter: “Miss Lu, are you looking for a midnight snack?”
Lu Jingyan shook her head: “I’m just getting some water.”
“I’ll get it for you.”
Soon, Aunt Sun brought her a glass of water.
Lu Jingyan thanked her and took the glass of water upstairs.
Just before closing the door, she faintly heard Aunt Sun’s voice from downstairs: “Mom just went back to work, Mom’s not really mad…”
Lu Jingyan closed the door, shutting out Aunt Sun’s voice.
She placed the water glass on the table, opened the drawer, and took out a photo album.
Her eyes traced the woman in the photos, stunningly beautiful and alluring as if capturing souls.
Lu Jingyan flipped through the photos one by one, and when she reached the last page, she lifted her hand to rub her sore eyes.
She closed the album, lay back on her bed, and stared at the ceiling blankly for a while, suddenly feeling a strong desire to talk to someone.
It wasn’t until a “beep—” sounded from her phone that her mind snapped back to attention. She looked at the screen and realized she had unknowingly dialed a number.
And it was Sheng Xian’s number.
She was about to hang up when the call connected.
Sheng Xian’s voice came through, somewhat flat: “Hello?”
Lu Jingyan opened her mouth.
She wanted to talk to someone, but she didn’t know what to say.
Sheng Xian: “What’s up?”
Lu Jingyan let out an “Ah,” responding slowly, “I dialed the wrong number.”
Sheng Xian gave a grunt and said nothing more.
Lu Jingyan didn’t know how to continue, so she remained silent.
The two were silent for a while. Just as Lu Jingyan was about to hang up, Sheng Xian stopped her: “Lu Jingyan.”
“Ah?”
“Who were you planning to call?”
PS: This is still 2 chapters combined into one~ Good night~