Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 253 I Have You

Duan Yiheng wished he could sprout wings and fly to Lin Xi's side. He gave Lin Xi a guilty look in response to her expectations.

Lin Xi understood and said, "I'm not in a hurry, and you shouldn't be either. I'll wait for you."

Duan Yiheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Did Duan Mingxuan take you to the cemetery?"

"Well, I went."

"The reason I didn't stop Duan Mingxuan directly was because I was afraid you would be upset because of your grandfather's passing."

"So you're taking this opportunity to let me clear my head?"

"Ah."

"So how are you feeling?"

Duan Yiheng was stunned again. As the person in charge, he naturally had to take responsibility for everything. Apart from Lin Xi, no one cared about his feelings.

After a long pause, he said, "I have you."

Lin Xi half-jokingly asked, "Am I a remote control?"

"Yes," Duan Yiheng said indulgently.

It's like a remote control that controls his emotions.

Lin Xi lay on the bed and whispered, "Let me keep you company while you work, okay?"

Duan Yiheng glanced at the time and said, "You've been traveling all day, right? Go and rest first."

Lin Xi reluctantly agreed and waited three to five minutes before cutting off the video.

Duan Mingxuan had disappeared, and Lin Xi was too lazy to look for him. She fell asleep while lying down, but was awakened by the "bang bang" sound outside the window.

The image of the bullet that struck him squarely in the back haunted his mind, and Lin Xi jolted awake.

It was dark all around her, and it took her a moment to realize that she was in a hotel.

"Bang bang——"

As the fireworks faded before the French windows, Lin Xi belatedly breathed a sigh of relief: "So it was just fireworks."

The bright sunlight shone on her face. Lin Xi had just gotten out of bed when Duan Mingxuan knocked on the door: "Xiao Xi, open the door quickly."

After opening the door, Lin Xi asked, "Why are you all sweaty?"

"Was the fireworks beautiful?" Duan Mingxuan pulled her to the French windows. "It took me a lot of effort to make them."

Lin Xi turned her head and asked, "Did you have the hotel put it there?"

Duan Mingxuan hummed in agreement: "Does it look good?"

Lin Xi nodded: "It looks good, but I was startled."

"Startled?" Duan Mingxuan smiled, noticing her expression. "Did I wake you up from your sleep?"

Lin Xi said, "It sounded like gunshots."

Duan Mingxuan was taken aback: "Sorry, I—"

"It's alright." Lin Xi couldn't bear it after all. "I was asleep, but the fireworks were still very beautiful, thank you."

Duan Mingxuan breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, Lin Xi said, "It's a pity that Duan Yiheng isn't here."

Duan Mingxuan: "...I showed it to you, not to him."

Lin Xi was puzzled: "Can't we all watch it together?"

Duan Mingxuan: "..."

Lin Xi didn't notice Duan Mingxuan's brief moment of disappointment and speechlessness. She picked up her phone and took a video of Duan Yiheng.

Duan Mingxuan looked at Lin Xi and smiled: "Xiao Xi, if I had understood my own feelings from the beginning, would you be with me now?"

Lin Xi's smile faded slightly: "Don't make assumptions about such things."

"Just asking." Duan Mingxuan shrugged. "The fireworks're over. Are you hungry? Want to go eat?"

"it is good."

After that night, Duan Mingxuan never asked Lin Xi that question again.

During the day, he dragged Lin Xi around the hotel, from coffee shops to bars, from golf courses to gyms... only the two of them were there.

Actually, he still had some regrets because Lin Xi's injury forced him to stay in the hotel.

He wanted to take Lin Xi to experience this southern city, but that was just a thought.

Lin Xi didn't want to create memories for him.

Lin Xi counted on her fingers as she waited for Duan Yiheng. She learned that after he came to the company during the day, she would supervise his time at the company every day, fearing that he would neglect his health.

Duan Yiheng appeared to be doing well, but still didn't go home until around 10 p.m.

Lin Xi was so angry that she didn't answer his calls for three days.

Later, after seeing him and Tan Qi participating in a matchmaking meeting on the news, she silently forgave him.

This surprised Duan Yiheng for a moment when he received her call.

"Miss me?"

Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but as soon as Duan Yiheng spoke, Lin Xi felt a long-lost shyness.

It's been more than ten days, and Lin Xi has pretty much seen everything in the hotel. She asked Duan Yiheng, "When will your work be finished?"

Duan Yiheng asked, "Tired of playing?"

Lin Xi sighed: "That's about it."

Duan Yiheng: "How's your wound? Have you been avoiding any foods while I wasn't by your side?"

"Don't even mention it," Lin Xi said with a mournful tone. "Duan Mingxuan is even stricter than you."

Duan Yiheng: "Where are the others?"

Lin Xi: "I went swimming."

"I've been busy adjusting the personnel structure recently..." Duan Yiheng told her the specifics, rambling on for forty minutes.

Lin Xi also answered his questions.

"I'll come see you after I finish this. I'm not sure about the exact time, but I'll let you know before I go."

Lin Xi didn't dare to have too high expectations, and replied calmly, "I understand."

Duan Yiheng said, "I really will come to find you, don't worry."

Lin Xi responded and hung up the phone, her eyes looking a little red.

She blew on a strand of hair that had fallen down, lying on the bed looking bored.

In the following days, no matter how much Duan Mingxuan called her, Lin Xi didn't really want to go out.

Seeing Duan Mingxuan taking pictures of her with his phone again, she irritably pushed him away: "Stop taking pictures."

Duan Mingxuan put away his phone and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"

"I want to go home," Lin Xi muttered. "I miss my older brother."

Duan Mingxuan forced a smile: "He'll be here in a couple of days."

“But it’s so boring here,” Lin Xi said. “Besides, my injuries are almost healed.”

Duan Mingxuan ruffled her hair: "Shall I take you out to play tomorrow? How about we go to a nearby ancient town?"

Lin Xi looked at him suspiciously: "Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Duan Mingxuan's eyes seemed to glisten with spring water, very gentle. "Get a good night's sleep tonight."

Lin Xi immediately went upstairs.

Duan Mingxuan sat for a long time before finally laughing out loud, and then called Duan Yiheng.

The next morning, Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng took the hotel's car to the ancient town.

Although it's said to be nearby, the distance is actually quite long.

There weren't many people in the morning. As soon as Lin Xi entered the ancient town, she fell in love with it at first sight. The houses were arranged in a well-organized and ingenious way.

She tugged at Duan Mingxuan's sleeve: "Let's walk further in, there's food over there."

"it is good."

After eating and strolling for more than an hour, the crowd grew larger and larger.

Lin Xi was a little tired from walking, so she sat down by the railing along the river.

The wide brim of the hat covered Lin Xi's small face. Duan Mingxuan noticed that her forehead was covered in sweat and said, "I'll go to the roadside to buy you a dessert."

Lin Xi nodded: "Thank you."

Duan Mingxuan instructed her, "Whatever you do, don't leave, do you hear me?"

"understood."

"Xiao Xi," Duan Mingxuan called her again.

Lin Xi responded with a puzzled "hmm".

Duan Mingxuan squatted down at her feet, took a picture of her, and ran away.

Lin Xi shook his head helplessly.

Duan Mingxuan was gone for half an hour. What dessert is so popular that there's such a long queue?

Lin Xi grew impatient and returned to the homepage to call Duan Mingxuan.

Before I could even dial, a shadow loomed over me.

"How could you go to such a place—" Lin Xi's question remained unanswered.

The person standing in front of her was not Duan Mingxuan.