coobybook Chapter 652 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
Chapter 652 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
The next morning, Bai Chengci was awakened by a cell phone ringing.
He had drunk quite a bit last night, so he slept very soundly. He woke up once in a daze when Jiang Xiyu pulled him out of her arms before getting up. After that, Bai Chengci fell back asleep, so even though he heard the phone ringing, he was too groggy to open his eyes.
However, the ringing showed no sign of stopping; it seemed to keep ringing unless someone answered.
Bai Chengci's closed eyelids twitched, her brows furrowed indifferently, and after a moment, she moved slightly to the side.
After shifting a few times, before she could even return to that familiar embrace, Bai Chengci suddenly opened her eyes.
He stared at the empty seat next to him for a while, then slowly reached out and touched it; it was a little cold.
Jiang Xiyu had already gotten up, Bai Chengci only realized it belatedly.
The curtains were drawn tightly, and the bedroom was still dim. The only faint light came from Jiang Xiyu's cell phone ringing beside her pillow.
Bai Chengci listened for a moment, then half-stood up and took Jiang Xiyu's phone.
His eyes still held a hint of drowsiness from just waking up, but when his gaze fell on the caller ID on his phone, it immediately cleared up.
Yes, it's Zhou Xi on the phone.
The dim light shone on Bai Chengci's face. He stared at the phone for a while with a blank expression, his pupils inevitably turning a little dark. He just listened quietly to the seemingly urgent call, but made no attempt to answer it.
Bai Chengci wanted to accept the offer, but she was afraid that Jiang Xiyu would be angry if she did.
Moreover, Jiang Xiyu didn't want others to know right now, so Bai Chengci had no choice but to let the phone ring until the end.
The slow flow of the bell caused Bai Chengci's thin lips, which were originally slightly pursed, to gradually reveal a faint, ambiguous curve.
Only after the ringing stopped did Bai Chengci lower her eyes slightly, leaning back against the headboard with a somewhat regretful expression.
The caller ID screen faded, revealing Jiang Xiyu's phone lock screen.
The lock screen wallpaper is a pink race car, as if it were a snapshot taken at the racetrack, with a blurred background that instantly pulled Bai Chengci's memory back to that day.
He lowered his eyes and thought for a while before putting Jiang Xiyu's phone back.
The bedroom was dimly lit, perfect for someone who had just woken up to go back to sleep.
Bai Chengci rarely lingered in bed, but sleeping here now felt like entering Jiang Xiyu's private territory. Jiang's presence was everywhere, overwhelming, as if she were lying in his arms.
Bai Chengci lay back down in bed, picked up the pillow that Jiang Xiyu had slept on, and hugged it to her chest.
The pillow had only a faint scent; it was clean and smelled very nice.
Bai Chengci took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and her expression gradually softened.
When Jiang Xiyu came in after making breakfast, she found Bai Chengci sleeping with her pillow in her arms.
The thin blanket accentuated his body, barely covering his waist, and his side-lying position made the curve of his waist sink in, narrow and slender.
Jiang Xiyu took a couple of unhurried glances at the view, then walked to the bedside and drew back the curtains.
The sunlight outside the window was bright, making the tall, dense green plants appear even more verdant.
The blinding light shone in and fell directly on Bai Chengci's face.
His brows furrowed instantly, and he instinctively turned his head, burying his face even deeper into the pillow he was holding.
Jiang Xiyu said, "Get up."
Bai Chengci remained silent for a moment, then revealed her face after hearing his voice clearly.
The light made his eyes uncomfortable for a moment, but after they adjusted, he raised his eyelids to look at Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu stood at the head of the bed. Seeing that he was awake, she turned and walked out of the bedroom, leaving only the words, "Come out for breakfast."
Bai Chengci responded softly, "Okay."
……
Jiang Xiyu made three bowls of noodles, and Jiang Jinya was already sitting at the table eating with her bowl in hand.
When he came out of the bedroom, Jiang Jingya looked over and asked while eating, "Brother Bai, are you up yet?"
Jiang Xiyu walked over and said, "Mm."
Jiang Jinya smiled and asked curiously, "Why did you bring Brother Bai back again, brother?"
Jiang Xiyu sat opposite her and said, "He's drunk."
Jiang Jinya said "Oh," drawing out her words as if she was suppressing a laugh: "Brother and Brother Bai have such a good relationship."
Her tone was noticeably strange, so Jiang Xiyu glanced at her but didn't reply. She simply said, "Eat your noodles quickly."
Jiang Jinya: "Hehe, okay."
A few minutes later, Bai Chengci came out of the bedroom after washing up.
As soon as Jiang Jinya saw him, she greeted him warmly and called him "brother".
Bai Chengci smiled gently at her, responded, and then naturally walked over and sat down next to Jiang Xiyu.
The clear soup noodles are topped with oil, eggs, vegetables, and scallions, making them look very appetizing.
Bai Chengci has a light flavor, and seeing this bowl of noodles made my lips curve a little deeper.
He glanced at Jiang Xiyu and said, "Thank you."
Jiang Xiyu didn't even look up or respond; she just kept eating.
I don't know why, but even the way she eats looks so tempting.
Bai Chengci swallowed hard, then silently picked up her chopsticks and started eating her noodles.
During meals, Jiang Xiyu and Jiang Jinya rarely spoke, and Bai Chengci's eating habits were the same.
So the three of them quietly finished their noodles.
After they finished eating, Jiang Xiyu was about to wash the dishes. Bai Chengci wanted to help him, but Jiang Xiyu chased her to the living room.
In the living room, Bai Chengci sat on the sofa, her gaze fixed on Jiang Xiyu's back as she washed the dishes in the kitchen.
Jiang Jinya sat down next to him and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Bai, did you sleep well last night?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Chengci turned to look at her, but did not say anything; she simply nodded.
Jiang Jinya suggested, "It's summer vacation now, Brother Bai can come and play with my brother more often."
"He won't let me hang out with him." Bai Chengci lowered her eyes.
Jiang Jinya exclaimed "Ah," glanced at the busy people in the kitchen, and asked softly, "Why?"
Bai Chengci said emotionlessly, "He finds me annoying."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingya immediately retorted, "That's impossible. How could my brother find you annoying? If he found you annoying, he wouldn't have brought you back to spend the night..."
She thought for a moment, then continued, "Anyway, I think my brother really likes you."
Bai Chengci's eyes flickered as she looked at Jiang Xiyu's retreating figure, then she suddenly chuckled lightly: "Is that so?"
Jiang Jinya raised her chin and said confidently, "Yes, I know my brother very well. If you come to see him, he will definitely complain that it's annoying, but he will never turn you away."
Bai Chengci: "Mm."
"However, if you want to visit my brother, it would be best to do so this month," Jiang Jinya reminded Bai Chengci, remembering something.
Bai Chengci was somewhat puzzled.
Jiang Jingya said, "Next month, my brother said he would take me back to our hometown for a while."
Half of the month has already passed, and soon she and her brother will be going back to their hometown. They probably won't be able to return to Haicheng until September when school starts.
Bai Chengci didn't know much about Jiang Xiyu's past, so she asked, "Hometown?"
Jiang Jinya nodded and smiled, "Yes, my hometown is a small town."
Bai Chengci asked calmly, "Where is your hometown?"
Jiang Jinya gave a rough address.
Bai Chengci then asked her, "Could you send me the address?"
Jiang Jinya: "Sure."
After saying that, she immediately took out her phone and sent Bai Chengci the detailed address.
Bai Chengci stared at the address for a moment, then pressed save.
Jiang Jinya clapped her hands and said, "Our hometown is quite fun. Although it's not as bustling as the city, it's very cool and refreshing in the summer. If you have the chance, Brother Bai can come and visit us."
Bai Chengci smiled faintly: "Okay."
He didn't really know much about Jiang Xiyu's past, but he knew a little bit. However, now he wanted to know more, so he couldn't help but ask Jiang Jinya some questions about Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Jinya was naturally happy to tell him, and when she talked about how Jiang Xiyu was making money for her all by himself, she couldn't help but tear up.
When Jiang Xiyu finished washing the dishes and came over, she saw Jiang Jingya with red eyes.
It's one thing for her eyes to be red, but what's with Bai Chengci's eyes being red too?
Jiang Xiyu didn't understand him. He always had a blank expression, but his eyes could turn red in an instant.
"What's wrong, you two?"
Bai Chengci's face was expressionless, but her gaze towards Jiang Xiyu was very affectionate.
Jiang Xiyu was puzzled.
Bai Chengci blinked slowly, her eyes seemingly concealing some emotions that were subtle yet impossible to ignore.
Jiang Jingya was moved every time she said it, and called out in a coquettish tone, "Brother."
Bai Chengci couldn't act coquettishly, so she explained in a low voice with just two words: "It's nothing."
Jiang Xiyu didn't know what they were talking about, only saying, "Why are you staring at me like that if there's nothing wrong?"
They don't even know how to look away.
Damn it, his sister is still here.
Bai Chengci seemed to understand the meaning behind his words, and restrained herself from looking away.
Jiang Xiyu then looked at Jiang Jingya, frowned, and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Jiang Jinya wiped her eyes and smiled coquettishly, "Oh dear, I just remembered some things from the past and couldn't help it."
As she spoke, her gaze swept back and forth between the two of them, then she tactfully stood up and said, "I'm going back to my room to watch my show."
When Jiang Jinya returned to her room, Bai Chengci moved to the sofa and sat closer to Jiang Xiyu.
Seeing that he was staring straight at her, Jiang Xiyu leaned back on the sofa and asked again, "What's wrong?"
Bai Chengci didn't reply. After a moment of silence, she cautiously asked, "Can I stay at your house for another two days?"
Jiang Xiyu narrowed her eyes, giving him a 'you wish' look.
Bai Chengci: "My sister said you're going back to your hometown next month..."
Jiang Xiyu felt somewhat helpless after telling him everything.
Bai Chengci: "Does this mean I won't see you next month?"
Jiang Xiyu rubbed her forehead with her fingers together and said, "Can you stop being so clingy?"
Bai Chengci pursed her lips, seemingly with some difficulty, and said, "I'll try my best..."
He paused, then added, "I'll miss you."
Jiang Xiyu couldn't help but chuckle. This time, she didn't say anything to refuse, but after a while, she finally said "hmm".
Bai Chengci's pursed lips curved slightly. He was quiet for a few seconds, then asked in a low voice, "Then, can I stay? I won't stay for free. I'll help with the housework."
Speaking of this, Jiang Xiyu recalled the bowls he had smashed on the floor, his lips twitched for a moment, and then he said, "No need."
He did not directly agree to Bai Chengci's request.
Bai Chengci thought for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said, "Alright, it's okay. If you don't want me to stay, I can come to you myself. Although it's a bit far, I'm willing to go any distance as long as I want to see you."
Jiang Xiyu frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Don't your parents care about you?"
Bai Chengci lowered her eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "My parents are both very busy with work, and they won't be home during the summer vacation. When I go back, I'll be all alone."
It's normal for children from wealthy families to have busy parents.
Among the people Jiang Xiyu came into contact with, many were like this: rich but unloving.
Seeing that Jiang Xiyu didn't speak, Bai Chengci silently reached out to hook his hand that was resting on the armrest.
Jiang Xiyu felt his touch, looked up and was about to slap him away, but when she met Bai Chengci's clingy gaze, she held back.
Bai Chengci hooked his fingertip with her index finger.
Jiang Xiyu's body temperature was relatively high, so when that warmth was transmitted from her fingertips, Bai Chengci's heart trembled.
He could clearly sense that there had been some unusual changes between him and Jiang Xiyu.
Although these changes were few, Bai Chengci was still happy about them.
if only……
As long as this person is willing to be soft-hearted towards him, that's enough.
The living room fell silent. Jiang Xiyu let Bai Chengci lead her for a while, and was just about to say something.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
The knocking was very soft; it was just one knock and then stopped.
Jiang Xiyu listened and waited for a while. After there was no second knock at the door, she assumed she was hallucinating.
The next moment, he withdrew his hand from Bai Chengci's.
Bai Chengci noticed this, so when Jiang Xiyu withdrew her hand, he didn't reach out to hold it again, but instead said to Jiang Xiyu, "It sounds like someone is knocking on the door."
Jiang Xiyu's door was rarely knocked on. After hearing Bai Chengci say that someone was knocking, Jiang Xiyu stood up and made a move to open the door.
Bai Chengci also stood up and silently followed behind him.
As I reached the door, the person outside knocked twice more, this time with a louder knock.
Jiang Xiyu frowned, glanced outside through the peephole, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
Zhou Xi!
How did he get here?
Seeing that he didn't move, Bai Chengci immediately adopted the demeanor of the master and went to open the door.
Jiang Xiyu suddenly grabbed his hand and said in a low voice, "Don't open it."
Seeing his expression darken, Bai Chengci pondered for a moment, recalling the phone call that morning, and roughly guessed who the person outside the door was.
So he lowered his voice as well, but pretended not to know and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Xiyu didn't know why Zhou Xi had come, but if he saw Bai Chengci here, he figured the truth about him and Bai Chengci would be out of the question.
Jiang Xiyu didn't want to cause too much trouble, so she said to Bai Chengci, "Go back to my bedroom and stay there. Don't come out."
Bai Chengci then asked tentatively, "So... do you agree to let me stay here?"
His tone gave the impression that he wouldn't leave unless he agreed.
Jiang Xiyu: "..."
Bai Chengci waited patiently.
The people outside were getting impatient.
Jiang Xiyu's jaw tightened for a moment, then he gritted his teeth as if to agree: "If you dare to make a sound, you're dead."
Something flashed across Bai Chengci's eyes, then she leaned in and kissed Jiang Xiyu's lips, whispering, "Okay."
Jiang Xiyu glanced down and said, "Take your shoes in too."
Bai Chengci didn't say anything, but bent down and obediently did as she was told.
However, as he walked towards the bedroom with the shoes, he suddenly turned back and said, "I feel like this is a little strange..."
Jiang Xiyu glared at him, her eyes urging him on.
Bai Chengci calmly finished speaking: "I'm a bit like... an adulterer."