HLnovel Chapter 216 Is it wrong for us to lie to her like this?
Chapter 216 Is it wrong for us to lie to her like this?
Duan Yuchen's words were like a spell that froze Qiao Jingyu's hand in mid-air. Her cheeks seemed to be stained by the sunset, and a blush quickly appeared on them. At the same time, a sense of loss that was difficult to describe rose quietly from the bottom of her heart.
Qiao Jingyu lowered her head slightly and whispered in a voice as small as a mosquito: "I know that Third Brother has always been a pure-hearted person and stays away from women. Even if he wants to have some contact, it will definitely not be with an unknown person like me."
Hearing this, Duan Yuchen couldn't help but stop walking, slowly turned around, and faced Qiao Jingyu. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, outlining a faint smile, and asked softly: "Why, are you unhappy?"
"No... no!" Qiao Jingyu denied it hastily, as if she was afraid that her true feelings would be seen through by the other party. However, she felt bitter in her heart: Yes, what right did she have to be unhappy? After all, she and Duan Yuchen were not in a relationship, so how could she expect more? So, in order to increase the credibility of her words, Qiao Jingyu raised her head, looked at Duan Yuchen firmly, and added with a solemn oath: "I'm really not unhappy, I just simply think that it's not appropriate for the two of us to sleep together like this, after all, we are not boyfriend and girlfriend."
Duan Yuchen pursed his lips and remained silent. Time seemed to freeze at this moment. After a few seconds, he finally raised his hand, gently rubbed Qiao Jingyu's head, and said softly, "You are still young, don't date a boyfriend for the time being."
Qiao Jingyu just said "Oh" in a muffled voice and stopped talking. Then, Duan Yuchen took Qiao Jingyu's hand and walked towards the bed. When the two of them came to the bed, they each chose one side to lie down, as if there was an invisible Chu River and Han River between them.
Qiao Jingyu lay on the bed like a stiff log, with her hands placed straight on both sides of her body as if under a spell. At this moment, her little heart was like a frightened deer, jumping wildly in her chest, making rapid and powerful beating sounds. Qiao Jingyu could hear the steady and even breathing of Duan Yuchen lying beside her very clearly.
Nervousness and shyness surged into her heart like a tide, but beneath this wave, there was a hint of indescribable excitement and sweetness. Qiao Jingyu's hands on her side clenched slightly involuntarily, as if she wanted to grab something. And at the corner of her mouth, there was a faint smile that she didn't even notice. Just listening to Duan Yuchen's breathing quietly, time seemed to freeze at this moment. For Qiao Jingyu, this moment was so beautiful, so beautiful that she was reluctant to close her eyes and fall asleep.
Time passed quietly, and no one knew how much time had passed. Suddenly, a deep and magnetic voice broke the silence: "Why aren't you asleep yet?" This sudden question startled Qiao Jingyu, and she thought to herself: So he's not asleep either! Suddenly, the tension swept over her again, and she subconsciously pursed her lips and stammered, "I'm...thinking about something."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Duan Yuchen said as he raised his arm and gently rested it behind his head. His bent elbow just happened to rest on Qiao Jingyu's pillow, and the distance between them instantly shortened a lot. Feeling this subtle change, Qiao Jingyu's heartbeat became more intense. She moved her body slightly, trying to keep herself away from Duan Yuchen, and then whispered: "We are hiding this from grandma and deceiving her that we are already together. Isn't it a bit bad?"
"Yeah." Duan Yuchen nodded slightly, paused for a moment and then said, "So, we can't lie to grandma..."
"Yeah!" Qiao Jingyu on the side nodded hurriedly in agreement, and then said: "Otherwise...how about I tell grandma the truth tomorrow?" She looked at Duan Yuchen with clear eyes, as if she wanted to get a definite answer from him.
However, Duan Yuchen gently waved his hand and said slowly: "Don't be so anxious, it will get better in a few days."
This made Qiao Jingyu a little confused. How long should she wait? Could it be that after a period of time, the lies she told would magically turn into the truth? Or should she wait for a while before she could tell Luo Huimin the truth? A series of questions came to her mind, but seeing Duan Yuchen's determined look, Qiao Jingyu could only respond obediently with an "Oh".
"It's getting late, go to bed!" Duan Yuchen said softly.
"Third brother, you too, good night!" Qiao Jingyu responded. Perhaps because she still had doubts in her heart, or perhaps because she was worried that she would wake up from Duan Yuchen's arms like she did last time at Cuiliu Villa, Qiao Jingyu slept in fear and trembling all night, waking up at the slightest movement.
After finally waiting until the sky was just beginning to turn pale, Qiao Jingyu could no longer hold back and quietly got out of bed. She first tiptoed to the bathroom to wash up, then went straight into the kitchen to carefully prepare breakfast. When she placed the steaming, fragrant breakfast on the table, Duan Yuchen and Luo Huimin also got up to wash up.
At the dinner table, Luo Huimin looked at Qiao Jingyu's dark circles, feeling distressed and happy at the same time. She curved her lips and complained to Duan Yuchen, "Jingyu is still young and delicate, you have to be moderate!"
Qiao Jingyu's smiling face turned red in an instant.
Duan Yuchen paused while eating noodles, then replied calmly, "Yeah!"
"Jingyu, if Xiaochen bullies you in the future, tell grandma and I will punish him."
Qiao Jingyu looked at the doting smile on Luo Huimin's face as if she were his granddaughter-in-law, and felt very guilty. If she knew that he and Duan Yuchen had teamed up to deceive her, she would be very sad, right?
Qiao Jingyu didn't dare to look into Luo Huimin's eyes again. She lowered her head and whispered, "Okay!"
After breakfast, Qiao Jingyu cleaned up the kitchen and the three of them went out. As soon as Qiao Jingyu and the others went downstairs, they met Jiang Yuebin who was also going out.
Qiao Jingyu met Jiang Yuebin's surprised and inquiring eyes and smiled awkwardly, "Morning!"
Jiang Yuebin remembered that at the last architectural design competition, when the host introduced the award presenter, he said that he was the CEO of the multinational Duan Group, so he nodded respectfully, "Mr. Duan, good morning!"
Duan Yuchen was unfamiliar with the voice, but he recognized it as a young man's voice. He tilted his head and said to Qiao Jingyu, "Jingyu, introduce yourself."
Qiao Jingyu always forgets that Duan Yuchen is blind, and quickly introduces him, "Third brother, he is Jiang Yuebin, who started the company with me!"
A trace of surprise flashed across Duan Yuchen's brows, and then he said in a low voice, "Hello."
Luo Huimin had seen that there was a young and handsome guy living downstairs from Qiao Jingyu, and she was a little worried about Duan Yuchen. But when she heard Qiao Jingyu say that he was the person who had started the company with her, her alarm bells immediately rang.