He stared at her intently without blinking and couldn't help but reach out and poke her forehead. "Lu Sheng, you're really a fool."
A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in her heart. Could it be that Fang Jiangyi...
She said in a joking tone, "Mr. Fang, you're not falling in love with me, are you?"
He looked at her seriously and attentively but didn't answer.
Yan Xia understood.
But this shouldn't be the case. He was the one her elder sister loved the most, and he had always been an elder she respected in her heart.
This was a dangerous signal.
She came here to take his heart and destroy everything about him. But when this heart was about to be obtained, she felt it was so sordid, as if she were an ant living in the darkness, unable to see the light.
How could she face her elder sister in the future...
"Mr. Fang." She took a deep breath, looked up at him seriously and attentively, and asked, "Do you really like me, or do you just like the way I go all out to help you achieve your goals?"
In fact, she had no experience in love, so she didn't know what it was like to like someone, nor how to judge the authenticity of a feeling.
"You don't need to worry about it. Anyway, this is what you want." He didn't answer this question directly. "You should have a good rest first. After the situation stabilizes in a few days, I'll announce our relationship to the public."
But Yan Xia couldn't let this question go.
She suddenly grabbed his arm. "Okay, then I'll ask another question. You must answer me seriously no matter what."
Fang Jiangyi said okay.
So she asked, "You had a three - year relationship with Cheng Yanxi. Was that relationship real? Did you ever truly love her?"
Perhaps because he didn't expect Yan Xia to ask this question, Fang Jiangyi frowned.
Even though he didn't want to answer directly, he still thought that if he wanted to be with Lu Sheng, he needed to give her a definite answer to reassure her.
So he said, "No, never."
During those three years, there was only exploitation, lurking, conspiracy, and desire. He said sweet words, but in fact, he had never been truly moved. To him, Cheng Yanxi and everything about the Cheng family were just tools and targets for his revenge.
There was no such thing as true feelings.
Yan Xia's heart tightened. Fang Jiangyi's words were so cruel without mercy. They trampled on the last glimmer of hope she had for him in her heart and laid out the hatred in front of her.
Her elder sister's three - year relationship had been in vain after all.
She let go of his hand and got back into the quilt on her own, not wanting him to see the change in her emotions.
She said in a muffled voice, "I want to sleep a bit more. You can go out."
Fang Jiangyi did as she said and left a quiet space for her.
In the quiet room, Yan Xia slowly opened her eyes, with a hint of coolness in them.
She woke up in the afternoon when he touched her forehead. Yan Xia opened her eyes groggily and saw Fang Jiangyi bending over in front of her. His dark eyes were looking at her. He bent down and stroked her head.
"The fever is gone. Get up and eat something. I'll take you back later."
He took one of his thin white down jackets and put it on her, then led her to the dining table.
There were light foods like white porridge and green vegetables on the table. She was really hungry after almost a day and a night without eating.
Yan Xia had once thought that if she had a boyfriend in the future, wearing her boyfriend's shirt or clothes during cohabitation would probably be a very happy and elegant thing. But she didn't expect that the first time she wore a man's clothes in her life would be Fang Jiangyi's.
Come to think of it, Fang Jiangyi was really good at taking care of people.
She didn't even need to use her hands. He fed her with a spoon the whole time. She drank two bowls of porridge in one go before she felt better.
For Fang Jiangyi, feeding someone was also a new experience. Especially seeing the other person opening their mouth waiting to be fed, it was hard not to arouse a sense of being a feeder.
"Are you full?"
His eyes passed over the tip of her tongue as she licked her lips.
She nodded. "Yes, I'm full."
"If I take you back now, will Lu Qianzhou still cause trouble for you?" Fang Jiangyi asked.
Yan Xia said, "No. Third Brother was just angry at that moment. He vented his anger yesterday. Whether it's out of consideration for our father or you as a witness, he shouldn't do anything so obvious again."
He breathed a sigh of relief. "Then go and change your clothes. I'll take you back."
Her clothes had been washed and dried last night, but there was no outerwear. So she could only change the inner clothes and then put on Fang Jiangyi's coat again.
He drove her back in person. The car drove smoothly all the way, and neither of them spoke again.
It was only when they arrived outside the villa and Wen Liang was waiting for her at the door that Yan Xia said, "I'll go back first. You should contact Wang Keding again. I'm available at any time. We'd better get the reclamation approval as soon as possible."
She put her hand on the door handle and was about to open the door when Fang Jiangyi suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"What's wrong?" She looked back blankly.
Fang Jiangyi looked at her for a moment as if he still had something to say. Finally, he just let go of her hand and the corner of his lips curled up slightly.
"Goodbye... girlfriend?"
Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly averted her gaze.
"How cheesy!"
She complained and quickly got out of the car. Then she walked in front of Wen Liang and entered the villa.
Yan Xia walked very quickly. Uncle Fu was waiting for her at the door. As soon as he saw her, he asked worriedly, "Second Miss, are you okay?"
Yan Xia shook her head. "I'm fine. You don't need to worry."
She quickly changed her shoes at the door and walked inside. Then she remembered her bag and phone and asked Wen Liang.
"Did Third Brother have someone send back my phone and bag?"
Wen Liang glanced at the stairs. "Mr. Lu is there."
Yan Xia was stunned for a moment and looked back. Lu Qianzhou was standing at the stairs. It was really funny to see a big man holding her phone with a pink phone case in his hand.
She shivered involuntarily. "Why is Third Brother here?"
Although it was all an act, the aloof and cold aura around Lu Qianzhou really made people tremble.
He had really gotten too into the role yesterday. For a moment, she even felt that Lu Qianzhou really wanted to kill her.
Lu Qianzhou walked down the stairs step by step. "How are you feeling? Do you still have a fever?"
Yan Xia shook her head. "I recuperated at Fang Jiangyi's place for a night. My mental state has recovered. There's nothing else wrong."
He scanned her from head to toe, and the restlessness in his heart still lingered. When he got closer, he smelled the scent of Fang Jiangyi on her coat, so his expression became even colder. He said coldly,
"Take it off."
Yan Xia was confused. "What?"
He said again, "Take off your coat."
Only then did Yan Xia realize that she was still wearing Fang Jiangyi's coat. The room was very warm, and Lu Qianzhou was only wearing a thin milky - white woolen sweater.
She immediately took off her coat, and Uncle Fu took it and hung it on the coat rack.
She specifically told him, "Put the clothes away. I'll return them to Fang Jiangyi some other day."
"Did it work?" Lu Qianzhou stared at her.