Every time he comforted himself like this, Bo Siming would have a thought that even he found unbelievable.
Could it be that he... had fallen in love with Shen Ximan?
"Damn it, I must be crazy."
Bo Siming sat up on the bed, scoffing at his own thought.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside, which caught his attention.
He opened the door and saw Shen Shiyu wrapped in a bath towel. Her hair was dripping wet as she lay on the ground, looking up at him with a pitiful look in her eyes.
What man could resist such a sight?
Moreover, Bo Siming had been here for several days. Apart from some middle - aged women passing by, there had been no young and beautiful girls around.
At this moment, Shen Shiyu was like a drop of sweet rain in a drought.
He swallowed hard, trying to appear calm. "What happened to you?"
"Siming, there's no hot water in the bathroom of my bedroom... Can I take a shower in yours? I promise! I'll be quick."
Shen Shiyu could see the desire in his eyes. She played hard - to - get.
Bo Siming swallowed again and stepped aside a bit. "Sure."
"You're so good to me."
She tugged at the tightly wrapped bath towel, deliberately showing some of her body to tempt him.
Just as Shen Shiyu was about to step into the room sideways, a hand suddenly grabbed her waist and pulled her straight into his arms.
His scorching body temperature touched her cold skin. His breathing changed rhythm and he began to breathe heavily.
"Ouch~ You're hurting me."
She wriggled in his arms like a naughty kitten, deliberately fanning the flames of desire.
Bo Siming picked her up and threw her on the bed. He quickly took off his shirt and looked at Shen Shiyu, who was pretending to be reserved, with a mischievous smile on his face.
After just a short moment of eye - contact, they were entangled with each other.
It was just getting light in the early morning and the roosters were crowing.
Bo Siming and Shen Shiyu had almost fought until dawn. They didn't even have time to take a nap before they quickly left the guesthouse to carry out their plan.
But when they arrived at the site, they were instantly stunned.
"Village head, how do you make these pancakes? They smell so good!" Zhang Caixia picked up a jar - like cup and took a sip of hot water.
"My old wife made them. I'll ask her to teach you next time." The village head smiled kindly, his eyes full of love for his wife.
"Is my old house almost demolished?"
"Should be. The second young master and the second young mistress are overseeing the work on - site."
She slapped her thigh excitedly. "I could tell yesterday that they're a perfect match! It's like a tiger growing wings for the Bo family to have such capable managers!"
Village Head Zhong couldn't stop smiling.
"That's called adding wings to a tiger!"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. That's the right metaphor." Zhang Caixia's face was full of wrinkles from smiling.
Shen Shiyu was extremely flustered. She trotted over immediately.
"Auntie?"
"Hey, isn't this the little girl from the Shen family? You city folks usually like to sleep in. Why are you up so early?"
Zhang Caixia deliberately let her eyes linger on the two of them.
The gossip in her heart had already formed a ball, waiting for a suitable opportunity to spread quickly when she got together with everyone.
"Uh... We came out for a stroll." Shen Shiyu felt a bit guilty.
Bo Siming walked over with a black look on his face. "I just heard some noise. They started the work so early?"
Village Head Zhong pretended not to know anything and blinked. "Yes, Manager Bo. Didn't you sign the order for the demolition?"
"Then... what about them yesterday?"
He looked at Zhang Caixia in confusion.
"Hey! They just didn't think it through yesterday. Now that there are welfare subsidies and good houses to be allocated, who wouldn't want such a good deal!"
She put her hands on her hips and finished the last bite of the pancake. Then she picked up a hoe and was about to go to the fields. "You guys keep chatting. I'm leaving."
"Hey, hey! Auntie, you promised me!"
Shen Shiyu quickly grabbed her arm and winked desperately.
Zhang Caixia was stunned. "Promise you? Promise what?"
Her voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke nervously. "It was yesterday! You said you'd spread the news to the villagers."
"Ah? What did you say? I'm getting old and my ears aren't working well." She deliberately pretended not to hear and emphasized this again and again.
"You!"
Shen Shiyu's face turned bright red. She quickly turned to Bo Siming for help, but he didn't even look at her.
Instead, he was leisurely discussing the demolition with the village head.
It turned out that all their efforts had been in vain!
After Zhang Caixia finished her business, she quickly slipped away.
On the other side of the construction site, Shen Ximan was looking coldly at the middle - aged man who was working hard.
"What are you thinking about?" Bo Jingyu handed over a glass of warm milk.
"Nothing. I just feel that there's a big gap."
She took the glass and took a few sips. Her stomach instantly felt warm.
"When they bullied you, you definitely didn't think like this," Bo Jingyu said as he squinted his eyes. "You should remember one thing: Pitiful people must have something hateful about them."
"He wasn't like this before."
For the first time in a long time, Shen Ximan took a careful look at her father's figure. She realized that he was getting old and was no longer as strong as before.
"Do you have paranoid delusions?" Bo Jingyu gave her a sidelong glance.
Shen Ximan rolled her eyes. "Why do you say that?"
"If everyone thought like you, the human race would have been extinct long ago."
"I've been trying hard to change my mindset. I can't turn into a cold - blooded female devil, can I? That would be too strange."
She handed the glass back to him. "I don't want to drink anymore."
Bo Jingyu frowned. "You hardly ate anything last night."
"I'm not in the mood to eat."
Shen Ximan rubbed her arms because she was a bit cold.
He noticed this carefully and immediately took off his coat and put it on her. "If you're cold, go back. I'll stay here and watch."
"I promised to fight side by side with you. How can I leave halfway?"
She showed her two cute tiger teeth with a big smile, looking simply adorable.
Bo Jingyu pursed his lips and smiled. He naturally picked up the milk and gulped it down. There were still some milk bubbles on his upper lip.
Thump, thump.
Shen Ximan's heart started to flutter.
The rim of the glass... was where she had drunk from.
But Bo Jingyu seemed not to care at all. He put his lips on that spot and drank it all in one gulp.
Was this an indirect kiss?
"What's wrong?" His voice suddenly came into her ear.
Shen Ximan looked at him blankly. "Um, um? Ah... I was thinking about what to have for lunch. I'm a bit hungry."
Bo Jingyu looked at her in confusion. "You just said you had no appetite?"
Just as she was trying to figure out how to explain, Shen Yuliang shouted from below, which caught their attention.
"Second young master, this area has been demolished."
He looked over coldly and gave a signal to his subordinates.
A subordinate quickly ran to Shen Yuliang to convey the order.