Chapter 24: Do You Want Me to Carry You Over?

It was already ten o’clock when they returned to Tengjingshan.

Qiu Yixun urged her to go wash up and rest, saying she shouldn’t sleep past eleven, that early to bed and early to rise would keep her healthy.

Zhuang Jianxi scoffed, thinking he couldn’t do it himself, so he had to demand it from others!

But Zhuang Jianxi was indeed tired, so she went straight to her bedroom to wash up.

When she came out after showering, Qiu Yixun was in her room again.

He was holding a hairdryer, looking like he was going to blow dry her hair.

“I can do it myself.” Zhuang Jianxi frowned, pulling her robe tighter, standing still.

Qiu Yixun beckoned, seeing her still standing in place, “Do you want me to carry you over?”

Zhuang Jianxi pursed her lips, reluctantly walking over.

Qiu Yixun was more than a head taller than her, and his physique was also strong. The girl stood in front of him, her shadow completely covered.

Qiu Yixun looked at her with gentle eyes, his fingers inserted into her long hair, slowly playing with it, the warm wind blowing gently.

Apparently, he was more skilled at blowing her hair than washing it.

Zhuang Jianxi felt comfortable with the rubbing on her scalp, she half-closed her eyes like a fox.

Ten minutes later, her black, shiny, smooth hair was dry and fluffy, making her look clean and pure, with a relaxed laziness.

Zhuang Jianxi smoothed the soft strands of hair on her forehead, saying mercilessly, “Okay, you can go out now.”

“Use it and throw it away, Zhuang Jianxi, your heart is too hard.” Qiu Yixun unplugged the hairdryer, his tone a little dissatisfied.

“Did I use you?”

Zhuang Jianxi glanced at him, sat down on the sofa next to her, picked up a book and started reading, ignoring him.

Qiu Yixun looked at her for a while, didn’t leave, but instead, while unbuttoning his shirt, walked towards the bathroom.

“Borrow your bathroom to take a shower.”

He looked like he was entitled to it, Zhuang Jianxi didn’t bother him, after all, the whole villa was his, it was his business where he wanted to shower.

Just don’t stay here and sleep after showering.

But if he really wanted to sleep here, she couldn’t do anything about it.

Zhuang Jianxi furrowed her brows, the action of turning the pages of the book also carried a bit of temper.

Forget it, she was already his plate of food, some things would happen sooner or later, there was no use escaping.

The sound of water in the bathroom lasted for a long time, almost an hour…

Zhuang Jianxi almost wondered if he had fainted inside, he took so long to shower, she didn’t know what he was doing, he was going to waste a ton of water.

Zhuang Jianxi yawned, just as she was about to close the book and go to bed, the bathroom door opened.

Qiu Yixun was only wearing a bath towel, loosely tied around his waist.

He casually brushed his wet hair back, his features handsome, his eyes sharp, with an undeniable aggressive handsomeness.

He was shirtless, showing off his strong and muscular chest without reservation, his skin, damp with water vapor, glowed healthily under the light, every muscle line was smooth and full of strength.

His broad shoulders and narrow waist, from head to toe, exuded the unique charm of a mature man.

However, Zhuang Jianxi just glanced at him casually and then looked away, her expression calm, as if she was used to it, her emotions didn’t fluctuate at all.

Qiu Yixun’s eyes darkened slightly, he dried his hair with the hairdryer and then said politely, “Get some rest early, good night.”

After that, he didn’t linger, turned around and left, closing the door.

After he left, Zhuang Jianxi was still reading, she continued for another ten minutes before closing the book and throwing it on the table beside her.

She stared blankly at the ceiling, for a long time before taking a deep breath and reaching out to touch her slightly hot ears.

What was going on lately…

She wasn’t usually interested in the affairs of men and women, was she?

How come tonight, after just glancing at the rogue’s physique, she had been lost in thought for ten minutes, unable to focus on a single word?

She slept soundly through the night.

The next morning, as soon as she woke up, Zhuang Jianxi felt refreshed.

She pushed open the French windows and stood on the balcony, enjoying the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, the picturesque nature, the fragrant flowers, and the fresh air mixed with the natural scent of grass and soil. She felt incredibly comfortable, even her airways were free of any impurities.

Zhuang Jianxi actually liked the environment here.

Sometimes, she would have a fleeting thought, if only Qiu Yixun wasn’t so repulsive, she could live here for the rest of her life, it wouldn’t be so unbearable.

Arriving at the dining room, Qiu Yixun was already sitting there neatly dressed, waiting for her.

The man’s short, jet-black hair was slicked back into a sharp, high ponytail, his forehead was full, and his eyes sparkled. He smiled slightly at Zhuang Jianxi, “Morning.”

You don’t hit a smiling person. Zhuang Jianxi glanced at him and replied, “Morning.”

Qiu Yixun raised an eyebrow, his mood lifted.

After a variety of steaming breakfast dishes were served on the table, he started to diligently serve her, occasionally picking up some delicious food and putting it in Zhuang Jianxi’s bowl. “Here, try this.”

“This osmanthus cake is pretty good, no wonder you love it.”

“Is this porridge hot? Let me help you cool it down.”

“Eat more, you’re so thin, you’re barely a handful of meat when I hold you.”

As he spoke, the man’s somewhat roguish nature was revealed.

Zhuang Jianxi glanced at him, eating on her own, ignoring him.

Qiu Yixun didn’t mind, watching the beauty eat, even without speaking, was particularly pleasing to the eye.

The breakfast was relatively harmonious.

Until Zhuang Jianxi’s phone suddenly vibrated. Seeing the caller ID, she frowned slightly and answered.

“Brother?”

“Xiao Xi, come to the hospital quickly, Mom’s condition has suddenly worsened!”

As soon as the words fell, Zhuang Jianxi’s face changed, she immediately got up and walked quickly towards the front door.

Qiu Yixun also heard the phone call and picked up his suit jacket, getting up to follow.

“I’ll take you there.”

Zhuang Jianxi didn’t refuse, the situation was urgent, she didn’t have the time to care about those petty things.

Arriving at the City People’s Hospital, Zhuang Jianxi rushed to the emergency room.

In the corridor, Zhuang Jianxi’s father, Zhuang Qinyang, and her elder brother’s family were all there.

Zhuang Jianxi’s face was slightly pale, “What happened? Why did Mom suddenly have a heart attack?”

Zhuang Qinyang looked solemn and wiped away tears, he stepped forward, wanting to speak but hesitated, “Last night… Mother somehow found out about you being sent to the Qiu family, she was emotionally agitated for a while, and became angry and upset…”

Zhuang’s mother had underlying heart disease, she had a mild cerebral hemorrhage in her younger years, and now she had another heart attack, with multiple complications, it was likely to be a bad situation.

Zhuang Jianxi’s tone instantly turned cold, “Who was spreading rumors to her?!”

Zhuang Qinyang clenched his fist, glared at Zhuang Qianqian who was hiding behind his elder brother, and didn’t say anything.

Zhuang Qianqian’s eyes darted around, not daring to meet their gaze.

Zhuang Jianxi’s eyes were sharp, she immediately caught Zhuang Qianqian’s unnatural behavior, she rushed forward and slapped her hard across the face.

With a ‘slap’, Zhuang Qianqian was knocked to the side, her fair face instantly became red and swollen, she was both angry and anxious, “You… what are you doing?!”

Zhuang Jianxi was cold as frost, “You were spreading rumors to her, weren’t you?”