Chapter 33: He Said, “I Was Wrong”

Ji Shuyi was so angry that she didn’t want to pay him any attention, and just tried to shake off the wrist he was holding, but the more she struggled, the tighter Jiang Cheng grabbed.

Finally, she had no choice but to look back at him, exasperated, and said, “Then why don’t I run when I see other people, but I run when I see you? Isn’t that your fault? Let go of me!”

Infuriated, she used her other hand to pry at his fingers gripping her wrist, but he was too strong, and she couldn’t even move one little finger. This made the girl even angrier, her eyes reddened with fury as she glared at Jiang Cheng: “If you don’t let go, I’ll bite you!”

Jiang Cheng didn’t even furrow his brow. “Bite me then.”

“You!…” Ji Shuyi was genuinely angry this time, so angry that she was speechless for a moment. After staring at Jiang Cheng for a long time with her reddish eyes, she couldn’t help but sniff and say, “Why did you lie? You’re so annoying!”

When she was little, her mother tricked her by saying, ‘Sleep well, baby, and when you wake up, Mommy will take you to the amusement park.’

But when she woke up, her mother didn’t take her to the amusement park, and she never saw her mother again. She had almost forgotten what her mother looked like.

And in this vague memory, there was a deeply imprinted deception. From then on, she hated all deception, even if it was well-intentioned or had a good reason…

Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, Jiang Cheng swore that he really didn’t mean to deceive her. It was just that he didn’t know how to approach her, so in his desperation, he used the worst possible method.

Her appearance flustered him, and his heart pounded as if he was suffocating. In the next second, he shamelessly pulled her into his arms, his voice restrained and low: “Don’t cry, don’t cry. Okay, don’t be angry anymore…”

Being suddenly pulled into his arms, Ji Shuyi didn’t struggle or throw a tantrum as emotionally as she usually would. Instead, she quietly didn’t resist or speak. But this silence was far more deadly to Jiang Cheng than her punching and kicking tantrum.

He had never coaxed anyone before, and he didn’t know how to coax someone.

Ever since his father brought him home, his every move had been watched by many people.

He couldn’t shrink back, he couldn’t escape, he couldn’t let anyone see any flaws in him, and he couldn’t let anyone read his emotions and pry into his heart.

Even when he went out, he represented his father and the Jiang family.

Therefore, he couldn’t bow his head to anyone, and he couldn’t compromise with anyone…

He had made himself into a cold, arrogant, and unsurpassed person, but at this moment, everything uncontrollably collapsed and disintegrated. He spoke again in a low and heavy voice, “Don’t be angry, okay?”

“No!” Ji Shuyi, who had already stabilized her emotions, came back to life with full power and pushed him away forcefully, saying aggressively, “I’ll hide even further from you in the future!”

However, as soon as she moved, Jiang Cheng shamelessly hugged her even tighter, and even a low and urgent voice came from the top of her head: “I was wrong…”

I was wrong…

These simple three words collapsed all of his personality from the past twenty-one years.

And these three words also made Ji Shuyi stop all movements, as if her body had been frozen, and even felt like she was hallucinating. She would rather believe that the sun would rise from the west than believe that the arrogant Jiang Cheng would apologize.

After a two-second silence, Ji Shuyi slowly and incredulously raised her head from Jiang Cheng’s chest. Her slightly red eyes blinked and blinked again as she softly asked, “What did you just say?”

Jiang Cheng looked down at her. At this moment, she was still wearing his large coat, which made her look even smaller. Nestled in his arms, her beautiful eyes were red and watery, and the way she looked up and blinked her eyes while speaking softly was simply crazily heartwarming.

However, being the arrogant young master that he was, he still had some inner resistance to repeating the three words, but her expectant look made him shatter his nature once again.

Jiang Cheng’s Adam’s apple rolled slightly, and his gaze sank as he looked down at her eyes: “I was wrong. I won’t lie to you again. Don’t be angry anymore.”

Ji Shuyi: “(ΩДΩ)”

She was instantly stunned, and her pupils widened visibly to the naked eye.

If Jiang Cheng was usually a violent wild dog, then at this moment, he was like a husky wagging its tail at its owner and begging for forgiveness.

But the more outrageous it was, the more panicked Ji Shuyi became, afraid that it was just a trick. She couldn’t help but ask again, “What do you want to do today?”

Seeing the panic in her heart, Jiang Cheng sighed in frustration, “I just wanted to take you to see fireflies.”

“Fireflies?”

Ji Shuyi was shocked again and immediately remembered that when she was watching a TV series on Tuesday, she saw the male and female leads in a field full of fireflies. The scene was romantic and beautiful, and she casually posted a message on WeChat moments:

【Can you still see fireflies this season?】

But she had already deleted and blocked him, so how would he know? Was it a coincidence?

Jiang Cheng, who had been staring at her, saw her big eyes rolling suspiciously, wondering what she was guessing again. Helpless, he took the initiative to say, “I asked Chen Xingyi to ask Lu Zhixia, asking what you usually like to do. She screenshotted your WeChat moments and sent them to Chen Xingyi, and then I knew.”

So that’s how it was. But it wasn’t firefly season.

Was he really going to try to make a casual comment of hers come true just because of her WeChat status?

There were too many sudden situations today. Ji Shuyi stared blankly up at his eyes. There was no pretense or concealment in those deep eyes, and he was staring at her very directly.

However, this sudden honesty and initiative made her a little flustered, not knowing how to respond.

Or perhaps she still didn’t dare to trust him, afraid that there was a trick in it.

But even so, Ji Shuyi dangerously discovered that something deep inside her was a little uncontrollable and wanted to try, and was even rippled by a sudden wave, not calming down circle after circle…

Especially at this time, Jiang Cheng spoke with a frustrated and helpless expression: “What are you thinking? I’m not going to eat you. I just want to take you to see fireflies. Can you try to trust me once?”

The sudden voice was like throwing a stone into her already restless heart, making the ripples even more turbulent, and she finally couldn’t help but agree.

“Okay.” Ji Shuyi raised her chin, habitually spoiled in front of him: “Then you’re not allowed to touch me, and you’re not allowed to bully me. I’ll try to trust you once.”

Jiang Cheng finally smiled: “Okay, I promise.”

The car started again, and Jiang Cheng kept the speed much steadier. He heard the girl behind him raising her voice and saying to him: “You better be able to take me to see a lot of fireflies, or your credibility will drop directly to negative 100!”

Jiang Cheng hurriedly responded, “I dare not deduct any more points.”

Hearing the word ‘dare not,’ Ji Shuyi on the back seat laughed for no reason.

———

In the deep autumn season, it got dark earlier. By the time they arrived at a small forest in the wild, it was already completely dark.

The car stopped, and Jiang Cheng secretly sent Chen Xingyi a signal message. He saw out of the corner of his eye that Ji Shuyi, who had just gotten out of the car, subconsciously wrapped his coat tighter around herself. The night wind in the wild seemed to be even colder.

Then he sent Chen Xingyi another message: “Leave the car, ride my motorcycle away. The key is on the car.”

Just as he was about to put his phone into his pocket, he heard the girl beside him excitedly exclaiming: “There really are fireflies…”

Before Jiang Cheng could reply, he watched Ji Shuyi run alone in the direction of the fireflies. He was like a rag that had been used and discarded, frowning helplessly. Just as he was about to take the initiative to follow, he saw the little girl, who had already run far away, suddenly run back.

Ji Shuyi, who ran back, directly grabbed Jiang Cheng’s sleeve and pulled him forward, saying, “It’s a little dark ahead, I’m scared.”

Jiang Cheng, who was being pulled along and used as a tool to build courage: “…”

Forget it, he wasn’t qualified to be depressed. At least she knew to be afraid and came back to find him.