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Chapter 6: You Really Were a Good Person

Shen Qingxuan rushed forward, and snatched the phone from the dazed Jiang Yubing’s hands.

He then stood to the side, his brows furrowed, his hands flipping quickly through the screen while his mind tangled in confusion.

Although the phone had a privacy code, he still could not tell if Jiang Yubing just happened to input the correct code.

Otherwise, he really could not explain that sudden “I’m sorry.”

Jiang Yubing, who stood at the entrance, did not dwell on it for long.

She bent down to take off her little leather shoes, changed into the men’s slippers Shen Qingxuan handed her, then started to look around the room.

It was a one-bedroom apartment, the living room small, but it was attached to a tiny balcony.

The furnishings inside were simple, and there was a laundry rod on the balcony with a few pieces of clothing hanging from it.

There was a gray sofa in the living room with a small coffee table in front, and her eyes swept around the room, but she did not see the shadow of a TV.

Shen Qingxuan put down the phone, glanced at Jiang Yubing who was surveying the room, then turned and walked onto the balcony.

He took down a white T-shirt and a pair of white sweatpants from the drying rack.

Earlier, both of them had been caught in the rain, and their clothes were drenched.

Then he took Jiang Yubing to the hospital to get checked, wasting more time as well.

The wet clothes stuck to his skin and made him very uncomfortable.

So the moment he got home, he changed out of the soaked clothes.

“You should take a shower first.”

Shen Qingxuan handed the T-shirt and sweatpants to Jiang Yubing, then pointed toward the bathroom.

“Ah!”

Jiang Yubing could not hold back a yelp.

“If you don’t shower, how are you supposed to eat later?”

Shen Qingxuan glanced at her helplessly, then turned into the kitchen.

He had not eaten a thing all afternoon, and his stomach was empty and growling.

Jiang Yubing stood there clutching the clothes, full of suspicion in her heart: Wait.

What exactly did he mean by ‘eat later’?

That look he just gave me, was he planning to do something bad to me after this?

All alone, a man and a woman, only two households on this floor—if he turned into a beast, what would I do…

No wonder he snatched the phone just now.

The more she thought about it, the more anxious Jiang Yubing grew. She suddenly turned her head and looked toward the kitchen.

She tiptoed quietly over to the doorway and pressed her head to the doorframe, sneaking a peek inside.

She saw Shen Qingxuan making dinner, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe I really am overthinking.

She remembered looking at the chat history earlier—for the most part, it was all Shen Qingxuan sending messages, his wording completely humble.

Chu Yunshu only replied with “okay,” or “mm,” or “are you done yet,” just those few phrases.

Almost all the messages in their chat were long green walls of text from Shen Qingxuan.

He treated Chu Yunshu so well, he should be a good person, right?

Two and a half minutes later.

Jiang Yubing finally stepped into the bathroom and took off the rain-soaked dress.

She set the water to the right temperature and was about to wash her face, but noticed there was no face wash, and her brows instantly knitted together.

Unconvinced, she checked again, her mouth hanging wide open.

Not only was there no face wash, but there was no body wash or shampoo either.

How was she supposed to clean herself?

How could there not be any?

Weren’t all these things basic necessities?

How did he even wash up usually?

Did he never wash at all?

That could not be possible…

Jiang Yubing found the idea ridiculous, but she really could not explain it.

“Shen Qingxuan…”

She finally had to call out from the bathroom.

Luckily, the apartment was not big, and Shen Qingxuan, who was boiling water in the kitchen, heard her call.

He poked his head out from the kitchen doorway, “What is it?”

“How… how am I supposed to wash my face?”

“Huh?”

A big question mark appeared in Shen Qingxuan’s mind.

Jiang Yubing did not look underage—how could she not even know how to wash her face?

Damn.

Was she yelling for me now because she wanted me to help her wash it?

Uh…

After washing her face, would she want me to help with her bath too?

Damn!

Was I about to get lucky?

Cough, cough…

What was I even thinking!

He cleared his throat, forcing out the crazy thoughts.

“Just use water to wet your face, then…”

Before he could finish, Jiang Yubing interrupted, “I mean, you don’t have face wash or body soap here, what do you use to clean with?”

She finished and rolled her eyes in exasperation.

She could not believe she was being treated like a porcelain doll.

She may have been spoiled growing up, but she still had basic life skills.

Uh…

So she misunderstood.

But wasn’t soap enough for a whole shower anyway?

“See that soap bar on the sink?”

“I use that to wash my hair, face, and for my whole bath.”

After Shen Qingxuan explained, he turned back and started cooking.

Jiang Yubing found a small, well-worn bar of soap in the corner and looked at it in disgust.

Use this?

From head to toe…

What a joke!

She thought about asking Shen Qingxuan to go buy some, but after calling out a few times and getting no answer, she could only pout angrily and grit her teeth, then began washing with the soap.

More than twenty minutes later, the bathroom door opened gently from inside.

Jiang Yubing poked her small head out, her big eyes wide as she checked on the living room.

After making sure Shen Qingxuan was not around, she walked out blushing.

She sat on the sofa, playing with her half-dried hair.

Shen Qingxuan’s oversized T-shirt covered her upper body, showing off her delicate collarbones.

Only about one seventy tall, Jiang Yubing still thought the sweatpants were too long for her, so she casually rolled up the pant legs.

“Can we eat now?”

Shen Qingxuan’s voice sounded from behind.

Gurgle…

Jiang Yubing’s heart jumped into her throat, and she swallowed nervously.

What to do.

Was he dropping all pretenses now?

Wuuuu…

Jiang Yubing turned her stiff neck, just in time to see Shen Qingxuan walking out of the kitchen with a dish in his hands.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

Shen Qingxuan asked when he saw her standing there frozen.

“Ah, oh.”

“You mean eat as in, eat dinner?”

Jiang Yubing tried to confirm.

Shen Qingxuan: “?”

What a weird question.

Still, he nodded.

Phew…

Jiang Yubing patted her chest and let out a long breath.

So she really was just overthinking.

Her underclothes had already been soaked by the rain, so Jiang Yubing took them off to wash.

Right now, she wore nothing underneath, just a loose T-shirt over her torso.

That pat caused her chest to jiggle slightly with nothing on underneath.

Shen Qingxuan happened to look up with chopsticks in hand and swallowed hard.

Very soft, very big.

That was Shen Qingxuan’s first impression.

After realizing it was all a misunderstanding, Jiang Yubing only thought about eating, and did not notice anything strange about Shen Qingxuan.

She sat down at the table and took a deep sniff, “Smells so good!”

Shen Qingxuan looked away from the girl, handed her the chopsticks. “Let’s eat.”

“Thank you.”

Jiang Yubing took the chopsticks and gave Shen Qingxuan a sweet smile from across the table.

“No need for formalities.”

Shen Qingxuan caught Jiang Yubing’s smile, and the corners of his lips lifted involuntarily.

The smile did not disappear, it just shifted from one face to another.

At that moment, the freshly cooked dishes on the little table were still steaming hot.

Shen Qingxuan would steal glances at Jiang Yubing from time to time and noticed how elegantly she ate.

But to him, he could not imagine how long it would take her to finish at that pace.

Maybe because he stared too much, Jiang Yubing sensed Shen Qingxuan’s gaze.

She started to wonder if she should say something.

The silence between the two felt a bit much.

“Thank you for today!”

“No need to thank me. I would have saved anyone else, too.”

Jiang Yubing: “……”

“These potatoes are really good.”

“Mm.”

……

Jiang Yubing did not really know what to say. The two of them only met today, so she could only chat with Shen Qingxuan like this, on and off.

Fifteen minutes later.

Jiang Yubing finished eating and smacked her lips with satisfaction, “Mmm, that was amazing.”

She had been hungry for so long, she thought it was the best meal she ever ate.

She pulled a tissue from the box to wipe her mouth, then spoke to Shen Qingxuan as he got up to clean the dishes:

“Shen Qingxuan, you really are a good person.”

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