Chapter 151: A new beginning for Jianyu

Over there, Jianyu thought that he will die of a heart attack.

“I-I…I don’t remember anything. I…”, Jianyu stuttered.

We actually had sex? Just last night my engagement broke and I already with another woman…

“Pfftt! Hahahaha! Look at your face. It is as if you have seen a ghost! Hahahaha!”, she laughed loudly.

He got confused.

“Chill. Nothing happened. I was just pulling your leg.”

“You!”, he said angrily. “Do you think it is funny? I almost got a heart attack!”

“Alright, sorry. I’m really sorry. Tch. You are such a prim and proper man. Instead of the woman, you were the one who got freaked out.”

His mouth twitched.

“And dummy. You are still fully clothed. You didn’t even realize.”, she laughed.

Jianyu made a scornful face.

“But I wouldn’t mind even if something did happen between us.” She winked at him. “Hmph! By the way, you should be thankful that I didn’t attack you. You are such a beauty. Which woman can resist from pouncing on you?”

He suddenly shivered.

Are girls really this straightforward?

“Here. Have this hangover soup. You will feel better.”

“Thanks.”

After having the soup, he felt much better.

“I should leave. Thank you for last night.”

“Where will you go? Last night you said that…you have nowhere to go. Is this related to your ex that you talked about last time.”

He froze.

Idiot! Just how much did I blab out to her?

She smiled. “Bingo.”

“No…”

Suddenly her eyes sparkled as if she got a brilliant idea.

“I know! Why don’t you stay here?”

Huh?”, Jianyu asked in confusion.

“Yes! You don’t have a home now. So, you can live here. I will be more than happy.”, She furiously nodded her head. “I’m alone and it would help me a lot if I get a roomie to talk to, share my chores and *cough* rent too…”, the last two words could be barely heard.

He smiled. “The last part is the most important right?”

She looked away and said sheepishly, “Hehe…you see, I am a little…just a little broke. And it’s not like I didn’t try to find a roommate, but they were not to my liking.”

“Pretty high standards huh?”

“Which is why you are perfect. I mean look at you. Even the air around you is so dignified. You are homeless but a classy homeless.”, she nodded her head in appreciation.

His mouth twitched.

“Plus we aren’t complete strangers. So it is perfect. And whenever you think about that ex of yours, just look at me.”, she snorted, “I mean of course she cannot be prettier and adorable than me. You will feel so much better and thank your lucky stars that you broke up with her. So you see, you are also getting benefitted by living here.”

Can you be a little less narcissistic?

“You see…An unmarried man and woman living under the same roof…Do you understand where I’m getting at?”

She looked at him in disdain, “Pah! You are so old-fashioned! There are many friends who share a room in this day and age. They don’t necessarily are in a relationship.”

He sighed. He thought about it and nodded.

“Alright…”

Yes! She celebrated inside her mind.

“But. No flirting. Keep your distance.”

Tch…

“Hmph! Do you think I’m such an immoral person to jump on my roommate?”, she pouted.

He raised his eyebrows seemingly wanting her to answer the question herself.

She coughed. Well, we don’t need to answer that.

“Okay, forget about it. We are roomies now so we should introduce ourselves.”

She put her hand forward. “I’m Serena. I’m twenty-two years old and I work as an interior designer. Though, I have just started my job. Hehe.”

He shook her hand in a handshake, “I’m Ch-…”

How can use my family name? I don’t have that right anymore.

“Jianyu. My name is Jianyu.”

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Liu Corps.

The door to the CEO’s office opened and Assistant Xin entered.

“Sir.”

Jinhai didn’t raise his head and asked, “Is it done?”

“Yes, sir. Everything went smoothly. And…”

He raised his eyebrows.

“Miss Nana is here to meet you.”

He stopped doing his work.

He stared at the empty space ahead and said, “En. Let her in.”

Nana slowly came inside. After last night, she didn’t think that she will meet him again the very next day. In fact, she was sure that last night would actually be the last time.

She stood in front of him. Her eyes met his and his confession resounded in her ears.

She tightly shut her eyes and tried to forget it. She took a deep breath.

Don’t think about it, Nana. Don’t remember it.

Jinhai got up and walked towards her. She opened her eyes and was startled to see him so near her.

“Th-“

She stopped midway as she saw him raising his hand towards her face. He gently touched under her eyes and softly caressed it with his thumb.

She stiffened.

“Your eyes…There are light puffs under them. You couldn’t sleep last night?”, he frowned. He didn’t want to see her in such a tired state.

“Could you?”, she asked back.

He looked at her but said nothing.

He withdrew his hand. He went away and in a minute came back with a glass of cold water and a cloth.

He wet the cloth a little and gently dabbed under her eyes.

She stepped back and said, “Y-you don’t need to do this. I’m fine. I came to talk about something.”

“We won’t talk unless you let me help you.”

His tone was firm and stubborn.

She silently sighed in resignation. “Thank you but I will do it.”, she tried to take the cloth but he shook his hand away.

“I said I will help you.”

He pulled her near him and gently started rubbing the wet cloth under her eyes.

“You…”

His gaze was completely focused on her not looking away even for a moment. He was treating her very meticulously and carefully as if she was made of porcelain.

There was a moment of silence when Nana asked, “Why?”