That Top Male Lead Who Never Liked to Eat (41)

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“Yu, when did you get here? Did I faint?” Xie Yu looked deeply at Si Jiu, noticing how she was clearly nervous but trying hard to appear calm. Instinctively, he tightened his grip around her arm and hugged her tightly.

“I just got here. I heard Mantou barking loudly. Your door wasn’t closed properly, so I got worried and came in. The moment I stepped inside, I saw you fainted. I was about to carry you to the hospital when you woke up.”

He didn’t know exactly when her heartbeat and breathing stopped, but even if it had only stopped before he arrived, at least twenty minutes must have passed by now.

Yet she had “come back to life.” But he chose not to ask anything.

Because in that fleeting moment of panic she showed earlier, he sensed too many vague signals.

Although he couldn’t understand exactly what they meant.

But his intuition told him that if he asked aloud, he might lose her forever.

Si Jiu: [He’s lying. He sensed something but is pretending not to.]

System: [I thank all eight generations of his ancestors!]

You sound like you’re cursing, dear.

“Are you feeling unwell anywhere?” Xie Yu stood up holding her. “Do you have a headache? Or chest pain?”

He played dumb, and Si Jiu gladly played along.

Immediately, she acted delicate, “My leg hurts so much.”

Xie Yu frowned deeply, carefully placing her on the sofa, then turned around.

His shirt was tugged.

Si Jiu pouted at him, looking wronged: “Don’t go.”

Xie Yu thought, an hour ago, ignoring her, letting her chase after a car barefoot crying all the way and then fall—he was such an idiot.

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How could he be so heartless!

Without hesitation, he scooped her up, “I’m not going anywhere. I’ll get you some medicine.”

“The medicine is in the drawer of the TV cabinet.”

“Okay.”

Xie Yu held her in one arm, knelt by the TV cabinet, pulled open the drawer, found what he needed, and carried her back to the sofa.

Afterward, he treated Si Jiu like a child unable to care for herself—applied medicine, put on band-aids, changed her pants, and washed her feet.

“Next time, don’t run around barefoot. Your feet are all red and sore.” He gently stroked the soles of her feet.

Si Jiu seemed to remember what happened earlier and pouted, “Whose fault is this, huh?”

“It’s my fault.”

His apology was so straightforward and sincere that Si Jiu couldn’t get angry anymore.

Besides, she currently had some leverage over Xie Yu and needed to keep a low profile.

“Do you want to tell me something? I’m willing to listen now, okay?”

“I… are you moving?” Si Jiu’s expression was on the verge of tears, as if if he nodded, her tears would spill immediately.

“No, I’m not moving.”

“But you were packing your things, carrying a suitcase this morning.” She looked uneasy.

“Were you scared because you saw me faint and are trying to comfort me?”

“Really no. The things I moved were for my cousin. My aunt sent them from abroad, delivered to me. I have work now, going to a studio to do dubbing. It’s about a week, so I brought the suitcase.”

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So it was a misunderstanding.

But he was so cruel. Knowing he misunderstood, he still went along with it!

Si Jiu was emotional.

Xie Yu sensed her mood and apologized kindly, “It’s my fault for not explaining clearly. Don’t be mad.”

Si Jiu didn’t say anything.

“Is that all you wanted to say to me?”

Si Jiu snorted, “There was more, but now I don’t want to say it.”

“Well, I have something to say. Would you like to hear it?”

Si Jiu still said nothing but couldn’t help sneaking a glance at him, clearly wanting to hear it.

Xie Yu was teased by her expression, leaned forward and kissed her, deliberately using a teasing tone, “I thought you’d chosen to get back with your ex. After all, you two were together for five years.”

“I didn’t!” Si Jiu hurriedly denied.

A smile appeared in Xie Yu’s eyes, his gaze gentle and incredibly handsome.

“Well, I’m glad, really glad.” His voice, laced with a light laugh, was irresistibly charming.

Si Jiu: Damn it! He’s flirting with me!