Chapter 88: Chapter 84: A Doomed Romance (2)
They weren’t thinking of helping their younger uncle out of the situation, just purely curious about what Su Xiaomeng would do next.
"Is Fourth Brother planning to develop his career back home now?"
The young female voice was delicate and gentle.
Su Xiaomeng felt goosebumps all over.
She could hardly contain herself—damn, uncle, that old pervert...
Su Xiaomeng’s face started to look really unpleasant.
"I’ll be staying in the country for a while; what about you? A top student from the London School of Economics, are you planning to return home?"
Duan Qiaoqiao responded, "You know Dad and Uncle are both retired military men, very patriotic. Of course, they want me to come back and serve the country. So once I finish my graduate studies, I’ll return."
"Impressive."
Yin Shixiu praised, "At such a young age, achieving this, Uncle Duan is really lucky."
"Not as impressive as Fourth Brother. When you were my age, you were way more amazing; I’m well aware of that... Speaking of, Fourth Brother, when are you heading back to the United Kingdom after the New Year? We could go back together?"
"Depends on the timing."
Duan Qiaoqiao replied, then added, "And my master’s thesis is giving me such a headache lately. If Fourth Brother has time..."
Su Xiaomeng’s heart sank little by little, as if sinking to the bottom of the ocean, leaving her with a feeling of suffocation, unable to breathe.
She quietly got up, silently circled the bar once, and awkwardly said something to the bartender before heading to the restroom.
Yin Shixiu squinted his eyes, watching that small figure disappear around the corner, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Su Xiaomeng took off the waiter uniform, gently biting her lip.
No wonder he would ignore her, turns out... that girl is so outstanding.
Her chest felt stiflingly uncomfortable.
Su Xiaomeng, what’s wrong with you...
Looking at herself in the mirror, she felt foolish.
Just because she couldn’t hear clearly what Yin Shixiu and that girl were saying from afar, she actually borrowed a uniform from the café’s waiter to listen in.
The café staff was reluctant to do something against the store’s rules.
She even tearfully explained her pitiful situation.
The staff saw she was pregnant and came to catch a cheating scumbag, feeling sorry for her, and reluctantly lent it to her.
Resulting in her eavesdropping... She might as well have not heard anything.
The most infuriating thing was, she gave him face by not scolding him in front of that young lady for being fickle.
And yet, he acted like he didn’t see her, continuing to chat away.
She couldn’t express her frustration.
Taking off the jacket gave her a cold shiver!
She reached for a sweater to put on, only to see her slightly protruding belly in the mirror.
She lifted her thermal wear, gently patted her small belly, and let out an unconscious sigh, rearranging her clothes.
Stop overthinking.
Yin Shixiu... was never really yours.
Once the child is born, he’s certainly going to marry someone else.
You never planned to be with him forever; all your current relations are temporary, temporary!
What’s the point of disrupting his blind date with someone else now?
Su Xiaomeng, you’re so childish!
Thinking like this made her feel a bit relieved. As she put on the sweater, unexpectedly, the restroom door opened halfway through.
She didn’t pay much attention, since it was the women’s bathroom, and it was normal for someone to come in.
But casually glancing up, seeing it was Yin Shixiu entering—
She was startled! Her round eyes widened, pointing at the high-heel symbol on the door, "This is the women’s restroom!"
Yin Shixiu said nothing, hanging a "Cleaning in Progress" sign on the door, then walked in and closed the door.
The "click" made Su Xiaomeng shiver all over.
"What are you doing?"
Yin Shixiu approached step by step without a word, causing Su Xiaomeng inexplicable nervousness and anxiety.
"Uncle!"
"You still know to call me that, I thought you might pounce on me and bite!"
Yin Shixiu chuckled.
This girl was just wearing a sweater without her jacket, while the service uniform she had taken off was on the bathroom sink.
"Why would I bite you?"
Su Xiaomeng glared at him, grabbed her jacket, and was about to put it on when Yin Shixiu suddenly pulled her close.
His overwhelming presence hovered above her head.
"What are you doing exactly?"
Su Xiaomeng frowned, unable to understand what Yin Shixiu was trying to do now.
"Leaving that young girl outside, why did you come to the women’s restroom?"
"Because there’s a jealous young lady in the women’s restroom, and I can’t ignore her."
"Jealous? Where am I jealous?"
Admitting jealousy now would just be a big, bold "Silly!"
Yin Shixiu put an arm around her waist, letting her body lean slightly against him, and with the other hand, he pinched her chin back and forth looking at...
"These furrowed brows, these sad big eyes, this slightly pouting mouth... everywhere it’s jealous."
"Uncle, would you die if you weren’t narcissistic?"
"Then would you die if you admit you’re jealous?"
Su Xiaomeng furrowed her brows tighter, trying to push him away, but he only held on tighter.
"Admit it, please?" Yin Shixiu lowered his head, touching her forehead, his enticing breath brushing against her nose...
Su Xiaomeng clenched her fists tightly.
She didn’t understand what Yin Shixiu was trying to do...
"Why should I be jealous?"
She glared at him, "Uncle, tell me, why should I be jealous?"
Yin Shixiu wore a faint smile on his face.
The angrier she looked, the more amusement gleamed in his eyes.
"Because I went on a blind date with another girl behind your back."
Listening to Yin Shixiu’s blunt statement, she suddenly felt a pang of discomfort in her heart.
Her nose felt a little sore...
He clearly knew, knew that seeing him with someone else on a date would make her upset.
Yet he still did it...
For what?
Just to make her admit that she was indeed jealous, that she couldn’t stand him being this way, couldn’t stand him lying to her?
"That girl is so good, a top student at the London School of Economics... a perfect match for you..."
Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, huffing coldly, "She’s pretty, young, exactly the type suitable for an old bull like you who enjoys young grass! When we part ways, you’ll probably marry such a girl, won’t you?"
"Maybe... I will."
Yin Shixiu replied indifferently.
Those three words touched Su Xiaomeng’s breaking point!
"Then why are you here? Are you willing to leave your future wife out there alone?"
Her big eyes glistened slightly with red veined tears, shining with tiny starry tears...
"You really don’t have to! Since you’re so eager to be with someone else, why bother with a fake marriage with me? Why even bother saying you’re in a relationship with me?!"
Yin Shixiu quietly watched her, watched her anger and sadness, watched her scold fiercely, yet in the next second, it seemed as if she was about to cry...
He understood the feeling slowly filling his heart was... joy.
"I knew you were just a perverted uncle! Eyeing anyone who is young and pretty! Well, you’ve won now!"
Su Xiaomeng sniffed, quickly wiping her eyes as tears fell.
"What have I won?"
Yin Shixiu asked softly, his ink-stained hawk eyes reflecting Su Xiaomeng’s wet eyes.
Still asking what he won?
At his age, why pretend to be confused!
"What do you think you’ve won? You took advantage of me, kissed whenever you wanted, touched whenever you wanted! Simply because I can’t leave you temporarily? Fine, I admit it! Is it not enough that I admit it? I’m jealous! I’ve had a strong sense of possession since I was young! You’re clearly mine, why are you on a date with someone else?!"
"If you’re going on dates with others, why even date me? Am I just that easy to take advantage of? Huh?"
Yin Shixiu raised his hand to wipe away her falling tears.
Truly feeling wronged...
"You’ve been bullying me from the first meeting! Still bullying me now! I know I can’t compare to that high person from the London School of Economics—ugh!"
Her chattering little mouth was suddenly blocked, all the indignant words swallowed into another mouth.
Su Xiaomeng struggled to push against Yin Shixiu’s chest!
Her big, red eyes glared fiercely at the face so close...
Kissing her again!
What right did he have to kiss her again?!
Su Xiaomeng’s tears fell down in an "instant"!
Bullying her again!
This old man bullied her again!
Yin Shixiu... what on earth does he think of her?
In that movie, the scumbag only considered the heroine as a tool, just lusting after her body...
Uncle... is actually someone like that, right?
Since the first meeting, he just thought of bullying her.
The resistance immediately grew stronger!
The sadness in her eyes turned into hostility!
Yin Shixiu stopped.
"What exactly do you want?!"
"I want you."
The blunt words and the warm breath on her face made Su Xiaomeng’s heart race with a fright...
"Girl, I wasn’t trying to bully you, didn’t want to make you feel bad, so I didn’t tell you."
Su Xiaomeng frowned tightly, meaning what by telling her this?
"That girl’s name is Duan Qiaoqiao, though introduced by my second uncle, I’ve known her for a while. You’re right, I should marry a woman like her. Beautiful, young, with knowledge and wisdom, a perfect match..."
"Then go marry, go, go!"
"But I met you."
"So what if you met me?"
"Meeting you... my mind is just full of you. I don’t want to see you upset, but I also want to see you upset. I don’t want you to overthink, yet wish you would get jealous. Girl, do you think I’m sick?"
Yin Shixiu chuckled lowly.
Su Xiaomeng’s expression was a bit stiff, not sure how to react for a moment...
Can she still believe Yin Shixiu’s words?
"I owe it to my second uncle’s face, and I can’t hurt that girl’s pride. The blind date was just a formality, if doing it could prevent my parents from making things difficult for you, then I’m willing."
Su Xiaomeng’s heart pounded wildly.
"But you guys... seemed so intimate..."
"Were we as intimate as you and I?"
He lightly rubbed her little nose, his hands wrapping around her waist, letting her slightly protruding belly press against him.
He could feel Su Xiaomeng’s slightly stiff body and saw her lightly trembling eyelashes...
Her small hand shyly grabbed his shirt at the waist, this small action was a huge encouragement for him.