Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

The black vintage car slid out of the magnificent gate of the Lin Mansion, turned the intersection, and raised a cloud of dust.

Lin Xi turned her head and stared through the rear window at the rapidly shrinking scenery behind the car for a long time, squinting her eyes until the magnificent carved iron gate of the Lin Mansion shrank into a small black dot and even the shadow of her mother waving was completely out of sight. Only then did she turn around with a sense of relief and hurriedly shouted to the driver in front.

"Uncle Zhao, stop the car!"

Her suddenly raised voice startled the driver, and he quickly stepped on the brakes, causing the car to come to a sudden stop. Uncle Zhao turned around and asked in confusion, "Miss, what's wrong?"

"Shen Jingyuan, get out of the car—"

Lin Xi ignored his question and raised her hand to pat the leather backrest of the passenger seat, her tone full of impatience and self-righteousness.

"Miss, I'm afraid..." Before Shen Jingyuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, could speak, the driver, Uncle Zhao, could not help but speak with a bitter face, "My wife has repeatedly instructed that you and Adjutant Shen must be together..."

"My Madam is not here now, so I have the final say." Lin Xi raised her chin, causing the pearl earrings hanging on her earlobes to sway. She then looked at the back of the silent figure, her tone filled with anger.

"Shen Jingyuan, I just agreed to come out with you for my parents' sake. You're not really so ignorant that you think I'll run errands for you, are you?"

Thinking of this, the frustrating scene at the dinner table just now suddenly rushed into her mind again. Although she knew that this person had his back to her and could not see her, Lin Xi still couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.

Just now at the dinner table, she was forced by Commander Lin and his wife to apologize to Shen Jingyuan. She was naturally very reluctant in her heart, so she couldn't help but silently "threaten" this person, hoping that he would be more sensible.

In the past, this person would have "tactfully" refused, but today he just sat there like a clay Buddha, motionless, without even lifting his eyelids, as if he had suffered a great injustice!

If that were the case, she would just pretend that this person was blind. But the hateful thing was that this person clearly saw it, yet he deliberately and slowly mouthed "I'm waiting" to her!

She was so angry that she almost threw the chopsticks away, but her parents' four gazes were fixed on her like searchlights, forcing her to swallow her anger, hold back the grievances and unwillingness, and squeeze out an apology from between her teeth.

But after she apologized, her parents actually asked her to accompany Shen Jingyuan to go shopping, saying, "Since you promised grandpa and grandma to pack some luggage for Ayuan, then go shopping with him and see if there is anything he needs to buy."

Shen Jingyuan looks like a bear, with arms and legs. Does he really want her to be like an old nanny, busying herself with taking care of his luggage?

Lin Xi wanted to lose her temper right then and there, but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of Shen Jingyuan, who was standing beside her with a calm demeanor and didn't seem to be paying attention to the conversation between her and Mrs. Lin.

Lin Xi's eyes rolled, and she immediately had an idea. She swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue, put on a new face, and smiled as she took on the task assigned to her by her mother.

But now...

"Shen Jingyuan, you're a grown man, you wouldn't be so petty, would you? I've already apologized to you for what happened before, you don't really want me to buy you something, do you?"

Seeing that Shen Jingyuan still didn't say anything, Lin Xi couldn't help but stretch out her finger and poke his shoulder, her eyes filled with a cunning smirk.

The Lin Mansion covers a large area and is located in the south of Shanghai. Although it is not like some wealthy families who pursue quietness and build villas on the top of the mountain, it is still a long way from the most prosperous city center. It takes more than half an hour to walk there.

Lin Xi had calculated Shen Jingyuan's character and knew that she was using provocation to provoke him. Any man could not stand being looked down upon like this, and he would definitely not be able to stay in the car shamelessly. So when she saw that he hadn't moved for a long time, she deliberately raised her tone and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

So when she saw he hadn't moved for a while, she deliberately raised her voice a little, her voice sharp and thin, revealing a sinister tone. "Oh, forget it. I think you've been in such a 'hardship' in the military camp all day, and you certainly can't save much money. I'm a big man and I won't hold it against you."

She pretended to rummage through her small leather bag. "There are still a few dollars in the bag. I can still buy you something. Uncle Zhao, let's go..."

"No need." As Lin Xi expected, Shen Jingyuan interrupted her fake consideration. His voice was low and steady, and no emotion could be heard. "I can go by myself."

"Oh, how can I feel so embarrassed?" Seeing that his plan succeeded, Lin Xi was immediately delighted and quickly covered his mouth with his hand exaggeratedly, as if he was afraid that others would see the obvious gloating on his face, but the curved corners of his eyes and the pride that could not be concealed could not be concealed.

"Mom specifically told me to buy you something!"

Shen Jingyuan didn't respond to her. He opened the car door quickly and walked out with his long legs. He closed the door with a "bang", isolating himself from the sweet smell of perfume in the car.

"Adjutant Shen, this..." Seeing this, the driver Uncle Zhao looked embarrassed, stammered, and seemed to be hesitant to speak. His eyes drifted back and forth between Lin Xi and Shen Jingyuan outside the car.

"It's okay." Shen Jingyuan shook his head at him, a faint, almost invisible smile on his lips, "Don't worry."

As he said this, he turned his head and looked through the car window at Lin Xi deeply.

His face showed no joy or sadness, and he couldn't tell what emotion it was. It was as calm as a pool of deep water, but that look made Lin Xi inexplicably feel insecure, as if her heart was gently stabbed by something.

She couldn't help but put down her hand that was covering her mouth, straightened her back, and glared at him rudely, her eyes full of forced provocation.

But Shen Jingyuan said nothing, just withdrew his gaze indifferently and said to the driver: "Send her there, drive slowly and be careful on the road." Then he closed the car door and backed to the side of the road.

"What are you looking at..." Lin Xi was a little scared by his look just now. She couldn't help but frown and muttered to the empty passenger seat, "Hypocritical."

"Miss, Adjutant Shen..." Uncle Zhao couldn't help but speak, wanting to plead for Shen Jingyuan, but was interrupted impatiently by Lin Xi.

"Okay!" Lin Xi interrupted him impatiently and shook her head vigorously, as if trying to get rid of Shen Jingyuan's annoying look from her mind.

"He got out of the car on his own initiative. I didn't force him." She smiled proudly again, clapped her hands, and said cheerfully, "Let's go, let's go to Yang Qinghe. Yunfeng is waiting for me."

Uncle Zhao could hear the unquestionable tone in her voice and could only sigh helplessly and restart the car.

The car started slowly, and Lin Xi finally relaxed. She leaned back on the soft chair as if to relieve herself of the stress, intending to close her eyes and rest.

But at the moment when the car accelerated and the scenery began to reverse, as if possessed by a ghost, she suddenly opened her eyes a little and turned her head to look out the window.

Shen Jingyuan was still standing there. His originally tall and straight figure gradually shrank as the distance got farther, until it became a blurry dot and completely disappeared from sight.

"Hmph! Just walk slowly by yourself." Lin Xi turned her sore neck and muttered incoherently.

"Miss, what did you say?" Uncle Zhao thought she was talking to him and asked.

"Nothing, just drive your car."

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Woo woo woo, baby, I went to the construction site to mix cement today, but after only working for half a day, the contractor fired me.

He doesn't know that it's because I shed too many tears when I thought of you, so the cement was mixed too thinly.