Gently bite the jasmine

The rain at the end of October already carried the chill of early winter, and Lin Xi shivered from the cold.

After Duan Mingxuan finally fell asleep, she told Chen Baiwei that she had come here.

She didn't want to bother anyone, and since it was getting late, she simply called a car.

The taxi couldn't enter Jinglin, and the security personnel were exceptionally inhumane, leaving her soaked at the entrance.

But this can't be blamed on the security guards, because the residents of Jinglin are all wealthy and powerful, and they don't easily let any strangers in.

Even familiar faces must be verified and checked by security personnel.

Duan Yiheng handed the black-handled umbrella to Lin Xi and confirmed her identity with the security guard.

He turned around, took off his coat, and draped it over her shoulders.

The coat, still warm from Duan Yiheng's body, kept out the cool night breeze.

Duan Yiheng took the umbrella and led her upstairs.

"Why are you here at this hour?" Duan Yiheng asked, closing his umbrella as he entered the inpatient department.

Lin Xi wrapped his coat tighter around himself: "I told you I was going to see Grandpa."

Duan Yiheng led her into the elevator: "Grandpa is fine, he just needs to rest. But you, taking a taxi by yourself in the middle of the night, don't you know how dangerous that is?"

Lin Xi retorted softly, "The taxi I took was very safe."

Duan Yiheng scoffed: "Does the driver have 'I'm safe' written all over his face?"

Lin Xi: "..."

The driver didn't have those four words written on his face, but he certainly did; his face clearly said, "I'm very unhappy."

I don't know how I offended him.

Lin Xi remained silent, like a quail.

The elevator stopped, and Lin Xi silently followed Duan Yiheng out, asking softly, "Is Grandpa asleep? I'll go check on him first."

Duan Yiheng stopped him: "Take care of yourself first."

Lin Xi: "Never mind, I'll just take a look and leave."

“No one will take you back,” Duan Yiheng said. “I’ve booked another suite for you here, including a room for you to sleep in. Go take a shower first.”

Lin Xi was startled; she wanted to share a room with him?

No, that's not right either; the suite has more than one bedroom.

"I……"

Lin Xi was still hesitating when Duan Yiheng placed his palm on her lower back, pushed her into the room, and made the decision for her.

"The bathroom has everything you need. I'll have someone bring you some clothes."

Lin Xi simply couldn't refuse to take a hot shower while soaking wet.

The clothes were delivered in half an hour. It was a set of clothes and shoes that Sister Mei had put together for Lin Xi to wear to work tomorrow, as well as pajamas for tonight.

Duan Yiheng delivered the clothes to her room and placed the pajamas at the bathroom door.

He knocked on the door and said, "The clothes have been delivered to you. I'm going back to my room now."

Lin Xi responded, but her phone, which was lying in the living room, kept ringing.

She couldn't hear him while she was showering, so Duan Yiheng stopped and turned around.

The call was from Duan Mingxuan, but Duan Yiheng frowned and didn't answer.

After the call automatically ended, Duan Mingxuan called a second time.

Duan Yiheng could guess that if Lin Xi didn't answer, he would keep calling.

Duan Yiheng answered the phone on the third ring.

"Xiao Xi, where did you go? I woke up and didn't see you. Mom said you went home?"

Duan Yiheng was silent for a few seconds, then said, "She's in Jinglin."

"..."

There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the phone.

"Why did you answer her call?" Duan Mingxuan questioned.

Duan Yiheng stated truthfully: "She was taking a shower."

Duan Mingxuan seemed startled: "What did you do to her?"

“It must be something you did to her,” Duan Yiheng said. “You made her leave the hospital late at night, take a strange car, and come to Jinglin alone in the rain.”

Duan Mingxuan paused for a moment, then asked, "Is Grandpa alright?"

Duan Yiheng remained silent for a long time, seemingly unable to get used to the calm and collected Duan Mingxuan.

He glanced in the direction of the bathroom: "It's nothing."

Duan Mingxuan: "I'll go see Grandpa once Momo is transferred to a regular ward."

"Ah."

Duan Mingxuan, knowing that Lin Xi was taking a shower and wouldn't be out for a while, took the opportunity to ask Duan Yiheng, "Why did you make her your secretary?"

"No comment." Duan Yiheng hung up the phone, leaving the "calm and collected" Duan Mingxuan fuming in the hospital.

Lin Xi left the bathroom, but stopped abruptly after taking only a few steps, her eyes meeting those of Duan Yiheng, who was holding her phone.

"You..." Lin Xi looked at his hand, "Why did you take my phone?"

Her face was flushed pink by the hot water, like a pearl, making you want to hold it in your hand and play with it.

Duan Yiheng stepped forward, his shoe tip almost touching hers, and Lin Xi subconsciously took a half step back.

Duan Yiheng smiled and handed her the phone: "Duan Mingxuan called, and I answered it."

"You answered?" Lin Xi exclaimed in surprise. "He didn't say anything, did he?"

Duan Yiheng: "What could he possibly say?"

Lin Xi looked up, cautiously observing Duan Yiheng's expression: "He didn't say anything that upset you, did he?"

"Did you say so?" Duan Yiheng asked.

"Then... I'll apologize to you on his behalf?"

"You're replacing him?"

Lin Xi froze; she truly had no right to speak for him.

After all, she didn't even dare to tell Duan Mingxuan that she liked him.

Lin Xi smiled at Duan Yiheng: "I was just kidding."

Duan Yiheng's gaze fell on her still-wet hair, and he said, "Sometimes, your thoughts are written all over your face."

One look at it and your heart softens.

Lin Xi didn't understand what he meant and wanted to ask, but Duan Yiheng suddenly walked past her and went to the bathroom.

A short while later, he returned with a hairdryer in his hand.

Lin Xi had no idea what he was going to do.

Duan Yiheng pulled her to sit on the sofa: "I'll dry your hair."

"..." Lin Xi was stunned, and a hot breeze brushed past her ear.

"I can do it myself." She turned her head away, met Duan Yiheng's gaze, and repeated, somewhat awkwardly, "I can do it myself."

Duan Yiheng handed her the hair dryer: "You'll feel uncomfortable sleeping if you don't dry your hair."

Lin Xi: "I understand, you can go to sleep now."

Duan Yiheng got up and went into the bedroom.

Lin Xi blew the hairdryer for about ten minutes, then turned it off because her hands were tired.

She casually touched her hair, only the ends were still wet.

My phone vibrated. It was a message from Duan Mingxuan with a spinning dog emoji. He said, "Duan Yiheng answered your call just now, and I didn't get angry. How about a reward?"

Lin Xi chuckled and told him to go to sleep.

"I can't sleep, Xiao Xi, can we chat for a while?"

Lin Xi was already so sleepy that she was about to close her eyes, but when she heard his voice, she still managed to stay awake and ask him what he wanted to say.

Duan Mingxuan sent many voice messages in a row, all recounting the car accident.

Duan Mingxuan's words were so dramatic that Lin Xi fell asleep under his slightly agitated tone.

Duan Yiheng left the bedroom and went to the sofa.

He took her slender white wrist, which was hanging on the sofa, and placed it on her waist.

As Lin Xi slept, his innocent charm only intensified.

Her first impression is that she is youthful and cute, and upon closer inspection under the light, her features are very delicate.

Her nose is small and slightly upturned, with a high bridge and naturally blurred lip lines, giving her a slightly sultry look.

Duan Yiheng raised his hand and pressed his thumb against the corner of her mouth.

Lin Xi frowned, trying to avoid the disturbing fingertips in her sleep, but turned her head towards Duan Yiheng.

The lips were soft and were pushed open as they brushed against my fingertips.

Duan Yiheng was taken aback, his fingertip getting wet.

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, gently lifted her head, put his arm across the back of her neck, scooped up her legs, and easily lifted her up.

Lin Xi slept soundly until dawn, and the next day she followed Duan Yiheng in his car to the company.

The car was still stopped at the second intersection. Lin Xi had just gotten out of the car when she received a call from Duan Mingxuan.

She was completely unaware that she had fallen into someone else's phone camera lens.