Chapter 210: Let the person by your side be me…
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Ji Ziming, who was silently listening to Pei Ge’s reading with closed eyes, suddenly heard a whimper.
His long eyelashes fluttered open, revealing a pair of deep-set eyes.
He looked up and saw that she seemed to be on the verge of crying.
“What’s wrong?” His sword-like eyebrows frowned as he asked coldly.
She sniffed and reluctantly s.h.i.+fted her attention away from the book. She then looked at him with red eyes and said in a quivering voice, “Bruce broke Julie’s heart.”
“…” His mouth twitched upon hearing her answer.
The people she had just mentioned were none other than the male and female characters in the book.
His inquiry seemed to have encouraged her, as she began to emotionally spit about the book.
“You tell me, why is this Bruce so stupid?! He clearly likes Julie, yet he actually said he doesn’t like her!” she grumbled on behalf of the female protagonist in the book.
“… It is just a novel,” he said amusedly when he saw how affected she was.
“If it were up to me, I would have Julie abandon Bruce! She is such a good person and deserves someone better…” She pouted.
She had not finished complaining when Ji Ziming’s clear and pleasant voice rang out.
“Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, and some in gloss. However, every once in a while, we find people who are iridescent, and when we do, nothing will ever compare.” Ji Ziming looked charming when he said this in fluent English.
His clear and low voice was as captivating as the music played with a cello.
“Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, and some in gloss. However, every once in a while, we find people who are iridescent, and when we do, nothing will ever compare.” He looked straight at her when he translated this pa.s.sage in Chinese.
Her heart inexplicably thumped fast when she saw him stare at her as he repeated those words.
Pu dong, pu dong! Her heart continued to beat furiously because of his words.
Although she knew that he was merely reciting a line in the book, she was still affected by it.
“To Julie, Bruce is that iridescent someone.” His thoughts unknown, he smiled slightly as he said this to her.
She saw his smile and could not help but smile as well. “Oh, it seems that….”
His smile broadened at her silly smile.
“Yi!” Suddenly, her eyes widened as she gazed at him with disbelief.
“Mhm? What’s wrong?” He frowned.
“You were actually listening to me read! I thought you’ve fallen asleep!” She blinked at the man in shock and disbelief.
He smiled again and was about to say something when she started making a big fuss.
“Yi! This book is yours. You probably read it before, so you remember its content clearly!” She giggled as she looked at him. I didn’t expect him to read books about romance.
“… That is not my book,” he replied softly, feeling slightly helpless at her smile.
“CEO Ji, don’t quibble. It is just a romance book, and it is actually an entertaining one to boot! Plus, some of the sayings in it are rather philosophical!” She giggled and winked at him teasingly.
“… I’ll dock your pay.” He regarded her with an arched eyebrow and coldly said.
“… Fine, I’ll continue reading.” She pouted.
Hmph! He is really petty! I was just joking, yet he already wanted to dock my pay! Hmph!
The pleasant female voice that was filled with emotion rang about once more, and the handsome male settled in the soft chair with closed eyes again.
The glaring rays of the sun became soothing as time unknowingly pa.s.sed by.
Bathed in the sun, the two looked very harmonious.
The woman smiled as she read the novel aloud, and the man’s lips curled slightly upward as he listened to her voice.
The warm rays of the sun enveloped the two with golden light and made them look ethereal. The relaxed atmosphere caused the hospital ward to seem like a young couple’s home….
This was the very picture that greeted the eyes of Mu Heng, who had dropped by and was now standing by the door.
The two were so focused on what they were doing that they did not hear it when someone entered the room.
One listened, while another read. The relaxed smile on his best friend’s face as he sat in the soft chair made him seem like a totally different person to Mu Heng.
He followed his best friend’s occasional gaze on Pei Ge and his heart moved.
In the sunlight, the woman’s soft smile and gentle voice were very enchanting.
Her body seemed to glow with warmth that could make one be at ease as they listened to her gentle, spring-like voice.
“Let it be me….”
When the gentle voice read this line, Ji Ziming suddenly opened his eyes.
‘Let the person by your side be me….’
Although he knew that the woman beside him was merely reading a line in the novel, he still felt unsettled because of it.
It was the most moving words in the book and made his mood turn pleasant and become joyful.
“Let the person by your side be me….”