"Hey, I just couldn"t help but recall. Jiang Li, did I go overboard that day? When that Han guy visited and tried to blackmail you?"The two were on their way to the airport. Ye Xinya who suddenly remembered what happened days prior asked about this to Jiang Li.
"Hmm." The young man whose eyes were tightly shut since he was trying to catch some sleep lightly hummed. It was taken by the other as him saying yes.
Ye Xinya widened her eyes. "I did go overboard? Really?" Worry was in her tone.
Jiang Li was barely conscious then and didn"t get why she suddenly brought that matter up. "No. Stop asking and don"t think too much about it. They angered you so they deserve it."
After grumbling something like she should not mind them because they were too free and could poke their nose into stuff, he finally drifted off to sleep. A handkerchief was covering his whole face as he leaned his head and back on the soft cus.h.i.+on of the car"s backrest and headboard.
"Hmmm..." Ye Xinya actually felt bothered for days but only remembered to ask about this now.
After getting an answer from him, she did not make noise anymore as she was aware that for some reason, this guy was up all night working on something on his computer.
When she got too worried and chose to bring him snacks and tea in his room, she tried to ask what he was doing, but all he replied was one word, codes. Who knows what kind of codes or programs he was doing? All she was sure of was that it was commissioned or requested to him by his G.o.dfather. This left her wondering how capable he was that a person of that caliber was requesting his help.
"His starting line is way worse than mine but he"s already way ahead of me... This can"t do. I need to work hard." She closed her eyes as well, lost in her thoughts and plans.
It didn"t take long for her to remember why she was trying to remember all sorts of stuff in her head. She felt too nervous because she would be leaving the country today for a place she would stay for at least five years. What kind of days was waiting for her in the western states?
The insecurity and the drumming inside her chest made her open her eyes and look at her tutor. Only after repeatedly ensuring and brainwas.h.i.+ng herself that he would be with her that she calmed down. Alright, she lied.
Probably because of her movements next to him, he roused from his nap and half-opened his eyes.
"Hiieee." The redness of his eyes scared her a bit. And this made her already fastly racing heart beat faster and louder.
Thankfully, it seemed Jiang Li was too tired and sleepy to scold or sneer at this nervous villainess because after staring at her for a full ten seconds, he just patted her head then lightly flicked her forehead.
"Sleep. Or if you can"t, let me sleep. Once we"re there, I"ll be awake by then. I"ll make sure to "humor" you so you won"t have time to feel nervous."
His voice was a lot softer than usual so the threat did not sound frightening at all. Usually, she would sulk upon imagining the kind of questions and teasing he would use on her, but now, she was strangely looking forward to it.
Despite this though, the nervousness was still there. She knew she should be excited since it meant riding an airplane and seeing all sorts of sceneries, but what could she do if all she think about was how she would survive in an unfamiliar place for years. She also has to impress a global bigshot.
Why feel antsy when she had even survived from the h.e.l.l school? Laughable. Even when she went there, she also felt very nervous. People said what the eyes don"t see, the heart doesn"t grieve. But couldn"t it also work the opposite way? It was human nature to feel insecure when venturing into the unknown. And right now, she was just about to go through that, a new chapter of her life unfolding.
"Jiang Li." She lightly tapped on his shoulder when the unsettling feeling refused to go away. "Can you lend me your shoulder until we arrive at the airport."
Ye Xinya held her handkerchief and sling bag on her lap tightly while waiting for him to speak.
"Asleep already for real?" Her lips pouted because it had been more than ten seconds since she heard from him. When her eyes went to his figure next to him, she found out he was unmoving and silent. It seemed he couldn"t resist the alure of the dreamland anymore.
"I"ll just a.s.sume that no reply means yes. Hmph."
...
Minutes later, the old driver in front smiled after looking through the rearview mirror. What greeted his sight was quite the picturesque scene.
The young miss was leaning her head on the shoulder of the person whose face was all covered by a small towel. Grandpa Li didn"t pay much attention thinking why the latter had that on his face when he could have just requested the driver to turn off the lights there. His focus was on the intimate yet pure close contact of the two teens.
"Ahhh, I miss my wife already... When we are younger, no, even at our current age, we are also this affectionate to each other."
As Grandpa Li drove the Ye family"s car, he muttered in a low voice while smilingly shaking his head.
In front, the sun had yet to fully rise from the east. Grey and orange were still battling in the sky above. However, it would only a matter of time before the world completely brightened. Once that happened, the beauty and ugliness of the world would be for everyone"s eyes to feast on again.
So far though, the old driver only saw a heartwarming scene that made him sink in nostalgia and smile – the locked fingers of the two fast asleep people seated on the backseat.
This was the reason why he had been very careful and a bit slow throughout their ride to the airport. Before they reached the Jiangs" private plane, he felt that it would be a pity to drive recklessly and cause their hands to split up.