RPAGF Chapter 49 The pretense is about to break.
Chapter 49 The pretense is about to break.
A faint scent of roses filled his nostrils, his hair was tossed about wildly by the wind, and Shen Mochen's deep, indifferent eyes showed a slight crack.
A voice was screaming in my head.
Tell him to just stop pretending and lock her up.
"I'm just trying to scare you, Mr. Shen."
Seeing his expression, Yu Nanqing forced a smile and took two steps back.
She can't be too radical.
Shen Mochen doesn't seem like the type to be in a relationship.
His thoughts swirled, his chest burned, and Shen Mochen's Adam's apple bobbed. The words stuck in his throat, unable to rise or fall.
He felt as if his heart was being torn apart even more.
She was indeed lying to him.
“It’s already ten o’clock. Mr. Shen, would you like to go for a walk before leaving Jiangcheng?” Yu Nanqing glanced at her phone, then looked up at him.
Shen Mochen pinched his fingertips, and although he wanted to keep her here, reason prevailed in the end. "Miss Yu, are we that familiar?"
He can't let her lead him by the nose anymore; he'll fall into a bottomless pit where he loves her to death, while she only wants to complete her mission and leave.
Hearing his distant and aloof voice, Yu Nanqing paused, her expression stiffening for two seconds. After a long silence, her lips moved slightly, "I'm pursuing you, Mr. Shen, have you forgotten?"
"So Mr. Shen, please give me some face, Jiangcheng is very beautiful." She raised her eyebrows and boldly grabbed his hand and gently shook it.
Jiangcheng is an ancient city, and most of its buildings still retain their ancient style.
Yu Nanqing couldn't help but feel a mix of joy and excitement on her first proper date with Shen Mochen.
Shen Mochen used to be too possessive, wishing she would stay in Shuijun Bay forever and never go out.
Although the kind of life where you have everything done for you is great, being locked up for too long can inevitably lead to some restlessness.
When they arrived at a crowded place, Yu Nanqing naturally took his hand.
His hands were still warm as always, but they were so thin that they felt strangely rough to the touch.
She glanced up at him, and from her angle, she could even see that his chin was so thin it was almost pointed.
A bittersweet feeling welled up inside her, and she pursed her lips, snuggling closer into his arms.
For lunch, the two of them ate local specialties from Jiangcheng, which were mostly braised dishes, not spicy, and strangely fragrant.
Two years after she returned, her anorexia was gone, but Shen Mochen looked like an old monster who had abstained from grains.
She thought it was delicious, so she would put some on his plate. He would then move his hand slightly, put it in his mouth, chew it a couple of times, and swallow it with difficulty.
After finishing their meal and leaving, Yu Nanqing looked somewhat melancholy and was much more silent than before.
Shen Mochen noticed her unusual behavior, glanced at her sideways, and assumed she was annoyed.
She's always been like this; she has absolutely no patience for things she doesn't like.
She never had any patience for him.
Unless he is a tool in her plan.
"I'm tired." He murmured, and after a long while, he uttered two words in despair.
Yu Nanqing paused as she flipped through the map of Jiangcheng. She turned to look at him and noticed the weariness in his eyes. Her brows twitched slightly. "Then let's go soak in the hot springs."
Thinking she was going to say she was going back, Shen Mochen paused in his step to flag down a car, looked down at her, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
There is a famous hot spring hotel in Jiangcheng, not far from the hotel where Shen Mochen is staying.
To make things progress quickly, Yu Nanqing felt that seduction was the most effective method.
After all, wasn't it Shen Mochen who abducted her because he was attracted to her at first sight?
There were self-service hot spring outfits for sale in the hotel lobby. Yu Nanqing picked out a rather revealing one, only to find out when she was about to go in that the money she paid only allowed her to use the separate hot spring pools for men and women on the first floor.
Her expression was somewhat unpleasant. She glanced down at her phone at the insufficient balance and then looked back at Shen Mochen, who was sitting on the sofa behind her waiting for her.
After considering it for a long time, she finally moved back and asked, "Mr. Shen, could you do me a small favor?"
"Hmm?" Shen Mochen looked up at her, his fingertips withdrawing from the two sets of hot spring outfits he had bought.
"Could you lend me two thousand yuan?" She smiled faintly, feeling a chill run down her spine.
She used to be spoiled by Shen Mochen and had everything she wanted, and she suddenly forgot that she was no longer a millionaire.
Fortunately, Shen Mochen was very generous.
After successfully entering the private room, Yu Nanqing looked at the steaming pool and realized she was shy.
She quickly changed her clothes and went outside, where Shen Mochen was already sitting in the hot spring pool.
He was dressed very formally, in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and he didn't expose any parts that shouldn't be exposed.
Yu Nanqing paused, glanced down at her bikini-like outfit, and blushed.
This... makes her seem too impatient.
She groped her way down into the pool and sat down not too far from Shen Mochen.
They soaked for an hour and then left.
Nothing happened.
It's a completely vegetarian hot spring.
Yu Nanqing pursed her lips, somewhat regretfully, and stood at the door waiting with her bag in hand, kicking the pillar in front of her absentmindedly.
She felt a little sad; in Shen Mochen's eyes, she seemed to have lost all her charm.
When Shen Mochen came out of the changing room, he saw her with her head against a pillar, muttering something under her breath, her rosy and alluring lips moving incessantly.
He let out a soft breath, the pent-up frustration in his chest seemed to intensify, burning intensely along with other emotions.
The hotel is very close by; it's just a few hundred meters away on foot.
Yu Nanqing swung her pockets, stepped on the red bricks, and stubbornly walked in a straight line behind Shen Mochen.
"Mr. Shen, I'll stop here. I still need to go to the hospital to see my dad." Yu Nanqing stopped when they reached the hotel downstairs, called out to Shen Mochen who wasn't turning around, and handed him one of the pink bags in her hand.
This is osmanthus cake that she bought at the alley entrance this morning. It's soft, glutinous, sweet, and delicious, so she bought several boxes.
……
When she arrived at the hospital, Yu Tu was having dinner. When he saw her come in, he asked her with concern if she had eaten.
"I've already eaten." Yu Nanqing opened a box of osmanthus cake and handed it to the male caregiver sitting on the sofa, then opened another box and placed it on the bedside table.
After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Dad, I'm planning to go to Beijing to develop my career."
Yu Tu paused in his actions, his expression stiffening for a moment before he finally managed to speak, "Why did you suddenly decide to go to the capital? Didn't you say you wanted to stay in Jiangcheng for the rest of your life?"
After graduating from university, he even gave up a high-paying job in Beijing and returned to Jiangcheng to stay in a small art studio, saying he wanted to take care of his father for the rest of his life.
"Because I have something I want." Yu Nanqing pursed her lips, not saying directly that she had someone she liked, afraid that Yu Tu would get too angry and faint from anger.
Yu Tu fell silent and continued eating, head down.
He waited until it was almost dark before telling her to go home early.
He waited until she reached the door before speaking in a low voice, "Go ahead, pursue whatever you want. If you can't stay here any longer, Dad will always be your safe haven."
Yu Nanqing clenched the bag in her hand and lowered her eyes.
I feel like I'm about to pee my eyes.
Clearly, she had only spent less than a month with him.
But he truly made her feel a father's love she had never experienced before.