small whirlpool

Chapter 24 I Know What Kind of Person He Is
On Saturday morning, Chen Muyu was awakened by a phone call. She fumbled for her cell phone and pressed the answer button.

"Hey?"

"Still sleeping?" It was very noisy on the other end of the phone. Judging from the hawking sounds, it could be inferred that Xu Xiangchen should be at the morning market.

"Why are you calling me?"

"Didn't your friend's flight leave at 9:30? Look at the time now."

Chen Muyu looked at the time and didn't expect it was already half past eight. Chen Muyu got up and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth.

"I'm at the morning market now. What do you want to eat? I'll pick you up after I buy it."

"Just watch over me, I'm going to hang up first."

At the intersection, Xu Xiangchen was leaning against the car door with breakfast in hand. She saw the familiar figure running towards her from afar. Her long hair was casually tied into a low ponytail, and a few strands of hair danced in the wind, adding a bit of agility.

"Sorry, I got up late." Chen Muyu was a little out of breath.

Xu Xiangchen smiled dotingly, "Slow down, no need to run."

Seeing this, Xiao Wang hurried forward and opened the car door for the two of them. Thinking of his attitude on that rainy night, Chen Muyu took the initiative to speak: "Thank you last time."

Xiao Wang scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, "Miss Chen, you're welcome."

"Okay, eat quickly." Xu Xiangchen stuffed the soy milk and fried dough sticks into her hands.

Xie Jingyi stood in the bustling crowd at the airport, staring intently at the screen of his mobile phone. It finally rang, and he immediately pressed the answer button, but only Chen Muyu's hurried voice came from the other end, asking him to wait a moment.

Xie Jingyi looked around, and suddenly, his eyes fixed on a distance, where he saw Chen Muyu and a boy walking side by side. The boy even raised his hand to help her block the crowd's push. The intimate atmosphere made his heart tighten, but Xie Jingyi quickly regained his composure. He took a deep breath, trying to make his expression look calm.

Chen Muyu finally saw him and waved to him. Xie Jingyi responded with a smile, but he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Xie Jingyi: "Who is this?"

"This is my deskmate Xu Xiangchen. He knows a lot of fun places, so he's accompanying us today." The hall was too noisy, so Chen Muyu moved closer.

"It's too noisy here, let's go out first." Xu Xiangchen overestimated his own patience and directly took her hand and walked out.

"Wait a minute - okay." Chen Muyu compromised.

Xie Jingyi followed closely behind the two of them, and he was grateful that he only carried a backpack.

When Xu Xiangchen and Xie Jingyi stood in front of the car together, the atmosphere between them was obviously a little tense.

Xu Xiangchen's eyes were like blazing fire, revealing a tenacity and unruly nature that could not be ignored; while Xie Jingyi was like the calm surface of water, deep and elusive.

Chen Muyu was keenly aware of the subtle incompatibility between the two. In order to break the silence, she separated the two of them and said, "Xu Xiangchen, you sit in the passenger seat, and we will sit in the back." Her voice was gentle but unquestionable.

Xu Xiangchen and Xie Jingyi looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything, they still sat in the passenger seat silently. The atmosphere in the car was a little frozen for a moment.

"I've rarely seen you wearing a skirt before. It suits you very well." Xie Jingyi chatted with Chen Muyu naturally.

Chen Muyu glanced at the light blue halter dress on her body and said, "Oh, I was in a hurry to go out, so I just wore it casually." She adjusted the thin white belt around her waist.

Xiao Wang felt that his young master was now so jealous that he wanted to "eat him", and he unconsciously began to speed up.

Chen Muyu asked Xie Jingyi to put his backpack in the hotel first, "I won't go down, you go quickly and come back soon." At this time, Xu Xiangchen spoke up, "I'm going to the toilet, just in time to lead the way for you, don't you mind?"

"of course."

The two entered the hall, and Chen Muyu closed his eyes and meditated, "Next time, don't let Xie Jingyi come to Mingtan. I'm really not suitable to be a tour guide. Even if he comes, I must not let Xu Xiangchen accompany him."
In the corridor, the two walked side by side.

"Xu Xiangchen? That's your name, right?" Xie Jingyi was a completely different person from before. He was no longer gentle and gentlemanly, and his voice became cold.

Seeing his true face revealed, Xu Xiangchen sneered as expected and did not respond.

Xie Jingyi said to himself, "I am Xie Jingyi, and Mu Yu and I have known each other for many years."

Xu Xiangchen said with a ruffian tone, "We have known each other for so many years and we are still friends. It shows that it is useless for you to pretend to be gentle."

"It's not up to you to decide whether it's useful or not." Xie Jingyi didn't intend to show mercy.

They came back not long after. The driver Xiao Wang asked Xu Xiangchen where they were going next. Without a second thought, he said, "To the Fly Club."

Chen Muyu also nodded in agreement, but Xie Jingyi covered his stomach, clearly looking uncomfortable. She asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Is your stomach trouble acting up again?"

"Well, the flight was too early and I didn't have time to eat. Just eat something." Xie Jingyi acted too convincingly and it was obvious that he wanted to contradict Xu Xiangchen.

"Okay, let's go to the noodle shop first." Xie Jingyi did have stomach problems, so Chen Muyu didn't doubt it.

Xiao Wang's mouth twitched. It was the first time he wanted to use the word "green tea" to describe a boy. Then he looked at his outspoken young master with sympathy.

Xu Xiangchen's eyes were almost rolled to the sky, and when he arrived at the pork bone noodle restaurant, he found an excuse to calm down.

In the box, Chen Muyu poured a cup of hot water for Xie Jingyi, "Drink some first to calm down. If it doesn't work, go to the hospital."

Suddenly, he brought up something completely unrelated to the topic, "How come you are so close to someone like Xu Xiangchen?"

Chen Muyu frowned and stopped pouring water. "What?"

"Didn't you hate these little hooligans the most? Just now, I can see that he——"

Chen Muyu almost threw the cup onto the table, "Are you pretending to be sick?"

Now it was Xie Jingyi's turn to be surprised, "What?"

"It's none of your business who I get close to. Besides, I know what kind of person he is."

Xie Jingyi opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something to explain the misunderstanding or clarify a fact. However, just as he was about to say something, the door was pushed open.

Xu Xiangchen appeared at the door, with his hands in his trouser pockets and a look of gloating in his eyes. He sat next to Chen Muyu and wiped the water she had just spilled.

Chen Muyu calmed down and handed the menu to Xie Jingyi, "What do you want to eat? Order it yourself."

Then she stopped paying attention to Xie Jingyi and drank her tea. Xu Xiangchen didn't like seeing Chen Muyu so depressed, so he thought of ways to tease her, "Have you ever shot arrows? I'll take you to play later."

Chen Muyu barely raised the corner of his lips, "Yeah."

Xu Xiangchen couldn't help but raise his hand and rub her head, but she dodged.

Xie Jingyi had a hard time swallowing his food. His intuition told him that after what happened just now, it was even more impossible for him and Chen Muyu to be together.