Even After My Death -
Chapter 456 - 367 Qi Xingzhou: A Stubborn Little Clam Spirit
Chapter 456: Chapter 367 Qi Xingzhou: A Stubborn Little Clam Spirit
Suddenly pressed face to face with another person, Jiang Ning’s body involuntarily tensed.
Qi Xingzhou was taller than her, and this embrace wasn’t vague at all. Jiang Ning was forced against his firm and broad chest, her line of sight completely obscured, her nostrils filled with the faint, fresh scent of Qi Xingzhou’s clothing, which smelled like a kind of laundry detergent residue, light and slightly cool, somewhat pleasant.
Jiang Ning didn’t know what was wrong with Qi Xingzhou, but she didn’t feel any danger from him, so she didn’t speak for the moment.
Without her speaking, Qi Xingzhou was the first to break the silence, "Ning Ning, don’t be sad."
He spoke in a dry tone, and seemingly out of nowhere, he suddenly lowered his head to affectionately nuzzle Jiang Ning’s neck, his voice a mix of stubbornness and slight pleasure, "I have money, from now on you’ll spend mine, and I won’t ask for anything back."
The warmth of his breath on Jiang Ning’s skin made goosebumps rise all over her body.
Such an intimate gesture was something no one had ever done with Jiang Ning before, but Qi Xingzhou seemed addicted to the nuzzling, the hand on her waist gradually tightening as if he had the impulse to merge her into himself.
Unable to help herself, Jiang Ning raised her hand to grab Qi Xingzhou’s arm, "Wait, wait a minute."
Qi Xingzhou cooed in a soft voice, "I have a lot of money, as well as houses and cars, company shares, and dividends, all of them gifted to you."
With such words, Jiang Ning could have a lot of money.
"Stop, let me go, let’s talk properly," Jiang Ning said, slapping Qi Xingzhou’s arm.
The force wasn’t strong, but it carried authority.
Qi Xingzhou obediently released Jiang Ning.
He looked down, his dark, shining eyes fixed on Jiang Ning.
Judging by the situation, it’s uncertain whether he had managed to soothe Jiang Ning, but it seemed he had comforted himself into happiness.
Jiang Ning took a couple of steps back, putting distance between herself and Qi Xingzhou.
She raised her head to meet Qi Xingzhou’s gaze, "Why did you hug me?"
Had it been anyone else, Jiang Ning would not have asked such a question, she would simply categorize the person as a rogue. A man’s hug typically indicated a certain relationship, like a father hugging his daughter, a boyfriend hugging his girlfriend, or just a man hugging a woman.
Yet from this hug, Jiang Ning didn’t detect any ulterior motives from Qi Xingzhou. Even now, the way he lowered his head to look at Jiang Ning was clear and bright, his aura very clean.
Jiang Ning felt Qi Xingzhou might not understand at all.
"To comfort you," Qi Xingzhou responded dutifully.
In fact, judging by his current cheerful demeanor, it seemed as though he himself had been the one comforted.
Jiang Ning: "???"
Question marks popped into Jiang Ning’s mind one after another.
She looked up at Qi Xingzhou, piecing together his words, and finally, with some delayed realization, understood that Qi Xingzhou was probably comforting her because of her encounter with Huo Li and the rest, worried that she was upset by what Madam Huo had said!
Jiang Ning looked somewhat surprised, "So the sullen look you had when you got out of the car was because you were thinking about that incident?"
Qi Xingzhou nodded then shook his head, "I’m not good with words, I didn’t know how to comfort you."
His distress wasn’t about pondering over the previous event; he was troubled about not knowing how to begin comforting Jiang Ning.
In his heart, he had always remembered Jiang Ning’s retort to Huo Song a moment ago; the Huo family hadn’t spent money on Jiang Ning before... he wondered how she had lived all these years.
Qi Xingzhou might not even realize it himself, but these past few days, the frequency of his speaking had increased.
He glanced quickly at Jiang Ning twice and stubbornly added, "But I have money to spend on you without asking for anything in return."
Hearing him willing to spend money on her again, Jiang Ning found it amusing and didn’t know how she had suddenly left the impression of being ’broke’ to Qi Xingzhou.
However, she also knew that Qi Xingzhou definitely wanted to be nice to her, which is why he said that.
No one in the world would complain about having too much money. Money is valuable; who wouldn’t love it?
Only someone like Qi Xingzhou, naive about the world and still very innocent and pure-minded, would blurt out his private matters such as his house, car, and company stock dividends so freely; he even thought of giving them to her...
Jiang Ning was inclined to educate Qi Xingzhou about the importance of money and wealth but, looking up and meeting his expectant, bright black eyes, the advice that reached her lips unexpectedly changed. "Actually, I have money too. Not only do I own a car and a house, I also have other properties and extra income. My material standard isn’t top-tier, but it’s not bad either. So, you don’t need to worry about me."
"Alright, alright, go inside." She patted Qi Xingzhou. "I’ve had a long day, and I need to go home."
As soon as Qi Xingzhou heard Jiang Ning mention being tired, he instantly closed his mouth, though he had wanted to say something more.
He stood like a tiny clamshell in place, watching Jiang Ning return to her car, turn the steering wheel, and drive away until the white sedan completely disappeared from his view; only then did Qi Xingzhou avert his gaze.
The three members of the Qi Family inside the house heard the noise and knew that Jiang Ning had driven away.
Without seeing Jiang Ning, Ji Shuang sighed.
Qi Chen, who had been waiting for Qi Xingzhou to come in without success, put down the tablet in his hands, stood up, and walked outside the villa. Then he immediately saw his silly younger brother standing under the shadows of the trees, with drooping eyes and a serious contemplative look. Possibly alerted by the noise, Qi Xingzhou lifted his eyes toward Qi Chen’s direction with a profound gaze.
For a moment, Qi Chen was somewhat stunned.
Because at that moment, Qi Xingzhou gave off a completely different vibe from usual, as if his silly younger brother had suddenly become normal.
But no matter how he changed, he was still his brother.
Qi Chen spoke as usual, "Why aren’t you coming in?"
Qi Xingzhou stepped out from under the tree’s shadow and walked towards him, his eyebrows and eyes drooping, lips pressed thin, like a stubborn little clamshell freshly dug out from the mud who refused to open his mouth, not so different from his usual self-imposed isolation.
Qi Chen: "..." That glance just now must have been an illusion.
"Big brother, contact the coach," Qi Xingzhou approached Qi Chen and spoke, his tone as flat as usual and entirely different from the lively way he spoke in front of Jiang Ning.
Qi Chen looked deeply at his brother. "Training so late?"
Qi Xingzhou nodded his head.
It was rare for Qi Xingzhou to make requests, so Qi Chen immediately took out his phone and made a call to the coach.
After hanging up, Qi Chen said, "The coach will come to pick you up in fifteen minutes."
Qi Xingzhou nodded again, and the two brothers planned to go inside. However, Qi Chen seemed to suddenly remember something, "What were you originally planning to do in City A today?"
He had seen his younger brother and Jiang Ning trending on social media while browsing on his tablet earlier.
Qi Xingzhou’s eyes flickered, his mouth firmly shut, looking like he didn’t understand what Qi Chen was talking about.
This was his and Jiang Ning’s little secret; Jiang Ning had said not to tell anyone about catching the bad guys.
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