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Chapter 127 Coastal Park (Seeking monthly votes! Thanks for the tips!)

Chapter 127: 127 Coastal Park (Seeking monthly votes! Thanks for the tips!)

"Aren’t you going back?"

Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer behind her, Xu Siyi turned her head to look.

"If I go back, what about you?"

"I’ll just wander around here for a bit and then head back."

"As a beautiful lady as pretty as a flower, aren’t you worried about running into a pervert? Let me keep you company."

"Compared to your Shu Rui, I’m nowhere near the term ’beauty’."

Xu Siyi sighed softly but didn’t refuse Jiang Chen’s offer to accompany her.

Perhaps feeling that the high heels were indeed uncomfortable, Xu Siyi suddenly bent down, took off her shoes, and stepped barefoot on the sand, her toenails painted black.

"Hold these for me."

And.

She handed over the silver high heels she had taken off to Jiang Chen without any hesitation.

Jiang Chen was a bit stunned, but still, the instinct of being a gentleman made him subconsciously take the shoes.

"This is so much more comfortable."

Xu Siyi exhaled, and like a carefree child, she quickly walked towards the sea, leaving uneven footprints in the sand.

Her feet were very pretty, as clear and flawless as jade, delicate and fair, with ten toes neatly proportioned, the black nail polish exuding a strong, seductive charm that was intensely alluring.

Even though she had taken off her high heels, it did not detract from her tall appearance. In fact, she was a bit shorter than Li Shuru, but perhaps due to the high-waisted jeans, her legs appeared exceptionally long.

The girls from the art institute were indeed each a master of matching outfits, very adept at showing off their beauty to the fullest.

"Don’t go any further, be careful of the danger!"

Jiang Chen called out loudly.

The girl had already run to the shore.

"What’s there to be afraid of, I’m really good at swimming."

Xu Siyi turned around, her smile bright and cheerful.

"The drowned are always those who know how to swim."

Whoosh...

Wave after wave crashed onto the beach and then receded, repeating the cycle and soaking the legs of Xu Siyi’s trousers.

"Why are you standing so far away? Come over here!"

Xu Siyi beckoned to Jiang Chen.

"I’m wearing sneakers, what am I going to do if they get wet?"

"Just take off your shoes!"

Jiang Chen shook his head.

"Jiang Chen, can’t you be a bit more romantic?!"

Xu Siyi complained dissatisfied.

Jiang Chen remained unmoved.

At that moment, a loud "whoosh" sounded as a wave suddenly grew larger. Xu Siyi, who had her back to the sea while talking to Jiang Chen, was caught off guard and staggered from the impact of the wave, losing her balance in an instant.

"Ah!"

She cried out in alarm as she was carried away by the wave.

Jiang Chen’s heart suddenly tightened.

Though rare, cases of people being swept away by waves did happen every year.

There was no time to consider whether his shoes would get wet. Seeing Xu Siyi struggling in the waves, he quickly dropped the high heels in his hand, ran at full speed, and while pulling her hand, he embraced her rounded shoulders, protecting her in his arms, and dragged her towards the beach.

"Whoosh..."

The wave receded, leaving only the two of them drenched like drowned rats.

Xu Siyi seemed to have had quite a scare and still shivered in Jiang Chen’s embrace even after the wave had passed.

"It’s okay, nothing happened."

Feeling his own clothes and shoes soaked, Jiang Chen felt helpless, yet could not chide her and had to gently comfort her instead.

Xu Siyi clung tightly to his waist, her body pressing against his.

One must know that both of them were now soaked to the skin, acutely feeling the curves of each other’s bodies.

Jiang Chen was truly a gentleman and did not take advantage of the situation, his arms open wide, trying not to touch her body.

Frankly, he had never experienced a girl "throwing herself into his arms" like this. Even the last time he was with Li Shuru in a hotel room, she maintained a bit of her dignity until the end, so he was somewhat unsure of what to do now.

Fortunately, the phone rang at that moment and spared him.

"I need to take this call."

He pushed Xu Siyi away and fished out his equally wet phone from his drenched trouser pocket.

Thankfully, phones these days are waterproof, and as long as they’re not submerged for too long, they’re fine.

The incoming call was from Li Shuru.

Jiang Chen glanced at Xu Siyi, cleared his throat, and answered the call.

"Shu Rui."

"Did someone damage the watch?"

It must have been Zheng Jingjing who informed her.

"Yeah, I’m sorry."

"It’s okay."

Li Shuru was very magnanimous, not getting angry that her gift wasn’t carefully cherished, and softly said, "Is he willing to compensate?"

"This isn’t about whether he’s willing or not, since he broke it, he must compensate."

Li Shuru didn’t say much else, "Have you eaten?"

Jiang Chen hmm’d, then asked with concern, "Is auntie doing okay?"

Li Shuru fell silent, "My aunt and the rest have been staying with her."

"Jiang Chen, I’m so cold."

Jiang Chen looked over.

He saw Xu Siyi hugging her shoulders, looking pitifully at him.

"Who are you with?"

Because the distance was too close, Xu Siyi’s voice was unavoidably heard by Li Shuru on the other end of the phone.

"Si Yi."

Jiang Chen answered honestly, feeling there was nothing to hide.

"She brought me invoices, and I invited her for a meal."

"Just the two of you?"

"Yeah."

"Jiang Chen..."

Xu Siyi called out again, her voice weak.

Li Shuru might have heard that, or she might not have, but she didn’t say anything more.

"I’ll hang up now."

Before Jiang Chen could speak, a busy tone came from the other end.

"Was it Shu Rui?"

Xu Siyi only then asked.

Jiang Chen put down his phone and nodded.

"When is she returning to school?"

"I didn’t get a chance to ask, she hung up the phone."

"Oh."

Xu Siyi trembled slightly, still maintaining her pitiful posture with her shoulders hugged.

"Are, are you not cold?"

Jiang Chen’s gaze unconsciously swept over her from top to bottom.

Wet hair, wet sweatshirt, wet jeans, and even barefoot...

A genuine wet look temptation.

"What do you think?"

Jiang Chen gave a bitter smile, "I told you to stay back, but you wouldn’t listen."

Although the weather was not very cold now, being completely soaked, plus the sea breeze blowing, it was indeed quite unbearable.

"To save you, my new sneakers, worn for less than half a month, were ruined."

"Do you lack that one pair of shoes?"

Xu Siyi couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

"Why wouldn’t I? That was Adidas..."

Xu Siyi shivered, not wanting to listen to his nonsense, "What do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Go get two sets of clothes and change before we go back."

Jiang Chen sighed.

In this condition, she definitely couldn’t take a cab; taxis wouldn’t allow it, taking the subway was out of the question, and on top of that, she was likely to catch a cold.

"Oh."

Xu Siyi obediently agreed and was about to follow Jiang Chen when suddenly, she realized something and her eyes widened as she looked at Jiang Chen.

"Where are my shoes?"

Jiang Chen was startled, then looked around, embarrassed to find that the high heels were gone.

That’s not right.

He clearly tossed them nearby.

There can’t be some pervert who’d actually steal shoes, can there?

"I was too busy saving you earlier to care about..."

Jiang Chen immediately began to explain, trying to shirk responsibility.

"I don’t care, you have to compensate me!"