Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 140 - 139: A Mistaken Stroke Hits the Right Note (2 more)

Chapter 140: Chapter 139: A Mistaken Stroke Hits the Right Note (2 more)

Upon hearing the term "engagement," Jin Yu’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

Assumed engagement?

Ha, how could it be? Knowing who she was, how could he ever let her go?

But he certainly wouldn’t say such things foolishly.

Given her temper, if she knew what he was up to, she’d definitely annul the engagement on the spot.

Jin Yu thought about it, and considering her character, forcefully sticking to his guns definitely wouldn’t work, less forcing her into annoyance and driving her to leave his place, which would be problematic.

After some thought, Jin Yu said, "Don’t worry, I won’t stay long. It’s indeed not safe for you to be alone now. Once your brother is discharged from the hospital and moves here, I’ll leave. And in the next few days, I can teach you self-defense techniques."

Xu Niannian could see that Jin Yu was clearly impatient, which made her feel somewhat embarrassed.

She couldn’t really blame him for this. If it weren’t for her mother’s explicit instructions, he wouldn’t be acting this way.

He actually found it bothersome.

After he had put it like that, if Xu Niannian refused again, it would seem rather unscrupulous.

"Alright then, thank you."

Jin Yu’s face remained cool and detached, "Hmm, let’s go out for dinner. I brought back two portions of food."

Just at that moment, Xu Niannian’s stomach made a "gurgle" sound...

Jin Yu glanced over, and Xu Niannian quickly covered her stomach, revealing an embarrassed yet courteous smile, "Tha—thank you."

Having said that, without giving Jin Yu a chance to respond, she clutched her stomach and scurried outside.

Seeing her run faster than a rabbit, Jin Yu’s usually stern face finally cracked a smile.

It seemed that when slowly boiling a frog, he couldn’t always use warm water.

At times, he’d have to use chili water for a bit of a shock.

After dinner, they each returned to their rooms, and Xu Niannian realized a grave issue: she had no blanket, she had only brought a bedsheet and duvet cover.

With just straw mat on the bed, she could make do with a sheet, but what about a blanket?

No matter how hot the days in Nancheng, the nights were always cool. She might freeze overnight.

Before she could dwell on that thought, there was a "knock knock" at the door.

Xu Niannian thought Jin Yu might also be without a blanket and was about to drive her back to get one, so she hurried to open the door.

No sooner had she opened the door than a soft blanket was pushed against her face. Jin Yu, holding two blankets, entered, and Xu Niannian stepped back to make room for him.

"Where did you get these blankets?" Xu Niannian was surprised.

"From a room here," Jin Yu said succinctly, dumping the blankets on her bed and rolling up his sleeves to make the bed for her.

Considering the size of the mansion—and its apparent age—Xu Niannian couldn’t help but think of the horror movies she had seen in her previous life.

They say large mansions always house some impure presences. To air out the room, Xu Niannian had opened all the windows; just then, a cold breeze blew in, chilling her neck.

Remembering the windows were still open, Xu Niannian shivered as she went to close them, asking as she did so.

"This used to belong to the former owner, right?" she asked, trembling, inadvertently thinking of a certain horror novel.

Hearing her, Jin Yu murmured an affirmative "Hmm."

Just as he finished making the bed and saw her struggling to reach the window, Jin Yu walked over and tapped her on the shoulder, "Let me..."

"Ah!"

Before Jin Yu could finish saying "close," Xu Niannian let out a scream that was shocking enough to wake the dead, startling Jin Yu to the point that his hands shook.

Xu Niannian had been closing the window out of fear to begin with, not expecting someone to pat her on the shoulder from behind.

Jin Yu wanted to ask her what was wrong, but when Xu Niannian turned and saw it was him, she suddenly sprang onto him, clinging to him like a koala.

The happiness came so unexpectedly that Jin Yu was a bit parched and breathless.

Not knowing where to put his hands, Jin Yu raised them, intending to push her off by the shoulders.