Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 190 - 189: Jin Yu is Suspected (1 Update)

Chapter 190: Chapter 189: Jin Yu is Suspected (1 Update)

"Could you act any more like a lord?" Xu Niannian asked.

Jin Yu’s thin lips twitched, "Just tell me, are you going to do it or not?"

Xu Niannian: "No."

As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to go out for some air, which frightened Jin Yu into quickly pulling her back, his tone becoming even more pleading, "Just this once, okay?"

Although she didn’t quite understand Jin Yu, Xu Niannian had never seen him so humble before.

She looked at him suspiciously: "You don’t want me to go out?"

Jin Yu was startled, surprised by Xu Niannian’s observational skills.

"It’s nothing like that," he firmly denied.

Xu Niannian squinted at him, not saying a word for quite a while.

At that moment, Zhao Pang’s voice came from outside, "Little boss, one sweet and sour ribs, one green pepper stir-fried pork."

Zhao Pang lifted the door curtain, and Xu Niannian acknowledged, "Got it."

"I’ll make yours later; I’ll cook what the customers ordered first."

After telling Jin Yu, Xu Niannian turned around and began to stir-fry.

Jin Yu’s goal was to prevent Xu Niannian from going out to meet that Liu Wendong, not really because he was hungry, so he didn’t care whose dish she cooked first.

The two dishes were quickly prepared by Xu Niannian, taking less than ten minutes.

Since all the ingredients had been pre-cut, Xu Niannian was just responsible for the stir-frying and seasoning steps.

Zhao Pang, carrying a stack of dirty dishes, entered and saw Xu Niannian had finished cooking, he immediately took the dishes out.

Xu Niannian continued to cook for Jin Yu.

Qin Feng was in charge of cooking noodles and plating, and with few customers at the moment, she had nothing to do, so she came out of the kitchen to tidy up the outside.

Chen Xiaorou was washing dishes by the kitchen sink, feeling very much like a third wheel when she noticed Jin Yu staring at Xu Niannian.

Hurriedly finishing up the few remaining dishes, Chen Xiaorou also said, "Niannian, I’ll head out first."

Niannian was what Xu Niannian asked Chen Xiaorou to call her, because "little boss" just sounded too awkward.

While stir-frying, Xu Niannian heard Chen Xiaorou and responded without lifting her head, "Okay, go ahead."

Now in the kitchen, only Xu Niannian and Jin Yu were left.

Jin Yu was very satisfied with Qin Feng and Chen Xiaorou’s cooperation.

He had a smile on his face as he moved languidly to stand behind Xu Niannian, "Thanks for the meal."

He deliberately stood very close, his warm breath sprayed on the nape of Xu Niannian’s neck, making her uncomfortably shrink her neck.

"Don’t stand so close to me."

"Am I really that close?" Jin Yu looked up puzzled.

Xu Niannian turned to glance at him, their shoulders not even a fist’s distance apart, she counter-asked, "Does it seem far to you?"

Jin Yu didn’t argue with Xu Niannian over this matter and after touching his nose, he fell silent.

Shortly after, Xu Niannian had finished cooking his meal.

"Oh lord, can I go out for some fresh air now?"

If it weren’t for his willingness to help out all this time, Xu Niannian wouldn’t have listened to him, cooking whenever he said cook.

Sweat drenched her forehead due to the heat, and Xu Niannian reached up to wipe it away, the weather was unbearably hot.

Jin Yu watched her with narrowed eyes; the heat had kept her cooped up in the kitchen, causing her cheeks to become rosy like a ripe peach.

Her watery, big, and bright almond eyes stood out in front of him, causing Jin Yu to unconsciously feel his ears turn red.

Looking at her moist pink lips, Jin Yu felt an overwhelming desire to lean down for a kiss.

But that thought only dared to circle in his mind, too afraid to turn into action.

Knowing that Liu Wendong was still outside, Jin Yu particularly didn’t want her to go out.

Because of the tattoos on her arm, every time Liu Wendong appeared, Jin Yu’s sense of crisis intensified.

Yet, seeing her plainly stifling, he felt particularly distressed.

Although there were windows in the kitchen, the air did not circulate well, and with the smoke lingering, she surely felt uncomfortable.

They say a wife is meant to be cherished.

And Jin Yu particularly wanted to cherish Xu Niannian.

Unfortunately, she didn’t give him the chance.

He had deliberately probed several times about the incident on the small hill, but each time she brushed it off, clearly not wanting him to know.

"How much longer exactly are you planning to block the way?" Xu Niannian looked at Jin Yu with a head full of black lines.

Jin Yu snapped back to reality.

He lowered his gaze to look at her, delicate and tempting, and finally stepped aside.

Finally being able to get some fresh air, Xu Niannian lifted the door curtain and stepped outside.

Jin Yu followed her out immediately, leaving the stir-fried dish unattended.

No sooner had Xu Niannian gone out than she saw Liu Wendong, and that familiar palpitation struck again.

She subconsciously covered her heart to calm herself, damn it, can’t it stop beating so wildly?

Liu Wendong had the face of a handsome young man, very delicate, but he looked particularly frail.

He was Yang Cuihua’s type, but not Xu Niannian’s.

She preferred a man with a good figure and looks, who was also secure, gentle, and refined.

As soon as Jin Yu came out, he saw Xu Niannian staring blankly at Liu Wendong. His face immediately turned sour, and he grabbed her hand, intending to leave, "Didn’t you want to go out for some air? Come on, I’ll take you."

Liu Wendong hadn’t even greeted Xu Niannian when Jin Yu forcefully pulled her away.

Seeing the intimate gesture between Xu Niannian and Jin Yu, Liu Wendong lowered his head in discomfort.

Xu Zhiqiang was sitting at the counter taking money when he glanced up and scowled deeply.

He finally understood why his sister and brother-in-law had argued about this person last time.

Wasn’t this the boy who used to go to school with his sister?

When Xu Niannian was still in school, the winter nights got dark early, and Yang Cuihua would always ask Xu Zhiqiang to pick up Xu Niannian after school.

Waiting several times at the school gates, Xu Zhiqiang had seen this boy, but he had never paid much attention before.

That’s because at the time, he disliked Xu Niannian, and he didn’t want to know anything about her.

Now that he thought about it, his sister seemed to have a close relationship with this boy.

Ever since Xu Niannian told Liu Wendong that Jin Yu was her fiancé, Liu Wendong had given up hope of being with Xu Niannian.

He could tell that the other man was better than him.

That’s why he hadn’t come here for so many days, even though her shop was not far from the factory, he hadn’t visited once.

He came today because he couldn’t resist his longing for her and wanted to see her.

He hadn’t expected that it would make her significant other so uneasy.

Helplessly, he could only settle the bill and leave.

Xu Zhiqiang thought about it and finally spoke his mind, "My brother-in-law treats my sister very well."

He didn’t say anything more than necessary.

In saying so, he merely hoped Liu Wendong would understand on his own that his sister would be happy and hoped he wouldn’t come over to disturb them.

Liu Wendong was in fact quite unwilling to accept it.

But since Xu Niannian had never given him any clear indication or clarified their relationship, he had no ground to argue or question.

Upon hearing Xu Zhiqiang’s words, he replied with difficulty, "I understand what you mean. Niannian and I are just classmates; you needn’t worry."

He knew that Xu Zhiqiang was Xu Niannian’s younger brother.

Previously Xu Zhiqiang hadn’t paid attention to him, but Liu Wendong had been very attentive because he wanted to know everything about her at that time.

Xu Niannian, pulled along by Jin Yu, finally reached the small river behind the main street. Initially reluctant to be dragged along, she gradually lost the will to resist.

Instead, she slowly took an interest in analyzing him.

One moment he wouldn’t let her leave the kitchen, and as soon as she came out, he was eager to pull her outside.

Considering his previous odd behavior when Liu Wendong showed up, the answer seemed imminent.

Jin Yu pulled her under a large tree and pretended to be nonchalant, gazing at the flowing river as if nothing mattered, "The air is good here. You can take your breath here."

Xu Niannian, utterly unaffected by his demeanor,

"Jin Yu, do you realize you’re behaving strangely?"

Her words immediately set off alarm bells for Jin Yu, yet he stared ahead, not looking at her, "What’s so strange about me?"

His voice was as cold and distant as ever, even carrying a hint of alienation.

"If you weren’t acting strange, why wouldn’t you want me to interact with Liu Wendong?"

Hearing her bring up Liu Wendong again irritated Jin Yu enormously. A fury was bubbling up in his chest, itching to burst out, yet he had to suppress it.

"What, do you really want to catch up with him?" he asked, his tone sourer and colder than before.

Xu Niannian was puzzled, "Even if I want to catch up with him, what’s so strange about it? We were classmates; is it weird to catch up?"

Of course, this was just Xu Niannian’s pretext; in reality, she had no desire to catch up with Liu Wendong at all.

But if she didn’t say so, she wouldn’t be able to tease out Jin Yu’s words.

She had a hunch that Jin Yu’s affections had shifted, moving from his "White Moonlight" onto her.

This feeling wasn’t particularly strong, and Xu Niannian didn’t know if she was overthinking it.

It just seemed to her that Jin Yu was acting very strangely, growing increasingly nicer to her, and developing an inexplicable sense of possessiveness.

Of course, these were just her guesses, and nothing was certain.