The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 474 Overcoming Psychological Barriers_1

Chapter 474: Chapter 474 Overcoming Psychological Barriers_1

Huo Qilin cautiously removed his hand.

Seeing that Cheng Bingbing had truly closed her eyes, he quickly retrieved the bath towel from the floor, rushed back into the bathroom at lightning speed, dried the water droplets from his body, put on clean clothes, and then emerged from the bathroom once again.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now," he said.

Cheng Bingbing slowly opened her pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed capable of ensnaring souls. Her eyes shimmered with moisture.

Huo Qilin unexpectedly found his heartbeat pulsating a bit faster and his throat feeling a little dry.

He didn’t take this oddity to heart, simply attributing it to the nervousness from the situation just before.

"You didn’t see anything just now, right?" He cleared his throat and asked in a deliberately calm tone.

"No." Cheng Bingbing shook her head.

Huo Qilin heaved a sigh of relief.

He was completely oblivious to the slight tremor in Cheng Bingbing’s voice when she spoke, or the unusual flush of her beautiful face, as if she was bathed in the rosy hues of dawn.

Recalling what Cheng Bingbing had said before, Huo Qilin asked with anticipation, "Did Qingtian tell you that I got injured and asked you to bring me medicine?"

"Yes, she did." Cheng Bingbing replied, her mind filled with a hazy confusion, failing to notice his abnormality.

In fact, she had lied just now.

Although Huo Qilin had done his best to shield her eyes in the quickest way possible, she had still faintly seen something. However, due to the fear of embarrassment, she pretended as if nothing had happened.

Now, something was stuck in her mind that she couldn’t shake it off, making her a bit uncomfortable in front of Huo Qilin.

Once Huo Qilin heard her reply, a warm feeling surged through his heart.

"I only scraped off a bit of skin, the injury is not serious." He told Cheng Bingbing. "I have received the things you brought over. Please convey my thanks to Qingtian."

"Then, I won’t disturb you any longer." Cheng Bingbing nodded absentmindedly and then swiftly left his room.

It wasn’t until she returned to her room and drank two glasses of iced water that the temperature of her face finally cooled down a bit.

Once she calmed down, she went to the dining room.

By the time she arrived, Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan were already there.

Xia Qingtian waved her over as soon as she saw her and quickly asked with a curious look, "Bingbing, you and Huo Qilin just now..."

Before she could finish speaking, Huo Qilin entered the dining hall.

Xia Qingtian feeling a bit awkward to continue the gossip in front of Huo Qilin, quickly ordered the kitchen to serve the dishes.

After breakfast, everybody happily had another fun-filled day at the scenic area.

Their team-building event would be ending early the next morning.

In the evening, they found an open space to have an outdoor barbecue under the starry night sky accompanied by the cool breeze and the bright moonlight.

Xia Qingtian and Cheng Bingbing managed the barbecue, Bo Jingyan helped out by skewering the meat and passing the ingredients.

Huo Qilin was in charge of keeping up the spirits. He used his guitar, which he always carries with him, to play songs and perform for everyone’s enjoyment.

The atmosphere that night was fantastic. The group of them sat together eating barbecue and drinking. Even Cheng Bingbing couldn’t resist having a few drinks, feeling incredibly at ease.

Xia Qingtian was surprised to see this, but she didn’t stop her.

Xia Qingtian was afraid that Cheng Bingbing, having been bitten by a snake once, would be scared of using ropes for a decade and wouldn’t dare to drink again. She felt relieved seeing that she seemed to have overcome her psychological barrier.

However, Xiao Qingtian did not allow Cheng Bingbing to drink excessively.

In the end, all of them drank until they were a bit tipsy and then returned to their rooms to rest.

After showering, Xia Qingtian prepared to go to sleep.

Just as she was about to close the balcony door, she saw a figure sitting on the neighboring balcony that was connected to hers.

She hesitated for a moment and quickly remembered that the person living next door was Cheng Bingbing.

Why was she sitting on the balcony instead of sleeping at this late hour?

Worried about Cheng Bingbing, Xia Qingtian went out to the balcony as well and leaned over to ask, "Bingbing, why are you still up so late?"

"I can’t fall asleep." Cheng Bingbing managed to force a smile.

Xia Qingtian could clearly feel her negative emotions.

Raising her eyebrows in surprise, Xia Qingtian asked, "What’s bothering you? You seem to have a lot on your mind. If you don’t mind, we can talk about it."

Could something have happened that startled her?

All this time, Xia Qingtian could feel that Cheng Bingbing’s mood had improved significantly. Especially during the outdoor barbecue just now, she even felt that Cheng Bingbing had managed to step out of her psychological shadow.

"Nothing..." Cheng Bingbing shook her head.

Xia Qingtian wasn’t buying it. However, it was inconvenient to have a conversation across the balconies.

So, she went over to Cheng Bingbing’s room.

Fortunately, while Cheng Bingbing did seem troubled, she didn’t shut Xia Qingtian out, otherwise there would really be no help for her.

When Cheng Bingbing let Xia Qingtian in and returned to the balcony, her face wore an expression of melancholy as she stared at the moon hanging in the sky.

"Bingbing, I can see that you’re troubled. You can’t hide it from me." Xia Qingtian walked up to her, took her hand, and said, "If you consider me your friend, you can talk to me. No matter what, I’ll always support you."

"Keeping all your worries to yourself could be detrimental."

Cheng Bingbing pursed her lips.

Xia Qingtian wasn’t just the person she trusted the most in A City, she was also the person she had the utmost faith in in the whole world, even more so than her blood relatives.

Seeing the worried look on Xia Qingtian’s face, she sighed, not wanting Xia Qingtian’s concern to deepen.

Eventually, Cheng Bingbing conceded and confided in her, "I’m alright. It’s just the thought of having to leave here and return to A City fills me with dread. I don’t want to go back."

"I just want to go somewhere where no one knows me, or even better, where there are no people at all."

As she spoke, she curled up, burying her head in her knees.

Xia Qingtian knew she was trying to escape. But escape was only a temporary solution, the best way was to cheer her up.

She went over and held Cheng Bingbing who seemed quite upset in her arms, reminding her, "We only booked this scenic spot for two days. After today, there will be many tourists coming here tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Xia Qingtian could feel Cheng Bingbing’s body tensing up with anxiety.

At the moment, Cheng Bingbing was like a string pulled to its limit. If the pressure continued, the string would break and she might collapse and be emotionally damaged.

So, Xia Qingtian changed the topic.

She knew that Cheng Bingbing liked Huo Qilin, so she decided to strike up a conversation on something she would be interested in.

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