1194: 822 Illusion and Reality (Extra x9!) 1194: 822 Illusion and Reality (Extra x9!) “Dudu…”
The sound of the ferry’s horn, accompanied by the bright sunlight, filtered in.
Today was good weather.
On the soft big bed.
The hungover man seed to suddenly awaken, jolting upright, then imdiately as if suffering the aftereffects, clutching his head in discomfort.
On the bedside table.
Half a glass of water was still placed there.
But now, it must have lost its warmth.
Jiang Chen sat on the bed, took a few deep breaths, enduring waves of headache, and looked around.
Besides himself, there was no one else in the room.
It was very quiet and tidy.
Was it just a dream?
Indeed.
Last night, he seed to have had an indecent…spring dream.
In the dream.
He was like a beast, driven by desire.
Even with his thick skin, he couldn’t continue to ponder deeper, so he began to trace back his mories.
Yesterday, he had gotten drunk with Ye Tingxuan, that much he rembered, and then it felt like Pei Yunxi had helped him back.
As for what happened afterward…
Jiang Chen pressed his head, unable to rember at all.
For soone with as much self-control as him, he had never drunk to such an extent.
That Young Master must still be dwelling on that past beating, urging him to down three bottles, and Pei Yunxi also had a drink, but it was negligible.
In the wardrobe.
His own clothes and pants were hung up with ticulous care.
Jiang Chen then looked down.
Only then did he discover he was wearing nothing but underwear.
Was it Pei Yunxi who helped him undress?
Or did he call for a service person?
It definitely wasn’t himself, given that he had practically blacked out last night.
Thinking of Pei Yunxi’s character, Jiang Chen quite knowingly assud it must have been a service person who did the deed.
Without a doubt, it was a dream.
With such high moral integrity, how could he have such…
Thinking of the fragntary images, Jiang Chen’s eyes twitched, and he felt unavoidably ashad.
He looked out the window, pressed his head, exhaled a breath of stale air, lifted the covers, and was about to get out of bed.
But a fleeting glimpse of scarlet made his face suddenly freeze, and then he quickly focused his gaze.
It wasn’t an illusion.
On the pristine bedsheets, unbelievably, there appeared a pool of bloodstains, like a blooming plum blossom, vivid and startling!
Jiang Chen’s gaze beca fixed, his mind went blank.
The Peninsula Hotel is a world-class high-end hotel; it couldn’t possibly have a hygiene issue.
But he wasn’t injured, nor could he be bleeding.
That bloodstain on the sheets.
Where did it co from?!
“Dong, dong, dong…
Dong dong dong…”
Jiang Chen’s heartbeat went from nearly stopping to speeding up rapidly.
The hazy passionate dream he had resurfaced in his mind.
Jiang Chen sat on the bed, his eyes lifeless, in a daze.
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“Yun Xi, are you feeling cold?”
Pei Yunxi’s room.
Yang Ni elegantly crossed her legs, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
The temperature was quite comfortable today, but Pei Yunxi was wearing a high-necked knitted sweater, covering even her neck tightly besides her face.
“Mhm, I feel a bit chilly.”
“Should we go to the hospital for a check-up?
It’s flu season, and Ni Ni has a bit of a cold too.”
Yang Ni expressed her concern.
“It’s not that serious, drinking more hot water should be fine.”
Pei Yunxi indeed had a cup of hot water in her hands, which she sipped from after lowering her head.
Yang Ni nodded, “Has Mr.
Jiang decided?
When are you going back?
I’ll go with you guys, could save on so travel expenses.”
After spending so ti with Jiang Chen, it seed that the generous Ni Ni had also started to learn the virtue of thriftiness.
“He said he might stay two more days.”
“He hasn’t had enough fun yet?”
Before she finished speaking.
“Bang bang bang…”
It wasn’t the doorbell.
But the sound of knocking.
The person outside seed quite urgent.
Pei Yunxi put down her cup, just about to get up, but for so reason, her brow suddenly furrowed, as if in pain.
Yang Ni, looking back towards the door, didn’t notice this scene; she had already stood up and walked over, opening the door.
“I was just talking about Yun Xi with you.”
Having been acquainted for so long, needless to act like strangers anymore.
Imdiately after, Yang Ni noticed that the other’s complexion today seed a bit odd.
Stiff, awkward, anxious…
She quickly assessed several emotions.
Seeing Yang Ni, Jiang Chen squeezed out a smile, eloquent as he is, except for a ‘foolishly’ dry laugh, at this mont, he didn’t say a word.
Yang Ni felt increasingly perplexed and stepped aside to let the other in.
Jiang Chen entered the room, his gaze imdiately turning towards Pei Yunxi on the sofa.
She didn’t look at him, drinking hot water.
“Yun Xi said, you’re planning to stay here for a few days?”
Yang Ni asked.
“Hmm.”
At this mont, Jiang Chen’s mind was in turmoil, paying no mind to other things, quite out of character from his usual gentlemanly persona, he unexpectedly said, “I have sothing to discuss with her.”
“Ok.”
Despite her surprise, Yang Ni wasn’t the presumptuous type.
Now that they were quite familiar, it still wasn’t to the point of treating herself as an insider.
Yang Ni stepped out, helping to close the door behind her.
“Bang.”
Watching the door close, Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze, then turned to look at Pei Yunxi on the sofa, stood there for a while, then slowly walked over.
If it were the past, he would have confidently sat down directly, but not now.
He stood there, confined and awkward, his lips parted then closed, and after a long while, he managed to get out a question.
“Last night…
was it you who brought back?”
Pei Yunxi, holding her teacup, left him with a flawless profile, responding with a “Hmm.”
Very calm.
Very natural.
There was nothing unusual.
Jiang Chen breathed out, then asked in a suppressed voice, “After you brought back…
what happened?”
“You don’t rember?”
That profile remained calm, and under the lighting, appeared serene.
Jiang Chen was suddenly caught between the intense tug-of-war of reality and illusion.
“I rember…
not very clearly.”
“If you don’t rember, then let it be.”
Pei Yunxi lowered her head to drink water, speaking lightly.
“…”
Jiang Chen pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and staring at the face that bewitched countless n, he finally blurted out directly, “Was last night…
just a dream?”
Pei Yunxi looked at the coffee table.
“You can consider it a dream.”
…
The truth is out!
Even though he had anticipated this outco, Jiang Chen still couldn’t help but feel shaken.
“I, you…”
Even with his eloquence, he began to speak incoherently.
“Was that blood on the bed also real?”
Indeed, even the smartest people have their foolish monts.
Jiang Chen, his mind in chaos, uttered the most unfortunate thing he could have said.
Pei Yunxi, who had not looked at him until now, suddenly turned her head.
Jiang Chen snapped back to reality, wishing he could bite his own tongue.
“I didn’t an that, I an…”
His mind a tempest, he completely lost the ability to think, clueless on how to express or explain himself.
Fortunately, this was Pei Yunxi.
“You don’t need to overthink it.
In our line of work, this day was actually destined.
Last night you didn’t force , I went to your bed willingly.”
“…”
Truly exceptional.
Most won, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s condemnable words from before, would have likely turned hostile by now.
But what does she an by going to bed willingly?
Is this sothing a female star who prides herself on purity could say?
But this seems to be exactly what makes her unique.
“Why?”
Jiang Chen subconsciously responded, his expression blank.
Pei Yunxi caressed her teacup, returning her gaze to the coffee table, “Since such a fate is inescapable, if that person is you, I can reluctantly accept it.”
“…”
Jiang Chen’s gaze turned blank.
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