Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Not Just Cruel, But Also Fickle

After dinner yesterday, Lin Xu approached Ji Tingyang reluctantly.

“What’s wrong, is there something you need?” Ji Tingyang asked, seeing her hesitant expression.

“Tomorrow… I suddenly have something to do, so I might not be able to go to the dinner with you,” Lin Xu said guiltily, fiddling with the hem of her clothes.

“What happened?” Ji Tingyang inquired.

“Well, I’m not feeling well and I don’t want to go out tomorrow,” Lin Xu answered, her eyes flickering.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Ji Tingyang’s face tensed up with concern. He grabbed her hand and asked urgently, “Where does it hurt? I’ll call our family doctor right now.”

He quickly dismissed the idea, “No, let’s not. The hospital has better equipment. I’ll take you there for a check-up. Wait here for me; I’m going to get the car.”

With that, he hurried toward the parking lot.

Lin Xu held him back, “Wait, there’s no need to go to the hospital!”

“How can we not go to the hospital if you’re feeling unwell, you…”

“I’m just on my period, there’s no need for the hospital,” Lin Xu shouted, drowning out Ji Tingyang’s frantic voice.

There was a moment of dead silence.

Suddenly, Ji Tingyang’s face turned rapidly red, as if a ripened blush had spread from his cheeks to behind his ears.

Lin Xu couldn’t help but laugh softly.

She wasn’t embarrassed at all, so why was he the one feeling shy?

The blush on his face contrasted sharply with his usual cold indifference, making Lin Xu almost want to take out her phone and snap a picture to remember the moment.

But knowing Ji Tingyang’s personality, he would definitely refuse, so she reluctantly abandoned the idea.

“So I’ll just lie down at home tomorrow, is it okay if you go to the charity banquet alone?” Lin Xu asked.

“Okay.” Ji Tingyang coughed slightly, his ears still tinged with red, “Then you should go back to your room and rest.”

Just as Lin Xu went back to her room, after washing up and preparing to lie down to rest, someone knocked on her bedroom door.

She walked over and saw Ji Tingyang standing at her door with a tray.

On the tray were two cups of water.

One was a reddish-brown color and the other was steaming as though it were hot water, with a pill next to it.

His expression was shy, and he stuttered, “I, I heard from others that if you have a stomachache, you could drink a cup of brown sugar water, and if that doesn’t work, you could take an Ibuprofen.”

Seeing her thoughtful and clever son, Lin Xu’s conscience slightly pricked her, and she silently apologized to him in her heart.

I’m so sorry, son. All these mistakes are your dad’s fault.

The next day.

Ji Tingyang went to check on Lin Xu in the bedroom before leaving, and even though she didn’t look any different, he still felt uneasy, “Or maybe I should just stay home with you.”

“No, no, no!” Lin Xu shook her head frantically, “I’ll be fine at home by myself. If I cause any delays to your schedule, I’ll feel so guilty!”@@novelbin@@

After much persuasion, she finally managed to send Ji Tingyang off and then slipped out of the villa to find Xie Changyan.

It turned out, both of their events were the same?!

If Ji Tingyang saw her, who was supposedly resting at home, now accompanying Xie Changyan here, Lin Xu couldn’t imagine the storm that would ensue.

With this thought, she hastily looked around, trying to spot Ji Tingyang.

“Are you looking for someone?” Xie Changyan glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

Lin Xu almost forgot there was another person beside her, and she returned her gaze, “It’s nothing.”

She didn’t dare to move recklessly again and could only try to shrink next to Xie Changyan, striving to minimize her own presence.

However, as Xie Changyan’s companion, she already stood out even without doing anything.

For many years, Xie Changyan had never brought a female companion to any event, so from the moment they entered, Lin Xu had already attracted the attention of many people, who began whispering among themselves.

“Who is this woman who can actually be with Young Master Xie?”

“I remember Young Master Xie was matchmaking not too long ago, could it be that he has taken a liking to some family’s daughter?”

“She doesn’t seem to be from our circle, at least I haven’t seen her before.”

Although everyone was curious about Lin Xu’s background, no one dared to go over and ask.

Upon seeing Xie Changyan’s arrival, the organizer of the charity gala approached with a smiling face.

“I didn’t expect Young Master Xie to attend our event, this truly embellishes our gala,” the man shook hands with Xie Changyan then turned to Lin Xu, “And who is this lady?”

Lin Xu also extended her hand and shook with him, “Hello, I’m Lin Xu.”

“Miss Lin, hello. There will be a charity auction later, if there’s anything you like just tell me, I can give it to you,” the organizer said with a smile.

After all, she was accompanying Xie Changyan; it couldn’t go wrong to flatter her a bit.

Lin Xu smiled but said nothing.

The organizer, feeling somewhat embarrassed to linger longer, exchanged a few more words with Xie Changyan before turning away to attend to other guests.

During this time, many other people approached Xie Changyan to strike up a conversation, and Lin Xu kept a forced smile all the while, visibly tense.

“Tired?” Xie Changyan noticed her distracted state. “Do you want to rest?”

“Uh…” Lin Xu was just about to nod when those eagle-eyed 5.2 vision eyes immediately caught sight of Ji Tingyang near the resting area.

He was dressed in a sleek black suit, holding a glass of champagne, seemingly absent-mindedly chatting with the people next to him.

“No no no, I’m not tired at all, just a bit hungry. Let’s go and get something to eat over there.” Lin Xu suddenly jolted, pulling Xie Changyan to quickly leave and move out of Ji Tingyang’s line of sight.

Xie Changyan’s narrow eyes slightly drooped, contemplating Lin Xu’s flustered demeanor.

Meanwhile, near the rest area.

A man whispered secretively into Ji Tingyang’s ear, “Xie Changyan is also here tonight.”

“So what?” Ji Tingyang frowned unhappily upon hearing Xie Changyan’s name.

“I heard he brought a very beautiful companion tonight, and they seem quite close. I don’t know which family’s daughter she is, but if he really marries into a powerful family, the Xie Family’s position in our circle could rise significantly,” the man sighed.

Ji Tingyang had little interest in such matters, but on hearing that Xie Changyan brought a female companion, his anger surged a bit more.

Xie Changyan had always had sinister designs on his mother, and now he had quickly switched to another woman.

That bastard was not only cruel-hearted but also fickle!

Such a man was indeed unreliable; it was right not to let Xie Changyan get close to his mother!

Thinking of Lin Xu, Ji Tingyang’s thoughts drifted off again.

He wondered how his mother was doing alone at home, if her stomach still hurt?

He should have stayed home and kept his mother company; the gala wasn’t worth attending.

His gaze swept over the crowd.

Suddenly, Ji Tingyang’s eyes stalled for a moment.

A familiar figure darted into his sight, but before he could take a closer look, the woman had disappeared from his view.

That figure resembled his mother…