SWG Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Jealous?

“…? Why?” Xiao Wenyu looked at her in surprise.

Does this mean she’s not jealous?

Ruan Shengyi was a little unsure and rubbed her fingers secretly.

Then why did she sneer like that…?

She tentatively said, “Someone… invited your girlfriend.” No, it’s still difficult to say the word ‘girlfriend’ without stumbling over it.

Xiao Wenyu laughed, “It would be abnormal if no one did. My girlfriend is so beautiful; it’s normal for people to have the ability to appreciate beauty.”

“Besides, if your psychological barriers were that easy to overcome, there’d be nothing to be jealous about. Or are you saying that Ruan Shengyi has now evolved from daring to do nothing to daring to do anything?”

Not quite.

When that friend came over earlier, her first reaction was still to hide, still not wanting that person to approach her. This made her love at first sight for Xiao Wenyu seem… quite rare.

Ruan Shengyi held her fingers and said softly, “How are you so charming?” How could she be so charming as to inspire a sense of security at first sight?

Xiao Wenyu leaned on her hand, propping up her head, and looked at her amused. “Shouldn’t I be saying that?”

“How are you so attractive that people always want to flirt with you, huh?” Her fingers traced down her arm and lifted her chin, forcing her to raise her head slightly.

Ruan Shengyi looked down at her in that position, “Aren’t you not jealous?”

Tsk, tsk, what a blockhead.

Xiao Wenyu said, “I’m a little jealous too.”

“Then…” Ruan Shengyi felt secretly pleased but also puzzled.

The jealousy she had seen shouldn’t be about asking questions like ‘Do you love me?’ or even repeatedly confirming it, making a fuss, and turning half the bar upside down.

She knew Xiao Wenyu wouldn’t be that kind of person, but wasn’t Xiao Wenyu being too calm? How could even that ‘a little jealous’ sound so indifferent, as if she was just pulling it out to appease her?

Ruan Shengyi knew she shouldn’t think like this, but she couldn’t help it. She could only try to suppress her gaze and the emotional fluctuations in her eyes, secretly picking at her fingers.

Unfortunately for her, she was sitting across from someone who had been fighting wits with her family since she was a child and was equally good at observing people’s hearts. Seeing her like this, she followed up and teased, “Call me ‘elder sister’ and I’ll tell you why.”

Ruan Shengyi glanced at her, “What reason? If you’re jealous, you’re jealous. I won’t say it next time.”

“It’s not that.”

Ruan Shengyi dodged again, “Then what else could it be?” Her tone was slightly reproachful, so charming it was breathtaking.

Seeing that she was determined not to discuss the issue any further, Xiao Wenyu didn’t press the issue. She simply cupped the soft lines of her chin in her hands and said softly, “I promise you that I will never argue with you over such boring issues, so don’t worry.”

She had experienced a lot and seen a lot.

Of course she would be jealous, but there was no need to dig deeper. If she was still important, then why should she show off and compete for anything? If she was no longer important, then what could she gain by showing off and competing?

The result would only be mutually destructive.

Besides, everyone is a girl. Everyone will always go closer when they see something beautiful. If they were to fight over such small things… that would be really boring.

She wouldn’t tell others about these secret murmurs hidden beneath her words. She only understood these struggles and helplessness after experiencing them herself. Why should she let others know about such heavy emotions for no reason…?

It wasn’t necessary.

She stroked her cheek again and repeated softly, “I promise.”

Why did she suddenly speak English!

The heat seemed to fill her ears, and this murmured repetition collided and played back in her ear canal, almost instantly igniting Ruan Shengyi’s entire ear. Even in the dim light, it was possible to see her earlobes turn red.

So captivating, this was too much.

But before she could respond, the person who went to the second floor to take care of things came back, smiling and talking to them. Then came the procedures of the business entertainment, the two people chatting casually, and during that time, when friends came over to talk, they would chat with friends. Xiao Wenyu sat quietly on the side watching them talk about things in the industry, things in the business world, and…

Admiring how the others faced Ruan Shengyi’s cold face and toasted her, putting their arms around her shoulders.

Honestly, it was a little attractive and a little funny.

Looking at her work from a third-person perspective like this, seeing her with her mouth and eyes level, her expression faint, her chin raised slightly, making her neck line distinct, her blue-gray long hair casually grabbed behind her head, so the boundless white, after capturing people’s curiosity, uniformly merged into the mock collar of the sweater, and then down to her long legs resting on the table legs, and…

Her long, distinct fingers loosely pinching the square glass.

This woman was born too superior.

Just looking at her like this wasn’t boring.

But she always had a cold face, listening to everything calmly, only the corners of her eyes rising slightly redder as the alcohol grew stronger, which made the people talking to her not seem like colleagues, but like her subordinates.

If there hadn’t been those past events, if her good boss had left the desert and gone to school, maybe she could have made an even bigger career this time, and really become a boss, right?

Xiao Wenyu didn’t know. All she could do now was rest her chin and watch them chat quietly, and sometimes those who recognized her would come over to try to talk to her, but she turned them all down.

Her business was different from Ruan Shengyi’s, and she didn’t need much social interaction. This city so far away didn’t add much to her, so she didn’t need to be so hypocritical.

Before long, the bartender came over with tonight’s shot, her eyes slightly moist, “I haven’t met such a knowledgeable guest in a long time. Please, please!”

Xiao Wenyu couldn’t help but laugh. How could she not know? They were all in this business.

Fortunately, she remembered that the quiet guest next to her had been drinking soda all night, and while carrying the shot, she also brought a glass of warm water for Xiao Wenyu to neutralize the sweetness and nausea brought on by tonight’s drinks.

After drinking all night, it wasn’t easy to refuse this shot. Ruan Shengyi picked up the glass and stared at it for a while, and said softly, “What kind of shot is this?”

She silently looked at it for a while, and without waiting for the bartender to answer, she said in a soft voice, “Oh, it’s Tequila Sunrise.”

Hey, this fellow, is this state…?

Xiao Wenyu immediately became interested and reached out to snatch the glass of wine, “No drinking.”

Giving a shot was a farewell etiquette, and this sudden snatching was somewhat disrespectful, and the bartender’s face was faintly darkening.

Ruan Shengyi’s eyes followed the glass, and seeing her stop, she reached out to take the glass, “Mine, you’re not allowed to snatch it.”

Liu Jia saw this and laughed. Ruan Shengyi was drunk. She stretched her tongue and said some farewell platitudes, staggered to her feet, held onto the bartender’s shoulder and waved her hand, “Sister-in-law, Sister Shengyi is drunk. Are you taking her away or should I send you off?”

Xiao Wenyu was still teasing the boss by shaking the glass. Hearing this, she coughed a few times and said solemnly, “I’ll take her away. I didn’t touch a drop of alcohol.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, sister-in-law. Come again next time and I’ll treat you to good food on the third floor!”

Hehe.

Xiao Wenyu slandered: Then she should have invited them to the third floor this time instead of sitting on the first floor drinking alcohol and hurting their stomachs.

But she had always done a good job on superficial appearances. Hearing this, she smiled slightly, “Maybe I’ll be able to drink next time I come. See you next time.”

This person’s insincerity was true, and she looked down on them somewhat, but Xiao Wenyu was too lazy to care about those things, as long as this person still obeyed Ruan Shengyi and was willing to do this last bit of face.

As for next time.

Adults didn’t have that many concrete next times.

But the rarely seen drunken version of Ruan Shengyi made her truly feel surprised –

What a good girl, this boss.

Alcohol slightly melted a little bit of the coldness on her body, so the whole person was softer. When she helped her up, she was also very obedient. She leaned on her and followed her away. When she reached the streetlights, which were brighter, there were more halos in her eyes under the glasses, leaving only three words in her head when she looked at her: Kiss her to death.

Xiao Wenyu scolded, “Are you always this good when you’re drunk? Then I can’t let you get drunk by yourself in the future. What if someone takes you away?”

“Mmm.” This person suddenly stopped, pulling Xiao Wenyu back and forcing her to stop as well, so she had to shake her arm, “But today I can be led away. Let’s go.”

Only then did Ruan Shengyi soften and follow her again.

Xiao Wenyu belatedly realized, okay, so she wanted to use this to refute her saying that anyone could lead her away? She didn’t like to talk in the first place, and when she was drunk, it was even harder to get a word out of her.

She resigned herself to sighing. The person leaning on her shoulder thought she didn’t understand, so she opened her golden mouth and said in a low voice, “No one else can lead me away, only you can.”

“Who am I?”

Xiao Wenyu helped her lean against the car door, went up to take out her pockets to find the key, but she couldn’t find the key, and instead got hugged.

The drunk gently rubbed her ear, her soft lips even touching her earlobe, her breath warm, “You are… my girlfriend…”

“I know, where’s the key?”

“…Aren’t you going to pay attention to me?”

Xiao Wenyu patted her head, “Am I not paying attention to you?”

“I said you’re my girlfriend, but you’re still looking for the key.”

“…Okay, girlfriend, girlfriend. Where’s the key?”

“…”

Ruan Shengyi silently let go of her embrace, turned her face away, and snorted coldly.

Saved her life, this was too cute.

Xiao Wenyu now wished she could reach out and rub her face and kiss her hard, but this was outdoors where it was only around zero degrees, and she was really too cold to reach out.

Helplessly: “Can we talk about it when we get back? It’s so cold, give me the key quickly.”

“Oh…” She obediently took the key.

Xiao Wenyu arranged the drunken woman in the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and used her special seatbelt to restrain the person’s two legs, and gently patted her face, “We’ll talk when we get back, okay?”

“Okay…”

Whether it was the drunken woman hearing the words ‘talk when we get back’, or whether the alcohol grew stronger along the way, the way up the stairs was even quieter, silently following the person holding her hand. If she wasn’t still swaying, Xiao Wenyu would have thought she was a little more awake.

Closing the door, Xiao Wenyu went to help her sit down and turned to look for home clothes.

Ruan Shengyi came over, hugged her waist, leaned on her lower back, and softened her voice: “You’re perfunctory again.”

So aggrieved that she was about to shed golden tears.

Xiao Wenyu teased her, “How am I being perfunctory?”

“You’re not jealous, you don’t properly say you’re my girlfriend, you don’t talk to me after letting me come up, you’re perfunctory—”

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