Chapter 192 - 192 Could it be that you like me?
192 Could it be that you like me?
Before Xie Yunjin could finish, Lu Jiao warned him, “Xie Yunjin…”
Xie Yunjin looked up at her and found her gaze to be unfriendly.
“I don’t care why you went so crazy just now but please do not infect the four little ones with your personal emotions. That’s not good for them.”
Her words reminded Xie Yunjin. She was right. He shouldn’t pass any of his own negative emotions down to the four little ones. If he told the children that the guy was a bad man, the children will for sure hate that guy.
Xie Yunjin glanced at the four little ones before he calmly said, “That guy and I have gotten into a fight before. That’s why when I saw him, I got angry and hit him.”
The First Born’s face turned stern, “Is he a bad guy?”
The other three also stared at Xie Yunjin with aggression.
Before Xie Yunjin could answer, Lu Jiao jumped in and started to educate the four little ones, “What are you implying? Just because two people got into a fight, it doesn’t make them bad guys. Sometimes, people fight over certain objects or events. For example, someone may think this food tastes bad while I think the food tastes good. We might start fighting due to our disagreement. Does that mean the other person is a bad person?”
The four little ones explained, “But when Maodou and Caidou fought us, we thought of them as bad guys.”
“That’s a conflict between children. Perhaps Maodou and Caidou will grow up to be good people or perhaps they remain bad. You cannot judge their character purely based on the fact that you fought. You have to judge them based on the things they do.
Your dad had a fight today with someone, it doesn’t make that person automatically bad. You have to determine what kind of person he is based on what he does or doesn’t do.”
The four little ones didn’t seem to fully understand but had a good idea of what their mom was trying to say. Nobody should decide who’s bad just because of one fight.
The four little ones turned to Xie Yunjin, who nodded in order to support Lu Jiao.
He was thankful that Lu Jiao reminded him in time. He needed someone like Lu Jiao with him who was willing to give him wake-up calls in order to remain calm.
The four little ones quieted down and surrounded Xie Yunjin to comfort him, “Daddy, then don’t be mad. We don’t have to acknowledge him.”
“When I grow up, I will beat him up for you.”
“Yes, once I learn medicine from mommy, I will stab him with needles.”
“Daddy, just you wait. Once I make lots of money, I will hire five people to help you fight.”
Xie Yunjin felt comforted and his unpleasant mood evaporated. Scared that the four little ones would fall inside the carriage, Lu Jiao warned, “Sit down. If you keep this up, we won’t bring you out next time.”
That threat scared the four little ones and they sat down in their seats.
Xie Yunjin turned to Lu Jiao, “How come you don’t ask me what happened.”
Lu Jiao was uninterested, “I’m not interested.”
Xie Yunjin felt angered by that response. She didn’t want to listen but he was now determined to tell her.
He was about to tell the story when the horse suddenly accelerated. Subconsciously, Lu Jiao grabbed Xie Yunjin’s legs to protect them but her whole body slammed into Xie Yunjin instead.
Worried that she would bounce away and fall, Xie Yunjin held onto her waist.
The horse carriage slowed down quickly and the coachman apologized, “I’m sorry, Lady Lu, there was a child and I had to do what I could to avoid him.”
Lu Jiao responded, “It’s okay.”
She then tried to sit up straight but the person holding onto her didn’t let go.
Lu Jiao looked up at Xie Yunjin and found him staring at her with a profound look and there were even some sparks in his eyes.
Lu Jiao was stunned at the fight. She suddenly recalled all the strange behaviors he’s displayed lately and her mind flashed. Could it be that Xie Yunjin liked her? Was that why he’s been acting so strange?
Lu Jiao’s mouth reacted faster than her head, “Could it be that you like me?”
Xie Yunjin’s arms froze and he became uncomfortable. Color rose crawled onto his cheeks and the shyness he felt turned his ears red. However, his mouth also reacted faster than his head, “What nonsense are you talking about? I wonder what you think about every day.”
Lu Jiao felt a reality check. He was right. Just what nonsense was she thinking about?
She became embarrassed by her question and pushed Xie Yunjin away.
Now that his arms were no longer holding onto her, he felt uncertain. Quickly, he looked toward Lu Jiao but found her to be calm and not at all mad.
Xie Yunjin sighed in relief. Something felt wrong. But what was it?
Inside the carriage, Lu Jiao found him staring and her cheeks burned as she remembered the question she just posed. Why did she think so much lately? She shouldn’t be so delusional.
She didn’t want to spend more time on this and asked Xie Yunjin, “You know that guy?”
This topic distracted Xie Yunjin and he answered in a low voice, “Remember how I told you about Chen Ying?”
Lu Jiao nodded and had a sudden realization. Xie Yunjin agreed to marry Chen Ying before, which meant he liked her. Her question just now was too thoughtless and she needed to remember never to ask something so unreasonable again.
The more she thought about it, the more at ease she felt. Xie Yunjin didn’t know what she was thinking and was to speak more when he remembered the children. He looked towards them and found them to be close to falling asleep and swaying left and right. Lu Jiao picked them up and laid them down on the seats.
Now that the children were asleep, Xie Yunjin finally explained, “Four years ago, someone attempted to assassinate that man and he ended up tending to his injuries outside the Qingyue Nunnery. Chen Ying saved him and took care of him until he was fully healed. During that period of time, the two of them developed feelings for each other.
However, once he healed, he suddenly disappeared one day. Because of him, Chen Ying…”
Lu Jiao sympathetically stared at Xie Yunjin. So Chen Ying didn’t like Xie Yunjin and liked the man she saved. That was why Xie Yunjin wanted to punch the guy when he saw him.
Xie Yunjin sensed that there was more to the way Lu Jiao looked at him but he wasn’t sure what it was.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Lu Jiao shook her head, “Nothing.”
She then asked, “It was because of that man that Chen Ying got sick and ended up dying?”
Xie Yunjin was silent, which Lu Jiao interpreted as confirmation.