Jingxia Rose

Chapter 87: Delivering Food

Ji Xian joked, "Yeah, but the cow was too big, weighing several hundred pounds. I couldn't steal it by myself. I was just about to ask you to come with me tonight."

Shi Wan chuckled, "I'll steal the cow when I get back. I need to go make some money first."

She asked again, "You didn't reply to his messages last night either. How did it go? What was his family's attitude when you went to his house for dinner?"

"It's all pretty good."

"Then you and Wen Qi..."

"I rejected him."

Shi Wan was taken aback, but not surprised. She nodded gently, "You've been crying?"

Ji Xian smiled and said, "Why don't you hurry up and leave? Don't blame me if you miss your flight."

Hearing how abruptly she changed the subject, Shi Wan pouted and patted her shoulder. "Alright, go catch up on your sleep if you didn't sleep well. That little darling is easy to take care of. She can play happily on her own after she's full. She's just a bit clingy. Thanks for your hard work. I'm leaving now."

"Okay, let's go."

He escorted her to the elevator and watched her leave before returning to the apartment.

The kitten was about to jump from the sofa to the coffee table, but its legs were too short, and it couldn't jump high enough. It flapped its wings twice in the air and landed steadily on the ground.

Ji Xuan couldn't help but laugh. Hearing the sound, the little guy immediately went to her leg, rubbed against her, and meowed twice.

Very delicate.

Ji Xuan bent down and picked her up. "Baby, it's been a year since we last met. Do you still remember me? Hmm? How can you be so cute?"

The little one nestled obediently in her arms, making comforting gurgling sounds.

Now that he was awake, Ji Xian didn't want to sleep anymore. He ordered breakfast takeout and also bought oil, rice, salt, sauce, and vegetables on the app, especially including eggs.

She didn't plan to go out today; she wanted to let the swelling in her eyes go down first.

After breakfast, she played with the little princess for a while. The little princess got tired, drank some water, and then ran to find Ji Xian. She walked up to her, found a comfortable spot, lay down, and fell asleep.

Ji Xian smiled, rubbed its soft little belly, and casually picked up a movie to pass the time.

Around 9:30, my phone pinged; it was a message from Wen Qi.

Are you awake? Do your eyes hurt or swell?

Ji Xuan: "..."

Knowing that he was concerned, Ji Xuan was oblivious and thought he was bringing up a sore spot.

Moreover, she felt that she had made herself very clear last night.

It's impossible for her not to be moved by Wen Qi's words.

Perhaps it was her childhood experiences that made her heart seem less soft than her outward personality.

Call her selfish or whatever, she just doesn't want to get hurt anymore.

Yesterday, I had a more open conversation with Wen Qi.

In her memory, Wen Qi was a person who respected the wishes of others and never did anything against his will. He was a gentleman both in public and in private.

He wouldn't do something like pestering someone.

But judging from his attitude of still sending messages, he clearly hasn't given up.

Ji Xuan pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, then turned off his phone and tossed it aside.

Around ten o'clock, she went back to her room to catch up on sleep, and because of the cat, she didn't close the door.

She was woken up by the phone ringing; it was already 12:30 in the afternoon.

The little one was lying next to her pillow when he heard the sound and stepped on her.

Ji Xian touched it with one hand and picked up the phone with the other. Without even looking at the caller ID, he answered and greeted the caller as usual, "Hello."

The voice was muffled from just waking up, a soft tone tinged with languor.

"Just woke up?"

A warm, deep male voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of a smile in his words.

Ji Xuan was stunned. She opened her eyes and looked at the screen. There was no note, but the number seemed to be engraved in her soul. She could even recite it from memory.

It was Wen Qi calling. This was the first time he had called her since their breakup.

"Ok?"

Hearing his deliberately raised tone, Ji Xian snapped out of her daze. "I took a nap this morning."

"Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Ji Xuan sensed the worry in his voice, but didn't know how to respond, so she asked directly, "Is something wrong?"

The voice wasn't cold or harsh, but the tone was somewhat indifferent, and no matter how those three words were spoken, there was a sense of detachment.

Wen Qi paused for a few seconds, then said slowly, "I'm outside the residential area."

Ji Xian was taken aback, then heard him say, "My mom made a few dishes and said she'd let you try them."

Sui Yi?

Ji Xuan was surprised; she really didn't know that Sui Yi could cook, but she also knew that Wen Qi wasn't the type to lie.

She opened her mouth, but didn't say "no." "Wait a moment, I'll come down and get it."

"It's a bit heavy, you might not be able to lift it."

Ji Xian was speechless. It was just a few dishes.
How heavy can it be?

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then bring it up. Building 9, Unit 1602."

"it is good."

Wen Qi responded lightly, but he wasn't lying. He was holding a thermal box containing five dishes, a soup, rice, two kinds of desserts, and several biscuit tins.

In her other hand, she had a box containing two large king crabs, two Boston lobsters, a durian that looked very well-behaved, and a small cake.

Judging from the packaging, it's from Meet You.

Even for a grown man like him, carrying all these things was a bit of a struggle.

Ji Xian really couldn't lift it very well.

Ji Xuan was shocked when he saw what he mentioned and stood there stunned.

Why would you bring her food out of the blue?
"Should I go in first and put my things down?" Wen Qi asked.

"Oh."

Ji Xian was in a daze and subconsciously stepped aside to let him in. He only realized what was happening when he closed the door.

There were only two pairs of women's slippers in the room, and Wen Qi had no shoes to change into, so he had to go in wearing his socks.

He placed the items on the dining table.

Ji Xuan walked over and examined the items, his eyes filled with astonishment. "How could there be so many things?"

Wen Qi explained, "Those dishes were cooked by my mom, and the cookies and desserts were made by my sister. She forgot to bring the shrimp and crab back for you last night."

Ji Xian caught a key word in his words and looked up at him.

As far as I can remember, he rarely called Ruan Zheng "sister," and he rarely even used her name; most of the time, he just called her "she."

I only call her "sister" when it's necessary.

Ji Xian was quite surprised to hear him shout it so fluently.

"what happened?"

Noticing the strange look in her eyes, Wen Qi asked.

"It's nothing." Ji Xuan shook his head gently, his gaze falling on the durian on the table. "Then what is this...?"

"The shrimp, crab, and durian all came from the old house; they were gifts from my mom's friend."

Ji Xuan said "oh" twice, then looked at the cake packaged as "Meet You". She had noticed the packaging as soon as she opened the door.

“I remember you love this place’s strawberry mousse. Their signature dish is limited every day, and you can’t buy it if you’re late,” Wen Qi said consciously. “This is the last one for today.”

A hint of surprise flashed in Ji Xuan's eyes.

Meet You is not located in this area, and even their delivery service is outside their designated area.