When Ji Mingxia came to meet Ye Chen at the restaurant, he received the four gifts from the other party and said with understanding, “I guess that only three of these gifts are the same, and one is very special, right?”

Ye Chen froze, he couldn’t believe that the emotionally insensitive Ji Mingxia was actually so perceptive today. His heartbeat unconsciously accelerated a little: “You guessed it?”

He had dressed up carefully today.

After the last incident, Ye Chen looked calm on the surface, but in reality, he was very tangled.

The Ye family had a whole lot of things that he needed to deal with and because everything was all piled up on him alone, he was so busy that he almost didn’t even have time to sleep.

In addition, Ye Chen had to face his guilty conscience.

Although Ye Chen was young and innocent when those things occurred, the Ye family became rich and he enjoyed the benefits of wealth.

He had everything today but it was all built on the blood of his little sister. Such wealth made him very disgusted.

Several times, he wanted to wash his hands of everything, and let his parents years of hard work collapse and vanish.

But whenever he looked at the family still under treatment, Ye Chen would grit his teeth to carry on.

A total of nine people were injured that day. The four bodyguards were the least injured and they were hospitalized for a week before being discharged.

Next was Uncle Zhang and Master Zheng, they were hospitalized for half a month before they did the discharge procedures.

The injuries on his parents and Ye Tian’s were the most serious.

Especially Ye Tian, her case was odd. She became critically ill a number of times but fortunately, the Ye family was rich enough to prolong her life.

The Ye couple did something wrong, but they were his parents after all, and Ye Tian was his beloved sister.

Although the Ye family’s wealth was blood-stained and dirty, it could save their lives.

So for the sake of his family, Ye Chen had to carry on.

The past weeks were dark and chaotic.

Outsiders only saw his strength, but could not see his inner confusion and self-loathing.

Fortunately, he had Ji Mingxia’s company. He would have a sense of relief from his guilt whenever he talked to Ji Mingxia, and by relying on this warm light, Ye Chen was able to carry on.

He stabilized the Ye family, and his parents and sister finally recovered after several months of treatment. 

He knew that Yu Ning was like a wild dog protecting its food. He watched Ji Mingxia firmly, and didn’t give anyone the opportunity to get close to him.

Therefore, Ye Chen studied Ji Mingxia’s schedule in the various courses and deliberately picked a day when he could ask Ji Mingxia out. He cut his hair, sprayed perfume, changed into a decent set of clothes and waited for Ji Mingxia’s arrival.

Unexpectedly, Ji Mingxia broached the subject before he did.

Ji Mingxia looked at Ye Chen who had become nervous and thought back to his recent moves. The other party paid extra attention to his roommates and was cautious when chatting.

Unfortunately, it was useless no matter how much Ye Chen tried. He was not destined to be a protagonist in this book.

Like Ye Chen, he was not an official match with Yu Ning, and Ji Mingxi suddenly felt that they were pitiful.  They could only have an unrequited bitter love.

He couldn’t bear to tease him and said it outright: “Of course, you show so obviously that I’d guess it even if I was a fool. Yu Ning is cold on the outside and hot inside, and not easy to approach so you decided to make friends with him through me. I understand.”

Ji Mingxia had seen this kind of situation many times at school.

When a boy likes a certain goddess, the more adoration, the less he dares to approach her. So he often uses roundabout tactics. He first contacts the goddess’s roommates and bribes them. With the assistance of the roommates, he begins his pursuit of the goddess.

In the original book, Ye Chen also did something similar.

Therefore, in Ji Mingxia’s view, he had already seen through Ye Chen’s actions, but because Ye Chen never mentioned it, Ji Mingxia decided not to expose him.

Now that Ye Chen had finally decided to act, Ji Mingxia was relieved that he’d no longer have to be used as a middleman.

Ye Chen was still immersed in the tension of having his thoughts exposed and was stunned at Ji Mingxia’s words: “Ah?”

He looked at Ji Mingxia in a daze.

Ji Mingxia was looking at the four gifts with a forced smile on his face, and Ye Chen came to a realization.

It wasn’t just Yu Ning who liked Ji Mingxia, Ji Mingxia surprisingly …… liked Yu Ning too!

They were roommates from high school and now lived together every day. It was rumored that when Yu Ning was the county’s famous freak, it was only Ji Mingxia openly and secretly taking care of him.

In Ye Chen’s opinion, it was only normal for someone like Yu Ning to be moved by Ji Mingxia and thus falling in love with him.

But he never expected that Ji Mingxia would also like Yu Ning.

The two people had mutual affection for each other and are together every day, so reasonably speaking, they should have broken through the paper and established a relationship.

However, they had neither determined their relationship nor expressed their hearts to each other, so Ye Chen defaulted that Yu Ning liked Ji Mingxia, but Ji Mingxia wasn’t moved by Yu Ning.

However, looking at Ji Mingxia’s expression, a person as sharp as Ye Chen discovered his affection for Yu Ning.

He wouldn’t show such an expression if he didn't like Yu Ning, nor would he have such an outrageous misunderstanding.

Ji Mingxia only had Yu Ning in his eyes and to him, Yu Ning was the best. With this mindset, he misunderstood Ye Chen’s actions and tacitly concluded that he would also fall for Yu Ning.

Once Ye Chen realized this, his originally fiery heart immediately cooled down.

It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. Ye Chen was sad, and also reluctant.

Why did he have to discover this after his heart was moved?

In addition, what’s so good about that Yu Ning, why is he worthy of Ji Mingxia’s feelings?

Ye Chen felt that Yu Ning was not a good person from the first time he met him, and it was not safe for a person like that to stay by Ji Mingxia’s side for a long time.

The hearts of young people are always unstable, and with Yu Ning’s character, he may hurt Ji Mingxia at any time.

Ye Chen’s head was full of thoughts and jealousy flooded his chest. Ji Mingxia called him several times and he almost did not hear.

“Ye Chen, Ye Chen?” Ji Mingxia said.Ye Chen’s hands under the table unconsciously clenched, but his face looked calm: “Mmm?”

“Are you okay, am I being too direct and upsetting you?” Ji Mingxia asked with worry. “Don’t worry, I haven’t talked to Yu Ning yet so he doesn’t know about this.”

The more he talked, the more Ye Chen’s heart felt like it was being squeezed.

Especially when Ji Mingxia mentioned Yu Ning, his eyes went bright, causing Ye Chen to feel so jealous.

The emotions that had been restrained with difficulty surged up to his heart again and almost overwhelmed his sanity.

“So he doesn’t know yet?” Ye Chen pulled out a fake smile and asked slowly.

Ji Mingxia didn’t tell Yu Ning that Ye Chen “liked” him, so correspondingly, Ye Chen would also not tell Yu Ning that Ji Mingxia also liked him.

Ye Chen looked at the four gifts on the table and said, “Mingxia, you guessed right, there is indeed a different gift among the four. I specially prepared it for the person I like.”

Ji Mingxia finally heard Ye Chen admit it and was vaguely a little lost but quickly recovered.

However, these micro-expressions fell into Ye Chen’s eyes, making him even more sore.

Although he now knew that Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning liked each other, he didn’t want to be their matchmaker and facilitate their feelings.

If it was another person that was both good and excellent, Ye Chen may have tried to suppress the jealousy and blesis them.

But not Yu Ning.

Ye Chen could not forget that day in Ye Tian’s dormitory, he saw that Yu Ning’s eyes had turned gray.

Such a person that was neither human nor ghost would be a time bomb beside Mingxia.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen immediately said, “Can you help give this to Yu Ning?”

“What’s inside this?” Ji Mingxia asked.

Ye Chen took a look at the gift and said woodenly, “A diamond ring.”

Ji Mingxia’s eyes widened: “Diamond ring?”

Ye Chen pulled the corner of his mouth: “I want to express my feelings through it, nothing else. Of course, if he is willing to accept me, I will buy a better one.”

Ji Mingxia was shocked by Ye Chen’s grand courtship.

‘You have not yet confessed but as soon as it comes up, you buy a diamond ring ah?’

Sure enough, he is the golden supporting lead, his feelings for Yu Ning are so strong.

On seeing Ji Mingxia’s shocked expression, Ye Chen said solemnly, “Mingxia, are you willing to help me pursue Yu Ning?”

“Me? I …… I don’t want to meddle in your things … at most, I can help pass on a message or something, I can’t do anything else.” Ji Mingxia stammered through his words.

He liked Yu Ning, and Ye Chen also liked Yu Ning.

Previously, he didn’t say anything because of what Ye Chen had recently been through. He thought he’d be relieved when Ye Chen admitted it, but unexpectedly, the other party actually wanted him to help pursue Yu Ning!

If it was Pei Yuan who put forward this request, Ji Mingxia would have reluctantly agreed even if his heart was dripping blood.

Fortunately, Ye Chen was not Pei Yuan and Ji Mingxia politely refused.

Ye Chen looked at Ji Mingxia’s flustered appearance, and felt even bitter. “You understand my intention, so I’m already satisfied that you are willing to help me pass on the message.”

Ye Chen only felt sour and bitter in his heart after saying that.

It so happened that the wine and food were served at this time and Ye Chen immediately invited Ji Mingxia to start eating.

Violin music slowly played, and the warm candlelight was accompanied by delicate flowers, but the people at both ends of the table were lost in their thoughts. Each had their own worries and the delicious wine and food tasted like wax in their mouths.

The meal was finished just like that and because they drank wine, Ye Chen contacted his assistant to send Ji Mingxia back.

Ji Mingxia said goodbye to Ye Chen in a daze and took the car back to school.

Ji Mingxia ate and drank absent-mindedly so he didn’t feel anything. It was only after sitting in the shaking car that he remembered that he drank red wine tonight, and the aftertaste was quite strong.

The off-campus car could not enter the school, so Ji Mingxia got off and walked to the boys’ dormitory. His first step was steady, but the more he walked, the more he felt like his head was heavy. Each step was like stepping on cotton, and he could fly at any time.

If it was in the past, Ji Mingxia would have slowly walked back, but now he didn’t dare.

Perhaps it was his illusion, but ever since he came out of Ye Tian’s dormitory that night, his five senses had become extraordinarily sharp.

This was obviously not a good thing, because he seemed to have developed Ye Tian’s symptoms, he always felt as if someone was standing in the dark and secretly spying on him.

This feeling was usually absent but it would get acute at certain moments, but when he looked around, he wouldn’t find any trace of it.

He just thought he was paranoid, so he didn’t tell Yu Ning.

He and Yu Ning were inseparable, and with Yu Ning by his side, Ji Mingxia didn’t care too much even if he occasionally noticed that something was wrong.

But now, he was the only one walking on the road and he didn’t dare to be careless.

Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia immediately raised his vigilance and quickly walked towards the dormitory. Unfortunately, the body of a drunk person is not under the control of his mind. The more Ji Mingxia wanted to hurry back, the more chaotic his steps became.

Just when he was ready to find a stone pier to sit down and sober up, a pair of hands embraced him.

It was an early winter night, and this person came with a cool air. The other party seemed to realize that his body temperature was too low, so he quickly moved away and held Ji Mingxia’s wrist instead.

Ji Mingxia was suddenly embraced by someone and was initially surprised, but when he noticed the other person’s thoughtful little gesture, he immediately relaxed.

He didn’t even look back and directly leaned over. It was only after he was next to Yu Ning that Ji Mingxia raised his head and lazily smiled at him, “Yu Ning, what are you doing here?”

Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia with a sullen face.

Contrary to Yu Ning’s body temperature, Ji Mingxia’s body was warm, like a small sun.

Ji Mingxia is not much of a drinker, a few sips of red wine and he was immediately drunk.

The rouge-like blush on both cheeks, and the pink on his white skin made his eyes look more moist, like a rose blooming in the wine, even the dew on the petals were crystal clear.

Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia’s face, which was more beautiful than usual, and his expression changed. He looked angry, but also restrained. 

He held Ji Mingxia, and his fingers unconsciously tightened as he whispered, “You’ve been drinking.”