My Ex-husband Asked Me to Remarry Him Every Day
Chapter 415 - 409: I Like This Kind of Boring Man Like You

Chapter 415: Chapter 409: I Like This Kind of Boring Man Like You

Her fox-like eyes slightly lifted at the corners, alluring and captivating.

Chen Jiayan wasn’t the least bit flustered by her blunt observation.

Instead, he nodded openly, "I did watch."

He had never seen a woman smoke as beautifully as she did.

Xie Baola let out a rasp, half-smiling, "Have you never seen a girl smoke before?"

Chen Jiayan paused for a moment, "I have."

His words were nonchalant and casual.

Xie Baola propped her forehead with her hand, looking at him in a casual yet openly assessing manner, the glint in her eyes shrewd. Her other hand, holding a cigarette, made her the spitting image of a bad girl, but on her, it was a uniquely fitting quality.

She was no longer a young girl, either.

"Look at us, you smoke, and I smoke; we really do match each other."

Chen Jiayan: "..."

Xie Baola exhaled a ring of smoke and extinguished the remaining stub in the ashtray.

She rolled the car window down halfway, and the cold air from outside rushed in without restraint, instantly dispelling the warmth inside the car.

Chen Jiayan raised the window again, "It’s cold."

"To clear the air inside the car."

"There’s no need," he insisted, "It’s cold."

Xie Baola touched her chin, clicking her tongue, "You’re saying it’s cold? Chen Jiayan, you seem rather fragile."

Chen Jiayan gave her an inscrutable glance and ultimately said nothing.

Xie Baola didn’t understand what his look meant.

Chen Jiayan was taciturn, and not one for small talk. Xie Baola pulled out her phone to continue playing with it.

She sent a photo of herself and Chen Jiayan to Xie Qian, and right in front of Chen Jiayan, she sent a voice message, "Daddy, the man I have my eyes on, what do you think, handsome, right?"

Xie Qian’s voice soon came through the phone, "Handsome, but still not quite up to your dad. Bring him home tomorrow."

This father and daughter both had their domineering ways.

Xie Baola was determined to get what she wanted, a trait she inherited from Xie Qian.

The Xie Family was not to be messed with in the early years; naturally, the family members had a more domineering character.

Xie Baola twirled her phone in her fingers, leaning slightly towards Chen Jiayan with a smile, "My dad asked me to bring you home."

This time Chen Jiayan didn’t even glance at her, still saying nothing.

His silence meant she wouldn’t overstep the boundaries.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, Xie Baola pouted, "Boring."

After a pause, she spoke with a hint of frustration, "But I just like boring men like you, what should I do?"

Xie Baola didn’t really expect an answer.

However, after a long moment, she suddenly heard Chen Jiayan’s dispassionate reply, "You could choose not to like me."

Xie Baola immediately responded, "That’s not possible. To be honest, the more unattainable a man is, the more it sparks my competitive desire."

Chen Jiayan: "..."

There was snow on the road, so the car was driving slower than usual.

More than an hour later, the car stopped outside the orphanage.

Chen Jiayan unbuckled his seatbelt but didn’t immediately get out of the car.

Xie Baola looked out the window and saw the sign that read ’New Star Orphanage’.

Was this the place where he lived when he was very little?

Xie Baola turned her gaze back to him, "Aren’t you getting out?"

"I will go down by myself; you wait for me in the car."

After Chen Jiayan finished speaking, he pushed the car door open, his tall figure merging back into the wind and snow.

He was dressed in a black overcoat that reached beyond his knees, standing out starkly against the white snow.

Xie Baola followed him out of the car, "I’ll come with you, wait for me."

Chen Jiayan’s pace imperceptibly slowed.

Walking side by side with him, Xie Baola spoke as a puff of white breath materialized before her, "How silly it would be to wait in the car, having come all this way, I want to go in and see too."

Chen Jiayan’s face had an elegant, distant beauty.

"This place isn’t suitable for you."

He said it lightly, with no other implication, simply stating a fact.

Xie Baola snorted a laugh back at him.

"What’s suitable or not? There are so many unsuitable things in the world, should we steer clear of them just because they don’t fit?"

"What’s unsuitable will always be unsuitable."

Chen Jiayan said something profound and turned to walk inside.

He didn’t look back at her.

The weather outside was cold, and snow was still falling; all the children were inside playing games.

With Chen Jiayan’s help, the orphanage’s environment had improved a lot compared to before.

Seeing Chen Jiayan brave the snow to come, the director hurried over to him, "Xiao Yan, it’s so cold, why did you come? Just give a call if you need anything."

The director was not reproachful but concerned, and while speaking, he helped brush the snowflakes off Chen Jiayan’s shoulders.

Chen Jiayan smiled faintly, "I just came to see."

"Brother Jiayan, you’re here!"

"Brother Jiayan, we miss you."

"The director said it will be New Year soon; Brother Jiayan, will you celebrate with us?"

The children all crowded around, chattering away.

Chen Jiayan took out some candy he had prepared and let the oldest child distribute it.

Seeing the sweets, all the children lit up with happiness and joyfully went to play on the side.

Noticing Xie Baola following behind Chen Jiayan, the director smiled warmly, "Xiao Yan, is this your girlfriend?"

Xie Baola stepped out from behind Chen Jiayan, ready to introduce herself, but then heard Chen Jiayan’s denial, "She is not my girlfriend."

Xie Baola stood next to Chen Jiayan, her smile radiant and self-assured, "Not my boyfriend for now, but will be soon."

The director’s smile was gentle and kind.

Visible white hairs were intermixed with her black ones, stark against her face, which bore the marks of time.

Her voice carried a softness, aged with the passage of years, "Then you have to love our Xiao Yan well."

Love?

Xie Baola paused slightly before nodding, "Sure, don’t worry."

She was bold about it.

Chen Jiayan: "..."

And didn’t even blush.

Chen Jiayan, making no effort to explain further and to avoid continuing the discussion, changed the subject, "Aunt Xu, could you come with me for a moment?"

"Of course."

Xie Baola followed them as well.

Chen Jiayan saw the children weren’t paying attention to them and pulled out a large red envelope to give to the director.

"It’s New Year’s, buy something extra for the children."

"No, no, I can’t take this." The director quickly pushed his hand away, vehemently refusing, "I can’t take this money, Xiao Yan, you’ve already done so much for the orphanage over the years, it’s enough. You have to provide for your future girlfriend and family; having left this place, you’re bound to have better days than before, don’t keep worrying about us; we don’t lack anything here, you should take this money back."

The director spoke with teary eyes.

Many children from the orphanage were adopted, but only Chen Jiayan continued to remember this place.

People say it is easy to add frostings to the cake but hard to send charcoal in the snow.

How many would send charcoal?

Chen Jiayan said, "This is a New Year’s red packet for the children, please accept it. If you don’t, I won’t be at ease."

"The children are all doing well." The director’s eyes glistened with moisture, "But I really can’t take any more money from you."

The director stuffed the red envelope back into the pocket of Chen Jiayan’s coat, then turned away to quietly wipe the corner of her eyes.

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