The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite
Chapter 501 - 280

Chapter 501: Chapter 280

Everyone’s rooms were on the same floor, and they weren’t far from each other.

The two quickly arrived at the door to Shen Jingxiu’s room.

Since Wenyan was pushing the meal cart with both hands, the task of ringing the doorbell fell to Qin Yulong.

But after two rings, there seemed to be no movement inside the room.

They exchanged glances, and Wenyan’s eyebrows creased slightly.

"Could big brother not be in his room right now? It’s not even mealtime yet, where could he have gone?"

Qin Yulong thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps he’s in the bathroom and didn’t hear it; I’ll ring the doorbell again to try."

"Mm, press it a few more times this time."

While saying this, Wenyan also pressed her ear against the door.

In fact, Shen Jingxiu had already walked to the door after the first ring of the doorbell.

However, upon hearing Wenyan’s voice, he suddenly stopped the action of opening the door.

Before sorting out his own tangled emotions and inexplicable desires, he felt he shouldn’t indulge himself in interacting with her at will.

But they kept ringing the doorbell, and if he didn’t open the door for a long time, she might call him.

Therefore, when the doorbell rang for the third time on the second round, Shen Jingxiu opened the door.

He didn’t look at Wenyan but directly fixed his gaze on Qin Yulong’s face.

"Why have you come?"

Qin Yulong was a bit surprised; Wenyan was standing in the middle, and he had a better relationship with her, yet he did not expect Shen Jingxiu to choose to converse with him as if Wenyan wasn’t there at all.

Thinking of this, Qin Yulong couldn’t help but glance at Wenyan beside him.

And then he answered Shen Jingxiu, "I heard from Yanyan that you weren’t feeling well, so I came over with her to check on you. Does Yanyan have something for you?"

Only then did Shen Jingxiu deign to give Wenyan a faint glance.

"What’s that?"

Wenyan noticed his indifference; although he always spoke in a cold tone, Wenyan could feel he was different today from before.

Wenyan thought it was caused by him not feeling well.

Her tone was full of concern, "Don’t you feel a bit better? Then should you see a doctor or take some medicine?"

"No need," it was just an excuse he had casually made up, "I am already better."

"Really?" Wenyan was skeptical, tilting her head to take a closer look at Shen Jingxiu’s complexion.

Shen Jingxiu was originally standing still, but as Wenyan approached, he found his heartbeat suddenly accelerating.

This was not a good sign; he swallowed hard and immediately stepped back half a step.

"I am really fine now; is this what you brought for me?"

Shen Jingxiu said, looking down at the small meal cart in front of him.

"Yes!" Wenyan nodded, "I thought you might have a headache due to catching a cold, so I went to the hotel’s kitchen and made ginger soup. It’s still hot; you should drink it now to dispel the chill. Make some room, let’s go in and drink it."

If it were the past, Shen Jingxiu would definitely have made way by now, and more than that, he would have taken the meal cart from Wenyan’s hands.

But today, he uncharacteristically stood at the doorway without moving.

The door frame of the hotel was about 2 meters high, and his standing in the doorway made even the spacious hotel rooms seem cramped and low.

Wenyan puzzled, "What’s the matter, why aren’t you moving? Are you not welcoming us in? Then we can just drink at the door; it’s the same either way, especially since there’s no one else in the hallway right now."

"It’s not that," Shen Jingxiu suddenly furrowed his brows, his tone turning cold, "I no longer have a headache, so I don’t need this bowl of ginger soup. Take it away."

Wenyan was taken aback.

It seemed like the first time Shen Jingxiu had been so dismissive; although outwardly cold, he was warm-hearted, especially towards his family, nowhere near as indifferent as he appeared. Usually, when she brought him something to eat or drink, he was very supportive.

Even that time when he accompanied her to send Xu Ping’s father to the abandoned industrial park, although he did not smoke, he still graciously accepted a cigarette offered by Xu Ping’s friend.

But today...

It took several seconds for Wenyan to find her voice again: "Oh, alright, as long as your headache is gone that’s good, I know not everyone can handle the taste of ginger soup. Oh yes, tonight I plan to go to the beach and try my luck to find glowing sea algae; it’s a beautiful sight. Since you’re not feeling unwell, would you like to come along?"

"I won’t go, you go by yourself. Is there anything else?"

Wenyan was once again stunned.

She widened her eyes, her eyelashes fluttered as she blinked, and suddenly a mix of puzzlement and a touch of hurt rose in her eyes.

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