The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 734, Opened the Orifice (1)

"Polar Bear is just a Polar Bear, what do you mean ’like me’?" Realizing he was deliberately insulting him, Ji Mingqian gave him a sideways glance and said grumpily.

Jiang Yisheng had a faint smile hidden in his eyes as he said languidly, "I’m not going."

"Why not?"

"I just don’t want to go, there doesn’t have to be a reason."

Thinking he didn’t like the polar bear, Ji Mingqian then said, "Then how about I take you to see penguins?"

"Not going." Jiang Yisheng still refused, without a hint of hesitation.

Ji Mingqian grew angry, sat up straight, and snatched away his tablet. "Why won’t you go? Don’t you like watching penguins?"

Without his tablet, Jiang Yisheng wasn’t annoyed; his expression remained indifferent, "Liking them doesn’t mean I have to see them in person; looking at photos is just the same."

Ji Mingqian stared at him, then had a sudden epiphany, "Jiang Yisheng, tell me the truth, is it that you just don’t want to go with me, and that’s why you’re saying no? If it were Jennifer, would you be willing to go then?"

In front of him, it was hard for Ji Mingqian to stay calm, and he was easily infuriated to the point of jumping up and down.

"Don’t even think about it, just tell me, is it or is it not?"

Jiang Yisheng narrowed his eyes, his bewitching green irises twinkling with a strange light. After a moment, he said coolly, "What if it is."

Ji Mingqian, this time you brought it upon yourself. I went to great lengths to keep my distance from you, to lock away those improper thoughts deep in my heart, yet you insist on getting close to me.

Whether you have intentions or not, if we’re going to be miserable, let’s be miserable together.

"What kind of taste do you have, that Jenny is so ugly, and with such a bad figure, always acting delicate—what’s there to like?" Ji Mingqian angrily slammed the tablet on the sofa, his eyes fierce, and he said through gritted teeth.

Jiang Yisheng glanced at him and sneered, "She’s ugly, and you think you’re good-looking?"

"Nonsense, I’m a million times better looking than her."

As the words fell, he suddenly leaned in close, his handsome face magnified before Jiang Yisheng’s eyes, trying hard to prove he was indeed good-looking.

"Take a good look; this face of mine is praised by many as a peerless beauty."

Jiang Yisheng’s lips twitched, and he leaned back.

He’d never seen such a narcissist before.

No one.

He pushed at Ji Mingqian’s shoulders, his voice steady, "Keep your distance."

"No, first admit whether I’m good-looking or not," Ji Mingqian said sulkily, the tone of his voice carrying an edge of jealousy he himself hadn’t noticed.

Jiang Yisheng was speechless, holding back his temper, he said, "Have you had too much to drink? Jenny is a woman, and you’re a man—how are you even comparable? Besides, whether I find you good-looking or not, what does it have to do with you? Why are you being so competitive?"

Stumped for words by the retort, Ji Mingqian stammered, "I..."

Finding himself holding the upper hand in a verbal duel, for once, Jiang Yisheng curved his lips into a smirk and pushed Ji Mingqian away.

Why get so close? They weren’t that close.

Cooling down and realizing the topic had strayed, Ji Mingqian circled back to the main issue, "So, you’d rather go see penguins with Jenny than with me?"

He never said he wanted to go see penguins, was that the point?

Jiang Yisheng almost had to laugh, "Why do you care so much who I go with? If you want to go, you can find Chu Chen and the others, right?"

A flicker of discomfort crossed Ji Mingqian’s eyes as he said, "Don’t change the subject, answer my previous question first."

On the matter of Jenny, he unexpectedly wanted to quibble.

As for the reason why, he hadn’t cared to think it through.

Not giving him an immediate answer, Jiang Yisheng fixed his gaze on him, his lips moving slightly as he spoke with a cool tone, "She’s someone I was set up with on a blind date, and maybe she’ll even be my girlfriend in the future. What’s the problem with me going with her?"

Girlfriend?

Ji Mingqian’s complexion subtly changed, and he felt a surge of sourness and pain in his heart.

Thoughts hidden deep within surfaced, and in the heat of the moment he blurted out, "No, that’s not allowed, she can’t be your girlfriend."

The moment the words came out, he hadn’t yet realized the inappropriateness of his statement.

Jiang Yisheng’s gaze darkened, his tone softened, "Why can’t she?"

"Because you are..." Ji Mingqian realized what he was about to say and abruptly stopped himself.

Looking at the excessively exquisite face before him, his expression turned bizarre, a storm of shock and awe rising from the depths of his heart.

Had he just been...

Jealous?

Jealous of Jennifer?

He raised his hand and pinched his own face, with quite some force.

Hisss.

It hurt, so it seemed it wasn’t an illusion.

Jiang Yisheng observed his unusual behavior in silence, guessing in his heart what Ji Mingqian’s unfinished words might have been.

Ji Mingqian lowered his hand and glanced at the person beside him, his expression complex and indescribable.

Jealousy is another way of expressing affection.

So, he was fond of...

No, no, that’s not right. How could that be possible? Ji Mingqian shook his head vigorously.

In the midst of his chaotic thoughts, Li Mochan’s voice once again burst into his mind.

"I don’t think you can see it. Ask yourself, Chu Chen and Asheng, are you sure they mean the same to you?"

"The things you gave to Chu Chen, do you care if he keeps them with him at all times?"

"Ji Mingqian, the truth is that you are the one who’s heartless."

Ji Mingqian was shocked, his dark pupils dilated, and his heartbeat quickened uncontrollably, as if it would explode.

In that instant, the fog in his heart cleared away, and many things became clear to him.

The reason Jiang Yisheng had been distant with him wasn’t without cause; it was because he didn’t want to fall too deep.

Realizing this, Ji Mingqian lowered his eyes, unable to meet those clear green pupils.

He accused him of being moody, of being heartless, yet he didn’t know his abnormal behavior was all because of him.

Ji Mingqian suddenly stood up, grabbed the car keys from the table, and ran out without a word.

It felt as if a gust of wind had just passed by him, and Jiang Yisheng didn’t stop him, just sitting quietly in his original place.

After a long while, he tilted his head, looking at the empty doorway, his eyes flashing with realization and a trace of desolation.

Had he finally understood?

So, was he afraid?

Or disgusted?

"Heh."

The self-mocking laughter was as cold as it was desolate, dissipating into the air.

Jiang Yisheng glanced at his jacket, reached for his phone, and made a call.

Before long, the person on the other end picked up, a deep voice reaching his ears, "Asheng."

"Cousin, can you do me a favor?" Jiang Yisheng’s voice was flat, "Don’t tell anyone, including Jiuliang."

On the other end of the phone, Li Mochan glanced at the person nestled on the couch playing video games, stepped over the patio door, and walked outside to the courtyard.

"What do you need?"

Jiang Yisheng stood up and walked towards the wardrobe, "I want to go somewhere no one knows me, to clear my mind."

The thing he was worried about still happened, Li Mochan frowned, "To avoid Ji Mingqian?"

Jiang Yisheng stiffened, his hand grabbing the backpack paused, and his gaze trembled.

After a moment of silence, he laughed, a laugh uglier than bitterness, "Cousin, you really can’t escape your eyes."

Why could others see it, but only Ji Mingqian, that fool, couldn’t?

Li Mochan pursed his lips, "Isn’t Ji Mingqian with you?"