bestfiction Chapter 267 We Can Never Be Even
Chapter 267 We Can Never Be Even
"Here you go~" Mo Yilan handed the peeled apple to Jiang Baishen, only to meet Jiang Baishen's gentle gaze.
Even Jiang Baishen, who had already expressed his feelings, still hurriedly looked away when she looked over.
I'm terrified of leaving a bad impression on her.
Mo Yilan was also stunned for a moment, her face slightly flushed.
"Cough... Thank you." Jiang Baishen reached out and took the apple.
When my fingers touched her warm skin, it felt like an electric shock, and my heart raced.
Mo Yilan's heart skipped a beat, and she rubbed her legs helplessly.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
Jiang Baishen suddenly remembered that he had originally planned to have dinner with her today, but after all this commotion, she must be hungry and tired now.
Especially since she was kidnapped, the little girl must have been terrified.
"Let me take you to get something to eat," Jiang Baishen suddenly said.
"Huh?" Mo Yilan was taken aback, glancing at the bandages peeking out from under his shirt.
"You'd better just stay put."
"I'm fine," Jiang Baishen said stubbornly, trying to get out of bed.
"Hey!" Upon seeing this, Mo Yilan immediately stood up, reached out and pressed down on his shoulders, pulling him back down.
"Uh-huh~" Jiang Baishen snorted coldly as he pulled at his bruises.
Mo Yilan was startled and immediately withdrew her hand, but then subconsciously wanted to check if she had pressed on his wound to see if it was damaged. For a moment, she was flustered and clumsy.
"You...I...I didn't mean to!"
Jiang Baishen couldn't help but laugh when he saw her anxious look.
Hearing the laughter, Mo Yilan froze in place.
Then she realized that this damn man was mocking her because she was concerned about him.
Enraged, she slapped him on the chest.
Jiang Baishen, however, took the opportunity to grab her hand.
Mo Yilan froze, her heart suddenly pounding like a drum, and her whole body tensed up.
For a moment, she forgot to pull her hand back, or perhaps subconsciously didn't want to, and was only focused on feeling the soft warmth of the man's palm.
Jiang Baishen was satisfied with her non-resistant reaction and secretly pleased that she had finally revealed a more authentic and adorable side of herself to him.
After a few seconds, Mo Yilan seemed to realize what was happening and tried to pull her hand away, but Jiang Baishen's grip on her was just right so that she couldn't pull it away without it hurting her.
"You...you let go!" Mo Yilan struggled twice but couldn't break free.
Jiang Baishen not only didn't let go, but also pulled her forcefully towards him, causing her to lose her balance and sit down hard on the edge of the bed.
"You..." What serious illness do you have?
Before she could even utter a curse, Jiang Baishen leaned forward and encircled her completely.
Mo Yilan froze on the spot, as if the whole world had suddenly fallen silent.
Jiang Baishen simply held her quietly, letting the fragrance of her hair overwhelm his sense of smell.
The intense unease in his heart finally began to subside.
The scene of her being taken away felt like a knife repeatedly slicing through his heart; he was truly enveloped by an unprecedented fear.
He was afraid something would happen to her, very, very afraid.
"Thank goodness you're alright," he murmured softly.
Mo Yilan's pupils trembled, and a throbbing current coursed through her body with her blood.
She had long been accustomed to using a tough exterior to hide her emotions, and she thought that her rationality had mastered the control of her emotions.
But at this moment, the hidden barrier in my heart seems to be slowly disintegrating.
All the suppressed panic, fear, grievances, and guilt... poured out in an instant.
Her eyes suddenly welled up with tears, a single tear slid down her cheek, dripped onto his shirt, soaked into the fabric, and touched his shoulder.
Jiang Baishen immediately straightened up and saw that her eyes were red and swollen. His heart ached as if it were being ripped apart.
"Yilan..." This time it was his turn to be flustered, reaching out to wipe away the tears on her face.
Mo Yilan looked into his eyes with teary eyes and, for the first time, sincerely said something.
"Sorry……"
He got hurt because of her; she dragged him down.
Jiang Baishen understood, and frowned.
"You are not allowed to say sorry."
Mo Yilan sniffed, "But you only became like this because of me..."
“You almost got swept away by the river because of me, didn’t you?” Jiang Baishen said softly.
Mo Yilan was speechless for a moment, "Then...then...then I'll save you once, and you save me once, then we're even."
But if you really think about it, she didn't save him either; it was Xiao Leng who saved both of them.
Huh? Well, isn't this time the same...?
Jiang Baishen almost fainted from the shock.
That's why they say she and Xiao Leng are half-sisters.
They can say things that are so rude they could choke you.
"It's not fair. You saved me last time, I saved you this time, so you should save me next time."
Mo Yilan pursed her lips speechlessly, "What kind of logic is that?"
“The two of us,” Jiang Bai’s eyes burned with passion, but his voice remained gentle, “we can never be even.”
Mo Yilan stared at him blankly, then blinked.
"Ahem..." She cleared her throat awkwardly, "Then...then aren't you cursing us? We always have to run into danger and be rescued by each other..."
“There’s no danger,” he interrupted, cautiously taking her hand once again.
Mo Yilan stared at him intently, forgetting to look away again, as if she had begun to cherish his body temperature.
"Please, pull me out of the mire of desperately missing you..."
Mo Yilan's heart trembled violently.
He said... he missed her terribly?
Will he miss her?
He actually misses her?
Unconsciously, the two seemed to be drawn together by an attraction, unconsciously moving closer to each other.
By the time Mo Yilan realized it, Jiang Baishen's face was already looming in front of her.
But as if possessed, she slowly closed her eyes.
Their breaths began to mingle, and the touch she had never dared to imagine was now within arm's reach.
next second.
"Brother! Are you alright?!" Jiang Manxi rushed in in a panic and saw the two about to kiss.
Mo Yilan immediately opened her eyes and jumped up like a startled rabbit.
For the first time, Jiang Baishen felt that the concept of a younger sister was superfluous, and he sighed helplessly.
"Uh..." Jiang Manxi herself was also quite embarrassed, "...Um...I...you guys..."
She searched back and forth between her brother's disdainful gaze and Mo Yilan's blushing face.
Mo Yilan turned her back and lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, hoping that there was a crack in the ground she could crawl into.
Soon, Jiang Sheng and Lian Yuzhu followed in, their faces full of worry.
"What are you doing blocking the doorway, girl?"
Lian Yuzhu asked, puzzled, while simultaneously pushing Jiang Manxi inside.
"Bai Shen, how are you? How badly are you injured...?"
She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, clearly having also noticed a young girl standing by the bed.
"And who is this?" Jiang Sheng asked first.
Listening to the voices of that family, Mo Yilan felt even more compelled to dig a hole right there.