The Mad Young Master Falls Asleep Every Night to My Fragrance - Chapter 25
Jiang Youxi looked completely bewildered: “What?”
“Who? Who said that?!”
“Your brother.”
“Jiang Xu?”
“Yes.” He Zhuo glanced at her calmly. “He also said that you loved me but couldn’t have me, and that you had been secretly in love with me all along, writing love letters one after another.”
“…”
That brat, I’ll beat him to a pulp when we get back!
“What, you don’t know you like me?”
“I really don’t know!”
The man calmly and gently scratched her dimple: “So, do you know now?”
A ticklish sensation spread across Jiang Youxi’s cheek, causing her to scrunch up in embarrassment. She wanted to slap his hand away, but remembering the 50,000 yuan he had just given her, she forced herself to hold back.
never mind.
It’s just a dimple.
He’ll do anything as long as the money is right.
“How do you plan to express it?”
“I don’t like…” She paused, feeling that saying that would be too hurtful to his self-esteem, so she changed the subject and smiled politely, “Senior He Zhuo, you may… have misunderstood.”
“You mean your brother is spreading rumors about you?”
Jiang Youxi nodded affirmatively: “Yes.”
“But he seems so honest to me, he doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would fabricate things out of thin air.”
“…”
That’s all an illusion!
Jiang Youxi carefully chose her words to politely decline: “Senior He Zhuo, you are a very good person and very generous, but… I am not good enough for you.”
Whether you are worthy or not is not up to you to decide.
Jiang Youxi suddenly became serious: “I think it’s up to me to decide.”
He said, “Oh, what a pity.”
“What’s a pity?”
“If you told me you liked me, I might be more open with it.”
“…I’m not the kind of person who would abandon my principles for money.”
He chuckled and said nothing more.
Jiang Youxi stood to the side and did not continue the topic.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
He rested his hands on the railing, staring blankly at the ice cream in his hand.
The ice cream, like a melting snow mountain, was slowly turning into liquid, flowing down the ice cream and gradually seeping into his fingers.
Seeing his indifferent attitude, Jiang Youxi became anxious and grabbed his hand, putting it to his mouth: “Eat quickly, eat quickly, or it will melt!”
He Zhuo glanced calmly at the ice cream, still unhurried: “Is it good?”
“Of course it’s delicious.”
How could an ice cream that costs fifty yuan a stick not be delicious!
“Try it quickly,” Jiang Youxi urged again.
He Zhuo handed it over instead: “You try it first.”
“Why?”
“I’m afraid you’ll poison me.”
“…”
Seeing that the ice cream had already dripped onto his fingers, Jiang Youxi acted impulsively, stood on tiptoe, leaned in, and put the ice cream in her mouth.
He Zhuo was taken aback.
The soft touch clung to his fingers, the warm, moist tongue lightly brushing against them, like an electric current coursing through his fingertips and flowing to every part of his body.
He Zhuo stared intently at those soft pink lips, his eyes growing darker.
His Adam’s apple bobbed, and a hoarse voice escaped his lips: “What are you doing?”
“Let’s eat ice cream.”
“Jiang Youxi”.
“Um?”
“You’re eating my hand.”
Jiang Youxi paused, then looked down.
Her pupils dilated, and she abruptly pushed his hand away, taking a large step back.
With a snap.
The ice cream slipped from He Zhuo’s hand and fell to the ground.
“I’m so sorry!” Jiang Youxi quickly squatted down and hurriedly wrapped the ice cream, which had been smashed into a muddy mess, with a tissue.
She was about to throw the soiled ice cream into the trash can when she noticed that He Zhuo was staring at the ice cream in her hand.
“Do you still want to eat?”
“Jiang Youxi, I haven’t tried it yet.”
Jiang Youxi said “oh” without thinking much, and directly held the ice cream in front of him: “Then you can try it.”
“…”
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet for a moment.
He raised an eyebrow: “Do you think I, Xiaodu, only like to eat food thrown on the ground?”
Jiang Youxi then realized what stupid thing she had done again.
She quickly threw the ice cream into the trash can, stood up straight, and said sincerely, “Senior He Zhuo, you are not Xiao Du.”
What is that?
“You are Xiaodu’s father.”
He is also Jiang Xu’s father.
“…”
Jiang Youxi smiled and said, “To make up for my mistake, I’ll go buy you another one.”
After saying that, he slipped away quickly.
Jiang Youxi walked to the third floor, then, as if remembering something, turned around and looked up at the figure on the fourth floor.
He Zhuo rested his left arm on the railing, his right hand holding a mobile phone, and was on the phone.
His eyes were lowered, his thick, long eyelashes half-covering his lost gaze.
His striking features appeared even more defined and striking under the blue light of the phone screen.
He stood there alone, with no one around, like a lone little animal.
Jiang Youxi suddenly realized that He Zhuo was like an onion; when no one needed him, he would just quietly stay in a corner that no one cared about.
Others don’t need him, and he doesn’t need others.
But when someone bought him and peeled back the layers, they discovered that beneath his seemingly perfect exterior, his inner self was already rotten and broken, utterly vulnerable.
No matter how composed and confident he appears on the surface, it cannot mask the true loneliness within him.
He was very lonely.
For some reason, this thought suddenly popped into Jiang Youxi’s mind.
He was such a glamorous and unrestrained person, yet she saw in him a loneliness that had been hidden for many years.
It’s clear.
Today is his birthday.
Jiang Youxi felt a sudden, inexplicable unease.
An inexplicable feeling of pity filled her heart.
She gripped the bag strap tightly, turned, and left.
When Jiang Youxi returned, she saw Jiang Xu still inflating balloons.
“Mom, I’ve spoken with the mall staff, and setting up the venue will cost 150,000 yuan.” Jiang Xu hesitated. “It’s 50,000 yuan over budget. Should we still go ahead with it?”
As they left the ball room, Jiang Youxi couldn’t refuse Jiang Xu’s request to give He Zhuo an unforgettable birthday, so she agreed and asked him to talk to the mall manager and ask them to cooperate in setting up a simple birthday party venue, keeping the cost under 100,000 yuan.
Do you have any for 500,000?
“ah?”
Jiang Youxi looked up again, her eyes filled with determination: “Xiao Xu, let’s celebrate your dad’s birthday.”
“Didn’t you just agree?”
“No, this time I’m going to get 500,000!”
Jiang Xu’s eyes lit up, and he almost jumped for joy: “Great! Let’s get 500,000! Let’s go and renegotiate with the mall staff right now!”
Jiang Xu was about to go find someone when he suddenly remembered something: “Wait a minute, Mom, do we have 500,000?”
Jiang Youxi took out her phone, logged into mobile banking, and counted her savings to be in the single digits.
No more, no less, exactly 500,001 yuan.
Jiang Xu also saw it: “Mom, if we get 500,000, our savings will only have 1,000 left!”
We’ve gone back to square one!
“It’s okay.” Jiang Youxi forced a smile and said, “The money comes from the people. Your dad has money, so we can take it from him later.”
Jiang Xu also thought it made sense, and immediately went off to discuss cooperation with great pride and confidence.
The money was very generous this time, and they even readily agreed to Jiang Youxi’s request to complete the on-site setup within fifteen minutes.
During the setup, Jiang Youxi had someone arrange for a staff member to distract He Zhuo.
No matter what reasons the staff gave, He Zhuo saw through them one by one.
In the end, the staff had no choice but to say, “Mr. He, someone is having a birthday celebration here later, and the birthday person needs to stand here to watch. It’s not appropriate for you to be here.”
“What’s wrong with it?” Xie Zhao came out when he heard the end of the story, and stood up for He Zhuo. “Today is also our Zhuo-ge’s birthday. He’s the birthday boy too. Why can others do it, but my Zhuo-ge can’t?!”
“No, that’s not what we meant. I meant…”
“Never mind what it means, believe it or not, if Brother Zhuo gets upset, he might just take over your entire shopping mall!”
He Zhuo said calmly, “I can’t handle it.”
Xie Zhao choked: “Why can’t you handle it? Old He, are you being modest again?”
Not just this shopping mall, with his current strength, he could easily build several more like it!
This guy has absolutely no idea about his own abilities!
“Know.”
“Knowing all this, why are you being so modest?”
“Because I’m not fat.”
After saying that, he turned and left.
“??? What does that mean?”
“Still don’t understand?” The brother next to Xie Zhao patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly, “Brother Zhuo said you’re putting on a brave face!”
“…”
With a snap.
The shopping mall, which was originally as bright as day, was suddenly plunged into darkness.
An uproar erupted in the crowd.
“No way? All they said was there wasn’t enough room, and now they won’t even let us use the electricity?!” Xie Zhao reached out and smeared his hand in the dark. “Brother Zhuo, you’re here! Grab me, don’t…”
He Zhuo slapped his hand away.
Xie Zhao gasped in pain: “Damn it, He Zhuo, you bastard…”
Before he could finish speaking, a light came on and shone directly on the piano performance area on the first floor.
The black and white piano keys were pressed down, and a pair of nimble hands danced on the keys, and a warm and loving birthday tune flowed out like water, echoing throughout the mall.
Then, the second lamp, the third lamp, the fourth lamp…
Countless lights came on one after another, gradually driving away the darkness in the mall and finally replacing it completely.
A large heart shape made up of countless balloons hangs in the center of the mall, and the balloons are falling down in an orderly fashion to the rhythm of the music.
Each balloon has a single word written on it.
“Happy birthday, Zhuo??” Xie Zhao looked completely bewildered. “Holy crap! Brother Zhuo, is this a birthday surprise for you?!”
“Who did this for you? That’s awesome!”
He Zhuo stared blankly at the sea of balloon flowers that were falling gently.
The colorful balloons are like a magnificent world, personally painting a vibrant chapter in his life on this important day.
Just as the two were wondering what was going on, a person dressed as a big white mascot ran out from inside, skipping and hopping around the mall, waving wildly at He Zhuo.
His round belly jiggled as he ran and waved, which was quite cute and lively.
Soon, another large lop-eared rabbit ran out, its long ears bobbing as it ran.
The two adorable girls even reached out their hands and worked together with Asaga to draw a big heart.
The entire mall erupted in cheers; the atmosphere was perfect, and everyone joined in the commotion, even singing “Happy Birthday.”
The synchronized singing echoed throughout the mall, deafening yet deeply moving.
Da Bai excitedly took off his mask, picked up the megaphone, and shouted towards He Zhuo on the fourth floor—
Happy birthday, Dad!
Jiang Youxi also took off her lop-eared rabbit headgear, took the megaphone from Jiang Xu, and shouted along—
May you have peace and joy, and may all your wishes come true!
“Happy birthday, Senior He Zhuo!!”
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