"Of course not!" Jiang Zhirou immediately retorted.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she could clearly sense that the man on the other end of the phone had become even colder than before.
Acting as if she didn't notice, Jiang Zhirou continued, "I called you today just to ask—"
"Do you know that you almost died when you were a kid?" Si Moshen interrupted Jiang Zhirou.
Jiang Zhirou opened her mouth, about to say something, when the voice on the other end continued.
"Don't take your health lightly."
Jiang Zhirou knew that Si Moshen was worried about her.
If it had been before, she would definitely have argued, but now, she just seriously replied with an "um" and said into the phone, "It won't happen again."
"Today's incident was just an accident. I'll be more careful in the future."
She just wanted to confirm her conjecture. Now that she had the answer, she wouldn't do the same thing again.
Her body was her own, and she knew better than anyone how hard - won it was.
She wouldn't joke about her health anymore.
Jiang Zhirou's tone was very serious. Hearing this, Si Moshen's eyes dimmed a bit.
"Kai hasn't taken any further actions for the time being."
Si Moshen knew what she was going to ask in this call. Before Jiang Zhirou could even open her mouth, he had already given the answer.
"Don't worry. As soon as he makes a move, Darryl will act."
Si Moshen paused here and then continued.
"Do what you want with confidence. Don't worry about anything. I'm here."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou always felt that something was strange, but she couldn't tell what it was for a moment.
She held the phone in one hand and gave a thumbs - up in the direction of Si Moshen with the other. Her voice was a bit more cheerful than before. "Sure enough, you, Si Laosan, are really reliable!"
Hearing this address, Si Moshen's eyes flickered, and the smile in his eyes faded.
It seemed that she still didn't understand anything.
Si Moshen pulled his thoughts back, let his gaze fall on the pendulum beside him, and said into the phone, "It should be quite late there. Go to bed early."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou then remembered the time - difference problem. The two of them were separated by the ocean. It should be afternoon on Si Moshen's side.
She didn't hang up the phone in a hurry but changed the topic. "Have you eaten?"
Hearing her sudden greeting, Si Moshen was a bit surprised.
"Yes." He replied.
"What about you?"
"I've eaten too. Guess where I am now."
"You're at the Lu family's."
"How do you know?!" Jiang Zhirou exclaimed. Then she took the phone away from her ear, glanced at it, and put it back to her ear. "Don't tell me you've put a tracker in my phone."
"Guess." Si Moshen rarely joked.
Jiang Zhirou's question was easy to guess.
Although there wasn't much emotional fluctuation in her voice, her tone revealed a faint happiness. But she had just come back from the brink of death today. There was no reason for her to be so happy.
Moreover, since she called him at this time, she must not be with Chi Yu.
Apart from Chi Yu, the only place she could stay overnight was the Lu family's.
And the Lu family was exactly one of the few places where the whole family doted on Chen Qingmian.
Jiang Zhirou must have been treated the same as Chen Qingmian tonight, which was why she was so happy.
"What did you have for dinner?" Si Moshen asked.
Speaking of this, the smile on Jiang Zhirou's face faded a bit. Most of the dishes today were Chen Qingmian's favorites, not really to her taste.
"Aunt Lu made me a throat - soothing soup today."
"Aunt Lu is so amazing. After drinking her throat - soothing soup, my throat really got a lot better."
"The two siblings of the Lu family are also very nice. Lu Wenxuan is a straightforward person and is very kind to others. Lu Wenxi is very protective. She is extremely nice to Chen Qingmian. The two elders of the Lu family also treat Chen Qingmian like half of their own daughter."
Jiang Zhirou spoke one sentence after another, full of envy in her words.
Hearing her mention Chen Qingmian one after another, Si Moshen's face changed. "Zhi Zhi, without Chen Qingmian, it's you who get along with them, so the person they like is also you."
Si Moshen was never good at saying nice things. Jiang Zhirou knew that he was trying to comfort her, so she didn't spoil the mood and just followed his words and responded.
"You're right. With my intelligence, it's only natural for them to be nice to me."
She said with a smile into the phone.
Just then, her gaze happened to fall on herself in the mirror. The smile on her face was uglier than crying.
"No one will dislike Zhi Zhi." Si Moshen's voice rang in her ear.
Jiang Zhirou was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be relaxed and joked with him. "Si Laosan, did you eat too much sugar tonight? Why is your mouth so sweet?"
After saying that, before the person on the other end could speak, her voice continued.
"I'll return to Country A after I finish my business."
Her voice was very soft, but her tone revealed obvious disappointment.
Si Moshen unconsciously tightened his hand holding the phone and softly said, "Okay."
"Uncle Shen and I will wait for you to come home."
For her, Yue Lan was her real home, and Si Moshen and Uncle Shen were her family.
Everything in the imperial capital was just a stolen half - inch of beautiful dream, and the dream would wake up sooner or later.
All she could do was not let herself be trapped in this dream too quickly.
...
...
Early the next morning, Jiang Zhirou was woken up by the ringing of her phone.
She groggily fumbled for the phone on the bedside table and pressed the answer button.
Chi Yu's cheerful voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.
"Baby, good morning."
Hearing the voice, Jiang Zhirou was in a daze for a moment. The next second, she quickly woke up. Looking at the time in the upper - right corner of the phone screen, she frowned and said, "So early?"
It was only seven in the morning.
He'd better have something important.
Jiang Zhirou had slept very well this time. There was no insomnia, no dreams. She opened her eyes and it was already the next day. If it hadn't been for Chi Yu's call, she might have been able to sleep a bit longer.
She had finally had a good sleep, but was woken up by the phone. There was a bit of emotion in her voice.
Chi Yu on the other end of the phone could tell that she hadn't gotten up yet and inexplicably felt relieved.
She was still the same lazy baby as before.
It seemed that the morning jog that day was just an accident.
Chi Yu let out a soft laugh and said to Jiang Zhirou on the other end of the phone, "Who was it that patted their chest and said they wanted to learn self - defense? Now the sun is shining on your butt and you still haven't gotten up."
"Get up. I'm downstairs. I'll take you to meet your coach."
Jiang Zhirou was in a half - asleep and half - awake state. Hearing that he was downstairs, she did a sit - up from the bed.
"You're downstairs?!"
This bedroom happened to face the direction of the main entrance.
Jiang Zhirou got up from the bed and quickly pulled open the curtain.
The moment the curtain was pulled open, sunlight poured in through the window and shone on her.
Along with it came Chi Yu, who was leaning against the car downstairs and smiling while waving at her.