Shen Ke Qin lined up ten cups of coffee one after another.
Pointing to the first cup, she said, "Jian Mu Bai likes me."
Then, pointing to the second cup, she said, "Jian Mu Bai dislikes me."
The third cup of coffee: "Jian Mu Bai likes me."
The fourth cup of coffee: "Jian Mu Bai dislikes me."
And so on, until the tenth cup. She couldn't help but cry, "Look for yourselves, I asked several times and the results are all the same. Jian Mu Bai simply doesn't like me."
Miao Zi Ai and Song Qi Nian: "..."
Women in love, indeed, have an IQ of zero.
Seeing Shen Ke Qin weeping inconsolably, Song Qi Nian smiled and said to her, "Qin Qin, shall we try a different order?"
Shen Ke Qin looked at Song Qi Nian dazedly, "What order?"
"You say Jian Mu Bai dislikes you first, then say he likes you."
"Wuuu... Even if we change the order, the answer will still be the same."
Song Qi Nian smiled, "Trust me, it will be different. Has your sister-in-law ever lied to you?"
Shen Ke Qin looked somewhat suspicious, but still nodded obediently.
Pointing to the first cup of coffee, "Jian Mu Bai dislikes me."
The second cup: "Jian Mu Bai likes me."
By the tenth cup, her eyes widened in disbelief, filled with surprise, "It's true! Sister-in-law, you're amazing! Let me ask again..."
Watching Shen Ke Qin count the coffee cups again, Song Qi Nian and Miao Zi Ai felt helpless.
After counting several times, her smile slowly faded.
Seeing this, Miao Zi Ai had the now cold coffee cups removed. She took Shen Ke Qin's hand and said meaningfully, "Qin Qin, this matter is actually very simple. It all depends on whether you like Jian Mu Bai."
"I... I don't know. I really don't know..."
Shen Ke Qin had met Jian Mu Bai when she was twelve. They had been together for ten years. Jian Mu Bai had become a habit for her.
When Jian Mu Bai betrayed her, she would feel sad and hurt.
Seeing Jian Mu Bai working in a place like Jin Se, she was furious.
Of course, if it were Guan Ming Xu, whether Guan Ming Xu betrayed her or worked at Jin Se, she would also be sad and angry.
So she didn't know if what she felt for Jian Mu Bai was that kind of liking.
"Okay, then let me ask you, if Jian Mu Bai were to marry another woman one day, have children, and even invite you to his wedding, how would you feel?"
Shen Ke Qin: "..."
Just thinking about that scene made Shen Ke Qin's chest ache.
She frowned, her face ashen.
"No... I don't want to..."
She didn't want Jian Mu Bai to marry someone else, to have children with someone else. Jian Mu Bai had lied to her, betrayed her, how could she possibly allow him to have a life of a wife, children, and a warm hearth.
But if the person were Guan Ming Xu...
If Guan Ming Xu realized his mistake and apologized, she would definitely hope Guan Ming Xu would be happy.
"Don't want what? Don't want to attend Jian Mu Bai's wedding, or don't want him to get married?"
Shen Ke Qin sniffled, "Neither."
Miao Zi Ai and Song Qi Nian exchanged smiles.
Miao Zi Ai said, "Congratulations, Princess Qin Qin, you've fallen in love."
Shen Ke Qin looked incredulous, "This... I've fallen in love?"
Song Qi Nian nodded, "Qin Qin, perhaps even you haven't realized it, but you fell for Jian Mu Bai long ago."
"I... How is that possible..."
"You don't like others touching you, but Jian Mu Bai is always the exception."
"That's because he's my bodyguard."
Song Qi Nian shook her head with a smile, "No, it's because you like him."
Shen Ke Qin was speechless. Thinking about it carefully, if it weren't Jian Mu Bai, she would have been furious and beaten someone to death if they kissed her. Yet Jian Mu Bai was alive and well and had kissed her several times.
So, she liked Jian Mu Bai?
After the two of them had comforted Shen Ke Qin for a while, Shen Ke Qin said she wanted to go home, and the three parted ways.
In reality, Shen Ke Qin didn't go home. After much thought, she felt she couldn't just leave like this, so she went to the hospital.
But she didn't go to find Jian Mu Bai immediately. She waited until past ten in the evening, after the nurse had changed Jian Mu Bai's dressing, then she quietly went to his ward door.
Being indecisive was not the style of the Shen family's little princess. Since she had received someone's confession, she had to give a clear answer.
She seemed very sure of what she was doing, yet also seemed unsure.
While she was hesitating, her phone suddenly chimed with a WeChat notification.
She was startled and quickly muted her phone. Upon opening it, she saw a WeChat message from Jian Mu Bai: "Are you asleep?"
Shen Ke Qin gritted her teeth in anger. Did he not know how to say anything else besides these three words?
She pressed the phone screen heavily and replied with two words: "Asleep!!!"
After sending the two words, Jian Mu Bai didn't reply, as if he truly thought she was asleep.
Hmph, silly fool. If she were really asleep, how could she be replying to him?
She thought Jian Mu Bai would be sensible and not send any more messages, but to her surprise, her phone rang the next second.
Jian Mu Bai: "I want to sleep too, but I can't. My body hurts, and I miss you even more."
The words made Shen Ke Qin blush furiously. Had this scoundrel been possessed by something strange? He could actually speak sweet nothings.
Perhaps seeing that Shen Ke Qin hadn't replied for a long time, he sent another message: "Alright, then I won't disturb your sleep. I'm going to sleep too. Goodnight."
For a fleeting moment, Shen Ke Qin really wanted to rush in and beat Jian Mu Bai up. Did he not know he was disturbing her?
After about half an hour, hearing no movement from inside, Shen Ke Qin pushed open the door and quietly walked in.
Jian Mu Bai hadn't drawn the curtains when he slept. The neon lights from the street shone in through the window, making the room visible even with the door closed.
She tiptoed to the bedside and saw Jian Mu Bai breathing evenly, sleeping soundly.
Hmph, ungrateful scoundrel!
After sending her those messages, he could still sleep so soundly, while she was suffering from insomnia.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She threw a few air punches towards Jian Mu Bai's handsome face, as if she were beating him severely.
After a flurry of punches and kicks into the air, she then leaned down to stare at his face.
She had to admit, this guy's looks were quite good. Well, she had always liked handsome young men since she was little. If Jian Mu Bai hadn't been good-looking, she wouldn't have let him be her bodyguard.
It was just that she herself hadn't realized how important this person would become in her life.
Her hand, as if guided by an unseen force, reached out towards his handsome face. Just as she was about to touch him, she suddenly sobered up.
Damn it, what was she doing?
Instead of going home to sleep in the middle of the night, she had come here to tease Jian Mu Bai.
Was she crazy?
As she was about to withdraw her hand, a large hand suddenly grasped her mischievous little hand.