His coaxing tone made Jiang Ju's heart skip a beat. How did he know that she was afraid of strangers? She whispered, "But it's so high. How can I go up?"
"There's an elevator upstairs. You can take the elevator up." Although they still had to walk for a while after getting off the elevator, Du Xi still didn't say anything when he saw that she had finally relented. Jiang Ju was conflicted. Although she didn't like noisy places, she was still a girl in her early twenties, so she yearned to see a scenery she had never seen before.
Other than buying groceries, she hadn't gone out for a long time. Now that her interest was piqued by Du Xi, she was a little tempted. Afraid that she would have too many concerns and give up in the end, Du Xi decided for her directly, "Get up early tomorrow. I'll pick you up. Let's go together." He had seen the weather forecast. Tomorrow, the temperature would be high. He would come over in the morning to bring her around and then send her back to prevent her from getting a heatstroke.
Jiang Ju was still hesitating, so she didn't expect Du Xi to make the decision for her it so domineeringly. She was a little stunned. Looking at the smile on Du Xi's face, she felt as if he had set her up. After it was confirmed, Du Xi grabbed Jiang Ju's sleeve and carried her to the dining table. Despite her saying that she had already eaten, he stuffed half a bowl of rice into her mouth.
After dinner, it was already ten o'clock at night. Usually, Jiang Ju would be asleep at this time, but seeing that Du Xi still had no intention of leaving, she was too embarrassed to chase him away. She could only force herself to stay awake and sit on the sofa to watch a boring variety show. This month, the temperature was high, and the air conditioner was on for almost the entire day. In addition, she watched television often, so she could already think of the exorbitant electricity bill she would need to pay next time.
She didn't know if the remaining money would be enough after she paid the electricity bill, so she had to spend it sparingly.
The variety show playing on television was a very popular skit competition recently. Listening to the laughter coming from it, Jiang Ju was confused about what they were laughing about. Over the years, crosstalk and skits had become more and more boring. She remembered watching the Spring Festival Gala with her parents when she was young. Almost every one of them made her laugh until her stomach hurt.
She tried her best to keep her eyes wide open and stare at the television, but she couldn't resist the sleepiness. She stole a glance at the man beside her. Du Xi leaned against the sofa lazily, as if he didn't notice that she was so sleepy that she was about to fall asleep. He had no intention of leaving.
In the end, Jiang Ju could barely keep her eyes open anymore. After a long time, she called out to him in a soft voice, "Um… I'm a little sleepy."
After sitting there for more than half an hour, the young lady finally took the initiative to speak. Du Xi felt that he hadn't wasted his time. "That's right. If you have something to say, you have to say it. Otherwise, no one will be able to guess your thoughts. Do you plan to continue to suffer in silence in the future?"
The child didn't even dare to refuse. If she really met someone who made things difficult for her in the future, she could only suffer in silence! He was actually a little sleepy as well, but with her personality, if he didn't force her, she would never take the initiative to speak!
Just like now, the usually submissive child finally spoke up when she was forced into a corner.
Jiang Ju didn't that he actually stayed to let her learn to take the initiative to express her thoughts and wishes. As she stared at his serious gaze, her heart raced.
When Du Xi left, he leaned close to Jiang Ju's ear and happily reminded her to wake up early tomorrow. When he saw that fair ear instantly flushed, he laughed and went out, leaving Jiang Ju sitting alone on the sofa with a flushed face.
With something on her mind, Jiang Ju tossed and turned, unable to sleep. When she finally fell asleep, the alarm clock that she had set rang. Seeing that it was time to get up, she got up and went to the bathroom to wash up. When she saw the two huge dark circles under her eyes, she was shocked.
Ever since she stopped attending school, she rarely suffered insomnia, and she hadn't had dark circles for a long time. Today, she had two huge dark circles, which startled her.
After washing up, she heard a knock on the door. She hesitated in the room for a long time, but she couldn't make up her mind to open the door for him. Du Xi, who was waiting outside the door, was getting impatient. He knocked twice more, but seeing that she still didn't react, he went straight to the roof.
There was no sound outside the door, so Jiang Ju thought that he had probably left. Jiang Ju heaved a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to turn around and go to the kitchen to make something to eat, she heard a sound from the window balcony. She turned around and was shocked by the man who suddenly appeared. She didn't even notice that the tissue in her hand had fallen to the ground. She only stared blankly at the man approaching her.