《My Life or Your Memory》Chapter 20: Young Master is Bashful
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"Aku akan memastikan bahwa He Yuyan memberimu permintaan maaf pribadi," Han Qingshan berjanji, dengan ekspresi dingin dan dominan di wajahnya.
Meskipun dia sangat ingin tahu tentang dunia rakyat jelata Jiang Fengmian, dia tidak akan pernah menjadi milik dunia ini. Dia adalah tuan muda, tuan muda yang paling berpengaruh di seluruh negeri, dan dia akan dapat menggunakan kekuatan untuk menekan orang lain.
"Tidak perlu," Jiang Yingyue melambaikan tangannya dengan cepat saat dia menolak tawarannya. "Membuat dia meminta maaf padaku hanya akan membuatnya semakin membenciku. Aku tidak ingin menjadi sasaran kemarahan ekstremnya."
Han Qingshan menatap sosok mungil dan berkeringat di depannya. Dia tidak bisa mengerti mengapa, tetapi dia merasa bahwa karena mereka telah menjadi teman sejati, dia harus melakukan apa saja dengan kekuatannya untuk mendukungnya dan memberinya semua yang terbaik yang bisa dia tawarkan.
Bagaimana dia bisa menerima bahwa keluarga sederhana Dia melangkahi teman pertamanya yang sebenarnya?
"Yah, aku perlu mandi dan mengganti pakaianku, jadi jika tidak ada yang lain ..." Jiang Yingyue menatap Han Qingshan, matanya agak mendesaknya untuk pergi sehingga dia bisa pergi dan mengganti pakaiannya. Sangat tidak nyaman basah oleh keringat setelah menyingkirkan semua frustrasinya dengan berlari.
"Aku punya sesuatu untukmu," Han Qingshan meraih ke dalam mobilnya dan mengambil tas yang kemudian dia lemparkan ke Jiang Yingyue.
Dia menangkapnya dengan agak canggung dan terkejut ketika dia melihat itu adalah tas dari toko Apple, matanya membelalak ketika dia melihat ke dalamnya dan melihat kotak model iPhone terbaru.
Mengangkat kepalanya, dia memandang Han Qingshan dengan bingung, dan dia hanya mencibir ketika melihat ekspresi bingung dan sedikit linglung, merasa sangat lucu.
"Ini untukmu," katanya dengan senyum di wajahnya, bukan senyum tenang dan santai yang biasa, tetapi senyum yang datang dari hatinya.
"Untuk saya?" Jiang Yingyue terkejut dan agak terkejut. Mengapa ini untuknya? Dia tidak ingat melakukan sesuatu yang membutuhkan hadiah mahal.
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"Aku ingin mengucapkan terima kasih atas makanannya kemarin. Makan makanan rumahan adalah sesuatu yang tidak pernah aku alami sebelumnya, dan sekarang setelah apa yang terjadi di universitas, aku merasa itu lebih penting daripada yang kupikirkan sebelumnya. Jika kamu bisa memanggilku, semua ini bisa dihindari. " Han Qingshan mulai menjelaskan alasannya mengapa dia membeli telepon untuknya, dan dia merasa sedikit malu, bahkan sedikit khawatir bahwa dia tidak akan menerimanya.
"Saya ingin menerimanya," Jiang Yingyue memulai, "tapi itu tidak mudah karena saya tidak mampu berlangganan, jadi saya tidak akan bisa menggunakannya."
"Oh, jangan khawatir," Han Qingshan menyeringai, "telepon sudah diatur, dan langganan dibayar oleh saya. Anda dapat menggunakannya seperti yang Anda inginkan, tetapi Anda harus berjanji kepada saya bahwa jika Anda menghadapi suatu situasi seperti ini lagi, maka kamu memanggilku pertama-tama. "
Jiang Yingyue agak linglung dan merasa ada yang salah dengan situasi ini. Meskipun Han Qingshan kaya, apakah benar-benar ide yang baik untuk menghabiskan kekayaannya padanya?
Dia praktis berbohong kepadanya tentang identitasnya, dan dia tidak bisa membantu tetapi merasa sedikit bersalah.
Melihat Jiang Yingyue ragu, Han Qingshan merasa gugup. Dia tidak pernah gugup, tidak peduli apa yang dia lakukan, tetapi hal yang tampaknya kecil ini membuatnya merasa tidak nyaman dan tidak sabar.
Jiang Yingyue melirik Han Qingshan, yang dengan penuh perhatian menatapnya dengan mata berharap, dan dia tidak bisa membuat dirinya mengecewakannya, jadi dia merasa dirinya menganggukkan kepalanya dengan ragu-ragu.
"Oke," gumamnya, agak pemalu, tetapi juga sangat senang. Dia tahu bahwa hidupnya sangat berbeda dari keluarga lain karena dia tidak bisa mendekati siapa pun, dan orangtuanya bekerja keras untuk membayar hipotek mereka, tidak punya banyak uang untuk dihabiskan untuk apa pun yang hemat.
Tapi entah bagaimana Han Qingshan ini memaksa masuk ke dalam hatinya sebagai teman pertamanya dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Ini adalah seseorang yang ingin ia pertahankan sebagai teman seumur hidupnya. Dia seorang lelaki, dan dua lelaki tidak boleh terlalu dekat, jadi dia aman dengan cara ini, tetapi sebelumnya dia tidak ingin lelaki lain menjadi dekat dengannya karena dia berbeda.
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Bahkan jika dia ingin berpura-pura menjadi pria, dia bukan pria. Perilaku dan cara berpikirnya pada dasarnya berbeda, jadi dia tidak pandai berurusan dengan cowok, sementara dia ahli dalam menyenangkan anak perempuan.
Han Qingshan tidak menyadari apa yang dipikirkan Jiang Fengmian, tapi dia bisa melihat bahwa dia tenggelam dalam pikirannya. Dia tidak mengganggunya, tetapi dia juga tidak pergi, dia hanya menunggu dengan sabar baginya untuk kembali sadar.
"Tolong tetap menemaniku untuk makan siang hari ini." Han Qingshan menyatakan permintaan setelah beberapa saat, dan Jiang Yingyue tertegun ketika dia mendengarnya. Lalu dia menyipitkan matanya dan menatapnya dengan curiga.
"Apakah kamu ingin aku memasak untukmu lagi?" dia bertanya. Dia tidak bisa melihat mengapa lagi dia ingin dia menemaninya, tetapi dia hanya menggelengkan kepalanya.
"Aku akan keluar untuk makan, tetapi tidak baik untuk makan sendirian, dan makanan selalu terasa lebih enak ketika kamu memiliki seseorang untuk dibagikan." Meskipun dia mengatakan ini, Han Qingshan punya alasan lain untuk mengundang Jiang Fengmian keluar untuk makan.
Jiang Fengmian telah meninggalkan Universitas di pagi hari dan telah berlari selama beberapa jam sejak itu. Sekarang sudah tengah hari, tetapi sepertinya dia belum makan apa pun sejak sarapan, dan jika dia meninggalkannya sendirian, dia kemungkinan besar tidak akan makan apa pun karena dia ingin menghemat uang.
Sekarang dia ada di sini, dia tidak akan membiarkannya kelaparan, jadi dia langsung mengundangnya untuk makan.
Tidak sopan menolak sekarang karena dia baru saja mengambil telepon baru darinya, dan Jiang Yingyue ragu-ragu untuk sesaat saja.
"Tentu," katanya setelah memikirkannya, "tapi aku harus mandi dulu."
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