Volume 2 Chapter 43
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 43: A Heart That Refuses
“Hoh? Didn’t you say you were going to ignore me?” After Bai Yuxuan spoke, Ouyang Qianxue revealed a sly, mischievous smile.
“I don’t want to waste words with you. It’s already getting late, hurry up and go back!”
“You’re trying to drive me away? I won’t! Unless… unless you take one bite of the porridge I made!”
“Oh? And what if I don’t eat it?”
“Then I’m staying here tonight!”
“What?” Bai Yuxuan couldn’t quite believe what she had just heard. At the same moment, Ouyang Qianxue himself also froze. He had only blurted that out to gain the upper hand in their argument, speaking impulsively without thinking. But if he took it back now, it would only make things even more embarrassing. So he decided to simply push through with it.
“I, I mean it. If you don’t eat it today, then I’m staying right here!”
Bai Yuxuan was briefly stunned before asking…
“Do you really think it’s appropriate for a lone man and a lone woman to stay under the same roof? Aren’t you afraid I might do something to you?”
“What could you possibly do to me with that injured arm of yours?” Besides, he himself was also a man, so there wasn’t really any such thing as a lone man and a lone woman in the first place, Ouyang Qianxue thought to himself.
“Young Master, I’m here.”
At that moment, Xiao Liu’s voice came from outside the door. Soon, Xiao Liu entered, leading a group of bodyguards dressed in black suits.
“How did she get here…?” Seeing the scene at the doorway, Ouyang Qianxue was surprised.
“Because while you were asleep earlier, I sent Xiao Liu an email,” Bai Yuxuan replied calmly. “Just in case you tried any tricks after waking up.”
“Young Master, the item you requested.” Xiao Liu stepped between the two of them and handed a brand-new phone to Bai Yuxuan. Then she turned to Ouyang Qianxue.
“Miss Ouyang, please stop causing trouble. It’s getting late today, please return home.”
“What if I say no?”
“Then we’ll have to take the necessary measures.” As Xiao Liu finished speaking, several bodyguards stepped forward.
“Oh? Then let’s try it!” Ouyang Qianxue suddenly launched a spinning back kick at the bodyguard standing in front, a large man with a scar across his face. Yet the man merely raised his hand slightly and caught Ouyang Qianxue’s leg with ease, his expression completely relaxed.
“Damn it!” Ouyang Qianxue tried to pull his leg back, but the burly man held his ankle firmly. At the same time, the other bodyguards rushed forward, grabbing his arms and shoulders and restraining him in place.
“These gentlemen are no ordinary guards,” Xiao Liu said. “Even you would not be their match. It may look rough, but you forced your way into the apartment first. You all, escort Miss Ouyang out.”
With that order, the men began dragging Ouyang Qianxue toward the door.
“Wait!” Ouyang Qianxue shouted.
“Bai Yuxuan! Before I leave, can you at least hear one last thing from me?”
“At this point, there’s nothing left for us to say,” Bai Yuxuan replied coldly. “See the guest out.”
And so the bodyguards carried Ouyang Qianxue away from Bai Yuxuan, not releasing him until they had taken him outside the apartment building.
“Don’t stop me, I just want to say one last sentence to him!” Ouyang Qianxue shouted emotionally once he was set down.
“Miss Ouyang, please return home,” Xiao Liu said, giving him a meaningful look. Seeing the helpless expression in her eyes, Ouyang Qianxue had no choice but to give up.
“I’m sorry, Miss Ouyang. I had no other choice,” Xiao Liu said apologetically, bowing after escorting him to the entrance of the residential complex.
“I don’t blame you. The fact that I couldn’t open his heart this time… that’s my fault.”
“No, Miss Ouyang, you’ve already tried very hard. It’s just that the Young Master…”
“I understand how he feels,” Ouyang Qianxue said quietly. “When you finally think you’ve found someone you can open your heart to, that person suddenly tells you to stay away. And after you’ve spent a long time feeling lost, that same person appears again, shamelessly trying to get close to you… Anyone would find that hard to accept, wouldn’t they? The more Bai Yuxuan cherishes our friendship, the more he resents me.”
“But Miss Ouyang, you had your reasons!”
“But Bai Yuxuan doesn’t know that. And we can’t tell him.”
“Then what should we do?”
“The only thing left is for me to keep approaching him little by little and slowly move his heart,” Ouyang Qianxue said. “As for the resentment he directed at me during that time… I’ll bear it myself. Alright, you should go back now. If you stay any longer, Bai Yuxuan might grow suspicious.”
“Yes.” After saying that, Xiao Liu bowed to Ouyang Qianxue once more.
Meanwhile, inside the apartment, Bai Yuxuan inserted the SIM card from her broken phone into the new one. After that, she began organizing the documents she had previously finished reviewing.
At that moment, she inadvertently glanced at the bowl of porridge Ouyang Qianxue had made for her. She frowned, picked up the bowl, and walked toward the trash can, preparing to throw it away. Yet when she reached the bin, she suddenly stopped.
Looking at the bowl of porridge, memories of her birthday night surfaced in her mind. That warm feeling from that evening remained vivid even now. Just recalling the taste of the porridge from that night was enough to make Bai Yuxuan feel warmth spreading through her heart.
She looked again at the bowl in her hand.
“Let’s treat this as the final aftertaste before cutting ties with that girl. After today, I absolutely won’t think about her again.”
With that thought in mind, Bai Yuxuan lifted the bowl and took a small sip.
Although the porridge had long gone cold, the delicate, nostalgic flavor still carried a warmth that touched the heart. After only one mouthful, Bai Yuxuan suddenly felt her hunger flare up, like dry grass igniting at the touch of a spark, spreading rapidly from her stomach.
Only then did she remember that she had eaten nothing for dinner except a piece of bread. She went to the kitchen to fetch a spoon and returned, finishing the entire bowl of porridge, down to the very last grain of rice.
“Young Master, so you did finish it after all.”
Hearing the voice behind her, Bai Yuxuan quickly turned around. Xiao Liu was standing there, she had no idea when the woman had come in.
“Young Master, why are you so determined to push her away?”
“What would you have me do instead?” Bai Yuxuan replied coldly. “Get close to her again, only to be kicked aside once more? I don’t know what Ouyang Qianxue’s purpose is in approaching me this time, but I won’t have anything more to do with her.”
“Young Master!” Xiao Liu said earnestly. “I believe a child as pure-hearted as Ouyang Qianxue could never harbor such impure intentions. Perhaps… Perhaps she truly wants to be friends with you…”
Before she could finish, Bai Yuxuan shot her a sharp glare that cut her words short.
“What’s this? Why have you been speaking up for Ouyang Qianxue all day? Did she give you some kind of benefit?”
Xiao Liu’s face turned pale at Bai Yuxuan’s accusation.
“No! I am absolutely loyal to you, Young Master! I just…” She lifted her head and looked at Bai Yuxuan, whose expression remained dark and unreadable.
(No… I can’t back down now. Ouyang Qianxue has already tried so hard.)
Gathering her courage, Xiao Liu spoke loudly.
“I just don’t want to see you continue living in loneliness like this! I want you to have someone by your side, someone who can share your happiness and your sorrow!”
Facing Xiao Liu’s determined gaze, Bai Yuxuan’s expression remained cold. After a long sigh, she finally spoke slowly.
“Only on Ouyang Qianxue’s birthday did I truly realize something,” she said. “Someone like me is destined to live alone.”
“You are my subordinate. Just do your job well. My personal matters… are not for you to interfere with.”
After saying that, Bai Yuxuan turned and walked back into her room.
Looking at the empty bowl by the sink and Bai Yuxuan’s distant, indifferent figure, a deep sense of helplessness rose in Xiao Liu’s heart.
“Ouyang Qianxue… if anyone can make the Young Master open her heart, it can only be you.”
“Please… you must succeed.”
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