CHAPTER 544: 542CHAPTER: BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE YOU

"..."

Actually, she didn’t dislike it.

She was just symbolically struggling a bit.

But now that their identities had changed, Wen Qiao felt embarrassed to put her hand back and say, "I don’t dislike it, just hold my hand quickly."

Wen Qiao withdrew her hand and placed it on her knee, "Feng Li said you started feeling a cold a few days ago. What happened?"

"..."

Remembering the reason for the cold, Fu Jinghen fell silent.

How could he say that it was because his heart had been stirred by her, causing a fiery restlessness that made him turn the air conditioner to the lowest setting and blow it all night, only to end up frozen?

That was too embarrassing.

"It’s just that the air conditioning was set a bit low." Fu Jinghen explained, omitting some details, "You—"

Something came to mind, and Fu Jinghen paused, then corrected himself, "It’s nothing, it’ll be fine tomorrow."

Wen Qiao sensitively perceived that what he initially wanted to say wasn’t that. If it were according to Fu Jinghen’s usual style, he would definitely say, "You don’t need to worry," and then she’d retort sharply with, "Who’s worried about you."

But now...

Wen Qiao lowered her eyes, hiding the emotions within them, "Did you come to West City to see me or was it because of work, and you just stopped by to see me?"

Fu Jinghen’s eyes flickered for a moment, "Just stopped by—"

Wen Qiao interrupted him, her gaze intense, "Think carefully before you answer."

Fu Jinghen fell silent again, then sighed helplessly, "Because I wanted to see you."

"Why did you want to deceive me just now?"

If it weren’t for the fact that Qin Xiang had told her that the first time Fu Jinghen visited the set was specifically to see her, and because Feng Li had already explained why Fu Jinghen came to West City, he would have deceived her again.

"Don’t you, not want me to come?"

Despite having just drank some water, Fu Jinghen still felt a dryness in his throat, making it difficult to speak this sentence.

Since she had said she didn’t want him to come, even if she knew now that he had come to West City, he still had to lie and say his main purpose was for work.

He wanted to see her but was afraid she would be angry.

That familiar stifling sensation rose in his heart again. Since Fu Jinghen had regained consciousness until now, during those few short minutes, she always felt that Fu Jinghen was being overly cautious around her.

She particularly disliked this feeling.

Wen Qiao didn’t want to make wild guesses and asked him directly, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Fu Jinghen couldn’t understand why she would ask that and was stunned, "No."

Wen Qiao furrowed her brow, recalling all of Fu Jinghen’s unusual behaviors, clearly normal just yesterday.

Yet today, it had changed.

"Are you acting upset with me and using those tactics of retreat as advance, distancing because of today’s program?"

Fu Jinghen unconsciously wanted to say no, because he didn’t want to say these things in his current state and evoke her sympathy, affecting her usual judgment. But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered the reason they had broken off their engagement was because he hadn’t chosen to ask an extra question before.

What if there was more to the story this time too?

Thinking this, Fu Jinghen nodded, "Yes, I saw the program, but it’s not because of that again."

"Then what are you doing?"

"I think you and Lin Luang get along very happily."

Fu Jinghen lowered his eyes, opened his palms, seemingly unsure what he was signaling to Wen Qiao.

Wen Qiao, with an "I knew it" expression, rolled her eyes, "Yeah, it was very pleasant. I like him a lot. He’s so lovely and youthful."