Rebirth: Different Way - Chapter 18

    Shen Xi was about to get up subconsciously, but she hesitated for a moment when she saw the person coming, and it was not the old K who called him to get in the car, but the unexpected Li Mingxuan.

    Shen Xi did not move.

    Li Mingxuan thought that the thunder was too loud, but Shen Xi did not hear her words and shouted again, “Come up!”

    This sentence shouted, Li Mingxuan clearly saw Shen Xi’s hesitation. Glancing at the torrential rain outside the car, Li Mingxuan didn’t say anything, just pushed open the car door and trotted in front of Shen Xi in the rain.

    The moment she reached out and pulled Shen Xi, the tentacle felt cold. Li Mingxuan pulled Shen Xi up with a little force on his arm, rushed to the front of the car a few steps and stuffed Shen Xi inside.

    Li Mingxuan’s movements were so fast that Shen Xi was already sitting in the car before she could react. But in an instant, Li Mingxuan had neatly bypassed the front of the car, opened the door, got in the car, and sat beside Shen Xi.

    Shen Xi frowned slightly, just as she was about to say thank you, a clean coat was handed over from the side.

    “Take off your shirt and put this on, be careful of catching a cold.”

    The deep and magnetic voice contained unquestionable concern, Shen Xi glanced at Li Mingxuan hesitantly, and took the coat according to the words.

    Li Mingxuan could only sigh silently when he saw this.

      Maybe it was because she had been trapped in the rain for too long, Shen Xi looked really miserable at this time, not to mention wet from head to toe, her complexion was even more pale, but there was still a sense of rejection from thousands of miles away. breath. For some reason, Shen Xi’s appearance at this time reminded Li Mingxuan of a puppy he saw not long ago.

    It was a pretty little golden retriever, and it was raining when Li Mingxuan met it. Under the pouring rain, the little golden retriever was wet all over, and was shivering on the side of the road. Ming Fei, who was sitting in the back of the car, looked at it pitifully and wanted to take it home. Unexpectedly, no matter how Ming Fei seduced, Little Golden Retriever would not approach them, and his eyes were full of vigilance when he looked at them. Ming Fei had no choice but to give up. When driving away, Li Mingxuan looked from the car window, and the little golden retriever shrank into a ball, showing a deep alienation from all the humans around who tried to approach it.

    Ming Fei was convinced that the puppy must have experienced the abandonment of its owner before being so vigilant and alienated from humans.

    So, what happened to Shen Xi’s vigilance and alienation?

    Thinking of these Li Mingxuan’s heart softened.

    Speaking of which, Li Mingxuan’s mood towards Shen Xi is very complicated. For the past twenty years, Shen Xi was a blood-related stranger to Li Mingxuan. He was the younger brother that Shen Ji said he didn’t want to talk about more, he was the dude who caused trouble in Shen Cheng’s words, the nephew that his mother felt guilty about, and he was the acquiescence of the entire Shen family, including the Li family, as an abandoned child.

    But everything changed when he met Shen Xi on the plane returning home.

    Perhaps it was because the two of them got along more than they had in the past 20 years. In Li Mingxuan’s eyes, Shen Xi was no longer a name, a topic in other people’s mouths, but a Live people.

    Shen Xi can laugh, feel wronged, pretend to be strong, and get drunk by herself in the middle of the night. Every time Li Mingxuan encounters Shen Xi, he will know more about Shen Xi, and he can no longer be indifferent to Shen Xi as before, turning a blind eye to Shen Xi’s affairs.

    Li Mingxuan smiled bitterly, maybe everyone’s disregard for Shen Xi stemmed from this. Because of indifference, there will be no feelings, and when faced with a choice, you can make a decision without hesitation.

    Li Mingxuan’s gaze couldn’t help turning to Shen Xi. At this time, Shen Xi had just removed the wet clothes from her upper body, revealing her fair body.

    Noticing Li Mingxuan’s gaze, Shen Xi looked back suspiciously. Li Mingxuan showed a kind smile, looked away, handed the tissue in front of him to Shen Xi’s hand, and asked while driving, “Send you back to the hotel?”

    Shen Xi nodded, put on Li Mingxuan’s coat, and added, “Thank you, cousin Mingxuan.”

    Li Mingxuan laughed softly and joked, “Why didn’t you get in the car just now, I have to invite you in person?”

    Shen Xi explained, “Because I have found a friend to pick me up, I don’t want to trouble my cousin.”

    “Do you want to tell your friend?” Li Mingxuan asked casually

    Shen Xi shook her head, “The phone is flooded, and I no longer have his number.”

    Li Mingxuan smiled and changed the subject, “Why did Xiaoxi think of coming to the cemetery today?”

    After the question was asked, the car was silent, and Shen Xi did not answer. Li Mingxuan looked at Shen Xi in surprise, the smile on Shen Xi’s face disappeared, and he lowered his eyes, “Today is my mother’s birthday.”

    Li Mingxuan paused, looked at Shen Xi for a while, and said seriously, “Sorry!”

    Li Mingxuan’s eyes were too serious, Shen Xi evaded her eyes and responded lightly, “It doesn’t matter, it has nothing to do with you.”

    Yes, it doesn’t matter, Shen Xi looked out the window with an indifferent expression. He was used to it, used to the Shen family’s indifference, used to being the only one in this world who still remembers her. Maybe add the unknown flower giver. Thinking of the bunch of lily-of-the-valley flowers in front of the tombstone, Shen Xi’s mood improved, but she didn’t want to speak again.

    Li Mingxuan sighed silently again.

    The rain outside the window is getting heavier and heavier, the sky is getting darker and the whole world seems to be surrounded by heavy rain.

    Shen Xi sat quietly in the car, the chill in her heart seemed to dissipate little by little with the chill in her body.

    Li Mingxuan did not speak any more, and drove the car intently, carefully driving in the rain. From Shen Xi’s point of view, Li Mingxuan’s profile is very handsome, and with the focused look on his face, it is very attractive.

    Shen Xi has always known Li Mingxuan. Unlike his notoriety, Li Mingxuan has a very good reputation in the upper circle of Beijing. Graduated from a prestigious school, heir to the family, capable and skilled, and more importantly, Shen Xi has never heard any scandal about Li Mingxuan for so many years. Such a person with a clean body is naturally the ideal son-in-law in the minds of many people, and of course Shen Ji, the two of them have always been recognized as golden bachelors in the circle.

    Shen Xi suddenly gave Li Mingxuan a strange look when she thought of this. The situation of Li Mingxuan and Shen Ji is too similar, they won’t really have an affair, right?

    Shen Xi’s eyes were too weird, and Li Mingxuan was faintly aware, “What’s wrong?”

    Shen Xi shook her head, “When can I go back to the hotel?”

    Li Mingxuan glanced at the GPS and reassured, “It should be there soon.”

    Shen Xi looked away, and the previous guess appeared again. Li Mingxuan’s concern for him does not seem to be fake, so what is he doing?

    Shen Xi thought too much, and unknowingly the hotel had appeared in front of her.

    Looking at the rain outside the car that had not reduced at all, Shen Xi thought about the difficult road conditions, and took the initiative to invite Li Mingxuan, “Cousin Mingxuan, would you like to go up and sit?” At the same time, Shen Xi’s eyes fell on Li Mingxuan’s half-wet clothes.

    Li Mingxuan was surprised by Shen Xi’s proposal, nodded and did not refuse.

    Wrapped in Li Mingxuan’s coat and returned to the room, Shen Xi found a few clothes that were not worn much and handed them to Li Mingxuan, motioning him to take a bath first. The difference in height between the two is not much, but Shen Xi is thin. These clothes may be tight for Li Mingxuan to wear, but they are more comfortable than soaked clothes.

    Li Mingxuan didn’t pick up the clothes, “Xiao Xi, please wash it first.” Compared with himself, Li Mingxuan was more worried about Shen Xi. After being sleepy in the heavy rain for so long, even now Shen Xi’s face has no expression. How much to recover.

    The bathroom soon heard the sound of water, and Li Mingxuan casually looked at it in the living room. The last time he sent the drunk Shen Xi back, he didn’t pay much attention to the situation in the room. This time, Li Mingxuan noticed something strange.

      Hotel cleaning generally does not touch the guests’ personal items, so this is what Shen Xi did by herself?

    Li Mingxuan’s surprise only lasted for a while, and he was quickly attracted by a photo on the table. The photo seems to have been taken when Shen Xi was a child, and it seems that it should be Shen Xi’s grandfather and uncle’s family. Shen Xi would probably be less than a year old, and smiled happily at the camera.

    Li Mingxuan fell silent, unable to imagine the mood of Shen Xi looking at this photo every day.

    The room phone rang just at this time.

    “Xiao Xixi, have you returned to the hotel? You are so bad, I’m worried to death.” Li Mingxuan just picked up the phone and didn’t have time to say anything. big pile. What made Li Mingxuan even more puzzled was that the voice on the phone clearly belonged to a man, but the other party held his throat in a pretentious manner.

    Li Mingxuan’s face sank, could it be that this is the friend who is going to pick up Shen Xi, I don’t know who Shen Xi usually associates with!

    Enduring the discomfort to the other party’s voice, Li Mingxuan said, “I’m Shen Xi’s cousin, Shen Xi is taking a bath, who are you?”

    “Cousin? Are you Li Mingxuan?” The other party’s voice suddenly rose, and then he quickly asked, “What did you just say, Shen Xi is taking a bath?” A tone of complete disbelief .

    Li Mingxuan was surprised by the other party’s attitude, but still said “um”.

    The phone was quickly hung up, and a thoughtful expression appeared on Li Mingxuan’s face.

    “Whose phone number?” Shen Xi’s voice came from behind

    Li Mingxuan turned his head to look, but saw Shen Xi dressed neatly at the bathroom door.

    Thinking of the tone of the man on the phone just now, Li Mingxuan chuckled, “A man who calls himself Wang Xinghai is looking for you.”

    “Wang Xinghai?” The doubts in Shen Xi’s eyes flashed, and then she thought that Wang Xinghai was not the name of the old K? Back then, he used this name to make fun of Old K, a big man with a stubborn beard who took such a literary and artistic name.

    Nodding casually, Shen Xi indicated the direction of the bathroom. After Li Mingxuan went in, Shen Xi called back according to the phone.

    “Hey, it’s me!”

    “Too much stimulation, I am in weakness, please do not disturb.”

    “Go away!” Shen Xi said simply

    Old K immediately came alive, “What’s going on? Why is Li Mingxuan with you and taking a bath?”

    Shen Xi snorted coldly, “It’s not that you were too slow to go to the cemetery, so you came back first when you met him. Don’t you take a shower when it’s raining?”

    Shen Xi’s answer was too far from Old K’s expectation. Old K immediately lost interest and hummed lazily on the phone.

     “Where are you now?” Shen Xi asked kindly

    “You also said that in order to pick you up, I was trapped in the cemetery by heavy rain. I dare not drive in this kind of ghost weather!” Old K grabbed the phone and complained to Shen Xi with a chuckle, serious ‘s suggestion, “Well, the cemetery in the rain has a unique view, you can enjoy it slowly.”

    “Xiao Xixi, you are so unconscionable!”

    Shen Xi couldn’t help laughing.

    The two were chatting like this. Shen Xi wanted to hang up the phone several times, but was stopped by Old K who was crying and making trouble. Thinking that Old K was trapped in the cemetery in order to pick him up, Shen Xi gave him a rare indulgence.

    When Li Mingxuan came out of the shower, what he saw was Shen Xi holding the phone and smiling.

    Although Shen Xi didn’t smile at him, the heartfelt joy on Shen Xi’s face seemed to be infected with him. Seeing Shen Xi’s frowning eyes, Li Mingxuan stared blankly for the first time.