Chapter 229 - 229 Two-Faced
229 Two-Faced
Liu Cheng’s heart skipped a beat. She stammered, “I wasn’t talking about you. Why are you looking at me?”
Guan Lei loomed over Liu Cheng. He rapped Liu Cheng’s desk with his hand covered in blue veins and asked impatiently, “That’s why I’m asking you. Who were you talking about just now?”
Liu Cheng gulped in fear. She suddenly recalled how Guan Lei had beaten Xiang Cheng up. She shrank in fear, stuttering, “I was talking about a stranger I passed on the road.”
Guan Lei snorted and warned, “You’re Liu Cheng, aren’t you? Next time, watch your mouth. I have no compunctions against hitting women. I’m sure you’ve had some experience with my temperament, haven’t you?”
Shen Xi looked at Guan Lei, a little surprised. That domineering and fierce look of his was completely different from how he was when he was with her.
Guan Lei noticed Shen Xi eyeing him as he returned to his seat. The cold expression instantly morphed into a bright smile.
Shen Xi sniffed in disdain. Guan Lei was her age, yet he was already two-faced.
Guan Lei took it in his stride, thinking Shen Xi’s eye roll was super cute.
After classes ended for the day, Guan Lei wasted no time working on the task Shen Xi had given him. This was the first time Shen Xi had entrusted him with a task, which happened to be one of his strengths. Guan Lei did not want to embarrass himself by not completing it to the best of his abilities.
Still, Shen Xi’s request was not overly difficult, and he finished it in ten minutes. However, to make it seem that it had taken him a lot of effort, Guan Lei did not present his results till the next day.
Shen Xi flushed, mortified that Guan Lei had forked out so much time to help her. “You didn’t need to skip class to help me, you know? It isn’t urgent.”
Guan Lei stared at Shen Xi seriously and said, “Your matters will always be my top priority. You may not have been in a hurry, but I was.”
Seeing his ruse working, Guan Lei immediately pulled Shen Xi aside to continue explaining what he had done.
Shen Xi did feel rather apologetic. She did not like to owe others, but she felt much more at ease when it was Guan Lei she owed. It was nice seeing him so animated for once.
The program Guan Lei had written was to Shen Xi’s satisfaction. “I thought you were pulling my leg when you said you could do it. I’m surprised it turned out so well,” Shen Xi exclaimed.
Being praised by the girl he liked, Guan Lei puffed out his chest like a peacock preening its feathers. “But of course, or my name isn’t Guan Lei!”
Shen Xi found Guan Lei’s antics amusing. Had it not been for Guan Lei’s assistance, she would have had to spend money to find someone to write the program. It was just as well that she had not before speaking to Guan Lei, or she would have wasted money.
As Shen Xi listened, she could not help but be drawn to the dark eye circles under Guan Lei’s eyes. It reminded her of something Zheng Huai had said regarding Guan Lei’s refusal to accept treatment. Concerned, Shen Xi interjected, “Guan Lei, maybe you should allow Dr. Zheng to treat you.”
When Guan Lei heard the name ‘Doctor Zheng,’ his mood soured. Not only did Zheng Huai treat him as a lab rat, but he was also suspiciously close to Shen Xi. Those were the reasons for his strong dislike of the young doctor.
From Guan Lei’s expression, Shen Xi could tell he was unwilling to proceed, but she did not allow that to stop her. “It’s not healthy to be always having nightmares. Look at how pale you’ve become! You’re almost blue! You don’t look half as handsome as you usually are like this.”
For Shen Xi to call him ugly, albeit politely, was an arrow through his heart, and Guan Lei hurriedly excused himself, rushing to the washroom to check his appearance in the mirror. It was as Shen Xi said; he looked awful!
Guan Lei panicked. That would not do. What if Shen Xi did not reciprocate his feelings for her because she thought he was ugly?
A thought came to mind. Perhaps he could sleep with Shen Xi every night! That way, not only would he not lose sleep, but he would also regain his handsome looks.
Soon a plan formed in his mind, and he said to Shen Xi, “I won’t have nightmares if you sleep with me every night.”
Naturally, Guan Lei’s shameless words infuriated Shen Xi. “Can’t you speak properly for once?”
Guan Lei pouted. “I’m just speaking my mind. Nightmares won’t plague me if you let me hold your hand to sleep. We tested it out, remember?”
Shen Xi could not refute him, but what Guan Lei had in mind was a stopgap measure, not a cure. Was she supposed to sleep next to him and hold his hand even after he got married?
At the thought that Guan Lei would marry someone else in the future, Shen Xi’s mood plummeted. She grew unhappy.
Guan Lei did not know why Shen Xi suddenly fell silent. He thought she was unhappy with him for being so cheeky.
Helpless, he decided to give some ground. “Okay… I’ll let him treat me, but if I feel something off about the treatment, I’ll discontinue it.”