Love You Till the End-Chapter 991 - 990: Should We Go Hiking?

No woman can be excessively strong.

He liked to see her puffed up and angry when he teased her, and he enjoyed making her blush to the tips of her ears. These reactions were unique to her, not seen with others.

Initially, he took her to his favorite noodle shop on a whim, but later, he celebrated her birthday because he genuinely wanted to.

The outside world viewed Shi Aoju as cold and domineering, but he wasn’t really that person. His decisive and swift methods allowed him to stand firm in society, so he needed to maintain a facade.

Su Jiuyi was the same; strength was the fortress she built for herself. But in front of him, she had long shed this facade, which meant she trusted him unconditionally.

"When I came in to gather the clothes, I saw it hanging there all lonely on the rack. I happened to have some detergent on hand, so I went ahead and washed it... that’s all." She glanced at him, then replied.

Shi Aoju stared at her for a few seconds, then said nothing and went to the side to call the doctor.

That was close.

Su Jiuyi breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at her own feet.

She wasn’t sure if she could work in the afternoon. If not, she expected to be scolded by the Housekeeper again.

But Shi Aoju’s expression and tone when he asked her just now seemed off. Surely, he couldn’t tell that she liked him, right? She just did some laundry, and that didn’t really show anything else.

Quite the contrary, it seemed like he was always the one being nice to her. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Including the time at the birthday banquet when he explained about Jingren, it always made people think he might have feelings for her.

But yesterday at the ball, he explained the allergy situation in that way.

People often say you never know what women are thinking, but in Su Jiuyi’s view, the man in front of her was the truly confusing one.

"I’ll go downstairs to the pharmacy to get you some medicine. You sit here and don’t move around."

"...Aren’t you going to work?" Wasn’t this something he could have a maid do at the door?

Or she could do it herself.

"No," he replied.

The proposal for the land had already been approved, and he could leave the construction work to his assistant. He had been quite free lately.

He took a couple of steps towards the door, then turned back and said, "By the way, Qi Jingren asked if you’d like to go hiking?"

"Hiking?" She looked at her foot, "I quite want to go..."

Shi Aoju understood: "Then let’s wait until your foot is better to go."

Su Jiuyi had never participated in an outing like hiking, so she was a bit excited about it. She heard you could have a barbecue up in the mountains, set up tents and bonfires, watch the stars, and if there were shooting stars, that would be even better.

It was also a chance to make some food to take along, and she could discuss making desserts with Ye Han.

Yet another holiday, and the Shi Family was left with only Shi Aoju and Su Jiuyi.

Initially, Shi Aoju suggested taking Su Jiuyi out for a meal, but she refused and insisted on cooking herself.

"Just don’t burn down the kitchen," he reminded her.

"Don’t worry, I won’t make such a rookie mistake."

"If your foot isn’t completely healed, don’t go hiking tomorrow," his voice came from outside the kitchen.

"I can do it!" It had been half a month since she last hurt her foot, and it was almost fully recovered.