Young President Cheng queued up and successfully bought the genuine desserts. When she got off the taxi, she didn’t go back to her villa. She went straight to the one next door, rang the doorbell, and waited for Ji Chaozhou to remotely open the door before entering.

Ji Chaozhou took off his gloves, looked up at Cheng Liu who came in from outside, and said calmly, “Your fingerprint is on the door lock.”

“I know.” Cheng Liu put two genuine desserts on the table. She was just worried that he was angry. “I’m sorry for this morning.”

“You’ve already apologized.” Ji Chaozhou lowered his eyes and sorted out the spice scents at hand, “They didn’t pay much attention anyway.”

Cheng Liu grabbed onto the idea that suddenly flashed through her mind at his words and said happily, “Did you watch the livestream?”

Ji Chaozhou paused and looked at the two desserts on the table, “What are these?”

“Oh, these newly bought desserts will definitely be delicious this time,” Cheng Liu promised, refocusing her attention.

She opened the boxes and two exquisite desserts appeared on the table.

Cheng Liu pushed one of it in front of Ji Chaozhou, “Try it.”

Ji Chaozhou took the spoon from her hand and took a bite as instructed. A sweet but not greasy taste, the cold and soft dessert melted on the tip of the tongue—everything was just right.

Cheng Liu’s eyes fell on his brows, making sure that he didn’t hate this dessert.

“Don’t buy this kind of dessert next time,” Ji Chaozhou suddenly said.

Cheng Liu was stunned; he clearly just liked what he ate. “Why?”

Ji Chaozhou lowered his eyelashes, and the shadows fell on both sides of the bridge of his nose. His slender fingers turned the packaging box on the table, revealing the advertisement. “You should buy it for the person you like.’

“Can I buy it for you if I like you?” Cheng Liu asked reflexively.

There was a sharp astringent scent in the living room, like peeling an unripe orange, but as time went by, you could vaguely smell a clear sour aroma mixing with it. It was very light and required special attention to be noticed.

It was just that neither of them had the time to pay attention to the shifting fragrance in the living room. The wind blowing through the curtains brought with it a chilly spring, but it couldn’t stop the hidden ambiguity from growing.

Ji Chaozhou’s beautiful amber eyes looked quietly at Cheng Liu opposite him. His fingers hanging by his side were slightly bent, and his long legs under the table slowly retracted, trying to open up the distance between the two.

At this time, Cheng Liu finally realized that she had spoken too quickly and seemed to have caused trouble to Ji Chaozhou.

She quickly changed her words, “This is just an advertisement. What does it matter as long as the desserts are delicious, and I really like you as a neighbor, you even lend me your yard to plant my fruit seedlings.” 

Ji Chaozhou fully retracted his foot from the table.

It was obviously the answer he wanted to hear from her, but the sweetness on his tongue that had been perfect just a while ago now seemed too sweet, even a little bitter, and uncomfortable.

Ji Chaozhou lowered his long eyelashes and said indifferently, “…It’s up to you.”

Young President Cheng felt guilty.

She felt like she gave the wrong answer. Was he unhappy?

After a while, Cheng Liu took out her mobile phone and clicked on a picture on WeChat, trying to change the subject. “I want to change the style of the stairs on my villa. Can you give me advice on which one looks better?”

She had wanted to change the stairs as soon as she moved in. The steps were hollow, and there were no baffles on the sides. No matter how you walk, you can see the floor underbeneath.

If Ji Chaozhou moves in in the future, it would be inconvenient for him to go up to the second floor, so she planned to replace it with a closed staircase with handrails on both sides.

However, when replacing the stairs, the load-bearing problem of the villa must be considered as well, so the design team only just came up with several plans for her to choose from.

Ji Chaozhou stared blankly at the drawing of the stairs on her phone: “… Why do you need to change the stairs?”

“The current ones don’t look good,” Cheng Liu made a casual excuse.

But Ji Chaozhou raised his eyes and looked at her steadily, which made Cheng Liu feel a little guilty. She turned away and looked down at the screen of her mobile phone, “Which one of these do you think is better?”

Ji Chaozhou quickly looked away and pointed his fingertip at one of the designs. The staircase on the second design was the most in line with the current villa style.

His originally tense back relaxed slightly, and the distant and faint look disappeared from his eyebrows. However, he didn’t notice it—he just felt that the bitterness of the dessert was gone.

“Then I will change it to this kind of staircase,” Cheng Liu said without hesitation.

Ji Chaozhou’s eyes fell on Cheng Liu who had her head lowered to message the design team, wanting her to stay away from him.

Since she already had someone she liked, she shouldn’t get too close to him.

Ji Chaozhou held the dessert spoon with his fingers. The originally cold handle of the spoon has now become warm to the touch. His eyes fell on the dessert in front of him. He suppressed some unruly thoughts, and pretended not to know certain things.

“Okay, they will come over tomorrow to re-decorate. It may be a bit noisy. Is it okay if they start after eight o’clock?” Cheng Liu asked, putting away her phone.

“It’s up to you.” Ji Chaozhou stood up and said the words to expel the guest, “I’m going to bed.”

He didn’t want to be affected by Cheng Liu’s words and deeds, and he couldn’t calm down his emotions.

So early? Although Cheng Liu was puzzled, she still said, “Oh, then I’ll go back first. Good night.”

After Cheng Liu left, Ji Chaozhou stood in the living room for a long time and then sat down again.

She had taken away her share of the dessert.

Ji Chaozhou lowered his eyes to hide all the emotions in his eyes, and quietly finished the dessert in front of him.

It was very sweet.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Cheng Liu has always been pro-active. The next morning, she welcomed the decoration team, and they started to dismantle the stairs. However, she still had a company to run and couldn’t stay to watch them work, so she left the decoration team to decide on matters.

As soon as she returned from work, Cheng Liu looked at the mess left all over the villa and fell silent.

Finally, Young President Cheng muttered to herself thoughtfully, “I can’t seem to go up to the second floor? And the first floor is too messy and there is no place to sleep. Should I ask the neighbor if I can live with him for a while?”

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 44.1 — Day 15: From Now On… You Can Come In Directly (2/28)
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