<h4>Chapter 682: Drowning</h4>


    “Then did you two exchange numbers with one another?”


    “We did.”


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother had a smile on her face when she heard that. She knew that her daughter was willing to give her number out, and she was definitely willing to continue dating. She was relieved hearing this.


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother sat down on the bed and stretched her hand out to lift the nkets up as she said, “Xiaofu, how old are you? You are still covering yourself up in nkets when you are sleeping? Doesn’t it feel ufortable to breathe like that? Let’s go. Let’s go down to eat dinner. Mummy made all the dishes that you love most...”


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother wanted to lift the nkets up, but she was unable to do so.


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother froze for a moment before she continued to try and lift the nket up.


    Xia Xiaofu was grabbing on the nket tightly from the inside, so her mother was unable to pull it away.


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother froze entirely. She looked at the tiny bundle that was curled up on the bed. That small figure’s back was facing her, and did not show her face nor let out a sound.


    “Xiaofu...”


    “Mum, I am a little tired now. I won’t be having dinner. I want to sleep.”


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother immediately felt bad. Her daughter was always bright and lively, but ever since she broke up with that boy officially, in the past year, it was just as if she did not know how to smile anymore.


    Xia Xiaofu’s mother let out a sigh before she stood up and said, “Xiaofu, Mummy will keep some dishes for you. If you get hungry at night,e down and eat then.”


    Xia Xiaofu did not say anything, and Xia Xiaofu’s mother shook her head and went out of the room.


    ...


    Xia Xiaofu and Chen Jingyu started to interact with one another. Chen Jingyu was extremely gentlemanly, and he had expertise in foreign affairs. Xia Xiaofu felt very easy and happy being together with him.


    Chen Jingyu asked her out to go visit ake, and Xia Xiaofu agreed.


    Both of them stood by the side of the picturesqueke. There were many colourful and pretty small boats floating on theke. There were lotus flowers in bloom on the surface of theke, and anyone that saw the scene felt refreshed and energized. It was a good ce for a date.


    Both of them stepped onto a boat. Xia Xiaofu took the small handmade oar as she rowed slowly. Her small exquisite face had a bright smile on it as she did so.


    Chen Jingyu wore a casual Polo t-shirt today. He looked like a refined Young Master, and he sat down opposite Xia Xiaofu and said, “Don’t move.”


    “Huh?” Xia Xiaofu froze.


    Chen Jingyu stretched his hand out to click his fingers together by the side of Xia Xiaofu’s ears and there were many roses dripping with dew in his hands. He smiled and said, “The beautiful roses are for the beautifuldy. Xiaofu, this is for you.”


    Xia Xiaofu took the flowers in her hands, and she lowered her gaze down to have a whiff of the fragrance in the roses before she joked around cheekily. “Trantor Chen, does your supervisor know anything about your knowledge of magic?”


    “He does. My supervisor frequently tells me, Chen Jingyu, you are not young anymore. Go and learn some tactics quickly to tease the girls. Otherwise, you are going to be forever single.”


    “Would you be forever single? I do not believe that.”


    Chen Jingyu raised his eyebrows up and looked at her, “Then beautiful girl, would you be willing to marry me?”


    Xia Xiaofu froze. Chen Jingyu’s expression was very serious, and he did not seem to be joking at all. She was a little surprised. He was actually proposing to her?


    Xia Xiaofu puffed her supple red lips, and she was coy as she said, “You only wooed me for a few days, and you want me to marry you already. Are you too anxious, or do you think I am an easy target to bully?”


    Chen Jingyu looked at her beautiful features, especially her tender neck that was slightly raised up just like a swan, and he had a pampering smile in his eyes.


    At this moment, the small boat shook vigorously. Xia Xiaofu did not bnce herself in time, and she tilted forward. “Ah!” She let out a shout.


    “Be careful.” Her small, soft waist was pinned down by a muscr arm. Chen Jingyu hugged her as he brought her onto hisp. The man’s features were handsome and attractive. His eyes were sparkling as he looked at her. “Why, the person who was just rejecting me just now is sending herself into my embrace?”


    Xia Xiaofu’s small face was a little red. She quickly clenched her small fist together and hit Chen Jingyu as she said, “Who is sending herself into your embrace? Don’t think so beautifully!”


    She was about to stand up.


    Being in such an intimate position with an unfamiliar man made her feel extremely ufortable.


    But she could not stand up because Chen Jingyu’s hand held her tight and pinned her down. She froze and looked into his eyes. “Xiaofu, forget that person in your heart and start afresh together with me.”


    Xia Xiaofu froze entirely.


    Chen Jingyu’srge hand that was on her waistforted her as he patted her for a moment, just as if he wasforting a child. “Don’t be nervous. Everything is in the past. Forget him slowly. In the future, there would be no one that can harm you. I would use the rest of my life to love you properly.”


    Xia Xiaofu’s body immediately became soft, and she was in a blur and clueless as she looked at Chen Jingyu.


    Chen Jingyu lowered his head gently and kissed her red lips.


    At this moment, there was the sound of whistling. Xia Xiaofu raised her gaze up to have a look, the tourists that were paddling the boats by her sides were all looking at them. They were a handsome man and beautiful woman couple hugging one another as they kissed one another, and the other tourists could not help cheer.


    Xia Xiaofu immediately felt shy. She escaped from Chen Jingyu’s embrace and sat down in her own seat.


    Chen Jingyu was in a very good mood. He waved his fist towards those tourists, and even joked around with them as he said, “My girlfriend is feeling shy.”


    After that, she heard the sound ofughter ring out in the air.


    Xia Xiaofu was also affected by the atmosphere in the air. She curled her lips up into a sweet smile. Actually, Chen Jingyu was really very good. If she continued to develop a rtionship with him, it was a very good choice for her.


    ...


    Both of them travelled for a moment. Xia Xiaofu saw someone selling cotton candy by the side of the river, and her eyes lit up immediately.


    “Xiaogu, do you want some?”


    “Yeah.” Xia Xiaofu nodded her head.


    “Okay, I will go and buy some.”


    The small boat stopped by the side of theke, and Chen Jingyu leaped onto shore. He tied the rope well before he ordered her, “I wille back very quickly. You are not allowed to run away.”


    “Oh.” Xia Xiaofu nodded her head.


    Chen Jingyu left, and Xia Xiaofu felt bored. She perched on the front of the boat as she stretched her small hand out into theke that was so clear that she could see the bottom of it. There were small goldfishes in the water, and she was in a daze after staring at them for a moment.


    After she chased the small goldfishes and yed around with the water, Xia Xiaofu raised her head up back up, and her facial expression changed drastically. She did not notice when the rope released, and the small boat floated so far away from the shore.


    Xia Xiaofu stood up. There were no tourists on this stretch of theke, and she was the only person there, all by herself.


    She was thinking of a n to get back to her original spot, and at this moment, the small boat rocked vigorously. “Ah!” Xia Xiaofu let out a shout and her entire body dropped into theke with a plop.


    Xia Xiaofu knew how to swim. She was not frantic, and she swam towards the upper stream in an experienced manner.


    But she was unable to swim. Xia Xiaofu’s right leg was tangled with the underwater vegetation.


    The scariest thing for a swimmer was to be tangled by the vegetation underneath. Xia Xiaofu used strength as she tried to break away, but the algae seemed to have stuck on her leg. The more strength she used to struggle, the tighter it got.


    Xia Xiaofu felt the energy in her body drain away, and she choked on a few mouthfuls of water.


    She sank downwards. Her long hair spread out in a beautiful wave, and she still could see some small goldfish swimming by her side. Was she going to die now?


    She was probably going to die now.


    She closed her eyes gently, and at this moment, an exquisite and beautiful face appeared in her mind; it was Ou Luoxi.


    She was frustrated and hopeless as she curled her lips up into a smile. In the past year, she tried so hard to make herself not think about him, but it was no use at all. In thest moment of her life, she was still...missing him.


    She was hurt so deeply by him, and that was because she loved him so deeply.


    Xia Xiaofu’s instincts were half in a daze, and she was in a blur when she felt two hands undoing the algae on her leg. The algae was loose, and she was picked up into someone’s arms.


    There seemed to be someone who carried her up to the shore, and someone pressed down on her chest. She vomited some water out of her mouth, but she did not stir.


    After that, she felt a pair of thin lips pressing onto hers. Someone blew fresh air into her mouth, and she suddenly felt that the feeling on her lips was so familiar..


    She wanted to open her eyes.


    Xia Xiaofu opened her eyes slowly. She had a look at the blue sky and white clouds first, and a gentle but nervous voice rang out by the side of her ears non stop. “Xiaofu, Xiaofu...”


    There was a hand caressing her face.


    Xia Xiaofu stretched her small hand out slowly to hold the hand on her face, and she was extremely mesmerized as she used her cheek to nudge that person’s palm. Her lips was extremely weak as she lovingly said, “...Luoxi...”


    That hand froze immediately.


    It was only then that Xia Xiaofu woke up from her own world. She turned her gaze to the side to look at the man by her side, and it was Chen Jingyu.


    She was still holding Chen Jingyu’s hand.


    Xia Xiaofu froze for a short moment. She was unclear, and she let go of Chen Jingyu’s hand slowly.


    Chen Jingyu’s expression didn’t change. He quickly stretched his hand out to help her sit up before cing one arm out to protect her in his embrace as he said, “Xiaofu, are you alright? I just went to buy cotton candy, and when I turned back, you were gone. Just now I was almost shocked to death. How did you almost drown?”


    Xia Xiaofu’s cheek brushed against Chen Jingyu’s polo tee, and she froze for a moment she raised her head up quickly and said, “Your shirt is dry?”


    “What?” Chen Jingyu could not keep up with her tempo for a moment.


    “It was not you who saved me. Who saved me then?” She was obviously about to drown just now, and there must be someone who saved her.


    Who was the one who saved her?


    Xia Xiaofu quickly leaped up from the ground. There were many tourists gathered around her, and she stepped forward to tug one person’s cor as she asked, “Did you see who was the person who saved me just now?”


    That person noticed that Xia Xiaofu was very emotional, and he quickly stuttered out, “I saw a man...who was drenched...entirely from head to toe just now... He went over in that direction...”


    “Where is that direction? Was that person very tall? Did he look very exquisite and very beautiful, even more beautiful than a girl? All of you should recognize him...”


    “Xiaofu,” Chen Jingyu stepped forward quickly, and he tried to hug Xia Xiaofu and ask, “Xiaofu, what is wrong?”


    Xia Xiaofu pushed him away immediately, and she lost control as she shouted, “Don’t touch me!”


    Chen Jingyu froze on the spot.


    It was only then that Xia Xiaofu realized that she lost control of herself. She raised her small hands up and put them on the back of her head. Her face was pale as she shook her head and said, “I am sorry...”


    Her legs went soft, and she fainted immediately.


    “Xiaofu...”


    ...


    Xia Xiaofu stayed in the hospital for a few days. She eventually found the person who saved her. It was a fisherman who was unwilling to leave his name behind. Xia Xiaofu asked Xiao Li to send that person some money.


    After getting out of hospital, she returned back to normal. She filmed dramas like she usually did, and when she had time, she would go on dates with Chen Jingyu. Chen Jingyu was an intelligent person, and he did not bring up anything he should not. Neither of them talked about the unhappy experience when they went to visit theke.


    That day, Ou Ze was in his office, and his trusted aide Fu Gui walked inside.


    “How are the investigations going?” Ou Ze asked him.


    “Young Master, I sent someone to investigate thoroughly, and that fisherman was really the person who saved Xia Xiaofu that day. We found some eyewitnesses, and they would not be wrong.”


    Ou Ze sat down on the sofa, and he was in deep thought as he said, “How is there such a fated matter on earth? Xiaofu does not want it the easy way. I wanted to show her what’s up, so I tampered with the boat, but she was actually saved by someone. This makes me suspect that person.”


    “Young Master, are you suspecting that it is Ou Luoxi who has been gone for a year?”


    “Yeah.” Ou Ze nodded his head.


    “But Young Master, Ou Luoxi’s movements are just like a ghost. With his skills, if he intends to hide, none of us would be able to find him. If he is always by Xia Xiaofu’s side protecting her, then in the future, it would not be easy for us to attack Xia Xiaofu anymore.”


    “Haha!” Ou Zeughed coldly and said, “Fu Gui, wouldn’t you use your brains to entice the snake out of the hole?”


    Fu Gui froze and he had a smile on his face as he said, “Young Master, you mean to make use of Xia Xiaofu?”


    “That’s right. This younger brother of mine is really so caring towards Xia Xiaofu. If Xia Xiaofu is in danger, would this younger brother of mine still not appear?”


    Fu Gui nodded his head and said, “Young Master, I got it.”


    Ou Ze switched the topic and said, “How is Xia Xiaofu’s father Xia Bo’s side going?”


    “Young Master, everything is going on as you have ordered. Everything is in ce already.”


    Ou Ze let out a satisfied smile. He leaned against the sofa as he crossed his legs together. He was casual and sinister as he smiled and said, “There is no one who would be able to fight with me. When ites to what I want, there has never been something that I have been unable to get.”


    ...


    Xia Xiaofu had a business dinner at night, and she had to have a meal with the director of a new drama.


    Xia Xiaofu sat down by the side of the obese director, and the director was smiling brightly as he nced at her long legs before smiling and saying, “Goddess Xia, this is the first time that we are working with one another. Come over, to celebrate us working with one another happily, you have to apany me to drink today.”


    At this moment, Xiao Li said, “Director Guo, our Xiaofu does not know how to drink. We can use fruit juice to rece alcohol.”


    “This won’t do. Drinking juice is not being sincere. Goddess Xia has to drink one ss.”


    Xiao Li froze.


    Xiaogu has heard rumours about this director. He is said to be very perverted and likes to sleep with female actresses. She curled her lips up into a small smile before she looked over at the director and said, “Director Guo, I can only drink fruit juice. Why don’t you decide on your own drink?”


    The director heard what she said, and Xia Xiaofu was not giving him face at all.


    But the director also could not throw a tantrum. Xia Xiaofu’s poprity was at its peak now, so she had the power to be arrogant.


    At this moment, the assistant director tried to calm the situation and said, “Since Goddess Xia is unable to drink alcohol, let her drink juice then.”


    The meal ended with an awkward atmosphere. Xia Xiaofu did not speak much. She also did not have any interest in the business dinner. She drank some fruit juice before taking her bag to leave together with Xiao Li.


    Xia Xiaofu stayed in the hotel. She entered the room and felt that something was not right. She felt so hot.


    She did not think much of it. She went into the bathroom to take a cold shower and came outter.


    Shey down on the bed and wanted to sleep, and at this moment, the feeling inside her body became more and more ufortable. She turned her body to the side to sleep. Her legs curled up and brushed against one another, and she was shy as she had a reaction.


    She suddenly thought about the time that she was drunk, and that was the only time that she had the experience.


    Men all had natural instincts with those matters, and although both of them were very inexperienced, they enjoyed one another in the process, and this kind of feeling was just as if she was born for him. After he had her, her body and her soul were satisfied.


    They all said that women were unable to forget their first man, and she was no different.


    Xia Xiaofu closed her eyes and tried to forget that person in her mind.


    At this moment, a very minor sound rang out in her ears. The door to her room opened up.


    Someone walked inside.