I Kicked Down the Crazy Male Lead and Flirted with the Villain - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Are You Afraid of Being Alone?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Xie Angan glanced at Jian Huaiyu’s back with a cold gaze.

Jian Huaiyu was becoming more and more important to his teacher. If this continued, he would probably replace his position here.

In the past, when Pu Yonghe was not in the shop, Jian Huaiyu and Xie Angan would take turns to watch the counter. Therefore, seeing that he was greeting those customers, Jian Huaiyu went straight to his workstation to prepare to carve jade.

In the end, just as he was done with the preparations, Xie Angan came over and said to him, “You went out today. I’ve been tending to the counter all afternoon and didn’t have time to carve. Since you’re back, it’s time for you to look after the shop.”

“Alright.”

Jian Huaiyu did not think too much about it and took the initiative to go to the counter to take over. He chose to walk away just now because he was worried that Xie Angan would think that he wanted to snatch his client’s commission. Since he had taken the initiative to give up his position, he would watch the shop.

Xie Angan snorted coldly at the back. He had to carve out those materials before Jian Huaiyu did and let Teacher see that he was the most hardworking one.

However, there were frequent sounds of Jian Huaiyu talking to others in front. Moreover, from the content, it seemed that several things had been sold.

Xie Angan wanted to focus on carving, but he could not help but pay attention to the situation at the counter in front.

What was going on tonight? Why were those customers so generous? Jian Huaiyu casually promoted two things and they obediently bought them.

He had been standing at the counter all afternoon, and there were no more than five transactions, and the price was not high.

At the thought of how much commission Jian Huaiyu could get tonight, Xie Angan’s heart burned with anger. In his daze, the carving knife cut his finger. A scorching pain came from his hand, and he immediately cried out in pain and threw away the thing in his hand.

“Brother Gan, what happened?”

Jian Huaiyu left his guest and ran over. Seeing that his hand was bleeding, he hurriedly went to get the first aid kit. “Sit down quickly. I’ll help you treat your wound.”

However, Xie Angan was furious when he saw Jian Huaiyu. He felt that he was injured because of Jian Huaiyu.

He said angrily, “Go tend to the counter. I don’t need your concern.”

“Brother Gan, I know you’re angry with me, but the hand is very important to a jade sculptor. I’ve already locked the display cabinet. It’s fine. Let me help you treat your wound first.”

“Stop pretending. In my opinion, you probably can’t wait for my hand to be crippled. That way, you can rightfully snatch all my work and be Teacher’s most proud disciple.”

Xie Angan sneered. “Jian Huaiyu, Jian Huaiyu, I never expected you to be such a scheming person. I misjudged you in the past and actually underestimated you.”

“Brother Gan, I never thought of it that way.”

Jian Huaiyu frowned. “If you’re dissatisfied with Teacher handing me those materials, I’ll just carve them for you. I never wanted to snatch anything from you.”

Seeing that they were arguing, the customers in the shop discussed as they walked out. Some stood outside to watch the commotion, while others were in a hurry to buy things and went to other shops.

“Who doesn’t know how to say nice things? Now that my hand is injured, what’s the use of giving me the material?”

Xie Angan sneered. “Congratulations, you’ve finally gotten your wish. The rest of the materials are yours.”

Seeing him casually wrap the wound with gauze and leave the shop angrily, Jian Huaiyu felt very upset.

He should have told his teacher about the important matter of Xie Angan’s injured hand. But now that Brother Gan had such a deep misunderstanding of him, if he said this again, he would probably think that he was deliberately complaining and was anxious to snatch his job.

Jian Huaiyu sat back at the counter absent-mindedly. It was not yet time to leave work. He could not leave just like that.

Xie Angan was already an adult. He should have gone to the hospital to treat his wounds himself.

When Jinhua returned home, she thought for a moment and sent Jian Huaiyu a message. “I’m home safely. I was very obedient ~”

Feeling his phone vibrate, Jian Huaiyu took it out and took a look. Seeing that it was a message from Jinhua, his eyes flickered.

As soon as he clicked on it, he saw that she’d sent a shy emoji over.

Just by seeing that sentence and the dog emoticon, he could imagine her sweet voice saying happy and playful words. Jian Huaiyu’s frown relaxed slightly as he typed a message back to her.

“Alright, rest early.”

Jinhua glanced at the time and was instantly speechless. Who could sleep so early?

Jinhua asked, “Are you off work?”

Jian Huaiyu said, “Not yet.”

Jinhua asked, “When are you getting off work?”

Jian Huaiyu said, “Nine-thirty.”

A question and an answer. So straightforward. Not even an extra word?

Jinhua frowned in confusion. His tone was so simple that it was almost cold. It was not like his personality.

Jinhua asked, “Are you upset?”

Jian Huaiyu’s pupils constricted as he read her new message. He instinctively typed, “No…”

However, after thinking about it, he deleted it and typed again: “Don’t think too much. I’m working.”

Send!

However, the more Jinhua thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. Usually, even if he was busy with work, he would not speak to her in such a cold tone.

Hence, she called him via video call.

After Jian Huaiyu sent the message, he stared at the door in a daze. The sudden sound of the video call shocked him so much that he dropped his phone. It hit the glass display cabinet with a loud bang and echoed in the quiet shop for a long time.

He picked up the phone and casually swiped his finger across the screen, just in time to answer the video call.

Jinhua’s face appeared on the phone, causing Jian Huaiyu, who was about to hang up, to stop.

“What’s wrong? Auntie Feng hasn’t returned home yet? Are you afraid of being alone?”

Jinhua was indeed a little afraid of the dark. In the past, she was only slightly afraid of the dark. But after her rebirth, her fear of the dark became even worse.

Therefore, she slept with the night light on almost every night. However, now was not the time to talk about whether she was afraid of the dark. She sized up Jian Huaiyu seriously. He tried his best to hide his emotions and even pretended to smile casually.

However, Jinhua was no longer the innocent Jinhua from before. Now, she was especially good at observing other people’s microexpressions. Naturally, she could tell that he was forcing a smile.

She could not help but ask worriedly, “Did something happen to you? Don’t tell me your teacher deducted your salary because you went back late? If that’s the case, I’ll take care of you at most. Don’t be sad.”

Hearing her soft and sweet words, Jian Huaiyu couldn’t help but chuckle. “With such a good imagination, it’s a pity for you to not publish a book.”

“Hey, how did you know that I had plans to publish a book? Big Brother Yu, you’re really a worm in my stomach. You know me too well.”

Jian Huaiyu was slightly stunned. Here we go again. If she needs something, he’ll be Big Brother Yu. When she doesn’t need him, he’ll be Jian Huaiyu!

He coughed lightly, but his expression relaxed and was not as tense as before.

“Don’t be cheeky. Tell me, what is it?”