Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 75

Chapter 75: The Modified Detective Novel

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The door lock slid down at some point, and Xia Ruoming was pressed against the door by Xiao Qinghan.

The usual Xiao Qinghan was like an elder sister next door, always thinking of others, but who said she never cared about herself?

It’s just that no one in this world had ever walked into her heart before.

If someone said Xia Ruoming would fall in love at first sight again, she would definitely tell them they were crazy, but looking at Xiao Qinghan’s clear autumn-water-like eyes, Xia Ruoming couldn’t say any words of rejection.

She who always joked around had many inexplicable things in her eyes, things that couldn’t exist in the eyes of someone truly happy inside. Those eyes were full of wavering and unease, and an indescribable sense of loss.

The slightly yellow crystal chandelier illuminated the room, paired with subtle incense, filling the private room with an intimate atmosphere with just the two of them.

Each breath Xiao Qinghan exhaled fell on Xia Ruoming’s neck. Though the gesture seemed frivolous, the feeling Xiao Qinghan gave to Xia Ruoming was so devoted, so sincere.

The usual Xiao Qinghan exuded an air of abstinence all over, and precisely because of this, the contrast was particularly intense, causing Xia Ruoming to momentarily lose focus.

“Sister Qinghan… we’re still at Jinxuan…” For some reason, every time at moments like this, Xia Ruoming felt she lost all strength in her body, completely unable to break free from Xiao Qinghan. She could only weakly try to “reason” with Xiao Qinghan.

Hearing Xia Ruoming’s words, Xiao Qinghan suddenly stopped her hand that was unbuttoning her clothes. As she came to her senses, her face was quickly covered with a rosy blush.

Just a little kiss with Xia Ruoming had made her somewhat forget herself.

Actually, after their first time sharing a bed, Xiao Qinghan had already understood that before her stood that insurmountable mountain — Chu Suhe, just like how Xu Fengwu had stood in front of Xia Ruoming’s pursuers back then.

Although she didn’t know why Xia Ruoming had entrusted her heart to another person in such a short time, Xiao Qinghan knew that kind of omnipresent gentleness wasn’t something that could be faked.

Even though it was an insurmountable mountain, even though she had other paths to choose from now, she still wanted to climb that mountain, just to pluck that solitary plum blossom that bloomed year-round at the peak. She wanted to make that winter plum her own.

If that plum blossom wasn’t destined to be hers, then she would rather accompany that plum blossom, blooming together at the mountain peak.

People in this world are born pursuing radiance, just like sparks dancing upward.

Xia Ruoming was her radiance.

After the gathering ended, they parted without words. Xiao Qinghan gently embraced Xia Ruoming, and Xia Ruoming didn’t resist.

After returning home from Jinjiang Hotel, Xiao Qinghan took out a leather notebook from the bottom drawer of her bedside table. It was filled with dense writing, the detective novel she had written during her leisure time over these years.

《Great Detective Kui – The Mystery of Morning Wind Manor》

She preferred writing with a pen because it made her feel more connected, and her thought process clearer.

Clues, evidence, and suspect relationship diagrams were also drawn on the papers at the back.

Detective story fan Kui accidentally becomes involved in a murder case while traveling at Morning Wind Manor. When the suspension bridge breaks, she is unexpectedly saved by the cold girl Su Mingqing. The two, cut off from the outside world, begin to investigate the dark clouds hanging over Morning Wind Manor. Kui, skilled in cold reading, quickly opens Su Mingqing’s heart, and feelings between the detective and her assistant begin to bloom…

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Qinghan took out her pen, blacked out the title on the notebook, and wrote a new title.

“Great Detective Ruoming: The Mystery of Morning Wind Manor”

A detective story with Ruoming as the protagonist, paired with herself as the detective’s assistant, wouldn’t such a love story be wonderful?

Xia Ruoming could never have imagined that in her previous life, Xiao Qinghan’s globally popular orthodox detective novel series would have its protagonist changed to herself.

Even many years later, Xia Ruoming was still moved by this.

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Due to sudden heavy rain, Xia Ruoming, who had let Jiang Ruhua’s driver leave first, had to take a taxi home. When she went upstairs and reached her front door, she found what appeared to be a girl standing at the entrance.

Xia Ruoming could even hear the girl’s sobbing.

“Are you lost? Sorry, but this is my home.” Xia Ruoming walked around the girl, saying this was her house, and was about to take out her key to open the door.

“Ruo… Ruoming…?” The figure beside her called out haltingly.

“Hm?” Hearing someone call her name, Xia Ruoming turned back and carefully looked at the drenched young woman beside her.

“Fengwu?” Only after seeing the person’s face clearly under the dim corridor light did Xia Ruoming realize who the young woman was.

“I thought you didn’t live here anymore!” Xu Fengwu directly threw herself into Xia Ruoming’s arms, her wet hair soaking Xia Ruoming’s clothes.

“You… forgot your key again, and no one’s home?” Xia Ruoming raised an eyebrow, looking at Xu Fengwu in front of her, guessing eight or nine out of ten what had happened.

It must be that Xu Yihan had gone on another business trip, and the forgetful Xu Fengwu had left her key at home again. Coincidentally, Xia Jingsong and Liu Ruoxue had joined a tour group yesterday and gone traveling, and wouldn’t be back for a while. She had come over to find no one home and thought Xia Ruoming had moved.

“Mm…” Xu Fengwu answered softly.

“Look, Fengwu, this is still my home after all. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to come over without any notice?”

“You deleted me on QQ, and you won’t answer my phone calls… how else could I tell you… So add me back! And don’t delete me again!” Xu Fengwu said quietly, “Besides, Auntie Liu said I could come anytime!”

“…” Seeing Xu Fengwu use Liu Ruoxue as a shield, she fell silent.

On one hand, she indeed couldn’t argue against it, since it was her mom’s wish.

On the other hand, when Xu Fengwu threw herself at her, Xia Ruoming clearly felt Xu Fengwu’s burning forehead. She really couldn’t bring herself to turn away a sick person in this weather.

“Fine, come in. Go take a shower first.” Xia Ruoming shook her head helplessly, pulled Xu Fengwu into the house, and went to the closet to get her a set of her own clothes. “I’ll go to the kitchen to make you some cold medicine. Go take a hot bath in the bathroom. If you feel dizzy, call me, and I’ll help you bathe.”

Xu Fengwu nodded silently, hugging Xia Ruoming’s clothes as she entered the bathroom.

After her bath, Xu Fengwu, wrapped in a towel, drank the medicine Xia Ruoming handed her. This wasn’t the kind of sweetened cold medicine powder usually found, but pure, additive-free Chinese medicine powder, with a bitterness comparable to boiled Chinese medicine, something ordinary people couldn’t accept.

But when Xu Fengwu drank it, she found it exceptionally sweet.