"Yeah, quite a coincidence." The beauty froze for a second, but actually answered him. Then she pulled her hat brim lower and leaned quietly against the seat back.
Clearly, she had no interest in chatting with Li Yichen.
Does this count as pretending to sleep? This chick has a pretty unusual way of turning down a conversation. Li Yichen rubbed his nose awkwardly, annoyed at himself for being so stupid.
Ouyang Hai, sitting beside him, saw the whole thing and couldn't help shaking his head. His future son-in-law was good in every way, except that he was a bit too much of a womanizer.
Then he leaned back and closed his eyes too. Out of sight, out of mind.
Since she was pretending to sleep, Li Yichen had no other options. He couldn't exactly force her to switch back on and chat with him, could he?
He could only sigh inwardly and lean back in his seat. He glanced sideways at the beauty beside him, then closed his eyes, breathing in her pleasant scent.
He had no idea how much time had passed when he suddenly felt a trace of cold coming from beside him.
He opened his eyes in confusion and saw that the beauty beside him was trembling slightly. Her lips had turned pale, and wisps of white vapor escaped with her breaths.
Li Yichen's gaze sharpened. He leaned close to her ear and asked tentatively in a low voice, "Hey, beautiful, what's wrong?"
"Cold... so cold..." The beauty seemed to have lost consciousness. Her lips quivered, producing a voice like someone talking in her sleep.
"Are you sick? Let me take a look. You don't mind, do you?" Li Yichen continued, "If you don't agree, shake your head and tell me no, loud and clear. Okay?"
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