Chapter 77

"Back already, why are you so late today?" When Xia Yunjie returned, Shen Liti didn’t get up; she just casually adjusted her skirt and greeted him.

"I had a friend's house that was haunted, I went to help drive away the ghosts." Xia Yunjie shifted his gaze from her shapely thighs, which were now covered by the skirt, and suppressed his rising desire, casually replying.

He knew that with such a question, telling the truth was simpler than lying.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Shen Liti casually picked up a cushion and threw it at him, laughing and scolding, "Drive away ghosts? You really think you're a half-deity! I bet you were just fooling around with some beauty from the bar!"

"Since you already know, why ask?" Xia Yunjie caught the cushion, rolled his eyes, and neither confirmed nor denied it.

He didn’t want Shen Liti to think of him as a homosexual, but it was also good that she had this suspicion.

"All men are no good!" Seeing that Xia Yunjie didn’t deny it, Shen Liti rolled her eyes and spat.

Now that Xia Yunjie had spent more time with women, he had learned to be more tactful. Hearing this, he didn’t argue but changed the subject, "I’ll take a shower. You should go to bed early, or you’ll turn into a panda tomorrow."

Saying this, he casually threw the cushion back onto the sofa.

"Go take your shower. Whether I turn into a panda or not is none of your business!" Shen Liti took the cushion and hugged it, pouting, seemingly a bit angry.

"What? Did something happen to you on the plane today?" Xia Yunjie was slightly taken aback and asked with concern.

"Don’t pretend to care. You were fooling around until now and still have the nerve to ask if I’m okay?" Shen Liti rolled her eyes.

Xia Yunjie, stumped by Shen Liti’s retort, looked at her awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

"Ha! I was just kidding. Go take your shower. I’m going to bed. Good night!" Seeing Xia Yunjie’s awkward and honest look, Shen Liti couldn’t help but laugh, rolled her eyes, and stretched before going to bed.

Watching the tall and sexy Shen Liti turn and walk back to her room, her round buttocks swaying under the silk skirt, Xia Yunjie couldn’t help but recall the soft and plump area he had recently touched.

I just heard that he was fooling around. It seems, it seems, I was a bit angry. Am I having a mental problem? Lying in bed in her bedroom, Shen Liti vaguely thought and then fell asleep.

The next day, while Xia Yunjie was studying in his room, he suddenly heard a sharp scream from the bathroom and hurriedly ran out.

"What’s the matter?" Xia Yunjie knocked on the bathroom door.

"Ah, I can’t face anyone!" The door suddenly opened, and Shen Liti covered her face with both hands, as if the sky had fallen.

"What happened? Why are you covering your face?" Xia Yunjie asked, puzzled.

"Still talking? It’s all because of your jinx! What did you say about pandas? Look, look, I really have become a panda!" Xia Yunjie’s question only made Shen Liti angrier. She uncovered her face, raised her fists, and started pounding his shoulders.

Xia Yunjie then noticed that Shen Liti’s originally charming eyes were now surrounded by dark circles, making her look like a panda.

"This isn’t my fault. You have an irregular work schedule and don’t pay attention to resting. Staying up late often is bound to cause dark circles." Xia Yunjie said.

"Hey, do you have any sympathy? I’m like this, and you still talk like that. Can’t you be a little more considerate?" Seeing Xia Yunjie’s heartless words, Shen Liti pouted in anger.

"I’m just kindly reminding you to pay attention to your rest and not stay up late often. It’s hard to hear the truth, but it’s for your own good!" Xia Yunjie, having spent more time with Shen Liti, gradually understood her personality. He shrugged and put on a helpless and wronged expression.

"You still say it, you still say it! I never had dark circles before, it’s all because of your jinx!" Hearing this, Shen Liti became even angrier. She raised her fists again, gritting her teeth, and wanted to hit Xia Yunjie.

"Alright, alright. It’s my jinx. Go have breakfast. I specially made you red date and lotus seed porridge this morning. It nourishes the blood, replenishes the body, and can prevent dark circles." Xia Yunjie, unable to withstand Shen Liti’s attack, had to surrender.

"Really? You specially made red date and lotus seed porridge?" Hearing this, Shen Liti’s raised hand froze in mid-air, and a look of gratitude flashed in her eyes.

"Of course, I don’t want to face a panda every morning." Xia Yunjie deliberately teased.

"You still have some conscience!" Although Shen Liti was teased by Xia Yunjie, she didn’t get angry this time. She rolled her eyes and happily went to serve the porridge.

After staying up all night, Shen Liti felt very good when she ate the sweet and delicious red date and lotus seed porridge in the morning.

"Hey, Master, you should really open a restaurant. With your skills, your business would definitely be booming." Shen Liti couldn’t help but praise while eating.

"Do I look like someone who has the capital to open a restaurant?" Xia Yunjie rolled his eyes.

"You have a point. By the way, Master, can red date and lotus seed porridge really eliminate dark circles?" Shen Liti nodded and changed the topic.

"Dark circles generally come in two colors: blue-black and brown. Different colors usually indicate different causes. Brown dark circles are often related to aging and long-term sun exposure, which leads to pigment deposition. Blue-black dark circles, which you have, are usually caused by irregular living habits and staying up late, leading to slow blood flow in the microvessels, insufficient oxygen supply to the red blood cells in the eye area, and excessive accumulation of carbon dioxide and metabolic waste in the veins, resulting in chronic hypoxia and the formation of dark circles. Red date and lotus seed porridge can nourish the blood, strengthen the spleen, nourish the kidneys, calm the mind, and replenish the body. If you eat it every few days in the morning and try not to stay up late at night, it will definitely eliminate your dark circles." Xia Yunjie explained confidently.

Shen Liti didn’t know that Xia Yunjie was far more than just a bar worker. He was also a top-notch witch doctor. Talking about dark circles was easy for him, and he spoke with authority. Hearing this, Shen Liti’s panda eyes widened, and she curiously examined Xia Yunjie as if she suddenly didn’t recognize him.

"Can you stop looking at me like that?" Xia Yunjie felt a bit uncomfortable under Shen Liti’s gaze.

"Master, you really know a lot. Don’t tell me you’re not only a bar worker and a fortune-teller but also a doctor?" Shen Liti exclaimed in surprise.

"You guessed right. I’m not only a bar worker and a fortune-teller but also a doctor at the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangzhou University and a guest professor at Jiangzhou University!" Xia Yunjie knew that if he denied it, Shen Liti would definitely ask more questions and argue with him, so he confidently admitted it, knowing she wouldn’t believe him.

In fact, if Xia Yunjie didn’t know about his mysterious abilities, he wouldn’t believe that he, a bar worker, was also a guest doctor at a hospital and a guest professor at a university.

"Ha, you might as well say you’re the Party Secretary of Jiangzhou City!" As expected, Shen Liti immediately scoffed, forgetting to ask how Xia Yunjie knew about the medical knowledge of dark circles.

"Hehe, I’m not the Party Secretary of Jiangzhou City, but I do know the Party Secretary of Jiangzhou City." Xia Yunjie said.

"Oh, my God, I can’t take it! I think you’re not only a master of deception but also a master of boasting!" Shen Liti dramatically slapped her forehead, making a face as if she couldn’t bear it.

"Believe it or not, it’s up to you. Eat slowly." Xia Yunjie, knowing that Shen Liti wouldn’t believe him, deliberately stood up and walked back to his room to continue studying.

He still needed to study hard to get a degree. To become a white-collar worker, he needed to work hard to get a diploma, especially in English, which was the hardest subject for him.

Seeing Xia Yunjie walk back to his room, Shen Liti stuck out her tongue at his back.

The longer she spent with Xia Yunjie, the more Shen Liti found him to be a good man. They got along more casually, and sometimes she couldn’t help but show her playful side, which was very different from her elegant and mature image as a flight attendant.

After Xia Yunjie went back to his room, Shen Liti slowly savored the red date and lotus seed porridge. She didn’t know what Xia Yunjie used to cook it, but it was sweet without being greasy, fragrant, and delicious. As she ate, a gentle look appeared in her eyes, and a sweet feeling, like the large red dates in the porridge, flowed through her heart.

After finishing the porridge and cleaning up, Shen Liti went to the bathroom mirror to check her dark circles. They were still there. Although she was still a beautiful woman with dark circles, she could recover in a day or two with good rest, but women couldn’t tolerate any flaws in their appearance.

Shen Liti was no exception. She washed her face again, applied eye masks, and then splashed toner and carefully applied eye cream. After all this effort, when she looked in the mirror again, her dark circles had improved but were still quite noticeable.

Seeing this, Shen Liti pouted, feeling both angry and frustrated, and stomped her feet. After stomping for a while, the frustrated Shen Liti went to Xia Yunjie’s bedroom door.

"Hey, studying again! Don’t become a bookworm!" Shen Liti knocked on the bedroom door, her eyes showing a hint of admiration and respect.

Although Xia Yunjie’s job as a bar worker was not prestigious and didn’t impress Shen Liti, in 2003, flight attendants in China were still quite prestigious. They had high incomes, and their figures and appearances were carefully selected. Wearing their uniforms, they always gave a stunning impression in the airport and on the plane. Therefore, they were always surrounded by wealthy and successful men.

A beautiful flight attendant like Shen Liti naturally had many successful men pursuing her. Compared to these successful men, Xia Yunjie, a bar worker, was truly a far cry. However, Xia Yunjie’s simplicity and ambition often touched Shen Liti. Sometimes, Shen Liti would subconsciously compare Xia Yunjie to these successful men and be surprised to find that she actually admired Xia Yunjie more, even though he was poor and had nothing.