Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Shu Yao didn't realize at the time that she was the cause of Chen Ye's abnormal mood. By the time she realized it, it was two days later.

On the top floor of the Shower Building.

"Ms. Jiang, please wait in the conference room for a moment. Mr. Zhou will be here shortly."

Since Zhou Jinghuai was cooperating with Zuiyu Technology under the identity of Jiang An, her secretary did not know her real name, so Shu Yao did not correct her.

She took the coffee from her secretary and said, "Okay," with a smile.

The door of the conference room was transparent, and occasionally people could be seen walking hurriedly past, but there was no sign of Shen Ye, and no one knew whether his office was on the top floor.

Shu Yao opened the chat interface with Chen Ye, thinking that since she happened to be at his company, would she like to have dinner together?

But only half of the invitation was sent when the door to the conference room was suddenly pushed open. Zhou Jinghuai walked in front, dressed in a black suit. He looked noble but also a little distant. Following closely behind him were several staff members.

Shu Yao put away his phone immediately without even having time to delete the text.

The meeting went smoothly and was over in less than an hour.

Other staff members left one after another with computers and notebooks.

Shu Yao was about to stand up when she saw Zhou Jinghuai move to the seat across from her. He tapped the table with his index finger and asked curiously, "Did you guys have a fight these past two days?"

"Ah?" Shu Yao sat back down. "No, why do you say that?"

"I'm just guessing." Zhou Jinghuai smiled and said, "He hasn't been quite right these past two days."

"for example?"

"For example, he didn't come to work today."

Shu Yao thought for a moment and said, "This... is okay? I see his working hours are not very fixed."

Zhou Jinghuai: "He didn't wear the ring yesterday."

Shu Yao: "Maybe I forgot? I've forgotten before too."

Zhou Jinghuai: "I asked him if he wanted a lollipop, and he said who would want to eat a child's toy."

Shu Yao instantly realized the seriousness of the matter.

She nodded in agreement: "That's definitely not normal."

In my mind, the scene of that day repeated over and over again. When did he start to look unhappy?

It seemed that he looked uninterested from the moment he asked her about moving. Later, after she received a call from Zhou Beichuan, he left not long after.

So, was it because she moved without telling him, or was it because of Zhou Beichuan’s phone call?

Or, both?

Shu Yao and Zhou Jinghuai thanked him and after leaving the building, they wanted to go look for Chen Ye, but after thinking about it, they decided to look for Zhao Tiantian first.

It was lunch time, and the two of them met at a restaurant downstairs from Zhao Tiantian's company.

Shu Yao briefly outlined what happened on the day Shen Ye came.

After listening with great interest, Zhao Tiantian, holding a French fry in her mouth, asked with a gossipy look on her face: "So, Chen Ye just left like that?"

"Hmm." Shu Yao absentmindedly stirred the chocolate in the cup with a straw. "Tiantian, am I wrong?"

"It's not wrong, it's just that everyone has different personalities. Do you remember what I told you before? It's a happy thing to have someone who cares about you and is willing to share things in life with you."

Zhao Tiantian sighed. There were some things she had never thought of bringing up, but now, it seemed she had to. "To be honest, there was a time in college when I was a little unhappy because you kept a lot of things to yourself."

Shu Yao was surprised: "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I figured it out myself later," Zhao Tiantian said. "Everyone has their own personality. Some people, like me, can't wait to brag about their good luck if the shopkeeper put an extra egg in their noodles. Some people, like you, would just bear it in silence even if they were scammed out of 10 million yuan."

"Ten million—" Shu Yao couldn't help but interrupt, "You can't just bear it in silence. At least call the police."

Zhao Tiantian was amused by her seriousness. "That's what I mean, anyway. The prerequisite for being friends is mutual comfort. If you're constantly forced into things you don't like, it's bound to end sooner or later. So I've slowly gotten used to it. If you suddenly started telling me everything, I might even find it strange."

Shu Yao bit the straw, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

What Zhao Tiantian said made her fall into deep thought. In some aspects, she seemed to be a little slow. For example, she had no idea that she had accidentally made Zhao Tiantian sad.

"Tiantian, I'm sorry."

"You're crazy." Zhao Tiantian patted her. "What's the point of saying sorry? I didn't even think you needed to apologize to me back then, let alone now."

Shu Yao actually always knew that he was used to being alone and taking care of himself, so he didn't pay much attention to other people's lives or emotions.

To put it bluntly, she doesn't even care about the life and death of others.

She didn't think this kind of personality was wrong, but now she thought about it, she might inadvertently hurt the hearts of some people who cared about her.

Shu Yao released the straw from his mouth and asked hesitantly, "So is Chen Ye the same state he was in when you were in college?"

"Maybe." Zhao Tiantian comforted her, "It's okay. He's so much smarter than me. He'll definitely figure it out soon."

*

Shen Ye couldn't figure it out.

If you encounter something like this with your ex-boyfriend, just don't tell him.

Zhao Tiantian knew about the move, the neighbors knew about it, and even Zhao Meir, whom she didn't contact much, knew about it. Why didn't she think of telling him?

Is he so unimportant?

Shen Ye shook the wine glass in his hand.

In my mind were Shu Yao's calm and indifferent words that day -

"There's a special bus from Lishui to Fuchuan, which is very convenient, so I'll still go see the little biscuit on the weekends, it won't affect me."

yes.

For her, the only purpose of going to his house was to see Little Biscuit, and the only purpose of returning to the old house was to do business. If he hadn't relied on the dog and the contract, he probably wouldn't have even gotten a glance from her.

She considered everything.

The only thing he didn't take into consideration was his mood.

Just like that time, she tutored his "student" for more than half a year. Although their relationship was not very good and they were only connected through the Internet, he once conceitedly thought that he could be considered her friend.

However, the result was that she said she was about to graduate and look for a job, and had no time to tutor him anymore, so she introduced him to a junior student.

Even when he suggested reducing the frequency of tutoring, she remained unmoved and just abandoned him.

Since then, the avatar in the chat room has never lit up again.

Chen Ye suddenly felt a little itchy in his throat, wondering if it was the aftereffect of the sour lollipop he had that day.

He picked up the wine glass and tilted his head back, and found that one third of the transparent liquid in the glass was gone.

Xu Zhaoli was shocked when he saw this.

For Shen Ye, drinking white wine in broad daylight was already strange, and drinking so much was strange.

He frowned and put away his phone: "What's wrong with you?"

Chen Ye did not answer but asked: "Did Zhou Beichuan return to Fuchuan?"

"It seems so. I heard someone mention it a few days ago. He's now the agent of some top-tier actress. He's quite something." Xu Zhaoli paused. "How did you know?"

"He called Shu Yao."

"Are they still in contact?"

"I didn't ask."

"Why don't you ask? You're her husband now, okay?"

Shen Ye pulled the corner of his mouth in self-deprecation: "A plastic husband is also considered a husband?"

"Hey." Xu Zhaoli immediately noticed something was wrong and sat down next to him, patting his shoulder. "What's wrong? Are you having a fight?"

Shen Ye was silent for a moment, his expression a little depressed: "Does your wife usually tell you about her own affairs?"

"What do you mean by her own business?"

"For example, she took a new job, what she ate today, or ran into her ex-boyfriend on the road."

"Yes." Xu Zhaoli's IQ suddenly shot up. "You're not just drinking here because Shu Yao didn't tell you this?"

Chen Ye did not deny it, but lowered his eyes to look at the clear liquid in the cup.

"Wait, because of the move?"

Shen Ye tilted his head to look, and became even more depressed: "Even you know that she moved?"

"I don't know. Mei'er told me that you inexplicably asked her about Shu Yao's move." Xu Zhaoli took a cigarette from the box on the table and lit it as he spoke. "Oh, yes, she also asked me to tell you that you hung up the phone so hastily that day that she didn't have time to explain. Shu Yao didn't tell her about the move on his own initiative. He only told her because she invited Shu Yao to dinner and asked for an appointment."

Shen Ye frowned: "When did she ask you to tell me?"

Xu Zhaoli took a puff of his cigarette, and after the white smoke curled up, he recalled for a moment: "The night before last, I wasn't too busy, so I forgot about it. It's not a big deal, right?"

“…”

"You really care about this? You're being unreasonable." Xu Zhaoli said reasonably, "Don't you know Shu Yao's personality? She's not one who likes to share things actively, but as long as it doesn't involve privacy, she will tell you if you ask her. Everyone has their own personality, you can't force it. And ask yourself, did you ask her actively? If you didn't, why should she tell you?"

Shen Ye stared at Xu Zhaoli for a long time with a burning gaze: "How long have you been memorizing this?"

"Ten minutes..." Xu Zhaoli was stunned and said, "Pooh!" "That's what I thought!"

Shen Ye sneered: "Come on, if you can say such words yourself, you can call me dad."

"Okay!" Xu Zhaoli blurted out before realizing something was wrong and kicked him. "Damn it! Do you owe me something?"

Shen Ye smiled and avoided it.

But I feel a lot more relaxed.

It has to be said that those who are involved are often confused, while those who are watching can see things clearly. Xu Zhaoli's words awakened the dreamer.

Shen Ye picked up the phone, but before he could figure out how to break the ice, a message from his mother suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

He stood up immediately.

Xu Zhaoli was startled: "What's going on?"

"My mother said that grandma has returned to China and will go directly to my house after getting off the plane." Shen Ye leaned over and took the car keys on the coffee table, then walked out quickly.

Xu Zhaoli was so anxious that he shouted from behind: "Oh my god! You drank white wine and drove! Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"mineral water."

As the words fell, the door slammed shut.

Xu Zhaoli leaned over and put his nose close to the rim of the cup to smell it.

There really isn't any smell of alcohol.

“…” So the idea of ​​drinking to drown your sorrows was all fake?! His sympathy wasted.

*

Grandma has returned to China.

When Shu Yao received the message from Chen Ye, he had just finished dinner with Zhao Tiantian and was about to go to his house to talk about what happened that day.

Although Shu Yao seems dull when it comes to perceiving other people's emotions.

But in terms of comprehension, she still has some skills.

So after this sentence filtered through her mind, it quickly expanded into—

Grandma is back home and needs to come home. Come quickly because there is a play to be performed.

Shu Yao told Chen Ye her location and found that it was quite close to Zai Yu, so Chen Ye went straight to the restaurant door to pick her up.

In the face of an emergency, Shu Yao completely forgot about whether he was angry or not.

Chen Ye looked ahead, his left hand holding the steering wheel had long fingers and distinct joints. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this scene was an advertisement for luxury cars.

But Shu Yao only noticed that his left hand was indeed empty.

If I forgot yesterday, then not wearing the ring for two consecutive days can hardly be called a coincidence.

Smelling the rare faint scent of cigarettes on him, she pursed her lips, looked away, and fastened her seat belt: "Why did grandma suddenly return home?"

Shen Ye drove the car into the main road: "I came back to attend my old friend's 70th birthday."

"Does that mean I'm staying at your house?"

"Yeah." Chen Ye was helpless, "He said it's rare for him to come back, and he wanted to spend more time with you."

Shu Yao liked Grandma Shen very much, and naturally did not object to living with her. The only thing he was worried about was that the closer a lie was to someone, the more likely it was to be exposed.

"How long will grandma stay?"

"Not sure." Chen Ye said, "Are you busy with work? I might need you to move here temporarily during this period."

"Okay, it's okay."

With the previous experience on the island, Shu Yao was not too nervous. If her grandmother still had the same schedule, she could just leave his room after ten o'clock. Besides, she had been busy cooperating with Zui Yu recently, so staying at his place was convenient.

We didn't talk much along the way.

Shu Yao thought he would take her to the airport to pick up her grandmother, but she didn't expect Chen Ye to send her home first.

To be precise, the car was parked in front of a large supermarket not far from the community.

Shu Yao asked doubtfully, "Do you want to buy something?"

Shen Ye unbuckled his seat belt and said calmly: “I can’t let grandma see that I live alone at home.”

Shu Yao understood instantly.

The two of them hurried into the supermarket.

There are slippers, and there is no need to buy dishes or anything else, Shu Yao thought silently in his mind.

Finally, go straight to the home area, toothbrush cup, toothbrush, towel...

The cart gradually filled up.

In just twenty minutes, Shen Ye pushed the cart to the counter to pay.

Shu Yao followed behind him, wondering if there was anything he had missed. His eyes swept across the shelf beside him and suddenly stopped.

She gripped the handle of the cart with her right hand and clenched it. Her heart was inevitably agitated, but her face remained calm.

After hesitating for a moment, she picked up a box at random and threw it into the cart.

Hearing the noise, Shen Ye turned around and lowered his eyes to the square blue box.

Although it was the first time for him to buy something like this, Shu Yao was still calm when he spoke, as calm as if he was buying a box of chewing gum: "I didn't take the ones from the old house last time. I just thought that if I were to perform, I should do the whole set."

Chen Ye's expression didn't change much, but he leaned over, took out the box and put it back where it belonged.

"..." Shu Yao thought, he wouldn't think she was hinting at something, right?

The next second, Shen Ye calmly changed the model and threw it on a bag of potato chips.

"I'm taking the smallest number. Who are you looking down on?"

Shu Yao: “……?”