Chapter 40 I Have a Boyfriend

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The key to desensitization overcoating is the word "desensitization".

Desensitization can only be achieved through repeated exposure to allergens.

This is an extremely cruel yet effective way to sever ties with a relationship you can't let go of.

Allow yourself to feel pain, to struggle, to embrace all the other person's strengths and weaknesses, to love unconditionally, and to expend all your energy and emotions during this time.

When the pain becomes so intense that you become numb, when you struggle until you have no strength left to struggle, then everything returns to silence.

That is true letting go.

Bo Siye's face turned deathly pale the moment Yan Zhou finished speaking.

Before he could even be happy that Jiang Siyu might still love him, he was devastated by the truth that followed.

Those eyes, which would have remained unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before them, were now filled with helplessness.

This was the first time Yan Zhou had seen such a clear change in Bo Siye's emotions; he was usually calm and collected.

But now... Yan Zhou felt that Bo Siye was about to shatter into pieces at any moment.

“President Bo,” he said reluctantly, “maybe I’m wrong, please don’t take it too seriously.”

"I think you'd better have a good talk with your white moonlight, and clarify any problems so that there can be a solution."

"I understand, you should go and rest." Bo Siye suppressed his emotions and urged him to leave.

After Yan Zhou left, his forced composure began to crack.

No wonder she suddenly started hugging herself to sleep.

This was a habit Jiang Siyu developed when they were together.

She liked to curl up in her own arms to sleep, and liked to be covered in her own scent.

So when Jiang Siyu slept in his arms last night, Bo Siye assumed that Jiang Siyu was willing to reconcile with him.

But unexpectedly...

A sudden sharp pain in his chest made it almost impossible for Bo Siye to breathe.

What he thought was an improvement last night was actually the beginning of a real deterioration.

While he was trying to integrate into her life, she was using his integration to completely let go of him.

So, when you see him secretly pleased about it... Ah Yu, doesn't your heart really ache?

Bo Siye wanted nothing more than to rush up to Jiang Siyu and confront her, but he didn't dare.

Even their current intimacy is based on her charity; what right does he have to question her?

*

Looking in the mirror.

Because she was busy with many things in the morning, Jiang Siyu didn't go to a restaurant near the company with An Ning and the others until 1 o'clock.

While waiting for the food, a girl suddenly asked Jiang Siyu, "President Jiang, are you and President Ji together?"

Ever since Ji Yanheng publicly pursued Jiang Siyu in front of many people in the company, the company's employees have been secretly speculating about when the two would get together.

Today, Jiang Siyu had the rare opportunity to eat with them, so she boldly voiced her doubts.

"Ji Yanheng and I could never be together." Jiang Siyu didn't avoid the employee's question; the more she avoided it, the more it seemed like there was something between them.

Moreover, it's normal for people to ask each other gossip when they eat together in private.

"Oh, why? Aren't you childhood sweethearts?" The girl who asked the question was very surprised.

"Being childhood sweethearts doesn't mean you like each other, and it certainly doesn't mean you have to be together," Jiang Siyu smiled.

"Besides, I have a boyfriend."

"ah?"

Even An Ning, who was pretending to be calm, was surprised and exclaimed.

Hearing their surprised exclamations, Jiang Siyu found it somewhat amusing:

Is it really that surprising that I have a boyfriend?

“It’s not that I’m surprised,” An Ning explained. “It’s just that I usually see you commuting to and from get off work alone, so I thought you were single.”

“I was indeed single before,” Jiang Siyu said, swirling the hot water in her cup. “But I’m not starting today.”

"Wow~" came another exclamation.

Jiang Siyu's cool and aloof expression softened slightly: "If there's a chance in the future, I'll introduce you two."

"Okay, we are very curious about who this amazing person is who can catch up with such a beautiful woman as you."

Jiang Siyu's beauty is widely acknowledged in the company, especially after she came to work without makeup, which utterly shattered the lies of those who claimed she maintained her beauty with makeup.

After asking Jiang Siyu her question, An Ning and the others spontaneously started discussing other things.

For some reason, as she listened to them talk about their boyfriends' bad habits, Jiang Siyu thought of Bo Siye.

Although he smokes, he never smokes in front of Jiang Siyu, nor does he get covered in cigarette smoke and approach her.

Moreover, Bo Siye is very meticulous.

When she was feeling unwell or in a bad mood, Bo Siye was always there to comfort and soothe her.

She can cook, do housework, and comfort people...

Jiang Siyu thought that Bo Siye really didn't seem to have any major flaws.

Oh, it's not that there aren't any.

That bastard is incredibly possessive; he wants me to live under his watchful eye 24/7.

But Jiang Siyu didn't dislike Bo Siye's possessiveness; she also liked being close to him.

Bo Siye's scent always made her feel at ease. Sometimes, when she was addicted, Jiang Siyu even wanted to bite him, to tear him apart and eat him.

Especially when they were doing it, Jiang Siyu loved to see his uncontrollable expression.

Whenever this happened, he would angrily cover her eyes.

Bo Siye may seem thick-skinned, but he is actually tens of thousands of times more easily embarrassed than I am.

During that time, I neglected him.

That's why he was so angry and left without saying goodbye.

If it were me, I would probably be just as angry and furious.

Jiang Siyu frowned slightly, her fingers stroking the phone on the table.

She was thinking of calling him.

It's not just some, it's a strong desire.

Jiang Siyu suddenly stood up, met An Ning and the others' puzzled expressions, and smiled apologetically:

"Excuse me, I need to call my boyfriend."

"Oh~" A teasing laugh came from behind her, but Jiang Siyu didn't feel uncomfortable.

She found a quiet place and dialed Bo Siye's number.

"Hello?"

Bo Siye answered the phone very quickly, as if the phone was always in his hand.

As Jiang Siyu listened to his voice, the uncontrollable longing that had just risen in her heart found its home.

She took a deep breath. "Bo Siye, do you have time after get off work this afternoon? I'd like to go to the movies with you."

"……What?"

Bo Siye's grip on his phone suddenly loosened; his throat was dry, and it took him a while to squeeze out these two words.

Jiang Siyu thought he hadn't heard her clearly, so she said again, "I just heard my colleagues at the dinner table talking about a recently released sci-fi movie that's really good."

"Don't you like this type of movie? So I was thinking, if you're free after get off work this afternoon, we can go see it together."

Bo Siye and Jiang Siyu have never been to the movies.

He never imagined that during the time when Jiang Siyu decided to completely let go of him, he would still be able to go to the movies with her.

Is this the kind of treatment given to a fleeting moment of romance?

He asked himself.

Reason told Bo Siye that he couldn't go.

If she stays away from Jiang Siyu under these circumstances and doesn't get what she wants, she won't have the chance to completely let go of herself.

Hearing her voice, which rarely carried such expectation, Bo Siye felt a pang of pain in his heart but was unable to utter the words of refusal.

"After get off work, shall we go straight to the movie theater?" he asked, his voice so soft that Jiang Siyu could barely hear him.