Chapter 242 Are You Free?

Jiang Xilin did not intend to hide it, because rather than observing Shen Congyu in secret, he would rather stand in front of her openly.

So he directly admitted: "It's me."

Chen Congyu suddenly felt like she was being laughed at.

She asked him, "What are you doing? Do you think this is funny?"

"I'm not playing."

Jiang Xilin answered quickly, and he even added: "Since you think I'm playing, you can wait and see."

What are you waiting for?

Wait and see how long he can last?

Shen Congyu thought he was crazy for a moment.

She didn't want to respond to him, but if his current actions weren't too extreme and he hadn't moved in right next to her house, she couldn't just ignore it like she had done some time ago.

On second thought, she didn't need to settle everything with him at this moment.

What he will do is just beginning.

Shen Congyu took a deep breath, stopped looking at him, and walked into the elevator.

Work diverted her attention, but when she was free, Shen Congyu was still affected by Jiang Xilin's actions.

She worked overtime and, in her free time, she also had to prepare for the journalist exam. No matter how late she came home, the lights were always on in the house across the street.

I would always meet Jiang Xilin once every day, in the morning or in the evening.

This went on for several days, and when Chen Congyu saw him again, she couldn't help but ask him, "Are you free every day?"

Jiang Xilin: "I live here now, isn't it normal for me to meet you?"

"You know what it is."

Unfortunately, Jiang Xilin didn't think this was something he couldn't say. He said directly, "I really want to see you. Why not?"

Chen Cong's face sank, "No reason."

She slipped away from Jiang Xilin again.

During a break at work today, she had dinner with Xue Mingrui and Wen Song. When they mentioned Jiang Xilin during the conversation, Shen Congyu told them about his behavior.

Xue Mingrui hesitated and asked, "Don't you believe what Brother Jiang said to you?"

Wen Song: "I understand." She pointed at Chen Congyu, "You must think Jiang Xilin is possessive of you."

Chen Congyu did have this idea.

She nodded.

"It's normal that Brother Jiang still has feelings for you. You had some misunderstandings before, and now that everything has been talked out, why don't you believe that you can start over?" Xue Mingrui couldn't help but say this.

Chen Congyu said somewhat absentmindedly: "I don't know whether to believe it or not, and I don't know how long he can keep it up. Plus, I want to build my own career now. With all these factors combined, I can only take it one step at a time."

Xue Mingrui was about to speak, but was stopped by Wen Song.

Wen Song: "You really should leave him alone for now. If he's really serious, he won't mind waiting. You also have time to think carefully."

Their situation was indeed not simple. Although it was a misunderstanding, Chen Congyu had also suffered real harm after returning to Haicheng. After these few years, there was no way to guarantee whether the feelings they were talking about now were just temporary.

After talking with the two of them, Chen Congyu became more determined in his own ideas.

She worked overtime for another week and finally had time to rest. Before going home, she found a massage parlor outside the community. When she was leaving, she ran into Yuan Qi in the parlor.

It had been a while since I last saw Yuan Qi. Chen Congyu guessed that he had calmed down a lot after being rejected by her, so he wouldn't come here every now and then.

When he saw her again and said goodbye to her and was about to leave, Yuan Qi called her back.

"Are you coming here for a massage too? I told my friend this place is good and I brought him here. If I had known you were coming, I would have asked you to come."

Chen Congyu stretched his shoulders and neck, "Yeah, I've been busy recently, and I just took a break today to relax."

Yuan Qi's eyes lit up, "Well, can we have dinner together later? I know a restaurant nearby that's delicious."

He used to live here and would send food and drinks to Chen Congyu from time to time. Chen Congyu would return the favor, but after he left, he still hadn't returned the favor.

Chen Congyu agreed, thinking that tonight's meal was his treat.

Yuan Qi's friend hadn't finished yet, but he casually left her behind and had dinner with Shen Congyu. After dinner, he took a walk back to see her off.

Yuan Qi talked to Chen Congyu about how he had been working recently, so he came here less frequently.

Standing at the door of the apartment building, before they finally parted ways, Yuan Qi asked Chen Congyu: "Can we have dinner together like today when we are free in the future?"

Putting aside their relationship, Chen Congyu was still happy to be friends with him.

She nodded, "Of course."

Yuan Qi smiled relaxedly.

Watching him leave, Shen Congyu turned around and took two steps before she saw Jiang Xilin standing by the elevator. He didn't know when he appeared there, and he was staring at her.