Chapter 61 Dump Him

After hearing this, Lu Qian was speechless for a long time.

a long time.

She tilted her head back and took a deep breath, her delicate collarbone and the slender muscles on her neck rising and falling.

He picked up the unfinished wine glass behind him.

"bite."

The cup raised by Qu Le collided with each other with a crisp sound, and he brought it to his lips and poured all the wine into that bright and smooth mouth.

Lu Qian wiped the wine that had dripped from the corner of his mouth, turned his head away, and smiled indifferently at Qu Le.

That smile carried a complex expression that was inconsistent with Lu Qian's usual look.

On weekdays, Lu Qian is so calm that she seems to have no emotions. She is always gentle and tolerant of everything in the world.

Soft and gentle, yet cautious.

"Lele, remember, I was kicked out."

Qu Le nodded slightly.

Lu Qian pursed her lips, smiled, and took a few breaths. "Actually, that wasn't the first time I was kicked out."

"I've been kicked out of my home countless times since I was a kid. Maybe it can't really be called a home, it's just one residence after another."

"I'm afraid of relationships because there have been too many separations, too much betrayal, too much jealousy, hatred, and heartache. I'm not very good at dealing with these."

"My gentleness and indifference are a kind of cowardice, imprisoning me, entangling me, and making me walk aimlessly on the road of life."

"I once thought about resisting the injustice of this world, but after trying, I realized that this is my nature. I can't fight against fate desperately. I can only live in the cracks."

"Just when I thought life was supposed to be like this, Cheng Yi appeared. He was strong and unruly, a lonely, arrogant man who didn't care about etiquette. He extended his hand to me and bowed his head."

"Like you said, it's hard not to be attracted to a man like Cheng Yi, and I'm the same."

"But how long can someone like him remain fresh to me? A month? Or a year?"

"I'm afraid of being abandoned,"

Lu Qian looked towards the wing on the second floor, and she could still see Cheng Yi hovering among the crowd of women with ease.

"Like I was afraid to admit my feelings for him."

"I don't know who Cheng Yi is. If he doesn't speak, I'm sure none of you will dare to speak either."

"But I can feel it," Lu Qian's eyes flashed with a different kind of heartache, "there's something else buried beneath his coldness and arrogance, something he doesn't want me to see."

"I know very few things, but I can honestly say that calming people's hearts is one of them."

"If he can feel at ease around me, I'll be satisfied."

Qu Le was slightly startled and turned his head to look at Lu Qian.

The baby face was so soft, and the long eyelashes hung down on the face, casting delicate shadows.

She was clearly a little girl who could break with a single squeeze, yet she exuded an indescribable tenacity that was calm and composed, soft and lasting.

That warmth can melt the ice and grow new buds.

Qu Le had also wavered, wondering whether Lu Qian was really worth it for Cheng Yi to break his rules again and again.

At this moment, she suddenly felt that if it was Lu Qian, it would be worth it.

Lu Qian raised his head and continued, "At least for this period of time, let me stay by his side and see some scenery I have never seen before."

"If I can leave some mark in his heart, then meeting him won't be in vain."

Lu Qian threw a coquettish glance at Qu Le, her playful face filled with pride.

"If I run away first, it won't be him abandoning me, but I will be the one abandoning him."

Qu Le smiled slightly and drank the champagne in his hand. "You are very smart, smarter than I thought."

Also very strong.

Lu Qian didn't respond directly. She pouted coquettishly and hummed a tune: "Then why do you always call me stupid?"

Qu Le smiled, narrowed his eyes, and jokingly said, "What's the necessary connection between your intelligence and your stupidity?"

Lu Qian frowned angrily, glanced at Cheng Yi among the crowd of women, and then glanced back at Qu Le.

"Has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like Cheng Yi?"

"I think so," Qu Le's lips curled slightly, "I forgot."

"Oh, yes. If you want to buy a plane ticket back home and don't have enough money, come to me," Qu Le winked at Lu Qian, "I'll charter a plane for you."

"We need to let Cheng Yi also have a taste of the pain in his heart."

Lu Qian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. What was going on with this brother and sister?

Delilah held Cheng Yi's arm affectionately, but her eyes kept looking at Lu Qian who was standing by the wine table in the main hall on the first floor.

She was beautiful, but also inconspicuous, as if the crowd could easily drown her out.

"You love her very much?"

Delilah asked quietly.

Cheng Yi raised the wine glass in his hand and gestured to Delilah with a smile.

"Delilah, love is too heavy a subject to discuss in this context."

Delilah smiled gracefully and shook her head slightly, "You're not the same as you used to be."

Cheng Yi took a sip of the wine in his hand, let go of Delilah's waist, and leaned against the handrail of the platform, "You too."

"You always have to let go," Delilah glanced at Cheng Yi, a trace of sadness appearing on her still noble face, "It took me all these years to realize that the person I met when I was 17 was not my whole world."

Cheng Yi still smiled charmingly, leisurely shaking the wine glass in his hand, and said nothing.

Delilah walked to the armrest and leaned against it.

"She's just an ordinary oriental girl. How are you supposed to be with her?"

"I don't know," Cheng Yi lowered his eyes, "I didn't think so much when I brought her back."

After hearing this, Delilah smiled brightly, raised her hand and casually placed it on Cheng Yi's shoulder, patting him twice.

At that moment she was no longer the high and mighty princess, but more like a girl next door.

In the height of summer, she would come to your house every day, rummage through the freezer, and eat all the ice cream you prepared to beat the heat in one afternoon.

Then he makes a face at you who is extremely angry and runs away without looking back.

Delilah smiled brightly, "I was wrong. You haven't changed at all."

It hasn't changed since I was seventeen.

Cheng Yi smiled helplessly, "Duke Daiwei decided to support Tavia's expansion in Central Europe. You must have been behind the scenes fanning the flames, right?"

Delilah covered her mouth in surprise, as if she had discovered some incredible secret. "Oh, you discovered this."

Cheng Yi looked at her with a calm expression, "Thank you."

Delilah slowly retracted her bright smile and turned back into the reserved princess she was.

"You're welcome."

After the greetings, Cheng Yi came down from the second-floor wing alone and walked towards Lu Qian who was sitting at the long table.

"Are you done greeting?"

Lu Qian asked.

Cheng Yi nodded slightly.

Lu Qian adjusted her skirt, took Cheng Yi's arm, raised her delicate face, and smiled with her big eyes narrowed into slits, "Then come with me to eat something, I'm hungry."

Cheng Yi seemed to be unexpected of Lu Qian's action. He raised his eyebrows slightly and was stunned for a moment.

Seeing that he was silent, Lu Qian pursed her lips and complained, "What's wrong? You're not going to socialize again, are you?"

We have been standing here for three hours since we entered the venue. Is this going to end?

Cheng Yi raised his hand and scratched Lu Qian's delicate face. "No more socializing, we've finished talking."

"LeLe told me that German bacon is delicious, but I don't know what dish it is. She went to visit Luochuan and didn't accompany me."

Lu Qian pouted in dissatisfaction and twisted her face in anger.

Cheng Yi gently put his arm around Lu Qian's waist and said lovingly, "Come on, I'll take you there."