"Ah, I know him," Lin Man realized, "but we're not close."
"Is that so?" Shen Shiqing's gaze shifted between the two of them, and something felt off.
Why does Du Hewen look so aggrieved?
"Well, it would be strange if we didn't know Du Yingdi, who's so famous," Lin Man explained. "Sister Shi, let's go back, it's getting late."
"Oh, okay." Shen Shiqing was pulled into the car by Lin Man, while Du Hewen remained standing there, dazed.
Du Hewen only got into Lu Jingchu's car after Lin Man drove away.
Along with Xia Xiao.
Du Hewen stared at his phone the whole way without saying a word, but none of the messages he was hoping for came.
He was dejected.
"Why does Brother Du seem to be in a bad mood?" Xiao Xia hadn't been there, so she didn't know what had happened. "He looks really depressed."
Xiao Xia sat in the passenger seat and quietly asked Lu Jingchu.
Before Lu Jingchu could answer, Du Hewen interrupted.
"Your sister-in-law is ignoring me."
"Hmm? So what?"
She also said she wasn't familiar with me.
"oh."
"She didn't even say hello to me."
"Um."
"Xiao Xia, why are you reacting like this?!" Du Hewen was completely heartbroken.
Even Shi Xia, this little angel, is treating him so perfunctorily?
“But, wasn’t it you who didn’t want to go public back then, Brother Lu?” Xiao Xia retorted, and the car fell silent for a moment.
The Lu family and the Du family have known each other for many years, so Xia Xiaoxia naturally knew about his relationship with Lin Man.
Speaking of which, the story between Brother Du and Sister Manman was... quite dramatic?
Quite a twist?
It's quite a developmental process?
That's hard to say.
"So I'm wrong now, okay?!" Du Hewen was truly on the verge of tears. Why didn't they make it public back then? It was such a terrible mistake.
The boomerang really hurt when it hit me.
"But your sister-in-law didn't even send me a message to comfort me!!? Is that reasonable?!" Du He asked Shi Xia.
Shi Xia: ...
Remaining silent.
He used to ignore his sister-in-law, but in the last two years he's been talking about her constantly and takes every opportunity to show affection for her.
Xiaoxia sometimes really wanted to know what happened in between.
It sounds like it would be fun?
"Half an hour has passed, why haven't they sent me a message yet?!" A wailing erupted from inside the car.
Xiao Xia silently put on her headphones and sighed inwardly. "Sigh, men in love are really scary."
No, men with a romantic mindset overthink things.
That's incredibly naive.
Lu Jingchu drove and said two words in a nonchalant tone.
"childish."
Upon hearing this, Du Hewen became much more enthusiastic and confident.
"You dare to talk back to me?! Last time..."
Lu Jingchu glared at him, but Du Hewen, being quite perceptive, just pursed his lips.
Then he whispered something else.
"At least I'm a married man now, which is better than someone who doesn't even have a proper title."
Lu Jingchu's finger bones twitched; what was going on with her wanting to hit someone?
Shi Xia: Both of them are childish, and the older they get, the more childish they become.
...
Lu Jingchu drove Shi Xia home first, where Sister Miaomiao had already prepared a late-night snack for them.
However, Du Hewen was still in a low mood, so Lu Jingchu decided to send him back first.
There was no other way; since the person didn't want their assistant to pick them up, this unfortunate soul had to drive them himself.
But halfway there, someone didn't want to go home and insisted on going to Lu Jingchu's place.
Lu Jingchu had been his friend for so many years, how could she not know what he was thinking?
It's simply because Shen Shiqing lives there, and Lin Man will also stay there.
Lin Man must be waiting for him too.
After Lin Man escorted Shen Shiqing back, he did not leave immediately, of course, because of that guy Du Hewen.
Thinking back to his last look, he did seem quite aggrieved.
Is she really sad?
Lin Man sent a message to Du Hewen on WeChat, and Du Hewen replied instantly.
She even sought comfort on WeChat.
Lin Man could only send a pat-on-the-head emoji.
Lin Man wondered when he had become so childish. He used to be so aloof.
He wouldn't even acknowledge her.
Now the polarity has reversed.
Like a clingy big dog.
As soon as Du Hewen got out of the car and saw Lin Man, he pounced on her like a dog.
Lu Jingchu: I can't bear to look.
After saying goodbye to Lin Man, Lu Jingchu left the parking lot and went upstairs.
I don't want to see any conspicuous displays of affection, not even for a second.
It took Lin Man a while to break free from his embrace; he had hugged her so tightly he almost strangled her.
"Still feeling wronged?" Lin Man finally spoke.
"Otherwise what? You're pretending not to know me... Do you think that's right?"
"I didn't pretend I didn't know you, I said I do," Lin Man said, feigning indifference.
“But you said we’re not familiar with each other,” Du Hewen said dryly.
“Well, of course we wouldn’t be familiar with each other outside.” Lin Man thought for a moment. “But you said before that we should pretend we’re not familiar with each other outside.”
"That was so long ago..." Du Hewen actually started to whine, "Just pretend I didn't say anything, okay?"
"Hmm, I'll think about it." Lin Man patted the "dog's head. "It depends on your performance."
"Alright!!!" Du Hewen perked up again. "Then I'll drive, you rest, honey."
"That's more like it."
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