Lu Yan happily jogged over, placed the slippers at his feet, and then took the bag from his hand.
Lu Yan looked at the vegetables in the bag: "Why are there so many vegetables? Did you just buy them on the way to the market?"
“No,” Zhuang Yan explained, “These were all given to me by Jiang Ning’s mother; she grew them herself.”
Lu Yan carried the vegetables back to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and sorted and packed them.
Zhuang Yan walked into the kitchen and glanced at the steaming ceramic pot: "What are you cooking?"
"I'm making mung bean soup." Lu Yan turned on the light. "Have you noticed anything different about the house?"
Zhuang Yan noticed as soon as he came in: "It's become cleaner."
Lu Yan put her hands on her hips, raised her chin slightly, and said proudly, "I cleaned the whole house. Aren't you amazing?"
Although his house is not big, it still takes quite a bit of time to clean it all.
After going out, the house became clean and tidy, with a few more potted plants on the shelves for decoration, and a faint fragrance in the air. On the TV cabinet was the ceramic doll they made on their first date, and the little fox that Zhuang Yan gave her was also placed on the sofa. His life had been subtly influenced by Lu Yan, and everywhere was filled with the marks she left behind.
Zhuang Yan resisted the urge to pat her head and said with a smile, "You're really amazing, just like the Snail Fairy."
Lu Yan snorted: "The Snail Fairy only appears when you're not around, but I'm always here."
Zhuang Yan asked, "Didn't you go out to meet someone this morning? How come you still have time to help me clean?"
"I'll be back at noon. What did you have for lunch at Jiang Ning's house?"
Zhuang Yan took out his phone to show her his photo album.
Lu Yan leaned closer, clicking her tongue twice, her tone clearly tinged with sourness: "You're eating really well... It's been so many years since we last met, why didn't you spend more time with them? You two must have had a lot to talk about. Let me guess, did her mother talk a lot about your past with Jiang Ning, and did she urge you to date? Urge you to get married?"
"You guessed right!" Zhuang Yan was speechless for a moment. "I did mention it a couple of times. Aunt Jiang wanted me to stay for dinner, but I refused. I said I had to go home to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with someone. She asked me who I was spending the holiday with. I said it was Lu Yan."
Lu Yan asked in surprise, "You mentioned me in front of her?"
Zhuang Yan hummed in response, then looked away somewhat uncomfortably from Lu Yan's intense gaze.
Lu Yan smiled broadly: "What did you say about me?"
Zhuang Yan stopped there: "I would say you are very good, exceptionally good."
They unconsciously revealed their intimacy while talking, and now, their relationship is just one step away from being officially acknowledged.
The show hasn't ended yet. In the contract Zhuang Yan signed, one clause was specifically emphasized: even if the male and female guests have feelings for each other during the recording of the show, they cannot confess directly or talk about their relationship behind the production team's backs. They can only confess in the finale. If they violate the rules, they will be fined ten times the amount.
Zhuang Yan didn't take this rule seriously when he first saw it, but now... he feels like this clause is targeting someone.
Zhuang Yan is a person who respects contract rules. He can wait a month. Besides, he wants to clean up the things around him, make himself stronger and not become a burden, and at least protect Lu Yan.
Currently, he is far behind in terms of financial resources, but he won't be behind forever.
Zhuang Yan's sudden bluntness made Lu Yan feel embarrassed.
The mung bean soup is ready; now all that's needed is for it to cool.
"I'm going to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities and change my clothes."
Lu Yan brought all her clothes to Zhuang Yan's place. Fortunately, there are two bedrooms in the house, so it's okay if she sleeps here at night.
Lu Yan went in and came out soon after changing her clothes; she was wearing a very beautiful red dress.
Red is bright and eye-catching, and few people can pull it off. Lu Yan seems to really like red dresses, and she looks good in them, like a red rose.
She twirled in front of him, her skirt billowing out like a flower: "Does it look good?"
Zhuang Yan boldly and directly praised, "You look great in that red dress."
"I only wear red dresses on important occasions."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan recalled that in his previous life, when he met Lu Yan, she mostly wore red dresses, and he had assumed that her wardrobe was full of red dresses.
In this lifetime, just take the recent period as an example: the first day of recording the show, their first date, the night of her birthday, and this time. He thought she preferred red dresses, but in fact, she might prefer him.
Lu Yan put on a coat, and the two of them wore hats and masks, making sure they wouldn't be recognized before going out.
Zhuang Yan pushed the shopping cart while Lu Yan browsed and picked through the items, walking briskly beside him. She bought whatever caught her eye. The two, who hadn't been to a supermarket in a long time, ended up buying quite a few things.
As Zhuang Yan passed by a maternity and baby store, he glanced inside and saw a young couple shopping. The woman was heavily pregnant, and the man beside her had his arm around her waist. They looked very much in love. Just then, the man looked down and sneezed, causing his mask to slip off his face.
Zhuang Yan felt that the man looked familiar from the beginning, so she couldn't help but take a few more glances. Just then, she saw his mask slip down. Although it was only for a second or two, Zhuang Yan still recognized him. It was Gu Qian.
The moment the mask fell off, Gu Qian was clearly flustered. He glanced around but didn't look upstairs.
Fortunately, there was no one in the maternity and baby store, so Gu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left with the pregnant woman beside him.
Zhuang Yan stopped and unconsciously tightened his grip on the shopping cart.
Gu Qian was accompanying a pregnant woman to a maternity and baby store. Judging from their body language, they didn't seem like ordinary friends, but rather like a loving young couple. That was interesting.
After all, this was something he didn't even know in his previous life...
Zhuang Yan took out his phone, found the detective he had contacted before, and asked him to investigate Gu Qian.
Let's see how many things he doesn't know. In his previous life, Gu Qian remained "single" for so many years. He never got married, never dated, and never had any children.
He created the image of someone who deeply loved Xia Wan and was so devoted to her that he would marry no one else. This devoted persona has caused Zhuang Yan a lot of trouble.
In his past life, Zhuang Yan was constantly attacked and scolded by fans of the two of them. The worst time was when Gu Qian's brainless fan tried to stab him with a knife. At that time, he was with Xia Wan, and the fruit knife went straight through his entire palm.
The die-hard fan was punished, but Gu Qian got away scot-free.
Thinking about these unpleasant things made Zhuang Yan unhappy.
Zhuang Yan carefully recalled the appearance of the pregnant woman. He had never seen her in his previous life, and as for the child, he had never heard of him in thirty years.
It seems that his rebirth has changed many things in some mysterious way.
Zhuang Yan had a strange, uneasy feeling. When he thought of children, he would think of his adopted son, Zhuang Zixin.
If we calculate their ages... they're about the same.
Zhuang Yan's heart sank, and his expression turned gloomy.
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