Chen Jing drove back home and saw that the living room was dark as soon as she entered. Chen Fan was not in the living room. He usually stayed here. Thinking of this, Chen Jing turned on the lights and looked around the house for him.
The house she rented was not big, so she searched for it in no time.
"Hey~ where are the people?"
Chen Jing scratched her head in confusion, as she had clearly called him a few minutes ago.
Chen Jing called Chen Fan with doubts.
"Hello? Jingjing, what's wrong?"
Chen Fan's voice didn't sound like he was starving to death.
Chen Jing lowered her tone slightly, with a hint of accusation.
"Where have you been? You called me home in a hurry, but you weren't there?"
"Are you home? Jingjing, oh, I'm really hungry, so I came out to find something to eat."
Chen Jing listened to his words and felt that they were full of loopholes.
"You've been complaining about being hungry for a long time, and you went out to find something to eat right after I got back? Tell me the truth!"
Chen Fan is a sister-con and is extremely afraid of his sister. Once Chen Jing gets angry, he becomes timid.
"Speak, speak, speak. I immediately said that I had a dinner date with a friend. I was worried that it was unsafe for you to be out so late, so I lied to you and told you to go home quickly."
Chen Fan explained sincerely.
Chen Jing immediately grasped the useful information, "Friends? How long have you been here, and you already have friends?"
Chen Jing actually had a candidate in mind, but she didn't dare to confirm it, so she was waiting for Chen Fan to say it himself.
How could Chen Fan, who is so smart, not hear it?
"Okay, stop beating around the bush. I'm not stupid. I'm having dinner with your friend Lin Shiyu! Who told you to ignore me?"
I was feeling guilty at first, but suddenly I felt more confident towards the end.
Hearing that the other person was exactly who she had guessed, Chen Jing smiled slightly and felt relieved.
Chen Fan asked her to come over and eat with them, but Chen Jing tactfully said that she was sleepy and did not disturb the two of them.
When Lin Shiyu came over, Chen Fan had already hung up the phone.
The girl saw Chen Fan's expression finally relaxed, and understood, "Did Jingjing go home?"
Chen Fan nodded and said, "Yes, you got home safely. I feel relieved now."
Lin Shiyu was touched by Chen Fan's care and concern for Chen Jing. She wondered if one day she and he were together, would he be able to protect her like he did Jingjing? Thinking of this, a sweet smile bloomed on her face.
Chen Fan looked at the blushing girl opposite him with an evil smile on his face.
Lin Shiyu didn't expect that Chen Fan would agree to her casual invitation today. Maybe today was her lucky day, so everything she did went particularly smoothly.
After dinner, Lin Shiyu suggested going to the park for a walk, and Chen Fan agreed.
Taking advantage of today's good luck, Lin Shiyu wanted to get to know him better.
As night fell, rows of street lights lit up in the park. The dim lights shone through the shade of the trees onto the ground, creating a quite romantic atmosphere.
An eye-catching couple walked side by side on the path by the river in the park, feeling the cool breeze.
The quiet atmosphere made Lin Shiyu's heart beat faster.
Neither of them spoke, just strolling leisurely accompanied by the chirping of insects.
It was Chen Fan who spoke first and broke the silence.
"Have you known Jingjing for a long time?"
After hearing the man speak, Lin Shiyu said softly, "Yes, Jingjing and I have known each other since college, which is about eight or nine years."
"Can you tell me the story of Jingjing and her husband?"
Chen Fan continued to ask.
When mentioning Jingjing's husband, Lin Shiyu changed her shyness and spoke with anger and dissatisfaction.
"Her husband is such a jerk. He cheated on her, but he still kept hanging on to Jingjing and wouldn't let her go. Jingjing cried for a long time because of this and was very depressed for a while."
Lin Shiyu couldn't control her emotions and cursed at everyone but she didn't react.
Chen Fan frowned and listened quietly to Lin Shiyu's words.
"At first, Jingjing was indeed attracted to him, but she never thought that the man she first met in the bar would actually appear in her life. Later, the two of them crossed paths at work, and Lu Ziyang also fell in love with Jingjing. The confession and proposal were very formal and serious. So we friends all thought Jingjing had found a good home. But the result...
Lin Shiyu recounted to Chen Fan everything that had happened between them, especially the part about Lu Ziyang's infidelity, adding her own emotions and speaking with indignation.
So this is why Jingjing wanted to hide herself. She had been hurt for so long.
"Lu Ziyang, I'm going to beat you to death!!"
Chen Fan's face was gloomy, and his charming eyes were filled with deep hatred.
Lin Shiyu looked at Chen Fan who was about to lose control and realized that she seemed to have added fuel to the fire.
She reached out and held Chen Fan tightly.
"No, don't get excited now. Jingjing wanted to divorce him smoothly and didn't want any complications, so she didn't tell you. Calm down."
Chen Fan was so angry that he was only thinking about venting his anger on his sister and could not listen to what Lin Shiyu said at all.
"Where is Lu Ziyang's home? Tell me!"
Lu Ziyang pulled Lin Shiyu's shoulders and spoke in a harsh tone.
Lin Shiyu was frightened by the appearance of the man in front of her, and her shoulder was pulled so hard that it hurt. Tears welled up in her eyes and she cried out in pain softly.
Chen Fan saw the tears in the girl's eyes, and his rationality quietly took over.
Noticing the girl's slightly shaking body and the red marks on her shoulder from being pinched by him, a trace of heartache and guilt flashed in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't control my emotions and scared you."
He lowered his head slightly, his guilt evident in his eyes, and he timidly brushed the girl's red shoulders.
"It hurts a lot."
Chen Fan's loneliness made Lin Shiyu's heart ache. She didn't want to see him feeling guilty.
Lin Shiyu said cheerfully, "Of course I'm fine. I'm not a paper doll, don't take it so seriously. Really, I'm fine, look!"
As she spoke, Lin Shiyu shook her shoulders nonchalantly to show him that she was really fine.
Chen Fan's emotions finally calmed down after being coaxed by Lin Shiyu.
Lin Shiyu then consoled him earnestly, "We all feel sorry for Jingjing. If beating Lu Ziyang would make Jingjing change for the better, then Lu Ziyang would have been beaten to death long ago. But that's not the truth, is it?"
Chen Fan nodded, understanding.
The two chatted for a while, and then Chen Fan drove Lin Shiyu home.
Chen Jing looked at Chen Fan who walked in from outside with a serious face. She couldn't help but stretch her head and walked towards Chen Fan as if to explore, teasing him, "Hey~ What's wrong with you, handsome guy? Didn't you eat enough? Or didn't you drink enough?"
When Chen Fan heard his sister's joking words, he raised his head with a serious expression and met her smiling eyes, and his heart felt even more bitter.
He walked forward and gently stroked Chen Jing's little face. He had never seen her so thin in all these years. Originally, he thought she was just a girl who loved beauty and wanted to lose weight, but now it seems that is not the case.
Through Chen Fan's flickering pupils, Chen Jing saw a trace of heartache.
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