"Mm." Wen Yan nodded gently, her expression and tone of voice very natural.
“He said he’s the same age as you, and you’re good friends. He’s even come to our house for dinner before. Our two families have been friends for generations. He’s several years older than me, so I can’t just call him by his full name.”
Shen Jingxiu: "…………" If I remember correctly, she seemed to have called out the name 'Shen Jingxiu' quite a few times when she revealed her true feelings, even though I'm several years older than her.
He glanced at Ji Yuanzhou not far away, then asked Wen Yan:
Do you two meet often in private?
"No. I've only seen him twice since he came to our house for dinner that day."
Shen Jingxiu: "…………" Twice you called it 'that'?
“But aren’t you very busy? Many times when Mom wants to see you, you don’t have time.”
"Hey, I was just too busy to have time when I was busy. I've been free lately, and I've been home a lot recently, seeing my mom every day."
"I'm a little curious about the occasions in which you all meet."
Wen Yan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shen Jingxiu: "It's rare to see you, Big Brother, asking so many questions."
Shen Jingxiu forced a smile: "So, are you going to tell me or not? I remember when he came to our house that day, Mom wanted to set you two up, but you said you didn't like him. What, you changed your mind after spending a couple of private moments together?"
Shen Jingxiu knew about one of them.
At the time, it was rumored online that Wen Yan and a male actor from her company stayed at the same hotel and spent a day and a night together.
As a result, someone released photos of her going to the amusement park during the day to clarify things for her, and one of the people with her was Ji Yuanzhou.
However, the details of another incident remain unknown to Shen Jingxiu.
Wen Yan immediately denied it after hearing Shen Jingxiu's question.
"No! Although I don't have anyone I like right now, I think I'm the type to take things slow and steady. I'm not the type to fall in love at first sight or decide after meeting someone twice that they're the one I'll spend my life with. Besides, both of my meetings with your friend were coincidences."
The first time was when I went to City B for work and happened to stay at his hotel, where he was also on business. We had a meal together and then went to the amusement park, where He Xing also went that day.
As for the second coincidence, it was this trip. I only knew he was here a day earlier than you. No, strictly speaking, it was a night earlier.
"The night before?" Shen Jingxiu was even more puzzled. "You've already run into him? Didn't you just meet him while collecting seashells?"
Wen Yan shook her head: "No, I actually ran into him last night."
"When? From the time we got off the plane to the hotel, and then to dinner, our whole family was together. Why didn't I see him?"
"Because he didn't appear during the time periods you mentioned. I couldn't sleep at night, so I went to the hotel's open-air area to enjoy the breeze and the night view, and that's where I happened to run into him. We chatted for several tens of minutes, and then we went our separate ways."
They actually chatted for several tens of minutes? That's not like Ji Yuanzhou's usual style.
"Then you two must have gotten along very well?" Shen Jingxiu continued to ask.
Wen Yan nodded and replied, "The chat went quite well."
"So what did he say to you?"
"..." Wen Yan couldn't help but look at Shen Jingxiu. "What's wrong with you, brother? You look like you're interrogating a criminal."
"How could that be? Even if I were a police officer, you couldn't be a criminal. I was just curious."
“Okay,” Wen Yan didn’t mind chatting with Shen Jingxiu in such detail, but she felt that Shen Jingxiu was a little different from usual today. “We just talked about whether we like to travel, what we like to do in our spare time, and our attitudes toward life. Nothing special.”
Shen Jingxiu nodded: "I see."
But the fact that Ji Yuanzhou would take the initiative to chat about these everyday things with a woman is quite unusual in itself.
However, Wen Yan didn't understand him, so she didn't find these topics particularly special.
If Ji Yuanzhou doesn't like someone, he will absolutely not talk about life with that person.
For a moment, Shen Jingxiu fell silent.
Seeing that he seemed to be deep in thought, Wen Yan couldn't help but tease him, "Oh, I know."
Shen Jingxiu snapped out of his daze: "What do you know?"
Wen Yan narrowed her eyes: "You two grew up together, so he must know a lot of your embarrassing stories. You probably want to know if we talked about any of your embarrassing moments when we chatted."
Shen Jingxiu chuckled: "Your thinking is always so unconventional."
Wen Yan's inner monologue: [You don't understand. Being unconventional is always the surest way to break through awkward silences. It doesn't matter if I seem a little silly, but with me around, the atmosphere absolutely cannot be dull.]
Hearing Wen Yan's thoughts, Shen Jingxiu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Silly boy, what's so awkward or silent about this? Even if he doesn't say a word and just does his own thing when he's with her, he won't feel uncomfortable.
As they were talking, Ji Yuanzhou had already returned carrying Wen Yan's flip-flops.
Out of courtesy, Wen Yan went to greet him from afar.
But to her surprise, Ji Yuanzhou actually squatted down in front of her and personally placed the slippers next to Wen Yan's feet, almost as if he was about to put them on her.
Shen Jingxiu's brows were furrowed so deeply they were almost wrinkled.
This was something Ji Yuanzhou had never done before.
Shen Jingxiu stood there with a cold face, waiting for Wen Yan and Ji Yuanzhou to come over after they had put on their shoes.
Then he quietly squeezed between the two of them.
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