"I didn't say it was Lian Jin, why are you so nervous? 'The one you're interested in' obviously means the person you're in love with, so your one you're interested in is... Lian Jin?"
"No, no, what nonsense are you talking about? He's my father."
Lin Youyou immediately denied it, but her face flushed involuntarily. Nan Zhi curled her lips, saying that she said she didn't like him, but she was clearly just making excuses to convince herself.
Qin Xi'er stared at Lin Youyou for a long while before speaking to Nan Zhi:
"But my cousin said he might not actually like Youyou."
Nanzhi: "......"
Silly child, why bring up something you shouldn't talk about?
She turned her gaze back to Lin Youyou and found that she was not downcast because of those words. On the contrary, her cheeks were even redder. Nanzhi was puzzled and wondered what Lin Youyou was thinking.
After that truth-or-dare conversation, Lian Jin took Lin Youyou directly to his apartment.
Lin Youyou was drunk, but she remembered what happened afterward.
She didn't know why she was so sad, so she threw a tantrum the whole way and kept asking Lian Jin why he didn't like her. Maybe she got tired of making a scene later, and she vaguely heard Lian Jin whisper in her ear, "Maybe it's not liking, it should be love, Youyou, I love you."
These words have been etched into my heart ever since.
Whenever she thinks about it, Lin Youyou feels like she's going to have a seizure; her heart races and her whole body feels hot.
But later, Lian Jin acted as if he had never said those words, and continued to treat her very well. Lin Youyou simply assumed she had forgotten and dared not ask.
But she had that memory, it was very vivid, and the voice in her ear was very beautiful.
"Xi'er, how could your cousin not like Youyou? If he didn't like her, why would he fake an engagement with her? If you had to fake an engagement with someone you didn't like, would you be willing to do it?"
Nan Zhi didn't hide anything from Lin Youyou when she said this. In any case, the two of them were definitely in love, but they just hadn't made it official yet.
MeowMeowMachine: "Miss, you know a lot."
Nan Zhi: "...Of course."
MeowMeowMachine scoffed: "Back in the day, I worried myself sick over you."
Nanzhi: "......"
Qin Xi'er thought for two seconds and immediately shook her head. She didn't want to get involved with people she didn't like.
Now that she thought about it again, perhaps her cousin really did like Youyou. Thinking of this, Qin Xi'er couldn't help but feel a pang of envy.
She's been trying to get close to Xu Chaoci lately, claiming that Nanzhi asked her to deliver meals or gifts, but she can't keep doing it too often.
Xu Chaoci saw that she was no different from anyone else and still regarded her simply as Nanzhi's friend.
Lin Youyou's head was already lowered as much as it could go, pretending that she hadn't heard Nan Zhi's teasing.
She hesitated for a while, then realized she was being a bit cowardly, so she raised her head and said:
"Don't just talk about me, Xi'er, didn't you say you liked Zhizhi's cousin?"
Later, Qin Xi'er didn't hide the person she liked from Lin Youyou, so it was reasonable for her to ask her about it now.
Qin Xi'er picked up her water glass, took a sip, then shook her head without saying a word.
Seeing her like this, Lin Youyou knew that the situation must be bad, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Nan Zhi felt sorry for Qin Xi'er when she saw her looking disappointed. She had asked her cousin before, and he really didn't mean it. Sigh, it was really hard on this poor little girl.
"Xi'er, you will come someday, believe me."
Nan Zhi smiled and comforted her, saying that although he might not be her cousin, there would definitely be a good young man who would love Xi'er and treat her well for the rest of his life.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xi'er smiled and nodded.
When Nanzhi returned home that evening, Shen Xingmian was already back.
Smelling the strong smell of hotpot on Nan Zhi, Shen Xingmian frowned. Nan Zhi smiled and tiptoed to kiss him. "Have you eaten?"
She had told Shen Xingmian beforehand that she would be eating out and that he should eat by himself.
Shen Xingmian didn't say anything. Nan Zhi assumed he had eaten. She lowered her head and sniffed the scent on her clothes, then frowned. "I'm going to take a shower. Wait for me."
After saying that, she went upstairs to take a shower.
Twenty minutes later, Nan Zhi changed into her pajamas and came downstairs. Shen Xingmian was sitting on the sofa watching the news.
Nan Zhi walked over and hugged his neck from behind. "Shen Xingmian, do you know? Youyou and Lian Jin might actually end up together."
Shen Xingmian reached out and pulled Nanzhi from the other side of the sofa, and Nanzhi sat steadily on Shen Xingmian's lap.
Nan Zhi: "...What are you doing...uh..."
After a long while, Shen Xingmian finally released Nanzhi's lips. Nanzhi blinked her big, wet eyes and pressed her small hands against Shen Xingmian's chest, asking, "What are you doing?"
The man reached out and took the girl's small hand, kissed it lightly, and said, "It's nothing."
Nanzhi: "..."
He stared at Shen Xingmian suspiciously for a long time, but didn't see any change in his expression.
"Miss, I think you're too cruel. Shen Xingmian must be jealous. You only care about your best friend all day long and have neglected him. Think about it carefully."
The meow machine reminded her, and Nan Zhi was suddenly stunned. She recalled that she hadn't really communicated with Shen Xingmian much during this period.
Whenever she had a break, it was either the Nan family or the Xu family who called her, or Lin Youyou and Qin Xier.
It seems that Shen Xingmian's scheduled time has really decreased significantly.
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