Chapter 286 How do you know if you can catch up if you don’t try?
The blue light from the phone screen reflected on Cen Lian's porcelain-white face, casting a fine shadow on her eyelashes.
She curled up in the soft goose down quilt, her fingertips lightly touching the screen. Jiang Chenyu's message was concise and clear: "I'm at Tanxiyuan."
Tanxi Garden? Cen Li'an frowned slightly, tapping the screen with his fingertips: "Why don't you go home?"
As soon as she sent the message, the dialog box showed "the other party is typing". She held her breath unconsciously, waiting for her message to arrive.
Jiang Chenyu replied quickly: "My family is pushing me to get married lately, so I'm going to hide at my parents' house for a few days."
Then another message came, "Have a good rest, see you tomorrow!"
The last exclamation mark brought a subtle sweetness to Cen Lian'an's chest, as if a butterfly was fluttering gently over his heart.
She pressed the phone against her chest, feeling her heartbeat quicken in her chest.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, the city lights twinkled like stars, but her thoughts were completely occupied by the news about that man.
It turns out he also has the trouble of being urged to get married...
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose, revealing a sweet smile that she didn't even notice.
Cen Lian turned over and buried his face in the fluffy pillow.
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On the other side, the living room of Tanxiyuan was brightly lit.
When Jiang Chenyu walked in, Yun Zheng was sitting alone on a single sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, with a thick monograph on biotechnology research spread on her knees.
The night outside the window was as dark as ink, making her slender figure look particularly quiet.
"Sister-in-law, why are you alone here? Where's the boss?"
Jiang Chenyu stood at the door, holding an exquisite cake box in his hand, with a black casual jacket draped over his arm. The top button of his collar was unbuttoned, revealing his sexy Adam's apple.
Yun Zheng looked up from her book and pointed upstairs. "He's in the study, processing documents. You can just go up and find him."
"Sister-in-law, I just passed by your favorite dessert shop and wanted to bring you some."
Jiang Chenyu handed the box over attentively. The gold-stamped logo on the packaging gleamed brightly under the light. "New lemon sea salt. I heard it's a limited edition."
"Thank you." Yun Zheng took the box and her fingertips touched the cold wrapping paper.
She turned and walked towards the kitchen, her slender figure reflected in the glass door. "Would you like something to drink? Orange juice or grape juice?"
Jiang Chenyu stood there without moving, his slender fingers unconsciously stroking the cuffs of his suit.
This subtle movement revealed his inner hesitation.
Yun Zheng keenly noticed something was wrong, stopped and looked back at him, "What else?"
Under the warm yellow light, the tips of Jiang Chenyu's ears seemed a little red.
"Sister-in-law, um..." He coughed lightly and finally spoke, his voice a little lower than usual, "An An... does she really not have a boyfriend?"
Yun Zheng's eyes widened slightly, and then a hint of understanding flashed across her face.
She slowly placed the cake box on the marble coffee table. When she turned to face Jiang Chenyu, there was obvious teasing in her eyes. "Why, Dr. Jiang is interested in our An An?"
Jiang Chenyu rarely showed a trace of embarrassment. He loosened his tie and his Adam's apple rolled up and down. "It's not that I'm interested..., it's... I like it."
His eyes wandered, finally falling on the night outside the window.
"As far as I know, no." Yun Zheng leaned against the dining table, tapping the tabletop lightly with her slender fingers. "But there are quite a few people pursuing her. An An is lively and quite popular."
Jiang Chenyu's expression changed subtly, his brows wrinkled slightly, and a dark light flashed in his eyes behind the glasses, "Really?"
His voice was low, with a barely perceptible tension.
"What? Are you feeling a sense of crisis?" Yun Zheng couldn't help but chuckle.
She had never seen the calm and composed Dr. Jiang show such an expression. "This is not like you, Dr. Jiang. I remember the last time we met, you told Fu Linghe about the troubles of falling in love."
The sound of footsteps coming from upstairs interrupted their conversation.
Fu Linghe walked down the spiral staircase, with the sleeves of his white shirt rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.
He saw Jiang Chenyu and raised his eyebrows. "You didn't come back last night. I thought you wouldn't come back tonight either?"
Jiang Chenyu quickly regained his usual cool demeanor, shrugged, and a cynical smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "How could that be? I'm homeless, you know that, boss."
But his eyes still unconsciously glanced at the mobile phone in his hand, and the screen was still on the chat interface with Cen Lian.
Fu Linghe walked over to Yun Zheng and naturally put his arm around her waist. He glanced between the two of them and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Doctor Jiang is asking about my An An's relationship status." Yun Zheng ruthlessly interrupted him, with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Fu Linghe raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and looked at Jiang Chenyu meaningfully, "It's rare that you care so much about a girl."
He lowered his head and casually played with Yun Zheng's hands, with a smile in his tone, "But Miss Cen has high standards. Are you sure she likes you?"
Jiang Chenyu snorted softly, walked to the sofa and sat down, crossing his long legs casually. "No matter how high my standards are, I have to give it a try, otherwise how do I know if I can catch up?"
His fingers gently stroked the screen of the mobile phone, as if he could still feel the touch of typing just now.
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