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While Zhu Qianying was eating a pizza delivered to her hotel room, she unexpectedly received a message from Yan Shao.
This was probably a response to the compliment she sent me that afternoon.
"Hotel." Zhu Qianying replied with two words, one hand holding a pizza and the other holding a pizza.
Zhu Qianying thought that Young Master Yan had something to ask her, but after she sent her reply, nothing more happened.
Zhu Qianying didn't take it to heart. After all, it was rare for a man as busy as Yan Shao to find time to reply to her message.
Asking him to chat with her like a couple deeply in love, exchanging messages back and forth, is more impossible than the sun rising in the west.
After finishing her pizza, Zhu Qianying checked the stock trend of Mingxuan Group online. Watching the curve rise and fall like a roller coaster, she just wanted to clap her hands and have a drink to celebrate.
Actually, Zhu Zhizhou was not wrong.
She truly did not want to concern herself with the life or death of the Zhu family.
However, this has nothing to do with whether she becomes successful or not. Besides, Mingxuan's current situation has nothing to do with Zhu Qianying.
She simply chose to stand by and watch coldly as the Takenozu father and son courted their own doom and fell into trouble.
The Zhu family did more than just stand by and watch her and Xiaoyu grow up.
She faced all sorts of bullying and oppression. If Zhu Qianying hadn't been clever enough to learn how to protect herself and her younger sister at such a young age, she and Xiaoyu would probably have disappeared from the Zhu family in some unknown way long ago.
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The next morning, Xing Bolun came to pick her up as promised.
After getting into the car, Zhu Qianying noticed that Xing Bailun seemed to be in a bad mental state.
"Aaron, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell? How about I drive for a bit while you rest?"
Zhu Qianying's suggestion was surprisingly not rejected by Xing Bailun, who obediently got out of the car and walked around to the passenger side.
As soon as Zhu Qianying got into the driver's seat, Xing Bailun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had already rolled down the seat and was spreading out a thin blanket to cover himself.
"Shadow, you drive for a couple of hours, then I'll take over when you get tired."
Zhu Qianying nodded. "Would you like some soothing music?"
"Um……"
The voice responding to Zhu Qianying was already visibly sleepy. Could it be that this person didn't sleep at all last night?
Zhu Qianying glanced at Xing Bailun, who had already closed his eyes, her heart filled with questions, but she dared not ask, for fear of disturbing his rest.
The journey from L City to R City takes several hours by car. Zhu Qianying couldn't understand why Xing Bailun chose to drive instead of flying. Even taking the high-speed rail would be much faster and more comfortable than driving for several hours.
An answer vaguely surfaced, but Zhu Qianying deliberately ignored it.
Xing Bailun slept for nearly three hours. When he woke up, he opened his eyes and his gaze fell on Zhu Qianying's profile.
The sun was shining brightly outside. She was wearing sunglasses, so Xing Bolun couldn't see her expression, but he could imagine that she was looking intently ahead.
Just like when he first met her.
"shadow……"
Zhu Qianying glanced at him sideways, a pleased smile curving her lips.
"woke up?"
"Hmm... Shadow, do you remember the first time we met?"
Xing Bailun slowly adjusted the back of the chair back to a normal angle, sat up straight, took out a wet wipe from the storage box, wiped his face while glancing at Zhu Qianying.
"Of course I remember! You even asked me if I was courting death!"
Zhu Qianying's lips curved into a wider smile; clearly, the memory of their first meeting was making her feel good.
Xing Bolun stared at her smiling face for a while, lost in thought. After a long time, he sighed inwardly, "I can't believe so many years have passed!"
Zhu Qianying seemed oblivious to his melancholy and continued in a light tone, "Yes, five or six years have passed just like that!"
Xing Bailun forced himself to look away from her face, turned his head, and stared blankly at the road signs rushing past on both sides of the highway.
"You probably won't have many more opportunities to play with us in the future, right?"
This time, Zhu Qianying finally noticed that something was wrong with him and quickly glanced at him, "Aaron, what's wrong?"
Xing Bolun sat up straight and his gaze returned to her face.
"When are you and Young Master Yan planning to get married?"
Zhu Qianying hesitated for a moment. She had promised Yan Shao that the wedding date would be announced by him.
Xing Bolun's lips twitched into a bitter smile. "Can't even I tell you?"
"Christmas!" Xing Bolun was a reliable person, and she believed that he would not announce the specific wedding date without her consent.
"There's only a little over a month left..." Xing Bolun murmured.
"Hmm..." Zhu Qianying, who was usually very eloquent, couldn't find the right words to respond to him this time, and her originally good mood dropped slightly.
Xing Bailun, whose gaze had never left her, noticed her change and forced a smile, "What kind of wedding gift do you want? Don't be shy!"
Zhu Qianying smiled and shook her head, "There's nothing I want!"
She had no expectations for the wedding at all, so how could she possibly think about a gift?
"Take your time thinking. Anything is possible as long as it's within my capabilities!"
If it were anyone else, they would be overjoyed to hear Xing Bailun say that. This is the young master Xing from L City; within his means, this gift must be incredibly valuable.
However, Xing Bailun knew better than anyone else that Zhu Qianying would never ask for an expensive gift, or even want one at all.
Having known her for so many years, doesn't he know her character better than anyone else?
"Can I fly a helicopter?" Zhu Qianying said with a smile, clearly joking.
"If you want it, I'll give it to you!" Xing Bolun wasn't joking.
Zhu Qianying stopped smiling and looked at Xing Bailun with a serious expression. "Aaron, I appreciate your kindness. The kindness you've shown me over the years is the greatest gift you could give me. Nothing else is really necessary."
Xing Bolun smiled helplessly, "Alright, I understand!"
Zhu Qianying glanced at him again, "Aaron, I'm sorry!"
Xing Bolun reached out and patted her shoulder. "What nonsense are you talking about? You haven't done anything to me. Are you tired? There's a service station up ahead. Drive in and rest for a bit, then I'll take over."
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
"Yes, I've had enough sleep!"
After driving into the service station, the two got out of the car, bought a drink, and rested by the car.
Zhu Qianying opened the bottle cap, took a sip of juice, and then screwed the cap back on. "Aaron, did you stay up all night last night?"
Xing Bolun was slightly surprised. "Yes, I've been quite busy lately, and I'm a bit overwhelmed."
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