Chapter 47 Chapter 47 I must have had an affair with him in the past.
This was the second time he was cheated. He really had no memory.
Thinking of this, Pei Shuyu bent down with a headache, trying to pick up the phone that fell under the sofa.
Thinking back to those bad things.
Because the light was dim, he fumbled for a few times before finding his phone.
He stood up and dusted off his phone. Ignoring Lu Hean, who had just confessed his feelings for him, he said to Xiao Qingyang, "I'm going back first."
Xiao Qingyang hadn't recovered from Lu He'an's outrageous remarks yet. He was stunned when he heard it. "Oh, huh? You're leaving now?" He was about to say something else when Fu Zhouxing stopped him and shook his head. "Pei Shuyu needs more rest."
Hearing it was related to Pei Shuyu's health, Xiao Qingyang stopped trying to stop him. But then he remembered something and hurriedly called out, "Hey, hey! Do you want me to take you home?"
Pei Shuyu waved his hand behind his back without even turning his head.
Seeing that he was determined, Xiao Qingyang gave up. Pei Shuyu had always been like a stubborn donkey, rarely listening to others.
Pei Shuyu disappeared through the bar's entrance, leaving an eerie silence around the counter. The air seemed to stagnate, with only the background music continuing to flow tirelessly, which now seemed particularly abrupt and loud.
The eyes of several people, openly or secretly, were focused on Lu Hean, who had just dropped the bombshell of "love at first sight" but was completely ignored by the person involved.
Pei Shuyu had left, but Lu Hean was still there. Xiao Qingyang pulled Fu Zhouxing aside and whispered, "Do you think Lu Hean has lost his mind?"
There was no expression on Fu Zhouxing's face. He just picked up the wine glass and took a sip, with a hint of complexity flashing across the depths of his eyes.
He knew some of the inside story and understood Pei Shuyu's concerns.
About those years, about the past between Pei Shuyu and Huos, and about the psychological defenses that Pei Shuyu erected because of it.
Yu Jingheng's expression was the first to darken. He put down the wine glass he had been playing with, and the bottom of the glass hit the table with a crisp sound.
He walked a few steps to Lu Hean, his brows furrowed, his voice low, with obvious disapproval and questioning: "Lu Hean, what are you doing? Love at first sight? Can you say such things casually? Have you forgotten your fiancée Qiao Zhishi?! What if the Qiao family knew? What if President Lu knew! You have to limit your jokes!"
Lu Hean stood there, his body seemingly stiff. He stared at the direction Pei Shuyu had left, his heart tightening and aching for some reason. He took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at Yu Jingheng. His eyes were a bottomless black, churning with a stubborn, almost paranoid emotion.
He didn't have any extra explanations, just said: "No kidding, I must have had an affair with him in the past."
After saying this, he offered no further explanation, nor did he acknowledge the various looks from the crowd. He simply elegantly adjusted his cuffs, which were not tangled, and then took a leisurely but purposeful step toward the door.
His steps were steady, his shoulders and back were straight, and even in the somewhat urgent pursuit, he still maintained a good posture, which was out of tune with the slightly noisy environment of the bar, as if he was not chasing someone, but going to a pre-arranged date.
"Hey! Lu Hean!" Yu Jingheng shouted angrily behind him, but Lu Hean's figure had disappeared in the light and shadow at the door.
He was a little speechless. Lu Hean had stopped acting after he lost his memory. He had pretended to be a pure, sunny and cheerful college student in order to be with Pei Shuyu, but now he was going the straight and narrow?
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On the street outside the bar, the cool night breeze blew away the noise and turbidity inside.
Pei Shuyu didn't go far; he simply needed to leave the suffocating environment immediately. He leaned against a dim streetlight not far away, tilting his head slightly, closing his eyes, and trying to let the cold night breeze blow away the chaotic thoughts swirling in his mind.
Lu Hean's words "love at first sight" played in his mind like a tape recorder, making him upset.
Steady and clear footsteps came from behind him, neither fast nor slow, but with an inexplicable sense of presence, and finally stopped not far behind him.
Pei Shuyu didn't even need to open his eyes to know who was chasing him. He frowned irritably and subconsciously wanted to turn away.
"Captain Pei!"
Lu Hean's voice rang out, without the impulsiveness he had in the bar, returning to his usual clear and gentle tone.
Pei Shuyu didn't turn around or respond.
Lu Hean did not approach rashly, but just stood politely one step behind him, keeping just the right distance.
The night breeze blew a few strands of soft hair across his forehead. He was silent for a few seconds, as if trying to organize his words. Then he spoke slowly, his voice remarkably clear in the stillness of the night: "I'm sorry, I might have been a bit abrupt and scared you."
He apologized first, his tone sincere.
Then he continued, "I am serious about what I just said. Captain Pei, do you have anything to say about this?"
"What?" Pei Shuyu glanced at him and instinctively reached into his pocket to take out a lollipop, but found that his pocket was empty.
Damn, I was in a hurry to go out and forgot to bring it.
Lu Hean smiled and said, "What do you think of me, Captain Pei? I fell in love with Captain Pei at first sight, and now I can be considered a suitor."
"It's not a good idea to have a suitor like you." Pei Shuyu poured cold water on him.
The smile on Lu Hean's face didn't fade at all. Instead, it was as if some strange switch had been activated by these words. Instead of retreating in frustration, he gracefully took another half step forward.
The street lights cast tiny rays of light in his eyes, making his gaze seem even deeper and harder to discern.
"Oh?" He raised his voice slightly, with a hint of playful inquiry, "Then Captain Pei, tell me, what's wrong with you? Is it that your family background isn't good enough, or that you're not handsome enough? Or..." His eyes vaguely swept over Pei Shuyu's tightly pursed lips, "Is it something else... that can't satisfy Captain Pei?"
He lowered his voice when he uttered the last few words, his breath almost brushing Pei Shuyu's earlobe, with blatant provocation and seduction.
Pei Shuyu's ears suddenly felt hot, as if they had been stung by a spark. He turned his head sharply and glared at Lu Hean: "Colonel Lu, please respect yourself."
"I haven't done anything yet." Lu He'an looked innocent and even blinked in grievance. "I'm just asking for advice humbly. After all, this is related to whether my pursuit of great cause can be successful. Captain Pei is a good person. It's not too much to give me a reason to let me die clearly, right?" He said this without any loopholes, but every word touched Pei Shuyu's sensitive spot.
"Okay." Pei Shuyu laughed in anger, calming down his recent mood and slowly said, "First, you have a fiancée, Qiao Zhishi. Have you ever considered her when you tell me this? Second, who you like is your business, not mine. I'm not interested in playing this kind of morally corrupt game with you. Can I leave now?"
He uttered the last sentence almost through gritted teeth, with uncontrollable disgust and a hint of other emotions that he himself was not even aware of.
The smile on Lu Hean's face grew wider. Far from being repelled by the word "fiancée", he tilted his head slightly, revealing a more meaningful expression.
"You mean the Qiao family's marriage?" He said it casually, as if discussing an insignificant item. "That was arranged by my family. I never acknowledged it. He's not what I want."
Pei Shuyu suddenly thought of Qiao Zhishi crying and accusing him, and felt guilty. Alliance News clearly captured the two of them traveling together. Wasn't this a clear attempt to get Qiao Zhishi to confirm her identity?
He is no longer as easily fooled as he was in the past.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lu Hean took a step forward, ignoring the spikes on Pei Shuyu's body, and stared at him with a sharp gaze: "Captain Pei, I will cancel the engagement."
Pei Shuyu was forced to take a step back, his back pressed against the cold lamppost, with nowhere to retreat. He turned his head away, avoiding the overly scorching gaze, and said in a cold, hard voice, "It has nothing to do with me."
"Nothing to do with it?" Lu Hean chuckled softly, a hint of inexplicable nostalgia in his voice. "Captain Pei, you're quick to distance yourself from the matter. Do you still remember that top-tier private boxing club in the west of the city?"
Pei Shuyu's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
Lu Hean seemed unaware and continued to speak in a calm tone, as if he was telling an interesting story: "The other day I went to practice boxing and met a strange cleaner."
He deliberately emphasized the word "cleaning" and his eyes were fixed on every subtle change in Pei Shuyu's expression.
"She was wearing a mask and a hat, completely covering herself up, but her cleaning movements… were clearly unprofessional. She looked more like she was observing something. I thought it was another blind paparazzi trying to dig up scraps of news about me."
Pei Shuyu's fingertips curled up slightly.
"I went over and 'politely' stopped him." Lu Hean's lips curled up with a teasing arc, "I asked him what he wanted to do. Guess how he answered?" He paused, as if to keep the secret, or as if to savor the experience.
"He actually looked at me and said to me very seriously..." Lu Hean imitated the man's tone at that time, word by word, with incredible clarity, "'I'm sorry, I took the photos secretly because I liked you too much. No one ordered me to do so. I'm not a paparazzi.'"
Pei Shuyu's breath suddenly stopped and his heart beat like a drum.
"I thought he was really baffling, yet also a little... interesting," Lu Hean continued, his gaze tracing Pei Shuyu's features like a physical object. "Unfortunately, before I could ask him more, he seemed injured. He suddenly turned pale and collapsed right in front of me."
"So? Why are you telling me this?" Pei Shuyu's voice was extremely dry, almost squeezed out of his throat.
"So..." Lu Hean chuckled, "I called his friend, and he rushed over and took him away. It was very quick. The surveillance at the training hall also 'happened' to be malfunctioning during that time. It was really... a coincidence."
He took another step closer, the distance between them so close that they could almost feel each other's body temperature. Lu He'an's gaze was as sharp as a knife, as if to cut through all of Pei Shuyu's disguises and get to the core.
He lowered his head slightly, his warm breath brushing against Pei Shuyu's earlobe. His voice was low and slow, with unquestionable certainty:
"That strange cleaning lady who boldly confessed her love to me before fainting..."
"It's you, Captain Pei."
It's not a question, it's a statement.
Pei Shuyu looked up and looked at Lu Hean.
His face remained impassive, and he even twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a hint of mockery. His voice was deliberately steady: "Colonel Lu, your imagination is too rich. I don't know what boxing gym you're talking about, let alone a cleaner. You've got the wrong person."
He tried to push Lu Hean away and end this suffocating conversation, but his wrist was grabbed by the other party faster.
Lu Hean's fingers were warm and powerful, like an inescapable shackle. Far from being angry at Pei Shuyu's denial, the amusement and determination in his eyes deepened.
"Wrong person?" Lu Hean chuckled, as if he had heard a very funny joke. Instead of loosening his grip, he slowly lowered his head and put his nose close to Pei Shuyu's neck.
This is an extremely intimate yet aggressive action.
Pei Shuyu's entire body stiffened, the warm breath causing him to shudder violently. He instinctively turned his head away, his breathing suddenly rapid. "Lu Hean! What are you doing!"
Lu Hean ignored it. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Then he raised his head and reopened his eyes. His gaze was startlingly bright, surging with the excitement and determination of a hunter who had finally locked onto his prey. He stared intently into Pei Shuyu's forcedly calm eyes, and spoke each word slowly and clearly, as if delivering a final verdict:
"Captain Pei, I might have a one in ten thousand chance of being wrong."
He applied a little force with his fingertips, caressing the inside of Pei Shuyu's tense wrist, feeling the blood rushing beneath his skin and his uncontrolled heartbeat.
"But pheromones don't lie."
"So, Captain Pei," he tilted his head slightly, his tone even tinged with a hint of innocent teasing, "on the one hand, you're pretending to be a cleaner and telling me 'I like it', and on the other hand, you're righteously rejecting me..."
"Do you have a split personality? If so, can you let another person who likes me appear? We like each other, Captain Pei, can you help us?"
A drunk who had drunk a lot of wine and decided to go out for some fresh air saw this scene, and I crawled back in. The two were so close that it felt like they were kissing.
He doesn't have the habit of watching others making out.
Pei Shuyu leaned against the cold lamppost, his fingertips trembling slightly. He looked at Lu Hean's face, which was so close to him, and it was full of "I'll act with you" written all over it.
I wanted to slap him again.
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The author has something to say: The flashback chapter is about halfway through, oh the most exciting part...
(Xiao Lu covers her mouth) Okay, okay! I won’t spoil the plot!
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