Looking at Ye Jinyu's inscrutable expression, everyone's gazes were varied.
They exchanged silent glances, and everyone's eyes glanced at Lu Zhufeng, intentionally or unintentionally.
His face darkened slightly for a moment, then he silently glared at everyone, lightly rubbed the rim of his cup with his finger, and winked at the composed Ye Jinyu:
"Hey, Lao Ye, tell me about it."
Ye Jinyu calmly picked up the wine bottle beside her, poured herself a glass of wine, her eyes indifferent, and didn't even look at him.
"say what?"
Lu Zhufeng quickly poured himself a glass of wine, and before Ye Jinyu could raise his glass, he took the initiative to clink glasses with him.
He winked and chuckled softly.
"Look at you, aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to?"
Ye Jinyu tilted her head back and downed half a glass of wine. She then lightly swirled the glass in her hand, a faint smile playing on her lips as her gaze swept over the crowd.
"Me and her?"
The others, when meeting his gaze, couldn't help but flinch, as if they'd been caught red-handed, their intentions clear.
Only Lu Zhufeng didn't care at all, beaming with joy, slapping the table and repeatedly agreeing.
Ye Jinyu glanced at him with a light laugh, her voice flat, revealing neither joy nor anger:
"As you can see."
Lu Zhufeng, who had been leaning on the table with a look of anticipation, suddenly looked dejected. "What do you mean by 'as I see'? What is it?"
"If I understood it, would I need to ask you?"
Before Ye Jinyu could speak again, he immediately stood up, grabbed the wine bottle, and bent down to pour a full glass for both Ye Jinyu and himself.
The glasses clinked together with a crisp sound, and the two men each tilted their heads back and drank it all in one gulp.
Lu Zhufeng clapped lightly and said to Ye Jinyu:
"Well done, Lao Ye! A real man!"
"I'll ask, and you answer, is that alright?"
After gulping down a whole glass of wine, a faint blush rose on Ye Jinyu's handsome, fair face.
Leaning back in his chair, he loosened the tightly closed collar of his shirt, casually draped his long arm over the back of the chair, and smiled faintly:
"Okay, go ahead and ask."
"Great!" Lu Zhufeng rested one elbow on the table, leaned closer to him, and said in a deep voice:
What is your relationship with her now?
Ye Jinyu: "Friend."
"What friend?"
Ye Jinyu: "Just a regular friend, not a girlfriend, nor the kind of friend you're thinking of that goes beyond a normal relationship."
Hearing his blunt answer, Lu Zhufeng was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise:
“Ever since she got angry with you that time, I’ve watched your relationship return to harmony, and it seems to be getting better and better now.”
"No progress at all?"
Ye Jinyu's eyes darted around slightly as she said calmly, "We are both passionate about medicine and have similar personalities, so we can get along well and our relationship will only get better over time."
Lu Zhufeng shook his hands lightly and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, shouldn't there be some progress?"
"Why are you so adamant about being just friends?"
Gently swirling the wine in her glass, Ye Jinyu's eyes seemed to hold a hint of bewilderment as she stared unfocused at the amber liquid swirling within. After a moment, she suddenly asked:
"Didn't you notice any changes in her?"
Lu Zhufeng raised an eyebrow: "Changes?"
Ye Jinyu nodded: "Yes, especially after she came back from Laoheishan and recently?"
Lu Zhufeng blinked, unable to answer. Leng Ruxue's eyes flickered slightly, her brows furrowed, and she spoke thoughtfully:
"Hmm, it seems like Sister Qingyi is happier and more... relaxed."
Ye Jinyu kept her eyes down, looking at her wine glass, smiling faintly, without replying.
Compared to Leng Ruxue, Ai Ruoman, who was more intellectual, sensitive, mature, and experienced, gazed intently and said softly:
"It's like I've figured out a lot of things, and I feel completely enlightened."
Ye Jinyu couldn't help but look up at her. Ai Ruoman had her hands elegantly folded on her lap, and she chuckled at the sight.
"This is just my personal feeling, and it may not be accurate."
Ye Jinyu shook her head slightly, sat up a little straighter, interlaced her fingers, rested her arms on the table, and murmured softly:
“You’re absolutely right, Miss Ai.”
Lu Zhufeng pursed his lips slightly, but still spoke:
“That’s a good thing. It proves that she has completely moved on from the shadow of Vito Rosso, which gives you a better chance to take things further with her.”
Ye Jinyu lowered his gaze, and for the first time, a somewhat bitter smile appeared on his handsome face.
“In the past, she was shrouded in shadows, and would hesitate over the muddy past and the road ahead.”
"If your mind is fogged up, you will not be able to see many things clearly, and your mind will not be completely firm."
Now, her heart is as calm and clear as a still lake, reflecting only the image of that one person. What is there left to hold her back from taking the next step?
Lu Zhufeng's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't respond for a moment. He naturally knew who Ye Jinyu was talking about.
He knew little about Lin Qingyi, but he knew the person he was talking about very well.
After a moment of silence, he looked at Ye Jinyu and suddenly said, "He's not a sentimental person, so you might still have a chance."
Ye Jinyu countered, "But do you think she's the kind of person who changes easily?"
If she were him, he might not have fallen so completely.
Lu Zhufeng remained silent.
He didn't know Lin Qingyi, but he could understand her. In all the darkest moments of her life, the same light shone on her without hesitation.
It's really too difficult to make her hold onto someone else's image in her heart again, even though it's a bit cruel to her, because the light that redeemed that person wasn't her.
Lu Zhufeng looked at him seriously, "And what about you?"
"I?"
Ye Jinyu repeated the sentence softly, leaned back in her chair again, and looked up at the chandelier above her head. Her eyes reflected the soft light and shadow, not hazy, but relieved.
"I've figured it out too."
“I’m not the one who can lead her out of the darkness, so I’m at peace with it.”
Before he understood the darkness surrounding her, he was jealous of Xiao Wujie, and even became so obsessed that he gave him that drug.
After learning about the darkness she had endured, he understood why he held such a significant place in her heart, but he still wanted to fight for it.
But the result of his efforts was that Vito Rosso easily took her away from right under his nose.
He was unwilling to accept it, but the harsh reality told him that without Xiao Wujie and Chu Liyue, he would be unable to move an inch on his journey to Laoheishan.
When the Deadpool frenzy blotted out the sky, and Xiao Wujie's figure descended like a god, turning the tide, he finally understood that he could not be the one to lead her out of the darkness.
Compared to him, he appeared too late.
That's too weak.
He never appeared when she needed him most.
Now, he is powerless to break the shackles binding her.
In the future, perhaps respecting her choices is the best way to protect and fulfill her wishes.
The room fell silent for a long time because of Ye Jinyu's words. Lu Zhufeng and Chu Nanfeng exchanged a glance. Lu Zhufeng stood up and poured wine for the three of them. They clinked glasses and drank it all.
A mature man's expression is often unspoken.
At this point, as the drinking was about to end, Leng Ruxue suddenly asked:
"Then, Brother Jinyu, do you still like Sister Qingyi?"
Without hesitation or confusion, I said, "I like it."
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