Chapter 23 Chapter 23 How come I have a boyfriend?
Chapter 23
The next day, Ruan Yan woke up and opened her eyes. She stared at the ceiling for three seconds. When she regained consciousness, she gradually remembered what happened last night. Then she realized that this was not her room.
She didn't know when she ended up sleeping in Lu Peishi's bed.
She was alone in the room, with no sign of him.
She quickly got up from the bed and ran outside to see that Lu Peishi was indeed sitting at the dining table in the living room with an open computer in front of him.
When he noticed her walking down the stairs, Lu Peishi just glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes and continued to busy himself.
"Is your fever gone?" Ruan Yan asked.
"Yeah." Lu Peishi stared at the computer screen.
Seeing the fried dumplings, egg pancakes, and ham sandwiches on the table, Ruan Yan's eyes lit up: "Ah, Mr. Lu, did you go out and buy these this morning?"
"I made this myself," Lu Peishi casually tapped the keyboard a few times, fingers curled. "I also made an extra copy for you."
"Wow, thank you, Mr. Lu, for your grace."
Seeing Ruan Yan eating two or three fried dumplings in a row and showing a satisfied expression on her face when she was chewing the egg pancake, Lu Peishi's mouth corners curled up slightly.
"Oh, right," Ruan Yan asked politely as she thought of something while chewing her food. "How did I end up in bed last night? I remember I was sitting on the edge of the bed..."
Lu Peishi said frankly: "In the second half of the night, I saw that you were sleeping too soundly, so I helped you to bed."
"Oh, the bed is so small, then you sleep on..." Ruan Yan tested cautiously.
Lu Peishi glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, I went to sleep in the empty room next door. I didn't take advantage of you."
"Is that so?" Ruan Yan breathed a sigh of relief and changed her tone. "That's not what I meant. I just felt it was embarrassing to have you running around from room to room when you were sick. Or you could have woken me up and let me go back to my room to sleep."
"You snore so loudly that I can't sleep. I called you twice but you didn't wake up."
“…”
After being frozen for two seconds, Ruan Yan forced a fake smile: "Mr. Lu, you really love to joke around. I never snore."
"Really?" Lu Peishi raised his narrow eyes, as if smiling.
Ruan Yan was about to make a few more quibbles when Lu Peishi straightened up and regained his usual expression. "Pack up what needs to be packed and be ready to go back tomorrow morning."
"Huh? Aren't we going to stay here for four days? I booked a room for four days as well." Ruan Yan wondered.
Lu Peishi took a sip of coffee and said, "The preliminary research work is almost done, so we'll end it early."
Ruan Yan asked: "So we still need to go today..."
"No need," Lu Peishi said, "just organize the basic information we've collected over the past two days and send it to me. You can arrange your time freely after that."
"Okay, I'll go clean it up now." Ruan Yan had almost finished eating, so she took a tissue to wipe her mouth and went upstairs.
There wasn't much information, so it wasn't difficult to organize. It took her less than two hours to send the information to Lu Peishi.
There was nothing to do next, so Ruan Yan planned to go out for a walk in her free time in the afternoon and buy some local specialties.
When I passed the living room on my way out, Lu Peishi was still typing on the computer.
"Mr. Lu, I'm just going for a walk outside. If you need anything, just call me." Ruan Yan put on the fisherman's hat she bought yesterday.
Lu Peishi nodded without looking away.
The weather is pretty good today. The sky is clear after the rain and the air is particularly fresh after being washed.
Ruan Yan rode on a small electric scooter, stopping along the way, and taking pictures with her mobile phone when she saw beautiful scenery or interesting things.
When she stopped to rest, she clicked on WeChat and opened the dialog box of the user named "M", which was full of chat records.
She selected a few photos and sent them over, editing the text: [On a business trip.]
After a while, the other side replied with a crying sick emoji and a—[having a fever.]
Ruan Yan hurriedly asked: [Why do you have a fever? Is it serious?]
M: [It's not serious. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep.]
Then another message came: [You said 'also', who else is sick? You?]
Ruan Yan: [It’s not me, it’s Lu Peishi…]
The other party didn't seem to care much: [Oh.]
In the evening, Lu Peishi ate the meal bought by Ruan Yan, went back to his room to pack his luggage, and then went to take a shower.
After drying his wet hair with a hair dryer, he lay down on the bed with his long legs stretched out casually.
After dealing with a bunch of unread messages in WeChat, he casually opened his Moments, scrolled down a few messages, and his sliding finger paused on a post.
Ruan Yan posted a nine-grid layout of photos taken in the past few days, with a beautiful selfie of her in the middle.
The likes and comments below are very lively.
Zhao Tian: [Wow, that looks good]
Liu Mengmeng: [It’s too ridiculous to be this beautiful! ]
Yang Xiao: [Thank you for your hard work!]
…
Ruan Yan interacted with them tirelessly, and Lu Peishi dug down for a long time but still couldn't reach the bottom.
“…” These people talk so much nonsense.
In the interaction among all the members of their group, Lu Peishi suddenly found Luna's comment at the end.
Luna: [Where is this? It looks nice.]
Ruan Yan: [City A, you just filmed a commercial in the nearby city H last month.]
Luna: [Oh, why did you go there?]
Ruan Yan: [Business trip 555]
Luna: [Poor child.]
Ruan Yan: [Idol, please comfort me!]
Luna: [I'm about to take a break. I'll come back for dinner.]
Ruan Yan: [Wow! I'm really looking forward to it!]
Lu Peishi touched the end of his eyebrows and looked at his phone wondering when their relationship became so good?
*
On her first day at work after returning from a business trip in City A, Ruan Yan was surrounded by enthusiastic people and had to accept everyone's caring and concern.
"How was your first business trip? Did you get fucked to tears by workaholic Lu Da?"
"Are you running at overload every day? It's okay, you'll get used to it after a while, hahahaha."
"You've worked so hard, my little Yanyan. Look at your face, it's so thin... Hey, why do I feel like you're glowing and looking so good?"
Liu Mengmeng held her face and looked at it again and again, finding it magical.
Ruan Yan smiled and took out some specialties and small gifts she bought in City A and distributed them to everyone.
"City A is very beautiful, especially the sea. It's very blue and clean, and the sand is fine and comfortable to walk on. You can go there and play if you have time."
"By the way, do you still have time to play around there?" Thinking of Ruan Yan's circle of friends, Liu Mengmeng found it incredible.
Ruan Yan replied: "No, I was working the past few days, and I only had time on the last day to look around."
Liu Mengmeng pouted, "Lu Da is biased, Lu Da is biased! When I went on business trips with him before, he was always running away, never leaving time for me to go for a stroll!"
Ruan Yan explained with a smile: "Because Mr. Lu had a fever and was sick in the last two days."
"Is this true? Even a strong Iron Man like Lu Da can get sick!" Liu Mengmeng opened her eyes wide.
"Yes." Ruan Yan said.
Even the strongest body can be fragile sometimes.
I remember that night when Lu Peishi was feverish and unconscious, he mumbled "Mom" in his mouth.
There was a trace of sadness and fragility between his brows, which made people feel distressed.
…
In the afternoon, Ruan Yan received a call from Zhuo Zhongsen, asking her to go to the project site immediately to deliver an important document to him.
Ruan Yan didn't dare to delay for a moment, so she went downstairs, took a taxi and rushed to her destination.
It turned out that when the project construction reached the high-rise yesterday, after comparing the BIM model, it was found that the vertical steel bar spacing deviation of the core tube shear wall was large, causing the steel bars to be displaced.
Fang Yuan, who was in charge of the project, was on a business trip temporarily. In order not to affect the construction progress, Tan Xinyi asked Zhuo Zhongsen to rush to the construction site to check the situation first.
Ruan Yan delivered the information in time. Looking at Zhuo Zhongsen and the project manager and others who were discussing something not far away, she stood behind them quietly and did not disturb them.
The weather was very hot and she was wearing a thick safety helmet. The stuffiness had nowhere to dissipate and her hair was almost completely soaked with sweat.
Zhuo Zhongsen was busy coordinating the on-site work, and she didn't want to leave first, so she stood in a slightly shady place, drinking mineral water and scrolling through her phone boredly.
By the time Zhuo Zhongsen finally remembered himself, it was already past get off work time.
"Oh, sorry, sorry, I was so busy that I forgot about you!" Zhuo Zhongsen walked towards her with a guilty look on his face.
Ruan Yan screwed the cap on the mineral water bottle: "It's okay, it's more important that you deal with the problem."
"Oh, it's almost seven o'clock," he glanced at his phone, "Come on, I'll treat you to dinner."
"It's okay, I'll just go home and eat." Ruan Yan declined.
Zhuo Zhongsen said, "This place is quite far from the city. It will be very late when you get back. You will be starving."
Seeing Ruan Yan still hesitating, he added, "I really feel bad for making you wait here for the whole afternoon. Please let me treat this guest. Otherwise, I will feel too uncomfortable."
Ruan Yan thought for a moment and replied, "Okay then. Manager Zhuo, please pay for it."
"No, it's just a small amount of money. Let's go."
Zhuo Zhongsen drove the car to the city shopping mall and took her to a Western restaurant with a nice atmosphere.
The environment is quiet, the windows are clean, and there is piano music on the stage. It can be seen that the cost of living here is not low.
"Just order whatever you want, don't be polite with me." said Zhuo Zhongsen who was sitting opposite.
Seeing that most of the people seated around her were couples, Ruan Yan seemed a little uncomfortable: "Manager Zhuo, you can just eat something at a street noodle shop. There's no need to come here."
"That won't do. If you want to treat a beautiful woman to a meal, of course you have to go to a stylish place," he said half-jokingly.
Ruan Yan said nothing, closed the menu, and ordered the cheapest pasta and mushroom soup.
"How can we eat just this little?" Zhuo Zhongsen lowered his head and flipped through the menu. "Or we can order some lamb chops, pan-fried sea bass, or smoked..."
"No, Manager Zhuo, I'm on a diet and can't eat that much." Ruan Yan interrupted him.
He smiled knowingly: "I understand, beautiful women have to maintain their figure."
Ruan Yan was about to say something when her cell phone rang.
It was Liu Mengmeng who posted a funny link in the Yongshou Palace group.
She replied with an emoji.
After putting down the phone, Zhuo Zhongsen asked, "Boyfriend?"
Ruan Yan wanted to say no, but after a pause, she replied, "Yeah."
"Your boyfriend is not very competent. He didn't come to pick you up when you got off work so late." Zhuo Zhongsen tilted his head and smiled.
Ruan Yan stared at the pasta that had just been served: "He often works overtime and is quite busy."
"Is that so?" Zhuo Zhongsen narrowed his eyes. "Where is he employed?"
"Junfa Technology."
This is a branch of Hongsheng Group and is relatively less well-known.
Ruan Yan rolled up a mouthful of pasta and started eating.
"Junfa Technology," Zhuo Zhongsen said, chewing on a steak. "It's a newly established company. Although it has the support of Hongsheng, its development prospects remain to be seen..."
Faced with his lengthy comments, Ruan Yan did not refute or participate in the discussion, but just concentrated on eating her noodles.
After dinner, they walked out of the restaurant. Zhuo Zhongsen looked at the people coming and going and said, "It's still early, and tomorrow is the weekend. Why don't we go see a movie and relax?"
If the meal just now could be considered normal interaction between colleagues, then the current pace is really a bit over the line.
Zhuo Zhongsen continued, "Isn't there a domestic suspense film coming out recently? I heard it's very well-received. I never get a chance to see it, but today's the perfect time..."
"Sorry, Mr. Zhuo, I have to go back," Ruan Yan interrupted him, "Thank you for dinner, but I won't watch the movie."
He paused for a moment and said, "It's just a group of colleagues watching a movie together. It's nothing serious. I've wanted to see this movie for a long time, but I've never had anyone to go with me. Just consider it a favor."
Ruan Yan said patiently, "Other things are fine, but I really can't help you with this one. I'm sorry."
"Are you afraid that your boyfriend will be unhappy? That's not the case..."
"Yeah," Ruan Yan said smoothly, "My boyfriend would definitely be angry if he knew I was watching a movie with someone of the opposite sex."
Zhuo Zhongsen gave her an idea: "That's easy. Just don't let him know."
Ruan Yan: “…”
She said something XXX but she didn't know whether she should say it or not.
"Really, Manager Zhuo, please don't embarrass me."
Ruan Yan looked at him. Although her voice was gentle and her expression was slightly smiling, there was an indescribable sense of oppression hidden in her cold eyes, which made his heart inexplicably tighten, and he couldn't help but retreat.
"Then...if you don't want to watch it, then don't. I'll take you back."
"No need to bother, I've already called a taxi," Ruan Yan tapped the lit screen of her phone and said to him, "The car is already downstairs. I'll be leaving now. Bye."
“Hey hey…”
Before he could think or react, Ruan Yan turned and left towards the elevator.
Be decisive and don't leave him any wiggle room.
Watching her tall and slender figure gradually disappearing in the crowd, Zhuo Zhongsen felt sorry in his heart. She was so beautiful, how come she already had a boyfriend?
He lowered his head unhappily and took out his cell phone, muttering, "At least you should let me take it downstairs..."
*
The drizzle started last night, and the city, filled with a hazy and humid atmosphere, is sticky and stuffy.
In the morning, a black Phantom stopped at the gate of Shuishan Garden.
The car door was slowly pushed open, and the person who came out held up a large black umbrella. Under the coldly shining steel ribs was a serious and gloomy face.
It wasn't Qingming Festival, so there were few people around and only two or three shops at the foot of the mountain.
Lu Peishi walked into a small shop and bought a bunch of chrysanthemums.
This was Shen Qingling's favorite flower during her lifetime.
The shop owner saw that he was dressed elegantly, and his every move showed his wealth. In addition, he was very handsome, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.
"Boss, do you need anything else?"
"No need." Lu Peishi took the flowers handed to him by the owner, and his low voice blended into the sound of the rain.
Fine and dense rain splashed on the ground, and the air around was filled with the smell of grass and soil.
Another year has passed.
Lu Peishi stood in front of Shen Qingling's grave, bent down and put the chrysanthemum down, and countless crystal water droplets slid down from the soft petals.
"Mom, I'm here to see you."
Every year on Shen Qingling's memorial day, he would come here to talk and have a heart-to-heart with her.
"Some time ago, I renovated the old house in Bijiawan, and now I live in it."
"When I was a kid, you often took me there during summer vacation."
“For me, that place has a lot of warm memories, so I really like it there.”
"I'm doing well and taking good care of myself according to your wishes. Don't worry about me."
"I really miss you..."
After an unknown amount of time, the rain gradually stopped and Lu Peishi noticed someone approaching from behind.
Looking back, I saw a thin middle-aged man wearing a simple dark polo shirt and black pants, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a lively look.
He vaguely felt that he looked familiar, but Lu Peishi was not sure if he had seen him before.
Facing his cold eyes, the other person always had a kind smile on his face.
"You are Qingling's son, right?" the man spoke first.
Lu Peishi hummed: "Yes, may I ask who you are?"
He raised his head slightly: "My last name is Xu, and I'm an old friend of your mother."
May……
Lu Peishi thought about it in his mind and confirmed that he did not know such a person.
But why do his eyebrows and eyes always look familiar?
Staring at someone for a long time is extremely impolite, so Lu Peishi withdrew his gaze in time.
"Thank you for coming to visit my mother."
The man didn't say anything, but just took a small step forward, facing the tombstone, slowly bowed to Shen Qingling, and then carefully put down the flowers in his hand.
"Qingling, my old friend, I come to see you again." The man's voice was slightly hoarse.
It was only then that Lu Peishi realized that the flowers he brought were the same as his own, also Steinaceae.
Somehow, some seemingly unrelated fragments were inexplicably connected together by an invisible thread.
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, which made his face look even gloomier.
Steinfeld has another name that is familiar to the public - forget-me-not.
*
In the morning, Ruan Yan walked into the company yawning.
From a distance, I could hear everyone gathered together discussing something, and Lin Lin was among them.
"It's really good. I heard that the box office hit a new high this week."
"Oh, you've already watched it twice. I've also watched it."
…
"Good morning, everyone," Ruan Yan put her breakfast and handbag on the table. "What are you guys discussing so enthusiastically?"
"It's a Chinese suspense film that came out this month. I just watched it on Friday," Lin Lin said the title and asked her, "Have you seen it?"
Ruan Yan shook her head: "No."
She is very interested in suspense novels, but she doesn't watch many movies.
"I heard it's very good, but I don't dare to watch this type of movie." Liu Mengmeng said.
"You seem so loud and noisy all the time, but you are actually so cowardly. Ren Xiaotong is so timid that she even dares to look at her." Zhao Dongdong teased.
Liu Mengmeng threw a wad of tissues over and scolded with a smile: "Get lost."
Xiaotong blushed slightly and whispered, "I watched it with a friend."
"You can also find someone to watch it with you," Lin Lin looked at Liu Mengmeng and joked, "For example, your boyfriend."
"Yeah, yeah, this kind of movie is best suited for couples or people in a romantic relationship." Fang Yuan next to him echoed.
"Why?"
"It's dark, they're whispering in each other's ears, and the adrenaline is surging. The three best elements are all here. So holding hands and kissing is a piece of cake."
As he spoke, Zhao Dongdong pouted his thick lips.
"Eh~ I can't stand it, you're so disgusting!"
"The king of big talk, but actually he's the most cowardly!"
Everyone laughed again.
After the commotion, Liu Mengmeng asked Ruan Yan again: "Xiao Yanyan, why haven't you seen this movie? You're not alone like me, why don't you go see it with your boyfriend?"
Ruan Yan was stuck for a moment. Combining the three best elements Zhao Dongdong had just mentioned, she couldn't help but imagine herself and Jia Yanyuan holding hands and kissing in the movie...
No, just thinking about it made her feel nauseous. She didn't want to go to the movies with him.
"Because my boyfriend doesn't like watching movies very much." Ruan Yan made up an excuse.
At this time, Lu Peishi walked in from outside, and Ruan Yan's words happened to fall into his ears.
Looking at her brightly smiling face, he felt particularly dazzling.
"Boyfriend...ha." He walked into the office without looking around.
Who had shamelessly confessed to him before? Not long ago, when she was on a business trip, she carefully took care of him all night long when he had a fever and was sick, staying up all night.
But now she acted as if nothing had happened and called her boyfriend affectionately.
Humph, how come she didn't remember that she had a boyfriend when she was doing those misleading things?
This guy, really is... really is...
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find a suitable word to describe her.
He sat down behind his desk with a sullen face.
never mind.
Anyway, just be thick-skinned.
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The author has something to say: Mr. Lu is jealous~
Lu Peishi: Although I am angry and jealous, I can’t bear to use ugly words to scold my wife!
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