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Fang Huai, who was completely unaware of everything, smiled gently at his lover and said in a light tone, "Li Xuan."
"Okay, I'll pick you up after get off work." Li Xuan stepped forward, took Fang Huai's hand and responded, and smiled politely at the two people who were peeking at him not far away.
The two people who were caught covered their faces in embarrassment and stopped peeking.
Xu Hangran nudged Zhou Chao, who was standing next to him, and said awkwardly, "Stop looking. Go away."
Fang Huai saw Li Xuan looking forward, and followed his gaze, but saw nothing.
"What are you looking at?" he asked curiously.
Li Xuan held his hand. This time, he didn't drive. He walked slowly, "I saw two interesting children."
"Little friend?" Fang Huai looked back thoughtfully again, and happened to bump into two people whose feet were numb from squatting. He and Xu Hangran met each other's eyes, both of them full of surprise.
It turned out to be two interns under him!
Zhou Chao reacted quickly, pulling Xu Hangran, who was covering his face, and ran away. Fang Huaicai withdrew his gaze after the two of them completely disappeared.
Fang Huai looked up at Li Xuan with resentment in his eyes. Li Xuan raised the corners of his mouth in pleasure, "You found out."
The corners of his mouth were still a little red, and the wound had already scabbed over, but if you looked closely, you could still see that he was injured. Fang Huai looked away and subconsciously held Li Xuan's hand tightly.
It was a rare opportunity for both of them to have time, so they found a restaurant to have dinner and then walked back together.
The Yunnan cherry blossoms on the roadside were in full bloom, their pink petals tightly gathered together, filling up the dark branches. The evening breeze, carrying the fragrance of the flowers, blew past, causing the branches to collapse under the heavy burden.
Trembling, all the petals fell down like a lively rain.
Fang Huai raised his head and closed his eyes to enjoy the coolness of the evening breeze, and carefully inhaled the faint floral fragrance in the air. He hadn't had such a relaxing and comfortable moment in a long time.
A few playful petals fell on his head. Just as Li Xuan was about to raise his hand, a breeze blew by, and the petals swirled in the air and finally fell to the ground.
Li Xuan ruffled Fang Huai's hair, brushed off all the petals on his collar, and asked softly, "Are you happy today?"
The voice was gentle, but with a hint of uneasiness, "Did you see anyone?"
His fingertips lingered on Fang Huai's collar, and his fingertips brushed across Fang Huai's earlobe, causing a wave of itch. Fang Huai opened his eyes and looked at him.
Fang Huai opened his eyes, raised his hand and held Li Xuan's fingertips, "Li Xuan, what do you want to say?"
Li Xuan withdrew his hand and lowered his head to look at Fang Huai, "You know what I want to say."
For a moment, Fang Huai's originally happy mood fell to the bottom, and the smile on his face gradually froze. Suddenly, fatigue rushed over and surrounded him. Fang Huai didn't want to talk at all now, and even turned around childishly and walked forward.
The road was covered with scattered flower petals, which felt soft and unreal when stepped on.
His bad mood suddenly came out. He wanted to lose his temper but didn't know how to vent it. He didn't want to quarrel or engage in useless arguments.
"Fang Huai!"
Li Xuan called him from behind, Fang Huai's back paused, but he still walked forward without looking back.
There was an extra force on his wrist, causing Fang Huai to stagger. He didn't struggle to turn around, but looked up at Li Xuan with a cold expression: "What do you want to say?"
Li Xuan opened his lips and loosened his grip a little, but tightened it again when Fang Huai twisted his wrist.
His cold gaze stung Li Xuan, who looked away, no longer looking into Fang Huai's eyes. He softened his tone and said, "I just hope you can stay away from him."
"Xiao Huai, we've argued many times recently. You have no idea what kind of person he is."
Li Xuan said excitedly, "Kong Lingyu is an unscrupulous businessman. There's nothing he can't do."
Fang Huai once again examined Li Xuan in front of him. Li Xuan's face suddenly became so unfamiliar, so unfamiliar that it made his feet shiver. He could still hear Li Xuan's words in his ears: "His teacher was beaten to death to protect him, and his uncle became lame because of him."
"He's been a cold-eyed spectator from the beginning. He allowed the company's people to ostracize his uncle, who once saved him, making it difficult for his uncle to make a living in the company. Fang Huai, is this kind of unscrupulous person really worth your repeated arguments with me?"
"He likes you, and he wants to take you away from me." Li Xuan raised his voice, his tone brooking no room for argument: "You should immediately distance yourself from him, or never see him again."
"That's enough."
Fang Huai spoke in a low voice, his hands hanging by his sides, his face cold as he shouted, "Li Xuan, I've said enough!"
He had no idea about Kong Lingyu's past, let alone his uncle or his teacher. Despite what Li Xuan had said, he knew the conflict between him and Li Xuan could not be solely about Kong Lingyu.
Li Xuan dragged Kong Lingyu into this, digging up his past, but what could that even mean? That "past" was so thin that it could only be summarized in a few words by others. How pathetic!
"Li Xuan, do you have any evidence?" Fang Huai asked.
It was the first time that Li Xuan saw Fang Huai get angry, and he was stunned. Facing Fang Huai's questions, he actually felt a little ashamed.
Evidence? He had indeed investigated Kong Lingyu and met He Jiangyun, the man he mentioned. He Jiangyun told him everything about their past.
He Jiangyun once said, "That little bastard Kong Lingyu is a heartless and ungrateful person."
He rushed to Fang Huai with preconceived notions and far-fetched evidence, swirling with personal emotions and maliciously presenting what he believed to be the truth. His demeanor, the upbringing he was so proud of, became a joke at this moment.
Fang Huai has experienced countless rumors and gossips, and unverified "facts" are not qualified to nail the person involved to the pillar of shame.
Li Xuan and he seemed to be drifting apart, and they were no longer the same as before.
"His past has nothing to do with us. Not in the past, not now, and certainly not in the future." Fang Huai pried open Li Xuan's hands and spoke word by word, "Li Xuan, he has nothing to do with us."
"I just hope that you remain you."
Li Xuan's hand fell away dejectedly, his eyes filled with confusion: "Am I still me?"
Fang Huai's red wrist occupied all his sight. This was the second time that Li Xuan hurt Fang Huai because of someone else.
"My old self." Li Xuan looked up, hugged Fang Huai's shoulders and said, "Yes, my old self certainly wouldn't have been this anxious."
In the past, he had disdained to fight with Fang Huai's suitors. If he just stood there, they would leave in shame. Fang Huai's eyes always followed him, and he only needed to stand there patiently, waiting for Fang Huai to run towards him.
He was like a victorious king, absolutely certain that Fang Huai's end would be him.
When did it start to change? From the first time he heard that name from Fang Huai, their unique past, or a nickname he had never known, his confidence began to waver, and after Kong Lingyu appeared, it began to crumble.
Ever since Fang Huai started to refute him, he felt uneasy and no longer had any confidence.
He did not hesitate to use the means that he had previously sneered at to monitor Fang Huai. After hearing Fang Huai's confession, the cup in his hand slipped and his confidence was shattered.
Li Xuan pushed him away and tried to hold Fang Huai's hand again: "Fang Huai, will I still be the one you run towards?"
He was waiting for Fang Huai's answer, and they both knew what the answer meant.
This time Fang Huai did not wave away. Li Xuan hooked his fingers and finally intertwined their fingers.
Fang Huai's voice was very soft, but very firm: "Only you."
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