Chapter 34: Solo 34 This is Shen Zhiyan, this life...
The place to eat was indeed far away. Shen Zhiyan drove for an hour before arriving, and Song Yu even took a nap in the car.
Only when they arrived at the place did Shen Zhiyan wake her up.
After a good sleep, Song Yu felt much more energetic. She got out of the car and looked around. This place was indeed difficult to find. It would be impossible to find it without someone to lead the way. However, judging from the number of cars parked outside, this store was doing very good business.
Shen Zhiyan followed and handed Song Yu the phone she had left in the car to her: "Zhou Ci seemed to have called you. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I muted your phone. He called once and then didn't call again. It shouldn't be an urgent matter. Do you want to call him back?"
Song Yu took the phone, found Zhou Ci's number in the recent contacts, and called directly.
The call was connected quickly, as if they had been waiting for her: "Sister?"
"Little boy, did you call me? What's the matter? I just fell asleep and didn't hear it."
"Sister is sleeping?" Zhou Ci's hand holding the phone tightened, "Where is she sleeping?"
Song Yu glanced at Shen Zhiyan, and seeing that he was standing still with no intention of avoiding suspicion, he took his phone and walked away to talk.
"In Shen Zhiyan's car." Song Yu was very frank with Zhou Ci. "Today, when I was having dinner with Han Jin, I ran into Shen Zhiyan. He wanted to treat me to dinner, but the place was quite far away. It took us over an hour to get there. I was so sleepy that I fell asleep in his car."
"When will my sister be back? I'm already home. Can I make her a midnight snack?"
Zhou Ci's voice was obedient, and Song Yu felt relieved after hearing it, but she still refused. "I won't eat anymore. If you keep feeding me like this, I'll turn into a pig. I'll go back early, and you can do whatever you need to do."
"I understand. I'll wait for my sister at home. I'll go to bed when she comes back."
"Okay, I'll definitely come back early. Do you want me to bring you a midnight snack?"
"No need! Sister, just come back early. I'll be scared if it's too late."
Song Yu was very patient with Zhou Ci, coaxing him into talking: "Sister knows! Just stay home and be good!"
After hanging up the phone, Song Yu was about to walk back, but when she turned around, she found that Shen Zhiyan had been standing behind her at some point.
Song Yu was startled, "Why are you standing behind me?"
Shen Zhiyan looked at her with an ambiguous expression, "Is this how you and Zhou Ci get along now?"
Song Yu put away his phone, stood in front of Shen Zhiyan, and looked up at him: "Yes! We have always been getting along like this, what's the problem?"
"No problem!" Shen Zhiyan shook his head.
When she answered like this, Shen Zhiyan didn't want to say anything. Why remind her? Just let her not know. It's better to always treat people with bad intentions as brothers. There's no harm.
Song Yu's slowness pleased Shen Zhiyan, and his mood improved again. He said to Song Yu with a pleasant face, "Let's go!"
Song Yu ignored Shen Zhiyan's mood swings. After so many years between the two of them, the first thing Song Yu learned was to stop caring about him. So no matter whether he was happy or unhappy, Song Yu would not take it to heart, let alone spoil her.
She followed Shen Zhiyan inside. This place was more like a farm stay than a restaurant, but it was a high-end farm stay that was not open to the public.
"Chen Zhiyan, do you have a reservation? This place looks like it's doing very good business. If we don't have a reservation, what will we do if we come all the way here and can't eat?"
"How could I make such a low-level mistake by inviting you to dinner?" As he walked, Shen Zhiyan looked at her sideways, "Don't worry! Everything has been arranged. Even if I'm hungry, you won't be hungry."
Song Yu was a little embarrassed: "I just asked a few questions, you just need to know the answer."
"Ru Ru, you don't have to be so polite to me. If you really feel uncomfortable, you can treat me as your brother. I'm older than you anyway, so it's not impossible for me to be your brother."
"A few days older is still considered older?" Song Yu muttered.
Shen Zhiyan laughed: "A few seconds longer is still longer!"
After entering the farmhouse, Shen Zhiyan had indeed arranged everything. Song Yu didn't have to do anything, just sit there and eat.
Shen Zhiyan is indeed capable. I don’t know where he found these places to eat. He is comparable to a food explorer. He can always find delicious restaurants that Song Yu likes.
He also understood Song Yu's preferences. He was responsible for ordering and Song Yu was responsible for eating. He ate very contentedly.
Perhaps Song Yu's words "I don't recycle second-hand goods" worked, and Shen Zhiyan never made any inappropriate moves again. When the two of them were having dinner, they talked about work, their companies at home, and their parents and relatives. Even Zhou Ci didn't appear in the chat.
After dinner, Shen Zhiyan suggested going to a nearby park.
Song Yu was a little full. She checked the time on her phone and found that it was still early for her to go back early as she had promised the children, so she agreed.
There are a lot of people in the park, all of whom live nearby and come out for a walk after dinner to help digest their food.
Song Yu followed Shen Zhiyan as they walked slowly. City B was so vast that even after living there for over twenty years, she hadn't visited every corner of the city. She had never been to this park before, but when she discovered it had an artificial lake with several pairs of wild mandarin ducks in it, she became interested in visiting the park.
She was watching in wonder when suddenly someone ran out from the side path and was about to bump into Song Yu.
Song Yu’s thin arms and legs would definitely be injured by this collision.
Things happened so fast that neither Song Yu nor the other party could react. Song Yu had changed into her high heels long ago, but she was still wearing a skirt that did not allow for large movements.
At this time, it was too late for Shen Zhiyan to pull Song Yu away. In a hurry, Shen Zhiyan took a step forward to the right, stretched out his arms, hugged Song Yu into his arms, and used his entire back to block the impact of the person coming from the opposite side for Song Yu.
There was a dull thud. Song Yu put his ear to Shen Zhiyan's chest and heard it clearly.
Both Shen Zhiyan and the person coming from the opposite direction were hit hard. Shen Zhiyan staggered, but Song Yu was in Shen Zhiyan's arms. Shen Zhiyan protected her tightly and she was not hurt at all.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was going too fast, I'm really sorry, are you okay?" The person opposite was also injured, but the fault was his, so he covered his injured nose and kept apologizing.
Shen Zhiyan was hit and kept coughing. He finally stopped and waved his hand: "I'm fine, you can go!"
The person on the other side handled the problem quite well. Although Shen Zhiyan made it clear that he would not pursue the matter, he still left his phone number: “Call me if you have anything.”
After everyone left, Shen Zhiyan let go of Song Yu, “Ru Ru, are you hurt?”
"I'm fine, but you, I think you hit your lung. Do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup?"
Shen Zhiyan didn't want to go, "No need! You won't die."
Song Yu teased, "That's not something Young Master Shen would say. Isn't Young Master Shen always preaching about cherishing life? When did you start to not value your own life so much?"
"That was in the past." Chen Zhiyan laughed. "Time has changed. I don't think my life is that valuable now. It's just a worthless life. Dying is no big deal."
"Who would say that about themselves? Do you think I believe you?" Song Yu glared at him, "Is there really no need to go to the hospital?"
"Really, no need. I know my own body well. It's not a big deal. I'll be fine after a while."
"Okay! Do you want some water? I'll go get you a bottle of water."
"There's water in the car, no need to buy any, and I'm not thirsty right now."
Song Yu nodded: "I understand, Young Master Shen only drinks that brand of water."
Shen Zhiyan did not deny it: “Other waters have a taste.”
Song Yu rolled his eyes at him: "Young Master is just being pretentious!"
Shen Zhiyan laughed happily even when being scolded, "Let's go! It's getting late, I'll take you home. Where do you live now? Or do you still live in the house near the school?"
"Yes, just send me back there." Song Yu did not deny.
Shen Zhiyan asked again: "Is Zhou Ci still living with you?"
"He has been living with me all the time. It's quite convenient to have him around. I don't have to worry about anything. The kid does everything for me."
"Zhou Ci doesn't have a house of his own? Why does he have to live in your place? Ruru, have you ever thought about why?" Shen Zhiyan asked her, "No matter how many descendants the Zhou family has, they won't be so poor that they can't even afford to buy a house for their grandson. Besides, Mr. Zhou has always valued Zhou Ci."
"You're such a meddlesome person. The kid told me a long time ago that his grandfather had originally prepared a house for him near the school, but his cousin also wanted it. He didn't want to fight with his cousin, and he couldn't win, so he gave it to his cousin. Besides, Zhou Ci is afraid of the dark and doesn't dare to live alone."
"Zhou Ci is afraid of the dark?" Shen Zhiyan thought he had heard a big joke and couldn't help laughing. He started coughing again and coughed for a long time before continuing: "He's just an elementary school student who dared to go to the cemetery to fight. He told you he was afraid of the dark, and you really believed him? Ruru, there is no free lunch in the world. Don't you know that trying to get a small advantage will lead to a big loss?"
Song Yu's trust in Zhou Ci will not be questioned by anyone. Shen Zhiyan could still use yin and yang in the past, but now he absolutely cannot.
His words irritated Song Yu, who retorted, "Believe! Why not? I believe everything the kid tells me. He's not like someone who says something but doesn't do it. He's never lied to me, and he's never done anything bad to me."
Song Yu's words were so hurtful that Shen Zhiyan's face turned pale. After a while, he spoke: "You are right. What qualifications do I have to point fingers at you and say irresponsible things?"
Seeing him act like this, Song Yu felt a little uneasy, wondering if he had been too harsh in his words. "Chen Zhiyan, I know you're doing this for my own good. Other people might act like you, but not a kid. No one knows what kind of person he is better than me. In my heart, he's just like my own brother."
"Ruru, I don't mean anything else. I just want to tell you that you should be on guard against others. It's not just Zhou Ci, it's me too."
"Children won't lie to me." Song Yu emphasized.
She didn't mention Shen Zhiyan's name, which meant she admitted that she felt Shen Zhiyan would lie to her. Shen Zhiyan was not someone who could be trusted wholeheartedly, and she had to guard against him.
Shen Zhiyan knew the reason for this result, but even though he knew it, this realization really made him feel very uncomfortable.
Trying hard to suppress his emotions, Shen Zhiyan smiled at Song Yu: "Didn't you promise Zhou Ci that you would go home early tonight? Let's go! It's getting late, I'll take you home."
"Okay, but I have to go to Guomao first. There's a dessert shop there that the kids love."
Although Zhou Ci didn't say anything on the phone, Song Yu still felt that he was not happy after being together for so long.
He was so nice when he spoke.
Whenever he was in a bad mood or felt insecure, he would be particularly well-behaved, like a homeless dog who was afraid of being abandoned and could only wag his tail desperately to beg for mercy. This made Song Yu sad and uncomfortable every time.
On the way back, Song Yu didn't fall asleep again, and Shen Zhiyan was rarely quiet.
To outsiders, Shen Zhiyan has never been a talkative person, but when it comes to Song Yu, he likes to tease her and likes to see Song Yu's various reactions, and he never gets tired of it.
But the two of them had been estranged for several years. When Song Yu no longer interacted with him and just passively accepted things, if he didn't take the initiative, the relationship between the two of them would probably become awkward.
Now he didn't speak anymore, and the atmosphere naturally became cold.
While Runda was waiting for Song Yu to buy dessert, Shen Zhiyan smoked a cigarette in the car.
There was a gold digger who saw a young and handsome man driving a luxury car. Relying on her beautiful face synthesized by high technology, she deliberately fell in front of his car door, hoping to have a romantic encounter.
Without waiting for her to rub her slender white ankles and look at her lovingly, Shen Zhiyan blew a smoke ring directly at her face, his face expressionless, but his tone was extremely bad: "Get out!"
The gold digger was unexpectedly choked by the secondhand smoke. She keenly realized that he was in a bad mood and should not be provoked, so she got up and ran away without saying anything.
When Song Yu returned to the car with the dessert, he smelled a faint smell of cigarettes in the car.
In my impression, Shen Zhiyan never smokes.
He told Song Yu that if he ever learned to smoke, it would mean that something had happened that he couldn't solve.
Song Yu didn't know when he learned to smoke, nor did he know what problem he couldn't solve, so he didn't ask any more questions.
They soon arrived at the residential complex. Song Yu wanted Shen Zhiyan to just send her to the gate while she walked in, but Shen Zhiyan insisted on sending her to the downstairs of her house, saying it was too late and unsafe.
Song Yu picked up the dessert in one hand and pushed the car door with the other, "Chen Zhiyan, it's too late, I won't invite you upstairs for tea, you should go back and rest early."
She got out of the car, and Shen Zhiyan followed suit, “Ru Ru!”
"Hmm?" Song Yu turned her head. Her eyes were big and watery, blinking, as innocent as a newborn fawn.
Shen Zhiyan slammed the car door and strode towards her.
Song Yu stood there, looking at him in confusion, not knowing what he was going to do.
Shen Zhiyan stood in front of her and looked down at her. He looked at her eyebrows, her nose, and her mouth very carefully, as if he wanted to carve her into his heart.
Song Yu felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by him, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay!" Shen Zhiyan smiled, his face showing the same nonchalant look that Song Yu was familiar with. He reached out and tucked the hair on Song Yu's lips behind his ear. "It's just that your hair is messy. Let me tidy it up for you."
Song Yu freed one hand and tidied himself up randomly: "It doesn't matter, I'm going to take a shower when I get home anyway."
Shen Zhiyan didn’t say anything.
Song Yu fixed his hair, looked at Shen Zhiyan, and spoke again: “Then I’ll go back!”
Shen Zhiyan still didn't say anything, just looked at her for a long time, and then said: "Ru Ru, can I hug you?"
"ah?"
These words were quite abrupt. Before Song Yu could react, Shen Zhiyan had already reached out and held her in his arms, hugging her tightly. His hands trembled slightly, as if he was holding a treasure that had been lost and found.
Song Yu knew that she should refuse, but there was something wrong with Shen Zhiyan. He was too wrong. Song Yu didn't know why she was so sad. Her heart was so sour, her eyes were red and painful, and she wanted to cry.
"Chen Zhiyan, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?" Song Yu asked, suppressing his sobs. "You smoked today, didn't you? You never smoke. You told me you hate the smell of cigarettes, but you smoked today. Did you encounter something you can't solve? Can you tell me? I may not be able to help you, but we can find a solution together."
"Nothing's wrong, don't worry." Shen Zhiyan quickly let her go and tidied up her messy hair. "Hurry up! Don't you still want to take a bath? Don't be too late."
Song Yu asked uncertainly: "Are you really okay?"
Shen Zhiyan answered with certainty: “It’s really okay!”
He refused to say anything, and Song Yu stopped arguing and nodded, "Then I'll go up."
"Goodbye! Ru Ru."
“Chen Zhiyan, see you later!”
Shen Zhiyan watched Song Yu enter the unit door.
He took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket and smoked one after another. He smoked fiercely and violently, and the smoke was so thick that he turned a deaf ear to the ringing of the phone until he finished the whole pack.
Before leaving, he looked up at the floor where Song Yu was, then got in the car and left.
It's pretty good, no regrets.
When he came back this time, he originally wanted to find an opportunity to see Song Yu again and have dinner with her, and he accomplished it today.
But in the end, I still feel a little sad.
This is the last time Shen Zhiyan sees Song Yu in this life.
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