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Lin Tang paused for a moment, obviously not expecting him to give such an answer. His lips slightly opened, but he couldn't utter a word for a while.
"You don't have to give me an answer right now." His voice continued, "I can wait. It's not too late to let me know when you've made a decision."
Lin Tang's eyelashes were trembling, and his breathing became a little unstable, but he still forced himself to remain calm and asked, "Why don't you want to leave?"
"Because I regret it. I want to catch the Aurora." His gaze passed her and fell on the shelf behind her. "The Aurora behind you."
Seeing her look away and hesitate, he asked again: "Have you eaten?"
Lin Tang shook his head, still not coming to his senses.
"Let's go and have dinner first." Feng Chibai stood up and said.
Lin Tang exclaimed in confusion.
Feng Chibai's lips curved up, and he suddenly leaned over, resting his hands on the table in front of her, and asked, "Aren't you hungry?"
Lin Tang didn't mean that, so he explained: "Me and you?"
Feng Chibai didn't think there was anything wrong: "We are still husband and wife. It's normal for a couple to have a meal together."
Maybe it was because I received too much information in the past few days, and my brain suddenly went into standby mode, not thinking at all, and I just followed him in a daze.
In the restaurant.
Lin Tang took the fish soup Feng Chibai served her and thanked him. Suddenly, she remembered something and looked at him. "Oh, by the way, I asked Zhao Yingxun to return the 100,000 yuan to you. Would you like to take it?"
Feng Chibai smiled crookedly and said slowly, "I don't like to take back the money I give out. Just think of it as me paying off my wife's debt. You don't have to pay me back, but if you want to, I won't stop you."
"I will pay it back." After he finished speaking, Lin Tang immediately followed up, but considering his current financial situation, he added: "But you have to wait until my year-end bonus is paid."
"It's okay, I can wait." Feng Chibai said with a smile.
Lin Tang glared at him and said, "Don't say things that could easily be misunderstood."
After dinner, Feng Chibai drove her back personally.
Along the way, both of them were silent.
The whistling sound of the wind and the speeding cars were intertwined outside the window. Lin Tang turned his head to the other side of the car window. From the beginning until now, he still couldn't calm down.
After an unknown amount of time, the car stopped.
She subconsciously sat up and went to fasten the seat belt, but just as her hand touched the buckle, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
She looked up in astonishment. Feng Chibai had already unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned towards her. He said seriously, "Lin Tang, I'm not kidding you."
The more she was in this situation, even if she was panicking, she didn't want to give in. She curled her lips and pretended to be indifferent: "What? Don't tell me you like me?"
But after hearing this, Feng Chibai's expression suddenly turned colder, and then he laughed helplessly: "It turns out that what I said before can only be regarded as doubt in your eyes."
"Feng Chibai, are you serious?" Her wrist was slightly hurt by his tugging, which immediately sobered her up a bit and made her start to be serious. "Is it because there are so many people watching right now that it's inconvenient to announce this matter for the time being? I'm not that unreasonable. If you have difficulties, then we can postpone the matter between us."
"What if it wasn't because of this?" Feng Chibai stared at her stubbornly. "Eight months, guess what I was waiting for? Just to wait for you to come back so I could get a divorce?"
"I married you for a purpose: for those so-called shares. I admit that this clause did exist in the inheritance agreement we signed, but the deadline has passed and it no longer applies to me."
"Lin Tang, during those two years, didn't you have other feelings at some point? If not, then why did you photograph the aurora? Was it just to fulfill a promise you made?"
He suddenly lost his temper, his eyes red, and said weakly, "If that's the case, then I have nothing to say."
Lin Tang looked at him in shock, his lips moving, but he was blocked from saying a word.
She actually didn't know what she was thinking.
But that night, when the aurora appeared, the first person that came to her mind was indeed him.
He had nothing to do with that promise.
Under the illumination of the aurora, the first thought that popped into her mind was: We haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you doing in Country C?
She was obviously decisive about everything, but at this moment, when faced with the question he raised, she became extremely conflicted.
The force on his palm was suddenly removed. Feng Chibai returned to his original position, tilting his head back towards the cushion. He tried to regain his composure and said, "I'm sorry, I was rude. I said I won't force you. Whatever you decide, I will follow it."
Lin Tang panted slightly, his voice was not loud: "Thank you for sending me back tonight, I will give you an answer as soon as possible."
She hurriedly unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car, but her back still looked hesitant.
Feng Chibai glanced sideways, following her back through the passenger window, just as he had looked at her the first time he went to negotiate with her. But this time, his heart wasn't as certain as before.
After a long time, when her back completely disappeared from his sight, he slowly started the engine and drove towards the suite.
Returning to the house where they once lived together, he didn't turn on the lights. Instead, he took a bottle of wine from the kitchen cellar in the moonlight and went into the room.
After pouring himself a glass, he walked to the window with the wine and drank while looking out the window.
But the more I drink, the more irritated I become.
The feeling of uneasiness that emerged from the corner began to grow and intensify, gradually filling his entire heart.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes with difficulty.
He kept his word and would respect her every decision.
But he must not just wait until this decision is made.
Sitting back and waiting for death has never been his style.
*
The other end.
Lin Tang sat on the sofa, bent her knees, and curled up on the cushions. It was pitch black all around her, and only the light coming in from the balcony allowed her to see some of the furnishings around her.
She half-closed her eyes, her mind still replaying what he had just said.
She leaned back heavily with a puzzled sigh.
Just now in his office, she should have decisively slammed the table and told him, "Come on, let's get a divorce now." That's more like her, that's her.
But why, when the words came to my lips, I couldn't utter a single word.
She questioned herself.
Lin Tang, what are you worried about? When did you become so indecisive?
Besides, you are just partners. So what if you have been together for two years? You can still be friends after divorce. Would he really break up with you?
Even if they really fall out, the two of them will basically have no connection in the future. There is no need to worry about seeing each other again. Haven't you been looking forward to this day since you signed your name on the prenuptial agreement? Why not do something that makes everyone happy?
Her thin figure was wrapped in darkness, and when she closed her eyes, she could see nothing.
In a quiet environment, my restless mood gradually calmed down, but my heart was inexplicably filled with a strange emotion.
It was a very strange feeling, one she couldn't describe.
But this feeling seemed to tell her that she wanted to be involved with him.
My mind suddenly became a mess again.
She took a deep breath, stood up suddenly and walked towards the bathroom. When the light turned on, she saw her face clearly in the mirror in the orange light.
The next second, she took a handful of cold water and splashed it on her face without hesitation.
The cold touch stimulated her nerves and dispelled some of her annoyance.
Don’t think about it anymore, she said to herself.
The more I think about it, the more I feel carried away by him. I might even wake up from a sleep and wake up completely clear-headed.
And that’s exactly what she did.
But the next day at work, her mind was still a mess, and she couldn't stop thinking about this matter.
Until the end of the day, when Ying Yu handed her the prepared report, she was still absent-minded.
Ying Yu saw it all and asked in confusion, "Boss, what's wrong with you? We just made up, aren't you quarreling again?"
Although in his impression, Lin Tang has always been an arrogant person with a bad temper, but she still has her own set of principles in dealing with people and things, and he has basically never seen her have conflicts with others.
Except for the little friction with Feng Chibai at the beginning.
So after thinking about it, he could only come to this conclusion.
Lin Tang sighed sullenly and put the report aside. After careful consideration, he waved towards Ying Yu and said, "Come here. I want to ask you something."
When Ying Yu heard this, he exclaimed in surprise and curiosity: "It's rare that you have a question for me."
After he sat down, he immediately put on a condescending air and said, "Tell me, what questions do you need me to answer?"
Lin Tang didn't want to pay attention to his behavior and asked distressedly, "Tell me, if someone has never been in a relationship, and even gives you a somewhat hypocritical first impression, but suddenly tells you that they are interested in you out of nowhere, what does that mean?"
I thought it was an academic problem, but it turned out to be an emotional problem.
I suddenly felt more excited.
Ying Yu instantly returned to his original form and stopped pretending. He approached curiously and asked, "Is it for your money?"
Lin Tang shook his head: "He has more money, more money than he can spend."
"What about your face?" Ying Yu asked again.
Lin Tang said thoughtfully: "That's possible, but he's also quite good-looking."
From what she said, it seems that such a hypocritical person, who is not after money or sex, is only interested in feelings. This does not seem to fit his understanding.
"That's not right." He was thinking about it, and suddenly realized, "Boss, you are being chased!"
The door was not closed, and Lin Tang quickly covered his mouth: "Keep your voice down."
Seeing him slowly calm down, she pursed her lips and added awkwardly in a low voice: "What if it turns out that you seem to have a little bit of feelings for that person? What should I do then?"
"That's absolutely not allowed!" Ying Yu challenged without hesitation.
Lin Tang breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "That's what I told you."
"But you are married!" Ying Yu looked at her with a righteous face. Although he was a little afraid of Feng Chibai in his heart, she had given him a starry sky projector after all. In addition, this matter was indeed somewhat immoral, and he could not watch Lin Tang do such a rebellious thing.
But once his emotion subsided, he asked curiously, "Who is that person?"
Lin Tang hesitated for a moment, but finally confessed: "Feng Chibai."
Ying Yu's mouth suddenly drooped. His original interest was gone. He even felt that he was being teased. He said dissatisfiedly, "Go play somewhere else."
Lin Tang sighed, but continued, "Don't you think it's weird that Feng Chibai likes me?"
Ying Yu took a deep breath and asked patiently and kindly, "Are you two husband and wife?"
Lin Tang replied: "For now, that's correct."
Ying Yu's expression changed again: "Go play somewhere else. I'm about to get off work and don't have time to play with you anymore."
It's not surprising that her husband likes her. It would be surprising if he liked someone else.
Lin Tang looked at his back as he left and curled his lips. He was a useless guy.
She checked the time, got up, packed her things, and prepared to leave.
However, as she just walked out of the gate of the research institute, she noticed Feng Chibai standing not far away, his eyes looking in her direction.
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