They made such a commotion that everyone around looked over, and even the waiters were stunned.
Shen Niannian pulled him back: "Aze..."
Duan Ze then released Zhou Luo, his movements so rough that Zhou Luo fell directly to the ground.
Duan Ze lowered his head, looking down at Zhou Luo who was covered in sweat, and said in a voice only they could hear, "If there's a next time, I'll break your hand."
Duan Ze turned and left, holding Shen Niannian's hand, without giving Zhou Luo on the ground even a glance.
Therefore, Duan Ze missed Zhou Luo's unwilling, resentful, and sinister gaze.
A kind person came to help Zhou Luo, but Zhou Luo pushed them away and said, "Get lost!"
The kind-hearted person was shocked and incredulous.
"Who is this...?"
"Forget it, let's mind our own business and go..."
People around him whispered among themselves. Zhou Luo got up and sat down in his seat, panting heavily, covered in sweat, looking quite disheveled.
Zhou Luo's fingers were in excruciating pain. He didn't know what kind of force Duan Ze had used, but he had just felt as if his finger bones were breaking, and the pain made him tremble all over.
Zhou Luo: "Duan Ze... I won't let you get away with this..."
Zhou Luo's eyes were now filled with undisguised resentment. He was a top student who studied abroad and returned to China to become the general manager of a Fortune 500 company. Perhaps he wasn't good enough for the eldest daughter of the Shen family back then, but now…
What does he lack compared to Duan Ze?
When Duan Ze went downstairs to pay the bill, he was told that it had already been settled.
Shen Niannian took Duan Ze's hand, and the two walked out together.
Shen Niannian: "Your ex-girlfriend is really capable and generous. She must be a highly skilled talent in China."
Duan Ze nodded: "Right, she always wanted to work at the embassy. She once told me that her dream was to be a diplomat."
Shen Niannian was stunned...
"She...is quite admirable."
There are things you can't do, but that doesn't stop others from being able to.
Duan Ze glanced at Shen Niannian and laughed: "You... Shen Niannian, your taste isn't very good."
Shen Nian rolled her eyes at him: "I liked him back then, not him now."
Shen Niannian remembers that Zhou Luo back then was a very hardworking and kind-hearted person. He was working hard day and night to get into his ideal university, but he was also the one who would shelter stray cats from the wind and rain on rainy days.
By this time, it was completely dark in Kyoto.
Duan Ze put his arm around Shen Niannian, and the two strolled together under the streetlights.
Duan Ze: "I thought he was a formidable opponent, but it seems I was overthinking it."
Duan Ze was happy because Shen Niannian looked down on such a person, but... Shen Niannian was not happy.
"Hmph! It seems I wasn't overthinking it. Let me ask you, didn't you really like Sister Fang back then?"
Duan Ze coughed twice: "No."
Shen Niannian was furious: "No? But she seemed to know you very well..."
Duan Ze smiled, pulled Shen Niannian towards the night market stalls, and then slowly said, "Yes, we were together for three years, so she knows me quite well."
"But Nian Nian..."
"I'm the kind of person who never goes back to what I've already done. You could say I feel regret, and I will, especially after these two meetings. She seems exactly the same as she was back then..."
"However, I can distinguish between the past and the future."
"Everyone has their own ambitions. I did harbor some resentment towards her back then, but love doesn't seem to be a necessity in life. In this world, besides love, there is also faith, life, and the road ahead."
"Niannian, I cherish my life now."
Duan Ze did not brush off Shen Niannian's unease, but instead spoke his mind earnestly and patiently.
After listening to him finish speaking, Shen Niannian's eyes turned red, and she even had a feeling of wanting to sit up in the middle of the night and slap herself twice.
Duan Ze looked at her and smiled as he pulled her into his arms.
Duan Ze's embrace made Shen Niannian feel very safe.
She hugged him back contentedly, smiling as she said, "Then I should thank her..."
"Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be the one by your side today, sob sob..."
Duan Ze was amused by her and couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch his wife's nose: "Then you'd better cherish her more in the future."
Shen Niannian nodded, a shallow dimple appearing at the corner of her lips as she smiled: "Okay."
Shen Niannian pulled him to sit at a barbecue stall not far away.
"I only drank milk there, and I'm so hungry. Can you treat me to barbecue, brother?"
Duan Ze smiled gently: "Of course, order whatever you like, I'll pay."
"Great!" Shen Niannian clapped her hands happily, just like a child.
Duan Ze's gaze softened considerably as he looked at him.
Even though we're getting engaged tomorrow, we're still so happy and joyful today.
As Shen Niannian was ordering, Duan Ze gazed at her profile. He thought once again that he would be quite happy to raise such a wild and unruly girl in the future.
Duan Ze was looking at Shen Niannian, unaware that on the street opposite the night market, someone was also standing under a streetlamp watching him.
Fang Rou had originally intended to leave, but after driving about two miles, she turned back.
She wanted to observe Duan Ze more closely, from the perspective of an observer.
She's very well-informed, so she knows that they're just boyfriend and girlfriend now, but after tonight, they won't be.
The evening breeze was a bit chilly for Fang Rou tonight.
Duan Ze always felt that someone was watching him, but he turned his head several times and didn't see anyone, so he eventually gave up.
Both of them had been drinking, and Shen Niannian's face was flushed, as if she had applied blush, making her look... very approachable.
It's 11:30 p.m.
Duan Ze called a designated driver, then helped the drunken Shen Niannian into the car, and the two of them sat in the back.
Only after the familiar car disappeared from Fang Rou's sight did she move her stiff legs and turn to leave.
Just as she was about to get on the bus, a hand stopped her.
Fang Rou looked up and saw an uninvited guest, Zhou Luo.
Zhou Luo smiled and said, "Miss Fang, would you like to chat?"
Fang Rou glanced at him: "Get out of the way!"
Zhou Luo: "You're clearly not reconciled either, are you? Otherwise, why have you been waiting here all night?"
In front of Duan Ze, Fang Rou could be described as an intellectual and gentle older sister, but when Duan Ze was not around, all that remained in her eyes was calmness and indifference.
She spoke calmly, "Zhou Luo, I know exactly what you're thinking. Either step aside now, or..."
Fang Rou's high heel slammed directly onto Zhou Luo's leather shoe, causing Zhou Luo's face to contort in pain for a moment.
Zhou Luo was furious. It was bad enough that he was bullied by Duan Ze, but he was even being pinned down by a woman.
Zhou Luo's mind went blank for a second, and he slapped Fang Rou across the face: "Damn woman!"
Just because a tiger doesn't show its power doesn't mean it's a sick cat.
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