Chapter 43 If you want to know the answer, you can do so anytime…
Xia Xin'er couldn't go into the water, and Miao Tiantian had just finished her period, so the three of them went straight to the fifth floor.
Lu Shuyang originally wanted to go with them, but Xia Xiner pushed him to go to the water park with a few other friends.
Incidentally, she also pulled away Song Wuqi, who was talking to Tang Ran.
Xia Xin'er wanted to matchmake her sister with Tang Ran, but Tang Ran and Song Wuqi were still officially dating.
Xia Xin'er had another plan for this trip: to see if she could catch Song Wuqi cheating on her.
She had already inquired beforehand and found out that Ye Xiaoyu was also in the resort area.
Judging from the fight at the bar, Xia Xin'er had a feeling that there was something more to the relationship between Song Wuqi and Ye Xiaoyu than met the eye.
Once Tang Ran and Song Wuqi break up, her sister will have a chance.
As Tang Ran passed the elevator, she glanced at the floor plan.
In addition to the buffet restaurant on the second floor, there is also a panoramic specialty restaurant and bar on the third floor.
As the elevator ascended, Tang Ran's gaze inadvertently fell upon a room on the third floor with blackout curtains drawn.
We played in the arcade on the fifth floor for a while, and then had a spa massage together. By then, it was already dark outside.
As the sun sets below the horizon, a sea breeze sweeps across the island, carrying away the day's heat.
For dinner, Song Wuqi arranged a barbecue party at a seaside restaurant.
Unsurprisingly, Tang Ran saw Ye Xiaoyu at the restaurant.
She was Song Wuqi's assistant, and she arranged all the group's schedules and gatherings.
Aside from Miao Tiantian and a few others who knew the inside story, no one thought there was anything wrong with her appearance.
Xia Xin'er's eyes lit up when she saw her.
She was just worried about not being able to find anyone, and here she is, running out on her own.
Seeing that she was staring at Ye Xiaoyu, Lu Shuyang reached out and shook Xia Xiner's hand.
She knew Xia Xin'er's plans, but after all, Song Wuqi was her friend.
My girlfriend wants to steal my friend's girlfriend and make her my sister-in-law.
If she didn't do anything, she would feel a little sorry for her friend Song Wuqi.
Xia Xin'er puffed out her cheeks and glared at her.
Lu Shuyang could sense that something was off between Song Wuqi and Ye Xiaoyu, but she couldn't interfere in her friend's private affairs.
That day at the hospital, she subtly reminded Song Wuqi that there were some things that shouldn't be crossed.
But Song Wuqi clearly didn't listen.
Lu Shuyang turned his head and glanced at Tang Ran.
Tang Ran was chatting and laughing with Miao Tiantian beside her, not even glancing at Song Wuqi and Ye Xiaoyu who were talking nearby.
Song Wuqi and Ye Xiaoyu were discussing the party schedule for tonight.
As the waiter carried the dishes past, Ye Xiaoyu naturally tugged at Song Wuqi.
Ye Xiaoyu leaned her entire head on Song Wuqi's shoulder, but Song Wuqi didn't react much. After she passed by, he only moved a little distance away before continuing to talk.
It's obvious that they must be very familiar with such actions and close proximity to avoid each other, otherwise they wouldn't instinctively avoid them.
Lu Shuyang sighed and made a gesture of surrender to Xia Xin'er.
never mind.
She tried to stop both sides, but it was clear she couldn't stop either.
And her junior sister, it's best not to have any contact with her anymore.
As Lu Shuyang made this decision, Ye Xiaoyu on the other side also secretly raised her head and glanced towards the dining table.
However, she wasn't looking at Lu Shuyang, but at Tang Ran.
She did that indefinitely slapping of La Song on purpose.
Ye Xiaoyu wanted Tang Ran to see the intimacy between her and Song Wuqi.
Unfortunately, Tang Ran didn't even look at them.
Looking at Tang Ran's nonchalant demeanor, Ye Xiaoyu reluctantly gripped the pen in her hand.
Tang Ran suddenly raised her head and looked over.
Ye Xiaoyu's back tensed, and she instinctively wanted to back away.
"Life imprisonment."
Tang Ran didn't even look at Ye Xiaoyu; she simply waved to Song Wuqi.
"Eh."
Song Wuqi immediately smiled and agreed, stopping the process of checking with Ye Xiaoyu and walking towards Tang Ran.
Ye Xiaoyu's expression froze on her face.
Tang Ran only called her name once, and Song Wuqi left without a word, not even glancing back.
He gripped the pen tighter and tighter, the tip leaving a heavy mark on the itinerary.
Xia Xin'er witnessed both scenes perfectly.
She was overjoyed.
Sure enough, she said there was definitely something wrong with those two.
The party was more than halfway over. Xia Xin'er had been secretly watching all night until she saw Ye Xiaoyu sneakily calling Song Wuqi out of the restaurant.
"Ranran-jie." Xia Xin'er quickly walked to the sofa where Tang Ran was sitting, put her arm around her, and said, "I heard that you can see the blue tears phenomenon on the beach over there at night. Let's go and see it together."
As she spoke, she pulled Tang Ran up, giving Tang Ran no chance to refuse.
Xia Xin'er pulled her along in the direction Song Wuqi and the others had left.
Zhang Bai dutifully followed them out, walking at a distance that was neither too close nor too far behind them.
They walked a long way but didn't see anyone.
Xia Xin'er looked around for a while, then lowered her head dejectedly. "Why is it gone?"
Tang Ran thought she was acting this way because she hadn't seen the blue tears, so she comforted her, "I guess it's not time yet."
The blue tears phenomenon on Turtle Island is a red tide phenomenon, mainly caused by dinoflagellates in the seawater emitting a blue fluorescence when subjected to external pressure from the waves.
It usually occurs during high tide at night between June and September.
"Alright, let's go back first then."
The beach was too big, and Xia Xin'er didn't know where to find someone, so she had to give up for now.
The wind at the beach is too cold. If Lu Shuyang finds out that she ran away, she'll be nagged again.
The two walked back a bit, and when they were almost at the restaurant, Tang Wanru made a video call.
Tang Ran told Xia Xin'er to go back first, then found a chair to sit down and connected to the video call.
"Mommy."
"Sweetie, have you eaten yet? Was Turtle Island fun?"
Tang Wanru knew that Song Wuqi had invited her daughter out to play, and she was a little worried, so she called to ask.
"Yeah, it looks like a lot of fun. I'll bring Mommy and Mommy here for a couple of days sometime." Tang Ran brushed her wind-blown hair aside. "By the way, is Mommy back yet?"
Lin Jixin went to Beijing to meet with clients the day after returning to China, and has not returned for more than a week now.
"I've finished my work. My flight is tomorrow morning. You're worried about your mother getting lost, aren't you?"
Tang Wanru teased her, noticing her slightly flushed face, and asked, "Honey, have you been drinking?"
"Yeah, I only had a small cocktail."
"Then don't drink anymore later," Tang Wanru instructed, then asked, "Are you staying with Tiantian tonight?"
"yes."
"Don't stay up too late tonight."
"Okay, Mommy."
...
After chatting with Tang Wanru for a while, Tang Ran hung up the phone and prepared to go back.
As I got up, I saw a woman walking out of the restaurant.
She has neat and capable short hair, beautiful features, and a disdainful and aloof air about her.
A white, fitted polo shirt paired with beige wide-leg pants—a simple outfit that exudes a refined and elegant air.
A thought suddenly popped into Tang Ran's mind.
The next second, another person walked out from behind her.
Someone Tang Ran knew.
The short-haired woman turned to look at the person who came out. When her gaze fell on her, her cool and aloof expression softened, and she smiled gently.
She paused slightly, waiting for the people behind her to come over.
The two walked down the stairs together, chatting as they went, towards the main road.
Tang Ran's body involuntarily turned to follow their movements.
A gentle sea breeze blows, and the waves lap softly against the beach.
The streetlights emitted a warm, yellowish glow, the soft light outlining the intertwined figures of the two people, falling on two rows of footprints walking together on the beach.
Warm and harmonious, like a beautiful painting.
Tang Ran let out a soft burp, a bitter taste rising in her throat.
Next time, I'd better not drink lime-flavored cocktails.
It's a little sour.
A sightseeing bus approaching from a distance slowly pulled up to the side of the road.
"I understand."
The short-haired woman stopped and looked at the person opposite her. "Grandpa wants me to move around a bit, either in Jiangcheng or Pengcheng."
The magnetic, gentle voice paused for a moment, then looked into Song Zhixu's eyes and spoke again, "I want to come to Jiangcheng."
Song Zhixu looked back at her calmly, his tone indifferent: "Chen Yun, my answer has not changed."
"I see."
Chen Yun was not surprised by the answer she had already anticipated.
She gave a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth, her tone deliberately light, "Your eyes are so deceptive, they always make me think I still have hope."
Chen Yun doesn't go online often, but that day she happened to come across a post.
It is a diagram of the eye features of a very popular flower.
The poster praised her sister's gentle eyes, saying that such eyes looked affectionate even when looking at potatoes, and told marketing accounts not to create a CP (couple pairing) by taking a few photos of them looking at each other.
Those eyes are very similar to Song Zhixu's; when they gaze at someone, they always give the illusion of being looked at with tenderness.
Chen Yun remembered it immediately.
"Feel sorry."
Song Zhixu lowered his eyes slightly, and a deliberate aloofness appeared between his brows.
The answer is already clear.
Chen Yun felt bitter inside, but she silently suppressed it.
She glanced down at her arm, then looked up and said in a tone that was as usual, "No need to see me off. See you at the Beijing Digital Economy Forum next month."
"Chen Yun," Song Zhixu called out to her.
Chen Yun turned around and, before Song Zhixu could speak, said resolutely, "I said I wouldn't give up."
Unless Song Zhixu meets someone she likes.
She wouldn't give up any hope until the very end.
This was the first life lesson her grandfather taught her.
"I've already encountered it."
Song Zhixu's gaze was gentle and tender, filled with love.
Unfortunately, it wasn't for her.
Chen Yun was stunned for a moment, feeling an overwhelming bitterness in her heart.
She exhaled softly, quickly composed herself, and said with composure, "Congratulations."
"Thanks."
"They're gone."
This turnaround was clean and efficient.
However, his dignified figure revealed an undeniable sense of loneliness.
Because of the distance, Tang Ran couldn't hear what they were saying, but she could still vaguely guess some things from their expressions and actions.
Tang Ran couldn't help but recall what Miao Tiantian had said to her before she got out of the car.
Too many people coveted Song Zhixu, but none succeeded.
Watching the taillights of the sightseeing bus disappear into the distance, Tang Ran, unusually kind-hearted, shook her head with a hint of regret.
The next second, Song Zhixu turned around.
He looked at her without any deviation.
Tang Ran's head-shaking motion froze.
How did Song Zhixu discover her?
She didn't remember Song Zhixu looking in her direction when he walked over.
The chair she was sitting on wasn't far from the main road, but it was some distance away from where they were talking, and it was also blocked by a coconut tree.
You wouldn't notice her sitting there unless you looked specifically.
Moreover, Song Zhixu saw her as soon as he turned around. Could it be that he knew she was sitting here all along?
Before Tang Ran could even recover from her surprise, Song Zhixu had already walked up to her.
"I didn't peek on purpose. I sat here first, and I didn't hear anything," Tang Ran said in one breath.
A hint of surprise flashed in Song Zhixu's eyes, and her gaze towards her held a touch of inquiry.
Tang Ran suddenly realized that her words had the illusion of inadvertently admitting her guilt.
Perhaps Song Zhixu didn't come to ask her if she was eavesdropping at all.
Tang Ran rubbed her heels on the sand and felt an urge to bury her head in it.
"you."
Tang Ran wanted to say something to ease the awkwardness, but she really didn't know what to say.
He simply stopped talking and lowered his head to dig in the sand with his feet.
As long as she isn't embarrassed, it's Song Zhixu who will be embarrassed.
The waves crashed against the shore, and as the spray fell, it emitted bursts of blue fluorescence.
A sea breeze blows, and a faint aroma of white tea wafts into the air.
The light and shadow at my feet shifted slightly, and a soft creak came from the chair next to me.
The delicate aroma of white tea lingers in the air, impossible to ignore.
Tang Ran couldn't keep up the act any longer.
But there was also some dissatisfaction.
She's already burying her head in the sand like an ostrich.
Someone as intelligent as Song Zhixu, surely he understands what she means?
Shouldn't we considerately leave her alone?
Tang Ran frowned and looked up.
He met Song Zhixu's gaze directly.
The light in her eyes remained as gentle and tender as ever.
Song Zhixu looked into her eyes, his thin lips parting slightly, "I've seriously considered the question you asked me last time."
What?
Tang Ran paused for a moment, her puffed-up face blank, before she realized what Song Zhixu was referring to.
My heart skipped a beat.
"Does your aunt want to change the arranged marriage partner to yourself?"
The scene by the pond flashed quickly through my mind.
No.
no.
That was just a thoughtless, random question.
She never even considered getting an answer from Song Zhixu.
There's no need for Song Zhixu to consider this, okay?
And what does it mean to have seriously considered it?
What did she come up with?
Thump!
There is a tall tree on the west side of the restaurant, and the resort has built a thatched bar along the tree's branches and canopy.
The bartender was reassigned to the restaurant's party, and the bar lights were off.
It was very dark there; if Tang Ran hadn't heard the sound, she wouldn't have noticed that there was someone there at all.
The sound came from someone kicking over a bar stool.
Beside the overturned stool were two figures pulling and entangled.
Tang Ran knew one of them very well; she could recognize him as Song Wuqi just by looking at his figure.
And the other one is obviously someone else's.
The two must have had an argument. Song Wuqi was holding Ye Xiaoyu's hand, trying to explain something, but Ye Xiaoyu shook her off, wiped away her tears, glanced at her, and turned to leave.
Song Wuqi was stunned for a moment, then caught up with her, but Ye Xiaoyu was still crying and wouldn't turn around. Song Wuqi went up and hugged her, saying something to her.
Ye Xiaoyu looked up at her, and Song Wuqi nodded, wiped away her tears, and lowered his head to kiss her.
What a pair of fools...
Pooh,
Shameless bitch!
In both her past and present lives, Tang Ran had seen their illegitimate daughter and intimate photos of the two of them.
But this was the first time I had ever witnessed two people having an affair.
Her heart remained completely unmoved.
Tang Ran hated Song Wuqi, but she was no longer bothered by the fact that Song had cheated on her.
Regardless of whether that person is Ye Xiaoyu or Sun Jiaojiao, who will later get involved with Song Wuqi.
It had no effect on her at all.
A cheer erupted from the restaurant, interrupting the couple's passionate kiss.
The two chatted quietly for a few more minutes before heading towards the restaurant. They separated at the entrance and went inside one after the other.
As he walked up the steps in front of the restaurant, the light from the entrance shone directly on Song Wuqi's face, clear and bright.
Song Zhixu withdrew his gaze and looked at Tang Ran.
Tang Ran's expression was indifferent, her gaze as calm as if she were looking at two strangers on the roadside.
"Tang Ran," Song Zhixu called softly.
Tang Ran came to her senses.
She had actually stopped watching Song Wuqi and the others a long time ago.
I was just thinking that in his previous life, Song Wuqi's work went very smoothly; he successfully acquired a company and went to the Song Group headquarters.
There shouldn't be a need to try to please Grandpa Song by getting engaged to her, like we are now.
If she was already involved with Ye Xiaoyu at that time, why didn't she just break up with her?
Upon hearing her name, Tang Ran instinctively looked over.
Looking at Song Zhixu's face, Tang Ran suddenly remembered.
She is with Song Zhixu now.
Together they discovered Song Wuqi's affair.
A bad feeling rose in my heart.
Sure enough, the next second she heard Song Zhixu say, "I will talk to my father about the wedding date, and you don't need to worry about the engagement."
Tang Ran was about to speak.
Song Zhixu's phone rang.
She swiped her phone, listened for a while, and replied, "I'm coming over now."
"I have to go now."
Song Zhixu tapped his phone, stood up, and said goodbye to Tang Ran.
"Hey, no." Tang Ran quickly called out to her.
Song Zhixu stopped and looked down at her.
Tang Ran stood up, hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said in a low voice, "Um, could we not tell Uncle Song about Song Wuqi's cheating on me yet?"
If she had simply let Song Zhixu report the matter to Old Master Song, wouldn't she have endured all this time for nothing?
"Why?" Song Zhixu asked calmly.
Why?
To make things big.
But she couldn't say this to Song Zhixu.
Tang Ran's mind raced, trying to find a reasonable excuse to fool Song Zhixu.
I can't think of anything.
Having exhausted all other options, Tang Ran made a snap decision, bit her lower lip, and reached out to grab Song Zhixu's wrist.
"elder sister."
Her voice was soft and sweet, and her eyes sparkled as if they held a sky full of stars.
"I'll let Uncle Song know about it myself. Could you please keep it a secret for me for a little while, sister?"
She blinked and held up her thumb and forefinger.
Song Zhixu gazed intently at her.
"Sister~" Tang Ran shook her arm, afraid that she would refuse, her voice trembling with anxiety, "I'll do this myself..."
Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhixu said a very soft "okay".
Tang Ran, worried she might have misheard, asked uncertainly, "Really?"
Song Zhixu's eyes softened, and she looked down at Tang Ran's hand, her tone slightly raised, "If you don't agree, someone might not let me go."
Hearing the teasing in her words, Tang Ran's face flushed, and she quickly let go of her hand.
The sea breeze is refreshing.
After standing in the wind for about fifteen minutes, the heat on Tang Ran's face gradually subsided.
She stood up, stepped into a hole she had unknowingly dug herself, and stumbled.
She glared angrily in the direction the person had left, even though that person was no longer there.
After taking two steps toward the restaurant, Tang Ran suddenly stopped.
She turned her head instinctively.
My next-door neighbor is so annoying.
He left before he could finish speaking.
She thought about it seriously.
And what was the result?
I haven't told her yet.
Tang Ran thought about it and reached for her phone.
When you swipe your finger across the screen, two new message notifications pop up at the bottom.
Next-door neighbor: [I've seriously considered the question you asked me last time.]
The neighbor next door said: "If you want to know the answer, you can come find me anytime."
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Author's note: Don't worry, my darlings, there's a big development in the next chapter.
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