Chapter 49 Chapter 49
The friction sound echoed for a long time, and Liang Sinan's heart was hanging in his chest.
Everything in front of me suddenly seemed like a long slow-motion shot.
In the flickering light and shadow, he clearly saw the disturbed anger on the face of the man who turned around, saw An Jiuyue's flushed cheeks and slightly heaving chest, saw her slender white wrist bones being fixed by her ears by a big hand with distinct joints, and saw her cherry-like lips already bright red.
Liang Sinan's eyes dimmed.
He had seen An Jiyue so hopeless she couldn't even cry, and he had seen An Jiyue trembling yet determined as she moved forward. But he had never seen her like this.
Her slightly curly hair spread out behind her like seaweed, a few strands even tangled in the man's fingers. Her chocolate-colored eyes were watery, and for a moment, she even showed a hint of shyness, as if she was worried about being laughed at, and wanted to hide behind Lu Ye.
The last time he saw me in broad daylight was in the rain in City G.
But it seems different from this time.
Liang Sinan took a deep breath, turned off the engine and got out of the car.
Lu Ye on the opposite side had been waiting for him for a long time. His inky eyes contained indifferent yet complex emotions, and his hand hanging behind him was holding the girl's hand without any scruples, with no intention of letting go.
"Yue'er." Liang Sinan called her in a calm voice.
An Jiyue was startled and poked her head out from over Lu Ye's shoulder.
She'd been so frightened by the sudden braking that she'd been gasping for breath, her face flushed and her heart pounding, that she'd been busy trying to avoid people. Lu Ye, with a gentle chuckle, let her hide in the shadows behind him, saying soothingly, "Leave it to me. Don't worry, stay here."
She was worried it might be one of her colleagues. After all, it was already midnight, and anyone who hadn't left Huayi was most likely from their production team.
But after seeing that it was Liang Sinan, she breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she felt ashamed.
That feeling... was like a daughter being caught on a date by her own old father.
An Jiyue bit her lip awkwardly, "Brother Nan, why are you here?"
To be fair, she has been busy working day and night these days, and Lu Ye has been with her whenever he has the chance. An Jiuyue often has the illusion of traveling back to the time when they were in college.
She is just a motivated and hardworking student of journalism who wants to do a good job in directing. Lu Ye is a legendary figure in the school who is powerful but low-key. He is the only one who can patiently cooperate with her requests.
Busy and passionate, but at peace in the heart because we have each other by our sides.
So much so that she temporarily forgot about Liang Sinan and Yue Hui. Subconsciously, they belonged to another real and cruel world.
When Liang Sinan walked towards her from his car, An Jiyue even felt inexplicably resistant.
While she was talking, she was not idle. She twisted her little hand held by Lu Ye left and right, and finally even bumped his thigh lightly, but failed to break free.
Lu Ye was like an unconscious sculpture. He naturally held her hand when he was created and it was impossible for him to let go.
Liang Sinan did not miss this undercurrent. His eyes stayed on the pale veins on the back of Lu Ye's hand, then moved away calmly.
"I'll pick you up."
"go home."
Lu Ye raised his eyes. He didn't know they lived together, so he frowned.
The Mr. Liang in front of him was still as aloof and tough as the last time they met, but Lu Ye suddenly felt that something was not right about his aura.
In his previous intuition, Liang Sinan never had a threatening aura. This person was just An Jiyue's brother, a family member who led the way for her.
But today, Liang Sinan's words suddenly became concise, and his expression no longer playful. He looked at them with a gloomy and alert look in his eyes, as if he was waiting for an opportunity, ready to strike at any time.
What to do? Lu Ye had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't say it.
"Has it become a habit to stay out all night?" Liang Sinan glanced at the hesitant An Jiyue.
Lu Ye narrowed his eyes when he heard this. She naturally had other places to stay. He was about to explain when the girl behind him poked him in the waist. An Jiyue whispered in his ear:
"Are you going to the airport later?"
Lu Ye calmed down, his heart sinking with uneasy feeling. He did need to catch a 2:30 AM flight back to City S. And he wasn't comfortable leaving her alone in the apartment.
After thinking about it, Lu Ye compromised halfway, but still handed the door to the apartment to her fair palm, and held her hand and made a fist for her to keep it.
He stroked the side of her face, his eyes serious and gentle: "Come here and rest if you are tired. I will definitely come back next week."
An Jiyue was lost in his familiar and distant gaze. Once, he looked down at her like this and said to her: It's only a year, he will be waiting here to pick her up then.
And she vowed: "Wait for me, I will definitely come back."
They both broke their promises.
Lu Ye seemed to understand her feelings, and his expression suddenly became resolute. He blinked his eyelashes and said, "Remember to pick me up at the airport."
After saying that, An Jiyue kissed him on the lips without any defense. The other party's strong emotions, which came from nowhere, almost knocked her back half a step.
Lu Ye even bit her, as if to remind her to keep her promise.
Liang Sinan's expression froze, his wheat-brown face gradually turned ashen, and every muscle in his body became as stiff as stone.
Lu Ye blocked the light for her, and An Jiuyue was completely hidden in his arms. They overlapped each other openly, as if they were ignoring the other person present as air.
After a few seconds, Lu Ye finally let go of her hand, turned around and watched her back. His body was relaxed, with a satisfied and relieved smile on his lips, as if he was in a very good mood.
An Jiyue didn't say much and got into her tourmaline gray BMW. Liang Sinan paused for a few seconds before following.
With a stern face, he opened the driver's door and saw An Jiuyue, who had just sat down, roll down the window without hesitation, as if she was afraid of missing a glance at the man opposite.
The man standing there slouched, blinking at her. Their gazes made the air scorching and sticky.
Liang Sinan glanced at the rearview mirror and couldn't help but sneered in his heart. He shrugged his nose, raised his chin, and resumed his usual playful tone.
"Hey, are you done yet?"
He slowed down his pace and passed by the man. His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Lu Ye's ears.
"I was wondering why you didn't want to marry me. So you have a new 'home' out there?"
The sound of the wind and the engine swallowed up An Jiyue's belated rebuttal. Liang Sinan looked at the man standing there with satisfaction, and his face instantly froze into ice.
If the car speed had not increased suddenly, Liang Sinan even suspected that he would rush up to stop it.
The woman in the passenger seat was shocked and anxious. She glared at him fiercely and rummaged through her bag for her cell phone without bothering to ask any questions. She must be explaining to the man who had just heard half of her words.
Liang Sinan glanced at her with a bit of absentmindedness, her eyebrows furrowed tightly. Her delicate and soft features became lively at this moment. Her fingers flew, and sometimes she paused with a tangled expression, as if she was trying hard to find words.
It was a look he had never had the pleasure of seeing before.
When he dealt with An Jiuyue, who was in her early twenties, she had already experienced dramatic changes in the world. Her words and deeds were gentle and polite, but there was always a sense of determination in her heart that she had no way out.
Therefore, she was more willing to take risks than the other two at that time. Liang Sinan would hesitate over and over again on many seemingly risky decisions, but in the end, it was she who made the final decision.
He was also more able to take jokes than he was now. For example, what he had just said, in the past, would only have been met with a more playful retort from An Jiyue.
But now she took it seriously for others, her cheeks flushed.
Liang Sinan drove in silence all the way, as if he was using the speed to relieve the stuffiness in his chest, and he drove faster and faster.
"drop----"
The whistling sound of the horn was deafening. A huge truck carrying gravel was almost overtaken by the BMW by the front wheel. The driver couldn't help but stick his head out and was about to curse angrily, but he swallowed back the words when he saw the car logo.
The cell phone hit the instep of her foot with a bang. An Jiyue was still in shock and didn't care about the pain. She turned her head to look at him in fear.
Liang Sinan's profile was firm and his face was as solid as a rock, and he didn't intend to explain any further.
"Brother Nan, are you okay?" she asked timidly, afraid of disturbing his rhythm further.
"It's okay, continue sending your messages." The man bluntly blocked her concern.
An Jiyue suddenly felt that she was in front of a familiar mist again. Liang Sinan was in the center of this mist, sometimes hot and sometimes cold, sometimes far away, sometimes near.
She rubbed her eyes out of habit, thinking that when she opened them again she would be greeted by a clear and bright world.
But this time it's different.
There was still a thin, white fog lingering between them and refusing to dissipate.
An Jiyue stared blankly at the face opposite her that no longer teased her leisurely, and her heart tightened.
"Are you back? I left a midnight snack for you."
Yue Hui was sitting at the dining table, typing on the laptop in front of him. When he saw her come in, he freed one hand and pointed at the microwave.
An Jiyue subconsciously looked up at the wall clock. It was almost one in the morning, but the woman in pajamas was full of energy. The blue light cast on her face did not reflect any trace of fatigue.
She held the bone china bowl of glutinous rice and sweet potato porridge, drinking it slowly, spoonful by spoonful, her mind empty.
"Where is Brother Nan?" Yue Hui asked casually without looking up.
"He said he wanted to be alone for a while..."
An Jiyue hesitated to speak, and exchanged a silent look with Yue Hui. They both understood that Liang Sinan wanted to smoke a cigar before going upstairs.
"I thought he came back just to rest and recuperate, but I didn't expect he had so much to do."
"What's the matter?" An Jiyue asked curiously, "Oh, I've been suspended again. Maybe I can do something to help him."
"A lot." Yue Hui counted on his fingers. "Thanks to his uncle, the Liang Group has been plagued by problems for a long time. He's willing to clean it up but can't intervene directly. There's also a woman named Xie who, I don't know where, got the news, but she called his house today and insisted that he bring his daughter-in-law back home."
An Jiuyue remembered the kind Aunt Xie. When she went to the Liang family to play as a child, this aunt always looked a little sickly, but she was very kind and amiable to her.
"Plus the marriage thing..."
An Jiyue felt like she had been poked in the ribs. She straightened her back and stated clearly, "I can't help you with this."
"I know it's inconvenient for you now."
A sullen male voice came from the entrance. Liang Sinan pushed the door open and walked in, his expression returning to his usual calm and leisurely demeanor.
Cigars are truly magical things. An Jiyue secretly admired them. The hazy mist seemed to be drawn into his lungs along with the smoke, and now her eyes were clear.
"Go hide away in the little house with your little friend, the chief."
He teased half-jokingly, and rolled his eyes silently in response to Yuehui's horrified and confused look, as a way of confirming it for her.
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