Before he could even react, the man had already followed the woman into the house.
"I saw my neighbor next door, and I think I heard the name Ling Yuechan." Li Dongyang quickly sent a message to Xia Nuan.
"It can't be such a coincidence, can it?" Xia Nuan wondered.
"It's just such a coincidence."
"It's right across from me."
"Judging from his tone, it sounds like he's complaining about the company's senior management."
"But it's also possible that I misheard." After sending this message, Li Dongyang sent Xia Nuan a bombshell.
"Seriously, are you free tomorrow at noon? Sister Jing wants to have lunch with you and give you the commission from the last period." After sending the message, Xia Nuan hugged a cushion and leaned back on the sofa.
She wondered what message Li Dongyang would reply to her.
"I'm just an ordinary person; I have to be there whenever it comes to money."
Xia Nuan smiled and her slender fingers quickly typed a line of text on the keyboard.
"I see that; he can bend and stretch for five pecks of rice."
Li Dongyang sent Xia Nuan a mischievous smiley face.
Xia Nuan blushed slightly upon seeing this expression.
Her face flushed red instantly, reaching her neck.
He replied to Li Dongyang with a facepalm emoji.
"Where are we meeting tomorrow at noon?" After chatting for a while, the conversation shifted back to the main topic.
Xia Nuan: "I'll send you my location tomorrow morning."
Li Dongyang: "Okay."
"By the way, does Sister Jing know that you're renting a place here with me?"
Xia Nuan: "I don't know yet."
Li Dongyang: "So, are you planning to tell her or not?"
Xia Nuan sent Li Dongyang a disdainful emoji, "I don't want to tell her yet."
Li Dongyang: "......"
He didn't know why, but he always felt like he and Xia Nuan were having a secret affair.
Li Dongyang: "What if we get found out later?"
Xia Nuan didn't think that much about it.
She rented Li Dongyang's house purely out of a longing; it was the house Xia Nuan had bought for her mother.
Before she could even renovate the house, her mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. In order to raise money for her mother's treatment as soon as possible, she sold the house at the lowest possible price.
In the end, her mother passed away, and this place became her last memory.
That's how I ended up getting involved with Li Dongyang, almost by accident.
Xia Nuan: "We'll talk about this later."
Since she, a woman, didn't think it was a big deal, Li Dongyang naturally didn't think it was a big deal either.
However, sometimes I find it quite amusing to see Xia Nuan pretending not to know him.
As for why Xia Nuan kept it from Li Jing, Xia Nuan didn't tell Li Dongyang, nor did Li Dongyang ask.
After all, it's their privacy.
However, Li Dongyang was still curious. It was incomprehensible to ordinary people that she had such a big villa but came to squeeze into his community.
After a moment of silence, Li Dongyang quickly typed a message on his phone: "Actually, I'm really curious why you, who are so rich, would rent this apartment from me?"
Xia Nuan stared at her phone screen, lost in thought.
After a while, he replied to Li Dongyang, saying, "This is my privacy, and I don't want to tell you right now."
Everyone has curiosity, and the more Xia Nuan said that, the more curious Li Dongyang became.
"Aren't you afraid that Jingjie might run into us one day and misunderstand our relationship?"
Xia Nuan stared at the screen without saying a word, looking at her phone for a long time.
Xia Nuan: "Li Dongyang."
This was the first time Xia Nuan addressed Li Dongyang by his full name.
"This house holds my memories and a painful past; it represents both my most painful and my happiest time."
Li Dongyang didn't know what to say after seeing this.
Having known Xia Nuan for so long, she has never mentioned her family. There is very little information about her on the website, except that she grew up in a single-parent family.
Thinking of this, Li Dongyang couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for this woman.
"I understand. I won't ask you about these things again."
"As for Sister Jing, I will also help you put on an act, but if it goes on for too long, things might slip up. No one can control external factors like that."
Especially now that Xia Nuan has become popular again, it's inevitable that paparazzi will follow her.
If they manage to photograph her in this neighborhood, rumors will spread like wildfire.
As if knowing what Li Dongyang wanted to say, Xia Nuan quickly typed a message on her phone: "Don't worry, I'm always cautious and will be careful."
Looking at the words on his phone, Li Dongyang felt a pang of sympathy for Xia Nuan.
I wanted to say something comforting, but I didn't know what to say.
Li Dongyang: "Tell me if you have any difficulties in the future. I don't have money, but I have plenty of strength."
Xia Nuan smiled.
“I took a screenshot of what you said.” Xia Nuan sent Li Dongyang a teasing emoji.
The two can only let loose when chatting on WeChat; they barely exchange a few words on ordinary days.
The past is too painful to recall, but we must always look forward to the future.
Xia Nuan knew that what her mother least wanted to see was her being unhappy, so she had to be strong.
Life may seem long, but it's actually very short; getting old happens in the blink of an eye.
In the end, Li Dongyang didn't know how to reply to Xia Nuan, so he sent her a hug.
Xia Nuan: "By the way, you'd better bring your schoolbag when you come tomorrow."
Li Dongyang wondered why he had to bring his backpack to eat.
"Why do you need to bring your backpack when you're just having a meal?"
Xia Nuan: "I bought you a lot of local specialties, but I was worried I wouldn't be able to carry them all."
Li Dongyang replied with "ok".
If there's food, you can ask him to drag your suitcase.
"But you have to send me your location early, otherwise you won't be able to get a taxi here, and don't say I didn't keep our appointment."
Xia Nuan: "Okay, I'll send you my location as soon as possible."
The next morning.
Li Dongyang received location information on his phone.
He initially thought it was the Histon Hotel again, but Xia Nuan posted a new address.
"This is a newly opened private kitchen restaurant. Sister Jing said it's quite delicious, so we'll have lunch there."
Li Jing had booked a private room in advance. Xia Nuan arrived, but Li Dongyang had not yet.
The two waited in the private room for about half an hour.
Once you've met someone, you'll get used to them. Li Jing and Li Dongyang had met three times and had some contact during filming before, so they were now considered acquaintances.
"Nuan Nuan, send a message to ask where Writer Li is. If he's almost there, I'll have the kitchen prepare the special dishes first. We can order his favorite dishes when he arrives."
Xia Nuan checked the time: 11:30 a.m., lunchtime is usually around 12 p.m.
He took out his phone, found Li Dongyang's WeChat account, and typed a message.
Xia Nuan: "Where are you?"
Li Dongyang: "We're almost there. I made sure to leave early today, but I still got stuck in traffic."
Xia Nuan: "No rush, we'll wait for you. Text me when you're almost there. Sister Jing ordered a signature dish that needs to be prepared in advance. We'll order the other dishes when you arrive."
The new restaurant is doing very well. If Li Jing hadn't arrived early, all the seats would have been taken, let alone the private rooms.
Li Dongyang: "Let me ask the master how much longer."
Xia Nuan: "Okay."
Li Dongyang: "The driver said we'd arrive after the traffic lights."
Xia Nuan: "Okay, I understand."
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