060
"Let's drive it for a while, try it out, and see if there are any problems."
Su Shuo walked around and sat in the passenger seat. Xing Chen was stunned.
She opened the window and said, "Brother, don't waste your time. I know you've never had any other person of the opposite sex sitting in the passenger seat except Nan Ke. Isn't it okay if today is a special case?"
Xing Chen smiled and got into the car immediately: "That's not what I meant."
He took the steering wheel with mixed feelings.
Su Shuo put on his sunglasses and turned to look at him.
After a while, Xing Chen said softly: "I didn't expect that she still had to spend money."
Su Shuo checked the interior from top to bottom and said casually, "If two people live together and trust each other, whoever has money can use his."
Xing Chen looked at her, Su Shuo was still busy.
"This is her intention. She has wanted to give you a car for a long time. You know her character. Look, if you don't agree, you will have to agree in two years."
Xing Chen curled his lips. Sometimes he was not sure whether the person who knew Nan Ke best in the world was himself or Su Shuo.
But he was very sure that the person who treated Nan Ke best in the world must be himself.
Xing Chen is sometimes jealous of Su Shuo.
In the days before he and Nan Ke confirmed their relationship, he was always very jealous of Su Shuo.
Su Shuo said, "Besides, why are you so unsure of yourself? Are you sure that in this life, in the long run, you won't be richer than her? By then, if you want to give her houses and cars, I'm sure Nan Ke won't be as shy as you are. She will definitely accept them with great joy."
Xing Chen felt a lot less burdened.
"You're right, Sister Susu, thank you."
Su Shuo curled his lips and said, "I'm the middleman between you two. Is it too much for you to treat me to a meal?"
"certainly."
Xing Chen readily agreed and started the new car.
In fact, Su Shuo had already watched and tried it once, and Xing Chen was just going through the motions.
He wasn't sure if Nan Ke asked for this to make him feel a sense of belonging to his things or something else, but in any case it was her good intention and he shouldn't show bad emotions.
After testing the car and finalizing the procedures, Su Shuo found a decent place and asked Xing Chen to treat him to a meal. Xing Chen did not show any impoliteness or embarrassment from beginning to end.
Even though he felt very uncomfortable about being alone with the opposite sex.
Although he kept telling himself that this was just normal social interaction, Su Shuo was commissioned by Nan Ke and she was still Nan Ke's best friend.
But it's still awkward.
It's not that I suspect Su Shuo has some feelings for me, but...
Xing Chen knew very well that the point was not whether the other person was Su Shuo, but that he simply could not accept being alone with any opposite sex other than Nan Ke.
This isn't cheating, but it feels worse than cheating, and it makes Xing Chen very tormented.
Can't show it yet.
He could only keep sending messages to Nan Ke to report.
"I've tested the car, I like it very much, thank you, baby."
"Have you eaten yet? I'll treat Sister Susu to dinner later. What do you want to eat for lunch, baby?"
"Can you please message me when you're done? We're almost done eating, and I'll take her home later. Do you have time to video chat today?"
"Don't send it to her. They climbed the mountain all night last night, and they must be sleeping in the hotel after filming today."
Su Shuo was putting on makeup, and she knew what Xing Chen was doing with a glance.
Xing Chen nodded slightly. He knew about the mountain climbing. Nan Ke also sent him photos of the sunrise.
He hadn't gotten up yet.
After getting up and seeing the message and photos, Xing Chen immediately replied to Nan Ke.
However, from that time until now, Nan Ke has not sent him any messages.
It's probably over. As Su Shuo said, she is catching up on her sleep in the hotel.
"How pitiful! She must still be hungry at this time."
After Xing Chen finished speaking, he looked up and saw Su Shuo's meaningful gaze.
"What's wrong?"
Su Shuo smiled faintly: "Actually, there's something I've always been curious about you."
Xing Chen asked her: "What?"
"If you can't leave Nan Ke anymore, why do you keep going to school?"
Xing Chen was stunned for a moment and didn't speak directly.
Su Shuo continued, "You're so good to her, so good to her that you can't live without her. How can you bear to be in school while Nan Ke travels all over the world?"
Xing Chen was silent for a moment and said, "That's her job."
"Um."
Su Shuo nodded slightly: "You are right not to interfere with her career, but I am curious why you don't just stay with her. Aren't you worried that she will see someone somewhere and get her soul hooked?"
Xing Chen opened his mouth and Su Shuo smiled.
"I heard that you're going to graduate school. Do you plan to continue doing research?"
Xing Chen's throat moved slightly, and he became inexplicably nervous again.
"yes."
After a long moment, he sighed, "How could I not be afraid? I'm terrified to death."
Xing Chen looked out the window, his voice very low, as if he was muttering to himself.
"There are so many people in this world who are prettier than me, have better figures than me, and are more knowledgeable than me. You know my background and have undoubtedly heard all the stories about me. My starting point was lower than others. If I don't work harder and achieve something in some way, why would she choose me?"
Su Shuo didn't seem to expect him to be so frank.
She raised her hand and waved it twice.
"I don't know much about you. Don't think Nan Ke told me everything. I was so curious when she brought you back. But no matter how much I asked, she refused to tell me. It's been so long, and all I know is that your family was poor before, your parents weren't around, and you didn't seem to have many relatives. Your life story was pretty pitiful."
Su Shuo said: "Most of the stories about your tragic life story are made up by me."
Seeing Xing Chen's slightly surprised look, Su Shuo remembered something interesting.
"You'd only just arrived at her house a short time ago, so I couldn't get anything out of you. For quite a while, I just kept making up stories and getting Nan Ke to shake her head or nod. I played around with this for a long time, but then I realized her nodding patterns were completely random. To avoid revealing your privacy, she hadn't followed the rules from the start!"
Su Shuo rolled his eyes at him and laughed, and Xing Chen also laughed.
He didn't expect Nan Ke to be so tight-lipped. Of course, as they got along later, he learned that Nan Ke was a very reliable person, but the time Su Shuo mentioned meant that they had just known each other for a short time.
At that time, I was just a stranger to Nan Ke, and Su Shuo was Nan Ke's best friend.
It is not surprising that Nan Ke would be shaken by her own life experience. What is surprising is what she has done for him. This is unexpected. Unexpectedly, when he didn't know, Nan Ke still firmly protected his privacy and didn't even tell his best friend.
“She’s really nice.”
Xing Chen said softly: "Her kindness made me think of how many people would love her in the future when I had nothing, which made me want to stay by her side at all costs."
Su Shuo looked at him quietly for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly her phone rang.
"Feel sorry."
"It's okay, you answer it."
Su Shuo answered the phone, and Xing Chen pricked up his ears involuntarily when he heard her call the other party Manta.
Manta is an assistant to both of them.
Xing Chen was worried that if Su Shuo came to see her and that something might go wrong if she was not with Nan Ke, but Su Shuo had just told her not long ago that it was okay because Manta was there.
Manta and Nan Ke are together.
Xing Chen knew that it was impolite to stare at someone while they were talking on the phone, so he restrained himself and forced himself not to look over.
But I really want to know what Nan Ke is doing now.
"What?!"
Su Shuo's voice was a little out of control. Xing Chen's eyelids twitched and he looked over immediately, his heart suddenly tightening.
He really wanted to ask what happened, but Su Shuo's call with Manta had not ended yet, so this was obviously not a suitable opportunity.
"Is Nan Ke okay?"
Xing Chen stared at Su Shuo intently, feeling a buzzing in his ears and a throbbing pain in his forehead.
"……What's wrong?"
Su Shuo glanced at him, raised his hand and signaled him to be quiet.
"...Really? I'm glad Nan Ke is okay."
Su Shuo breathed a sigh of relief, and Xing Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.
"...Okay, tell me if there's anything else going on... Um... Don't worry about what the production team says. You're our guy, so why would you listen to them? Don't we have the right to know when our artists are recording a show?"
"Okay, okay, you guys eat on time and get some rest. Then you can learn more about the specific situation and report back to me once you've confirmed it. I'll see how to handle it then."
…
It was very difficult to listen to Su Shuo talking to Manta on the phone.
Xing Chen pinched the back of his hand with one hand, trying to use the pain to keep him awake.
After waiting for Su Shuo to hang up the phone, Xing Chen hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Su Shuo took a deep breath, his expression difficult to describe.
She first laid the groundwork by talking about Xin Weiyu, and then mentioned that because his fans suddenly participated, the guests had to go mountain climbing in groups.
Then it was mentioned that Nan Ke and Xin Weiyu would form a team, which could be said to be "what everyone expected".
"...When I left, they were just about to climb up when some radical fans, who were already hostile to Nan Ke, sneaked in. After climbing all night, they finally reached the summit and filmed the sunrise together. Unexpectedly, two of Xin Weiyu's fans went crazy and suddenly attacked Nan Ke."
Xing Chen's heart tightened: "Attack?"
Su Shuo raised his hand: "This is just a simple summary, it doesn't mean it's serious."
Xing Chen bit his lip: "So how serious is it?"
Su Shuo paused, took another deep breath, and answered him: "They want to push Nan Ke down the mountain."
Xing Chen's pupils dilated and he almost flew into a rage. His arm had no feeling at all and he didn't even know when he bumped into the water cup, causing it to smash into the ground and break into pieces, splashing water everywhere.
Su Shuo waved to the waiter who was about to come over: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll clean it up later. Sorry."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
