We are all old friends, and we talked it out a few days ago, so I naturally know what his kindness and care mean now.
I'm a little unsure how to respond.
Actually, I had already said what I should have said that day.
Frequent rejection will only make things awkward, and you may end up not even being friends anymore.
Lu Shiyan hesitated slightly, "Nanzhi, am I causing you any psychological burden?"
I pinched my chopsticks and was about to speak. He thought for a moment and said, "I told you, you don't need to respond or anything. Just think of this as a favor between friends."
"In the future, when you are ready to start a new relationship, we can take it slow," he said.
My heart felt hot.
If I had not experienced this failed marriage with Fu Qichuan, if I were still a hot-headed person, I would probably be unable to control myself and fall deeply into it after hearing these words.
But I no longer dare...
The price of being moved is too tragic.
I slowly loosened my fingers, "Ruyu, what if that day never comes?"
Now that things have come to this, I don't want to hide anything from him anymore.
Seeing his stunned expression, I put down my chopsticks.
"Senior, if Fu Qichuan and I had never divorced, what would you do?"
"I'll always be single."
Lu Shiyan smiled helplessly, and soft light shone on his head.
"To be honest, I chose to return to China because I heard that your relationship with Qi Chuan wasn't as good as it was said on the Internet."
He looked at me without dodging or avoiding, and said self-deprecatingly, "Come to think of it, am I a little mean? I've been hoping for you guys to get divorced, hoping I could have even a tiny chance."
"How could that be? Before my divorce, you never did anything that crossed the line."
I was surprised by his frankness, pursed my lips and continued:
"But, being divorced doesn't mean I still have the ability to like someone. Up to now, Senior, you and Lai Lai are both very important people to me, very good friends."
When he heard me say "very good friends", the light in his eyes dimmed a little.
But I don't want to deceive him.
Lu Shiyan lowered his eyelashes slightly, thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and looked at me again, still gentle.
"Nanzhi, how about we set a deadline? Like half a day, one day, two days? If I can't make you fall in love, I'll... give up."
I hesitated for a long time, "Then half a pound!"
Jiang Lai and I have different views on relationships, but the only thing we have in common is that neither of us believes in long-term love.
Over time, only family affection remains.
Heart-beating often happens in just a moment.
If he likes me, then the past and the past half are enough. If not, I don't want to waste too much of his time.
"good."
Lu Shiyan readily agreed, "Eat quickly, or it will get cold."
After dinner, I walked him to the door of his house. He glanced at Zhou Fang's door on the other side and suddenly said without a word, "Nanzhi, are you familiar with Mr. Zhou?"
"It's okay."
Without giving it much thought, I answered truthfully, "It's not great, but it's not bad either."
Zhou Fang was just as Lu Shiyan had said at the beginning, he acted flamboyantly and recklessly, and ordinary people could not understand his depth.
"OK."
Lu Shiyan's expression softened. "Then I'll go first. You should get some rest."
…
Fu Qichuan and Shen Xingyu's engagement party will be held at the beginning of next month.
In addition, Shen Xingyu has a unique aesthetic taste, so the design takes a lot of time.
I worked hard for a few days and sent the draft design to her email on Friday night.
The next morning, before seven o'clock, there was a chaotic knock on the door.
Most people knock on the door with either two short and one long knocks or two long and one short knocks.
But the one outside the door is good, "Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock——"
"Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock—"
"Knock, knock-, knock! Knock, knock-, knock!"
As I kept knocking, I could hear a melody that seemed familiar to Tong Ge.
But it doesn't affect my mood when I wake up.
I walked out of the bedroom in my slippers, opened the door unhappily, and saw Zhou Fang standing at the door wearing a loose hooded sweatshirt and with messy hair.
Seeing that I was still in my home clothes, he pursed his lips and said, "Ruan Nanzhi, do you remember that we are going to Jingcheng today?"
"I remember. I sent you a WeChat message last night asking about your departure time, but you didn't reply, did you?"
I had to ask him for help to open the Jingcheng Market. I was very snobbish when I woke up. I said no and it was even a little considerate.
"I just thought you had a messy schedule, so I told you to sleep a little longer. But why did you get up so early today?"
He leaned lazily against the door frame of my house, his eyelids drooping. "I haven't slept yet."
"Then go home and get some sleep..."
I also got some sleep.
I've been busy with work and haven't had a good night's sleep for many days.
Zhou Fang looked at me and asked, "Are you going to let me sleep, or do you want to sleep alone?"
He glanced at the watch on his wrist and said casually, "If you don't show up in front of me with your suitcase in twenty minutes, it will be considered as a rejection of this offer."
"Bang--"
I woke up with a start, slammed the door, went back to the room, opened my suitcase and packed my clothes as quickly as possible.
Wash your face and brush your teeth again.
I also took out two loaves of bread and yogurt from the refrigerator for breakfast on the way.
When I opened the door again, Zhou Fang was no longer there. I took out my phone and saw a WeChat message from him ten minutes ago.
【Downstairs】
Unless necessary, I am too lazy to type any extra words or punctuation marks.
It's his style.
I went downstairs, but the car I saw was not the supercar he usually drove.
But it's a Mulsanne.
The driver was waiting beside the car. When he saw me, he politely asked, "Are you Miss Ruan?"
"Yes, I am."
"The young master is already in the car."
He took my luggage and opened the back door for me.
When I got in the car, Zhou Fang was already sitting on the other side, sleeping soundly with an eye mask on.
Jiangcheng and Jingcheng are close to each other, and it takes less than two hours to get there by highway.
Seeing him sleeping soundly, I finished my breakfast and couldn't hold on any longer. I changed to a comfortable position and fell asleep with my head resting on the pillow.
"Little pear..."
I was not sleeping soundly, and could vaguely hear a low murmur beside me.
And I responded subconsciously, "Hmm..."
This sound suddenly woke me up.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I was met with a pair of eyes filled with darkness and inquiry!
I was startled and patted my chest to calm my breathing. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Unlike his usual casual and uninhibited demeanor, Zhou Fang's face was filled with a cold and murderous look he had never seen before. "Did you just respond?"
"No."
His behavior scared me a little, and I almost subconsciously denied it.
At the same time, the car slowly drove into a manor, passed through a sea of flowers, and stopped in front of a French-style castle villa.
As if we had greeted each other, a middle-aged man dressed as a butler was already waiting at the door. After the car stopped, he came forward and waited for us to get off.
"Master, the old lady of the Shen family heard that you were coming back today, so she came here early in the morning to wait for you."
Zhou Fang seemed to be quite close to the old lady of the Shen family, and raised the corner of his eye slightly, "Grandma Shen is here?"
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