Chapter 85 Love But Cannot Be Forced: I'm Not the Only One, Maybe We Can Keep Each Other Company
The meeting place was chosen to be a coffee shop near the radio station, and Lin Zaoyi chose a seat by the window.
The sun was high in the sky, causing her to squint reflexively. Then, she moved her eyelids, trying to open her eyes to look at the dazzling sun, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not see it clearly.
The shop door was pushed open and closed, and people went in and out countless times. A beautiful woman with shoulder-length short hair entered, wearing a LOM brand suit and a silk scarf around her neck. She was elegant and refined, which also balanced her own heroic spirit.
After ordering a coffee from the clerk, the beautiful woman walked straight to the third row by the window. "Have you been waiting long?"
Lin Zaoyi raised her eyelids slightly, her brown pupils revealing a restrained calm. "I'm fine. What did you want to see me about?"
Chen Sa smiled and said, "Don't get excited, I'm not here to protest."
The word "demonstration" says it all.
Lin Zaoyi's fingers tightened involuntarily as she gripped the coffee cup. Perhaps it was a sensory malfunction, but she didn't sense any hostility from the other person.
Perhaps it was because Chen Sa helped her that night, which gave her that positive feeling.
After exchanging glances, Chen Sa smiled again, "Whether you believe it or not, I want to be your friend."
Lin Zaoyi was still on guard and was taken aback by these words.
She panicked, "Make friends? With me?"
"yes."
Chen Sa sat down opposite him. "Wasn't that rather presumptuous of me?"
The main point is to be straightforward: "I have no intention of marrying Tan Zhaojing, but I need to use him. I wanted to help him pretend to be his boyfriend, but he disagreed, so I came to you."
Lin Zaoyi: "..."
He was stunned for a long time and remained speechless.
The clerk brought over the coffee, which Chen Sa accepted. She thanked him and slowly poured milk into the cup. "Don't worry, your relationship with Tan Zhaojing is a secret to me."
Lin Zaoyi still didn't know what to say.
Chen Sa grew impatient, "Give me an answer!"
Lin Zaoyi spoke up this time, "What do you want me to say?"
"Convince your partner to pretend to be my partner."
She couldn't agree. "Go find him yourself."
Chen Sa: "If he agreed, I would still be looking for you."
Lin Zaoyi could only say, "I'm sorry."
"So cruel?" Chen Sa sighed, her voice tinged with helplessness. "You probably don't know, but I've been pursuing a man for almost a year."
Lin Zaoyi paused for half a second, completely baffled by the cause and effect, and made a tentative guess: "Is the person you're chasing related to Tan Zhaojing?"
Chen Sa nodded, "Yes."
Lin Zaoyi wasn't usually one for gossip, nor did she think it was appropriate to gossip about her relationship with Chen Sa, but she couldn't help but ask, "Their relationship...?"
Chen Sa did something that puzzled her: she raised her coffee cup.
"Um?"
"Once you meet someone, you become friends, and friends can talk about anything."
Lin Zaoyi: "..."
She's never so casual when it comes to making friends.
The coffee cup in my hand was bumped hard, the glass clashing and making a crisp sound in the air.
"We're friends now."
"..."
Chen Sa beckoned to her mysteriously with her finger, "Come on, I'll tell you in secret."
Driven by curiosity, Lin Zaoyi leaned closer. The three-character name was spoken in a light tone, yet it made Lin Zaoyi gasp and even forget to breathe for a couple of seconds.
"you……"
Suddenly I don't know what to say anymore.
Chen Sa acted as if she didn't care, "It's okay, I can't be the only one who loves you, maybe we can keep each other company."
Before she could even remain silent, Chen Sa added, "If you could lend me Tan Zhaojing, perhaps things would turn around."
Lin Zaoyi didn't think it was a good idea. She didn't pour cold water on it, mainly because they weren't familiar with each other, but to be honest, "If Tan Zhaojing agrees, then my relationship with him will be over sooner than expected."
Chen Sa choked for a moment, then laughed, "Such a possessive person?"
He nodded understandingly. "Okay, let's stop here for today. I'll talk to you another day."
Lin Zaoyi asked bluntly, "What do you want from me?"
Chen Sa glanced at her and said, "Can't we chat or go shopping? I'll be your elder from now on."
Lin Zaoyi: "..."
One minute she was feeling melancholic and sentimental, and the next she's full of confidence. Seriously, you can't judge a book by its cover. Meeting her today completely shattered my impression of her.
Chen Sa didn't feel like she had come for nothing; on the contrary, she felt like she had found a kindred spirit in someone who was also in a similar predicament.
Lin Zaoyi and Tan Zhaojing want to be together; it's possible, but difficult.
She kept hitting her head, even after it had already broken several times.
......
The car drove out of Wutong Road and entered the city after a few red lights. Traffic in northern Beijing is bad, so the car kept stopping and starting. Before Chen Sa knew it, he had driven the car to that person's office compound.
Since we're already here, why not meet up?
There's a fruit tea shop on the street. When I went in, the staff recommended, "The blueberries are very fresh today, and they're also good for anti-aging."
The shop assistant seemed to realize something and tried to smooth things over, saying, "You're very young."
Chen Sa smiled and said, "Then I'll have a drink."
She is indeed young, but there is someone who is insecure and keeps rejecting her because of her age.
They took the packing bag from the shop assistant and headed straight to the courtyard.
She had been there a few times, and the young civil servant already recognized her. He gave an awkward laugh, and she smiled politely, "Is Minister Tan here?"
The young man hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Chen Sa didn't make things difficult for him. "Go and let him know I'm here. If he doesn't see me, I'll wait until he gets off work."
After waiting for two minutes, I was told, "Our minister is available now, please come in."
Chen Sa's mood improved slightly. "Thank you."
At the door, she smoothed her hair, actually wanting to take a picture of herself with her phone. She didn't know if her makeup, which she had been working on all day, had smudged, but she also felt it was too deliberate.
Never mind, she doesn't even mind that he's old.
The door opened, and the man, who wasn't working, glanced around briefly before his gaze followed a figure to the floor-to-ceiling window.
He stood by the window, one hand in his pocket.
It might be filtered; even just a glimpse of her back is pleasing to the eye.
"Having time to enjoy the scenery proves you're not too busy," she said, walking closer with a juice in hand, her eyes also gazing out the window. "How about we go on a date after get off work?"
Tan Zhengli glanced at her and said, "Don't be disrespectful."
Chen Sa was annoyed to hear this sentence: anyone is fine, but you absolutely cannot discuss politics and etiquette.
"If you keep saying that, believe me, I'll force you."
Tan Zhengli: "..."
Chen Sa ignored his speechlessness, snapped at him, gave him another piece of candy, and handed him the juice. "It's blueberry. The shop assistant said it's anti-aging. Drink more so you won't feel inferior all the time."
Tan Zhengli wasn't interested in this, so he pushed it away and asked casually, "What do I have to be ashamed of?"
Chen Sa blurted out, "She's insecure because she's not as young as me, and she's embarrassed to be with me."
Cut off what he was about to say, "Don't try to fob me off with those things about not being able to forget your wife. Even if you really can't forget her, I don't care. It just proves that you are a loyal and trustworthy person."
After I finished speaking, there was a long silence that lasted for several seconds. As the silence lasted longer, a dense, sharp pain arose in my heart.
Old tricks.
Reject her with silence.
When you feel lost and have nowhere to put your emotions, you need something to hold in your hand. Coincidentally, she had juice in her hand. She hugged the cup, bit the straw, and slowly processed the embarrassment she had brought upon herself.
“Chen Sa,” a calm and steady voice came from beside me, “I have no plans to remarry in this lifetime.”
She knew, she knew from the very beginning.
After a moment of silence, he said, "I don't mind."
Looking at him without bias, the man seemed gentle, but the aura he possessed was tangible. Her voice unconsciously softened, filled with a cautious fear of rejection, "Why not give it a try? There's no harm in trying."
"I don't have time, and I don't even have that idea."
His calm, slightly cold tone was utterly ruthless.
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