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Ji Shengsheng didn't wake up until noon.
Actually, it was Xu Yu who woke her up after preparing lunch.
"Your phone rang twice."
Xu Yusheng handed her the food and then reminded her.
"I'll go check." Ji Shengsheng picked up her phone from the sofa and saw several messages from Xing Xing.
The gist of it is the progress of reporting the situation to her.
The good news is that a shop's security camera happened to capture the fight, proving that Xiao Yang was beaten by her boyfriend and that Xing Xing was acting bravely to help.
The bad news is that after the incident, Xiao Yang wanted to reconcile with Xing Xing.
This was conveyed by Xing Xing.
For Ji Shengsheng, it was a good thing that Xing Xing was finally able to handle something independently.
As for Xing Xing and Xiao Yang, they understand each other better after this incident. If they can still be together, it can only be said to be fate.
"I won't impulsively reconcile with Xiao Yang for now. You're right, I need to think it over carefully before starting again."
She was looking at the message Xing Xing had sent earlier when Xing Xing sent another one.
"I am very pleased." Ji Shengsheng expressed his approval of his awakening.
Xu Yu waited silently for Ji Shengsheng to finish looking at his phone before they ate together.
After exchanging compliments with Xing Xing, Ji Shengsheng put away his phone and, seeing Xu Yu waiting, realized that he had actually been chatting with Xing Xing for almost ten minutes.
"I'm sorry..." Ji Shengsheng quickly explained, "I have a friend who ran into some trouble, which he just resolved today, so I chatted with him for a while."
"Is he a friend I can meet?"
"...His situation is a bit special."
"Um."
Ji Shengsheng couldn't eat and asked cautiously, "Xu Yu, what's wrong?"
He didn't seem angry, nor did he show much emotional fluctuation; he was just quieter.
"fine."
After eating lunch in silence, Ji Shengsheng wanted to help, but Xu Yu had already cleared the table.
"Xu Yu".
She has a low tolerance for silence, and finds it even harder to bear moments with Xu Yu in complete silence, even if it's only for a few tens of minutes.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" Ji Shengsheng walked behind Xu Yu and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Something that can make you happy."
Even as he sensed Xu Yu's stiffness, Ji Shengsheng did not loosen his grip.
"Anything is fine?" Xu Yu asked, wiping his hands.
“Anything is possible.” Ji Shengsheng said earnestly, “There’s nothing I can’t do with you.”
"Is that so?"
Crossing the line will cause pain.
The relief didn't last long after the bottom line was crossed.
A strong sense of possessiveness and jealousy surged towards Ji Shengsheng every time he was distracted. He wasn't as generous as he thought.
The idea of living Ji Shengsheng's life methodically only existed in his imagination. He didn't want to wait that long; he couldn't wait that long.
Feeling Xu Yu turn around, Ji Shengsheng let go of his hand and looked up at Xu Yu.
"Ji Shengsheng, when will you let me see the light of day?"
“…I don’t understand.” Ji Shengsheng said, puzzled. “But I can promise you.”
You will understand.
The plan to have dinner with Zhu Xiaodan did not actually come to fruition.
They had just arrived at the hotel to meet Zhu Xiaodan when Cheng Yu called.
There have been some adjustments to the design categories in the surrounding area. Because these adjustments will slow down the overall progress, we need to hold an emergency meeting.
Ji Shengsheng looked at Xu Yu sitting to the side and Zhu Xiaodan sitting opposite, as well as the table full of food that had been served.
"I'll be back in about half an hour..."
Putting the two people who met because of her here is somewhat awkward no matter how you look at it.
Fortunately, both Xu Yu and Zhu Xiaodan were understanding.
Having learned the general situation, Cheng Yu kindly rushed over to pick up Ji Shengsheng to go to the meeting.
After getting into the car, Cheng Yu started the engine and asked Ji Shengsheng with concern, "Shengsheng, you don't seem to be in a good mood?"
Logically speaking, these two should be inseparable and deeply in love, but there wasn't a smile on Ji Shengsheng's face.
It was clearly not because of a sudden meeting notice. Someone as dedicated to her work as she is shouldn't be so burdened by this.
"...Aren't you happy being with Xu Yu?" Cheng Yu admitted that she had played a part in causing trouble for Xu Yu.
“I’m happy.” Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment, “It’s probably because other things haven’t been so easy lately.”
"Are you under pressure?"
"Um."
"What's probably the reason?"
"I can't explain it." Cheng Yu was Xu Yu's good friend, and perhaps she shouldn't have said so much to Cheng Yu.
“Sheng Sheng, you can tell me. If it’s appropriate, I can help you convey to Xu Yu anything that you’re not comfortable saying.”
There was nothing she couldn't say directly and needed to convey to Xu Yu through someone else.
"I'll find some time to talk to him myself."
Cheng Yu mentioned that the company has a milestone project starting tomorrow, and Xu Yu will be very busy for the next month, so they may not be able to meet.
"That's fine too." Cheng Yu didn't insist any further.
The meeting lasted longer than expected, and after more than two hours, the important matters were still not finished.
Ji Shengsheng could only ask Xu Yu to take Zhu Xiaodan home first, and then sent Zhu Xiaodan a message promising to treat her to a meal until she could barely walk out of bed next time to apologize.
Zhu Xiaodan was hesitant to sit in the passenger seat, yet also hesitant to have Xu Yu as her driver. After much internal struggle, she ended up sitting in the back seat.
She and Xu Yu barely spoke a word to each other the entire time, which was torture for a happy little dog.
"Master Xu, you must be having a lot of fun with Ji Shengsheng, right?" Zhu Xiaodan couldn't help but ask when they were five minutes away from arriving.
"Is there a problem?"
"There's something wrong," Zhu Xiaodan hesitated. "Sheng Sheng is quite lively and cheerful when she's with us."
“I saw Sheng Sheng today, and she looked like she had something on her mind.”
She's unhappy.
"Although a single moment cannot represent the overall state between the two of you, she doesn't seem as happy today as she is with me and Xing Xing."
After Zhu Xiaodan finished speaking, she felt that she had said a bit too much: "...I was just expressing my feelings, and my feelings may be biased."
Xu Yu remained silent.
The navigation system indicated that they had arrived at their destination. Zhu Xiaodan prepared to get out of the car: "Thank you so much for taking me home... I sincerely hope that you and Shengsheng can be well and that you won't hurt her anymore."
Just as Zhu Xiaodan was about to open the car door, she heard Xu Yu say, "Is she happier when she's with Xing Xing?"
Zhu Xiaodan carefully considered how to answer.
Theoretically speaking, aren't women happier when they're with their friends? Men only know how to hurt women's feelings.
“They grew up together, and if they weren’t happy, they would have stopped playing together long ago.”
Zhu Xiaodan's words confirmed his speculation, but the situation was much more difficult than Xu Yu had imagined.
If Xing Xing is merely Ji Shengsheng's boyfriend, it would be easier to remove him from Ji Shengsheng's life. However, if they are childhood friends, there's a lack of justification for removing him.
Even if the cause is unjustified and someone uses another to do the dirty work, it must be eliminated.
Xing Xing called just after he parked his car.
The other party cut to the chase: "Xu Yu?"
“Xing Xing,” Xu Yu said, uttering his name.
He had wanted to meet this person for a long time.
“I just saw the car relocation notice,” Xing Xing said, recalling the things Xu Yu had done to Ji Shengsheng in the past, filled with hostility. “At the time, I didn’t think anything was wrong, but these past two days I’ve felt more and more…”
"Was that the person I ran into downstairs at Ji Shengsheng's house that day?" Xing Xing was also a little confused when she talked about this. "Why were you near Ji Shengsheng's house?"
"You might as well just ask me why I called you."
Xing Xing felt that Xu Yu's tone was strange, unlike what he had previously known.
"Are you looking for Ji Shengsheng?"
"I need to find you."
Xing Xing got goosebumps all over his arm; Xu Yu's voice and tone were somewhat sinister.
Suddenly, he remembered how Ji Shengsheng had used him as a shield when she first returned.
"I'm Ji Shengsheng's boyfriend, what do you want with me?" Xing Xing said assertively.
"Boyfriend?" Xu Yu said, "Don't keep making things up, or you'll start believing it yourself."
Xing Xing: "..."
But he was Ji Shengsheng's friend, and he couldn't be intimidated by the other party: "I don't know what you want from me, but you don't need to be so hostile towards me."
Feeling her own momentum was a bit weak, Xing Xing raised her voice: "However, don't think that just because Ji Shengsheng liked you, you are more important to him than me."
"Is that so?" Xu Yu sneered. "Is it more important for you to drive you away because you wanted to see me?"
Xing Xing's head exploded as he recalled the times Ji Shengsheng wouldn't let him come, and when he arrived at the door, he couldn't find him... So he was meeting with Xu Yu?
He always believed that he shouldn't have any romantic feelings for Ji Shengsheng, but he couldn't accept it if Ji Shengsheng had a better relationship with another man than with him.
Enraged, Xing Xing blurted out, "Are you more important? I knew Sheng Sheng had planned to study abroad a long time ago. Why didn't you know? Because I didn't intend to have a long-term relationship with you. I just wanted to have some fun for a while."
Xing Xing wasn't good at arguing, but she always had a flash of inspiration and came up with some sarcastic remarks: "You know the story of Lord Ye who loved dragons but was terrified of them, right? That's how Ji Shengsheng treats you."
"Moreover, she would tell me many things, only to me, that you could never have a better relationship with her than I do."
"Therefore, you can only be friends," Xu Yu stated a fact.
"What do you mean friends can't compare to lovers?" Xing Xing retorted angrily, "What's wrong with friends? Lovers break up, but friends are a relationship that lasts forever."
"Then I wish you a long and lasting friendship in advance." Xu Yu didn't hold back at all.
Do you only become friends because you want to, or is it because you can only be friends? You should have some idea of that in your heart.
"You..." Xing Xing felt inexplicably angry.
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