Episode 657 Curiosity
Chen Zheng followed Lu Dai into the office and watched her put down the tablet and put away the things on the desk. Her movements were very neat. She quickly picked up her bag and walked towards the door. She glanced at him and said, "Let's go."
Shen Zheng was actually a little stunned just now. When Lu Dai passed by him, he suddenly came to his senses and quickened his pace to catch up with her.
Shen Zheng took Lu Dai's exclusive elevator downstairs. The two didn't communicate much in the elevator because Lu Dai was always using her phone to handle work. She didn't put her phone down until she sat down in the restaurant.
Shen Zheng handed her the menu: "You order."
Lu Dai didn't hesitate and took it and ordered a few of her favorite dishes.
After ordering the dishes, Lu Dai took a sip of the tea at hand, and then took the initiative to ask Shen Zheng: "What's the matter that makes you look for me so anxiously?"
Shen Zheng: "I want to talk to you about our relationship."
Lu Dai paused for a moment as she touched the cup, and looked up at his expression.
Why do you come over to talk to her about this in the middle of the day? Do you have any new ideas?
Lu Dai's first reaction was that Shen Zheng might be considering divorce, but she was used to being calm and didn't show it. After staring at him for a while, she gestured: "You say it."
Shen Zheng: "What I said to you before was not meant to make you angry."
Lu Dai: "What words?"
She asked first, and before he could answer, she continued, "What did you say about letting me interact with other people?"
Lu Dai's emotions were stable and her tone was casual, but Shen Zheng could faintly hear the aggression and sarcasm. He did not back down and nodded in acknowledgment: "It was me who did not consider what you really needed, so I wanted to take this opportunity to make it clear to you today."
Lu Dai: "Okay, go ahead."
Shen Zheng took a deep breath and said directly: "It's not that I have no feelings for you now."
Lu Dai's expression froze for a moment, and her heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm. After a few seconds, she adjusted herself and waited for him to continue.
Shen Zheng expressed his feelings first, and then asked her: "If I can't give you 100% for the time being, do you mind?"
Lu Dai pondered his question for a moment before asking, "So you said those things to me before because you couldn't give me 100%—do you think I want 100%?"
Shen Zheng: "You are excellent, you deserve this."
Lu Dai looked at Shen Zheng's serious expression and smiled.
She had heard a lot of nice words, especially from men. If other people said the same thing to her, she would just let it go in one ear and out the other.
But she believed what Shen Zheng said - he disdained to lie to her in this regard, and it was very obvious in their previous interactions.
That's why Zhong Qian said that she was self-destructive. She left a lot of men who licked her and chose to fall into the trap of Shen Zheng.
Shen Zheng didn't quite understand why Lu Dai was laughing. He thought she was laughing at his hypocrisy, so he subconsciously explained: "I'm not being polite, I'm serious."
"I know." Lu Dai replied generously, "You never bother to lie to me about this."
Chen Zheng: "..." For a moment he didn't know whether Lu Dai was praising him or criticizing him.
"I don't mind how much you give me. Giving is better than giving nothing, isn't it?" Lu Dai finally answered the question. "Since we still have to live together, it's better for you to treat me well than to treat me like air."
When Shen Zheng heard the answer, he nodded, and his heart settled down a little.
He continued, "It's all over between her and me. I have no intention of getting back together with her, and I won't see her again."
Lu Dai's focus was not on this: "Do you still like her?"
Not surprisingly, Shen Zheng fell silent as soon as this question was asked.
Lu Dai smiled, "I understand." "I don't like it." Chen Zheng looked into her eyes and said these three words. His voice was not loud, but very firm.
Lu Dai was quite surprised by this answer and raised her eyebrows slightly.
Shen Zheng: "I want to let go of the past. There's no need to waste time on the past."
Lu Dai: "She must have had her reasons for breaking up with you."
Shen Zheng fell silent again, staring at her intently.
Lu Dai smiled and said, "I checked her out. Sorry."
Shen Zheng: "You don't have to apologize. I don't mean to blame you. I'm just a little surprised."
Lu Dai: "Surprised?"
Shen Zheng: "I thought you didn't care about this."
Or rather, she disdains to do these things.
Chen Zheng felt that Lu Dai was a very proud person. Her pride was not superficial arrogance, but was engraved in her bones and blood. Even though she knew about his past with Cen Sixue, she never deliberately targeted her, and she didn't even question him about his past with Cen Sixue.
Therefore, Chen Zheng didn't think Lu Dai liked him at first, until she proposed marriage and cooperated with him and helped him settle so many things.
"Then you think too highly of me." Lu Dai didn't shy away from discussing this. "I still care."
Shen Zheng: “…I can’t tell.”
Lu Dai: "Because I didn't deal with her?"
Shen Zheng: “…”
Although he didn't answer, Lu Dai knew what he meant by looking at his expression. She laughed again and said without hesitation, "Your understanding of me is indeed very poor."
Shen Zheng: "Sorry."
"I don't like hearing your apology, so please stop." Lu Dai waved her hand. "I care about your past, but I also know that dealing with her will not only not make you fall in love with someone else, but it might even make you annoy me. There's no need for that."
"It's impossible for you two to be together anyway, so why should I bother with this?" Lu Dai was very clear-headed about this. "Of course, if she comes back to reconcile with you now, that's another matter."
After listening to Lu Dai's words, Shen Zheng was silent for a long time, and finally laughed, "You are very powerful."
This sentence is sincere admiration.
After sighing, Shen Zheng asked her again: "Have you had many relationships before?"
Speaking of which, this was the first time since they met that he had such an urge to pry into her love life.
In fact, we can get some information from Lu Dai's previous words, such as what she said last time, "I have always been the only one who plays with others", which sounds like she is very experienced.
"Are you curious?" Lu Dai raised her eyebrows.
As soon as she finished asking the question, the waiter who came to serve the food interrupted their conversation.
Shen Zheng paused for a moment, waiting for the waiter to serve the dishes and leave before continuing the previous topic: "I want to try to understand you better."
His expression was serious and his tone was sincere, and Lu Dai knew he was serious.
"Thank you." She didn't really want much.
It doesn't matter if it's 100% or not, as long as Shen Zheng is really trying to understand her.
If Zhong Qian knew what she was thinking now, she would probably laugh at her again.
But that's what love is all about. The person you fall in love with first is destined to be at a lower position. Just accept it calmly.
Shen Zheng was confused by her thanks: "...Why are you saying thank you all of a sudden?"
Lu Dai: "Of course I have to thank you."
She picked up her chopsticks and picked up a barbecued pork bun for him. "Thank you. We've been married for almost eight months and you're finally curious about me."
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