Chapter 4: Chance Encounter
Wen Eryu stuffed the hamburger and fried chicken on the table into his mouth without hesitation.
"Brother Bo Wen, I'm done eating." The girl's voice was unclear.
"Eat slowly, it's still early." Song Bowen said, "Or do you have other things to do later?"
Wen Eryu shook his head and forced himself to swallow the food in his mouth: "No, no."
Song Bowen considerately opened the bottle of mineral water and handed it to her: "Drink some water first."
She had indeed eaten too fast just now. Wen Eryu burped and subconsciously covered her mouth with her hand.
Song Bowen was struck by her cute appearance.
The round eyes were looking at him embarrassedly, with some fried chicken crumbs at the corners of the mouth. Song Bowen looked away uncomfortably, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.
After a moment, his low voice sounded: "Er Yu."
"Um?"
"Don't look at me like that from now on."
Wen Eryu was a little confused: "Why?"
In her opinion, she hadn't done anything to make him uncomfortable. Song Bowen was just a very good brother to her, and other than that... he had no other identity.
Song Bowen drank a few sips of water and returned to his previous gentle appearance. He said calmly, "It's okay, let's go."
"good."
Wen Eryu stood up and walked towards the door. She subconsciously turned her head to look for that figure, but unfortunately, she did not see Shen Jize.
After I went out, it was completely dark. The lights came on and the whole city had thrown off the dull mask of the day. The light show of the high-rise buildings cut the night into squares of different shapes.
The weather at night was not as hot as during the day, but a little cooler. The summer breeze passed through countless streets and finally gently kissed Wen Eryu's cheek.
After saying goodbye to Song Bowen, she stood alone on the roadside with her schoolbag on her back, trying to hail a taxi.
Suddenly Wen Eryu caught a glimpse of a figure on the opposite side of the sidewalk.
Shen Jize was waiting for the bus at the platform. He had changed back into his previous school uniform, carrying a black schoolbag on one hand, with a wired headset hanging on his ear, and leaning lazily against the billboard.
He seemed to sense something and looked up.
Yan Renzhong's unique voice happened to sound in the headphones.
——When I look up, you look at me
——Fireworks on a summer night reflected in my eyes
——My gloomy heart suddenly began to become lively
Your presence heals me
He and she locked eyes in the endless stream of traffic.
The bright light from the billboard reflected on Shen Jize's face, and his eyes were dark and unclear.
Wen Eryu turned his head away and looked at the sycamore tree beside him somewhat unnaturally.
Her heart was beating so fast now that she could hardly breathe.
It was really strange. She was obviously scared to death in her previous life, but why did she feel a little bit of a flutter in her heart when she saw the young Shen Jize in this life?
She seemed mad, completely mad.
At this time, a boy wearing a riveted jacket and vest and with dyed blue hair walked towards this side.
Before Wen Eryu could see clearly who was coming, Zhou Yi's unruly voice reached her ears.
"Wen Eryu? Why are you here?"
Wen Eryu turned around and said coldly, "None of your business."
Zhou Yi stretched out his fist and threatened: "I am your brother, you little bastard."
Wen Eryu looked at his exasperated look and felt secretly happy: "If you want me to be your sister, wait for the next life! The Wen family has never welcomed you and your son."
"you--"
Zhou Yi was just about to step forward and give her a good beating, but the next second, someone grabbed his collar from behind.
A huge force pulled Zhou Yi back, causing him to take several steps back.
Shen Jize appeared behind him at some point. He leaned over and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Wen Eryu nodded and then quickly shook her head, frowning and saying, "He is Xu Wenrou's son."
"Yeah." Shen Jize didn't ask who Xu Wenrou was. He just looked at Zhou Yi carefully, then walked in front of Wen Eryu, pulled her behind him, and stood between her and Zhou Yi.
"Who the hell are you? Get out of my way!" Zhou Yi shouted rudely.
But Shen Ji Ze was unmoved. He was half a head taller than Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi was already at a disadvantage in terms of height, and his aura was much weaker than before.
He then turned his firepower towards Weneryu.
"So you didn't go home after school just to hang out with this pretty boy. Okay, Wen Eryu, I'll tell your dad when I get home."
Wen Eryu laughed in anger when he heard this: "Alright, go ahead and sue me. You'll see who my dad will believe then."
"Tsk, what do you like about this guy? Apart from his pretty face, everything on his body combined is not as expensive as a pair of my shoes." Zhou Yi said as he tugged at Shen Jize's school uniform.
"Take your hands away." Shen Jize's eyes were extremely cold, but it was impossible to tell whether his tone was happy or angry. He hid himself very well.
"What? You want to fight?" Zhou Yi sneered.
Wen Eryu couldn't bear to watch it any longer. She was afraid that the two of them would really start fighting, so she shouted, "Enough!"
She looked at Zhou Yi and said, "Do you think you are rich? This money was given to your mother by my father. If you have the ability, go and earn it yourself. If you really make a lot of money with your own ability, I will take your surname."
Zhou Yi was so choked that he was speechless. He knew that he and his mother were living on Wen Liang's money, but he was also a very face-conscious person and could not bear such a humiliation.
But Wen Eryu knew Zhou Yi's character, so without thinking, she took Shen Jize's hand and ran to the zebra crossing. The green light came on and bus No. 114 arrived.
Wen Eryu took him onto the bus.
But she didn't seem to have any change...
Shen Jize silently took out his bus card behind her.
Ding——student card.
Ding——student card.
He swiped it twice.
"Let's go." Shen Jize walked past her and went to the double seat in the back row and sat down.
Wen Eryu looked around and it seemed that the only empty seat in the car was the one next to Chen Jize.
While she was still hesitating whether to sit next to him, the driver was already urging her from behind: "Little girl, find a seat quickly, the car is about to leave."
"...Okay." Wen Eryu then sat down next to Shen Jize.
The air conditioner was on in the bus, but Wen Eryu felt uneasy with the heat. She glanced at the person next to her out of the corner of her eye.
Shen Jize actually fell asleep.
He leaned his head against the window, frowning. Perhaps it was because the bus was so bumpy that he couldn't sleep well.
This was one of the few times Wen Eryu took the bus. Usually, except when she went to school, she was picked up and dropped off by a driver when she went out.
Suddenly, with a sharp turn, Wen Eryu threw herself into Shen Jize's arms with her schoolbag.
Wen Eryu: “…”
Shen Jize opened his eyes and said very calmly: "What...are you doing?"
Wen Eryu quickly climbed up from his arms and hurriedly smoothed her messy bangs: "There was a sharp turn just now. I didn't mean to do that."
There was a long silence.
Shen Jize: “Yeah.”
After a moment, he pulled off the left earphone and handed it to Wen Eryu.
Wen Eryu looked up at him in confusion, then pointed at herself: "Is it for me?"
"Um."
“…Oh.” Wen Eryu took it with mixed feelings and put it on.
The songs played in it were all rap songs that Wen Eryu didn't often listen to.
Shen Jize observed the girl's every move through the car window.
After the bus had passed a few stops, he finally mustered up the courage to ask, "What kind of music do you like to listen to?"
"Ah?" Wen Eryu didn't quite hear clearly.
Shen Ji Ze repeated what he just said.
Wen Eryu thought for a moment and said, "Lin Yichen's 'Mischief'."
"Um."
Then, Shen Jize swiped a few times on his phone, and the familiar prelude sounded the next second.
Wen Eryu's mind was struck by lightning. Suddenly, the numbness made her brain go blank. She stopped thinking and turned her head to look at him.
Car lights flashed outside the car window, and there seemed to be countless stars in Wen Eryu's eyes.
Chen Jize lowered his eyes, time seemed to stand still at this moment, and besides the singing, the only sound in his ears was the "thump thump" beating of two hearts.
The bus arrived at the station before I finished listening to the song.
Wen Eryu regained her composure, returned the headphones to Chen Jize, and then hurriedly got out of the car.
*
After returning home, Wen Eryu saw Xu Wenrou sitting next to Wen Liang, and Zhou Yi standing next to them with a look of anticipation.
Wen Liang sat on the sofa with a serious expression and said nothing. The living room was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
It was Xu Wenrou who spoke first. She pretended to laugh in an attempt to lighten the mood: "Oh, Eryu is back."
But this sentence was like a barrel of gasoline, instantly igniting Wen Liang.
"What time is it now? How come you still remember to come back?" Wen Liang said in a low voice.
Seeing this, Xu Wenrou immediately patted Wen Liang on the back, acting like a good person: "Alright, alright, calm down, isn't he back?"
"Hmph." Wen Liang coughed a few times, "Don't speak for her."
Wen Eryu saw everything. She looked at her phone and saw that it was already seven o'clock in the evening. But Wen Liang usually wouldn't be home at this time.
She glanced at Zhou Yi, and instantly understood what was going on.
Wen Eryu put down her schoolbag, walked to the coffee table, and said softly, "Dad, why did you come back so early today? Are you done with the company's work?"
"If I don't come back, will you play with that boy until late?"
Wen Liang is a very traditional person. Although he usually dotes on Wen Eryu, he has always given Wen Eryu a "Chinese-style education" in terms of study and love.
Premature love is a taboo for Wenliang!
“…” As expected, Zhou Yi told Wen Liang what had just happened.
No, according to his personality, he didn't dare to tell Wen Liang. He should have told Xu Wenrou.
Wen Eryu glanced at Xu Wenrou, and she couldn't suppress the gloating expression on her lips.
Xu Wenrou must have exaggerated the story when telling Wen Liang. She was the best at stirring up trouble and then acting as a peacemaker to appear so understanding and magnanimous.
"He is just one of my classmates." Wen Eryu explained.
"Classmates?" Wen Liang put his phone on the coffee table. "Look for yourself. Do you think classmates would hold hands?"
Wen Eryu picked up the phone on the table. In the photo, she and Shen Jize were holding hands at the bus stop. The two were very close and seemed very intimate.
It's obvious that this photo was taken by Zhou Yi.
The time, place and angle are all right.
Now Wen Eryu really had no way to defend himself.
Xu Wenrou twisted her body and held Wen Liang's arm. The foundation that didn't suit her made her face look fake, and the lipstick was applied too much and some of it got on her teeth.
Even though she was in her thirties or forties, she still spoke in a pretentious voice, "Your health is not good to begin with, so don't get too angry. Eryu is still young and is curious about the relationship between men and women."
What she said was very good. In her previous life, Wen Eryu might have been moved by her, but now, doesn’t it just confirm the fact that she is in love?
Wen Eryu rolled her eyes. The current situation was very unfavorable for her.
But soon, she thought of something.
In his previous life, Wen Eryu had seen Zhou Yi secretly transfer all the money in Xu Wenrou's bank card to his own card. He would hang out in various bars every day, squandering money wantonly to maintain his reputation as a wealthy young man.
Xu Wenrou knew nothing about this.
Wen Eryu's eyes darkened. It wasn't her fault. It was the mother and son who spread rumors about her.
Just as Wen Liang was about to speak, Wen Eryu interrupted him.
"Why do I remember seeing you at a roadside bar just now?"
She shifted her gaze to Zhou Yi.
In an instant, everyone in the living room looked at Zhou Yi.
Wen Eryu laughed secretly in her heart. She was the best at sowing discord.
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