Chapter 9: Secret Love Is Not Because of You
After what happened that night, she and Lin Chi'an hadn't been in touch for a while. They didn't usually make plans to have dinner together because they basically all had their own things to do.
Yunsui came back from a walk on the weekend night. It was still early, so she planned to do some yoga while watching a video. She usually sat for too long at work and couldn't stretch her body. When she spread out the yoga mat, her cell phone rang.
It was a video call from her mother.
Yun Sui pressed the answer button.
The video camera is facing himself.
Yun Sui looked at her mother's smiling face and asked, "Hey, Mom, what's wrong?"
"Sui Sui, Mom has found a partner for you."
As soon as these words came out, Yun Sui choked on his saliva and started coughing.
She asked uncertainly, "Didn't you go to a flower viewing convention recently? When will you find a partner for me?"
Hearing this, Ms. Luo Yun's face was filled with fate, and she said excitedly, "I met him at the flower convention. He also works in North City and has his own flower shop business."
After hearing her mother's description, Yun Sui's mind suddenly popped up a person.
But North City is so big and there are so many flower shop owners. Yun Sui shook his head and felt that it couldn't be such a coincidence.
Luo Yun continued, "Many of the bosses present at the time asked for his contact information, and I asked for one too. I said my daughter is also in North City, and you could find a time to meet."
Upon hearing this, Yun Sui held his forehead and said helplessly, "So you don't know him well, and just because he's also in North City, you plan to introduce him to your daughter?"
Luo Yun didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "What's the big deal? You young people just don't take the initiative, so you still don't have a partner."
Yun Sui refused: "I don't want it. Other blind dates are introduced by acquaintances. How can you be like this?"
"Hey, you kid."
"Okay, Mom, there's no rush for this kind of thing. I have something else to do. I'll hang up first."
After saying that, he hurriedly pressed the hang-up button.
After hanging up, Yun Sui took a deep breath. She admired her mother's outgoing personality. It was all thanks to her mother that she became familiar with Teacher Shi.
The phone was busy just now. It was Yu Qian. Yun Sui called back.
"Qianqian, what's wrong?"
"I came to Ganhe for dinner today and saw Lin Chi'an and Li Jiabai getting on the same car. Do you think anything will happen between them?"
Ganhe is the name of Lin Chi'an's club.
Hearing Yu Qian's words, Yun Sui was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "I don't know."
Yu Qian put down the water cup in her hand and said, "Looking at them talking and laughing, it seems that it was Li Jiabai who initiated the breakup."
Yun Sui thought about it and replied, "Yeah."
There was an unpleasant atmosphere during that period because Li Jiabai was jealous of Yun Sui. She felt that Lin Chi'an cared about Yun Sui more than her.
Later, Li Jiabai proposed to break up. A few days later, Lin Chi'an went to Yun Sui for a drink. After some things happened, the two broke up.
The difficult relationship between men and women.
Yun Sui heard the noise over there and asked Yu Qian, "You haven't gone home yet, it's so late."
Yu Qian glanced at the elders who were still chatting around and said with a headache, "My cousin is getting engaged today. My family has booked a room in Ganhe and also arranged a hot spring service. They will leave tomorrow."
Yun Sui raised his eyebrows slightly, "Your cousin is engaged? So you haven't been urged to get married today?"
Yu Qian felt like telling the story after hearing this.
"They said they would introduce me to someone's kid and told me to meet him/her as soon as possible. Go ahead and meet him/her. I don't want to argue with them." Yu Qian glanced at the girl who was talking to her cousin. "My cousin is getting engaged to someone who is his high school classmate. They've been together for so many years, from school uniforms to wedding dresses."
"From school uniform to wedding dress." Yun Sui repeated subconsciously, "That's great."
"Yeah, I shouldn't have been so honest. I should have started dating in high school."
Hearing Yu Qian's tone still sounding a little regretful, Yun Sui smiled and said, "You have to have someone you like."
Yu Qian thought it made sense, and after a few seconds she said, "Then Sui Sui, didn't you have someone you liked in high school?"
The door to the balcony was not closed tightly, and the wind blew in through the gap, blowing open the curtains.
Yun Sui sat on the yoga mat, his mind started to wander because of this sentence, and he remembered some things.
"Yes, but I forgot."
After so many years, she still can't tell others about that time honestly.
Fortunately, Yu Qian didn't pay much attention to this issue. She said, "Indeed, it's been too long. I remember Lin Chi'an and you went to the same high school. He does have someone he likes."
Lin Chi'an's high school life was not like his college life, where he had so many relationships. In high school, he only liked one person and was only with one person.
"Well, he does."
Yun Sui lowered his eyes and stood up to pour himself some water.
Yu Qian said on the other end of the phone: "Alas, even if you like someone, it's not certain that you can go from school uniform to wedding dress. It's hard to say about love."
Yun Sui didn't reply. While drinking water, he suddenly heard Yu Qian's exclamation.
"Huh? Why did Li Jiabai invite me to her birthday party tomorrow? Her birthday is tomorrow?"
Yun Sui frowned slightly and said, "Birthday party? Does she have your contact information?"
"No, she told me this to Zhao Lei. It's strange since we're not familiar with each other."
Yunsui exited the call interface, clicked into WeChat and saw the red dot on the message.
"Li Jiabai also sent it to me." Yun Sui said.
She looked at the message.
Li Jiabai: It's my birthday tomorrow. I'll be at Ganhe at 8pm. You must come (heart)
Yu Qian said, "What do you mean?"
Yun Sui shook his head: "I don't know either."
Li Jiabai doesn't live in her community. The two haven't seen each other since they had hot pot, and he hasn't seen Lin Chi'an for several days.
However, she remembered what Li Jiabai said to Lin Chi'an, that there was a long time to come, and she had some guesses in her mind.
He said, "Lin Chi'an should be there too. I guess Li Jiabai wants to get Lin Chi'an back."
Yu Qian said, "This is so exciting. I'll go ask Zhao Lei about the situation."
"Um."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Yun Sui rubbed her hair. She was not very clear about the affairs between Li Jiabai and Lin Chi'an, because she was tired of always appearing around Lin Chi'an during that time, so she subconsciously avoided him. She only knew that Li Jiabai was going abroad for exchange, and she wanted Lin Chi'an to keep her, but Lin Chi'an said nonchalantly that you can just study abroad, and she didn't even understand why she wanted to keep her. That's why Li Jiabai thought that Lin Chi'an didn't like her and broke up with her before going abroad.
She didn't know whether Lin Chi'an liked Li Jiabai, nor did she know whether Li Jiabai liked her enough for her to choose to win Lin Chi'an back.
only...
Yunsui looked at the text message, not knowing whether he should go.
Her phone vibrated as she received a message from Yu Qian.
[Qianqian: Lin Chi'an will also be there tomorrow. Zhao Lei said Li Jiabai asked him to help set up the venue. I think he wants to confess his love.]
Yun Sui was stunned for a moment, exited the chat box, and clicked on Li Jiabai's chat box.
[Yun Sui: Good]
She didn't think Lin Chi'an would choose Li Jiabai again, but she lacked confidence.
After getting the news from Zhao Lei, Yu Qian immediately said that she wanted to go. She had to cherish such a good front-row gossip position.
The next day she called Yunsui and told her that she would pick her up at Fanhai in the evening and asked her to take her car to Ganhe.
Yun Sui agreed.
Yun Sui thought that it was someone else's birthday after all, and it would not be nice to go empty-handed, so he planned to buy some things.
When I passed by the flower shop on my way out, I saw the door was open, so I went in to take a look.
"Long time no see." A male voice came from behind. Yun Sui was distracted by the voice and turned around to see Fu Mingzhe smiling at him with squinting eyes.
Yun Sui spoke, smiling and said, "Long time no see."
Fu Mingzhe looked at where Yun Sui was standing and said softly, "What flowers are you planning to buy this time?"
Yun Suihui: "Buy some pink roses for decoration."
"Send it to someone?"
"Well, it's a friend's birthday." Yun Sui paused when talking about his friend.
Fu Mingzhe noticed it and jokingly said, "It seems like they are not very close friends."
Seeing that he had discovered it, Yun Sui didn't hide it anymore and nodded with a smile: "Yeah, I also bought it from you last time as a gift for a friend I know well."
Fu Mingzhe raised his eyebrows: "Really?"
"Yeah, but you're not here."
"I went out to attend an event."
Yun Sui's head buzzed, and he asked tentatively, "You're not going to Star City, are you?"
Seeing Fu Mingzhe's surprised expression, Yun Sui continued to ask, "Flower Festival?"
See him nod.
Yunsui felt that he had guessed right, as if the world was so small.
Yun Sui smiled fakely but said nothing, thinking that she must never let her mother know that she knew the girl he was looking for.
Fu Mingzhe was quick-witted and reacted quickly.
"Is your mother here too?"
Yun Sui nodded, "What a coincidence."
Fu Mingzhe laughed out loud: "Yes."
In the end, Fu Mingzhe did not charge Yun Sui for the pink roses she selected, saying that he would give them to her for free as a blessing for their fate.
When Yu Qian came to pick up Yun Sui in the evening, she had already put on makeup, was wearing a light pink halter dress, and had her long hair draped over her shoulders.
Sitting in the passenger seat of Yu Qian.
Yu Qian glanced at what she was holding and asked, "Did you prepare a gift for her?"
Yun Sui nodded: "Yeah."
Yu Qian waved his hand, "I haven't prepared anything."
"It's okay. You don't know her well. At least I've gotten along with her before."
Yu Qian felt that what she said made sense, and she would not be willing to prepare a gift even if she was asked to do so now.
The car drove into the lane. There were not many cars on the road at this time, and the road was relatively smooth.
"Sui Sui, I can't quite understand." Yu Qian suddenly spoke. Yun Sui looked at her and listened as she continued, "If Zhao Lei's information is accurate, then Li Jiabai would have confessed to Lin Chi'an again and pursued him. But why does she think someone like Lin Chi'an would agree to that?"
Yun Sui paused and pursed his lips.
The air conditioner in the car was on, and it made her arms feel a little cold, so she rubbed her fingers.
"Maybe it's because Li Jiabai was the last one Lin Chi'an talked to, so he's quite special."
Lin Chi'an never dated again after breaking up with Li Jiabai. At that time, many people speculated that Lin Chi'an was heartbroken by Li Jiabai and remained a virgin afterwards, but Yun Sui didn't think so, because she knew that in Lin Chi'an's heart, the most important person has always been the one from high school.
Hearing Yun Sui say this, Yu Qian nodded: "No wonder you have the courage to find it again."
Yun Sui looked at the constantly changing shops with lights on outside the window and replied softly, "Yeah, very courageous."
After the car stabilized, the two got out.
Yun Sui looked at the two words "Gan He" flashing with lights above. She had not been here many times. Every time she came, it was either Lin Chi'an's birthday or Teacher Shi's birthday.
The waiter at the door took the two to the private room.
There weren't many tables inside, which was reasonable. Li Jiabai had just returned not long ago, so it would take time for everyone to get familiar with each other.
When Yu Qian saw Zhao Lei, they sat at the same table with him.
After sitting down, Yu Qian began to look around. After a glance, he said to Zhao Lei, "Lin Chi'an isn't coming?"
"He said he would come, but he'll leave after dinner." Zhao Lei continued, "After all, this is his place, and we're old classmates. It would be bad if he didn't come. It would seem like he's petty and bothered about the past."
Yu Qian looked at the environment again, "This doesn't look like a decorated place. Didn't you help set up the confession venue?"
"In the next box. Miss Li said she wanted to sing a song to confess her love, and then give the bouquet of roses, so she arranged it next door."
Yun Sui sat next to him and listened to Zhao Lei talk.
She was listening to others confess their love to the person they liked.
The meal went on very quickly. They didn't come here to eat, but mainly because it was Li Jiabai's birthday. Lin Chi'an didn't show up until the end of the meal.
When Yu Qian was about to accuse Zhao Lei of lying about military intelligence, Lin Chi'an pushed open the door of the box.
Yun Sui looked at Li Jiabai and his eyes were suddenly glued to him.
With straightforwardness and confidence.
The hair between Lin Chi'an's eyebrows was a little wet, and he lifted it back to reveal his forehead, adding a sense of aggression.
After walking in, he went straight to Yun Sui's table, took a chair from the side and placed it next to her.
Yun Sui watched him coming and his heart beat faster.
"Why are you here so late?" Yun Sui asked in a low voice.
Lin Chi'an took a look at her makeup, which was a little different.
"Something's been delayed."
"Well, do you want to eat?" Yun Sui was about to stand up and give him his seat, asking him to come over and eat something.
Lin Chi'an shook his head: "No, I'll leave in a moment."
It is just as Zhao Lei said, he has to come. If he doesn't come, it seems like he is afraid to face it.
But he didn't want to stay long.
Li Jiabai looked at Lin Chi'an sitting next to Yun Sui, the smile on his face froze, but he quickly adjusted it.
"After we finish eating, let's go sing some songs over there."
After saying that, he walked towards Lin Chi'an.
"Let's go sing."
Although he said that, his eyes were only on Lin Chi'an.
Lin Chi'an ignored him, so Zhao Lei came out to smooth things over, half-talking and half-pushing Lin Chi'an.
"Let's go, go play and give that girl some face." After saying that, he glanced at Yu Qian and said, "Let's go, Qian, take Sui with you and go play."
Yu Qian readily agreed, wanting to watch the fun and not mind getting involved, and pulled Yun Sui along to follow.
In fact, it wasn't that fun. Yun Sui could clearly feel that Lin Chi'an was in a bad mood, so he leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his eyes.
Suddenly music started playing, a soothing love song.
Li Jiabai appeared in front of him after changing her clothes. She graduated from a music college and sang effortlessly.
She followed Li Jiabai's gaze and turned to look at Lin Chi'an. She didn't know when he had opened his eyes.
The lights in the box were dim, and a beam of light shone on Li Jiabai. She was very beautiful. The more Yun Sui looked at her, the less confident she became. She now felt that it was not impossible for Lin Chi'an to agree to Li Jiabai's pursuit.
A song ends.
Li Jiabai took a deep breath.
"Although we've been apart for a while, I still can't forget you. I know you haven't been in a relationship since we broke up. Can I think it's because of me, Lin Chi'an? I like you and I want to pursue you."
There was an uproar when people around heard this, and some people started to make a fuss and said they would agree to her.
Some people were impressed by Li Jiabai's bravery, while others looked at Lin Chi'an who was sitting motionless on the sofa.
Yun Sui heard his heartbeat quickening, the vibration drowning out everyone's voices.
Lin Chi'an said calmly: "It's not because of you."
"Huh?" Li Jiabai looked puzzled and asked a question through the microphone.
No one spoke anymore, and the entire box was silent.
"I said, the reason I haven't been in a relationship since then isn't because of you." Lin Chi'an stood up, his voice was not loud, but it hit people's hearts hard, "So you don't have to like me, and you don't have to pursue me."
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