Chapter 67 67 He still loves her very much.
This little episode of meeting He Jingsui broke the peace in Chen Zan's life. She happened to receive some orders during those days, but she was very upset and couldn't calm down at all.
"Sister Zhanzhan, why don't you take a break first?"
Xiao Tao had watched her throw away the drawing paper for the third time. She picked up the crumpled paper and did not throw it into the trash can. Instead, she patiently unfolded it and placed it next to the other waste drafts.
Xiao Tao is a kind and good girl, and she always warms her heart with unintentional actions. Chen Zhan looks at the drawing papers that she picked up and unfolded, and her troubled heart seems to slowly relax.
She curled her lips at her, "I'm fine."
"Then I'll go take care of other things first." Xiao Tao pointed outside and said to her, "Call me if you need anything."
"Well," Chen Zhan said, "Go get busy."
Xiaotao nodded and gently closed the door for Chen Zan before going out.
Feeling calmer, Chen Zhan picked up his brush and began to paint again. After a while, Xiao Tao knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Sister Zhan Zhan, someone's looking for you outside."
Her secretly delighted expression made Chen Zhan look at her in surprise. As soon as he looked away, Xiao Tao couldn't help but say to her, "Sister Zhan Zhan, it's that handsome guy from last time. He's here to see you again."
Chen Zan immediately thought of who the handsome guy outside was when he saw him last time.
Xiao Tao started to gossip curiously, "Sister Zhanzhan, this is his second time here. He didn't come to discuss cooperation with us, but just came to see you. Do you think he likes you?"
“…”
Chen Zhan laughed helplessly, "No, Xiaotao, don't guess randomly."
"I'm not guessing," Xiao Tao said righteously, "I feel that handsome guy really likes you."
"That's just your feeling, it's not real." In order to put an end to the rumors, Chen Zhan briefly explained her relationship with Jiang Yu, "I've always regarded him as a brother, and he has always regarded me as a sister. There is no love between us."
"That's all—"
"Well," Chen Zhan said, "that's all."
Xiaotao showed a regretful expression.
Chen Zan smiled, raised his hand to rub her head, then walked around her and out.
She was not surprised by Jiang Yu's arrival. Instead, she smiled at him and said, "How come you have time to come here today? Isn't the company busy?"
"I came here to do something," Jiang Yu said, "I happened to be passing by here, so I came to see you."
Chen Zan poured Jiang Yu a cup of tea.
Jiang Yu thanked her and took a sip before asking her about the studio's recent situation. "How is it? Is the studio running smoothly?"
"Yeah," Chen Zan bent down and sat on the single sofa opposite him, "It's going smoothly. Orders are also appearing one after another on the newly launched online platform."
"That's good," Jiang Yu said, "If you have any difficulties, remember to tell me."
"Well," Chen Zhan smiled and joked with him lightly, "Don't worry, you will definitely be indispensable if there are any difficulties."
Jiang Yu also smiled, his soft eyebrows curved into a beautiful arc, immersed in the sunlight, as if no matter what age he was, he always looked so gentle.
"Do you want to go out for dinner together tonight?" Jiang Yu suddenly said, "I got off work early today, so I have plenty of time."
But Chen Zan doesn't have time tonight.
"I'm afraid that's not possible," Chen Zan politely declined Jiang Yu's suggestion and explained to him, "My friend has a birthday tonight."
It’s He Shiyi.
Chen Zan couldn't refuse her birthday party.
Jiang Yu seemed to feel a little sorry, but he nodded tolerantly and asked her like a brother, "Do you want me to pick you up in the evening?"
Chen Zhan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "...No need."
She reacted quickly, almost without hesitation. Jiang Yu stared at her for a few seconds, his gentle eyes lightly examining the emotions that should have been revealed on her face, but he couldn't catch them clearly or understand them.
Sighing slightly, he began to advise like an older brother, "Then be careful, go home early, and remember to call me if anything happens."
"Yeah, I know."
We drank tea and talked.
Jiang Yu had no reason to stay there any longer.
He stood up and left. "I'm leaving now. I'll come see you next time."
"Okay," Chen Zhan stood up and walked him to the door, "Goodbye, Brother Jiang Yu."
Jiang Yu turned around and smiled at her, the sunlight shining on his eyebrows, and there was a faint smile in his gentle eyes.
He waved his hand and asked her to go back.
Chen Zan also raised his hand and waved slightly at him.
Xiao Tao was paying attention to their movements at all times, and her attention followed them to the door. She held a box in her arms and stood behind Chen Zan, smiling happily.
When Chen Zan turned around, he saw Xiaotao with a silly smile on her face.
“…”
Xiao Tao suppressed her laughter and said to Chen Zhan, "Sister Zhan Zhan, I think he is really interested in you."
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He Shiyi’s birthday is celebrated with great fanfare every year. She had been absent for five years before. This was He Shiyi’s first birthday after she returned to China, so Chen Zan had to go.
She left the studio at three o'clock in the afternoon and went to a nearby cake shop to order a cake that He Shiyi liked. Then she went home, took a shower and washed her hair, and made herself neat and clean.
The hair dryer was blowing the wet hair with a "boom boom boom" sound. Chen Zhan tilted his head slightly to look at himself in the mirror. The face in the mirror was very clean, and every inch of skin was so delicate that it seemed as if it could be blown away. She had beautiful eyebrows, white teeth, a beautiful nose and red lips. The mature feeling was highlighted in her delicate facial features, which were so beautiful that people could not take their eyes off her.
As soon as her hair was dried, He Shiyi called her.
Chen Zan connected the phone and placed it on the table, then opened the wardrobe and took out clothes to wear to the eldest lady's birthday party.
"My dear baby, are you ready?" He Shiyi's funny voice came from the other end of the phone. She turned on the speaker, making He Shiyi's funny tone more obvious.
"I'm getting ready." Chen Zan replied cheerfully with a smile.
"You have to prepare well. This is your first birthday party back home. Don't neglect it!"
"Don't worry, I promise to outshine all the other beauties!"
He Shiyi on the other end of the phone laughed out loud, but then she called her again, her voice hesitant as if she had something to say to her: "Zhanzhan..."
"Hmm?" Chen Zhan was still comparing which skirt to wear, and only half of his attention was on He Shiyi's voice. "What's wrong?"
"I need to tell you something."
"Well, go ahead."
"My brother will come over tonight." He Shiyi's voice was cautious.
Chen Zhan was slightly startled, her hand holding the skirt paused for a moment, then returned to normal. She wasn't surprised at all, because she had guessed this long ago.
She said "hmm" to her on the phone without any emotion.
"Are you... okay?"
He Shiyi really didn't want to talk about what happened between them.
Chen Zhan answered calmly, "I'm fine. He's your brother. He will definitely come to your birthday."
There are some meetings that she has to meet and she can't avoid them.
But when they meet again, they will just be strangers.
Suddenly, she felt a piercing pain in her chest, and her skin was pulled to her lower abdomen. The feeling of falling down made her feel that something was wrong. Chen Zan put down the skirt in her hand and ran to the bathroom.
Her period suddenly came, and she couldn't wear any of the skirts she had just picked out. She finally changed into a short-sleeved shirt and long pants, which was so simple and plain that it didn't even have the energy to outshine the other girls.
He Shiyi's birthday party was held in a high-end club in the city center. The place was very lively and, as before, He Shiyi invited many people.
Chen Zhan handed her the cake in his hand and said happy birthday to her. He Shiyi's face was almost broken with laughter. She happily hugged Chen Zhan and couldn't help but feel happy in her words, "You are finally here, Zhan Zhan! I am so happy!"
"I'm happy too, Shiyi."
The two sisters hugged each other briefly, and then He Shiyi pulled Chen Zan inside, "Come on, I'll take you over to play."
The faces in the box were all unfamiliar. Except for Jiang Qiannan, who was standing next to her, she didn't recognize any of them. When her eyes wandered over him, Chen Zhan subconsciously paused, then looked away with extraordinary agitation.
So she missed Jiang Qiannan's contemptuous expression. Jiang Qiannan was sitting with his legs crossed while texting He Jingsui, "Jiang Qiannan: Don't come over here."
He stretched out his hand, grabbed a glass of wine from the table and drank it all.
The phone vibrated.
[He Jingsui:? ]
Jiang Qiannan clattered away on the keyboard. [Jiang Qiannan: Your ex-girlfriend is here.]
I felt a surge of anger rising in my heart. [Jiang Qiannan: Why is your sister still as servile as before? She knows it was her fault back then.]
After this message was sent, He Jingsui did not send any more messages. Jiang Qiannan did not know what he was thinking. He threw the phone aside in annoyance. His emotions were difficult to discern in the dim light.
He Shiyi introduced many of her new friends to Chen Zhan, and she greeted them warmly. Among them, a long-haired beauty took a glass of wine from the table, handed it to her, and said she wanted to drink with her.
It’s not a good day to drink, but Chen Zan doesn’t want to spoil their fun. Besides, this is He Shiyi’s birthday party, and she wants her to be happy.
Chen Zan took the wine she handed over very naturally, clinked his glasses with hers happily, and then drank it in one gulp.
Seeing how generous she was, the other party asked her to drink three or four glasses of wine.
Chen Zan didn't refuse at all and drank one cup after another. The pain in her abdomen came slowly, and she just frowned slightly.
The way they drank made He Shiyi panic. While Chen Zhan was putting down his cup, she leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Zhan Zhan, drink less with them."
Chen Zhan himself didn't have any objections and even said to He Shiyi: "It's okay, today is your birthday, let's get together and have fun."
"No..." He Shiyi said to her in a biting voice: "My brother told me last time that if he found out that I made you drink again, he would scold me to death."
"He'll be here soon..."
“…”
That should be what I said to her last time we went to the bar.
Chen Zhan didn't listen to her, and even took the initiative to pick up a new glass of wine from the marble table, and comforted her, "It's okay, I have nothing to do with him anymore, and he can't control me now."
After saying that, Chen Zan raised her head and drank it all in one gulp. The hazy light fell on her emotionless face.
He Shiyi rarely saw Chen Zan like this, but she couldn't stop him and sighed dejectedly.
Jiang Qiannan was sitting next to her. Just a glance at her told her she was looking worried. He asked her, "Are you unhappy?"
"Is the venue not big enough this year?"
He Shiyi shook his head.
"Then what's wrong with you?" Jiang Qiannan teased her with a smile as before, "What's bothering you now?"
He Shiyi still shook his head.
"You won't tell me?" Jiang Qiannan snorted and laughed.
He Shiyi muttered, "You won't understand even if I tell you."
“…”
"Okay, if you don't want to tell me, then I'll tell you." Jiang Qiannan didn't dwell on her worries, but asked her, "Why did you invite Chen Zan here?"
"She's my friend, so of course she has to come to my birthday."
Jiang Qiannan was about to get depressed, "Then don't you know that your brother and her are in conflict?"
“…”
"I don't care about him. This is my birthday party. I can invite whoever I want." He Shiyi acted like a birthday boy and ordered him, "Also, you and He Jingsui, don't mess with her tonight."
Jiang Qiannan laughed angrily at He Shiyi's words, "If it wasn't for your birthday, I would have wanted to stay away from her!"
"So is your brother."
“…”
"That's better."
Their voices were not loud, but not small either. The noise penetrated into Chen Zan's ears. The hand holding the wine glass clenched uncontrollably, and even the long-lost sourness rose in his heart.
He Jingsui arrived very quickly. The moment he walked into the box, Chen Zhan clearly felt that the attention of the three or four girls beside him had been completely drawn to him. In the dimly lit box, the man's silhouette was vague and only a few outlines could be seen. Occasionally, a small beam of light passed across his face, illuminating his deep eyebrows. His facial features were much more profound, and his mature masculinity was ready to emerge. Two buttons of his black shirt were undone, and the collar was casually open, revealing two slightly protruding collarbones. His thin waist was tightened by a belt, and his steps were leisurely and lazy. His relaxed posture made many people in the box unable to take their eyes off him.
"Wow, so handsome..."
“It feels so good.”
"Shi Yi's brother is so attractive..."
Chen Zan held her breath as she listened to their subtle exclamations. She sat next to them, her fingers on the wine glass, but she didn't dare to look up like them.
She hoped he couldn't see her.
Chen Zan kept his head down, but he could see He Jingsui sitting down next to He Shiyi out of the corner of his eye.
There is only He Shiyi between them.
"Brother, you're finally here." He Shiyi beside him said, "This party is missing you."
He Jing then handed the small box in his hand to her, but his faint voice penetrated Chen Zhan's ears, "This is for you."
It was such a familiar voice, yet my heart ached so much.
"Wow, it's the necklace I like!" He Shiyi smiled happily, "Thank you, brother!"
He also smiled and curled his lips slightly, "Happy birthday."
He Shiyi happily accepted the gift, while He Jingsui reached out and grabbed a glass of wine from the table, clinking glasses with Jiang Qiannan beside him. He lazily slumped on the sofa, the dim light making him look very charming, and the elusive haziness made people even more intoxicated. At least the girls next to Chen Zan were already starting to get excited.
Chen Zhan listened to them whispering about how to attract his attention. Such harsh voices lingered in her ears, and she felt depressed and a little down.
Until He Shiyi left, there was no obstacle between them. She could see him more clearly from the corner of her eye, lazily drinking on the sofa, and he could do the same.
But none of them spoke.
Until the long-haired beauty came around her with a glass of wine and sat in He Shiyi's seat. She heard her pinch her voice and chat with him, "Handsome, can I add you on WeChat?"
"Are you interested in me?" He Jingsui's voice came afterwards, his voice was a little low and magnetic, inexplicably sexy on such a beautiful night.
It was obvious that the long-haired beauty had flirted with many people before. She leaned sideways on the sofa, showing off her graceful figure, and responded to He Jingsui's words with ease, "How did you know I was attracted to you? You understand me so well..."
Chen Zan's emotions began to become confused during their conversation. The pain in her lower abdomen pulled at her nerves, and she could hardly bear such torture.
She stood up and wanted to leave, rummaging through the things in her bag randomly, but with this casual movement, a ring fell out from her finger.
The direction it rolled down was exactly towards He Jingsui.
Her heart sank, and she had a premonition that something was wrong.
Faster than her was the hand of the long-haired beauty. Her attention was attracted by the small silver object on the ground. She bent down to pick up the ring and aimed it at a faint beam of light shining towards her.
She saw clearly that it was a ring, and even went a step further. She held the ring and joked with He Jingsui, "I found the ring. Does this mean that we can..."
Before she could finish her words, the ring in her hand was snatched away by Chen Zhan, and she held it tightly in her palm.
Meeting her puzzled gaze, she simply explained, "The ring is mine."
Such a cold voice can make one feel cold.
She didn't look at them and walked away.
The long-haired beauty looked at Chen Zan's resolute back immersed in light and shadow as he left in confusion. Before she could react, the man next to her stood up and strode out.
Chen Zan felt heartache when she walked out of the box. It turned out that she was still sad after such a long time. She couldn't even catch her breath. Suddenly, a force appeared behind her, grabbed her hand and led her forward.
The tall figure of a man came into her sight.
The force of his grip on her wrist was so strong that she could not move. Chen Zan was led forward by him, even though she was not willing at all.
"Let me go..."
"let go……"
"open……"
When he let go of her, Chen Zan had already been pulled to a corner.
Her wrist was so painful from his grip, but she didn't care about the pain now. She looked up at him. His face was hiding some unbearable emotions, and his brows were slightly furrowed.
Chen Zan didn't know what to say to him, or rather, what should they say to each other when they meet again after five years.
Has it been a long time?
It seemed like she no longer had the qualifications to tell him that it had been a long time since we last met.
After calming down her emotions, she planned to leave.
But the next second, she was pinned against the wall by him, just like when he exposed her secret that year. His figure enveloped her, and her surroundings were filled with his faint scent, mixed with the smell of alcohol, so tipsy that it made her heart soften.
"Are you still going to pretend you don't know me?" His voice was dull and devoid of any warmth, and he even chuckled, "Chen Zhan, is this how you treat me?"
His constant questioning made it difficult for her to speak. Chen Zhan turned his face away and drew a line between them in a cold voice, "We are no longer related."
"It doesn't matter."
He thought it was ridiculous, and spoke each word very lightly, as if biting on Chen Zan's nerves, causing her severe pain.
Her emotions burst like a flood, and she stubbornly resisted, "Yes, we are no longer related. We were no longer related five years ago, and I don't like you anymore."
The words "I don't like you" were harshly knocked into He Jingsui's ears, directly breaking down the last line of defense.
He pried her hand open bit by bit, took away the plain ring in her palm, and pressed on step by step, "You said you don't like it anymore, what do you mean by keeping my things?"
In the dim light, she could clearly see the red corners of his eyes. His voice was harsh and hoarse, as if he was accusing her of grievance, "Chen Zhan, you are so cruel."
Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe it was his overflowing emotions, but this was the first time she saw him like this. He was as broken as a child who had lost his candy. "Five years, have you ever thought about me?"
Tears fell uncontrollably, and Chen Zan looked away, not daring to look at him again.
She said nothing.
"Chen Zhan, why don't you answer me..."
She was as cruel as his words, "Because there is no need."
"He Jingsui, we've broken up." She repeated word by word uncomfortably, "We're no longer related."
After she finished speaking, she pushed him away and left quickly.
He Jingsui stood there in a daze, as if struck by lightning. Her last two words echoed in his ears, and the feeling of being born like this came back to him once again.
However, he had only heard such harsh words once five years ago.
He Jingsui laughed softly, lowering his eyes slightly, and looked at the ring in his hand. She had kept it well for so many years.
He knew she said that on purpose, she simply couldn't do it completely away from the past. If she really didn't like it or didn't need it, she wouldn't carry it with her.
The smile on his lips grew wider, something he only now noticed.
No matter whether it was five years ago or now, he couldn't completely compromise with her, even though she still said such ugly words to him.
But there is no way.
He still loves her very much.
He clenched the ring with his five fingers, turned around and quickly chased after him.
But he saw Jiang Yu at the door. Jiang Yu considerately opened the car door for her, raised his hand to protect her head and let her sit in the passenger seat, then closed the door for her, walked around the door and drove away.
Even with his palms clenched, he was still a step too slow.
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The author has something to say: Zhe is going to order a song for everyone!
Please play the song "Look into My Eyes and Say It" in your head during this scene of the young couple's confrontation. "Come on, look into my eyes and say, you've never loved me. Look into my eyes again and say, you're not sad at all."
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Love means compromising with her again and again.
Woohoo, our Asui really loves Zhanzhan TVT
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