Chapter 71 "Chen Zhan, do you still like me?"...
The cooperation with Lin Shan was smoothly settled. During those days, Chen Zhan stayed at home reading her novels for inspiration, and also communicated with Lin Shan about illustration opinions.
At the end of the day, the schedule is fully packed.
Chen Zan stayed in the studio until the sun set. He put down his brush and stretched. It was already six o'clock in the afternoon, dusk. The setting sun was about to fall behind the mountain, and the golden afterglow painted the entire sky.
Chen Zan packed up her painting supplies and walked out of the room. She planned to go to the kitchen to get something to eat first.
However, He Shiyi's call stopped her in her tracks.
After answering the phone, Chen Zan went to the balcony to get some fresh air.
"Hello? My dear Zhanzhan, what are you doing?" He Shiyi's playful voice came from the phone.
This made Chen Zan laugh, and she imitated her tone, "What's the matter? Do you miss me?"
"How did you guess so accurately?" He Shiyi was surprised. "Are you and I so in tune with each other?"
"Is it not good?"
The two sisters exchanged blows for a few rounds before He Shiyi was the first to concede defeat and surrender to Chen Zhan. "Okay, okay, I can't argue with you. I won't talk to you about this anymore, okay?"
Chen Zhan was laughing on the other end of the phone, "Then what do you want to tell me?"
He Shiyi finally got down to business. "I was wondering if you were free tomorrow to go to the beach with me and record a video. Besides, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and I'd love to get together and relax."
It has indeed been a long time since they last saw each other, and she really needs to relax and find inspiration for her illustrations.
Chen Zhan agreed without hesitation, "Okay, I'll go with you."
"Then let's meet at the beach at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning?"
"good."
The next morning, Chen Zhan kept his promise and arrived at the beach before eight o'clock. The morning air was extremely fresh, and the sea breeze brought gusts of cool air. The golden sunlight also fell on the golden beach. The waves were submerged in the beach one after another, revealing beautiful little shells.
When Chen Zan arrived there, he sent a message to He Shiyi.
【He Shiyi: I'll be there soon! 】
Chen Zhan asked her to be careful and shared her real-time location with her.
He Shiyi was indeed arriving soon, but she was not the only one there.
Chen Zan stared blankly at the two big men following her, a hint of barely perceptible surprise flashing across her face. This subtle expression finally disappeared abruptly in the end when she heard He Shiyi's brisk voice.
“Zhanzhan!!!”
Before Chen Zhan could react, He Shiyi hugged her in a bear hug. Chen Zhan staggered back two steps and put his arms around her waist.
"Be careful."
Chen Zan almost couldn't catch up with her enthusiasm.
The two of them didn't hug for long, because the next second He Jingsui grabbed He Shiyi's collar and pulled her out of Chen Zan's arms.
“…”
"He Shiyi, behave yourself." There was a hint of warning in the man's cold voice.
Chen Zhan subconsciously looked up, and as expected, his eyes met He Jingsui's. Their eyes only met briefly, and Chen Zhan moved away calmly.
She didn't dare to look at him again.
But He Shiyi was brave enough to turn around and retort, "Why am I not content? Besides, what does it have to do with you if I hold Zhanzhan? If you can't hold her yourself, don't drag me into it."
“…”
He Jingsui's face gradually turned darker after hearing He Shiyi's last words.
"You're a jealous, stingy guy!" He Shiyi finally concluded with him, then pulled Chen Zan aside, and the two sisters ran away.
“…”
He Jingsui looked at the two figures running away, feeling so angry that he had no place to vent, and sneered.
This made Jiang Qiannan beside him laugh enough.
Lifting his arm and placing it on He Jingsui's shoulder, Jiang Qiannan half-jokingly mocked him, "He Jingsui, you can have this day too."
He Jingsui's face turned pale, "Have you laughed enough?"
"Not enough," Jiang Qiannan laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking, "This is not enough, hahahahaha..."
"Your whole life has been ruined by others."
After being dragged by He Shiyi for a long distance, Chen Zan cautiously turned his head to look at the man who was far away from them.
Turning back, he asked He Shiyi, "Why did they follow us?"
When this was mentioned, He Shiyi rolled her eyes speechlessly and complained to her, "It's all Jiang Qiannan's fault. He said he was worried about me and insisted on coming over to be my guardian. I'm already this old, but he still controls me!"
Their way of getting along has not changed.
Chen Zhan curled his lips slightly and mentioned another person, "Then...what about him?"
She felt embarrassed to mention He Jingsui's name so openly, but He Shiyi understood without her saying anything. She said to Chen Zan with a slightly raised tone: "He... that's another story——"
"Zhanzhan, I think my brother is in love with you." He Shiyi analyzed to her, "He must still like you and want to pursue you."
Chen Zan was not qualified to think about such matters, nor did he dare to have any expectations of He Jingsui.
She pursed her lips, and her eyelashes fluttered slightly to hide the obscure emotions in her eyes. "Don't talk nonsense..."
He Shiyi took her arm and said, "I'm not talking nonsense. Really, I think He Jingsui just likes you."
"Zhanzhan, what will you do if he really plans to pursue you again?"
"I have no idea."
This question had no answer for the time being, but He Shiyi soon put it behind his mind. Only Chen Zan was unable to recover for a long time.
Chen Zhan had come to the beach with a promise to help He Shiyi record a video, and she kept her word, filming He Shiyi's video equipment. She didn't know how to use it, and He Shiyi had to teach her twice before she could finally do it. Her filming skills weren't very strong, and the results she produced weren't as good as He Shiyi's.
Feeling that this was doing her a disservice, Chen Zhan apologized to her, "I'm sorry, Shiyi, I think I took the wrong picture again..."
"It's okay, I'll teach you again." He Shiyi said this to her and was about to take his video equipment from Chen Zan's hand, but unexpectedly a hand reached out from the side, faster than He Shiyi.
"I'll teach you." He Jingsui's voice sounded beside him.
Chen Zhan subconsciously turned her head to look at him. The man was dressed in black, and the golden sunlight fell on him, illuminating his deep eyebrows. He was broad-shouldered and tall, and as he leaned towards her, he was like a towering mountain, casting a shadow over her.
His light breath entered his nose, and his heart trembled slightly. Chen Zhan quietly distanced himself from him and said, "No need."
She walked away from him lightly, like the salty wind blowing from the sea, leaving nothing behind except bitterness.
He Jingsui looked at the thing in his hand and pulled the corner of his lips ridiculously.
At noon, the four of them had a barbecue at the beach. Although the atmosphere was not as joyful as before, it was not as tense as before. Jiang Qiannan seemed to have changed his attitude towards her. When Chen Zhan was still thinking about why, Jiang Qiannan came to her side.
The two of them didn't get along very well before, and Chen Zhan still remembered the warning he gave him last time.
But this is something that cannot be avoided.
His aggressive look from last time was still fresh in his mind. Chen Zhan was a little flustered, his eyes full of apology. "I didn't know he was here too..."
Jiang Qiannan did feel a little regretful that he shouldn't have said that to her last time, especially when he knew that He Jingsui still loved her deeply, he regretted it even more.
"Um..." A hint of apology flashed in his eyes. He forced himself to put on a cold and hard expression and apologized to Chen Zhan, "I'm sorry about what happened last time..."
Chen Zhan looked up at him in surprise.
"I shouldn't have said that to you."
Chen Zhan understood, smiled faintly, and pulled the corner of his lip, his voice very calm, "It's okay, I know you are doing this for him."
"Besides... I'm right to say that," Chen Zhan pinched her fingers and lowered her eyes as if in self-reflection. "It was indeed me who wronged him first."
"But Asui doesn't think so." Jiang Qiannan said: "He still likes you."
"Chen Zhan, do you still like him?"
The scar on his chest seemed to start aching again. Chen Zan looked far away, as far as the other side of the horizon.
"Like it or not, it doesn't matter anymore."
She was no longer qualified to talk about feelings in front of him, nor could she uncover the scars of guilt and be with him again.
He Jingsui is the most painful scar in her heart. It was once covered in blood, and now it has left a mark on her chest. She dare not forget it, and she cannot forget it.
But Jiang Qiannan said: "Chen Zan, as long as you still like him, it will make sense."
It was almost dusk when the four of them left the beach, but He Shiyi did not go back with Chen Zan. She received a call and had to go to deal with an urgent matter, so Jiang Qiannan was responsible for sending her off.
The two left in a hurry, leaving only Chen Zan and He Jingsui.
She distanced herself from him for a day and didn't know how to get along with him next. It would have been fine if He Shiyi was there, at least she wouldn't feel awkward, but she's gone now.
They were once so close and familiar with each other, but now it has come to this.
"Let's go? I'll take you back."
Chen Zhan looked at him. His black shirt was no longer as straight as it had been this morning. The cuffs had been rolled up, revealing his sturdy arms. Perhaps because he was feeling the heat, two buttons on his collar were undone, revealing the sharp lines of his protruding collarbone, which loomed in Chen Zhan's eyes.
"I can take a taxi myself. I won't bother you." Chen Zan still subconsciously refused his approach.
But He Jingsui did not give her a chance to retreat, "Okay, let's go together."
"It's just right to share a car."
“…”
In the end, Chen Zan got into He Jingsui's car and was taken to the gate of his community.
It was dusk and the streetlights on both sides of the street were already on.
He Jing then stopped the car, but locked the door before Chen Zan got out. He leaned lazily on the driver's seat, and turned his head nonchalantly to meet Chen Zan's puzzled gaze as he turned his head.
Chuckling, "Would you like me to come up and sit for a while?"
Chen Zan didn't say anything.
He Jingsui, on the other hand, began to act out his own words, his voice slow and unfocused, "I'm really pitiful. I've been a driver all the way here, my mouth is dry and I can't even have a sip of water..."
This voice made Chen Zhan lose her temper. She interrupted He Jingsui and said, "Get out of the car, hurry up."
He Jing then raised his eyebrows triumphantly and curled his lips to unlock the secret.
When Chen Zhan reached her door, she suddenly realized that something was wrong and that her emotions had gotten the better of her. She stood stiffly at the door, her eyes fixed on the combination lock.
He Jingsui, who was waiting behind her, saw that she took a long time to enter the password. He leaned lazily against the wall, a little puzzled, "Did you forget the password?"
"no……"
Chen Zan moved his body to block the password.
He Jingsui chuckled, "Are you so wary of me?"
Pretty safety conscious.
But he still saw it, and when those numbers fell blurry into his eyes, his gaze paused.
“Pah.”
The door opened.
Chen Zhan opened the door and let He Jingsui in. "Go to the sofa..."
But before she could finish her sentence, He Jingsui pressed her against the door. He grabbed her wrist and held her body to prevent her from moving.
Chen Zhan was startled. The strong scent of a man approached and gradually wrapped her whole body tightly.
"What are you doing!" Her voice sounded a little panicked and a little exasperated.
He Jingsui didn't have time to waste with her. He twitched the corners of his lips idly, and his voice came right before her, low and deep, "Tell me clearly, what's going on with this password?"
Chen Zan tried hard to break free, but found that she couldn't exert any strength at all under his control.
"I don't know what you are talking about..." Chen Zhan frowned slightly, "Let me go."
"Are you playing dumb with me?" He Jingsui smiled in an unpredictable way. He grabbed her wrists and finally twisted both of her hands behind her back, while using the other hand to hold her chin and lift it up.
He forced her to meet his gaze. "Why is your password my birthday? Are you so afraid of me finding out?"
There is always a loophole in a perfect plan. This was her negligence, and by the time she realized it, it was too late to remedy the situation.
Chen Zhan was completely controlled by him, but he still said stubbornly, "Now you know it, don't you? Let go!"
He Jingsui didn't let up and pressed her, "Then tell me what this means?"
Chen Zhan closed his mouth and looked away stubbornly.
"Chen Zhan, do you still like me?"
Such a casual question opened her heart like a spring breeze, and emotions surged in her eyes, "I don't..."
But some people are so powerful that they can find out everything about her with just one sentence.
"Chen Zhan, have I ever told you that lying makes your nose grow longer?" His voice was soft, but very firm, with a sense of preciousness that was lost and then recovered. "You just like me."
His heartbeat trembled violently, and he suppressed all her hidden thoughts and did not allow her to retreat again.
But she really didn't know how to face him.
He moved closer to her and tilted his head to kiss her, but the scar that was aching slightly seemed to be torn open again, and blood was gushing out.
She dodged.
He Jing was stunned for a moment.
They were so close that they could even hear each other's breathing. He didn't force her, but slowly pushed her away and released her hand.
He stood in front of her, watching her keep her head down, and he already had an idea in his mind.
"It's okay," his calm voice echoed in the quiet atmosphere at the moment. The tone of relief in his voice made Chen Zhan pay attention. "I know what you are still thinking, Chen Zhan. I have waited for you for five years and will continue to wait for you."
"Wait until the day you see clearly into your own heart."
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