Chapter 73 73 "Zhanzhan is quite good at controlling you."
This hysterical confrontation ended with Chen Zan saying, "Let's not meet again in the future."
Chen Zan left, his back looking resolute.
Jiang Yu stood there and watched her figure gradually disappear. He frowned with a headache. He put his hands on his hips and sighed heavily. His face was cold, which was completely different from his gentle self.
His hasty actions only pushed her further away from him, and he felt a little regretful.
Chen Zan was very sad. She was sad that five years ago, Lou Yan was so traumatized by Jiang Yu that she was forced to break up with He Jingsui. She was even sadder that Jiang Yu would do something like that to hurt her mother and let her misunderstand her for so many years.
Her eyes felt sore and she sniffed to hold back the bitterness in her throat. Little did she know that Lou Yan called her the next second.
The word "Mom" of the caller was displayed on the phone screen. Chen Zan was stunned and clicked the answer button with trembling fingers.
She picked up the phone and put it to her ear, but didn't speak first.
"Zhanzhan?"
These two words were enough to crush Chen Zhan's heart, which had been built up all the way. The red in her eyes deepened. She suppressed the urge to cry, suppressed her trembling voice, and remained calm.
"Um."
"Are you... okay?" The voice on the phone was cautious.
Chen Zhan choked up, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"Xiao Yu he..."
"Mom, I have nothing to do with him anymore. He is no longer my brother Jiang Yu."
"Ah..." Lou Yan blamed herself a little, "Zhanzhan, that incident back then was also my fault. I was too sensitive, suspicious, and emotional..."
"Mom," Chen Zhan's voice was filled with bitter tears, his lips trembling as they opened and closed, "I don't blame you..."
"I should say sorry to you."
Chen Zan was very sad. She dragged her heavy body back home, but she didn't expect to see He Jingsui at the door. She thought it was an illusion until he raised his eyes, noticed her and walked towards her.
The man's tall figure blocked some of the light in the corridor, standing in front of her like a mountain.
She raised her eyes and met his gaze. In those dark eyes, Chen Zan caught some anxiety.
"Where have you been?" He frowned slightly. "Why didn't you reply to my message?"
His voice came from above her head frame by frame.
"Do you know that if you don't show up I'm going to rush in..." His voice stopped abruptly at the last word because he saw that Chen Zan's face was full of sadness and unhappiness.
He Jing then changed the question and asked her, "What's wrong with you?"
This sudden concern was the most likely to cause a fragile psychological defense to collapse. Chen Zhan turned away and shook her head. But the next second, He Jingsui raised his hand and pinched her chin, straightening it and lifting it up.
Their eyes met again.
This time, he clearly saw the sadness in her eyes, which were filled with tears.
He subconsciously thought that she was wronged, frowned and asked coldly: "Who bullied you?"
When he asked that, Chen Zan felt so jealous. It was like going back to the time when they were together five years ago, and He Jingsui would never let her suffer any grievances.
"No..." Her voice choked slightly, "No one bullied me."
Raising her hand as well, she released his.
Chen Zhan didn't want to talk about the past anymore. She knew that incident was a thorn in their side.
Every touch caused a dull pain.
She didn't want him to feel bad too.
So she chose not to say anything.
But this had a different meaning in He Jingsui's eyes. His eyelashes concealed those subtle emotions and he looked at her again.
She hid the sadness in her eyes, and the smile at the corners of her lips was forced and stiff.
It didn't make him feel at ease, but it made him feel distressed.
"Why did you come to my house?"
He just looked at her like that, as if he wanted to tear off the thin mask of disguise she had put on. His lips moved in and out, "Looking for you."
"What's up?"
"Yes," He Jingsui couldn't stand her sadness and pulled her wrist without giving her a chance to regret, "Come with me."
He Jing then took her downstairs, and Chen Zan realized that his car was parked on the side of the road. She didn't notice it at all when she passed by just now.
He Jing then opened the passenger door for her and let her in.
Not knowing where she was taking him, Chen Zhan hesitated. She did not immediately do as he said, and her eyes looked at him cautiously.
Silently accepting Chen Zan's scrutiny, He Jing chuckled and curled the corners of his lips. The deeper the curve, the more obvious his malicious intentions. He raised his hand and placed it on the car door, looking at her lazily.
"Why," he asked her casually, "Are you afraid that I'll sell you out?"
“…”
That's not what I meant.
Chen Zan quickly withdrew his gaze. In He Jingsui's eyes, his little look looked like he had done something wrong and was caught feeling guilty.
"Don't worry," He Jingsui teased her with a smile, "I'd be reluctant to sell it even if someone else wanted to buy it."
These words made Chen Zan blush.
"Can you please speak seriously..." Chen Zan didn't even dare to look up at her. After saying this, she sat down in the car.
This familiar tone made him suddenly feel that the distance between them had become closer. He Jing then curled the corners of his lips, and the deep curve revealed his contented mood at the moment.
After closing the car door, he walked around the front of the car, opened the driver's door, and got in. The person in the passenger seat sat obediently, legs together, fingers resting on knees, twisting together, slender and white, making it hard to look away.
He suddenly remembered a hot summer in the past when he had held these hands and done things that made her feel dirty. At this moment, he recalled those moments that made him sink and become addicted, that caress and embrace, and the heat once again climbed into his heart.
His Adam's apple rolled slightly as he struggled to pull himself out of the addictive memory.
He started the engine and drove out.
He Jingsui brought Chen Zan to a popular internet-famous restaurant in the city center. It had just opened, and there were many ears of wheat and bouquets of flowers at the door wishing good luck in the opening. There was also a long red carpet with small colorful notes scattered on it.
"Why did you bring me here?" Chen Zan turned his head to look at the man beside him with a puzzled look on his face.
"You'll find out once you go in." He looked at Chen Zhan, tilted his head towards the restaurant entrance, and slowly raised the corners of his lips. He said to her, "Let's go in first."
After saying that, He Jingsui went to the restaurant first, and Chen Zan followed closely behind him.
After entering, Chen Zan saw He Shiyi at a glance.
"Zhanzhan!" He Shiyi also saw her, raised his hand and greeted her with a smile.
Jiang Qiannan was also there, sitting next to He Shiyi.
Chen Zan and He Jing then walked over.
The first sentence he heard was an accusation from He Shiyi, "Brother, what took you so long to bring Zhanzhan here?"
"Something happened temporarily and I was delayed." He Jingsui didn't mention Chen Zan's matter and just brushed it off with one sentence.
Then he considerately pulled out a stool and let Chen Zan sit down.
This action stunned everyone present.
Chen Zan looked at He Jingsui. The man seemed to still maintain his previous habit. Pulling out the bench for her seemed like a natural action.
She was a little dazed.
Until He Jingsui's voice sounded, pulling her back from the direction she was about to run to, "Sit down, why are you standing there?"
Chen Zan reacted a little slowly and then sat down.
He Jingsui sat next to her.
He Shiyi's eyes drifted between the two of them, the corners of his lips slightly raised, implying some deep meaning.
However, that gaze was quickly noticed by He Jingsui. He slowly raised his eyelids and his gaze fell calmly on He Shiyi's face. Their eyes met in the air.
It was such a light look, yet it made He Shiyi blush.
She pretended to be casual and turned her gaze away, no longer looking at him.
Getting back to the topic, He Shiyi cleared her throat and told them the purpose of coming here. This restaurant was opened by a friend of hers and just opened today. She wanted to invite some friends to come and try the food and help her give a review.
It just so happened that He Shiyi also wanted to take this opportunity to get everyone together to chat and participate in the filming of her next video.
Since it was a tasting, their friend gave them a free meal so they could eat as much as they wanted in one go.
"Where did you meet this friend? Is he reliable?" Jiang Qiannan couldn't help asking after hearing her words.
"More reliable than you."
“…”
"Little devil," Jiang Qiannan raised his hand and poked her head speechlessly, "You feel uncomfortable if you don't talk back to me for a day, right?"
"Yeah," He Shiyi pressed on, "I just like to argue with you."
Jiang Qiannan pulled the corner of his lips slightly, not angry with her, and even went along with her, "Yes——"
"I'm the only one who can stand your princess temper."
He joked with her, "If you want to change it to your brother, try it."
"My brother..." He Shiyi said, and his eyes looked uncontrollably in the direction of He Jingsui, and found that the man's attention was all on Chen Zan.
An idea suddenly struck her mind, and she went down the stairs, "My brother can't stand my temper, but he can stand Zhanzhan's temper."
Chen Zhan was startled when he heard his own name.
He Jingsui also looked at her.
He Shiyi's eyes were filled with evil intent, and he said slowly in front of them: "Zhanzhan says one thing, my brother dare not say another; Zhanzhan says east, my brother dare not go west."
“…”
"Brother, do you admit it?"
She brought up the topic so smoothly that before Chen Zan could react, the person next to him responded with a lazy smile, "He Shiyi, you are quite good at manipulating people, aren't you?"
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and that kind of relaxation and nonchalance made him look extremely relaxed.
Even answering this question seemed very natural and easy for him.
Her heart was trembling, and the throbbing that was hard to ignore was clearly felt in her heart.
Chen Zhan could only ignore their words and remain silent.
But He Shiyi raised her ten fingers and shook them left and right, correcting He Jingsui's words bit by bit.
"No," she said with a triumphant expression on her face, as if she had grasped He Jingsui's weakness. She raised her eyebrows confidently, "It's not that I can manipulate people."
"Yes, Zhanzhan is quite good at controlling you."
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