She originally wanted to continue pretending, but when she saw her mother's sharp yet doting gaze, she knew that she could no longer hide anything.
So, Zhu Tingyue simply stopped hiding it, slowly raised her head, and a very flattering smile bloomed on her face.
She gently shook her mother's arm, like a cute little kitten acting coquettishly to its owner, and said in a coquettish voice: "Mom, you are Yueyue's most beloved person in the world! Please don't ask any more questions, okay?"
As she spoke, Zhu Tingyue deliberately pouted her lips and made a pitiful look.
But she forgot that she was now in the appearance of Shen Yanqiu. Mother Zhu didn't know whether she bought it or not. Her face was still serious and her tone was not as gentle as usual: "Can't I ask? My daughter is grown up and has her own secrets! Mom won't tell her!"
This statement, which seemed like a complaint but was actually a question to get to the bottom of the matter, prevented Zhu Tingyue from trying to get away with it.
She pouted and fell into her mother's arms, trying to respond with silence, but her mother's next words made her raise her head suddenly.
"Hey, I think Xiao Shen seems to be interested in Wan Yun!"
Before Zhu Tingyue buried her head, she raised it up at lightning speed, and her voice became much louder: "Impossible! Chen Yanqiu would never like Wanyun!"
Zhu's mother's expression remained unchanged, and she even smiled a little. She raised her eyebrows and asked her, "How did you know?"
Zhu Tingyue realized instantly that her mother was lying to her!
Her fair face turned red in an instant, as if it was ignited by a flame.
The body that was about to throw itself into the warm embrace of the mother suddenly froze, then slowly straightened up, with the back as straight as a taut guitar string.
The fingers seemed a little at a loss, rubbing the corner of the clothes back and forth in panic. The corner of the clothes trembled constantly with the movement of the fingers.
"Don't want to tell me?"
Mother Zhu's voice sounded again, with a hint of doubt and concern. These four simple words were like a thunder, exploding in Zhu Tingyue's heart.
When Zhu Tingyue heard her mother's question, she hesitated for a moment before she mustered up the courage to raise her head.
However, when her eyes met her mother's, it was as brief as a flash of lightning across the night sky, and she quickly lowered her head again.
Although she never uttered a word from beginning to end, her evasive eyes and tightly pursed lips spoke for themselves, and the meaning was clear.
Zhu's mother understood and said sympathetically: "Since you don't want to talk about it, forget it! You are grown up now, you have your own ideas, just know the limits!"
Her words made Zhu Tingyue feel guilty. Her mother loved her the most, so should she lie to her?
Zhu Tingyue's eyebrows were tightly furrowed together, as if they were tied into a knot that could not be untied.
There was a trace of confusion and struggle in her eyes, and it seemed as if there were two little people arguing fiercely in her heart.
After some struggle, she finally decided to tell her mother, but her mother had already stood up and left.
Zhu Tingyue sat in the empty living room, and after much thought, she decided to go and talk to Chen Yanqiu about the future.
The two of them definitely won't be able to be replaced in a short period of time, so they need to discuss how to arrange their time during this period.
Zhu Tingyue went upstairs and knocked on the door, but there was no movement from inside. She turned the handle, but it didn't open. The door was locked.
What's going on? She was confused and called Shen Yanqiu's name while making a phone call.
The phone rang for a long time before Shen Yanqiu answered it. Zhu Tingyue asked the doubts in her heart: "What's wrong with you? Why did you lock the door?"
Shen Yanqiu murmured with a heavy nasal tone: “I’m sleepy, let me sleep for a while.”
Zhu Tingyue sensed that his tone was not right and immediately became anxious: "Are you feeling unwell? I'll ask someone to come and take a look."
"No need, just take a rest for a while. I'm hanging up!"
Shen Yanqiu didn't give her a chance to speak and hung up the phone.
Zhu Tingyue's inner anxiety was constantly magnified. Chen Yanqiu had never been like this before. Was he concerned about their identities?
The door couldn't be opened, so she asked the housekeeper to find a spare key. Soon, Zhu Tingyue appeared in front of Shen Yanqiu.
He lay quietly in bed, looking listless and sickly, as if shrouded in an invisible fatigue.
Even when Zhu Tingyue came closer, he just glanced at her lightly with his dull eyes. There was no fluctuation in his eyes, not even a trace of joy or surprise.
Then, as if he had used up all his strength, he slowly turned his head away, leaving Zhu Tingyue with a desolate and lonely back.
Zhu Tingyue thought he was worried about what happened in the morning, so she walked up to him and asked softly, "What's wrong with you? Can I ask someone to come and take a look?"
Shen Yanqiu was still the same, and his tone was even weaker than before on the phone: “It’s okay, I’m sleepy!”
You haven't said enough, there must be something wrong!
Zhu Tingyue's face was even more anxious, and her eyes were filled with anxiety. She spoke faster, "Let's solve the problem together. Don't keep it in your heart. You know, if you're not feeling well, I'll feel bad too. Do you want to see me like this?"
She was exaggerating, and Chen Yanqiu did not fail to hear it, but he was still willing to listen to her words that she cared about him.
His heart softened, and he took the initiative to hold Zhu Tingyue's hand. His clear and cool eyes were full of tenderness, and he explained in a low voice: "How could I bear to do that? Don't worry, I just feel uncomfortable, and I'm not thinking about anything else."
After hearing what he said, Zhu Tingyue ran out and came back after a while.
She lay down on the bedside of Shen Yanqiu again, looked at him with eager eyes, and reminded him worriedly: "Shen Yanqiu, no matter what happens, you must tell me, and you are not allowed to hide it from me! Do you understand?"
Chen Yanqiu forced a smile and pretended to be angry: "Why? Have you hidden anything from me? It's too unfair to only let me do this!"
Zhu Tingyue scratched his nose and said as a matter of course: "Of course I didn't hide anything from you! Don't worry, I, Zhu Tingyue, am the most fair person in my work. Convincing people with reason is my principle. You don't have to worry about this."
Chen Yanqiu didn't believe this. He curled his lips, cast a suspicious look at Zhu Tingyue, snorted softly, and stopped talking.
"Hey, what do you mean? You don't believe it?" Zhu Tingyue asked.
Chen Yanqiu didn't believe it, he really didn't believe it, but he couldn't say it, especially he couldn't mention a name that made him feel like a thorn in his throat. Wouldn't it seem like he was fussing if he brought it up?
So, he just didn't answer Zhu Tingyue's words.
If Zhu Tingyue had a high level of self-awareness, she should have explained everything to herself honestly.
Unfortunately, Zhu Tingyue failed to satisfy him and kept repeating the need to be honest and not to deceive each other.
The more Chen Yanqiu listened, the colder his heart became. Zhu Tingyue didn't even know what she was fussing about. In her long string of words, not a single word was what he wanted to hear.
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