Chapter 46 Enlighten Her
The dinner finally ended, and Zhou Qingti was already in a daze, feeling as if his soul had drifted away.
As soon as she got home, she went into the bathroom and took off her expensive dress and million-dollar jewelry.
Zhou Qingti stood under the shower and let the water droplets hit his face. He held his breath for a long time before he regained some sense of reality.
This dinner gave her a glimpse into Lu Yanzhi's true social status.
She seemed like a cheap vase beside Lu Yanzhi, and she felt inferior.
The door of her heart that had opened slightly closed again tonight. She now only wanted the contract to expire quickly, Lu Yanzhi to transfer the balance to her and then divorce her.
As soon as she finished taking a shower, Zhou Qingti returned to her own room and told Lu Yanzhi that she was tired.
Lu Yanzhi didn't notice anything wrong with her. She had indeed worked hard tonight. He knew that she had some social anxiety, but if she wanted to make their relationship public, she would have to face everyone's gaze.
However, everyone's attention will not always be focused on one thing, and the days to come will continue as usual.
Everything was normal under the sun. Zhou Qingti still went to the store every day and still had meals with him.
But Lu Yanzhi clearly felt that she had erected a wall against him. He didn't understand. Shouldn't they take a step further?
Why has the gap widened?
Lu Yanzhi asked her at the dinner table: "Have you been worried about anything recently?"
Zhou Qingti said calmly, "No."
Lu Yanzhi asked twice but got no results. He even asked Xiao Li from the dessert shop, "Has your boss been acting strangely lately? How's his mood?"
Xiao Li looked innocent: "No, it's quite normal. I feel pretty good, too."
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National Day is coming soon, and many people are busy planning their National Day holiday, but for the catering industry such as dessert shops, there is no holiday.
But this year, Zhou Qingti broke the convention and announced that stores No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 would be closed during National Day.
Xiao Li opened the ticket purchasing app on his phone and said, "Great! I'll buy a ticket home now."
Zhang Yan: "Can I still buy a ticket now? I've booked a ride-hailing service."
While everyone was discussing how to reunite with their families, she was thinking about how to cancel the National Day family dinner.
If it all ends up being a bubble, why should she make her elders worry about her?
During dinner, Zhou Qingti and Lu Yanzhi brought up the matter: "Can you tell your dad to cancel our dinner for National Day?"
Lu Yanzhi put down his chopsticks: "Why? Is there something wrong with you?"
"No." But she didn't give a reason.
Lu Yanzhi stared at her deeply for a few seconds, sighed imperceptibly, picked up his chopsticks and picked up some food for her: "Eat first."
After they finished their meal in silence, Lu Yanzhi put the dishes into the dishwasher and washed a plate of grapes for her.
Lu Yanzhi placed the fruit plate in front of her, sat opposite her, looked at her seriously, and said, "Can you tell me what's on your mind?"
Zhou Qingti didn't dare to look into his eyes. She took a quick glance and fixed her gaze on his Adam's apple. She didn't know how to start. Should she talk about her inferiority complex?
Seeing her silence, Lu Yanzhi had no choice but to take a step further: "You've been acting strange since you came back from the dinner. Can you tell me why? Or what happened that day?"
Zhou Qingti glanced at the dishwasher working. "I just think we're going to get divorced next year, so there's no need for our parents to move around too much."
Hearing this, Lu Yanzhi's chest seemed to be on fire, but he still asked softly, "Have you decided to divorce when the time comes?"
He was answered by silence.
Lu Yanzhi lowered his voice and said, "Zhou Qingti, I hope you can speak directly about any ideas you have. We should communicate."
This was the first time he called her full name so seriously.
Zhou Qingti shifted his gaze to his eyes; he seemed very serious.
Lu Yanzhi was a man who spoke his mind. He looked into those confused eyes and said seriously, "I don't want to divorce you.
I want you to be my real wife, not just a piece of paper.
I know you're with me because of money, but haven't you ever been attracted to me?"
Lu Yanzhi finally expressed his feelings, and the depression in his heart dissipated a little.
Zhou Qingti didn't expect him to confess suddenly. After they finished their simple dinner, he confessed with the sound of the dishwasher serving as background music.
Zhou Qingti rubbed her face with her palms. Since he was so frank, she had nothing to hide.
She made up her mind: "I just feel that our status is too different. I used to do things for money, but now that it involves feelings, I can't control my own wild thoughts. I'm sorry."
Lu Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, then he understood her thoughts.
He stood up and walked to her side and squatted down, with a look of heartache in his eyes: “Why do you have to say sorry.
Everything I have now is the result of the hard work of several generations of my family. I have been climbing up on their shoulders since I was born, and my current position is what I deserve.
You don't need to feel inferior, you are very good. Everything you have now is earned by yourself. If you had the same resources as me from the beginning, you would definitely be the same as me. "
Zhou Qingti didn't expect him to comfort her like this. Although her lips were tightly pursed, the wilted sapling in her heart secretly relaxed.
"Really."
“Of course, you always say you are a salted fish, but in my opinion, it is the success after achieving the goal that makes you like this.
I'm no different from you. I eat whole grains, and even rich people eat at street stalls. I don't attend formal events every day. And you behaved very well that day. Didn't you see the media saying we're a perfect match?
Lu Yanzhi was really good at seeing through people's hearts. He saw the crux of the problem right away, and every word he said touched her heart.
Zhou Qingti believed what he said. She was a confident person, but she felt a little inferior recently because she was shocked by the huge gap she faced for the first time.
What Lu Yanzhi said tonight successfully narrowed the gap, and he took her hand and crossed it.
Zhou Qingti was silent for a while, as if thinking about his words.
“No.”
Answered his most insignificant question.
Lu Yanzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stood up and rubbed her head. Her head was small and round, and her hair was smooth and felt particularly good.
"Then you really should take a closer look."
Lu Yanzhi forwarded her a news link from a public account in the business community.
"We didn't let the media report it widely. We only let this one media outlet publish it because we didn't have a wedding and we didn't want you to be talked about."
Zhou Qingti felt warm in his heart, and he took good care of her.
In this case, let's just let it go. Being a salted fish is what she is best at, isn't it?
Seeing that she was finally in a better mood, Lu Yanzhi breathed a sigh of relief and picked up a grape and put it in his mouth: "Have you told your parents?"
"Not yet." Zhou Qingti exited the news report, switched to the phone app and called Zhou's mother.
"Hey, Mom, Lu Yanzhi's dad wants to invite you, Dad, and Grandpa and Grandma to the old house for dinner on National Day."
"We said we're getting together... on the 1st... OK, then you can bring grandpa and grandma over."
Although Lu Yanzhi did not get a clear answer from Zhou Qingti, her behavior showed that she had accepted this relationship.
That's enough, leave the rest to time.
After Zhou Qingti finished the call, he opened his Moments and prepared to post a selfie from the day of the dinner.
That night, she was so sad that she forgot that she would not post expired photos.
But her look that day was so beautiful, and she didn’t know when she would look as beautiful again, so she was unwilling to not post it.
Lu Yanzhi noticed her movements and placed his hand on her head: "Why don't you send us a photo together?
Zhou Qingti raised his head, his eyes as innocent as an orange cat: "But it's not on my phone."
"I'll send it to you." Lu Yanzhi used his other hand to operate the phone and sent a few photos that Ah Hai had taken of them.
Zhou Qingti simply edited it and posted four frames on his Moments.
After sending it, he held up the phone in front of Lu Yanzhi and said, "Mr. Lu, take a look. Are you satisfied?"
Lu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up: "Satisfied."
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