Chapter 61 A Winning Hand with Four Stars - Xingmian
Bowen patted Ayu on the back: "Silly girl."
Then she helped Boss Xu tidy up the blankets on the bed, folded up the thin blanket she had brought down from the second floor and placed it aside, carefully pressed the sides of the original blankets on the bed tight, and said with concern:
"When I woke you up for lunch, you only ate a little bit in a hurry. Are you hungry now? Should I go to the neighborhood and buy you some porridge?"
Xu Zhiyu leaned against the headboard and shook her head.
Ma Bo asked, "You really are something else. You rarely get sick, but look at how big this whole thing has gotten. The storm has just passed, and you've already caught a cold. I told you last night not to go out on the balcony in the wind and to just come in and sleep with me, but you insisted on going out to have some peace and quiet. Now you're finally getting some peace and quiet, aren't you?"
Xu Zhiyu: "Oh, it's nothing. I'm in good health, so I recover quickly. I'll just take it as it comes. I'm just feeling a little mentally tired."
As she said this, Ma Bo asked the question that had been bothering him.
"Now that we're all alone, do you want to tell me the details of Shen Siqing's affair? Also, what's the deal with that guy surnamed Lin? Is he a high school student? He seems a bit precocious, with that bitter and resentful look, like someone owes him money... Is there some secret between you two? That guy's family must be quite powerful..."
Ah Yu naturally had nothing to hide from her best friend.
Actually, she had wanted to share her complaints with Bowen for a long time, but she was afraid it would affect her work. Now that she had such a good opportunity, she was of course willing to tell her in detail!
Mr. Xu drank a lot of water and talked about everything from when he got together with Shen Siqing to his affair, down to the smallest detail. He recounted everything he could remember.
As for her relationship with Lin Xingmian, she mentioned it in bits and pieces, because they didn't actually have much interaction. It was just that he came to the supermarket to eat every day, then disappeared for a while, and then Xingmian suddenly appeared and beat up Xu Zhiyu's ex.
After listening to his best friend's story, Bowen fell into deep thought.
She said, "According to what you said, I think this Shen Siqing is actually very problematic. Is it possible that he didn't just have an affair with your employee, but that he's just a bad person to begin with? When you caught them, the things he said didn't seem like the behavior of someone who doesn't have much sex?"
Xu Zhiyu: "If he's really even more disgusting than what I saw, then I have nothing to say, I'm just an idiot!"
Ma Bo asked, "No, he's the one who's wrong, and he's the one with the problem. Why are you blaming yourself? It just means you have no dating experience and can't judge people well. Who could tell a guy like that? He's such a good actor, and you've already gone to the point of meeting each other's parents!"
"By the way, I searched for him this morning. I don't know who reported him for soliciting prostitution, but the report was successful."
Xu Zhiyu: "Huh? I'm really impressed."
She closed her eyes and sighed silently, "I really had a very good impression of him when I first met him. He was gentle, well-mannered, and very considerate in daily life. How could I have known he would turn out like this later??"
Ma Bo asked, "Let me tell you, this is blatant PUA! At first, they treat you incredibly well, making you feel dependent on them. Then they use all sorts of passive-aggressive tactics, plus personal attacks, criticizing every aspect of you, undermining your confidence and making you lose your willpower. This is real PUA!!"
Ah Yu was a little scared after hearing this: "Now that you say that, I'm actually glad I found out about their affair. At least I was able to stop the damage in time. Because cheating is my bottom line. No matter how nice he is or how much he comes back to beg me, I will never get back together with him."
"I don't know if he was manipulating me, but later on I did often feel emotionally drained, insecure, and constantly felt inadequate, and I was unhappy every day. I clearly remember that I never felt this way before I was in a relationship."
Ma Bo asked, "So you should be glad you broke up. It's like God couldn't stand it anymore and was helping you filter people out."
"There's another important question: have you... slept with him?"
Xu Zhiyu shook her head nervously: "No, we did have some intimate moments, but we never even kissed."
"Huh? You've been dating for almost a year and haven't even kissed?" Ma Bo asked incredulously. "But as long as you haven't slept together, that's fine. That scumbag is so promiscuous, who knows if he has any diseases?"
"My God!" Mr. Xu covered his mouth. "You mean he might..."
The other party nodded affirmatively.
Xu Zhiyu remembered something important and her heart started pounding in her chest.
She said in a panic, "What should we do? Xingmian beat him so badly when he was disciplining him, he bled a lot, and Xingmian's hands were also scraped. This kind of thing can be transmitted through blood..."
"Don't panic," Bowen said calmly. "We'll talk to him when he comes to the supermarket after his evening self-study session, and then immediately take him to the hospital for testing."
Boss Xu's eyes were filled with panic. If she accidentally implicated Xingmian, she would rather be the one who contracted the disease!
Ma Bo asked, "Don't scare yourself. Chen Siqing's parents are both very educated, and he's not stupid. Even if he likes to play around, he'll be careful about these things. Everything can only be confirmed after the hospital tests are done."
Ah Yu: "Hmm..."
...
Bowen went to the restroom, and when he came back, he saw that the warehouse was full of roses that had already wilted a bit.
She asked, "Why are you keeping so many roses in the warehouse? This isn't how you do romance! These flowers wilt so quickly, it's such a waste."
Mr. Xu sighed, "How could someone as meticulous as me be willing to be extravagant?"
"Huh?" Ma Bo asked, a little confused. "What's going on?"
“Xingmian bought these. I woke up yesterday morning to find the room full of flowers, and I even dreamt about eating them…” she chuckled.
Ma Bo asked, "Then how are you going to clean this? How are you going to get it out? It's so troublesome..."
Xu Zhiyu: "Tomorrow, someone from the florist will come to replace the old ones."
Ma Bo asked, "6, that's really 6."
She joked, "You've got someone like that by your side, and you still find Shen Siqing attractive? You're really something. To be honest, I think this younger brother is really great. He's even made the news for you. Aren't you going to repay him by offering yourself to him?"
"What?" Mr. Xu blushed with a hint of helplessness. "He's only a high school student. What can a high school kid know? These things are just whims. I couldn't persuade him otherwise, so I let him have his way. He has a long way to go, and nothing is certain."
"Hey, don't give me that nonsense. We've all been through high school, haven't we? Besides, don't there couples in high school who date all the way to college and then get married? High schoolers already have a concept of love and are fully capable of liking someone on their own. Compared to after entering the workforce, I think his feelings now are much purer."
After Ma Bo finished speaking, he stared at her intently.
"Actually, you are wrong. Your mistake is that love is a matter between two people, but you consider too many things. Do you think love is like doing business? Considering location, customer flow, peak and off-peak seasons? Absolutely not! Completely wrong! Before, when we talked on the phone about Shen Siqing, you said you liked his gentleness, thoughtfulness, and attentiveness. You could list so many things in one breath, including your personalities, oh my, how perfectly compatible you are... You've made it seem like you have to prove to everyone that you two are perfectly matched in terms of timing, location, and people!"
"Miss Xu, let me tell you, this isn't how you love someone."
"Hmm?" Ah Yu tilted her head. "Then tell me, what is it like to love someone?"
Her best friend grabbed Mr. Xu's hand and said in a deep voice:
"Loving someone is a matter of bad timing, bad location, and bad relationships, even if the whole world is against it—you still want to be with them."
"Loving someone means loving their flaws and your triggers, but you still want to be with them."
"To love someone is to constantly and uncontrollably miss them, to subconsciously want to be close to them, and to feel your heart flutter when you hear their name..."
"Then let me ask you, do you still think you used to be the kind of person who loved to ponder things?"
Boss Xu seemed to have realized something; she pouted and shook her head.
"Let alone the whole world, if even one of my parents or friends had opposed my relationship with Shen Siqing, I think I would have wavered and seriously reconsidered," she said earnestly.
Ma Bo asked, "Think about Lin and you carefully. From my perspective, although I'm a little annoyed by his act of trying to compete with me for you, the way he looks at you and his actions towards you... well..."
Xu Zhiyu: "What?"
Marbo asked, "Do you like him?"
Xu Zhiyu: "Him? Who?"
Marbo asked, "Who's the first person you think of?"
Xu Zhiyu: "Uh..."
"That's not a good idea; I don't want to bother others."
Ma Bo asked, "Is he someone else to you? Others probably wouldn't risk their lives for you to get revenge, right?"
Caught off guard.
Bo's question touched a raw nerve in her heart, striking a nerve with what she feared most.
Mr. Xu suddenly burst into tears for no apparent reason.
"Bowen, I like Xingmian."
Tears streamed down her face as she finally mustered the courage to speak.
"But I'm scared. It's such an important time of year. I'm afraid it will affect his college entrance exams, and I'm also afraid that some unexpected event will suddenly happen and give me another fatal blow... Bowen... I feel like I can't bear it. What happened between Aqing and Jingjing almost shattered me. I'm so scared. I really can't face it. If I have him, what should I do if I lose him one day?"
Ma Bowen understood; this is what happens when you care too much about someone.
It seems that Ayu really, really likes Lin Xingmian.
Xu Zhiyu sobbed, "We're really out of step with the times. He's my younger brother, so he can be immature, but how can I allow this wrong thing to continue going wrong? We're not allowed to be together, we can't define our relationship, and we can't be lovers! But actually, none of that matters anymore, because things are good as they are now. We accompany each other and protect each other. I can stay single and not get married, as long as I'm by his side. He can date and do whatever he wants in the future!"
"Xu Zhiyu, I never realized you had such a strong sense of order." Bo Wen sighed.
"Is it that difficult? If he's not an adult yet, just wait until he is. If he's not grown up yet, just wait until he grows up. You're only five years apart, not fifteen!"
“You think you have very deep feelings for him, so deep that you’d stay single for life, but in my opinion, his feelings are definitely more significant than yours, without a doubt.”
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