Chapter 21: The Jinjiang Solo Female Protagonist Has Run Away! ...
The night in the suburbs is beautiful. The sunset glow spreads across half the sky, like a fire burning from the horizon. The flames spread all over the sky, and the golden, purple and red colors complement each other, gorgeous and colorful.
As the sun sets, the remaining warmth of the earth dissipates, and the evening breeze blows onto the terrace, bringing a slight chill.
Lu Mingxuan is not only diligent and positive at work, but also good at housework. He chooses everyone's preferences from the semi-finished products prepared by the chef and makes a suitable dinner in the shortest time.
Jiang Chen looked at the rich dishes on the table and gave Lu Mingxuan a thumbs up: "Assistant Lu, you are awesome!"
[As expected of the best special assistant in the book, he is good at both business and cooking. 】
[That bastard Gu Tingsen couldn't dig him out, so he murdered him. What a wicked person.]
Lu Mingxuan is used to doing these things, Lu Chiyuan would not say such things, and Xu Chen only talks nonsense. This is the first time that someone has expressed recognition for his hard work.
Lu Mingxuan felt a little embarrassed and said modestly, "It's just so-so. Sit down and try it."
Jiang Chen looked at the seat in front of him. Lu Chiyuan and Xu Chen sat facing each other, with a chair beside each. Xu Chen was drinking, and Lu Chiyuan was cutting steak.
Thinking of the awkward situation upstairs just now, Jiang Chen wanted to sit next to Xu Chen, but Xu Chen was interested in Lu Mingxuan, so if he sat there, he would be like a third wheel.
There are already many decorative lights on the terrace, so there is no need for them to glow.
Jiang Chen moved slowly, Lu Mingxuan caught up with him, walked past him, and sat directly next to Xu Chen.
Now Jiang Chen had no choice.
Xu Chen took out the decanted red wine and poured it for everyone, raised his glass and said, "It's really not easy for me to organize this party. If you don't drink tonight, don't even think about going back to sleep."
"Come on, you have the worst alcohol tolerance." Lu Mingxuan bluntly exposed his past, "You have a bad drinking habit, but who would throw themselves on others when they are drunk? Want kisses, hugs, and coaxing?"
Jiang Chen was embarrassed, his hand holding up the cup froze in mid-air, and before he could clink glasses with Xu Chen, he silently withdrew his hand.
He looked at Lu Mingxuan who was completely unaware, then looked at Xu Chen who was looking at him with a playful expression, took a sip of wine, and pretended that he heard nothing.
[This is such a sad story. How many times has Lu Mingxuan been tricked? Is he too straight, or is he not good enough? ]
Jiang Chen began to doubt, his eyes unconsciously swept towards Lu Mingxuan's lower abdomen, and his gaze gradually changed.
[It is not impossible to hang small peppers on a big tree. 】
Lu Chiyuan paused while cutting the steak, closed his eyes, and finished cutting the last piece as usual. He raised his hand and placed the steak in front of Jiang Chen, which successfully interrupted his improper thoughts.
Lu Chiyuan slightly turned sideways to draw Jiang Chen's attention to himself: "Don't worry about them, just do whatever you want."
As night fell, the afterglow of the sunset and the colorful lights on the terrace mixed into shadows that fell on Lu Chiyuan. He looked at Jiang Chen with a gentle smile, which softened his slightly sharp eyebrows and eyes, giving him a kind of enchanting beauty, like an elf transformed by the night.
Jiang Chen's heart trembled, and the scene of the social death upstairs flashed through his mind. He thanked him vaguely, turned his head away and dared not look any more, eating steak in silence.
Lu Chiyuan turned around and sat up straight with satisfaction, and his ears were quiet.
The steak on the plate was tender and juicy, and each piece was just the right size.
Hmm? Every piece?
Jiang Chen, who was enjoying the food, realized something and looked up. The steaks on the other two people's plates were a whole piece and had not been cut into pieces, while his had already been cut into pieces.
He turned to look at Lu Chiyuan, who was cutting his own portion. His hand holding the knife was slender and powerful, and his movements were graceful and slow.
Xu Chen and Lu Mingxuan were arguing, but he was not affected. He was quiet and steady. Just by looking at him, people felt that life was peaceful at this moment.
Jiang Chen's face flushed. This was the first time in his life that someone cut steak for him.
Maybe this was just a convenient thing for Lu Chiyuan, but for him, it was a different experience.
In his world, care is a distant word. He is used to being alone, eating alone, riding alone, and shopping alone.
But since he came to this world, his work tied him together with three people. There were people who cared about him and people with whom he could play and fight, which made him yearn for liveliness.
It was a little late to say thank you, so Jiang Chen took the initiative to raise his glass to toast.
Xu Chen saw it and came over with a cup in hand: "Don't sneak away, drink together!"
The four people's wine glasses clinked lightly in the middle, and the crisp sound was like a short piece of music.
As the night drew near, the dinner party had just begun.
Maybe it was because Lu Mingxuan's straight man remarks were too hurtful. Xu Chen drank a lot of wine tonight, but he was not drunk. Instead, Lu Mingxuan was drunk by him.
Lu Mingxuan leaned back in his chair to rest. Xu Chen took the opportunity to touch his chest and pinch his nose, smiling as if he had won: "Who is the weakling?"
Lu Mingxuan waved his hand away without opening his eyes.
Xu Chen snorted and turned to look at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was instantly alert, crossed his hands, and made a gesture of refusal: "I really can't drink."
Xu Chen was amused. He didn't want to persuade Jiang Chen to drink, but Jiang Chen's reaction was so cute that he suddenly felt playful: "It doesn't matter if you can't do it, as long as Lu Chiyuan can do it. Right, President Lu!"
Lu Chiyuan was not let off either. Facing the ambiguous words thrown at him by Xu Chen, he just glanced at him calmly and said, "You are drunk."
"Tsk, that's boring."
Xu Chen waved his hand, glared at Lu Chiyuan with disdain, and said to Jiang Chen: "When you were with him, didn't you think he was boring? If someone doesn't enjoy flirting, will he also be boring in bed?"
Xu Chen is outspoken and speaks boldly.
Jiang Chen was stunned by the question: "Huh?"
Is this something he can listen to?
No, is this something he can answer?
Why did Xu Chen ask him?
Jiang Chen asked three questions in a row.
[How can I know what Brother Lu is like in bed? It's not in the book! He doesn't even have a girlfriend in the book. I'm still wondering if he's not good enough!]
Lu Chiyuan glanced at Jiang Chen, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of danger in his slightly blue eyes.
He can't?
Very good, this was the second time he heard Jiang Chen's damned voice slandering.
"What's your reaction? Can't you tell me? How about I ask in private?"
Seeing Jiang Chen avoiding the question, Xu Chen gave him a look that said "I understand". He was just asking casually, but now he really wanted to gossip.
He looked at Lu Chiyuan provocatively, his eyes looking him up and down, becoming increasingly vulgar.
"He and I are not in that kind of relationship. Don't ask him weird questions." Lu Chiyuan saw that Xu Chen was drunk, took the wine in front of him, and ended the topic with one sentence.
Xu Chen didn't believe it and said excitedly: "Aren't you two together? Lu Chiyuan, are you being a scumbag again?"
Another one, it sounds like Lu Chiyuan was a scumbag in the past.
Lu Chiyuan didn't bother with the drunkard.
Jiang Chen didn't realize it at first, but when he reacted at this moment, he was shocked. Is this the kind of relationship between him and Lu Chiyuan?
He doesn't know anything.
The two of them usually communicate about work, so how did this misunderstanding come about?
Jiang Chen was full of question marks, feeling embarrassed and amused. It turned out that Xu Chen had always thought that he and Lu Chiyuan were in that kind of relationship. No wonder Xu Chen wanted to open Lu Chiyuan's wine to celebrate on his first day in the company.
"I have always regarded Brother Lu as my brother, and I have learned a lot from him." Jiang Chen explained. This was a more decent answer.
Xu Chen showed a confused expression. In his memory, Lu Chiyuan was only so special to Jiang Chen. He would give him clothes and watches, act as his driver, and protect and take care of him.
He looked at the two people in front of him, his consciousness went blank for a moment, and the words of rebuttal came to his lips and disappeared.
He was at a loss for a moment, and then took a completely different turn.
"The college entrance examination is coming soon. How are you going to deal with Shen Zhiyi? You can't lock her up at home after the college entrance examination, right?"
As friends, Xu Chen and Lu Mingxuan were familiar with Shen Zhiyi's affairs. They had been with Lu Chiyuan for the past two years and had seen him drop his job because of Shen Zhiyi many times.
"I'm going to send her abroad."
After Lu Chiyuan talked with Jiang Chen that night, he became much calmer and was not so obsessed with Shen Zhiyi's affairs.
He had seriously considered that Shen Zhiyi could make mistakes and get into trouble, but she could not give up herself for a man and become someone else's vassal. The Shen family carefully cultivated her in the hope that she would have an independent personality. She should be self-reliant and self-reliant, rather than being a dodder.
If China is Gu Tingsen's home turf and they are destined to have an ill-fated relationship, then send her away.
Lu Chiyuan accepted the various challenges he would face with Gu Tingsen in the future. Whether it was Lu Mingxuan or Xu Chen, he could fight with Gu Tingsen for them, but Shen Zhiyi's cheap feelings could not be mixed in.
What’s funny is that in the past, because Shen Zhiyi was against going abroad, Lu Chiyuan rarely had this idea.
This time, his thoughts were extremely clear.
Xu Chen finished the last sip of wine in the glass and agreed, "It's a good idea. Let her go out and change her environment. Let her get in touch with new people and things. Maybe she will change. Besides, uncle and aunt haven't seen her for so long. They must miss her a lot."
Lu Chiyuan's eyes were cold: "I don't plan to send her to meet her parents."
Jiang Chen mentioned in his heart that his parents would also become victims of Shen Zhiyi's love life, and there would also be unstable factors in them. Before everything became clear, Lu Chiyuan chose to separate them.
Xu Chen tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Alright, let her be independent."
He yawned, stood up shakily, and said, "I'm sleepy, it's time to go to bed. Lu Mingxuan, get up and carry me upstairs."
Lu Mingxuan opened his eyes while sitting on the chair. Perhaps it was because he was used to it, he was confused for a while, then he stood up and supported Xu Chen, complaining, "My drinking habits are terrible. Next time I drink with you, I will be a dog."
Jiang Chen looked at them worriedly and stood up to help.
Xu Chen waved his hand: "No, I'm not drunk, and neither is he. You help Lu Chiyuan, and I'll tell you quietly, he won't show his face when he's drunk, but he will become very obedient, whatever you say is what it is, and he'll let you do whatever you want."
Xu Chen spoke very loudly, and it didn't sound like a whisper at all. Not only Jiang Chen heard it, but Lu Chiyuan also heard it.
Jiang Chen looked at Lu Chiyuan. He had only drunk one glass of wine tonight. At this moment, his eyes were clear and his mind was sharp. Compared with Xu Chen, who was drunk, he seemed like he could drink until dawn.
Jiang Chen touched his little heart and had evil thoughts.
[Very well behaved? Try getting him drunk next time. ]
Lu Chiyuan raised his eyebrows. He admired Jiang Chen's boldness which was inconsistent with his appearance. His expression became dangerous: "You want to try?"
Jiang Chen quickly denied it and smiled awkwardly: "No, how could I be that kind of person?"
The more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes.
Lu Chiyuan looked at him. He was also very curious. What would a person who would blush when naked in front of him look like if he got drunk?
When Lu Chiyuan thought of that pink, his Adam's apple moved slightly. He picked up the wine glass and used the wine to cover up the heat in his heart.
Jiang Chen stopped drinking. He sat in a chair and enjoyed the cool evening breeze.
The sky is full of stars, indicating that tomorrow will be another good day.
The weather in June had been sunny for many days in a row, but on the eve of the college entrance examination, a sudden rainstorm diluted the heat in the air and brought a hint of coolness.
After that, it was cloudy for two days in a row.
In the original novel, Lu Chiyuan took two days off to accompany Shen Zhiyi to take the exam in order to take care of her.
However, in reality, Lu Chiyuan worked overtime for two days in a row and did not accompany Shen Zhiyi to take the exam. He just asked Jiang Chen to help order a bouquet of flowers, which he would give to Shen Zhiyi when he picked her up home on the day she finished the exam, to celebrate the successful completion of her high school life.
Then you can start your new life abroad.
But unfortunately, the bouquet of flowers was not sent.
In the conference room, Lu Chiyuan, who was in a meeting, received a call from security.
There was a lot of noise on the other end of the line and the security guard sounded panicked, but even so, he still told Lu Chiyuan the whole story.
"Boss, the young lady is missing. I sent her to the examination room today and waited for her at the door, but I didn't see her until all the candidates in the school had left. I went into the school and asked the invigilator, and he checked for me and found that the young lady was absent from the exam today."
The first exam on the second day of the college entrance examination is a comprehensive subject, which lasts two and a half hours.
If Shen Zhiyi had planned to leave since she entered the school, she could have walked a long way in two and a half hours. Plus the security delays, it would have taken even longer.
The people in the conference room didn't know what the person on the other end of the phone said. They only saw Lu Chiyuan's face suddenly darken, his whole mood became extremely agitated, and a dangerous aura surged around him.
The security guard's voice was infinitely amplified in his mind, shattering the path he had planned for Shen Zhiyi.
Shen Zhiyi used her actions to mock Lu Chiyuan's good intentions.
Lu Chiyuan remained silent for a long time. The security guard did not dare to hang up the phone and was sweating from nervousness.
Everyone in the conference room sat upright, not daring to breathe.
The atmosphere was tense for a moment, Jiang Chen's eyelids were twitching wildly, and his mind was particularly sharp at this moment.
[Qiuqiu, what did the heroine do? 】
[Wow, Chenchen is awesome, he guessed it right, the heroine ran away! ]
Jiang Chen's pupils suddenly shrank.
[She is crazy, right? In the original novel, she was admitted to a good university. Although she and Gu Tingsen had a complicated relationship in college, at least she finished her studies and has a skill.]
[Hasn't she always been abnormal? She met her best friend, the female supporting role Lan Luo, at school, and under her instigation, she reconnected with the little yellow-haired boy. Lan Luo instigated her to run away from home, saying that this would let Lu Chiyuan know her determination, and she listened to her~]
Snowball drawled, a humanized sneer appearing on the cat's face.
[Lan Luo brought her a set of clothes today and asked her to put on makeup and dress up as a boy so that she could confuse people and escape when there were the most people around.]
[She and the little yellow-haired boy have probably already reached the next city! With her ID card in hand, her trip will be much smoother.]
Jiang Chen was confused after hearing this.
Little Yellow Hair is a tool that pushes the hero and heroine to meet at the beginning of the original novel. Does Jiang Chen call him Yellow Hair because he hates him? No, he has no name in the book.
Such an inconspicuous marginal character is the bad attribute label added by the author to the heroine. After promoting the plot, he disappears under the author's pen.
[She and the little yellow-haired boy ran away in order to meet the male lead. She and the male lead have already met, so isn't this part of the story over? Why did it go back again? Is there a bug here? ]
Xueqiu also felt strange and looked through his own data. College life took up a large proportion of the story. When Shen Zhiyi ran away, the subsequent story line was equivalent to missing a part.
[Um, Chenchen, it’s because the Shen family died. No one promoted the Shen family’s role, so the world consciousness found the little yellow-haired boy.]
In the original novel, after Shen Zhiyi finished the college entrance examination, Lu Chiyuan relaxed his control over her. Aunt Shen saw her playing in the villa every day, and earnestly advised her to go out and find a job and be self-reliant, so that she would appear virtuous and be liked by others.
Instead of staying at home every day, eating, drinking, having fun, or shopping.
Aunt Shen lectured her about wasting money every day and actually found her a receptionist job, and persuaded her to go to work.
Shen Zhiyi didn’t know what she was thinking, but she really went and met the male lead again at work.
The beginning of a melodramatic love story with the indispensable brainless white flower, who is incompetent at everything and easily attracts the attention of the domineering boss.
The domineering president’s words to woman, “You have caught my attention” is the beginning of our next meeting.
Jiang Chen was speechless. He looked at Lu Chiyuan worriedly. He felt sorry for him.
[This mess is only so big, how long will it take to clean it up? ]
"The college entrance examination is a big deal. If a student disappears from the examination room, it proves that there are loopholes in the school's security. Call the police directly. Follow up the police investigation and contact me if you have any clues."
Jiang Chen's voice soothed Lu Chiyuan's emotions, and the anger in his heart subsided little by little. The consciousness that made him rush out to find Shen Zhiyi regardless of everything faded, and then was suppressed by his reason.
The atmosphere in the conference room also eased a little.
He calmly instructed that since Shen Zhiyi was unwilling to take responsibility for her own life and only wanted to play the game of chasing each other, there was no need for him to continue to follow behind and plan for her.
She left without saying goodbye, so he could reasonably suspect that it was a premeditated kidnapping, and it was reasonable for him to call the police.
The security guard on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment. Lu Chiyuan's unusual attitude frightened him, and he asked cautiously, "Aren't you going to handle it?"
Lu Chiyuan thought that this was no longer necessary.
"If someone is missing, you should call the police. I won't be more professional than the police." Lu Chiyuan paused and said, "I'll let Uncle Lin go."
Shen Zhiyi is still a member of the Lu family. Calling the police will inevitably involve her previous suspension from school, which will bring about bad public opinion.
The security guards have limited capabilities in dealing with such matters, so Lu Chiyuan will let Lin Bo handle it.
The people in the conference room didn't dare to look directly at Lu Chiyuan, but from his conversation with the person opposite, they vaguely guessed something.
Lu Mingxuan and Xu Chen looked at each other, full of doubts about Lu Chiyuan's decision.
Lu Chiyuan noticed the expressions of the people around him. Those confused faces seemed to be telling of his ruthlessness.
Shouldn’t he be circling around Shen Zhiyi?
Shouldn’t he put down his work and go find Shen Zhiyi immediately?
Why did he change? No longer chasing after Shen Zhiyi?
The meeting room was silent. Lu Chiyuan had a slight headache and began to feel irritated again.
[Oh my god, what kind of answer is this in a dream? Brother Lu, you finally gave up being such a big loser! ]
Different from everyone else's reaction, Jiang Chen looked at Lu Chiyuan with sparkling eyes, suppressing the smile on his lips again and again, with surprise in his eyes.
Perhaps at this moment, he was the only person in the conference room who was happy for Lu Chiyuan.
His inner voice interrupted the spellcasting of all world consciousness.
Lu Chiyuan broke free from his annoyance and looked at Jiang Chen.
The young man looked at him with scorching eyes, full of admiration and satisfaction.
Lu Chiyuan decisively hung up the phone and continued the meeting.
The people in the conference room woke up as if from a dream. They stopped worrying about Lu Chiyuan's family affairs and focused their energy on work.
The meeting lasted another half an hour before it ended.
After leaving the conference room, Lu Chiyuan said to Lu Mingxuan: “Stop the secondary card I gave to Shen Zhiyi.”
Lu Mingxuan was startled, and Xu Chen couldn't help but come closer. He was a little sleepy, but now he became very energetic.
He looked at Lu Chiyuan again and again, stroking his chin and saying, "It's abnormal. It's extremely abnormal. Did the sun rise from the west today?"
There is no sun today, and even if there was, it would not rise from the west.
Lu Chiyuan just woke up.
He looked at Xu Chen and said, "Do you want me to go to school to deal with this matter?"
Xu Chen quickly said: "No, I think it's a good idea to hand it over to the police. This is an extremely wise decision, and it's better than any of your previous handling methods."
Lu Mingxuan nodded in agreement.
Lu Chiyuan was a little surprised. He had never seen the two of them oppose anything regarding Shen Zhiyi before, and he thought they always supported his approach.
Now it seems that these two people have been keeping it in their hearts and find it difficult to speak out.
Or were they just like him before, restricted by the plot and didn't think there was anything wrong with his actions?
Thinking of this, Lu Chiyuan turned around and looked at Jiang Chen who was lagging behind them.
Jiang Chen didn't have time to retract the smile on his face. When he met Lu Chiyuan's eyes, his body stiffened slightly and he put on a sad expression.
He didn't laugh, he was seriously "worried" about Shen Zhiyi.
"Why did she leave?" Jiang Chen pretended to be serious, "She is so irresponsible with her own life."
The word "irresponsible" means that Shen Zhiyi gave up on himself, it's no one else's fault.
Didn't she know what the college entrance examination meant? She knew it in her heart, but she was just pretending to be confused, waiting for Lu Chiyuan to cover for her.
If Lu Chiyuan withdraws, her so-called happy life will be shaky.
Lu Chiyuan saw through Jiang Chen's little thoughts. He was afraid that he would go back on his word and deny his rational decision, thus falling into a vicious cycle again.
"Jiang Chen." Lu Chiyuan stood there, waiting for Jiang Chen to walk towards him.
There is no sunshine outside the window today and the sky is a little dark.
Every step Jiang Chen took closer seemed to fall on Lu Chiyuan's heart. His eyebrows were depicted by his eyes and engraved in his heart.
Lu Chiyuan suddenly felt at ease.
The world consciousness is chasing and blocking him, trying to trap him in a cage.
Jiang Chen pried open the corners to make the cage leak air. He stood outside the cage, thinking about how to pull Lu Chiyuan out every day.
Jiang Chen walked up to him, saying innocently and obediently, "Brother Lu."
Lu Chiyuan's Adam's apple rolled, and he twisted his fingers lightly, his long eyelashes drooping to hide the strange color in his eyes: "Don't fall behind."
I need you.
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