Qin Yuhuan hung up the phone while Ziyi was complaining angrily.
Ziyi's temper, which is like a little cannon and explodes at the slightest provocation, is really interesting.
Qin Yuhuan started working on the night scene, while Ziyi calculated the time and arrived at the restaurant where she had an appointment with Shu Baizhu.
Shu Baizhu is also a little famous. He almost always has to be fully armed when he goes out, and a private box is indispensable. When she arrived, Shu Baizhu had not arrived yet, so Ziyi ordered tea and food according to Shu Baizhu's preferences.
"You are still the same as before, always liking to come early." Shu Baizhu was not surprised to see Ziyi the moment he opened the door.
During their dates, Ziyi would always arrive ten minutes or even half an hour early to check out the environment.
"It's a habit. If this place doesn't live up to its reputation, we can evacuate in advance and find another place."
Ziyi always likes to make multiple preparations. If this restaurant doesn't work out, she has other alternative restaurants as long as it doesn't delay her plans.
Shu Baizhu sat down, and Ziyi took her handbag and hung it on the goose storage rack beside her. Just as she turned around, she heard Shu Baizhu ask inexplicably, "Is it hard to always squeeze in time in advance?"
"fine."
What Ziyi didn't say was that in the past, she would only arrive early when meeting Shu Baizhu. Otherwise... with her family background, there was almost no one in her social circle who needed her to "arrive early."
"You never seem to take credit for this."
When the waiter came in with a tablet, Shu Baizhu took a look at the menu, ordered a few dishes, and then ordered some others.
After the waiter left, Ziyi spoke, "I used to think it was a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. Now, there's no need to mention it, right? I originally wanted to come on time, but habits are hard to change in a short time, so don't take it to heart, and don't misunderstand me."
These few words were so straightforward that Shu Baizhu was dazed.
"Why are you..."
Before coming here, I had made up my mind to let it go, but I left with a calm and relaxed attitude. The resentment that had been buried deep in my heart for a long time suddenly grew wildly like bamboo shoots watered by spring rain.
The thumb pressed hard on the index finger, and the pink nail turned white briefly due to the force, but was soon filled with pink blood color.
"Xiaozi, you... aren't you going to ask me?"
After all, Shu Baizhu was used to being passive, so after trying for a long time, he could only squeeze out this sentence.
"What did I ask you?" Ziyi didn't get what Shu Baizhu wanted her to ask. "It's about...your family situation. Is Shu Baiqi okay?"
Shu Baizhu: ...
"I don't know if he's okay," she rubbed her brows. "If my parents want to save him, they'll give me money. That's all I have, Xiaozi. I won't ask you for a loan."
The current stalemate problem is that parents can come up with money, but they are reluctant to spend it. They always feel that there is still a way for them to squeeze the money.
To put it bluntly, Ziyi's momentary coldness and rejection was just a temper tantrum towards Shu Baizhu. As long as she softened her temper and said a few nice words, Ziyi would still take care of it.
The same attitude was adopted towards Shu Baizhen's problem. No matter whether he studied or worked, Shu's parents were undoubtedly betting on Shu Baizhu's conscience.
Ziyi: ...
"It's actually okay for you to ask me to borrow money, Shu Baizhu. After all, we've known each other for so many years. I'm not afraid that you'll run away without paying, nor will I belittle you or have a negative impression of you just because you asked me for help."
Shu Baizhu sighed, "Xiaozi, this is not what I want to say. I don't want to talk about my family today, but on second thought, you and I, we can't get rid of my family affairs to talk about."
Ziyi was confused by Shu Baizhu.
"Actually, I chatted with Qin Yuhuan," Shu Baizhu suddenly brought up the name of a third person besides the two of them.
The three words "Qin Yuhuan" made Ziyi subconsciously curl up the corners of her lips.
"She said I should talk to you." Qin Yuhuan always spoke objectively and reasonably. Even if Shu Baizhu refused at the time, she would always be persuaded in retrospect. "Ziyi, about our relationship."
Ziyi fell silent, not knowing for a moment whether she should feel sad that "Qin Yuhuan actually still wanted her to reconcile with Shu Baizhu" or be surprised that Shu Baizhu "was talking to her about feelings for the first time in his life".
The waiter began to serve the dishes to the private room.
She found that the menu this time was different from what she ordered.
When going out to eat with her, Shu Baizhu hardly bothered to order food, and their eating habits were actually not very similar.
For example, she loves spicy food, but Shu Baizhu prefers lighter food. When she was in Licheng, she didn't even add chili peppers to her noodles. Every time Ziyi ordered dishes, she would order according to Shu Baizhu's preferences, and there would not be a single chili pepper on the table.
Even when it comes to tea, Ziyi likes to drink green tea, while Shu Baizhu likes to drink scented tea.
But the dishes served this time were almost all Ziyi's favorites, with only a few light dishes.
"Xiao Zi, I know you treat me very well," Shu Baizhu said, using a serving chopstick to pick up some meat from the chopped pepper fish head and handed it to Ziyi. "You always go along with me on everything. Actually... it's not your fault. Sorry."
"I do not understand."
Although she had clearly decided not to look back, Ziyi's eyes still swelled when Shu Baizhu said, "It's not your problem." It was not only for her own life, but also for...
From the previous life.
"I don't understand, Shu Baizhu, I once thought you liked me too."
"Yes, Xiaozi." Shu Baizhu stared into Ziyi's eyes, and there seemed to be a trembling in his eyes. "At the beginning, I liked you."
"At the beginning?" Ziyi caught the key point. "What at the beginning?"
"In the first year of high school, when we were innocent classmates from the next class, Xiaozi." Shu Baizhu avoided Ziyi's gaze and sighed silently. The bitterness in her heart surged like a wave, and her throat tightened with pain. "Remember that time when I went to buy powder for you? That day, all I could think about was, Xiaozi, please don't ignore me. I hope Xiaozi won't be angry with me. From now on, I will give you priority in my time."
"I secretly went to your class and looked at your wish list. Among the pile of wishes filled with your favorite universities, I recognized your handwriting and saw that you wrote Jin University. So even though I knew there was no top art school in Jin City, I still applied here."
Ziyi stood up in disbelief, and the chair made a harsh sound as it slid across the ground.
"Why?"
She stared at Shu Baizhu intently, her hands hanging at her sides clenched into fists. "Why are you telling me all this? Why didn't you tell me before? Why are you so cold to me?"
Ziyi has too many problems.
Compared to Shu Baizhu opposite her, her resentment and resentment have been accumulated for two whole lifetimes. It would be fine if Shu Baizhu didn't like her from beginning to end, but why?
Why did he suddenly tell her that he actually liked her?
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