Chapter 32 Chapter 32 No one would dislike Lu Zhao. ...
32.
Lu Zhao's coat was too big for Jiang Nian, so he rolled up his sleeves and straightened his collar. Jiang Nian felt embarrassed by such meticulous care; he wasn't a child.
There were two young girls sitting next to Jiang Nian and Lu Zhao. They watched the interaction between the two, made eye contact, and their eyes flickered with a hint of excitement.
Jiang Nian happened to turn around and met the eyes of one of the short-haired girls.
The girl looked a little younger than him, probably still a college student. She was pretty, with a faint dimple when she smiled. She pulled two cheering fans from her bag and handed them to Jiang Nian, saying, "These are for you."
There were a few cute little people painted on the fans, and Jiang Nian immediately recognized them as the band on stage. He took one of the fans and handed it to Lu Zhao, then asked the two girls, "Are you fans?"
The two girls nodded. The girl with short hair looked at the singers performing on stage with admiration in her eyes. She said, "They are really good. They will definitely be very popular in the future."
Jiang Nian then looked towards the stage and said with a smile, "Their songs are indeed very nice."
The two girls' eyes suddenly lit up, and they looked extremely happy. Their way of expressing their gratitude was simple: they handed Jiang Nian the snacks they had brought with them. Jiang Nian took two candies from the candy and said with a smile, "That's enough."
He couldn't eat anymore, and didn't want to take the other girl's snacks, so he deliberately picked two candies and shared them with Lu Zhao. But when he turned around, he saw the two little girls holding hands, looking at him and Lu Zhao with strange eyes and smiles, looking very excited.
He was a little confused, turned to Lu Zhao and whispered, "What's wrong with them?"
Lu Zhao had a candy in his mouth and a candy wrapper with a strawberry printed on it in his hand. His gentle temperament and his current appearance made him look more like the big brother next door, and he seemed even more approachable.
Lu Zhao glanced at the two girls, smiled and said, "I don't know."
Jiang Nian said "oh" and watched the performance seriously.
The two watched from the audience for a while, then prepared to go back. When they parted, the two little girls came over and smiled and whispered, "Brother, I wish you a long and happy life together."
Jiang Nian was stunned. It was only then that he understood what the looks of the two girls just now meant.
They were actually shipping themselves and Lu Zhao as a couple! This was so wrong.
Jiang Nian's face flushed red, and he waved his hands hurriedly: "No, you misunderstood, we are not..."
A large hand with distinct joints reached out and held his. Jiang Nian stopped talking abruptly, and the heat surged up uncontrollably. For a moment, he didn't dare to look back.
Lu Zhao simply pressed down Jiang Nian's waving hand and then released it. The warmth in his palm faded away as soon as it touched. He smiled at the two girls and said, "You misunderstood. Our relationship is not what you think."
He smiled and spoke in a gentle tone. Although he denied it, his eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at Jiang Nian who lowered his head.
The two little girls were a little confused. They looked at each other, then looked at Lu Zhao, and both showed a look of sudden enlightenment. So that's how it is.
While Jiang Nian wasn't noticing them, they made a cheering gesture to Lu Zhao.
These two girls were unexpectedly smart. Lu Zhao's smile deepened and he nodded as if to say thank you.
All this happened in the blink of an eye when Jiang Nian was distracted. When he looked up, the two girls had already quickly united with Lu Zhao. The girl with short hair said to Jiang Nian, "I'm sorry, it was a misunderstanding."
Jiang Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's okay, then you guys go have fun, we'll go back first."
Jiang Nian and Lu Zhao quickly left the stage, leaving the music behind. Although the surroundings were bustling, the atmosphere between the two of them was quiet.
For some reason, Jiang Nian couldn't stand such silence today. In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the look the two girls gave them and their blessings.
No, I have to say something.
He spoke as naturally as possible and said with a smile: "Lu Zhao, those two girls just now were really interesting. They actually mistakenly thought we were a couple, haha..."
His laughter stopped when Lu Zhao beside him stopped walking, his dark eyes fixed on him. Jiang Nian also stopped. A crowd of people gathered around him, and the lead singer's voice could still be heard in the distance.
Jiang Nian was inexplicably nervous. He felt that he might have said something wrong and shouldn't have spoken.
But there shouldn't be any problem with this, why did Lu Zhao stop? Jiang Nian was confused, pinching the hem of his suit, veins popping out on the back of his fair hand.
I don't know how long it took, a minute or just a few seconds? Jiang Nian heard Lu Zhao hum and continue forward.
Jiang Nian stood there for two seconds before catching up. Lu Zhao looked at the surrounding stalls and asked him, "Are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?"
Jiang Nian looked at Lu Zhao's expression carefully. Seeing that he looked relaxed and not angry, he shook his head. He was not hungry at all, so he asked Lu Zhao, "Are you hungry?"
Lu Zhao said no. When they first met here, Jiang Nian bought a lot of snacks. Lu Zhao didn't like to eat a lot at night, so the portion was just right. He didn't plan to eat another meal in the evening.
A few simple words of conversation brought a smile back to Jiang Nian's face. He felt that he was a little nervous today. Lu Zhao was not that magnanimous. Why was he always worried that he would be angry? It was really wrong.
Jiang Nian relaxed, a smile in his eyes, and looked very relaxed: "Then come with me for a walk, I'll bring some back for my parents."
Lu Zhao agreed.
At 8:30 in the evening, Jiang Nian and Lu Zhao came out of the food area with some snacks in their hands, and the surroundings suddenly became spacious.
Jiang Nian took out his phone to contact the driver, but Lu Zhao said, "The wind is strong. It might rain soon. I'll take you home."
His car was on the side of the road with its hazard lights on.
Jiang Nian could indeed feel the dampness in the air. He hadn't expected the sun to shine brightly during the day, only to suddenly change at night. Rain clouds gathered in the sky, and even the wind turned cold. Jiang Nian contacted his driver and asked him to go back by himself while he took Lu Zhao's car.
The lights in the Jiang family villa were on. Jiang Nian got out of the car and turned around to invite Lu Zhao: "Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?"
Lu Zhao said no, firstly it was getting late, and secondly he came empty-handed and it wasn't formal enough.
Jiang Nian didn't force him. After saying goodbye, he walked towards the villa. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but turn around and saw Lu Zhao sitting in the car still looking at him.
What kind of look was that? Jiang Nian didn't know how to describe it. He felt as if he was back on the island where the earthquake happened that day, in that half-enclosed tent.
When Lu Zhao saw Jiang Nian turning around, he did not retract his somewhat presumptuous gaze. He even curled his eyes and waved at Jiang Nian, asking him to go into the house quickly.
Jiang Nian's mind and heartbeat were in a mess. He didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly went into the room.
Lan Xin and her husband were waiting in the living room. When she saw Jiang Nian come in, she smiled and said, "You're back. Did you have fun playing with your friends?"
Jiang Nian stayed at the Food and Music Festival to hang out with Lu Zhao, and told his family that he would play for a while longer and not come back for dinner.
Jiang Nian put the snacks she brought back on the table. Lan Xin and her husband seemed very interested and shared the food.
Jiang Nian said hello to his parents and went back to his room. When he got inside, he received a video invitation from Shen Rong.
Chen Rong must have just returned to the hotel, still wearing his suit. He looked in good spirits, his eyes bright. He was about to speak when he suddenly noticed something and said with a smile, "Those clothes you're wearing aren't your own, are they?"
Jiang Nian lowered his head and realized that he had forgotten to return Lu Zhao's suit.
Chen Rong was already laughing over there. Jiang Nian didn't have many friends, and since he wasn't around, it was impossible for him to wear a stranger's clothes. So it could only be...
Chen Rong said, "Are you with Lu Zhao today?"
Somehow, Jiang Nian thought of what the little girl in the audience had said. His heart skipped a beat, and he said stubbornly, "No, this coat belongs to my brother."
Shen Rong said: "Why don't I remember your brother having such a coat?"
Jiang Nian still refused to admit it: "How do you know my brother doesn't have it? Have you seen all his clothes? This one is new."
Chen Rong chuckled, with an expression that said, "Don't even think about lying to me." "How do you know I don't know? Your brother has been in a meeting all day, so how could he have time to go out and play with you?"
Jiang Nian pinched the sleeve of his suit, absentmindedly asking, "How did you know my brother was in a meeting all day today? Did you guys contact him?"
Before Jiang Nian was released from his confinement, whenever he secretly went out to play, he would ask Shen Rong about Jiang Hao's schedule, worried about being caught. Since he was able to go out freely, he no longer cared about his brother's work schedule.
Unexpectedly, Chen Rong still cared about his brother. Jiang Nian suddenly felt that he was not qualified to be a younger brother.
Jiang Nian's thoughts were simple, and he didn't notice that Shen Rong suddenly became quiet, with a slightly annoyed expression. Fortunately, Jiang Nian's attention was elsewhere, so he didn't notice.
Chen Rong cleared his throat and said, "So you went out with Lu Zhao today, right? Where did you go? Not to the bowling alley, right?"
If they went to the bowling alley, Jiang Nian couldn't have come back wearing Lu Zhao's coat. They must have been outdoors.
Knowing that he couldn't deceive Chen Rong, Jiang Nian told the truth.
When Chen Rong heard this, his smile deepened: "Lu Zhao accompanied you to the food festival? He was really nice to you. How was it? Did you have fun?"
Jiang Nian's heart moved. Yes, even someone like Shen Rong who knew Lu Zhao well could see that Lu Zhao would not like the Food and Music Festival. Lu Zhao stayed at the scene for so long just to accompany him. As for the reason why Lu Zhao did this...
Shen Rong knocked on the table over there, and Jiang Nian came back to his senses and said, "It's quite interesting. There are a lot of delicious foods over there." He calculated the time, "It won't be over until you come back. Let's go shopping together."
Shen Rong said okay, then stared at him with a smile.
Even through the camera, Jiang Nian could feel Shen Rong looking at his coat. It was just a coat, but Shen Rong's eyes made him feel as if he had done something taboo with Lu Zhao.
He explained, "Don't think too much about it. The weather suddenly changed, and I wasn't wearing enough. He was worried I might catch a cold, so he lent it to me."
Chen Rong said, "Oh~" and said, "How thoughtful."
Jiang Nian: "..."
There's no chatting today.
Seeing that the teasing was almost over, Chen Rong stopped in time and said with a smile the purpose of contacting Jiang Nian: "I bought you a gift. I will give it to you when I get back."
Jiang Nian nodded and said okay, then quickly hung up the phone with the excuse of taking a shower.
He took a quick shower and came out of the bathroom with his hair half-dried. A strong wind blew outside the window, but the temperature inside was just right. Jiang Nian poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it slowly, his eyes unconsciously falling on the suit jacket draped over the sofa.
Thinking of the look Lu Zhao gave him when they parted, Jiang Nian knew clearly that he could no longer avoid or deceive himself, and he could no longer play dumb.
Lu Zhao liked him long before he first realized it, otherwise there would not have been a life-threatening confrontation on the island.
On the island, he first caught sight of Lu Zhao's feelings, but he had lied to himself and refused to admit it. Then, they went to the bowling alley, and finally, today's food and music festival. He couldn't play the ostrich anymore and keep making excuses to deceive himself.
Lu Zhao treated him well, not because Lu Zhao was a gentle and kind person, but because Lu Zhao liked him.
Lu Zhao likes him.
As soon as this realization came to him, he felt like a deer was running around in his chest. It was a little sweet, but more of it was panic and worry.
——What about the plot? What about Shen Rong?
Chen Rong is Lu Zhao's official partner, so does that mean he stole Chen Rong's boyfriend?
It doesn't seem like it. Lu Zhao and Chen Rong are just friends now, close confidants. At most, he can be considered to have snatched Chen Rong's future boyfriend?
This was really funny, but Jiang Nian couldn't laugh.
Suddenly, a voice in my heart asked: "Lu Zhao likes you, what about you, do you like Lu Zhao?"
Like...or dislike?
Jiang Nian's expression changed slightly, and at this moment, a flash of lightning accompanied by thunder exploded outside, followed by heavy rain hitting the window, leaving behind surging water marks, as if the end of the world.
Jiang Nian was startled. He stood up and walked to the window to look outside with a worried look on his face. He quickly walked back and picked up his phone to send a message to Lu Zhao, asking him if he had arrived home safely.
He looked at the text he had sent on the chat interface, slightly lost in thought. He could deceive himself, but words written on paper could not deceive others. He was worried about Lu Zhao, he missed Lu Zhao, he...
The answer to that question just now, he seemed...
At this moment, Lu Zhao suddenly sent a video invitation. Jiang Nian exhaled and picked up the call. Lu Zhao had already returned home. The bright light above his head fell on him. Lu Zhao's smile was gentle and pure. He said, "I'm home now. Are you worried about me?"
Jiang Nian didn't answer, but just looked at Lu Zhao's face and counted his own heartbeats.
Boom, boom, boom...
Jiang Nian heard Lu Zhao's housekeeper coming up to talk to him. Lu Zhao responded in a low voice, then asked the housekeeper to arrange for the driver to stay for one night. The wind and rain outside were too strong, and the visibility was extremely low, so it was unsafe to drive.
Listening to Lu Zhao's gentle and pleasant voice, Jiang Nian thought that he knew the answer to that question.
Lu Zhao is so gentle, strong and outstanding, no one would dislike Lu Zhao.
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