Chapter 73 [VIP] Best Friend's Shield (11)

Nan Yan kept pursing her lips and smiling as she watched Fu Qingzhou finish his meal. She propped up her chin, and at this moment, Fu Qingzhou seemed to feel an endless warmth in his heart. Her bright eyes seemed to hide some kind of emotion, clear, moist, and with a hint of smile, almost making him think that she wanted to say something.

But Nan Yan still said nothing. She just collected all the empty bowls and packed them away. The two of them rested in the cafeteria for a while and chatted about some meaningless topics.

After they finished talking about non-nutritious topics and the lunch break was about to end, Nan Yan packed her things, stood up and prepared to go back.

But just as she walked out of the cafeteria door, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone. Nan Yan turned back to look at him in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there anything else..."

Before he could finish his words, Fu Qingzhou suddenly couldn't help but hold her in his arms, his palms on her back, the touch was warm. After he realized what he had done, his limbs were so stiff that they were almost uncontrollable, and the unique fragrance and soft skin of the girl made his mind go blank.

He didn't know why he did this?

It was as if my brain had lost its mind at that moment.

But seeing that she was about to leave, his body almost subconsciously became out of control. He wanted her to stay with him for a while longer and wanted to see her for a few more minutes.

After leaving the cafeteria, the heat from outside instantly hit his face. Fu Qingzhou was almost certain that his face was uncontrollably red. He didn't know how to explain his inexplicable behavior, so he just gave up and hugged the other person for a while.

Fu Qingzhou didn't let go until the emotions in his chest gradually stabilized. He coughed lightly, blushed and turned away uncomfortably, "I just... didn't mean it, don't mind it! And... well, it's very hot now, and it's getting late... be careful on your way back."

Nan Yan seemed to be startled by his action and was unable to react for a while.

She pursed her lips. The lunch box in her hand had been tightly clenched. She couldn't relax for a moment. When she came to her senses, she responded in a disingenuous way, "Hmm? Okay..."

Fu Qingzhou heard something wrong in her tone and couldn't help but look up at her. Only then did he see that her cheeks were slightly red. She was staring at the ground with a wandering look, as if she was a little angry and uncomfortable. She looked as if she wanted to say something but couldn't. It seemed that she had a lot to say, but in the end she said nothing.

Fu Qingzhou suddenly had an epiphany. Perhaps he was not the only one who had such strange emotions. He was not the only one who felt awkward. Nan Yan also had feelings for him.

For some reason, this realization suddenly made him breathe a sigh of relief, and he felt an indescribable excitement in his heart, as if everything was expected, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

…

Not long after leaving the cafeteria, Nan Yan suddenly received a call from Jiang Shaoyan. Looking at the caller ID on her phone, Nan Yan had an amused expression. This man hadn't contacted her for a long time. Did he regret it so soon?

In fact, Jiang Shaoyan didn’t know what was wrong with him?

He has been in a state of restlessness since returning to the office, especially during meetings. He kept frowning and it was unclear what he was thinking about. He stared at the documents on the screen for a long time without being able to come back to his senses. His assistant had already reminded him several times in a low voice.

But Jiang Shaoyan still couldn't calm down. He only felt a tightness in his chest. That endless panic not only did not disappear after seeing the two people, but it had a tendency to intensify.

He really couldn't help but wonder what was going on between them, and suddenly an impulse welled up in his heart, an impulse to see Nan Yan for no reason.

So before the meeting was over, Jiang Shaoyan left the conference room directly to call Nan Yan, leaving the employees in the room looking at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the meeting was suspended with the help of his assistant.

On the other side, Nan Yan waited until the phone rang several times before pressing the answer button. After a while, Jiang Shaoyan's slightly dull voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, it's me..."

Nan Yan naturally knew who he was, but she didn't know what he wanted to say, so she replied impatiently, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Jiang Shaoyan paused for a moment. He did not reply directly, but asked,

"Are you free tonight?"

Nan Yan refused without thinking: "I have other things to do tonight..."

Before she finished her words, she heard Jiang Shaoyan suddenly speak up. He probably heard the rejection in her tone, so he made up an excuse in a hurry, "Don't rush to refuse. I'm not looking for you for anything else. The lawyer said that there are still some follow-up procedures for the house transfer that have not been handled, so I need you to come back. I will take some time tonight to discuss it with you. You can come back early and we can go out for dinner together. I'll wait for you at home then."

After he finished speaking, he didn't give Nan Yan any chance to refuse and hung up the phone directly.

Nan Yan stared at her phone in bewilderment. Haha, when did the lawyer need a busy president like him to discuss the details of the transfer? And have dinner together? When did she agree to go?

But then she thought again, forget it. Since he is willing to wait, let him be. She won't be back on time anyway!

On the other side, Jiang Shaoyan didn't think so. He really didn't know what was wrong with him. Especially when he heard Nan Yan's voice, he suddenly found that his heartbeat became a little faster, and a very sour emotion arose in his chest. He felt depressed and uncomfortable, which made him unconsciously recall the past between the two.

He remembered the way she coaxed him with a soft voice, how shy she was when she kissed him secretly when he wasn't paying attention, and how happy she was when she tried her best to celebrate his birthday...there were so many things in between. When he thought about it, he realized that there were so many little things between them, even more unforgettable than the memories of him and Wanrou.

He knew that he had some feelings for Nan Yan, but that tiny bit of affection was far less lasting than the one he had for Wan Rou. He just didn't understand why he felt so disgusted when he saw Nan Yan and Fu Qingzhou together, so disgusted that he almost had an uncontrollable urge to rush up and separate the two of them.

He didn't know if it was possessiveness at work, or maybe a hint of guilt. After all, Nan Yan had been dating him for a while, and it was because of him that she had to get close to Fu Qingzhou. Yes, that's it, he just felt guilty.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shaoyan seemed to feel better, but just in case, he still had to give her some advice.

The only person Fu Qingzhou likes is Fang Wanrou. She should not rush forward without knowing anything and without any self-awareness. In the end, it will only cause embarrassment!

This time Jiang Shaoyan rejected Fang Wanrou's invitation. After get off work, he went straight back to the house where they lived before they broke up. Looking at the window on the upper floor that was dark, Jiang Shaoyan took out the spare key and went straight into the house. Nan Yan hadn't come back yet, and there was a sense of coldness and silence in the living room.

The furnishings in the house were not much different from when he left, but all the daily utensils had been replaced with single-person portions.

Jiang Shao consciously pushed open the door of the bedroom he lived in before. It didn't seem to have changed much, except that a lot of unused things had been put away. Perhaps no one had lived there for too long, and there was a thin layer of dust on the floor.

Jiang Shaoyan glanced at the time. It was only half past five, so it was still early. He simply sat on the sofa and waited for Nan Yan to come back. He waited from half past five after get off work until after ten o'clock in the evening. The longer he waited, the longer he waited, until Jiang Shaoyan had lost all his patience. Finally, he heard the sound of a key being inserted into the jack at the door.

Nan Yan did not expect that Jiang Shaoyan would wait until now and not leave. When she turned on the light, she saw Jiang Shaoyan sitting on the sofa, staring at her expressionlessly. She was so scared that she subconsciously took a step back, thinking that there was a thief in the house.

After seeing who that person was, she frowned unconsciously, as if she was a little surprised that he hadn't left yet.

Just as Nan Yan was about to pass him and go into the house, Jiang Shaoyan's deep voice was heard behind her.

"Where have you been so late?"

The figure who was originally sitting on the sofa stood up at some point, staring straight at Nan Yan with no expression on his face.

Nan Yan frowned slightly in annoyance, but soon relaxed her brows and replied naturally:

"I shouldn't need to tell you where I'm going, but you're still staying in your ex-girlfriend's house so late. Aren't you afraid that the person you like will misunderstand you?"

Being blocked by her words, the anger that had been accumulating in Jiang Shaoyan's heart almost burst out all at once, along with the nameless anger he had felt after seeing the two of them being intimate during the day, and even his handsome eyebrows were tinged with a layer of resentment.

He walked directly in front of Nan Yan and grabbed her wrist. "You think I won't know if you don't tell me, right? You're with Fu Qingzhou, right? What? Do you like him? Or do you think he will like you?"

Nan Yan pursed her lips, her face showing some anger as if someone had seen through her thoughts, and she turned her face away and ignored him intentionally.

Her silence was seen as Jiang Shaoyan's consent, so he tightened his grip on her wrist and his eyes became even angrier.

He didn't even know why he was so angry, to the point where he couldn't control his words.

"Why don't you talk? Is it because I'm right? Are you really with him? So where are you now, hugging, kissing, or have you already had sex?"

"Oh, you probably haven't slept with him yet, have you? Otherwise, it's so late, he wouldn't let you come back alone. But then again, is his room too small? It can't even accommodate the two of you living together?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Shaoyan felt that his tone was too harsh, so harsh that it was hurtful, and even full of jealousy and resentment. It was obvious that the person he liked was Wanrou, but now he was feeling crazy jealous because Nan Yan was with Fu Qingzhou?

It even got to the point where I couldn't control my emotions anymore and could only let them explode.

A trace of surprise also flashed across Nan Yan's face.

She didn't expect him to say such a thing. She pushed him away and shouted at him subconsciously, "What nonsense are you talking about? He is different from people like you!"

"Different?" Jiang Shaoyan sneered, his voice becoming more and more sarcastic, "Yes, that's right, I am indeed different from him!"

"Do you think he really likes you? It's just that he's down and out now and has nothing, so he desperately wants to hold on to someone who is nice to him."

"Do you know how stupid you look right now? Do you like to throw yourself at others' doorsteps so much? Do you like to suffer with him so much? Don't you know that the more a woman throws herself at others' doorsteps, the cheaper she will be?"

“Pah—”

Nan Yan's eyes were red as she raised her hand and slapped Jiang Shaoyan directly on the face, causing him to turn his head slightly.

All the anger in Jiang Shaoyan's heart stopped abruptly the moment her tears fell, and she even felt a little regretful.

"So, that's what you think?"

As soon as she finished speaking, tears began to fall from her eyes uncontrollably, and even her body was shaking slightly.

Nan Yan looked up at him and found that she couldn't stop crying. "When I liked you at the beginning, did you think so too? You thought I was cheap, a girlfriend who came to you at your doorstep. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't compare to the person you liked in your mind, right? So you abandoned me without hesitation, and then drove me to Fu Qingzhou without hesitation. All this was just because my feelings were too cheap, so they were not worth cherishing, right?"

"Jiang Shaoyan, you are such a jerk!"

Nan Yan was shaking her head and crying, her face almost completely wet with tears. Finally, she wiped the tears from her face vigorously and suddenly looked at him with some despair.

"I really regret ever loving you."

After saying that, she didn't want to pay any more attention to him, turned around and rushed straight into the bedroom.

Jiang Shaoyan was left alone with a pale face. He stood in the living room for a long time. He felt cold all over and there was a sudden sharp pain in his chest that was hard to ignore, as if countless steel needles were piercing him every time he breathed.

Why did it turn out like this?

He didn't think so. He really never thought her feelings were cheap.

He was just... jealous, jealous that Fu Qingzhou could get her favor, but the person he liked was obviously Wanrou.

If he didn't like her, why did he break up with Nan Yan for her? And why did he force Nan Yan to Fu Qingzhou? If these didn't count as love, then what did he do before?

Jiang Shaoyan covered his chest and suddenly felt panicky, a panic he had never felt before, as if he was really going to lose something...