Middle 48

  My phone rang in the warm room, I pushed Shendong: "Hey, phone."

  He frowned and looked at my phone which was ringing nonstop in the distance, let out a soft sigh, and finally handed it over to me.

  I looked at the number above and it was actually Liu Xian's.

  "Hello."

  "Sister!" Liu Xin's voice was very excited "You've come to Beijing?"

  I think it was probably my mom who told her, so I said: "Yeah."

  "Ah! Let's have dinner together!"

  I smiled and said, "Good, I've been asking for it."

  The person next to me pinched my waist, as if complaining that I had forgotten about him. I patted his hand and signaled with my mouth for him not to make a fuss.

  "Then can I call Shen Duan up?"

  I couldn't help but exclaim: "Huh?"

  "Can't I?" Her voice was very careful. "Although I'm in the same city as him, when I call him he never responds. I want to take this opportunity to see him... after all, you've also helped him."

  A pang of sadness welled up in my heart, and my voice was much lower than usual: "Mm, okay."

  Liu Xinhuan hung up the phone with a happy expression, and before long, Shen Zhong's mobile phone rang. I looked at him, he slightly frowned, as if extremely unwilling.

  "Let's go." I turned around and pretended to tidy up things. "It's rare for me to come to Beijing, so it's good to see her too."

  After finishing speaking, I went into the kitchen and closed the door. The sound of making a phone call outside was not very clear, and I didn't want to hear it clearly either. My heart was in a mess. Suddenly, I was confused and didn't know whether what I did was right or wrong. I am three years older than them, so I should take all the responsibility.

  But at this moment I suddenly felt tired.

  The kitchen door was pulled open by someone, Shen Zhong's face was as calm as water, seemingly very displeased. I didn't speak, I knew he must have something to say to me at this time.

  "Yao Jia..." He lowered his head and didn't look at me, as if what he wanted to say was hard to get out. "Don't think too much."

  "She's not your sister, you can say that again."

  He walked over and took my hand, still not looking at me, but said to my hand: "Shall we make it public?"

  "No way!"

  My reaction was intense, he stared at me in shock, I couldn't bear such a gaze, so I turned my head away.

  "What are you afraid of?" He grasped my hand. "What can I not give you? Can't we just keep deceiving Liu Xin for the rest of our lives?"

  I pulled my hand back: "It's not what you said... Shen Zhuo, Liu Xin likes you to the point where you're not unaware, if it's public, we shouldn't have hidden it from her from the start. Since we chose not to be honest with her at the beginning, then please cooperate with me and hide this matter from her as much as possible."

  Shen Duan didn't speak, his eyes growing colder as he stared at me, as if I were a stranger.

  Before I could even speak, he turned around and left, still wearing the pajamas I bought for him, leaving without looking back.

  I stood there in a daze, unable to say anything for a while. I didn't know whether I should persevere or chase after him.

  I admit I was selfish in this matter, but I always didn't know how to tell Liu Xin.

  In the afternoon, at a little past three o'clock, someone came knocking on the door. After I opened it, it was a man wearing glasses who looked very refined. When he saw me, he smiled and then politely asked: "Excuse me, are you Miss Liu Jialiu?"

  I nodded vaguely: "It's me. May I ask who you are?"

  "Hello, I am Zhang He, a friend of Mr. Shen. He asked me to change your room."

  It's really an understatement...

  "If it's convenient for you, can we move now?"

  I nodded: "Oh, okay, of course. What do you need me to do?"

  "Don't bother yourself, I'll get someone to help. You just go over there and see if there's anything we haven't prepared properly."

  "You're too kind."

  Zhang He smiled: "The young master's instructions, doing one's best is a matter of course."

  When I saw the villa in front of me, I couldn't help but take a deep breath. Zhang He, who was beside me, remained humble and polite: "Miss Liu, please get off the car, we're here."

  I looked at him: "Is this Shen Zhong's house?"

  He seemed to be avoiding mentioning Shen Dang's name and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It was a gift from someone else when the young master had his birthday."

  I nodded: "Thank him for me."

  Zhang He rarely smiled: "This matter cannot be replaced, Miss Liu, don't blame me for talking too much. Following the young master for so long, I haven't seen him care about anyone like this before. When he returned home today, it seemed like he had been greatly upset, and he stayed in his room alone, not opening the door to anyone who knocked. Later, it was our old master's persuasion that finally got him to open the door. He didn't even put on a good face for his own grandfather. Fortunately, the old master dotes on him and doesn't mind these things."

  This Zhang He looks like a cunning person, his emotions are not revealed on his face, I couldn't guess the meaning behind his words, so I simply ignored him.

  "Zhang wasn't someone who liked to get involved in these romantic affairs, but the young master is different." He looked at me "I think Miss Liu is also a sensible person now, why bother with such troubles?"

  I bit my lip and looked at this magnificent mansion, also smiling: "Because I've never lived in such a big house before, and this kind of house is just a gift to him. Mr. Zhang, tell me, should I be intimidated?"

  "A good match is important, but a harmonious marriage is not necessarily happiness. I've seen many cases of wealthy families' marriages, sometimes it's not a match made in heaven, and that's truly a suffering."

  Zhang He finished speaking and entered the house without waiting for me to respond. There were already people inside cleaning, he watched and directed them at the same time, suddenly looking like a strict person, with no trace of his previous elegance. I couldn't help but admire such a capable person who was willing to do things for Shen Duan, it really made me feel envious.

  After everything was settled, Zhang He walked over: "Miss Liu, is there anything else you're not satisfied with?"

  I shook my head: "Alright, thank you."

  "The driver will come back for you later."

  It's probably about going out to eat with Liu Xin, I nodded: "Got it, thanks."

  Zhang He pushed his glasses: "Miss Liu is being polite."

  After finishing speaking, he beckoned the others in the house to leave, leaving only one person who seemed like a nanny: "This is Jiang Ma, Miss Liu's daily expenses are all taken care of by Jiang Ma."

  Jiang's mother looks like a very simple and honest person, making people feel happy and loving.

  "Mr. Zhang's arrangements were thorough, thank you very much."

  "All these were arranged by the young master, and Zhang would not dare to take credit for them."

  I averted my eyes and didn't speak, looking around the room in all directions. Zhang He seemed to have let out a sigh, said something to Jiang Ma, then bid me farewell and left.

  Mother Jiang poured me a cup of tea: "Girl, come and have some tea, you must be tired after working all afternoon."

  I nodded and sat on the sofa, very comfortable and soft, it was the first time in my life that I had been served like this. But in my heart, a kind of melancholy rose inexplicably.

  Shen Diao, the distance between us is so vast. You rush with all your might, I chase with all my might, yet we still don't know if we can overcome the arrangement of fate.