【24.】

  He has been patiently coaxing me, even though I am three years older than him. But at this moment, I would rather be coaxed and hurt by him, some unspeakable bitterness that cannot be told to others, I want to cry to him, as if only in this way, all these troubles will disappear. I have never been a person who is willing to show my true feelings like this, let's just consider it my indulgence this time.

  People passing by couldn't help but stare, a handsome and charming man was squatting in front of a woman with a tear-stained face. What a huge visual impact! But at that moment, I only felt satisfied, my unease about Shen Dong finally slowly subsided a bit. Three years... this is the ridge between us. I'm afraid I'll fall in love with him, I'm afraid I'll love him unconditionally, and in the end, there's nothing left. Not even the self-esteem I've been trying so hard to maintain, then I'd lose everything.

  "Oh! Young master!"

  A fashionably dressed man walked over and looked at Shen Zhong: "Everyone's been looking for you, how did you end up here?"

  Shen Dang was still crouching in front of me, looking over with a sideways face impatiently: "What are you looking for me for?"

  The boy walked over, I took a closer look, he looked quite delicate and didn't have Shen Duan's aura. He also quietly sized me up with a glance, then smiled at Shen Duan and said: "Isn't this the sister you brought to dinner that time?"

  To match Shendong's height, he had no choice but to squat down. My vanity for the night was greatly satisfied.

  "This is Liu Jia." Shen Duan paused for a moment and asked, "Didn't I introduce you last time?"

  Although it was a question, even I could hear the discontent in Shen Dang's tone. Sure enough, that person hastily accompanied with a smile: "Remember, remember! The young master's person, how dare I not remember."

  "I'll be back in a moment." He said lightly, meaning "get out".

  "Alright, I'll head back first then."

  Seeing Shen Duan nodding, he dared to walk away.

  I couldn't help but burst out laughing. He looked at me, reached out and gently scratched my nose: "One minute crying, the next minute laughing. You're such a child."

  "Hey!" I waved my hand "Don't touch me."

  He stood up and sat down beside me, putting his arms around me. I struggled a bit, but after drinking, I was really powerless and could only let him do as he pleased.

  Shen Diao quietly hugged me, without making any other move.

  "What's with that attitude?"

  He lowered his head and looked at me: "What?"

  "Just now." I pointed to where that person was crouching "Isn't that your friend? Why are you being so arrogant?"

  "Who says he's my friend?"

  I was shocked: "If you're not friends, why are you going out together?"

  Shen Dang cried and laughed: "How... did you drink wine and your IQ dropped with it?"

  I kicked him with my legs in dissatisfaction, but he didn't dodge and instead held me tighter. After a while, he said: "Liu Jia... many people get close to me and make friends with me. In fact, they are not getting close to the real me, or rather... they like not me, Shen Duan, but my status. If I were as ordinary as them, maybe they wouldn't even bother to look at me. What do you think, is such a friend worth making?"

  So it was like that after all...

  I shook my head: "People like this..."

  "What kind of person is this?" Shen Duan sneered. "There are many people like this, and I just can't tear off my face, otherwise others will say that you're arrogant, that you rely on your family's power and look down on others. My grandfather was a rough man who fought in battles, he couldn't stand our generation being extravagant and arrogant, afraid of ruining the Shen family's reputation. So this kind of talk is absolutely not allowed to reach his ears. He's old now, we're all afraid that it will make him angry and harm his body."

  "But in that case, wouldn't he still be able to hear it continuously?"

  "Yeah..." He shrugged slightly with a hint of helplessness "I don't know where we went wrong."

  ……

  What's not arrogant about you!!!!!

  He also felt that what he said was not tenable, and added: "It's just that when dealing with people I don't like, my attitude will be slightly worse. I'm human, not a god, can't you let me have a little temper?"

  Your temper is also too big...

  I dare not say such words out loud, and can only mutter them in my heart.

  Shen Dang looked at me for half a day without speaking, thinking I was sleepy, and lowered his head to look at me: "Dizzy?"

  "It's okay."

  "How many?" He held up one finger.

  "One."

  He let out a defeated sigh: "Still saying you're not dizzy."

  Huh? I reached out to touch his hand...

  One root... two roots...

  It was two all along, damn it.

  I stubbornly argued: "I just clearly saw it was one."

  "It's too noisy here, you can't rest well, I'll take you upstairs to find a quieter place to rest."

  "Where are you taking me?"

  He stood up and turned around to look at me, I looked up at him as if I couldn't get enough of the sight.

  "Are you coming with me?"

  Shen Duan only said this one sentence, and I understood what he meant. My heart skipped a beat, and for a moment, I didn't know what to say.

  He smiled and said: "Just kidding."

  I don't think it's funny at all...

  Shen Du took my hand and led me through the crowded dance floor. It seemed like many people knew him, all waving hello. There was also a stunning beauty who reached out to block Shen Du: "Young master, you haven't had enough fun yet, where are you going?"

  Although he was talking to Shen Duan, his eyes were constantly sizing me up.

  "Where am I going and when will I still have to tell you?" Shen Duan said seemingly unintentionally, but that expression is really asking for a beating!

  The beauty's expression suddenly became extremely unnatural, and she probably didn't dare to get angry with Shen Zhuang either. It took a long time for her to squeeze out a smile that was even uglier than crying: "Young master is joking."

  Shen Dang pulled me past her, and didn't forget to retort: "I don't think anything is funny."

  This kid... still says he's not arrogant.

  He led me to take the elevator, which is probably private. It also needs a password to open it, and I was wondering if a bar deserves such high technology.

  Arrived upstairs, the environment is completely different from downstairs, I don't know why the soundproofing is so good. The noisy sounds downstairs can't be heard at all. He walked to a door, this door is very strange, I was about to ask where the keyhole is when I saw him stretch out his hand...

  Fingerprint identification.

  This is too advanced!

  He opened the door and inside was very spacious and nicely decorated. He took off his coat and threw it on the sofa, saying to me: "I'll sleep on the sofa, you go sleep in the room."

  "Where is this?"

  "The room was left for me by the bar owner, and since this bar opened, I'm the only one who has lived here."

  I took a look at his tall stature and suggested: "Why don't you go sleep in the room instead, I'll sleep on the sofa."

  Shen Duan smiled helplessly: "Liu Jia, I am a man."

  This has nothing to do with men and women...

  "He pushed me: 'Go on, that bed is King-size and very comfortable. I'll go get you some tea to sober up, otherwise you'll have a headache tomorrow morning.'"

  I was really tired too, so I just responded with a grunt and ran into the house myself.

  The bed was as comfortable as Shen Zong said, and I fell asleep as soon as I lay down. In a half-asleep state, I only felt that someone was holding my head to feed me water, and I closed my eyes and drank a little, feeling like a princess being pampered.