【29.】

  I felt a bit downhearted on the way home at night. I'm not sure why I was in such a mood, probably it's just that after a wild time, people always have a period of low tide and can't adapt.

  Liu Xin was doing her homework in the house, saw me coming back, and hastily greeted me before burying herself in her work again. I'm glad she didn't ask what I did that afternoon. Facing my innocent sister, I always feel like I owe her a lot. I can hardly imagine how she would interrogate me when she finds out everything, and whether I could face her questions with a clear conscience.

  It was a tiring day, and it wasn't until I had washed up and lay down on the bed that I suddenly remembered I hadn't asked Shen Duan about his injury yet, so I quickly got up and flipped out my phone.

  Shen Duan's number I didn't save, but he called me at noon, and I found it after checking.

  "Hello?"

  It's a woman's voice... No... It's a girl.

  I find it a bit amusing, everything this afternoon seems like an illusion. Perhaps the young master has seen countless beauties and already knows how to move people most efficiently, and how to capture women's hearts with the greatest results.

  "Hello, I'm looking for Shen Duan."

  The girl paused for a moment and asked me uncertainly: "Liu Jia?"

  Awesome!

  As expected, I've exposed myself completely to the enemy.

  Although I haven't experienced great waves and storms, after all, I've still read a few books and watched some Korean dramas, so at this time, I definitely can't be shaken.

  "It's me, may I ask who you are?"

  She hesitated for a moment and reported a name: "Shi Yan".

  "Ah?"

  The person on the other end of the line seemed to let out a sigh of relief: "It's me. Thanks for still remembering."

  This is so true! How refreshing!

  If even you don't remember me, I'd be a bit too brainless!

  It's one thing to think it, but you can't actually say: "I'm also honored that you still remember me."

  To prevent her from going on and on, I quickly said: "Uh, can you help me find Shen Duan?"

  "Just a moment."

  I heard her opening the door from the receiver, the sound of slippers walking on the floor, and the sound of knocking.

  "Shen Duo?" Shi Yan's tone was cautious, unsure if Shen Duo was in a bad mood.

  It's been a while since there was any sound, and Shiyan knocked on the door again: "Shen Dang, it's Liu Jia's phone call."

  "Give it to me."

  ……

  I ask the sky with no words, and this time he actually answers quickly!

  "Hey, Liu Jia."

  "After going through all this trouble, I'm a bit disheartened: 'You're here.'"

  His words were full of sarcasm, and he probably heard it too. He muttered: "I don't know why Shiyan came to my house, her parents didn't know either. I just gave her the phone so she could call home... Who knew it was such a coincidence..."

  What a coincidence... Never mind, no coincidence, no story.

  "I'm fine too, I asked you if anything happened when you were knocked down while playing basketball today?"

  He didn't answer me, it seemed like he was holding down the receiver, but I could still vaguely hear him speaking.

  "What are you still standing here for?"

  It's obvious who this young master is talking to.

  Shi Yan's tone was as if she was about to cry: "How could you?"

  "An uninvited guest, I'm afraid I have no intention of entertaining you."

  "Bang!"

  The door was slammed shut with great force, and I was startled by the sound.

  "Hello, are you still there?"

  My heart still had lingering fear, I barely managed a response: "Uh-huh."

  "Scared you?"

  I dryly chuckled: "Not bad... But... She's also come from far away."

  Shen Dang fell silent for a moment, and I thought he was angry, just thinking about how to ease the tension. Then I heard him say: "Isn't this breaking down Mr. Gong's platform?"

  "What? Where did that come from?"

  "I just told you that no one has ever come here before, and then she shows up. I...I don't know what to say anymore!"

  I thought it was a big deal.

  "Am I really that unclear?!"

  He was choked by me for a moment and couldn't speak, it wasn't until after a while that he said: "What's the matter?"

  "Is your waist still hurting?"

  "Ouch!"

  "You're still quite whole!"

  This time he completely lost his voice, and I secretly rejoiced that this little devil king had finally been subdued by me. He muttered something in a low voice, but I didn't quite catch it.

  "What did you say?"

  He pretended to be stupid: "Huh?"

  "Don't pretend to be stupid, tell me what you said!"

  "Alright..." He fell under my spell once again. "I'm saying... it's just you, if it were someone else I wouldn't be so indulgent."

  "Thank you."

  Shen Diao's mood suddenly improved, and he smiled: "No need, just remember to treat this young master well."

  Son of a capitalist...

  Chattered on and said something else, I gradually got sleepy too, speaking intermittently. Shen Zhong probably heard my sleepiness and asked: "Sleepy?"

  My eyes can't open anymore: "Uh... a little."

  "Go to sleep then, I'll call you again another day."

  I dazedly hung up the phone and fell asleep after turning over.

  Good night's sleep.

  The next morning I went to school, and just after the first class, someone called me with an unfamiliar number. But the prefix was pretty good.

  "Hello?"

  "Is it Liu Jia?"

  This voice sounds familiar, but I couldn't think of it for a while.

  "Who am I? And who are you?"

  "Gege."

  Hey... I said why does it sound so familiar?

  "Looking for me about something?"

  She hesitated for a moment and said: "Do you have time today?"

  "Probably..." I thought to myself about my schedule "There's still one more class in the afternoon, if I squeeze in time, it should be fine."

  "Can I talk to you?"

  "Bad omen... but at the same time, I don't think there's anything to be afraid of: 'Alright, name a place.'"

  "I'm not too familiar with this place... otherwise, how about that Pizza Hut in the city center?"

  "Okay. Four o'clock this afternoon."

  "Good."

  Before I could even speak, Gege had already hung up the phone. I was frustrated and thought to myself what's wrong with this person, seeming polite yet also very rude...

  I finished class at 3:30 and rushed over, but she arrived even earlier than me. She was polite. I walked up to her: "Sorry for keeping you waiting."

  "Just arrived."

  No wonder he's a seasoned socialite, his speech is indeed refined.

  She flipped through the menu and asked me, "What would you like to eat?"

  I didn't intend to really eat this meal as a meal, so I said casually: "One set meal."

  Jiejie sat across from me, flipped through it again, and pointed to a few dishes that sounded pretty good. Then she said to the waiter: "Just these, thank you."

  The waiter repeated what we ordered, confirmed it was correct and then took the menu away.

  I looked at her, waiting for her to speak.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  "Sure enough, after a while, she asked: 'Why don't you ask me if I have anything to say?'"

  I shrugged: "If you don't say anything, I'll just treat you to a meal for nothing."

  Actually, I didn't mean to argue with this little girl. As a grown-up like me, it's not worth being so childish.

  "You're just like this." She smiled and said "No wonder you're so infatuated with her."

  I didn't say a word, it seemed like no matter what I said would be inappropriate at this time, so I just kept quiet.

  "Last time you came to Beijing, I thought it was strange. Otherwise, that day wouldn't have been so targeted at you."

  This statement is somewhat reasonable.

  She looked at me without speaking and continued on her own: "You probably also feel that I like the young master, right?"

  I nodded, this thing is no longer a secret, right?

  "Hmm..." She hesitated for a moment, seemingly unsure of how to continue. I understood this feeling, after all, revealing one's inner thoughts in front of an outsider wasn't something that made sense; no normal person with self-respect would do such a thing.

  Don't look at Korean dramas where two women meet and start telling each other about their feelings for the male lead.

  That's utter nonsense!

  "After a moment, she said: 'I'm quite surprised.'"

  I feel like Gege has been judging me all along, because just from a physical standpoint, I'm far inferior to her. I think women should all believe that beauty is the only capital that attracts men.

  I faintly said: "Me too."

  This remark is quite arrogant, I vaguely feel that I have learned from Shen Zhuang's bad behavior.

  "You've never seen the young master before, he's really confused!"

  "He told me, but I haven't seen it."

  Gigi gazed out the window, seemingly lost in thought. After a while, she finally spoke up: "At that time, I didn't think he would love someone so much. He is a young master, his own, everyone's. But he has never been just one person's."

  I corrected him in time: "He is not mine."

  "Yao Jia......" Her expression of wanting to speak but hesitating was really lovely.

  She is indeed a beauty, everything she does looks good.

  "Can you keep him at arm's length?"

  A beauty saying this would no longer be beautiful...

  What was originally a serious topic, why do I feel so vulgar about it! I looked around and suspected that it might be Tao Hao's dead girl who was playing a prank on me.

  Liu Jia?

  "Haha!" I couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

  Too tacky! Too tacky! It's like a third-rate idol drama.

  She probably understood why I was laughing and her face couldn't hold it up.

  "Ah..." I took a deep breath, suppressing my laughter. "You're such a pretty little girl, how could you do something so tacky?"

  Her face suddenly turned very ugly.

  "You can ask him to stay away from me a bit, he can do it, I can do it too."

  This remark was extremely arrogant, and Gege finally lost her temper. A beautiful woman in anger is also lovely, but I had no heart to appreciate it, only feeling disgusted.

  What does it have to do with others if it's my own business?