Cheng Kou took some time to go to the tea room and call Su Yan, telling him that he didn't need to pick her up tonight because she and Du Lanshan had an appointment for dinner.
She spoke quietly on the phone, feeling a bit guilty. Su Yan chuckled on the other end of the phone, as if he was making fun of her. This short and vague voice tickled her heart, making her feel itchy and a little numb.
Cheng Kou complained in his heart that someone was seducing him again for no reason, sometimes with a look, sometimes with a smile.
The way he is now, he doesn't look like a noble lady at all!
"Cheng Kou—" Two female colleagues came in together to make coffee, and they saw her sneaking around with her back to the door, talking to someone unknown.
Cheng Kou was startled when someone suddenly called him. His hands reacted before his brain and he hung up the phone.
"..." Cheng Kou turned and looked at his colleagues with a subtle expression. He didn't know how Su Yan felt after his girlfriend hung up the phone, but it definitely wouldn't be very good.
"Hey, Cheng Kou." Xiao Ma, a colleague, called her name again and asked in confusion, "What are you doing secretly?"
"Nothing." Cheng Kou waved his hand and said, "Just a phone call home."
Perhaps the atmosphere was a little awkward, she thought for a moment and added, "If you catch me slacking off, don't tell Editor Lu about it!"
Her tone was playful, and Xiao Ma smiled and nodded repeatedly.
After Cheng Kou left the tea room, Xiao Li, a colleague who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up: "Do you think Cheng Kou is in a relationship recently?"
"Really—" Xiao Ma thought about it carefully and thought that it was the case. He quickly changed the topic and said, "Now that you put it that way, it seems a bit..."
"A few days ago after get off work, I saw her getting into a white car. I saw it in my husband's magazine. It was about this amount..." Xiao Li was being mysterious and gestured out a number.
Xiao Ma opened his mouth wide: "So expensive..."
"You kept it a secret and didn't want anyone to know. Could it be an office romance?"
"Isn't that... Brother Lu?"
"I think it's possible." Xiao Li said confidently, "Aren't they senior and junior brothers and sisters? They have known each other for a long time. And I heard that Cheng Kou entered Nanshan through the backdoor of Editor-in-Chief Lu..."
As the heroine of the magazine's recent gossip, Cheng Kou was completely unaware of it. Su Yan's pick-up and drop-off for her to and from get off work was something that had only recently started. Although she could walk home quickly, he showed up on time every day, so she stopped being pretentious and enjoyed her "girlfriend privileges" with all her heart.
You know, the fact that Mr. Su of the Su family drives himself to pick up his girlfriend is definitely a strange thing.
The boss leaves work on time every day, and Shen Ru, as a secretary, also benefits from it. Compared with the past when she had to work overtime every now and then, she is very satisfied with the current situation.
She almost forgot that she was the president of a certain CP fan club, and she broke up the CP and turned to support the future boss lady.
Shen Ru was called into the office. Su Yan handed her a piece of paper with his fingers, and said without raising his head, "Go to this place and help me get my things."
Shen Ru followed his instructions and took a taxi to the address on the note, then took a file bag back to the Twin Towers.
Su Yan opened the file bag in front of her. Shen Ru didn't know how to describe his expression at that moment. In short, he had a sullen face for a rare time, and the look in his eyes was dark and difficult to understand.
But in the next second, he put away his emotions and continued his work as usual.
Xia Linchen received a call from Cheng Kou when he was taking photos outside, around 7pm. His work schedule was very flexible, he could sleep at home when he was free, but when he was busy, everyone had to work around him, so even talking on the phone was a loss.
But when it comes to Cheng Kou, principles and all that have to be put aside.
Cheng Kou seemed to be outside, and the background noise was a bit noisy.
She seemed to be in some difficulty, and stammered, "Xia Linchen, I'm with Lanshan now."
The model who was putting on makeup noticed that her photographer suddenly frowned and his face darkened, becoming a little cold.
"Yeah." Xia Linchen replied indifferently, "What's the matter?"
Cheng Kou's voice became more nervous, and he asked hesitantly: "Are you busy? Then we can talk about it later-"
"No need." Xia Linchen interrupted her, "Speak now."
"Something happened at Lanshan's house, and she wants to find a place to stay. I wonder if it's possible—"
At this point, she herself felt that she had no position. She originally lived in Xia Linchen's house, and later because of her, Shen Yinran also moved in. He didn't ask them to pay rent or utility bills, and he even cooked for them whenever he was free. So now she was asking him this request, and even she felt shameless.
She and Xia Linchen are no longer naive children and can no longer laugh and play as they please. When they grow up, all their interactions with others are based on interests. This is the rule of the adult world.
Cheng Kou understood everything, but after all, she and Du Lanshan were friends. She begged her so pitifully and talked to her about the power relationship. If the paparazzi photographed her entering and leaving the hotel, they would definitely make a big fuss about it.
Xia Linchen was silent for a long time and sighed silently. Cheng Kou was just like this. Didn't he know this more than 20 years ago? Well, let Du Lanshan live in. It would be a good opportunity for him to watch her nearby and prevent her from doing anything to hurt Cheng Kou.
Cheng Kou waited for a long time, so long that she thought Xia Linchen would not speak again, then she got his reply.
He said yes, and she felt like crying at that moment.
When Xia Linchen returned home at night, Du Lanshan was already sitting on the sofa with a small suitcase. Shen Yinran was not familiar with her, so she stayed in her room to work, leaving Cheng Kou alone in the living room.
Du Lanshan met Xia Linchen's lukewarm gaze and smiled provocatively at an angle where Cheng Kou couldn't see.
Instead of the expected sharp warning, Xia Linchen simply ignored her and turned his gaze to Cheng Kou. Seeing that she looked like she was going to do something even though she knew it was wrong, he really didn't know what to say.
There were no extra guest rooms at home, so Cheng Kou asked Du Lanshan to share a bed with her, which was exactly what Du Lanshan wanted.
Du Lanshan was used to going to bed early, so in order to accommodate her, Cheng Kou washed up early, went into Shen Yinran's room, lay on her bed, played with his mobile phone, and talked to her in a casual manner.
She hadn't seen Su Yan for more than half a day, and didn't know what he was doing now. She was a little sleepy, and she dozed off for a while while lying down, and in a daze she heard the sound of Xia Linchen leaving the house.
When Su Yan walked onto the balcony, Xia Linchen was leaning against the fence drinking. His slender fingers casually held the wine jar, and his posture was as casual as it could be.
His eyes swept over Su Yan, who was still in a lazy posture, and asked with a smile: "Would you like to drink?"
Seeing Su Yan nod, Xia Linchen threw a can over directly. The can drew an arc and landed safely in Su Yan's hands.
Xia Linchen smiled apologetically: "It might burst out."
Su Yan's expression remained unchanged, but he moved his hand holding the wine jar a little further away from his body. He picked up the pull ring with his fingertips, and sure enough, there was foam all over the floor.
Some clear yellow wine stained his fingertips, but he didn't care and tilted his head back to take a big sip.
Xia Linchen looked at him, shook his head, smiled to himself, then raised the wine jar and started drinking.
The two people sat not far apart from each other, without communicating, and drank their own drinks.
Although he joined later, it was obvious that Su Yan drank faster. When Xia Linchen poured the last drop of wine into his mouth, Su Yan had already thrown the can accurately into the trash can beside him.
Xia Linchen raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a half-smile on his face. Su Yan's brows were calm and he spoke quietly.
"Hey, come out and play ball."
There is a fully equipped basketball court in Yuren Garden. Su Yan walked in first with a basketball in his arms, and Xia Linchen followed behind thoughtfully.
"11, ten goals decide the outcome."
"Ok, I'll listen to you." Xia Linchen had no objection. "Come to think of it, I should thank you for giving me a chance to avenge myself."
Su Yan smiled faintly: "So confident?"
Xia Linchen dribbled the ball and didn't answer. In fact, he wasn't confident at all. He just knew that he was doomed to lose, but he refused to admit defeat easily. He wanted to fight one last time without any regrets.
Su Yan and Xia Linchen played basketball on the court late at night. After trying their best, they lay on the ground and looked at the stars.
There were few clouds in the night sky, and the moonlight was bright, gently casting its light on the ground.
They were at a distance, and neither of them disdained the dirty dust on the ground. Mixed with sweat, like the basketball, it was the best testimony tonight.
No one would have thought that two people who could be called rivals in love could communicate with each other in such a night with their unspoken understanding.
Xia Linchen and Su Yan looked at each other, and they both knew that Cheng Kou would never know what he had done for her.
Xia Linchen smiled and closed his eyes: "How did you know?"
"You don't have to be surprised." Su Yan explained calmly, "Although the Xia family has developed rapidly in the past few years, it can't compare to the Su family's many years of foundation."
He investigated him, and he used the same method, which was not surprising.
"Su Yan, your family background alone is so many times better than ours." Xia Linchen sat up and sighed.
"You and Cheng Kou grew up together, so you should understand that she is not someone who values these things."
"Yeah." He was of course aware that this halo did not help Su Yan, but instead detracted points from Cheng Kou's parents.
Xia Linchen patted his shoulder, restrained his smile, and said solemnly: "You must protect her."
"Sure." He would not say this to Cheng Kou, but strangely, he said it in front of another man, "Leave it to me."
Shen Yinran pushed Cheng Kou and woke up the person lying sideways on her bed.
"Hey, Koubao, are you going back to your room to sleep or are you going to squeeze in with me?"
Cheng Kou used the back of his hand to block the slightly glaring light, and after a while he adjusted himself, he asked her, "What time is it now?"
"Well, let me see..." Shen Yinran glanced at her phone, then turned around and told her, "It's almost twelve o'clock."
Shen Yinran sat next to her and said in a more serious tone, "What's going on with Du Lanshan?"
"ah?"
"I think Linchen is acting weird with her. Aren't you classmates?"
"Well..." Cheng Kou scratched his hair, "They didn't talk much in high school... Huh?"
Xia Linchen is popular and Du Lanshan is not an introvert, so why do they always get along
When Cheng Kou came out of her room, she ran into Xia Linchen who was looking for water in the refrigerator.
Cheng Kou looked at him in a state of disarray and asked in surprise, "Where have you been?"
Xia Linchen gulped down the water with his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and he didn't stop until he had finished most of the bottle.
"Play ball."
"So late?" Cheng Kou woke up from his sleepiness and gave him a cold look as if he was a lunatic.
"You don't understand." Xia Linchen ruffled her hair and laughed at her angry look.
After Cheng Kou had finished arguing with him, he returned to his bedroom, where Du Lanshan was already fast asleep.
The phone suddenly vibrated, Cheng Kou picked it up and said "Hello" softly. Considering Du Lanshan who was already asleep, she got out of bed quietly and hid in the kitchen to continue the call.
His breathing was shallow on the other end of the phone, and there was a strange tenderness in his voice.
He said, "Kobao, come and live with me."