Rong Yan's appearance is extremely eye-catching wherever he goes. At that moment, Cheng Kou suspected that Shen Yinran would do something strange with her personality.
—For example, smile shyly and hide behind her.
—For example, she screamed and threw herself on Rong Yan.
—For example, falling headfirst to the ground with drool all over the floor…
In fact, Shen Yinran, contrary to her expectations, chose—
"Hi handsome, I'm your long lost cutie."
Rong Yan: “…”
Cheng Kou: “…”
Rong Yan coughed lightly and asked Cheng Kou, "Your friend?"
Cheng Kou found it hard to look straight, so he turned his head and replied, "Hmm..."
"The style of painting... is a little bit strange." Rong Yan smiled and winked at her, "It's fate that we met here, let's have a meal together? I'll call Su Yan and ask him to pay the bill."
Before Cheng Kou could stop him, Rong Yan had already answered the phone. He looked distressed and a little pitiful, perhaps because he was being scolded.
Finally Su Yan came.
As expected, Rong Yan put his arm around his shoulder with a smile on his face, ignoring the words "I don't want to bother with you" written all over Su Yan's expressionless face.
Shen Yinran was so close to the two handsome men that she couldn't even move her tongue and her speech was stuttering. Cheng Kou felt embarrassed and kept eating. Suddenly, a friend's weak voice came from beside her, "Koubao, you eat too much, more than Mr. Su and Mr. Rong. Why didn't I notice you before..."
"Here, have some spinach." Cheng Kou interrupted her, picked up a piece of vegetable for her, and said with a smile, "It's good for your brain."
Rong Yan covered his lips with his fist and smiled secretly.
The high-end Western restaurant where they ate was very famous, especially the desserts, which were delicious. The chef was a beautiful woman, and many people came here to eat.
Su Yan didn't like sweet food, so he stopped after two bites. Rong Yan naturally took his portion in front of him and started eating it without any hesitation.
The sweet cream instantly lost its flavor in Cheng Kou's mouth. His taste buds failed and he could only taste a little bitterness.
Shen Yinran scooped the pudding with a spoon and asked curiously, "You two have a good relationship..."
"We've known each other for a long time, and I'm the only one who can stand his temper." Rong Yan laughed and asked with a hint of pride, "Aren't you two good friends too?"
"Yes." Shen Yinran nodded, stopped eating, and counted on her fingers, "We slept together for four years in college, three years in graduate school, and now we sleep together again. This friendship was forged through sleep."
Su Yan, who had been silent, looked over when he heard the words. His ink-black pupils stared directly at Shen Yinran. His expression without a smile made her a little scared.
"You guys live together?" Su Yan opened his thin lips slightly, his pretty eyes and eyebrows seemed to be filled with smoke. After a pause, he added, "In Yuren Garden?"
Shen Yinran was surprised, "How did President Su know?"
"Oh, of course it's because I live next door to you." He answered leisurely in a clear voice.
Shen Yinran still couldn't digest this fact until she entered the house. She grabbed Cheng Kou's arm and shook it, asking, "Koubao, did you know this a long time ago?"
Cheng Kou felt like vomiting after being shaken by her, so he poured two glasses of water and took Shen Yinran to the balcony to get some fresh air.
"It was wrong of me to hide it from you." Cheng Kou spoke first, "But I don't know how to tell you. Su Yan is the person I mentioned before, the one I had a crush on for ten years."
"That legendary aloof male god?" Shen Yinran covered her mouth and called out, but she gradually understood. Cheng Kou did say that. It was during their junior year, when the other two people in their dormitory were not at home. She and Cheng Kou couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so they chatted about random things. At that time, she was suffering from a secret love, so she confided in Cheng Kou. While comforting her, Cheng Kou also mentioned herself. She talked about her unspeakable feelings. Her feelings for Su Yan began with his excellence, and she thought it would end with time, but she didn't expect it to be as endless as the distant mountains.
"Yinyin, look, City C is so big, I never thought I would meet him again." Cheng Kou seemed to be lost in memories, his voice became distant, "I only dared to look at him secretly before, but now he is so close to me, I can talk to him, touch him, and even eat at the same table with him. I should be content, but there is no satisfaction in liking this kind of thing. People are greedy, the closer they are, the more they want to get."
"Koubao, you can be braver." Shen Yinran held her hand and gave her warmth. "I don't think Su Yan is as far away as you said. Why not try for him once?"
"It's too late, Yinyin." Cheng Kou smiled casually, "On the first day I went to Su's to interview him, I heard a rumor, and then I saw him interacting with Rong Yan... Isn't there a saying about how to fall in love with people of different genders? Besides, he has a child, his son is four years old. What's more..."
"What's more... what?" Someone continued her words, his voice cold and emotionless, "Cheng Kou, so this is how you see me."
Cheng Kou was startled, and when she turned around, she saw Su Yan leaning against the balcony door, with a casual posture and a distant look. She didn't know how much he had heard, and she felt panic for no reason. Compared to gossiping behind people's backs, what she didn't want him to hear was the part about her liking him.
"Su Yan, I..." Cheng Kou stammered, wanting to explain but not knowing where to start.
Su Yan straightened his body and interrupted her coldly, "Stop talking, I don't want to hear it."
Cheng Kou watched his figure disappear, and was so anxious that he could not think of anything else. He had only one wish in his heart, to catch up with him, meet him face to face, and talk things out.
Before Cheng Kou realized it, she had already jumped up, climbed over the medium-height railing between the two balconies, and landed in Su Yan's house.
Leaving Shen Yinran's exclamation behind, Cheng Kou ran to the living room. When he saw Su Yan's frown, he realized what he had done.
Anyway, the crime of breaking into a private house had already been established, so Cheng Kou was unusually brave and stood there stubbornly waiting for Su Yan to speak first.
The slight anger between Su Yan's eyebrows had not yet dissipated. Cheng Kou had seen him with a sullen face many times, and this scene made her want to laugh at an inappropriate time.
Seeing Su Yan turn around and leave, Cheng Kou thought he didn't want to pay attention to her, so she jogged a few steps to catch up with him.
Su Yan turned around and looked at her, "Stand still."
In a moment, Su Yan came over with a pair of slippers in his hand and threw them at Cheng Kou's feet, "The floor is cold, put them on."
"Oh." He didn't give her shoes to wear, and she didn't notice that her slippers were lost when she climbed over the railing.
"Su Yan, listen to my explanation." Cheng Kou put on her slippers and said hurriedly when she saw that he didn't chase her away.
"What do you want to explain, huh?" Su Yan stood up straight, and Cheng Kou had to look up at him.
"I didn't mean it." Cheng Kou stammered, then lowered her head under his gaze.
"Like men? Having a child out of wedlock? Tell me what else you have." Su Yan laughed in anger, "Cheng Kou, your imagination is too rich."
"Your staff said..."
Su Yan mercilessly retorted, "You believe what they say? Then do you believe me when I say that I have no interest in Rong Yan at all?"
"Believe it, believe it!" Cheng Kou raised her hands and promised that as long as he said it, she would believe it. She even hoped that he didn't like men.
"Heh." Su Yan looked at her and couldn't vent his anger at all.
"What about the little cuttlefish? Isn't he your son?" Cheng Kou was not afraid of death and asked directly.
"When did I say he was my son? Or did you hear him call me dad?" Su Yan asked her back rudely.
"It seems... not." Little Moyu always called Su Yan Xiaowu. She had a preconceived notion and wishful thinking that they were father and son. Now that she thought about it, Little Moyu should be Su Yan's brother—the son of the big Su boss? She had heard that the big Su boss had gone on a honeymoon, which explained why Little Moyu answered her question when they first met, "Mom and Dad are not at home."
Su Yan was right. She did have a rich imagination. She was a bad reporter. She didn't see any of the facts. This industry was a waste of her talent. She should have been making up stories.
"I promise I will never read melodramatic novels again." As she thought about it, she still couldn't bear to give up her job as a reporter and decided to change it from the ground up.
Su Yan: “…”
"Are you three living in the house next door?" Su Yan suddenly asked after a moment of silence.
"Huh? Yes, Yinyin ran into some trouble before, so Xia Linchen let her live with us." He changed the subject too quickly, and Cheng Kou looked at him in confusion.
"It violates the landlord's agreement." Su Yan said coldly, "Not so many people share the house."
Cheng Kou was surprised, "... I have never heard of such a rule!"
"Because I decided it." The atmosphere was not as good as before. Su Yan sat on the sofa, crossed his long legs, and leaned back leisurely.
Cheng Kou: “…”
"But..." Su Yan changed the subject, "If you ask me for help, I can turn a blind eye."
He said this as if Cheng Kou was very important in his mind.
Su Yan's attitude was clear, he would never force her. Cheng Kou could just walk away, but for the sake of her two cohabitants, she spinelessly went over and begged, "Mr. Su, please be magnanimous, just pretend you didn't see it."
"Where's the hush money?" Su Yan raised his eyebrows, and he inadvertently showed a kind of charm that made people unable to stop. He no longer had a sullen face, and his lively black eyes made Cheng Kou feel that the distance between them and him suddenly disappeared.
Something seems different.