For a moment, the entire restaurant was silent.
Everyone looked at Si Zhengting in disbelief, as if they never expected that Mr. Si... would actually come to the cafeteria to eat
Almost as soon as everyone realized this, they stood up and looked at him respectfully.
"Hello, Mr. Si." Someone spoke first, and everyone responded in unison.
Mr. Si nodded slightly to his subordinates, and then his eyes fell on Zhuang Nainai's side. His dark eyes stared at Li Li's wrist that was holding Zhuang Nainai tightly. A hint of sullenness flashed deep in his eyes.
Ji Chen poked his head out from behind Si Zhengting and scolded: "What does it look like? Why don't you let go quickly!"
Li Li quickly let go of Zhuang Nainai.
Zhuang Nainai was already standing there stunned.
She didn't know what was going on in her mind at the moment. This was... the first time she met Si Zhengting after the quarrel.
It had only been two days since I last saw him, and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight. His cheekbones and facial contours became clearer and firmer, and his eyes became as dark as ever.
Their eyes met in the air.
For a moment, Zhuang Nainai felt a sudden surge of sourness in her heart, which made her eyes red and her throat tight. She took a deep breath, and the smell of rich vegetable soup spread to her nose.
Only then did she realize that during the dispute with Li Li, vegetable soup had splashed on her body.
At this moment, she suddenly felt an inexplicable embarrassment surrounding her body, making her want to find a hole to crawl in.
Zhuang Nainai bit her lip and took the lead to look away, looking intently at the food scattered on the ground. Even if she didn't look at him, she could still feel his cold gaze passing over her body. Then, he kept walking. Go forward.
Zhuang Nainai was standing in the aisle of the cafeteria, facing Si Zhengting.
Si Zhengting also had to go through this aisle to eat in the private room in the cafeteria specially prepared for their leaders.
Zhuang Nainai lowered his head and didn't dare to move, but he could hear his footsteps approaching slowly.
Then, he saw his leather shoes come into view, followed by his slender legs.
They got closer and closer, until he came to her side.
Zhuang Nainai's heart inexplicably lifted up again, and the hands hanging by her sides were clenched unconsciously. Even if she made up her mind to leave him, even if she told herself that she would never owe him anything from now on, she would never let him go again. There was no need to compromise with him for the sake of Mother Zhuang or the Gu family, but when he stood in front of her, she couldn't help but feel flustered and her heart beat faster.
It’s so worthless!
Zhuang Nainai scolded herself in her heart, and then couldn't help but wonder, is he very happy to see her like this
She bit her lip, thinking that he might say something humiliating in her ear, but she was wrong.
His steps never stop.
There was no disorder in his forward pace, and even his speed was maintained perfectly.
Then, he walked past her without looking away.
Zhuang Nainai:…
Zhuang Nainai couldn't explain how she felt now. There was emptiness deep in her heart, a little bit of loss, and an indescribable complex emotion.
She listened to the footsteps behind her, gradually fading away, followed by the sound of the private room door opening, and then the door closing.
A door separates the world of two people.
(End of chapter)