This was Xu Huaisong's third shot. He planned to sort out Lu Shenglan's matter from beginning to end, but Ruan Yu cleverly avoided it time and time again.
The feeling of being hit by punches on the cotton made him separate from the uncomfortable state of dehydration just now.
At this moment, if he couldn't judge that she did it on purpose, he would be too ashamed of his profession.
She deliberately behaved so generously in order to advance by retreating.
Because from her standpoint, his feelings came suddenly and inexplicably, so she wanted to test him first.
Sure enough, she didn't even need to say anything, she made him lose his temper and confessed to Lao Di.
Although even if she questioned him hysterically, or cried aggrievedly, the result would be the same. But he seems to be a pervert, and he actually enjoys her scheming a little bit.
Xu Huaisong glanced at the kitchen.
In fact, just now, he thought she was considering how to reject him. As a result, she surprised him time and time again with her suppleness on the outside, and even his stomach returned to calm under the action of the capsule and her.
Xu Huaisong held back his smile, and took a sip of Wen Baikai.
Ruan Yu's imposing manner was a little lower.
How could this person have the elegant texture of the limited edition Golden King Martell after drinking plain water? Just now she was so strangled that she almost lost her breath, what does it mean to be so calm now
Don't accept the hard ones, come soft ones
She thought about her tone secretly, and said, "I haven't had lunch yet..."
Xu Huaisong really paused, put down the cup: "Why don't you eat?"
Ruan Yu was about to answer, when he suddenly heard him answer the next sentence: "If I don't eat, don't you?"
She was taken aback: "Your stomach still..." Dare not to eat
At this point in the conversation, the two got up with their phones at the same time.
People are like iron and rice is steel, why don't you just sit here and have nothing to do after a meal? In the end, both of them were hungry and pretended to be pitiful to each other. Isn't that crazy
Walking out of the house one after the other, Xu Huaisong suddenly asked, "Can you drive?"
Suddenly hearing the word "drive", Ruan Yu blurted out, "Which car?"
Xu Huaisong's eyes swept over quietly: "Which one else?"
She choked: "Bicycles and cars, the one in the front will meet, the one in the back...Although I have been driving for seven years, I haven't dared to go on the road." After speaking, she asked, "Why do you ask this?"
"I want you to drive me there. I just had a stomach problem this afternoon, so I'm afraid I'll make a mistake."
"Then when you come..."
"When I came, I was alone."
These words hit Ruan Yu's heart like a soft hammer, making her sore and numb, and dizzy for a while.
She didn't say a word for a long time, even her footsteps floated, and finally said dizzily: "Then take a taxi..."
The place to eat was chosen by Ruan Yu. Xu Huaisong had just suffered from stomach problems, so he had to find a porridge casserole restaurant.
When ordering food, he didn't care about everything as he wanted, so she didn't pretend to be modest, and took a pen to draw down the menu in a nonchalant manner.
Then got stuck.
Preserved egg and lean meat porridge, preserved egg is not good, it hurts the stomach if pickled.
Tingzi porridge, seafood is not good, in case there is inflammation in the stomach.
Egg and beef porridge, beef is not good, it is too indigestible.
She raised her head: "It seems that you can only drink porridge."
"Okay, you can order what you want to eat."
Ruan Yu began to pick his own.
Rib porridge, ribs are not good, how ugly it is to eat.
Creamy crab and shrimp porridge, shrimp and crab are not good, there will be a taste in the mouth.
Shredded chicken porridge, shredded chicken is not good, in case it gets stuck between teeth.
She raised her head again, and said solemnly and decisively, "I want to drink white porridge too."
Xu Huaisong blinked twice: "Are you sure?"
"I am sure."
For the sake of the overall situation, she can, she is willing.
The waiter served a pot of steaming white porridge and a few dishes of side dishes for the two of them.
I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Ruan Yu felt that the waiter looked at her with sympathy.
It seems that from this scene, they can see the future in the near future. The man and woman are overwhelmed by the burden of life, and they can only drink porridge and their fate is precarious in the wind and rain.
But drinking porridge is not clean.
In the middle of eating, Xu Huaisong received a call.
He didn't avoid her, he just said: "I am, hello Mr. He."
Teacher Ho? Isn't that the vice principal of Suzhou No. 1 Middle School, their former English teacher
Ruan Yu pricked up his ears. Unexpectedly, at this time, her own cell phone rang.
Mom calls.
The surrounding environment is very quiet. When two people answer the phone together, the voice will definitely reach the opposite party. Ruan Yu was about to get up and walk away, but Xu Huaisong gave him a false nod. The gesture meant to tell her to sit here and pick him up, and he went outside.
Ruan Yu didn't answer the phone until he turned his head and left while talking.
Qu Lan said: "Yu Yu, your father and I just received a call from Mr. He. He will have his 50th birthday this week. Let's go to Suzhou City for a birthday party together."
Ruan Yu froze, and immediately thought of the call Xu Huaisong received: "Do I have to go?"
"I guess Mr. He couldn't remember you at first, but didn't you just meet in No. 1 Middle School last time? What's the matter, you have work to do?"
"Neither..."
She stirred the porridge in the bowl with a bitter face.
In fact, since they are considering developing a relationship with Xu Huaisong, the matter of them being alumni is probably about to be discussed. But he just opened his mouth, if she reveals that she has been secretly in love with him for many years, she will not be eaten to death in the future.
Qu Lan continued: "The teacher specially invited you, it is still necessary to be polite, just go if you have nothing to do."
Xu Huaisong just came back after answering the phone at this time, Ruan Yu raised his head and looked at him, and hurriedly changed the subject: "Mom, have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten, and I'm drinking sour plum soup with your dad. Did you listen to what Mom said?"
Xu Huaisong had already sat down opposite her.
She quickly said: "Oh, I want to drink too..."
"What's the matter? Are you and mom selectively deaf here?"
"No, no..." She looked up and looked at the person opposite, and then said, "Let me think about it, I will tell you later, hang up first, Mom." After finishing speaking, she hung up the phone.
Xu Huaisong picked up the porridge spoon again, as elegantly as if he was picking up a knife and fork to eat steak.
He glanced at her: "What do you want to drink?"
She coughed lightly: "My mother made sour plum soup." Then she started to say, "Do you still keep in touch with the teachers who used to be in China?"
"Not before. The last time I met him at my alma mater, I left my contact information."
"Teacher still remembers you." Ruan Yu thought hard about how to turn the topic in the right direction, but the more the conversation became more embarrassing.
Fortunately, Xu Huaisong's next words hit her heart: "You invited me to the birthday party."
She suddenly realized: "Then will you go?"
Xu Huaisong looked up and saw the dots in her eyes, as if she was expecting him to say "no".
He pondered for a while: "See if there is any work conflict."
Ruan Yu smiled "hehe" and said, "If you're busy, don't go!"
Xu Huaisong suppressed a smile: "Yes."
In the second half, Ruan Yu ate absent-mindedly, but after the end, she still didn't forget the big things, and remembered the most important purpose of asking him out for dinner, and said as planned: "You have been out for so long, will the cat be hungry in the hotel? Four A one-month-old cat is in the growth period, so it should have a balanced nutrition, it is not good to eat monotonous canned food all day long, do you want to bring some food back for it?"
Man, there's usually a reason for sudden noise.
Xu Huaisong curled the corners of his mouth.
Just when Ruan Yu thought that his intention of "drunkard's intentions were not with cats" had been seen through, he heard him say: "Then help me pick something suitable for cats, and go back with me."
Ruan Yu went back to the hotel with him logically like this, and before getting into the elevator, he started his next plan: "Hey, I forgot about Ms. Lu, has she eaten yet?"
"have no idea."
"Is she as busy as you and doesn't eat? Why don't you bring her something to eat from downstairs?"
Xu Huaisong glanced at her: "You want to bring it." The implication was that it had nothing to do with him.
Ruan Yu nodded: "Yes."
Xu Huaisong turned around and followed her to the lobby to order food.
She carefully selected a seasonal set meal called "Midsummer White Lotus", ordered a single cup of "Green Tea with Passion", packed it up, and went into the elevator. After asking Xu Huaisong, she pressed the "15" floor.
Ruan Yu secretly gave himself enough confidence. Unexpectedly, when he reached the fifteenth floor, the elevator door moved away with a "ding" sound, just in time to see Lu Shenglan standing outside with a suitcase.
The two looked at each other, Lu Shenglan smiled first, nodded to her and Xu Huaisong, then dragged the suitcase in, pressed the "1" floor, then turned her head and said, "I'm done with my work, and I'm going back to the United States."
Xu Huaisong let out a "hmm" and had nothing else to say.
Ruan Yu understood.
Lu Shenglan came to China with Xu Huaisong on the grounds of work, and now, although he hasn't revealed the truth about what happened in the afternoon, she obviously realized that he found out and knew that no one would look good when confronted face to face, so she took the initiative to avoid it leave.
If it wasn't for a coincidence, she wouldn't have had this face-to-face meeting with Xu Huaisong.
Ruan Yu suddenly felt that there was no need to send out this reminder dinner.
No one in the elevator spoke again, and the breathing of all three was very light.
After reaching the first floor, Ruan Yu and Xu Huaisong did not move.
Lu Shenglan nodded to the two of them again, and walked out with the suitcase first.
The summer evening breeze carried the smell of green grass, very much like when she first met Xu Huaisong eight years ago in the school's Baige Square.
The moment she fell in love with him at first sight, she never thought that it would be where she is today.
All the way to today, it's like fighting a battle that lasted eight years, and she took every step carefully. Because Xu Huaisong is too smart.
One hundred and twenty points of vigilance must be maintained at all times when dealing with him. Once her behavior or even her eyes and tone seem to be suspected of crossing the line, he will reject her in a way that seems gentle but actually does not leave any room for her.
In fact, she has never spoken directly, and she encountered a barrier after a little probing. She knew the outcome very well.
It's just that she originally thought that he would get married one day. For eight years, he has never had a woman by his side. Before his dementia, his father also liked her very much and regarded her as a "prospective daughter-in-law", so in the end, he really didn't Is it possible to choose her on the spot? Even if they always treat each other with respect.
She felt that she could wait and see this "final". Until more than a month ago, he suddenly returned to China.
At first she thought it was something happened to his family in China, but after a few inquiries, she got some words out of his roommate, who is also their common colleague—after making round-trip calls in China, he often video-videoed with a Chinese-speaking woman.
She comforted herself that the video interview was probably for work reasons, but soon after, she learned that he had returned to China again, and asked his assistant to prepare a sum of money to buy a car, and even took away his American driver's license.
At that time, she really started to panic.
Her intuition told her that Xu Huaisong's interest in that woman was definitely not just a whim. It's even possible that during all her wishful thinking, he also used this affection for another person.
When he was about to leave San Francisco again, she took the same flight back to China with him on the grounds of work.
She was going to confirm the suspicion.
Then she saw the woman.
Outside the hotel room door, such a self-evident situation.
Xu Huaisong didn't even give her the slightest room to deceive herself.
He immediately stated his position, first introduced the woman, and called him "Ruan Yu", and then introduced her, politely called "Miss Lu". The closeness, distance, and identity relationship are clear at a glance.
Xu Huaisong would never make such a low-level mistake in etiquette.
He did it on purpose.
She felt like she was going crazy with jealousy.
It was the stimulation of this day that caused her emotions that had been suppressed for eight years to explode completely, so that when she saw the news and keenly guessed the cause and effect, she pressed the fatal "B".
That "B" that made her goofy and wrong for the first time in eight years.
The "B" who made her fall to the third rate and was completely out of the game.
The moment she walked out of the hotel, Lu Shenglan turned her head again.
She remembered that when she got into the elevator just now, there were no numbers lit up on the panel. That means that they came to find her on the fifteenth floor.
Moreover, it should be Xu Huaisong who acquiesced and indulged Ruan Yu to come to her.
What are you doing with her? All women in love know the answer.
Lu Shenglan smiled wryly.
It turns out that if you want to develop a close relationship with someone like Xu Huaisong, besides trying to be smarter than him, there is another shortcut, that is, like Ruan Yu, make him willing to become unsmart for you.