On the bench covered with a thick layer of snow, there was a bottle of red wine and a goblet. The cup was overturned in the snow, and the dark red liquid dyed the surrounding snow red.
Lin Chu, who had been looking for Ji Wanxia all evening, finally found her standing by the bench. The dress she was wearing was prepared by Lin Chu.
In the snowy expanse, the entire land was wrapped in a silver-white blanket. Surrounded by night, Ji Wanxia in a red dress looked as if she was standing in flas.
This wasn’t important; what was important was the person standing with her. Lin Chu knew him well enough—it was Gu Shaozhi.
They weren’t talking but rather... kissing???
Two people who hadn’t crossed paths in any significant way—when did this start to happen...
Lin Chu’s tipsiness vanished in an instant, murmuring to herself, "Am I seeing things?"
Rubbing her eyes and looking again, those two were still kissing, as if the scene was frozen.
Until she was led back to the banquet hall by the man beside her, Lin Chu remained in a dazed state.
The guests had started to leave. After Ji Huan said sothing to his fiancée Fang Yi, he walked up to Lin Chu and asked, "Xiao Chu, have you seen Wanwan?"
He was the main character of the night, naturally drinking quite a bit.
His breath reeked of alcohol, but his dark eyes were as calm and indifferent as ever.
Lin Chu raised her hand, pointed towards the direction of the backyard, and answered softly, "There there there... seems to be in the backyard."
With the specific location, Ji Huan glanced at Lu Huai’an beside Lin Chu, said a few simple words, and then strode off in the direction Lin Chu had pointed.
...
Inside the car.
Lin Chu was still doubting herself.
She shook the hem of the man’s clothes and asked softly, "Did I just see it wrong?"
Lu Huai’an, as if he hadn’t seen anything, rested against the back seat, his sharply defined features unmoved, his dark eyes lightly closed, "You can pretend you saw it wrong, after all, it’s not the first ti you’ve been blind."
Lin Chu, "..."
She didn’t think it was a problem for Ji Wanxia to kiss a man, but rather the issue was with the person she was kissing.
There’s nothing wrong with Gu Shaozhi being single, and his qualities are undeniably excellent. If he sparked sothing with Ji Wanxia, it wouldn’t be impossible to imagine; after all, they’re unmarried, and in terms of family and looks, they’re well-matched and easy on the eyes.
But he’s liked Shen Weiyi for so many years, and it’s no secret in the upper echelons of An City society. Holding his heart’s desire in one hand while going after Ji Wanxia—what does this an?
Lin Chu couldn’t understand and sighed deeply.
Forget it, forget it, even as good sisters, she had no right to interfere in the other’s romantic affairs.
Not wanting to continue the topic, she asked a very important question, "When will you help get the necklace back?"
She’s been very unaccustod to losing the necklace for these past two months.
Lu Huai’an flew over ten hours back to An City, and only had less than two hours of sleep in the afternoon, his body sowhat weary.
His long legs wrapped in black suit pants were crossed, with his slender fingers tapping his knees, with a slow and steady rhythm.
The light inside the car was dim, Lin Chu had been drinking, and she couldn’t see his expression clearly, only heard him say faintly, "We’ll see."
Lin Chu thought he might not understand how important that necklace was to her, hence his ambiguous attitude.
She turned to look at the man beside her, the neon lights outside the car window casting light inside. She curved her lips into a gentle smile, asking intriguingly, "Do you know... whose button that was?"
Perhaps annoyed by the noise, or maybe for so other reason, Lu Huai’an raised his hand, looping around the girl’s shoulders and pulling her into his embrace. "I don’t want to know."
When she couldn’t hold back anymore and was about to reveal the answer directly, he pinched those lips shut, blocking all her words back.
His deep black eyes were expressionless, staring at the girl’s innocent little face, and he warned in a low, indifferent voice, "Say one more word, and you get out of the car."
The man’s voice carried a hint of fatigue, which Lin Chu sensed.
Ji Huan’s engagent banquet started at eight and lasted two and a half hours before ending. Just sitting on the sofa playing with her phone made her tired, let alone him standing all evening.
She nodded slightly, obediently leaned into his arms, and made no more noise.
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Lin Chu fell asleep and was carried out of the car by Lu Huai’an.
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