She turned her head in confusion, "Is there anything else?"
Lu Jin smiled and said, "Let's add each other's contact information. You must have a new number, right?"
Shen Yue clutched her bag, her long, thick eyelashes fluttering gently. She softly spoke her refusal, "Let's forget it, there's nothing important anyway."
Shen Yue truly hoped that the two of them would never see each other again.
This surprised Lu Jin a little. His thoughts were the same as Xie Jiangsheng's. Could amnesia really change one's entire personality?
However, speaking of which, before Shen Yue lost her memory, she loved Xie Jiangsheng so much that no one believed it was true love. Wasn't it just about getting more money?
Lu Jin thought so too.
In this world, only love is the cheapest.
Lu Jin had had girlfriends before, all of whom were beautiful and exceptionally perceptive. They would flock to him without him having to say anything.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen beautiful people; on the contrary, no one around him was unattractive. But the clean and elegant aura that Shen Yue exuded was something Lu Jin had never encountered. As the saying goes, what you can't have is the best.
The more Shen Yue rejected him, the more Lu Jin's heart itched with desire.
Unexpectedly patient, he did not get angry because of Shen Yue's rejection. He unlocked the car door and smiled gently, seeing his reflection in the woman's dark, moist eyes.
"Don't be so heartless. You can't expect me to come to your shop every day to see you."
As he said this, the man smiled harmlessly and took out his phone, opening his WeChat QR code.
Shen Yue looked at him for a while, and finally chose to compromise. It was just adding a WeChat contact, after all, just another account, no big deal.
Having successfully exchanged WeChat, Lu Jin's eyes lit up. Thinking of something, the smile on his face faded slightly. "You haven't gone home yet, how do you know the apartment's location?"
He said this as he leaned closer.
"Xie Jiangsheng told you, didn't he?"
"Yes." Shen Yue dodged back, her brows furrowing slightly, finding his familiarity unbearable.
Hurriedly saying goodbye, Shen Yue immediately opened the car door and left, not wanting to stay a second longer.
Lu Jin looked at the woman's slowly receding figure and let out a predatory smile.
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Shen Yue returned to the apartment and, as expected, no one was there. She first sat on the sofa to ponder some matters. Only when it was completely dark did she leisurely go to the kitchen to cook.
Shen Yue washed the vegetables. The water from the faucet gushed out, and her eyes were vacant. She didn't even notice that the greens were wilting.
She thought, if her family wasn't looking for her, should she go back?
She still cared.
Thinking about being alone, Shen Yue didn't stir-fry anything. She just boiled a bowl of vegetable soup noodles. It emitted a faint aroma, but Shen Yue had no appetite.
The sound of a key turning in the lock came from the door. Shen Yue suddenly came to her senses. She quickly wiped her hands with a nearby towel and walked to the kitchen doorway to look.
Xie Jiangsheng walked in. He was wearing men's slippers and a sharp suit. Tall and well-built, his figure was even better than a model's.
Perhaps because he was in a bad mood, the faint smile that usually graced his lips was absent. He scanned the room with a somber expression. Upon seeing the slender figure at the kitchen entrance, the gloom in his eyes lessened slightly.
He didn't actively approach her. Instead, he stood still for a moment, waiting for the woman to softly call out, "Mr. Xie..."
Only then could he no longer control himself, and he walked over in three quick steps.
Shen Yue could see that the man maintained his cold expression as he walked over, as if he was doing it just for her.
"...Why aren't the lights on?" Xie Jiangsheng turned on all the lights in the room, his voice stern.
Shen Yue was not foolish. Moreover, the man's intentions were so obvious. She knew that he was still angry about what happened in the morning, and he was too petty.
A gentle smile couldn't help but appear on her face. The dimples on her cheeks were faint, her dark eyes were clear and bright, and her features were elegant and graceful.
"Mr. Xie, I thought you wouldn't come."
Xie Jiangsheng turned his head away, not looking at her, and said in a low voice, "Mm, I was busy today."
He meant that he was too busy, which was why he hadn't picked Shen Yue up from work.
Shen Yue said, "Then, Mr. Xie, haven't you eaten yet?"
"No."
"I'm just cooking noodles. Mr. Xie, would you like a bowl?"
Xie Jiangsheng remained silent.
Shen Yue got her answer from his silence. She just smiled and went back into the kitchen.
So tsundere.
Shen Yue was seriously cooking noodles in the kitchen. After a while, she heard soft footsteps behind her. Then her waist was embraced.
Tilting her head slightly, the woman softly asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm angry. Why aren't you comforting me?" He hugged her tightly, his face, chilled by the wind, rubbing against Shen Yue's neck. Shen Yue couldn't help but flinch, his voice sounding clingy.
Shen Yue smiled and changed the subject, "I know you're busy. Don't waste your time picking me up in the future."
Shen Yue didn't know why this sentence had touched Xie Jiangsheng's sensitive nerve. His expression suddenly darkened, and his arms tightened. He abruptly grabbed Shen Yue's slender shoulders and turned her entire body around.
The two faced each other, Shen Yue looking completely bewildered, not knowing what he was doing.
Xie Jiangsheng lowered his head, his hot breath spraying onto her face. The scent of cologne emanating from the man was pleasant.
His nose tip brushed against Shen Yue's nose tip, and his eyes beneath the gold-rimmed glasses were deep.
"What do you mean? You don't want me to pick you up?"
Shen Yue explained, "I didn't mean that. I just didn't want to disturb your work, and the road isn't very far. I can take the bus back myself."
Xie Jiangsheng frowned and looked at her for a long time, as if trying to capture her subtle emotions.
Shen Yue didn't understand why he didn't trust her so much.
Did it mean she was so untrustworthy?
After a long pause, Xie Jiangsheng suddenly bit her lips, his voice muffled, "It's just that today was particularly busy. I like picking you up, and it's not troublesome at all. Don't say such things in the future, I don't like hearing them."
Except for that one time in the apartment when Xie Jiangsheng had lost some control, he rarely showed such a cold demeanor. Perhaps he was afraid of scaring Shen Yue, or perhaps he was just used to pretending.
However, as they spent more time together, his true nature would inevitably surface, unconsciously revealing a strong possessiveness and a frightening desire for control.
The man reached out one hand and pressed Shen Yue's head, forcing her to tilt her chin up, offering her sweetness. His long fingers caressed her soft hair, while his other hand restlessly traced her back.