Chapter 5 I would rather time be so cruel 02
"What did you think of?" He looked at me with great interest.
"Nothing." I lied without looking away. He came closer and stared at me. His slightly narrowed eyes were as deep as the night sky. I dared not move. My heart was beating so violently that it seemed like it would burst out of my throat.
He always looked at me in this indifferent and meaningful way, but there was an indescribable magic that made me want to escape. I could feel that his eyes were like a fire in the thorns, about to burn every nervous hair on my body.
"Fallen leaves..." Just before I was about to go crazy by his strange look and movements, he suddenly pulled away from me, holding a bright yellow leaf in his hand, which accidentally fell into my clothes and hat.
"It seems you are really afraid of me."
He looked at the fallen leaves and smiled. That smile was like ripples in a clear spring in early spring, spreading from the corners of his mouth to his entire face.
I watched the fallen leaf swirling from his fingertips and falling to the ground. Fang Xuyu stood up and the smile had disappeared .
"Give me a scarf."
"Why?"
"The day after tomorrow is my birthday."
"Is there nothing else to do? Besides, it will be summer soon. Why would I need a scarf? Really."
"I want you to knit it."
Just like that, Fang Xuyu ignored my protests and exchanged the request for dinner and a birthday present from me by not telling Fang Chongyan's mother that childbirth would be life-threatening.
The person my mother least wants to see in her life is Fang Chongyan, and Fang Chongyan knows that my mother is still in this situation in City C, so he will come to see her anyway. At that time, Shen Huai will be embarrassed, which is a situation I don't want to see.
I must keep this secret.
The next night, I stayed up late while cursing and knitted a long scarf for Fang Xuyu. I bought the ugliest black wool and used the ugliest flat stitch, hoping that when winter came, he would get prickly heat on his neck.
Lin Jiaxuan's mother called me and asked me why Lin Jiaxuan hadn't called home for a long time. I stammered and said maybe he was busy with his studies.
In fact, I haven’t contacted Lin Jiaxuan for a long time. I don’t know how he is doing, and I don’t want to know.
Fang Xuyu made an appointment for Sunday evening. I stayed in the hospital until around four in the afternoon and planned to take a taxi directly from the hospital at five in the afternoon.
At half past four, Fang Xuyu called and said that he would come to pick me up in ten minutes at the hospital.
I said something to Shen Huai, then picked up the bag and went downstairs. In the bag were the clothes and shoes Fang Xuyu bought for me at the mall before we went to the "D Major" club last time. He sent me home and left immediately. I washed them but never had the chance to return them to him.
After waiting downstairs for a few minutes, Fang Xuyu drove the car in front of me. After he got out of the car, a girl followed him out of the passenger seat.
Zhong Maner was wearing a blue dress suit, her hair was curled into big waves and pinned to one side, and two diamonds as big as pigeon eggs hung on the sides of her ears. I was a little worried whether her earlobes could bear the weight.
"Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Zhong Maner." She stretched out her hand, looking like a lady meeting a guest for the first time.
"Fang Weiyang." I didn't need to cooperate with her performance, so I smiled politely. Maybe my life is not as complicated as theirs, and I have to pretend to like people I hate.
Zhong Man'er is the daughter of Zhong Yu, chairman of the Universal Group, and Chen Ziyan, general manager. She has a distinguished family background. I looked it up online when I saw her photo that time. People of her status would not bow their heads to me. For Fang Xuyu's sake, she might even consider it an honor for me to say hello to me.
I walked past her, came to Fang Xuyu and handed him the gift: "Here, it's what you asked for."
He was wearing a formal white tuxedo, a tough gentleman's outfit, which was very different from his usual image. In consideration of his birthday, I praised him and said "quite handsome".
A meteor-like smile flashed across Fang Xuyu's lips, and soon disappeared.
"What's wrong with the clothes?" Fang Xuyu weighed the bag, opened the bag and looked inside, and asked unhappily.
"It's back to you. I can't take it. Thank you for last time." I replied.
"Ah Hai, let's go, Uncle Fang is waiting impatiently." Zhong Man'er's thick black eyebrows were filled with jealousy. She walked up to me, took Fang Xuyu's arm and walked towards the car.
Fang Xuyu's face darkened, but he did not push her away. I sat quietly in the back seat, listening to Zhong Man'er confidently describing the blueprint for the future of the Fang and Zhong families.
Zhong Maner kept chattering throughout the whole process, and I also learned some things from the side.
Fang Chongyan and Zhong Yu are good business partners and friends in life. They have always intended to get married. Zhong Man'er has been obsessed with Fang Xuyu since she met him at a family banquet. She came to the university where he studied through her family's relationship. Fang Xuyu is a strange and dull person. Naturally, he is indifferent to Zhong Man'er, but he cannot offend her, so the two of them just waste time like this.
It sounds like a plot from an idol drama, but in reality, having money can really do all of this.
I went to Fang Chongyan's house like a person listening to an opera, listening to the play .
The last quarrel was still fresh in his mind, but Fang Chongyan could not see anything unusual.
There were all kinds of dishes on the table, and Zhong Maner's parents were both there, so I felt a little redundant.
Fang Chongyan took me and introduced me to them: "This is my daughter, Wei Yang."
I listened to the nice compliments, including the fact that after Zhong Maner heard about my relationship with Fang Chongyan, she was polite to me on the surface, but the contempt in her eyes betrayed her heart.
Even if it was a daughter, she would be left alone and unloved. She probably thought so.
I had an awkward meal, worried about my mother, and wanted to go home early, but Fang Chongyan arranged everything for Fang Xuyu, booking him a luxurious KTV room to sing, eat, drink and have fun, so that he could make more friends. Fang Chongyan insisted that I go with him.
Fang Chongyan said that Fang Xuyu was too boring, and I agree with this.
Adults did not participate in children's parties, so Fang Xuyu drove us to a place called "Millennium KTV".
To be honest, I seldom go to places like this, firstly because I don't like them, and secondly because I don't have many friends around me and don't have many opportunities to get together. But every year when Lin Jiaxuan celebrates his birthday, I will go to support him, except last year.
When I lived with my mother, every time we celebrated our birthdays, we would sing and make wishes in front of a cake full of candles. After that, I always felt a little sad. Later, I simply said that I would never celebrate my birthday again. This habit continued until my mother met Shen Huai, and then she changed.
When we entered, a group of Fang Xuyu's friends were already standing in the hall. There were handsome men and pretty women, and they were generally dressed very maturely. From this, it was clear that he and my circle were completely different.
When they saw us come in, the group immediately surrounded us.
"Man'er, you actually bought this pair of earrings, they're limited edition." A girl in a dress pointed at Zhong Man'er's earrings and praised her.
"Of course not. With Man'er's status, she can get whatever she wants!" said another girl with short hair and who looked very capable.
"Lü Qiuhai, why don't you agree to Man'er? Everyone knows that she likes you!" A boy wearing glasses pushed Fang Xuyu.
"That's right, you two are a perfect match!"
"It should be said golden boy and jade girl!"
"Yes, that's right, a perfect couple, just get married right away!"
"That's right, just get married!"
"We will definitely give you a big red envelope when you get married!"
"Get married! Get married! Get married..."
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They made jokes about Fang Xuyu and Zhong Man'er at will. Although Fang Xuyu was reluctant, he still had a polite smile on his face. Zhong Man'er was laughing so hard that she was shaking with laughter. I was forgotten by the crowd.
