Song Yu was dressed in loungewear and leaned against the doorframe, watching him leisurely.
"Got shut out by a girl?" Song Yu saw Xiao Yanzhi's cold expression and couldn't help teasing with a smile, "Even a face like yours can get rejected. It's really rare."
Hearing the man behind him sounding so nonchalant, Xiao Yanzhi turned around and gave him a cold look. "Did you find this house for her?"
Song Yu admitted without hesitation, "Friends help each other. Does CEO Xiao even want to interfere in this?"
Friends?
Xiao Yanzhi rubbed the space between his eyebrows. He always felt this line sounded familiar.
It seemed that Jiang Li had said the same thing.
She said she and Song Yu were just friends.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yanzhi scoffed, "Only you, Song Yu, could be friends with someone you like."
Hearing the mockery in his best friend's tone, Song Yu remained calm, "It's still better than some people who don't even dare to admit their feelings."
Xiao Yanzhi frowned, and his tone inevitably turned colder. "You think I like Jiang Li?"
Song Yu fell silent, neither affirming nor denying.
Xiao Yanzhi was in a bad mood. He simply walked into Song Yu's house.
He strode into the living room and plopped down on the sofa. His handsome face was clearly darkened, looking like he didn't want to be bothered.
"Want something to eat?"
Song Yu walked over and stuffed two walnuts into his hand.
Xiao Yanzhi asked, "What's the meaning of this?"
Song Yu replied, "To nourish your brain."
Xiao Yanzhi: "..."
His face darkened even more. Irritated, he threw the walnuts onto the coffee table. "Song Yu, you'd better get rid of any inappropriate thoughts you have."
"What thoughts do I have?" Song Yu smiled instead of getting angry and seriously asked.
Xiao Yanzhi's deep, dark eyes had calmed down. He pursed his thin lips. "I'm just reminding you. Uncle Bai called me the other day. Bai He will be back for the New Year this year."
Hearing this familiar name, Song Yu's expression dimmed slightly.
Seeing Song Yu looking gloomy, Xiao Yanzhi casually undid the top button of his collar and loosened his tie, looking like a suave scoundrel.
"Well, are you planning to watch two women fight over you then?" Xiao Yanzhi asked him indifferently.
The last trace of smile faded from Song Yu's face. He just said coldly, "I'll handle my own affairs."
He walked over and placed his hand on Xiao Yanzhi's shoulder. "As for you, if you really plan to be with that Qin Yaoyao, don't hold onto Jiang Li anymore."
"It's neither beneficial to others nor to yourself."
Xiao Yanzhi didn't say a word. His eyes darkened.
"Have you eaten?" Not wanting to continue this topic, Song Yu asked, "If not, I'll heat up some food for you?"
"I'm not hungry."
After all these happenings, Xiao Yanzhi was so angry that he had no appetite at all.
Song Yu didn't bother to care about him. "If you don't eat, I will. I'm starving."
At the dinner table.
After Song Yu heated up the food and brought it out, Xiao Yanzhi was also sitting at the dinner table, looking like he was going to eat.
Song Yu said, "Didn't you just say you weren't going to eat?"
Xiao Yanzhi's voice was calm, and his expression was noble. "I didn't want to eat just now, but now I'm a bit hungry."
Looking down at the fragrant dishes on the table, he picked up his chopsticks and took a few bites. "The taste is good. It seems your cooking skills have improved recently."
Song Yu was delighted to hear this. "Really? But I didn't cook this."
Xiao Yanzhi's eyes paused.
Song Yu said proudly and nodded towards the door. "I worked overtime yesterday. My neighbor cooked this for me. Isn't it delicious?"
Song Yu's neighbor was, of course, Jiang Li.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Xiao Yanzhi's face immediately turned extremely ugly.
After saying that, he looked surprised. "During all those years when Jiang Li was with you, didn't she ever cook for you?"
Xiao Yanzhi put down his chopsticks and looked up coldly. "Are you guys on such good terms with your neighbors?"
Song Yu grinned, "Anyway, it's better than yours."
Xiao Yanzhi immediately lost his appetite and looked disgusted. Obviously, he didn't plan to continue eating.
Watching Xiao Yanzhi's series of emotional changes, Song Yu lowered his head to eat and couldn't help laughing. "You're still the same as when you were in school."
"Always looking cold, but actually more childish than anyone else."
After finishing the meal, Song Yu wiped his mouth with a tissue and then slowly looked at Xiao Yanzhi.
"Love isn't about possession. You should let go when it's time to."
Xiao Yanzhi's feelings for Jiang Li were hard to figure out. These two had been lingering around each other for three or four years without even realizing it.
If they had really been committed to each other, it was not impossible for them to be together.
But suddenly, Qin Yaoyao came into the picture, making it even harder to tell what Xiao Yanzhi was thinking.
Xiao Yanzhi picked up his glass with his slender fingers and finished the water in it. His eyes were dim.
"Song Yu, don't talk so easily without understanding the situation."
Song Yu nodded and deliberately dragged out his words in a sarcastic tone. "Yes, yes, yes. You're the big boss of Jiangyu Entertainment and the eldest son of CEO Xiao. How could a small lawyer like me understand your troubles?"
He was clearly trying to provoke him on purpose.
Xiao Yanzhi stopped eating and directly turned around and left Song Yu's house.
When passing by Jiang Li's house opposite, Xiao Yanzhi paused for a couple of seconds and then quickly walked away.
...
As Director Zhang's movie was about to wrap up, Jiang Li's schedule had obviously become lighter recently.
"Li Li, it's almost the end of the year. Do you want to go on a vacation?"
Sister Chen looked at Jiang Li who was getting a facial treatment and deliberately said casually, "You've been so busy in the first half of the year. It's time for you to take a long vacation."
Jiang Li closed her eyes. She knew what was going on after a little thought.
It was probably because no one wanted to cooperate with her recently. Everyone flocked to curry favor with Qin Yaoyao.
When Jiang Li was in favor before, she was as busy as a spinning top every day and never had a moment of leisure.
Now that she had "fallen out of favor", she even had the opportunity to take a long vacation.
It was quite ironic.
The private high - end beautician was carefully taking care of Jiang Li's skin and kept praising, "Miss Jiang's skin has been getting better and better recently, and her complexion is also very good. How do you maintain it?"
Jiang Li lifted her eyelids and said in a flat tone, "Stay away from men, and you'll stay healthy."
Sister Chen: "..."
It was obvious that she was scolding Xiao Yanzhi.
The beautician didn't catch the meaning and couldn't help laughing. "Miss Jiang is really good at joking. I think it's because you haven't been staying up late recently, so your complexion is rosy."
That was true.
Since she had made plans for her future, Jiang Li had indeed slept more soundly than before, and her sleep quality had also improved a lot.
Xiao Yanzhi wouldn't bother her by casually opening her door anymore.
She felt that if things continued like this, her health would get better and better.
After all, in the past, she had lived in constant fear.
Seeing that Jiang Li really didn't care about these things, Sister Chen let out a sigh of relief. "So do you have any place you want to go recently? I'll check the air tickets for you."