"Do you think Xiao Yanzhi really ever loved you?"
For a moment, Yu Wan's expression cracked.
But she quickly regained her composure and calmly replied, "The past feelings between him and me don't need to be proven to anyone."
"Since it's your own feelings, there's no need to keep talking about it in front of me."
Jiang Li's tone was natural, as calm as anyone could be, even with a hint of mockery. "Sister Yu Wan, considering you debuted earlier than me, I call you senior. But it's really not a good attitude to act like a know - all."
Yu Wan's face stiffened, and her expression was clearly not as calm as before.
"Besides, I'm actually not interested in your past with Xiao Yanzhi. You don't need to keep emphasizing how close your relationship was."
She coldly glanced at Yu Wan. Her words were far from friendly. "If you really have so much to talk about, why don't you just go find Xiao Yanzhi to catch up? We're not that familiar."
Just then, Jiang Li's phone rang.
Without even looking at Yu Wan, she got up and said "Excuse me" before walking a few steps away to answer the call.
His voice came through the receiver, extremely pleasant and steady. "Where are you?"
Just these three simple words made her feel extremely at ease, and the annoyance from before diminished a bit.
"I'm in a restaurant next to the drama troupe." She held the phone and answered. Suddenly guessing something, she became expectant in an instant. "Are you back?"
The other person just said faintly, "I'll be there soon," then hung up.
Jiang Li sat back in her original seat with the phone in her hand. Yu Wan had already adjusted her emotions. She just blinked and still smiled gracefully. "Thank you for your suggestion. When I'm less busy in a while, I'll make time to chat with A Yan."
Jiang Li smiled and said casually, "No need to make time."
He would show up soon.
Before Yu Wan could figure out what "no need to make time" meant, a man in a suit walked in briskly through the door.
Seeing that familiar and handsome face, Yu Wan tightened the tissue in her hand.
Wasn't he in Vienna this morning? How could he rush back suddenly and appear here?
Xiao Yanzhi scanned the whole restaurant with his eyes. When his gaze fell on them, it was like a sniper locking onto a target. After pausing for a second, he walked straight towards them.
Jiang Li also turned around to look and happened to meet his searching eyes.
It seemed that he had just gotten off the plane. There was still tiredness in the corners of his eyes, but his steps were still hurried as he walked over.
"A..."
Before Yu Wan could fully put on a smile, the man stopped in front of the table and immediately turned to Jiang Li, leaving only his back for her.
This left all her prepared words unsaid. She had no choice but to close her mouth awkwardly.
"Having dinner?" His eyes were only on Jiang Li. He didn't even notice that there was another person sitting across the table.
They were supposed to have dinner, but now she had lost her appetite.
Jiang Li tilted her head up and answered him softly, "Not yet. I'm just chatting casually with Miss Yu."
Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi finally noticed Yu Wan sitting across from them. His face darkened for a moment but quickly returned to normal. He slightly turned sideways and nodded as a greeting.
"A Yan."
Only then could Yu Wan say that address, but it no longer sounded natural and graceful. "You just rushed back from Vienna. Why don't you rest first?"
She tried her best to appear virtuous and considerate. "You look very tired. You need a good rest."
Xiao Yanzhi nodded and unexpectedly agreed with her. "I am very tired."
His voice was obviously a bit hoarse. His eyes quickly shifted back to Jiang Li, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly. "Only when I see her can I really rest, so I rushed over right away."
His attitude was so nonchalant. It sounded like the most ordinary words, but if you listened carefully, you could tell it was an inadvertent love confession.
Yu Wan instantly froze on the spot, and the curve of her lips seemed to be frozen.
For a moment, Jiang Li's earlobes burned.
...
Before all the ordered dishes were served, Xiao Yanzhi directly took Jiang Li away. Before leaving, he paid for Yu Wan's meal and told her to eat slowly by herself.
He didn't even want to say an extra word to her. It was Jiang Li who said goodbye to her.
Watching Jiang Li and Xiao Yanzhi walk out of the restaurant with her own eyes, Yu Wan sat on the chair, looking at the dishes on the table. Her body couldn't stop shaking.
She felt a great sense of humiliation.
All the superior postures she had shown in front of Jiang Li just now had become sharp swords stabbing at herself.
Why?
It was clearly she who was with Xiao Yanzhi first. It was clearly she who dumped him back then. Why, just after a few years, could he fall in love with someone else so easily?
There were two little people in Yu Wan's heart. One was desperately shouting, "None of this is real!" But the other little person was very sober. She knew that the affectionate and gentle look in Xiao Yanzhi's eyes had never stayed on her.
But the more sober she was, the more irrational she became.
Jealousy and resentment almost burned her up.
...
Having learned from the previous experience, this time Xue An was more careful. When he saw Mr. Xiao and Jiang Li get in the car, he quickly put down the partition.
Don't look at what you shouldn't look at. Don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to.
The car was driving smoothly. Jiang Li didn't even ask where he was taking her.
Thinking of what had happened in the restaurant just now, Jiang Li felt an inexplicable sense of delight in her heart.
But this feeling also made her feel a bit dishonorable, as if she was a bad woman who had achieved success through mean means.
The sound insulation of the Maybach was very good. Once the partition was put down, the front and back seats were separated into two spaces. No one could disturb the other.
The interior space of the car was small and enclosed, which made it convenient for him to do some little things.
And he always enjoyed doing so.
"Why did you suddenly have dinner with her?" Xiao Yanzhi noticed her distraction, so he skillfully grabbed her hand and easily picked her up, making her sit on his lap. "What did you talk about?"
When he wrapped his arms around her, Xiao Yanzhi felt that all his hard work had paid off. The fullness of holding her in his arms gradually filled the gap in his heart.
Jiang Li lowered her eyes and said petulantly for no reason, "She invited me on her own initiative and even said some good things about you."
"Say good things about me?" Xiao Yanzhi was surprised. "What good things did she say?"
Without thinking, Jiang Li blurted out, "She said you're an upright person, dedicated and affectionate in relationships, and your type of preference has never changed."
She said it very objectively, but there was still a bit of jealousy in it.
There was also a hint of sarcasm in her words. "Mr. Xiao, is what she said true?"