Tan Linyuan said there was no need to worry about it. He would figure out a way to deal with the dress.
When the car was about to reach the villa, Tan Linyuan gave a light cough. Nan Yu seemed to sense something and turned to look at him.
"Qu Gaolin is extremely ambitious in politics, and his way of dealing with people is no exception," Tan Linyuan said casually.
Nan Yu knew he was talking about Qu Jiaran's father, but she didn't understand why he suddenly brought him up.
The car reversed into the garage. He skillfully pulled on the handbrake. "His daughter has inherited this trait well. Qu Jiaran also likes to hold the initiative in her own hands and prefers to do things in her own style."
On this point, Nan Yu wholeheartedly agreed.
Indeed, she had never met a more self - willed woman than Qu Jiaran.
"She has an outgoing personality, giving people a feeling of sunshine, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude."
He narrated methodically, "She is always full of energy. If it weren't for today, you wouldn't even think her body was so fragile."
One glass of wine was enough to land her in the ICU.
"She has always been such a person, frank and confident, not willing to let anyone think she has a weak side." He twitched his lips. "Moreover, she is very good at manipulating people's hearts to make them serve her."
Nan Yu listened quietly, thinking that they must have known each other for a long time, and he was so familiar with her way of doing things.
Compared with the lies Qu Jiaran told, Tan Linyuan's description of her at this moment made her feel even more uncomfortable.
It also indicated that they had known each other for a long time and their relationship was closer than others.
Until Tan Linyuan said emotionlessly, "Precisely because of these qualities, she will stop at nothing to achieve her goals."
"What's her goal?" Nan Yu was so engrossed in listening that she couldn't help asking.
"To be with me, get married, and have children." When he said this, his tone was as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, and he even seemed a bit unhappy.
"Then she must like you very much."
"Maybe," he answered carelessly. "But perhaps the main reason comes from her father."
He didn't explain clearly, but Nan Yu understood everything.
Mutual support and cooperation, jointly consolidating and developing, all for the sake of a win - win situation.
Nan Yu had once been in this circle, so of course she understood these things.
Even though she had glimpsed all the answers at this moment, Nan Yu's heart still tightened inexplicably.
She could also tell that Qu Jiaran was determined to be with Tan Linyuan.
The car was parked in the garage. Neither of them said they were going to get out. They just continued to sit in the darkness.
Tan Linyuan looked into her eyes, seemingly waiting for her to comment on what he had just said.
Nan Yu paused, swallowed a few times, and then pursed her lips and smiled. "That's great. From an overall perspective, Qu Jiaran has a lively personality and a superior family background. She should be well - matched with the Tan family. Being together can also promote the common development of both sides' careers. There are only benefits and no drawbacks for the two of you to be together."
"What about you? From your personal perspective."
There was no expression on Tan Linyuan's face. "Do you also hope that the only man you've ever been intimate with will one day get married and have children with someone else?"
Nan Yu looked into his eyes. Her hands, which had been tightly clenched, now hung limply.
After a while, she spoke calmly, and her eyes immediately fell on his collar. "Of course I do."
As if to prove that she wasn't lying, she imitated Qu Jiaran's brisk tone. "No one hopes more than I do that you can quickly get married and have children with someone else."
"Look, if one day you get married to someone else, I won't have to worry that you'll use what happened between us to threaten me. Similarly, after I find out the truth about my parents' death, I can also have a peaceful life."
She lowered her head and said to herself, "By then, I'll find a man who loves me and get married, and then live a plain and ordinary life."
This was the life that awaited her in the future, and she felt there was no regret.
However, she had forgotten that life was still a long way to go.
Tan Linyuan's playful and mocking look faded, and his eyes became colder than before. He said clearly, word by word, "But I don't hope so."
...
By the time they got back to the villa, it was already very late.
Nan Yu had overcome the problem of being unable to sleep in an unfamiliar bed and could sleep soundly in the guest room.
She took off the delicate evening dress and carefully put it back into the dust - proof bag. Then she took off her shoes and jewelry and put them back in their original places in an orderly manner.
Nan Yu went into the bathroom, looked up at herself without the gorgeous clothes and jewelry, and felt like Cinderella who would lose everything when the clock struck twelve.
She sighed and turned on the faucet to prepare for washing.
Early the next morning, when Nan Yu got up, she found that she was the only one in the room.
There was breakfast in the kitchen. This time, it wasn't a sandwich but freshly heated steamed dumplings.
The sanitary pads in the bathroom cabinet had also been carefully replenished, as if someone was afraid that she would be in an embarrassing situation if she ran out of them.
Nan Yu stayed in the villa all day. She didn't wait for Tan Linyuan to come back at night. When she got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, she only saw the light in the study on.
The next day, there were steamed buns and congee in the kitchen.
On the third day, there were soybean milk and fried dough sticks.
On the fourth day...
If it weren't for the ever - changing breakfast in the kitchen every day, she would even have suspected that she was the only one living in this villa.
She waited patiently for five days. Finally, she couldn't hold back anymore and was determined to wait for Tan Linyuan no matter what today.
For this purpose, she even specially moved the pillows and quilt to the sofa in the living room.
Nan Yu waited for a long, long time. Finally, she couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep directly on the sofa.
Vaguely, she heard the sound of a key unlocking the door.
The man walked straight in. When his eyes fell on the woman lying on the sofa, his figure paused.
He walked up to the sofa, and the faint scent of sandalwood seemed to float down gently.
Smelling the familiar smell, Nan Yu's heart skipped a beat.
She could feel Tan Linyuan's gaze on her face.
Nan Yu didn't know if she should continue pretending to be asleep.
After a moment, she heard him sigh helplessly, as if talking to himself. "Still can't adapt to the new environment?"
After saying that, he turned around and was about to go upstairs, seemingly going to get the soothing incense he had given her last time.
Nan Yu didn't care about pretending anymore. She quickly sat up and nervously shouted, "I'm not having trouble sleeping."
Tan Linyuan stopped in his tracks.
He was stunned for a moment, then pursed his lips. "Since you're not having trouble sleeping, why are you on the sofa?"
"I'm waiting for you," Nan Yu stood up from the sofa at the right moment and asked him straightforwardly, "Uncle Tan, have you been avoiding me these days?"