The old meeting place where Shen Shaoqing had asked Ling Nuan to come was a small grove on their university campus.
Young lovers always loved to hang out there.
Ling Nuan and Shen Shaoqing had also visited it quite often when they were in a relationship.
As the final exams were approaching, students were all busy preparing for them. Coupled with the cold weather, the grove had become much quieter. One could even say that it was hardly visited by anyone.
So, without a second thought, Ling Nuan rejected this location.
Who knew what strange things Shen Shaoqing might do? Compared to the secluded and deserted grove, the snack street near the school was obviously much livelier, which could also prevent Shen Shaoqing from doing certain things.
When Ling Nuan arrived at the snack street, Shen Shaoqing was already there.
He was queuing up in front of a popular snack shop.
By the time Ling Nuan arrived, he had just reached the front of the queue. After Ling Nuan stood beside him for a while, Shen Shaoqing bought the snacks and came over.
He smiled and handed them to Ling Nuan. "Try them. See if they still taste the same as before." Then, with a sigh in his tone, he said, "I remember back when we were in school, this shop was already very popular. I didn't expect that after all these years, its business would still be so good. The queue is even longer than it was back then."
Ling Nuan looked at the snacks in Shen Shaoqing's hand, and for a moment, her expression was dazed.
Although Shen Shaoqing had indeed been a scumbag, they had truly had a very happy and carefree time during their university years.
Shen Shaoqing had taken good care of Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan didn't have a strong appetite for food, but Shen Shaoqing always liked to bring her snacks. He had bought her all the delicious food from the snack street. Among them, the most difficult one to buy was from the snack shop whose snacks he was holding at the moment.
Back then, when business was booming, one had to queue up for an hour. Even at the fastest time, it would still take no less than half an hour.
There was a reason for the long queue. The food in this shop did taste good, and Ling Nuan had really liked it after trying it.
Shen Shaoqing knew she liked it, so he would come and queue up to buy it for her whenever he was free.
At that time, how many people had envied her! They thought she had found a good boyfriend. Her roommates had even chattered in her ear every day about how good Shen Shaoqing was.
It was a pity that the Shen Shaoqing who had once been whole - hearted and only had eyes for her was long gone. Or perhaps, from the very beginning, she had failed to see him clearly and had mistakenly regarded Shen Shaoqing as a deeply affectionate person.
"Nuan Nuan." Seeing that Ling Nuan didn't take the snacks, Shen Shaoqing called out to her again.
Ling Nuan came back to her senses and scoffed. "After all these years, my taste has changed, and my preferences are different too."
She wouldn't take anything from Shen Shaoqing.
Shen Shaoqing's expression stiffened slightly, but in the end, he could only retract his hand helplessly.
He gave a bitter smile. "I know that all you want now is your grandma's house. Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Let's find a place to sit down and talk about this matter, shall we?"
By the end, Shen Shaoqing's tone was even a bit humble.
Ling Nuan remained unmoved and only cared about the house.
After looking around, she pointed to a relatively clean dessert shop. "Let's go to this one."
She couldn't let Shen Shaoqing choose. That would be risky.
Shen Shaoqing didn't have any objections.
After they sat down, Shen Shaoqing handed the menu to Ling Nuan and spoke before she could refuse. "We can't just sit here without ordering anything."
After all, they were sitting in someone else's shop. This time, Ling Nuan didn't refuse. She looked at the desserts on the menu and only ordered a glass of sparkling water.
After ordering, Ling Nuan looked at Shen Shaoqing. "I've brought the money. When can we start the process?" Then, she added mockingly, "Are you missing someone?"
Whether it was a house purchase or a gift, obviously, it couldn't be decided by just Ling Nuan and Shen Shaoqing.
Shen Shaoqing gave a bitter smile. "I've made an appointment with the staff at 2:30. You just need to bear with me for half an hour."
Hearing this, Ling Nuan snorted softly. "It's unnecessary."
But she could wait for half an hour.
The sparkling water Ling Nuan ordered was served quickly.
This dessert shop had only opened in the past two years. However, Ling Nuan still had some junior schoolmates from university in her circle of friends, and she had seen this dessert shop in their posts. So she didn't take much precautions. She took the sparkling water and took a sip.
"Is it good?" Shen Shaoqing asked her.
Ling Nuan gave him a cold look and replied, "Just say what you want to say. There's no need for small talk between us."
Shen Shaoqing lowered his head and gave a bitter smile.
"Nuan Nuan, why do you have to be so cold to me? Can't you be a little softer towards me?" Shen Shaoqing said.
Ling Nuan frowned. "What are you going crazy about?"
Hearing this, Shen Shaoqing raised his eyes. There was pain flickering in them, but also a hint of pleasure. Ling Nuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she realized that something was wrong.
"When they asked me to scheme against you, I really didn't want to agree. I really didn't want to hurt you anymore, Nuan Nuan." Shen Shaoqing softened his voice. His tone was so gentle that it seemed to be dripping water. But combined with his somewhat crazy expression at the moment, it was really terrifying.
Ling Nuan made a prompt decision and grabbed her bag to leave.
But before she could take a few steps, she felt a sudden dizziness in her head. Her body couldn't help but sway to the side. Fortunately, she grabbed a chair beside her and managed to avoid falling.
"Is there something wrong with the drink?" Ling Nuan was shocked.
She couldn't help but curse herself for being careless. She had thought that since she had chosen the shop and it was a crowded place, Shen Shaoqing shouldn't have dared to act rashly. But she hadn't expected that when a person went crazy, they really could ignore everything.
Shen Shaoqing stood up and walked to Ling Nuan's side. He leaned in close. "Nuan Nuan, I won't hurt you, but I can't accept you being with Huo Linsheng."
"Even if you don't want to come back to me, it doesn't matter. But I can't bear you falling in love with someone else and staying by someone else's side, especially Huo Linsheng!"
By the end, Shen Shaoqing was almost gnashing his teeth.
When Ling Nuan heard Shen Shaoqing's words, something suddenly flashed through her mind. She suddenly raised her eyes and looked outside the shop.
When she did, she saw at the street corner opposite the shop entrance, Huo Linsheng standing expressionlessly, coldly looking at the small shop where they were.
What Shen Shaoqing wanted to do was to drive a wedge between her and Huo Linsheng!
Ling Nuan wanted to push Shen Shaoqing away and shout Huo Linsheng's name, but the dizziness in her head made her feel listless and she simply couldn't muster any strength.
Moreover, Ling Nuan only saw Huo Linsheng for that one moment.
After that second, Shen Shaoqing stood in front of her, completely blocking Huo Linsheng's view. Then he hugged her affectionately.
Ling Nuan wanted to push him away, but she just couldn't.
Shen Shaoqing lowered his head and leaned close to her lips. "Nuan Nuan, no one but me will accept you having contact with other men. Huo Linsheng is no exception."
Ling Nuan was so anxious that she was almost in tears.
Shen Shaoqing was so close to her. She didn't dare to imagine what kind of scene this would be in Huo Linsheng's eyes.
She had promised Huo Linsheng that she would draw a clear line with Shen Shaoqing, but in the end, she had secretly met Shen Shaoqing behind his back and...
Ling Nuan didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Huo Linsheng could tell Ling Nuan the answer.
From his perspective, the scene he saw was as if Shen Shaoqing had lowered his head and kissed Ling Nuan.
She had clearly seen him but hadn't backed away and had willingly endured all this.