Her tone was as stiff and decisive as ever, just like the way she had spoken to him countless times before.
But she also said "please".
Huo Jinbei looked at her quietly and didn't move for a while.
She turned around and walked away, taking long strides without looking back.
Huo Jinbei stood there until her figure completely disappeared from sight, then he lowered his eyes lightly, withdrew his gaze and fell into deep thought.
After Song Qianxing left the shopping mall, she kept walking forward. She didn't know how long she walked when she suddenly saw a subway entrance. She paused and walked in.
After more than an hour and three transfers, she got out of the subway and walked for nearly half an hour before finally reaching the door of the banker's villa.
The person at the banker's concierge knew her, but he didn't necessarily welcome her. After giving her a cold look, he said, "Miss is not feeling well today."
"So I came to see her." Song Qianxing narrowed her eyes, "Do you have any objections?"
After all, she was Zhuang Yibo's good friend. The concierge didn't dare to say anything. After making a phone call and entering the house, Qianxing was quickly let in.
When Qianxing walked to the door of the big room, Zhuang Yibo happened to come out to pick her up, stretched out his hand and held her.
"Didn't you say you weren't feeling well?" Qianxing asked, "Why did you come out?"
"If you feel uncomfortable, you have to walk around to feel refreshed." Zhuang Yibo said, "If you lie down all the time, your energy will be gone."
The two people entered the room. There seemed to be no one else in the room, so Zhuang Yibo took Qianxing and sat down on the sofa.
"What's wrong with you?" Qianxing asked again, "Have you seen a doctor?"
Zhuang Yibo smiled faintly and said: "It's a small problem. It will be fine after a while. There is no need to see a doctor. Why did you come here suddenly?"
After hearing this, Qianxing looked at her quietly for a while and then said, "You looked very bad yesterday. I guessed that you were feeling unwell, so I came over to see you."
Zhuang Yibo smiled and said: "It's okay. I just lost control of my mood yesterday. I'll be better after a night's rest."
Song Qianxing didn't believe her answer at all, but when she wanted to ask what she wanted to ask, she really couldn't.
After many years of friendship, the two of them have already formed a sufficient tacit understanding. She knows that there are some things Zhuang Yibo doesn't want to say, so she won't force her - just like many things she has never said, Zhuang Yibo has never forced her.
After a pause, Song Qianxing said: "I know you must be feeling uncomfortable recently. If you have anything to say, you can always come to me."
"I know." Zhuang Yibo said, "Will I still be polite to you?"
Song Qianxing smiled lightly and said nothing more.
Zhuang Yibo's eyes fell on her crossed hands, and he seemed to want to ask something, but in the end, he held back.
The two of them sat together quietly and chatted for a while, then Song Qianxing stood up and left.
Zhuang Yibo wanted to ask the driver to take her off, but Song Qianxing refused, saying that the road environment was good and it was quite comfortable to walk on her own.
Zhuang Yibo didn't force her, he walked her to the door, watched her gradually walk away, and then returned to the house.
After sitting quietly for a moment in the spot where the two of them had previously sat, Zhuang Yibo suddenly took out his cell phone and dialed the number of Huo Jinbei, whom he had not contacted for a long time.
…
An hour later, Zhuang Yibo met Huo Jinbei in a coffee shop.
It was just after noon, and there were not many customers in the coffee shop. Huo Jinbei was sitting in a corner, playing with a Rubik's Cube that was originally placed on the table.
When Zhuang Yibo walked over, he happened to see him restoring the Rubik's Cube at an extremely fast speed, and then looked up at her.
Zhuang Yibo sat down directly opposite him, smiled softly, and said: "I suddenly asked you to meet, you don't think I'm rude, do you?"
"No." Huo Jinbei replied calmly.
Zhuang Yibo nodded, "You should be able to guess that I asked you out because of Qianxing. There are some things I wanted to ask you yesterday, but I didn't find the chance. It happened that Qianxing came to see me just now, and I remembered again,
I should come and talk to you."
"She went to find you?" Huo Jinbei asked.
"Well." Zhuang Yibo said, "I can see that she is not in a very good condition."
Huo Jinbei paused for a moment before adding, "She met her cousin in this shopping mall just now."
When Zhuang Yibo heard this, he couldn't help but feel slightly surprised. Firstly, he was surprised that Huo Jinbei was actually with Qianxing in the morning, and secondly, it was naturally because of Lin Shijia.
But she didn't ask about the first point. When she came to her senses, she just said: "That's no wonder..."
After saying that, she looked at Huo Jinbei again, "Do you also know what happened when Qianxing lived in her uncle's house?"
Unexpectedly, Huo Jinbei shook his head slowly.
Zhuang Yibo was startled, and then said: "I saw you mentioned her cousin, and thought you knew..."
"Although I don't know, I can make a guess." Huo Jinbei said, "It's an unhappy past after all. I guess she doesn't want to mention it, so there's no point in asking more."
After hearing this, Zhuang Yibo felt something strange in his heart, which was sour but also faintly warm.
She thought, this man should be really worth it.
"When did you two start?" Zhuang Yibo chuckled and said, "I don't know at all - it shouldn't be a recent thing, right?"
Huo Jinbei responded in a low voice: "Yes."
"In school?" Zhuang Yibo asked again.
"We met several times, but there was no development." Huo Jinbei said, "In other words, she disappeared from the school before there was any development."
Zhuang Yibo thought of the old events of those years and nodded slightly. Then he remembered something, looked at Huo Jinbei and said: "So, at that time, the reason why you appeared in our circle was actually because of Qianxing
?”
Huo Jinbei did not deny it.
Zhuang Yibo couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, "Oh my god... Looking back, I realize how embarrassing a position I was in at that time. Do you think I'm ridiculous?"
Huo Jinbei said: "That happened a few years ago, and it ended without any success. After we met again, she didn't seem to recognize me, so I didn't think too much about it."
"But in fact, her attraction to you has always existed." Zhuang Yibo said, "When she is away, it may not matter, but if she reappears, the attraction will only get stronger and stronger, right?"
"Maybe that's the truth." Huo Jinbei said, "It's a pity that I don't seem to be very attractive to her."
Hearing these words, Zhuang Yibo suddenly laughed out loud. Then, she stared at Huo Jinbei for a moment and said slowly: "It's impossible."
Huo Jinbei looked at her intently.
Zhuang Yibo said slowly: "With just a few words, you can guess what kind of life Qianxing lived in the past, so you should also know how much children who grow up in such an environment lack love. Because of the lack of,
She will be more sensitive, so she can definitely feel your kindness to her; but this is also the case, which may make her feel frightened and uneasy, because she has never received it before, so she will doubt and reject it. However,
From what I know about her, it's impossible for her to resist you, absolutely impossible."