Zuo Baixuan was busy for most of the afternoon, and after she finished, she sat at her workstation and spaced out for a while.
Her pen traced across the plan in her notebook, marking a point, then smudged the pen in that spot. She had clearly completed a task, but her emotions were complex.
Facing a plan that is nearing its end, I feel like a procrastinator on a deadline, with even the tip of my pen resisting.
Da da da!
The extremely rapid pace of her walk disrupted Zuo Baixuan's emotions.
She looked up and saw Jiang Lingdan standing in front of her, her head covered in sweat.
Zuo Baixuan was a little surprised. She moved the files on Jiang Lingdan's workstation aside and made her sit down: "Didn't you say that Senior Chen really liked Jiangcheng and was planning to come back after the winter break?"
"How could I not come back! I've learned a huge secret!" Jiang Lingdan's face turned bright red as she sat down, clearly more like she was hiding a big secret.
"What secret?" Zuo Baixuan asked, satisfying her desire to express herself.
Jiang Lingdan leaned closer to Zuo Baixuan and whispered, her voice trembling with excitement, "Did you know? Senior Chen is actually Huanyu!!!"
Zuo Baixuan exclaimed "Ah!" before remembering.
Because of the various things that kept happening, I kept forgetting to ask Luan Yenan if I could tell Jiang Lingdan about this.
Jiang Lingdan looked at the change in Zuo Baixuan's expression and clicked her tongue: "Okay, I understand. You knew all along."
Zuo Baixuan smiled sheepishly, but didn't know how to apologize.
Jiang Lingdan didn't mind: "Never mind, that's not the point. The point is, when I found out about this, Senior Chen asked me a question: Do you think investigating someone counts as liking them, or not investigating someone counts as liking them?"
As if remembering something, Jiang Lingdan paused for a moment, biting her lip and nervously shaking her head. It took her two seconds to suppress the smile on her lips before continuing, "Anyway... Luan Yenan is investigating you, but I can't find out exactly what he's investigating."
Upon hearing that she was being investigated, Zuo Baixuan was stunned, but then she thought it was only right.
But did Luan Yenan investigate him before, or only after he left Jiangcheng?
She lowered her eyes and blinked gently, as if the emptiness she felt during this busy period of time had found its reason.
Jiang Lingdan noticed that Zuo Baixuan was not in a good state: "Little Zuo'er, are you alright? Are you crying? You don't need to be too disappointed... You... you were both before..."
Jiang Lingdan wanted to say "cooperative relationship," but the words caught in her throat and she couldn't bring herself to say them.
Who can describe their current relationship in those four words?
She glanced at Zuo Baixuan's notebook again, and the two brightly colored words at the bottom made her chest tighten. What was going on with these two? Had she made a mistake by rushing back in such a hurry?
She had previously thought that Zuo Baixuan had at least opened her heart to Luan Yenan, but was that just her imagination?
"Lingdan, I didn't cry. On the contrary, I'm curious about what she found out about me." Zuo Baixuan's smile was a little faint, but she still managed to smile.
"I... I didn't find out either. Sigh, I came back for my own reasons. I shouldn't have come back on my own. I should have brought my senior with me." Jiang Lingdan said, her face showing barely suppressed shyness.
Zuo Baixuan saw it; there must be a story hidden here, but she didn't have the strength to ask any questions at the moment.
Sizzle sizzle—
My phone vibrated.
The screen on the table lit up, displaying Luo Yun's name.
Zuo Baixuan's eyes flickered. Luan Yenan should be with Luo Yun at the racetrack right now.
She answered the phone.
The voice on the other end of the phone was urgent. Before Zuo Baixuan could answer, the person on the other end said, "Zuo Baixuan? Luan Yennan is in the hospital. Can you hear me? Luan Yennan is in the hospital right now!"
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Chapter 77
After attending the bidding meeting, Luan Yenan left the company and headed straight to the Luo Sheng International Circuit. The amateur car race he had arranged to participate in with Luo Yun was scheduled for the afternoon, so he grabbed a quick lunch and went to the circuit.
The invited guests and those who bought tickets were all seated in the stands, becoming extremely excited during the warm-up competitions and activities that Luo Yun had prepared in advance.
Amidst the bustling noise, the VIP lounge was also packed with people.
The moment Luan Yenan stepped out of the elevator, someone in the lounge noticed the commotion.
"President Luan is here!" someone exclaimed.
The treatment I received was completely different from what I received a few months ago.
Luan Yenan's attitude remained unchanged; he still didn't take the attention seriously, dealing with a few messages on his phone as he walked towards Luo Yun.
The only message on her phone that caught her attention was a space from Chen Huanyu. Chen Huanyu was usually quiet, but she wouldn't be completely silent, only managing to send a space.
Luan Yenan couldn't figure out what the space meant, so he put away his phone and looked up at Luo Yun.
Luo Yun was smoking a cigarette when she saw Luan Yenan walking over, and politely stubbed out the cigarette.
The last time Luan Yenan saw Luo Yun was at the bell-ringing ceremony. She was dressed formally in a women's suit, with no makeup except for a bright red lipstick, looking like a suffocated soul forced into a marionette.
Today was different; she had put on her favorite smoky eye makeup again, because only in this state did she feel like her true self.
Luo Yun leaned against the railing and turned around, confidently raising her hand to greet Luan Yenan.
Luan Yenan walked to her side and looked around again: "Si Ruxin hasn't arrived yet?"
"Wasn't Si Ruxin invited by you? Shouldn't you be the one picking her up? Why are you asking me instead?" Luo Yun retorted loudly.
All the ears around them perked up.
Luan Yenan simply took out his phone: "I'll ask her where she is."
"I told you, she wouldn't care at all. Even if I were kidnapped, she would probably just ask how much ransom they asked for and help judge whether the kidnappers' demands were excessive." Si Ruxin was wearing a mink coat today, looking elegant and luxurious.
"Judging from this outfit, kidnapping you for twenty million wouldn't be a problem." Luan Yenan put down his phone and glanced at Si Ruxin.
"Tsk, you always think the worst of me. This is artificial skin!" Si Ruxin took two steps closer to Luan Yennan and deliberately shoved her sleeve at her, making her identify it.
Luan Yenan was not interested.
Si Ruxin continued to move forward, taking out a note from her hand: "Here you go."
Luan Yenan looked down and saw that the simple lines drawn on the note with a pen were clearly a drawing of himself.
That's interesting.
I'd always heard that Si Ruxin was a designer and a great artist, but this was the first time I'd ever seen her draw.
This is how Si Ruxin sees her: unsmiling, with a businessman's calculations hidden in her eyes.
Seeing that Luan Yenan was interested in the painting, Si Ruxin withdrew her outstretched hand and stuck the note to her lips, leaving a bright lipstick mark on the paper.
She then held the note between two fingers and handed it to Luan Yenan, deliberately making her provocation public.
Luan Yenan raised his eyes.
I noticed that someone was taking pictures around me.
But she calmly accepted the note.
This surprised Si Ruxin: "What's going on? You're not refusing today?"
“Whether you refuse or not, the result is the same in the eyes of these people who make up their own stories,” Luan Yennan said, sticking a note on the railing.
I accepted it, and someone took the photo, but I still didn't accept the note with the lip print on it.
"Then I really thank you." Si Ruxin leaned against the railing, smiling brightly.
Luan Yenan didn't look at her, and could only say, "Likewise."
Luo Yun watched with a strange expression.
What's going on with these two?
She knew perfectly well that the two people's situation had absolutely nothing to do with what was being spread in the group chat, but the key was that she didn't understand it at all. If it wasn't that kind of messy relationship, then what was their relationship?
Looking at the thin piece of paper stuck to the handrail all by herself, Luo Yun leaned closer to Luan Yennan: "You didn't do this on purpose, did you? You deliberately brought up the topic with Si Ruxin."
“Even if I completely avoid suspicion, people in these groups will definitely say: You’re hiding it so well.” Luan Yenan indirectly admitted Luo Yun’s words.
Luo Yun nodded.
That's true.
On the contrary, when they interact so openly and naturally, their conversations tend to reach a peak, but soon, after a while, these gossipy people will lose interest.
After all, Luo Yun lost interest the moment she actually saw Luan Yenan and Si Ruxin together; she found it more interesting to see Luan Yenan with his wife.
"Forget it, there's no point in staying here. I'll go to the repair area with you," Luo Yun said.
"Are you just going to leave me here all alone like this? That's a bit much," Si Ruxin said, dissatisfied with the behavior of the two hosts.
"No way, who around you wouldn't want to get to know you? They even want to get to know Luan Yenan, but she has a competition to prepare for first," Luo Yun reassured Si Ruxin.
Si Ruxin was just joking. After hearing Luo Yun's reply, she glanced at Luan Yenan and sat down at a round table: "Go ahead, I'll wait to watch the game."
Luan Yenan's gaze swept across the scene.
Almost everyone looked on with anticipation, except for one square table where all four people were hunched over.
Isn't that Bao Xinglong and his group?
This was the first time Luan Yenan had seen these four people outside of the school grounds.
But judging from the way they hunched their necks, they probably just wanted to socialize more and meet more people before officially graduating.
As far as Luan Yenan was concerned, these people were like ants, so there was no need to go and kill them all.
Luan Yenan withdrew his gaze and went downstairs with Luo Yun.
The draft through the room had become quite cold.
The assistant next to them, whose job was unclear, thoughtfully poured two cups of hot water and ran over to warm Luo Yun and Luan Yenan up.