Bai Yanfei muttered, "I never said that. Don't slander me."
Lu Qianyi found Bai Yanfei's expression hilarious. He stroked Bai Yanfei's head, wondering how Ling Zeyu could have let such a cute person slip away. If Ling Zeyu had known that Bai Yanfei would achieve such success, would he have been filled with regret?
Oh no, Ling Zeyu is already regretting it now.
But it's no use now; Bai Yanfei won't turn back.
That evening, the two went to a couples' restaurant for a meal, and Lu Qianyi had Bai Yanfei take many photos.
"Remember to post it on WeChat Moments. I want all your friends to know that Bai Yanfei has a wonderful boyfriend."
"Um."
Bai Yanfei looked down at his photo album. For some reason, he felt a strange resistance to posting on WeChat Moments. He had already deleted Ling Zeyu from his contacts, and there weren't many people connected to him anymore. Rong Xuan was blocked by him; he'd heard she and Ling Tianxu had divorced, but he didn't know if it was true.
Bai Yanfei opened Rong Xuanke's Moments. He could see most of Rong Xuanke's Moments. He scrolled down and found that Rong Xuanke was currently traveling around and would occasionally post some travel photos and selfies.
Further back, some clues were found that Rong Xuan had indeed divorced.
He married Ling Zeyu because of this person, and now he's divorced Ling Zeyu. I never expected they couldn't stay together.
"What are you looking at? You seem so engrossed." Lu Qianyi looked up and glanced at him. "Who is this? They look familiar."
“Ling Zeyu’s mother.” Bai Yanfei didn’t lie. He put his phone aside and explained, “She used to be very good to me. My… my mother passed away a long time ago. My stepmother and my biological father didn’t treat me well, so after divorcing Ling Zeyu, I didn’t delete her contact information. If you mind…”
“I don’t mind, I’m not that petty.” Lu Qianyi smiled. “But didn’t she get divorced? Although there’s no official announcement, many people are speculating that they’ve already divorced.”
Bai Yanfei shook his head: "I don't know either. I haven't contacted her for a long time. I just keep her contact information."
"Then forget it. It's someone else's family matter and has nothing to do with us." Lu Qianyi took out his phone, suddenly put his arm around Bai Yanfei, took a selfie, and then posted it on his WeChat Moments.
"you……"
"What? You won't even let me post a group photo?"
“No…” Bai Yanfei touched the tip of his nose, “You made yourself look a little ugly in the photo.”
Lu Qianyi: "..."
Lu Qianyi looked at the photo carefully: "I think it's fine, it looks pretty good. Why don't you come?"
Bai Yanfei held Lu Qianyi's phone. He could tell that Lu Qianyi didn't know how to take pictures. He smiled at the camera, and Lu Qianyi turned her head to look at him. She took several consecutive photos, and Bai Yanfei opened the album to select photos. After adjusting the parameters, he returned the phone to Lu Qianyi.
"You're... doing this professionally? When did you learn it? I don't remember you taking this as an elective in college?" Lu Qianyi looked at the photos and found it rather strange.
Bai Yanfei felt a little guilty. He learned most of these skills when he was a fan of celebrities. In those four years, he learned a lot. He could not only take photos and edit pictures, but also edit videos. All of this was for Ling Zeyu. Of course, he would not tell Lu Qianyi about these things.
"I was interested, so I just learned a little bit. If you want to learn, I can teach you. Otherwise, if you want to post something on your Moments that makes me look so ugly, I'll make you delete it." Bai Yanfei opened Lu Qianyi's Moments post. Fortunately, the photo of him was not bad, but Lu Qianyi himself was a bit distorted in the photo.
"There's no need to be so particular..." Although Lu Qianyi said he wasn't particular, he still deleted his previous post on Moments and reposted the picture that Bai Yanfei had just edited.
When the photos were compared side by side, a significant difference emerged, and Lu Qianyi realized the extent of her photography skills.
After returning home, he deleted all the photos he had taken, keeping only those taken by Bai Yanfei. He also took a few photos during their date, but he felt they were all unusable because they were too ugly. He really didn't know how Bai Yanfei had learned so much.
Bai Yanfei was still staying at the same old place. When he got out of the car, he saw someone squatting at the door. He went over and saw that, sure enough, it was Ling Zeyu again.
Chapter 96 Roses
Ling Zeyu looked like a lost puppy. He raised his head, and although it was still the same face, Bai Yanfei had never seen such a wronged expression on his face before.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the hotel?" Bai Yanfei looked at Ling Zeyu warily, about three meters away from him.
"You went on a date with him...?" Ling Zeyu asked bitterly. "Lu Qianyi told me last night that you agreed to be with him."
“What he said is true, there’s no need to ask me anymore. Now that you know I’m with him, shouldn’t you avoid suspicion? I don’t want him to misunderstand me.” Bai Yanfei took out his key to open the door, but then he seemed to remember something. “I remember you have a key, right? I hope you won’t do anything like trespassing again, or I’ll call the police.”
"You like him that much? You'd treat me like this for him?" Ling Zeyu stood up abruptly. He was half a head taller than Bai Yanfei, and standing on the steps, his imposing aura immediately rose.
"What? What are you trying to do to me now?" Bai Yanfei gripped the keys tightly in his hand. "I remember we're already divorced. It was President Ling who brought it up first. Who are you trying to impress with this act? If you're only trying to get entangled with me because of your mother, then I advise President Ling, it's not worth it."
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't President Ling marry me back then because he didn't want to see his parents divorce? So why do something so unreasonable a second time?"
Ling Zeyu had never felt so powerless. What Bai Yanfei said was true, but he couldn't accept it. He had been wrong from the very beginning. He had made a huge mistake when he treated Bai Yanfei as a substitute for Bai Yifei.
No one can be a substitute for another. If he hadn't been deceiving himself, how could he have accepted Bai Yanfei? In the end, he had liked Bai Yanfei from the very beginning, but he had projected his obsession with Bai Yifei onto Bai Yanfei, which led to the current situation.
"Is there anything else? If it's work-related, Mr. Ling can communicate with Qian Yi. I'm just a small designer and don't have the authority to speak to Mr. Ling."
Is this all you have to say to me?
Ling Zeyu was unwilling to accept it. The things Bai Yanfei did to Lu Qianyi were all things he had done to him before. Why did he feel so upset when he saw Bai Yanfei protecting Lu Qianyi?
"Excuse me, can I pass by?" Bai Yanfei walked around to Ling Zeyu's side and opened the door. He was wary of what was behind him, afraid that Ling Zeyu would put his arm through the crack in the door again, but in the end, Ling Zeyu could only watch as Bai Yanfei went in.
Back in his room, Bai Yanfei buried himself under the covers. He didn't know if Ling Zeyu had left or not, and he was afraid that Ling Zeyu would come in like before, so he locked all the doors in the house.
Su Kai disagreed with his relationship with Lu Qianyi, but what could he do? Ling Zeyu was determined to get back together with him, and he didn't want to repeat the same mistake, so he had no choice but to agree to Lu Qianyi's request.
if……
If Lu Qianyi can treat him well and give him a sense of security, why can't he try again?
He has the right to like someone too.
That night, neither of the two people outside nor inside the door slept.
It started raining heavily in the middle of the night. Bai Yanfei's window was open, so he quickly got up and closed it.
Amid howling winds and torrential rain, he glanced at the weather forecast and saw that heavy to torrential rain was expected for the next few days, leading to the cancellation of many flights.
This means that Ling Zeyu will not be going back for the next few days.
"This rain couldn't have come at the worst possible time..."
The school needed Bai Yanfei to go back the next day, so he asked Lu Qianyi for leave. He packed his umbrella and bag and headed out.
Su Kai has returned to China. The Su family has some matters that require his attention. Bai Yanfei doesn't know what Su Kai is doing, but he knows that Su Kai is definitely not the good-for-nothing the Su family claims he is.
How could someone who can thrive abroad be a good-for-nothing?
Bai Yanfei was also unaware of the Su family's affairs; no one had ever told him. He didn't know much about these wealthy families. Ling Zeyu had mentioned some things to him in the past when he was in a good mood.
It was still drizzling outside. As soon as Bai Yanfei opened the door, he was stunned.
A large bouquet of roses was presented to him, but the first thing he saw was not the roses, but Ling Zeyu, whose body was half-soaked.
Ling Zeyu's hair was soaked through, and rainwater was still dripping from the ends.
Could he be...?
You must have stayed here for one night.
There was a lot of puddles at the entrance, and some water droplets were on the rose petals.
Exquisitely beautiful.
This was the first word that came to Bai Yanfei's mind. He didn't take the flowers from Ling Zeyu's hand. He walked around Ling Zeyu and continued walking forward.
Ling Zeyu followed behind him, and Bai Yanfei gave his umbrella to Ling Zeyu.
“President Ling, your health is delicate, so please don’t ruin yourself. If you don’t even love yourself, how can you love others?” Bai Yanfei stood under the eaves, glancing at the roses in Ling Zeyu’s hand. “And there’s no need to do these things anymore. I won’t accept any roses from anyone other than Qian Yi. President Ling has played many roles, including some romantic ones, so I’m sure you know what roses represent.”
"Of course I know, otherwise..."
Bai Yanfei interrupted Ling Zeyu: "Since you know, then it's better not to give it to me. I'm afraid someone will misunderstand. My car has arrived. If President Ling stays here too long, be careful that paparazzi don't take pictures. It will be hard to explain then, which is not good for you, me, or Qianyi. I hope President Ling can prioritize important matters."
Bai Yanfei said a lot of things in a row, and then got into the car.
Ling Zeyu held Bai Yanfei's umbrella in one hand and roses in the other. He looked up at the sky, never expecting things to turn out this way.
He thought about it all night, and bought a bouquet of roses before the flower shop closed. It started raining when he came back. He waited outside all night, watching Bai Yanfei go to close the window, still hoping that Bai Yanfei would come out to take a look.
But he didn't know that Bai Yanfei had been worried and scared all night, afraid that he would suddenly go in.
He still held the key in his hand, and the roses were in full bloom, but Bai Yanfei's heart was no longer with him.
He took the key and opened the door. The inside was as tidy as ever, and he placed the roses in a prominent place.
He wouldn't return the key. Even if Bai Yanfei changed the lock, he would find a way to get the key. Bai Yanfei himself knew this, so he didn't change the lock.
After being caught in the rain all night, Ling Zeyu's clothes were soaked through. He returned to the hotel and changed into clean clothes, but an unusual fever reminded him of something was wrong.
He's getting a cold.
Ling Zeyu couldn't remember when he last got sick; he vaguely remembered it being a long time ago. He had always been in good health and almost never got sick.
Even if he ruins himself, he didn't get sick while he was drinking heavily during the time Bai Yanfei was away. Now he's getting sick just from getting caught in the rain.
Ling Zeyu didn't think he was very vulnerable; he was caught in a dilemma.
If he goes to see Bai Yanfei while he's sick, will Bai Yanfei give him a second glance? But if he finds out that he caught a cold just from being caught in the rain, will Bai Yanfei look down on him?
This was the first time in Ling Zeyu's life that he had hesitated like this. He had played many roles and thought he had experienced many lives, but faced with this situation, he really didn't know what to do.
"Xiao Yan... what are you going to do with me...?"
In the end, Ling Zeyu decided to take his medicine.
If he gets sick, he won't have enough energy to see Bai Yanfei. Bai Yanfei's quick wit surprised him, but he realized that this was exactly the side of Bai Yanfei he liked. If Bai Yanfei had always been so ingratiating, he wouldn't have known how much he liked him.
After taking his medicine, Ling Zeyu went to sleep.
After taking the medicine, Ling Zeyu's mind remained hazy. He forced himself to change his clothes and tidy himself up before going downstairs to pick up Bai Yanfei and take her home.
Bai Yanfei would be going home soon, and he couldn't miss any opportunity to spend time with him.
Too many people covet his Xiaoyan, so he has to keep a close eye on Bai Yanfei at all times to ensure that Bai Yanfei is not snatched away by others.
Ling Zeyu waited downstairs at Bai Yanfei's place until evening, but Bai Yanfei did not return.
He opened Bai Yanfei's Moments, and Bai Yanfei's recent posts were all related to Lu Qianyi.
Even when the two of them got married, there were no posts about Bai Yanfei on his WeChat Moments.
Thinking back, during the period from their engagement to their marriage, Bai Yanfei's social circle was almost entirely devoid of him.
The Weibo account he created later did not belong to Bai Yanfei.
Lu Qianyi escorted Bai Yanfei to the door, feeling that as a proper boyfriend, he should take his partner home.
Something came up yesterday, so he plans to visit Bai Yanfei's house today.
"Now?" Bai Yanfei hesitated, wondering if Ling Zeyu would be waiting for him at the door again tonight. What if Lu Qianyi saw him...?