[Lu Junxing]

The next time Lu Junxing saw Yin Liuyue was January 3rd, the day of their class reunion.

Oh, that's not right. It wasn't even considered a class reunion. She and Lu Junxing were elementary school classmates. They were only in the same class when they were in fourth and sixth grade. Although they luckily got into the same middle school, the two's classes were far away from each other. When they graduated from middle school, the two basically parted their ways.

She and Lu Junxing hadn't seen each other for decades.

Yin Liuyun and a few old classmates had met up. She heard one of the girls talk proudly about the top scorer in the sciences within her university. Her tone was full of pride, arousing Yin Liuyue's curiosity. Therefore, she listened in on their conversation.

Classmate A said that the top scorer in the sciences was very aloof, but this didn't stop their junior and sisters advancing dauntlessly to deliver love letters. She retold the story emotionally about the one time she witnessed a girl shamelessly stopping Lu Junxing dragging his suitcase and leaving the school after graduation.

Classmate A was too far, so she couldn't hear what the junior sister said to Lu Junxing.

Lu Junxing who had been silent finally said something.

However, she couldn't hear clearly either.

In short, Lu Junxing left freely dragging his luggage behind him after he finished.

Meanwhile, the girl who confessed and got rejected cried right there. When Classmate A spoke of this, she was really excited. Her facial expression and actions were very accurate and full to the details. After she finished, she added, "A lot of us were talking about the type of man or woman that a proud and aloof man like Lu Junxing would fall in love with..."

Yin Liuyun was planning on taking a sip of her milk tea when her hands almost trembled and spilt it as she heard his name. She steadied herself and asked unbelievably, "You're talking about Lu Junxing, that top scorer in the sciences?"

"Right! Lu Junxing. Liuyue, do you recognize him too? Let me tell you. He's very handsome and there are countless girls who like him!"

Yin Liuyue didn't mind her classmates' questioning gazes as she quickly lowered her head and pretended to drink milk tea. She emphasized her innocence. "No, I don't know him."

In the next period of time, the classmate didn't mention the previous topic either.

Even if Yin Liuyue wanted to know more about Lu Junxing, she controlled herself and stopped herself from asking.

The secrets of the past were only suitable to be left in the past. Let it pass.

Besides studying in senior year, Yin Liuyue also attended associations and worked part-time jobs.

The four years' worth of memories seemed to be very long, but it ended in the snap of a finger.

The day before they left school, she and her roommates went out to eat dinner. By then, they started sighing and reminiscing about their time in university. One of her roommates threw her arms around her shoulders and asked, "Yin Liuyue, I regret not finding a boyfriend in university. How about you? Do you regret this?"

There were four people in the dorm. Only the two of them stayed single through the entire four years of university.

Yin Liuyue suddenly realized. "I almost forgot. It is quite regretful."

"Ah, can you at least act more sincere? Who are you trying to fool with that calm tone?"

"Am I not bitter and hateful enough?" Yin Liuyue said innocently.

Her roommate responded, "Touch your hurt. Doesn't it hurt?"

Yin Liuyue smiled, saying nothing. It didn't seem that important whether it hurt or not. She only knew that no matter how much time passed, a figure would always appear in her dream late at night, despite his silhouette slowly fading away. She could still remember him deeply. She knew it was him no matter how far he was from her.

She found it quite crazy when she recalled the mornings where she became delighted with joy because she had dreamed of him.

Yin Liuyue didn't think about spending the rest of her life with anyone.

She had a simple plan. When she was of marriageable age and her parents started to urge her to marry and arranged blind dates for her, she'd be good and follow their decision. Then, she'd get married to a man who was pleasing to the eye and bear his child.

Best, she'd find someone with a good and gentle personality, someone that doesn't like to drink or smoke, or fight. As long as they could live a peaceful life with her.

As for love, she didn't really care. As long as nothing happens.

Maybe a day in the future, he'd appear in her dreams again.

But she thought that as time passed by, Lu Junxing would completely disappear from her memory one day.

One day, she would be able to control her emotions and stop thinking of him. She would stop recalling his appearance.

Time will put an end to everything.

But, why? After all these years, she was still able to bump into him without warning.

That girl that was co-renting with Yin Liuyue was Zhou Lian. They were the same age. After Zhou Lian graduated, she became a singer at a bar. She practically lived the opposite life as Yin Liuyue.

Therefore, the two didn't get many chances to chat with each other.

Yin Liuyue hurried out of the house in the morning. By the time she returned to her apartment around 6pm, she noticed that she had placed the key in her overcoat she wore yesterday. Even more, she hung the overcoat on the clothes hanger in her room. She couldn't get in. Yin Liuyue had no choice but to call Zhou Lian.

Zhou Lian picked up quickly, but it was quite noisy on the other side. It felt like she was at a KTV.

Yin Liuyue explained the situation to her, then Zhou Lian said, "I can't leave right now. If you want to grab the key, come here." After that, she sent her the specific address and the room number.

Yin Liuyue walked to the private room, hesitant. She wondered if she should knock on the door when she encountered the other young men planning on entering the private room.

One of the men inquired.

She said that she was looking for Zhou Lian.

"Oh, you're looking for Zhou Lian? She's inside busy rolling dice with someone. Come in."

Yin Liuyue originally wanted to ask him to call Zhou Lian. Who knew that the door opened and she was pushed in.

She stood by the door and glanced at the messy private room. Men and women grouped together. They were either drinking, chatting, eating, rolling dice, or singing...

Yet, under the rainbow-colored rotating disco, she clearly saw the man sitting in the center of the long sofa wearing a black woolen sweater. He kept his head down as he looked at his phone.

The rotating lights just passed by and the light shone on his face. He slightly tilted his head to avoid the light.

Yet, Yin Liuyue stared at him, forgetting her expression. However, she couldn't help but repeat his name over and over. "Lu Junxing...Lu Junxing..."

"Zhou Lian, there's a beautiful woman looking for you!" The man by her shouted. He turned around to see Yin Liuyue standing there, stunned. She was staring in the direction of Lu Junxing, concentrated.

"Hey, beautiful woman. Don't just look at that handsome guy! Aren't you looking for Zhou Lian?"

Zhou Lian lost, so her classmates had been trying to get her to drink. She looked up at Yin Liuyue, unable to leave. Therefore, at the top of her lungs, "Liuyue, I left the keys in the pocket of my jacket. It's the red overcoat by the door. Grab it yourself."

Yin Liuyue was unable to withdraw her gaze from Lu Junxing. She only knew that the man by her side said something in her ears before he looked up at her.

However, Yin Liuyue had already turned her head, feeling guilty.

She hurriedly found Zhou Lian's overcoat. As expected, there was a string of keys. She told Zhou Lian that she was leaving now, and she didn't urge her to stay either.

Yin Liuyue thanked the man. Before leaving, she slightly tilted her head to glance at the center. Lu Junxing still had his head down, looking at his phone as if he didn't place anything in his heart.

After Yin Liuyue closed the doors, her heart felt heavy. She was able to see Lu Junxing again.

Was this fate's blessing?

"Hey, Lu Junxing, do you know that beautiful woman?"

Lu Junxing unhappily responded, "Which beautiful woman?" after he got interrupted while playing a game.

"The beautiful woman that came to look for Zhou Lian! I saw you staring at her for a long time as if you had seen your old lover."

Who knew Lu Junxing asked, "Who is Zhou Lian?"

Zhou Lian's smile froze, looking at him.

However, Lu Junxing didn't seem to detect it. He stood up and said, "I'm heading out for a moment."

After Lu Junxing left the private room, he reached for the cigarette in the pocket of his overcoat. He took out the cigarette with his slender finger and played with it for a while before heading to the elevator.

As expected, this class reunion was boring, even more boring than he expected.

He didn't remember that many people's names in the high school reunion. After he entered the room, he really wanted to leave. However, he took in the big picture for consideration and decided to stay there for half an hour.

There were some people fated to only be strangers in other people's lives. They won't come back anymore.

Time was really magical.

After Lu Junxing came out of the elevator, he suddenly remembered what his close friend, Liu Ying, had said. "Lu Junxing, when will you stop being like this? If it was up to me, you shouldn't be staying by yourself. You need to attend more events. That way, you can forget him quicker."

In the year or more so that he left, Lu Junxing was frequently upsetted.

Liu Ying wanted to tell him that one needed to look forward in life.

Zhan Yu had already died. There was no way he would ever come back.

Those that were alive should all the more live a better life.

Lu Junxing didn't express any opinion to Liu Ying's lengthy speech. Liu Ying wasn't him. He didn't understand the empty feeling in his heart.

Lu Junxing glanced at the snow outside. Someone had come to this world and left a mark in his heart. From then on, it was incomparably difficult to wipe away his traces.

When Lu Junxing took out his key to prepare to fetch his car, he saw someone standing not far from him.

She seemed to be a little familiar.

Lu Junxing carefully thought about it before confirming that he didn't know her.

As for Yin Liuyue, she never expected to be able to meet him again.

Lu Junxing saw that there was a sparkling and translucent light in her eyes; she seemed to be tearing up. He found that strange and subconsciously asked, "Miss, do we know each other?"

After that, he understood why he thought she was familiar. She was the girl that stared fixated at him in the private room.

Someone even teased him, saying that she was his old lover.

Lu Junxing knew otherwise.

When did he have an old lover?

After Lu Junxing asked, he noticed that she still stood there like a statue. However, her eyes were sparkling and bright as if they were really old acquaintances. Unexpectedly, she really responded, "We know each other, Lu Junxing."

She actually knew his name? Lu Junxing lightly smiled and carelessly retorted, "Oh? Then who are you?"

"I'm Yin Liuyue. You won't remember me." She said this, but her gaze was still glued to him.

"Yin Liuyue?" Lu Junxing searched through the names of his few female friends in his memory, coming up to no result however. Therefore, he responded, "I really don't remember."

Yin Liuyue awkwardly laughed and turned around, her gaze in front. However, she couldn't enjoy the snow white scene in front of her because the tears in her eyes made it blurry.

The snow

Yin Liuyue murmured, "This is really one-sided."

Seeing that Yin Liuyue didn't plan on talking to him anymore, Lu Junxing went to fetch his car. When he drove the car out, he saw her standing alone by the road still.

It was quite difficult to hail a taxi when it was snowy, especially when it was the Chinese New Year.

As a gentleman, Lu Junxing drove the car to her side and slid the car window down. "Miss Yin, do you need a ride?"

"Thank you, but I don't need one." Yin Liuyue noticed that her throat was sour and bitter when she tried talking, mixed with a sobbing tone.

Seeing her red ears and nose, and then at her clothes—a woolen sweater and a jacket, Lu Junxing surprisingly asked again patiently, "Are you sure you don't need one?"

Yin Liuyue stayed silent.

When Lu Junxing planned on driving the car off, she opened the door and slipped in.

Lu Junxing muttered to himself as he drove, "So what were you being stubborn for before?"

His voice was really love. Lu Junxing thought that she wouldn't respond, but who knew she said, "I'm scared that it'll be awkward."

"Awkward how?"

Yin Liuyue tilted her head and looked out of the window. In an extremely soft voice, "Just like before. I remember you but you don't remember me."

"Since when did we know each other?"

"Since first grade." Yin Liuyue exclaimed. They knew each other from first grade, but the two only got in the same class when they hit fourth grade.

"But I don't remember."

Yin Liuyue tugged the corner of her lips. "It's been so many years. Who remembers this anymore?"

Lu Junxing glanced at her, a faint guess in his heart. There was a possibility for anyone to forget. After all, it had been many years. Yet, she still remembered him.

He seemed to understand some of her indescribable thoughts. In the next while, Lu Junxing didn't talk to her. Before she got out of the car, Yin Liuyue thanked him. Lu Junxing also faintly replied, "You're welcome."

Yin Liuyue walked ahead, her faint footprints marked in the thin snow.

....

Through the glass window, Lu Junxing glanced at her petite figure. In the end, he decisively drove the car away.

The noises by her ear became further and further away. After Yin Liuyue confirmed that Lu Junxing left, only then did she dare to turn around, lost in thought as she stared at the place where he just stopped his car.

After Chinese New Year, Yin Liyue's parents started finding blind date candidates for her, eager to get her married.

Before the Lantern Festival, Yin Liuyue saw her first blind date candidate.

The blind date candidate was part of the senior management in a company. He was thirty-one years old with a roundish figure. After he saw Yin Liuyue, he bragged about his brilliant accomplishment for dozens of minutes. Then, he started talking to her about buying a house. He talked about the prices of the houses and how if she wanted to marry him, he could immediately buy a house with xx square meters...

Yin Liuyue smiled the entire time. All she was thinking about was how to get out of this situation. She tolerated his speech for an hour before her phone rang. She picked it up and her expression changed completely. "How did this happen? I'm coming over right away!"

That man wanted to say something when Yin Liuyue grabbed her bag and said, "Sorry, I have an urgent matter. I'm leaving now!" Before he could say anything, she immediately left.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Liu Ying watched as Lu Junxing glanced downstairs a couple of times while they were eating. Therefore, he inquired.

"Nothing. I just thought I saw someone familiar."

"Guy or girl?"

"You don't know them."

"Oh?" Liu Ying asked meaningfully, "A girl?"

Lu Junxing ignored him. At the same time that he withdrew his gaze, he made a curious guess inside his heart. Yin Liuyue was on a blind date?

Lu Junxing encountered Yin Liuyue in this restaurant again, three weeks later.

The moment he entered, he noticed her existence. She was still at the seat by the window, but her date changed.

The man was slightly better than the one from last time. Of course, just a bit. The one today was a bit taller and skinnier, and he had an ordinary and proper appearance.

Lu Junxing sat behind her. When they were ordering food, he unintentionally heard the tall and skinny man say, "I earn at least 10,000 a month. How about you? How much do you earn a month?"

Yin Liuyue actually responded, "Not much. Just a few thousand."

"Really? Then that is a bit pitiful. Miss Yin, right? I don't have that many requirements for my partner. I just want them to be good-looking, tall, and skinny. You fit my requirements. However, it's best if my partner has properties and cars. You know that it's very difficult to buy cars and houses in the city for people with poor economic conditions. I don't require that much. You must know, right? Therefore, Miss Ye, do you have any properties and cars?"

Yin Liuyue slightly smiled. "That's regretful. I don't have any cars or properties. Oh right, I got a loan of a few hundred thousands from the bank last week. I still owe the bank a lot of money now!"

That man asked in alarm, "Why did you borrow so much money?"

"To buy bags! There's a global limited edition that I want. Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I want to buy bags. To women, shopping fixes everything!"

That man looked at her as if he had eaten a fly. He picked up his jacket and hurriedly said, "Miss Ye, I still have some matters to attend, so I'll have to get going now."

"Why don't you wait for the waiter to serve food and leave after eating?"

"It's fine, it's fine!"

Yin Liuyue watched him run off quickly and she couldn't help but laugh. While waiting for food, she called her best friend, Ou Yang. Half-jokingly, "Didn't you say there are a lot of men in the world? How come I've only met strange people since I've gone on blind dates?"

Ou Yang lazily responded, "I think you just have high requirements."

"I don't have any requirements." Yin Liuyue argued, "As long as I find them pleasing to the eye."

"The highest requirement is not having any." Ou Yang responded, "Stop comparing them to your lover in your dream."

"I didn't compare them to him."

"You know whether or not you did. Also, stop thinking about the impossible. Maybe he already got married and has a family. Stop thinking about him..."

Yin Liuyue slightly sighed. "I really wasn't thinking of Lu Junxing. I just met him that day and dreamed of him twice. I haven't thought of him since."

"Cough, cough!" Lu Junxing who was behind them accidentally choked when he heard that. As he grabbed a napkin to wipe the corner of his lips, he silently said to himself: I'm actually the lover in her dream?

Yin Liuyue was still talking to Ou Yang about the blind dates. Ou Yang advised her to not be so impatient. After all, she had been single for so many years. It wasn't that easy to find a suitable partner that quickly.

Yin Liuyue also felt the same. "I think I may as well find a random person on the street and get married to him."

After Yin Liuyue hung up, she looked through her social circle on WeChat out of boredom. Besides advertisement, there was only advertisement however. Even if there were some friends who recorded moments of their lives, they either took excessively many pictures of foods or their children.

Yin Liuyue carefully thought about it before realizing that the majority of her female friends were married. Only Ou Yang still wasn't.

The two of them were worthy of being best friends.

Yin Liuyue sent Ou Yang a message, and she responded with "Get lost!" She secretly smiled at her response.

The waiter hadn't served her any food yet, so she planned on going to the bathroom, taking her purse along. Who knew that she just turned around to walk a few steps when she noticed that the person leaning against the other side of the sofa was the person he was most familiar with.

"Lu Junxing?" Yin Liuyue blurted out his name. After that, she realized and wondered why she did everything on instinct. At this time, shouldn't she pretend that she didn't know him and just secretly go around him to the bathroom?

Wait!

After Jun Liuyue finished regretting, she suddenly thought of something scary.

She hoped that her guess wasn't true. "How...how long have you been here?"

Lu Junxing's gaze shifted from the menu. He looked up and at her, purposely saying the truth, "I've been here before your blind date left."

Yin Liuyue's expression froze. "So...so, you heard it all?"

Lu Junxing slowly closed the menu and retorted, "Hear what?"

Yin Liuyue awkwardly laughed and clutched her purse tightly. She didn't even dare to look at him. In a low voice, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then, she hurriedly left.

The water flowed out from the sink. Yin Liuyue washed her hands, absent-mindedly. She really wanted to splash the water on her face. Mn. To wake herself. But when she left this morning, she specially applied heavy makeup. She was too lazy to reapply it if she got rid of it.

"Just hold on" Yin Liuyue told herself.

"Ah, why are you so dumb?" She had just exposed her secret that she had been keeping in for so many years just like that.

Yin Liuyue really wanted to escape, but her food wasn't here nor did she pay the bill. Even if she didn't eat, Lu Junxing would definitely see her when she went to pay the bill at the counter.

No matter what, she would be losing face, no?

Yin Liuyue tried to convince herself mentally for a long time. By the time she shamelessly returned, she noticed that Lu Junxing wasn't in his original position, so she sighed a breath of relief. She prepared to head back to her seat when she noticed that he was sitting in her seat. She stood by his side, asking in confusion, "Why...why are you sitting here?"

Lu Junxing faintly said, "You're here alone and I'm here alone too. Can we not eat together?"

Yin Liuyue tugged the corner of her lips, not answering.

Sure, sure. Whatever you say.

She took in a deep breath and sat down stiffly.

The two sat together but there was nothing to talk about.

After the waiter came with their food, Lu Junxing asked, "You want to get married that badly?"

"Hm?"

Lu Junxing motioned the seat he was in. "You sat here last time too."

"..." Yin Liuyue was really embarrassed this time.

Adonis, can you not expose the truth?

She poked her bowl, replying lowly, "Yeah."

"What gave you the courage to face those strange men calmly?" Lu Family had gotten him several blind dates in the past year. A pity that he wasn't interested however.

He had disobeyed them quite often. Although he agreed on the surface, he didn't show up the second day. After this happened many times, Lu Family's elders couldn't do anything about him either.

To Lu Junxing, blind dates are like a fantasy story, unrealistic. He found it funny how people expected two people that knew nothing about each other to become interested and invested in one another just after one meeting. He asked in a serious tone, but Yin Liuyue found the question strange. "Because I don't have a boyfriend and my family is anxious to get me married. If I don't go on blind dates, how am I supposed to get a partner?"

Lu Junxing seemingly believed her and nodded. He poured cold water on her, "But your blind dates don't seem that good."

Yin Liuyue felt stabbed. "It's fine. I'll be able to find someone I like probably after a few more times."

Lu Junxing lightly smiled. "Mhm, you're quite optimistic."

Yin Liuyue looked up at him, in deep thought. Then, she lowered her head to eat, staying silent. She didn't understand why he was sitting here and eating with her. She also didn't understand why he didn't ask about her. He clearly heard her talking to Ou Yang about him, no? Since he knows that she likes him, why didn't he ask about it?

Yin Liuyue finished this tasteless meal absent-mindedly. When it was over, she wanted to pay, but the waiter said that it had already been paid for. She turned around to look at Lu Junxing and he just returned her gaze.

Yin Liuyue found it embarrassing, so she hurriedly said, "I'll treat you out next time."

Who knew that Lu Junxing rejected her directly. "It's okay. I don't think we'll see each other in the future anyway."

Lu Junxing pushed the door and left the restaurant. Yin Liuyue watched as he walked ahead of her, and she subconsciously called out, "Wait!"

"Hm?" Lu Junxing stopped and looked at her.

"I...you..." Yin Liuyue originally wanted to question why he pretended like he heard nothing when he did.

She also wanted to tell him that she had in fact liked him for many years.

She really wanted to ask if she could pursue Lu Junxing too.

Even if it didn't work out in the end. At least let her try.

However, her words got stuck in her mouth when she encountered his deep gaze. She took a step back.

After seeing the faint translucent glow in her eyes and hearing her silence, Lu Junxing still asked out of kindness, "You need something?"

"No...nothing." Yin Liuyue tugged the corner of her lips up fakely.

After seeing that he left, the smile on her face gradually faded.

She knew that Lu Junxing was smart. When he chose to turn a deaf ear, it meant that he didn't care.

"Yin Liuyue, as expected, you shouldn't be fantasizing about your adonis."

In the next few days, Yin Liuyue still lived a normal life. She went to work and got off work as usual. Additionally, she still attended blind dates. However, even she became suspicious of what was going on after a few failed attempts. Today, she went to shop alone. While looking at clothes, she sent Ou Yang a message. Who knew that she accidentally bumped into the person ahead.

Yin Liuyue only got time to see the pink corner of a woman's skirt. While saying sorry, she helped her pick up her shopping bags.

Instead of helping her, she actually crossed her arms over her chest and raised her chin when Yin Liuyue delivered the shopping bags to her, saying in an arrogant and overbearing tone, "Are you blind?! You just bumped right into me! Can you assume the responsibility if I fall because of you?"

Yin Liuyue blinked her eyes, speechless. "Miss, it's my fault for looking at my phone while walking. However, I already apologized to you. Plus, I even helped you pick up everything that dropped on the ground. I don't think you need to speak that rudely."

"I'm speaking rudely?" The woman pointed at herself and said angrily, "Do you know who I am? You dare to talk to me like this!"

"I don't know who you are nor do I want to! Miss, please take your things. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

"This is the first time I've seen such a confident person after bumping into someone."

"This is the first time I've seen someone like you too."

"You..."

"Momo, what are you doing?" A male voice suddenly inquired.

"Cousin! You came in time! Why did I encounter someone like her the moment I returned to the country? She doesn't even have any manners! She's being rude despite being the one that bumped into me! Cousin, you need to bring me justice!" Seeing Liu Ying walking over, the Momo girl hurriedly complained, raising her voice.

"What's the matter?" Liu Ying glanced at Yin Liuyue whose hands were full from carrying shopping bags, asking while knitting his brows.

How could he not know his cousin's personality after accompanying her for the past few days?

Yin Liuyue didn't even look at the man that came. She smiled and said to the woman in front of her, "I find it strange too. How come I met someone like you the moment I left the house? It seems like you've been abroad for too long that you've forgotten some of the virtues of your own country."



"Hey!"

"My name is not hey." Yin Liuyue tossed the shopping bags back to the man, wearing an unfriendly expression. "I won't talk to reason with an unreasonable person."

"Who are you calling unreasonable?"

"You." Yin Liuyue said bluntly.

Who knew that she just handed the troublesome shopping bags over and raised her head to see the man standing by the woman's cousin's side. He was actually Lu Junxing and he was watching the show with a smile.

"You..." Yin Liuyue was suddenly at a loss for words.

Lu Junxing placed his hands into the pockets of his black overcoat. He seemingly teased her, "There is actually a time where you don't stutter, ah. Mn, quite amazing."

Yin Liuyue wanted to dig a pit and bury herself after hearing his words. He was definitely not praising her for having a glib tongue. But the only reason why she was at a loss for words was because he was the one talking to her!

Liu Ying asked strangely, "You guys know each other?" Clearly, the question was for Lu Junxing.

"Mhm." Lu Junxing admitted, "Apparently we were elementary school classmates."

"Apparently?" Liu Ying glanced at him. "You guys were apparently elementary school classmates?"

Lu Junxing smiled, saying nothing.

Yin Liuyue didn't dare to look at him anymore. She hurriedly said, "I have to go." After that, she hastily left.

Liu Ying's cousin didn't let her however. "Cousin, she was the one that bumped into me first. How can you just let her leave like that?"

Liu Ying wanted to scold her, but who knew Lu Junxing said, "That's because you were being rude and insulted her first."

Otherwise, with her ostrich-like personality, why would she get into a fight?

Seeing that Lu Junxing actually spoke up for Yin Liuyue, Momo shut up.

Liu Ying turned around and asked meaningfully, "Didn't you say you guys were apparently elementary school classmates? How come you know her that well?"

"I don't know." Lu Junxing said the truth.

"If you don't know her, why did you say that? Why do I feel like you guys have a thing?"

Lu Junxing smiled. "How can you tell?"

"With my eyes! See how she is avoiding your gaze? She is clearly feeling guilty. As for why, hehe, you should know, no?"



Lu Junxing looked and ignored him.

Yes, he knew that Yin Liuyue liked him and seemingly for many years. However, he had no memory of her and knew nothing about her.

...

Despite Liu Ying trying to get information out of Lu Junxing a few times after they went back, Lu Junxing only said that he and Yin Liuyue were just elementary school classmates.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, Liu Ying left disappointed.

The next time Lu Junxing saw Yin Liuyue again was in the same restaurant, and at the same seat. However, when he went in, he noticed that there wasn't a guy sitting across from him.

Lu Junxing stared at her and he was about to go when he saw a man wearing a suit hurry in. He was also carrying a briefcase in his hands.

He watched as the man looked around and then walked to Yin Liuyue who was wearing a red jacket today. The two chatted for a bit before the man naturally sat in the seat across from her.

Lu Junxing stared at her for a bit. As he left, he softly chuckled in his heart. "She always chooses the same place and seat for her blind dates. What is wrong with her?"

Lu Junxing drove the car and left, swearing that he would never come to this restaurant anymore.

However, fate didn't let him. Early July, a financial and economics magazine made an appointment to interview him. However, the person that came was actually Yin Liuyue.

By the time the staff was present, Lu Junxing coincidentally had to discuss some matters with people. Therefore, the assistant in the company invited Yin Liuyue to the conference room.

By the time Lu Junxing finished dealing with his matters and pushed the door in, he saw a person with his back from him talking to someone in a low voice. That skinny figure looked a bit familiar.

Yin Liuyue wore a white shirt with a black tight skirt, making her waist appear extra slender. Hearing the sound, she turned around to see Lu Junxing standing by the door doing nothing.

She slightly raised her chin and gave him a polite business smile. She extended her hand and introduced herself, "Hi, President Lu. I am Yin Liuyue, the person in charge of this interview."

Lu Junxing watched as she extended her fair and slender hands then at the unbreakable smile on her exquisite face. He suddenly felt a bit disgusted.

Was it because he had seen her bare face in the past that he started to dislike her putting on foundation and red lipsticks?

Yin Liuyue also detected the awkward atmosphere. The smile on her face became more forced.

Lu Junxing didn't walk in, but he asked, "You're a staff in their magazine company?"

Yin Liuyue nodded. She only knew that the influential person that she had to interview was Lu Junxing two days after she accepted the task. Therefore, she stayed up all night to look at all the information her editor in chief tossed at her, cramming. She was scared that she might miss a crucial moment.

Even if it was mostly about his work.

Seeing his countless accomplishments, she felt really proud.

The person that she secretly liked had always been this outstanding.

Yin Liuyue added after seeing that he kept quiet even after he nodded, "If you don't want me to conduct the interview, I can..."

"It's fine." Lu Junxing waved his hands and walked around her, going inside. As he walked past her shoulder, he seemingly said to himself, "I didn't know you're also a reporter."

Yin Liuyue didn't understand. She thought that he didn't like reporters as a profession. After all, rarely any people succeeded in getting an interview from him. She didn't understand how the higher ups had persuaded him as well.

Yin Liuyue saw that he still wasn't that interested, but seeing that he hadn't rejected her, she said, "President Lu, if there are no issues, let's begin twenty minutes later."

Lu Junxing heard this and looked at her, smiling a faint smile.

Yin Liuyue didn't understand however.

Lu Junxing suddenly said, "I think Reporter Yin is really a good reporter. You have great foresight. You act according to the person you see."

Yin Liuyue's heart felt cold, knowing that he was mentioning the time she ridiculed the girl. She awkwardly smiled and said, "I didn't have a choice. Sometimes, even if I'm unwilling, I have to do that." Like how she politely called him President Lu in front of her other colleagues.

Lu Junxing seemingly smiled before asking, "Have your blind dates been successful?"

"Hm?" Yin Liuyue didn't understand why he mentioned this. She was stunned for a moment before she responded, "There hasn't been much development."

"Then that's really a pity. Miss Yin probably has gone on multiple blind dates, but you still haven't found someone you like."

Yin Liuyue tugged the corner of her lips. It was really awkward this time.

Seeing that her expression changed slightly, Lu Junxing knew that he had been a bit excessive. But he didn't understand why he felt resentful and upset since he walked in.

Was he angry that she purposely tried to get closer to him?

But the person who asked for an interview was his friend's friend.

Was he angry that she called him President Lu?

There was nothing wrong with this either!

So why exactly was he angry?!

The annoyed Lu Junxing watched as she lowered her head to look at her script, extremely unwilling to chat with him. Therefore, he kept his mouth shut too. One could imagine how stiff and difficult the interview was when one person was moody and the other was absent-minded.

At least from Yin Liuyue's perspective, this was her worst performance in work!

She finally lasted until the end. When Yin Liuyue asked about his life goal, Lu Junxing responded simply, "To always improve."

"How about besides work?"

"Other than that?" Lu Junxing lightly smiled, unable to contain the teasing glint in his eyes. He retorted, "Which aspect is Miss Yin referring to?"

Yin Liuyue had been carefully recording this so she kept her head down and casually replied, "In terms of family or relationships..."

Who knew that Lu Junxing asked, "Miss Yin, are you trying to ask if I'm married yet? Or if I'm currently single?"

"Hm?" It was different from the answers she imagined, making her look at him in surprise.

Lu Junxing looked at her and continued, "I am currently single and don't have any plans to get married."

"Oh." Yin Liuyue lowered her head and recorded this, but she had an instinct in her heart that he was trying to tell her that even if he was single, she had no hope, right?

So, from Lu Junxing's perspective, she was eager to get married while he didn't want to get married at all.

Yin Liuyue agreed. After all, their paths never intersected.

...

The interview ended. Yin Liuyue had her other colleagues head back first, saying that she needed to confirm some details with Lu Junxing first. The colleagues heard their conversation as well, so they knew that the two knew each other personally. When they left, they deliberately stared at Yin Liuyue and Lu Junxing.

On the way back, they discussed behind Yin Liuyue's back, "Reporter Yin is quite amazing for latching onto Lu Junxing's thigh! It seems like our magazine company can't keep her anymore. After all, we're just a small magazine company."

"That's right. See, it's good that she's young and beautiful. Lu Junxing is Mayor Lu's only son. She doesn't need worry about anything once she marries into the Lu Family, this noble and influential family."

"Plus, liking Lu Junxing, this handsome and talented guy, is like a moth flying into the flames. It's best that Reporter Yin is capable and can catch his heart. Don't end up losing his interest and her job in the end!"

"Who said..."

Unknowingly, Yin Liuyue became someone that worked hard to climb up the social ladder in her colleagues' eyes.

In the quiet conference room, Lu Junxing and her were the only ones left. She was in deep thought, wondering if she should make some things clear.

Lu Junxing sat in front of her. With one hand under his chin, he said with intent, "Miss Yin, didn't you say you have something to talk to me about? Now that we're the only ones left, you end up being silent."

Yin Liuyue looked at him and suddenly laughed. "Lu Junxing, you're smart like always."

"Is that so? You're not going to pretend anymore? You're not going to call me President Lu too?" Lu Junxing retorted.

"If you didn't like me calling you President Lu, then I apologize. But my colleagues are present. I'm not sure what I should call you if not President Lu. After all, you think that I'm purposely approaching you with a motive."

Lu Junxing's gaze flickered, saying nothing.

She actually saw through it? Yin Liuyue smiled. "Although my grades were never as good as yours, I always worked hard with the goal to surpass you when I was in elementary school. I noticed our distance when I realized how easily you were able to obtain good grades when I had to study hard and with difficulty."

"When I was at the restaurant that day, you must've heard my conversation with my best friend. That's right. I like you. I have liked you for so many years. You don't need to guard against me. You don't like me and you won't like me either. All your actions have proven that I don't even have the chance to pursue you."

"Lu Junxing, I actually regret liking you because I realized that my youthful and ignorant fondness of you has to be buried in the past. I'd only be covered in cuts and bruises if I revisit that. Therefore, I hope that we don't need to meet each other anymore." After that, she stood up and smiled charmingly.

"Sorry for causing you trouble. I'll try to finish writing the draft of the interview quickly when I head back and I'll send it to your email when I'm done. If you find emails to be inconvenient, I can have my editor in chief personally contact you too."

Lu Junxing looked at her and delivered a business card. "I'm not the type of person to mix personal and business matters."

Yin Liuyue smiled. When she reached over to grab it, she said in an alienated tone, "Thanks for cooperating today."

Lu Junxing smiled and said nothing.

...

After Yin Liuyue returned, she stayed up the entire night to get a rough draft out. She showed it to her editor in charge the second day, but she was a little displeased. "The content is pretty good, but it doesn't mention that much about Lu Junxing's relationships. Why don't you add a bit about that wherever you see fit?"

Yin Liuyue felt like she was in a difficult situation since she needed to fix the draft again. She really didn't dare to inquire about Lu Junxing's relationship. Back then, she felt like if she dared to ask him that question, he would've fallen out with her right then.

Under desperation, she could only fix it according to her imagination.

Therefore, when Lu Junxing received the initial draft and saw that he apparently didn't have time to date anyone because he was focused on his career, and that he'd spend the upcoming period on work as well, he sent her an email. "You really understand me, Miss Yin."

Yin Liuyue saw this email just before she was about to sleep.

She naturally knew that Lu Junxing was mocking her. She said to herself, "You speak really highly of me. Since when do I understand you? How dare I?" She muttered this but she typed out, "Mr. Lu, are there any issues? If there are, you can mark it down. I will fix it."

Lu Junxing glanced at her business-like response and smiled. He replied, "The entire draft has issues!"

Not long after she sent the email, she refreshed it to see a new reply. She almost fainted from anger. She spent so much effort in writing this, yet he found it unacceptable?

"Mr. Lu, where are the issues?"

"There are issues everywhere. I just told you."

"Lu Junxing!"

"What?"

Yin Liuyue was really anxious and mad. She rummaged through her cabinet and found his business card, dialing the number on it. It rang once before it went through. She said immediately, "Lu Junxing, can you not cause me trouble? Even if I hurt your dignity the other day and made you feel like you lost your face, you don't need to hold a grudge for that long."

"Oh, so you knew that you made me lose my face the other day too?"

"Lu Junxing, if you're angry, I can apologize to you, okay? Please don't make things difficult for me at work. Didn't you say you don't mix personal and business matters?"

"You think I'm making things difficult for you?"

"Are you not?"

Lu Junxing smiled. "I genuinely think the draft isn't that good. I'm not targeting you."

Yin Liuyue clenched her teeth and said, "I'll fix it."

"Whatever."

"Bye." Yin Liuyue hung up right after.

Lu Junxing glanced at the phone number and thought about it. After a moment of hesitation, he clicked save in the end.

Yin Liuyue fixed the draft about a total of a dozen times or so before Lu Junxing reluctantly deemed it passable.

Yin Liuyue really wanted to thank him and she politely did in the end.

Yet, Lu Junxing asked, "You're just thanking me like that?"

Yin Liuyue knitted her brows and asked on alert, "What else do you want to do then?"

"You should at least treat me to a meal."

Yin Liuyue responded, "I think we won't have an opportunity to dine together."

"How do you know you won't have an opportunity if you don't invite me?"

"..." Yin Liuyue was speechless, but she noticed that she didn't even want to eat with him anymore.

As expected, it was better to enjoy his handsome face from a distance.

Yin Liuyue didn't understand her thoughts. After she confessed to Ou Yang, the latter asked her, "Isn't he the adonis you've been dreaming of all these years? Why aren't you treating him to a meal now that he lets you?"

Yin Liuyue sighed. "Maybe adonis-like guys should only exist in dreams. You can only fantasize about them, but you can't think about them in reality."

She only talked to Lu Junxing a few times, but she noticed that he had a poisonous tongue. Not only this, he didn't even bother to give her face towards someone of the opposite gender that held delusional thoughts about him.

Yin Liuyue thought that she still wasn't strong enough to receive his hits.

Ou Young found this strange. "So you just like the hazy distant feeling you get from liking someone all these years?"

Yin Liuyue had nothing to say.

Ou Yang continued, "Liuyue, I've known you for a long time. I know better than anyone else that you've a devoted lover. If it's really impossible between you and Lu Junxing, then how long would it take for you to develop feelings for someone else? Liuyue, I think you're just lying to yourself. You're just trying to find a way out."

Yin Liuyue smiled and said, "You're right. I'm trying my best to convince myself and find Lu Junxing's shortcomings, wanting to let myself get over him."

However, how long would it take for her to get over him?

He didn't remember her.

He didn't like her.

His accomplishments and background made it clear to her that she was unworthy of him.

Lu Junxing deserved better.

She saw through everything and told herself time after time that she shouldn't hold any delusional thoughts. However, she could never stop herself.

She didn't want to think about him.

But she would frequently think of him.

Sometimes, she would wake up in the middle of the night and notice that she dreamed of his voice and appearance. After she realized how his gentleness made her delighted with joy in her dream, Yin Liuyue always felt very upset.

She had to endure the pain of the difference between her dream and reality by herself until the morning.

"Yin Liuyue, stop liking Lu Junxing. It's too painful." She told herself time after time.

After the draft of the interview was published, it received pretty good reviews. The editor in charge also complimented her, saying that it was the best draft she had written since she joined.

She smiled and said, "It seems like President Lu has a lot of charm!"

Yin Liuyue smiled because she noticed that not only were Lu Junxing's and her foresight on two different levels, she noticed that after following his strict requirements, it showed just how bad the drafts she wrote in the past were!

Lu Junxing seemed to have taught her something. If you couldn't keep on perfecting something that was already outstanding at work, then you couldn't improve.

This time, blessed by the drafts, Yin Liuyue even received a great sum of award money. While she was at it, she decided to use her few days of annual vacation, planning to go out and travel for a bit.

Who knew that she encountered someone at the boarding area of the airport. Although she only met him once, Yin Liuyue didn't know how he recognized her right away.

Liu Ying dragged his suitcase behind him, standing there. He asked unexpectedly, "You're Lu Junxing's elementary school classmate right?"

"Hm? You are?" Yin Liuyue was shocked.

"You don't remember me? I was at the shopping mall that day and my cousin..."

After he reminded her, she recalled him. At that time, Lu Junxing was standing by him. "You're his friend?"



"Not just friends! We're good brothers."

"Oh." Yin Linyue said that and lowered her head to look at her phone.

Liu Ying guessed, "You're waiting for Lu Junxing's call?"

"Hm? No."

He wouldn't call her.

Thinking of this, Yin Liuyue added, "He doesn't know that I'm heading out and we're not that close either."

"Heh." Liu Ying disagreed otherwise.

"Even so, I don't believe you. I have precise judgment of people. You're the second person that I think has a thing with Lu Junxing. The reporter back then..."

"Hm?" Liu Ying said halfway before suddenly stopping.

Yin Liuyue looked at him confusedly.

Liu Ying awkwardly laughed. "I think I said something I shouldn't have."

Yin Liuyue's instinct was that it had to do with Lu Junxing, but she didn't want to make things difficult for him either. "If it's inconvenient, you don't say it."

Liu Ying looked at her and sighed. "As his brother, I wish he could quickly walk out of this trauma."

Liu Ying sat besides her and said to himself, "He liked someone in the past. That person was also a reporter named Zhan Yu. However, before he could confess, he went to the earthquake disaster area. Then, there was an earthquake aftershock and he was unable to escape in time. Unfortunately, he died. I personally watched as Lu Junxing had gone crazy and used all his connections to try to find her at the disaster area. But by the time he found him, he was covered in blood."

Liu Ying recalled the past and thought that Zhan Yu was very pitiful. In a deep and heavy voice, he said, "He carried his body out and that was the first time I've seen him cry. That man died very tragically."

Lin Ying paused and then added, "Lu Junxing also lived a very tragic life after he died."

Yin Liuyue's eyes teared up and she squeezed out in a sour and bitter tone, "Why are you telling me this?"

Liu Ying looked at her. "Because I don't want my brother to be upset forever. I wish someone could give him new hope and happiness, and I am placing all my bets on you."

The plane took off. Yin Liuyue glanced at the vast blue sky. She originally wanted to relax herself but her heart felt heavy now.

She felt like Liu Ying thought too highly of her.

She wasn't the person that unfortunately died.

Lu Junxing didn't like her.

Plus, there was someone in his heart.

Before he gets over her, how could she possibly capture his heart?

Meanwhile, Liu Ying gave Lu Junxing a call after he watched Yin Liuyue board the plane. "I saw your elementary school classmate."

"What elementary school classmate?"

"Your apparently elementary school classmate."

"Yin Liuyue?"

"Probably. The one my cousin encountered."

"How did you encounter her?"

"I encountered her at the airport, and she seems to be in a bad mood. I even told her about him."

Lu Junxing faintly detected where this was going. "You told her about Zhan Yu?"

"Yes."

"Liu Ying! Since when did I give you the right to intervene in my matters? Who is she to me? Why did you decide to tell her without letting me know?!"

"Junxing, look at you. You get angry whenever Zhan Yu is mentioned. It's been a long time. You're the one that can't accept the truth. When exactly can you get over him?"

Slap.

...

After Yin Liuyue settled in her hotel, she sat in her room for a long time alone. When nightfall came, she gave Lu Junxing a call.

The phone rang for a long time but no one answered.

Yin Liuyue stayed silent for a while before calling a second time.

It rang for a while before he answered.

"Hello?" Lu Junxing's voice was a bit hoarse.

"You're drinking?" Yin Liuyue could tell that his voice didn't sound right.

"I drank a bit, but I'm still sober."

Yin Liuyue didn't know what to say after hearing his words.

Both sides were silent for a while before Yin Liuyue said, "Lu Junxing, I like you."

"I know. And then?"

"I told myself to give up on you, but I've thought a lot about this. I noticed that I still couldn't give up on you."

"What do you want to say?"

"I don't know what I want to say either." Yin Liuyue said, "Even if you say nothing on the call, I am still satisfied."

Lu Junxing didn't respond even after a while.

Yin Liuyue said, "Sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"Sorry for causing you so much trouble. I can't bring you happiness, but you can't get rid of me even if you want."

"Heh."

"Lu Junxing..."

"Hm?"

"Lu Junxing..."

"..."

"Lu Junxing..."

"..."

"Don't drink that much. It's bad for you. Goodnight."

Yin Liuyue had planned this vacation for a long time. The only difference was that whenever she captured beautiful scenes, she would send it to Lu Junxing through SMS.

After a few times, Lu Junxing finally reacted. He replied, "Don't send me these pictures in the future."

"Oh." Yin Liuyue couldn't help but feel down when she saw the message. Who knew that her feeling only lasted a few minutes before Lu Junxing sent her his account number, and added, "Add my WeChat."

Yin Liuyue didn't know how to describe the feeling of ascending to heaven all of a sudden. She glanced at the account number for a while before she replied with trembling fingers, "Okay."

She actually obtained Lu Junxing's account number!

Every day after, Yin Liuyue racked her brains to find a topic to talk to Lu Junxing about. However, she didn't want to make it seem too intentional or too sensitive. Therefore, in a short month, Yin Liuyue felt as if she ran out of brain cells. There were times when Lu Junxing didn't even reply.

Gradually, she gradually went from messaging him every day to every other day, or every few days. Lu Junxing responded sporadically.

Today, Yin Liuyue sent Lu Junxing a message after she ended her call with her parents in a bad mood. "I almost fought with my parents."

Lu Junxing still hadn't responded after a few minutes.

Yin Liuyue added, "Because they want me to go on a blind date."

This time, Lu Junxing surprisingly replied, "Oh, then go ahead."

"But I don't want to go. I rejected them. My parents have been brainwashing me for a long time."

"Did they succeed?"

"No!" A smile crept on her face again. "Because I have something more important to do."

"Really?"

"Yes. Are you free tonight? Let's watch a movie."

Lu Junxing hadn't responded a long time after her message. Up until the evening did he suddenly call her.

"Hi." When Yin Liuyue answered it, she noticed that her heart was thumping rapidly for the first time in forever.

She didn't know why she was that nervous!

Lu Junxing replied on the other end, "It's me."

"Yeah."

"It's better if I invite you to a movie. What time are you free? I'll come and pick you up."

"Hm?"

"You're busy?"

"Oh, no! I am free in half an hour. I'll send you my location."

"Oh, okay."

Long after Yin Liuyue hung up, she still hadn't snapped out of her trance. After a while, she suddenly jumped up and rummaged through her drawers for clothes.

Meanwhile, Lu Junxing glanced at his call record. Under Yin Liuyue's name was his father's.

His father told him to find a partner soon and stop thinking about rubbish.

Lu Junxing gave them ambiguous and half-hearted answers. When he hung up, the first person he thought of was Yin Liuyue.

He thought that maybe everyone was right. He needed to start a new life.

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