Shen Su: "Then I'll finish up and come keep you company."
Ji Tong: "Okay."
Shen Su: "Good girl."
After finishing his call with Ji Tong, Shen Su put down his phone and turned to go back, only to run headlong into Qin Siruan.
Shen Su hadn't expected to meet her here and his face showed surprise.
At this moment, Qin Siruan had already rushed forward and hugged him, one hand still gripping his arm. She stood on tiptoe, attempting to kiss him.
Shen Su subtly dodged, preventing her from succeeding. He frowned and asked Qin Siruan, "What are you doing?"
Qin Siruan: "I missed you."
She looked at him intently. "After all this time, I still miss you... Let's get back together. Give me another chance, okay?"
Since he was no longer involved with Feng Feng, she saw an opportunity to take her place.
Shen Su pushed Qin Siruan away, looked down at her, his voice very cold and cruel, "I have a girlfriend."
Qin Siruan froze. After a few seconds, she began to shake her head. "Impossible. Feng Feng just said she's no longer involved with you, that you two..."
"It's not Feng Feng, it has nothing to do with her," Shen Su interrupted Qin Siruan. "My girlfriend is someone else."
"Then who...?" Qin Siruan was unwilling to accept it. "Does she love you as much as I do? Shen Su, after all these years, I..."
"I don't love you anymore," Shen Su remained direct and cruel. "There's no point in continuing this entanglement. You should start your new life."
Qin Siruan couldn't listen to such words. "Start a new life? I've never been able to forget you. How can you expect me to start a new life... You were so good to me before, and then you just broke up with me. How am I supposed to get used to being alone?"
Shen Su: "You were the one who broke up with me."
Qin Siruan: "I did break up with you, but I did it so you would try to win me back!"
She never imagined that he wouldn't even say a word to persuade her to stay, just letting her go. After that, he truly cut off all contact with her.
How could Qin Siruan not feel a sense of loss when the person who had once doted on her so meticulously suddenly behaved this way?
Shen Su listened to Qin Siruan's explanation with great calmness. "Then you need to find someone who is willing to indulge you."
The implication was that he was no longer willing to indulge her.
His current indifferent attitude was a stark contrast to his past. Qin Siruan moved to grab his arm again, but he subtly dodged.
Shen Su looked at her and said, "I don't want to say anything too harsh. We broke up three years ago. I don't want to bring up the past or rehash old grievances. You can absolutely find a man who likes you. Don't waste your time on me."
Shen Su's patience with Qin Siruan had run out. After saying this, he walked past her and left the terrace.
Qin Siruan watched Shen Su's retreating back, tears falling. She clenched her fists, unable to comprehend what kind of person could make Shen Su so heartless towards her!
Even when Shen Su was entangled with Feng Feng, he had never been so resolute with her. Could this current person be more important than Feng Feng?
Qin Siruan recalled Feng Feng's words from earlier. From her tone, it seemed she knew who Shen Su's girlfriend was.
With this thought, Qin Siruan returned inside to find Feng Feng.
However, when she went back, Feng Feng was nowhere to be seen in the banquet hall. Qin Siruan waited for a long time but couldn't find her, so she had to temporarily abandon the idea.
Unable to get information from Feng Feng, Qin Siruan didn't give up. The next morning, she waited downstairs at Jinhe Tower. Shen Su came to the company every day, making this the most convenient method.
Qin Siruan waited downstairs at Jinhe Tower for over an hour. When it was time to start work, she saw Shen Su's car arrive, but it drove towards the parking lot. Qin Siruan couldn't enter the office building and had to continue waiting for him to leave after work.
During the lunch break, an opportunity finally arose.
However, Shen Su was not alone when he came out.
Qin Siruan saw the woman with him. She looked very young, with a lingering childishness about her, and a bright smile on her face.
Shen Su held her hand, and she was chattering away to him. But there wasn't a trace of impatience on Shen Su's face; he was still gazing at her tenderly.
The woman wore an ID badge around her neck, suggesting she was an employee of Jinhe.
Qin Siruan's expression gradually turned ugly. Based on her understanding of Shen Su, he never engaged in flirtations with people within the company. Even if he did, it wouldn't be this conspicuous.
Yet, with this woman, he had clearly made their relationship public, openly bringing her in and out of the company, and being so intimate...
Qin Siruan stared at the woman for a long time. With her excellent memory, she immediately memorized her appearance.
As the two walked away, Qin Siruan's palm had already been pressed into a deep indentation.
Qin Siruan waited at Jinhe for a day. When Shen Su left work in the evening, she saw his car drive out again. She immediately followed, discovering that Shen Su was not heading towards his villa, but towards a very ordinary residential area.
Presumably, it was where the woman beside him lived.
Qin Siruan maintained a distance and followed the entire way. As expected, she saw Shen Su's car stop in front of a certain building's entrance. Then, the two got out of the car, and Shen Su, hand in hand with the woman, went upstairs.
Qin Siruan gripped the steering wheel with both hands, staring at the building entrance, lost in thought.
Ji Tong had felt unwell the previous night, and Shen Su had promised her early in the morning that he would come over to cook for her that evening.
Ji Tong sat at the dining table in her small apartment, watching Shen Su's back as he cooked noodles in the kitchen. A wave of sweetness washed over her, and the corners of her mouth curved upwards involuntarily.
Since she started dating Shen Su, she had been happy every single day. It wasn't just the sweetness of their relationship; Shen Su had brought her growth in all aspects.
As others said, a good partner can help one grow comprehensively. Ji Tong felt this applied perfectly to Shen Su.
He not only gave her the best of relationships but also helped her become a better person.
Shen Su brought the noodles over and saw Ji Tong spacing out, resting her chin on her hand. "What are you thinking about?"
Ji Tong snapped back to reality. She smiled and said, "I'm thinking that I'm truly the happiest person in the world."
Shen Su: "Oh?"
Ji Tong: "I must have done many good deeds in my past life to have the chance to meet you."
Shen Su was amused. "It's not that exaggerated."
Ji Tong: "It is."
Shen Su and Ji Tong sat down to eat the noodles. Shen Su's cooking skills were, of course, impeccable. As Ji Tong ate her noodles, she suddenly remembered something and asked Shen Su, "I have a question I'd like to ask you, can I?"
Shen Su raised an eyebrow, a smile playing on his lips. "You're still being so formal with me?"
Ji Tong gave him a heads-up. "It might be a matter of jealousy, so I need to clarify it beforehand."
Shen Su: "What kind of jealousy?"
Ji Tong: "How many people have you cooked noodles for? I mean... among the people you've liked."
When people are in love, it's inevitable to be curious about such things.