Chapter 58: You Know Me Best

Su Ruan hesitated for a brief second before she finally took a seat at the round table.

Fortunately, the old man came over with the menu quickly. Su Ruan heaved, feeling relieved that she could avoid an awkward conversation with the men.

She lowered her head and read the menu seriously, avoiding others' gazes.

Ma Yu Xi was different than her. In just a few minutes, the girl was already conversing with Long Fei's cousin as if they had known each other for a long time.

The corner of her lips started to twitch as Ma Yu Xi and Long Yu Heng were discussing a few scenic places in the town.

Why did she have this feeling as if they were tricked?

The group started to order their food and Su Ruan felt a little at loss having nothing for her to keep her distracted.

Long Fei naturally noticed her mood. He lowered his head and a faint smile curled on his lips. Just how was he supposed to make Su Ruan more at ease and lower her guard towards him.

Most importantly, why was Su Ruan this scared of him?

It couldn't be that the story he had told her the last time had left a scar? Long Fei began to wonder if his approach was wrong from the very beginning.

Of course, as someone who had no experience in dating and such, it was not strange for Long Fei to make a mistake.

He grew up knowing that he could not be with another woman other than the girl he had seen in the orchard. Later, when he saw that he could not find her, Long Fei began to focus on the family and growing their business.

He was prepared from the beginning that he was going to stay single. Where did he have the chance to date or learn how to pick up girls.

He often told Long Yu Heng that he knew what he was doing, but he was only pretending. No matter what, he did not want his cousin to know about his love life. It would be too embarrassing for him.

The sound of a phone snapped him out of his thought.

Long Fei looked up and saw Su Ruan excusing herself to answer the phone call. He watched her through the glass and was in deep thought.

Meanwhile, Su Ruan heaved in relief when her phone started to ring. Without looking at the caller ID, she excused herself to answer the call.

A breath of relief escaped her the moment she stepped outside the place.

However once she saw the name on the caller ID, Su Ruan's face began to change again.

She did not want to pick up this phone call, but she had already stepped outside. After hesitating for a few seconds, Su Ruan finally accepted the phone call.

"Su Ruan," Yu Zhi Yi's voice was heard on the other line. "I saw the picture you posted on your moments. Are you still in D Town?"

"Mhm… My cousin took me around this place and said that the sunrise scenery in this town is quite lovely."

"You made me want to visit you in your hometown as well."

Su Ruan smiled but the smile did not reach her eyes. "Aren't you busy with your wedding preparation? Why would you still have time to visit me?"

Yu Zhi Yi heaved a long sigh but did not say anything for a long time. "Su Ruan, I miss you."

Her heartbeat accelerated and her mind went blank for a few seconds. However, Su Ruan quickly composed herself, telling her not to harbor any hope that she would have a future with Yu Zhi Yi.

When she came to Yu Zhi Yi's party, Su Ruan had decided to let him go. Yu Zhi Yi can only be her best friend and nothing else.

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"What's wrong?" Su Ruan asked. "Something happened?"

Yu Zhi Yi laughed. "It was always you who know me best."

Her heart skipped a beat.

Yu Zhi Yi was always good with his words. Otherwise, how could she ever fall for him and wait for him for years? It was his words that always give her the confidence that someday, he would choose her.

"Recently, Shen Yue has been busy with her works and research," Yu Zhi Yi said. "You could say that I'm bored having no one to hang around with me in Capital City."

She walked closer to the lake and leaned on the rails. "You weren't married yet but you are already very clingy?" Su Ruan teased him to lighten the mood.

"Su Ruan, do you think that I have made the right decision when I decided to marry Shen Yue?"

Her expression froze. Never in million years would Su Ruan think that she would hear her friend say something like this.

She took a deep breath and spoke, "Yu Zhi Yi, you have already made your decision. Why are you suddenly asking me this question?"

"Do you think it's a wedding jittery?"

Su Ruan pursed her lips and finally sighed. "I don't know. But Yu Zhi Yi, I have been friends with you for years and watched you date many types of girls. The beauty, the smart, the funny ones. However, I have never seen you with that infatuated expression on your face whenever you talked about Miss Shen."

"You think I'm infatuated?"

"Otherwise?" Su Ruan raised a brow. "At least I can see that you are very in love with your fiance. If you have any issues with her, you should sit down and talk. Stop thinking too much. If your fiance knew what was on your mind, she would be unhappy."

"You are right."

The friends continued to chat for a few minutes and Su Ruan finally hung up the phone call. She turned around, wanting to return to the restaurant, and saw that Long Fei was leaning on the wall, watching her.

This man, was he waiting for her?

The moments their gazes met, Long Fei flashed her a smile and walked over.

"President Long, why are you here?"

Long Fei stared at her face and spoke, "Miss Su, are you afraid of me?"

Su Ruan was taken aback upon hearing his question. "No. Why would you think this way?"

"I had this feeling as if you are avoiding me."

"Then you are wrong." Su Ruan clenched her phone a little tighter as she lied.

Long Fei narrowed his eyes and looked at the lake again. "Miss Su, what do you think about this lake?"

He was changing the subject, making her confused. "It's pretty." 

Suddenly, the smile on his face widened. "It's good that you think you think it's pretty." Long Fei opened his mouth as if to say something but in the end, he stopped himself. "Let's get back in the restaurant. I came out to tell you that the food has arrived."

Su Ruan watched the man's back with a puzzled look on her face. 

This person.... just what was he trying to do and say?

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