Tentative

Qu Xiaoyu was wearing a black delicate dress, holding champagne in his hand, standing beside Tang Sheng.All she needs to do is smile at the right time and drink gracefully, and the task of the day will be considered well completed.Having said that, Tang Sheng was not the protagonist of this reception. While chatting politely with the presidents of various companies, he kept looking at the gate.

The protagonist tonight is Chu Zhan, the CEO of Banquet Entertainment Group, and many people are here for him.This also included Tang Sheng, who was about to transform into entertainment and media. Being able to hook up with Chu Zhan at the reception was probably the goal of most of the visitors.

"President Chu is here!" Suddenly, someone called out in a low voice, and many people turned their eyes to the gate.

Tang Sheng also looked there, Qu Xiaoyu held his hand, and looked over together - a young man walked in in a suit, without a female companion by his side, which seemed a bit strange.Chu Zhan walked in calmly, and immediately someone came up with champagne and chatted with him familiarly.

"See, that's the boss of Yanyu Group." Tang Sheng whispered in Qu Xiaoyu's ear, "Maybe it will be helpful to you in the future."

"What...?" Qu Xiaoyu was a little puzzled.

But Tang Sheng didn't intend to explain to her, he just led her forward and waited to talk to Chu Zhan.

"President Chu." Tang Sheng let go of Qu Xiaoyu, and stretched out his hand to him with a smile.

Chu Zhan hesitated for a moment, then reached out to shake hands with him: "...Mr. Tang?"

"I saw you at the Lin's reception last time, I didn't expect you to remember it." Tang Sheng said.

Qu Xiaoyu had never seen him put his posture down so low - after all, this was the first time she followed Tang Sheng in and out of such an occasion.She restrained her emotions very well and just smiled lightly.

Tang Sheng has always had a bad style, everyone in the industry knows a thing or two, Qu Xiaoyu is the first time he brought out a female companion, but it will definitely not be the last.His wife is a full-time wife. In this case, the one at home usually turns a blind eye.

After Chu Zhan said a few words to Tang Sheng, his eyes fell on Qu Xiaoyu.There was a flash of surprise in his expression, and he immediately returned to normal, and said softly: "Mr. Tang's female companion is very beautiful."

"Mr. Chu's absurd praise." Qu Xiaoyu nodded slightly, and said a little shyly.

Seeing this, Tang Sheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he stretched out his hand behind Qu Xiaoyu's back and pushed him: "I don't think Mr. Chu brought a female companion here, why don't you let Xiaoyu accompany you."

Before he finished speaking, a tall woman walked out from the side and walked to Chu Zhan: "Chu Zhan, long time no see!"

Hearing the sound, Chu Zhan turned his head, and even Qu Xiaoyu and Tang Sheng looked at the woman.She was wearing a plain long dress, which was far from the style of the women at the reception.Her long hair was dyed light brown and hung behind her right side behind her ear, revealing a face with delicate makeup.

"Youqi, long time no see." Chu Zhan's tone was obviously surprised, "Have you returned to China?"

"Yeah, who are these two?" She looked at Tang Sheng, and her eyes swept across Qu Xiaoyu's face.

Qu Xiaoyu took half a step back in fright, and unconsciously tightened his hand holding the champagne.Tang Sheng was unaware of this, and introduced himself: "Miss Lin, we met last time, Tang Sheng."

"Ah Mr. Tang, I remember, hello." Lin Youqi shook hands with him, and finally looked at Qu Xiaoyu, "This is...?"

"...Lin, Miss Lin." Qu Xiaoyu's voice trembled, Tang Sheng turned his head to look at her, not knowing why.Qu Xiaoyu has always been fearless in front of him, and has never been nervous about anything.But now she looked almost as if she was afraid.

"Hello, it's our first time meeting." Lin Youqi glanced back and forth between Tang Sheng and Qu Xiaoyu with playful eyes.

Only Qu Xiaoyu knew what that meant.

That means that she knows who Tang Sheng is, and she also knows who Qu Xiaoyu is.

There is nothing more devastating than a reunion like this.

Four years ago, Qu Xiaoyu's parents passed away. At the most painful time, the person she fell in love with for the first time suddenly left.Lin Youqi went abroad without warning, and has never had any contact with her since.Qu Xiaoyu hated, cried, and didn't know how long it took him to convince himself to be relieved, but all of this was defeated by the unexpected reunion today.

Lin Youqi didn't say anything more to her, as if it was the first time they met, she chatted with Chu Zhan and Tang Sheng naturally, Qu Xiaoyu really couldn't bear this atmosphere - if she stayed here, her emotions would definitely be different. will get out of hand.

"I'm going to the bathroom, excuse me first." Qu Xiaoyu said hastily, then turned around and headed towards the door.

Lin Youqi looked at her back with interest, said a few words indifferently, and then went out.

Qu Xiaoyu stood in an empty corner of the corridor, pacing back and forth, without any trace of his usual calmness.Lin Youqi went out, looked around, and soon found her.

She approached unhurriedly, and walked to her side.But Qu Xiaoyu was so flustered that she didn't even notice the footsteps, and Lin Youqi appeared behind her silently.

The other party didn't speak aloud, just took out the lady's cigarette from the bag and lit it.There was a "click" from the lighter, which almost scared Qu Xiaoyu.She was wearing high heels, and when she heard the sound, she turned around suddenly and almost sprained her ankle.Lin Youqi's red lips were lined with white smoke, very beautiful.

"Lin, Miss Lin..."

"Long time no see." Compared with Qu Xiaoyu's panic, Lin Youqi's indifference seemed a bit ironic, "I didn't expect to meet again here."

"..." Qu Xiaoyu lowered his head and didn't answer.

"But I didn't expect you to follow Tang Sheng. You know he's married a long time ago?" Lin Youqi said, "His wife is the only daughter of the Jiang Ming Consortium. If it wasn't for this, he might be overwhelmed and don't even think about it now." this position."

"……I know."

"If you say that, have you been adopted?" Lin Youqi's words were not polite.

Qu Xiaoyu didn't answer, but instead asked: "You...why didn't you say anything when you left."

"I don't need to explain to you either." Lin Youqi said.

An understatement completely characterizes the past between them as Qu Xiaoyu's wishful thinking.

"I... I'll go first..." Qu Xiaoyu hurriedly said, not wanting to continue talking with her.She turned to leave, but Lin Youqi grabbed her hand and said, "I haven't seen you for so long, you are getting more and more beautiful."

"Miss Lin..."

"I lied to you." Lin Youqi laughed suddenly, "It's just that I was in a hurry to go out at that time, so I couldn't contact you again."

Qu Xiaoyu was stunned.

"I thought I would never meet again in this life..." Lin Youqi pulled her closer to her, her voice was very bewitching, "Seeing you now means that we still have fate."

"You don't seem very happy today, what's the matter?" Shen Yizhuo said.

Qu Xiaoyu propped his head, holding the straw in the other hand and kept stirring the milk tea, as if he was very troubled.It was Qu Xiaoyu who took the initiative to ask Shen Yizhuo out today - usually he sent messages to Qu Xiaoyu, asking her if she wanted to watch a movie or go shopping, as close as a boyfriend, but kept a comfortable distance.

Qu Xiaoyu sighed and said, "It's a little annoying."

"If you don't mind, you can tell me." Shen Yizhuo said.

He is good-looking and tasteful in his clothes. Qu Xiaoyu naturally feels close to him, especially after she often invites him out to play, she trusts Shen Yizhuo more and more.Some people are just naturally charismatic and attractive, and people can't help but trust them.

In Qu Xiaoyu's view, Shen Yizhuo is this kind of person.

She frowned, bit the straw and took a sip of the milk tea, and said, "Well... I actually have someone I really like."

"Huh?" Shen Yizhuo motioned for her to continue.

"A few years ago, she suddenly disappeared without saying a word." Qu Xiaoyu said, "But recently, I saw her again. She didn't explain anything, but... hinted to me that she still likes me."

In any case, Shen Yizhuo is a man, and Qu Xiaoyu just talked hastily, but she didn't mention more details.That person was of course Lin Youqi, and it wasn't a hint—in fact, that night, Lin Youqi called her and asked her to meet at the hotel late at night.

Lin Youqi was too attractive to her, even though she still had resentment for the time when she left without saying goodbye, Qu Xiaoyu still accepted the appointment.

Shen Yizhuo smiled: "Are you worried about whether to be together?"

"……I do not know either."

"If you like it, you don't have to worry about it," he said, "Just be happy."

"What about you, Yizhuo?"

"What am I?"

"You don't have anyone you like?" Qu Xiaoyu asked with great interest, "You must have one... Usually, people who are as popular as you have someone who doesn't like you." After she finished speaking, she laughed softly He stood up, as if he felt that what he said made sense.

Shen Yizhuo took a sip from the coffee cup, smiled, and replied, "You're wrong, I didn't."

"really?"

"There are people who like me."

"I know, that must be a lot."

"No," he shook his head, "just one."

"You're joking." Qu Xiaoyu said, "My roommate misses seeing you the second time after seeing you."

Shen Yizhuo seemed a little shy, so he didn't continue this topic, but said: "During the Ching Ming Festival, you said that you traveled far away, did you go out to play with your friends?"

Qu Xiaoyu's smile froze on her face, she lowered her head and whispered, "I'm going to sweep the grave."

"...A close relative?" Shen Yizhuo was also a little surprised, "Sorry."

"Hmm..." Qu Xiaoyu shook his head, after thinking for a while, he still felt that there was nothing to hide, "It's my parents."

"..."

Shen Yizhuo never expected the answer to be like this.Now he didn't know how to comfort Qu Xiaoyu, he could only look at her and wait for her to adjust her mood.

"Ah, it's been a long time, but I'm not too sad." Qu Xiaoyu said, "It's okay."

"Feel sorry……"

"It's really okay."

"Then you are with..." Shen Yizhuo tilted his head, and after thinking for a few seconds, "I remember you have an older brother, did you go with him?"

"...I don't know where he went for a long time." Qu Xiaoyu said, "Now I don't have a brother."

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Ok?"

"When did your parents die?"

"Four years ago, a car accident."

Shen Yizhuo lowered his eyes and thought for a long time, but Qu Xiaoyu didn't speak again.The atmosphere was heavy because of this topic, Qu Xiaoyu's milk tea quickly ran out, and when she bit the straw again, it made a sound of emptying.

Only then did Shen Yizhuo say: "Let's go watch a movie later, are you free?"

"Okay."

Qu Zhe was sitting at a nearby table wearing a mask, with his head buried low, pretending to be looking at his mobile phone, but in fact he kept looking at Shen Yizhuo uncontrollably.From his angle, he could just see Shen Yizhuo's face.Although he couldn't hear what he was talking to the girl sitting opposite, Qu Zhe could see the tenderness in his eyes.

His tenderness has never been stingy to anyone, but Qu Zhe is alone.