Zheng Pianqian didn't want to waste any time with Zhou Yi. After saying this, she pulled Qin Lie and walked away from Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi could only watch the two people leave and sit at a certain table.
He clenched his fists unconsciously. What he didn't accept even more than his lapse just now was Zheng Pianqing's attitude towards him.
Many years ago, when he pursued Zheng Pianqing, Zheng Pianqing never gave him a good look and her attitude was relatively cold. But it was completely different from now. She was not only indifferent to him now, but also hated him, and she made no secret of it.
She was the one who left without saying goodbye, and walked away without even giving him a reason to stay. She has had so many boyfriends over the years - shouldn't he be given an explanation?
Here, after Qin Lie and Zheng Pianqian sat down and ordered the dishes, he carefully observed her expression and asked gently: "Are you feeling better now?"
Zheng Pianqing nodded. Zhou Yi's influence on her was very limited now. When you have no expectations for a person, it is difficult for the other person's behavior to cause emotional fluctuations in her.
Zheng Pianqian was angry just now because Zhou Li verbally attacked Qin Lie - she couldn't stand such a thing.
Zheng Pianqian thought for a while and said to Qin Lie, "You don't have to be so friendly to him in the future."
Since Zhou Yi doesn't know good from evil, there is no reason why Qin Lie has to talk to him in a nice manner, "Just pretend you didn't see him when you see him."
Qin Lie nodded, "Okay."
"Don't think too much, I don't care about his attitude towards me, and it won't affect my state." He explained to her.
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Zhou Yi sat alone in a corner. Although the restaurant was large, he could still see the two people at the table in the distance. Their conversation was casual and natural, which was a tacit understanding cultivated over many years.
Zhou Yi thought of the time the two of them had been together again - he had calculated it before, and it was three years at the minimum.
Longer than being with him.
Moreover, when Zheng Pianqian was with him, she had never defended Qin Lie as strongly as she did just now.
The only time she defended him was after their relationship was broken by Zheng Linxu, but that time was very short, just a few words.
Zhou Yi picked up the ice water and drank half the cup. After putting down the cup, he wiped his mouth with a tissue.
Just after drinking the water, the phone on the table vibrated. He picked it up casually and saw a new message from Rongyue on WeChat.
Rongyue: [I arrived in New York last night. Where are you? I'm looking for you to play. 】
Zhou Yi sent Rongyue a hotel location.
Rongyue got married at the end of last year. The business marriage was decided by the family. Zhou Yi even went to the wedding.
Rongyue's husband is not a bad person, and the relationship between the couple seems to be quite harmonious.
After Rongyue got married, Zhou Yi's contact with her was not as frequent as before, so as not to cause any trouble to others' marriages.
Zhou Yi makes a clear distinction between marriage and love. When he is in love, it doesn't matter if he makes a few more friends of the opposite sex. But after marriage, he and Rongyue have a relationship that they have been in love with before. There is no guarantee that others will gossip, and he doesn't want to. Get yourself into trouble.
Falling in love and getting married are two different things for Zhou Yi - marriage means loyalty, saying goodbye to the past, having to keep a distance from all members of the opposite sex, and having a strong sense of boundaries.
Zhou Yi felt that these rules were very restrictive, so he never thought about getting married.
Among the girlfriends he had dated in the past few years, one of them broke up with him because of Rongyue.
She was a young girl, very beautiful, spoiled by her parents, very delicate and well-behaved, but Zhou Yi loved her at that time and was willing to coax her and accompany her. Do something you wouldn't normally do.
Then one time, the little girl wanted him to accompany her to a concert.
This is not a big deal in itself. Zhou Yi also found a friend to get a VIP seat, but by chance, the day of the concert happened to be Rongyue's birthday, and Zhou Yi had promised Rongyue a long time ago that he would definitely be there on her birthday.
Therefore, Zhou Yi discussed with the little girl whether to listen to the concert somewhere else, or if she really wanted to go, find a friend to go with her.
Who knows, the little girl is making trouble with him and insists on being with him, otherwise she won't watch.
Zhou Yi agreed and said he would take her to celebrate Rongyue's birthday that night and then accompany her to the concert later.
But after hearing this, the little girl became even more angry and said directly that he was not allowed to celebrate Rongyue's birthday.
By that time, Zhou Yi had already coaxed people for several rounds, his patience was gradually worn away, and his tone of voice was not as gentle as before.
He asked her what she wanted.
Later, the little girl cried and said that Rongyue was deliberately irritating her and wanted Zhou Yi and Rongyue to break off their relationship. If they couldn't do it, they would break up.
In the end, Zhou Yi got fed up and broke up with her.
He hasn't found this type of girlfriend since then. The little princess is too difficult to maintain.
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After Qin Lie and Zheng Pianqing had lunch, they set off from the hotel to see the art exhibition.
There are many art exhibitions in New York. Zheng Pianqing has not been here for a long time, but she has seen many exhibitions.
Zheng Pianqing was very immersed in watching the exhibition, and Qin Lie followed her quietly. When Zheng Pianqing talked to him, he would respond, but if she didn't speak, he wouldn't disturb her.
The two of them stayed in the exhibition hall for more than two hours. After Zheng Pianqian had enough to see, she felt very happy.
She walked to Qin Lie and asked him casually: "Are you a little bored?"
Qin Lie shook his head, "No."
He smiled and said, "Although I'm not very sensitive to art, it's not boring to see you enjoying it."
Zheng Pianqian heard so many sweet words when she was in love with Zhou Yi that she once thought she was immune to these words.
But when Qin Lie spoke, he could accurately touch her emotions.
Zheng Pianqing finally understood that sweet words do not mean they are false, but they cannot be trusted depending on who said them.
"Let's go have afternoon tea." Zheng Pianqing took Qin Lie's hand, "The nearby cafe seems pretty good, let's go and try it."
Qin Lie readily agreed, "Okay, let's go."
While talking, he habitually hugged Zheng Pianqing's waist.
The two people just chatted and walked out of the gallery.
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"That's... Zheng Pianqing?" Rongyue and Zhou Yi were walking when Zhou Yi suddenly stopped and looked in a certain direction, looking irritated.
Out of curiosity, Rongyue followed and looked over. Unexpectedly, he saw Zheng Pianqing and another man.
"You're not, right?" Rongyue couldn't believe it, "Tuesday, it's been six or seven years, are you still talking about this?"
The two figures gradually disappeared, and Zhou Yi looked back.
He looked back at Rongyue and his voice was a little hoarse: "Maybe he just doesn't want to give in."
Rongyue: "Aren't you willing to accept this for so many years?"
At first, she felt that Zhou Yi was unwilling to give in, "Are you in love with her?"
Zhou Yi couldn't answer this question.
But Rongyue saw escape and wavering in his detailed expression.
