The Big Shot is Also Crazy About Me Today

Chapter 374 Why, So Painful

On her way to the company, Shi Nuan saw a restaurant called Yulou and made a special stop to check it out.

The restaurant isn’t very large, but it offers great privacy. However, compared to restaurants near the Shi Company, this one is a bit farther away.

Driving, it’s still quite close, but if walking, it’s indeed a bit far.

From the restaurant staff, she also learned that not many employees from the Shi Company come here for lunch.

Shi Nuan booked a private room before driving away.

Around 11:40 AM, the lunch break started, lasting for an hour and a half.

Shi Nuan estimated the time; it should just about be enough.

However, Shi Nuan didn’t expect Shen Zui to arrive earlier than her, and the restaurant staff mentioned that he arrived around 11:30.

Shi Nuan frowned. 11:30, meaning he came not long after I sent my text?

That fast, could it be that he’s been waiting near the Shi Company?

Taking a deep breath, Shi Nuan entered the private room, and a waiter followed in to take their order.

Two people can’t eat too much, so they ordered three dishes and a soup.

After ordering, the waiter left and closed the door. Shen Zui looked at Shi Nuan with a faint smile, saying, "After all these years, your taste doesn’t seem to have changed..."

Shi Nuan lowered her gaze and took a sip of tea, saying, "If you wanted to see me, it’s probably not to talk about whether my tastes have changed!"

Shen Zui smiled thinly, saying, "The last two times we met, you said you didn’t want to see me, yet I shamelessly tried to see you again. Does it bother you?"

Shi Nuan turned her face, looking out the window; outside the gauze curtain, the streets were bustling with people.

She didn’t respond.

Shen Zui said, "Nuannuan, I know there was impulsiveness in my leaving back then. I hurt you, and I let you down. But should that make our meeting years later become like this? After all, we once loved each other, didn’t we?"

Shi Nuan subconsciously frowned, turned her gaze to Shen Zui, and said, "You said it yourself—once. Since it’s in the past, let’s not bring it up anymore!"

"Why can’t we bring it up? If you’ve truly moved on, why would you be afraid of me mentioning it?"

Shen Zui took a deep breath and said, "Of course, I know I’ve made mistakes. I don’t expect you to forgive me. We can just be friends, very ordinary friends. But I hope you can leave Song Yansheng and live your life well, okay?"

Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered, and before she could answer, there was a knock at the door. It was the waiter delivering the dishes.

Shen Zui let the waiter in. The waiter brought in two dishes and mentioned that the others might take longer, asking the two to wait.

After the waiter left, Shi Nuan took a deep breath and said, "Shen Zui, if you really consider me a friend, then respect the choices I make, any choice, even if it might be wrong!"

"But why do you need to do this? You know well, Song Yansheng doesn’t love you. What he likes is your young body..."

Shi Nuan’s heart sharply ached, and the fingers holding the teacup trembled.

She put down the teacup, her fingers gradually curled up, feeling she should say something.

But, what should she say?

She didn’t know, knew nothing...

But suddenly, she recalled what Song Yansheng said to her that day: Maybe we could try loving each other...

Loving each other?

But he doesn’t love her; he loves someone else!

Even if he loves her, it’s the version of her with someone else’s shadow!

She already knew about this, very clearly, very distinctly...

But why, why does her heart hurt so much at this moment!