Chapter 11: Analyze
Song Liufeng: [From my point of view, Jun Youyue isn't the type who would flirt with others casually. She can be so indifferent to you, a childhood playmate and a "life-saving" benefactor, what kind of person one must be to be able to knock on the door of her heart?]
[Also, besides her own sister, have you ever heard of her getting very close to others? It's unlikely that she would do that kind of thing with her own sister, right?] Song Liufeng added.
She isn't the person involved after all. Since Lu Xici firmly stated that they haven't done it, considering all the signs, there's a high possibility that Jun Youyue has found someone she likes, or, stepping back a bit, she may have gone on a date with someone else.
Song Liufeng said this to Lu Xici because she didn't want her friend to think too much.
She doesn't want to see her drink away her sorrows, depressed day after day.
Lu Xici is a very emotional person. If something bothers her, she can be immersed in the same thing all day long.
Lu Xici was silent for a while, sighed, and typed the word "Tao Sheng" in the chat box.
Song Liufeng also fell silent.
She had deliberately avoided mentioning this name before.
Now, seeing Lu Xici so determined to get a negative answer from her, it was a bit tricky.
Lu Xici just wanted to hear a denial from her, to feel better and at ease.
Just like those netizens who encounter emotional problems and go to Weibo to post articles, hoping that someone can say what's on their heart.
But the best solution is actually to have a clear discussion with your partner about this matter.
The relationship is a matter between the two of them. No matter how much others talk about it, no one can pull them to break up or reconcile.
But Jun Youyue is so difficult to communicate with.
Song Liufeng met her once, and at that time her three-inch tongue was tied up because of the aura around her.
In the end, Song Liufeng said a few polite words, and Jun Youyue just replied with a cold 'Hmm' and turned away.
She has always admired Lu Xici for daring to love such a cold beauty.
Beauty is beauty, and whoever wants to be with her must be prepared to fall into a bottomless pit with effort like running water.
Song Liufeng forced a word of comfort: [There is still no direct evidence. What if she only trimmed her nails for experiments? Don't think too much about it.]
Lu Xici reluctantly accepted the answer, stopped harassing Song Liufeng, put down her phone, and stared at the replay of the Spring Festival Gala in a daze.
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Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are difficult to eradicate.
After the Spring Festival holiday, Lu Xici began to prepare for the role.
She liked to analyze the character's experiences, the reasons behind their personality, and the possible choices and reasons they might make in the future.
Lu Xici herself has a strong ability to perceive emotions, and she has a unique talent for substituting. In addition, she is willing to think and practice, which has led to her success today.
Many people like to attribute her success to her birth, but that's not always the case.
After all, the fields are different. Lu Tingyi didn't provide much help on her acting journey. At most, she gave her some money to help her keep an eye out for any black materials.
Lu Xici's strength is worthy of her achievements.
Since the protagonist is clearly a scientific researcher, Lu Xici plans to visit universities in the capital.
She put on her disguise, put on the bucket windbreaker that He Lan had prepared for her, and entered the campus of Beijing University.
After all, it is Beijing University. Even though most of the schools are still on vacation, the students here have already spontaneously returned to school to start studying.
In addition, some travelers came to explore the campus, leaving their marks everywhere.
Everywhere on campus is full of vitality.
Obviously, she herself was one of them more than a year ago, but now standing by this willow tree that is said to have a rich history, looking at the groups of women and men with youthful vigor on their faces, she actually felt a little nostalgia.
Mingxi is a nerd, has few friends, and always has a serious demeanor.
She came and went alone, weaving through this lively campus. What could she be thinking about?"
Lu Xici walked along the pond water.
The winter lake didn't seem lively, but the crowds of people taking photos and having fun added a lively touch to it.
The pond was the scenery, and so were the people who admired it. As she walked past this backdrop, she too became part of the scenery.
Mingxi might not even notice these sights.
No matter whether the outside world is lively or desolate, to her, it is just a boring background, an existence that does not need attention.
She is very similar to Jun Youyue who Lu Xici knows. Such indifference, such coldness.
But Mingxi is by no means a heartless person. She may not be good at words, but she can always pierce through the mask with a single sentence.
She must be wise and insightful.
Perhaps it was because she was too intelligent and saw too much that she chose to focus wholeheartedly on her goals.
Everything around her does not influence her.
What about Jun Youyue? Lu Xi asked herself.
She walked to the entrance.
The research institute is always very close to the university.
Institutions with an academic atmosphere tended to cluster together. Looking ahead diagonally, that was where Jun Youyue worked.
No wonder she thought of her.
Lu Xici sighed, lifted her foot, and conceded to the fact that she had come all this way.
Because of the relationship with the Lu family, Lu Tingyi has permission to enter and leave the research institute.
When Lu Xici was a child, she occasionally came to the research institute with her mother and the two sisters of the Jun family.
It's just that Lu Xici never entered this place after she and Jun Youyue had that contracted marriage relationship.
She even rarely passed by this place, in order not to let herself be too curious about Jun Youyue's daily situation.
She was afraid she couldn't resist the urge to step in and find Jun Youyue's laboratory.
Today was just for gathering materials. Lu Xici convinced herself and entered the large research institute.
The security guards at the entrance looked at her figure and exchanged glances.
"It's from the Lu family."
"She doesn't look like it. Where in the Lu family does a young lady of this age come from? She looks like a college student, and seems unusually young."
"Maybe she's from a branch of the family. Hey, why is she heading towards the biology building? Shouldn't people from the Lu family be going to the computer science side?"
The security guards were puzzled, but Lu Xici saw something and quickly hid behind the building.
She covered her beating heart and quietly poked her head.
She saw Jun Youyue.
There was also Tao Sheng by her side.
It was lunchtime, and the two of them might be going out to have lunch.
Obviously, there is no need to hide.
She has a legitimate reason, besides, Jun Youyue may not recognize her in this outfit.
But instinctively, the moment she saw Jun Youyue, her nerves tightened, and her legs led her to find a hiding spot.
Jun Youyue was indeed invited by Tao Sheng to have lunch.
The first stage of the project has come to an end, so taking an hour's break was acceptable.
Today, she rarely wore a scarf around her neck, wrapping herself tightly.
The coldest day in Beijing has passed, and Lu Xici only wears a scarf to avoid being discovered by the paparazzi.
Jun Youyue was already resistant to the cold, so her behavior seemed more like she was covering up something.
Covering what up? Lu Xici was taken aback by her sixth sense.
She made a decision almost as soon as she came up with this guess, she put off analyzing her character and followed Jun Youyue.
By the time she realized that she looked like a pervert, she had already followed the two to a nearby home-cooked-style restaurant.
Lu Xici succumbed once again to the fact that she had come all this way.
Relying on her experience of dodging paparazzi, she found an excellent observation position and sat down.
From this position, when she raised her head, she could see Jun Youyue out of the corner of her eye, and she could see the movements of the two people through the reflection of the glass.
And if Jun Youyue didn't search carefully, it would be impossible to see her.
Jun Youyue and Tao Sheng took their seats. She tugged at the scarf as if she had no intention of taking it off.
Lu Xici said that she was waiting for someone, ordered a random dish and sent the waiter away, and then began to stare at the figure in the glass without blinking.
If the previous speculation had only a one percent chance of being true, now, in this warm restaurant, with Jun Youyue not removing her scarf, the likelihood had increased to fifty percent.
What could it be? Lu Xici inevitably thought of the red marks she saw that day, and her eyes dimmed a bit.
Tao Sheng and Jun Youyue beamed as they talked.
She seems to be very close to Jun Youyue, even if Jun Youyue doesn't respond very much, she can still talk happily by herself.
Just when Lu Xici rejoiced that Jun Youyue was so indifferent to everyone, she saw Jun Youyue's lips move.
And the next second, the Ice Queen gave out a rare smile.
The scene where Jun Youyue raised the corners of her mouth was pulled very slowly.
The woman's warm red lips first slightly raised an arc, neither light nor deep.
But she couldn't contain herself, as if unable to wait for the arc of her smile to reach the preconceived angle, she deepened it several times, finally forming a profoundly sincere smile.
She smiled happily, almost the same as Tao Sheng's expression at the moment.
The cold beauty smiled, Lu Xici should have been tempted.
But that smile was not aimed at her, let alone for her.
The heating in the restaurant was sufficient, but her hands and feet began to feel cold.
It was as if the cold wind was brought to the bottom of Lu Xici's heart by that smile, invading the place with the least blood flow.
She would rather Jun Youyue never smiled.
That cold indifference, unyielding no matter what, now seemed somewhat comforting in hindsight.
But there was something even colder.
Jun Youyue removed her scarf.
On her neck, hidden beneath the red velvet, were several conspicuously clear kiss marks and some scratches, likely remnants of activities best left unspoken.
Jun Youyue seemed to be showing Tao Sheng and even tilted her head specially.
The range was very small, so Tao Sheng moved closer.
This distance is too close.
From Lu Xici's perspective, the two seemed to be kissing each other.
She couldn't see clearly, so she didn't think about anything right now, she just kept imprinting what she saw in her mind, piercing her heart over and over again.
She wanted to get close to Jun Youyue three years ago but was obviously pushed away. Although the other party didn't intend it, just a subconscious defense.
But, why can Tao Sheng get so close? Why didn't Jun Youyue push her away?
She didn't know what Tao Sheng said but Jun Youyue smiled again, and the light shining in her amber pupils seemed a little shy.
The roots of her ears are also turning pink. It was unclear if it was from heat or embarrassment.
But that bashful expression was identical to the one Lu Tingyi had when she was reading messages on New Year's Eve.
She raised her hand, not pushing Tao Sheng away, just brushing aside a strand of hair.
Lu Xici didn't see any accessories on her ring finger.
She couldn't see anymore.
Her eyes were blurred, and the world darkened and collapsed.
She just sat there, unable to digest what she saw.
At this moment, she didn't think about anything, didn't dare to think about anything, just stared through the glass ahead, her gaze unfocused.
The movements of those two people, meaningful or not, were imprinted in her eyes, but they didn't reach her heart.
Author's Note:
Me: Stop smiling, your wife is going to kick you out.
Jun Youyue: How does she know I'm not smiling for her? QAQ
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