Good question.
What was her relationship with Song Hanzheng?
A target she was currently trying to win over.
Of course, she couldn't say that.
Jiang Liuyue thought for a moment and answered,
"Friends."
Lin Yizhou's eyes flickered again.
He asked expectantly,
"What about me?"
Jiang Liuyue also replied, "Friends."
Lin Yizhou suddenly smiled. It was like spring sunlight shining through the window lattice, bright and radiant.
He was looking at her again.
With that burning and focused gaze.
Staring straight at her.
Jiang Liuyue turned her head slightly, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Um, Yizhou, hasn't your manager come to pick you up yet?"
"I said before, you look a lot like the kind of girl I would have a crush on." Lin Yizhou looked up, his clear peach-blossom eyes fixed on her without blinking.
"So... could you practice with me?"
Jiang Liuyue was taken aback. "Practice?"
Lin Yizhou nodded slowly and said, "Yes, how to get along with a girl I like. I get very nervous."
After speaking, he looked at her pleadingly.
"We are friends, you will agree, right?"
Jiang Liuyue would be a fool if she couldn't see it by now.
Fine.
This guy was using a well-reasoned trap on her.
She had always been the one strategizing to win others over; she never expected to be targeted by Lin Yizhou.
He looked silly and naive, but he was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Are you not busy this afternoon?" Jiang Liuyue pointed out.
In reality, she didn't want to continue getting involved with Lin Yizhou.
After all, her primary target was Song Hanzheng.
And the conflict between Song Hanzheng and Lin Yizhou seemed irreconcilable. Although it was cruel to say, if she had to choose between the two...
She would definitely prioritize Song Hanzheng.
Purely to achieve her goal.
The smile on Lin Yizhou's face faded a little.
"Yeah, not busy."
"I'm quite busy, as you probably know. I have a talk show tonight and need to go back early to prepare," Jiang Liuyue expressed tactfully.
It was actually a very obvious rejection.
Lin Yizhou nodded slowly.
"I'll keep you company."
"Huh?" Jiang Liuyue was dumbfounded.
She had made it so clear.
Then, she heard Lin Yizhou casually say, "My manager also arranged for me to be on Zhouzhou Talk Show tonight."
What a coincidence?
What a coincidence!
Jiang Liuyue was first confused, then surprised.
But she quickly calmed down.
She wasn't an idiot.
If it wasn't a coincidence, then Lin Yizhou had arranged it on purpose.
"Let's go," Lin Yizhou raised the corners of his lips and smiled again. "I know a coffee shop with a great atmosphere."
Half an hour later.
The car had just stopped. Before Jiang Liuyue could open the door, Lin Yizhou had already walked around from the driver's side. With one hand thoughtfully shielding the door frame, he pulled the car door open with the other.
"Careful."
"Mhm."
Then his routine began.
"You go ahead first, I'll go park the car."
"Where is the coffee shop?" Jiang Liuyue looked around and didn't see any buildings nearby.
Lin Yizhou pointed forward and said, "Just walk to the end of this road, and you'll be there."
Jiang Liuyue had only taken a few steps.
A little girl holding a blue iris came over and handed it to her.
"Pretty sister, a flower for you."
Jiang Liuyue was startled but accepted it. Just as she was about to ask the little girl, she had already run away in a flash.
She walked a few more steps forward.
An old woman also handed her a blue flower.
"Little girl, be happy every day."
"Thank you."
Jiang Liuyue felt it was a bit baffling. She walked a few more steps forward.
She met another person with the exact same routine.
By the time she reached the end of the road.
Her hands were already full, holding a large bouquet of blue flowers.
And Lin Yizhou was standing at the open-air coffee shop at the end.
Holding a guitar, his slender fingers plucked the strings, and his pleasant, melodious voice slowly sounded along with the music.
His voice was very special, magnetic with a natural electronic quality.
A song called "The Only Preference" came to an end.
He put down the guitar.
And walked slowly towards her.
Jiang Liuyue had a bad feeling.
Lin Yizhou had already spoken.
"Liuyue, I don't want to be your friend."
"Could we... be a little closer?"
Jiang Liuyue wanted to run.
Of course, it was just a thought.
But they had only known each other for a few days. Lin Yizhou's feelings for her came way too fast.
"Too, too fast," she said.
A trace of sorrow flashed in Lin Yizhou's eyes.
He lowered his eyes and said softly,
"I know this might be a bit abrupt."
"But I'm not used to getting along with girls. If I'm not straightforward, I'm afraid I won't have a chance."
No.
He obviously knew exactly what he was doing.
Jiang Liuyue simply handed the bouquet of flowers in her arms to him.
"Lin Yizhou."
"You say you like me, so tell me, what do you like about me?"
Lin Yizhou was stunned: "..."
Jiang Liuyue continued, "You say you like me, is it my looks? Do you know what I like, what I hate, what makes me the happiest and the saddest?"
Lin Yizhou remained silent: "..."
Jiang Liuyue shrugged.
She said helplessly, "See, you don't know anything. So what is your 'like'?"
Lin Yizhou looked a bit panicked and at a loss.
He said softly,
"Yes, I admit I'm a bit superficial."
"But I like not only your looks, but also your personality. It's very comfortable being with you."
"I've had a solitary temperament since I was a child, and few people would take the initiative to talk to me. The moment you spoke to me in the classroom that day, I felt redeemed."
Jiang Liuyue shook her head, completely clear-headed.
"No."
"If it were another girl who took the initiative to talk to you, you would also feel it was a redemption."
"This is not liking someone."
"It might be gratitude, or dependence."
Lin Yizhou's eyes gradually turned red.
Like an abandoned, broken puppy, he clumsily tried to open his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
He could only slowly crouch down.
The guitar was casually set aside.
His voice was very light:
"I'm sorry."
"I seem to have messed everything up."
"I really like you, but I was afraid... that's why I rushed it."
Seeing him like this, Jiang Liuyue couldn't help but soften her voice a bit and asked, "Afraid of what?"
Lin Yizhou pursed his lips.
A trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes.
"Afraid of having you snatched away."
"Snatched away?"
"Yes! Since I was little, whatever I had around me, my older brother would snatch it away."
"Last time it was Sister Feile. I'm afraid, this time it's you." The light in his eyes dimmed bit by bit.
Like a helpless child.
Jiang Liuyue was taken aback.
She heard the keyword.
Li Feile.
"You know Li Feile well?" she asked.
Lin Yizhou nodded.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke,
"When I was young, Sister Feile was a neighbor. She and her brother would often come to play with me."
"When my older brother found out, he first snatched away Brother Li, and then snatched away Sister Feile."
"I know, he hates me! That's why he wants to snatch away everything important around me."
