Likes continued to rise, making Su Qing's right eye twitch. She had already severed ties with him, but now they seemed to be entangled again. She wondered if she had brought him any burden. Her gaze fixed on the comments from netizens, each seeming like they were directly involved. Her fingers nervously gripped her phone as an overwhelming number of messages flooded in, leaving her mind blank.
"Is it true? Have you seen her? What does she look like? I'm so curious about the girl that caught the prince's eye."
"Do you really think Mr. Lu still likes that girl? What are you thinking? Have you ever seen a wealthy young master being infatuated with love? Besides, it's been so many years. He might have had many girlfriends since then. Who would stay in the same place?"
Her almond eyes contracted, corners moistening. In truth, she had always stayed in the same place.
She regained her composure, ready to put down her phone when a WeChat message popped up, the glaring name snapping her back to reality. Moonlight dimmed, branches rustled, and her state of mind blurred into an unreadable piece of paper.
Lu Xiu: [What are you doing?]
After so long, this sentence felt like the past had never existed. She merely glanced at it faintly, but immediately another message arrived.
Lu Xiu: [?]
Lu Xiu: [Still not replying to me?]
Her eyelashes fluttered, like feathers brushing against her heart, accompanied by a gentle itch. Su Qing still didn't reply to him. In the dark, illuminated by moonlight, the scars on her arm were startling.
Morning came.
She was awakened by knocking on the door outside before she even got up. Her heart trembled, nervously clutching the blanket, slipping on a coat, and slowly stepping out of bed. Holding onto the doorknob, the knocking had already stopped by the time she opened the door.
As she opened the door, a gust of wind gently brushed her bangs, a chill permeating. The man stood lazily outside, his fair skin appearing golden under the sunlight, blurry yet real.
Su Qing let out a sigh of relief, about to ask him, but he spoke first. His low, hoarse voice penetrated the air and entered her ears, "It's nothing to do with her."
She felt her white fingers move, as if time had stopped for a moment.
In that moment, she was sure she was moved. Her heart beat at the speed of the wind, like a pebble dropped onto a calm lake, unable to calm down for a long time.
"What does it have to do with me?" she pretended not to care, speaking up.
"True, we've already broken up." Lu Xiu chuckled self-deprecatingly, his delicate face showing a hint of desolation. "I guess I was just being presumptuous."
Su Qing pursed her lips, watching him sitting lazily on the chair playing with his phone, a smile lingering at the corner of his mouth.
Feeling the movement, he lifted his eyelids, his gaze softening as he looked at Su Qing's fair face.
Su Qing tidied up simply. "Let's go."
Lu Xiu followed her, walking beside her. They were close, their clothes brushing against each other. Su Qing moved a little to the side, and Lu Xiu followed suit, as if competing with her.
"Walk properly," she said subconsciously, feeling a bit dazed herself. This tone was something she often used with him before, but now it felt different.
She was about to say something to remedy the situation, but a clear voice sounded in her ear, "Alright."
Lu Xiu was in a good mood today. In the evening, a few of his buddies invited him to the bar.
Inside the private room, the dim lighting, noisy voices, the clinking of glasses, women's coquettish complaints, and men's shouts intertwined.
Jiang Yuanzhou looked at the man on the sofa and casually asked, "Why did you come out today? We've been trying to get you to come back for so long."
"I'm happy today." He shook the glass in his hand, his pitch-black eyes sweeping around. "What's up? Tell me, let me be happy too."
"Roll."
Lu Xiu replied unceremoniously, glancing at Jiang Yuanzhou.
Jiang Yuanzhou didn't ask about this matter again, suddenly remembering the incident on Weibo yesterday. He asked, "Is Lin Siyu really your girlfriend? Why the change in style? You didn't like that type before."
"Who's she? I don't know her."
"I thought she was really your girlfriend. Oh right, with so many beautiful women abroad, haven't you brought one back? Must be exciting."
"Get lost. Aren't the women here enough for you?"
"Let's not talk about this. By the way, your mom is still asking us to introduce girlfriends to you. I think you shouldn't be short of them."
Jiang Yuanzhou looked at the man in front of him, who was reckless and unruly, and joked.
"Don't mind her."
Lu Xiu spoke up, half of his face hidden in the darkness. After a round of drinks, it was getting boring. Song Yunchen suggested, "How about a truth or dare? Are you guys up for it?"
The people in the private room immediately became excited.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
"Let's do it."
Several people sat around the table, and the women all wanted to sit next to Lu Xiu, but didn't dare to get too close. After all, he was known for his bad temper.
A bold woman, wearing high heels and a long dress, as if she was destined to win, hadn't even sat down yet when she was frightened by Lu Xiu's angry voice, "Who told you to sit here?"
The woman didn't expect him to be so impolite. Everyone in this circle wasn't clean, but she couldn't believe Lu Xiu, who was supposed to be a young master, would be so patient.
"Lu Young Master, please don't say that. It's been so long since we last met. Let's catch up?" The woman said coquettishly, and as she said that, she tried to get closer.
"Have we met before? Take a look in the mirror and see what you look like. You dare to come out like this?" Lu Xiu bluntly rebuked her, a little impatient with the strong perfume smell on her.
The people in the private room saw Lu Xiu about to explode and immediately pulled the woman back. A man approached Lu Xiu with a regretful look, "Sorry, Lu Young Master. She's ignorant. Please apologize."
The woman blushed with shame, lowered her head, and apologized, "I'm sorry."
Then she was pulled to a corner by the man.
Such things were commonplace, and there were always some people who didn't know how to behave.