Accidental Love

The traffic jam on New Year's Eve was more severe than on other days. The cars on the streets were pretty much moving at the speed of a turtle's.

After Zheng Shuyi left, Shi Yan leaned back in his seat, took off his glasses, and closed his eyes.

Riding a plane for over ten hours was not very comfortable, even in first-class. Shi Yan was also very picky about his environment, so he didn't sleep much at all on the plane.

Today, the driver's mind was probably on vacation as well. After driving for a while, he finally realized and suddenly asked Shi Yan where he wanted to go.

On New Year's Eve, everyone was probably out having fun, making the city extremely lively.

But there was no one in the Shi Family's old house tonight.

So Shi Yan chose to return to his house at Bay of Clouds.

After opening the lights, the room was bright, but everything seemed to be lifeless.

He took a shower, changed into some comfortable clothes, and sat in his study room for a while. He originally wanted to turn on his computer to do some work, but his email was flooded with New Year's blessings from business partners.

Shi Yan suddenly lost interest. He poured himself a glass of wine and walked to the balcony.

The CBD buildings on the opposite side have been lit up, and the LED screens were full of slogans about welcoming the New Year.

The neon lights were sparkling, the traffic was busy, and the city was very lively.

But he was a little bored.

In fact, his return to China was a decision he made just 24 hours ago.

At that time, all the official business had been settled, and the partner company held a banquet. They even hired a group of actors for entertainment and to show their sincerity.

However, Shi Yan was not in the mood to attend. After resting in the hotel for a while, he called Chen Sheng over and told him to attend the banquet on behalf of Mingyu.

And he himself took the flight back home on that day.

Although the distance from the hotel to JFK International Airport was pretty far, it was nothing more than a nap on the car.

But after boarding the plane, Shi Yan was suddenly stunned when looking at the back-to-home expressions of many other passengers.

What exactly, made him suddenly want to return to China?

The answer came out very clearly at this time, it was the woman who covered his phone in stars.

Shi Yan felt that instead of drinking and watching actors over there, he might as well come back and watch Zheng Shuyi's acting.

Zheng Shuyi's acting has always been very obvious, but perhaps she couldn't feel it herself.

So ever since he met her, Shi Yan never thought of her as a simple woman.

From her initiative to approach him at the beginning, to later pretending to do all sorts of things, she was constantly showing her desire.

Although he wasn't sure what it was, Shi Yan was sure she must've wanted something from him.

Shi Yan never doubted this.

Shi Yan has seen way too many people who approached him with a purpose in mind. The purpose could be him, his father, his brother-in-law, or even friends.

But all of them had one thing in common, and that was they all had specialties and did everything flawlessly.

Yet a person like Zheng Shuyi would only be counted as a failing student at most.

She didn't seem to realize that at all and still thought that she was doing really well.

But the strange thing was, after wrapping her nature in cuteness, her purpose turned into a sugar-coated cannonball, making the person being hit want to taste it again and again.

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Unlike the cold and quietness at Bay of Clouds, the hot pot restaurant outside of the University of Finance and Economics was very crowded. It was past eight o'clock already and there was still a long line at the door.

Fortunately, Zheng Shuyi had booked a seat early, allowing them to have a seat the second they arrived.

The two sat at a small table, and the food was piled around them.

The pot started to steam, and this was what Bi Ruoshan had been waiting for for a long time. As the soup boiled, she started to shove food into her face.

After the taste buds got satisfied, the two began to eat slower and started to chat.

After seeing the legendary uncle that Zheng Shuyi has been talking about, Bi Ruoshan was very excited. So the topic was naturally all about him.

She suddenly thought of something and took out her phone to open Yue Xingzhou's Moments.

"You know, the only reason I haven't blocked him yet was so that I can check what he was with the homewrecker. Also, ever since he started showing her in his Moments, almost all of our college friends stopped liking his posts. Before, whenever he sends a picture of you, think about all the likes that pile in."

As she was talking, she refreshed the moments and found that Yue Xingzhou just uploaded another picture.

Like before, it was only a photo of him and Qin Lezhi without captions.

Looking at this photo, Bi Ruoshan rested her chin on her hand and shook her head.

"Why is the world so unfair? They're from the same family with similar genes, why does she look so bad?" she said with a "tsk", "If she was only twenty percent as good-looking as her uncle, then our college classmates wouldn't be as surprised anymore. At least the classmates would still like the photos"

After blabbering a lot of complaints, she realized that Zheng Shuyi wasn't really listening to her at all.

She looked up and saw Zheng Shuyi biting her chopsticks, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Hello?" Bi Ruoshan read out her hand and shook it in front of her eyes, "Are you listening?"

Zheng Shuyi suddenly returned to her senses and looked up in alarm. Suddenly, she started to laugh.

Bi Ruoshan was completely dumbfounded, "What's wrong with you?"

"Here, so before getting out of the car, Shi Yan said something to me." She placed down her chopsticks and smiled as she placed her hands on the side of her face, "He asked me why I didn't tell him that a friend was coming over for New Year's holiday."

Bi Ruoshan was much more experienced than Zheng Shuyi with these matters. She seemed to understand it almost instantly.

She clapped as she concluded, "This is good, very good! This means that he wanted to spend the New Year holidays with you, and I appeared which ruined his plan."

Zheng Shuyi nodded, "That's what he meant, right?"

"Yes, of course!"

Bi Ruoshan was so happy for her friend that it took her a while before thinking about herself, "Wait, you wouldn't ditch me and spend the holiday with him right?"

Zheng Shuyi chewed the fish balls in her mouth and didn't reply.

"Let me tell you, Zheng Shuyi, you can't treat me like this. We've been friends for so many years. If you dare to leave me, I'll walk the path to the future by myself."

Bi Ruoshan suddenly felt that she was extra. She insisted and even knocked on the table, "Especially at this time, you need to make sure you stay calm and don't go too far, do you understand?"

After speaking, Bi Ruoshan felt that her words were useless now.

Zheng Shuyi just waved her hand casually, "Don't worry, I won't leave you behind."

Hearing Zheng Shuyi's promise, Bi Ruoshan felt a little relieved.

After the meal, the two were planning to go to the busiest pedestrian street in Jiang City to greet the New Year. But when they arrived at nine, the police had already restricted entry to prevent overcrowding.

Without another choice, the two didn't feel too bad. They simply bought some snacks and wine and went home.

Sitting comfortably at home and chatting was also a way to relax.

While talking and laughing, Zheng Shuyi subconsciously touched her phone. Seeing there was a new message, she immediately opened WeChat.

It was a New Year greeting from a high school classmate.

Zheng Shuyi took a look, replied "thank you" and then dropped the phone.

With Bi Ruoshan, time always flew by very quickly, even if the two were doing nothing more than chatting.

Until the bright fireworks lit up the night sky, the two finally looked toward the window.

The city was boiling with excitement. The whole night was shone to day.

At this moment, when one year passed and another was to come, both of their phones started to buzz like crazy. It was all New Year greetings from new and old friends.

But most of them just sent it to everyone in contact lists.

While scrolling through the hundreds of messages in her friend list, she suddenly caught Shi Yan's profile.

She almost swiped past it.

The content he sent was also very simple:

Happy New Year.

Zheng Shuyi pondered for a while, and then replied seriously: Did… you send this to everyone?

The words seemed kind of empty.

Before waiting for a reply, she quickly typed again: Well it doesn't matter.

Zheng Shuyi crossed her legs and sat at the edge of her bed. She had a weird smile on her mouth as she typed.

Zheng Shuyi: Being able to receive your message is already my blessing. I believe I must be special from the others.

Zheng Shuyi: Although it's only three simple words, to me, it's more valuable than anyone's New Year greetings.

Zheng Shuyi: I'm so nervous right now, I don't know what I should reply to be an equal value of your three words.

Shi Yan: Do you have too much time on your hands?

Zheng Shuyi: "…"

Seeing her looking at the phone seriously like that, Bi Ruoshan laughed and then leaned over to glance at her school. Seeing the messages, she rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"Just ignore him!

As soon as she finished speaking, a new message came in.

Shi Yan: Aren't you having fun with your friend? Still got time to think about all these?

Bi Ruoshan was still muttering in her ear, "Just ignore him, ignore him. Don't go too far at this time, understand? And it's so rare that we spend time with each other nowadays, can't we just have a good chat?

Zheng Shu knew she was right

Bi Ruoshan continued, "Just tell him that you're going to sleep."

"At twelve? Who would believe that?" replied Zheng Shuyi.

"Who cares if he believes or not!"

Zheng Shuyi nodded as if she understood, and typed a few words.

Zheng Shuyi: If I said I wanted to sleep you would believe it?1It's a little bit hard to translate, but in Chinese, the author removed some punctuation, which made it possible for one to misunderstand the meaning from "If I said I wanted to sleep, would you believe it?" to "If I said I wanted to sleep you, would you believe it?"

After this message was sent, Shi Yan didn't respond for a long time.

Zheng Shuyi continued to chat and drink with Bi Ruoshan.

But suddenly, something flashed across Zheng Shuyi's mind. She immediately grabbed the phone again and carefully read the message she just sent.

Her expression instantly froze.

She twitched the corner of her lips and typed quickly.

Zheng Shuyi: That's not what I meant, don't take it the wrong way!

• 1It's a little bit hard to translate, but in Chinese, the author removed some punctuation, which made it possible for one to misunderstand the meaning from "If I said I wanted to sleep, would you believe it?" to "If I said I wanted to sleep you, would you believe it?"