Accidental Love

The air in the narrow changing room seemed to turn solid, making Zheng Shuyi unable to speak.

This wasn't because she didn't know what to say, but because Guan Ji just came.

There were a total of seven or eight changing rooms here, and they were not completely sealed. There was only a curtain that was shorter than 1.7 meters acting as an entry.

He was standing outside, and with just a glance, he could see Shi Yan's head. But Zheng Shuiy happened to be short enough to be hidden by the curtain.

"Are you done?"

Guan Ji was standing outside, only a curtain away.

Zheng Shuyi didn't even dare to breathe.

Her brain didn't have the time to analyze the situation, she just subconsciously knew to hold her breath and not to be discovered by the person outside.

As if the two were dating in secret.

"Not yet," Shi Yan turned his head and glanced at Guan Ji, "What's the hurry?"

Zheng Shuyi was in his arms, and when he spoke, she could feel the slight movement on his chest.

Bringing Zheng Shuyi a slight tingling feeling.

Guan Ji wanted to say something else as he walked over.

On the other end, Bi Ruoshan walked out with her protective gears.

She tip-toed her feet and after looking around, she immediately said, "Mr. Guan, I'm not really sure how this belt works, can you help?"

She fiddled with the belt while walking towards him. Guan Ji didn't think too much either and went forward to help with her belt.

In half a minute, Guan Ji finished helping Bi Ruoshan getting her belt on, and forgot what he came here for. He just looked toward Shi Yan and said, "Hurry up."

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered, and looked around again, "Where's Miss Zheng?"

"Ah don't worry about her," said Bi Ruoshan, "She's always very slow, let's go wait for her outside."

Without thinking much, Guan Ji nodded.

When passing this changing room, Bi Ruoshan flicked her finger across the curtain and looked over, meeting Shi Yan in the eyes.

She felt guilty for some reason and quickly walked out.

When the sound of their footsteps gradually disappeared, Zheng Shuyi was still in the same posture.

Shi Yan lowered his head and looked down, with his chins beside her cheek.

"Say something~"

Zheng Shuyi was motionless, just staring at the wooden board in front of her and grabbing the corner of his clothes with her fingers.

The necks of the two were so close that their breathing was almost intertwined.

Zheng Shuyi could feel his breathing, and she was certain that he could feel her's too.

In this case, Zheng Shuyi didn't want it to be a stalemate anymore.

She slightly looked to the left, avoiding Shi Yan's gaze.

"Will you let me sleep with you?"

After a pause, she continued, "Will you be responsible after?"

The two seconds after she finished speaking felt like the longest two seconds in her life. The reason she could say this was because every single line of defense she had was broken by Shi Yan. Yet he was still standing there, just slowly studying the side of her face.

After a long time, Zheng Shuyi didn't get a reply. Instead, the left hand on her was raised and squeezed her cheek.

Then Shi Yan completely let go of her and walked out.

Zheng Shuyi was a little confused by his movements and stood in the changing room for a while.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?!

——

Zheng Shuyi slowly put on her gears and by the time she walked outside, Bi Ruoshan was already happily riding a small brown horse. Her bright smile seemed as if she had completely forgotten that she still had a friend who was just in a pot of boiling water.

Looking over to the side, she also saw two men sitting in the distance, who didn't seem to have any intention of coming over.

And Shi Yan was standing next to a horse.

The winter sun was warm and the green grass spread infinitely. People standing with their horses should have been a very lovely scene.

But ever since the experience she suffered through last time, she silently looked away and looked toward Guan Ji.

Guan Ji was originally helping Bi Ruoshan, but when he saw Zheng Shuyi coming out, he waved to the person at the stable and then walked toward Zheng Shuyi.

Bi Ruoshan looked over and didn't even know what Guan Ji said to her. All she saw was him leaving her here.

Then she nodded towards Zheng Shuyi, conveying information with eyes that only the two of them could understand.

Zheng Shuyi shook her head silently.

She didn't understand; she didn't want to understand anything.

As she was thinking, Shi Yan appeared out of nowhere beside her.

"Get on."

Zheng Shuyi: "…"

She glanced at Shi Yan, smiled stiffly, and took a step back.

"Uh no thank you. I'm just here to walk around, I don't want to ride a horse."

Shi Yan nodded, "Are you going to get on yourself, or am I going to have to do it for you?"

"…"

Suddenly, she remembered the injury on her thigh.

Zheng Shuyi twitched at the corner of his mouth, and asked dryly, "Is there a bright option?"

Shi Yan probably didn't understand what she meant.

And Zheng Shuyi regretted it the moment she said it, so she immediately corrected herself, "Then you can help me on, like a princess."

In the bright sun, the lenses on the bridge of Shi Yan's nose reflected off the sunlight. Zheng Shuyi couldn't see his eyes clearly.

But she could see his sudden smile.

The luminous light from his frame made his smile a bit dazzling.

Shi Yan was not a person who often smiled.

Having known each other for so long, the number of times Zheng Shuyi saw him smile could be counted with one hand.

So his sudden smile like this actually made Zheng Shuyi feel a little weird in her heart.

Seeing him actually coming over, Zheng Shuyi suddenly stepped on the stirrups and got on the horseback herself.

When she had just put her hands on the reins, she felt someone behind her, and Shi Yan's breathing hit her again.

Shi Yan getting on the same horse did not surprise Zheng Shuyi at all. Just by looking at his expression just now, she already knew what to expect.

But he seemed to have turned into a different person today. He just rode the horse leisurely, walking slowly at the edge of the fence about a hundred meters away from Guan Ji.

Occasionally, the wind blew, carrying the smell of grass and blowing up Zheng Shuyi's hair, brushing them against Shi Yan's face from time to time.

It was as if they were really just taking a walk, and even their breathing slowed down.

After a long time, when Zheng Shuyi thought that it would continue being nice and quiet like this, a voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.

"Don't say things like that in the future."

"Huh?"

"I'm not a Liu Xiahui."1Liu Xiahui (Zhan Huo) was a well-known politician in Ancient China who was historically known for his courtesy and high moral values, treating women with high respect, which is rare in ancient times

"…"

——

In the evening, Zheng Shuyi sent Bi Ruoshan to the airport.

Before leaving, Bi Ruoshan still did not forget to remind her.

"Don't forget what I told you, take it slow and steady understand? You must use a long line to catch a big fish!"

Zheng Shuyi nodded, "I know I know," and quickly sent her away.

The airport was very busy under the dark sky.

The holiday ended just like that. Zheng Shuyi returned home alone and took a shower. The next day, it was time to work again.

The people back from holiday were all as lifeless as ever as if they were still in their happy days.

After lunch, Zheng Shuyi was about to lie on the desk and nap for a while, but Xu Yuling suddenly passed by and asked, "Shuyi, are you going back to Wu City during the New Year?"

Zheng Shuyi looked up, with a trace of alert and confusion in her eyes, she replied, "No."

"Huh?" Xu Yuling asked, "Why not?"

"Because I'm not from Wu City."

"…"

Xu Yuling smiled awkwardly, and continued indifferently, "Oh, it seems like I was wrong. Isn't Wu City known for beautiful women? I always thought you were from Wu City."

After speaking, she left with her cup in hand.

Her actions even confused Kong Nan on the side.

"She said all that just to flatter you?"

No one understood what happened to Xu Yuling recently. But her words reminded Zheng Shuyi and Kong Nan of something.

Chinese New Year was early this year, and there were only a bit over 20 days until the Spring Festival.

Zheng Shuyi immediately took out her phone to check for airplane tickets and placed the order.

She sighed helplessly when she was making the payment.

The person next to her was also sighing.

Zheng Shuyi turned her head, and the two looked at each other.

"Are your parents also urging you to get married?" asked Kong Nan.

With a look, the two of them sighed again.

At Zheng Shuyi's age, she never thought that she would have troubles of parents urging her to get married. But she happened to have a cousin, who was two years younger than her. Two years ago, for some reason, she fell in love and got married and even had children all within ten months.

This year, the baby was already learning how to speak. Zheng Shuyi's parents would always go to their house to play with the kid, and the more they played, the more they liked the idea of having grandchildren. Therefore, they completely changed. Every time Zheng Shuyi called them, the topic of marriage would always be talked about.

Speaking of the devil, just as Zheng Shuyi ordered a ticket, a call from her parents came.

With a bad feeling, Zheng Shuyi walked to the pantry before answering the phone, "Hi mom, what's going on?"

"Yiyi, when are you coming home this year?"

Zheng Shuyi's mother was a high school Chinese teacher. She was always gentle and kind and never lost her temper before. Only people who knew her well could tell her attitude from her tone.

For example, Zheng Shuyi right now felt like she was trying to say something else with her words.

"I'm a little busy this year, I'll come a bit later."

"Oh, I see, don't worry. It's just our principal's son, you know him? You two even met before when you were just a child. Well, he came back from studying abroad and I heard that he is also working in Jiang City. I think you two are quite lonely, why not go meet him sometime? It's good to have a friend too."

Zheng Shuyi's face suddenly turned expressionless.

"Mom, is this a blind date?"

"What? No, what made you think that? It's just to make some friends."

"Mom, first of all, I'm not lonely, I'm busy. Second, I have a boyfriend, he will be angry if I go meet other men."

"Okay, don't you think I know you well enough?" Mom laughed on the other side of the phone, "You say you have a boyfriend every time, but I never see you bring one back. Could he be that ugly? Haha, that's impossible, I know you choose wisely just like me."

"No, I really have a boyfriend, mom."

"Then bring him home this New Year."

"He's busy…"

"Oh? How old is he?"

Zheng Shuyi subconsciously replied, "Twenty-seven."

"What does he do?"

"Open banks."

"Send some pictures."

Zheng Shuyi suddenly paused. She just realized who she described just now.

Hearing her silence, her mother continued, "No photos? Ha, I knew you were lying."

Zheng Shuyi quickly replied, "I'll send it to you in a bit. I'm busy here, I have to go now."

Back at her desk, Zheng Shuyi had already forgotten her mother's words. She pulled over a pillow and lied on her desk.

When she went to school, her parents were very protective. They even hoped Zheng Shuyi would have pimples so that she would not be the target of bad boys in school.

In university, they continued to constantly remind her that it wasn't the right time to date yet.

And now, not long after graduation, they were already counting on her for grandchildren.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, her phone vibrated. Her mother sent more messages.

Breeder: Where are the photos?

Breeder: Show me.

Breeder: Let me see if he's more handsome than the principal’s son.

Zheng Shuyi looked at the phone screen and suddenly thought of something.

She went on the internet and pulled out the Mingyu Bank's press conference information and downloaded two photos of Shi Yan without any watermarks.

The pictures of Shi Yan taken by a high-quality camera had a serious look.

Zheng Shuyi studied the two photos over and over again.

Suddenly, she felt like just his looks alone were enough to satisfy her, and it wouldn't be too bad to be an aunt at all.

A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she sent the photos to her mother.

Zheng Shuyi: Here, here.

Zheng Shuyi: This is your son-in-law.

After sending it, the other party did not respond for several minutes.

When Zheng Shuyi thought of her mother in the process of being shocked, she finally received a reply.

Mom sent over a picture of Andy Lau.2A famous Chinese singer and actor

Breeder: Do you know who this is?

Zheng Shuyi:?

Breeder: This is your stepfather.

• 1Liu Xiahui (Zhan Huo) was a well-known politician in Ancient China who was historically known for his courtesy and high moral values, treating women with high respect, which is rare in ancient times
• 2A famous Chinese singer and actor