“Miss…”
“Hmm?” Jiang Nanshu turned to look at him, somewhat puzzled.
“What’s wrong?”
Although she didn’t usually interact much with Duan Huaiyu, he had always been a very direct person; he would never be so hesitant as he was today.
“Could you…wait for me?” Duan Huaiyu finally said it.
His hand gripping the umbrella handle was a little nervous.
Jiang Nanshu blinked, somewhat stunned: “Why would I wait for you?”
Duan Huaiyu was speechless for a moment before finally saying, “Nothing.”
“You’re so strange. You came to see me just to tell me you’re participating in a music program. Why are you being so obedient, reporting everything to me?”
“Does it bother you?”
Jiang Nanshu was bewildered by his incoherent words: “Why would it bother me? But you, you’ll be going into closed training soon, right?”
At this point, Jiang Nanshu suddenly remembered: “You’ve stopped doing your male model part-time job, too?”
“Would you like to order again, Miss?” Duan Huaiyu asked in return.
“No.” Jiang Nanshu shook her head.
“I quit.”
“Then people in your line of work must all have high emotional intelligence, right?” Jiang Nanshu suddenly asked.
Duan Huaiyu raised an eyebrow in surprise: “Why do you ask that, Miss?”
Jiang Nanshu was somewhat conflicted.
She hadn’t contacted Lu Qingyan for a week.
She hadn’t paid attention to his whereabouts either and didn’t know where he’d been during this time.
Jiang Nanshu felt that she was a really awkward person. She knew that she was wrong in this matter, but she didn’t want to face Lu Qingyan. She hoped that the two of them would just separate like this. However, among all the goodwill values, his disgust value was the most obvious.
Not contacting Lu Qingyan meant that she accepted the fact that she could no longer go back.
Contacting Lu Qingyan, given his disgust for her, she didn’t know how long it would take, and she wasn’t sure if it would end.
Jiang Nanshu felt so tired.
After hesitating for a moment, she said, “If… I mean, if someone used to like you a lot but now dislikes you, and you want them to like you back, what should you do?”
In an instant, Duan Huaiyu understood.
The two had just had a fight, and he thought he had a chance.
His eyes were dull and lifeless, but when he looked at Jiang Nanshu again, his usual calm returned: “Miss, relationships often depend on sincerity. You hope others will treat you sincerely, but if you don’t reciprocate at all, how can they like you?”
Jiang Nanshu understood a little, but not quite.
“Sincerity? I don’t think I have that kind of thing. Can you give me an example?”
Duan Huaiyu: “…”
But Jiang Nanshu’s eyes were too innocent, looking like she was humbly seeking advice.
Just then, the barbecue Jiang Nanshu ordered was ready.
The two of them sat by the window, where they could see the street scene outside, and diagonally opposite was the gate of Beijing University.
Duan Huaiyu thought for a few seconds before saying, “For example, you genuinely want to be good to someone, without expecting anything in return.”
“That’s impossible. Isn’t that just being a complete idiot?” Jiang Nanshu mumbled as she ate a beef skewer.
Duan Huaiyu: “…”
He racked his brains and then changed his approach: “When you get along with your friends, if you remember each other’s preferences, that’s also a genuine exchange.”
Jiang Nanshu realized this time that she really hadn’t remembered the hobbies and interests of the people around her, but they knew her very well, always ordering her favorite dishes in advance.
Jiang Nanshu seemed to be thinking about something, then reached out and handed a meat skewer to Duan Huaiyu: “Anything else?”
“Anything else…” Duan Huaiyu sighed softly.
“Miss, if you really want to make amends, then be nicer to the person.”
He stood up, looking toward the door: “Lu Qingyan is here.”
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