Chapter 45: First Love

Sheng Mingzhi spat out, "Are you a reincarnation of a stopwatch, counting so clearly?"

Lu Jiayan just smiled and didn't answer his question.

After getting into the car, the journey was wordless.

Sheng Mingzhi felt that the subtle yet awkward atmosphere still lingered between them.

Probably unable to stand it, he stole a glance at Lu Jiayan.

Then without holding back he spoke, "Why don't you say something?"

Lu Jiayan looks straight ahead, driving steadily.

Slowly, he spoke, "I'm thinking."

Sheng Mingzhi :?

What can you think about when you drive?

He punched the steering wheel, "How to give yourself a leg up."

As if on cue, last night's inexplicably subtle cold war.

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

It is probably because Lu Jiayan's posture was so relaxed when he said this.

The atmosphere in the carriage seemed to have changed slightly.

Sheng Mingzhi grunted softly, "So have you found a step to take."

"Not yet." Lu Jiayan curled his lips, "So I want little Mr. Sheng to help me think of something."

Sheng Mingzhi justified: "There is nothing Mr. Sheng Jr. can do about it."

He thought for a moment, "And it's your own problem, you have to find your own way down."

There was silence in the air for a few seconds.

Sheng Mingzhi did not hear Lu Jiayan's reply, and subconsciously looked at him.

It's not.

What kind of determination is this, a dog man, to just give up? Not even a little bit of persistence?

It may be that his vision is too death-staring.

Lu Jiayan couldn't resist for a moment, and gave him a look.

"So what? I'm not asking for something, so I'm inviting little Mr. Sheng to dinner."

Oh.

So that's what inviting him to dinner means.

However, Sheng Mingzhi's mood was inexplicably lighter after such an uneventful conversation.

It was as if by speaking up, the cold war had passed by default.

Sheng Mingzhi's body is relaxed on the passenger side, and the car is warm enough to make him drowsy.

Lu Jiayan took the time to glance at him, but the little ancestor was now half-squinting, resting comfortably after a long day.

He is wearing the ring he gave him on his ring finger.

-

To be honest, Sheng Mingzhi is not really used to having dinner with people.

He usually eats alone, or doesn't eat at all, as the entertainment industry is very demanding on artists' bodies and Sheng Mingzhi doesn't go to the gym much, so he has to keep a strict diet.

Lu Jiayan is a silent eater, and you can't talk to him while you eat.

If it wasn't for the fact that Lu Jiayan's face was still so pleasant to look at, Sheng Mingzhi wouldn't have bothered to pay attention.

So after a few bites, Sheng Mingzhi puts down his knife and fork and declares his dinner over.

Fiddling with his phone.

Just in time, Shen Ling sent him some photos of herself in a high-fashion dress for the end-of-year LV runway show.

Sheng Mingzhi took the time to reply: [2 can.].

Shen Ling replied in seconds: [?

[Look up and see what time I sent it to you?

Sheng Mingzhi hadn't really noticed, but when he looked at the time, it was 1pm.

He: ......

Shen Ling: [You've changed. I'm not the most important baby in your heart anymore (crying)]

Sheng Mingzhi, the straight man, said: [You weren't.]

He thought about it and explained it to Shen Ling.

[I went out to dinner with Lu Jiayan this afternoon and didn't see any news.

Shen Ling: [Oh. There are men without friends.]

Shen Ling: [But why are you going out with Lu Jiayan every day lately?

Sheng Mingzhi originally wanted to dislike a few things.

As a result, when I saw the last message, my fingertips paused.

This afternoon, Wenwen also said he was out on a date.

Sheng Mingzhi hesitated for a moment before replying: [Just having dinner (the soybean was speechless)]

After he sent the message, he switched screens.

Absentmindedly, I swiped through my circle of friends and couldn't resist switching back.

Shen Ling: [Then I didn't see Lu Jiayan having dinner with anyone else either (LINABELL holds her face)]

Shen Ling: [I don't go out to dinner with people I don't know well anyway~]

Sheng Mingzhi sneered.

[So you are you, Lu Jiayan is Lu Jiayan.]

[And it's understandable why he always asks me out to dinner, after all, I'm handsome enough to watch me down the drain].

Shen Ling.

[......]

[Pro, have you ever thought that it's not dinner, it might actually be a date?]

Sheng Mingzhi was so absorbed in the conversation that he didn't even notice Lu Jiayan's eyes on him.

Seeing that the steak in front of him had barely moved, the other man spoke up and asked, "Not to your taste?"

Sheng Mingzhi shook his head, but then remembered something else that had been bothering him all night and all day.

In the car, he wanted to ask Lu Jiayan if he knew that Sheng Jia's official Weibo had retweeted his tweet.

After a moment's hesitation, Sheng Mingzhi put down his phone, organized his words and spoke, "Jiayan. It's just that last night, Sheng Jia's official microblog retweeted my tweet, do you know?"

Lu Jiayan raised his eyes, "Well. What's wrong?"

He knows!

Sheng Mingzhi didn't expect Lu Jiayan to answer so crisply.

For a second, the brain went blank for a second, but quickly came back to its senses.

"Oh. Not much." He muttered, "I thought they'd gone AWOL and spun it."

"They wouldn't dare."

The man returned it casually.

Sheng Mingzhi's heart hangs in the balance.

What does Lu Jiayan mean by this?

Do they dare not, does it mean that Sheng Jia does not dare to retweet the tweet without his authorization?

Sheng Mingzhi, suddenly distracted by his thoughts, continued along with Lu Jiayan: "Don't dare what?"

Lu Jiayan paused for a moment and gave a related laugh, "Don't dare to take credit from me."

Sheng Mingzhi looks up with a start: ?

Lu Jiayan is slow and matter-of-fact: "How else would I earn my performance?"

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

OK, that's fine.

Mr. Sheng Jr. thank you.

Sheng Mingzhi was unconcerned about his childish behaviour.

Speechless even wants to roll his eyes.

However, when you think about it, Lu Jiayan has never done anything like this for his own personal use, as he has always kept his public and private affairs separate.

He became completely unlike him, at least in Sheng Mingzhi's mind, and Lu Jiayan was definitely not that kind of person.

It was eight o'clock after dinner.

Sheng Mingzhi looked at the time and saw that it was almost time to go home.

When he arrived at the door, Lu Jiayan had no intention of returning to XiShan One.

Just as he walked out of the restaurant, he suddenly spoke, " Mingzhi, do you want to watch a movie."

Sheng Mingzhi's feet gave way and when he looked up, the two men were standing right in front of the cinema.

But it wasn't the cinema that shocked him, it was the fact that it was Lu Jiayan who suggested it.

This workaholic actually has a day when he chooses to watch a movie instead of going home to work late.

Is the sun coming out of the west?!

Lu Jiayan raised an eyebrow: "I see there are some films that are quite popular these days. Is there one you want to see?"

...... huh?

Sheng Mingzhi still hasn't gotten over the fact that since when did the two of them have such a fancy persona as watching a movie together?

It is about the hesitant look in Sheng Mingzhi's eyes that is so obvious.

Lu Jiayan blandly: "There's nothing you want to see."

Only after a long time did Sheng Mingzhi hesitantly shake his head: "No."

He thought for a moment and added, "...... I'm fine with that. What do you want to see?"

Lu Jiayan looks up at the row.

Recent releases include a couple of war films, a literary romance, and two animated films.

Considering Sheng Mingzhi's age, Lu Jiayan's eyes fell on the animated film.

Sheng Mingzhi Immediately: "I don't watch cartoons!"

Lu Jiayan gave him an idle look, "Fine. What do you want to see then."

Sheng Mingzhi is staring at the screen, almost through it.

The only literary romance was shown at the next show.

Sheng Mingzhi, however, deliberately ignored it as if he hadn't seen it and pointed to a war film: "Let's have this one."

He's not likely to watch any literary romances.

Not to mention the fact that I'm not a literary type, if I chose a romance, I would be ridiculed by Lu Jiayan, a dog man!

Sheng Mingzhi's brain can imitate Lu Jiayan's tone of voice.

-- "Is that how you want to fall in love with me? Not so much as to hint at me."

Hint a hell.

After selecting the war film, Sheng Mingzhi heard Lu Jiayan's "Ah".

The tone seems to be one of regret.

Sheng Mingzhi pretends not to hear.

Lu Jiayan sighs, "I thought you'd pick a romance."

Coming Coming.

Sheng Mingzhi is unmoved: "What's so great about romance films."

To affirm his reasoning, he then stressed, "Real men watch war movies! The pattern opens up to defend the country, understand?"

"Okay." Lu Jiayan curled his lips and didn't force Sheng Mingzhi, saying quietly, "I thought that dating was all about watching romance movies."

......

......

There was a brief silence between the two men.

The word "date" exploded in Sheng Mingzhi's brain like a heavy bomb.

It took about a couple of seconds before he responded.

"Wait." Sheng Mingzhi braked urgently.

Lu Jiayan hid a smile and looked over at him, "Hmm?"

Visible to the naked eye, Sheng Mingzhi's ears are red.

"I thought about it for a while and thought a romance would be okay."

muttered in a whisper, in a very heartfelt tone, the more whispered it became.

Lu Jiayan laughed: "Not opening up the pattern?"

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

To die or not to die.

Dog Man.

Lu Jiayan knows that if he continues to tease, Sheng Mingzhi will become angry.

At that time, not to mention watching any war movie romance, probably can't even watch a movie.

The smile on his lips never faded as he bought two more tickets for the literary film and turned his head to ask, "Would you like something to drink?"

Sheng Mingzhi: "Ice Coke."

Lu Jiayan nodded and said to the salesman, "Get a glass of hot milk."

Sheng Mingzhi :?

"I said I'll have a cold Coke."

He wondered if the dog man couldn't understand Chinese?!

Lu Jiayan retorts, "Ice Coke is bad for you."

Sheng Mingzhi was furious: "Then why are you asking me?"

Lu Jiayan, slowly and deliberately: "To appear polite to me."

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

I thank you for the invalid in-roll.

-

Before the film starts, Sheng Mingzhi takes out his phone and finds a chat box with Shen Ling.

Fire in the face.

[.].

[I think you're making some sense.]

[Lu Jiayan may, indeed, be dating me.]

Shen Ling replied in seconds.

[......]

[kicked over this bowl of dog food emoji.jpg]

Sheng Mingzhi's palms are sweating with nerves.

He peeked over at Lu Jiayan, who had put on his 3D glasses and was looking straight ahead.

Somehow, the odd thoughts that had tormented me all last night had, at this point, popped up again at an inopportune time.

It was strange to say this, but he always felt that Lu Jiayan had been really good to him lately.

It couldn't be that he was making a fool of himself into the air again and thinking he liked him a bit, could it?

The phone buzzed with a vibration.

Shen Ling replied: [I now think you made a bit of sense earlier].

She: [Is it possible that Lu Jiayan really got the hang of things after the wedding and started to like you?

Sheng Mingzhi stared at this reply several times.

Watching it once makes the subtle feeling in your heart a little stronger.

He unnaturally adjusted his sitting position.

Bite your finger, then reply, [How do I know.

Shen Ling: [Or do you want to test it out?

Sheng Mingzhi: [......]

What b idea?

Sheng Mingzhi A disgusted look.

As a result, it didn't even take five seconds.

He then didn't resist replying.

[...... How do you try?]

Shen Ling sent a link to.

[Link: People who have a mutual affection for each other feel the urge to kiss after looking at each other for twenty seconds ......]

[You try this?

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

What's wrong with me that I look at him exclusively for 20 seconds?

Lu Jiayan, the dog man, will only feel his eyes cramp up, okay.

Forget it.

Sheng Mingzhi put down his mobile phone and thought about all the things he had just done, feeling a bit speechless.

What does he care about that.

Is it possible that Lu Jiayan's fondness is a meal?

And like it or not, they are both married.

There's no point in dwelling on it so much.

Besides ......

Wouldn't it be a shame if he made a fool of himself again!

Sheng Mingzhi's pride would never allow him to get the upper hand over Lu Jiayan.

It didn't take long for the film to start.

Sheng Mingzhi drifted off to sleep after less than half an hour, and when he turned his head to Lu Jiayan, he found that the other man was watching intently.

Yes, he remembered, Lu Jiayan was always serious about whatever he did.

Even if you don't like it, you will still fulfil your obligations because of your responsibilities.

Just like this plastic business union of theirs.

Sheng Mingzhi was so absorbed in watching that he heard Lu Jiayan say, "Is it nice?"

Subconsciously, he replied, "Nice to look at."

Then Lu Jiayan gave a soft laugh.

It was only then that Sheng Mingzhi woke up, suddenly realising what he had said when he stared at Lu Jiayan's face.

In the darkness, Sheng Mingzhi's face heated with embarrassment, "I didn't say you. I said the movie!"

"Hmm." Lu Jiayan nodded, "I didn't say little Mr. Sheng was watching me either."

Sheng Mingzhi: ......

In the film, the hero has been married to the second female lead for many years and meets his former first love, the heroine.

By this time, the heroine had married a woman, and when they met again, they only looked at each other without words.

Regrets and misses have left them looking at each other across a sea of people.

The cinema resounded with the wailing cries of the audience.

Next to Sheng Mingzhi sits a young couple.

While crying, the woman asked her boyfriend, "If you marry me later, will you still think about your first love?"

My boyfriend reassured, "Why yes, baby, you are my first love."

Standard bubbly sound.

It thundered Sheng Mingzhi to death.

Lu Jiayan, who had obviously heard the conversation next door, curled his lips in an attempt to tease Sheng Mingzhi a little and, imitating the girl, asked softly, "Little Mr. Sheng, when you marry me, will you also think of your first love?"

I had expected that Sheng Mingzhi, after hearing his childish provocation, would choose to roll his eyes and ask him if he was bored.

But what Lu Jiayan didn't expect was for Sheng Mingzhi to freeze for a second.

This is an extraordinary second.

Lu Jiayan himself did not even notice that he was inexplicably nervous.

Not for anything else, because just now in that moment.

Lu Jiayan finds himself unaware of Sheng Mingzhi's student days.

She left the country for many years before the marriage and was separated for three years afterwards.

Presumably, when he proposed the union, the other party agreed too decisively.

So much so that to this day, he has never asked a question, Sheng Mingzhi before ...... if he had ever been in love?

As far as I can remember, Sheng Mingzhi had very few friends.

Apart from Shen Ling, whom he knew, Lu Jiayan can hardly remember anyone else he was close to.

Halfway through, Lu Jiayan pauses.

It is not entirely absent.

He remembers that when Sheng Mingzhi was in high school, he did have a boy who played very well.

As if to confirm the suspicions in his mind.

The next moment, Sheng Mingzhi said vaguely, "You're bored."

As if in vain, the subject was digressed.