Part 3 of Chapter 76
Please Like Her 27 – I miss you a little bit
Something strange was happening.
There was a row of people sitting in front of the cake shop, they had brought chairs, and some were even wrapped in blankets. They seemed prepared to stay here until morning.
Shang Lu turned to Meng Zhichuan and asked, “What’s going on here?”
Meng Zhichuan stroked his chin and said, “It looks like scalpers in line.”
Naturally, Shang Lu didn’t believe it. The shop was popular, but it wasn’t that extreme, was it? It was too much to come and queue a night in advance.
So she went up and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Of course, we’re queuing,” a friendly man replied and advised Shang Lu, “If you want to buy, you’d better grab a spot quickly. This place is really hot right now, and you won’t be able to buy anything if you come during the day.”
Another man, half-asleep, still chimed in, “After Ou Yi’s group came here to queue and were photographed by fans, this place became even more popular. Their fans specifically ask us to queue for them to get the same as their idols.”
The previous man scolded him, “Why do you care about what others do? Let’s make money; that’s a good thing!”
Shang Lu didn’t quite understand and asked, “Doesn’t this shop offer delivery? Why do we need to wait in line?”
The two men just laughed at her, “Is this your first time in the capital? This cake shop is really popular. We don’t understand it either, but young people love it, and there’s no delivery service. Not just now, even on regular days, you have to wait in line for hours.”
—Not only is there delivery, but they also have a membership card.
Shang Lu wanted to say it but hesitated for a moment.
She raised her head and looked at the contact information next to the cake shop sign, then cut out a phone card and made a call, “Hello, can I inquire about getting a membership card? The one that includes delivery service. … You don’t provide that service to the public? Then how come my friend told me she has one? Card number W1.”
The person on the other end replied directly, “You can tell from the card number, right? W1, the only one1, there’s only one like it.”
Shang Lu was stunned and took a moment to say, “Okay, I understand. Thank you.”
At this moment, she finally understood why Chi Yan had a strange expression when she asked why he didn’t give his mother a membership card.
The card in her hand was the only one.
Meng Zhichuan was shivering with cold beside her and asked directly, “Ancestor, what do you want to eat? Can we buy it quickly and go back?”
“No need anymore,” Shang Lu shook her head, bought a roasted pear for Meng Zhichuan from the roadside and placed it in his arms. She then took her luggage from the car and said, “You can go back.”
Meng Zhichuan looked at her in bewilderment, “Where are you going?”
Shang Lu replied, “I’m waiting for someone to pick me up and take me home.”
Meng Zhichuan : “?”
Meng Zhichuan : “Are you not satisfied with the car or the agent? I knew it; you must have a new agent outside! If there’s something you’re not happy with, just tell me, and I’ll talk to the company. We’ve been through thick and thin for so many years. Now that you’re famous, I’ve benefited from it. You can’t just abandon me at this time…”
“Stop,” Shang Lu interrupted Meng Zhichuan’s sudden concern and said directly, “I don’t plan to change companies; I just want to have a relationship.”
Meng Zhichuan : “???”
Meng Zhichuan was so shocked that he almost dropped the roasted pear in his hand, “Who is it? Is it Ye Lu, Xu Ze, or Ou Yi? It can’t be Meng Li or Cheng Zhe, right? Is it…?”
Meng Zhichuan was about to ask about everyone in the entertainment industry whom Shang Lu had worked with, but then Shang Lu pushed him into the car.
Shang Lu stood on the roadside, waved towards Meng Zhichuan and said, “I’ll tell you once it’s confirmed, goodbye.”
Meng Zhichuan opened the car window and stuck his head out, asking, “Are you kidding? It’s your rising period! This is the time for you to focus on your career…”
Shang Lu stood on the roadside, looking troubled, and said, “Xu Ze’s agent even asked me today about the remaining time on my contract.”
“Don’t worry about anything, I’ll take care of it. Just enjoy your youth. If you don’t date now, are you going to wait until you’re 35 or 40? Goodbye, I wish you both happiness.”
Meng Zhichuan stepped on the gas, and both he and the car disappeared in an instant.
Shang Lu laughed and then sent a location to Chi Yan using her phone.
[Are you coming to pick me up?]
Twenty minutes later.
The familiar car parked by the roadside.
Chi Yan got out of the car, helped Shang Lu put her luggage in the trunk, and asked, “What are you doing here?”
“Bored, just came to take a look.” Shang Lu replied, looking puzzled. “How did you get here so quickly?”
She was prepared to wait for a long time.
“Don’t worry, I wasn’t bypassing red lights or speeding, I just took a shortcut.” Chi Yan replied while taking something out of the car, keeping it tightly covered in his hands and handed it to Shang Lu.
Shang Lu used her index finger to poke Chi Yan’s hand and asked, “What is this?”
Chi Yan slowly opened his hands, revealing a roasted sweet potato that was still steaming even in the cold winter.
Shang Lu was amused, accepted the roasted sweet potato with both hands, and asked, “Did you bring this all the way here?”
Chi Yan nodded, “I saw it on the way, and I remember you said you liked it.”
Shang Lu was about to say something but then sniffed the air and tried to lean into Chi Yan’s car, but he abruptly stopped her.
Chi Yan seemed a little flustered and pretended to be calm as he asked, “What’s wrong?”
“No, something’s not right,” Shang Lu said seriously. “I can smell the aroma; there can’t be just one; there should be at least five.”
Chi Yan breathed a sigh of relief and explained, “The old man selling roasted sweet potatoes had frozen hands, so I bought the rest to let him go home and rest.’
Shang Lu smiled with her eyes squinting and said, “Alright, we’ll reheat the leftovers tomorrow morning and eat them.”
“Okay,” Chi Yan nodded in agreement, raised his hand to help Shang Lu tuck the stray hair that the wind had blown across her face behind her ear, then turned to open the car door and said, “Let’s go home.”
However, Shang Lu did not get on the car, but instead, when Chi Yan was preparing to walk around to the other side of the car, she actively held his hand.
Chi Yan stopped in his tracks, not looking back, and his body was slightly tense.
Her hand was very soft and a bit cold.
Shang Lu asked him, “Is Xiao Mi doing well lately? Is everything the same as before I left?”
Chi Yan replied, “Yes, it’s the same.”
Shang Lu asked again, “What about Da Guai and Xiao Guai? Are they the same as before I left?”
“The same, they eat and sleep every day, waiting for you to come back,” Chi Yan said, then turned and took a step back, lowering his gaze to look at her.
But Shang Lu also lowered her head deliberately and avoided eye contact with him.
This time, it was Chi Yan’s turn to ask, “Why don’t you ask me?”
Shang Lu was cooperative, or perhaps what she originally wanted to ask was this: “And you, are you the same as before I left?”
“The same.”
There was no need for any hesitation. In the moment Shang Lu let go of Chi Yan’s hand, he gently hooked her ring finger, and his voice lowered slightly but sounded more resolute: “I’m still the same as before you left, still only like…”
Before Chi Yan finished speaking, he suddenly stopped. A momentary surprise flickered in his narrow eyes, but it was quickly replaced by joy.
Shang Lu held a warm roasted sweet potato in one hand, pressed her face against his chest, and grabbed his clothes with the other hand.
She pressed her ear to his chest, listening carefully for a while, then raised her head and said, “Chi Yan, your heart is beating very fast.”
“Can my heart not beat fast when you’re in my arms?” Chi Yan embraced Shang Lu with one hand, pulling her closer, and half-jokingly said, “If you kiss me one day, I might have to lie in an ambulance.”
Shang Lu looked at Chi Yan seriously and expressed her current thoughts: “Chi Yan, my heart is also beating very fast. And I think, I might miss you a little bit.”
As she spoke, Chi Yan tried to hide the curve of his lips that couldn’t be concealed, and gently tapped her brow bone with his other hand, saying, “Just a little bit? You’re getting more heartless, I’ve been thinking about you every day.”
The moonlight was gentle, and it made his eyes and brows appear as gentle.
Not with the playful and nonchalant smile of the past, but with sincerity, his gaze at her was like looking at his most cherished treasure.
And at this moment, he held her in his arms without any distance.
He completely belonged to her.
Even if she did nothing, just looking at him like this could make his heart overflow with more love.
Because she was the source of all his love.
Shang Lu suddenly tiptoed and planted a soft kiss on Chi Yan’s cheek.
She said, “Chi Yan, I miss you this much.”
- the Chinese word is 唯一(wéi yī); 唯(wéi) means only and 一(yī) means one ↩︎
Reminded me of a song that I heard before, “Because I ain’t looking for another guy, and he ain’t looking for another girl.” 😅not too sure if the lyrics are in correct order
🥺🥺🥺🥺💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 FINALLY MY BABIES 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
WHEN I TELL YOU I’M FREAKING SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!!! 😭😭😭💗💗💗 THEY’RE FINALLY TOGETHER OMFD! 🎉
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