"Chris, do you always like such bad scenery?"

Hearing Li Zheng's words, Stella didn't get angry, she just looked at Li Zheng lightly, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"I'm sorry. I don't want that. ”

He said apologetic words, but Li Zheng's eyes did not have the slightest apology, his eyes looked directly at Stella, and his tone was very calm: "It's just that I have a big shortcoming." For things I don't understand or can't grasp, I always want to be as far away as possible. ”

Stella said, "I told you I just wanted to meet you and talk to you. ”

"If you're just asking for that, I certainly don't mind if it doesn't affect me. But the problem is ......"

Li Zheng looked into Stella's eyes, "For me, you are really a difficult woman to grasp, I don't know what you will do in the next second, and to what extent." It's too dangerous for me and too unpredictable to predict. ”

After a slight pause, Li Zheng said again: "In the past, I thought I could see a person clearly, but the reality told me with facts that I was just a mortal. I can't see myself or anyone else. When I thought I knew a lot about a person, that was when I was most likely to fail. Falling once in one place is an experience, and falling twice becomes stupidity. ”

Stella frowned, "You still hate me for wanting to report you in the first place?"

Li Zheng shook his head: "It's better to remember than to hold grudges." It's okay to make a mistake once, and I don't want to make the same mistake again. ”

Stella said: "But now and not the past, I am now an adult, and no one will report you for having a relationship with a minor." And I don't think I was wrong in the first place. You made a mistake, and I think I have the right to teach you a lesson. ”

"You're right. ”

Li Zheng nodded: "But the crux of the problem is here: you don't feel that you are wrong, I don't feel that I am wrong, we are not wrong, what is wrong is just that the concept is different, but we came together again." I can't be as perfect as you think, and you can't be what I want to be.

The truth is, there are countless reasons to justify ourselves, but a wound that has been wounded, even if it heals, will leave a scar.

It's a scar we can't turn a blind eye to.

When you threatened me with having a relationship with a minor in the United States, I had to report it to the police and file a complaint with Yale University, and although in the end you gave up the action, I can't forget everything about what has happened because it didn't cause serious consequences in the end. Neither can you.

As I said earlier, falling once in a place is an experience, and falling twice becomes stupidity. ”

Stella frowned again, "You think I'm going to threaten you again?"

"Nope. I don't think you will. ”

Li Zheng shook his head: "It's just that I need to draw a red line between us." You said you just wanted to meet me and have a chat, and I agreed and didn't mind.

But we have a big problem getting along with each other.

Do you say that our relationship is a friend, a lover, or something in between?

The relationship between us is not even the most basic positioning, and it is inevitable that we will inadvertently encroach on each other's space in the process of communication.

Just like today. You have the password to my apartment and feel free to enter my room. I came home and saw the dining table full of food, and then you came out of my bedroom and wore my clothes, like a couple waiting for their lovers to come back.

But the reality is that we are not a couple, and even because of some unpleasant experiences in the past, there is still a gap between us.

I may seem a little impersonal or even cold when I say this, but the basis of our interaction must have a clear position, what is the relationship, and to what extent, and we must make it clear in advance that I do not want the American thing to happen again in South Korea. ”

After listening to this, Stella was speechless for a long time, and after a long time, she looked at Li Zheng and suddenly asked, "I've always been curious about one thing. Why do you have so many girlfriends in the U.S., but you don't want to be in a relationship with any of them?"

Li Zheng was a little silent and said, "Because girlfriend is a promise."

Once the relationship is established, I have to take on the responsibility of being a boyfriend, to make her happy, to think about her, and even to sacrifice my own life to fit in. I can easily give up on a relationship without commitment, but for my girlfriend, it's different. Whether I want it or not, whether the other person is perfect or not, I have to accept it. ”

Stella was silent for a moment and nodded, "I understand what you said. Don't worry, I won't invade your space again in the future. Since I said that I just want to meet you and talk to you, then I will not cross the red line of friends in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Stella suddenly smiled: "To be honest, saying this, I suddenly feel a lot more relaxed. Maybe you're right, draw a clear line, know exactly what to do and what not to do, and don't have to worry about encroaching on the other person's space and making the other person secretly resentful. It's a really good idea for us. ”

Li Zheng looked at Stella, the girl smiled faintly, and couldn't tell whether she was telling the truth or falsehood, but Li Zheng didn't care anymore. It is impossible to do anything in a stable manner, half of it is in oneself and half in others. Now that the words have been clearly divided, and he has nothing to restrain the other party, he can only influence the other party through other aspects.

"Alright. I promise that I won't come to your house again in the future, and I'll definitely call you for permission before I come, right?"

Seeing that Li Zheng had no other requests, Stella spread her hands with a smile, picked up the chopsticks again, pointed to the food on the table, and said with a smile: "Now, can we start eating?"

At the end of dinner, Li Zheng sent Stella out of the door.

Stella stood at the door, leaning against the door frame, suddenly pointed to the combination lock on the door, winked at Li Zheng, and said with a smile: "If you are not worried about my words, you can change the password on the combination lock." Don't worry, I won't ask you for your password again this time. ”

Li Zheng looked at Stella, suddenly smiled slightly, and nodded: "Don't worry." After you leave, I'll change it immediately. ”

Hearing Li Zheng's words, Stella couldn't help but roll her eyes, turned around and walked forward.

After taking two steps, as if remembering something, she suddenly stopped again, turned around and winked at Li Zheng again, and said with a bright smile: "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you something before leaving."

Before you came back, Li Yunxi's predecessors came to your house to look for you.

You weren't at home at the time, so I invited her to wait for you at home, but she left early as if she had other things to do. I remember that before she left, her face didn't seem to be very good, and I thought you had better make a call, maybe she was waiting for your call over there. ”