Chapter Eighty-Nine: Let Everyone Calm Down
"Where are you? Meet me, where can you meet me? I'll wait for you there. β
Knowing that her current situation might be embarrassing, Jiang Hanchen tried his best to put himself in her shoes and think about her as much as possible.
As for whether she should agree or not, the decision is up to her.
Tang Luoran didn't answer immediately, she adjusted her breathing as much as possible, even though her heart was already full of holes.
She knew that she would definitely regret the decision she made at this time in the future, but if there was no one to accompany her right now, she would really collapse!
After barely holding back her emotions, she responded to him word by word, "Okay, then let's meet at the bar where you hosted the dinner before." β
Is it really okay to do this?
She didn't have time to think about it.
After hanging up the phone, Tang Luoran finally couldn't control his emotions and reached out to grab the edge of the window.
She curled up on the couch like a wounded cat.
Even the driver who was driving in the driver's seat noticed the movement behind him, looked at the rearview mirror suspiciously, and asked softly, "Is there anything I can do to help?" β
The driver's sudden voice startled Tang Luoran, and she quickly responded pretending to be casual, "No, it's okay, you pay attention to safety, by the way, you don't need to send me home, just send me to Central Avenue, thank you." β
Just let her be quiet for a while.
When it came to this, anyone with a discerning eye knew not to bother her - the driver did not respond again, but silently handed over a box of tissues and told her to at least wipe away her tears.
The car changed lanes, and Tang Luoran's center of gravity shifted in the direction of the car, and the sky spun in an instant.
All the way to the car, she was silent, until she was about to get out of the car, Tang Luoran was finally able to control her emotions, she stuffed all the used tissues into the garbage bag in the car, and then returned the tissues to the driver.
Now that her ugliness has been seen clearly, there is no need to hide anything.
It's just that I didn't expect that the driver would ask for no reason, "Do you think it's painful to be with Mr. Fu?" β
She had never thought about this question, so she was a little surprised for a moment.
Tang Luoran was stunned for a while before he suddenly smiled bitterly and muttered, "It's not this problem, he hasn't done anything these days, it's others, they have reminded me of some things that I didn't care about in the past." β
That is, she is not worthy of Fu Zichen at all.
As she spoke, the car slowed down, and just as she finished speaking, the car stopped next to a street near the bar, and the driver got out of the car to open the door for her, and stood outside the door waiting for her to come out.
Tang Luoran got out of the car, and after politely thanking the driver, she changed her words and talked about what happened just now, "I am in the car today, please don't tell Fu Zichen, and if he doesn't ask, don't take the initiative to tell him where I am." β
"I see, everything is as you tell me to do." The driver nodded in agreement, but fortunately his attitude was very bold.
After receiving the assurance, Tang Luoran reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief.
As the car faded away, she turned and walked down the thriving street, eventually stopping at a bar called White Nights.
After hesitating for a while, Tang Luoran still pushed open the door of the barβthe dim light inside made her suddenly feel very relieved.
Here, at least, she doesn't make people think she's worthless because of who she is.
Choosing a corner seat in the bar hall and sitting down, Tang Luoran ordered a glass of Bloody Mary, and quietly waited for Jiang Hanchen to arrive.
The light, which made her more and more trance-like like psychedelics, made her quickly addicted to it, and the picture of Fu's mother pointing to her head and saying that she was not worthy of Fu Zichen unconsciously appeared in her mind, and her paralyzed heart ached again.
Fortunately, Jiang Hanchen quickly rushed over - when she drank the Bloody Mary in one gulp, the door of the bar was pushed open.
It can be said that Jiang Hanchen discovered her existence for the first time, and he walked opposite her and sat down without thinking about it.
"How? You okay? He said that, and began to regret it againβjust by looking at her face, he knew that she was not at all bad now, and that there was no point in asking about it.
Maybe it was because of the alcohol, Tang Luoran couldn't do it, she shook her head, her eyes were in a trance, "It's not good, I'm not good at all now." β
Hearing that she said badly, he also frowned in pain as if he had suffered that kind of pain.
At the moment, he had no other thoughts, just to comfort her.
couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek, Jiang Hanchen half-raised his eyes and muttered, "You seem to have been decadent for a long time, why did you make yourself look like this for a person?" You know he doesn't deserve to make you so sad. β
She knows it too!
Tang Luoran wanted to roar more, but she was sensible, Jiang Hanchen was innocent, it had nothing to do with him, did it? She had no reason to lose her temper with him.
However, she really couldn't hold it anymore, so tired.
Smiling bitterly, looking down at his delicate face reflected in the wine glass, Tang Luoran half-lowered his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more sarcastic.
"No, I'm not sad for him, but for myself, I don't know that for so many years, I am that kind of person in the eyes of others, I am not a good match for Fu Zichen at all, but I still hope that he will recognize me one day, just like a clown who jumps off the beam." She shook her head and lifted her hand to her heart.
At this moment, it feels like my whole body hurts, but it seems that only my heart hurts.
She couldn't tell.
Seeing her dejected appearance, I thought that she must have received a lot of unfair treatment from Fu's mother, but at the moment, Jiang Hanchen didn't want to stimulate her anymore, so he had to ask nothing.
Turning to greet the waiter, he ordered two more glasses of Bloody Mary.
As soon as the waiter left, Tang Luoran took Jiang Hanchen's hand and looked at him with a frown, "Change the whiskey?" This kind of alcohol is too little to numb people's hearts, and I really hurt right now, do you understand? I need something to ease my breath. β
Of course he understood, but now wasn't the time for her.
"It's easy to get drunk when you mix wine, you have to go home later, in order to stay calm, you better bear with it." Reluctantly hooking the corners of his mouth, Jiang Hanchen reached out and covered the back of her hand.
I thought that Tang Luoran would reflexively pull her hand away, but she didn't want her to react at all, but stared at the back of his hand in a daze.
"What's wrong? What's uncomfortable? Jiang Hanchen lowered his gaze slightly, trying to see the emotions revealed in her half-drooping eyes.
He didn't expect to see tears.
The tears that suddenly welled up also embarrassed Tang Luoran, and she only then remembered to withdraw her hand and cover her face, trying not to let him see her tears as much as possible.
It's a pity that no matter how strong she is, it's useless, she can't hide at all.
In an instant, distress came to his heart, Jiang Hanchen was powerless to do anything for her, so he could only reach out and rub her soft hair, and comforted her softly, "He is not good to you, then you just let go of your hand, don't be so sad for an unworthy person, okay?" β
This is no longer the biggest problem for her.
What made her so sad at the moment was that when Yin Zi and Fu Mu maliciously attacked her, she was speechless, and could only listen to their vicious language in a daze, pondering over and over again.
Later, she realized that they were not wrong.
Tang Luoran let go of her hand and lightly opened her thin lips, she wanted to tell Jiang Hanchen her true thoughts, but as soon as she saw his worried eyes, she changed her mind.
"Got it." She paused for a moment, then subconsciously added, "I'm sorry for worrying you." β
But a simple sentence pushed Jiang Hanchen to a position far away from her heart.
It seems that Tang Luoran still regards him as an ordinary friend.
Jiang Hanchen wanted to explain, but before that, her phone rang first, interrupting their conversation.
Without hesitation, Tang Luoran took out his mobile phone to check the caller ID - it was actually Fu Zichen calling.
All her thoughts were disrupted for a moment at the sight of that name, but now she had to keep her composure and hang up the phone decisively.
Raising her eyes, she showed a bitter smile to Jiang Hanchen, and said lightly, "If I am injured one day and need you to bandage it, please ignore me and let me be injured more completely, so that I will not be willing to turn back." β
He also knew that doing this would make Tang Luoran die for Fu Zichen, but how could he be willing to do this?
"Is it really okay if you don't answer his call?" Jiang Hanchen asked suspiciously, he knew that he shouldn't be nosy, but Tang Luoran's words and deeds worried him.
Is she really okay?
Tang Luoran shook her head decisively, she had already made up her mind not to contact Fu Zichen for the time being, and she would not go back during this time, no matter what he said, she would not be able to listen.
She didn't want to look at Yin Zi and Fu Zichen in front of her anymore, if she continued like this, she would collapse sooner or later.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry." As he spoke, Tang Luoran wiped the tears from his face, brushed everything that had just happened, and understated it, as if it was really not a big deal.
Since she said so, no matter how worried she was, Jiang Hanchen could only be silent.
However, Fu Zichen was unwilling to let her be quiet for a while, and kept calling, no matter how many times Tang Luoran hung up, he insisted on dialing.
In desperation, she simply pulled his number into the blacklist, out of sight.
It's a pity that it didn't work to do this - Fu Zichen was so smart, he expected this to be the scene early in the morning, so he changed the phone call to text - where are you now? Are people okay?
Tang Luoran chose to ignore it, looked up, and the waiter just sent Bloody Mary over, she took it, brought it to her lips and took a sip.
Her lips, which had been slightly pale, were stained with a fiery red from the scarlet liquid, like a bewitching flower, blooming on her lips.