Chapter Forty-Eight: Mr. Black Bingley
In the evening, it's time to get off work again. A group of people cleaned up the table and began to whisper again about it, but on the surface it was pretending that nothing had happened.
As always, the eyes and ears are watching the ears and the nose, carefully observing the clues.
Suddenly, the wind chimes hanging at the door of the studio rang, and all eyes were on the door.
It's all off work, who can come?
Almost everyone was silently waiting for the owner of the black Bentley to appear, so that everyone could see his true face
However, after seeing the comer, everyone sighed in disappointment.
Stunned by the disappointed looks of the crowd, Sean went to find Lorina, who was checking the device's switch.
"What happened? Why did everyone look at me disappointed? β
It wasn't like this before. Is it his face that has lost its charm? Sean frowned, and for the first time began to wonder about his appearance.
He's a model, and a model can't lose his charm.
"Nothing, everyone thinks the person they've been waiting for has arrived."
Loryna said calmly and coldly, as if she was used to these things.
"Who are they waiting for?" Sean asked again, but this time Lorenca refused to answer.
Just because Rollena doesn't answer doesn't mean others won't.
A colleague who heard the conversation between the two behind him shouted, "Mr. Bingley! Although he didn't come forward.
"Yes! A gentleman in a black Bentley! β
Someone took advantage of the confusion to answer the question enthusiastically.
"Mr. Black Bentley?"
Sean turned to the staff behind him. He vaguely felt that he understood something, but he wasn't quite sure, so he asked again.
"Why, are you also looking forward to the arrival of the Black Bentley?"
Upon hearing Sean's question, the crowd erupted again, and ten seconds later, a young girl finally came out to explain to Sean what Mr. Black Bentley meant.
Listening to the young girl's word-by-word explanations, his heart sank more and more, as if the ominous omen he had dreamed of was being realized step by step.
Lorena didn't speak, but he kept watching Sean.
Sean's expression was one of smiling and listening as she heard these words, but Lorena could clearly feel the change in Sean's aura.
As someone who was often with Shen Lin, she knew that Sean liked her boss, but she never dared to say it so bluntly.
Feeling Sean's gloomy atmosphere, Lorena finally couldn't help it and opened her mouth to interrupt the girl's speech.
"Ah, Mr. Sean, the boss is upstairs now, revising the finished product. Do you want to meet her? β
Sean was interrupted to get information, but was not angry and still smiling. Anyway, he had heard all the useful information.
Nodding, Sean said softly, "Okay." β
After saying that, he turned around to say goodbye to everyone and waved to everyone with a smile before going upstairs.
In the face of such a good-tempered big name, the staff of the studio naturally respected him, and they also smiled and waved in response.
Lorenca watched Sean go upstairs, and when she saw Sean's figure disappear down the stairs, she turned her head and looked at everyone solemnly, with a hint of gloomy warning.
"I haven't stopped you from discussing gossip on a regular basis, but there is a limit to gossip. What can be said and what should not be said? It's better to have a ruler in your heart. With that, Rollena was startled, closed the printer cover, picked up the light bag on the table, and left the office. And everyone in the crowd looked at each other with shame and confusion.
When Sean came to the second floor, Shen Lin was concentrating on the revision of the finished product, when a knock on the door dragged Shen Lin out of his thoughts.
βSeanοΌ What are you doing here? β
Putting down his jewelry, Shen Lin looked a little surprised.
"You're not looking at me?"
Sean quipped his lips.
When Shen Lin heard this, she frowned, then smiled slightly and waved her hand exaggeratedly: "I really don't know what you think about every day, who can I think of?" β
"Maybe someone you like." Sean said, pretending to walk quickly to Shen Lin's side.
Shen Lin, who was smiling, was like a cat with its tail stepped on, and immediately shook her head violently.
"What are you talking about, who can I like?"
However, Sean didn't listen to Shen Lin's words, but focused on observing Shen Lin's expression and her eyes.
That's resistance, evasion, and deception.
"Little white fox, look at me." Sean grabbed Shen Lin's shoulder, who was trying to dodge, and forced Shen Lin to look at him: "Do you still think I'm your friend?" β
Shen Lin was stunned by the sudden serious gaze and looked at Sean.
After a while, she smiled.
"Fools, of course we are friends, friends for life."
A lifelong friend, what a nice adjective, but it also stereotypes a person forever.
Sean suppressed the trembling of his heart and looked at Shen Lin with a smile.
"Is that so?"
"yes, what else do you want, kid?"
"I want, let's say, Shen Lin ......"
Before he could finish speaking, a chestnut struck Sean in the head.
"But if you don't like me, who do you like?" Sean said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Is it like Yan Jingzhe?" β
Shen Lin was still immersed in jokes, but was dragged into reality because of the "Yan Jingzhe" blurted out by Sean.
"What did you say?"
"What you like is Yan Jingzhe."
Sean's words clearly poured into Shen Lin's mind.
"Why did you say such things all of a sudden?"
"You see, you don't refute it at all, it explains everything."
"No, what I want to know more is, where did you hear about this kind of thing?"
"Mr. Black Bentley is Yan Jingzhe, right?"
"Why did you suddenly become like this?"
"Why didn't you answer my question?"
Desperately trying to suppress the sound of wanting to roar, Sean's fist hit the design table directly, making a dull sound.
Shen Lin looked at this usually sunny big boy in disbelief, he suddenly lost control, and even his eyes began to turn red.
"What are you running away from? Why do you keep lying to me and deceiving me? β
When Sean said these words, his whole body trembled. He gradually raised his head and looked at Shen Lin.
Originally, Sean had comforted himself many times, don't ask, don't ask! But as soon as he saw Shen Lin running away from him, but he was very close to others, he still couldn't help it.
Forget about running away, but why deceive?
Why do you want to dwell on irrelevant questions?
"I'm not running away, I'm just wondering where you heard all this."
Forced to be helpless, Shen Lin still looked at Sean a little scared.
"I saw it with my own eyes. You got into Yan Jingzhe's car. When I called that day to ask about your illness, I was standing across the road and saw it with my own eyes. β
Sean said, approaching Shen Lin step by step, trying to suppress his trembling.
"Now, tell me, why lie to me?"
"I'm sorry."
"I don't want to hear your apology, I just want to know why!"
Sean looked at Shen Lin, Shen Lin had always been proud, but at this moment he lowered his head timidly, and his voice was submissive.
That's not what he wanted to see.
Compared to her before, Shen Lin now seems to admit that she has made any mistakes, and he wants to see the arrogant Shen Lin, even if she really does something wrong, she can say confidently: "It's none of your business, this is my own life." β
When did that cunning little fox that belonged to him become so weak and overwhelmed? If it weren't for Yan Jingzhe, Shen Lin would never be what he is today.
Shen Lin lowered her head and felt Sean's wheezing, which intensified as she tried to control her anger. Shen Lin also asked herself repeatedly in her heart.
Why did you lie to Sean at the time? If you are a real friend, you should talk about everything.
However, why did you do it at the time?
"Because I know ......"
After a long wait, Shen Lin finally spoke.
Sean was trying to adjust his breathing, waiting for Shen Lin's next words.
He saw Shen Lin slowly raise his head and look at him. There is no longer timidity in the eyes.
Shen Lin's clear voice trembled a little, but it wasn't because of a lack of confidence. On the contrary, the clear eyes prove that she is still proud and confident.
"Because I know you like me, so you hate Yan Jingzhe, otherwise you wouldn't be so angry after learning all this."
After a pause, Shen Lin looked at Sean, his expression gradually relaxed, and continued:
"If you only consider me as a friend, the question you are asking today is just an ordinary question. I thought I'd tell you, but you're not. β
"And I, just because I know and don't want to ruin our relationship, I can only lie to you and lie and lie again. I just don't want you to get hurt. β
They don't confess, they're cheating on each other, so no one is right or wrong in this matter.
"Do you really love him?"
Sean's eyes were still scarlet, but it was sadness rather than anger.
"The word love is so hard to explain. My mother died for my father, but she never got him in her life. Does this count as love? β
As soon as Shen Lin's words fell, Sean wanted to open his mouth to say something.
However, Shen Lin continued: "I don't know if it's love, but I know that I can love Yan Jingzhe, even if it's love. β
These are the words that Shen Lin had never said before he was with Yan Jingzhe.
Sean's mouth opened and closed several times, but in the end it didn't say anything.
"I never thought I could get anything, especially love. After all, I learned a good lesson from middle school. I'm glad you can be my friend. So I hope you can understand that I just don't want to lose this friendship, but if you can't, I won't hold on to it. In the end, Shen Lin reverted to the Shen Lin in Sean: stubborn, ruthless, and open-minded.
However, Sean wasn't happy at all, and none of this was what he wanted.
People are eager to hear the truth, but they can't accept it with joy.
"Okay, I see."
With that, Sean turned around and resolutely left Shen Lin's studio.
This time, Shen Lin didn't catch up.
She should have thought of it all. Although Sean is a kid most of the time, he is still a stubborn person at heart.
If Sean didn't get rid of his embarrassment, then no one could convince him.
Shen Lin knew this fact from the first day she met Sean.
Sean was covered in anger and scars, and also ended the dispute in Shen Lin's studio.
It seemed that everything had been supported and calmed down, and Shen Lin buried himself in work again.
She didn't seem to be able to do anything but work.