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At night.
I got up to go to the living room for some water, but unexpectedly overheard Zhou Ran talking on the phone with someone on the balcony.
It turned out that the reason Landlady suddenly introduced a girlfriend to Wang Xingci was because...
Zhou Ran told her that I was Zhou Ran's girlfriend.
He had just won me over.
And she, being a caring mother, worried that her foolish son might get hurt in love, hurried to introduce him to a girlfriend.
So that was it...
I felt angry upon hearing this and couldn't help but rush to the balcony to confront Zhou Ran.
He turned to look at me, but there didn't seem to be any panic from being caught.
On the contrary, on the open balcony, he calmly took off his jacket and draped it over my shoulders, raising an eyebrow.
"Did you hear everything?"
"Yeah."
His nonchalance left me at a loss for words, unsure of where to start with my accusations.
On this windy night, Zhou Ran quietly watched me.
He leaned in.
He looked into my eyes and smiled.
"Go ahead and curse if you want."
I didn't hold back either, "You jerk."
He curled his lips, "Sister, I never claimed to be a good person."
"However, stealing from a brother is indeed not honorable of me."
He chuckled, appearing unconcerned, "I won't have any face to meet Wang Xingci anymore."
"Why?"
I fell silent for a moment before managing to ask that one question.
He was clearly brothers with Wang Xingci; why would he create such a situation?
Does he like me?
I certainly didn't believe that this obvious playboy would be devoted to me.
As if he guessed my thoughts, Zhou Ran smiled self-deprecatingly.
"I also want to know why the sister I met when I was young has lingered in my mind for so many years. Why every relationship I've had since then has made me try to find her shadow in them."
"When I used to bully you as a child, it was because I thought you were particularly beautiful, wearing a princess dress and sporting a ponytail, like a delicate porcelain doll. Back then, I was too young to understand anything, but that sense of amazement truly lasted for many years."
"Amazed to the point that later my criteria for choosing a partner resembled the grown-up you. In the past, I always imagined what you would look like as an adult and whether you would still be like a delicate doll, but..."
He said something, but then fell silent.
Silence...
He quietly looked at me, hesitating to speak.
I felt a bit of pain in my chest from anger.
This wasn't the first time someone told me that I wasn't as delicate as I was when I was younger.
To put it bluntly: I have aged, but not completely.
I took a deep breath and changed the subject, "Since you brought it up now, why did you suddenly decide to say something?"
As I spoke, I glanced at the phone in his hand.
He might not have noticed, but while he was "on the phone," the device was actually turned the other way.
The screen was f Ci ng outward, and it had never lit up at all.
He knew I would get up at night to drink water and use the bathroom, so he deliberately said it for me to hear.
Zhou Ran looked down for a moment, paused, and then smiled.
"Because of Wen Wan."
Wen Wan?
What does she have to do with this? I was becoming more and more confused.
Zhou Ran took out a cigarette, lit it, leaned against the balcony, and said casually.
"I've known her for a long time too."
"So?"
"So, I know how much Wen Wan likes Wang Xingci."
I was taken aback.
Didn't Wen Wan say... she wasn't interested in Wang Xingci?
Zhou Ran chuckled lightly. "She's just pretending. She likes Wang Xingci more than anyone else, but she understands that Wang Xingci only sees her as a brother. She's very smart and perceptive. All day today, she's been quietly observing you and Wang Xingci. With her understanding of Wang Xingci, she can tell that he genuinely likes you, so she's deliberately acting nonchalant to bring you two together."
I was momentarily speechless.
What kind of girl is she...
Sharp, carefree, perceptive; her actions seem bold, yet there's a softness beneath it all.
Seeing me silent, Zhou Ran took a puff of his cigarette and smiled lightly.
"After seeing Wen Wan, I suddenly feel like I'm quite dull."
"I clearly saw that you both liked each other but still had to meddle. I'm even less impressive than Wen Wan."
He curled his lips. "Sister, I'm not a good person—I'm both scummy and bad. Wen Wan is a good girl, but she's very perceptive. After all these years, she's accepted the fact that Wang Xingci won't like her."
After a brief pause, he continued.
"I mean, you can be at ease with him and not have any psychological burden."
In the time it took to smoke a cigarette, he told me more about Wang Xingci.
He said, "That silly boy really likes you, but that's just his personality. He remains calm on the surface, but actually does a lot for you behind the scenes."
"In fact, he noticed you a long time ago. One time when his mom was talking to you downstairs, he fell for you at first sight. So those encounters on the bus were actually intentional. He wakes up every morning at 5 AM to wait downstairs until you leave for work, then deliberately rides the same bus as you, hoping for a chance encounter."
"I didn't expect... you accidentally stole a landlord from him."
Hearing him mention that made me blush; I had lost five meals to Wang Xingci back then...
That night, Zhou Ran said a lot, and in the end, he added, "Also, I haven't touched your best friend. I just dropped her off at home that night and left. You can rest assured."
Please say sorry to Wang Xingci for me.
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