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Li Ruyue held her phone, listening to the sound of breathing coming from the receiver, and remained silent for a long time.
She could probably guess why Wang Yueming suddenly wanted to invite her to dinner. It was simply because they had run into each other at the supermarket yesterday, and he felt embarrassed, so he wanted to treat her to dinner as compensation. Although she thought it was completely unnecessary.
Moreover, even if he really wanted to invite her, he could have just said so directly; why go through the trouble of sending a text or making a call? Li Ruyue found it hard to understand his line of thinking.
After hesitating for a while, she finally asked him softly, "Are you treating?"
Wang Yueming seemed to chuckle softly, "…Yeah."
Li Ruyue immediately replied, "Then I will go."
Wang Yueming didn’t say anything.
Li Ruyue thought he hadn’t understood and emphasized again, "I will go."
"…Okay."
Li Ruyue felt quite happy. Although she didn’t really need this meal, it just made her feel good. Perhaps it was because this was their first time going out to eat alone together.
Li Ruyue was looking forward to it. She even found herself wishing tomorrow would come sooner. But amidst her excitement, she felt a bit hesitant.
Holding her phone, Li Ruyue hesitated for a long time before finally speaking softly, "Wang Yueming."
"…Yeah?"
"You," she paused for a moment, "do you just want to treat me to dinner, or do you want to eat together with me?"
This question sounded somewhat strange.
Li Ruyue was worried that he might not understand, so she explained again, "What I mean is, do you really want to have dinner with me, or is it just because you ran into me yesterday and feel embarrassed, so you want to treat me to a meal?"
Wang Yueming was silent for a while. "Is there a difference?"
"Of course there is," Li Ruyue said softly. "If you just want to treat me to a meal, then you see me as a stranger. If you want to have dinner with me, then you see me as a friend."
"…"
"What do you think I am?"
Wang Yueming didn't respond.
Li Ruyue waited for a long time but still didn't get an answer from him. She felt a bit disappointed and forced a casual smile. "I was just asking. If you don't want to answer, that's fine. It doesn't matter to me."
After saying that, she quickly threw in a goodnight and hung up the phone.
Wang Yueming had another dream. He dreamt of the past again. When he woke up, he immediately picked up his phone and called Li Ruyue. It was only when he heard her voice that his heart settled down.
Wang Yueming knew that Li Ruyue still had her reservations about him, but so what? He would take the initiative to get closer to her, just like she did back then.
After hanging up the phone, Wang Yueming arranged the place for their meeting in the afternoon. When he looked up, it was already bright outside.
During the day, he planned to go to the hospital to bring lunch to Zhang Kai. To thank him, Wang Yueming generously ordered a deluxe meal for him.
When Zhang Kai saw the dishes, he nearly fainted. "Did you strike it rich?"
Wang Yueming shook his head and handed him the chopsticks. "Eat up; there's more tomorrow."
Zhang Kai was quite satisfied and asked what Wang Yueming's plans were for today.
Wang Yueming looked at him without saying anything.
Zhang Kai felt a chill run down his back from Wang Yueming's gaze. "…If you have something to say, just say it. Don't look at me like that."
Wang Yueming lowered his eyes and said, "I have something to do today, so I can't accompany you to handle the compensation issue."
Zhang Kai was taken aback for a moment. "…Is that it?"
Wang Yueming nodded.
Zhang Kai replied, speechless, "If you have something to do, just go ahead. I'm not a child; I can handle it myself."
Wang Yueming pressed his lips together and said, "…Thank you."
"You're welcome," Zhang Kai winked at him. "After all, you treated me to three big meals."
Wang Yueming stayed at the hospital until four o'clock and arrived early at Li Ruyue's building.
He didn't call Li Ruyue, fearing she would find an excuse to sneak out.
Wang Yueming walked around downstairs for a bit, feeling bored, so he took a small path further inside.
He used to come here often; although he hadn't returned in many years, not much had changed. At least the buildings he remembered were still there.
As he walked along, he accidentally tripped on a stone step and fell into the bushes by the side of the road.
He wasn't hurt and got up from the ground, looking down to brush off the dust from his pants.
While brushing, he noticed a phone lying on the ground.
Wang Yueming paused for a moment, picked up the phone, and glanced at it, his pupils narrowing—
It was Li Ruyue's.
How did she leave her phone here?
At that moment, Li Ruyue's call came in. "Are you there yet?"
Wang Yueming replied, "Almost there. Where are you?"
"I'm waiting for you downstairs."
"Okay."
Wang Yueming hung up the phone and immediately walked quickly outside.
Li Ruyue had been waiting downstairs for a while; since she lost her phone, she had to ask a passerby for help to make the call.
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