After hanging up the phone, Shen Su said to Feng Feng, "I'm leaving first, a friend needs me."
As he spoke, he observed Feng Feng's expression. However, Feng Feng remained calm, showing no emotional fluctuation. She even picked up her chopsticks and continued eating her noodles, not replying to him at all, completely ignoring his presence. This made Shen Su feel uncomfortable. He stopped and stared at Feng Feng for a long time.
Sensing his gaze, Feng Feng finally looked up. "Aren't you leaving? Your friend sounded urgent."
Shen Su chuckled. "President Feng isn't going to ask who I'm going to see?"
Feng Feng replied, "There's nothing to ask."
Shen Su countered, "I understand. President Shen only asks questions like 'boyfriend,' right?"
Feng Feng shook her head. "A boyfriend wouldn't ask either. Everyone has the freedom to choose their friends. President Shen, hurry along, don't be late."
Shen Su gritted his teeth but could only smile. He had already said he was leaving, and if he didn't, it would make him look bad. He stood up, preparing to leave. After Feng Feng's words of urging, she showed no further reaction, not even offering to see him out. Shen Su, holding back his frustration, changed his clothes and left the apartment.
After hearing the sound of the door closing, Feng Feng's lips curved into a faint smile. She could tell that Shen Su had wanted her to ask him to stay, that he had deliberately staged that scene to provoke her. Unfortunately, she already knew Li Ran's identity, and such theatrics had no effect on her.
Feng Feng even found the act somewhat amusing. Even the Shen Su of the past, when he lost control, had never behaved so childishly. It seemed he was truly pleased with her "active pursuit."
Feng Feng slowly sipped her soup. Even if she were pursuing someone, she wouldn't give them the capital to be so arrogant.
After leaving Feng Feng's apartment, Shen Su drove home. While waiting at a red light, Shen Su received a WeChat message from Li Ran, asking how things were. Shen Su chuckled self-deprecatingly and replied, "γOn my way home.γ"
Li Ran was surprised and immediately called him. "Why are you going home? She didn't keep you? Isn't she pursuing you? You went to see another woman in the middle of the night, and she had no reaction? That's too unscientific!"
Even Li Ran, a seasoned player in the dating scene, found Feng Feng's reaction too calm. If she was interested in someone, she would never let them go to see another person in the middle of the night. If they dared, she would make a huge scene.
Shen Su chuckled self-deprecatingly again. "That's just her personality. She's not too proactive even when pursuing someone."
Li Ran said, "Then she's really hard to deal with. No wonder you struggled for so long before and it didn't work. I see now."
Shen Su remained silent. What Li Ran had seen was merely the tip of the iceberg.
After her exclamation, Li Ran asked Shen Su, "So, you're not going to make a move? With her pursuing you like this, how long will it take for you two to get together if you don't act soon..."
Although she had only been an observer for a few days, Li Ran's impatient nature was already making her anxious for them.
Shen Su, the person involved, was surprisingly calm. He steered the car, looking ahead, and said faintly, "I've waited for years, I don't mind waiting a little longer."
Li Ran was stunned. "You're still going to wait? If I were you, I'd go and tell her everything clearly and just get together!"
Shen Su smiled. "Let me enjoy her pursuing me for a while longer."
Li Ran felt that Shen Su was acting like a preening peacock and couldn't resist pouring cold water on him, reminding him, "Don't let it drag on, and then she gets impatient and stops pursuing you."
Shen Su said confidently, "That won't happen." This confidence wasn't in himself, but because he understood Feng Feng's nature too well. She had persisted for so long with Wen Zhouyuan, and even after he got married and had children, nothing had changed.
At that time, she didn't even contact Wen Zhouyuan. His current situation was much better than then.
Li Ran couldn't understand Shen Su and decided to stop bothering him. After a few more words, she hung up.
Shen Su continued driving home. Upon arriving, he lay on his bed and sent Feng Feng a WeChat message, "Come to my place tomorrow?"
It took nearly ten minutes for Feng Feng to reply, "No."
Her refusal was as direct as ever, never giving him any face. But after seeing those two words, Shen Su smiled. He replied, "Are you angry?"
Feng Feng: "No."
Shen Su: "I'm home, I didn't spend the night with another woman."
After this message, Shen Su also took a photo of himself in his bedroom and sent it to Feng Feng.
Feng Feng: "Oh."
Shen Su felt a lump in his throat. Looking at that perfunctory word, he didn't know how to continue the conversation. He had said before that Feng Feng's ability to infuriate him was exactly the same as before.
Shen Su: "Are you really not coming tomorrow?"
Feng Feng: "What would I go there for, to provide you with room service?"
Shen Su: "President Feng, what are you saying? Can't we do other proper things when we're together? Or is it that you only want to do this with me?"
Feng Feng: "Aren't you?"
Shen Su was speechless again. He had to admit, he was.
He hadn't told Feng Feng about his dreams, or about him secretly following her and Li Yue to the izakaya...
His obsession with her body had reached a pathological level. Before her, no woman had ever had such a hold on him.
Shen Su stared at the messages for a while and replied, "Yes, I am. I'm willing to be drained by President Feng."
Feng Feng: "Not coming tomorrow, I'm too tired."
After this, Feng Feng didn't reply to Shen Su's messages again. Shen Su looked at his unanswered messages and put away his phone to sleep.
Perhaps it was because he was thinking about these messy things before bed, but that night he dreamed of Feng Feng and Li Yue being intimate again. He was still the bystander, watching angrily, wanting to stop them but unable to move.
The dream abruptly ended with Feng Feng's trembling. Shen Su sat up in bed with a jolt. It was just past six o'clock.
Shen Su looked down and felt his body about to explode. He had no choice but to get up and take a cold shower. Closing his eyes, the images from the dream were still there. His concern for Li Yue was more exaggerated than he had imagined.
Feng Feng slept in the next morning. The day before, she had gone hiking and then slept with Shen Su. She was truly exhausted, feeling like she was falling apart, wishing she could sleep all day.
However, at eleven o'clock, a hurried doorbell interrupted her sweet dream. Feng Feng, still groggy, showed a hint of annoyance on her usually expressionless face. She got out of bed, walked into the living room, and checked the monitor. She saw Shen Su's face.
Feng Feng went to open the door. Before she could speak, Shen Su rushed forward and embraced her tightly. Then, he lowered his head and covered her mouth, his tongue entwining with hers, kissing her intensely.
Feng Feng's mind was still unclear, and she was gasping for breath from the kiss. When it ended, she was still panting. "Why are you here?"