Chapter 147: Chapter 147 - 147 She Likes Too Many People

At the southern city’s racetrack on the weekend.

Xie Changyan leaned back in the spectator’s seat with a relaxed posture, his long legs casually crossed over. His eyes slightly closed, and the corners of his lips curled up lazily, exuding an air of indulgent nonchalance.

It was a stark contrast from the downcast mood of the previous few days.

Su Linzhou stepped out of the race car, helmet tucked under his arm, and walked over to him, clicking his tongue, “You look all smitten. What, have you and Lin Xu made up again?”

A faint pleasure glinted in the slightly lifted eyes of Xie Changyan as he replied leisurely, “She said she would divorce Ji Tingyang.”

“That’s good.” Su Linzhou nodded and took a seat beside him.

After a moment, Su Linzhou, belatedly shocked, let out an exclamation, “Divorce?!”

“Wait, she’s married already?!”

“Didn’t you say she was just Ji Tingyang’s girlfriend? How did it turn into marriage?”

Xie Changyan paused for a moment, then responded with composed nonchalance, “You heard wrong, I said they broke up.”

“Don’t play dumb with me, I’m not deaf, I heard you loud and clear!” Su Linzhou glared angrily.

“If you heard so clearly, then why ask?” Xie Changyan said casually.

“You, you, you…” Su Linzhou was so shocked he was speechless. Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but recalling Xie Changyan’s recent despondent state, the words got stuck in his throat.

Su Linzhou and he were about the same age, and with their homes in close proximity, they could be said to have grown up together, even attending the same schools.

From elementary to university, he had almost witnessed Xie Changyan’s pride and legends, a dashing figure at school, always surrounded by more girls than less.

A man like that could be considered a favored son of the heavens, yet now he had fallen to earth like an ordinary man, muddied with the stains of romance.

If only his affections were for another woman, he wouldn’t have been as abject as he was now.

Su Linzhou heaved a sigh, as if disappointed, “Xie Changyan, you’ve lost yourself!”

Xie Changyan gave him a sidelong glance, “Speak normally.”

Su Linzhou chuckled, “Seriously though, are you sure she’s really going to divorce Ji Tingyang?”

“She promised me.” A smile flashed across Xie Changyan’s lips at the thought.

Only one day remained until Monday.

Xie Changyan had even thought about taking the household registration book there, so as soon as she got out with the divorce certificate, he would follow her in and get the marriage certificate.

But Xie Mingwang had the household registration book tucked away tightly, so he had to drop that idea.

“What if she changes her mind at the last minute?” Su Linzhou, seemingly loath to see him happy, continued to throw cold water, “Ji Tingyang is not much less than you, and moreover, he’s a few years younger than you. Don’t women nowadays all like younger men? In this way, he does have a bit of an advantage over you, she…”

Before he could finish, Su Linzhou’s shin was met with a fierce kick.

And following that, a mocking and sharp gaze like the edge of a knife.

Right.

He was angry.

Xie Changyan checked his watch, noting the time was almost up. He stood up to leave.

“Hey, where are you going? I was just joking,” Su Linzhou called out behind him.

“On a date,” Xie Changyan didn’t look back.

Outside the movie theater.

Lin Xu had finally managed to slip away from her two sons to head out alone and was rushing towards the movie theater.

Upon arriving, she caught sight of Xie Changyan being chatted up by a girl.

He leaned against a pillar, his eyes languid and cool, gazing down at the floor, and it was unclear whether he was listening to the girl or not.

Just as Lin Xu was about to approach, a young man suddenly stood in front of her.

“Hello, are you here to watch a movie alone?” The boy’s ears turned red, and his voice trembled nervously as he looked at her with flickering eyes.

Lin Xu smiled slightly, and her red lips parted.

An unexpected palm wrapped around her waist and pulled her into a broad and sturdy chest. Xie Changyan’s eyebrows slightly raised, “Sorry, but I already made a prior reservation.”

The male student apologized to her with embarrassment and turned to run away.

Lin Xu turned her head to look around; the girl who had initially started a conversation with Xie Changyan had already disappeared without a trace.

“What are you looking at?” Xie Changyan asked.

“I was thinking, should I also go tell that girl from earlier, ‘I’ve already made a reservation for you too.’”

Xie Changyan chuckled, “No need, I already relayed that message to her for you.”

“That’s good then.” Lin Xu’s eyes were tinged with laughter, making them exceptionally bright.

Xie Changyan rarely came to crowded cinemas to watch movies. The seats around them were filled with people, and occasionally, the noisy whispers next to them could be heard, as he mostly went to private cinemas.

The movie had just started not long ago when whispers began to sound from behind.

Xie Changyan’s brows furrowed slightly.

“Do you see that actor behind us? Do you think he’s somewhat handsome?” Lin Xu leaned close to Xie Changyan’s ear and whispered.

Lin Xu was so close to him, her entire body seemed to be hanging on him; her warm breath on his earlobe caused a tingling sensation.

He paused for a moment, suddenly feeling that the cinema wasn’t that bad after all.

Lin Xu continued to inquire by his ear, “The actor that’s speaking now, what do you think of him?”

Xie Changyan raised his eyes to glance at the screen and said indifferently, “Not bad.”

“So, would you like him?” Lin Xu asked with a glint of expectation shining in her eyes.

Xie Changyan retorted, “Do you like him?”

“Of course, I’m a big fan of his!” Lin Xu said excitedly, and didn’t forget to remind him, “You have to become a fan with me, okay?”

Xie Changyan felt an inexplicable gloom in his mood.

It just seemed that she had too many people she liked.

He glanced at the screen again; the character’s cast introduction had just appeared in the bottom left corner, indicating that the actor Lin Xu liked was named Ji Zeqiu.

The name sounded somewhat familiar.

It seemed he had heard it mentioned in the company.

The romantic movie was a bit dull. Lin Xu watched for a while before leaning on Xie Changyan’s shoulder and starting to criticize the plot with him, only paying careful attention when Ji Zeqiu appeared on screen.

“Don’t you think this plot is a bit silly? They obviously… ”

She was mid-critique when she suddenly felt a cool sensation on her neck.@@novelbin@@

Xie Changyan’s fingers were fiddling with something on the back of her neck.

Lin Xu looked up, “What are you doing?”

“Tying a gift.”

Lin Xu’s eyes curved into a smile. She reached up to wrap her hand around his neck and brushed her lips against his in a fleeting kiss, “This is a return gift.”

In the dim light, their gazes met, and a hot and ambiguous atmosphere began to rise between them.

That evening,

Lin Xu had just hummed a tune as she walked through the door and saw Ji Tingyang waiting for her at the entrance.

He had a stern look on his face as if he was about to question her like a commander.

“Where have you been today? Why didn’t you let me go out with you?”

“I… I went out to play with friends. It would be awkward for a big guy like you to tag along,” Lin Xu’s eyes flitted about, carrying a trace of guilt, “Plus, you’re an adult now. People will laugh if you keep clinging to your mom.”

“Let them laugh,” Ji Tingyang never cared about what others thought.

He took her hand, about to say something, when he noticed her swollen lips; his pupils constricted sharply.