Chapter 58

At noon the next day, Jian Ci arrived at a stone bridge in JH University.

This was the “usual place” that he and Ren Xu had arranged to meet at.

Their meeting time was 12:30PM, but it was only a quarter past twelve. Ren Xu has yet to arrive, so Jian Ci sat at the side of the bridge, waiting.

Diagonally behind him, was a small sculpture in front of the library; at the front left of the small sculpture, was a long corridor winded with Chinese wisteria; and behind the third pillar of the wisteria corridor, was Zhou-zong, wearing a pair of sunglasses with his collar up.

The couple had been in a cold war for the past two days, and they did not even pay attention to the movie they watched the other day. Zhou Bai did not stay on for the post-credits scenes like he usually did, and silently left the movie theatre. From that day on, they did not talk to each other unless necessary, and they had endured all the way till today, till this “usual place”.

Students in the campus come and go, each one throwing suspicious glances at the guy hiding behind the pillar. At that moment, Zhou Bai’s phone rang. He did not want to pick up the call, but after looking at the caller’s name displayed on his phone, he reluctantly did.

Qiao Zhiqi, “Zhou-zong, where are you? We had a plan to meet for coffee today, right?”

Zhou Bai, “I’m at the planning department, having a discussion with Section Chief Zhang.”

Two female students walked past him from behind, chattering as they went, “Ahhh, Sheng Tianwang is coming to the city to film a reality show next week! There’s still time for me to go through plastic surgery right?”

Qiao Zhiqi, “What discussion are you having with Section Chief Zhang? Is it regarding plastic surgery?”

Zhou Bai, “…”

Qiao Zhiqi continued, “Zhou Bai, don’t tell me you forgot all about our appointment. When Jian Ci was present the other day, I gave you face and stayed silent. But I can’t wait any longer, between him and me, when can you pick one？”

It was rare that Zhou Bai was at a loss for words, “Give me a bit more time.”

Qiao Zhiqi continued speaking, but Zhou Bai was not paying attention anymore; he spotted a tall and skinny male walking straight towards Jian Ci.

Zhou Bai hung up the phone.

Jian Ci stood up, smiling and waving towards that person.

Zhou Bai felt a sudden pull in his heart as he silently watched the pair of old lovers reuniting after a long separation. His gaze was dark.

Is Jian Ci not able to forget this person after all?

Is he just making use of me to pay off his debts, and then get back together with this guy?

He’d rather choose this guy over me?

Alright, then I’ll just let them be.

Zhou Bai turned around and left.