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Chen Qianqing used the tissue that Lu Zhengfei handed him to slowly wipe his hands, then he called over the waiter by the door to clean up the broken glass and water. As he did this, he was very calm and polite. It was as if the person who beat Ma Qiu stupid was someone else.
Chen Qianqing felt that people were still looking at him. He laughed.
“Do you guys need anything?”
Everyone silently looked away.
Lu Zhengfei held Chen Qianqing’s hand and mumbled as he looked. “My being here is enough, what would I do if you hurt your hand?”
Chen Qianqing took his hand back. “It's better if I do it myself.”
Lu Zhengfei thought for a moment and unexpectedly felt that Chen Qianqing had a point.
Chen Qianqing and Lu Zhengfei were identical — when Lu Zhengfei approached Ma Qiu, he also felt like beating him up. Although, if it were him, Ma Qiu would’ve already been sent to the hospital.
Even if he didn’t need emergency aid right now, Lu Zhengfei could still guarantee that after today Ma Qiu’s life wouldn’t go well.
After that episode, everyone’s opinions of Chen Qianqing changed again. Who would’ve thought that this delicate looking person would be so ruthless!
Lu Zhengfei and several others were playing dominoes. Chen Qianqing’s body wasn’t in very good health and after eating he was feeling sleepy, so he didn’t participate. Rather, sitting on a chair by the side, he was beginning to doze off.
Lu Zhengfei asked someone to get a blanket for Chen Qianqing. He put it on him before he continued playing.
Sun Baiji saw Lu Zhengfei’s attentiveness and asked teasingly, “Lu-ge, you like this kind?”
He gestured to the sleeping Chen Qianqing with his eyes.
Lu Zhengfei looked at the dominoes in his hand and spoke neither quickly nor slowly. “Do you want to be skinned?”
Sun Baiji shut up. He didn’t dare say any more. If it weren’t for Lu Zhengfei’s intervention, he feared that he might’ve been beaten to death by his father. Unlike Lu Zhengfei’s family, Sun Baiji’s father was a soldier. So when he found out that Sun Baiji was taking drugs, he almost killed him. At the time, Lu Zhengfei’s parents had been dead for half a year already. It was a good thing that he went to the Sun family and said a few things to Sun Baiji’s parents. So Sun Baiji’s father, who wanted to beat him to death, decided to give him some face.
The other friend sitting by Lu Zhengfei’s side gave him a thumbs up. “Disregarding Sun Baiji’s story, Lu Zhengfei, I didn’t think it before but today I discovered that you really have good taste.”
Lu Zhengfei laughed and, throwing down a chip, he said softly, “Follow.”
Lu Zhengfei and the others talked business and played dominoes softly by the side, not disturbing Chen Qianqing.
Chen Qianqing, who couldn’t sleep well for a long time, suddenly fell asleep on a chair. He slept for no less than six hours. However, when he woke up, the only person left was Lu Zhengfei.
Lu Zhengfei was holding a notebook for work and when he saw Chen Qianqing waking up, he lowered his hand and took off his headset. “Baby, you’re awake?”
Chen Qianqing’s entire person was dazed and let out a soft snort.
Lu Zhengfei looked at Chen Qianqing’s dazed state. He felt as if his heart was tickled by a feather. He composed himself before talking to Chen Qianqing.
“Hungry? Let’s go eat something.”
Seeing Lu Zhengfei taking advantage of the situation, Chen Qianqing surprisingly didn’t have much of a reaction. He carelessly asked, “Is there water?”
Lu Zhengfei left to get a glass of water and handed it to Chen Qianqing, who slowly finished the glass and woke up.
Chen Qianqing looked at Lu Zhengfei’s notebook. “Your business is done?”
Lu Zhengfei, “Almost. It’s just past six, perfect time to eat dinner.”
Chen Qianqing, who was sitting on the chair, unhurriedly responded. “I want to eat noodles.”
Lu Zhengfei, “What kind of noodles do you want? I’ll ask them to prepare something at home.”
Chen Qianqing narrowed his eyes. “I want to eat the noodles from the shop next to school.”
Lu Zhengfei’s gaze softened. That year when Chen Qianqing went to university, sometimes he would invite him to eat noodles. Next to Chen Qianqing’s university was a homemade noodle shop whose noodles tasted very good.
Lu Zhengfei, “Let’s go.”
Chen Qianqing went to the bathroom to wash his face. When he finished, he went along with Lu Zhengfei to the door.
It took twenty minutes to drive to the school. Lu Zhengfei stopped the car and, together with Chen Qianqing, he went to the noodle shop.
It was six thirty, already past the rush hour for eating. Lu Zhengfei ordered tomato egg noodles and Chen Qianqing ordered the same as him.
Lu Zhengfei, “Oh? Did you like eating sour food?”
Chen Qianqing held the menu and said indifferently, “People can change.”
Lu Zhengfei nodded. “Indeed.”
Once Chen Qianqing finished ordering, he looked at Lu Zhengfei and asked, “Then which one do you like? Me now or before?"
Lu Zhengfei laughed. “What kind of question is this?”
Chen Qianqing wasn’t laughing. “I’m serious.”
Lu Zhengfei saw that Chen Qianqing wasn’t joking around, so he thought about it. After a while, he responded. “If you had always been like this, I fear I wouldn’t have been able to move you.”
Chen Qianqing couldn’t help but turn his hand into a fist.
Lu Zhengfei added, “If you hadn't changed, I think that you would have never forgiven me.”
Therefore, Chen Qianqing and Lu Zhengfei would never have a good ending. The heavens decide the nature of things; there are some people who are destined to be friends, but not lovers. No matter how much love is present, they cannot be together. Once they forcibly change destiny, they’ll become estranged. Just like the past life’s Chen Qianqing and Lu Zhengfei.
The real Chen Qianqing was a sword. He wouldn’t go dull because of sharpening. Instead, he would become sharper. In the end, he would stab those who harmed him, then die himself.
If Lu Zhengfei hadn't been thoroughly defeated by Chen Qianqing’s death, then perhaps he still would’ve thought he was able to give Chen Qianqing happiness.
The Lu Zhengfei sitting in front of him hadn’t experienced Chen Qianqing’s death. Therefore, he hoped that he and Chen Qianqing could live together in happiness forever.
However, Chen Qianqing didn’t. He knew that no matter which life, the one who could make Chen Qianqing happy wasn’t him. It would seem that here, only Lu Zhengfei could make Lu Zhengfei happy.
But what qualifications did he have to make Lu Zhengfei happy? As a sinner, shouldn’t the meaning of his rebirth be watching Lu Zhengfei’s hope slowly disappear?
These were contradictory choices. So far, Chen Qianqing had no answer.
The noodles were steaming hot when they were served.
The homemade noodles were covered in tomato sauce; they looked delicious. Lu Zhengfei used his chopsticks and stuffed noodles into his mouth.
Chen Qianqing also started to eat slowly. He didn’t like eating strong flavored foods, but the real Chen Qianqing was different. His favorite food here was green pepper beef.
The noodles were tough and together with the sauce, they were very delicious. As Chen Qianqing chewed the noodles, he suddenly saw a flashback. He saw the Lu Zhengfei sitting next to him turn into Chen Qianqing, who was smiling slightly.
That smile held no pain, no hate, just contented pleasure.
However, the flashback only lasted a moment, then the one next to him became Lu Zhengfei again.
“You have sauce on your mouth.” Lu Zhengfei ate, then suddenly came closer to Chen Qianqing, shamelessly licking his mouth. He didn’t fear that Chen Qianqing would get mad. He even cheerfully laughed.
Chen Qianqing’s face was gloomy. “Why are you laughing?”
Lu Zhengfei answered, “Nothing, I just feel very happy.”
Chen Qianqing glared at Lu Zhengfei. He took a napkin and wiped his mouth.
Lu Zhengfei asked, “Baby, would you like to marry me?”
Chen Qianqing responded, “If I said no, would you agree?”
Lu Zhengfei, “Of course I wouldn’t agree. However, I feel like you would agree. In any case, this life of yours already belongs to me.”
As he spoke, he took out a small box from his pocket and opened it in front of Chen Qianqing. Inside there was a pair of small platinum diamond rings.
This pair of rings was unfamiliar to Chen Qianqing. In his previous life, he had also bought the real Chen Qianqing a pair of rings. Not only was the shape different, he was also the only one who wore the ring.
Lu Zhengfei, “Baby, are you willing to be my wife?”
Chen Qianqing laughed. “If you asked me if I was willing to be your husband, I might think about it.”
Lu Zhengfei was stunned, but quickly changed his words. “Are you willing to be together with me?”
A simple noodle shop, the air smelling of soot, a half-eaten portion of noodles — nothing was pretty. However, Lu Zhengfei still brought out everything he prepared a long time for. He had a feeling that Chen Qianqing would agree to wear this ring.
Chen Qianqing’s reaction didn’t disappoint Lu Zhengfei’s expectations. After staring at Lu Zhengfei for a long time, he slowly reached out and took the ring out of its box.
Afterwards, with a reverent attitude, he wore the ring on his right ring finger.
This was something Chen Qianqing dreamt of for a long time. He looked at his own ring finger and felt something bubbling in his heart. In his previous life, his wish was never accomplished - however, this time around, he fulfilled it in a different form.
Finally, Chen Qianqing put on Lu Zhengfei’s ring, which seemed to glow light against his pale skin. That light made Chen Qianqing’s eyes hurt and water. Slowly, tears dripped down his face.
Lu Zhengfei looked at the crying Chen Qianqing. He knew that those weren’t tears of joy, because Chen Qianqing’s eyes were filled with pain and sadness. But beneath that sadness, there appeared to be another emotion Lu Zhengfei couldn’t place.
Lu Zhengfei hugged Chen Qianqing. “Stop crying, if you cry I also feel like crying.”
Chen Qianqing didn’t speak for a while, then sighed softly. “Lu Zhengfei, do you know how much I envy you?”
Lu Zhengfei was stunned. “But baby, what’s mine is also yours.”
Chen Qianqing shook his head and said indifferently, “What you have, I will never have.”
The deceased were already gone. Those who remained would eventually have to live their own lives.
This world’s Lu Zhengfei was lucky.
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