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Jijun took Li Xiaolu down another small path. On both sides of the road, cherry blossom trees were planted, and the dim yellow light from the street lamps illuminated the trees, making the blossoms appear even more beautiful.
As Jijun and Li Xiaolu walked along the path, the moonlight stretched their shadows long. Jijun looked at Li Xiaolu and asked, "Isn't it beautiful here?"
Li Xiaolu nodded with a smile, "Yes, it is."
Jijun said, "I used to come here often."
Li Xiaolu paused for a moment and asked, "Why?"
Jijun fell silent for a few seconds before softly saying, "Because I wanted to see you."
Li Xiaolu was taken aback.
Jijun looked at her and continued, "Back then, I always thought how wonderful it would be if I could see you here."
Li Xiaolu gazed at him, feeling a bit complicated. She forced a smile and asked, "What about now?"
Jijun replied, "Now, I want to walk here with you."
Li Xiaolu was stunned.
Jijun looked at her and added, "We can let every cherry blossom tree here witness our love and make every day in the future incredibly romantic."
In the following days, Li Xiaolu was very busy.
Ms. Yu sent her several voice messages asking how things were progressing with Li He.
Li Xiaolu felt exhausted; work was already enough of a hassle, and now her mother was pushing her into blind dates. She replied to Ms. Yu: "I've only met him twice; how can there be any progress?"
Ms. Yu responded, "You need to interact more! Li He's mother said he is a bit introverted, so you need to get to know each other better."
Li Xiaolu felt helpless and replied, "Mom, there's no chance for me and him."
Ms. Yu countered, "How do you know there's no chance? You haven't even tried."
Not wanting to argue with her, Li Xiaolu decided not to respond further.
Seeing that Li Xiaolu had not replied, Ms. Yu sent her several more voice messages, emphasizing how great Li He was and how much she liked him. She mentioned that Li He's parents were considering buying a house in Qingdao to settle down there so it would be convenient for them during the New Year…
Listening to Ms. Yu's messages made Li Xiaolu feel increasingly irritated. She rubbed her forehead and picked up her phone to message Li He: "Do you have time for lunch today? I want to treat you."
Li He quickly replied, "Okay, send me the address."
...
At noon, Li Xiaolu and Li He met at the restaurant.
Li He's attitude towards Li Xiaolu had always been lukewarm, which suited Li Xiaolu just fine.
After all, there was no possibility between them, so it was better to maintain a proper distance.
During lunch, Li Xiaolu explained her purpose for inviting him to eat.
After listening, Li He smiled and said, "I understand."
He paused for a moment and added, "But I think even if we can't develop into that kind of relationship, we can still be friends."
Li Xiaolu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Hmm."
After finishing lunch, Li Xiaolu prepared to return to the office.
Suddenly, she received a call from a colleague.
"Lulu, you need to come back right away!"
Li Xiaolu asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Her colleague replied, "Something's gone wrong; just hurry back!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaolu didn't dare to delay. She quickly bid farewell to Li He and hurriedly left the restaurant.
She paid the bill and then went to the restroom.
When she came out of the restroom, she unexpectedly ran into someone.
It was Jijun.
What was Jijun doing here?
Li Xiaolu was stunned.
Jijun looked at her and said lightly, "So you finally decided to see me?"
Li Xiaolu: "..."
What did he mean by that?
Li Xiaolu asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
Jijun looked at her and replied, "Why can't I be here?"
Li Xiaolu said, "Aren't you very busy?"
Jijun was silent for a few seconds before softly saying, "No matter how busy I am, I still want to see you."
Li Xiaolu was taken aback.
Jijun looked at her and asked, "Are you deliberately avoiding me?"
Li Xiaolu came back to her senses and shook her head, "I’m not."
Jijun inquired, "Then why were you with another man?"
Li Xiaolu was silent for a moment. She felt a bit of a headache.
She sighed and said, "He’s just a blind date arranged by my family."
Jijun frowned, "A blind date?"
Li Xiaolu nodded, "I’ve already rejected him."
Jijun was silent for a while before asking, "Then why did you have dinner with him?"
Li Xiaolu replied helplessly, "I just wanted to clarify things with him in person."
Jijun responded with an "Oh" and didn’t say anything more.
Li Xiaolu looked at him and asked, "What about you? How come you're here?"
Jijun said, "I happened to pass by."
Li Xiaolu thought it seemed too coincidental. She looked at him and asked, "Are you really just passing by?"
Jijun replied, "Yeah, I’m here on business."
Li Xiaolu didn’t say anything further.
She glanced at the time and said, "I need to go back."
Jijun asked, "Why?"
Li Xiaolu explained, "There are some issues at the company that I need to handle quickly."
Jijun responded with an "Oh" and didn’t say anything more.
Li Xiaolu looked at him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Jijun replied, "Home."
Li Xiaolu said, "Then let me take you home."
Jijun looked at her in surprise, "You’ll take me?"
Li Xiaolu nodded, "Yeah."
Jijun didn’t say anything further.
Li Xiaolu took Jijun back to the company.
On the way, Li Xiaolu couldn't help but ask Jijun, "Aren't you busy lately?"
Jijun replied, "Not really."
Li Xiaolu asked, "Then how come you're in Central District?"
Jijun said, "I happened to be here for some business."
Li Xiaolu looked at him, "Really?"
Jijun simply responded with a soft "Mm."
Li Xiaolu didn't say anything further.
After a while, Jijun suddenly said, "Actually, it's because I'm not busy."
Li Xiaolu was taken aback.
Her face involuntarily flushed.
She nervously averted her gaze, "Don't say that."
Jijun gently asked, "Don't say what?"
Li Xiaolu didn't know how to respond.
Jijun looked at her, "Do you not like me saying this?"
Li Xiaolu was silent.
She didn't know how to answer.
Jijun sighed, "I see."
Li Xiaolu bit her lip and remained quiet.
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