The entire alley outside the school was lined with food stalls. Wen Sining and Jing Anyu walked in, and many of the shop owners were still the same.
"It still tastes the same as before," Wen Sining said as she took a bite of the crispy and tender fried sausage.
The two of them bought a lot of food. Wen Sining hadn't felt this carefree in a long time. It was truly exhilarating. Although she had been to a snack street with Lu Luochen once, the feeling was completely different from now.
After they finished strolling around, Wen Sining was already quite full.
"Let me drive you back," Jing Anyu said.
Wen Sining gave him a bright smile. "I drove here myself. Have you forgotten?"
Only then did Jing Anyu realize that he had subconsciously pictured Wen Sining as a fifteen - or sixteen - year - old girl again.
"Then let's go." Their cars were parked next to each other.
Wen Sining got into her car. Jing Anyu stood outside and watched her. "Why aren't you starting the car?" Wen Sining rolled down the window and asked.
"I'll get in my car after you leave," Jing Anyu explained.
Wen Sining nodded. She started the car, but it stalled right away. She tried again, but the car simply wouldn't start.
Jing Anyu, who was standing nearby waiting for her to leave, noticed something was wrong and walked over. "What's going on?"
"I don't know. The car just won't start out of the blue," Wen Sining said. It had been fine when she drove here earlier, but now it was acting up.
"Get out. Let me try," Jing Anyu said with a slight frown.
Wen Sining got out of the car as he asked and let Jing Anyu take her place. He tried but had the same result. After checking, he found that the fuel pump was malfunctioning.
Wen Sining let out an "ah". Jing Anyu got out of the car. "I'll drive you back. I'll have someone tow your car for repair later."
Wen Sining agreed. It was the only option at the moment. She got into Jing Anyu's car and told him the location of her community. Then he drove her there.
On the way, "Since you've just returned to the country, if you need any help, just tell me," Wen Sining said as she glanced at his profile.
Jing Anyu gave a soft "hmm".
"By the way, aren't Aunt Yang and Uncle Jing coming back?"
"Probably not until the Chinese New Year," Jing Anyu said as he drove.
Wen Sining let out an "oh". The car soon stopped in front of her community.
The two of them got out of the car. Lu Luochen, who was sitting in his car nearby, watched them. He didn't rush to get out because he had no idea what was going on. If he got out, he might even make Wen Sining angry.
"Do you want to come up and sit for a while?" Wen Sining pointed upstairs.
"Next time. We'll have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future," Jing Anyu declined.
Wen Sining didn't insist. "Then be careful on your way back."
Jing Anyu nodded. Wen Sining stood there and watched his car drive away before turning around and walking upstairs.
At this moment, Lu Luochen got out of his car. He watched Wen Sining's retreating back and called out, "Wen Sining."
Wen Sining, who was walking forward, stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him. "Lu Luochen." She was quite surprised, which meant he had seen everything that had just happened. But judging by his usual style, he should have shown up earlier. Why had he suddenly changed?
"Who was that man just now?" Lu Luochen thought the man looked familiar, but he was sure he had never seen him before.
"He's just a friend of mine. Why?" Wen Sining gave a simple explanation.
"Really just a friend? Why did he drive you home?" There was a hint of accusation in Lu Luochen's words. He didn't like to see Wen Sining getting close to other men.
Wen Sining was dissatisfied with his tone. "What do you mean by that? Don't forget, we're still in a cold - war period."
"Didn't you say you'd give me a chance? Why did you forget so soon?" Lu Luochen always felt that their relationship was more than just friendship.
"I did say I'd give you a chance, but your performance has been so disappointing," Wen Sining said, then turned around and walked away quickly.
Lu Luochen opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but then he fell silent. He could only watch Wen Sining gradually disappear from his sight. He really didn't know how long this quarrel would last, but he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Lately, there had been so many men around Wen Sining. There was Lu Xuan, Xiao Zhan, the man who had accompanied her to the hospital before, and now this new one. Thinking of all these, a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
Xiao Zhan had even spent the night at her place, which made Lu Luochen even more uncomfortable.
A sense of frustration welled up in him. Just when their relationship was starting to improve a bit, it was back to square one.
Wen Sining went upstairs. Subconsciously, she looked out of the window and found that Lu Luochen's car had already left. This made her even more annoyed.
Alone in the house, she felt the surroundings were extremely quiet. Wen Sining took off her clothes and soaked herself in the bathtub. She slowly closed her eyes and recalled everything that had happened today. First, she had returned from City Y, then she had met Jing Anyu who had just come back from abroad, and finally Lu Luochen. She let out a sigh, trying not to think about these things. She slowly felt the warmth around her, forcing herself to relax.
Now that she thought about it, she and Lu Luochen had only been married for less than a year. If it hadn't been for Grandpa Lu's coercion, given Lu Luochen's attitude towards her, they would never have gotten married. But by some strange twist of fate, they had tied the knot. Maybe this was destiny.
She still remembered the scene of taking wedding photos a week before their wedding. Lu Luochen was reluctant to smile and mostly had a cold expression on his face. After taking one photo after another, both of them were exhausted. The photo - shooting session ended in their weariness.
Wen Sining stayed in the bathtub for a while before coming out. After she came out, she subconsciously checked her phone and found that Lu Luochen hadn't called. She put the phone down again, not knowing what she was expecting.
In fact, she was quite conflicted now. She didn't know how her relationship with Lu Luochen would develop.
Forget it. Thinking too much now wouldn't help. It was better to just let things develop naturally. She lay down on the bed and soon fell asleep.
As for Lu Luochen, he drove away for the time being. When he returned to his apartment, seeing more and more men around Wen Sining, although he wasn't sure what the relationship was between that man and Wen Sining tonight, he inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.
Although they were still married and she hadn't brought up the topic of divorce again, he still felt a little uneasy.
Of course, he also knew that he couldn't force Wen Sining to reconcile with him right away because he still wasn't sure if he had actually had a relationship with Yun Chuchu.