Kiss Rose

Chapter 22 Unexpected Closeness
As agreed, they went to the restaurant. While Lu Jin went up to put his luggage away, Zhou Shiyan let go of Jiang Qian'an's hand and restrainedly kept his distance.

"I'm sorry, that was a little abrupt. It's an emergency, so I can only hold your hand first."

According to the original agreement, Jiang Qian'an only needed to hold Zhou Shiyan's arm, but he didn't expect that Cen Wan and the others would come up later.

Her palms suddenly felt empty, and Jiang Qian'an didn't know what to do with her hands after she took them back. She finally put her hands together awkwardly and looked up at Zhou Shiyan.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal."

Jiang Qian'an remembered that Zhou Shiyan had held her in his arms when she was a child. A few days ago, Zhou Shiyan also held her in his arms like a princess. In comparison, holding hands was not a very intimate gesture.

But Jiang Qian felt unnatural at this moment because they were holding hands.

Jiang Qianan wanted to ease his discomfort, so he raised his hand and pointed to the other side, "How about we go have a cup of coffee and sit for a while?"

Ruyue Hotel is the one that Jiang Qian'an booked for his wedding. There is a special waiting area on the first floor, and all kinds of tea are provided free of charge. The quality is no worse than that of the tea shops outside.

The two of them sat near the window. The hotel's SLR glass design allowed people inside to have a panoramic view of the city's bustling street scenes, and light could shine in generously.

Zhou Shiyan and Jiang Qi'an were both wearing black today, which looked particularly good together. The waiter tactfully walked over to Jiang Qi'an and handed him the order first.

"I just want a latte." Jiang Qianan was not a frequent customer here. Considering that Zhou Shiyan had just returned, she handed over the order. "I don't know much about this place. What do you want to drink?"

The light fell into Zhou Shiyan's eyes, neutralizing the black in his eyes, turning them into an amber-like brown, becoming even warmer and softer.
"My usual style, Keemun black tea."

Jiang Qi'an was slightly surprised. It was the first time she heard of tea with this name. "Which Qi?"

His eyes fell on Jiang Qian'an. Zhou Shiyan bent his lips and looked at Jiang Qian'an deeply with a faint smile.

"The second letter in your name."

"Is it such a coincidence?" Jiang Qian'an lowered his eyes, intentionally avoiding the two people's gazes.

Jiang Qi'an felt that she really liked to have wild thoughts like Lin Wangshu. Even though it was just a simple sentence, she always felt that Zhou Shiyan was flirting with her.

But Zhou Shiyan seems to have always been like this.

He is very approachable in normal times, but very scary when he gets serious.

Zhou Shiyan's smile deepened. He stopped while he was ahead. "My friend was diagnosed with cancer last year. It's already in the late stage."

"Your friend? Lu Jin?" Jiang Qian'an's attention was drawn to him. Thinking of the sunny and talkative man who was in front of them just now, he felt that it was somewhat impossible.

"Yeah." Zhou Shiyan nodded slightly, his eyes complicated, "The doctor said that he doesn't have many years left.

When I first went abroad, the first friend I made was Lu Jin. He has helped me a lot, and from then on I started my own business until now. He does scientific research, and I study finance. "

Zhou Shiyan lowered his voice, regretting in his memories,
"The last time he agreed to marry you, he actually had some reasons for it. He said that he wanted to see me get married in the last few years.

Because at our age, we rarely have the same emotional excitement as when we were young, so it is difficult to start a family."

Zhou Shiyan raised his eyelids and looked at Jiang Qian sincerely.

"Although we have an agreement, I still hope you can help me. Of course, this is my request, and you have the right to refuse. It won't be too much trouble, and your help is just icing on the cake."

Jiang Qian'an looked at Zhou Shiyan, speechless.

How to describe her feelings at this moment? When she watched Zhou Shiyan calmly say these words, her heart was filled with a strange sour feeling. She remembered that Zhou Shiyan went abroad at the age of 19. Their friendship of nearly ten years should have been that of a close friend. They worked hard and finally made a career, but they had to accept the death of their friend.

She couldn't see what Zhou Shiyan was thinking, but she knew he must be sad.

Just like the 18-year-old boy, his company went bankrupt, his father jumped off the building, and his mother followed him away. However, when he was brought back to the Jiang family by his grandfather to tutor her, he never showed a trace of sadness in front of her.

He didn't know how sad the eighteen-year-old Zhou Shiyan would be. Jiang Qian'an knew the feeling of loss. She cried heart-wrenchingly even though she didn't remember anything at that time.

What's more, Zhou Shiyan had already grown up by then.

She didn't dare to imagine how difficult it would be for Zhou Shiyan to work hard alone in a strange foreign country for so many years.

The overturned emotions, along with the memories of her childhood, hit her right between the brows at the end of her twenty-one years old, when she was extremely clear-headed and full of ambitions for the future.

She sympathized with and even felt sorry for Zhou Shiyan.

Jiang Qian'an pursed her lips. She herself had experienced the situation of being isolated and helpless, and she didn't want others to experience it again.

She tried her best to keep her emotions normal, with the faint light from the window reflected in her peach blossom eyes, and answered easily.

"It's not a big deal."

"Have you thought it through?" Zhou Shiyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Qian'an seriously. He laid out the reality for her and analyzed it patiently.

"We may need to show affection in front of him to make him believe that we are not just together casually. We may do something similar to holding hands later, but you can rest assured that he will leave at the end of the month."

"I'm OK."

Jiang Qian'an thought about it seriously. So far, she and Zhou Shiyan had kissed, hugged, and held hands, and it was no big deal.

Although there was an element of surprise, Jiang Qian'an has always been very receptive and even had a hint of anticipation.

Zhou Shiyan controlled his voice, which was almost trembling with joy, and responded to Jiang Qian'an in a calm manner, "Yeah, okay."

"And thank you." Except for the fact that he used some tricks when abducting the little girl, everything about Lu Jin was true.

The little girl he watched grow up was always kind.
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Lu Jin was indeed a very talkative person. Later, Jiang Qian'an acted more familiar and started talking to her.

During the drive to the restaurant, Jiang Qian heard a lot about Zhou Shiyan's life abroad.

There are many other characteristics of Zhou Shiyan, which seem old-fashioned but are very personal.

For example, Lu Jin said that he would never drink a sip of coffee even when he was abroad, and only drank domestic tea.

With Zhou Shiyan's daily routine, he would go to bed on time at 11 o'clock every night, without fail.

He also said that when he first went abroad, he couldn't get used to foreign food, but later he was forced to teach himself how to cook, and now he is a good cook.

By the way, Zhou Shiyan had many admirers abroad, but he was too cold and a workaholic, and his cold attitude scared away many admirers.

At the end of the conversation, Lu Jin's topic fell on Jiang Qian'an, "By the way, sister-in-law, I see that you are not very old, why are you thinking of marrying Zhou Shiyan?"

(End of this chapter)