Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 120 The Eve of the Proposal
Although Qiu Hezhou was somewhat angry, he had to admit that what Nanxu said was true.

"Can't you even give me a chance to make amends?"

"No!" Nan Xu refused decisively.

"Do you know what my mother has been through all these years? Do you know what the Nan family says about my mother behind her back?"

"You want a chance to make amends now? So you think you can make up for the more than twenty years of backbiting my mother has caused her?"

Nanxu grew angrier as she spoke, her eyes reddening and tears stubbornly welling up.

Lin Jingshu's eyes were filled with astonishment. How did Nan Xu know about these things?
Seeing that things had come to this point, Qiu Hezhou felt deeply remorseful.

He knew it was too late to say anything now. Had everything really reached the point of no return?
He didn't believe that anything was immutable. As long as he persisted, there was still room for maneuver.

"I will not give up, and I will definitely get your forgiveness."

After saying that, Qiu Hezhou left.

No sooner had Qiu Hezhou left than Lin Jingshu departed as well.

Seeing that Nan Xu hadn't changed much, she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to be a third wheel between Nan Xu and Lu Zhiyan.

Lu Zhiyan looked at Nan Xu, who was sitting silently on the sofa, and felt a little uncomfortable.

"Are you alright?" Lu Zhiyan asked softly as he sat down next to Nan Xu.

"Sure, why not?" Nan Xu said in a muffled voice, reaching up to tuck a stray hair behind her ear.

"What are we having for lunch?" Nan Xu asked Lu Zhiyan.

The tears in her eyes had disappeared, and her voice was faint.

"Eat whatever you want. By the way, I have a party to attend tonight, so I'd like to trouble you to be my date." Lu Zhiyan chuckled and pinched Nan Xu's fair cheek.

"Okay." Nan Xu slapped away Lu Zhiyan's hand that was pinching her cheek.

She said, disgruntled, "Stop pinching my cheeks."

As she spoke, she leaned into Lu Zhiyan's arms, and Lu Zhiyan quietly held her without saying a word.

Nan Xu leaned against Lu Zhiyan's chest and asked, "Why do you think he came back?"

Lu Zhiyan naturally knew who he was.

"You said you didn't care? Why are you still dwelling on this?" Lu Zhiyan sighed and touched Nan Xu's long hair.

"Hmph, I hate him!"

Nanxu has been acting like a child lately, throwing tantrums at the slightest provocation, and I don't know what's wrong with her.

"Alright, why are you still acting like a child, throwing tantrums at the drop of a hat?"

"What? You don't like it anymore?" Nan Xu lifted off his shoulder and looked at Lu Zhiyan with a serious expression.

Lu Zhiyan smiled and raised his hands.

"I like you, how could I not like you? Okay, let's go have lunch first, and I'll go shopping with you this afternoon."

Hearing that Lu Zhiyan was going to go shopping with her, Nan Xu's melancholy mood immediately improved.

He raised his head arrogantly and said, "That's more like it."

Seeing Nanxu's appearance, Lu Zhiyan chuckled, got up, and pulled Nanxu out.

"Let's go, I'll take you to get your hair styled later."

Nanxu frowned slightly upon hearing that she needed to have her hair styled.

Do I need to get my hair styled?

Is such a grand gesture really necessary?

"What kind of party are you going to? Does it need to be this elaborate?"

Lu Zhiyan spoke mysteriously, "It's a secret!"

This piqued Nan Xu's curiosity, and she hooked her arm around Lu Zhiyan's and asked coquettishly, "What kind of party is it? Please tell me!"

"Didn't I say it was to be kept secret?"

"Do I need it too?"

"Was there someone else in the office just now?"

The two argued and bickered the whole way.

When Nanxu was in a bad mood, she liked to eat spicy food, so Lu Zhiyan booked a Sichuan restaurant.

The shop isn't big, you could even say it's tiny, but it's clean.

As soon as I walked in, the proprietress came to greet me.

"Xiao Lu, it's been a while since I've seen you." The proprietress was plump, but her smile was simple and genuine. Seeing Lu Zhiyan holding a girl's hand, her bright eyes sparkled, and she guessed what was going on.

"Is this...my girlfriend?"

"Mm." Lu Zhiyan responded softly with a faint smile.

"That's perfect. There's still a private room on the second floor where we usually sit. Why don't you go upstairs?"

Lu Zhiyan nodded, took Nanxu's hand, and led her to the stairs deep inside the shop, going up the stairs.

"Are you two very familiar?" Nan Xu followed obediently behind Lu Zhiyan.

"Yes, we've known each other for many years. Don't you find this place familiar?"

familiar?

Nan Xu thought about it for a long time but couldn't recall ever having been to such a place.

"I don't feel familiar with it."

“That little stall behind our high school,” Lu Zhiyan explained carefully, trying to evoke Nan Xu’s memories.

Lin Jingshu didn't like her eating out, especially at roadside stalls.

She ate it very few times throughout her three years of high school, and it was always Yueheng who secretly brought it to her.

After careful consideration, Nanxu immediately grasped the key point of the sentence.

"What do you mean by 'our high school'? Did we know each other in high school?" Nan Xu looked at Lu Zhiyan with a face full of doubt.

“I forgot, you don’t know me but I know you.” Finding the familiar private room, Lu Zhiyan went in and first pulled out a chair for Nan Xu to sit down.

He then sat down next to Nanxu.

"Have you forgotten about being late for the first year's opening ceremony? I happened to be giving a speech on stage at the time, and right after I finished, I saw some poor kid being dragged to the corner by the head teacher and scolded."

As he spoke, Lu Zhiyan burst into unrestrained laughter.

Nanxu thought about it carefully before she remembered.

"How do you still remember something that happened so long ago?" Nan Xu asked, somewhat embarrassed, her face slightly flushed.

Just as Lu Zhiyan was about to explain, the proprietress walked in with the menu.

"Let's see what you'd like to eat?" The proprietress handed the two menus to the two of them.

Nan Xu looked away and carefully examined the menu before ordering: "Pickled pepper beef and spicy chicken."

"The usual." Lu Zhiyan picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

"Okay, just a moment." The proprietress took the menu and left after making a note of it.

"The usual routine? What kind of Sichuan cuisine do you usually like to eat?" Nan Xu moved closer to Lu Zhiyan, looking like she was eager to know.

"Boiled fish in chili oil, and sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce," Lu Zhiyan replied casually.

"Oh, you haven't finished what you were saying yet. Tell me quickly, how do you remember it so clearly? Or did you fall in love with me at first sight back then?"

Towards the end, Nanxu sounded somewhat smug and joking.

“Hmm.” Lu Zhiyan stared intently at Nan Xu, their eyes meeting.

Huh? Huh what?
Was it really love at first sight back then?
"Could it be that you really fell in love with me at first sight back then?" Nan Xu swallowed, her voice filled with disbelief.

"Yes, but do you need to confirm it again?" Lu Zhiyan replied casually, his eyes glancing out the window.

Outside the window is a large ginkgo tree, its leaves already yellow, and sunlight shines through onto the table.

Just looking at this tree brings back memories of that time.

However, this heartwarming scene was interrupted by a remark from Nanxu.

"What a pervert! I was only sixteen back then, and you really have no shame!" Nan Xu complained.

Lu Zhiyan laughed instead of getting angry, "Where am I shameless? How is it shameless to secretly like someone? You're young, but I'm not. I was already eighteen back then."

"Oh my, you're eighteen already, that's amazing!" Nan Xu said sarcastically.

Lu Zhiyan looked at Nan Xu and wondered why her words sounded so unpleasant.

He reached out and caressed Nanxu's red lips, his entire attention focused on them.

Nan Xu looked into Lu Zhiyan's eyes and was startled. She knew all too well what that look meant.

"Hey, we're eating right now!" she said angrily, slapping Lu Zhiyan's hand away.

Lu Zhiyan raised an eyebrow at Nan Xu, then awkwardly touched his nose. "I didn't say what I was going to do."

"What else do you want to do? You shameless bastard!" Nan Xu said angrily in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)