Lin Su lingered in the bathroom for a while before coming out. She was startled as soon as she opened the door. Zong Yan was standing there stiffly in the doorway, staring at her with his dark eyes.

"How could you..." Lin Su had just opened her mouth when Zong Yan pulled her into his arms, his arms wrapped around her tightly.

"I'm sorry, honey, I misunderstood you." Zong Yan rested his chin on her neck, his voice deep and tinged with frustration. "I'll never play with them again."

Nobody believed his judgment; they all thought his girlfriend was the best.

Lin Su didn't know what He Zaizhou had said to him. She could only gently stroke his back and pat him softly, silently comforting him.

Zong Yan hugged her for a while, then let go and looked down at her, "You're not angry with me, are you?"

Lin Su smiled gently and said in a soft voice, "No."

Zong Yan lowered his head and touched her forehead, asking softly, "Have you contacted him?"

Lin Su: "..."

Lin Su: "No, I don't have his contact information."

Zongyan was somewhat displeased. "So, once you have him, you'll contact him?"

Lin Su looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to be unreasonable. "What are you talking about? We won't be in contact at all."

She wouldn't contact Chen Mu first, and Chen Mu wouldn't contact her first either.

All their connections were in that small town below White City, and she had already left there.

Zong Yan bit her lip and emphasized, "You were the one who chose to be with me."

"Yes." Lin Su was flattered when he confessed his feelings, and she agreed to his proposal after only a few seconds of thought.

After agreeing to his request, she went to break up with Chen Mu.

Actually, she and Chen Mu weren't really a couple. He just gave her a protected identity. When she broke up with him, he asked about Zong Yan's situation and then agreed.

He told her to stop contacting him and never come back after she left.

Lin Su was not going back, and she obediently stopped contacting him and disturbing him.

……

The next day, Lin Su learned what Zong Yan and He Zaizhou had talked about on the phone, because she had acquired another property, a large villa.

Zong Yan accepted the house for her, but he flatly rejected He Zaizhou's suggestion to apologize in person.

While Lin Su was doing her homework at home, she received a large villa as an apology gift. She hesitated and said, "Can I not accept it?"

Zong Yan flicked her head again, "Just take it if it's given to you, you deserve it."

Lin Su shrank her neck. "But this is too expensive. I don't dare to accept it."

Because she knew that He Zaizhou didn't give her the villa after saying those things; he never said those things, and his attitude was friendly from the beginning.

"It's just a house, what's there to be afraid of?" Zong Yan leaned against the table. "Wait until my parents give you a dowry, that'll be the real deal."

Their family must treat their daughter-in-law very well; at the very least, she should be given some shares, and some of the antique jade bracelets his mother collected should be given to her.

Lin Sujing listened with a sense of unease, feeling that it was all out of reach. Her immediate priority was to finish her homework as soon as possible, as Xu Shuqing was waiting to learn from it.

"Then please thank him for me," Lin Su said softly. "Or how about we treat him to a meal?"

"No need, just ignore him." Zong Yan snorted coldly. "Anyway, he won't be staying in China for long; he'll have to go back to England eventually."

He Zaizhou's current focus is on the UK, but he doesn't plan to stay there for long. He'll probably have another six months before he can go back to China.

His British deputy kept urging him to return as soon as possible, but he had more important things to do, and six months was enough time to change many things.

He didn't want to receive news of Zong Yan and Lin Su's marriage before he even got back.

Although the main family has always disagreed, now that we can get the marriage certificate, we don't need the family's consent.

He Zaizhou moved all his work online, and after a week of being busy, he couldn't get anyone to come to his home, so he simply went to their place.

Lin Su was practicing her English listening at home. She was wearing headphones when she heard someone knocking on the door outside her study a few seconds later. She paused the audio and stood up.

When she opened the door and saw the person standing outside the study, she stared in surprise. Aunt Zhang came over with a glass of water and explained, "Susu, I opened the door because I heard it was your friend."

Although Aunt Zhang had never met He Zaizhou before, she could tell from his demeanor that he was not a bad person, and he was also very polite, so she let him in.

"Thank you, Auntie." He Zaizhou took the water from Aunt Zhang and stepped into the study.

Lin Su stood at the door of the study without moving. Aunt Zhang had already gone back to the kitchen to continue cooking. If she came over at this time, she would definitely stay for dinner, so she would have to cook a couple more dishes.

He Zaizhou glanced at the English test papers scattered on his desk and chuckled, "Studying English, huh? Need a teacher?"

"I have a tutor," Lin Su asked, standing at the door. "And you, what brings you here?"

He Zaizhou turned to look at her and said softly, "I came here because I wanted to see you."

Lin Su's eyelashes fluttered, and she pursed her lips. "Zong Yan will be back soon."

"I know," He Zaizhou said. "I didn't intend to avoid him."

"Then you..." Lin Su's words were interrupted by him. He casually asked, "Did you go see that villa I sent you? Did you like it?"

Lin Su had been there once. Zong Yan showed her around. The decoration was very luxurious, and there was even a swimming pool in the yard. She could just move in with her bags.

"I like it." No one can honestly say they don't like such a big villa.

"I picked this out especially for you." He Zaizhou chuckled. "That way, if you and Zong Yan have a fight in the future, you can still stay there."

Lin Su: "...We don't argue."

"Is that so?" He Zaizhou saw that she was unwilling to come in, so he could only walk towards her. Lin Su could not back down any further, as she was worried that Aunt Zhang would see something.

"I heard you cried when you got home that day?" He Zaizhou walked up to her and looked down at her.

"I didn't cry."

"You didn't cry?" He Zaizhou laughed. "I thought you cried because I kissed you."

"No." Lin Su pursed her lips. She suddenly smelled a fragrance again. He Zaizhou had changed his perfume again, but every single one smelled wonderful.

She sniffed the air and took a cautious step back. "Don't get too close to me. Zong Yan has a very sensitive nose."

He Zaizhou: "He definitely has a dog's nose."

"Tell me what perfume he uses, and I'll buy the same one as him so he won't be able to tell the difference."

Lin Su thought that Zong Yan didn't seem to wear perfume, when He Zaizhou suddenly whispered in her ear, "You can't tell the difference now, can you?"

Lin Su was startled. She tried to back away, but He Zaizhou grabbed her hand and dragged her into the study, pinning her against the wall by the door.

Moreover, he didn't close the study door.

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