Xu Chun paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.
During their conversation, Xu Chun was surprised to learn that Xie Jianyuan was born on the same day, month, and year as her, as such a coincidence was indeed unexpected.
This is the first time I've met someone with the same birthday as me.
Gu Zi said, "Actually, I don't know if this is my real birthday, because I was sent to an orphanage as soon as I was born, and not long after, I was adopted by my adoptive parents. The people at the orphanage must have told my adoptive parents this birthday."
Xu Chun was stunned. He was also an orphan who had been adopted from a welfare home. He wondered what a strange coincidence this was. Thinking of his similar experience, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy for him.
"I was also adopted by adoptive parents, but they also had a younger brother. He was a bit mischievous and loved to play pranks on people when we were little, but sometimes they would let me have my way." Xu Jin Xu Chun.
Gu Zi frowned slightly, as if thinking of someone, and sighed silently, "It seems you're very lucky."
Xu Chun felt that he was thinking of Gu Yiluo. As an outsider, it was indeed inappropriate for him to say too much about the affairs of the two Gu family brothers, so he smiled and changed the subject.
At that moment, two more customers entered the Japanese restaurant, a man and a woman who looked very well-matched.
The man was dressed in black casual clothes, with a high nose bridge, eyes like cold stars, and an imposing aura.
The girl looked to be in her early twenties at most, and was pretty and delicate. She appeared petite and dependent next to the tall, thin man beside her.
It was Xie Jianyuan and Li Lan.
The two sat down not far from Xu Chun. After ordering, Li Lan touched up her makeup and said, "Sigh, other actors get paid for their roles, but I don't get anything."
Xie Jianyuan seemed not to have heard anything, only smiled slightly, "You just need to cooperate obediently, understand?"
His tone was so gentle, as if he were whispering to the Lover; if you ignored him, it would be a truly delightful scene.
Li Lan naturally noticed his bad mood, then looked up and glanced in a certain direction, thinking to herself, "Just as I expected."
Xu Chun seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation with the man opposite her, and her expression was relaxed and natural. The smile on her face was clearly genuine.
"It seems you're determined to like a man." Li Lan straightened her hair in front of the mirror. "You haven't told your mother about this yet, have you?"
Xie Jianyuan said in a deep voice, "I won't let her affect us."
"That's true. You'll stop at nothing to get him, so why would you let anyone else stand in your way?"
Xie Jianyuan's gaze fell on Xu Chun's face not far away, and his tone softened involuntarily. "He's always been mild-mannered. If we don't push him, he won't be able to face his own feelings."
Li Lan smiled and said, "Are you so confident that he likes you?"
Xie Jianyuan was about to raise his cup to drink tea when he heard this, his pupils contracted slightly, and he involuntarily increased the pressure on his hand, his face darkening.
His eyes were dark and turbulent, filled with unspoken tension.
So this is a gamble.
Li Lan replied, "I am just one of the pawns."
Xie Jianyuan did not answer, and his gaze fell on Xu Chun diagonally opposite him again. Unexpectedly, his words met Xu Chun's gaze, and their eyes collided in mid-air.
"What's wrong?" Gu Zi noticed the change in Xu Chun's expression and couldn't help but frown slightly as he asked.
Xu Chun forced herself to look away, barely managing to calm herself, and forced a smile, "It's nothing."
However, the two didn't chat for long. Gu Zi glanced at his watch and then said to Xu Chun, "It's getting late, let's call it a day. I have to go now."
Xu Chun had been absent-minded ever since she saw Xie Jianyuan appear, and hadn't paid attention to what Gu Zi was saying. When she suddenly heard him say that he was going back, she quickly stood up to see him off.
"It's nothing." Gu Zi quickly put on her coat. "I still need to go to the hospital."
"Go see your brother?"
Gu Zi nodded. "Otherwise, he'll cause trouble again, and even several people can't keep an eye on him."
Xu Chun thought of the pale, delicate-looking boy with somewhat strange mannerisms, and smiled understandingly, saying, "President Gu. Gu."
After Gu Zi left, Xu Chun sat in the same spot for a while longer. Although he tried to force himself to focus on the teacup in front of him, he couldn't help but steal glances at it from the corner of his eye.
He had never seen Xie Jianyuan smile so happily in front of a woman before.
I only remember her smiling like that when she was facing herself.
This realization startled Xu Chun. He couldn't help but secretly despise himself for having such a selfish thought. It wasn't his control who Xie Jianyuan was nice to, so what right did he have to demand that Xie Jianyuan only be nice to him?
Xu Chun felt that her thoughts were utterly despicable and ugly. Somewhat frustrated, she drank the rest of her tea in one gulp, then stood up to leave.
A light drizzle began to fall outside. Xu Chun stood at the door for a while, looking at the sky, her mind a jumble of thoughts. She wondered if she should call her assistant to come pick her up.
"Brother Chun."
A familiar, deep voice rang in her ears, and Xu Chun was startled. She turned her head and saw Xie Jianyuan looking at her with a familiar, gentle smile in his eyes.
For some reason, Xu Chun suddenly felt a stinging sensation in the corner of her eye.
"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all blocking the doorway?" A sweet, cheerful female voice rang out behind her. Xu Chun seemed to wake up from a dream, her expression immediately becoming much clearer.
Li Lan stepped forward and affectionately took Xie Jianyuan's arm, smiling as she looked at Xu Chun.
"I never expected to run into you here, it's truly fate."
Xu Chun laughed and said, "What fate or anything like that, it's just a coincidence."
Xie Jianyuan smiled and looked at Xu Chun: "It's raining now, Brother Chun, you didn't bring an umbrella, do you need us to take you?"