26: Chapter 26 Beauty Often Comes with Poison

Xu Wanning blinked and immediately looked down to send a message to Lu Zhiyu, "Did you tell your brother? Did you ask him to come?"

Lu Zhiyu's reply came quickly, "I did not say anything, but I have figured it out. My brother has changed a lot recently."

"In the past, his replies on wechat were extremely slow. Sometimes it would take three or five days for him to reply, but now he manages to reply on the same day. This shows that he checks his phone every day."

"Why check his phone? Since when did he start checking his phone every day? The answer is, ever since you added him as a friend that time."

"I finally understand. You two are a willing pair—one willing to hit, the other willing to suffer. I will not interfere anymore. However, sister, I beg you, please do not hurt my brother."

"You are beautiful and have many suitors. You probably have not met someone like my brother before, so you find him novel."

"But later, you will discover that he has many bad habits. By then, if you do not like him anymore and do not want him, what will happen? I am scared."

Six messages were sent in a row, and Xu Wanning could imagine just how panicked Lu Zhiyu was on the other end.

"As long as you do not think I am not good enough for your brother or that I am a loose woman, that is fine. I really like your brother. I did not tell you before, but actually, in my past life, your brother and I were together."

"I was afraid that if I told you, you would tell him, and he would force himself to be with me because of that. The Lu Chengyue of this life is the Lu Chengyue of this life; I hope he likes me, not because of our relationship in the past life."

"Perhaps the Lu Chengyue of this life does not like me, and if he were then morally kidnapped and forced to be with me because of that, he would not be happy. I hope for his happiness more than anyone else."

After sending this message, she smiled at Zhou Ke beside her, "You go back. Brother Chengyue is taking me."

Zhou Ke's expression was not great. Such a good opportunity to make an impression, why did that guy suddenly pop up? It was infuriating.

"Then, senior, I will head back first. Let me know when you return, and I will go to the airport to pick you up."

No matter how jealous or unwilling he felt, he would not show it. He could not leave a bad impression on the senior.

"We will talk about it then. I am leaving now."

Xu Wanning did not give a definite answer. It was not that she was stringing him along; it was mainly because when she returned next time, in case Lu Chengyue did not have time, or if she clearly knew that she and Lu Chengyue were not possible, she would really need Zhou Ke to pick her up.

Zhou Ke turned around and left. Xu Wanning walked towards the car of Lu Chengyue. The sound of wechat messages arriving on her phone kept ringing, but she did not check them; she would deal with them once she got in the car.

From the moment Xu Wanning came out, Lu Chengyue had seen her. He was just about to get out of the car to meet her, but he noticed she stopped to chat with someone, he did not know who.

Could it be that Lin Ci from the other day? How far had they progressed? His sister had said that Lin Ci was also a big shot in The Apocalypse, so, was she using a honey trap on him too?

He actually did not know what he wanted to do. After returning yesterday, he had not slept all night, tossing and turning. His brain was like mush, and he had not figured anything out.

After seeing her post about 'insomnia' on her Moments, he could not sleep even more. He was wondering, why was she suffering from insomnia? Was it because of him or someone else?

Early in the morning, his legs had moved on their own, and he had driven here. He clearly should have stayed away from her.

Beauties often come with poison. A heart flutter that begins with looks should not be a reason for deciding to get close.

While Xu Wanning was chatting over there, he told himself that he absolutely must not be too eager later. Since he was already here, it would be too embarrassing to leave now. He would just take her to the airport and not do anything extra.

But when he saw Xu Wanning walking towards him, he subconsciously got out of the car, walked around, and opened the passenger door. His eyes could not help but stare at her, and his heart was pounding like a drum.

"Brother Chengyue." Xu Wanning smiled like a flower.

"Hmm." Lu Chengyue controlled his slightly trembling fingers, "Get in the car. I will take you to the airport."

"Okay." Xu Wanning turned to get into the car. She had already decided a long time ago to give herself three months.

If she managed to win him over before The Apocalypse, they would be together properly; if she did not, she would give up.

The world was so big; she could not be trapped by romance. There were many other things to do.

She reached out, pulled the seatbelt, and buckled it. This time, she did it herself.

When Lu Chengyue got into the car and was about to buckle her seatbelt for her, he discovered it was already securely fastened. For a moment, he was at a loss. Was his face too cold yesterday? Did he hurt her?

"Brother Chengyue, let us go. We are going to be late." Xu Wanning reminded him.

"Hmm." Lu Chengyue took a deep look at Xu Wanning and started the car to set off.

Xu Wanning opened her phone. Several messages from Lu Zhiyu had accumulated on wechat.

"Ningning, you underestimate yourself too much. I feel like my brother has already fallen for you. Since he loved you in the past life, he must be the same in this one."

"You do not even know, yesterday he actually asked me what you usually do at school, who you interact with, and whether you have ever been in a relationship before."

"Is that the concern of a brother for his sister's roommate? It is absolutely not."

"He has not realized it yet, but when he heard me say you have never been in a relationship, the corners of his mouth were almost touching his earlobes."

"It was because I discovered this that I was worried he would fall too deep and get hurt."

"Ningning, I have never thought you were not good enough for my brother, nor have I thought you were a loose woman. We are sisters; do I not know you? You saying that makes me so sad, wuwuwu."

"Ningning, why are you not replying to me? Are you angry with me? I am sorry, I really did not think that. You are my best sister. Let us not let my brother cause a rift between us, wuwuwu."

Xu Wanning could not help but snicker and quickly replied, "I am not angry with you. I was just busy and did not have time to look at my phone. Thank you for telling me about your brother; it makes me feel more confident."

"I promise, I am very serious, and I absolutely will not hurt him. You do not need to tell him about the past life either. I hope that the Lu Chengyue of this life also loves me, actively, not passively."

Lu Zhiyu's message came back quickly, "Got it, wuwu."

Lu Chengyue's hand gripping the steering wheel tightened. Xu Wanning's phone had a privacy screen protector, and from his angle, he could not see who she was chatting with at all.

Seeing the corners of her mouth turned up and her rosy, glowing face, he became even more irritable, "Are you chatting with Lin Ci?"

Xu Wanning was stunned. Lin Ci? Where did he come to that conclusion? From the time she celebrated Zhiyu's birthday until now, they had not contacted each other even once.

She shook her head, "It is not him. Why did you suddenly mention him?"

She did not intend to say she was chatting with his sister. Since he asked, it meant he cared. Since that was the case, she naturally had to go with the flow.

Lu Chengyue gripped the steering wheel tighter, "It is just, is he not pursuing you? I, I am afraid you will be deceived."

"At your age, it is not the time for dating. You should focus on your studies. Once you graduate, you can find anyone you want."

"Your majors are different, and you might not necessarily work in the same city in the future. By then, you will be worlds apart, and it is very easy to..."