The Big Shot is Also Crazy About Me Today

Chapter 1256 - 1179: Does He Love You?

Shi Nuan was momentarily stunned, not knowing what to say.

Because she had indeed considered that it was Shen Zui who arranged through Shi Jiaojiao to meet her.

The more silent Shi Jiaojiao was, the more Nu’an had this feeling.

In the past, she definitely would not have come to the meeting, but now, she did.

She thought about the reason, and felt, perhaps it was that empty feeling inside her at play.

She so wanted to find the answer, but it always seemed like there was no answer, so did she come here to find it?

It seems not; she simply didn’t want to reject it, so she came.

Taking a deep breath, she asked, "Where is Shi Jiaojiao?"

"She should be next door," he paused, then said, "My manager is with her, don’t worry!"

Nu’an naturally wasn’t worried, just thought Jiaojiao was quite silly to help Shen Zui meet her time and again.

In front of Shen Zui, she was too self-deprecating.

In this situation, Shen Zui is probably never going to be devoted to her in this lifetime.

Shen Zui came over, pulled out a chair on one side, and said, "Sit down, let’s talk."

Nu’an hesitated for a moment but finally sat down.

Shen Zui quickly sat down across from her.

Then, he clapped his hands, and at that moment the door to the private room was pushed open.

The waiter, who had been waiting outside the door, came in with a trolley, serving two steak meals.

Nu’an looked at the steak meals, and for some reason, it felt a bit strange.

That year, she should have been sixteen, Shen Zui nineteen.

On her sixteenth birthday, Shen Zui took her out for Western food.

Shen Zui’s family wasn’t poor, but due to his parents’ divorce, he was awarded to his father, yet he didn’t want to go abroad with him.

His father gave him a considerable allowance, but he mostly supplemented his grandmother with it.

So dining at a mid to high-end Western restaurant was quite extravagant.

Shen Zui saved up three months’ allowance for that meal.

It wasn’t Nu’an’s first time having Western food, but it was her first time having it with Shen Zui.

The Western food was ordered by Shen Zui, it was a set meal, and he said he wasn’t very knowledgeable, but he reckoned the set meal should be enough to fill them up.

Shen Zui also said that the waiter explained many couples chose this set, for instance, the wine glass was heart-shaped while the wine itself was red.

Looking from above, it resembled a red heart.

He also said, after pouring the wine, they toast each other and then swap glasses, symbolizing giving one’s heart to the other.

That time, both Nu’an and Shen Zui did just that, and they were undoubtedly shy in their youthful innocence.

But they were both serious, and after swapping glasses, Shen Zui couldn’t help but say, "Nuannuan, my heart is yours now, take good care of it, don’t lose it!"

He chuckled softly, then added, "Of course, I’ll take good care of your heart too, I won’t lose it!"

But in the end, they still lost each other, lost each other’s hearts.

Now, Nu’an was twenty-two, and six years had swiftly passed.

Six years later, eating Western food like this again, seeing the heart-shaped wine glasses, and the rich-colored wine, Nu’an didn’t know what to feel.

After the waiter poured the wine for both of them, he left, and soon only the two of them remained in the room.

For a moment, neither spoke, and finally, it was Shen Zui who broke the silence, asking Nu’an, "Do you remember this set meal, Nuannuan?"

Nu’an didn’t say anything, but her expression already showed she remembered.

Shen Zui said, "Two years ago while abroad, I came across this set by chance, but with one slight difference: before swapping glasses, both people had to take a sip first. I asked what it symbolized, and the waiter, in perfect English, told me: Establish-a-contract-for-love!"

Nu’an’s eyes flickered slightly, still she remained silent.

Shen Zui continued, "Naturally, I understand that even if you do remember, you might not want to bring it up. I know you’ve fallen for someone else, and gradually came to terms with that, but Nuannuan, you can’t deny that our memories together were genuinely beautiful, right?"

Nu’an lifted her head, her gaze falling on Shen Zui.

Actually, she didn’t mind seeing Shen Zui, but the precondition was that Shen Zui had let go of the past related to her, becoming someone at peace with the past.

She didn’t want every moment spent with Shen Zui to remind her of the infatuated love she once neglected and a good man who admitted his mistake and wanted to amend it.

Nu’an said, "Shen Zui, I think the reason you reached out to me isn’t just to treat me to a meal... one we had once before?"

If that was all that remained between them to talk about, it would indeed be too melancholic.

And thus, Nu’an could truly not see Shen Zui ever again in the future.

Shen Zui chuckled, saying, "I didn’t mean anything, I just heard you were hospitalized a while back... I’m sorry, I was really busy back then, I didn’t know..."

"Oh..." Nu’an nodded, "It’s nothing, I’m all better now!"

"Really?"

Shen Zui lifted his glass, swirling the wine inside, "So, how are things between you and Song Yansheng? Are you doing well?"

"Pretty good!"

"Is he good to you?"

"Yes, very good!"

"So, does he love you?"

"..."

Nu’an fell silent once more, saying nothing.

Shen Zui, however, continued gazing at her unwaveringly, and said, "Nuannuan, have you thought about a future with Song Yansheng?"

Nu’an furrowed her brows slightly, asking, "What do you mean?"

Shen Zui took a sip of wine and gently shook his head, "No, I don’t mean anything, because I know that whatever I say is pointless. Women in love are all quite foolish, especially you... I know, you wouldn’t so easily fall in love with someone!"

Nu’an said nothing, and Shen Zui just smiled faintly, saying, "Forget it, the steak is getting cold, let’s eat!"

At this point, Nu’an didn’t want to confront Shen Zui forcefully, but she understood clearly,

That sense of loss in her heart, Shen Zui couldn’t fill.

So the one who could fill it should be Song Yansheng, right? But Song Yansheng couldn’t fill it either.

What was really wrong with her? She desperately wanted to know.

In recent days, she pondered this too, this sense of emptiness seemed to stem from that time she fell into the water.

While she was in a coma at the hospital, she seemed to have dreamt, but many details of the dream were forgotten.

But there was one piece of information she remembered vividly.

That was, in the dream, she was looking for Song Yansheng, but him, she didn’t find him...

...

For the rest of the meal, the two of them ate in silence and tranquility.

Neither spoke again until most of the meal was over, and Shen Zui’s wine was finished.

He didn’t call the waiter, instead poured himself more wine, and while doing so, he said softly, "Nuannuan, will you marry Song Yansheng?"