Chapter 68: Where Have You Been All These Years?

  Being truly liked by a girl is actually a very proud and comforting thing.

  Especially for a girl like Gao Yaluo who seems to have everything and can't be picked out of fault, it's even better. Chu Jingyan is not that kind of person who likes to be pretentious.

  Because she was serious, Chu Jingyan also had to be serious.

  Because both parties took it seriously, this situation is bound to happen now.

  Her family education and life made Gao Yala naturally attach great importance to her emotions, which is particularly prominent in two aspects: one is daring to face, and the other is daring to pursue.

  Chu Jingyan's seriousness is highlighted in one aspect.

  That's being serious in every aspect.

  This is actually a very self-indulgent way of treating oneself, although not very good at communicating with outsiders, but Chu Jingyan also knows that nowadays people of the same age fall in love much faster and more efficiently than he imagined.

  Know each other, eat together, live together, break up. Such a cycle completes a big cycle, and only then is it perfect.

  Is Ga Young-ah this kind of girl? Of course not.

  Is this the kind of person Chu Jing is? Hmm, maybe not either.

  Chu Jingyan, who had been living in the most remote corner of the city since childhood, always felt that he was living a terrible life. At least before that year when he first had the good fortune to set foot on his hometown soil, Chu Jingyan always thought so.

  Whether it's Chinatown in San Francisco or Cheongdam-dong in Seoul, they're actually the same.

  The beautiful and picturesque Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau did not make him feel as carefree and refined as the books said, but just like what he told Chu Jingyan and Xiao Feipao, he went to a small mountain village and lived there for a while.

  Chu Jingyan was late for the first time in San Francisco, and to be honest, no matter what Zheng Xiuyan thought of the taste, at that time, Chu Jingyan's taste buds felt that the seafood spaghetti tasted really good.

  Having the ability to return to his hometown and take a look, it can be seen that at that time, Chu Jingyan's wallet was bulging, and he had naturally also spent a relatively comfortable life without worrying about food and drink, and even had leisure time to enjoy life. Although those days were not as carefree as Chu Jingyan imagined, seeing the southern mountain.

  At least in terms of food and drink, Chu Jingyan never skimped on himself.

  Maybe it's because he often went hungry when he was young, or maybe Chu Jingyan is just a foodie at heart.

  Foodie is someone who eats everything, regardless of whether it's delicious or not. In simpler terms, Chu Jingyan is easy to feed.

  So he didn't know if the bowl of clear water noodles was really that delicious, but if it came from a ten-year-old girl's hands, then the noodles were naturally delicious.

  So Chu Jingyan thought it was delicious, so he thought that the bowl of clear noodle soup without even scallions was his greatest gain in that mountain village.

  Why always self-pity and self-reproach, why always blaming heaven and others?

  Looking back, there are still many people who live a harder life than me with a smile on their face every day, finding joy in hardship. The definition of life is set by oneself, that's what Chu Jingyan has learned.

  So when Xiaofei started her plan, Chu Jingyan felt a little warmth despite thinking it was absurd.

  Of course, Chu Jingyan, who is very good at saving face, will not express such emotions. At least it's easier to say than do, and what's said can be easily forgotten by others, while what's done can be remembered for a lifetime.

  It was just like before when living with Zheng Xiuyan, Chu Jingyan didn't talk to Zheng Xiuyan much, but Zheng Xiuyan could remember him very clearly and missed him, even if she didn't say it out loud.

  As Zheng Xiuyan said, if she hadn't met Chu Jingyan, she might have been a different person.

  It was during those few years when her personality was about to take shape that she met Chu Jingyan.

  Then looked at this dirty big boy walking into his own home with great disgust, and then followed willingly to change.

  Jung Soo-yeon wasn't sure if she liked Choo Kyung-yoon back then, but she knew she really liked the person she was now.

  Chu Jing said if he knew that what he did made Zheng Xiuyan think so much, perhaps he could be happy for a long time.

  Just like what Gao Ya said to him now.

  Gao Ya was also very happy because she liked what Chu Jingyan said earlier.

  "Sister?" High Ya's subconscious slightly furrowed her brow, but she seemed to be unaware that as she did so, her lips also slightly curled up, very red and plump, just like a ripe cherry.

  Chu Jing said with a smile: "It's Zheng Xiu Yan, oh right, you guys seem to be more used to calling her Jessica."

  "Jessica?" Gail exclaimed in surprise, "Is she your sister?"

  "Things are a bit complicated and can't be explained in one or two sentences. Do you want to hear about it? I'll tell you when I get the chance."

  "Alright." Gao Yara smiled happily, she didn't care about the relationship between Chu Jingyan and Jessica who was one year older than herself. What she cared about was that because of her casual question, she had another chance to be with Chu Jingyan.

  It seemed like there was nothing more to say between them. Jiaya stood on tiptoes and asked: "Are you leaving?"

  Chu Jing nodded slightly.

  "Will we meet again?"

  "It should be, I guess."

  "See you later."

  "Goodbye."

  "It's actually better if you two never see each other again."

  At some point, Li Yunxi stood beside Gao Yala, grasped her small hand and pulled her behind him, smiling at Chu Jingyan: "I heard that General Manager Chu has arrived, our S.M is really flourishing."

  "It's an honor to have you here, but I don't dare say that. The humble abode shines with your presence, but I think it doesn't," said Chu Jingyan, taking a step back.

  Gao Ya pulled at the hem of Li Yunxi's clothes and explained to Chu Jingyan: "Sister Yunxi is someone I called over, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you myself, if you're angry, I apologize to you."

  The voice is very small, very careful.

  Chu Jing smiled and said: "How could I? If I'm angry with her, I won't be angry with you."

  Li Yunxi looked at Chu Jingyan and said: "Are you trying to drive a wedge between us?"

  "I don't understand what you mean."

  Actually, when Li Yunxi first met Chu Jingyan, he thought that this was a relatively competent driver. Li Yunxi himself did not dislike Chu Jingyan, and even after learning that his good sister Gao Yala liked Chu Jingyan, he didn't have much of an adverse reaction. When Gao Yala was kidnapped, Chu Jingyan immediately found her, and in Li Yunxi's mind, this might be a very good boyfriend choice.

  But it is said that Gao Yala kissed Chu Jingyan under the gaze of many people.

  Looking back at the delicate girl behind him, Li Yunxi's head hurt as he thought that even if you haven't given out your first kiss and screen debut yet, there's no need to play it so big, right?

  Alright, let's just have fun and be done with it. Everyone is young, so it's normal to get passionate sometimes. But what Li Yunxi didn't expect was that Chu Jingyan had no reaction at all after this.

  Heaven knows how helpless Lee Yun-hee felt when faced with Gaya's puzzled and helpless expression.

  How can I comfort myself? I don't have such experience either.

  Sister's cover-up, Li Yunxi naturally hated Chu Jingyan as the starter, and maybe things would have passed like this, but today when Li Yunxi was conducting self-cultivation as an actor, Gao Yala's phone came over in a hurry.

  Li Yunxi then learned about everything that had just happened.

  It's Chu Jingyan again.

  Chu Jingyun didn't know why Li Yunxi had such great hostility towards her, and shrugged her shoulders, saying: "It seems that Miss Li has been in a bad mood lately."

  "It's usually big." Li Yunxi said calmly.

  "How big is 'generally big'?" asked Chu Jingyan.

  "It's infuriating just looking at you." said Lee Yoon-hee.

  Gao Ya La pulled at Li Yun Xi's sleeve again: "Sister."

  Li Yunxi glanced at Gao Yala and stopped talking.

  But soon after, he whispered again: "We've kissed, and there's no reaction at all. Is he not a man?"

  Chu Jing said with a smile: "You're not even related to him, why are you so worked up?"

  "Sister!" Gao Ya exclaimed.

  "Alright, alright." Li Yunxi waved his hand and said, "Anyway, she's fine, you're fine, we've seen enough. Let's go, I think Director Chu still has a lot of things to deal with, we can't delay his precious time. Don't you agree, Director Chu?"

  "You're welcome." Chu Jingyan said.

  The three of them were standing right at the entrance of the conference room, and through the transparent glass door, Chu Jingyan and Gao Yala could see the people inside clearly. The people inside, naturally, could also see them clearly.

  "Zheng Xiuyan scratched her hair and said: 'This person seems to be familiar with everyone?'"

  Chu Jingyan pushed the door and walked in, everyone subconsciously stood up, except for Zheng Xiuyan who was still sitting, looking around at her teammates with tense expressions, hesitating before finally standing up.

  Chu Jingyan glanced at Xiao Feipo, then at Kim Tae-yeon, and finally turned to Zheng Xiuyan: "Going home or not?"

  "According to company rules, new employees are not allowed to leave their posts without permission."

  "What's going on?" Chu Jingyan asked again, "Are you coming back or not?"

  "Go back." Zheng Xiuyan replied quite briefly.

  "Goodbye everyone." He took Jung Soo-yeon aside, gave a slight bow to the people at the scene, and then turned around and left.

  After Chu Jingyan left, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  Zheng Xiuyan kept looking at Chu Jingyan, but didn't say a word. Chu Jingyan focused on the car and didn't look around.

  The car soon arrived at the entrance of the house, and Zheng Xiuyan and Chu Jingyan got out of the car one after another.

  Jung Soo-yeon suddenly stretched out her arms and looked at Chu Jingyan.

  Chu Jing was taken aback for a moment, then understood, smiled, and finally stepped forward to gently hold Zheng Xiuyan in his arms, with his right hand supporting the back of her head.

  Zheng Xiuyan pressed her face against Chu Jingyan's chest and said in a muffled voice, "Actually, I've always felt that you're not the Chu Jingyan I knew. But it really is like... too similar. Even if it's fake, please let me hold you for a bit. Lately, I've been feeling really tired, so tired that I don't even have an appetite for food."

  Chu Jingyan didn't say anything.

  After a long time, Zheng Xiuyan's voice continued: "Actually he is very good, although he only likes Xiu Jing and not me, but he has always been good to me, helping me teach those bad kids who bully me, enduring my bad temper, although he will intentionally make me cry, but he really is a good brother."

  "After getting used to it, I also thought that if we could live together like this, maybe it's really not a bad thing."

  "But one day he just disappeared, just like when he suddenly appeared in our home without any warning, and then left without any warning. I went to many places where he often goes to look for him, even went to Chinatown, but there was no news of him at all."

  "It's the second time I've felt this sad, the first was when Xiujing got lost, but he brought Xiujing back, however this time he got himself lost, who will bring him back?"

  "Dad and mom are looking, Xiujing also remembers that when she was a child, there was something that always went smoothly with her good brother, but I didn't have any reaction at all, not because I didn't want to express myself, but because I didn't know how to express myself."

  "I really don't like crying, although I often cry."

  Zheng Xiuyan's voice gradually choked: "Chu Jingyan, you bastard, where have you been running to all these years?"

  P.S: Looking for recommendations, looking for collections.