Chapter 70: Charge Forward for Love

"Sorry, I went to sleep as soon as I got home last night and only just saw your message."

The next morning, Shen Siyuan received a message from Jiang Taozhi while eating breakfast.

"It's fine; rest is most important."

Shen Siyuan casually replied a sentence. Since he had decided to try things out with Ruan Hongzhuang, he put aside his thoughts of pursuing Jiang Taozhi.

Just as he was about to put away his phone, WeChat immediately popped up with another message.

"Boyfriend, good morning."

The breakfast in Shen Siyuan's mouth almost sprayed out.

"Who greets people like that?" Shen Siyuan.

"What else should I do?" Ruan Hongzhuang.

"Good morning is enough," Shen Siyuan.

"Good morning." Good morning.

"That's enough."

The two had chatted very late last night. Although they hadn't met, the relationship between them seemed to have become more familiar.

"You haven't said good morning to me yet."

Shen Siyuan:...

"Good morning." Shen Siyuan could only send her one sentence.

Her manner of dating, so rigid and by-the-book, was honestly a bit funny, yet it also seemed cute.

"I posted a Moment."

"Oh."

"Oh? Frowning. jpg."

"Do you need me to like it?" Shen Siyuan asked tentatively.

"I rarely post Moments," Ruan Hongzhuang said.

So Shen Siyuan immediately opened her Moments and found only a single, lonely post, which she had just posted this morning.

A casually taken photo of the rising sun, accompanied by text.

"The breeze brushes the face, the first day reflects the sky."

It was a very simple caption, but one could seem to feel the excitement within the words.

That is why the wind felt so warm and the sunlight so good.

So Shen Siyuan gave her a like and also left a comment: "Time is still shallow, the sunlight is still warm."

As soon as his comment was sent, he saw that Ruan Hongzhuang's Moment had gained another comment and a like.

Only mutual friends can see other people's likes and comments.

Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang had only one mutual friend: Jiang Taozhi.

Her comment was very direct.

"Wow, Boss, you seem to be in a very good mood today?"

But immediately after, another one refreshed, obviously because Jiang Taozhi had seen Shen Siyuan's reply.

"Something's wrong, very wrong..."

"Let me formally introduce you: my boyfriend, Shen Siyuan." Shen Siyuan saw Ruan Hongzhuang's reply.

"What's going on? Am I not awake yet? I'll go wash my face."

"Hurry up and come to work; don't be late again."

"Sister, is this the time for that? I've only slept once, and you already have a boyfriend?"

The two actually started chatting on their own under the Moment.

Because Shen Siyuan was friends with only the two of them, he could only see their conversation.

But Ruan Hongzhuang and Jiang Taozhi had far too many mutual friends, including Jiang Wenxin.

In an instant, Ruan Hongzhuang's WeChat exploded.

It was unknown whether it was because it was her first time in a relationship, making her a bit carried away, so she wanted to announce to the whole world that she had a boyfriend, or whether it was due to her personality, disdaining to hide her feelings.

"Ruan Ruan's personality is just like that." Su Apo gave Shen Siyuan the answer.

As soon as Shen Siyuan went downstairs in the morning, he saw Su Apo waiting downstairs; obviously, she knew about Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang's matter.

When Shen Siyuan first met her, he was a bit embarrassed. Before parting last night, he had confidently said the two of them were not suitable, but in the blink of an eye, the two had become boyfriend and girlfriend.

Su Apo was someone who understood people's hearts well and did not mock Shen Siyuan because of this.

Instead, she happily thanked Shen Siyuan.

"Whether there are regrets or injuries in the future, Ruan Ruan needs a relationship. Of course, what I hope most is that you two can grow old together and spend a lifetime."

Su Apo's viewpoint was actually somewhat similar to Ruan Hongzhuang's.

The so-called 'female A, male D' makes finding a partner the hardest; Ruan Hongzhuang is already twenty-eight this year and has long reached the age for marriage discussions.

However, on one hand, due to her personality, there are very few boys who can make her heart flutter.

On the other hand, she is too excellent, and very few boys can match her.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

Jiang Taozhi didn't even have time to eat breakfast; with her hair messy and fluffy, she rushed into the company.

She widened her eyes, looking at Ruan Hongzhuang sitting behind the boss's desk, holding coffee, with a calm and composed expression.

"What's going on? Just as you see, I think he's good, he thinks I'm okay; since that's the case, let's try dating," Ruan Hongzhuang said lightly, taking a sip of coffee.

Yet the slightly upturned corner of her mouth was not as indifferent as her outward appearance.

"You're way too fast! I just slept for a night, and my huge boyfriend is gone? Didn't you say you wouldn't fight me for him?"

Jiang Taozhi thought of the text message from last night.

"It's only stealing if he's yours. If he isn't yours, how can it be stealing?" Ruan Hongzhuang said.

"You make a good point," Jiang Taozhi said instinctively.

But she immediately realized what she had said.

"What good point? You're way too fast."

"If I weren't fast, he would have chased you."

"What do you mean?"

"Literally. He said he has strong feelings for you and wants to try dating you..."

Jiang Taozhi looked utterly flustered. Sister, can you say those things right to my face?

"I asked him how he felt about me."

"He said I was great, but felt we might not be quite suitable. He probably thinks my personality is too dominant." Clearly, Ruan Hongzhuang understood the meaning behind Shen Siyuan's words.

"If that's the case, how did you two end up together?"

"We're not together yet; we're just trying dating first."

Hearing this, Jiang Taozhi was very dissatisfied. "He clearly liked me, so how did he suddenly like you instead?"

"He didn't like you; he just thought you were nice. He also thought I was great, but he felt you were more suitable for him," Ruan Hongzhuang corrected her.

She really disliked that statement. What do you mean "liked you"?

"Alright, let's not talk about that. So how did you two start dating?"

"I said we should try dating first to see if we're suitable. He thought that made sense, so we started dating first..."

Jiang Taozhi didn't know what to say.

She just stared at Ruan Hongzhuang with wide eyes.

Ruan Hongzhuang felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze, feeling a sense of guilt toward her, so she asked softly, "Have you had breakfast?"

Jiang Taozhi shook her head. She had arrived in a rush and hadn't had time to eat breakfast yet.

Ruan Hongzhuang opened the drawer, took out a loaf of bread, and handed it over.

Jiang Taozhi reached out to take it, sighed, and said, "You are usually decisive in your actions; I didn't expect you to be just as decisive in matters of the heart."

She felt no anger or sadness at having her boyfriend stolen; in fact, she was even happy for Ruan Hongzhuang.

After all, she and Shen Siyuan had only just met and were still strangers; she just didn't know how to explain this to Jiang Wenxin.

"But I just don't understand. What exactly about him attracted you so much that you were in such a rush?"

While tearing open the bread wrapper, Jiang Taozhi asked curiously.

"Wait, that's not right?"

"What's wrong?"

"This bread is expired."

"Oh~"

"And this is the one I gave you last time, right?"

"Is it? Maybe. I did keep it in the drawer for quite some time."

Jiang Taozhi suddenly felt that something was off about their conversation; it felt as though they weren't talking about the bread at all.