Lovers know each other

  Tang Ke Xin looked at Su Rui Qi whom she hadn't seen for several months, her face suddenly turned red and she felt a bit embarrassed, lowering her head.

  Su Rui Qi looked at her like that, and smiled slightly, then took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying: "Wipe your face, you're all sweaty. Why didn't you take the car over?"

  Tang Ke Xin awkwardly stretched out her hand, took the handkerchief he handed over, gently wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then softly said: "I got on the wrong bus earlier, uh...and walked back two stops."

  "Can't you just take the bus back?" Su Rui Qi looked at her wiping the sweat from her face, noticing that her chin and neck were also sweaty, and her white floral dress was slightly damp, so he asked with a smile.

  "Just two stops... this section of road is expensive. It costs two yuan to get back." Tang Ke Xin lowered her head.

  Su Ruiqi stared at her speechlessly.

  Tang Ke Xin also somewhat embarrassingly lifted her head, glanced at him, and then immediately lowered it back down.

  "Alright, come on in." Su Rui Qi smiled and slipped into the store, Tang Ke Xin glanced at his tall back before quickly putting away her umbrella and walking into the familiar image design shop. Some of the employees already recognized Tang Ke Xin and looked at her with ambiguous eyes, causing her face to flush slightly as she followed Su Rui Qi up to the second floor...

  Lucas, the new shop assistant, seeing that the boss and customers had all gone upstairs, said to Mary: "The boss and customers have all gone up, why haven't you gone up to attend to them?"

  "Shh..." Mary whispered, "You should recognize this woman, she's a very important client of the boss. We've all been gossiping that she's having an affair with the boss."

  "No way?" Lucas said with a laugh, "Our boss is also interested in women? I've never seen him talk to a woman before, not even female employees."

  "You've been here for so long, when have you ever seen the boss cut someone's hair? He never even lifts a finger to help anyone, and he even washed her hair himself." Mary said mysteriously.

  "That's strange," Lucas said curiously.

  Several socialites behind him, after hearing Lucas's words, were waiting for the manicurist to finish their nails while adjusting their Korean-style hair buns, and then said: "Your boss, ah, is of noble status. At that time, we thought he was just an ordinary person, but later when we found out his identity, it really scared us. The initiative to get close to him at the beginning can be forgotten now. It's rumored outside that he never gets involved with women, what happened today? That family's daughter is so lucky to have won his favor!"

  "A plain girl, her left cheek seems to be disfigured, and it's quite severe," Mary said curiously.

  The three ladies immediately turned their heads, looking at Mary with some surprise and said: "What? Disfigured? And not lightly disfigured? How could Su Rui Qi get close to this kind of woman?"

  "That's what I'm saying." Another girl said with a bit of discontent.

  Three socialites all expressed their regret.

  Second floor VIP.

  "I won't be able to cut your hair today, I've arranged for a designer to do it." Su Ruiqi walked upstairs and sat in the luxurious living room, picked up the transparent crystal teapot, poured two cups of flower tea, one in front of himself and one beside him, this was their familiar habit when meeting.

  Tang Ke Xin sat carefully beside him, watching as he lifted his teacup and took a small sip of tea. His expression was still very calm, which made her ask in puzzlement: "Why?"

  Su Ruiqi heard this and found it amusing, turning his head to look at her and saying: "Why?"

  Tang Ke Xin's face turned red as she hurriedly explained: "I was just worried about you... is there something wrong?"

  Su Ruiqi himself was a bit embarrassed, laughing: "I stayed up late to watch the ball yesterday, and at midnight, I felt a little dry in my mouth, so I wanted to eat a piece of sushi. Originally, it was ready, but when cutting, my eyelid twitched, and I wasn't paying attention, so I cut my finger."

  Tang Ke Xin looked at his ring finger and then said with some concern: "Is that okay?"

  "Hmm." Su Ruiqi took another sip of his flower tea before seemingly casually asking: "What's the new job?"

  Tang Ke Xin listened and smiled happily: "Working at the Grand Asia Hotel, in charge of wine and water in the Western restaurant. The manager is great, colleagues are great, salary is great. Today I even went to get my uniform tailored and received all the necessary work supplies... it's really... so happy... there's a sense of solidity..."

  Su Ruiqi listened, his eyes flashing, nodded and said: "That's good. For three years, you've been hiding under the sun for so long. Now you can finally find a good job, it's not easy. Cherish it well."

  "I will. Thank you." Táng Kěxīn said with a smile.

  Su Ruiqi put down his teacup and pressed the internal phone on the tea table, saying: "Let Jack come up, there's a guest who wants him to cut his hair."

  Tang Ke Xin felt a bit embarrassed, clutching her bag tightly and biting her lower lip lightly, saying: "I... I brought money today."

  Su Ruiqi listened to this and smiled as he turned his head, looking at her with a hint of warmth in his eyes.

  "I... I want to continue getting my hair cut at this store, so from today on, I want to pay. For the past three years, I've always unknowingly come to your place, and you've always taken me in so kindly... I really thank you..." Tang Ke Xin came over and specially borrowed a few hundred yuan from Ya Hui, not knowing if it's enough...

  "You can give her money, I won't stop you." Su Ruiqi smiled and picked up the teacup again, took a small sip, saw the designer coming over, and said: "Give this miss a haircut, first let her go to the bathroom to take a bath, change into a set of clothes for her to wear."

  "No!" Tang Ke Xin immediately refused, "Every time you come over, you give me a new set of clothes to take back, my closet is gradually getting full. No need, really no need."

  "Go with her, I'm a bit busy today." Su Ruiqi said as he put down his teacup and headed straight to the third floor, his office.

  "Uh..." Tang Ke Xin looked at Su Rui Qi in a daze as he went upstairs. He was always gentle at times, and at other times, he was unreasonable. She really had no way to deal with him, so she could only follow the designer and two staff members into the SPF museum.

  Third floor office.

  Like a study room.

  The magnolia tree outside the window casts a pale blue shadow.

  A wooden bookshelf stood against the wall in the office, with several photos of a girl placed in front of it. Although they were too far away to see clearly, you could sense that she was smiling brightly under the sunlight. On the desk by the window, there were several documents and reports on jewelry accessories. Behind the chair, there was another bookshelf, holding files from seventeen branches.

  Su Ruiqi sat in front of his desk, picked up a document, opened it and looked at the end of the month. The procurement department had purchased jewelry from France and distributed it to various branches. His eyes gradually wandered, a gentle breeze blew by, brushing against his handsome face, and floated over a photo on his desk. In the photo, he was wearing a fencing uniform, despite being drenched in sweat, but still smiled warmly at the camera.

  Su Ruiqi turned another page of documents, focusing on them, and casually picked up the landline phone to dial his home number.

  "Master." A voice came, it was the housekeeper's voice.

  Su Ruiqi stopped in his tracks and asked faintly, "How's sister doing?"

  "Last night at the banquet, I got a bit of a shock. It's all right now. Don't worry," said the butler.

  Su Ruiqi thought for a moment before saying: "Housekeeper, take good care of her. Her body has never been in good health."

  "Yes." The housekeeper responded, and then asked: "Young master, the old master and mistress, as well as the young lady all want to know when you will come home for a meal. They are all thinking of you."

  Su Ruiqi remained silent, continuing to lower his head and read the documents, saying as he read: "I'll have time later. I'm hanging up first, busy."

  The phone hung up.

  Su Ruiqi continued to focus on the documents, in her mind, about last night she suddenly came, picked up a glass, and frantically threw it at herself, crying out loud: "You can't treat me like this!! She's been gone for so long, even time has forgotten her, why are you still thinking of her?? Why? This is too unfair to me!"

  His eyebrows tightened, and he continued to focus on the documents. Time passed slowly under his concentration until the desk phone rang again. He picked up the phone and heard Jack say: "Boss, I've finished cutting the customer's hair. She said she knew you were busy and didn't dare disturb you. She left two hundred yuan on the tea table and left."

  Su Ruiqi held the phone, silent for a while, before quickly hanging up and standing up to walk to the window. As expected, he saw Ke Xin in front of the store entrance, wearing a pink fishbone-patterned short skirt, with her smooth short hair styled neatly, and high heels on her feet. She was still walking alone, with a solitary air about her. Her gait was always light and rhythmic, as if every step had been carefully considered, making her walk seem very lyrical and beautiful...

  He stood there, intently staring at the pink figure below, recalling six years ago, another pitiful figure, who knelt in front of him crying, clutching her disfigured face, and begged: "Please, save this face for me! I don't want this face anymore! Give me a new one!! I beg of you! Give me a new one! I want to start over again!! I beg of you!!"

  As he recalled the past, Su Ruiqi's eyes suddenly blinked fiercely and quickly turned around, wanting to throw away this memory!

  Tang Ke Xin walked alone towards the sunlight, carrying the fragrance of the Su Rui Qi shop, with a sweet and dreamy scent that was like a fantasy. Every time he stepped out of his world, he brought with him this dreamlike flavor, despite being so distant from himself, yet still able to feel his warmth...

  Someone gently grasped his shoulder.

  She turned around strangely and saw Su Ruiqi standing in front of her under the sunlight, with a hint of reality, saying: "It's noon, let's have lunch together."

  Tang Ke Xin looked at Su Rui Qi with a hint of surprise and suddenly smiled.

  Su Ruiqi looked at her and smiled faintly too.