Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu will come back and spend the night tonight.

Then, he added: "If Xiao Jian's spirit in heaven knew that you loved her so much and couldn't let her go for so many years, she would definitely be very touched."

Su Mubai remained silent after hearing Tang Lu's words. He just quietly looked at the night scene in front of him.

This is also the reason why he has not attended class reunions for many years, because someone will mention Cheng Jian, and he will think of Cheng Jian.

However, every time he thought of Cheng Jian, he felt sad.

After all, that was his first love, and they were still together before Cheng Jian left.

While Tang Lu was missing Cheng Jian, on the other side of the balcony garden, Lin Ai felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her from head to toe. She stood there in a daze, completely stunned.

She was talking about why Su Mubai would help her? Why would Su Mubai be with her? Why would Su Mubai like her?

No! Su Mubai doesn't like her.

Su Mubai never said that he liked her.

She said, why does everything always seem to be going so smoothly, and why does happiness come too quickly.

It turned out that it was because she looked like the girl Su Mubai once liked. Because that girl was gone, Su Mubai transferred his thoughts about her to her.

Suddenly, Lin Ai felt a tightness in her chest. She felt like she was suffocating and couldn't breathe.

It turns out that she was just a substitute.

On the other side of the garden, Tang Lu and Su Mubai were still reminiscing about the past, recalling the time when they were studying.

Looking at Su Mubai's silhouette leaning on the railing, Lin Ai turned around slowly with red eyes and didn't listen any more.

She was sad, her heart ached, her internal organs seemed to be twisted together, and even her palms ached.

There has never been love without reason in this world, let alone her and Su Mubai, two people who have never had any intersection.

I have always felt that happiness comes too quickly, and I always feel empty inside.

At this moment, she finally found her guilty conscience and the reason for the uncertainty.

The one Su Mubai likes has always been someone else.

Walking towards another exit in a daze, the voices of Su Mubai and Tang Lu became increasingly distant.

Lin Ai felt sad. She felt like she should cry, but she couldn't cry at all. Her mind was completely silent. She couldn't think of anything and even breathing became difficult.

In the past, she had heard people say that when people are really sad, they can't cry.

At this moment, Lin Ai understood deeply.

She could feel her steps trembling, her legs weak, and her upper and lower lips trembling.

If only I had heard these words earlier and known about this matter earlier.

"Xiao Ai, what's wrong with you? Why are you here? I called you several times just now, but you didn't hear me."

It was not until the girl jogged after her and grabbed her arm that Lin Ai suddenly came to her senses and turned to look at her.

Seeing Lin Ai startled and her eyes suddenly dull, the girl asked, "Xiao Ai, are you feeling unwell?"

Listening to the girl's concerned question, Lin Ai forced a smile, shook her head and said, "No, I'm not feeling unwell. It may be because of the wind just now."

What Lin Ai didn’t know at the moment was that her laughter was more embarrassing than crying.

When the girl saw Lin Ai shaking her head dumbly, she knew without asking that something must have happened to her, but it was just not convenient to tell her, after all, they had just met.

Lin Ai pretended that nothing happened, so the girl did not ask any more questions. She just took her arm and said, "Let's go back to the private room."

From the exit that Lin Ai took, the two of them had to take a very long detour to get back to the private room, but the girl didn't ask anything, didn't say anything, and just accompanied Lin Ai to this side.

When the two returned to the private room, it was still lively with everyone talking and laughing, but Su Mubai was gone.

Seeing Lin Ai and the girl return to the private room, the man who was smoking quickly put out his cigarette, stood up and opened the window and said, "We scared the two female comrades away by smoking. I won't smoke anymore. I'll put it out now."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the room, and Lin Ai also forced a smile.

Sitting in her seat and watching everyone's excitement, Lin Ai didn't feel it was noisy. She just felt that she was out of tune with these people, and she just felt that she was out of tune with Su Mubai.

Such occasions and such life do not belong to her.

Although she has been trying very hard to follow in Su Mubai's footsteps, she is still not the girl named Cheng Jian.

After returning from the balcony, Lin Ai felt drowsy.

She was thinking, thinking about how she should deal with all this.

After a while, Su Mubai came back and sat down next to Lin Ai. He asked, "When did you return to the room? I didn't see you outside just now."

When Su Mubai asked, Lin Ai turned to look at him and said, "I just came in a while ago."

They actually met, but he didn't send her.

Looking at Su Mubai, Lin Ai suddenly felt that he was so far away, so far away that he didn't belong to her.

No, he had never belonged to her.

"Boss Su, you took a long time to answer the phone. I'll give you a drink as a fine."

Su Mubai held Lin Ai's hand, smiled and said, "Okay, I'll drink a glass as a punishment."

After saying that, he picked up Lin Ai's juice and took a sip.

When Su Mubai brought Lin Ai out tonight, she didn't hold a cup.

After Su Mubai finished drinking, everyone started to make a fuss again, saying that this was the first time he brought his girlfriend out, so they would not make things difficult for him and told him to definitely hold the glass and drink next time.

Su Mubai agreed with a smile, still having no idea what was going on.

On the side, Lin Ai looked at Su Mubai quietly. When Su Mubai occasionally looked at her, she forced a smile at Su Mubai.

She pretended not to know or hear anything that was said just now.

At least for now, she had to forget those words.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the dinner finally ended. Everyone went downstairs and drove home in their cars when they reached the parking lot.

On the way back, music was playing in the car, but Lin Ai was not in a good mood.

Even though she responded and smiled from time to time when Su Mubai spoke to her, the feeling was different from before.

The feeling in her heart changed.

She is sad.

Holding the steering wheel with his left hand and Lin Ai's hand with his right hand, Su Mubai suddenly turned to look at Lin Ai and asked, "Wife, why are you suddenly exhausted?"

Even though Lin Ai had been pretending and trying hard to cooperate with Su Mubai, Su Mubai still felt her emotions.

Lin Ai is not an actor, she can't act that well.

Even so, she turned to look at Su Mubai and said with a smile: "No, maybe it was because of the noise just now that I haven't recovered yet."

Having not figured out what to do yet, and not knowing what to say to Su Mubai, Lin Ai could only pretend that she heard nothing.

Su Mubai could accept Lin Ai's explanation. That group of people was indeed very noisy and a bit noisy tonight.

The car kept moving forward, and the two chatted intermittently. When the car was approaching an intersection, Lin Ai suddenly looked at Su Mubai and reminded him, "I'm going back to my home tonight."

Tomorrow is the weekend, and logically they should spend some time alone together and do things that adults do.

However, Lin Ai didn't want to go there, because she remembered what Su Mubai and Tang Lu said on the balcony, and remembered that she was a substitute for another girl. She didn't know how to face Su Mubai.

She needs to adjust.

Listening to Lin Ai's words, Su Mubai turned and looked at her.

Their eyes met, and Lin Ai explained, "My parents know that I'm in a relationship. If I don't go back, they'll easily become suspicious, and they'll keep calling me, so it's better for me not to stay overnight in International City for the time being."

Without saying anything final or making Su Mubai suspicious, Lin Ai found a good excuse.

Her excuse was quite reasonable, and she just said that she would not stay overnight in International City.

Lin Ai explained, and Su Mubai said, "Well, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

Lin Ai said, “Okay.”

Let’s talk about tomorrow morning’s things tomorrow morning. He didn’t want to think about anything now. He just wanted to go home and lie on the bed.

After a while, when the car stopped downstairs of Lin Ai's house, Lin Ai did not linger with Su Mubai as usual, nor did she play tricks with him in the car. Instead, she quickly unbuckled her seat belt, opened the door, looked at Su Mubai and said hello: "Then I'll go back first."

After saying that, she turned around and got out of the car.

She didn't hug Su Mubai or kiss him.

Seeing this, Su Mubai opened the car door and got out.

At the same time, he had noticed that something was wrong with Lin Ai's mood and she was no longer affectionate towards him.

Although I had noticed it when I was on the road just now, it is now very obvious, even certain.

Seeing Su Mubai also got out of the car, Lin Ai smiled at him and said, "You should go back and rest early too. I'll go upstairs first."

When Lin Ai said goodbye, Su Mubai did not pull Lin Ai into his arms as usual. He just opened his arms, looked at Lin Ai and said, "You don't want to hug me or kiss me anymore?"

When saying this, Su Mubai was also testing Lin Ai.

Seeing Su Mubai waiting for her hug, the smile on Lin Ai's face froze for a moment.

She didn't want to hug Su Mubai, let alone kiss him, but she finally walked closer to him, raised her arms and hugged him, coaxing him, "Hold me."

Then she stood on tiptoe again and pecked him gently on the lips.

It all just feels like completing a task.

Lin Ai gave him a light hug and a light kiss, and Su Mubai was almost certain that Lin Ai had something on her mind.

After the hug, Lin Ai withdrew from Su Mubai's arms.

She looked up at Su Mubai. She didn't blame Su Mubai, and she couldn't blame Su Mubai.

Su Mubai is still as good as ever, even better and more affectionate than she imagined, because he can like someone and love someone for so long.

No matter how many rumors he faced, he never changed and never went with the flow. He always protected the girl in his heart.

How could she have the heart to blame Su Mubai, who was so kind and affectionate?

The sad thing is that the person Su Mubai likes is not her, and the person he misses is not her either.

Everything she has now, including the settlement of her family's debts, is because this face looks like that girl.

With a bitter smile in her heart, Lin Aixin thought that she should be grateful to the girl named Cheng Jian and grateful that she looked similar to her, otherwise her life would be in dire straits now.

Su Mubai lowered his eyes and looked at her. Lin Ai also saw it. Su Mubai knew that she had something on her mind, but he just didn't ask any further questions.

Putting her hands back into her pockets, Lin Ai tried hard to smile at Su Mubai, trying her best to make her smile not seem so awkward or forced.

She said, “Then I’ll go back.”

"Yeah." Su Mubai agreed to Lin Ai.

However, when Lin Ai turned to leave, Su Mubai called her again: "Lin Ai."

With his hands in his coat pockets, Lin Ai turned around and smiled at Su Mubai: "Anything else you want to say?" Then he said: "Go back and rest!"

When saying these words to Su Mubai, Lin Ai was very gentle, but less coquettish than usual.