The courtyard of the Ruan family villa was brightly lit at the moment.
The guests gathered together in twos and threes, holding goblets and chatting and laughing.
Ruan Shuang was greeting the guests when she suddenly heard a lively discussion coming from around her.
He followed everyone's gaze and looked out. A tall and straight man, exuding a cold and powerful aura, slowly walked over.
When she saw the man's face clearly, Ruan Shuang breathed in unison, her face instantly turned pale, and her eyes were full of disbelief.
How could it be him?
At this moment, Ruan Shuang's mind went blank and she stood there in a daze.
He stared straight at the man who was approaching, not knowing how to react for a moment.
Until the man stood only one step away from him and said to him: "Miss Ruan, long time no see."
Ruan Shuang came back to her senses instantly and responded with a stumbling response: "Mr. Xiao, long time no see."
Mr. Xiao?
Xiao Yizhou lowered his eyes and repeated the title, a flash of self-mockery flashing through his heart.
Over the years, he had thought about meeting Ruan Shuang again countless times, but he never thought it would be like this.
The moment he received the software invitation, his heart, which had been silent for more than ten years, started beating again.
But at this moment, her heart, which had finally regained its vitality, was knocked back to the bottom by her words.
Ruan Shuang never thought that she would see Xiao Yizhou again.
Xiao Yizhou was his first love, and the time they were together was the happiest and freest time in her life.
Later, she went to study abroad and broke up with him.
Since then, they have never seen each other again
Ruan Shuang thought she would never see him again in this life.
But sometimes, fate is so unexpected.
In fact, she had also imagined what it would be like to meet Xiao Yizhou again.
But she didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
She tried hard to adjust her emotions and gave him a polite but distant smile.
"Mr. Xiao, please come inside."
"What? We meet old friends, don't you want to chat?"
"Sorry Mr. Xiao, I still have to entertain guests."
"It doesn't matter. I can wait until today. What about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?"
Xiao Yizhou did not deliberately lower his voice when he spoke, so the guests around him looked over with curiosity and gossip.
Ruan Shuang thought that after experiencing so much, she was strong enough and could face it calmly no matter what happened.
But only at this moment did she know that she couldn't control her emotions when it came to Xiao Yizhou.
Just like it was more than ten years ago.
He forced down the sourness in his heart and looked up at Xiao Yizhou, "Xiao Yizhou, what on earth do you want to do?"
Xiao Yizhou looked at her directly and chuckled: "I just want to reminisce about the past. What are you afraid of, Miss Ruan?"
He suddenly came closer, leaned over and whispered in Ruan Shuang's ear, "Did you do something wrong, feel guilty, or did you think of a perfect excuse?"
His lips were very close to Ruan Shuang's ear, and the warm breath sprayed all over his sensitive skin, causing a tingling sensation.
Ruan Shuang subconsciously took two steps back and looked at him warily.
"Mr. Xiao, please respect yourself."
"Self-respect? Haha..."
He was so self-respecting at first that people didn't even take him seriously and broke up with him immediately.
He took a deep breath and smiled appropriately again, "Thank you, Miss Ruan, for the reminder."
After saying that, he walked straight into the hall without looking at her again.
Looking at Xiao Yizhou's leaving figure, Ruan Shuang felt a dull pain in her heart.
She thought that time would make her forget this relationship, but when she saw Xiao Yizhou again, her heart was still affected by him uncontrollably.
But from the moment she chose to leave him, it was no longer possible between him and Xiao Yizhou.
She covered her heart, forced down the sourness, and continued to greet the guests as if nothing had happened.
Su Ci was about to come out to find Ruan Shuang, when she saw Xiao Yizhou walking in, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Senior Brother, you're finally here! Assistant Yang said you weren't feeling well, so I thought you wouldn't be able to come."
As the president of Fangzhou Group, Xiao Yizhou naturally received the invitation letter.
But Su Ci received a call from him before coming, saying that he was feeling a little unwell and didn't plan to come over.
Xiao Yizhou smiled: "I just had a stomach problem, and I'm much better after taking medicine."
Su Ci looked at him disapprovingly, "Then you should go home and have a good rest. I'll take your pulse."
With that said, he was about to hold Xiao Yizhou's hand and feel his pulse.
Xiao Yizhou subconsciously avoided it.
Realizing that he had overreacted, Xiao Yizhou reached out and rubbed the top of Su Ci's hair, "I'm really fine, don't worry."
"Well, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me as soon as possible." Su Ci reluctantly withdrew her hand.
"Yeah." Xiao Yizhou responded absently.
Su Ci glanced at him suspiciously, feeling that there seemed to be something wrong with the senior brother today.
However, she did not think deeply about it, and said: "Elder brother, did you see Sister Ruan Shuang when you came in just now? She is Mr. Ruan's only granddaughter. I will introduce you to her later."
Xiao Yizhou subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he suddenly remembered something and swallowed his refusal.
I just said a good word.
He and Ruan Shuang were in love, but he had never told Su Ci, and he didn't want to talk about it for the time being.
He had many questions to ask Ruan Shuang.
Why did you suddenly break up then?
Why did he leave without saying goodbye? He even blocked his mobile phone number and social media accounts.
…
But he knew very well that Ruan Shuang was repulsive to him now.
If you want to find an excuse to get close to her, you have to rely on Su Ci.
He allowed Su Ci to take him back to the courtyard of the villa.
At this time, Ruan Shuang was still chatting with the guests. Even though he was far away, he could clearly see the smile on her face.
Brilliant and beautiful.
It was completely different from the panic and nervousness when facing him.
Ah……
He shook his head mockingly and followed Su Ci.
"cousin!"
Ruan Shuang slowly turned around when she heard Su Ci's voice.
When she saw Xiao Yizhou beside Su Ci, the smile suddenly froze on her face.
Su Ci pointed at Xiao Yizhou and said: "Cousin, this is my senior brother Xiao Yizhou, the president of Fangzhou Group."
"Elder brother, this is the sister Ruan Shuang I told you about."
Ruan Shuang stood there blankly, not knowing what emotion to use to face him.
Just when he was at a loss, Xiao Yizhou suddenly stretched out his hand.
"Hello, Miss Ruan Shuang."
Ruan Shuang looked at his extended hand with mixed emotions.
He slowly raised his head and saw Xiao Yizhou looking at her with a smile in his eyes.
It's like saying hello to someone you just met, polite and courteous.
She was both happy and a little disappointed in her heart, so she stretched out her hand and touched Xiao Yizhou.
The moment their fingertips touched each other, Ruan Shuang could clearly feel the warm and cool touch on his palm.
He subconsciously wanted to take it back, but his fingers were suddenly grabbed.
Her eyes widened in astonishment, she struggled again, and this time she easily stretched out her hand.
Su Ci watched the interaction between them, as if watching a good show, and wisely did not interrupt.