《My Life or Your Memory》Chapter 11: White Lotus
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Han Qingshan tidak berbicara setelah mendengar apa yang dikatakan Jiang Yingyue. Dia merenungkan kata-katanya dan berpikir bahwa itu masuk akal. Tidak ada yang dia katakan terdengar tidak realistis.
Mereka yang kaya sering takut kehilangan apa yang mereka miliki, selalu membidik lebih banyak dan lebih banyak, tidak pernah puas, sementara banyak rakyat jelata tahu bahwa nasib mereka dalam kehidupan berbeda, dan dengan demikian mereka sebagian besar puas dengan apa yang mereka miliki.
"Saya sangat menyukai cara berpikir Anda," kata Han Qingshan dengan senyum di wajahnya. "Mengapa tidak menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu dengan saya untuk mencerahkan saya tentang kehidupan rakyat jelata? Saya sangat terbiasa dengan dunia kapitalis, sehingga akan sangat menarik untuk melihat apa yang dialami rakyat jelata. Mungkin saya bahkan dapat meningkatkan kepribadian saya ini. cara."
"Sebenarnya bukan tanggung jawab saya untuk membantu Anda meningkatkan kepribadian Anda," kata Jiang Yingyue dengan bibir mengerucut dan ekspresi yang sedikit bingung di wajahnya. Apakah mereka tidak selesai dengan diskusi mereka sekarang? Apakah dia tidak mengerti bahwa dia pada dasarnya mengatakan bahwa mereka sangat berbeda secara mendasar karena warisan mereka?
Melihat ekspresinya berubah bingung, kilatan licik berkedip melewati mata Han Qingshan. Dia tidak tahu mengapa, tetapi dia merasa nyaman di sekitar bocah lelaki yang tampaknya tidak menyukainya.
Dia tidak sok, juga tidak tersanjung. Dia benar-benar jujur dan terus terang. Dia tidak menutupi pikirannya sama sekali, setiap sel dalam dirinya berteriak untuk meninggalkannya, tetapi tidak mungkin bagi Han Qingshan untuk meninggalkannya sekarang karena dia meningkatkan minatnya.
Sama seperti Jiang Yingyue hendak mengatakan bahwa dia tidak mau bersosialisasi dengannya, beberapa wanita datang ke meja. Tubuh mereka mengenakan pakaian bermerek dari jenis yang paling mahal, dan pakaian itu menonjolkan sosok mereka, membuat mereka semua tampak sangat menggoda, tetapi dengan cara yang lebih bijaksana. Mereka tidak memamerkan banyak kulit, tetapi pakaian pembungkus sosok tidak meninggalkan banyak imajinasi.
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"Tuan Muda Shan," sebuah suara mendengkur terdengar ketika wanita yang berjalan di depan melangkah ke arah mereka.
Matanya terfokus pada Han Qingshan seolah-olah dia bahkan tidak memperhatikan Jiang Yingyue, yang duduk di seberangnya, dan bahkan tanpa meminta izin, dia menyelinap ke kursi di sebelah Han Qingshan dan memeluknya.
Melihat gadis itu, sedikit jengkel terlihat di wajah Han Qingshan, dan dia melepaskan tangannya dari cengkeramannya sebelum dia melirik Jiang Fengmian, yang hanya dengan santai mengamati apa yang terjadi di depannya dengan penuh minat.
Untuk beberapa alasan yang tidak diketahui, dia merasa agak buruk tentang menjadi begitu dekat dengan wanita itu ketika dia berada di depan Jiang Fengmian, tetapi dia pikir itu karena dia tidak ingin pria muda ini salah paham padanya sebagai salah satu tuan muda kaya yang menggunakan uang untuk menyelesaikan setiap masalah — bahwa dia bukan orang yang sombong dari kalangan atas.
"He Yuyan, tolong bersikaplah!" Han Qingshan berkata dengan sedikit tidak sabar dalam suaranya.
"Tuan Muda Shan, saya sangat senang bertemu dengan Anda hari ini, mengapa kita tidak menghabiskan waktu bersama?" wanita yang bernama He Yuyan bertanya, suaranya dipenuhi rayuan. Han Qingshan terbiasa dengan wanita yang berperilaku seperti ini sehingga tidak berdampak padanya.
Dia telah mengenal He Yuyan selama bertahun-tahun, karena keluarga He juga berada di lapisan atas masyarakat, tetapi dia tidak pernah memperhatikannya. Dia sama sekali bukan tipenya, dan bahkan sekarang ketika dia mendengkur di telinganya, dia hanya merasa jengkel terhadapnya.
"He Yuyan, aku sedang sibuk berbicara dengan teman baikku di sini, dan aku belum puas denganmu tentang mengganggu saya. Sekarang kamu ingin aku membuangnya? Kamu bahkan belum melirik atau menyapa dia; apakah ini bagaimana kamu diangkat?" Han Qingshan agak marah ketika dia mendengarnya berbicara, dan dia tidak bisa tidak memarahinya.
Seperti yang diharapkan, He Yuyan tidak bisa menangani omelan. Air mata menggenang di matanya. Lalu dia menatap tajam ke arah Jiang Yingyue.
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"Pakaiannya lusuh dan rambutnya berantakan. Dia mungkin cantik, tapi dia jelas-jelas orang biasa. Kenapa menghabiskan waktumu untuk seseorang yang sama sekali tidak bisa menolongmu?" dia bertanya, jijik dalam suaranya. Dia sama sekali tidak berbicara dengan lembut, dan banyak yang mulai mencuri pandang ke meja mereka.
Jiang Yingyue ingin memuji He Yuyan ini. Hal-hal yang dia pikirkan sendiri dan katakan kepada Han Qingshan sekarang sedang diucapkan dengan lantang.
Cukup mengejutkan, ketika kata-kata itu keluar dari mulut He Yuyan, ekspresi wajah Han Qingshan berubah serius dan dingin.
Semua orang tahu bahwa Han Qingshan biasanya memiliki temperamen yang baik, tetapi mereka lebih tahu bahwa menyentuh garis dasarnya akan mengubah dirinya menjadi setan.
He Yuyan ini menyentuh garis dasarnya. Merasakan suhu udara tiba-tiba turun dan melihat ekspresi dingin di wajah Han Qingshan, bukan hanya He Yuyan terkejut, begitu juga Jiang Yingyue.
Keduanya tidak bisa dianggap teman atau bahkan kenalan. Mereka hanya bertemu dua kali sejauh ini - pertama kali ketika dia hampir kehilangan nyawanya dan kemudian sekarang.
Tidak masuk akal bagi Han Qingshan untuk menjadi begitu marah atas namanya, tetapi itu membuktikan bahwa kenyataan berbeda dari apa yang dia harapkan. Tuan muda itu memang kesal atas namanya.
"Muda ... Tuan Muda Shan, tolong maafkan aku." He Yuyan tampaknya mengerti bahwa dia benar-benar berlebihan, tetapi meskipun dia memohon pengampunan, dia tidak lupa untuk mengirim tatapan mematikan ke arah Jiang Yingyue.
Sikapnya sepertinya mengatakan bahwa dia hanya ditegur karena Jiang Yingyue dan bahwa jika dia berperilaku, hal seperti ini tidak akan terjadi.
Merasa sedikit dirugikan, Jiang Yingyue mengambil garpu dan menaruh beberapa kue keju stroberi di dalam mulutnya sementara diam-diam mengamati adegan itu bermain di depannya.
He Yuyan meneteskan air mata. Sahabat-sahabatnya akhirnya menyerah.
"Tuan Muda, Nona Dia tidak bermaksud jahat. Dia hanya terkejut melihatmu bersama orang biasa," kata salah satu dari mereka dalam upaya untuk meredakan situasi.
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