【6.】

  On Saturday, Shen Duan and I went to Zhou Ruixue's birthday party.

  It's really worthy of being the daughter of a big shot in the entertainment industry. The birthday party is quite something.

  The gift Shen Zhao gave her was a small dress that we had picked out together, but Shen Zhao never really liked it and said it looked like maternity clothes. I was speechless, wondering if guys just didn't understand these things about dresses.

  Zhou Ruixue saw how happy we were, holding my hand and talking nonstop, which made me feel a bit embarrassed. Shen Duan's hand was on my waist, gazing calmly at everything in the room, I loved his expression, it had a sense of overlooking everything, as if he was the only one who mattered.

  Suddenly, he lowered his head and said to me: "There's a lively scene to watch."

  As soon as I heard the word "lively", my nerves were highly excited, and I pulled his sleeve to ask: "What what?"

  "Look over there! Those three boys are rivals for her affection."

  Wow~~~~~~~

  Shen Diao said in a tone that was coaxing a child: "After the first dance starts, who Zhou Ruixue will be dancing with is really worth looking forward to."

  Sounds pretty cool.

  I was carefully examining those three people when I heard someone calling me. I turned around and unexpectedly saw Du Bin and Jin Tongtong.

  Jin Tongtong saw me for a moment, her face changed several colors, as if considering whether to greet me or not. Her mouth was always half open, looking very funny.

  Shen Duan wrapped his arm around my waist and extended his hand to shake hands with Du Bin: "Long time no see."

  Du Bin seemed to have not expected Shen Zhong to react this way, and was taken aback for a moment. He then smiled and extended his hand: "Yes, it's been a long time."

  Zhou Ruixue saw Du Bin and Jin Tongtong, ran a few steps over: "Wow! You two are also here? I'm really so happy!"

  Jin Tongtong smiled slightly: "Our family's phone is about to be blown up by you, how dare we not come?"

  Zhou Ruixue listened and felt a bit embarrassed, sticking out her tongue, looking extremely cute.

  The relationship between these three people is a bit confusing to me. I looked at Zhou Ruixue with a puzzled expression, and she seemed to understand what I meant, clearing her throat and saying: "Let me introduce you... This is my classmate Shen Dang, this is his girlfriend, senior sister Liu Jia."

  Jin Tongtong gave me a faint glance, without any intention of greeting. Zhou Ruixue, who was sandwiched in between, felt extremely awkward but didn't know what was going on either. She could only continue introducing: "These two are the children of my dad's friend."

  I was startled: "What?"

  She probably didn't expect my reaction to be so big, and looked at me timidly: "It's the child of my father's friend..."

  I looked at Du Bin: "Are you siblings?"

  Jin Tongtong bit her lip and looked away, seemingly very unwilling to admit it. I suddenly felt that I was too cruel, and couldn't ask another question.

  Shen Dang leaned forward and asked me: "Do you want to eat something?"

  I nodded and let him lead me by the hand to the dinner table.

  "What do you want to eat?"

  I shook my head.

  Shen Diao sighed and tidied up my clothes: "Look at you... it's always like this, your emotions fluctuate too much. It's not good for your body."

  I pulled his hand: "Am I being a bit too much?"

  "Don't think like that... dear, you don't know either. It's not your fault."

  Although I say so... but I feel very uneasy in my heart. Finally understood what Jin Tongtong has been sad about all this time.

  When dancing, it was very dramatic. I don't know who chose it, but surprisingly, Shen Zhong was chosen as Zhou Ruixue's first dance partner. Shen Zhong kept refusing, but the situation became more and more intense, with everyone cheering him on.

  Zhou Ruixue also felt a bit uneasy, I pulled Shen Dang: "Why don't you just go, don't make it too difficult for others."

  He patted my hand and didn't say a word. I thought he was uncomfortable because of me being there, so I quietly walked to the balcony.

  I didn't expect Du Bin to be on the balcony as well, he was holding a glass of wine and looked slightly startled when he saw someone coming in, but then he smiled when he saw it was me.

  I licked my lips: "Just now... I'm really sorry."

  "It's nothing. It's not like it's a secret."

  "But you..." I hesitated for a long time before asking, "How can you be siblings?"

  He shrugged: "Actually, they can't be considered siblings, her mother is my stepmother."

  Ah!

  It's like this!

  I couldn't continue the conversation, I could only stand by and watch the moon.

  "She liked me from a very young age..." Du Bin seemed to be drunk, his voice was not like usual. "But for me, this kind of love is really too heavy... If she were an ordinary person's child, I would politely and tactfully refuse her like any other pursuer. But Jin Tongtong is different... You also know that. Many times she likes to think about things that are impossible, and there are more things that she can't let go of. I still don't know how to talk to her."

  "But isn't it better to be together? The closer the blood relationship, the more affectionate."

  He glanced at me sideways: "If it were as simple as you said."

  I shut up.

  "I like you, it's true..." His profile in the moonlight was exceptionally perfect, like a statue from Greek mythology, or a meticulously carved model from a fashion magazine.

  "Thank you..."

  His hands clasped together, holding a wine glass, his eyes gazing into the distance, softly and incredulously: "That unexpected event, I really don't know how to explain it, nor can I tell you what kind of relationship I have with Jin Tongtong. After all, she's my family member, and she doesn't want others to know that her mother was someone else's mistress, so I couldn't hurt her like that. I just thought... I hurt Jin Tongtong, and heaven sent you to hurt me. It's as if the cycle of cause and effect has been completed, with no loose ends."

  "Don't say that..."

  "It's just that I still can't forget you..." He smiled bitterly "I don't want to forget either."

  I was just about to speak when I saw two people walking out from under the balcony, seemingly arguing about something. Upon closer inspection... it turned out to be Shen Zhong and Zhou Ruixue.

  I held my breath and stared intently.

  "Why can't you even agree with me on this?" Zhou Ruixue said, her voice already trembling with tears.

  "Sorry." Shen Zhao's face was serious, without a hint of joy. "Someone is more suitable than me."

  "But I only want you!" Zhou Ruixue shouted loudly, wiping away her own tears. "What's so good about her? Her temper is not as good as mine, her personality is not as good as mine!"

  "But she is the one I love."

  Shen Diao's voice was cold and clear, but it still carried his usual resoluteness.

  "The one I love, she should have some differences from others. She has a small temper because she cares about me. Her temper is not good, but it's not that she doesn't understand things. Her occasional unreasonable behavior is all because of my spoiling her. I hope she can put everything down and treat me with simplicity like a child." He took out a watch from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Ruixue "Thanks for accompanying me to buy this watch."

  "What's this... what do you mean?"

  Shen Diao didn't say a word, placed the watch in her hand and turned around to leave.

  I stand on the balcony, in a cold and clear moonlight, sobbing uncontrollably.