Chapter 178: Have you ever liked anyone?

Chapter 178: Have you ever liked anyone?

Chapter 178 Have you ever liked anyone?

That coffee shop is located in the city center. When Xia Ling arrived, she found that Pei Ziheng had already arrived.

She recognized him at a glance. In the dim light, he sat quietly in the corner by the picture window, with a pot of black tea in his hand. He did not drink it, but looked out the window with his face slightly sideways, showing a thoughtful expression. Outside the window, there were lush broad-leaved trees and decorative waterfalls, making him look gentler than usual. However, she knew that it was just an illusion given by the tiger when he was resting.

Xia Ling secretly took a deep breath and walked over.

"Ye Xingling," he saw her, and the corners of his lips curved slightly, changing from the madness last night, "I'm glad you can come."

But Xia Ling was not too happy. Just sitting down opposite him and being locked by his gaze made her feel numb and nervous. She made up her mind to make a quick decision and leave as soon as she got the watch.

 He called the waiter and asked her, "What would you like to drink?"

She glanced at the menu handed over by the waiter, not in the mood to take a closer look, and said casually: "Lemon..." Halfway through her words, she suddenly realized that she had liked drinking lemonade in her previous life, and she was afraid that he would notice the clues and panic. Then he hurriedly changed his words, "A cup of Mandheling coffee, thank you."

The waiter responded and soon brought the coffee.

Pei Ziheng looked at her and said, "You are a singer. You should take good care of your voice. It's better to drink less coffee." His tone was calm, just like an ordinary friend chatting casually.

Xia Ling really doesn’t drink much coffee. The reason is, as he said, to protect her throat. She didn't touch almost all stimulating drinks. This was a habit she had developed around him many years ago. In the blink of an eye, such a long time passed, and things changed and people changed. She was in a daze, lowered her head, picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. A bitter taste instantly filled her mouth. She put down the cup reflexively, took a breath, and her whole face wrinkled.

 “Are you not used to drinking?” he asked with some inquiry.

How dare Xia Ling tell him that she never drinks Mandheling? She ordered this kind of coffee just because she liked it. This kind of coffee was Wei Shaoyin's favorite. After getting along with Wei Shaoyin for a long time, when she mentioned coffee, this was the first thing she thought of. Normally, Wei Shaoyin's face would not change even when drinking. How did she know that she would suffer like this? !

 She responded to Pei Ziheng's question: "I'm used to drinking. I just forgot to add sugar."

Pei Ziheng smiled slightly.

Xia Ling did not dare to look at him and lowered her head to look for the sugar packet. However, the moment her fingers were about to touch the sugar packet, someone took it away first. It's Pei Ziheng.

 She raised her head and looked at him in surprise.

He lowered his eyes and concentrated on tearing open the sugar packet and pouring it into the coffee for her. One pack was not enough, so I tore open another pack and added seven or eight more packs before I could stop. "Taste it," he said. "Does it taste good?"

Xia Ling picked up the cup and took a careful sip. The rich sweet aroma was exactly what she liked.

He squinted at her slightly and chuckled: "It tastes so sweet, I don't know how you can drink it."

you? Xia Ling was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized who he was talking about, her, and her from the previous life. In her previous life, she was also afraid of bitterness and liked to drink sweet things. When she occasionally drank coffee, she would add a lot of sugar to it as hard as she could. Thinking of the drink stains on his sweater when I saw him last night, it was because he had not allowed her to drink randomly and she spilled the cup when they were fighting for a sugar packet.

Now, they are sitting here alienated, as polite as strangers. He will never deny her this or that. He even tears open the sugar packets with his own hands and adds one packet after another until she is satisfied with the sweetness.

Xia Ling felt sour and sad in her heart.

He also asked the waiter to bring him a cup of Mandheling coffee, adding seven or eight packets of sugar like her, and drank it one sip after another. The heat was rising, and his eyes were hidden in the mist, quiet and deep, unable to see clearly.

She remembered that he was very picky and disliked sweets. What's more, the coffee in his hand was not yet at normal sweetness. According to the average person's taste, it was probably already too sweet to be cloying. What happened to him today?

I couldn't help but ask him: "Does it taste good?"

He looked at the drink in the cup for a long time and said in a low voice, "It's very bitter."

Xia Ling stopped talking. There seemed to be unsolvable sadness hidden in his expression, which made her heart also feel sad. She lowered her head silently, not wanting to feel the sadness again. To divert her attention, she drank the coffee in her hand. It obviously tasted very sweet, but suddenly she felt that it was indeed very bitter.     Like, the bitter past.

 “Ye Xingling,” he called, “can you come to the Emperor?”

 She was suddenly startled, and when she returned to reality, he was still the aloof emperor boss who was full of intentions for her, and she was just an insignificant little artist with no foundation.

Xia Ling was very alert: "I'm from Tianyi, Mr. Pei, I'm sorry."

"I prefer you to call me Pei Ziheng." He looked at her very gently.

"I don't think our relationship is that close." Xia Ling gently pushed the coffee cup away and leaned back.

“Do you have any idea how many people want the privilege of calling me that?” He was not sullen.

"That doesn't include me." Her tone became cold. Yes, there are so many people outside who only dare to call him Mr. Pei or Dong Pei. Even people from the Pei family have to respectfully call him patriarch, uncle, or rank. There were very few people who dared to call him by his first name, and apart from his competitors, she was the only one.

 But now, she wished she could be as far away from him as possible.

 Didn’t he call her “Xiao Ling” again?

 Ye Xingling, what a strange and polite name. Suddenly, she realized that whether it was him, Feng Kun, or Chu Chen, these old acquaintances would never call her "Xiao Ling" like Li Lei or Ah Wei did. Perhaps, in their hearts, she would always be Not as good as Xia Ling.

 But she and Xia Ling are obviously the same person.

Pei Ziheng, is it she whom the emperor is reluctant to part with, or is she an illusory phantom?

"Ye Xingling." It was still such an unfamiliar name, "As long as you are willing to come to the Emperor, Tianyi is not a problem. I will help you handle all liquidated damages and related matters. All you need to do is nod."

 She looked at him: "Why?"

 He said: "I admire you very much."

Xia Ling sneered slightly and lied. If Pei Ziheng really admired her, how could he send someone to kidnap her and treat her cruelly without mercy? "Pei Ziheng," she said angrily, "No, you don't appreciate me. What you appreciate is just the phantom in your heart."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she wished he could refute them.

 But he didn't.

 He sat in the dark green leather sofa chair and looked at her quietly, thoughtfully.

Xia Ling's heart sank little by little.

"Pei Ziheng," she said, "what you like..." is not her. But she couldn't say the last three words no matter what. I feel so bad that I almost cry. What is this? Are you jealous of yourself? No, that's not right... Pei Ziheng, could it be that even Xia Ling is just a phantom? Otherwise, why would he no longer be able to recognize her after she changed her appearance?

 "What do you like..." Xia Ling asked word by word with difficulty, "Pei Ziheng, have you ever liked...who..."

 (End of this chapter)