After the divorce, she disappeared overnight

Chapter 169 Baby~Do you want me to stay?

Just then, the sound of a cell phone ringing broke the silence.

Jiang Yi took out his cell phone and saw the display on the screen, a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed across his eyes.

"Hey."

"Yiyi, is there a traffic jam?" A man's magnetic and gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.

"No, we're ready." Jiang Yi looked outside and replied.

"I said I would pick you up, just wait and see." Shi Lu said helplessly.

"You order first, I'm at the door."

"Where?" the man asked subconsciously, but what responded to him was a busy tone after the phone was hung up.

He sighed helplessly and was about to put his phone back into his pocket when he caught a glimpse of a luxury car slowly stopping not far away.

Looking at the person getting off the car, a hint of surprise flashed in the man's eyes, and then he strode forward.

"I mean."

"Huh? Why are you still at the door?" Hearing the voice, Jiang Yi raised his head with a look of surprise on his face.

"Where's your car?" the man asked puzzledly.

"...I'll explain it to you later. Let's go upstairs first." Jiang Yi took the man's arm and walked towards the restaurant.

The seat they reserved was on the second floor, and the waiter led the two to the table.

"What would you like to eat?" After the two of them sat down, the man picked up the menu and handed it to Jiang Yi.

"Spicy diced chicken, this fish, and this..." Jiang Yi flipped through the menu and read out his favorite dishes.

"Okay, that's all." The man nodded and said to the waiter.

Jiang Yi felt a strong gaze staring at him and coughed awkwardly, "Ahem, don't look at me like that..."

"Whose car is this?"

"My, my mother is here." Jiang Yi's voice was a little low.

"Hmm? What about your aunt? No, your family isn't..." Shi Lu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly stopped talking.

There was a tense atmosphere in the air and both of them fell silent.

After a while, she took a deep breath, mustered up her courage and said, "Alu, I actually lied to you."

Shi Lu's heart tightened. He felt as if his heart was being tightly squeezed by an invisible hand, making it difficult for him to breathe.

In fact, he had already vaguely sensed the answer that was about to come out, but he felt an inexplicable resistance in his heart.

He didn't dare to face the reality, fearing that this incident would become the fuse that destroyed their relationship.

So he forced himself to remain calm and put on a smile: "What can you lie to me about?"

Jiang Yi bit his lip and said softly, "My home is in Fengcheng... Jiang's family."

When Shi Lu heard the place name "Fengcheng", he immediately had some guesses in his mind.

However, he really knew very little about the Jiang family. After all, no one would pay attention to a family that had nothing to do with them for no reason.

"Why didn't you say it at the beginning?"

"I... I had a falling out with my family at that time, so..." Jiang Yi's eyes dimmed a little, as if he recalled some unpleasant memories.

"Why?"

She raised her head, stared firmly into the man's eyes, and slowly uttered a sentence: "I want freedom."

"Huh?" Shi Lu was stunned, obviously not expecting her to give such an answer.

He asked in confusion: "What do you mean by freedom?"

"I don't want to be bound, I want to live a free life."

Shi Lu listened to her words silently, and the feeling of loss that had filled his heart gradually dissipated.

"Okay, no matter what, I just hope you are happy." Shi Lu looked at Jiang Yi, his eyes full of tenderness and care.

"You... aren't angry?" Jiang Yi raised his head in surprise and looked at Shi Lu.

"Well, angry."

"..."

Jiang Yi didn't know what to say for a moment. She blinked and lowered her head.

Then, his deep and magnetic voice sounded: "Why are you so angry that you have to bear all this by yourself? You should have told me earlier. Although I can't do anything for you, I will do my best to help you."

Jiang Yi felt touched and tears welled up in his eyes.

She bit her lip, trying hard not to cry.

"Alu...thank you." Jiang Yi's voice was a little choked.

"The food is here, let's eat first." Shi Lu reached out and gently touched the top of Jiang Yi's head, then changed the subject.

"I have something else I want to discuss with you."

"Let's talk about it after we have a full meal. We can't rush things."

Jiang Yi nodded, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

But her mind was obviously not on the food, and she glanced at Shi Lu from time to time.

Shi Lu ate his meal in silence, but his mind was full of thoughts.

He could roughly guess what Jiang Yi wanted to say, but he didn't know whether her decision would be the same as last time.

He didn't dare to think about it. Everything had been slowly getting better as he had expected, but now, such a sudden change had happened. He was really afraid that Jiang Yi would break up.

The meal was unusually silent, with both of them having their own thoughts.

After the meal, the two returned to the apartment in the community that Jiang Yi had purchased.

In the living room, a program was playing on TV, Jiang Yi was taking a shower in the bathroom, and the man was cutting fruit in the kitchen.

Taking advantage of this gap, the man looked up the background information of the Jiang family and found that they were also a wealthy and prestigious family like the Gu family.

At that time, she came to other cities alone to make a living and has never left this place in all these years. It can be inferred that there may be serious conflicts between her and her family.

"I'm done with my shower."

Along with Jiang Yi's crisp voice, the man brought the cut fruit to the living room and said, "Come and have some fruit."

Jiang Yi looked at the plate full of fruits in front of him, and couldn't help showing a look of surprise. He asked in confusion: "Where did these fruits come from?"

"This is what Qi ordered specially for Grandpa, but he ordered a few extra. He just sent someone to deliver it."

"Hehe, Yaoyao is not here, so I can just leave it for you to enjoy."

"Where did Luo Yao go?"

"She's out having fun."

"Do you want to go out and play too?" the man asked immediately.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yi was suddenly stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "I've been busy lately, let's talk when we have time."

However, her moment of hesitation made the man keenly aware that deep down she was actually eager to go out and play.

"Okay, then go when you are free."

"Are you staying here tonight?"

"Baby, do you want me to stay?" He asked with a hipster smile on his face.

Jiang Yi glared at him angrily, "Go take a shower!"

"okay!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already walked towards the bedroom.