I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 185 If she ignores you, that's fine, but you still have to talk to her.

"Her daughter? Isn't that your sister or brother too? She's the same as Tang Zhi, so how could you not get along?"

"Well... that's just her personality. She's a bit difficult to get along with, and she's cold. Whenever I talk to her, she doesn't really respond, so I basically don't talk to her."

A figure appeared in Zhou Heng's mind, but he couldn't quite recall her face. He seemed to have never seen her face clearly before, so he couldn't remember it...

Haven't you been in touch for a long time?

Yin Mengran became intensely curious about this person; she hadn't expected that Zhou Heng had such a relative.

"Well... it's alright. My mom had me relatively late, while my aunt had her baby earlier, so she's a year or two older than me and is in college. I haven't seen her for over a year now, and she'll probably only come home for Chinese New Year."

"It's nothing. I thought you meant it had been a long time since we last met. If you live nearby, you should go visit her, right? After all, you and your aunt have a pretty good relationship, don't you?"

Zhou Heng thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Hmm, that's right. Then... shall we go take a look tomorrow? It's not too far..."

"Okay, sure!"

Yin Mengran was very happy to meet Zhou Heng's relatives, and she increasingly felt that she was part of Zhou Heng's family...

The two took a shower and went back to sleep. It was already late at night, and the fireworks outside had stopped.

Yin Mengran had already fallen asleep in Zhou Heng's arms, while Zhou Heng was scrolling through his phone, as if searching for a contact.

After a while, he saw a person whose contact name was: [Shen Linyi].

Zhou Heng opened the chat interface and found that they hadn't chatted at all... there wasn't a single message record.

Then he checked the person's Moments (WeChat's social media feed), and it was completely empty, with nothing there...

"They wouldn't have deleted it, would they...?"

Zhou Heng was a little puzzled... But thinking back to that indifferent attitude in his memory, he felt it was very likely...

"Um..."

Zhou Heng hesitated, wondering if he should try sending a message, something like "Happy New Year," since even if it went through, there was no guarantee they'd reply...

But after thinking about it, I decided against it; I'll find out tomorrow anyway.

Then he turned off his phone and went to sleep.

the next day,

The two got up early, put on their new clothes, tidied themselves up, and prepared to go out.

I went out to buy some things I needed to take when visiting relatives.

"Where does my aunt live? How do I get there?"

Yin Mengran asked a question, as she didn't know exactly where it was.

Zhou Heng thought about it seriously for a while and said:

"Hmm... I can just take a taxi. It should take about an hour and a half. It's in the next city..."

"Okay."

The two hailed a car and headed directly to their destination.

Fortunately, Zhou Heng remembered where his aunt's house was, so he wouldn't get lost.

More than an hour later, we arrived at our destination, a residential area, and found one of the buildings.

"Let's go upstairs, everyone should be home."

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran went inside together and took the elevator to the 8th floor.

"This is the place."

Zhou Heng pointed to the door in the middle, but didn't go forward. Instead, he stood still and took a deep breath...

"Why do you look more nervous than me? Isn't this your aunt? What are you so nervous about?"

Yin Mengran gently patted Zhou Heng's back to help him relax. Seeing him like this, she couldn't help but want to laugh...

"It's just...it's been a long time since I've seen her, and I don't know how she is now. The most important thing is Shen Linyi, oh, that's my aunt's daughter. She'll probably still be indifferent to me. How awkward will that be? Should I talk to her or not?"

"It's okay, just talk normally. She's still your sister, right? Even if she ignores you, you still have to talk to her."

Yin Mengran pushed Zhou Heng, trying to push him forward.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Zhou Heng stepped forward and gently knocked on the door:

"Bang bang—"

After a while, a woman's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"Auntie! It's me, Zhou Heng! I've come to see you..."

"Zhou Heng?!"

The voice inside clearly paused for a moment, clearly surprised.

The door opened quickly the next second, and a woman stood in the doorway. She looked quite young, about the same age as Zhou Heng's mother, and they looked quite similar.

"Oh! Zhou Heng! You've come! Please come in!"

When Zhou Heng's aunt, Liu Ling, saw him, she was first very surprised, then overjoyed, and smiled.

"Auntie! Happy Chinese New Year!"

Zhou Heng immediately spoke, then stepped aside to reveal Yin Mengran behind him, and introduced her:

"Um... Auntie... this is my girlfriend, her name is Yin Mengran."

"Auntie... Happy New Year..."

Yin Mengran bowed respectfully, greeting them with a smile on her face.

Liu Ling was suddenly stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief, and it took her a few seconds to react...

"this..."

"Oh! Hello, hello! My goodness, Zhou Heng, you have a girlfriend now! She's so pretty! Come in and sit down, please..."

Liu Ling quickly ushered the two in and invited them inside.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran also carried their things inside. As soon as they entered, Zhou Heng looked around the room and asked:

"Where's my uncle? Uh... Shen... Shen Linyi?"

As Liu Ling poured tea for the two of them, she said:

"Your aunt's husband went out for drinks. Shen Linyi is at home. I'll call her out in a bit. Please have a seat."

"okay."

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran sat on the sofa, looking somewhat at a loss.

After all, this was their first time visiting relatives on their own, and they didn't know what to talk about or when to leave...

Liu Ling poured tea for the two of them and placed it on the coffee table. Then she went inside, knocked on the bedroom door, and called out:

"Shen Linyi! Come out! Guess who's here! Zhou Heng is here!"

There was no response from inside the bedroom; the silence made one wonder if anyone was even inside...

A moment later, footsteps were heard, and then the door opened.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran were both staring intently at that direction. After the door opened, a girl walked out.

She has a tall figure, with long, glossy black hair cascading down her shoulders like a waterfall. Her features are well-proportioned and delicate, like a finely crafted work of art.

Her eyes were clear and bright, and the round-framed glasses she wore did not obscure her beauty; instead, they added a unique charm, making her look particularly quiet and elegant.

When Yin Mengran saw her, her mouth slightly agape, and she couldn't help but sigh:

"so beautiful..."