Always Chasing My White Moonlight Omega - Chapter 50

Ruan Yang’s eyes widened uncontrollably, her heart pounding loudly in her chest.

What did Xu Zhiyi mean by this?

She stared at the screen, momentarily unsure whether to focus on the fact that Xu Zhiyi had invited her to lunch or on Xu Zhiyi’s remark that “the next project hasn’t been decided yet.”

Perhaps she was overthinking it. It was lunchtime, after all. Ruan Yang pressed her lips together slightly and typed a reply:

[Class is over. Okay.]

Still dazed, she soon received another message from Xu Zhiyi:

[Wait for me at your school gate. I’ll be passing by in a few minutes.]

[I’ll pick you up.]

Ruan Yang grew even more bewildered. She replied with an “Okay,” then followed Xu Zhiyi’s instructions and headed to a less crowded side entrance to wait.

Before long, a white van pulled up in front of the side gate of Imperial University.

Jiang Jiang quickly rolled down the window as soon as she spotted Ruan Yang and waved. “Assistant Ruan, over here!!”

Hearing Jiang Jiang’s address, Xu Zhiyi shot her a glance and whispered, “She’s not an assistant anymore. Don’t call her that, got it?”

Indeed, she wasn’t an assistant she was even about to become a director herself.

Jiang Jiang quickly realized her mistake.

Though that was true, she had grown so accustomed to calling Ruan Yang “Assistant Ruan” that it was hard to break the habit.

She nodded but pouted. “Then what should I call her?”

Little Ruan? Little Yang?

Neither seemed appropriate.

Xu Zhiyi pondered the question as well, but before she could come up with anything, Jiang Jiang’s eyes sparkled with sudden inspiration.

She waved at Ruan Yang again. “Yangyang! We’re here!”

Yangyang?

Xu Zhiyi stared at Jiang Jiang, the corners of her lips twitching downward.

She had never called Ruan Yang something so intimate and natural.

Behind the tinted window, Ruan Yang couldn’t see Xu Zhiyi and was unaware of the little exchange between her and Jiang Jiang.

She noticed the sudden change in how Jiang Jiang addressed her but didn’t comment.

From a distance of about thirty or forty meters, Ruan Yang nodded at Jiang Jiang to acknowledge her, then crossed the street toward the van.

Though Ruan Yang couldn’t see Xu Zhiyi, Xu Zhiyi could observe her every move even the subtlest shifts in her expression through the window.

After watching for a few seconds, Xu Zhiyi suddenly sensed an unfamiliar gaze.

Her focus shifted from Ruan Yang to a girl standing farther back near the gate, staring coldly in their direction.

Despite the distance, the two locked eyes in an eerie, silent confrontation.

Xu Zhiyi keenly detected the undisguised hostility in the girl’s gaze, mixed with an indescribable sense of disdain.

She looked somewhat familiar.

Yet, Xu Zhiyi couldn’t immediately recall where she had seen her before.

Just as she was trying to remember, Ruan Yang reached the van. Jiang Jiang opened the door, and Ruan Yang climbed in from the other side, taking a seat beside Xu Zhiyi.

The moment Ruan Yang’s face appeared in her line of sight, fragments of nearly forgotten memories surged back into Xu Zhiyi’s mind.

She remembered now, it was at the celebration party.

That girl had once attended an awards ceremony afterparty with Ruan Yang. It was the same ceremony where the award meant for Xu Zhiyi had been maneuvered to Zheng Tang by Xunguang Entertainment.

At that time, one of the responsible individuals seemed to have an exceptionally good attitude toward this girl and even asked Jiang Jiang to look into her background.

Her surname was Lu, if I recall correctly. She was Ruan Yang’s classmate.

Jiang Jiang did investigate later and found out that this girl surnamed Lu came from a rather wealthy family, which owned a well-known entertainment company in the industry.

It was this very company that, when Xu Zhiyi was embroiled in the scandal of allegedly interfering in Zheng Tang’s relationship, preemptively exposed through their marketing accounts that Zheng Tang was a habitual cheater before she could even release the surveillance footage. This had helped her significantly at the time.

Jiang Jiang had gone to great lengths to uncover that it was Chairman Lu’s daughter who had instructed them to do so. Back then, she had wondered why this girl would help her, but as other matters took priority, she gradually forgot about it.

Now, encountering her again, Xu Zhiyi’s thoughts drifted back to that period.

She had once considered the possibility that this girl might be a fan of hers, but judging by the way the girl had just looked at her, it was clear she didn’t like her at all.

So why had she done it?

Xu Zhiyi looked up and glanced at Ruan Yang again.

Ruan Yang happened to be looking at her as well. She pointed out the window and asked, “Is that your classmate? Should we invite her to join us for lunch?”

Xu Zhiyi remembered that Ruan Yang seemed to get along quite well with this roommate.

But to her surprise, when Ruan Yang followed her gesture and looked out the window, she inexplicably furrowed her brows slightly.

“No need,” Ruan Yang said.

Xu Zhiyi arched an eyebrow, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said nothing more. She glanced at Jiang Jiang.

Taking the cue, Jiang Jiang signaled the driver in the front to start the car and head toward the restaurant she had just reserved.

The restaurant was about two kilometers from Imperial University, making it convenient to drop Ruan Yang back for class afterward while also minimizing the chances of running into students who might recognize her.

Jiang Jiang escorted the two to a private room before excusing herself.

In the modestly sized room, Xu Zhiyi took a seat by the window. The midday sunlight pooled at her feet, casting her fair skin in an almost ethereal glow.

Ruan Yang stole a glance before averting her gaze and sitting down beside Xu Zhiyi.

Neither spoke. Xu Zhiyi ordered the dishes herself, and after that, the two waited in silence for the food to arrive.

Throughout, Ruan Yang sat quietly, staring blankly at the tablecloth in front of her.

When the dishes were finally served, Xu Zhiyi asked the server to close the door securely before resting her hands on the table.

Her beautiful eyes lingered on Ruan Yang’s lips before slowly rising to meet her gaze.

“Don’t you have anything to say to me?” she asked proactively.

That one short question carried far too many implications.

Ruan Yang lifted her eyes, her amber irises as clear as spring water.

Countless words swirled in her mind. She wanted to ask Xu Zhiyi if she had seen the message she had unsent, why she hadn’t replied, and what those two WeChat messages earlier had meant.

She wanted even more to ask why, after her rut had passed, Xu Zhiyi’s attitude toward her had grown even colder.

Too many thoughts were bottled up inside Ruan Yang. The disappointment of waiting days for Xu Zhiyi’s response, only to be met with silence, surged within her now. For the first time, she realized she felt something she rarely did resentment.

She had been far too passive.

But when it came to pursuing Xu Zhiyi, being too passive wasn’t a good thing.

Ruan Yang’s calm gaze flickered imperceptibly. She lowered her lashes, picked up her chopsticks, and deflected Xu Zhiyi’s question back to her.

“What do you want me to say to you?”

The other’s composed attitude made Xu Zhiyi’s fingers, which had been lightly tapping the table, pause.

“Don’t you have anything you want to say?” She let out a soft laugh. “But from the way I see it, it seems like you have a lot you want to tell me.”

“Like what?” Ruan Yang effortlessly picked out the chili peppers from the dish in front of her, her expression indifferent.

Today, Ruan Yang seemed a little different. Xu Zhiyi’s gaze darkened.

“Like!” Her red lips curved into a smile.

“Like, shouldn’t you tell me why you suddenly started working at Runying?”

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