CHAPTER 45: 045: THE TIME IS NOT YET RIGHT

Upon hearing this, Yu Feici snapped her fingers and grinned mischievously, "Hmm, there’s some truth to that. Or maybe she’s just jealous of my interesting soul?"

Lu Shishu chuckled, the once sharp and indifferent starlight in his eyes gradually becoming warm and gentle, nodding thoughtfully, "If that’s the case, then she’s jealous of my beauty?"

"Hahaha! That’s definitely it. Let’s toast to the fact that it’s not easy for the three of us." Yu Feici burst into laughter, raised her glass, and clinked it with theirs.

A little playful joke from Cen Jin instantly livened up what had been a slightly heavy atmosphere, and everyone continued chatting and laughing.

By the time the gathering ended, almost everyone had left, leaving only the four of them. Yu Feici suddenly propped her head up and asked, "Cen Jin, when do you plan to find a boyfriend and get married? Isn’t your mom pressuring you?"

The sudden mention of this topic caught Cen Jin off guard. She was momentarily stunned and glanced instinctively at Jiang Baizhou, but he was leaning back in his chair, looking at his phone, seemingly not interested in their topic, leaving her feeling inexplicably a little disappointed.

"My studio has just started to show some progress, so my focus is still on my career. I haven’t really thought about it, and my mom isn’t pushing me," Cen Jin smiled, using this as an excuse to brush the question aside, then countered, "What about you? Haven’t you also not found a boyfriend these years?"

"Are you asking if I want to get into Tsinghua University?"

"?" Cen Jin looked at her, confused.

"Of course I want to!" Yu Feici replied confidently, then pouted like a deflated balloon, "Likewise, I also want to find a boyfriend! The problem is I can’t find anyone I’m interested in. What can I do? My uncle and aunt don’t pressure me, but I really want to fall in love."

"Can you not act like you haven’t dated in eight hundred years?" Lu Shishu looked at her desperate-to-get-married demeanor, too exhausted to even tease.

"What about you? Are you planning to stay single forever?"

Lu Shishu shrugged, "I’m going with the flow! If worse comes to worst, I can accompany you in a retirement home in the future."

"And what about Cen Jin?" Yu Feici asked her suspiciously, "Do you think Cen Jin can get married, but I can’t?"

"Uh...," Lu Shishu was momentarily at a loss for words, smiled, and patted her shoulder before quickly grabbing her bag to make her escape, waving as she left, "My ride’s here. No need to trouble you guys anymore. I’m off. Let’s arrange another meeting soon, love you all."

"Lu Shishu, stop right there and explain yourself. What do you mean by saying I can’t get married?" Yu Feici angrily put down her glass and quickly chased after her, leaving only Cen Jin and Jiang Baizhou on the rooftop.

Listening to their conversation, Cen Jin touched her nose, feeling a bit weird inside. She looked at Jiang Baizhou hesitantly and asked, "Jiang Baizhou, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead," Jiang Baizhou put away his phone and met her gaze seriously.

His deep, dark eyes held no flicker, causing the courage that had just surged in Cen Jin’s heart to suddenly dissipate by more than half. She smiled tentatively and asked, "What Feici said earlier got me curious, when do you plan to find a girlfriend?"

Jiang Baizhou’s eyes deepened as he looked at her, somewhat uncertain about her question. He could never see through her thoughts, was she hiding her feelings too well, or did she not have any such feelings at all?

The rooftop was caressed by the gentle night breeze, refreshing and pleasant. After a long time, she finally heard him say, "The time hasn’t come yet."