Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Have We Met A Long Time Ago?

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“Sen… Senior, you eat by yourself, just call me if you need anything! I have something to do, so I’ll go ahead first!” Luo Qingxuan, who had completely fallen into “please give us more sweet moments to enjoy,” directly found an excuse to run away at light speed to prevent Xia Ruoming from seeing her blushing face, not even giving Xia Ruoming a chance to say something like “okay, junior, go ahead.”

With a completely red face, Luo Qingxuan directly ran into the staff break room and buried her head in plush toys.

Only leaving behind a completely confused Chu Suhe frantically handling the coffee shop’s affairs.

“Xia Ruoming!!!”

Jiang Ruhua’s voice came from the stairway. Looking at Jiang Ruhua who directly sat down beside her, Xia Ruoming was so startled she almost threw the coffee in her hand.

Ye Han, however, seemed not to notice Jiang Ruhua, and continued elegantly forking up cake and feeding it to Xia Ruoming.

“Ruoming, don’t call me Second Young Lady Ye anymore, I don’t like you calling me that.” After glancing at Jiang Ruhua from the corner of her eye, Ye Han directly leaned on Xia Ruoming’s shoulder and said in a somewhat flirtatious tone.

“Uh… then what would you like me to call you?” Xia Ruoming asked puzzledly.

“Just call me Hanhan~ How about it~ I’m not even calling you boss anymore, Ruoming, you should agree to this.” As she spoke, Ye Han secretly glanced at the black-faced Jiang Ruhua beside them.

“Say, Ye Han, we see each other often enough, but how come I’ve never seen you act so disgusting before?” Jiang Ruhua asked with a cat-like scrunched face, “And ‘Hanhan’, hearing it makes me want to throw up.”

Ye Han tilted her head slightly, staring into Jiang Ruhua’s eyes and slowly said: “What are you saying, Ruhua? Isn’t this what you used to call me too? How come you’re not calling me that today?”

Jiang Ruhua: “…”

“Little princess, this shop is being managed by my junior, would you like something to drink? It’s definitely not inferior to what we had in Chengdu.” Seeing Jiang Ruhua who was too angry to speak, Xia Ruoming stepped in to ease the atmosphere.

Xia Ruoming looked again at the two people who had started bickering, showing a very puzzled expression. These two people didn’t seem to be this incompatible in their previous life, how did they suddenly start arguing? And that slightly smug smile on Ye Han’s face, you’re the notorious crazy Second Young Lady Ye, can you not act like a child!

“Just recommend something for me, Ruoming.” Perhaps because she had been annoyed by Ye Han again, Jiang Ruhua seemed somewhat downhearted.

“Then let little princess taste my specialty.”

As Xia Ruoming spoke, she stood up and walked behind the counter, taking an empty coffee cup.

One-third Italian coffee bean espresso, combined with one-third steamed milk, topped with one-third milk foam, and finally garnished with a touch of cinnamon powder.

As if performing magic, the little princess’s favorite cappuccino was already placed in front of her.

“How is it, little princess? Apart from not having latte art, the cappuccino here is absolutely top-tier. Both the coffee beans and the coffee machine are the results of my careful selection.” Xia Ruoming pushed the prepared coffee in front of Jiang Ruhua, “Try it, it’s definitely worthy of little princess’s status.”

Jiang Ruhua narrowed her eyes and took a light sip. The milk fragrance of the wet cappuccino covered the strong taste of coffee, which was perfect for Jiang Ruhua who preferred mild flavors. Even she, who rarely smiled, showed a rare smile.

“Little princess, how’s my craftsmanship? Not too disappointing, right?” Xia Ruoming looked at Jiang Ruhua’s expression and asked with a smile.

“Of course, Ruoming’s skills couldn’t be bad.” Ye Han spoke while picking up the small fork again, continuing to “feed” Xia Ruoming, “Isn’t that right, Ruhua? Oh, no, what did Ruoming call you again, little princess~?”

“Hmph… it’s just ordinary.” Jiang Ruhua glared at Ye Han, but couldn’t think of any particularly good way to counter Ye Han, “If you keep calling me that, I’m going to call you crazy woman.”

“Go ahead~ I’ve been called that for so many years, what’s another time, right~ Little-Prin-cess~” Ye Han continued speaking mischievously, leaving Jiang Ruhua completely speechless with anger.

Xia Ruoming turned her gaze to Jiang Ruhua, but found that although Jiang Ruhua was talking to Ye Han, her gaze remained focused on her, that deep gaze seemed to contain various complex emotions. This was the first time Xia Ruoming had seen such an expression in Jiang Ruhua’s eyes.

“What’s wrong, little princess?” Seeing the somewhat unusual little princess, Xia Ruoming asked puzzledly.

Jiang Ruhua didn’t move her gaze, but stared directly at Xia Ruoming. However, she just kept staring without showing any intention to speak, even Ye Han was drawn in by this mysteriously silent atmosphere, curiously looking at Jiang Ruhua.

After a long while, Jiang Ruhua finally spoke slowly: “Xia Ruoming, have we… met a very long time ago?”

Jiang Ruhua really wanted to know if those things were only seen by her. Xia Ruoming was also a protagonist in the story, could she also know about these things?

Xia Ruoming suddenly froze on the spot. She didn’t understand what Jiang Ruhua was saying, nor did she understand why Jiang Ruhua would ask such a question. She had indeed met little princess, but that was in her previous life. In this life, she hadn’t had much interaction with little princess.

“Hmm? Didn’t we meet in high school? Has little princess forgotten?” Not understanding Jiang Ruhua’s intention, Xia Ruoming decisively did what she liked doing best—playing dumb.

“No… that’s not what I meant. I meant, have we met even earlier? Or rather, did we know each other a very long time ago…” Jiang Ruhua continued to watch Xia Ruoming, wanting to find some changes in her expression, and this time, she really did notice something unusual.

Xia Ruoming’s expression really revealed a hint of unnaturalness, her eyes seemed to be hiding something.

Although the change in expression was slight, Xia Ruoming’s heart was already surging with huge waves. In her previous life, she clearly remembered that before university, she and Jiang Ruhua had never had any interaction. With no story between them, there couldn’t have been anything that would make Jiang Ruhua have this kind of illusion of ‘haven’t we met before?’

The fact that Jiang Ruhua could ask such a question could only mean one thing: she knew something about the previous life. Xia Ruoming didn’t know how much Jiang Ruhua knew, but since she asked such a question, perhaps it was just vague memories, and she didn’t know the detailed events.

It was that kind of feeling where you feel like the person in front of you has always existed in your memories, but you can’t remember where you’ve met them before.