C17 They Knew Each Other from Before

Zuo Yuliang got up and put on his coat. He came over to her and patted her on the shoulder. “Let’s go!”

Yu Xiaotong could only stand up and follow him out.

Zuo Yuliang took Yu Xiaotong to the Thousand Miles Meet Premium Food City. Zuo Yuliang had a very gentlemanly demeanor of a man who knew his way around. He pulled her chair back for her and placed the napkin on her lap. Afraid that she would not be able to eat her fill, throughout the meal, he kept picking dishes for her. From the start to finish, he stayed close to Yu Xiaotong, making sure that her every need was taken care of. Everything from her eating and drinking was seen to.

It was easy to get along with Zuo Yuliang once you got to know him. And once he laid eyes on a beauty, it was easy for him to get familiar with her too.

He was also well-spoken. He could talk your ear off about things like food and drink, health, gastric health, and beauty. He placed a lot of thought into what he said, explaining things clearly and analyzing them very well.

The conversation was very casual and soon Yu Xiaotong found herself relaxing. It did not take long before the two of them were eating and chatting like old acquaintances.

After dinner, Zuo Yuliang drove Yu Xiaotong back home.

Before getting out of the car, Yu Xiaotong turned around to thank Zuo Yuliang.

Zuo Yuliang only looked at her. “Since we are friends, you don’t always have to be so polite.”

Yu Xiaotong felt embarrassed. She bent her head down and opened the car door, ready to get out. Just as she was leaving, Zuo Yuliang suddenly reached out and pulled her back towards him. “Xiaotong, have we met before?”

Yu Xiaotong turned back to give him a look. She gave this some good thought and said, “We met the day you gave me the award…”

“I’m not talking about that day.” Zuo Yuliang interrupted her. “Before then. It should be sometime before you came to the company. Have we met then?”

Yu Xiaotong was momentarily stunned. She could recall the time when Zuo Yuliang handed her the award and she looked into eyes and felt he was very familiar to her. Could it be that the feeling went both ways?

But she really could not place where it was that she had seen him before. She was forced to shake her head. “No, I don’t recall.”

“Why do I still feel like we’re already met before?” Zuo Yuliang gave her a thoughtful look. Then he smiled and said, “Maybe we saw each other in our dreams, or maybe we had a previous encounter in our last lives. Just like Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu!”

Yu Xiaotong’s heart was pounding in her chest. Zuo Yuliang’s words seemed to be suggesting something. But she dared not let her mind wander there and did not say another word. She ran home as if some predator was chasing after her.

Yu Xiaotong’s rented house was located on the outskirts of the city. The roads were too winding with many twists and turns with no way for a car to fit through. So she had to go the rest of the way on foot. Zuo Yuliang watched her back receding further and further from him. He then got into his car and drove back.

Along his drive back, thoughts of Yu Xiaotong circled around Zuo Yuliang’s mind. He could not get their first meeting at the award ceremony out of his head. At the time, he thought she looked very familiar. Not only did he feel like he recognized her, but he was sure that he had seen her somewhere before!

But try as he might, he could not recall where it was he had seen her before!

And it was no wonder since countless beauties surrounded him. If he wanted, he could see beautiful women at any time. But in his heart, he knew that Yu Xiaotong was special. There was just something about her that made him want to get closer to her.

But he could not put a finger on what it was exactly that made her so special.

He thought back to the afternoon when Yu Xiaotong was pursuing the thief. At the time, he happened to see the entire thing, even catching Yu Xiaotong when she was first chasing the thief around the store. He had stood to the side as she took off her shoes to throw them at the thief. And could remember watching with wonder as she ran on the street barefooted.

There were so many people on the street at that time, but the only thing that stood out to him was this woman, who was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a blue miniskirt, running barefooted after the thief while shouting frantically. Her wild appearance completely took over the elegant and noble image of this woman in Zuo Yuliang’s heart. He never knew such a deep impression would take root inside his soul.

He had always thought women were supposed to be elegant, unhurried, calm, and did things at a moderate pace. But today, Yu Xiaotong dashed away all these preconceived notions, shocking and surprising him at the same time.

Thieves were a common occurrence in the store, but when such a thing did happen, the shop staff would at most shout at them for a while and give chase and afterwards, it would be a done deal.

Because to them, catching thieves was the security’s job. They didn’t need to go to the next level.

But this Yu Xiaotong was not like the others. Not only did she take the lead in the chase, but she also caught the thief will her own bare hands.

Zuo Yuliang suspected in his heart that the thief’s leg went to jelly because, in the face of Yu Xiaotong’s fearless heroic spirit, he couldn’t run anymore. That was the reason why he was caught by her.