The appointed time was twenty minutes ahead of schedule. In her previous life, she was a procrastinating cancer patient. Every time she went on a date with her best friend, it was common for her to be late.

When the accident happened, scenes from the past replayed before her eyes. The time she wasted, the friendship and goodwill she consumed... all became her most unforgettable regret.

If given another chance, she would never waste her life in meaningless consumption.

She wanted to become a better version of herself, and only this version of herself was worthy of the efforts of her loving family, and worthy of...that outstanding and hard-working young man.

On the way, Shen Kuo kept lowering his head and texting her. When he learned that she had arrived, he asked her to wait inside the cinema instead of being stupid and standing outside to blow the cold wind.

The winter wind in Beicheng was chilling to the bones, blowing on his body like a knife cutting flesh. Shen Kuo raised his eyes and looked at the sky. Dark clouds were coming from a distance, and it seemed like it was going to rain.

He looked for any shops selling umbrellas nearby, but then he received a call from Zhong Kai——

"Brother Shen, where are you now?"

"Is something happening outside?"

Zhong Kai was impatient, so he started scolding him on the phone: "That bastard Tang Fengpei, he agreed to rent our warehouse to set off firecrackers before, but now that the goods have come in and are piled outside the warehouse, he said he would increase the price! This is what he said

Mom...it’s really a ghost!”

Shen Kuo looked at the sky covered with dark clouds and asked in a deep voice: "How much more?"

"Fifty percent! He is simply robbing us!"

"If we add 50 percent, we won't make any profit."

"No, I don't agree. I'm guarding the goods outside the warehouse right now! Brother Shen, if you don't have anything important to do, just come over. That old fox Tang Fengpei has decided to take over. Come and tell him.

Say, there might be a turning point."

Shen Kuo frowned: "I... don't have time now."

Zhong Kai didn't believe his ears. For Shen Kuo, besides his father, making money was the most important thing.

"Shen Kuo, we spent a lot of money on this batch of goods. It's going to rain soon. If the warehouse issue is not resolved, the money will be... wasted."

How could Shen Kuo not know the importance of this batch of goods, but the appointment he was going to attend now... was equally important.

"I made an appointment with Lu Yan."

Zhong Kai had an idea and stopped insisting.

Shen Kuo would never break trust with others, this was his principle in life. What's more, that person was his beloved girl.

"Okay, I'll bargain with that old fox again. You... don't think too much and go on a date. This is your age. Hey, this is your first date with a girl."

Shen Kuo smiled lightly, hung up the phone, and quickened his pace.

Lu Yan stood at the door of the cinema. When she saw Shen Kuo approaching, she kept waving to him.

Shen Kuo walked over quickly, took off the scarf around her neck, and put it around her fair and slender neck.

He lowered his eyes, his dark eyes were particularly gentle, wrapped the scarf around her neck twice, then tied a knot carefully and placed it on her chest.

The scarf was soft and carried his body temperature, making it warm.

Lu Yan looked down at the light gray scarf and asked him with a smile: "Give it to me."

"This is a men's style. I'll lend it to you."

Lu Yan cheated: "No matter, if it hangs around my neck, it's mine."

Shen Kuo patted the back of her head and took her into the cinema: "I'll buy a ticket first."

"Okay."

Lu Yan looked at Shen Kuo's back and felt that something was not right with him today. Although his face was calm and unruffled, a girl's sixth sense was usually very accurate.

From time to time, he would unconsciously look at the sky outside the window, and then look down at his phone.

There was no news from Zhong Kai, probably because he didn't want to disturb his date. Shen Kuo turned his cell phone on silent, and then waited with her to enter.

Lu Yan asked him tentatively: "Did something happen?"

"Um."

He did not hide anything: "There is a small problem with the new batch of goods and they can't be put into the warehouse. It doesn't matter. Zhong Kai can handle it."

Hope he can handle it.

The movie started to play. Shen Kuo's hand fell on her shoulder and led her into the theater.

The second before Lu Yan entered the venue, she suddenly said: "Shen Kuo, I remembered that I have something else to do this afternoon, and I made an appointment with Qi Yuhuan to go shopping."

Shen Kuo's hand fell on the top of her forehead and shook it: "Stop talking nonsense."

"Really." Lu Yan looked at her watch and said eagerly: "It's over, Qi Yuhuan must be waiting for me at the door of Century Department Store."

"Lu Yan, today is our first date."

"Yes, it's our first date, not our last. I don't want Qi Yuhuan to say that I value sex over friends."

While he was talking, the little girl had already grasped his sleeves and pulled him out of the cinema against the flow of people. When he came to the roadside, he stopped a taxi and stuffed Shen Kuo into it.

"I'm sorry, best friends are more important, bye!"

Shen Kuo suddenly held her wrist. Lu Yan felt guilty and stepped back: "What are you doing?"

Shen Kuo did not answer, but looked at her deeply.

"I'm really going to be late, bye!"

Shen Kuo let go of her hand and said to the taxi driver: "Master, go to Warehouse No. 4."

Lu Yan closed the car door and waved to him.

The taxi drove out and disappeared at the end of the road. A gust of wind blew up, and Lu Yan stood alone on the side of the road and sighed softly.

Meng Zhining's text message came in, asking Lu Yan: "Baby, has the date started?"

Lu Yan fell in love with Shen Kuo. She hid it from everyone, but she did not hide it from Meng Zhining.

Meng Zhining studied abroad in her early years and was very open-minded. She would not treat her children's love as a scourge like today's parents. Moreover, she was intellectual and mature and could give Lu Yan a lot of advice.

She had no mother when she was growing up, and the appearance of Meng Zhining filled her desire for maternal love.

Although Meng Zhining was open-minded, she was still worried after all. She knew that Lu Yan liked Shen Kuo, and sometimes she could not control many things when she liked someone.

So I can't help but send her text messages to ask about the progress of her date.

Lu Yan squatted on the roadside and edited the text message, briefly describing what had just happened.

"Mom, I'm too sensible. You asked me to love myself more, but I don't seem to be able to do it."

In the past, Lu Yan was always a delicate rich second generation who was held in the palm of her father's hand and loved by her father. She rarely considered other people's thoughts and was proud of me.

But now...she realizes that the cost of thinking about others is wronging herself, and she actually feels a little sad.

As Shen Kuo said, this was their first date. For this date, she was so excited that she stayed up until midnight last night, rehearsing today's scene over and over in her mind.

Lu Yan rarely has negative emotions, because many people love her, and she has always grown up in the sun and has abundant nutrients. It is precisely because of this that she is afraid that she cannot understand Shen Kuo's difficulties, and she is also afraid that she does not deserve his love.

After a long time, Meng Zhining replied to her: "Baby, although your mother has warned you not to lose yourself in love, she has never done it. The way of getting along with each other with reservations is smart, but not at all.

Cool. If you like him, be kind to him from the bottom of your heart, so you won’t have any regrets even if we break up."

"The person you will always miss for the rest of your life must be the person you owe something to in your relationship."

…

When Shen Kuo rushed back to Warehouse No. 4, Zhong Kai was arguing with the owner of the warehouse.

"We have already agreed before. Now that our goods have arrived, if we raise the price now, you are too shady!"

"Oh, prices have generally gone up this year, and there's nothing we can do about it."

Shen Kuo knew that this was not the first time that Tang Fengpei, the owner of the warehouse, had done this. There were many twists and turns here. He only raised the price when the goods arrived. He had to agree even if he didn't agree.

Zhong Kai was also impatient, and he almost got into a fight with Tang Fengpei. Shen Kuo came over, pulled him away, and said, "It's going to rain, and the goods must be put into storage today."

Tang Fengpei saw Shen Kuo coming over and smiled coquettishly: "It's not our intention to raise the price. Go and ask around. The prices in the surrounding warehouses No. 3 and No. 5 have gone up. And you are still fireworks. The risk ratio is

Other products are large, so my price increase is reasonable."

Zhong Kai scolded: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that we wanted to raise the price? You just said it now that our goods have arrived."

Tang Fengpei knew that they had no way to advance or retreat. There was no other choice except accepting his conditions, so he was confident and said: "If you like it, let it go. If you don't let it, I will pull it down."

Shen Kuo looked back at the fireworks and firecrackers piled high in the yard, and said to Zhong Kai: "Find a car and come here, let's move the things away."

"Move, move to where?"

"My Home."

Zhong Kai was stunned and lowered his voice and said to Shen Kuo: "Your home? Are you mistaken? How can you store so many things in your home?"

Shen Kuo glanced at Tang Fengpei lightly and said, "Go find a car and move it."

Zhong Kai hesitated for a moment, and finally took out his mobile phone and called his friend.

Seeing that Shen Kuo seemed determined to move away, Tang Fengpei felt a little panicked and said, "Are you mistaken? These are fireworks. How can I keep them at home? It's too dangerous."

Shen Kuo turned a deaf ear to his words.
To be continued...