Doting Billionaire Chapter 4656

“It’s fine, my request was a bit excessive.”
Li Nuo felt a bit disappointed, but she understood.
If she were the second young mistress of the Zhan family, and a stranger she didn’t know or understand asked to visit her home, she would refuse too.
“Li Nuo, are you free tonight? I’ll treat you to dinner to make up for it.”
Ning Tianlei felt guilty for not fulfilling Li Nuo’s first request to him, so he wanted to treat her to dinner.
He also wanted to test if Li Nuo had any feelings for him.
“Tianlei, it was my excessive request, you don’t need to feel guilty, no need to make up for it, but if you’re treating me to dinner, I’m still happy to go. Will you pick me up this evening, or should I take a taxi?”
Li Nuo didn’t own a car. She usually took the subway to work, as it was convenient and avoided traffic.
Guancheng is a big city, and during rush hour, the traffic is terribly congested.
Li Nuo’s rented apartment was close to a subway station, so she took the subway to work, which was quick and convenient.
“I’ll come pick you up.”
“But during rush hour, I might be late.”
Li Nuo smiled and said, “How about you take the subway to pick me up, then we can go out together by subway?”
“Sure, I’ll take the subway to pick you up after work. It’s been a while since I’ve taken the subway.”
Back in school, he often squeezed onto the subway with classmates.
He missed those days.
“See you this evening then.”
“Okay.”
They ended the call.
After hanging up, Li Nuo sent a message to her best friend and old classmate. The message read, “I followed your advice and made a request to Ning Tianlei to visit his sister’s in-laws’ old house.”
“Ning Tianlei asked his sister, but she refused. Old classmate, do you think this means Ning Tianlei sees me as more than just a friend?”
It turned out Li Nuo was also testing if Ning Tianlei had romantic feelings for her.
She liked Ning Tianlei.
She had liked him for many years.
Back in school, Ning Tianlei was always busy studying or working, so she suppressed her feelings and became his friend.
She thought his family was poor, but after graduation, she learned he was from a wealthy family.
She also learned his parents had committed crimes and were serving heavy sentences, likely never to be released in their lifetime.
Li Nuo never looked down on Ning Tianlei for this.
However, she was shy and afraid to confess, worried she might be overthinking his feelings. If she confessed and was rejected, she would feel so embarrassed.
She also feared that rejection would ruin their friendship.
She might even quit her job and leave Guancheng due to heartbreak.
Honestly, she had worked hard for years and achieved some success, earning a five-figure monthly income, making her one of the more successful among her classmates.
She didn’t want to give up her job and loved living in Guancheng.
With so many concerns, Li Nuo had harboured a crush on Ning Tianlei for years without taking it further.
Her best friend, who was also a classmate of both her and Ning Tianlei, suggested she test how much she meant to him.