Chapter 218 Lost the Opportunity to Compete

"but……"

Song Xiaotian said this, paused again, and shrugged helplessly.

Obviously, he attributed the estrangement between him and Zhu Yunyao to Zhu Yunyao.

Zhu Yunying looked at him calmly: "It's your fault for riding your bike too hard that day."

Working too hard?!

Song Xiaotian was puzzled. After thinking for a long time, a blush of embarrassment finally appeared on his face.

He raised his cheek, his eyes full of disbelief, and said helplessly: "Is that all?"

"Because I was curious and wanted to know where your goods came from, I chased you. Are you disappointed in me?

"Actually, I don't necessarily need to know where those goods came from. I'm just very interested in you... a woman who has just arrived at the border and has been able to adapt to the new environment with ease, and is so enthusiastic, cheerful and lively..."

As Song Xiaotian spoke, his eyes gradually became lonely and had lost their luster.

"Did I lose my chance to compete from that day on?"

Zhu Yunwei held her forehead with her hand in some impatience, lowered her head and smiled faintly.

"Master Xiao Song, your mother really doesn't need to worry. I think you should have no shortage of partners."

"I'm serious about you! No woman has ever made me so excited."

After Song Xiaotian said this, he subconsciously stretched out his arm, wanting to hold Zhu Yunwei's hand, but she cleverly dodged him.

"Master Song, although I'm wary of you regarding business cooperation, I hope we can remain friends in other situations. I came to see you today because I sincerely want to know how you got to know them. If you're not comfortable talking, then I'm sorry to bother you today."

Song Xiaotian's hands hung in the air and he clenched them awkwardly.

After a moment, he finally gave up the temptation and said, "When I was an apprentice in a garment factory, I got to know some employees from small factories in the south. After returning to the border, I also helped collect cotton from some farmers and sent silk cocoons to the south. Many of the cotton plantations in our area are labor camps, and the scattered individual farmers can't sell at a high price, so over time, they just put it aside.

"But since you brought such beautiful raw materials, I secretly went to the south with the intention of giving it a try. It was quite a coincidence that I ran into them. It was also because I seemed to hear your name and felt a sense of familiarity, so I went to say hello.

"I think it doesn't matter who you do business with. If it's really such a coincidence that I meet your friend, maybe we can still..."

Having said that, Song Xiaotian replaced wine with tea and drank it all in one gulp.

"It wasn't until a few days ago, when they were arrested, that I realized they weren't your friends at all. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were your enemies."

"Ah..." Song Xiaotian sighed again, "Sure enough, we are not destined to be together."

Zhu Yunying was stunned when she heard this.

She asked quietly, "You didn't follow me here because you found out I was in Beijing, did you?"

Song Xiaotian nodded.

"Before Xiao Wu left, he asked me to pass the envelope to you. I took a sneak peek and saw that it contained addresses from Beijing. I thought, maybe you'll come to Beijing.

"Captain Feng can't leave the base, I'm hoping for a lucky break."

Zhu Yunwei was completely dumbfounded.

She just wanted to ask about the relationship between Song Xiaotian and those two guys, fearing that she had inadvertently triggered some hidden plot, but she didn't want to hear a bunch of irrelevant and affectionate confessions.

At this moment, she couldn't wait to find a mirror to look at herself and see if she had become a heartthrob!

"Stop!"

She reached out to stop him in a reluctance, "That's enough. Thank you for telling me the whole story. I'm really sorry that my presence seems to have troubled you. But I have to reiterate that no matter how my marriage develops, I have no further intentions towards other men. I hope that you have sold all the goods from before and have not lost money..."

"Of course I didn't lose money!" Song Xiaotian defended himself anxiously, "I'm not trying to get close to you just because I haven't sold out the goods. I'm really mean to you..."

"That's enough, Master Song."

Zhu Yunying smiled and stood up: "I'm glad that your business is booming. Well, let's stop here."

"Yun Wei..."

Song Xiaotian stood up and wanted to chase after him.

The waiter from the state-owned restaurant appeared with a steaming plate of roasted vegetarian chicken. The large white porcelain plate was filled with so much broth that it would spill if you weren't careful.

"Comrade! Please be polite and courteous! I'm here to serve you, but you can't cause me any trouble! If this soup spills, you'll have to pay for the burn ointment!"

The waiter snorted in annoyance.

Song Xiaotian watched Zhu Yunying get into the jeep waiting on the side and drive away.

The jeep's engine was very noisy, and the rising exhaust fumes blurred his vision.

A feeling of loss swept over my whole body.

Song Xiaotian sat down dejectedly and shook his head awkwardly.

"I still lost."

He tutted.

That sound and the shutter sound not far away merged together, becoming the perfect cover.

…

In the jeep.

Xiao Zhang sat upright, looking straight ahead, holding the steering wheel with both hands. He unconsciously exerted force, causing veins on his arms to bulge and his knuckles to turn white.

Zhu Yunying took a look and said unhappily, "How much did you overhear? What do you plan to report to your leader?"

"Ah, actually, I didn't hear anything! My sister-in-law just went to the fabric factory to help out as a warehouse manager yesterday, and she ran into someone she knew on the way today... nothing special."

Xiao Zhang stuttered, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"Summer is almost over! Look at you, why are you still sweating so much? Let me make you some mung bean soup when we get home."

Zhu Yunying narrowed her eyes and chuckled twice with a forced smile.

Xiao Zhang was so scared that he almost slammed on the brakes.

"You're too polite, sister-in-law. I'll make mung bean soup myself!"

Zhu Yunying said "oh" meaningfully and turned to look out the car window.

"Xiao Zhang, is that northeast? There's a huge dark cloud there..."

Xiao Zhang glanced in the direction Zhu Yunying said, and instead of feeling sad, he became calm.

"The captain and the others will probably be back soon. Maybe in just the next two days."

Zhu Yunwei laughed: "You are quite good at bragging. They just left!"

Xiao Zhang patted his chest and assured: "They sent so many people at once! If it weren't for Commander Gu giving the order personally, who could mobilize half of the action team? There will definitely be no problem."

Yes, half of the people went!

How big a commotion would it take for an investigation team to be dispatched from another location?

Either the water inside the camp is too deep, or there are wolves and wolves everywhere outside, making it extremely dangerous.

Zhu Yunyao's heart was inexplicably tightened again.

…

At this time, the sun sets in the west.

Lu Chen's left arm was shot through and blood was gushing out. While cursing under his breath, he took out a hemostatic bandage from his pocket, put one end in his mouth, and wrapped it around hurriedly.

"Damn it! The firepower is quite strong! Old Min is really lucky to be carried out alive!"

He muttered something, and footsteps appeared behind him.