After Su Wan finished speaking, Li Mei was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding. Who wanted to praise her?

"Who do you think you are that I asked you to praise me? You don't even deserve it!"

Su Wan scoffed, a mocking smile playing on her lips. She thought Li Mei was probably a little out of her mind; if you like someone, you should try to win them over yourself, instead of taking your frustration out on others when you can't have them.

She really looked down on those who lacked ability but still tried to excuse themselves.

She's cut from the same cloth as Xu Ruyin.

Su Wan: "It's because you're not good enough for me, so you find fault with everyone, but you can only complain and there's nothing you can do. How pathetic."

After saying that, she gave her a look that said, "You can figure it out yourself," then turned around and said to Leng Qingshan with a smile, "Let's go, thank you for helping me get to the car."

Leng Qingshan smiled apologetically at Su Wan: "I'm sorry, that's just her temper, don't take it to heart."

Su Wan smiled but didn't say anything, then turned and left.

Leng Qingshan gave Li Mei a disgruntled look, then pushed the cart and followed Su Wan.

Leng Qingshan had repeatedly hinted to Li Mei not to talk nonsense, but Li Mei hadn't seen Su Wan recently. Leng's mother was not feeling well, so she and Leng Qingshan were minding the shop. Lately, she had been spending every day with Leng Qingshan and felt that she was closer to him than to others.

Li Mei was filled with resentment, feeling that Leng Qingshan had terrible taste. Why did he have to fall for Su Wan, who was already married?

What's so good about her?

What's the use of being pretty? Can you eat it or drink it?

Besides, isn't it all the same once the lights are off?

On one hand, she felt that Su Wan was pretentious, relying on her looks to flirt with men, unlike herself, who hardly spoke to any other men except Leng Qingshan.

Leng Qingshan just couldn't see her good qualities; he really doesn't know what's good for him.

Li Mei sat down behind the stall, sulking, when just then an older woman came over and asked, "Young lady, how much is this?"

Li Mei was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it, so she waved her hand impatiently, "What are you selling? I'm not selling anymore, let's go!"

The aunt was unjustly scolded, and her temper flared up. She put the things down, holding back her anger: "What kind of attitude is this? A person like you deserves to never get married!"

These words stung Li Mei, who couldn't catch up with Leng Qingshan. Known for her fiery temper, she jumped up, pointed at the customer, and yelled, "Who do you think you are, daring to curse me!"

She rushed out to fight with her aunt, but when Leng Qingshan returned and saw her like this, he stopped her with a gloomy expression: "Stop making a scene!"

Li Mei extinguished the fire. Leng Qingshan was already indifferent to her, so she didn't dare to anger him, especially since he was the boss.

Leng Qingshan forced a smile and apologized to his aunt: "I'm so sorry, Auntie, it's all our fault. Please don't be angry. Which one do you like? I'll give you a discount."

The aunt, her face full of anger, said, "I wouldn't dare take anything from your house," and then left, cursing under her breath.

The quarreling group left, and the onlookers naturally dispersed as well. Leng Qingshan walked into the stall without saying a word, sat down with a blank expression, and began to rummage through his wallet.

Li Mei felt uneasy and kept glancing at Leng Qingshan. She spoke to him several times, but Leng Qingshan did not respond and only focused on counting the money.

While watching the stall, Li Mei kept stealing glances at Leng Qingshan.

Leng Qingshan finally finished counting the money and called out to her, "Li Mei."

"Hey!" Li Mei was delighted and leaned closer to Leng Qingshan, "What's wrong?"

"Here's your pay, take it and go."

Leng Qingshan's emotionless words sent a chill down Li Mei's spine.

He actually told me to leave?

She clearly likes him so much, doesn't he know? Is it because she hasn't made it obvious enough?

Li Mei's eyes welled up with tears, and she looked at Leng Qingshan with a sense of grievance: "Why?"

Leng Qingshan said calmly, "If you're unhappy and resort to cursing, especially at customers, I wouldn't dare hire you!"

Li Mei choked, still because of Su Wan.

It's because I insulted Su Wan that he wants to kick me out!

"Is it because of Su Wan? Am I wrong? She's a married woman, flirting with other men, what kind of good woman is she? Why do you like her so much?"

Li Mei almost cried out.

She couldn't understand it. It must be that bitch Su Wan who bewitched Leng Qingshan so much that he couldn't forget her.

Leng Qingshan sighed softly: "My feelings for her are my own business and have nothing to do with her. Besides, I have never told her that I like her."

"She never asked anything of me; on the contrary, she deliberately kept her distance from me."

"You can leave now!"

Leng Qingshan placed the money next to Li Mei and refused to look at her again.

He didn't have those kinds of feelings for Li Mei; if she continued to stay, the misunderstanding would only deepen.

Rather than wasting a girl's time and effort without any results, it's better not to give her a chance in the first place.

Leng Qingshan is a thoughtful person, both in business and in his personal life.

He didn't want to implicate Su Wan because of this.

No matter how much Li Mei begged Leng Qingshan, he didn't respond. She covered her face and ran out.

Su Wan handed the goods to Wang Cuihong and Liu Shuang, helped them sort them out, and seeing that it was almost dark, she pulled the two of them and said, "Come on, let's finish up early today, I'll treat you to something nice to eat."

"Okay, okay."

"Let's have a drink together!"

The group of people were of similar age and could get along well. At the dinner table, Wang Cuihong was particularly talkative. She came from a business background and was adept at understanding human relationships.

As the meal progressed and Liu Shuang, under the influence of alcohol, spoke somewhat boldly: "Sister Su Wan, tell Lin Changchun that I've taken a liking to him and that I'll win him over sooner or later."

Su Wan smiled at Wang Cuihong, who half-seriously and half-jokingly advised her: "Shuangshuang, let me tell you, you can't chase after men too much. The more you chase after them, the more they'll try to take advantage of you!"

"But, but I like him!" Liu Shuang seemed to be drunk, her rosy face filled with uncontrollable sorrow. She just blinked gently, and the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back, falling down her cheeks and splashing onto the table, creating a small ripple.

Liu Shuang's change startled the two of them. Wang Cuihong patted Liu Shuang's shoulder and gave her a silent hug.

Liu Shuang covered Yan's face and sobbed softly.

No love, no constraints.

The most painful thing is meeting someone you like but not being able to have them.

Su Wan was truly stunned for a moment; she hadn't expected Liu Shuang to like Lin Changchun to this extent.

She couldn't help but think of her past self. Even though Lu Xing had clearly shown his affection for her, she could turn a blind eye when she was bullied by her classmates.

Now that she doesn't like him anymore, he's clinging to her like a piece of sticky candy.

Instead of feeling happy, she felt extremely annoyed.

Judging from Qin Yi's words, Lin Changchun doesn't seem to have any feelings for Liu Shuang. But when will this silly girl understand?

Wang Cuihong put her arm around her shoulder: "Silly girl, unequal affection will cause you pain."

Su Wan caught a fleeting glimpse of sadness in Wang Cuihong's eyes; if Su Wan hadn't seen it, she wouldn't have noticed it at all.

She didn't ask, after all, it was someone else's private matter, and she didn't want to pry into other people's preferences for discussing private matters.

He poured a glass of wine for each of the two heartbroken people, saying, "Drink this, and I'll take you home."