Liang Youjie is very popular now, even more so than a few years ago. The places he meets with Ye Qing are becoming more and more secluded. Since it happened to be noon, the place Liang Youjie and Ye Qing met was a private restaurant.
Before leaving Nancheng, Ye Qing was not familiar with the city. Now that she has returned, Nancheng has changed a lot, and Ye Qing is even less familiar with the place Liang Youjie mentioned. Originally, Liang Youjie said he would pick Ye Qing up, but Ye Qing thought about it and decided against it. It would be bad if someone saw them and it made the news. In addition, she twisted her ankle and could not drive, so Ye Qing decided to take a taxi.
As a result, Ye Qing ran into Liu Yuliang outside the fashion store. Liu Yuliang said he was going there on his way and that it was on Ye Qing's route. Looking at the endless stream of cars on the street, but not a single taxi in sight, Ye Qing thought for a moment, expressed his gratitude, and then hitched a ride with Liu Yuliang.
When they arrived, Liang Youjie was already there. He didn't go inside to wait for Ye Qing. He was at the door and saw Ye Qing coming. He quickly went forward to help Ye Qing, but Ye Qing subconsciously dodged.
Ye Qing didn't think there was anything wrong with her actions, but when she caught a glimpse of Liang Youjie's hand frozen in mid-air and his embarrassed expression, Ye Qing realized that perhaps her reaction was too much.
She smiled at Liang Youjie and said, "Sorry, I'm just used to it."
Liang Youjie smiled and didn't say much. He led Ye Qing into a private room, ordered some food, and then the two were silent for a moment before Liang Youjie spoke first: "Did you sprain your ankle yesterday?"
Ye Qing nodded.
"Is it because I called you when I went upstairs at the hot pot restaurant?" Liang Youjie asked.
Ye Qing shook his head: "No, I didn't see the step clearly and missed it."
Liang Youjie held the cup in both hands, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Was it because you didn't see the steps clearly because of the argument with Xi Quan?"
This statement sounds reasonable, and it is indeed true. However, perhaps because of Xi Quan's attitude, Ye Qing always felt that Liang Youjie's words were implied.
Moreover, since she couldn't give Liang Youjie any emotional response, no matter how you looked at it, Ye Qing couldn't possibly say anything bad about Xi Quan, since any conflict between her and Xi Quan was internal.
But just as Ye Qing was about to answer Liang Youjie, Liang Youjie looked up, but his eyes flickered drastically.
This intensified Ye Qing's suspicions about Liang Youjie. She said, "If it weren't for Xi Quan, I might have rolled down the steps."
Ye Qing's answer not only didn't say anything bad about Xi Quan, but actually indirectly praised him.
As expected, Ye Qing noticed that Liang Youjie's attitude had changed again. Thinking about Xi Quan's attitude towards Liang Youjie, Ye Qing thought for a moment and asked, "I've been saying I wanted to thank you properly, but I haven't found a suitable opportunity. Today, I'll take this opportunity to repay you. Although you chose this place, it's my treat."
Liang Youjie chuckled lightly, a hint of self-deprecation in his voice, "What's wrong? You're so eager to distance yourself from me? It's just a meal, why do we have to be so clear about it?"
"It's not that I can distinguish clearly; I should say I always remember the help you gave me." After saying this, Ye Qing held the water glass in both hands and rubbed it, pretending to chat casually, and asked Liang Youjie, "By the way, how did you find me in F country back then?"
Ye Qing had asked this question before, but at that time there was no news from Xi Quan. Ye Qing, who was alone in a foreign country and about to give birth, was pleasantly surprised to see an acquaintance, and was also grateful for his help.
So when Liang Youjie said he went there for a trip and happened to run into Ye Qing, Ye Qing didn't think much of it.
In the years that followed, Ye Qing never questioned Liang Youjie's statement.
Although traveling abroad from Nancheng has not been very popular a few years ago or even now, Liang Youjie has earned a lot of money from singing and is fully capable of traveling abroad, so Ye Qing never thought that Liang Youjie's reasons were questionable.
Liang Youjie was more concerned about Ye Qing's attitude towards Xi Quan, so he didn't think much about Ye Qing's question. Because he didn't think much about it, he was careless and said, "I heard you were there, so I went to see you when I was traveling, and I actually ran into you."
Ye Qing's question was indeed meant to test Liang Youjie, but she didn't have much hope, because she was still willing to trust the person who had helped her so much.
But who knew Liang Youjie would let something slip? Ye Qing keenly caught the loophole in his words: "I heard?"
After saying it, Liang Youjie hadn't really thought much about it. But after hearing Ye Qing's words, Liang Youjie recalled what he had said, realized something, and became a little flustered. However, the fluster in his eyes disappeared in an instant, and he calmly said, "I heard it from Xu Xiaoyue."
Ye Qing blinked, took a sip of water, smiled, and said, "Oh, it's her."
Since their food had just been prepared, Ye Qing didn't ask any further questions.
Xu Xiaoyue does know where she is, but whether she told Liang Youjie or not is uncertain. So many years have passed, even if you asked Xu Xiaoyue, she might not remember.
Moreover, even if she had told him, it wouldn't be Xu Xiaoyue's fault, since Ye Qing hadn't said he wanted to hide his whereabouts from her at the time.
His words sounded plausible, but when he first heard Ye Qing's question, the flicker in his eyes told Ye Qing that Liang Youjie's words were probably not entirely true.
Moreover, it was quite obvious that Liang Youjie had also realized something. He stopped talking to Ye Qing about Xi Quan and started chatting with her while offering her food, asking her about her future plans.
Since Liang Youjie didn't want to talk about it, Ye Qing wouldn't press the issue further, but this only increased Ye Qing's doubts about Liang Youjie.
Because of her doubts, Ye Qing didn't tell Liang Youjie everything. Although he only asked about Ye Qing's future plans, Ye Qing's answers were mostly half-truths and half-lies.
Ye Qing wondered if he was overthinking things, since he could no longer speak the truth to friends who were originally on good terms with him and even felt grateful to them.
Ye Qing felt extremely uncomfortable with the perfunctory atmosphere of the conversation. When they were almost finished eating, Ye Qing took the opportunity to go to the restroom and also prepared to pay the bill in advance.
After leaving the restroom, Ye Qing was about to pay the bill, but was told that Liang Youjie was a member and always paid by card.
Ye Qing paused for a moment, then withdrew her hand holding the wallet, preparing to return to the private room, grab her bag, and leave.
But just as Ye Qing reached the private room and was about to knock on the door, she heard voices inside. She was stunned. When she came out earlier, there was only Liang Youjie there.
Instinctively, Ye Qing walked a little further towards the door, wondering if it was appropriate for her to go in now, after listening to what was being said inside. Whether it was appropriate or not, Ye Qing didn't know, but she clearly heard who was talking to Liang Youjie.
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