Chapter 485: You're so arrogant
During their casual conversation, Xie Zheng said, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you something. I saw your girl from the countryside the other day. She was actually selling roasted sweet potatoes in my neighborhood. I ran into her several times, and she kept trying to stuff sweet potatoes into my hands. It was so annoying."
When Bai Weiwei was mentioned, Xie Zheng's expression was full of disdain and disgust.
Bai Zhi ate her roast duck, glanced at him, and said indifferently, "Really? We're so close, why would I give you a sweet potato?"
Xie Zheng quickly retorted, "Who got close to her? It was all her wishful thinking, okay? That woman looked at me so flirtatiously; she clearly had ulterior motives."
He even made a self-protective gesture as he spoke.
Shen Qian and Gu Xiaoyue, who were standing to the side, also had subtle expressions upon hearing his words.
Are there other women who covet Xie Zheng?
"By the way, is her husband's illness cured yet?" Xie Zheng asked, leaning closer to gossip when Bai Zhi ignored him.
Bai Zhi wiped the oil stains off her hands and scoffed, "Of course not. If she were cured, would she still be able to give you electric shocks?"
"What do you mean? You mean her man is no good, so she's trying to seduce me?"
Xie Zheng felt utterly insulted.
What do you take him for? Do you think he's someone who can seduce any woman he wants?
Bai Zhi said in a low voice, "Didn't you just say that he kept giving you sweet potatoes and flirting with you? I didn't see it. Anyway, birds of a feather flock together. Why doesn't she flirt with other people?"
It was because he was like a butterfly that Bai Weiwei had a certain misconception, thinking that he was deliberately attracting attention.
"I'm talking to you about something serious. They haven't contacted you since they left Lancheng. I have a feeling they're deliberately trying to get in with you."
"I don't think so. I feel like Bai YY set up a sweet potato stall near your house because he's after you."
"Forget it, I haven't been home for days, and I haven't seen him recently."
Shen Qian and Gu Xiaoyue were eating their meal when they heard Bai Zhi and Xie Zhen's conversation. Both of their expressions were somewhat subtle.
Xie Zhen, that's really something. She easily attracts unwanted attention.
Every woman wants to get close to him.
Shen Qian heard that Bai Zhi's half-sister from the countryside, a married woman, had started to have designs on Xie Zheng.
He approached Xie Zheng under the guise of selling sweet potatoes at a stall.
She suddenly felt that she was being beneath herself and that it was all very boring.
At that moment, it was as if she suddenly had an epiphany.
As a military doctor, what kind of men hasn't she seen?
What kind of man can't you meet?
Why get so caught up in this trivial matter?
What exactly does she like about him?
She suddenly couldn't say anything.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems like he and he are really not a good match.
He was no longer the boy who shared their childhood dream of joining the army.
Since Xiaowei left, he hasn't been himself anymore.
For so many years, all I've thought about is fulfilling Xiaowei's dream.
Now that she sees him pull himself together and achieve such success in music, she is very happy for him.
At the same time, I'm also happy for Xiaowei.
She must be very pleased to see this from heaven.
She was happy, but she was still an outsider.
No matter how hard she tries,
This man has never shown any interest in me.
He firmly told them that he was a staunch non-marriage advocate and would never get married in his life.
Oh.
He doesn't care whether he gets married or not.
She also has dignity.
For so many years, I've kept that love hidden in my heart, humbly and cautiously.
When she finally mustered the courage to confess her feelings to him, she was met with his cold rejection.
He could never let go of the person who was no longer possible in his heart.
Since that's the case, then so be it.
Thinking of this, Shen Qian suddenly felt much more relaxed.
As promising young people of the new era, we should work hard to build our careers, instead of wasting our time on these meaningless love and hate entanglements.
If the other person is interested, that's fine; she'll make time for a sweet romance. But the person she likes is impossible to win over; he doesn't even notice her.
Why would she do that?
Thinking about it this way, I really feel sorry for the organization that nurtured me.
Thinking of this, Shen Qian took a deep breath, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat heartily at the food in front of her.
Xie Zheng treated Bai Zhi to dinner today; he really went all out.
Chicken, duck, fish, and meat have all been served.
He used to be so stingy; if you went out with him, they would always have to pay for a bowl of noodles.
Of course, this kid has never worked all these years and has always lived off his grandparents' retirement pensions.
She constantly complains about being poor in front of everyone.
His pockets were cleaner than his face.
Even if he has some money, he uses it to pamper himself and never spends a penny on his friends. Everyone is used to it and has never expected him to treat them to a meal.
Shen Qian gnawed on a chicken leg and began to eat in a retaliatory manner, as if she wanted to eat back all the money she had spent over the years.
"Hey, Dr. Shen, what's wrong?" Xie Zheng was startled by Shen Qian's sudden action.
Just now he was standing there like a block of wood, not saying a word, and not even touching his chopsticks.
How did I suddenly become a reincarnated starving ghost?
Xie Zheng asked, "When I called you before to ask you to come out for dinner, you said you had already eaten and weren't hungry. Why are you hungry again now?"
Shen Qian swallowed the chicken in her mouth and glanced at him sideways. "The food is already on the table. What does this mean? I shouldn't eat? You just asked me to come and keep you company?"
Xie Zheng bluntly criticized, "Eating is fine, but can't you eat like a girl? Look at you, you look like you haven't eaten for three days. Are you possessed by something?"
Having known Chen Chenqian for so many years, when has she ever eaten like this?
"That's how we soldiers are."
Shen Qian said coolly, "I can't compare to a young master like you."
"What young master? Who are you being sarcastic to?" Xie Zheng strongly disliked being addressed like that.
His grandfather was also a soldier; he has impeccable revolutionary credentials. How could he be considered a "young master"?
When Shen Qian made sarcastic remarks, he started to be sarcastic himself, saying, "You eat rudely and don't want people to say anything? What man would want you?"
Shen Qian put down her chopsticks, looked at him with sorrowful eyes, and smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, even if I never get married in this life, it won't be your turn."
"To tell you the truth, I'm going to eat all the meals you owe me over the years today."
As she spoke, she wiped her mouth, picked up her chopsticks again, and started eating. "Of course, you've been eating and drinking for me all these years, and I don't know how much it's cost me. It's not something I can pay back in one meal, but I'm magnanimous and I don't plan to hold it against you. From now on, we'll go our separate ways, and you can forget about getting a single bite of my food again."
Shen Qian spoke calmly and steadily, her tone understated as she said those words.
Xie Zheng looked at her calm expression and his heart suddenly panicked. "What do you mean? Are you going to break up with me?"
Shen Qian did not respond and calmly continued eating.
"You don't have to be so extreme, do you? Just because you can't be lovers doesn't mean you have to be enemies, right?" The calmer she was, the stronger Xie Zheng's uncomfortable feeling became.
"What's with this 'enemies and lovers' thing? Is that all you think about all day?"
Shen Qian sat up straight, her face serious, and began to speak, “For us soldiers, matters of love and romance are the least important things. We have our own mission and responsibilities. Don’t always try to figure out what others are thinking; it’s pointless.”
"You..." She kept calling him a soldier, leaving Xie Zheng speechless with anger.
Yes, you are a soldier.
You're so arrogant!
"Please shut up and don't disturb our meal."
Shen Qian not only ate the shrimp herself, but also put shrimp into Bai Zhi's bowl.
She said, "Xiao Zhi, eat quickly, it's getting late, let's go back early after we finish eating."
"Oh, okay." Bai Zhi looked strange and began peeling shrimp.
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