Chapter 426 Not a Serious Person
Jiang Wu's expression was also strange. She thought that she had made things very clear last time, so Yuan Lianhai would definitely give up. Little did she know that Yuan Lianhai had not given up at all.
Jiang Wu certainly didn't believe that his appearance here was a coincidence. Her intuition told her that Yuan Lianhai had been waiting all along, and he just wanted to see Shen Zhixia. It was really too ironic. Was Shen Zhixia really that good?
Even though she was already married, and even though she had a criminal record, she could still attract men.
How could Shen Zhixia be so lucky?
But on the surface, Jiang Wu could only smile and say, "It's quite a coincidence. I came out to buy clothes with a friend. Are you here to buy clothes too?"
Yuan Lianhai smiled and said, "I'm not buying clothes. I just came out for a casual stroll. Who knew I'd run into you? This is the good friend you mentioned from before. Introduce him again. Maybe we'll get along again in the future."
Jiang Wu paused for a moment before saying, "Shen Zhixia was my best friend when I was in school. She was very popular, and many people liked her."
She then said to Shen Zhixia, "This is Yuan Lianhai, a friend of mine from the factory. I owe him a lot of help in the past. In short, you two are both very good friends of mine."
Shen Zhixia remained silent; she had no interest in meeting new strangers.
Yuan Lianhai smiled and said to Shen Zhixia, "Comrade Shen is also very young and beautiful now, and it's obvious that she's very popular."
Jiang Wu said, "Things are different now. She's married now, and her husband is very fierce. He doesn't allow her to have too much contact with other men, so she doesn't have anyone around her now."
"Is it that fierce?" Yuan Lianhai said to Shen Zhixia.
Shen Zhixia lowered her eyes and did not respond. She had no intention of talking to Yuan Lianhai. What happened between her and Huo Chenzhou in the house was their family matter, and there was no need to tell anyone about it.
Especially some unrelated people.
Jiang Wu said, "She's fierce, and she works in the military. She might even beat her wife, so you shouldn't get too close to her, lest her husband misunderstand."
Yuan Lianhai sighed and said, "Comrade Shen is so beautiful, she should find a good man to cherish her. If I married you, I would want to hide you away and protect you. I would never be reluctant to hit you."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Zhixia, wanting to see her reaction. She had also heard from Jiang Wu that Shen Zhixia's husband treated her badly. If he did, didn't she have any other thoughts?
Yuan Lianhai didn't actually want to marry Shen Zhixia. He just thought Shen Zhixia was beautiful, so he had some feelings for her. To put it bluntly, he was just lusting after Shen Zhixia's beauty.
Therefore, he didn't care whether Shen Zhixia was married or not, nor did he care whether she was a capitalist's daughter in the past, since those things had nothing to do with him.
However, Shen Zhixia still ignored him. She seemed to treat Yuan Lianhai as a complete stranger, and he never even appeared in her eyes. This made Yuan Lianhai feel a little unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it.
He coughed and couldn't help but say, "Since we've met, it must be fate. Let me treat you to a meal."
He wanted to take advantage of the meal to get to know Shen Zhixia better.
Yuan Lianhai said, "I'll treat you to a meal at a state-run restaurant; their braised chicken is delicious."
The food in state-run restaurants is already expensive, and if you want to eat a big dish like braised chicken, it's even more expensive.
People in this era are generally not very wealthy.
Yuan Lianhai wasn't exactly rich, but he had an income, and he could afford to treat people to meals at restaurants occasionally. This time, he really went all out for Shen Zhixia.
If there's something delicious to eat, Shen Zhixia will definitely think more highly of me.
That's what he was thinking.
However, to his surprise, Shen Zhixia refused.
Shen Zhixia shook her head and said, "I'll skip the meal. I have work to do later, so I'm afraid I won't have time to eat. If you want to eat, go ahead. I won't join you for now."
She said, "If there's a chance next time, let's have dinner together again."
She kept saying "next time," but everyone knew it was just polite talk. They hadn't even managed to have a meal this time, so there was even less chance of it happening next time.
To say I wasn't disappointed would be a lie, but there was nothing I could do; Shen Zhixia seemed to be very averse to him.
Yuan Lianhai could only say helplessly, "Then next time, I hope there will be this opportunity next time."
So he left.
Jiang Wu glanced at Shen Zhixia in surprise and asked curiously, "I thought you would agree to go out for dinner."
She hadn't eaten at a state-run restaurant in a long time. Even when they were rich, going to a state-run restaurant was a luxury.
Shen Zhixia simply smiled faintly and remained silent.
Jiang Wu's hostility towards her lessened somewhat, perhaps because Shen Zhixia had rejected Yuan Lianhai. She then said, "Yuan Lianhai is actually a pretty good person. He's a warm-hearted person, and he used to like helping everyone when we were in the factory."
Shen Zhixia had no interest in this topic, or rather, she had no interest in Yuan Lianhai as a person.
Why would she care what kind of person Yuan Lianhai was?
Does it have anything to do with her?
She doesn't care.
Anyway, it has nothing to do with her.
Jiang Wu said, "You've actually noticed it too, he's got his eye on you. He asked me about you before, but I rejected him then. I never expected him to come here again."
Shen Zhixia finally glanced at her, and she pursed her lips and said, "I have no interest in him whatsoever."
"I know you're married, so you definitely wouldn't be interested in him."
Jiang Wu said, "We are indeed friends. He is a good person, and we used to get along well. It's just that this time, what he did was really wrong. I didn't expect him to make such a request. I told him about your marriage, but he didn't give up. He even came here today to bump into you."
“He used to be nice to me, but he would never ask me to go out to a restaurant. So this time he’s trying to please you, Xia. Sometimes I’m really envious of you.”
Shen Zhixia said speechlessly, "What are you envious of? I don't think this person is any decent person."
She had absolutely no liking for Yuan Lianhai.
She glanced at Jiang Wu and said suspiciously, "I think you have a pretty good impression of him."
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