Chapter 10: Concealment
Liu Suping had already lain down to sleep when she heard Han Que open the door. He turned sideways and said to her with his eyes closed, "Don't come home so late next time. It's not safe for a girl to walk at night."
Han responded vaguely.
"Don't always ignore what I say. You will understand when you suffer. I have told you countless times." Liu Suping closed her eyes and continued to educate her.
"Mom, I know. I took a taxi to the entrance of the alley at night. I didn't walk at night." Han patiently explained. As he spoke, he had already walked to the door. There were seven or eight missed calls from Zhou Wenwen on his phone. She must have something to ask her.
"What time is it? Where are you going? Why don't you go to bed? Don't you have to go to work tomorrow?" Liu Suping opened her eyes and frowned. "I've been telling you since you were little that girls should go home early. There are so many bad guys out there now, it's very dangerous. You just don't listen and insist on going crazy until midnight before coming back. I say a few words to you and you don't want to listen, so you want to run away."
Han had no choice but to stop, stand there, lower his head and remain silent.
She used to argue with Liu Suping, but since she knew that Liu Suping was sick, she no longer had the energy to argue with her.
Not only because I know that arguing is useless, but also because I can't bear it.
Seeing that she was silent, Liu Suping softened her tone, "You don't like to hear what I say. You always say you're older. You're in your twenties and have only worked for a few years. What kind of social experience can you have? Don't be naive. There are many bad people in society now, and we have to be on guard."
Han Que nodded and replied, "I know, Mom."
Liu Suping continued, "Also, I tell you, you don't want to pursue your profession, but insist on going into sales. A girl has to show up in public every day, groveling and eating, drinking, and smiling. You've lost all your dignity. I think you should find a way to change jobs and go back to your profession."
These words touched Han Que's heart. She frowned, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but defend herself, "Mom, I have a serious job. There is no such thing as a mess. Don't make random guesses."
But she was wondering in her heart, if she could just go back to her profession, with her qualifications, she would just be washing bottles in the laboratory and gaining experience, and how much money could she earn?
"How can you be guessing? Didn't you say you were working overtime with clients? Otherwise, why would you smell like cigarettes, alcohol, and all that messy perfume? It's so pungent." As she spoke, Liu Suping covered her nose and coughed a few times, as if the smell really hit her.
Han Que: "..."
She lowered her head and sniffed the smell on her clothes. She had tried so hard to hide it, but she had no idea that the smell on her body would betray her.
"Oh, today is an exception. It's a client's birthday, so I went to congratulate him." Han Que said, shaking the phone at her mother, "Mom, I'm going to the yard to call Zhou Wenwen back. She needs me for something. You should go to bed early."
"Hey, if you don't take care, you will end up crying when you get hurt in the future." Liu Suping muttered a few more words, and finally turned over and slept with her face facing the wall.
Is this my own mother? Why does she always curse me?
Han sighed, shook his head helplessly, and tiptoed to open the door.
Looking up, there was a small piece of sky above the dark house. A bright moon was hanging in the sky, the moonlight was like water, and the ground was covered with white frost.
She stared at the moon for a while, then slowly walked out of the yard.
She walked all the way to the alley and saw that there was no one around, so she made a voice call.
Zhou Wenwen probably fell asleep. She answered the phone after a long while. She was drowsy and said, "Hey, Miss, why did you call me so late? I thought you were going to have something good with Lu Xiaoping."
"Pah." Han laughed and spat at her, completely relaxing his nerves. He snorted coldly, "You're still trying to accomplish something good, Zhou Wenwen, don't be so polite. You just want to ask me if I went to get a room with him, right?"
Zhou Wenwen laughed and said, "I wanted to ask this, but I was afraid you would hit me."
Han smiled and said, "How could I dare to hit you? You are the boss's royal relative." He then asked, "What's the urgent matter that you want to talk to me about?"
Zhou Wenwen hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "What's the urgent matter? I just wanted to ask how things are going between you and Lu Xiaoping."
"They'll probably break up." After a moment's silence, Han said in a firm tone.
"Ah? So soon?" Zhou Wenwen raised her voice in surprise, but after thinking about it, she felt it was natural. "Yeah, how can he be worthy of you?"
Han was stunned for a moment, remembering that Gu Ningwei had said the same thing tonight. He couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, and said self-deprecatingly, "Lu Xiaoping is wealthy, studied abroad, and is handsome, so why is he not worthy of me? Who am I? I'm just a girl from the slums, and I'm in debt."
"No..." Zhou Wenwen thought for a moment, "It's not about these aspects. I just intuitively know that you and him will definitely break up."
"It will break anyway." Han replied thoughtfully.
Han certainly knew that he and Lu Xiaoping were not the same kind of people, and he also knew very clearly that there would not be any substantial results.
Both of Lu's parents are businessmen, and they are calculating businessmen at that. It is impossible for them to let their son's marriage be out of their control.
No matter how much Lu Xiaoping spends on fun now, he will eventually obey his parents' arrangements.
Han knew this but still dated him, but it was just for fun. She had been single for too long, and she didn't mind someone being willing to provide emotional value.
"I knew you would break up, but you made the decision so quickly. Did something happen today?" Zhou Wenwen suddenly realized something.
"No." Han felt guilty. "Nothing happened. I just met his friends today and didn't feel very good..." Han avoided the main point and described the attitude of Xu Tao and others towards her.
Zhou Wenwen spitted out a complaint. "What kind of friends does he keep? He's actually hanging out with people like that. Forget it. Bad company breeds bad people. He's either one of us or he's stupid."
Han shook his head. "It's my fault too. If I had met his friends earlier, I might not have dated him for so long. Breaking up now seems a bit like destroying the bridge after crossing it..."
"She thought of Lu Xiaoping's membership card that she had recently recharged, and sighed helplessly.
"You can't force yourself to date someone you don't like just for a few tens of thousands of dollars." Zhou Wenwen was very determined. "At worst, I can ask my brother to refund the money on his card."
Refund the money in the card?
Han Que secretly laughed. Zhou Wenwen was so naive. How could she get the money back once it went into Zhou Hongbin's pocket? And it was impossible to get the money back once it went into her pocket, Han Que.
She didn't want to discuss this with Zhou Wenwen, so she asked, "You called me seven or eight times. What's the urgent matter?"
This question actually made Zhou Wenwen stunned. She wanted to say something but stopped herself. After thinking about it, she decided not to say anything for the time being. She said vaguely: "Well, I was a little depressed at that time and wanted to find someone to talk to, so I called you a few times."
Han snorted, obviously not believing it, but did not continue to ask.
Zhou Wenwen said in a guilty and exaggerated manner, "Oh, that's when I missed you the most. The more you didn't answer the phone, the more I missed you."
"You really have nothing to do." Han was speechless.
She didn't have the energy to ask anything. As sleepiness set in, she yawned. "Well, since there's nothing urgent, I'll go back to bed. If I don't, Comrade Liu Suping will wake up and start a second interrogation of me. I have to sneak back home and sleep before she wakes up."
"Go, go, go back to sleep and have a good dream." Zhou Wenwen breathed a sigh of relief and yawned, "I'm sleepy too. Let's all go to sleep and have a good dream."
"Yes, there is everything in dreams." Han sighed with a smile.
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