When Chen Hang saw his boss enter the office today, he had a smug look on his face, as if something good had happened.
As he was trying to figure out what his boss was thinking, Zhao Qingyun called him in and said, "Make me a cup of coffee. No sugar this time, it's sweet enough."
Chen Hang: ...Is this still my boss?
Xu Lai went to the street to pick up the package. The camera she bought for Song Han had finally arrived. Fortunately, it arrived before Song Han went home, otherwise she would have had to make a trip to deliver it to her.
Song Han unpacked the package, carefully inspected it, inserted the memory card, took a few photos, and was very satisfied. She said, "Thank you, sister."
Song Han was overjoyed with the camera. She took a picture of her grandmother picking chili peppers and then another of her grandfather feeding the chickens.
Xu Lai was picking vegetables when Song Han called out, "Sister, look at the camera."
Xu Lai looked towards the source of the sound, and with a click, the photo was taken. Song Han showed it to her: "How is it? How is it?"
Xu Lai glanced at it and said, "To be narcissistic, it looks good, and with your skills, it looks even better."
Song Han laughed and praised, "It's because you look good on camera, sister."
She took her camera to the village to take pictures of the scenery. Xu Lai shook her head: "It's so good to be young."
Xia Ning came over for a visit today. She hadn't come over for a while because she went to the county. That bastard Nie Yuxuan got married to the mistress he was cheating on with, and he even invited her to the wedding.
Xia Ning initially didn't plan to go, but then she thought, he had the nerve to invite her to the wedding, why should she avoid it? She wasn't the one who did something wrong.
Nie Yuxuan was quite trustworthy; three days after she returned, 100,000 yuan was deposited into her account. It was as if fate had a change of heart, allowing her to uncover their affair before their wedding and stop the damage in time.
She was just a hair's breadth away from making the down payment on the house. She never expected things to go so fast; she and Nie Yuxuan had only broken up for a short time before they got married.
Xia Ning gave two hundred yuan as a gift. They shouldn't think it's too little. She was willing to give it because she's generous. Given their behavior, it would be good enough if she didn't throw a tantrum on the spot.
She walked to a table that was less crowded and farther from the stage and sat down. Somehow, Nie Yuxuan's mother saw her and came to find her before the guests arrived.
"Ningning, you're here," she greeted.
Xia Ning greeted her as "Auntie," and Nie's mother took her hand, saying, "Good child, it was Yu Xuan who was confused. I'm sorry, you two are destined to be apart."
Xia Ning pulled her hand away and covered it with her bag. "Auntie, he's getting married soon, so please don't say things like that. I don't like hearing it, and it makes me uncomfortable."
Nie's mother's smile froze, and she gave a dry laugh, "I'll go and get busy now."
Xia Ning twitched her lips. Nie Yuxuan was, after all, her son. Even if he made a mistake, she would still side with him. Xia Ning wasn't stupid; she wouldn't be so grateful as to be moved to tears by just a few words from her.
Zhang Ye overheard their conversation from the side. When he heard her say that we were all uncomfortable, he chuckled. He admired people who didn't mince words with their elders; they had personality.
Midway through the wedding, she went to the restroom and came out to find the groom, who was supposed to be toasting guests, waiting outside.
She brushed past him, but her wrist was grabbed. "Ningning, you still came. It means you care about me, right?"
Xia Ning felt like vomiting. She shook off his hand and said, "Nie Yuxuan, are you alright? Do you have some kind of cheating fetish? Your bride is waiting for you in the banquet hall right now, and you're here pulling and tugging at me. If you can't forget me so much, why couldn't you control your third leg back then?"
Nie Yuxuan hugged her and said, "Ningning, I regret it. I don't love her at all. I only married her because she said she was pregnant."
Xia Ning struggled, "Get out of here. You say you don't love her, then what are you doing? Hate?"
She stepped on his leather shoe with the heel of her high heel, and Nie Yuxuan, in pain, let go of her.
Xia Ning was furious: "This is insane! I shouldn't have come today. I wasted two hundred yuan. You guys should just shut me down and never come looking for me again."
Zhang Ye had been watching from a distance until Xia Ning entered the banquet hall, at which point he went over and said, "Old classmate, happy marriage."
Nie Yuxuan straightened up, recognized the person as a classmate from junior high who he had a good relationship with, and forced a smile: "Thanks, brother."
Zhang Ye patted him on the shoulder: "A person should have some bottom line. Don't always think about having your cake and eat it too, or the boat will capsize sooner or later."
He left after he finished speaking. Xia Ning happened to come out with her bag, and Zhang Ye greeted her, "Hello, Xu Lai's... friend?"
Xia Ning originally intended to leave directly, but upon hearing Xu Lai's name, she turned her head and saw that he looked somewhat familiar.
He introduced himself: "My name is Zhang Ye, and I am a doctor. I currently work at the clinic in your village."
Xia Ning nodded and made to leave, but he quickly said, "I'm also going to Shangxi Village, shall we go together?"
...
Xia Ning stopped there, and Xu Lai urged, "Continue, did you and Dr. Zhang come back directly?"
Xia Ning bit her lip and whispered in Xu Lai's ear, "I accidentally slept with him."
Xu Lai's eyes widened, and she lowered her voice: "What did you say? Negative distance?"
Xia Ning covered her face and nodded. She had intended to go straight back, but when she passed a bar, she asked him to stop, and the man followed her.
Xia Ning had drunk quite a bit, but not to the point of being completely drunk. She didn't know what she was thinking at the time, but she ended up having sex with him.
Xia Ning comforted herself: "It's okay, I don't go to the infirmary often. If I don't run into him, I'll just consider it as me getting a handsome guy for free."
Xu Lai remained in a state of surprise. "No way, you're too awesome!" she couldn't help but blurt out, "You city people really know how to have fun."
Xia Ning slapped her, "Shut up, I regret it so much now."
She heard the sound of a car approaching from the roadside. Xu Lai checked the time and guessed that Zhao Qingyun had returned. She put down the green beans she was picking and went outside to wait for him.
She had just reached the door when he came down and handed her another bouquet of champagne roses. Xu Lai smiled and said, "Why are you giving me flowers again?"
Zhao Qingyun pinched the soft flesh of her earlobe and said, "I love seeing your expression when you receive a gift. I hope you're this happy every day."
After exchanging a few words, Xu Lai pointed inside the house, Xia Ning greeted her with a forced smile, Zhao Qingyun nodded in acknowledgment, and then went back into her own house.
Xu Lai carried the flowers back and placed them on the table. The flowers he had given her a couple of days ago were still in a vase, and she planned to hang them up to dry and preserve them.
Xia Ning was also surprised and asked Xu Lai, "When did this happen between you two? I didn't even know."
Xu Lai laughed and said, "It was the night I got back." Then, as if remembering something, she patted Xia Ning on the shoulder and said, "It's all your fault for going to a bar, and not even a proper one."
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