Maybe it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the memories of their youthful days made Xu Miao so excited and happy that he couldn't help but speak without any hesitation.
Yan Zheng was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and asked, "How are you now?"
Because Xu Miao got pregnant before marriage, she dropped out of school in her sophomore year and went home to get married. She originally thought that she would come back to continue her studies after giving birth, but she didn't expect to be away from campus forever.
At first, Xu Miao would chat with Yan Zheng on the phone, but gradually they became distant due to busy family matters and lack of topics.
Later, due to the popularity of paper airplanes, Yan Zheng changed his social software, and the bond between the two was completely severed.
Unexpectedly, they would meet again today while shopping at the furniture market. Yan Zheng couldn't help but feel happy.
"That's just the life of an ordinary married man." Xu Miao said with a hint of ridicule. After all, with that scene just now, even if he wanted to brag in front of his old classmates, he had to make them believe him.
At this time, the two of them had already pushed open the door of the coffee shop. The clerk heard the noise and smiled with his signature face, "What would you two like to drink?"
Yan Zheng and Xu Miao each ordered a cup of coffee, then found a seat and sat down.
"The air conditioning in here is really good." As soon as Xu Miao sat down, he turned his eyes and looked around, a hint of envy in his eyes. "I still remember the first time I saw you, you were wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and shorts, standing on the balcony with a cup of black coffee in your hand. After all these years, you haven't changed much."
"Are you trying to comfort me?" Yan Zheng blinked and smiled, "Actually, I'm wearing makeup, otherwise I'd look like a man in his thirties."
Xu Miao knew that Yan Zheng was trying to comfort him, so he smiled gratefully and then asked, "Are you still working in this field?"
"Well, I'm currently working in R&D at a tech company," Yan Zheng said. "The pay is low, the workload is high, and I have to work overtime all day."
Xu Miao laughed and said, "This is how it is in this industry. My wife even asked me to change jobs a while ago so that I can take care of our two children more easily."
"I ignored her. I'm already this age, and it's too difficult to find a job that pays well and allows me to take care of my family. I might as well just do the test."
Hearing Xu Miao's words, Yan Zheng was slightly surprised and asked, "Are you also doing your old business?"
"Yeah," Xu Miao said with a self-deprecating laugh. "After my two daughters started daycare, I took the self-taught exam. It took me several years to get my bachelor's degree."
"Thinking back on it now, I was so naive when I was young. I fought so hard to get out of this little mountain village, only to end up marrying back into it. I ruined my bright future for some rubbish love. Now I don't even dare to recall the past, or I'll have sleepless nights."
Yan Zheng pursed his lips and couldn't help but recall the shock he felt when Xu Miao got pregnant before marriage.
Xu Miao is a very honest and hardworking man. After class, he either works part-time or works in the library. It is really hard to imagine that such a person would make such a choice. Even when he was packing up and leaving, Yan Zheng still couldn't believe it.
"Your coffee!" the waiter brought it over. "Enjoy it with care!"
Yan Zheng took a sip of his black coffee and said, "I just heard you say you have two daughters. Are they twins?"
Speaking of his own children, Xu Miao showed a warm smile in his eyes: "No, a sister and a sister, one and a half years apart."
Yan Zheng also smiled gently and said, "The child should be very well behaved."
"Yeah, she's very well behaved and has never given me any worries." Xu Miao picked up the coffee and took a sip. "You're about to get married, right? I think your girlfriend is pretty good."
Yan Zheng nodded sweetly and said, "Yes, we'll get engaged next month and have the wedding banquet at the end of the year."
"Congratulations," Xu Miao said with a heartfelt smile. "When I was in college, I envied you. You have a good family background and good looks. Even your girlfriend is beautiful, rich, and loves you to death. You're a true winner in life."
At this point, Xu Miao seemed to remember something, and suddenly opened his eyes wide and asked, "By the way, did you go to our class reunion two months ago?"
Class reunion? Yan Zheng was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "No."
He quit the class group right after graduation, and his previous social media accounts had long been unused. The only undergraduate classmate he was still in contact with was far away overseas, so naturally he had no idea about any class reunions.
"I didn't go either. The squad leader informed me at the time. I wanted to go, but when I thought about how miserable I was, I decided not to go and embarrass myself."
"By the way, Xu Qingyue returned to China and added me to ask about you. I said I hadn't been in touch with you for many years. Later, I heard from Weiwei that she asked a lot of people about you. I guess she still has some thoughts about you."
Hearing Xu Miao's words, Yan Zheng's heart sank slightly, thinking of the fact that Xu Qingyue had added his overseas social account and said that Sang Tianen had cheated on him.
Could it be that the other party was not reminding him out of kindness, but wanted to take the opportunity to separate him and Sang Tianen?
But the next second Yan Zheng denied this speculation. This idea was too narcissistic. They broke up peacefully back then, and now so many years have passed. There is no reason for the other party to do such a thing.
Yan Zheng was very popular among girls when he was in college. Although he was tall, many girls pursued him enthusiastically because of his handsome face, including Xu Qingyue.
After a period of psychological treatment, Yan Zheng was able to live like a normal person, but his emotions were actually always in an extremely unstable state, so he rejected the pursuit of these girls.
Xu Qingyue was the girl who had pursued him the longest. Perhaps out of emotion or perhaps because he wanted to get rid of that situation, he accepted this girl and started a relationship with her.
During their relationship, Xu Qingyue treated him very well. Even after she found out about the incident, she did not despise him. Instead, she treated him even more caringly.
As time went by, Yan Zheng couldn't tell whether he felt gratitude or love for this person, or both. In short, Xu Qingyue was like a ray of light in the darkness, a piece of driftwood in the ocean to him at that time.
Apart from her strong possessiveness towards him, Xu Qingyue was impeccable as a girlfriend. He originally wanted to bring her to his parents on the day of graduation to formalize their relationship.
But he didn't expect that his girlfriend, who had always loved him, would actually break up with him.
The reason was quite common: he wanted to study abroad.
Yan Zheng didn't cry or make a fuss. After being sad for a few days, he faithfully wished her a bright future. This person extended a hand to him when he was at the lowest point in his life. He could not bear any resentment no matter what.
Xu Qingyue left just like that. She spent two years pursuing him, but she went to the other side of the ocean the day after she broke up with him.
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