53 The dead memory began to attack him
Chen Yuang had no plans to meet Isabella. He almost forgot what this woman looked like.
He has been busy looking for a house recently. Ever since he broke up with his mother "Little Hot Pepper" because of the failed transfer of departments, he downloaded several house rental apps and would use them to look for houses online whenever he had free time.
Due to his job requirements, he did not want to live in the suburbs too far from the city center. It would be best if he lived near Joaquin Hospital. However, when he needed to pay the rent out of his own pocket, he realized that the money he earned as a nurse was not enough to spend. He had to significantly reduce his budget, but it became even more difficult to find a satisfactory house.
No matter whether you are rich or poor, it is not easy to break away from your original family and fly freely.
That day, he got off work at four o'clock, took a nap in the lounge, and when he woke up, he started to check the house rental software, thinking that if he found a suitable house nearby, he would go and see it in person.
Unexpectedly, Isabella suddenly sent him a WeChat message asking him to meet.
Thinking back to the last time when he was falsely accused of sleeping with her, Chen Yuang was furious. He didn't bother to pay any attention to this crazy woman and replied coldly: I'm working in the hospital!
But she became more and more courageous: "Haven't you finished work yet? I just happened to be passing by here, and I remembered that we haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss my brother a lot!"
Chen Yuang: ...I think it’s better for us not to meet again to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
Isabella insisted: "The last misunderstanding was indeed my fault, so I want to apologize to you solemnly! But your attitude is too arrogant, aren't you insisting that I go to your department to find you?
Chen Yuang was afraid that the woman would really come up, so he had to agree to meet her this time.
Walking out of the hospital gate, Chen Yuang saw Isabella, as flamboyant and enthusiastic as ever, standing under the streetlight, grinning at him. His heart softened, his temper vanished, and he walked straight up to her: "I say, what the hell are you doing?"
Isabella, however, stepped forward and pulled his arm. "To compensate for the emotional loss I've caused you, I'll buy you a drink! And by the way, I'll tell you a secret!"
"Never mind, I'll treat you!" Although Chen Yuang wasn't interested in her secret, he didn't mind having a few sips of sea salt lychee. He hadn't had that in a while.
So the two of them strolled over to "Xiaoshengbb".
His cell phone suddenly vibrated. It was a text message from Ni Yue, asking him if he had finished get off work.
Without hesitation, he lied.
Chen Yuang was no expert at lying. He simply feared that telling the truth would cause unnecessary misunderstandings and require endless explanations. This kind of plot reappeared repeatedly in Sister Paoqiu's book, making it truly frustrating to read.
He didn't want to go through these annoying things when his relationship with Ni Yue had just begun.
So, he chose to tell a white lie first, and then find an opportunity to tell her the truth.
After sending the WeChat message, Chen Yuang walked to the window and greeted King B. He was surprised to find that the man in front of him seemed to have lost weight recently. The biceps wrapped under his shirt sleeves were no longer as full and dazzling as before.
Recalling the time ago, Ni Yue would monitor King B every time they went on a date, which made him very jealous. He secretly regarded King B as his imaginary enemy and worked hard at home to lift weights and train his muscles.
Now the gap between himself and his imaginary enemy seemed to be getting smaller and smaller. Chen Yuang felt a little proud, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously became sore.
I bought two bottles of sea salt lychee and gave one to Isabella. The two of them sat on the side of the road and drank in silence.
After a while, Isabella blinked and asked him, "Brother Yuang, don't you want to know why I lied and said we slept together?"
Seeing her sparkling eyes, Chen Yuang thought to himself, how could I not understand your trick of fake it until you make it?
He coughed twice and pretended to be polite: "Isabella, to be honest, I already have someone I like. We are already dating, so between you and me..."
"Stop! Listen to me first!" He was ruthlessly interrupted by Isabella, "I have a boyfriend!"
“???”
It turns out that although Miss Isabella appears superficial and artificial, she is actually a girl who dares to love and hate.
That night, on her last date with Chen Yuang, she was deeply hurt by his indifference and disgust. In the car on the way back to the hotel, she burst into tears. Before getting off, the driver in the front seat handed her a pack of tissues and said, "Miss, wipe your tears before getting off. Otherwise, it won't look good."
"Huh?" Isabella looked at him with tears in her eyes. It was an angular face with a carefully trimmed beard that exuded the scent of male hormones. The thick bony fingers were also full of sexual tension, which made people think of something else.
She instantly put Chen Yuang, who had broken her heart, behind her...
“???”
Chen Yuang was speechless as if he had heard a fairy tale. So, he was easily replaced by a rough driver?
Isabella nodded seriously. "That night, after we finished, he said he had to go out to work for the night shift, so I walked him out of the hotel. And, what a coincidence! In the hotel lobby, I actually ran into this weird cousin who was in Shanghai on a business trip. He later told everyone about it, and it quickly reached my mom's ears..."
"So you used me as a shield? You told your mother that the man that night was me? Is that right?" Chen Yuang was indignant. His reputation was almost ruined.
“别生气嘛！你难道不能理解我？我们这种家庭出身的，父母尤其在意我们跟什么样的人约会谈恋爱，不是吗？我要是告诉我妈自己跟一个网约车司机睡了，她还不得打飞机过来揍我？”
"..." Chen Yuang pulled his lips helplessly, "So you two are starting a relationship?"
Although it was sad to lose a fan, he still breathed a sigh of relief. This woman would not bother him anymore, and it would be easier to explain to Ni Yue later.
"We are indeed in a serious relationship," Isabella's tone became gentle, "He is very good to me and cares about me very much."
"..." Chen Yuang unconsciously got goose bumps all over his body. "That's good, but don't use me as a shield again in the future! I wish you happiness!"
As he spoke, he extended the bottle and clinked glasses with Isabella.
"Thank you!" Isabella's face showed a shyness that Chen Yuang had never seen before. "We are indeed very happy!"
He couldn't help but roll his eyes and continued drinking.
"Oh! They say this world is really harsh on women, but very tolerant of men!" Isabella gulped down half a bottle of wine, smacking her lips and sighing to herself. "My cousin has lived in Beijing for years. He cheated on her with several early childhood teachers while married, and his private life was a mess. Later, my cousin's wife filed for divorce and published a PPT to report him, which almost ruined his reputation and made him leave the house. But every time my family mentions him, they still praise him, saying he is China's Warren Buffett, blah blah blah..."
"Beijing? Early childhood education teacher? PPT?" Chen Yuang keenly captured several key words.
"That's right, it's the PowerPoint presentation about 'The Cheating Story of Financial Scumbag Zhou Yanan' that almost everyone had a copy of a while ago!"
"Zhou Yanan?" Chen Yuang was stunned, and the memory of the dead began to attack him.
I vaguely remember that the last time I heard the same name was from another woman's mouth.
That night was a beautiful one. He was flirting with Ni Yue, and the ambiguity was in full swing when a middle-aged woman suddenly appeared with a boy. Ni Yue was so scared that he ran away. However, the woman turned back every three steps and asked Ni Yue if he was - Zhou Yanan?
That’s right, Zhou Yanan! That’s the name!
Chen Yuang never asked Ni Yue who Zhou Yanan was, but the name was like a seed planted in his heart.
Although, but...it can't be such a coincidence, right?
"Um," Chen Yuang interrupted Isabella's rambling, "Do you still have the PPT about the scumbag cheating on you?"
Ni Yue hadn't felt so disheartened in a long time.
The last time I felt sad for a man seemed like a long, long time ago.
She returned home and lay on the sofa, lost in thought. She kept picking up her phone involuntarily, wanting to send a WeChat message to Chen Yuang or even call him.
However, her reason told her that she couldn't do that.
So, I opened the memo and updated today's bathing diary.
It was finished in just a few strokes.
I began to look through my old reading notes in a distracted manner - most of them were excerpts from Sister Paoqiu's books.
Immersed in the words of Sister Running Ball, she finally felt a sense of coolness and was less irritated.
My eyes paused briefly on a piece of text:
The second guide to preventing addiction to urban dating: Men's mouths are lies. Men don't need motive to lie; it's as natural as breathing. Moreover, what they are best at is deceiving while pretending to be sincere.
Ni Yue had an impression of this passage, but it was the first time that he felt so empathetic: First there was Zhou Yanan, and then there was Chen Yuang. They were indeed habitual lies, more naturally than breathing!
——Sister Running Ball is really sharp!
Oh, that's not right?
Ni Yue's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered that King B had not yet made an appointment for Sister Paoqiu's next bathing session, but Shangshanruoshui's schedule was already full recently.
I quickly sent a WeChat message to B Wang: "When will Sister Paoqiu take a shower next time? We've had a lot of customers lately, so we need to make an appointment at least a week or two in advance."
Then he said: But I can arrange for her to have special meals in the evening.
This was Ni Yue's own decision and he had not discussed it with anyone.
It seemed like a century had passed. She dozed off and woke up, only to see King B’s reply: “Maybe in a while, she was recently hospitalized.”
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