The night is clear.
The high geometric glass ceiling of the high-end restaurant takes in the starry sky, soothing piano music flows in the air, and sparse and dense broad-leaved plants separate the dining guests (99% of them are couples) from table to table. Waiters in black bow ties carry fine wine and delicious food and move elegantly among the lush greenery.
On the dining table decorated with Blue Star Luanwei, a corner of Jin Xueyang's salmon poached egg moved, and his eyes glanced at his phone for the hundredth time.
Xiao Xingyu, who was sitting across from him, took a sip of red wine and put down his goblet: "Let's make another call and see."
Jin Xueyang was overjoyed and almost immediately picked up his phone and dialed Zhang Moyan's number.
"Hello, the user you dialed has turned off the phone..."
Jin Xueyang ended the call before the cold voice finished speaking. Seeing the number in the brackets after the three words "Zhang Moyan" turned into 25, his brows were knitted.
From 5pm to 9pm now, 25 calls were made, but Zhang Moyan's phone was turned off all the time.
Jin Xueyang was angry like an old mother: "Stinky girl, you have no professional ethics. Not only did you stand me up, but you also turned off your phone. If you have the guts, just don't turn it on for the rest of your life! I'm so lucky to have met her. I have to clean up her mess all day long."
After saying this, he remembered that this was at the dinner table and quickly apologized: "Excuse me, I'm so rude, she really pissed me off!"
Xiao Xingyu smiled as if he was not smiling, and picked up a piece of steak as if he was not affected by it: "Indeed."
When Jin Xueyang heard this, he felt even more ashamed of Zhang Moyan's unprofessional behavior.
"Hurry up and eat," Xiao Xingyu finished his last bite and wiped his mouth with a napkin. "Eat while you wait. She should call you back when she's done with her work."
Jin Xueyang picked up his knife and fork, feeling very sorry: "I'm really sorry for delaying Teacher Xiao for so long today and asking you to treat me to a meal."
Xiao Xingyu leaned back in his chair and stretched his shoulders. "I said before that I'd treat you to a meal. Now's the day. Besides, if we're going to apologize, it should be me. I've basically overturned all the plans you worked so hard to prepare."
When he said this, Jin Xueyang's face fell. He put a piece of salmon into his mouth, chewed it, swallowed it without tasting it, and raised his head.
"Teacher Xiao, please introduce other celadon heirs to us for an interview, and you'll only appear as a guest... I really can't report this to them when I get back!"
"Reporter Jin, don't say that," Xiao Xingyu encouraged him, "I believe that with your ability, you can definitely negotiate this matter with the organization!"
Jin Xueyang evaded the question: "Teacher Xiao, you'd better not believe me. I don't even believe in myself."
Xiao Xingyu was about to say something when Jin Xueyang's phone buzzed. Jin Xueyang immediately went to check it. When he saw the number, his brows fell. He answered the call with a lack of interest: "Hello, Sister Ling?"
After just a few words, Jin Xueyang stood up quickly, his legs hit the chair, and the chair legs made a friction sound on the ground.
"Zhang Moyan drank too much at your place?" Jin Xueyang said in shock on the phone.
After a few more words on the phone, Jin Xueyang was even more shocked: "What! She's heartbroken?"
After a while, Jin Xueyang nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Sister Ling, please help me look after her. I'll go pick her up right away. It'll be quick, probably half an hour... Oh, okay! I'll hang up first."
"what happen?"
Xiao Xingyu also stood up with him.
Jin Xueyang picked up the briefcase beside him and put his phone into it, apologizing hurriedly: "Teacher Xiao, I'm sorry to leave you. Mo Yan got drunk at a bar owned by a friend of ours, and she couldn't speak clearly on the phone. I have to go check on her!"
"I'll go with you."
"How can I be so embarrassed about this?"
"Reporter Zhang encountered this on his way to my place, so I have to take some responsibility, right?"
Jin Xueyang thought about it and said reasonably: "Okay, then Teacher Xiao, let's..."
Xiao Xingyu put his hands in his trouser pockets: "I'll take your car."
Jin Xueyang: “Ah?
Xiao Xingyu glanced at the red wine glass on the table: "I'm drinking."
Jin Xueyang was driving his compact Ford Focus, worrying about Zhang Moyan and Xiao Xingyu's long legs that had nowhere to go. He was quite distracted while trying to do three things at once. Fortunately, the road conditions were not complicated at the moment and he could still handle it.
"You mean reporter Zhang suddenly had a broken heart?" Xiao Xingyu moved the passenger seat to the end, and the expanded space was just enough to keep his knees from hitting the glove box.
Jin Xueyang nodded: "Yes, it was absolutely sudden!"
"Hasn't there been any sign of this before?"
"No, I haven't heard her say it before. It's probably because they just broke up today."
Xiao Xingyu: "Oh."
"No wonder she didn't come. Sigh, heartbreak..." Jin Xueyang sighed, "This is such a huge blow. I guess Mo Yan will be devastated for a while."
Xiao Xingyu turned his head: "Really?"
Jin Xueyang steered the wheel. "She's a tough one, actually! Her parents have very high expectations for their son-in-law; he has to be from the public security, procuratorial, or judicial system! Zhang Moyan is a very filial daughter. She always obeys her parents and strictly follows their standards for choosing a son-in-law. She's been actively going on blind dates for the past few years, but for some reason, nothing's worked out. I guess those young men from the public security, procuratorial, or judicial system are probably turned off by her personality and emotional intelligence. You know, she's not bad looking, either... This time, she finally met someone she can get along with, but it fell apart again. Sigh, I wonder when the next ambitious young man will appear!"
Xiao Xingyu leaned against the car door and listened to Jin Xueyang's long speech. After digesting the information for a while, he sat up straight and asked, "No, her son-in-law's career is so difficult?"
Jin Xueyang said calmly, "Is that really the way to die? Mo Yan's parents are old-fashioned. They really believe in the system and believe that only men who have been tested by the government are reliable. So if nothing unexpected happens, Mo Yan's future lover will definitely work in the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs."
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