Chapter 158 Chapter 158 Can You Be More Specific?
Li Meng looked up at Zhou Sinian, her eyebrows slightly raised, and said enthusiastically: "Doctor Zhou, Huanhuan and I are going to eat hot pot later. Do you want to share the table with us?"
Zhou Sinian did not respond to Li Meng's invitation immediately, but glanced at Shen Qinghuan beside him inconspicuously.
Seeing her keep her head down and remain silent, he hesitated for a moment and said modestly, "Wouldn't that be a bad idea?"
Not good? Li Meng half-closed her eyes and smiled, taking in all of Zhou Sinian's little movements. She was not a fool, so how could she not see what Zhou Sinian meant to Shen Qinghuan!
Whenever she thought of the bad things Jiang Yu had done, she felt sorry for Shen Qinghuan. He had changed so many women around him in the past few years, and sometimes Shen Qinghuan had to clean up his mess.
"There's nothing wrong with that! It's not like we haven't fought together before, and hotpot is more lively when there are more people."
Zhou Sinian smiled warmly, "Since Miss Li has said so, then I won't be polite!"
Shen Qinghuan kept her head down stirring the coffee and didn't pay attention to their conversation.
When Li Meng told her that Zhou Sinian would be sharing the table with them for hot pot, she finally realized what was happening. She looked at the man sitting next to her in surprise and asked, "Doctor Zhou, don't you have surgery today?"
Zhou Sinian: "You care about me so much?"
Shen Qinghuan choked hard, almost choking on her own saliva. "...Doctor Zhou, we are all friends. Isn't it normal to care about each other?"
"That's right! We are all friends."
At this moment, Zhou Sinian was certain that Shen Qinghuan had not told Li Meng about his past with her.
Li Meng secretly winked at Shen Qinghuan, "You and Dr. Zhou have a good relationship, right?"
Shen Qinghuan rolled her eyes secretly, not wanting to pay attention to her! She lowered her head and continued to drink her coffee.
Li Meng shrugged nonchalantly and deliberately tried to strike up a conversation with Zhou Sinian. "Doctor Zhou, you just... came here for a blind date, right? This cafe has a really great atmosphere and is perfect for a blind date."
Zhou Sinian: "The daughter of a friend of my parents just came back from abroad and asked me where the best coffee is here."
Li Meng: "You have good taste, then. But why did she run away crying?" The daughter of a father's friend invites you to have coffee? Do you think she's a three-year-old child?
Zhou Sinian smiled helplessly, "Maybe I'm not very good at talking, and I made her unhappy."
Li Meng knew full well that Dr. Zhou wasn't interested in those girls! If he was, he wouldn't be sitting with them, and he might even have to share a table with them for hot pot.
"I just looked at her for quite a while. That girl is pretty and has a nice figure, but you didn't like her! Doctor Zhou, let me ask you out of curiosity, what kind of girls do you like?"
"It looks pleasing to the eye."
"This is quite abstract. Can you be more specific?"
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Seeing that Li Meng and Zhou Sinian were chatting more and more excitedly, and the topic was becoming more and more shocking, Shen Qinghuan interrupted them at the right time, "I think it's getting late, how about we go over now?"
Zhou Sinian raised his eyebrows, "I can do anything!"
Li Meng: "Then let's go! Otherwise our Huanhuan will starve."
Shen Qinghuan glared at her unhappily.
The three of them quickly arrived at the hot pot restaurant and found a seat by the window.
After ordering, Li Meng looked up and asked Zhou Sinian: "Doctor Zhou, do you drink beer?"
Zhou Sinian shook his head. "I don't want to drink it. I want a can of coconut milk!"
Shen Qinghuan also shook her head, "I drink coconut milk too."
Li Meng curled her lips helplessly and handed the menu on the table to the waiter, "Six cans of coconut milk."
Two cans per person is just right.
Perhaps because the weather is getting colder, the hall of the hot pot restaurant is almost full at this time. The chatter of diners and the smell of hot and spicy soup base make it seem particularly lively.
Shen Qinghuan ate with big mouthfuls and very quickly, but as she ate, tears began to fall uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Li Meng didn't dare to say a word and just tore off a tissue and handed it to her.
Zhou Sinian didn't say anything, but his expression turned ugly.
As if sensing a strange look, Shen Qinghuan sniffed and forced a smile, "What are you all looking at me for? Eat it too! This tripe tastes good, Mengmeng, didn't you like it very much before? Why don't you eat it now?"
“I’ll eat it!”
Li Meng quickly picked up a piece of tripe and put it into the boiling spicy pot, swirling it back and forth for eight or nine seconds.
Shen Qinghuan turned to look at Zhou Sinian again, "Doctor Zhou, you should eat too!"
Zhou Sinian nodded.
Halfway through the hot pot meal, Li Meng received an important call from a client and had to leave early.
Before leaving, she told Zhou Sinian, "Doctor Zhou, I'm leaving Huanhuan in your care. When you two have finished eating, please drive her home."
Shen Qinghuan couldn't help but put her hand on her forehead. She was not a child, so how could she not find the way back?
Zhou Sinian nodded, "Don't worry! Miss Li, I will definitely send Huanhuan home safely."
"Sister Meng..."
Shen Qinghuan frowned and called her.
Li Meng chuckled and raised her eyebrows meaningfully. "I've fought for this opportunity for you, so make the most of it! Why should you behave yourself just because that prince is attracting attention everywhere?"
Soon, only Shen Qinghuan and Zhou Sinian were left at the table.
Shen Qinghuan didn't look at Zhou Sinian, and continued to eat slowly, but still couldn't help looking at his phone.
"Are you okay?" Zhou Sinian suddenly asked.
Shen Qinghuan was slightly startled, and the hand holding the chopsticks stopped unconsciously.
She lowered her eyes, her soft lips slightly curved, and she said in a light-hearted manner, "I'm fine."
Afraid that Zhou Sinian wouldn't believe in death, Shen Qinghuan added seriously, "It's really good!"
Suddenly thinking of something, Zhou Sinian hesitated to speak.
He frowned, his slightly uneasy gaze fixed on the fair and bright little face, and said hesitantly, "I saw Aunt Xiang in the hospital a few days ago. I didn't dare recognize her at the time. I just thought she looked like her. Later, I asked the doctor, and only after I knew her name was I sure of it."
Shen Qinghuan paused and looked at Zhou Sinian in surprise.
"I didn't lie to you, I saw her, but she didn't recognize me." Zhou Sinian added.
But after a moment, Shen Qinghuan withdrew his gaze and continued to eat slowly. He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I saw her half a month ago. She came to the company to see me."
Zhou Sinian's expression changed slightly. It was obvious that Shen Qinghuan did not accept her mother.
Shen Qinghuan said, and laughed nonchalantly again, "I told her that I don't have a mother, she recognized the wrong person."
But she was clearly smiling, but there was a hint of red at the corners of her eyes.
"Zhou Sinian, do you think I'm selfish? And I have no conscience? After all..."
Shen Qinghuan sneered sarcastically and didn't continue talking. She didn't intend to acknowledge Xiang Huili.
At least, she doesn't plan to recognize her now.
Zhou Sinian lowered his gaze and said in a low voice, "Huanhuan, I understand you."
Shen Qinghuan turned her head to look at him, a hint of coldness in her eyes, "No! You don't understand! You have never been abandoned by the person closest to you, so you will never understand my feelings."
For the rest of her life, she would never be able to forget that afternoon when it was pouring rain.
She thought she was just going to buy something at the store at the intersection, but she waited at the intersection for a long, long time, until it got dark, but she still didn't come back.
Later, the neighbors told her that her mother had run away with another man and no longer wanted her.
"Huanhuan..."
Zhou Sinian's eyes were full of heartache, but he didn't know how to comfort her.
Shen Qinghuan smiled indifferently and said, "It's all in the past. I've almost forgotten it."
Zhou Sinian said "hmm" softly and did not expose her lie.
Because he also knew clearly that some things could not be forgotten just by saying so.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Sinian asked seriously, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Shen Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, and did not speak in a hurry. Instead, he put down the chopsticks in his hand, tore off a wet towel, and slowly wiped the corner of his mouth.
After a while, she turned her head and looked at Zhou Sinian, a smile in her eyes, "Are you full?"
The woman's eyes were beautiful and watery, but perhaps she hadn't slept well, as the whites of her eyes were covered with intricate bloodshot veins, but it still couldn't hide the burning light in her eyes.
Zhou Sinian was in a trance for a moment.
"I'm a little sleepy and want to go home to sleep." Shen Qinghuan pursed her lips and added helplessly.
Zhou Sinian said "hmm" softly and called the waiter over, "Pay the bill!"
The waiter replied "OK" and went back to get the bill. He handed it to Zhou Sinian and said, "Your total consumption is 363 yuan, which is 327 yuan after the discount."
Afraid that Zhou Sinian would pay, Shen Qinghuan quickly took out his cell phone.
But before she could speak, Zhou Sinian had already paid.
Shen Qinghuan curled her lips helplessly, hesitated for a moment, and picked up her phone to transfer the money she and Li Meng had earned to Zhou Sinian.
She didn't want to always take advantage of Zhou Sinian, and it was agreed before that he would come to share the table with them.
Zhou Sinian seemed not to have seen her transfer. He neither accepted it nor returned it, nor did he mention it to her face.
They came out of the hot pot restaurant one after another. Zhou Sinian offered to take her home, but Shen Qinghuan refused his kindness. However, it was just past seven o'clock, so she could just hail a taxi on the side of the road.
Zhou Sinian couldn't persuade her, so he had to tell her: "When you get home, send me a message to let me know you're safe."
"I see."
After Shen Qinghuan finished speaking, he turned around and opened the back door of the taxi. Then, with a bang, he closed the door and said to the driver, "Master, I'm going to Yunshenchu. Thank you!"
The driver was wearing a mask, revealing only a pair of deep eyes.
He looked up at the rearview mirror, his eyes dark, and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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