25 We almost 419
Liu Yuwei was dazed, her mind replaying the events of the night before. Indeed, she'd noticed Jin Lang's moodiness the moment she hung up on Xiaohe. So, he'd been saying things like, "Give me a child," because he'd heard her mention "children." Add to that the stern, repressed look on his face when he entered, and his negative comments about Ren Yiming, and Liu Yuwei finally pieced together her tangled thoughts, piecing together a coherent story. While the story made sense, what about the man's motives? Why did he care about Ren Yiming, why did he meddle in other people's affairs, and why did he say, "Give me another chance?" Over the course of their meetings, Jin Lang's deep eyes seemed to hold a veil of unspoken emotion, as if he were suppressing something, yet also waiting for something. An answer seemed to be brewing in her heart, but Liu Yuwei couldn't believe it. Xiaohe saw her friend remained silent for a long time, his eyes fixed on the beer on the table, his thoughts drifting elsewhere. "Do you want me to open it for you? You recommended Lindemann last time, and I bought a few bottles on Singles' Day." Xiaohe fished out a bottle opener. Just as her fingers touched the red foil wrapping around the bottle, she heard Liu Yuwei's voice. "Don't open it. I was taken to the emergency room two nights ago after drinking, and now I'm feeling paranoid." Xiaohe frowned and sighed angrily, "Lawyer Wang asked you to accompany a client? Tiancheng isn't your own company, why are you working so hard?" Liu Yuwei shook her head, a wry smile playing at the corner of her lips. "It's not a client, I'm just in a bad mood." She grabbed a nearby knotted pillow and hugged it tightly, as if to give it some security. "What's going on? What happened?" Liu Yuwei lowered her head, twisting the edge of the pillow with her fingers. There were things she didn't know how to tell Xiaohe. Her story with Jin Lang was too long, like a tangled vine, impossible to cut or untangle. But right now, she really needed some mental help to find the right solution. So, she steeled herself and decided to reveal the truth. "Jin Lang came to my house that night, and we almost had sex." Xiao He didn't react immediately, looking at Liu Yuwei suspiciously. "What's '419'?" "FOR ONE NIGHT..." Liu Yuwei whispered three English words, her voice barely audible, yet it nearly dropped her friend's jaw. Xiao He's eyes widened. Hearing such a shocking story, the guilt and self-blame she had just felt towards her child...
Liu Yuwei was a little dazed, and the scene of the night before kept replaying in her mind. Indeed, she noticed that Jin Lang was in a bad mood after she hung up Xiaohe's call.
So it was because he heard himself mention "child" that he said such irrelevant words as "give me a child".
Coupled with the cold and depressed face he had when he walked in, and his various negative comments about Ren Yiming, Liu Yuwei linked together the elements, and finally straightened out his confused thoughts and pieced together a logically reasonable story.
Although the story is clear, what is the motivation behind the person's behavior? Why does he care about Ren Yiming? Why does he meddle in other people's affairs? Why does he say "give me another chance"?
After meeting several times, Jin Lang's deep eyes seemed to hide many unspoken emotions, as if he was suppressing something, or waiting for something.
There seemed to be an answer ready to come out in his heart, but Liu Yuwei didn't dare to believe it.
Xiaohe saw that his friend didn't say a word for a long time, staring blankly at the beer on the table, his thoughts drifting away.
"Do you want me to open it for you? You recommended Lindemann last time, and I bought a few bottles on Singles' Day."
Xiaohe took out a bottle opener, and just as his fingers touched the red tinfoil wrapped around the wine bottle, he heard Liu Yuwei's voice.
"Don't open it. I was sent to the emergency room after drinking at night two days ago. Now I'm a little paranoid."
Xiao He frowned upon hearing this and sighed angrily, "Lawyer Wang asked you to accompany a client? Tiancheng isn't your own company, why are you working so hard?"
Liu Yuwei shook his head, a wry smile on his lips, "I'm not accompanying a client, I'm just in a bad mood."
She grabbed a knotted pillow next to her and hugged it tightly in her arms, as if it would give her a greater sense of security.
"What's going on? What happened?"
Liu Yuwei lowered her head, twisting the edge of the pillow with her fingers. There were some things she didn't know how to tell Xiaohe. Her and Jin Lang's story was too long, like a tangled vine, impossible to cut or untangle.
But at this moment, she really needed some mental support to help her find the correct solution to the problem.
So, she made up her mind and decided to tell the truth directly.
"Jin Lang came to my house that night, and we almost had sex."
Xiao He didn't react immediately and looked at Liu Yuwei suspiciously, "What is 419?"
“FOR ONE NIGHT…”
Liu Yuwei whispered three English words, her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, but it almost made her friend drop her jaw.
Xiaohe's eyes widened. After hearing such a shocking romantic story, the guilt and self-blame she had just felt towards her child were instantly thrown out of her mind, replaced by a strong sense of curiosity and gossip.
I was already quite curious about their past, but I didn't expect the fresh melon to be cut and served on the table.
She tried to control the expression on her face, swallowed, and spoke with a tentative tone.
"How about you tell me first?"
Liu Yuwei followed the timeline, from the accidental meeting between the two in the hotel a while ago, to meeting Song Miao on a business trip, to the dinner between the three of them the day before yesterday, and Ren Yiming's going to pick her up, and she told her friend everything one by one.
Her voice was exceptionally calm, like a narrator telling a story that had nothing to do with her.
Xiao He sat across from her, her chin resting lightly on her fist, listening intently, a look of hesitation on her face. She wanted to say something, but hesitated and swallowed her words back.
Liu Yuwei understood the other person's expression and quickly gave him a way out.
"I'm done, feel free to ask whatever you want!" His tone was deliberately casual.
"So, why did you break up?"
To resolve a problem, we must start from the root cause of the problem.
Liu Yuwei thought for a moment and spoke slowly, his voice trembling slightly.
"I took the initiative to withdraw and made their wish come true."
"So when you were together, Jin Lang cheated on you?"
Xiaohe pointed out the crux of the problem, with shock and anger in her eyes. It turns out that the more handsome a man is, the more despicable he is.
Liu Yuwei nodded at first, very gently, as if confirming a fact she didn't want to face. But then she shook her head, denying her answer.
"I guess so, but I'm not entirely sure."
She lowered her head, her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her eyelids, and then continued.
"At that time, I was in Germany and he was in China. For a period of time, he almost lost contact."
"I was like a fool, talking to myself on WeChat all day long."
"Later, I happened to find Song Miao left me a message on QQ saying that she had returned to China and was going to find Jin Lang to rekindle their relationship."
Liu Yuwei spoke slowly, and the painful memories of the past emerged involuntarily in her mind.
"It was just... the timing was right. Then, I proposed breaking up, and he agreed without a second thought, without even a single word of trying to save the relationship."
When she said this, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes.
Xiaohe opened her mouth slightly, and it took her a while to find her voice.
"So... can I understand that you broke up with Jin Lang in a confused manner eight years ago?"
"And then, you two barely saw each other for two months, and you almost ended up in bed again?"
Liu Yuwei was at a loss for words when she heard Xiaohe's summary. She wanted to object, but her friend's words seemed to make sense, and she didn't know how to respond.
"Liu Yuwei, this is so unlike you!" "I thought you would treat relationships like work: sober, independent, and in control of the overall situation."
Xiaohe's eyes were full of doubt and confusion. She had never thought that a person would have such huge differences in personality in different life roles.
Anyone who has worked with Liu Yuwei could never imagine that she could be so cowardly, entangled and indecisive.
"Hey, that's not right!"
Xiaohe's movements suddenly stopped, his eyes widened, as if he remembered something.
"Then why did you break up with Sheng Hui so decisively?"
Sheng Hui was Lu Xiaohe's senior in the student union when he was in college. After graduation, he successfully joined the equity financing department of "Three Middle Schools and One Hua" and became an envied financial upstart.
Two years ago, Xiaohe happily played matchmaker, introducing Sheng Hui to Liu Yuwei. The investment banker and the elite lawyer, a talented and beautiful couple, looked a perfect match.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long, and soon the two lost contact. Later, Sheng Hui even indirectly asked Xiao He to ask the reason, and Liu Yuwei just said lightly that they felt their personalities were not suitable.
That incident happened a long time ago, and Liu Yuwei felt that there was no need to hide it from Xiaohe anymore, so he took a deep breath and began to explain.
"It wasn't a breakup because we were never together. We just had dinner together and watched a few movies together."
She shrugged slightly. "I didn't tell you back then because I was afraid of the bad influence. During our time together, I once happened to see Sheng Hui shopping intimately with another girl. Their behavior was definitely not that of ordinary friends."
At this point, Liu Yuwei's eyes darkened and he shook his head slightly.
"I don't really want to be someone's backup. Since we haven't confirmed our relationship, there's no need to break up. Fortunately, we've stopped contacting each other."
The logic is clear and concise.
Liu Yuwei suddenly thought, it would be great if she could easily explain the relationship between herself and Jin Lang, but the reality is always so complicated.
Lu Xiaohe had no idea that there was such a thing behind this. When she heard this, she was shocked. She felt really guilty for introducing such a man with questionable character to her friend.
Liu Yuwei seemed to see through her thoughts and waved his hand, interrupting what she was about to say.
"You don't have to apologize to me. I know you had absolutely no idea at the time."
Xiaohe hugged Liu Yuwei and buried her head in her shoulder, rubbing it, as if she was acting coquettishly, but also as if she was comforting her.
Then she raised her head and continued, "So what are you going to do now?"
"I mean, what do you think of Jin Lang now?"
When Liu Yuwei heard this question, his eyes suddenly became a little blurry, and every detail of their reunion flashed through his mind.
These days, she felt like she had opened Pandora's box of emotions. Pain, regret, jealousy, heartbeat, loss, anger, sadness, grievance, and desire, all kinds of emotions were intertwined and in a mess.
She was unable to summarize her feelings and thoughts in simple words, and could only helplessly and hastily reply, "I don't know."
"Yuwei, I think you should try to be more direct in your relationships. Ask for what you want, and fight for what you want."
Xiaohe originally had a serious expression and spoke seriously, but suddenly, a sly smile appeared on his face and a cunning light flashed in his eyes.
She moved closer to Liu Yuwei and lowered her voice, as if she was sharing a huge secret.
"Even if you just want to sleep with him and experience some pure sexual bliss, I think that's fine too!"
"You should listen to the experience of someone who has experienced it. The spiritual climax is not as real as the physical pleasure."
"Love is like the limited-edition skins in a game; not having them won't affect your ranking! But physical enjoyment is like real gold coins, instantly converting you into happiness!"
As she spoke, she nodded seriously, supporting her argument with actions.
"Women in the new era must face their own desires!"
Xiaohe raised his voice a few notches, clenched his fists and made a cheering gesture, as if to cheer up his friend.
Liu Yuwei was originally in a low mood, but after hearing what she said, her face instantly flushed like a cooked shrimp.
"Don't just blame me. Who was it that forwarded me the review of women's toys and recommended the Little Dolphin?"
Liu Yuwei hooked his finger and tapped the smooth forehead of the woman opposite him, pretending to be angry.
Xiaohe leaned over her shoulder and, imitating a man's flirting style, deliberately blew into her ear.
Liu Yuwei tilted his head to avoid her and saw that her face was full of smiles.
"Yeah, I'm just guiding you to satisfy your needs! But who needs toys when they have a man?"
The two women's eyes met, they were stunned at first, then they couldn't help but laugh and hugged each other.
At this moment, all worries seem to be dispelled by laughter.
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