Aunt Song looked at me and Shen Mengzhao bickering with each other, her face almost overflowing with smiles, she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and she said with emotion: "Look at these young people, quarreling and making a lot of noise, I envy them from the bottom of my heart. Nowadays, I don't even have the energy to argue with Lao Zhang."
As she spoke, her eyes were full of tenderness and her gaze gently fell on Zhang Pingmin. Zhang Pingmin understood what he meant and immediately took over the conversation, nodding in agreement: "That's right, the point is that in all these years, I have never won a verbal battle with you."
As soon as these words came out, the four of us burst into laughter, and the laughter echoed in the room.
Seeing the end of the meal, Aunt Song said with concern: "Nannan, you and Hongjun have both drunk wine, so don't bother going back to the city tonight, just stay here."
After hearing this, Chen Mengzhao turned his gaze towards me. The meaning in his eyes couldn't be more obvious: he was just waiting for me to make a decision.
I smiled politely and responded, "Aunt Song, thank you very much for your kindness. But I've been out for two days, and the Discipline Inspection Commission is still waiting for me to go back and cooperate with the investigation. I can't delay any longer."
Zhang Pingmin frowned slightly, glanced at Chen Mengzhao, and asked in confusion: "Aren't all the posts deleted? The matter should have come to an end, why do we still have to investigate?"
With a solemn expression, I explained sincerely, "After all, this incident has aroused public opinion. The organization needs to give an explanation to the public, and the process must be completed. I will take my leave now." As soon as I finished speaking, I stood up easily and pretended to say goodbye.
Seeing this, Chen Mengzhao also stood up quickly, facing Zhang Pingmin and Aunt Song, and said in a firm tone: "He drank a lot of wine tonight, and I didn't drink much. It's safer to drive. Let me take him home."
Zhang Pingmin originally planned to arrange for his own driver to take me, but seeing Chen Mengzhao's firm attitude, he no longer insisted and instead reminded: "Nannan, please be careful on the road."
As he spoke, he walked to my side with a staggering step, stretched out his hand and gently hugged me in his arms, and said warmly: "My dear brother, since you are in a hurry to go back, I can't force you to stay. I haven't had much to do recently, and your aunt Song has been nagging me all day, saying that she must go to your development zone. I was thinking that we should find an opportunity to go to your place and have a good reunion in the future."
Hearing this, I was delighted and quickly responded, "That's great! I'm looking forward to your visit in the development zone!"
On the way back to the city, Chen Mengzhao drove the mushroom car at a steady speed, neither fast nor slow.
Inside the car, she and I fell into silence, and a dead silence filled the entire car. I secretly glanced at her a few times, watching her driving calmly and attentively, and I felt mixed emotions in my heart. I had a premonition that the intimacy between her and I was like catkins in the wind, drifting further and further away.
Finally, she took the lead in breaking the silence and said calmly, "Aren't you curious at all why I haven't contacted you during this period of time?"
I sighed softly and suppressed the waves in my heart: "Some things, asking will only cause more trouble. If you don't want to tell me, what's the point of me asking you."
She nodded slightly, with a trace of sadness in her eyes: "Seeing that you are in a good mood now, I am relieved."
I stared at her, trying to read her mind from her expression, but it was obviously in vain. Her face was expressionless. I said angrily and provocatively, "Seeing that you are in good condition, I feel relieved."
My words, or perhaps my tone of voice, made her suddenly emotional, and she slammed on the brakes, and the car squeaked and stopped heavily on the side of the road. I felt that her long-suppressed emotions were like volcanic lava about to erupt.
"Guan Hongjun, why do you have to pretend in front of me!" Her voice trembled slightly, and her expression was distorted with excitement.
I took advantage of the alcohol and refused to be outdone, so I responded tit for tat: "Chen Mengzhao, you are also acting in front of me!"
She turned her head away, her body trembling slightly. I could clearly see her chest rising and falling violently, and I could hear her suppressed sobs. At that moment, my heart seemed to be stabbed by a sharp knife, and the pain was so severe that I wished I was dying.
I couldn't help but stretch out my arms and hug her tightly in my arms. She could no longer hold back and burst into tears, her tears soaking my shoulders.
I was immersed in regret and pity when suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. Without warning, she bit my shoulder hard, with such force that it seemed as if she wanted to vent all her anger.
I felt pain and subconsciously loosened my arms around her and looked at her in astonishment. I saw that her eyes were full of hatred and her gaze was fierce, as if I had committed an unforgivable sin.
I was shocked and angry, and asked with confusion in my heart: "Chen Mengzhao, are you crazy? Why did you bite me so hard for no reason?"
Her face twisted slightly, and she snorted coldly, her tone full of resentment: "Humph, who told you that you don't have me in your heart at all! And you still have the mind to happily and swagger to Uncle Zhang's house to recognize your big brother!"
Her inexplicable accusations made me laugh and cry, and I just felt that she was being unreasonable. I smiled helplessly and said, "Chen Mengzhao, your behavior of accusing someone of a crime without any worries, is it influenced by your family? Could it be that you and your daughter have read too many "The Book of Fabricating a Crime" and are thinking about fabricating a crime for me all day long?"
As soon as I finished speaking, her expression changed instantly. Her originally hostile face instantly collapsed, and grievance instantly occupied her eyes. The tears flowed uncontrollably, like beads from a broken string, rolling down her cheeks.
She cried and said in a trembling voice: "Guan Hongjun, you say I'm awesome, but don't make fun of my dad! If you dare to disrespect him, I... I'll never let you go!"
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