"No way, he just left like that?"

In a high-end restaurant, Liu Yumeng asked in surprise. Sitting opposite her was Luo Xiyun.

It has to be said that gossip spreads very quickly. Before noon, Liu Yumeng, who worked in another district, had heard the news and came to find her.

Luo Xiyun had to take time out to have lunch with her. By the way, they talked about the meeting with Chen Xu.

When she heard Chen Xu turned around and left, Liu Yumeng couldn't help but complain, "Xiyun, you have to think it over carefully. If you really stay with a straight man like this, you will suffer."

"That's just his temper."

Luo Xiyun said, picking up some green vegetables and putting them in his bowl, and said helplessly, "If he hadn't left, it wouldn't be him."

Liu Yumeng looked at her expression, sighed, and said, "I think you are hopeless."

Luo Xiyun pretended not to hear, picked up the food and started eating.

"To be honest, I'm quite curious, how did you two hook up?"

Liu Yumeng refused to let her go and continued to ask, "It's not surprising that he likes you. What's strange is why you like him? To be honest, I really don't see what advantages he has that can attract you."

"Eat your meal."

Luo Xiyun picked up a piece of meat and put it in her bowl.

"If you don't want to ask, then don't ask."

Liu Yumeng also picked up a piece of meat for her and said, "I see that you haven't touched a single piece of meat since the dishes were served. You've only eaten the vegetables. This is not like you."

Luo Xiyun put the meat back into her bowl and said, "I just weighed it, and it's one pound heavier than last time."

Liu Yumeng snorted and said with amusement, "I didn't expect that you would also be unconfident sometimes."

Luo Xiyun put down the chopsticks in his hand, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said, "I'm done eating."

“…”

Liu Yumeng looked at the half bowl of rice left in her bowl, spread out one hand and said, "How can I eat like this?"

"Just think of it as losing weight. Didn't you say last time that your waist had gotten bigger?"

"Forget it, it seems that I can't have dinner with you during this period of time." Liu Yumeng shook her head and stood up.

After leaving the restaurant, the two returned to Wanhua Company.

Luo Xiyun pushed open the door of the office and saw the pot of tomatoes on the table placed in its original position. He was a little confused and said, "Secretary Guo."

"What's wrong, Mr. Luo?" Secretary Guo was standing behind her and asked.

Luo Xiyun pointed at the pot of plants and asked, "Didn't I tell you to throw it away?"

Secretary Guo said cautiously, "Well, I forgot about it. How about I throw it away now?"

"Forget it, since you didn't throw it away, just keep it." Luo Xiyun didn't mean to blame her. He said this and walked into the office.

After the door closed, Liu Yumeng smiled and said, "I like you as a secretary."

"She is really careful in her work." Luo Xiyun said, taking out the watering can from under the table and watering the tomato plant.

Liu Yumeng walked to the coffee table and said, "My brother has been obsessed with Gongfu tea in the past few months. I drink his tea every day and I'm a little addicted. What kind of tea do you have here?"

After saying that, he didn't hear any response from Luo Xiyun. He turned around and saw her staring at the plant in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

She walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Luo Xiyun came back to his senses and asked, "What did you ask just now?"

"tea."

"There is a can of Longjing in that cabinet. Your brother brought it here."

Liu Yumeng opened the cabinet and looked at it. She was angry and said, "My brother is too partial. When we were at home, he refused to give me some, but when he came to you, he took the whole can."

"If you like it, take it."

"I don't want to. If my brother finds out, he'll scold me to death." Liu Yumeng said as she opened the jar and made a pot of brew.

Luo Xiyun sat on the sofa, watching her movements, and after a while, he fell into deep thought again.

Liu Yumeng could sense some uneasiness in her eyes, and guessed that it was probably related to Chen Xu. However, she was obviously unwilling to say, so she didn't ask any more questions.

…………

In the mezzanine room of the noodle shop, Chen Xu was sitting in front of the computer, checking the information of houses for rent nearby. Although Aunt Zhou said that her friend had a house for rent, he still had to make some preparations.

The main reason was that he also wanted to find something to do. When he was free, he couldn't help but think of Luo Xiyun. When he thought of Luo Xiyun, he would think of Yang Jinxia, ​​and then of Bai Jinxuan...

"Chen Xu."

He said, "The door is not locked, come in."

She opened the door and walked in, holding a bag of shrimp chips in her hand. While eating, she asked, "What are you doing?"

"Find a house." Chen Xu said, glancing at her, "Don't fall on my floor, it will attract ants."

She sat down on the bed, looked at the computer screen, and asked him, "Are you really not going to look for Sister Xiyun?"

When Chen Xu heard her address, he asked curiously, "When did you become so familiar with her?"

"What do you know? This is called hitting it off at first sight. Don't change the subject. I'm telling you, strike while the iron is hot. If you don't confirm your relationship with her quickly, be careful that she'll run off with someone else."

Chen Xu continued to look at the computer screen and said, "Have you forgotten that I have a girlfriend?"

She widened her eyes and said, "No way, that woman doesn't want you anymore, and you still want to wait for her?"

Chen Xu simply ignored her words and said, "No matter who I choose, someone will always get hurt."

Chen Ziqi chewed the shrimp crackers in his mouth, swallowed them, threw the empty bag in his hand into the trash can, clapped his hands, and said, "Then do you think that if you only meet one of them, you will live happily forever?"

She said mercilessly, "Don't be naive, okay? They both look like they come from wealthy families. The first hurdle you face is adjusting your lifestyle and consumption concepts. Either you accommodate her or she accommodates you. With your temper, you definitely don't want to spend a woman's money, so she has to put up with it. One or two days is fine, but one or two years? What if you get married in the future?"

"The second hurdle is their parents. Can they let their precious daughters be with a poor boy like you who has no money or power?"

"This is just the trouble you will face in the near future. There will be a lot of problems waiting for you in the future. They will definitely torture you to exhaustion and make you doubt your life."

After saying this, she sighed with emotion, "Life is a painful journey. Either you are suffering in pain, or you are on the way to pain. So, young people, enjoy life while you can."

"You are just a kid, how can you listen to these nonsense theories?" Chen Xu hit her head hard, "Okay, get out quickly and don't bother me here."

As he spoke, he picked up the mouse and was about to close the webpage when suddenly, a message window popped up in the lower right corner. He glanced and saw Bai Jinxuan's name. He couldn't help but take a closer look at the title and was stunned.

The title read, "Shocking, Bai Jinxuan revealed that he already has someone he likes, and that man is..."

His heart tightened and he subconsciously clicked on the pop-up window.

Chen Ziqi came over, looked at the headline, and said, "The editors nowadays are really getting more and more insulting to people's intelligence. They don't even know how to write news properly. If a popular star like her were to have a scandal, she would immediately become half of the obscurity."

After clicking on the pop-up window, a video appeared. It was of two unfamiliar entertainment news hosts, who talked about a lot of Bai Jinxuan's deeds.

Chen Xu became impatient and fast-forwarded the progress bar.

Chen Ziqi said, "I don't think you would care about the gossip about such a popular star. It doesn't match your personality at all."

"Shut up."

Chen Xu finally moved the progress bar to Bai Jinxuan's shot. There were many microphones in front of her, and she was obviously being interviewed.

"...Thanks to everyone's help, I have fully recovered and will be able to return to work soon."

It was the first time that Chen Xu saw her on camera. She was wearing a completely different makeup than usual. Standing in front of the camera, she exuded a sense of confidence and a dazzling radiance.

He never thought that she would be so dazzling on TV. Maybe she was born for the camera.

At this time, a reporter's voice-over came in, "You fell ill from exhaustion this time, is it because the company assigned you too much work?"

Bai Jinxuan said, "No, I was too willful. Instead, I caused trouble for my agent and delayed a lot of work. I have to apologize to them. I'm sorry."

Next, the reporter asked a few routine questions and her answers were all normal.

"The person you're working with this time is a new generation star just like you. Will there be any sparks in the next collaboration?"

Bai Jinxuan didn't even think about it and said, "No, he's not my type."

"Can you tell me what type of sex you like? I believe many fans are curious."

She looked at the camera and said, "The guy I like has a bit of an old-fashioned personality and likes to lecture people, but he is actually very gentle and considerate. He doesn't say sweet words, but as long as there is danger, he will be the first to protect me behind him..."

As she spoke, there was a commotion among the reporters who were not in the picture, and someone excitedly asked loudly, "What you just said was so specific, it seemed like you were referring to someone."

"Yes, I do have someone I like, and he is..."

At this time, after a commotion, several staff members appeared and pulled Bai Jinxuan to stop her from continuing. They blocked the camera with their hands and said, "Okay, today's interview ends here." After that, they quickly left the scene with Bai Jinxuan under their protection.

The entire video ends at this point.

"It must be hype. Today's celebrities will do anything to get on the headlines."

Chen Ziqi said disdainfully, and when he turned around, he found that Chen Xu's expression was not right, so he asked him, "What's wrong with you?"

"...It's okay." Chen Xu pressed his forehead with both hands, and after a while, he let out a long breath.

Chen Ziqi looked at him with a different look in his eyes. This old man, at his age, actually learned to chase stars? (End of this chapter)