"Chen Xu?"

Not long after he walked out, he heard someone calling his name. Turning back, he recognized it was his college classmate and was a little surprised, "Liu Xiaoshang? Why are you here?"

"My company is right here. What about you? Do you also work nearby? Why haven't I met you before?" Liu Xiaoshang was also very excited and asked several questions in a row.

Chen Xu smiled and said, "I came here to do something."

"Have you eaten yet?"

"Just on my way."

"That's great, let's go together, it's my treat, and you are not allowed to snatch it from me."

Chen Xu didn't bother to be polite with him. Liu Xiaoshang was the vice-monitor of their class. He was always generous and Chen Xu had a good relationship with him.

The two found a restaurant and reminisced about the past.

Chen Xu joined the class’s WeChat group, but he never spoke in it. This was mainly because he didn’t know what to talk about and he also set it to “do not disturb.”

I only occasionally click to see what my good roommates are saying when I see them posting something to learn about their latest news.

He knew that Liu Xiaoshang had done well after graduation, bought a house and a car, and had a girlfriend. He also posted photos in the group and was quite pretty.

However, this is not something I can envy. They were born into a good family, their family is relatively wealthy, and they are good-looking too.

After just a short while of chatting, Liu Xiaoshang's phone rang several times.

"It's my girlfriend." He explained, turned on the voice call and put it to his ear to listen.

The voice was not loud, but Chen Xu could still hear it vaguely. It seemed that he was asking why he hadn't replied to her message for so long.

Liu Xiaoshang whispered back, "I'm outside now."

Before I put the phone down, another message came in. "Location." This time, the voice was much louder.

Liu Xiaoshang paused, rubbed his forehead vigorously with his fingers, and sighed, "My girlfriend is just too clingy sometimes."

As he said that, he sent the location.

Chen Xu smiled, not knowing what to say, and picked up the cup and pretended to drink water.

"I'm having dinner outside with a friend. It's my college classmate..." Liu Xiaoshang reported in a low voice, while carefully glancing at Chen Xu, "It's a man!"

Chen Xu could only pretend that he didn't hear it. He took out his mobile phone, unlocked it, and swiped the pages.

Ding ding dong ding...

Liu Xiaoshang's phone rang again immediately. It was a video call.

Chen Xu couldn't pretend anymore. Seeing Liu Xiaoshang looked a little embarrassed, he didn't answer the video call. He said, "Is she your girlfriend? Answer it quickly. I heard that you found a very beautiful girl. I have wanted to meet her for a long time. You don't want to hide her from me, do you?"

"How can that be possible?" Liu Xiaoshang smiled, but it was a little stiff. He picked up his phone and connected the video.

The girl in the video was indeed very pretty. When the camera turned around, Chen Xu greeted her politely.

"Are you just two?" the woman in the video asked again after saying hello.

At this time, Liu Xiaoshang's face looked a little ugly. She silently turned the phone 360 ​​degrees so that she in the video could see that there was indeed no one else at the table.

"Then you and your classmates continue eating, and go home early after get off work. I love you." After saying that, the video was hung up.

In the end, Liu Xiaoshang said nothing. After putting down his phone, he held the cup of water in his hand.

Chen Xu took the initiative to bring up the topic, "Are you living together?"

"Um."

"Then congratulations."

Liu Xiaoshang then smiled and said, "You must come to my wedding day."

Chen Xu nodded, "Of course."

"What about you?" Liu Xiaoshang looked at him, "Do you have a girlfriend now?"

Chen Xu said, "No, I paid one last year, but it was split up soon after. The pressure was too great and I couldn't afford it."

Liu Xiaoshang nodded in agreement, "My boyfriend is also quite good at spending money. If I didn't earn a lot, I really wouldn't be able to afford it."

Chen Xu smiled and said, "I can see that you love her very much."

This sentence seemed to touch him a little. He looked out the window and said, "I pursued her for two years."

"You may not know this, but she was from our school, one grade below us. At that time, she had a boyfriend, and they broke up after graduation... It was really not easy for me to pursue her."

Chen Xu didn't expect that he had such a past. He could only say that it was probably true love.

He could understand this feeling. Perhaps, many people have met the person who wanted to get what they wanted at all costs. However, they retreated due to various reasons and difficulties in reality. A small number of people persisted for a long time, but eventually suffered a bloody head. Only a few were lucky enough to get what they wanted and achieve the desired result.

Even if such a relationship does not end up with any result, at least there will be no regrets.

He seemed to be reminded of the feelings buried deep in his heart.

“Wow—”

Suddenly, he heard Liu Xiaoshang exclaim, and when he looked up, he saw him staring out the window with his eyes seeming to glow.

"What are you looking at?"

He turned around and looked out the window, and immediately knew what he was looking at: a woman in light yellow clothes was standing on the side of the road, talking on the phone. At first glance, she was stunning.

"That's him."

His eyes lit up and he glanced at the car parked next to the woman. It was from another province.

“He’s not a local, he’s the perfect candidate.”

Without hesitation, he "woke up" the virtual dream device, activated the scanning function, and set his target on this woman.

Scan successful.

At this time, the woman finished her call, got in the car, and left in a flash.

Chen Xu and Liu Xiaoshang smiled at each other, without mentioning the woman just now, and talked about their respective situations after graduation.

When it was almost time to go to work, the two of them paid the bill and left, making an appointment to have a drink together next time, and then parted ways.

Chen Xu rushed to another store in the afternoon and was busy until after seven in the evening. He then rushed back to the company, handed the finished product to Secretary Guo, and finally got off work.

He rushed back to his rental house as quickly as possible. Throughout the afternoon, he would think of the stunning glimpse he had at noon from time to time. The more he thought about it, the more he looked forward to the dream at night.

It's like when you're selecting a movie with a mysterious code name and you see a particularly stunning cover, you can't wait to download it.

He was looking forward to it, but also a little bit uneasy. What if she was the cover girl? Some women looked perfect from certain angles, but were average overall. He had encountered this before.

For Chen Xu, his dreams are completely private. They allow him to face the depths of his heart, everything that cannot be expressed in words, but they are a corner of privacy that everyone has.

It's like a man watching a romantic action movie behind closed doors. In modern society, who would accuse him of being morally corrupt? In the same way, if he fantasizes about a woman in his dream, who can accuse him of being a low character?

(End of this chapter)