Chapter 22 reveals, "I was once used as a sex partner by a girl I liked..."
After Qiao Yunzheng's words fell lightly, the atmosphere immediately became silent.
Hot water filled the cup and continued to overflow until it spilled onto the countertop and dripped onto the floor. Only then did Wen Hong realize what was happening.
He put the almost empty kettle back in its place and casually picked up a water glass.
Qiao Yunzheng just watched him quietly.
She watched him sit down on the sofa, then looked up at him with an expression like that of a nonchalant spectator: "So, what do you think of your childhood sweetheart?"
Qiao Yunzheng also picked up her water glass, and the hot glass made her frown slightly.
She glanced at Wen Hong's hand holding the water glass, blinked, and said, "Objectively speaking, Su Chen is a pretty good person."
Wen Hong raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"
He seemed quite skeptical of her answer. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "It seems that apart from her humble background, timid nature, and somewhat unattractive appearance, she is actually quite good-looking."
He even looked completely sincere, as if the words he had just spoken were perfectly fair and impartial, without any bias.
Qiao Yunzheng was speechless for a moment, but couldn't help but defend her best friend's brother: "To be fair, the Su family's background is not bad. Besides, that's not cowardice, that's composure..."
Before Qiao Yunzheng could finish speaking, Wen Hong had already stood up.
He curled his lips and said coolly, "It's a pity he won't have the chance."
After Wen Hong left, Qiao Yunzheng leisurely took out the honey from the cabinet under the bar.
She scooped a large spoonful into the cup and stirred it.
Seeing the glistening honey residue on the spoon, I couldn't resist licking it.
A subtle, sweet feeling reached deep into her heart, and Qiao Yunzheng's eyes crinkled into a smile.
She sat on the sofa, slowly finished her glass of honey water, picked up her phone, thought for a moment, and typed a message for Su Ran: "I think I've confirmed something."
Wen Hong's awkwardness lasted until the day of the party.
The party was held at a high-end private club.
When she and Wen Hong entered the room hand in hand, they were greeted by the lively cheers and whistles from Junyu's colleagues.
Wen Hong showed no intention of taking control of the situation, letting them yell and scream for a long time before finally pulling Qiao Yunzheng to sit down on the sofa.
As soon as he sat down, he let go of her hand, leaned to the other side of the sofa, crossed his legs, and chatted and laughed with his colleagues.
Qiao Yunzheng sat quietly in place.
She didn't have many friends in Shencheng. Most of the people attending the party were Junyu's colleagues. The only one she vaguely remembered was the young girl at the front desk.
Seeing that she was bored, the young girl quietly leaned closer with her wine glass in hand: "I remember you. Aren't you the beautiful young lady who visited Zhuge Liang three times?"
Qiao Yunzheng was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that the little girl's statement was very appropriate. Back then, for the sake of the Qiao family, she made trip after trip to Jun Yu, and even after being humiliated, she was still persistent. Wasn't that just "three visits to the thatched cottage"?
But then she thought, thankfully she didn't know at first that this Wen Hong was the same Wen Hong as that Wen Hong, otherwise, she probably would never have stepped through that door, and none of this would have happened.
Qiao Yunzheng smiled and nodded, tacitly agreeing with her words.
The young girl laughed so hard she bent over. She glanced at Wen Hong's retreating figure, not daring to be too presumptuous, and whispered in a low voice, "I never expected you to win over Wen Lu in such a short time! I've decided that from today onwards, you are my idol!"
The young girl, unaware of the details, assumed that day was their first meeting and asked with a gossipy look, "Can you tell me how you won over such a difficult Wen Lu?"
Qiao Yunzheng glanced at Wen Hong's back. He was chatting animatedly with his colleagues, completely unaware that the two people behind him were gossiping about him.
Deciding to give him some face, she said quite seriously, "He's actually... pretty easy to pursue..."
The little girl clearly didn't believe a word of it.
As soon as Qiao Yunzheng finished speaking, Wen Hong suddenly turned around and looked at her.
She felt a sudden panic, a sense of embarrassment at being caught red-handed, but then she saw his gaze pass over her and go straight to the door.
The door was pushed open, and the first thing that caught the eye was a head of familiar wine-red long hair.
Wen Miao glanced around the private room with her big eyes, then automatically rushed towards Qiao Yunzheng and sweetly called out, "Sister-in-law."
Qiao Yunzheng sat on the side of the sofa closest to the door. She later realized that although Wen Hong had his back to her, he would always turn around promptly no matter what happened.
Just as Shen Qingli entered, he casually greeted her, "Little Pear is here? Please make yourself at home."
Qiao Yunzheng couldn't help but clench the hem of her clothes. So, if that's the case, he probably heard her saying she was pursuing him, right?
However, this embarrassment only lasted a few seconds, after all, she had indeed been captivated by his "good looks" in the first place.
Shen Qingli and Wen Miao met for the first time, but they found themselves resonating with each other. Before long, they were chatting enthusiastically with Qiao Yunzheng, although Qiao Yunzheng mostly acted as their listener and atmosphere maker.
Wen Miao was busy complaining: "Finally, a beautiful woman has arrived! You have no idea how much my brother loves to brag. He told me before how many women were head over heels for him, and now that he's suddenly getting married, he's actually quite reluctant to let go. But now that I'm here... well..."
She glanced around at the room full of men and rolled her eyes.
Then, unexpectedly, he met Wen Hong's gaze, who was about to kill someone.
She immediately fell silent, shrank back, and waited until the pressure from her blood vessels subsided before leaning over to complain to Qiao Yunzheng, "Sister-in-law, only you can tolerate him. I pity you..."
Qiao Yunzheng smiled and said, "Your brother is doing fine."
Wen Hong seemed to have heard this as well, glanced in her direction, and said nothing.
Wen Miao craned her neck and looked around: "Huh, why isn't Brother Nan Chen here?" As she spoke, she pulled Shen Qingli over, "Sister Lili, do you know Song Nan Chen? He's my brother's friend. He's incredibly handsome, and so steady and reliable. He's miles ahead of my brother..."
Shen Qingli coughed lightly, neither confirming nor denying.
Wen Miao continued talking animatedly: "My brother said that Brother Nan Chen has recently been bewitched by a little vixen. My brother told me not to go looking for trouble. I wonder where this vixen has been cultivating to entangle Brother Nan Chen..." As she spoke, she pulled Qiao Yunzheng and Shen Qingli aside and asked, "Sister-in-law, Sister Lili, what do you think of me?"
Unexpectedly, things took this turn. Qiao Yunzheng's eyes widened. She picked up her water glass, trying to change the subject: "How about we have something to drink first?"
Unexpectedly, Shen Qingli's expression remained unchanged, and she calmly replied, "I think your brother is right."
Qiao Yunzheng almost spat out the water she had just taken a sip of.
Wen Miao pursed her lips and finally stopped talking about it.
Her gaze was drawn to the beautifully colored fruit wine on the table. She reached out and grabbed it, asking, "This looks delicious, shall we try some..."
She glanced at Wen Hong, and seeing that he wasn't paying attention to them, she quickly poured herself a glass; then she glanced again and quickly poured glasses for Shen Qingli and Qiao Yunzheng.
Like a kitten that had just gotten away with stealing fish, he couldn't hide his smugness as he whispered, "Cheers! Cheers!"
Unexpectedly, Wen Hong, who was facing away from them, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head.
He turned to the side and tapped his knuckles on the table between the three of them: "Wen Miao, what are you doing?!"
Wen Miao's high enthusiasm was extinguished by a bucket of cold water, and she quickly wilted.
Seeing her dejected look, Qiao Yunzheng couldn't bear it and couldn't help but speak up for her: "Miaomiao is an adult now, it's okay for her to have a little drink, we're here for you."
Wen Hong glanced at her mercilessly: "And you, have you forgotten about last time?"
He was referring to the fact that she had accidentally drunk alcohol, which caused her to have an allergic reaction all over her body.
Qiao Yunzheng opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything to defend herself, so she obediently shut her mouth.
Wen Hong's gaze finally landed on Shen Qingli, then he casually looked away: "Fine, this isn't my responsibility."
After chatting for a while, everyone gathered together to play board games.
Qiao Yunzheng wasn't good at games in these kinds of situations, but she was one of the main characters today, and everyone helped her sit in the very center.
Considering that there were girls present, someone suggested playing something simple, and in the end, they unanimously decided to play the "I have what you don't have" game.
Qiao Yunzheng had only caught a glimpse of it on a TV variety show, and was quite intrigued, so she followed the crowd and held up all ten fingers.
Perhaps because everyone was not very open at the beginning, the topics they talked about were all very conventional, such as "I have been scolded by my boss" or "I can speak Cantonese" and other common topics.
After several rounds, Qiao Yunzheng was lucky enough to keep all seven of her fingers.
Perhaps finding the game too bland, someone finally couldn't hold back and blurted out, "I'm still a virgin at the age of sixteen!"
So, after a burst of laughter and cheers, the game began to race wildly in an uncontrollable direction.
When it was Qiao Yunzheng's turn, she met everyone's expectant gazes, thought for a moment, and said softly, "I once liked someone very, very much..."
Everyone sighed in disappointment, "This isn't really anything worth mentioning, is it?"
Qiao Yunzheng knew everyone was talking about games, but she still couldn't help but whisper in defense, "I think it's still very important."
As expected, no one broke a finger.
After all, everyone has been young and impetuous, and everyone has experienced youthful passion.
This statement was quickly dismissed and did not generate much discussion. Only Wen Hong glanced at Qiao Yunzheng from the side.
The most dramatic part was when a bespectacled, refined-looking young man took a sip of his drink, his face flushed, and said, "One evening during rush hour, I got into an argument with a girl over seats on the subway. We ended up arguing all over the place, and neither of us could decide who was right. So we exchanged contact information and decided to have another round. Who knew that our argument would turn into a fight in bed..."
Because the contrast and impact were so great, the refined boy won by a landslide.
Finally, it was Wen Hong's turn to take the stage, carrying everyone's expectations.
He gripped his wine glass, his eyes fixed on the shimmering light within. After a long pause, he finally spoke softly:
"I was once used as a sex partner by a girl I liked. She deceived me, taking advantage of me both physically and emotionally, like a freeloader."
Author's Note: Ding! This is a heartfelt thank-you letter:
Thank you to the "National Mental Hospital" students for the landmines! Thank you to the "National Mental Hospital" and "Sunshine" students for the nutrient solution! Thank you for your encouragement, my darlings, I love you all!
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