Chapter 098 Oh, man
Tang Qing’s birthday came at the end of November.
According to previous rules, Tang Qing celebrated his birthday with Song Yi and Ying Xing. The three of them would stay at Tang Qing's house for a day, have a few drinks together in the evening, and then stay overnight.
This year is no exception.
Song Lansheng's health has recovered well, so there is no need to worry too much if Song Yi occasionally stays out all night.
Tang Qing's birthday happened to fall on Saturday, so Ying Xing drove to pick up Song Yi early in the morning, and the two of them drove to Tang Qing's house with gifts.
Although Song Yi has been financially tight recently, he still bought Tang Qing a gift worth more than 10,000 yuan.
After seeing the shopping bag, Ying Xing couldn't help but say something to her: "You're short on money lately, so don't buy such expensive things. Tang Qing will definitely scold you if he sees it."
Song Yi smiled and said, "It's been okay lately. I've been spending less at the hospital."
Ying Xing: "You have to save some money."
Song Yi: "I can save money in other ways."
Song Yi has always been very frugal with herself. She only buys a few sets of clothes throughout the year, and I have never seen her buy jewelry or bags.
Ying Xing felt helpless about this and asked her, "When are you going to buy a car? You've been learning to drive for so long and you're still squeezing into buses and subways every day. I feel tired for you."
"Let's talk about it later. I don't have much desire for a car." Song Yi said, "The loan pressure is too great. Let's wait a few years."
Ying Xing: "I really can't do anything about you."
"By the way, Fu Xijing hasn't harassed you these two days, right?" Ying Xing changed the subject and suddenly remembered this.
Ying Xing still remembered the last time Fu Xijing sent Song Yi to the hospital out of anger.
"No." Song Yi calculated that they hadn't seen each other since that day when Fu Xijing inexplicably went to eat for free.
"What are you going to do with the necklace?" Ying Xing asked again.
"No." Song Yi said.
Ying Xing frowned: "Don't want it anymore? Then how are you going to find it-"
"Jiang Yuxu said that he would help me find it, so whether I have the necklace or not doesn't matter much." Song Yi answered Ying Xing's doubts.
"Jiang Yuxu is helping you with this?" Ying Xing was even more curious now. She glanced at Song Yi and asked, "Are you sure he's not attracted to you?"
There is nothing wrong with helping out with a little effort, but when it comes to finding relatives, which takes so much energy, no one wants to be a sucker.
"I've always felt he treated you strangely. Don't you feel that way?" Ying Xing analyzed for Song Yi while steering. "Logically, even if he wanted you to work for him, there's no need for him to pay such a huge price. The two can no longer be equated. Using this information to find someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. All the resources invested won't even yield any results, right?"
Song Yi nodded, and did not deny Ying Xing's guess, "I find it strange too."
"But I don't think he likes me." Song Yi thought thoughtfully, "I can't think of the specific reason."
"Why not like you?" Ying Xing disagreed with Song Yi's words, "A man who gives so much for a woman, even if he doesn't like her spirit, at least he likes her body. He is willing to do this, which means you are worth it. You think too little of yourself."
Song Yi: “…”
Ying Xing: "You didn't really believe Xu Shengwen's PUA and think you have ordinary looks and conditions, did you?"
Song Yi: "...Isn't it ordinary?"
She is not modest, she just doesn't think she is that outstanding.
She looks okay, and has a good education and job, but there are many talented people, and she is definitely not one of the best.
Ying Xing rolled his eyes. "If you were ordinary, would Fu Xijing let you follow him the first time he saw you in Rome? You don't think he was attracted by your inner qualities, do you?"
Song Yi choked and whispered, "I thought he felt sorry for me."
Ying Xing: "If you were ugly, do you think he would feel sorry for you?"
She sneered, "Oh, man."
Song Yi had never thought about it in this way.
Maybe it was because, during the two years she was with Fu Xijing, he never praised her beauty.
He didn't even comment on her appearance.
So she just accepted that he thought she was ordinary.
"Don't think that Jiang Yuxu is not interested in women just because he's chaste. Unless he likes men, he wouldn't be indifferent to beauty. The fact that he had no scandals in all those years only shows that he's not willing to compromise and hasn't met the right person." Ying Xing said to Song Yi earnestly, "In short, you should still be on guard when you're with him in private, for fear that you'll suffer any losses."
Song Yi nodded obediently, "Okay, as you command."
Ying Xing was amused by her playful response.
Song Yi is usually introverted and quiet in public, and seems to be a boring and serious person. However, she is quite lively in front of Ying Xing and Tang Qing, talking more than usual and acting naughty and naughty, which is quite different from how she is in front of others.
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As expected, Song Yi still received a few remarks from Tang Qing even though he bought a birthday gift worth more than 10,000 yuan.
But Tang Qing just mentioned it briefly and didn't say too much, for fear of spoiling her fun.
The weather has cooled down recently, so the three of them decided a few days ago to have hotpot and drink mulled wine together tonight.
Preparations began at five in the afternoon, and by a little after six, the three of them were already sitting around the dining table enjoying the mutton hot pot.
The hot pot was boiling, steam billowing, the mulled red wine at hand was emitting fragrance, and the atmosphere in the whole room was made particularly warm.
However, this warm atmosphere did not last long.
When the three of them were chatting happily, the doorbell of the apartment suddenly rang.
"Who's there?" Ying Xing turned and looked outside. "Did you order takeout?"
Song Yi and Tang Qing shook their heads at the same time.
"I'll go take a look. It might be someone from the property management." Tang Qing put down his chopsticks and stood up.
The apartment was not big, and Tang Qing quickly walked to the door of the living room. Jiang Budu's face was clearly displayed on the screen of the video doorbell.
Tang Qing's right eyelid twitched.
How did he get here?
It was not surprising that Jiang Budu knew the address of her apartment. As long as he wanted to check, anyone could be transparent in front of him.
It's just... he came at the wrong time.
Today is her birthday, and she doesn't want her two good friends to see this scene.
"Tang Qing." Jiang Budu called her name from outside the door, and the first word he opened was his usual threat, "Since I can find your apartment, I can pry open your door."
It's totally lawless.
But Tang Qing knew very well that Jiang Budu was unreasonable and he was capable of doing such a thing.
So, after quickly weighing the pros and cons, she chose to open the door.
As soon as the door in front of him opened, Jiang Budu smelled a mixture of hot pot and mulled wine.
He walked into the living room, stopped in front of Tang Qing, and looked down at her blushing cheeks.
"Is anyone home?" Jiang Budu looked towards the restaurant.
Tang Qing said "hmm", "My friend is having dinner at home."
Jiang Budu deliberately asked: "Boyfriend?"
Tang Qing: "Women, Song Yi and Ying Xing, you have seen them both."
Jiang Budu looked at Tang Qing's serious expression, chuckled, and pinched her face with his hand, "You are so boring."
Tang Qing agreed.
Jiang Budu took off his shoes, opened the shoe cabinet, found a pair of disposable slippers and put them on. "Since we are all acquaintances, is it okay to add me in?"
Tang Qing: “…”
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