Chapter 5 (8)
It took several days for Yu Rui to react, and it was still a thought in her dream: Could Yu Meng's beauty salon be related to Liangcai?
No, when she was with him in the past, he was not so generous. To be honest, Zu Liangcai was just a civil servant and did not have that much power.
He didn't dare either.
All he could do was introduce a job and sort things out—Yu Rui, admittedly, was naive. After all, connections were money. The beauty salon was owned by Lao Zhao's wife, and Lao Zhao was a businessman. Liangcai spoke a few words on his behalf, and the connections were smoothed over, bringing prosperity to everything. To express his gratitude, Yu Meng returned the favor.
Yu Meng happily accepted it. After years of running a shell company, she finally had some real business. Who in the Women's Entrepreneurs Association would dare to laugh at her? She, Yu Meng, had to be proud of herself!
Of course, Liangcai had personally given her things, such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, watches... But what Yu Meng cared about most was not these, she cared about his heart. If his heart was hers, what did these things mean to her?
Yu Meng is increasingly appreciating Liangcai, savoring his mature charm. He is so sexy, charming, romantic, gentle, and sometimes a little funny, like a big boy. Yu Meng believes that this side of him will only be revealed in front of her.
At the end of a relationship, a woman should demonstrate a motherly tolerance. While a man struggles and tires outside, she can be a gentle harbor of respite. They sometimes play little games. Unexpectedly.
For example, sometimes Liangcai would suddenly pull out a massage book. "Turn over it," he'd say. Yu Meng took it and, sure enough, found a page. He'd follow the instructions, massaging her according to the book's instructions. One time, he happened to get to the armpit massage. Liangcai would do it, and Yu Meng, who was ticklish, would giggle.
Now Yu Meng believes that love is not about falling in love or not. People grow up in love. Every time she looks in the mirror, Yu Meng feels that her skin is shining. This is the power of love.
In contrast, Yu Shuang was not in such a good state. When Rui came, she would occasionally talk to Rui. If Kang Long didn't come to visit, she would not go to see him.
Completely free-range.
Yu Rui worried about her. Shuang always said, "Let it be." One day, by chance, Yu Yi and Kang Long came at the same time. One was looking for Rui, the other for Shuang. The four of them were separated into two rooms.
Yu Yi's arrival was both unexpected and reasonable. After their last gathering, Yu Rui had been mentally prepared for Jia Jie to tell Yu Yi about her situation. Perhaps Jia and Yi saw this as a good opportunity. She had just broken up, was vulnerable, and needed care. Yu Yi's timely appearance might just make things happen.
Yu Yi put down the box of chocolates in his hand.
"Sit down." Yu Rui smiled. She was stronger than ever. She used to be wary of others, but now she chose to face things head-on. Telling the truth was better and more effective than lying. Whether it was to others or to herself, one should be honest.
Yu Yi sat down. She asked if he was thirsty. He quickly said no. She still went out and got him a can of drink. She opened it, and Yu Yi drank carefully.
"You've heard about it, right?" Yu Rui took the initiative.
"Oh." Yu Yi cleared his throat, as if he was defending a thesis.
"There's nothing I can do." She smiled bitterly.
"He doesn't know the goods." He said "goods" and then quickly corrected himself, "He doesn't know...good people."
"I'm a good person." Yu Rui pointed at herself.
"A very good man."
"You are a good person too." A good person with a good person card.
"Actually..." Yu Yi was about to confess.
"I know what you mean," Yu Rui said first. "Thank you. I can only say thank you. Although we have been childhood sweethearts for so many years, you don't understand me, and I don't understand you either. To be honest, I admire you very much. You are smart and willing to work hard. I am happy for you and proud of you for navigating this path of study. But have you ever thought about it? You and I are both people who cannot go the wrong way. You are suitable for a girl who can talk to you and make progress together."
Yu Yi wanted to speak.
Yu Rui stepped forward and said, "I know you will blame me. But we must all be honest, honest to each other and honest to ourselves."
Yu Yi smiled and said boldly, "Actually... I thought about this before I came here... But I still wanted to say it in person... Xiao Rui, I have always had you in my heart. Even if you reject me, I still want to say it, to let you know... You and I are not the same kind of people. I always feel that sooner or later you will do something big."
Yu Rui sneered: "What big deal can it be?"
Yu Yi added: "Whether happy or sad, it is short-lived. A dull and ordinary life is the norm." Yu Rui was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Yu Yi could say such a philosophical sentence.
A simple and ordinary life is the real life. She used to tell herself this. And that's what she did. Find someone similar, live a similar life, simple and ordinary, have children, and grow old together.
Facts have proved that you can be calm?
Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. She has a beautiful appearance, and if you don't make a move, others will. Women like her are likely to be quiet but the wind does not stop.
"You are very brave." Yu Rui said.
"I wish you happiness." Yu Yi said.
Somehow, their hearts opened, their words were spoken openly, and both of them were moved, their eyes tearing up. Touched by each other, touched by themselves, moved by life, moved by fate, Yu Rui felt obligated to be generous, and she opened her arms in a hug.
Yu Yi rushed over, hugged her, and spun her around twice. Yu Rui's feet left the ground, spinning in mid-air. She cried, but also laughed. The awkwardness faded, and Yu Rui was thankful to have this friend.
In another room, Yu Shuang sat at his computer, Excel open on the screen. An urgent work task had to be dealt with immediately. Kang Long stood nearby. Yu Shuang thought he was in the way and asked him to move aside.
"Is there something wrong?" she asked, looking up.
"A little."
"I'll tell you later." Yu Shuang kept his hands busy, concentrating his attention.
Kang Long could only stand aside and read. Yu Rui and Yu Yi came over to say they were going downstairs to buy something, but Yu Shuang didn't bother to greet them. After a long while, she finally stopped, went to the refrigerator to get a cold drink, and offered one to Kang Long.
He caught it.
"Yu Shuang." He called her by her full name.
Yu Shuang was stunned for a moment. He rarely called her that.
"We should be honest with each other." Kang Long began.
This sentence also surprised Yu Shuang, "Yes, honestly, I am very honest with you."
"I'm talking about myself, and I should be honest with you."
"That's right."
"You also said last time that if there are any changes, I will tell you in time."
"You say." Yu Shuang took a sip of his drink.
"I'm a little embarrassed too."
"No need, just say it." Yu Shuang was ready.
"I fell in love with someone." Kang Long said directly.
Yu Shuang almost lost her balance. Even if their relationship was loose, even if she was raising him freely, she had never expected Kang Long to be so open with her. "I have to be like Sartre, and you are Beauvoir. If there are changes, I must tell you. You have the right to know." He explained, his tone calm.
"And then?" Yu Shuang took a deep breath and put the drink on the desk.
"have no idea."
"Break up?"
"I don't want to break up."
"You mean, you want to talk to two people at the same time?"
"I have feelings for you, and for her too."
"who is she?"
"colleague."
"Did they have sex?" Yu Shuang asked boldly.
"No." He was still honest, "I just felt good and we could get along well." He hesitated to speak.
"Then?"
"Kiss."
With a bang, Yu Shuang slammed the table.
"What's so good about her?"
"You're a little excited."
"Do you know what this is?"
"not yet."
"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?"
"I'm worried and confused, too, so I told you."
"We get along well. She's your colleague," Yu Shuang muttered, head bowed, like an angry lioness. "What's her position? What's her research? What's there to talk about?"
"Mine nuts."
"What?"
"Studying pine nuts."
"You are chestnut, she is pine nut, very good, you guys go over there!" Yu Shuang finally got angry.
Kang Long said: "I am both honest and angry with you."
"Let's stop talking!" Yu Shuang walked out and went straight out. She almost forgot that this was her home.
A confession, a confession. Shuang and Rui's day was a whirlwind. Yu Shuang burst into tears, the first time she'd seen her cry over a relationship. Was it jealousy? Yu Rui thought so. It turned out Yu Shuang was jealous, envious. However, Kang Long and Yu Shuang's relationship and feelings were beyond her expectations. Kang Long's innocence was frightening. He'd reveal things like this before he could hide them. Yu Shuang, however, refused to admit jealousy; she called it a violation of the rules of a relationship.
Yu Rui comforted her, "Not getting married, that's it. He can always find someone else."
Yu Shuang asked back: "Won't you look for someone else after you get married? What's the matter with Sister Meng's ex-husband?" Yu Rui was speechless. In the final analysis, it was a problem of her own inner moral boundaries.
"What are you going to do?" Yu Rui asked her.
Yu Shuang's eyes were dull.
"Why not strike while the iron is hot and turn the tide? Simply..."
"No." Yu Shuang gave the answer before Rui finished speaking.
"Don't be willful. There are not many opportunities. Seize them."
"Break up." Yu Shuang's eyes flashed coldly.
"ah?"
"Maybe it was a mistake from the beginning," Yu Shuang yelled, "I shouldn't have looked for someone... I'm suited to living alone... I just... Mom—why did you leave so suddenly—" She turned to Yu Rui, saying, "You can't leave."
"No, no, no, no." Yu Rui promised.
In front of Rui, Shuang is like a child.
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