When it was almost time to get off work, Tang Wan called again and asked Yang Chen to meet her at a small street in the east of Zhonghai City. Although Yang Chen had never been there before, he could easily find out the location by checking the map on the internet. Thus, he hung up the phone while feeling a little excited.
Since he couldn't go home for dinner at night, Yang Cheng immediately thought of calling Lin Ruoxi and his Mother Wang. After all, he had promised Lin Ruoxi that he would call her if he didn't go home in the future.
After dialing Lin Ruoxi's cell phone, it was picked up a few seconds later.
"What's the matter?" Lin Ruoxi seemed to be busy and asked simply.
"Reporting to my wife, I won't be home for dinner tonight. Someone invited me to dinner." Yang Cheng smiled.
Lin Ruoxi was silent for a moment and asked, "It can't be Tang Wan, right?"
Yang Cheng was stunned. How did she know? But thinking about it, it seemed that when Tang Wan invited him to dinner, Lin Ruoxi heard it. After that, she persuaded him not to have anything to do with Tang Wan and even told him to touch other women but not Tang Wan.
Yang Cheng didn't intend to hide it. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "Yes, since I promised, I have to go."
Lin Ruoxi sighed deeply and said, "You won't listen to me even once. Is that woman so attractive to you?"
"You can't say that. In fact, I'm just going to have dinner with her. Our relationship won't develop so fast, hehe …" Yang Cheng said with a guilty conscience. To be honest, every time he thought of the night when he hooked up with Tang Wan by the river, Yang Cheng still felt a little excited.
That day at school, he found that she had a child in high school, which made Yang Cheng feel a little regretful, because he was interested in Tang Wan, but it was not good to break up her family. However, judging from Tang Wan's behavior later, Yang Cheng could basically conclude that Tang Wan must be a single mother.
As a result, after Tang Wan took the initiative to express her affection to Yang Cheng, Yang Cheng had more thoughts in his heart. Yang Cheng didn't think that he was a conservative person in the relationship between men and women. He was still very interested in having an ambiguous relationship with such a superb mature woman. A man who had no idea about Tang Wan either had a unique taste or simply didn't have the guts. Yang Cheng was a normal man and had the guts, so he didn't intend to hide anything.
Lin Ruoxi was silent for a while on the phone and said, "Got it, but don't tell me if you don't go home for dinner."
"Ah" "Why?" Yang Cheng wondered.
"I will feel disgusted!"
After Lin Ruoxi finished speaking, she hung up the phone directly.
Yang Cheng smacked his lips and smiled bitterly. He wasn't the kind of man who would give up a forest for a tree. Although Lin Ruoxi would despise him again, Yang Cheng wouldn't care too much. In fact, his wife was still not bad. If other people's husbands were to have an affair, they would definitely cry and threaten to hang themselves. At the very least, they would quarrel and talk about divorce. Lin Ruoxi was better. At most, she would give you cold words and ignore you for a while. Life was still going on!
It seemed that Lin Ruoxi hadn't completely accepted the concept of him being her husband.
As soon as he got off work, Yang Cheng drove to the intersection where Tang Wan had agreed to meet. After stopping the car, Yang Cheng discovered that it was actually an old street in Zhonghai. There were all kinds of classical buildings, and the stone western-style buildings that were full of the thirties. The whole street seemed to be separated from the bustling world of Zhonghai, as if it was another city within a city.
After a slight search, Yang Cheng saw Tang Wan who had been waiting for a long time.
She was wearing a black cropped collar jacket, a white cotton sweater, and a gray short skirt with seductive black lace stockings. She stepped on a pair of bright red crystal high heels. Her long hair was softly spread over her shoulders. Her smooth oval face was full of the mature charm of an oriental woman, and her jade-like skin was even whiter than a baby's.
Her bright eyes suddenly merged with the quaint buildings on the street behind her. She was like a southern ancient beauty who slowly walked out of a scroll.
Seeing Yang Cheng, Tang Wan smiled and waved at him.
Yang Cheng gulped, his heart was beating faster. Even when he first met Lin Ruoxi, he wasn't this excited.
This kind of woman who had been through the baptism of time and seen through the mundane world, the most beautiful thing about her wasn't her appearance, but the temperament she exuded. Especially for a young man like Yang Cheng who had seen too many joys and sorrows in the world, such a woman was poison!
Mature woman ah mature woman! You're the abyss that entices me to commit crimes … Yang Cheng screamed in his heart.
"You're late, that's not something a gentleman should do," Tang Wan said with a smile.
"Do I look like a gentleman to you?" Yang Cheng asked.
Tang Wan said thoughtfully, "I almost forgot, your demeanor isn't that great, but you're a gentleman. You might not be a gentleman, but you're definitely lustful."
Yang Cheng knew that Tang Wan was referring to the previous few times they met. There were many times when he brought other women in front of her to provoke her. Obviously, in her eyes, he was definitely a playboy.
"Since you're so clear about this, why do you still have the guts to treat me to a meal?" Yang Cheng asked with a wry smile.
Tang Wan shook her head slightly, "I've been thinking about this too. When I called you, I kept asking myself, why did you invite that lecherous and fickle guy? Even if he saved your life, there's no need for him to take the risk … But as I thought about it, I've already invited you, so I followed the code of a lady and came to the appointment in good faith."
After saying that, Tang Wan pointed to the simple street behind her, "Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal today. You definitely haven't eaten delicacies before."
Yang Cheng felt that it was quite refreshing. Compared to the other women he had met, Tang Wan was not the slightest bit pretentious and did not hide her true feelings. Yang Cheng could feel that Tang Wan had a good impression of him, as well as that kind of struggling emotion. Perhaps it was because of her age, but Tang Wan no longer cared too much about a woman's shyness. She didn't care and directly expressed her thoughts.
Walking with Tang Wan on both sides of the street, there were small shops and stalls. From time to time, the pedestrians on the street would glance at the two of them. Although the man looked ordinary, the woman was extraordinarily beautiful.
Tang Wan didn't talk to Yang Cheng about anything else. She just kept introducing the various shops on both sides of the street, all kinds of historical information and some interesting things about those shops. She would even mention which family's elders had met with something, and what their children's current jobs were.
Yang Cheng asked curiously, "You can't be a resident here, right?"
"I'm not, but my grandmother's family lived here. This is also my mother's hometown. When I was young, I liked to play here the most. This is the only preserved old city street in Zhonghai because some of the stone buildings have become cultural relics. I'm very glad that although my grandmother and grandfather are no longer here, and my mother is also no longer here, I can still often come here to reminisce about them, "Tang Wan said.
Yang Cheng couldn't help but say, "Your words don't sound like a mother who has a child in high school. It sounds more like the thoughts of a young girl."
Tang Wan covered her mouth and chuckled, "My daughter doesn't like this place. She always felt that this place is lifeless. I told her that she's too young to feel the accumulation of culture here. "
Talking about her daughter on such an occasion, Tang Wan didn't feel awkward at all.
"Then you brought me here, could it be that you think I can feel it?" Yang Cheng said with a smile, "I'm also only in my twenties."
"You definitely can," Tang Wan said with certainty.
"Why?"
"That day at the bank, when you saved me, I saw in your eyes that weren't emotions that a man in his twenties should have. Although it was short-lived, I felt a sense of security …" Tang Wan's expression was slightly unnatural as she said, "You're the first man I've met who gave me a sense of security. So, you definitely can read this."
The first man who gave her a sense of security?
Yang Cheng gulped again. Looking at Tang Wan who had already changed the topic and continued to introduce him to the streets, the corner of Yang Cheng's lips curled up slightly. It seems like there's a chance tonight …
After walking through the dark streets that were as long as a corridor of time, the sky was already dark. Yang Cheng followed Tang Wan to the entrance of a slightly damaged alley. Nearby, there were only a few old forty-watt light bulbs.
Tang Wan brought Yang Cheng to a ramen stall and called out to an old man who was pulling noodles, "Uncle Qiao!"
The man who was called Uncle Qiao raised his head and said with a smile, "Xiaowan, aiya, you missed Uncle Qiao so much. You haven't been here for a long time, right?"
"Yeah, I've been quite busy recently. Uncle Qiao, how are you?" Tang Wan seemed to be very familiar with Uncle Qiao and went forward to ask about his well-being.
Uncle Qiao and Tang Wan chatted for a while and then looked at Yang Cheng with a strange expression, "Xiaowan, aren't you going to introduce Uncle Qiao?"
Tang Wan smiled generously and said, "This is Yang Cheng, my friend. Today, I specially brought him to eat Uncle Qiao's ramen. I've already said that this is the best thing in Zhonghai. Uncle Qiao, don't reject me."
"Look at you, you're not young anymore. Is Uncle Qiao's cooking a child's play? But … this is not as simple as a friend. In the past, except for your daughter, you've never brought anyone else to eat ramen! "Uncle Qiao smiled mischievously.
Tang Wan was not shy, "Uncle Qiao, he's not my boyfriend yet, but he helped me a lot last time. I don't think he's too bad, so I invited him to dinner. It's too vulgar to eat in other restaurants, so I came here."
Uncle Qiao laughed and said, "Not now, but maybe in the future." Then he winked at Yang Cheng and said, "Young man, work hard. Xiaowan is older than you, but I, Old Qiao, have never seen a girl who is more beautiful and kind-hearted than Xiaowan in my life. Don't miss this chance."
Seeing that Uncle Qiao was helping him and Tang Wan so openly, Yang Cheng felt that it was too heroic. But Tang Wan only smiled at the side and did not seem to mind at all.
Sitting at an old table with Tang Wan, Uncle Qiao started to pull noodles for the two of them. It wasn't midnight yet, so the stall was very quiet and the surroundings were very empty.
Yang Cheng looked at Uncle Qiao's back as he pulled the noodles and smiled helplessly, "Why didn't you explain? Uncle Qiao must have thought that I'm having an affair with you."
Tang Wan poured herself a cup of yellow green tea and said, "Isn't that what you've always wanted?"
Yang Cheng was speechless. He smiled bitterly and said, "Tang Wan, you don't have to be so direct. Why do I feel that I'm the prey and you're the hunter?"
"If I count my nominal age, I'm already thirty-eight this year." Tang Wan raised her teacup and took a sip elegantly. Her every move and action seemed abrupt and unconventional with the dilapidated surroundings.
"What do you mean …" Yang Cheng didn't understand why this woman suddenly mentioned her age. This was something that most women hated for their entire lives.
"I don't have much time left to play with ambiguity and ambiguity." Tang Wan finished her tea and looked at Yang Cheng with a clear gaze. She said, "Yang Cheng, do you want to hear how I feel about you?"
Yang Chen's knuckles knocked on the table as he nodded.
"The first time we met, it should be by the river. I was in a bad mood that day and met a blind man like you. You actually wanted to spend the night with me. What made me angry was that you wore a shirt with diamonds as buttons and told me that you were selling mutton skewers. Although I think that you're a terrible person, I have to say that you're the one that left the deepest impression on me among all the men I've met who wanted to have a one-night stand with me. At the same time, you're also the only one that I haven't taught a lesson to. "
Yang Cheng didn't say anything and continued to listen quietly.
"After that, we met at my daughter's school. You actually had a relationship with such an innocent young female teacher. That female teacher was even infatuated with you. I thought you were really bad … After that, we met at my entertainment center. You were together with Mo Qianni. She's such a smart and rational woman, but she actually had feelings for you. It wasn't until you played a set of tennis that I finally understood a little. You're indeed a bad guy, but you're indeed different. I'm a little curious about you …"
"It wasn't until you blocked those robbers at the bank for me that I finally understood why Teacher Li and Mo Qianni would choose a bad guy like you." Tang Wan tilted her head and looked at Yang Cheng with a smile. "Listen, I'll be straightforward. Because I have feelings for you, I'll say it out loud."
Yang Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Is this considered a confession of love to me?"
"I've already said that I don't have much time left. In two years, I'll be forty. My daughter can even legally get married. In another two years, I might even be a grandmother. No matter how much I take care of myself, I'm just an old woman." The smile on Tang Wan's face gradually faded. "Unfortunately, the only man I want to have deep contact with is actually a man who's younger than me by more than ten years. Tell me, how can I not be anxious?"
Yang Cheng didn't expect Tang Wan to say such words during their first official one-on-one meeting. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Uncle Qiao shouting, "The noodles are here!" and walking over with two big bowls of steaming hot ramen.
"You still say it's nothing? I see that you guys are chatting quite enthusiastically. What did you guys talk about? You're not allowed to speak ill of Uncle Qiao behind my back. "Uncle Qiao was in a good mood.
Tang Wan took a sniff of the special smell of the ramen mixed with coriander. "Uncle Qiao, Yang Cheng told me that I'm delusional to think that I can get him by relying on a bowl of noodles!"
"Cough cough …"
Yang Cheng had just eaten a mouthful of noodles when he coughed. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you slandering me for no reason? When did you get me?"
Uncle Qiao laughed and said, "This ramen indeed can't get a woman. Back then, I relied on noodles to chase after Xiaowan's mother, but in the end, her mother was still married to that rich man by Xiaowan's grandmother. However, Xiaowan likes me more than her dead father. It can be considered a little compensation in my heart. "
Yang Cheng was stunned. He didn't expect Uncle Qiao and Tang Wan's elders to have such a past. However, as a daughter, Tang Wan actually liked her father's love rival more than her father. This made Yang Cheng feel quite strange.
After a few more guests arrived, Uncle Qiao continued to busy himself. Only then did Yang Cheng and Tang Wan start to eat the noodles in peace.
Yang Cheng quickly ate a large bowl of noodles and even the soup into his stomach. He comfortably burped. Seeing that Tang Wan was still chewing slowly, he smiled and said, "Tang Wan, have you investigated my background?"
Tang Wan drank a mouthful of soup and shook her head. "No, although I'm interested in your past and background, I hope that you can tell me yourself. I won't investigate."
"Then you can say that you have a good impression of me. Aren't you afraid that I'll wipe my feet clean after taking advantage of you?" Yang Cheng asked.
Tang Wan sweetly smiled and said, "Then I'll ask you a few questions. You just need to answer me honestly, yes or no. How about it?"
Yang Cheng touched his face. This date, which was originally filled with all kinds of ambiguous colors, was now like a questionnaire. What made Yang Cheng uncomfortable was that the woman was too proactive. She was so proactive that he was constantly being teased, and the woman was like an arrogant queen, looking at him with ridicule.
"Alright, ask away!" Yang Cheng said with a bitter smile.
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