Lu Yiwei did not know where he was. He looked up and saw a sign with the words "Bei Zhou City Planning Bureau" hanging on the gate. The gate was unusually grand. If it were not for the sign, people would think that this was the mansion of a rich family.
At this moment, Lu Yiwei's mind was in a mess. He really wanted to find someone to drink with. However, he did not know many people in Bei Zhou City. Thinking of Meng Xiaonan, he took out a note from his pocket and thought for a long time. He found a public phone and called, "Hello, I'm Lu Yiwei. Is this Meng Xiaonan?"
"It's me," Meng Xiaonan said while eating. "You need to pay me back so soon? There's no need. I'm just joking. "
"Do you have time now? I want to drink with you, "Lu Yiwei said unhappily.
Meng Xiaonan looked at her parents who were eating and got up to walk to the balcony. "Now? I'm eating now. "
"Oh, never mind then." Lu Yiwei said dejectedly. He was about to hang up when the other party quickly said, "Wait, where are you now?"
Lu Yiwei picked up the phone again and said, "I'm at the entrance of your unit."
"Okay, wait for me. I'll be right there!" Meng Xiaonan quickly changed her clothes after hanging up. At this time, Meng Jizhong, deputy director of the Bei Zhou Municipal Party Committee's Publicity Department and chief editor of the Bei Zhou Daily, got up and walked out. He said fiercely, "Where are you going if you're not eating?"
"Something happened at work. I'm going to work overtime. I'm late," Meng Xiaonan lied.
Meng Jizhong was usually very strict with his daughter. Everything had to be done according to his requirements. When she was young, Meng Xiaonan liked to sing, but Meng Jizhong insisted on learning foreign languages that he did not like. Meng Xiaonan was admitted to a key university in another province. However, Meng Jizhong did not allow his daughter to go out, fearing that she would learn bad things. He kept her by his side and studied at Bei Zhou University. After graduation, Meng Jizhong arranged for his daughter to work at the Planning Bureau through various connections. The next step was to find a good rich husband for his daughter. Meng Xiaonan couldn't stand such a step-by-step routine. She had been unusually rebellious since she was young, going against her father almost all the time, causing the relationship between the father and daughter to be very tense.
"Which unit doesn't allow people to eat when they are working overtime? Let me call your Director Liu. This is outrageous." After Meng Jizhong said that, he was about to go to the living room to make the call.
"Aiya, that's enough. Can't I have some personal space?" Meng Xiaonan finally flipped out and said angrily, "I'm already an adult. Can you not control me like this in the future?"
"How old are you? How can I not care?" Meng Jizhong stood up and said, "Society is so dangerous now. If we encounter any bad people …"
"Alright, alright, alright! How can there be bad people in broad daylight? Don't worry about it! "With that, he slammed the door shut and left.
Meng Jizhong stood on the balcony, worried. Seeing his daughter run out of the neighborhood, he still felt uneasy.
Meng Xiaonan hailed a taxi and arrived at the entrance of the Planning Bureau. Before she even got out of the taxi, she saw Lu Yiwei standing at the entrance in a dispirited manner. He was a completely different person from the one she had seen in the morning. She couldn't help but feel nervous. She paid and hurriedly got out of the taxi.
"Lu Yiwei!" Meng Xiaonan ran over and joked, "Why are you drinking? Are you agitated?"
Lu Yiwei looked at Meng Xiaonan with a straight face and said, "I'll treat you at noon. I'll treat you to a drink."
Meng Xiaonan brought Lu Yiwei to a relatively secluded restaurant and sat down in a private room. When ordering, Lu Yiwei directly ordered a box of beer. The obedient Meng Xiaonan was shocked and said, "Lu Yiwei, are you okay? I can only drink one bottle at most. The rest is all yours. "
"No problem!" Lu Yiwei said straightforwardly.
After ordering, Meng Xiaonan looked at Lu Yiwei's melancholy eyes and guessed what happened. She deliberately said in a relaxed manner, "Lu Yiwei, did your relationship suffer a setback? You were fine in the morning. Why are you like this now? Did you quarrel with Professor Xia? "
Lu Yiwei didn't say anything and drank alone to drown his sorrows.
"Hey! Say something. "Meng Xiaonan was anxious and said," Why did you call me over if you don't say anything? Do you want me to watch you drink? It's easy to drink. Come, I'll drink with you! "Meng Xiaonan threw caution to the wind and opened a bottle of beer.
After drinking the bottle, Meng Xiaonan clearly felt her head swell and her body was floating. Fortunately, she was still conscious and said, "Lu Yiwei, say something!"
Lu Yiwei suddenly raised his head and asked, "Do you know Xia Jinhe?"
Meng Xiaonan was stunned by the question. She sat up straight and shook her head. "I don't know much, but we are teacher and student."
"Based on your understanding, what kind of person do you think she is?" Lu Yiwei continued to ask.
Meng Xiaonan had never considered this question. She rolled her eyes and said, "Professor Xia … How should I put it? I think she's pretty good. She's good at teaching and can get along with us in private. She's beautiful and can sing and dance. She's definitely an influential person in our school. She's good in all aspects."
Lu Yiwei's understanding of Xia Jinhe was not comprehensive. He only felt that his feelings were right and nothing else mattered. But now it seemed that he needed to get to know this overseas professor again. He wanted to see if she was the person who would walk with him to the end!
Lu Yiwei continued to ask, "Are there any flaws?"
"Hmm …" Meng Xiaonan stared at Lu Yiwei's bright eyes and didn't know how to answer.
Lu Yiwei saw through Meng Xiaonan's thoughts and said, "There's no harm in saying it. I won't blame you!"
Meng Xiaonan was a straightforward person and couldn't hide her thoughts. She said, "Lu Yiwei, don't blame me if I say it. How should I say it? Sometimes, I think Professor Xia is a little fake … "
"Fake?" Lu Yiwei was puzzled. "Go on."
Meng Xiaonan tried hard to find the right words and said, "It's like our relationship. The people around us don't think highly of the two of you, including our department head. He even said that with Professor Xia's good qualifications, anyone would be better than you. Why must he find a second marriage …" Meng Xiaonan's voice became softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.
Among the people around Xia Jinhe, Lu Yiwei only knew Yao Na. There was no one else besides her. Meng Xiaonan's words made Lu Yiwei look at their marriage from the other's point of view. It was indeed a little inappropriate. Now it seemed even more inappropriate. He urged Meng Xiaonan, "Go on."
Women were all selfish. From the bottom of her heart, Meng Xiaonan really wanted to possess Lu Yiwei. She thought that if she took this opportunity to sow discord between the two of them, wouldn't she have a chance? She immediately said, "Yiwei, I'll tell you a little secret. Please don't be angry."
"Say it!"
"Yiwei, do you remember the time her ex-boyfriend blocked the door of the dormitory?" Meng Xiaonan asked.
Of course, Lu Yiwei would not forget about it. He said, "Of course I remember. I still remember that her ex-boyfriend was called Zou Ning. He studied with her in the United States. Later, he abandoned her and returned to China to marry an official's daughter. After getting some capital, they divorced. Is that right?"
"What do you mean right? It's not like that at all!" Meng Xiaonan said, "I heard from others that Professor Xia abandoned him. Her ex-boyfriend later divorced because of her. Oh, anyway, it's very complicated. I can't explain it clearly. "
Lu Yiwei felt light-headed and almost slipped to the ground. As for Xia Jinhe's past, she did not take the initiative to talk about it, and Lu Yiwei had never asked. Now that he heard a different version of the story from Meng Xiaonan, he was very surprised. He hurriedly said, "What else do you know?"
Meng Xiaonan said apologetically, "Lu Yiwei, this is not good. I'm talking bad about Professor Xia in front of you. It's as if I'm nosy. If it affects your relationship because of me, I can't bear the sin. I'd better not talk about it. Come, let's drink!"
Since this topic had been brought up, Lu Yiwei wanted to get to the bottom of it. He said, "Tell me. I need to know the real Xia Jinhe."
Perhaps it was because of the alcohol, Meng Xiaonan started talking. She talked about Xia Jinhe's romantic affairs in the United States. She said, "A friend of my father happened to know her ex-boyfriend. They mentioned this past at the dinner table. It was said that Professor Xia and Zou Ning went to the United States together. Professor Xia got together with an American guy a few days later and kicked Zou Ning away. However, Zou Ning was stubborn and did not leave until she graduated from university. During this period, Zou Ning accompanied Professor Xia to the hospital for an abortion. However, Professor Xia did not appreciate it at all. She changed boyfriends one after another and chased Zou Ning back to China. After Zou Ning left, she realized that the person who really cared about her was not her American boyfriend, but Zou Ning. Professor Xia, who could not live in the United States, finally chose to return to China. With the help of her relatives and friends, she stayed to teach at Beizhou University, which paid well. "
"Impossible!" Lu Yiwei did not believe Meng Xiaonan's words were true. He said repeatedly, "This story of yours is too fake. Xia Jinhe clearly told me that it was that bastard Zou Ning who abandoned her. How can it be reversed now? Who is the real one?"
"Whether you believe it or not, you need to figure it out yourself." Meng Xiaonan said disapprovingly, "Actually, if you like someone, don't care about her past. After all, it's all in the past. What's the point of bringing it up again? "
Lu Yiwei was still in disbelief. He drank another bottle and was about to break down. He felt that he could not see through Xia Jinhe anymore. Did he believe what he saw? Or did he hear it? Or did he feel it? Because every understanding was from a different perspective, he decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with Xia Jinhe in detail.
Before he knew it, the box of wine was empty. Lu Yiwei drank until he was a little delirious. Meng Xiaonan did not know why, but she was more excited than usual. When she saw the melancholy and handsome Lu Yiwei, she felt her whole body itch. She could not help but breathe quickly and bite her lip.
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