As Mayor Du told the story, a touching love story slowly unfolded in front of Ding Ning and Xu Minglu.
Mayor Du's story was very cliché, but it was full of touching love. He and Xinyu were college classmates. Xinyu came from an extraordinary family and was as beautiful as a flower. She was like a high and mighty princess.
Mayor Du was born in the countryside. Although he fell in love with her at first sight, he felt so inferior that he dared not have any extravagant expectations. He could only like her secretly and study hard.
Perhaps this was fate. Xinyu was a woman who dared to love and hate, but she liked Mayor Du very much. She refused the pursuit of all the rich childes and confessed her love to him.
But Mayor Du, who was very rational, kept a respectful distance from her. He knew that they would not have a good ending if they were together, so he refused her confession.
Because of this, Mayor Du became a poor boy who did not know how to appreciate favors. Those childes who said that the grapes were sour because they could not eat the grapes ridiculed him and even beat him.
Mayor Du was also a hot-blooded man. How could he not fight back when he was bullied? As a result, regardless of other people's punches and kicks, he only caught the leading childe and beat him to death.
That childe was almost beaten to death, and Mayor Du was also beaten badly. He was still grinning with blood all over his body. Xinyu, who came here after hearing the news, felt so distressed that she burst into tears. Like an old hen protecting her chicks, she announced in public that Mayor Du was her future husband and that she would fight with whoever dared to hurt him to death.
Although the childe's family background was extraordinary, it was still far from Xinyu's family background. Although he hated Mayor Du, he did not dare to make trouble for Mayor Du openly. However, he must have played a lot of tricks behind his back.
After this incident, Mayor Du completely threw caution to the wind. Since they loved each other, why did they torture each other? So, he opened his heart and accepted Xinyu.
Their love journey was full of twists and turns, but because of Xinyu's insistence at the risk of her own life, coupled with the talent shown by Mayor Du, Xinyu's family finally compromised and accepted him. In the future, Xinyu provided him with a lot of help in his political career and became a political star that Xinyu's family focused on cultivating.
But all this changed because of a car accident two years ago. Fearing that Mayor Du would abandon Xinyu, who had become a vegetative person, and start his own business, Xinyu's family not only stopped giving him resources, but also suppressed him openly and secretly, making it difficult for Mayor Du to move forward. If it were not for the fact that he had always been honest and fair, and his political enemies could not get hold of any evidence against him, he might not be able to keep his current position.
Speaking of this, Mayor Du showed a helpless self-mockery on his face. "The idea of a well-matched family has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Compared with other noble families, Xinyu's family is relatively open-minded, but there are still many people who look down on me, a phoenix man, from the beginning to the end, so they don't understand how deep the relationship between me and Xinyu is. As long as she can wake up, it doesn't matter if I don't become the mayor. In my heart, she is my world."
"Mayor Du, since I am here, I will naturally try my best to save the mayor's wife. Let me check her body first."
Ding Ning sighed in his heart. From Mayor Du's experience, he seemed to see the sneering and hateful faces of those so-called noble people.
In the eyes of most people, a phoenix man was a symbol of power climbing, so it was not hard to imagine what kind of life Mayor Du had these years.
This made him involuntarily think of Shen Muqing, whose experience was so similar to Mayor Du's when he was young. They obviously loved each other, but because of the so-called well-matched family background, they could not be together. The hierarchical concept of status was like a huge chasm between many lovers, which cruelly separated a pair of lovers who truly loved each other. How sad it was!
In this materialistic society, love was no longer so pure, and it was mixed with more utilitarianism.
Marriage, an ancient way of forming alliances based on interests, could actually continue in the rich and powerful families from ancient times to the present. On the contrary, the love between ordinary people seemed to be simpler.
Was this the decline of morality or the inevitable development trend of social progress? Ding Ning did not understand, and he did not want to understand. He only felt that there seemed to be a huge stone stuck in his chest, which was so heavy that he could not breathe.
Therefore, the resentment and unwillingness in his heart made Ding Ning decide to take action without hesitation. No matter whether Mayor Du really loved Xinyu, or for his career, or even to break the rules that made him feel disgusted, he would save Xinyu at all costs.
"Doctor Ding, according to my age, I am more than old enough to be your uncle. In the future, don't call me mayor, because it sounds so distant. Just call me uncle."
Hearing that Ding Ning was willing to treat Xinyu, Mayor Du immediately patted Ding Ning's shoulder excitedly to express his kindness.
"Uh, okay, Uncle Du!"
Ding Ning scratched his head and called him uncle with some embarrassment, which made Mayor Du laugh happily.
Xu Minglu's eyes flashed with strong envy. Since Mayor Du called him uncle, Ding Ning's status would inevitably rise, and he could basically do whatever he wanted in Ninghai.
"Uncle, what good thing happened to you? Why are you laughing so happily?"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a clear and familiar voice came.
Ding Ning turned around in astonishment and made eye contact with the ponytail woman who was smiling like a spring flower. He froze there, with obscure meaning flashing in his eyes.
The woman's voice stopped abruptly, and her smile froze on her face. She stared at Ding Ning in a daze, trying to avoid his eyes, but she could not move them away at all, just like the first time they met …
"Hey, uncle, why is this psycho here?"
Qiao Zhenyu was really a guy who turned his back on him. In the morning, he called him "buddy", but in the blink of an eye, he became a psycho.
"Qiao Qiao, Zhenya, why are you here?"
Mayor Du did not notice the strangeness between Ding Ning and the ponytail woman and greeted them in surprise. When he heard Qiao Zhenya's strange address, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Zhenyu, what nonsense are you talking about? This is Doctor Ding, who I invited to treat your aunt. You are of the same age and have a common language. Get along well in the future."
"I want to get along well with him, but he is so arrogant that he doesn't talk to me at all. As a result, my car is still lying in the Accident Brigade."
Qiao Zhenya was not shrewd and straightforward. Hearing this, he curled his lips angrily, but then he thought of something and cried out in astonishment, "What did you say? This psycho … is he a doctor? Uncle, you invited him to treat my aunt? "
"Yes, why? Do you know each other? What car? What Accident Brigade? Tell me clearly, what is going on? "
No matter how slow Mayor Du was, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong, so he frowned and asked.
"Uncle, don't believe him. He is a guy with a screw loose. Don't let him treat my aunt blindly. Here's the thing …"
Qiao Zhenya told the whole story with great excitement. Being a talkative person had its advantages. Obviously, he had been trained to be eloquent. His words were clear and detailed, and he occasionally added his own imagination. For example, he said that Ding Ning was a psycho who fell in love with his sister's photo.
Hearing this, Mayor Du did not know whether to laugh or cry. He scolded angrily and amusedly, "Don't talk nonsense. Doctor Ding is a famous miracle-working doctor …"
Speaking of this, Mayor Du suddenly stopped. He finally found that Ding Ning and Qiao Qiao had been staring at each other silently since they met. It would be strange if he still could not see that something was wrong.
"Long time no see!"
"Are you all right?"
The two of them greeted him almost at the same time. Their tacit understanding made Qiao Zhenya, who was slow, realize that something was wrong. He asked in surprise, "Sister, do you know this psycho?"
Seeing Ding Ning's expression, Qiao Qiao rolled her beautiful eyes and said in a low voice, "Don't be rude. He is my old classmate, not a psycho."
"He is your old classmate? I thought he was your old lover. No wonder you were so excited when you saw his photo."
Qiao Zhenya was suddenly enlightened and muttered. Qiao Qiao blushed and glared at him to avoid Ding Ning's sight.
Ding Ning twitched the corner of his mouth. Hearing Qiao Qiao's introduction of him, he felt a little disappointed but inexplicably relaxed. "Right, we are just old classmates. I'm afraid that we will not meet again in the future. Why should I care about the past?"
"Ah!"
Qiao Zhenya suddenly screamed, which scared everyone and made them look at him, thinking that he had a relapse.
"What are you shouting for?"
Qiao Qiao slightly raised her eyebrows and stared at him with affection and blame.
Qiao Zhenya's eyes lit up. He grabbed Ding Ning's hand and said in surprise, "Hey, buddy, so you are not a psycho. That's great. If you are not a psycho, you can join our track and field team."
"Zhenya, don't fool around. Doctor Ding is here to treat your aunt. He is a famous doctor with superb medical skills. How could he join the track and field team?"
Mayor Du did not expect that Ding Ning and Qiao Qiao were old classmates, and it seemed that their relationship was not as simple as that of ordinary classmates. But as an elder, it was not appropriate for him to ask more. Hearing Qiao Zhenya's heartless words, he was speechless and could not help scolding him.
"Oh!"
Qiao Zhenya curled his lips in disappointment and murmured, "What's so good about being a doctor? It's better to be an athlete. You can win the championship and win honor for the country."
"Zhenya, shut up!"
Qiao Qiao could not bear it anymore. She scolded him with a frown and turned to Ding Ning with an apologetic smile. "Don't take it to heart. My brother is used to blabbering all day long. He is just a child who has not grown up."
"It's okay, old classmate!"
Ding Ning calmed down and said with a polite but distant smile, "I'm going to treat a patient. Please leave me alone."
Mayor Du and Xu Minglu consciously left. Qiao Qiao's eyes dimmed. She said "hmm" in a low voice and pulled Qiao Zhenya, who was still muttering unwillingly, out.
"Should I call you Bai Qinglian or Qiao Qiao? Old classmate! "
Ding Ning's faint voice came. Qiao Qiao's body stiffened. Without saying anything, she walked out quickly and gently closed the door.
This door seemed to be the door of the heart that could never be opened, and it once again separated the two of them into two completely different worlds.
Ding Ning's expression kept changing. He stared at the door in a daze. In his memory, the figure with a ponytail, who was dressed in simple clothes and had self-respect, self-love, and self-improvement, became so ethereal and unreal.
Perhaps this was the real her. She was always a thousand miles away from people. From the beginning to the end, he had never really understood her. Bai Qinglian was just another person living in his memory.
He shook his head gently and put all the distracting thoughts out of his mind. He began to examine Xinyu attentively.
"Uncle-in-law, I don't mean to criticize you, but that guy is so young. What medical skills can he have?"
"How can he drive out the patient's family to treat a patient? Don't you worry that aunt is alone inside?"
"Sister, is your classmate reliable? Is he a pervert? Pretending to treat a patient and taking advantage of aunt? "
"Hey, Uncle-in-law, why are you staring at me? Why does your face turn black? Did you not sleep well last night? "
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