The three of them found a random seat and sat down. Zhao Qing sat alone on one side. When she saw He Li sit down beside Chen Xing naturally, Zhao Qing narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Chen Xing and He Li again. Zhao Qing lowered her head and looked at the table in front of her. No one knew what she was thinking.
Why did you come out for coffee alone? Chen Xing looked at Zhao Qing. The feeling of having experienced the vast ocean but not the water in the past had now become a faint memory. After all, the person in front of him could only be regarded as a relatively familiar stranger. They went their own way and their lives were just two parallel lines.
Since she had nothing to do at night, she came out to relax. Zhao Qing smiled. She was born with serenity and elegance. This was the influence of her family education and family background. She and He Li were two people with completely different personalities.
Such a good environment and such good music. Why don't you take your husband out for coffee? This is a good place for a romantic date. He Hi looked at Zhao Qing with a smile. Her voice sounded prickly. At least, that was what Chen Xing thought. It was difficult for two beautiful women to become true friends, especially when they had been put together and judged by others. The possibility of this happening was especially high.
He Li and I are an old couple. Now we just live a simple life. Romance is not related to us. It is more suitable for young people. Zhao Qing smiled. Facing He Li's subtle tit-for-tat, Zhao Qing's expression did not change much. In front of He Li, Zhao Qing had a natural sense of superiority. This was completely different from the night when she attended Chen Xing's engagement party and couldn't show her calmness in front of Zhang Ningning. Zhang Ningning was better than her in all aspects. Even her proud family was not worth mentioning in front of Zhang Ningning. This made Zhao Qing, who had always been arrogant, lower her head. As for He Li, Zhao Qing was more curious about why He Li and Chen Xing were together.
"Chen Xing is engaged. When are you going to hold a big banquet and hold a wedding?" Zhao Qing looked at Chen Xing. When she said this, she glanced at He Li. It seemed that she deliberately said it to him.
Zhao Qing, are you going to attend Chen Xing's wedding? You used to be so close. You won't miss Chen Xing's wedding, right? At least, you should send sincere blessings to Chen Xing. " He Hi couldn't wait for the atmosphere to become awkward. It wasn't that she didn't know about Chen Xing and Zhao Qing's past, but in front of the two of them, He Hi's face was pure and innocent.
Chen Xing couldn't wait to press He Li down and teach him a lesson. He glanced at He Li. Under the table, Chen Xing gently stepped on He Li, signaling him to stop talking. He Li understood Chen Xing's meaning, but he raised his head proudly and secretly stuck out his chest at Chen Xing. His meaning couldn't be clearer. Come on, come on, if you can, just do it here and now.
Zhao Qing didn't know what the relationship between He Li and Chen Xing was now. A woman's intuition told her that the relationship between them was not simple. They were not ordinary classmates. In particular, when He Li looked at Chen Xing with a hint of coquettishness, He Li felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Just now, when she mentioned that Chen Xing was engaged, Zhao Qing actually wanted to test He Li. Unfortunately, He Li didn't have any special reaction. Instead, his retort made Zhao Qing feel very embarrassed.
Chen Xing is going to get married. Of course, I will sincerely wish him happiness. This is what he deserves. Zhao Qing tried hard to calm down. She told herself not to be angered by He Li. He Li was up to no good tonight and deliberately came to annoy her.
"I hope you mean what you said." He Hi added in an untimely manner.
Zhao Qing ignored him. He Li's words could annoy people to death. At this time, Zhao Qing's phone rang. Zhao Qing hung up the phone after a few words. After a while, Zhao Qing's husband, Sun Xiang, appeared in the cafe. When he saw Chen Xing sitting opposite his wife, Sun Xiang's face changed. When he walked over, Sun Xiang's expression had returned to normal. He nodded at Chen Xing and said with a smile, "Oh, Secretary Chen. I thought Xiao Ran was having coffee with an old classmate."
"This is He Li, also my classmate in college." Zhao Qing pointed at He Li and introduced him.
Sun Xiang greeted He Li with a smile. His eyes fell on Chen Xing again. "I heard that Secretary Chen will be promoted to the capital. Congratulations." Sun Xiang said with a smile.
"Thank you." Chen Xing nodded slightly. He didn't have much contact with Sun Xiang, but every time they met, Sun Xiang was very enthusiastic, open-minded and generous. It seemed that he didn't know anything about what had happened between him and Zhao Qing, or he didn't care at all. Chen Xing couldn't understand Sun Xiang. He felt that Sun Xiang was very shrewd. As for Sun Xiang knowing that he was going to the capital, Chen Xing was not surprised at all. Sun Xiang could get the news from his father, who was the executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and from his mother-in-law, Zhao Yiping. It was not strange.
Secretary Chen was going to be promoted to deputy director so soon. This was a height that most people couldn't reach in their lifetime. It was really enviable. Sun Xiang flattered Chen Xing. Last night, when he was at home with Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran's mother said that Chen Xing's promotion was as easy as eating and drinking. Others had to work hard for years or decades to be promoted, but Chen Xing had reached a height that others might not reach in their lifetime in less than a year.
Well, Mayor Zhao's words really made me feel fear and trepidation. Chen Xing nodded and smiled, but he snorted in his heart. Would Zhao Yiping say good things about him? Unless the sun rose from the west. He didn't know what people said about him behind his back. But when it came to Sun Xiang, he changed it a little and it became something more acceptable.
When Zhao Yiping heard that he was going to be transferred to the capital, Chen Xing didn't know whether Zhao Yiping was happy that he was finally out of her sight, or she was even more furious. She used to think that he was useless, but now he had climbed to the position of deputy director, and Zhao Yiping was only a director. Although it was difficult to cross the threshold from deputy director to director, it was only a matter of time for him with the help of the Zhang family. How old was Zhao Yiping this year? He was just as old as Zhao Yiping's daughter. Compared with him, Zhao Yiping had no advantage at all. How could Zhao Yiping face to face with him now?
When they came out of the cafe, they chatted for a while at the door. Sun Xiang and Zhao Qing smiled and saw Chen Xing and Zhao Qing off to the car. Through the car window, Sun Xiang waved at Chen Xing. It was not until he saw Chen Xing off in the car that Sun Xiang's face suddenly became cold. He turned to look at his wife, Zhao Qing, and said in an ambiguous tone, "Humph, I was wondering who you were drinking coffee with. It turned out to be with your old lover. No wonder you are so leisurely and elegant tonight."
"Sun Xiang, what do you mean? I just met them by chance. Do you think I asked them out on purpose? Don't judge others with your heart of a villain." Zhao Qing said angrily.
"Ha, heart of a villain? Now I've become a villain? " Sun Xiang looked at Zhao Qing mockingly. "I'm your husband. You've become a villain just because of my words. Do you dare to say that you don't have a guilty conscience?"
"I'm frank and frank. What's the guilty conscience?" Do you think I have to report my whereabouts to you whenever I come out? You have your freedom, and I also have my own personal space. If you go out to indulge in debauchery and fool around with other women, I will turn a blind eye and pretend that I don't know anything. Have I ever said that to you? You know very well who has a guilty conscience between the two of us. Zhao Qing retorted coldly. This loving couple, who seemed to be well-matched in social status, was not as happy as others thought.
"I'm just socializing. When a man goes out, he always plays along with others. You're asking for trouble." Sun Xiang quibbled, but it was obvious that his momentum had weakened a little. He did have a few women outside, but he thought that Zhao Qing didn't know about it. Now that he was exposed, Sun Xiang didn't panic, but he more or less felt guilty.
"Play along with others? Since you're just playing along with others, do you need to keep in touch with those women often? "
"You look through my mobile phone?" Sun Xiang's face changed, and there was even a hint of anger.
"So what if I look through your mobile phone? I'm your wife. Can't I look through your mobile phone? Or do you have a guilty conscience? Are you so afraid that your mobile phone will be looked through by others?" Zhao Qing sneered and used Sun Xiang's words to refute him.
Sun Xiang was so angry that his face turned ashen. He raised his hand, as if he wanted to hit him. His hand was raised in the air, but he did not dare to hit him. In the past, the marriage between the two families was mainly a political marriage. Although the two did have a period of love after their marriage, the nature of the two families was a combination of politics and interests. This also meant that when the two came together, they did not have real feelings for each other. The sweetness of the married couple did not mean that the two could be truly happy. After the passion subsided, the indifference and alienation had actually made the relationship between the two husband and wife disappear in name, leaving only the name of husband and wife.
However, the two deliberately showed a loving appearance in front of their families, and even in public. Even their parents didn't know that the relationship between the young couple had long been broken. Both of them were almost 30 years old. Although they even had children, in fact, their relationship as husband and wife had long been in trouble. "What?
Do you want to hit me? Hit me if you can. " Zhao Qing moved his face forward. "Hit me, if you have the guts, hit me. If you don't hit me, you're not a man."
"Humph, I don't want to lower myself to your level. I, Sun Xiang, am a man. I won't go so low as to hit my own wife." Sun Xiang put down his hand and walked forward. After all, he was strong in appearance but weak in reality. Zhao Qing's mother was also a dignified official, which was about the same level as his family. Sun Xiang didn't dare to let Zhao Yiping know that the couple was not on good terms. If he slapped her, when Zhao Qing went back, Zhao Yiping might find out something was wrong. Sun Xiang didn't dare to take such a risk.
Sun Xiang didn't dare to take such a risk. Sun Xiang was very clear about his mother-in-law's character. She wouldn't allow herself to be taken advantage of. If she saw that he had hit her daughter, she would definitely go to his house and make a fuss. Sun Xiang was still very afraid of his father. Moreover, maintaining a married relationship with Zhao Qing was not only good for himself, but it was also necessary for the two families' political interests. His marriage with Zhao Qing wasn't something that could be broken up easily.
Zhao Qing stood there with an expressionless face. Subconsciously, she turned her head to look at the direction where Chen Xing left. Zhao Qing was absent-minded for a while. If … This word came to Zhao Qing's mind. Unfortunately, there was no "if" in the world. If Chen Xing was not so promising and did not stand in front of her with such a glamorous identity, perhaps even if she and Sun Xiang were not on good terms, she would not regret her decision to break up with Chen Xing. Because she was a realistic woman in her bones. Love could not be eaten, nor could it represent everything. Chen Xing's family was too different from hers, and they were not suitable to be together. Zhao Qing once thought so, and she didn't even regret it. But now, there was only one word in Zhao Qing's heart, "If …"
She couldn't tell that Zhao Qing had a good relationship with her gigolo husband. In the car that was far away, He Li was talking to Chen Xing while driving. Sun Xiang, who looked handsome, suddenly became a gigolo in her mouth.
Zhao Qing, my husband, what did I do to offend you? Look at your mean mouth. Chen Xing said with a smile.
"Screw you. I'm doing this for you. How dare you say that I'm mean? My kindness is taken as malicious intent." He Li rolled his eyes at Chen Xing angrily. The white BMW turned into a small alley. The car stopped, turned off the engine, and turned off the lights. He Li's movements were smooth, and it was dark inside the car.
"What do you want to do?" Chen Xing turned his head to look at He Li, and then looked at the quiet alley outside the car. Based on Chen Xing's understanding of He Li, he had roughly guessed what she was going to do. She was a woman who liked to pursue excitement.
"It's dark, and a man and a woman are alone. Do you think I can do it?" He Li looked at Chen Xing with a smile. He didn't pounce on Chen Xing as Chen Xing had imagined. Instead, he looked calm and unruffled.
"Someone will pass by here at any time. Don't go crazy." Chen Xing shook his head with a smile. Why did this scene feel so familiar, as if it had happened somewhere before?
"Don't you think this scene is very similar?" He Hi's eyes shone brightly like two black gems in the dark night, as if she could see through Chen Xing's thoughts. He Hi smiled and said, "Do you still remember the class reunion three years ago? That was the first time the two of us started to cross paths again. That night, Fei Ren, the section chief of the local tax bureau, was in the limelight. At that time, you were just a small staff member, depressed and unable to achieve your goals. Look at you, the limelight was overshadowed by Fei Ren that night. It made my heart ache to see you."
"Don't pretend to be serious here." Chen Xing scolded with a smile. He Li's words could not be trusted. Although they were in the same city at that time, they hadn't contacted each other for a long time.
"I didn't feel sorry for you at that time, but now I feel sorry for you. Look at you, a big man, but you are so narrow-minded. Do you have to be so calculative with me? I am your woman, of course, I feel sorry for my little lover." With a charming smile, He Li finally leaned on the passenger seat, put his hand on Chen Xing's shoulder, and looked a little more serious.
"When we were in college, you were much better than Fei Ren. Although you had a few difficult years after graduation, gold will always shine. If you are better than Fei Ren, you are better than him. No matter how famous he is, he is still left behind by you. When he sees you, he has to respectfully call you Secretary Chen. To think that his father is the Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee. Someone paved the way for him, but he is still a section chief. He is far worse than you. My judgment is not bad. When we were in college, I knew that you would definitely have a bright future. Sure enough, it came true. Zhao Qing, the little swan, still looks reserved and indifferent on the surface, but she must be crying in secret. Ha, she also has times when she makes a mistake. Just now, I really wanted to say a few more words to her, but you are still so protective of her.
It's not that I am protecting her, but it's meaningless. Why should we go and insult her? Don't you know that there is a saying that silence is better than words? If you insult her, you will be at a disadvantage. " Chen Xing smiled disapprovingly. When he invited Zhao Qing's family to attend his engagement party, he didn't need to say anything. The scene at that time was enough to make the Zhao family feel ashamed. Zhao Yiping boasted that she had a high status and was born in a noble family. If she had the ability, she could compare with Zhang Guohua.
"Humph, I don't have a high spiritual state like you. I am a little vulgar. Of course, I want to disgust the proud little swan in the past." He Li seemed to be very resentful. He and Zhao Qing had no conflict, but during college, they were always compared with each other. Zhao Qing had always been better, but He Li still took it to heart.
"Let's not talk about this. Why did you park the car here? Is it time to go back?" Chen Xing looked at the time. It was almost nine o 'clock. Tomorrow, he would go to the provincial capital to meet with Zhang Ningning. They might go to the capital together.
"I parked the car here. Can't you guess what I am going to do? Why ask when you know the answer? I think you men are all sanctimonious hypocrites. You say one thing on the surface and another thing on the inside. Hmph, no matter how much you say you don't want to, in the end, you still turn over and do it. You are more anxious than anyone else." He Li looked at Chen Xing jokingly.
"Did you feel that the scene just now was familiar? Do you remember that day after the class reunion, I drove you home. On the way, I turned into a park in the suburbs and wanted to do something good with you there. But as soon as we started, I was caught red-handed. Just thinking about it makes me angry. Those contract workers of the police station were specially stationed there. Not only did I disappoint you that night, but I was also blackmailed for tens of thousands of yuan. Chen Xing, I don't mean to criticize you, but you are a high-ranking official now. You should fire those assistant policemen who spoiled our good deed. These people who fish for justice are really hateful.
It has been so long since that incident, but you still want to settle the score with those assistant policemen. You still say that you are not narrow-minded. " Chen Xing shook his head and smiled. At that time, he had been worried for several days. Later, when the police came to find him, he thought that they would investigate his unit and was scared half to death. He did not expect that it was Zhang Ningning who was caught by the police, and because he helped Zhang Ningning, his luck changed. The fate of life was so strange.
"Yes, yes, I am narrow-minded. At that time, someone was already like an arrow on the bowstring. In the end, he was so scared that he did not become impotent. That was really lucky. Otherwise, there would be someone more narrow-minded than me." He Li glanced at Chen Xing and smiled.
"I think you need to be taught a lesson." Chen Xing glared at He Li. In fact, he knew very well that He Li was trying to provoke him in a disguised way to achieve his goal. However, in this kind of thing, one was willing to be beaten, while the other was willing to be beaten. Chen Xing also pretended to be angry and lifted He Li from the side to his lap.
In the dim alley, except for the slightly swaying BMW, everything was so quiet …
Two days later, in the capital.
After getting off the plane, Chen Xing, who had prepared a cotton-padded coat in advance, was still so cold that he shrank his head. It was winter. These days, there was a gust of cold air from the north to the south. Many places were at the coldest time of the year, and the capital was no exception. At a glance, the trees in the distance were covered with a thick layer of white snow.
In the future, he would have to adapt to the weather in the capital. Chen Xing pulled on his cotton-padded coat, wanting to wrap himself more tightly. This time, Chen Xing flew from Jiang City to the capital. This time, Zhang Ningning was going to resign from his job at the bank and was in the process of handing over the handover. He would be staying in Jiang City for a few days, so Chen Xing came over first.
Just as Chen Xing was sighing in his heart, a long Hummer approached from afar and finally stopped in front of him. Chen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly and saw Zhang Yi, who was sitting in the driver's seat, waving at him. He immediately felt relieved. Just now, he was wondering who had the ability to drive a car into the airport to pick someone up. It turned out to be his future brother-in-law. After taking another look at the tank-like Hummer, Chen Xing secretly thought that this future brother-in-law's taste was really heavy.
What do you think? How is my car? It won't be at a disadvantage even if it collides with those earth-moving trucks. Let me tell you, this car has been modified to be comparable to a tank. It can withstand the bombardment of rocket launchers. Zhang Yi flaunted his beloved car, causing Chen Xing to be stunned. This car has been modified to be able to withstand rockets?
You don't believe me? Next time, I'll bring you to the army and let you see for yourself if it can withstand the bombardment of rockets. Zhang Yi chuckled, casually saying.
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