Chapter 922
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The instant his gaze landed on her face, a trace of astonishment flashed across his eyes, and the cigarette between his fingers swayed slightly. After a few seconds, the strange expression on his face completely disappeared, and he returned to his usual calmness. He looked into her eyes without saying a word.
When the foreign man saw that Lu Bancheng was looking at Xu Wennuan and Xu Wennuan was also looking at him, he spoke again. This time, his words were not directed at Xu Wennuan but at Lu Bancheng. "Bancheng, do you know her? Your friend? "
Upon hearing the foreign man's words, Lu Bancheng withdrew his gaze from Xu Wennuan's face and nodded slightly at the man sitting in front of him. He then put out his cigarette in the ashtray. When he saw that Xu Wennuan was still standing in the same spot and had no intention of leaving, he raised his head and glanced at her. This was the first time he had spoken to her since their divorce. "What's the matter?"
With a foreign man around, Xu Wennuan became even more nervous. She grabbed at her clothes and mustered up enough courage to speak, but he spoke again in English. "Jony, I'll have to excuse myself for a moment."
When the foreign man smiled and nodded, Lu Bancheng stood up and pointed outside the bar to Xu Wennuan. He then took the lead and walked out of the bar.
When Xu Wennuan saw the foreign man smile at her, she returned his smile before she lifted her feet and followed Lu Bancheng.
They crossed the street and walked diagonally across the street to a deserted alley. Lu Bancheng stopped and turned to look at Xu Wennuan, who was about a meter behind him.
He did not speak, as he was waiting for her to speak.
Xu Wennuan swallowed her saliva and looked back at Lu Bancheng. "I … I want to borrow some money from you."
Lu Bancheng still did not speak, and his expression was calm and unruffled.
Xu Wennuan could not fathom his thoughts from his expression, and her gaze drifted as she looked at him. She pursed her lips tightly and continued to speak. "I accidentally lost my bag at noon, and now I don't have a single cent on me. I don't even have my phone with me … I just happened to see you …"
After Xu Wennuan told him the whole story, she did not dare to look him in the eye. She lowered her head and remained silent for a while before she said, "I hope you can help me. I'll return the money to you as soon as I get back to Beijing."
He had already found her on the second day he had arrived in Lijiang, but she had never discovered him.
It was only this afternoon when he saw her squatting listlessly on the stone block, not moving at all, that he felt that something was wrong.
He saw that she was still sitting there like a fool even though it was already dark. Then, he pretended to meet her by chance and appeared in the bar in her field of vision.
So he lost his bag …
He had spaced out for so long that Xu Wennuan thought he didn't want to help her. She clutched her shirt tightly with her tiny hands and struggled to speak again. "I don't know anyone here, and my luggage is in Lijiang, so …"
Before Xu Wennuan could finish speaking, Lu Bancheng returned to his senses. "How much do you want?"
"Huh?" Xu Wennuan was stunned by Lu Bancheng's sudden words after he had been silent for so long. It was only then that she realized that he had agreed to help her. She quickly calculated in her heart that she would have to call a cab to get back to Lijiang, as well as tomorrow's expenses, as well as the fare home from Beijing …
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