Chen Junsheng quickly stepped forward and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Hey hey hey, the little girl has already said she wants to break up. Why are you still pestering her? What? Failed in your marriage fraud and now you want to hit the girl? Are you a man at all? There are so many people watching. If you dare to hit someone, you'll end up in jail!"
He stood upright right between the two of them, as straight as a pillar.
Such a spectacle didn't happen often. After Chen Junsheng's outburst, people around them quickly gathered.
"Ouch, how could this guy be like this? He looks so decent in his military uniform. Who would have thought he was such a scumbag."
"Tsk, not all our soldiers are like him. He probably wore the uniform just to look good and deceive the girl."
At this point, Yu Xiuyuan, who originally wanted to say something, found all his words stuck in his throat.
Now he realized that these people weren't here to have a meal at all. They were all here to break him up with Mu Wan!
He tightened and then loosened his fists,
loosened them and then tightened them again.
The veins on his arms bulged continuously, as if the last string in his heart was about to snap.
Chen Junsheng stared closely at his every move, ready to pounce on him at any moment. Although Yu Xiuyuan had served in the military and had some fighting skills, Chen Junsheng wasn't a pushover. Whether he could win or not, he was confident he could protect the two girls.
Yu Xiuyuan glared at Li Chuchu fiercely, then turned to look at Chen Junsheng. In the end, he didn't dare to take action in front of everyone. Pointing at the two of them, he said indignantly, "You two... You two are really something! Just you wait and see!"
With that, he turned around and left in a huff.
Yu Xiuyuan just wanted to leave quickly. But before he could even walk out of the door, he tripped over the threshold. Someone beside him stopped him and said, "You need to compensate for the damaged tables and chairs, plus the cost of the food. It's a total of twelve yuan and thirty cents. Please settle the bill first."
A burst of laughter came from behind.
The laughter sounded so harsh to Yu Xiuyuan. Flushed with shame and anger, he took out the money and threw it at the person beside him. As he strode away cursing, he said, "What a lousy table that costs more than ten yuan."
...
Li Chuchu originally wanted to comfort Mu Wan for a while.
Unexpectedly, Mu Wan was more open - minded than she was.
She waved her hand and told Li Chuchu and Chen Junsheng to go back first. She still had to go back to the factory to prepare the broadcast script for the afternoon.
Looking at her bright smile just like before, Li Chuchu suddenly had a strange feeling: Maybe she had long wanted to break up with Yu Xiuyuan? So she used her to get rid of him.
Mu Wan smiled and gently took Li Chuchu's arm. Sweet words just flowed out of her mouth, "How could that be? I just suddenly woke up and regretted it. But luckily, it's not too late to mend the situation. You've helped me so much. Of course, I'm most grateful to you."
Li Chuchu was left speechless.
This was not the script she had imagined.
Shouldn't Mu Wan be deeply frustrated, then dejected and swear off love forever?
Chen Junsheng interrupted on the side,
"Good. It's good that you can think it through. This guy is really a jerk."
Li Chuchu raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Why?"
Logically speaking, Chen Junsheng had only met Yu Xiuyuan once. He hadn't read the script, so he shouldn't have such strong animosity towards Yu Xiuyuan.
But when he confronted Yu Xiuyuan just now, it was obvious that there was some personal subjective emotion in it.
Chen Junsheng told the two of them what had happened opposite the state - run restaurant, "While you were having dinner there, I happened to see him go into the small store opposite and kiss another woman. They were really into it."
Chen Junsheng, who had been single for more than twenty years, had never seen such a scene before.
It really refreshed his view of the world.
How could a person be so shameless?
Li Chuchu cursed under her breath and stared in disbelief.
He was actually a time - management master. While having a meal with his girlfriend and her friend, he still had time to reconnect with his ex - girlfriend.
The smile on Mu Wan's face gradually faded.
Although she didn't really care, just thinking about it made her feel sick.
Li Chuchu patted her on the shoulder, "Forget it. It's all in the past."
Mu Wan nodded,
indicating that she had taken it to heart.
At the factory gate, the three of them went their separate ways.
Li Chuchu still had to go to Secretary Su's house to be a tutor after tidying up this afternoon, so she didn't talk to them any more.
...
When Li Chuchu came today, Su Wan was actually at home.
Usually, he would come back only after the class was over.
Today was an unexpected situation.
When Su Wan saw Li Chuchu, he smiled and nodded politely, "Miss Li is here? Just in time. Xiaomei and I are just about to go out."
"…?" Li Chuchu stopped the action of bending down to change her shoes and looked up in confusion, "No class today?"
Didn't he go to work today?
If there was no class, she would just go back!
Su Wan smiled, his eyes curving like rice ears. His smile looked very kind, and his voice was gentle, "I forgot to tell Miss Li in advance. Xiaomei has always wanted to go to an auction. There happens to be an auction at the Cultural Palace today. I'm going to take her there, so there's no class today. But since Miss Li is already here, why don't you come with us?"
An auction?
Li Chuchu hadn't heard of it since she came here.
She had never heard anyone mention any recent auctions either. Presumably, these were all popular within their political circle.
"No, thanks. It's not very convenient for you and Xiaomei to play with me tagging along."
Su Wan said slowly, cutting off her retreat, "It's not inconvenient at all. And if you go, you can just explain some English to Xiaomei on the way. As the ancient saying goes, 'combining education with entertainment', right?"
Although she didn't know why he wanted to take her along, looking at his smiling face, Li Chuchu no longer felt it was kind. Instead, she seemed to see the prototype of the capitalist exploiting the laborer on his face. She had no reason to refuse, so she forced a smile and said, "In that case, I'll go then."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaomei ran out of the room. She was wearing a beautiful dress. When she saw Li Chuchu, her eyes widened round, and her surprised little expression was almost overflowing from her eyes.
Su Wan gently reminded, "Xiaomei, Teacher Li will go with us too." His voice was so soft when talking to his daughter that it seemed to drip water.
"That's great!"
Xiaomei cheered.
The skirt sparkled in the sunlight.
Now there was only one laborer feeling frustrated. Who could it be?
The driver said to Li Chuchu, "Miss Li, please get in the car. We're leaving soon."
Xiaomei sat in the middle, while she and Su Wan sat by the window.
Li Chuchu originally thought this journey would be very hard.
But Xiaomei was lively and cute by nature. She chattered non - stop along the way. Li Chuchu occasionally tested her on some recently learned words, and Xiaomei could answer them all. Su Wan occasionally gave some pointers on the side, and the atmosphere was unexpectedly harmonious.
The car slowly stopped at the red - carpeted entrance of the Cultural Palace.
Su Wan led the two of them through the elegant and charming cultural hall and entered a large meeting room through the side door.
Only then did Li Chuchu realize that this place was not what she had imagined.