Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The reunion is indifferent

On Saturday morning, Yu Mucheng went to the terrace to water a few potted plants he had planted.Putting down the watering can, he leaned on the railing and looked down, feeling a little depressed. It has been a long time since he helped Xie Nan move the piano last time. The overgrown weeds in the yard were pulled out at some point, but flowers and plants were not planted as he expected. I only added a rather eye-catching big parasol, green and white, with a circle of red letters "Swipe a certain bank card, travel the world in style" conspicuously printed on it. At first glance, it looks like an advertising umbrella. The brown polyester cloth umbrella made of skeleton and the anti-corrosion wood outdoor table and chairs, he felt that the arrogance of this umbrella was terrible and obtrusive to the eyes. He really couldn't understand how that Ms. Xie, who was quiet and elegant in appearance and elegant in conversation, could be so tasteless.

But he didn't have time to think about it.After watering the flowers, he went downstairs to eat breakfast, changed his clothes and went to the airport to pick up his ex-girlfriend Zhou Lisha. Yu Mucheng and Zhou Lisha fell in love and lived together for a while when they were studying in the United States. Zhou Lisha sent him a sad and moving email to him within half a year after receiving his degree first, proposing to break up. It would be a lie to say that Yu Mucheng is not uncomfortable, but it is not true to say that Yu Mucheng is uncomfortable.He replied politely and thoughtfully, wishing her a new life.This can be regarded as a standard friendly breakup, and the two have been in touch by email since then, and they will chat on the phone in their free time, but most of the time Lisa Zhou took the initiative to call him.

When Yu Mucheng got off the plane in Shanghai when he returned to China, Zhou Lisha went to pick him up and had dinner with him. It could be seen that she was developing smoothly in Shanghai, so Yu Mucheng was completely relieved. Zhou Lisha is currently working in a foreign-funded public relations company in Shanghai. This time she is here on a business trip. She called him one day in advance, and he naturally went to pick her up. Zhou Lisha ran out dragging her suitcase, still looking fashionable and energetic. During the two-hour flight, she maintained her best demeanor. She wore a light blue cardigan with gray trousers, stiletto shoes, light makeup, and slightly curly hair. , the appearance is very eye-catching.As soon as she saw Yu Mucheng, she waved her hands vigorously and called his English name "Kevin". Yu Mucheng was a little bit emotional. After returning to China and working in the mainland, it has been a long time since no one called him that.

She put down the box, held his hands, and looked at him with her head tilted. "Hey, Kevin, you haven't changed at all, and the breakup didn't affect you at all." Yu Mucheng was a little dumbfounded: "It affects you, you are more beautiful, Lisa." He withdrew his hand, picked up the box, "Let's go, I'll take you to the hotel." He directly took Lisa Zhou to the Shangri-La Hotel, parked the car to check the time, it was only 11:30: "So, you go to check in first, go upstairs to rest, I'll wait for you downstairs, how about taking you to lunch. "

Zhou Lisha nodded, he took her to open a room at the front desk, and handed the credit card to the front desk lady. When Zhou Lisha handed over her ID card to register, he leaned on the counter and looked around, but accidentally saw his neighbor Xie Nan. Xie Nan was wearing a pink knee-length dress with suspenders and beads, white high-heeled shoes, her hair was loosely tied behind her head, and she was wearing delicate makeup. She was radiant and was talking with a middle-aged man in a suit and a rather imposing manner. He walked over from the elevator. She also saw Yu Mucheng, just at that moment Zhou Lisha tore off his sleeve and handed him the credit card.Xie Nan raised the corner of his mouth, smiled and blinked his eyes as a greeting, with an expression of "not bad for you", and walked out of the lobby with the man.

Yu Mucheng was somewhat surprised. He saw Xie Nan a few times, either in a T-shirt and jeans, or in professional attire, with a plain face and no make-up. This time, he was dressed so formally, which is really a bit bright People, but it's really thought-provoking to go in and out of the hotel with a man in such makeup in the morning. Zhou Lisha took the room card and went to store her luggage. Yu Mucheng went to the side to answer the phone. When he turned around, he saw Xie Nan walking in with a large group of people. Among them were the bride in a snow-white off-the-shoulder wedding dress holding a large bouquet of roses. The groom in a dark gray suit, and another girl dressed exactly like her.

Yu Mucheng suddenly realized that Xie Nan was here to be a bridesmaid, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed of his association just now. A group of people surrounded the newlyweds and went directly to the restaurant on the second floor from the stairs next to the lobby. The warm and joyful atmosphere was quite contagious, and many guests stopped to watch.Zhou Lisha didn't know when she came down, stood beside him, and exclaimed: "The bride is so beautiful." The bride in full attire looked really glamorous, Xie Nan slightly lifted the hem of the white wedding dress, the two of them went upstairs laughing and talking, I don't know what the groom said, the bride glared at him coquettishly, the others including Xie Nan Everyone laughed heartily.

From the angle of Yu Mucheng's downstairs, it was a happy team, which added a little sweetness to the air wherever it went.And Xie Nan, who was in the middle, smiled unrestrainedly, which was very touching, which was very different from the polite smile when he was facing him.Yu Mucheng watched them go upstairs almost intently before turning his gaze back and found Zhou Lisha smiling at him. She went upstairs and changed into a fitted beige suit and reapplied her makeup. "Kevin, could it be that you want to get married too, and you take it so seriously." "Weddings are always fun to watch. Where would you like to eat?"

"It's my first time here. I don't know where to go, but I can't go far. I have an appointment. I will talk about things in the hotel in the afternoon, and there will be a party in the evening." "Then it's better to go upstairs. There is also a small restaurant on the second floor that is quieter and serves good Cantonese cuisine." Zhou Lisha nodded in agreement, and the two also went up to the second floor, where the bride and groom were standing at the door of the banquet hall to welcome the guests.They entered the relatively quiet small restaurant opposite, the waiter took out the menu, and Zhou Lisha handed it to Yu Mucheng.

"You have always ordered better than me, and you know what I like to eat." Yu Mucheng ordered shark fin soup, stewed pork tenderloin with dried plums, stewed seafood in a herb broth, and a portion of seasonal vegetables: "I'll bring you some bird's nest, it's good for your face." Zhou Lisha nodded: "I have to take good care of my face. I often travel on business, and I feel a lot older." Yu Mucheng looked at her and said matter-of-factly, "You look in good condition." Zhou Lisha smiled sweetly: "Kevin, you are always so considerate."

The food was served quickly, and the two ate slowly, casually chatting about the movements of their classmates and friends in the United States. "Kevin, I think you have changed a lot since you came back to China." "Is it going in a good direction or a bad direction?" "It's hard to say, it seems that you are much calmer than before. You were very rational before, but now you seem to be more sophisticated and considerate in dealing with people than before." "I can't help it, the reality is pressing. I have too many business entertainments now, I just hope that the new marketing manager can help me share this aspect." "You never told me that your family has business here." "The company here was invested by my old man before I went abroad. First, he stared at it himself. After opening up the situation, my brother-in-law will do it. Now my sister and brother-in-law are planning to immigrate to Canada, and I am the only one on top. It is also related to the major I studied in university. gone." "I always thought that you would develop in Shanghai after returning to China." "A lot of the company's business is in Shanghai, and we often have to go on business trips, but it is impossible to move the factory there. The cost of human resources and land acquisition there is too high." Yu Mucheng smiled, "Don't always blame me, what about you? It seems to be doing well there.” "It's okay, the competition is more intense, but it's challenging, I like it." "You are indeed suitable for Shanghai, Lisa. I am happy to see you doing well." The waiter brought a cup of bird's nest, Zhou Lisha hesitated to speak, Yu Mucheng saw her hesitation, but he didn't intend to ask.There's been a year and a half between them, and a lot of things haven't been the same. The two finished their meal quietly and went down to the coffee garden on the first floor.Zhou Lisha didn't arrive at the time agreed with her, so she asked Yu Mucheng to sit with her for a while. "Kevin, do you have a girlfriend now?" Lisa Zhou asked suddenly. Yu Mucheng shook his head, and Zhou Lisha bit her lip: "If I told you that I hope we start over, you wouldn't reject me immediately, would you?" In Mu Cheng's impression, Zhou Lisha is not lacking in initiative, but she has always been the best at flirting, and is very good at creating an ambiguous atmosphere, embellishing the initiative to make it look like it is not there, full of temptation, but not aggressive.Now this confession came abruptly, which was really not her style. But he remained calm, did not show any surprise, and only said gently: "Lisa, we are not children anymore, there is no such thing as if." Zhou Lisha's cell phone rang, and she answered: "Mr. Wu, hello. Yes, I'm on the first floor, um, I saw you." She put down her cell phone, waved to a man standing by the revolving door, and then To Mu Cheng: "Yes, if there is no if, I know." The man came over, Zhou Lisa gave a brief introduction to the two of them, and Yu Mucheng politely said goodbye: "Lisa, remember to send me the time to go to the airport the day after tomorrow. I will ask the driver to take you to the airport. Excuse me." Xie Nan accompanied the bride into the banquet hall, and was really shocked by the big scene in front of him. Guo Ming's father came to the deputy office, and his family is local. Although he didn't make a fuss about the influence, it is essential for all relatives and friends to come. In addition, the newcomer's classmates and relatives who came from the bride's hometown were full of excitement. There are almost forty tables. When the newlyweds walked slowly from the middle aisle to the small stage in front of the small stage in front of them, accompanied by two little girls dressed as angels and wearing cute transparent wings, accompanied by "Marriage March", Xie Nan, who was following the bride, felt that her eyes were wide open. It's a little wet. The professional wedding company arranged the banquet hall in a colorful and romantic way, and the master of ceremonies invited was very good at creating atmosphere. The whole wedding can be said to be warm and perfect. Xie Nan sat at a table with his college classmates. After graduation, they all went their separate ways. It was a rare opportunity to get together after seven years. Naturally, we had a great time talking.Most of the male students here have girlfriends, and many of the female students are already married. Someone talked about the old things in the school and suddenly said to Xie Nan: "I thought you should be the first to get married, but I didn't expect you to be the most free and easy now." Tired." "Fate, who can tell." Xie Nan's love at that time was so passionate, it's not surprising that it is still fresh in people's memory.She no longer cared about other people bringing up old things again, but she didn't want to continue this topic, so she just talked about other things casually. After eating something casually, Xie Nan left the table and went to the locker room to help Gao Rubing change his clothes and toast.This set of bright red cheongsam was what the future mother-in-law insisted on her daughter-in-law to wear. Although it wasn't her own preference, Gao Rubing was very wise and didn't intend to confront them over trivial matters.She changed into a cheongsam and turned to look in the mirror. Xie Nan nodded approvingly: "Not bad, it's quite a young lady." Gao Rubing shrugged: "Zhentu, I prepared a dress at first. But forget it." The make-up artist quickly touched up her make-up, changed her jewelry, and tied her hair. The groom, Guo Ming, came in to remind her, and the two went back to the banquet hall together. Xie Nan packed the jewelry that matched the wedding dress for Gao Rubing, she fell behind, and stopped her by herself when she came out. "Hello, Xie Nan." Xie Nan was a little surprised: "Hello, Li Rui." "Long time no see, how are you?" "Thanks, it's not bad, how about you?" Li Rui nodded. He was a young man of medium height, wearing a pair of rimless glasses, looking gentle and handsome.The surroundings were so lively that there were a lot of people's voices, but he seemed a little out of tune with the environment and lonely.The two were relatively silent for a moment, feeling a little uncomfortable.Xie Nan was about to speak, but Li Rui spoke first. "Your phone number is still the same as before." "No." Not only the number, but even Xie Nan's mobile phone has been used for more than three years. "I... actually wanted to call you all the time. But I don't know what to say." Xie Nan smiled: "Let's just let it happen, it's not bad to meet by chance like today." It happened that another bridesmaid, Guo Ming's little cousin, came to find Xie Nan to pack Gao Rubing's luggage. Immediately after that, go to the airport to catch a flight for honeymoon.She said "I'm sorry" and turned to leave. Li Rui was Xie Nan's boyfriend three years ago. He was Gao Rubing's colleague, so she was the one who brought them together.In Gao Rubing's words: "Li Rui, three years older than you, a master's degree from a prestigious school majoring in finance, good-looking, no bad habits, and a bright future. Although my hometown is in a remote village, only one younger sister is married, and my parents are farming at home. It's a big burden, you can communicate with it." "You have great potential to be a matchmaker." After listening to this series of introductions, she could only murmur. Of course, Xie Nan couldn't cheer up, but she didn't dare to take advantage of her friend's kindness, and she was willing to seize the opportunity as she taught, so they met according to Gao Rubing's arrangement. Meeting is boring and dull, but both of them seem to like each other, so they started dating. The process of communication was also a bit dull, but it seemed that both parties had the same consensus that it should be true to be plain, so they continued. In fact, both of them were very busy. Xie Nan was still studying for the CPA exam besides work. Li Rui was also very self-motivated. He was always working overtime, so they didn’t meet frequently. Just a meal. One day, it was already late at night after the movie ended, Li Rui sent Xie Nan home, and under the dim moonlight, he suddenly kissed her. Li Rui was obviously serious. The next day Li Rui asked Xie Nan again and talked about his family for the first time. "My hometown is in a remote village in a neighboring province. The poverty in the mountainous area is unimaginable for children who grew up in the city. They worked hard for a year and earned very little money. It was not easy to confess me as a college student. I I have been studying hard, and I never dare to slack off a day, I just hope that I can achieve something in my studies, work hard to earn money to repay my parents, and live up to their expectations of me.” Xie Nan was a little afraid of such a sudden heart-to-heart exchange, but she still appreciates good qualities such as honesty, filial piety, and gratitude: "I can understand that my family is in a prefecture-level city in the province. My parents are working-class, and the benefits of the unit are mediocre. It’s not easy to know that they provide me with education.” "You are so sensible and considerate, you have no vanity, and you seek to make progress. I think if we are together, we will have a good life in the future." together?Xie Nan was frightened, but he also felt that his fright was "hypocritical": he is so serious, dating for the purpose of marriage, it can be regarded as respect and recognition for himself, what is there to be afraid of? She looked at Li Rui, who was of medium height, with a handsome face and gentle eyes looking at her through the lens.She thought, well, a man who is so motivated and has excellent qualities should be a reliable type of boyfriend, so let's try.So she slowly lowered her eyes and let him hold her hand.In Li Rui's view, this is naturally a shy look. Originally, if this continues, marriage is not impossible, but the two broke up quickly and decisively. At that time, Gao Rubing's bank was promoting remortgage business, which was to persuade customers to transfer personal housing loans from other banks to their bank.During the promotion of new business, each employee has certain tasks.Once Gao Rubing talked to Xie Nan, Xie Nan of course agreed to transfer his loan to her.When she took time to go to the bank to go through formalities, Li Rui came down from upstairs and saw her.Li Rui made an appointment with Xie Nan another day, and his face was not very good-looking. "You didn't tell me that you bought a house, Xie Nan, I thought we should be honest." Xie Nan was a little speechless. That apartment was an existence that she didn't even want to think about. From the beginning of complete avoidance, to now she only felt melancholy every month when she transferred money into her passbook to repay the loan on time. For a moment, she thought that she could finally become indifferent, but she never thought of who she would take the initiative to report to. "I checked. You bought this house when you were a senior student. The loan repayment account was changed once. The previous name was..." "Enough." Xie Nan couldn't bear to hear the name coming out of his mouth, and interrupted him softly but firmly, "Li Rui, just say what you want to say." "After the account change, you have repaid the loan for more than four years, which means that you have started to repay the loan in the last year of your studies. You said that your family is ordinary. I wonder where the money for the down payment and loan repayment come from. of." His question was so aggressive, Xie Nan's face turned pale, and after a pause, she could only say: "I'm sorry, I probably can't give you the answer you want, so don't ask." Li Rui's face was also pale, but he resolutely turned around and walked away first. Gao Rubing was very dissatisfied with such a breakup: "You just say that the house is the down payment paid by your family, and you will die if you repay the loan for one or two years first? Besides, your loan for the first year or so is indeed paid by your family. .” "Why should I lie to him? It was a few years ago, and it has nothing to do with him, but he minds so much, and he wants to check my account changes and loan repayments. I guess he will have it no matter how I explain it." Bad luck, it’s better to forget it.” "You don't care about him at all, you don't want to explain to him, do you?" Xie Nan thought she had made such a big determination when accepting his date, she couldn't be considered indifferent, and the breakup also made her unhappy.But when Li Rui mentioned the old account, she knew clearly that she had no intention of getting it back.Even if she didn't want to touch her wound, how could she expose it to others. She felt sorry for Gao Rubing, so she nodded and confessed: "I was wrong, but forget it, Bingbing, Li Rui is a perfectionist at first glance, I am not suitable for him." Later, Xie Nan ran into Li Rui once on the street, and before she could say hello, he immediately turned his head away as if he didn't see her, which made her a little uncomfortable and a little funny.She didn't expect that Li Rui would talk to her when they met today. When Yu Mucheng walked out of the hotel, he ran into Xie Nan and a group of people sending the bride and groom who had already changed their clothes to the car at the door. Someone joked about the newcomers: "The man-making plan and the honeymoon must be grasped at the same time, and there is no delay in both. It is said that the baby born with passion will have a higher IQ." Everyone laughed, Gao Rubing poked his head out and scolded, "You rascal." After saying goodbye to relatives and friends, Xie Nan smiled and waved to them: "Have fun." The car drove away, and the others went back one after another. Xie Nan was still watching in a daze. "The wedding banquet ended so early." Xie Nan turned around and saw Yu Mucheng standing not far behind: "Hi, hello. They are catching a plane to Europe for their honeymoon." "Are you going home? I'll take you along the way." Xie Nan drank some wine, blushed a little on his cheeks, tilted his head and asked him with a smile: "Don't you need to accompany your girlfriend?" "Just friends." Yu Mucheng didn't find her abrupt, "Let's go." "No, I have to go back to the rented place and settle the bill with the landlord before going back. I won't bother you." "It's okay, I'll take you there. Wait for me, and I'll drive over." Yu Mucheng couldn't figure out why his neighbors were so devoted to helping each other. For some reason, he felt Xie Nan's smile Happy, and the hearty smile on the stairs just now really impressed him. According to Xie Nan's instructions, Yu Mucheng drove the car to the yard of her rented place, parked the car, and he was happy. There was a small shop at the entrance of the yard, and there was an umbrella standing in front of the store, which was the same as the one in Xie Nan's yard. exactly the same. "What laughing?" He pointed to the big advertising umbrella, and Xie Nan also smiled: "The leftovers from Bingbing's business, haha, Master Hu and I each have one, and it's really useful." The two went upstairs, Yu Mucheng had never lived in such an old-fashioned dormitory house, and was a little surprised at such a narrow and dark corridor with debris piled up at the corner.From the door of the unit to the door of the room, there are still some ribbons scattered along the way when we greeted the relatives in the morning. After opening the door, the room is also small and the light is not good. There is an old style and dim color fabric sofa and an old TV in the living room, but it is clean and tidy.Xie Nan asked him to sit casually, went into the bedroom and closed the door, after a while he changed into a long-sleeved T-shirt and jeans and came out, taking out two cardboard boxes at the same time. "I'm going to catch you today. It just so happens that you have a car and can help me take these things over there." "It's okay, it's easy to do. But is that all you need to move?" "I've been moving, and it's almost done. Bingbing's parents packed and checked in the things that should be taken in the morning, and they flew back directly in the afternoon. The rest here belong to the landlord." There was a knock on the door, Xie Nan ran to open the door, and it was the landlord, Aunt Zhao, who was about fifty years old and looked very kind. "Aunt Zhao, please check the facilities in the room, and then we will check out." "Xiao Xie, I don't worry about the two of you. I have lived here for four years and have never caused me any trouble. I don't know if finding a tenant can save me so much worry." Sitting at the dining table, the two quickly reconciled the utility bills and figured out the amount that should be paid. Then, Aunt Zhao returned the deposit to Xie Nan, and Xie Nan returned the two keys to her. "Xiao Gao got married from my good looks, and I will be a little bit happy, Xiao Xie, you will soon." Aunt Zhao smiled and looked at Yu Mucheng, "Your boyfriend looks very decent." Xie Nan was taken aback, and her face turned red immediately, and Yu Mucheng could clearly see it when she was sitting on the sofa, her small ears turned red all of a sudden, she couldn't help being a little funny. "Aunt Zhao, he is my neighbor, not my boyfriend. He is helping me move things today. Thank you for your care over the past few years. I have closed all the windows inside. Let's go." Yu Mucheng helped Xie Nan carry the cardboard box downstairs, opened the trunk and put it in. A middle-aged man came out from the non-staple food store at the door and said loudly, "Xiao Xie, are you leaving?" "Hey, I'm leaving, Master Hu, goodbye." Xie Nan waved to Master Hu with a smile, and then got into the car. Yu Mucheng started the car: "You are very popular." "That's it," Xie Nan said with a smile, "Bingbing and I have lived here for almost four years, and we've gotten to know each other well, so I'm really reluctant to move away now." Yu Mucheng was very puzzled that she was willing to live in a community house with a courtyard in a transparent, bright and well-developed property, but lived in this environment for four years, but he thought it was none of his business. The two chatted all the way back to the community. Yu Mucheng parked the car and helped her put her things in the yard. She had to go around and open the front door to get in. "No dinner arrangements tomorrow?" Xie Nan asked, Yu Mucheng's heart skipped a beat, she didn't expect her to be so direct, but she then said, "You have helped me twice, and I said I would treat you to dinner. But it's nothing Alright, I will stew seaweed pork ribs soup tomorrow, if you have no plans and don’t mind eating simple, please come down at six o’clock, if you have other things, forget it.” "Okay, I'll be over at six o'clock." Yu Mucheng readily agreed, and the two said goodbye to each other and went home.