Chapter 18

I upheld an extremely amicable attitude and suggested to Yu Haiqiao that if he was going to work, then he was to not follow me for dinner. Yu Haiqiao heard this and turned to give me a look. He narrowed his eyes and closed his laptop, harrumphing, “I only earn a couple per month and you want me to work for him without eating?”

I rolled my eyes at him, “Why are you telling me this? Go call your boss and tell him.”

Yu Haiqiao shot me a smile and didn’t reply.

In the end, I still sat in his car and arrived at the place Yang Xiongwei mentioned. On the road, Yang Xiongwei told me that he and his wife had already arrived and that they were heading in first to order. He asked whether I was abstaining from any food and I replied saying I didn’t.

Yang Xiongwei signed on the other end, “I haven’t been here in a long time. My wife and I both thought that this place had changed a lot. By the way, do we have any other classmates living in the same city? Let’s call them out for the meal. That way, we can talk about the details of the class reunion with my wife.”

I leaned back on my chair and typed back, “I don’t really keep in touch with a lot of junior high school classmates.”

Yang Xiongwei asked, “What about Yu Haiqiao? Didn’t you say he was working in this city?”

After a while, he then sent another message, “Doesn’t he have a phone? Has he not seen the messages in the group chat?”

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“…” R nypv Zw Tykikys y tzydnl.

Tl ypjle xl, “Ebs yal usw vlmvkdt sd ElUbyv?”

I stuffed my phone in my pocket, “Why do you care so much?”

Yu Haiqiao clicked his tongue after hearing this and sighed, “Did I provoke you again?”

“You didn’t.” I warmed my tone and slowly explained to the pretentiously innocent Yu Haiqiao, “It’s just that I suddenly remembered the day we went to get our marriage certificate from the bureau. You told me in the car that I didn’t have the right to care about your matters.”

Yu Haiqiao slowly let out an “Ah” and after that, remained silent.

I continued, “So I was thinking, doesn’t this work out great for the both of us? I won’t care about you, and you also don’t have to care about me.”

“Heyhey–” Yu Haiqiao said, trying to say something.

I said, “What?”

Yu Haiqiao paused for a while. He turned his head and quickly cast a glance at me before turning his eyes back to the road, chuckling, “Your memory’s really good.”

I pondered for a while, “What did you say again back then?”

Yu Haiqiao pointed at his phone, “We’re here. I’ll go find a space to park the car. You should go in first and I’ll head on to find you later.”

I pursed my lips, and took my bag, getting out of the car.

**

Upon laying eyes on Yang Xiongwei, I nearly couldn’t recognize him. He was shorter than me in junior high so I had always looked down at him. Moreover, he wasn’t the type to be popular and always sported weird hairstyles. Now, his hair and clothes looked extremely normal. He even wore gold-framed glasses, appearing very refined and scholarly. Shu Qin, the class monitor, also sported big wavy hair and looked extremely intelligent. Sitting across from them, I resented Yu Haiqiao for destroying my first love. Although Yan Xiongwei’s name was funny, his temperament was perfect. Together with Shu Qin, they looked like a match made in heaven.

Upon sitting down, I sighed, “You two have changed too much. You match so well! How did you get together without letting anybody know?”

Shu Qin laughed, “We were ignorant back when we were young.”

Yang Xiongwei turned his head and glanced at Shu Qin, who sat beside him, and cleared his throat, “Wifey–“

I immediately felt goosebumps arise and raised my hand to stop them, “Stop, don’t do this in front of me!”

Shu Qin pursed her lips and chuckled. Pointing at my fingers, she then changed the topic, “Your nails look really good.”

I raised my hand and admired it for a while, also sighing, “Right? I went to get my nails done with a few of my besties yesterday. Do you want yours done too? The nail shop I went to is pretty good.”

Shu Qin shook his head, “The work I do doesn’t make it suitable to have my nails done, but it really looks good. To be able to appreciate it must feel nice.” She then added, ”Your eyeshadow also looks really good. Did you follow a tutorial? I don’t know how to put on eye makeup.”

Hearing this, I excitedly started telling her the steps of how I did my eye makeup. I also told her how horrible I did in the beginning when the eyesore Yu Haiqiao walked towards us.

He had just sighed when Yang Xiongwei who was sitting beside Shu Qin, suddenly stood up in surprise, “Yu Haiqiao! Did you come for the meal? What a coincidence! Or are you here for something else, either way, isn’t this too much of a coincidence?!”

“….” While I was comparing nails with Shu Qin, I couldn’t help but feel baffled. Yang Xiongwei looked smart on the surface but still acted like an idiot. It was only his wife who was smart, cute and easy to talk to. Girls sure were lovely!

Yu Haiqiao stopped for a while and sighed, “Yeah. What a coincidence. I don’t really have anything. Since it’s such a coincidence, can I join you guys?”

“…” Yu Haiqiao’s shamelessness and acting abilities really amazed me.

He sat down next to me while Yang Xiongwei started instructions, “This is my wife. Can you recognize who she is? Hahaha, doesn’t my wife look really pretty?”

I saw Shu Qin jolt at his words and call him out in embarrassment.

Yang Xiongwei coughed and controlled himself quickly, “I’m sorry. It’s been so long since I’ve last seen you so I was too excited. This is Shu Qin. She was our class monitor. You probably remember her. Back then, the teacher always asked you both to join competitions together!”

Shu Qin heard this and looked at Yu Haiqiao, smiling at him, “Long time no see. You still look quite handsome.”

I silently clicked my tongue at the side, lamenting that Shu Qin had truly taught Yang Xiongwei well.

Yu Haiqiao greeted them extremely politely and poured hot tea for me in passing. Yang Xiongwei happily pointed at me, asking, “You wouldn’t have forgotten him, have you? You had such a good relationship with him back in junior high. How come you’re not in contact anymore?”

I raised my hand and looked at my nails. There were even jewels embedded on top, shining very beautifully.

Yu Haiqiao smiled, acting flawlessly, “How could I not recognize Shi Ran?”

The seats of this restaurant were two sofas. I got up and moved closer to Shu Qin, continuing to tell her about 108 different techniques in makeup, whereas Yu Haiqiao shot me a glance in the middle of his chat with Yang Xiongwei.

When the waiter brought in the first dish and laid it on the table, Yang Xiongwei suddenly exclaimed, “By the way, if I hadn’t seen Yu Haiqiao, I wouldn’t have remembered this!” He turned to Shu Qin and said, “Wifey, didn’t we just see Chen Xie nearby?”

He then turned to tell Yu Haiqiao excitedly, “Don’t you think it’s such a coincidence? A few years ago, my wife bumped into Chen Xie on her way to a meeting in France and left her contact number with her. For a while, they kept in contact for business so they have quite a good relationship. When we bumped into her a while ago, we even said that this was too much of a coincidence. Since you’re here, should we call her over?”

I silently held my chin whereas Shu Qin furrowed her brows, “That wouldn’t be too convenient. Shi Ran also isn’t familiar with her.”

I responded, “I know her.”

An originally awkward invitation was then extended after my response and Shu Qin gave Chen Xie a call, asking whether she was near the area and whether she had eaten lunch. If she hadn’t, would she be available for a meal as all the people present at the moment were acquaintances of hers?

Chen Xie enthusiastically agreed and mentioned that since the place was close, she’ll reach us soon.

I sat across Yu Haiqiao and sank into deep contemplation, feeling that my head was very clear-headed this afternoon. My line of thinking was very active, in fact, this was the peak time my brain worked at for the whole day.

I thought it was extremely logical. This b!tch Yu Haiqiao had been testing my limits for such a long time. Now that his fated girl had returned from France, and was taking the baton from me. Shouldn’t I clap my hands and welcome her? Because of this matter, my mood was out of sorts and I couldn’t help feeling sorry for myself. When we got our marriage certificate printed, didn’t Yu Haiqiao say that I shouldn’t stick my nose into his life? He said it very well!

I thought about this and calmed myself in 3 seconds. I then raised my eyes and glanced at Yu Haiqiao. Yu Haiqiao was still joking around with Yang Xiongwei, talking about the latest superhero movie just released in cinemas to the newest game out, chatting quite excitedly.

I clicked my tongue and lowered my head, continuing to appreciate my newly-done nails.

How beautiful!

KMH – TOC for advanced chapters [Complete]