I maintained a professional smile and sat down next to An. "Ms. Ji An, since Mr. Tang Lei called, how did you respond to his marriage proposal?"
You want to compare gossip, huh?
"Proposal! Tang Lei! Ji An, you didn't even tell us." Luo Lin's tone immediately shifted, even Yu Mo was taken aback.
I was trying so hard to suppress my laughter that my intestines were turning inside out.
"It's alright, you can explain slowly. We'll stay here tonight." With just one sentence from Yu Mo, they turned back to their original positions.
It's an old story. I remembered Shao Yuzhe's words, "It's been five years and you're still avoiding me." I felt that it was really nothing, so I didn't hide anything and told him everything. After telling him, I really felt that it was nothing.
As usual, he was beaten and assaulted by three people for concealing the truth.
Then it was An's turn.
It was just a simple four words: "I agreed." Actually, I guessed it. They even have time to gossip about me now, humph.
"If I hadn't agreed to keep it from you, fine, but now that I've agreed, why won't you tell? Don't you want to treat us to a meal?" Luo Lin pointed at An incredulously.
"Because I made a condition to him: I hoped the four of us could have our wedding together," An said earnestly. Her words touched me deeply.
Then six eyes suddenly looked over, making my skin crawl.
The feeling of being touched didn't last long. I suddenly realized that I was the only one without a boyfriend.
"So Tang Lei immediately reported on your lunch with the department manager. He's not letting any clue slip by now." Yu Mo said with a look of sudden realization.
Oh no, I don't even have enough money to squander. I can't afford to lose my job now, I thought to myself.
"You...you...you two are still..." My fingers trembled between Yu Mo and Luo Lin, sounding very hesitant.
"It's just a matter of time, and this problem will be solved soon." Yu Mo shrugged.
"Mine isn't a problem at all," Roland said dismissively.
My fingers drooped down.
Indeed, Yu Mo was a celebrity in her department when she was in college. She was beautiful, had excellent grades, and was top-notch at work. Her family was also in business and had a large fortune. She was practically the perfect girl, and she had countless suitors of all kinds and types. She ignored them all, which made us worry that given her family background, Yu Mo might be prepared to marry into a corporate relationship. However, it turned out that our worries were unnecessary. In her sophomore year, Yu Mo fell for Xiao Yuan, a poor but talented student in the computer science department.
Therefore, Yu Mo, who was originally preparing to go abroad, received four years of higher education in his motherland.
It's a classic story of a rich girl and a poor boy.
So Yu Mo, who always presented himself as strong, came to me to cry about his parents' misdeeds.
But Xiao Yuan is Xiao Yuan. Ever since he decided to take care of Yu Mo for the rest of his life, he has started to work hard for his career. Of course, I mean a career, not a college student tutoring to make ends meet. He and a few friends raised some money and started a small internet company, which has now achieved considerable success. Xiao Yuan has decided to expand his business and build a super grand office building before proposing to his future father-in-law. It seems that this goal is about to be achieved.
Actually, I'm very happy for them. Back then, when I saw Xiao Yuan riding his beat-up donkey, amidst a cacophony of incredulous, resentful, contemptuous, and malicious stares, carrying our princess from the dormitory to the teaching building, then to the cafeteria, and back again, with the same nonchalant air as if he were driving a BMW, I knew this kid would be very successful. Of course, I can't rule out the possibility that with his wealth, that beat-up donkey might be equivalent to a BMW...
Then there's Rowling, whose situation is a bit complicated.
The story of how she met Rowling's boyfriend is quite dramatic.
When we graduated, our whole class, including some of our families, went out for a farewell dinner. It was quite a scene, with over forty people toasting each other. Even I, with my low tolerance for alcohol, was completely tipsy. So after dinner, someone suggested going to a bar to have some fun. Being a low-key person like me, I agreed without hesitation. So, a few of us who weren't drunk yet and didn't have families went to that "Destiny Bar." Xiao Yuan wasn't there, but Yu Mo was, so we continued drinking.
We continued drinking, and as we drank, we heard a bunch of people next to us making lewd remarks about a stunningly beautiful woman. Luo Lin, always impulsive and straightforward, didn't think twice and kicked her. This created chaos, and everyone, whether they understood the situation or not, got involved. This is when you really see whether someone is capable in a critical moment. Calm and rational as I am, I decisively grabbed the three of them and slipped away in the confusion.
The beautiful woman came out with us, and Luo Lin, still dizzy, laughed like an idiot and said to her, "You don't need to thank me. I've wanted to play the hero and save the beauty for a long time."
"I didn't say I wanted to thank you. With my abilities, I don't need you to save me." The voice was so beautiful, low and sexy, but the words that came out made one's blood boil.
"Then I'm sorry to have troubled you. Goodbye." Calm and rational as I am, before Luo Lin could react, I signaled Yu Mo and An to leave quickly.
“Wait,” the beautiful woman grabbed Rolin’s arm, “I’m very interested in you, I like you.”
Calm and rational as I am, I just stood there, frozen in place.
Luo Lin threw a punch, which was easily caught. The beautiful woman pinched Luo Lin's chin and... then... then...
Calm and rational as I am, I'll just stay there.
The beautiful woman casually slipped a business card into Luo Lin's shirt pocket, leaving him with the words "I'll be waiting for you to come find me," before turning away gracefully.
Rowling really went to find her... to take revenge.
After a while, based on what I saw and heard, plus Luo Lin's tearful rant, I concluded that it was practically a female comedic version of "Absolute Love".
Later, I vowed never to rescue people unnecessarily.
So, besides knowing that her name is Jiang Chen and that she is a model, we also learned that this woman is arrogant, domineering, sharp-tongued, cunning, and strong, and that she spoils Luo Lin rotten. In her eyes, everyone else is just fruit or vegetables except for Luo Lin.
We also learned that the reason she said we didn't need to help was because she had studied karate, taekwondo, judo, and American boxing.
And so, Rowling, this lovely and promising young man, fell for her.
Jiang Chen had said that although they couldn't register their marriage, she would give Luo Lin a wedding ceremony whenever he wanted.
So when the three of them looked at me with "affectionate eyes," I had no way to refute them.
Although the plan was to hold a three-way interrogation in one night, we actually explained our problems in just two sentences. However, those three gossipy women showed no sign of leaving, so I had no choice but to resign myself to cooking them a midnight snack. Ever since some weirdo wrote in an astrology book that "Cancer people are potential culinary masters" and they accidentally saw it, the three of them have been coming over to freeload whenever they have the chance, which has forced me to become a culinary master.
God, why do your eyes close as soon as they see me?
After a long night of fussing, the three of them finally let me sleep. As I've said before, I'll run my own shop. Yu Mo has money and free time, so she can leisurely learn things like music and art, including tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and Japanese dance. She does whatever interests her. Sometimes she even helps out at Xiao Yuan's company. In short, she's busy but has plenty of free time. It's so good to be rich. Luo Lin is a freelancer, taking on graphic design projects and writing things to make money. Besides, Jiang Chen takes care of her in every way, making sure everything is perfect. She doesn't have to worry about anything.
So out of the four of us, I'm the only one who always works nine-to-five. God, your eyes are closed again.
The next day, I resisted the urge to smash the three women lying haphazardly with a hammer, closed the door, and crawled to work. I didn't make breakfast. Humph.