Chapter 3

◎Wen Xu fell in love with someone for the first time◎

Du Ningyang used "still in shock" to describe this "encounter", and used gestures to recreate the scene in front of Xu Zhaolin in a western-style soup restaurant in the city center.

However, the name of the male protagonist was hidden, and the word "male" was used instead throughout the whole process.

Zhu Yao had not arrived yet, and the two bet a hundred yuan to see if she would be late for half an hour or an hour. The waiting time was not idle. The waiter brought two drinks. Xu Zhaolin picked up the cocktail glass very elegantly, put it to his lips and took a sip delicately.

Obviously he was not listening carefully.

Du Ningyang saw that this guy could still drink calmly, and he immediately glared, "Fuck... Ma."

"Don't be impatient, dear, do you want a sip?" The opening of his mouth can make people angry to death.

Forget it, Du Ningyang continued to be beaming with joy, "Where was I just talking about?"

"You mentioned that he insisted that you be responsible for him," Xu Zhaolin took a sip of wine and insisted on pushing the glass to Du Ningyang's mouth, "Try it, it tastes really good."

"Quit it," Du Ningyang waved his hand, "Yes, then I definitely can't agree to it. I can't be responsible for everyone I sleep with, right?"

"I have a question and I don't know if I should ask it," Xu Zhaolin tried to hold back his laughter, "Is that guy very ugly? You can tolerate Zhu He, who is middle-aged and fat, so how can you dislike this guy to death."

"Ugly," Du Ningyang slandered others without thinking, because Wen Xu himself couldn't hear it anyway, "almost as ugly as Zhu He."

After a moment of silence, Du Ningyang corrected, "Who said I can tolerate Zhu He."

"Then don't think about it anymore, just treat it as a retrograde Mercury at the beginning of the year, it will be fine after the retrograde," Xu Zhaolin regained the elegant and calm appearance of a young lady.

"I'm curious, are you like this at home too," Du Ningyang took a sip of orange juice, as if she had returned to the time when she was not a vicious woman, but still had a sharp tongue, "Don't you have to pretend to be a straight man?"

"I will come out sooner or later, so stop worrying about me," Xu Zhaolin rolled his eyes, "Divorced woman, take care of yourself."

Du Ningyang stretched out his hand and said viciously, "Believe it or not, I will scratch you to death?"

"Aunt Ningning! Aunt Ningning!"

A childish voice floated into Du Ningyang's ears. Zhu Yao and Xiao Taoer had appeared at the door. It was snowing outside, and Zhu Yao was putting away her umbrella. Xiao Taoer, wearing the small jacket she bought for the Chinese New Year, ran over like a chubby goblin.

Xu Zhaolin collapsed a little, "Damn Zhu Yao, she has no moral integrity. The sister bureau brought a kid here again. I will crush her to death sooner or later."

"Let her pay the bill later and order the most expensive dishes." Du Ningyang also rubbed his temples, cheered himself up, squatted down and opened his arms to Xiao Taoer, "Taotao is here, why is our Taotao so beautiful today?"

Because Xiao Taoer could understand what they said and occasionally pass on messages, the three of them could only speak some bland words without interest. Occasionally, when talking about some topics that are not suitable for children, they would use poor English expressions.

Du Ningyang likes to spray that sweet perfume, which is so sweet that Xu Zhaolin covers his nose and shouts that he is sick of it. But children like sweet smells the most. Xiao Taoer lies in her arms for the whole meal, asking to be fed mouthful by mouthful.

Until she is full and tired from playing, she finally falls asleep.

Du Ningyang finally recovered his true colors. He opened his palms to his ex-sister-in-law and said in a low voice: "I helped you take care of the child for one night, so I'll give you money. I'll give you three times your salary during the New Year, rounding off the decimal point to one thousand."

"Are you robbing me?" Zhu Yao's face turned pale. "It wasn't me who wanted to bring her out. I had agreed with my mother to drop Taotao off at night, but Zhu He went crazy at home, and I had no choice but to bring her out."

"Why did he go crazy?" Xu Zhaolin came over immediately, "Tell me more about it."

"Ask this person why he went crazy," Zhu Yao turned Xu Zhaolin's head towards Du Ningyang, "The instigator is here, ask him." "

What does it have to do with me? Can I still have telepathy with my ex-husband?" Du Ningyang was speechless, "I am the person who has the least to do with him in the world now."

"She kissed a super handsome guy passionately in the bar last night, and provoked Zhu He in public, saying that she was no longer single and asked him to work hard," Zhu Yao's mouth twitched, "This is the butterfly effect. I have to take care of the baby, treat guests, and pay the bill tonight."

"Stop, he asked what kind of crazy thing he had, meaning how he got crazy, not why he got crazy. If you change the subject again, I'll break up with you!"

Xu Zhaolin was obviously no longer concerned about "how Zhuhe got crazy". He bypassed Du Ningyang and asked, "That's not right... Du Ningyang said that the guy was ugly... Almost as ugly as Zhuhe. What about the super handsome guy?"

Little Tao'er woke up at some point and asked in a pouting voice, "Mom, what is a passionate kiss?"

The three of them suddenly felt like they were facing a great enemy and became flustered. They quickly changed the subject in a soft voice, "Taotao, you're awake. Taotao, have a piece of cake. The strawberries on it are specially reserved for you."

"Yes, yes, yes, eat the cake, baby."

"Go back to sleep after you finish eating."

The meal that was like a battle was finally over. Little Tao'er stayed in Du Ningyang's arms and refused to leave. Zhu Yao knew he was in the wrong and waved to the waiter to pay the bill.

"Two thousand seven hundred and eight," Zhu Yao received the bill. Seeing the long string of numbers, his eyes almost fell on the table. "This is a complete robbery."

The waiter stood by and looked a little embarrassed. Zhu Yao sighed, took out a thick red envelope from his bag, and began to count the money.

Knowing that Xu Zhaolin and Du Ningyang coveted this stack of money, Zhu Yao faked a smile for a second and then immediately retracted it, "What are you looking at? This is Xiao Tao'er's red envelope. Give birth to a child, okay? Go and give birth."

Xu Zhaolin smiled proudly, "If you can't give birth, you give birth and we spend your money."

Du Ningyang added proudly: "Yes, you give birth and we spend your money."

But seeing that there were still a lot of dishes left on the plate in front of him, but not enough to take away, Zhu Yao said: "Today's meal is too expensive, you must finish it. Whoever ordered it must eat it, and you are not allowed to leave until you finish it."

Du Ningyang and Xu Zhaolin began to shirk each other, under the beautiful name of humility. Based on the principle of not wasting, they began to stuff food into their mouths, and while stuffing, they put food into each other's bowls, competing to see who was faster.

Zhu Yao thought, it was speechless to have two such childish friends. Then he looked at Xiao Taoer in Du Ningyang's arms. She didn't cry or make a fuss. How could she be so sensible? The more he looked at her, the rarer she became.

Many years ago, it was the same. Snow was falling outside the window, and they were fighting in the corridor over trivial matters.

Across the street was a well-known high-end gift shop in Huaicheng. Wen Xu and Xia Zhitang walked out of it, keeping a friendly distance, each holding a gift bag in their hands.

Xia Zhitang pointed to the sign of the Western-style soup restaurant and asked, "The soup here is good, and the decoration is nice too. You can bring your uncle and aunt to try it next time."

Wen Xu's expression was polite, and there was no emotion in his voice. "Zhitang, today's arrangement was too sudden. I haven't even had time to tell my mother that I already have a girlfriend. Let's just meet as old classmates and reminisce about the past, okay?"

After that, Wen Xu turned sideways and handed the gift bag in his hand to Xia Zhitang, "I specially picked out a few little things for your parents. Please wish them a Happy New Year for me." Xia Zhitang

smiled faintly and spoke gently, "Wen Xu, you and I know that in a family like ours, love and liking are always secondary, and suitability comes first. Let's wait and see, you will come back to me soon."

Han Ling is very skillful and ruthless. In her early years, she fought off countless mistresses, and after losing her son in middle age, she quickly recovered and gave birth to Wen Xu. Everyone in the Huaicheng circle knows that Wen Xu's thin arm can't twist a thigh.

Since Han Ling recognized Xia Zhitang, she had passed the hurdle of the Wen family. She looked sideways at Wen Xu and said with a smile, "We have a long way to go."

She wanted to be the next Han Ling. No matter how wild her husband's heart was, she would firmly control money and power. Her marriage must be a strong union, and her child must be the most precious one.

Wen Xu did not respond, but just shook his head and walked to the roadside to get the car. He was very polite. Even if he and Xia Zhitang would not have a future, he would always send the lady home on a snowy day.

Xia Zhitang sat in the co-pilot and looked at the street across the street. There were three unfamiliar and familiar shadows at the door of the Western-style soup restaurant. She said, "Look over there, are they old classmates from the studio? Xu Zhaolin, Zhu Yao, and... Du Ningyang."

Following Xia Zhitang's gaze, Wen Xu saw them.

The scene of that snowy day flashed before his eyes. It was obviously a very ordinary scene, but he remembered it for many years. He walked alone through the alley filled with the aroma of steaming and the smell of fireworks, leaving the laughter of his classmates behind. Du Minda got out of the car in advance to wait for him, opened the cold door for him, and said to him, "Young Master Wen, class is over."

While waiting for the car to start, he saw the new girl who came over. She had a high ponytail and was holding a candied haws in one hand. She nimbly dodged the boy next to her and refused to let him have a bite.

Another girl came up to her and asked her questions, like a sparrow, but she didn't seem annoying. The smiles of the three people reached their eyes, and the smiles penetrated the window glass, which was very contagious.

Just like now, as always, warm and enthusiastic.

Xia Zhitang said: "You may not have noticed them before, they had a close relationship in high school, and they still play together now, so, the same family background is a necessary condition for a stable relationship."

Wen Xu didn't say anything. Xia Zhitang looked at him and asked again: "Don't you think so?"

He had been looking at the sleeping child in Du Ningyang's arms, wearing a pink cotton jacket and a furry hat on his head, covering most of his face. It looked like a girl.

"Do you still remember that big brother? The one who always came to the studio to find the three of them, who was especially good at chatting and could even chat with the teacher?"

As if he had found a common topic, Xia Zhitang began to talk nonstop, "He seems to be Zhu Yao's biological brother, but in fact he didn't come to find Zhu Yao, but to find Du Ningyang - at that time, he was pursuing Du Ningyang, very diligent, and anyone with a discerning eye could see it at a glance. I also helped him pass love letters, I don't know what their situation is now..."

Wen Xu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "Du Ningyang and Zhu He are divorced."

How did Wen Xu know this? Xia Zhitang didn't want to ask any more. The two had nothing to say anymore, and Xia Zhitang could only say "Oh" awkwardly.

"At that time, it was not just Zhu He who was pursuing Du Ningyang," he said suddenly: "Someone liked Du Ningyang more than Zhu He, much more."

The answer was about to come out.

Then the two of them sped along the way, without saying a word, and the snow fell on the road they had come and gone, hiding the marks of coming and going, and the feelings of their youth.

The car started, moving slowly in the snow. He looked at her from a distance through the window with anti-peep film. Her eyes were sparkling and her gaze was warm. He couldn't hear what she said, but he could clearly feel his empty heart

beating violently.

Wen Xu fell in love with someone for the first time.

Before getting off the car, Xia Zhitang looked at Wen Xu deeply. She was very smart and knew what was going on.

"Wen Xu, there's no possibility for you and her. You studied together at that time, had plenty of time to spend together, and had the same hobbies and common topics, but she still chose someone else. Now ten years have passed, and your experiences have been misplaced. How can you get back on the same track?"

"Zhitang, this is a matter between her and me. It has nothing to do with you. You should go back soon. It's snowing too heavily. I'm going to pick her up and take her home."

Du Minda was always taciturn when driving, but that day he looked at the rearview mirror and said to Wen Xu, "Young Master Wen, my daughter's name is Du Ningyang. She seems to be drawing with you. She's not too naughty, is she?"

Wen Xu was shocked, but suppressed his overly happy mood, "She's fine. It's snowing too heavily. She can go home with us in the future."

Unfortunately, the snow stopped the next day, and Du Ningyang rejected Du Minda's invitation to go home from school, and sat on the back seat of Zhuge's bicycle.