Chapter 134
“Why aren’t you surprised at all? Did you already know?” Qing Qing asked him, but before getting an answer, her attention was drawn to the two people coming in.
The person he was waiting for finally arrived.
Cheng Yanzhou was also wearing a crisp suit. He was already handsome, but after dressing up, he looked even more charming. The woman beside him was petite and beautiful, and the two of them looked very compatible standing together.
Just like Huo Youqiao and that woman in red sitting together.
Seeing them sit down, Qing Qing’s eyes immediately turned red. He grabbed the wine poured by Ye Zhi and drank it down.
Ye Zhi didn’t stop her, and he drank a whole glass of red wine himself.
The expensive steak and other dishes slowly cooled down, but no one touched them, only a bottle of wine was drained. The two of them hadn’t spoken all along. After finishing the last drop of wine, Qing Qing whispered, “Zhi Zhi, let’s go?”
Ye Zhi nodded.
He rarely drank, but his tolerance was not as bad as one might think, at least better than Qing Qing’s. Qing Qing was already stumbling as he walked, needing Ye Zhi’s support to leave. When it came time to pay, Qing Qing seemed a bit dazed, so Ye Zhi took out his wallet and paid the bill.
“Your wallet looks old,” Qing Qing commented as they walked outside. Then he added, “I’ll give you the money tomorrow.”
Ye Zhi smiled, “No need, it’s okay.”
It was still raining outside. The rain, which had been melancholic, had turned into droplets, not too heavy but not light either. The sky was still gloomy, making the street lamps look dimmer. Ye Zhi asked, “How are you getting back? Shall we take a taxi together? You can stay at my place.”
“No, he’ll check on me…” Qing Qing suddenly laughed, “He’s here for blind dates, might get married this year, yet he still checks on me every day. It’s so unjust of him. Just because he’s spending money?”
She burst into tears, leaving white streaks on her cheeks. “But I don’t want to be treated like merchandise…”
Ye Zhi didn’t know how to comfort her. In fact, he wasn’t much better off emotionally than Qing Qing.
The news of Huo Youqiao going on blind dates hit him harder than he expected. He never dared to ask for much, always enduring whatever loss came his way and quietly healing himself, then truly letting go of those things. It was his self-protection mechanism.
Because asking didn’t guarantee receiving, and having didn’t mean not losing. So he always reminded himself to be more accepting.
Only with this mindset could he live relatively mentally sound until now.
Only Huo Youqiao, he wanted to possess, even if it meant giving up everything, even if it was still impossible in the end.
But whenever such a crazy thought arose, the existence of a husband would suppress it.
“I-I want to go in and find him!” Qing Qing suddenly clenched her fists and then immediately turned to go back inside. Ye Zhi was stunned, quickly reaching out to grab her. “Is this… appropriate?”
With red eyes, Qing Qing looked at him, “But I want to do it now. I know the result won’t be good, but if I don’t do it now, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
In the end, Ye Zhi let go of her hand. But he didn’t go far, waiting around the corner of the restaurant. The sound of rain drowned out everything. He didn’t hear any commotion or argument, but he saw Cheng Yanzhou walking out with Qing Qing and then getting into a car.
Seeing his friend seemingly unhurt, Ye Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at the rain curtain, at the dark night, at the damp ground, and finally stepped into the rain.
The rain wasn’t too heavy, but when it fell on him, it felt chilly. His wig quickly got wet, but he still had a distance to the platform. Ye Zhi couldn’t quicken his pace. The alcohol he had drunk finally fermented, corroding his body and making his mind hazy.
Ye Zhi felt like he might have really drunk too much, otherwise how could he see Huo Youqiao’s car stopping in front of him?
When Huo Youqiao opened the door of the back seat and walked towards him, Ye Zhi knew he had been recognized.