Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of banquet is this?"
Ning Xiangcao explained: "It was originally a class reunion, and most of the participants were classmates, but later it expanded and became a social banquet."
Fang Zhicheng thought about it and felt that something was wrong. He asked with a smile, "It shouldn't be your class reunion, right?"
Ning Xiangcao nodded and said, "It's my husband's class reunion. Of course, if you feel it's too embarrassing, you don't have to go."
Ning Xiangcao didn’t know why she asked Fang Zhicheng to attend the banquet together. Was it because she felt too lonely every time she went there
Ning Xiangcao always went to her husband's class reunion with mixed emotions. Of course, she could have chosen not to go, but that would have made her feel that she was drifting further and further away from her husband who was in another world.
Fang Zhicheng was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "I am willing to go with you. It's no big deal. At the critical moment, I can act as your bodyguard."
Ning Xiangcao rolled her eyes at Fang Zhicheng and said, "It's just a banquet, not a battlefield."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Well, I feel a little pressure. Because I can imagine that there will be many people who will shoot me with envious and jealous eyes!"
Ning Xiangcao patted Fang Zhicheng on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, they are all decent people. Although they are cunning and treacherous, they are still relatively polite in public and will not embarrass strangers too much."
Fang Zhicheng sighed, "Okay, I'll go to the bathroom and put on some makeup so I can meet people."
Ning Xiangcao burst out laughing. She originally thought Fang Zhicheng was joking, but she didn't expect that he really went to the bathroom. When he came back, his hair was a little shiny, probably because he wiped his hair with water.
"Let's go!" Fang Zhicheng said with a smile, "I hope I won't embarrass you."
"Very handsome!" Ning Xiangcao stood up and took Fang Zhicheng's arm. Fang Zhicheng felt warm in his heart. Ning Xiangcao beside him exuded a familiar and unique fragrance. He actually began to have wild thoughts...
Ten minutes later, Ning Xiangcao and Fang Zhicheng arrived at a restaurant with a relatively elegant environment. Ning Xiangcao introduced: "This is a Spanish-themed restaurant opened by his classmate. The owner studied abroad in Spain and his main job is the executive director of a financial company."
Fang Zhicheng followed Ning Xiangcao into the restaurant, and someone came up to them. When they saw Ning Xiangcao coming with her male companion, most of them were stunned and looked Fang Zhicheng up and down.
Ning Xiangcao introduced Fang Zhicheng to everyone as a friend. Fang Zhicheng could see from the looks of others that they were looking at him with a hint of vigilance and coldness.
The banquet was a buffet, and the two found a seat and sat down. Fang Zhicheng took the initiative to get food for Ning Xiangcao. When he walked to the drinks area, he heard two women talking in low voices. One woman said, "Ning Xiangcao actually brought a man here today. Is she demonstrating?"
Another woman said sarcastically: "People are selfish. Who can stand loneliness? When old friends leave, there will always be new people to take their place."
Seeing the two women mocking Ning Xiangcao, Fang Zhicheng felt unwilling in his heart. Finally, he knew why Ning Xiangcao dragged him here. In fact, this was not a circle that welcomed her. It was just for her deceased husband that Ning Xiangcao would come to the appointment every time. She didn't want to prove her existence, but she didn't want her husband to be forgotten.
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"Sister Xiangcao, let's go!" Fang Zhicheng walked slowly to Ning Xiangcao and said softly. He didn't want to stay in this place. He was very thick-skinned, but the key point was that he was afraid that Ning Xiangcao would be hurt.
"The banquet has just begun. It's not a good idea for us to leave now." Ning Xiangcao shook her head, her eyes meeting Fang Zhicheng's. She could guess why Fang Zhicheng wanted to leave. Fang Zhicheng, like herself, perhaps felt out of place in this circle.
Fang Zhicheng sighed, took Ning Xiangcao's hand and pulled her up regardless of her resistance. Ning Xiangcao wanted to break free from Fang Zhicheng's hand at first, but finally felt the determination of Fang Zhicheng's will and followed Fang Zhicheng out of the western restaurant obediently.
"I'm a little hungry. Let's find a place to eat. We're not used to that place just now." Fang Zhicheng sighed, let go of Ning Xiangcao's wrist, and said softly.
Ning Xiangcao nodded and said with a wry smile: "Then I'll listen to you. I'm not very hungry anyway."
Fang Zhicheng saw a restaurant not far away, so he and Ning Xiangcao walked there. He saw that Ning Xiangcao was a little unhappy and always lagged behind him half a step. He said softly: "Sister Xiangcao, I know you still miss your brother-in-law, but people always have to look forward. That place just now does not welcome you. Even if you go there many times, they will only treat you as a laughing stock."
Ning Xiangcao bit her red lips and shook her head, "I don't mind how they look at me!"
Fang Zhicheng smiled helplessly and said, "You look so pitiful."
Ning Xiangcao was slightly startled, but didn't say much. Why did she show her cowardly side to Fang Zhicheng? She regretted inviting Fang Zhicheng to the banquet.
When they arrived at the restaurant, it wasn't very popular. The owner was from the Northeast and spoke a distinctive Northeastern dialect. Fang Zhicheng ordered a few dishes with Northeastern characteristics, which were served on the table soon. Ning Xiangcao held her chin and said, "I feel like drinking."
Fang Zhicheng knew that Ning Xiangcao was in a bad mood, and thought that if it could make her happy, there was no harm in drinking, so he asked the boss for two 250ml bottles of Red Star Erguotou and filled two glasses. Ning Xiangcao took a sip, and her pretty eyebrows knitted together. She said, "I haven't drunk such a strong drink in a long time?"
Fang Zhicheng was slightly startled. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Vanilla. I'll treat you to a more expensive drink next time."
Ning Xiangcao rolled her eyes at Fang Zhicheng, knowing that he was deliberately misunderstanding her meaning, and said, "I mean that this wine has a high alcohol content..."
Fang Zhicheng pretended to be enlightened, slapped his forehead and said, "It's all a misunderstanding, please forgive me."
Ning Xiangcao took another sip and sighed, "Although Maotai and Wuliangye are good, they always taste bland. On the contrary, Erguotou is spicy at first, and after entering the lower abdomen, it feels like a burning fire, which makes people feel refreshed."
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Sister Vanilla, it doesn't matter what kind of wine you drink. What matters is who you drink with. I think you are in a good mood because you are with me."
Ning Xiangcao glared at Fang Zhicheng and said disdainfully, "You are flattering yourself again."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "I am so confident."
Ning Xiangcao said unhappily, "Are you using Rejoice shampoo?"
Fang Zhicheng obviously didn't expect Ning Xiangcao to tell such a down-to-earth joke. He opened his mouth for a long time before reacting and shook his head, "I use Head & Shoulders."
The two stared at each other in a daze for a few seconds, then laughed in tacit understanding.
Ning Xiangcao's mood also improved because of this. She said, "Some things are hard to get over by yourself. He has been gone for a few years, but I still think of him from time to time. He was one of the initiators of that class reunion, so I really wanted to find his shadow there, but the result was self-deception."
Fang Zhicheng could understand Ning Xiangcao's feelings. It was a very painful feeling. When his adoptive mother had just passed away, Fang Zhicheng would often go to the place where his adoptive mother often went and be in a daze alone. Separation from life and death is the most painful thing in the world.
The two of them ate and chatted, and before they knew it, they had finished a bottle of wine. Ning Xiangcao ordered another bottle. Fang Zhicheng knew that he couldn't drink much, but he still ordered a bottle.