"That's right." Jin Jing took the words and continued to mock, "If the final spot falls to you, we really won't be surprised at all."
The best way to face ridiculous rumors is to remain silent. I pursed my lips and smiled and left with my coffee.
Ever since I was a child, my popularity has not been good. I have very few friends who can tell the truth. When I was a child, my classmates did not dare to come into contact with me because my family conditions were relatively good. Children are all bad kids; when I grew up, my pride and self-esteem made me indifferent to people and things around me, and not many people were willing to be friends with me.
Yuan Yushan and I grew up together, so our friendship is the longest-lasting and the most precious I have ever thought. Their family's financial situation is not good. When she was in college, she said she wanted to find a part-time job, but I didn't agree, so she became a senior in college. Apart from tuition fees, I have never asked for a penny from my family. She eats what I eat, she wears what I wear, and I pay for whatever qualifications she needs to apply for. I treat her like this just as the best. She once expressed her gratitude to me as a friend and even a relative, but in the end, she repaid me by staying and flying with the man I loved most.
Wang Xiaodan is my college roommate. He has a rather outgoing personality, so he gets along with everyone. We often played together in college, but we didn't get to know each other very well. Even now, there seems to be a thin veil between me and her, and there are many things I am not willing to share with her in real time. But she is still my only friend now. After she left, I have been alone in Yuansheng.
This is the way this society is. When others can fit into a group, but you always feel out of place, you will find that you have become the target of public criticism, and you don’t even understand what it is about you that is worthy of their attacks.
During lunch, I received an unknown phone call.
"Do you know who I am?" The pleasant baritone voice was full of teasing.
"Chu Jin." I replied.
"Oh, that's good. I've only chatted once and you've already remembered my voice. It seems that Miss Shen is very impressed by me." I seemed to see Chu Jinxiao's eyes narrowed into a thin line, and he was just about to continue. What he was saying seemed to have been interrupted by someone. The two of them whispered something on the phone. Chu Jin cleared his throat and continued, "Sorry, there is an arrogant parrot in my ear." Shenfan is chirping, um, I'm calling you to ask if you have time tonight?"
I could probably guess who the 'arrogant parrot' he was referring to. I thought about it and nodded, "Yes, what's the matter?"
Chu Jin said, "It's like this. No matter how busy we are, we will take one day every month to have a meal together. As we said last time, you are already some of our friends, so we will also have a meal together." I don’t know if Miss Shen will appreciate me if I call you."
My fingers holding the phone jumped unconsciously, and I said softly, "Isn't it appropriate for me to go to your brothers' dinner party?"
There seemed to be a few unkind looks from around him. Chu Jin smiled on the phone and said, "No, no, we all want you to come, right Parrot?"
His last question was obviously addressed to the person next to him. I imagined the arrogant look on that 'parrot' and couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, then I'll call you after get off work."
"Okay, be sure to dress nicely." Chu Jin teased and hung up the phone.
I looked at the dinner plate on the table and tapped the screen of my phone with my fingers. Because of his last words, I actually started to think about what I should wear for the dinner tonight.
After thinking about it for a while, I decided to call Wang Xiaodan, "What do you want this afternoon? Go shopping with me for clothes."
Wang Xiaodan's voice was a little panicked, and she seemed to be breathing heavily, "It's okay, I'll come find you in a minute."
Speaking of buying clothes, I suddenly thought of the huge wardrobe in Liang Sheng's hotel. He should be more particular about clothing matching, especially color and texture. So when I attend a dinner party with him, I can't dress casually.
Wang Xiaodan and I made an appointment directly at the Guomao Building next to Yuansheng. It has the most fashionable and trendy brand clothing, and it is also the favorite shopping mall for mid-to-high-end white-collar workers. I didn't expect to meet Yuan Yushan here.
In a famous women's clothing store, I tried on a gray and white plaid dress. After playing with it for a long time in front of the dressing mirror, I turned around and asked Wang Xiaodan if it looked good. Wang Xiaodan flatly said that the color was not bright at all, so I continued to choose other styles with her. , when we took a few other styles of clothes back to the fitting room to change, Yuan Yushan just walked out of the fitting room I just walked into.
She was wearing a bright yellow tube top skirt. Under the crystal lamp, a very familiar angel wings pendant instantly attracted all my attention. I was stunned for a moment: it was given to me by Liu Nanhao before, and I threw it back to him last month. I didn't expect that it was now worn around Yuan Yushan's neck.
Wang Xiaodan also saw her, "Oh, we are really on a narrow road. How come we can meet you here? It seems that your living standard has gone up to a higher level after being with Liu Nanhao. Otherwise, you should be visiting those underground malls." .”
Yuan Yushan's face also became solemn. She ignored Wang Xiaodan's sarcasm, but noticed my eyes lingering on her neck. She put the clothes she had tried on on the sofa beside her and said to me, "You, How are you doing during this time?",
Small talk? There is no need between me and Yuan Yushan!
I also threw my clothes on the sofa and looked at her for a moment, "I can't see the disgusting people and things. Of course I'm fine."
A woman about thirty years old with heavy makeup came out of another fitting room, walked up to Yuan Yushan, and glanced at me, "Do you know this woman?"
Yuan Yushan didn't answer. The woman twisted her waist in front of Yuan Yushan, "Does this look good on me? How does it compare with the one just now?" When she didn't get a response from Yuan Yushan, she said to herself, "How about buying them all? Yes, it’s not expensive anyway.”
Wang Xiaodan had very sharp eyes. From the tone of her voice, she knew she was a rich person. She walked up to where I was and put her elbow on my shoulder. She raised her chin towards Yuan Yushan and said, "How dare you come here?" We were shopping, it turned out that I met a rich friend, why, would she buy you whatever you want like Ana Shen? "
Yuan Yushan's temper seems to have improved a lot after not seeing her for a few days. In the past, it would be strange if she would get angry when hearing Wang Xiaodan say such words, but now she only twitches the corner of her mouth slightly and doesn't say a word to refute.
Wang Xiaodan put his hands on my shoulders, leaning his body slightly, his legs still shaking, with a naughty look, "Hey, did you ask Yuan Yushan what kind of person she is before you became friends with her? "
The woman looked confused, her red lips parted and was about to say something when the salesperson came over and picked up the clothes on the sofa, "Sorry to bother you, have you tried all these clothes? Do you like any of them?"
Wang Xiaodan shook her hand and said, "I don't want it for now. You can go back."
The salesperson nodded and stepped aside to sort out the clothes.
Because I said I would never be a stranger again, so even if I see Yuan Yushan, I don’t want to have any entanglement with her anymore. The reason why I reacted just now was entirely because of the pendant on her neck that I threw away.
I was afraid that Wang Xiaodan would start arguing again, so I quickly pulled her and said, "Let's go to another store. The clothes here are not that good."
Wang Xiaodan understood what I meant and immediately answered, "That's right, the clothes here match the temperament of those mistresses."
Just as we turned around to leave, the saleswoman stopped us. She held up a white suspender skirt and asked us, "Which of you tried on this dress just now?"
Wang Xiaodan and I looked back and saw that it was not ours. Wang Xiaodan replied casually: "If you ask who is the mistress, it belongs to whom."
Yuan Yushan's performance today is simply uncharacteristic of her. Fortunately, there is a woman beside her who can speak for her. Otherwise, I really thought that Wang Xiaodan and I were performing a one-man show.
The salesperson's face darkened, but she turned around and asked Yuan Yushan, "Is this yours?"
The woman frowned and replied impatiently: "What do you mean by asking?"
The saleswoman was obviously a little angry. She lifted up the lining of the dress to show us. The thin silk lining was scratched by something sharp and had a long gash: "This dress has been damaged. We can't sell it again. You are the only ones who have tried on this dress today, I don’t care who it is, in short, you must buy this dress today.”
(End of chapter)