"do you remember me?"
Cheng Xin looked at the tall and handsome man in front of her. Even though his clothes and temperament had changed drastically, she could still recognize him at a glance among the crowd as the man who had saved her.
She stared at the man's face expectantly, hoping he would answer 'remember'.
From the corner of his eye, Mu Mingcheng glanced sideways at the woman beside him holding a tall red wine glass. She was as elegant, quiet, dignified and intellectual as ever. She seemed not surprised by what the woman in front of her asked, and she even seemed to be watching a show.
But the twinkling light in her eyes betrayed her, and her eyes became even brighter due to excitement.
He adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled apologetically: "Sorry, madam, I probably haven't seen you before."
"How is that possible?" Cheng Xin's smile and expectation were shattered in an instant. With a pale face, she reminded: "About five years ago one night, you saved a little girl in a bar!"
"Sorry, maybe you got the wrong person," Mu Mingcheng's eyes flashed with a cold light. He faced Cheng Xin's expectant gaze and explained helplessly: "I was studying abroad seven years ago and came back three years ago. Most people in the Imperial City know this. So the man you are talking about is indeed not me."
"Impossible, I remember your appearance. You are still very..."
"Madam," Mu Mingcheng interrupted her unfinished words, his tone was slightly sullen, "It is impolite to admit the wrong person, and it is even more impolite to admit the wrong person and then make the mistake."
In fact, he wanted to say that she had no tutor, but considering that a certain unscrupulous woman was related to her by blood, he softened the words.
Mu Mingcheng secretly entered the military academy at the age of eighteen and began performing tasks at the age of twenty. To the outside world, both the Mu family and the Xu family claimed that he had gone abroad to study.
Even if he retired for three years, except for a few people in the Mu family and Xu family, no one else knew about his experience.
What the idiot Cheng Xin just blurted out touched his bottom line.
Mu Mingcheng was slightly angry in his heart, and he wanted to express his anger.
He remembered that the Cheng family in the information was considered a second-rate family in the imperial capital. He had never heard of this family before.
Perhaps compared to others, it is already out of reach.
However, not to mention the Mu family, which is the top wealthy family in the business circle of country Z, even the Jing family, which is at the bottom of the first-class family in the imperial capital, is much better than them.
Misfortune comes from the mouth, and the Cheng family will bear the responsibility if they fail to educate their daughter well. Anyway, it is effortless for him to defeat a Cheng family.
Yes, Mu Ming admitted to Cheng Xin. But it's not that he recalled that he saved people with kindness in a certain year and month, but that there was information about her in the documents he used to investigate Gu Jin.
It seems that she is Gu Jin's cousin and best friend? Moreover, the two of them have a very good relationship
She also arranged for a man named Shao Chong who liked her to be together with her best friend Gu Jin.
Gu Jin actually agreed, what a lack of vision!
Thinking of this, Mu Mingcheng felt unhappy. He comforted himself that any man would not be happy if he knew that his girlfriend had an ex who was not as good as him in everything.
However, the data information may not be accurate.
He had not known Gu Jin for a long time, and the two of them had not been together for more than twenty-four hours.
But he can be sure that this heartless woman will never be best friends with a mentally retarded girl, let alone date a man who likes someone else.
She almost always looks at everything in this world critically, and her sanity is terrifying.
At this time, someone had already noticed the situation here and pointed around Cheng Xin. Isn't it embarrassing to say that her daughter's family is so embarrassed? Is the Cheng family's tutor teaching her daughter to recognize men randomly in public
People in the business world are philistines, but they also avoid adding insult to injury. If they were ordinary people, they would not mind their own business. But this time it was different. Even Mu Mingcheng, who was praised by everyone, said that she was rude, which meant that she had no tutoring in the eyes of others.
Cheng Xin's face turned from green to white and then to red as she listened to the accusing words in her ears.
She didn't lie, why didn't Brother Bing admit it
Cheng Xin bit her lip in frustration.
But she didn't want to think about it. Five years ago, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she hadn't fully grown up yet.
A woman's eighteenth transformation, let alone a stranger whom she has only met once, even if she sometimes compares photos with her, she may not be able to recognize her.
What's more, if Mu Mingcheng is still in the army, wouldn't her identity be exposed if she shouts in a high voice
Cheng Xin finally came back from her excitement, and people's mocking eyes made her realize where she was.
If she loses herself in front of her male god, if there is a hole in front of her, she will definitely dive into it without hesitation.
At this time, Jing Hao was not around, and she remembered that she had a sister named Gu Jin, who could help her shield her from everyone's gaze.
She turned around to take Gu Jin's hand, but saw the man who spoke harshly to her, walked around her and took the goblet from Gu Jin's hand. Like a knight protecting the princess, he said to Gu Jin in a gentle voice: "You are not feeling well these days, so please don't drink."
Cheng Xin was stunned.
Gu Jin was watching the good show, and the show was about to happen to her. She rolled her eyes inwardly. The drama queen got addicted to drama again and started to act.
She obviously just dipped her lips in the red wine and didn't drink it at all, right
Besides, the original relative only came for a short time and left yesterday. Now she has nothing to do with eating or drinking.
After thinking for a while, the two said it was a couple's deal, rather a partnership. For the sake of the black card with an unknown amount, she decided to cooperate with his performance.
A light blush suddenly appeared on his cheeks, and Gu Jin handed the cup to him obediently.
The bright red wine liquid, the crystal clear goblet, and the few almost invisible cyan blood vessels on the white and slender jade fingers. Under the light, it is a kind of thrilling beauty that touches the depths of the heart.
The feeling of dry mouth came back. When Mu Mingcheng put the cup down, he wondered if he had really held it in for too long. Otherwise, why would the blood flow all over his body and be ready to make a move as soon as he saw Gu Jin
At this time, a voice sounded in my ears, and all the charming atmosphere was destroyed.
"Xiao Jin, is he your boyfriend?" Cheng Xin looked at the two men's affectionate expressions, as if he had been hit hard, and his body was shaking. The pink dress made her face even more pale.
She remembered that in the afternoon a few days ago, Gu Jin was sent home by a man, holding the man's coat in his hand. At that time, she asked who the man was, and Gu Jin asked her if she knew him.
Could it be that she had long recognized that man as the benefactor she had been looking for to save her from the fire
No, that's not right.
Gu Jin just knew that there was such a person, but he had never seen him.
Cheng Xin regards the meeting that day as a beautiful memory that only belongs to the two of them, and the portrait she drew is also a treasure and has never been seen by others.
Not even her closest cousin.
How did Gu Jin know him
Cheng Xin was confused and suddenly realized that she hadn't talked to Gu Jin for a long time.
She regretted it very much. She should have asked who the man was that day...
But what's the use of asking
At that time, he and Gu Jin had already started dating, and the man she loved was Jing Hao!
Cheng Xin was confused for a moment as the dreams of her teenage years and the reality of growing up alternated.
"Yes." Gu Jin nodded. She stood in the middle and turned slightly to face Cheng Xin, showing a slight smile: "I would like to formally introduce to you, this gentleman named Mu is my new boyfriend."
"Even though he is tall, handsome, and rich, he is actually just a polite guy. He has absolutely nothing to do with the brave hero who can save you."
Then she faced Mu Mingcheng again, her face not red, her heart not beating, and she said meaningfully: "This beautiful lady is my cousin Cheng Xin."
Mu Mingcheng frowned, he didn't want to know Cheng Xin at all.
But, killing the chicken for nothing
The eyes covered by gold-rimmed glasses glowed dangerously. Should she show her the power of this so-called 'white-knife'
He stood behind her very caringly, holding her graceful waist, as if he were a protector, and holding her tightly in his arms with no trace of force on his palms.
As if after hearing what she said about the cousin relationship, he softened his expression and nodded to Cheng Xin.
Seeing this, Cheng Xin's mouth moved and he was speechless. The way the two of them looked, even a fool could tell that they were intimate.
For the first time, she looked seriously at Gu Jin, who was looking at her with a smile. They had the same appearance, but she felt so strange.
Gu Jin would smile before, but not like now. Just raising his eyes and raising his eyebrows revealed the unique charm of a woman in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Gu Jin didn't like playing with her phone before, but he never failed to reply after seeing the messages she sent.
Gu Jin likes to look bare-faced and will never wear bright makeup even when attending a banquet.
But today she wore exquisite makeup and a gorgeous burgundy fishtail skirt, which was the same color as the tie worn by the man she admired.
The two of them stood together, they were both talented and beautiful, dazzling and perfect for each other.
She didn't recognize Gu Jin a little bit.
"Xiao Jin, you have changed." She murmured.
Since when? Cheng Xin thought about it, and it seemed that it was when the two of them went to dinner with Shao Chong that day.
Because she had a quarrel with Jing Hao, she cried in Shao Chong's arms. At that time, Gu Jin said that he wanted to break up with Shao Chong. The two of them had always felt that they could not be lovers but could still be friends, so they did not take Gu Jin's attitude seriously.
If you think about it carefully, that's when the differences probably started!
Gu Jin looked at her calmly, "Yes, I have changed."
An impulse came over her, and she raised the corners of her lips and smiled charmingly: "Do you know why I have changed?"
"Because of you," she took a step forward and asked softly: "When you introduced Shao Chong to me, did you ever think that I was your best friend? When you were not involved with him, did you ever think that I was your sister? You When you threw yourself into his arms and cried bitterly, did you ever think about the friendship we grew up with?"
"No, I don't want anything to do with him. We are just friends." Cheng Xin was speechless when asked. She kept shaking her head and retreating step by step.
She is not such a half-hearted woman who doesn't know right from wrong.
But think about it again, she did do these things.
Moreover, what would she do if another woman cried in Jing Hao's arms
Cheng Xin was stunned by the thoughts that came to her mind!
"Friends? Don't you know where the boundaries are between friends of the opposite sex?"
Gu Jin thought, now she really looks like a vicious supporting actress who forced a good girl into prostitution.
The original protagonist is indeed the heroine described in a few pieces of paper. Although it is positive, her wishes must also follow the love path of the male and female protagonists.
Even if the book gives a good ending, in reality life is like a person knowing whether he is warm or cold after drinking water.
She admitted that she didn't like Cheng Xin ever since she learned about wearing books. In addition to Cheng Xin's self-conceited character who does not care about what others think, it is also because she is the heroine who is loved by thousands of people in the book.
After receiving the reborn person's memory, she disliked Cheng Xin even more.
Therefore, she has always had a laissez-faire attitude, watching Cheng Xin and Shao Chong contact each other, hoping to slowly sever ties with them.
But they didn't understand her wishes at all and kept disturbing her life.
In this case, let's vent it out.
As soon as she said it over the phone, she felt extremely happy.
It must be that the original owner's resentment was vented.
She raised her chin with an indifferent expression, waiting quietly to see what other shocking words Cheng Xin could say.
Sure enough, Cheng Xin suddenly paused.
"Even if I'm not good at this, I'm sorry for you," Cheng Xin's eyes flashed, and she retorted as if she was grasping the last straw: "But I sincerely brought you and Shao Chong together. You have always liked him, haven't you? "
Gu Jin looked at her anxious look and sneered.
Different from the description in the book, in the original owner's memory, after Jing Cheng and the two established their relationship, Shao Chong and the original owner were good friends of both men and women, and would occasionally hang out together.
Cheng Xin and Jing Hao are lovers, and they always stay together whether they are eating or playing.
The remaining two lonely people naturally formed a pile.
Isn't it a normal reaction for the original owner to be so reserved and reserved when he often spends time with a man who is good in all aspects
But such a reaction was seen by the heroine, who rarely pays attention to her best friend's thoughts, and she regarded it as a woman's shyness when facing the person she likes. She decided to help her best friend out of kindness.
The original owner didn't know that Shao Chong cared about his cousin. Thinking of how Shao Chong took care of her when they went out to play, she felt that he was a good person, so she agreed to Cheng Xin's proposal.
Little did she know that this was the beginning of her painful life.
Therefore, it is better for ordinary people to stay as far away from the male and female protagonists as they are at the center of the novel's world structure.
"Gu Jin has never liked Shao Chong. She will not like a man who has someone else in his heart." She raised her voice and said solemnly.
This sentence was said by Gu Jin on behalf of the original owner.
Although the original owner was gentle and dignified, he also had his own arrogance. If she had known that Shao Chong did not have her in his heart, she would not have agreed to date him, let alone his proposal.
After hearing her words, Cheng Xin stood there blankly as if he had been struck by lightning.
Gu Jinsong sighed, she and Cheng Xin had completely broken up now. According to Cheng Xin's face-loving personality, he would probably not drag her along with him in everything in the future.
In fact, things don't have to come to this point, but this is a once and for all solution.
The current situation was also intentional on her part.
Behind her, Mu Mingcheng rarely listened quietly to the whole process.
A playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. From what he knew, she didn't think so.
This woman always surprises him, and he can't help but peel off her skin layer by layer and listen to her inner voice.
"Ms. Cheng, as Xiao Jin's current boyfriend, I don't want to hear anyone mention her ex in front of me." Mu Mingcheng put on a jealous expression and said seriously: "Ms. Cheng, please respect yourself."
Mu Mingcheng's words made Cheng Xin's face completely pale.
Being told by the man who had always been in her heart that she had no respect for herself made her even more uncomfortable than pointing his nose at her and scolding her. The tears that had not stopped just now welled up in her eyes again, and her pink makeup was stained by tears.
"Xinxin, why are you crying?" Jing Hao came here with a wine glass to toast, and saw a bunch of people gathered here from a distance.
Before he even got closer, he saw at a glance the woman he loved standing in the middle of the crowd, looking sad and crying.
Jing Hao frowned and walked over, thinking to himself: That blind woman who dares to bully him on the Jing family's territory