After finally arranging Guanshan's affairs, Wen Liang breathed a sigh of relief. He did not have much more time than Hua Zhitiao. If he did not race against time to catch up, he would probably miss the opportunity, especially next year when Gu Shitong's Minghua Group would prepare for listing. If he did not have enough strength before then and wanted to completely trample the Gu family under his feet, he did not know when it would be delayed.
Wen Liang prepared to rush back to Qingzhou overnight. He had only asked Ye Yuting for ten days of leave, and now it had exceeded seven days. He didn't know how to explain when he returned. He said to Ning Xi, "Are you tired? If not, let's leave tonight."
Unexpectedly, Ning Xi handed over the keys to the Porsche and said, "You go back first. I have something else to do. I may stay in Guanshan for two more days."
Wen Liang took the key. Since Ning Xi didn't say anything, he naturally didn't ask any more questions. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give you two days off, but you have to come back as soon as possible in two days. You can start working on Ning Hi-Tech now."
Ning Xi nodded and stood in front of the French window to watch Wen Liang drive down the mountain. After a while, a Mitsubishi off-road vehicle with a Guanshan Military Region license plate stopped at the door of the villa. The first person to get out of the car was Xu Ting, who was handsome in military uniform. Following closely behind him was a beautiful young woman with a very elegant temperament. Her eyebrows and eyes were three points similar to Ning Xi, but she was less smart and more charming and elegant.
Ning Xi stood on the steps and chuckled, "It's been a few years since we last met, Sister Ning Lan, you're still as beautiful as ever."
Ning Lan took a few quick steps, looked up at Ning Xi, his eyes slowly becoming crystal clear, and said in a trembling voice: "Xiao Xi, I'm really afraid that you will no longer care about me from now on. If Ning He hadn't mentioned it on the phone, I wouldn't have known that you had arrived at Guanshan..."
Ning Xi sighed secretly, walked down the steps, took Ning Lan's hand, and walked into the villa together, saying: "Sister Lan, the past is the past, I no longer care about it, and I hope you don't take it to heart."
Xu Ting followed behind silently, his handsome face showing no emotion, but Ning Lan had slept with him for many years, so how could she not know what he was thinking? If she hadn't forced him yesterday, he would never have come to see Ning Xi.
If this isn't guilty conscience, then what is it
Ning Lan didn't know about the conflict between Xu Ting and Ning Xi in Qingzhou, and thought that the strangeness between the two at this moment was that they had not let go of their old feelings. But she knew that she loved her husband and family deeply and would not allow anyone to destroy it.
Anyone!
Ning Lan's pretty face showed a smile. She held Ning Xi's hand affectionately and joked, "My little Xi is so pretty. She must have charmed a lot of handsome foreigners in the past few years abroad, right?"
Ning Xi smiled faintly and said, "Although there are many handsome foreigners, they are not to my taste. I still like Chinese people with yellow skin and black eyes."
There was a glitter in her eyes, and a faint blush covered her beautiful cheeks, just like a girl in love, missing a man who was deeply in her heart. Ning Lan's hands hanging by her legs suddenly tightened. She had also gone through that stage, so how could she not know that Ning Xi was like this? It was clear that she was in love!
She had just returned from abroad. Apart from Xu Ting, who else could capture her heart in such a short time
Ning Lan couldn't help but feel fortunate that this trip today was necessary, otherwise he would have been eliminated before he even stepped onto the stage.
Xu Ting still had that expressionless look on his face, and glanced nonchalantly at the two pairs of animal slippers placed at the door, one blue and one pink, representing a puppy and a pig.
This was naturally not prepared for him and Ning Lan. Xu Ting felt a pain in his heart and slowly lowered his head. The whole world turned into black and white tones at that moment, without a trace of brightness and brilliance.
She and that man finally got together!
After five years of reluctance and delusion, I can finally put an end to it. Although it’s not perfect, I can rest assured!
"Xu Ting... Xu Ting, what are you thinking about? I'm asking you a question."
Xu Ting came to his senses. Ning Xi and Ning Lan were looking at him and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
Ning Lan said softly, "Look at you, you're almost crazy with joy when you see Xiao Xi. I want to ask if there is anyone suitable around you. Introduce someone to Xiao Xi. She's not young anymore, it's time for her to have a friend."
Ning Xi was a person who could not help but hear these sarcastic words. She suddenly felt a little regretful. She should have returned to Qingzhou with Wen Liang. There were so many things waiting to be done and so many plans that needed to be planned. She was so blinded by greed that she agreed to meet with Ning Lan and Xu Ting.
The once gentle, kind, considerate Ning Lan might have died five years ago. The beautiful woman in front of him with the same face was just a kitten who was bending over and trying to defend her territory and dignity.
Is this the inevitable fate of a woman
Love can blind conscience and jealousy can destroy family affection. How pitiful and lamentable!
Ning Xi quietly listened to Ning Lan's boring and ugly performance, and looked at Xu Ting's frowned but helpless expression. It had been five years, and it turned out that time could really change everything.
Ning Xi suddenly found it ridiculous. Her thoughts had already passed through the green mountains and green waters and flew back to the bright Qingzhou that she was so attached to. There was the Qing River, her friends, and him!
"Sister Ning Lan, I actually have to go back to Qingzhou later. There are many things that need to be dealt with urgently. Otherwise, how about we find another time to get together?"
Ning Lan was showing off her happy marriage over the years. She was stunned when she heard this and said, "You're leaving? I was thinking that we sisters could sleep together tonight and have a good chat all night. After a few years, there are really too many things to talk about."
“Maybe next time!”
Ning Xi stood up, smiled and stretched out her hands, shook hands with Ning Lan and Xu Ting respectively, and said sincerely: "I wish you happiness!"
Ning Lan held Xu Ting's hand tightly, with a bright smile on her face, and said: "We will!"
Her palms were covered in sweat without her knowing!
Walking outside the villa, Xu Ting whispered: "Let us take you down the mountain, your car is not here..."
Ning Xi smiled and said, "It's okay. Someone from the company will come to pick me up later. You guys should hurry back. It will be too late to drive."
Ning Lan couldn't wait to leave this place as soon as possible, and said, "Then we'll go first and have dinner together another day. Xu Ting, let's go!"
Xu Ting took two steps away, but then stopped. He turned his back to Ning Xi and said, "Ning Lan didn't mean anything else. Don't take it to heart. I... I will be transferred to the Hong Kong garrison. I will leave Jiangdong in February and will not be stationed in Hong Kong until next July. From now on, I'm afraid there will be no chance to see you again... Ning Xi, take care of yourself."
The Hong Kong Garrison will be established on January 8, and Xu Ting has obviously just made the decision today. You know, although the Hong Kong Garrison is a good choice for ordinary people, Xu Ting has a good future in Nighthawk and is under the care of Ning Hai, so going to Hong Kong is undoubtedly a detour.
"The Oriental Pearl Tower is a shopping paradise. Going to Hong Kong is not bad either. With your ability, you will be successful wherever you go." Ning Xi stared at his tall and majestic back, without a trace of emotion in her heart. She smiled and said, "Brother Ting, take care of yourself too. Treat Sister Lan well. She loves you very much!"
Xu Ting nodded, strode forward and never looked back.
The night wind was blowing gently, chilling Ning Xi to the bone. She stood by the road, watching the Mitsubishi disappear at the end of the curve. The bright starry sky above her head and the magnificent mountains and rivers below her feet could not hide her loneliness and solitude at the moment.
There has never been a moment when she missed tenderness and forgiveness so much!
Ning Xi tightened her clothes and took a few steps back when she suddenly heard a young man's voice behind her:
"Hey, girl, where are you going? Do you want me to give you a ride?"
She turned around in surprise, and the Porsche slowly stopped by the roadside, the window rolled down, revealing Wen Liang's annoying smile. Ning Xi was stunned for a moment, then ran over, grabbed Wen Liang by the collar, and kissed him hard on the lips.
"Aren't you leaving?"
"I'm leaving now. Are you ready to go down the mountain?"
"Okay, you want to spy on me, right?"
"I have the time to peek into the women's restroom, but I won't come to spy on you. You have no breasts, no butt..."
"Just based on those two sentences of yours, if this were in America, I could sue you for sexual harassment!"
"Well, you could have been more charming when you said the word 'sexual harassment'. Look at the teeth marks on my lips. You are seducing a minor to commit a crime. Do you know that?"
"… "
"Hey, we're driving, you can't touch that place!"
When Wen Liang was leaving, he saw a Mitsubishi car with a Guanshan Military Region license plate at the foot of the mountain. Of course, Ning Hai was not inside. Ning Hai had just returned to Beijing recently and was not in Guanshan at all. So it was immediately clear who was driving the car.
Thinking of the unpleasant quarrel between Ning Xi and Xu Ting due to Chang Cheng's incident, Wen Liang decided to wait and see to avoid any accidents. Unexpectedly, less than half an hour later, he saw Mitsuling coming down the mountain. Wen Liang was a little worried and turned back.
We drove fast all the way and before one o'clock in the morning, Qingzhou was already in sight. When we passed the bend where we almost had a car accident last time, we saw a black Santana parked on the side of the road with two men standing at the front of the car. When they saw the lights of the Porsche, one of the men ran to the middle of the road and waved his hands.
If there was one thing that gave car owners the biggest headache in the 1990s, besides toll booths, it was car thieves and road robbers. The situation was once so bad that even police cars had to paint slogans on the body of the car when they were on the road: "Robbery of police cars is illegal." This is a good example.
But Wen Liang did not hesitate and stopped. It was not because he thought his skills were not afraid of any bandits. In an era where bricks and kitchen knives were flying everywhere, skills were just a joke. He stopped because he saw an acquaintance.
The person standing on the side of the road was Tang Ye!
Ever since the embarrassing incident on the dam that night, Wen Liang had never seen Tang Ye again, and the great reporter Tang, who had created the glorious image of Wen Huaiming, had never set foot on Qingzhou again.
Neither of them expected that they would meet again after such a long separation on this road and at the same place.
God has a dark sense of humor sometimes!
"The car broke down?"
The man who blocked the road looked very young. He looked at the Porsche with envy, then rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, we just came out of Qingzhou, and when we drove here, it suddenly stalled. We don't know what happened. Big brother, can you help me..."
Wen Liang ignored her and walked up to Tang Ye and said, "Director Tang, is your horoscope dominated by earth?"
Tang Ye didn't expect that the guy he waited for for such a long time would be this guy. He said coldly, "What do you mean?"
"From east to west, there are trees but no mountains here. It is the birthplace of wood in the Five Elements. Earth and wood are mutually exclusive, so you are so unlucky!"
Tang Ye gritted her teeth fiercely, her raised buttocks seemed to feel the heat and kneading of that night again, and she turned away without even looking at Wen Liang. But Wen Liang followed behind her, saying, "Do you want me to change your luck for you? We know each other, and we are comrades who fought in the trenches together. I can give you a 20% discount."
Tang Ye finally couldn't stand his noise anymore and said angrily: "If you want to leave, leave quickly. If you keep talking nonsense, I will call the police!"
The young man ran over and tried to smooth things over, saying, "So he's an acquaintance of Director Tang. This is easy. Big brother, you must take us back. It's freezing cold out here. I'm strong, so don't let Director Tang get frozen..."
"Xiao Kang, shut up!"
Tang Ye was furious and said, "If you are afraid of the cold, go with him. I will stay here!"
Xiaokang had never seen Tang Ye get so angry before, and he was so scared that he hid far away and dared not speak again. Wen Liang smiled and said, "What a great official power! Director Tang, this is your fault. I was kind enough to save you from danger, why did you say such bad words to me?"
Wen Liang certainly had no interest in talking nonsense with Tang Ye. If it were any other day, he would have just left earlier, but tonight something was clearly wrong. Tang Ye shouldn't have appeared in Qingzhou at this time. The entire province was actively recovering and rebuilding, and Qingzhou was not a major disaster-stricken area. The provincial newspaper had so many things to do that it would never allow a deputy director to come? Besides, after the embarrassment he had with Wen Liang last time, Wen Liang thought it would be impossible for him to meet this complicated reporter Tang again in the short term.
On the other hand, the temperature is extremely low at night and it is difficult to drive. If you are not careful, you will find yourself in this dilemma. Since Tang Ye is here, she and Wen Huaiming have shared hardships and there have been many positive reports about them. They have a deep friendship. Wen Huaiming will give her a warm welcome no matter what and should not let her leave in such a hurry, unless something big happens in Guanshan. But Wen Liang has just returned from Guanshan and is very sure of this.
Anything abnormal is a demon, especially Tang Ye's anger, which seemed to be a bit of a show, as if he wanted to drive Xiaokang away intentionally or unintentionally. Wenliang's delicate and perceptive mind would of course understand what he meant.
Tang Ye snorted coldly, her eyes glancing at the Porsche and the vaguely visible woman in the car. With her feminine instinct, she felt that she must be an extremely beautiful woman.
"You still want to save me? Oh, don't blame me for not warning you. If you keep on walking around like this, you'll hurt yourself and others. Don't cry for others to save you when the time comes!"
Wen Liang's heart trembled, and he said sternly: "Director Tang, if you have something to say, just say it. Although I have offended you before, you also know that it was all unintentional."
Tang Ye's thoughts seemed to have returned to the thrilling journey of the past two days. The shouts, the rapids, the shock, the human heart, and the heavy and unyielding figure appeared in her mind again. She sighed softly and whispered, "Someone anonymously broke the news to the newspaper that your father was suspected of abusing his power for personal gain and operating a business for profit..."
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