Chapter 70
The two people entering the door.
They were the couple who had a conflict with Li Mobai in the parking lot.
"Is this bitch so stingy?! He can't afford it?!" Li Mobai exclaimed, looking very aggrieved when he said these words to Chen Jing, "Before I even had a chance to beat him, he Hate me? If I had known, I would have slapped him a lot!"
"..."
After hearing Li Mobai's words, everyone present looked at each other in shock.
Even Qiao Youning, who had never dared to raise her head, secretly glanced at Li Mobai, then at Chen Jing, and then lowered her head.
"What's going on?" Sun Zhicheng asked confused. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with Zhou Zixuan and Han Yun. As soon as he saw Li Mobai when he entered the door, he seemed to want to kill someone.
"It's a small matter, let's not talk about it, the waiter will serve the food!"
The brief silence was quickly broken by Li Mobai. After all, if he "pretends" to be more enthusiastic than anyone else, he can chat endlessly with anyone.
The atmosphere in the private room quickly became lively due to him.
Wait for the food to be served.
Li Mobai asked all the waiters wearing cheongsam in the private room to go out, saying that there were outsiders and he couldn't let them go.
But this move did make many male compatriots glare at him, and because of this, he began to be drunk one after another by these people.
Maybe it's because everyone is in their twenties.
Therefore, the atmosphere at the wine table is not so philistine.
Coupled with the presence of people like Li Mobai who can bring atmosphere, the people at the table became more and more energetic as they drank, and the gossips increased.
For example, Zhou Lin, whom Li Mobai mentioned before, told him about finding a mistress as soon as he was happy.
He also told some inside stories under the influence of wine, such as the fact that he found a mistress because he couldn't stand the domestic violence of his wife, which made everyone marvel.
On the wine table.
Some people are lamenting that the current social environment is not good, and it is difficult to do anything in the economic downturn, and they are cynical and saying some intoxicating nonsense.
Some people are also talking about how many men around them are lining up to pursue her, and now they are worried about whether to get along with the rich second generation or to get married with a small leader in another system.
There are people...
Playing with mobile phone with head down.
"Chen Jing, why don't you come and chat with us!" Yang Han's face was a little red after getting drunk from the alcohol, and he looked even more beautiful. "You handsome guy, don't just lower your head and play with your phone!"
"Oh, don't worry about him, he has this kind of personality." Li Mobai tried to smooth things over, drinking almost half a catty of liquor without even blushing, "Let's talk about us!"
Chen Jing looked at Li Mobai gratefully and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
This is what we call a good brother!
But just when Chen Jing lowered his head and was about to continue searching for news related to this bloody rain, he felt his shoes being lightly touched.
He looked down and then looked up again.
It's Qiao Youning.
"Can you add VX?" Qiao Youning typed this on her phone.
The screen of the cheap smartphone was a bit glaring, but Chen Jing could still see clearly.
He hesitated.
Chen Jing nodded in agreement.
Because he didn't think about how to reject others at this time, especially a little bitter melon like Qiao Youning, who looked pitiful.
With the addition of VX, Qiao Youning quickly sent a message.
"Chen Jing, how have you been these years?"
"Not bad. What about you?"
"I'm okay too..."
For a moment, Chen Jing and Qiao Youning seemed to have traveled to another world.
The people at the wine table were chatting and reminiscing about the past, which seemed to have nothing to do with them. Their hearts were so quiet that only each other was left, and there was still a little bit of awkwardness.
Because Chen Jing is not a person who is good at chatting. Looking for topics during quiet moments... He has never learned this skill since the day he was born.
As for Qiao Youning.
Her personality is inherently introverted and shy, so it is already remarkable that she can muster up the courage to seek out Chen Jing for VX.
The two people in the chat box suddenly became quiet.
Chen Jing waited for almost two minutes and saw that Qiao Youning really had no intention of continuing the conversation, so he cut the screen to continue searching for news.
But at this moment.
From the corner of Chen Jing's eye, he noticed Qiao Youning's hand starting to tap on the screen, pausing from time to time, and then continuing to tap. The chat box was still on the screen.
"Do you also work in the provincial capital?"
"Are you under a lot of pressure at work?"
"Are you feeling well?"
"you……"
Since Chen Jing has transformed into an ancient descendant, his eyesight is several times stronger than that of ordinary people, and he can still see the words clearly under the glare of the screen light.
Qiao Youning typed out every sentence, thought about it, and then deleted it completely.
Qiao Youning seemed to be trying very hard to find a topic.
But unfortunately, like Chen Jing, she also suffered from social anxiety. She always felt that this sentence was bad or that sentence was redundant, and in the end she never sent a word.
Seeing this, Chen Jing couldn't help but sigh, as if he suddenly saw himself more than ten days ago...if calculated based on the total time traveled.
"Is your family still treating you badly?" Chen Jing suddenly sent such a sentence, but seemed to find it a bit abrupt, so he hurriedly added, "Don't worry too much, I'm just a little worried about you. It depends on your mental state. It’s pretty bad…”
Qiao Youning was still trying to find a topic, but Chen Jing sent these two sentences without hesitation, and she was stunned when she looked at the words on the screen.
Even though Qiao Youning didn't dare to look up and only showed her side face in front of Chen Jing, Chen Jing could still see her slightly red eyes through the gap of the frame.
At this time, Chen Jing's phone vibrated twice, and her reply came.
"It's okay! They treat me very well! [Smile]"
Chapter 76 The space station that fell into the city
Qiao Youning is still the same.
Once someone asked about her family situation, she would only say that it was okay, her family was good, and they treated her very well...
So when she was in high school, her classmates often said behind her back that a pitiful person must have something hateful.
However, Chen Jing didn't think it was that exaggerated, because everyone's personality is different... He felt that Qiao Youning's personality was very similar to his.
Even if life was not going well, others would say it was fine when asked.
Don't want to complain.
Don't want to talk.
All negative emotions were forcibly suppressed in the heart, and day after day, she tried her best to digest them.
This kind of innate mental exhaustion had tortured Chen Jing for a long time, so from a certain perspective, he could fully understand Qiao Youning's behavior.
"Are you still living with them now?" Chen Jing sent another message.
In less than two seconds, Qiao Youning's reply came.
"No! I live alone now!"
"Well... did you take the initiative to live alone, or did they drive you out?"
"I myself! I... I don't want to live with them anymore."
After getting this answer, Chen Jing subconsciously turned his head to look at Qiao Youning, and a very proud expression appeared on the young face hidden behind the lens.
"How did you think it through?" Chen Jing replied with a smile, and he was quite emotional in his heart. After all, he knew that Qiao Youning's character was to accept it, and it was not easy for her to muster up the courage to make such a decision.
"You... you left me a message in the yearbook... telling me not to care too much about other people's opinions... to live for myself!"
"Did I write these words?" Chen Jing was stunned and couldn't remember for a while.
"Yeah!" Qiao Youning nodded very affirmatively, even nodding while typing, "Your messages to others are all about youth coming and going quickly, only the messages to me are different!"
"It seems a little bit impressive..." Chen Jing felt that something in his memory was touched.
It was an afternoon in the third year of high school.
On the mottled desk, those damn exercise books and test papers had long been replaced by the yearbooks piled up like a mountain.
Chen Jing was like an emotionless copy machine that afternoon, leaving the same message on every yearbook.
It's not because he was too perfunctory...
Well, that was perfunctory. After all, he had no friends in school after Li Mobai transferred away. That bastard left without saying goodbye and went abroad, which made him almost depressed.
But among those messages.
Only the message to Qiao Youning was different.
Because compared to others, Qiao Youning gave him a non-aggressive feeling.
Yes.
The reason why Chen Jing lived alone was that he didn't like others to be too close to him.
Whether mentally or physically...On campus, only Qiao Youning would always avoid him.
That afternoon was also the case.
Qiao Youning sat in the last row of the classroom by the window. The cheap yearbook was pressed on the table and looked wrinkled. She lay down as if she was sleeping, but she would secretly look up at Chen Jing from time to time.
Until the end.
She didn't have the courage to find Chen Jing to exchange messages in the yearbook.
Even when the bell rang and school was over, the yearbooks in front of Chen Jing were taken away by those classmates one by one, and Qiao Youning didn't have the courage to find him.
In the end, Chen Jing took the initiative to come to Qiao Youning, handed over his yearbook without saying a word, and there was not much expression on his face.
Chen Jing actually had no other intentions to come to Qiao Youning. He just felt that everyone's yearbook had been signed, except Qiao Youning's. He was obsessive-compulsive and said that he couldn't accept this at all.
"Thank you..." Qiao Youning was not a person who could talk. She couldn't think of any other answer except thanking her, so she handed over the yearbook carefully.
Afterwards.
Chen Jing left that sentence on the yearbook.
"Don't worry too much about what others think, learn to live for yourself."
Why did he leave her a different message from others?
Chen Jing didn't know.
Maybe it was because he felt sorry for her.
She was at an age when she should be full of energy and should be basking in the sun, but she lived in a lingering shadow all day long. The inferiority complex that penetrated deep into her bones... reminded Chen Jing of himself when he was a child.
"I have learned to be smart now... I live outside... and I don't give money to my parents anymore... I don't give much money to my brother... It's getting less every month!"
When she typed this paragraph, Qiao Youning's white neck turned red. She typed and deleted for a long time before sending it.
After Chen Jing saw this message in the chat box, he was silent for a long time without responding.
He could see Qiao Youning's little pride between the lines, but he felt that this girl was really stupid... No, maybe she really became smarter, at least she was not squeezed dry by that family.
"How much do you make every month?" Chen Jing asked directly.
"Twelve thousand." Qiao Youning answered hastily.
"How much for your brother?" Chen Jing asked again.
Qiao Youning looked at the phone carefully and hesitated for a long time before starting to tap the screen.
"Two thousand..."