Dong Qiangqiang was confused by what she said: "Who is coming back to find whom?"
"Why is it so sweet like honey?" Tong Lele turned her face to the other side, wiped the corners of her eyes with her wrist, and answered the question, "This wine is cold and sweet. It should be paired with high-fat food. Why didn't you prepare some?" French fries, nuts, sausages, beef and mutton, etc.?”
"Who is coming back to see whom?" Dong Qiangqiang ignored her suggestion and asked again.
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang had not yet reacted, Tong Lele sighed softly: "Hualing."
"Hua Ling?" Dong Qiangqiang was stunned for a second before realizing that Tong Lele was talking about Lao Bai's ex-wife, "Didn't they divorce last year? Why did she come back to Lao Bai? Didn't Lao Bai clean up and leave the house?"
Tong Lele unscrewed the bottle cap and poured herself a second cup. Her movements were a little hasty, and the wine glass was about to be full, but she had no intention of stopping.
Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly stretched out his hand to lift the mouth of the bottle. If he was a step slower, the wine would overflow from the cup.
Tong Lele stared at the wine beads slowly flowing down the outer wall of the cup for a full minute before spitting out two words through her teeth.
"Remarriage."
"Remarriage? Are you kidding me?" Dong Qiangqiang pulled out a chair and sat next to Tong Lele, doubtfully asking, "Did Lao Bai say this or did you guess it?"
"Do you think I'm joking with you?" Tong Lele asked categorically and without doubt, "It seems that Lao Bai just paid you back the money and didn't mention her to you."
The sounds outside the door grew closer and closer, as if someone was about to open the door and enter the house. Dong Qiangqiang quickly lowered his voice: "What on earth is going on?"
The chatter outside the door suddenly rose a few decibels, and Lei Lanting could be heard shouting through the door, followed by a roar of laughter.
Dong Qiangqiang frowned. Although his laughter was a bit harsh, he did not make a sound to stop Lei Lanting.
"Almost a week ago, he suddenly received a call one night. He usually never avoids me when he answers the phone, but for some reason that night he ran to another room to answer the call. A woman's intuition told me that there must be something going on here. Something happened, so after he answered the phone, I asked him directly who called him. Maybe it was because I had never asked about this kind of thing before, so although he pretended to be calm, it seemed to me that he was really panicked. While he was I wrote down the mobile phone number while I was taking a shower, and found a public phone to call back the next day."
"Is that Hualin on the other end of the phone?" Dong Qiangqiang looked incredulous.
Tong Lele took a sip of wine to confirm his question.
"Slow down. What did you say to her on the phone?"
"I didn't say anything at first." Tong Lele put down her glass.
"Then what?"
"Then she knew it was me who was calling."
"Women's intuition is really cruel." Dong Qiangqiang sighed, "Both of you are."
"After all, we have been classmates for so many years." Tong Lele said quietly and picked up the wine glass again.
"Then she came up and said she wanted to remarry?" Dong Qiangqiang asked suspiciously, "How did she know that you and Lao Bai..."
"She didn't say anything on the phone, she just asked me to meet."
"In Hannover?"
"Hamburger."
"I still don't understand where she is causing trouble..." Before Dong Qiangqiang could finish his words, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind and he blurted out, "They won't leave, right?"
"Lao Bai showed me his divorce certificate." Tong Lele wanted to continue drinking, but Dong Qiangqiang forcibly snatched the glass away. She shrugged, with a disappointed expression on her face. I don't know if she was disappointed that she couldn't continue drinking, or she was unexpectedly beautiful. Ling's sudden appearance.
"So she proposed to you that she wanted to remarry Lao Bai after meeting you? That means that she not only knew about the good things about you two, but also knew that you were about to get married."
"She should know everything."
"Then this is quite strange. Why didn't she mention it sooner or later, just before you get married soon? Could it be that she..." Realizing that his words might make the other party sad, Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly shut up.
Tong Lele was not angry at his words: "What's weird about this? Someone who has interacted with old Bai Hualing must have told her, such as you. Of course you can't say it. I just said that someone like you knew them both at the same time. There are still people, and it is even possible that Lao Bai himself told her."
"Things at the travel agency are gradually getting on track, Lao Bai has received angel investment again, and his ex-wife just... shows up?" Dong Qiangqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"
"Life is inherently more dramatic than movies." Tong Lele looked indifferent, "Whether this is a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter."
"Then how did you reply to her?"
The reason why Dong Qiangqiang asked this was because in his impression, Tong Lele was friendly and gentle. He was not the kind of person who would never give up until he achieved his goal. He was worried about what Tong Lele would promise to Hualing when his mind got hot.
"I said I wanted to think about it."
"Considering what? Quitting? You should just reject her."
"The reason I said I wanted to think about it was because she showed me a picture."
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"In my first year in Germany, I did not do well in one exam. The day I got the results, I was in such a bad mood that I wanted to buy a plane ticket and leave. I remember clearly that it was very windy that day, and Hua and I Ling was lying on the lawn behind the school, saying nothing, just looking at the sky, blowing the wind, crying, not knowing what he was doing. I still remember that moment clearly, and to be honest, I I was very lucky that Valin could be with me at that time."
"I don't understand what this has to do with the photo she gave you?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't expect that Tong Lele would also visit Maicheng. "Is it a photo of you two that day?"
"What she gave me was a photo of that lawn," Tong Lele's tone suddenly became extremely sad, "I really didn't expect her to do this."
Dong Qiangqiang understood what she meant and changed the topic: "Does Lao Bai know that you two... met?"
"As a couple, I don't want to hide anything from him." Tong Lele sadly moved her gaze towards the distant fire, but there was no light in her eyes, "But he felt that I should neither peek at his mobile phone nor carry it behind his back. See Hualing.”
Dong Qiangqiang felt something was wrong: "Then he didn't tell you his thoughts on remarriage?"
"He said that he will not remarry Hualing. He has refused."
"Now that he has said so, why do I feel that you are not relieved, but instead seem to be worried about something. Let me ask one more question, are you afraid that he will lie to you? Or have you already regretted it?" Dong Qiangqiang discovered with keenness and surprise. I felt a little unexplainable nervousness.
"A girl at a certain age will particularly want to settle down, marry her prince, and be the fruit of their love. I was the same way before. But since I found out that Hualing was back, I suddenly don't want to get married as much as before. I also I don’t know why, maybe I’m not sure about entering a marriage, maybe I don’t have confidence in myself and Lao Bai. I seem to be back to that windy day lying on that lawn again.”
Her words were like daggers cutting through Dong Qiangqiang's bag of memories. Dong Qiangqiang suddenly thought of Chen Yu again. Was she like Tong Lele said, longing for stability and wanting to find someone to marry for the rest of her life?
He thought about it for an unknown amount of time. When he came to his senses, he realized that Tong Lele was looking at him with disbelief: "Are you okay?"
"If, I mean if, you feel that you have not thought clearly about whether to get married or not, just wait until you have thought clearly before making a decision. Although it is strange to say this, as your friend, I don't want you to seem to be doing it just to complete the task. Get married hastily, no matter who you are with, no matter what that person has promised you, no matter how much you love him, if you haven't thought clearly or you just don't want to get married, then don't get married. Our life is short, and marriage is not yours The only option."
Against the background of the blazing fire, Tong Lele's eyes gradually blurred. She didn't speak anymore, but slowly rested her head on Dong Qiangqiang's shoulder.
"Thank you." Tong Lele said softly, "Thank you for your suggestion."
Seeing Tong Lele's actions, "Radar", who had been lying on the ground silently, suddenly raised his neck from the ground, tilted his head and stared at her motionlessly.
Before Dong Qiangqiang could react, there was a burst of footsteps behind him.
(End of chapter)
