I looked at Zheng Jiabo, and he looked down shyly. "I made you laugh."
"Zheng Boss, if you had known that I was ruthless enough to buy a more expensive dress, I would have given you a long face." I pulled up a smile, not even half of it meant to make fun of me.
A touch of emotion flashed across his eyes and he cleared his throat, "You're quite a loyal man."
"That's necessary." I took his arm and said, "It's okay if I don't have a fancy dress. Luckily, I'm pretty enough to hold the stage."
When I said that, he burst out laughing, and the atmosphere suddenly became less awkward than before.
I said sheepishly, "You know, old girls like us, who are 25 or 26 years old, always like to comfort themselves like this. Don't be surprised."
"No, no, no. I appreciate your frankness. Let's go. I'll take you to say hello." Zheng Jiabo patted my hand.
I took him to see the bride and groom. The bride looked fine and young, but the groom... Was speechless.
"Congratulations, you're finally married." Zheng Jiabo has a gentlemanly demeanor. At least I can't tell from his smile.
"Thank you, your girlfriend." The bride looked at me with an unfriendly smile. "Pretty."
Before Zheng Jiabo could say anything, I snatched the words away. "That's right. He used to have bad eyes and bad eyesight. Fortunately, he met me and corrected his eyesight. You can tell that his eyesight has improved, right?"
The bride choked on my words and zheng jiabo frowned at me.
I quickly covered my mouth and pretended to be sorry. "I'm sorry. I'm a straightforward person. I'm used to being spoiled by my family. I forgot to restrain myself. I don't mean anything else. Don't blame me."
The bride's eyes were almost spitting fire at me. I've seen a lot of women like her who match her looks.
Her groom looked older than Zheng Jiabo, and both sides of his hair were bald, but the wedding extravagance was so big that I knew she was going for someone else's money the moment I saw her.
And when zheng jiabo showed up with me, the way she looked at me was like a declaration of sovereignty. Wasn't this the typical woman who ate a bowl and looked at a pot? Who am I to blame if I don't?
"He looks like a guanyin. What do you have to do?" The bride gave me a white look.
I smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. Guanyin is dignified and generous. She is pure and flawless. I'm embarrassed to hear you praise me like that."
"You..." The bride stomped her feet in anger, her face contorted from the injection.
"Chen Qing, don't go too far." Zheng jiabo leaned over to my ear and warned. His lips did not move and he forced this sentence out.
I blinked sincerely. "Jiabo, I'm tired. Let's go over there and sit down."
He greeted the bride and went over with me. As soon as he sat down, he had a sullen expression on his face.
"Do you feel sorry for me for hating her?" I raised my eyebrows.
He looked at me. "Who told you to be mad at her on purpose?"
"I'll fight for you, but you blame me?" I snorted. "I should have let her step on your dignity and show off."
Zheng Jiabo stopped talking. After a while, he slowly said, "Actually, she was nice to me too, but I was too poor at that time. I had to eat a bag of instant noodles twice a day. I usually didn't eat at night. After that, she went to make this man a mistress. I guess she was desperate for me."
I never knew he had such a past. I pursed my lips, not knowing how to comfort him, as if any words of comfort were particularly weak at this moment.
"Now that I've done it, she's done it too. I heard she's pregnant. She's a boy. This man got divorced to marry her. I also heard that she had two miscarriages before, both because she was pregnant with a girl." Zheng jiabo drank a whole glass of red wine.
I snatched the wine from his hand. "Didn't you say you brought me here to stop the wine? I drank it myself. What are you doing? You still have feelings for her?"
"No, I just feel a little... Sad, maybe." He smiled, uglier than he cried.
"This is her choice. She has to take responsibility for her choice. You are not poor anymore. You are excellent. The best way to fight back against a woman who abandoned you because of money back then is to show off how successful you are."
Zheng jiabo xi glanced at me. "So I brought you here."
I laughed, and it seemed that he was not a blockhead. "If she regretted coming to you now, would you still look back?"
"No." He answered bluntly, "Like you said, she abandoned me back then."
I nodded with satisfaction and continued to hold his arm, but the moment I turned my head, I met a pair of cold eyes. I subconsciously wanted to take back my hand that was holding Zheng Jiabo's. I just moved a little and I didn't move. Why should I worry that he would see me holding another man? He's not mine now.
"Zheng Boss, you really want to see the whole wedding. We've already shown it before. Why don't you go?" I suggested.
As soon as the words fell, a group of people began to besiege Zheng Jiabo. They should all be old classmates. It seemed that they all knew the bride. Old classmates gathered together and had to drink. No wonder he asked me to help block the wine.
I gave Zheng Jiabo enough face, put on a good show, and said, "Jiabo just caught a cold these two days, and he will be very busy with work in the next few days, so he can't drink with you. I will drink with him."
"Sister-in-law is domineering. She is so beautiful and can drink. Brother zheng is so lucky."
"That's right, come on, let's toast sister-in-law."
After I drank a few glasses of white wine in a row, the grim look on the side became colder. I pretended I couldn't see it and continued to drink with the people at our table.
Zheng Jiabo waved his hand. "Okay, okay, let's stop drinking. Haven't we had enough to drink at work? Eat something."
"Chen Qing, are you okay?" He asked.
I cupped my cheeks with both hands. "What's that? I'm not afraid to tell you. When I first came out to work, I was a salesman. I drank like water. No one in North city could drink me."
Zheng Jiabo patted me on the shoulder. "It's not easy for you at such a young age."
I burped. "Now that you've earned enough face, why don't we go?"
"Sure."
I was just about to leave with Zheng Jiabo in my arms when Fu Jing caught up with me. I caught sight of him from the corner of my eye and quickened my steps, but he still caught up with me.
"Fu Boss is here too. What a coincidence." Zheng Jiabo's face was extremely ugly. He asked me what to do with his eyes.
I smiled. "Hey, isn't Mrs. Fu here?"
"One after another, are you so short of men?" Fu jingjing asked, not saving face for me at all.