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Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoqiang ran to open the security door to confirm the answer.
The front door opened, and sure enough, it was Zhao Menghua!
As soon as the door opened, Zhao Menghua's face immediately lit up with a smile, but before he could say anything, Su Xiaoqiang turned and went back to the living room.
She wrapped her arms around Gu Ran's neck, kissed his cheek, and praised him, "You're amazing! You could be the Grand Preceptor of Chechi Kingdom!"
"Aren't you going to work as a security guard at the airport?" Gu Ran said self-deprecatingly, pinching her cheek.
"What?" Liu Miaomiao didn't understand what the couple was talking about.
She glanced at Zhao Menghua standing at the door and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I wanted to see you, so I came." Zhao Menghua combed his hair into an adult style, uttered some cheesy words, and held a bouquet of red roses in his hands.
As he entered the room, he flashed what he considered a handsome smile at Liu Miaomiao and handed her the roses.
But Liu Miaomiao didn't respond, and her next words made Zhao Menghua's smile freeze instantly.
"Sorry, we're just about to head out." Liu Miaomiao took a pair of Mary Jane sandals from the shoe cabinet and put them on, then looked at Su Xiaoqiang and the other woman. "You two, hurry up and let's go, I'm hungry!"
Su Xiaoqiang, with her arm around Gu Ran's, didn't even greet Zhao Menghua as she passed by him.
As for Gu Ran, he wasn't familiar with Zhao Menghua, so he didn't bother with him.
Zhao Menghua stood there, holding a huge bouquet of roses, somewhat embarrassed.
Once upon a time, he was the top student in Shilan High School besides Chu Zihang, but after the college entrance examination, his first place was suddenly taken away by someone else.
The one who stole his thunder was Lu Mingfei. This loser had always been a good-for-nothing who could only spout nonsense, but in the last month or so of his senior year, he suddenly made it onto the list of geniuses at Shilan High School.
He was accepted into a prestigious private university in the United States.
Lu Mingfei, who had always been unknown, suddenly found himself with an incredibly beautiful secretary, and a helicopter even landed on the playground specifically to pick him up.
That scene was absolutely domineering!
That day was the day Zhao Menghua confessed his love to Chen Wenwen and won her heart, but after winning her heart, his own brilliance was overshadowed by Lu Mingfei!
"Hey, are you standing there to watch our house?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Zhao Menghua.
The more she looked at Zhao Menghua, the more she disliked him. He was only so-so in terms of looks; his face wasn't as delicate as Gu Ran's, and his figure wasn't as well-maintained. Plus, he used a ton of hair gel to style his hair into a slicked-back style, which made him look extremely greasy.
Although Zhao Menghua was embarrassed, he kept his composure and looked at Su Xiaoqiang, whose figure was becoming more and more prominent and whose temperament was becoming more and more outstanding. The more he looked at her, the more charming and beautiful she seemed.
Su Xiaoqiang was beautiful before, but she's even more captivating now.
Why did he choose Chen Wenwen in the first place?
Zhao Menghua sighed inwardly, but smiled at Su Xiaoqiang and said, "Xiaoqiang, don't be like that. We've been classmates for many years. Besides, weren't you very good to me back then?"
As he said this, he glanced at Gu Ran, seemingly showing off.
Gu Ran smiled faintly, too lazy to argue with such a childish person.
"Pah, I was blind and ignorant... Sigh, why should I tell you so much? You're just an ordinary person, you don't understand this world at all."
Su Xiaoqiang laughed self-deprecatingly. Ever since she came into contact with the Dragon Clan, she has been looking at the world from a completely different perspective.
This is also why Gu Ran said she has become more mature.
She and Gu Ran exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
Su Xiaoqiang leaned against Gu Ran subconsciously, taking out her sneakers to change into.
"Be careful." Gu Ran supported her slender waist to help her maintain her balance, and she quickly put on her shoes.
Back then, Su Xiaoqiang didn't really pursue Zhao Menghua much; like Lu Mingfei, he only had a crush on her.
Of course, everyone in the school knew about their crush.
So in a way, Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang are also... defeated dogs in the same trench.
However, Su Xiaoqiang had already found her love, and she regarded her past youthful ignorance as a joke of her youth.
As for Lu Mingfei... his path to love is still fraught with difficulties for the time being.
At this moment, Liu Miaomiao stood up for her best friend, and the little girl hit Zhao Menghua's weak spot with her first words:
"Where's Chen Wenwen? Why isn't she with you? Aren't you two from the same school?"
“She…she went back first.” Zhao Menghua stammered.
"This isn't right. You're making your female classmate travel such a long distance back alone," Liu Miaomiao said. "Even though you've broken up, you shouldn't do this. You're heartless."
Zhao Menghua opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
The person he wants to pursue now is Liu Miaomiao.
Because Su Xiaoqiang is too domineering, ordinary people can't subdue her. Moreover, her family is very wealthy, and their assets are much greater than his. Being with Su Xiaoqiang would subconsciously make him feel inferior.
Liu Miaomiao's family and their family were a perfect match, and Liu Miaomiao was elegant and lovely. Her personality was not as strong as Su Xiaoqiang's, nor as sensitive as Chen Wenwen's.
He had never realized Liu Miaomiao had so many good qualities before; his mind was entirely on Chen Wenwen.
Now that I've fallen out with Chen Wenwen, I realize that I missed out on so many wonderful things back then.
"Hurry up and get out of here, we need to go out," Su Xiaoqiang urged Zhao Menghua.
Zhao Menghua had no choice but to come out again with the bouquet of roses.
The three entered the elevator, and Zhao Menghua followed them in.
"Where are we going to eat?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Gu Ran.
"Let's go to the top-floor clubhouse!" Liu Miaomiao suddenly spoke up, looking at Gu Ran, "Can you reserve a table?"
"It should be possible." Gu Ran seemed to know what Liu Miaomiao was planning, so he took out his phone and called Du Huimin.
After asking Du Huimin, he said to Liu Miaomiao, "There are seats available, but the selection of ingredients is a bit limited, since it's a last-minute addition."
Liu Miaomiao said, "It's okay, I just want to see the night view of the Bund and have some dessert. The desserts there are so delicious!"
Zhao Menghua knew Su Xiaoqiang was sharp-tongued, so he didn't provoke her. Instead, he looked at the relatively innocent Liu Miaomiao.
"Miaomiao, look, I came all the way from Beijing to Shanghai, and you haven't even treated me to a meal," Zhao Menghua said, leaning closer to Liu Miaomiao.
"You have no money for food?" Su Xiaoqiang glanced at him. "You're not here to beg, are you? Has your family gone bankrupt?"
"you……"
Su Xiaoqiang's sharp tongue was instantly triggered, leaving Zhao Menghua speechless, his face turning pale and then red.
The elevator quickly arrived at the basement parking garage. Gu Ran habitually got into the driver's seat of the Audi A4, while Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao sat in the back seats together.
Seeing that Gu Ran was driving, Zhao Menghua couldn't very well get in the car, so he said sarcastically, "Why are you only driving an Audi A4? Can't you afford a better car?"
He assumed that Gu Ran had bought the car.
"My family bought the car," Liu Miaomiao said self-deprecatingly through the car window. "Our family can only afford an Audi A4."
Liu Miaomiao has a dedicated housekeeper and driver, and her family is wealthy, so of course she can buy a better car. She bought an A4 simply because cars are different from houses; cars depreciate too quickly and are consumer goods.
Liu Miaomiao's family felt that since they would only be in school for four years, buying an A4 size would be sufficient.
Moreover, this is the top-of-the-line A4, which cost nearly 09 yuan in 50, not cheap at all.
Upon hearing Liu Miaomiao's words, Zhao Menghua realized he had misspoke: "Miaomiao, that's not what I meant... I..."
"It's okay, I don't mind." Liu Miaomiao was quiet and didn't like to argue with people. "Could you please stop standing in front of the car? We need to drive out to eat."
Zhao Menghua stood there blankly as he left the front of the car, while Gu Ran stepped on the gas and drove the car out of the parking space.
Zhao Menghua was left alone, standing there dumbfounded, holding a bouquet of red roses, inhaling the exhaust fumes.
"What's happened between you two and Zhao Menghua lately?" Gu Ran asked with a hint of gossip, glancing at the two beautiful women in the rearview mirror as he drove.
Suddenly, he remembered what Su Xiaoqiang had said before, and it dawned on him: "So the one who kept pestering Liu Miaomiao was Zhao Menghua... He and Chen Wenwen broke up?"
"We broke up." Liu Miaomiao rested her right hand on the car window, looking at the night view outside. "He came to pursue me right after we broke up. I think he's pretty heartless."
A month ago, Zhao Menghua and Chen Wenwen, who were both in Beijing, had a fight. Chen Wenwen then said she wanted to break up, and Zhao Menghua reluctantly agreed.
He's really had enough of sensitive, artsy women!
He used to think that Chen Wenwen sitting at her desk reading was so pure and beautiful, but after they got together, he always felt that she was a nagging mother, calling to check up on him all the time, and questioning and being sensitive about everything he did.
This is so annoying!
So they separated.
After the breakup, Zhao Menghua wanted to get away and clear his head. Coincidentally, an old classmate from Shilan Middle School was organizing a gathering in Shanghai, so he took a plane there.
The two places are not far apart; it only takes a little over an hour by plane.
Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao also attended this gathering, which was held at the Regent Hotel in Shanghai.
When Zhao Menghua saw Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao, he thought that girls change a lot as they grow up and become more and more beautiful.
Su Xiaoqiang has always been a beauty, but at this moment she exudes a more mature aura, making her even more charming.
She wasn't in a good mood that day, and didn't even drink. Others tried to persuade her to drink, but she refused, saying that she was going to the gym after dinner and wouldn't drink.
The students all felt that Su Xiaoqiang was still an unattainable beauty, but she seemed to have weathered storms and her temperament had become more composed. She was still someone they could only look up to but never reach.
Chapter 234 Zhao Menghua's Regret
If Su Xiaoqiang was a little celestial maiden before, then Su Xiaoqiang is now a celestial maiden, possessing a more dignified air.
Liu Miaomiao, on the other hand, had grown up. Her eyebrows and eyes had become more beautiful and elegant, and her chest had grown quite a bit, like a ripe apple that looked sweet and delicious.
At the class reunion, Zhao Menghua sat next to Liu Miaomiao, smelling her faint perfume. The more he looked at her, the more attracted he became, and he began to have inappropriate thoughts about her.
As for Su Xiaoqiang, he knew he was not good enough for her, and having heard that she was already taken, he gave up on the idea.
However, looking at Su Xiaoqiang's alluring figure, he still felt a little jealous of Gu Ran.
Why was I so focused on Chen Wenwen back then?
Chen Wenwen is a Catholic and strictly adheres to the doctrine, refusing premarital sex...
So he and Chen Wenwen have been together for a year, and they've only held hands and kissed. They can't even touch each other. As soon as he touches her, she says it's too fast. She asks him if he's with her just thinking about doing *that* kind of thing.
This always left Zhao Menghua feeling very disappointed.
He thought to himself, if he had agreed to Su Xiaoqiang's proposal back then, or pursued Liu Miaomiao, he would have already slept with both of them. Why would he have to be able to look at them but not touch them now?