Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sister Lan was both angry and sad. She hadnât even left. âYoung Master, whatâs so wrong with being like me? The people who look like this are lucky,â she said.
Nian Junting nodded and responded, âYouâre right, though. Seven years ago when you first came here, you looked like Luo, and now, you look like this. You have clearly been living a good life in my place.â
Sister Lan didnât know what to say.
Luosang hurriedly looked at herself. She wouldnât become like Sister Lan in seven years, would she?
Nian Junting smiled and said, âDonât worry. Even if you become like Sister Lan, I still wonât abandon you.â
Luosang snorted and said, âWhat makes you think that you have the right to abandon me? Seven years from now, Iâll only be 30, while youâll be almost 40. Youâll be a middle-aged man.â
Nian Juntingâs face darkened. âNonsense. Iâll still be a stylish man when Iâm 40.â
Luosang almost burst out in laughter. Stylish man. Arenât you ashamed to say that? she thought.
âIâm done talking. I need to go to work.â Nian Junting let Luosang go and stood up and said, âIâll see you this evening.â
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Nian Junting drove to the company. In the parking lot, he ran into an extremely hung over Xiao Si. Xiao Si was still yawning, and a few buttons of his shirt were left undone.
âWhen did you go home last night?â Nian Junting asked casually.
âI donât remember. I was drunk. I only remember Shuangwei drove me back, nothing else.â Xiao Si knocked on his own head and said, âYou werenât a good friend last night. You left so early and let me handle Uncle Feng alone, like you donât know that he never gets drunk.â
âSangsang was jealous. I had no other choice,â Nian Junting said expressionlessly.
âI get it. Last night, you and Shuangwei were dressed...â Xiao Si clicked his tongue and said, âYou two dressed like a couple last night. I might feel uncomfortable, too, if I were her.â He laughed.
âSo itâs about clothes. No wonder she was down the whole night last night,â said Nian Junting knowingly.
âBut last night, I noticed the look on Shuangweiâs face. I think she hasnât moved on...â Xiao Si didnât want to finish his sentence.
âI can understand.â Nian Junting nodded and continued, âItâs indeed difficult for her to forget about being with a perfect man like me. However, she is a soldier. She should be steel-willed like all the other soldiers.â
The corners of Xiao Siâs mouth twitched. âSheâs a woman, after all. Please donât talk about âsteel-willâ or something like that,â he said.
âWasnât that what I admired about her back then?â said Nian Junting.
Xiao Si asked, âSo, do you still admire it now?â
âI do.â Nian Junting nodded. âIf this country had more women like that, it might grow stronger. Even though our country is now much stronger than before, in some aspects, thereâs still some distance between the United States and us. You see, what theyâve been doing in the Middle East recently...ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
D*mn, why are we suddenly talking about global politics? Xiao Si felt so tired. âArenât we talking about your ex-girlfriend here?â he asked.
âThatâs pretty much what I want to say to her. I honestly hope that she can continue to contribute to our country, and I admire her. But now, I find that I like the weak and dramatic girls more, like Sangsang,â said Nian Junting.
Xiao Si sighed. âWhen is Sangsang weak and dramatic?â
âThere a lot of things that you donât know yet. Youâll learn when you get your own girlfriend.â After saying that, Nian Junting turned and walked out of the elevator. He walked a few steps, then turned back and continued, âAh, my Luo Ting Noodle Restaurant is opening very soon. Donât forget to come and have some noodles. Iâll give you a ten percent discount.â
âLuo Ting Noodle Restaurant?â Xiao Si was bewildered. He hurriedly pressed a button to reopen the closing elevator door and said, âWhen did you switch to noodle restaurants? Why didnât I know anything about it?â