Chapter I
At night, in the luxurious private room of the Tyrone Hotel, more than two dozen well-dressed young men and women were talking to each other enthusiastically, although most of them had not seen each other for a long time, and they had never been strangers to each other.
The lively atmosphere gives people the illusion that the years of separation never existed, and they were still close classmates in high school, and their relationship was so good that they talked about everything, but in fact, how many people in between, can their feelings remain the same as before?
Time and distance are the scariest things, they can change so many people and things.
Jiang Yuxi sat on the leather sofa in the corner, peeling the small and cute tangerines unhurriedly, while thinking boredly, just like her and Xiao Cheng, no matter what she did, they couldn't go back.
Because the years are ruthless, time is irreversible.
"What are you thinking, thinking so much?" A hand that was so beautiful without the slightest flaw put on Jiang Yuxi's shoulder, and after greeting his old classmates, Shen Feibai held a goblet in his other hand, sat down beside Jiang Yuxi elegantly, and asked with a smile.
Putting down the half-peeled orange in his hand, Jiang Yuxi looked at the radiant Shen Feibai in front of him, and once again sighed at the tremendous power of time to change people, "Think about how you can blind their eyes." β
The expensive long skirts, the luxurious and generous jewelry, the delicate and beautiful makeup, and the slightly alienated but graceful smile on the face, all of which make Shen Feibai beautiful and elegant, if Shen Feibai in high school was a Cinderella with low self-esteem, then now she is a noble and proud queen.
"I haven't forgotten how they used to laugh at me. Shen Feibai sneered, obviously not having much affection for the old classmates in the private room, "I have no other merits, just holding grudges." β
"I don't have any other merits as a person, just to help you hold grudges. Jiang Yuxi put down the orange in his hand and answered with great hatred.
Thinking of the ugly words that her classmates used to laugh at Crimson, she felt angry.
Amused by Jiang Yuxi's words, Shen Feibai smiled and put the goblet in his hand on the glass coffee table in front of him, and when his eyes swept over the oranges on the table that had been half-peeled by Jiang Yuxi, his eyelids jumped, and a bad premonition came to his heart.
She put her delicately made nails on the armrest of the sofa, turned around a few times, and finally asked what was in her heart, "Yuxi, are you here to see him today?"
"yes, meet your old classmates. Jiang Yuxi went to take the hand of the wine glass, and then picked up the wine glass that was placed on the table by Shen Feibai as usual, took a sip lightly, and then replied lazily.
But he didn't come. β
"So, do you think I should not be able to swallow, or should I cry bitterly?"
"You should give me back my glass. β
Shen Fei Baizai stared at Jiang Yuxi's face carefully and carefully several times, and after confirming that she was okay, he reached out to grab the goblet in Jiang Yuxi's hand.
"Crimson, Yuxi, why are you sitting here and not talking to everyone?"
Jiang Yuxi was about to speak, but when he looked up, he saw Lan Min, who was wearing a famous brand, twisting his body and sitting opposite, so he decisively put down the wine glass, leaned on the sofa and continued to peel the oranges he hadn't finished peeling just now.
"Lan Min, if you are free, drink more water, and take care of other people's affairs. Shen Feibai glared at Jiang Yuxi, who was watching the play, and then said unceremoniously to Lan Min, who had nothing to do.
"This woman no one wants, it's easy to become silent, this is not good, girls are still cheerful and more likeable. Unexpectedly, Shen Feibai, who was submissive in high school, became domineering, and Lan Min touched a nail in her, so she turned her head to sarcastically mock Jiang Yuxi, who was sitting on the side and didn't speak, "Are you right, Yuxi?"
Jiang Yuxi raised his eyelids, in the spirit of resolutely not saying a word when watching the drama professionally, ignoring Lan Min's obvious provocation, lowered his head and continued to peel oranges slowly.
She has to peel two more oranges.
Seeing Jiang Yuxi nesting in the sofa ignoring his leisurely appearance, Lan Min remembered what happened in high school, when Jiang Yuxi always looked innocent and didn't care about anything, but he could fascinate an excellent boy like Xiao Cheng.
Jiang Yuxi's grades are not good, his personality is not good enough, he is usually lazy and does not like to study, and he always reads those naΓ―ve and boring romance novels in class.
She is obviously better than her, more beautiful than her, and gentler than her, but Xiao Cheng is willing to do so many things for her, but he has always been cold to himself, and even does such embarrassing things in public.
"Why don't you speak, I was so weak when I said it? No one should stay at home honestly, why come out and be embarrassed!" The memories of his high school days flooded into his mind, and Lan Min felt as uncomfortable as if he had blocked the sand when he remembered the humiliation in the past, and the words he said were even more unabashedly mean.
"No one wants it?" Lan Min, do you mean that Xiao Cheng rejected you back then? Everyone knows about this, so I don't bother you to bring it up again. Shen Feibai looked at Lan Min, who was full of energy from head to toe, and had an urge to do it together.
Since Yu Xi is too lazy to speak, let her teach this woman who has nothing to do.
At the same time, Jiang Yuxi, who was watching the play seriously, tore off a petal of orange with a smile and put it in his mouth, and then leisurely thought that a woman like Lan Min should let their family's heroic and invincible Crimson clean up.
"Shen Feibai, you don't have to talk about him left and right, Xiao Cheng dumped Jiang Yuxi back then, who in the class doesn't know, you still want to cover her up!" Lan Min was scarred by Shen Feibai, and his body was even more angry, and there was a posture of tearing his face and everyone dying together.
Hearing Lan Min's words, Jiang Yuxi's hand peeling oranges paused slightly, and a trace of ridicule rose in her heart, Lan Min likes Xiao Cheng, so she looks at herself everywhere unpleasantly, but what she doesn't know is that she is the same as her, and she is a loser.
I can't even figure out who the opponent is, and I'm as stupid as I was back then.
Lan Min and Shen Feibai were already full of gunpowder, Lan Min was not angry that Jiang Yuxi had won Xiao Cheng's heart back then, and Shen Feibai was even more eager to tear her up when he heard Lan Min mention Xiao Cheng dumping Jiang Yuxi.
Just as the two of them were tense and approaching the edge of their move, a deep male voice interjected, "Don't you think it's very rude to talk about others behind your back?"
The sound was not very loud, but it carried a shocking feeling, enough for everyone present to hear.
Hearing Xiao Cheng's voice, the other people who were originally talking also raised their heads in surprise and looked in the direction of the door, didn't they say that Xiao Cheng was not coming for something?
Driven by curiosity, these people secretly observed Lan Min and Jiang Yuxi, after all, the grievances between Xiao Cheng, Jiang Yuxi and Lan Min back then were also a big gossip in the class, but they just stared at the two directly because of bad etiquette.
I thought that Xiao Cheng would not come, but now that the main man has appeared, they can no longer suppress their love for gossip, and they all stare silently at Xiao Cheng, Jiang Yuxi and Lan Min.
Lan Min, who had excellent grades and was known as the class flower, once pursued Xiao Cheng, but Xiao Cheng chose Jiang Yuxi, who had been dangling on the edge of the scumbag, and since then Lan Min has held a grudge and regarded Jiang Yuxi as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh.
This was a good drama back then, and now after many years, the three protagonists are together again, how can they not have any curiosity at all.
Jiang Yuxi sat on the sofa with a calm face, watching her ex-boyfriend walk gracefully from the door to the coffee table in front of her, politely apologize to everyone for his tardiness, and then turned her head to Lan Min, who was still in a stunned state next to her, and said the words that made her feel extremely ironic.
"Lan Min, please remember that it was Jiang Yuxi who proposed to break up back then, not me, because I have always admired Jiang Yuxi and entangled her, but these have nothing to do with her. β
After Xiao Cheng finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Jiang Yuxi sitting on the sofa, and didn't even glance at Lan Min's reaction, but unfortunately Jiang Yuxi had already lowered his head and played with his bracelet, but he didn't see the affection in Xiao Cheng's eyes.
"Which of you loves whom, what does it have to do with me?" Lan Min didn't expect that after breaking up for many years, Xiao Cheng still defended Jiang Yuxi so much, she was choked and speechless, and said dryly after half a sound.
Xiao Cheng ignored Lan Min, seeing that the atmosphere was getting stiffer and stiffer, Fan Rui had no choice but to stand up and come out to play a round, "Everyone is classmates, it is a blessing to be able to get together again now, don't mention the previous unpleasantness." β
If he wasn't the squad leader, then he would be killed today, and he wouldn't want to say a word more.
Xiao Cheng usually treats people gently and politely, but he has always been unable to pull back the nine cows, if he must care about it today, then he, the thankless squad leader, can only be a villain in vain.
He didn't know why Xiao Cheng and Jiang Yuxi broke up back then, but he was a man, so he naturally understood what Xiao Cheng meant when he looked at Jiang Yuxi.
"Xiao Cheng, you're late, you'll have to be punished for drinking later. Seeing that Xiao Cheng didn't react, Lan Min had a blue face on the side, and Jiang Yuxi on the sofa also lowered his eyelids, not knowing what he was thinking, Fan Rui had no choice but to continue to stubbornly say.
"Good. Xiao Cheng stood in front of Jiang Yuxi for a while, and found that the other party didn't seem to want to look up at him, so he replied to Jiang Rui without being salty, and then turned around to pour himself a drink.
Jiang Yuxi, who was hanging his head, couldn't help but raise his head when he saw Xiao Cheng moving his feet, but he only saw Xiao Cheng's back walking towards the wine table, and he felt a wave of disappointment in his heart for no reason.
Glancing at the people who pretended not to see anything and continued to talk, Jiang Yuxi felt his heart blocked.
Back then, some of them were some of them, who had been pointing fingers at her feelings behind her back, saying that she was not worthy of Xiao Cheng, but whether she was worthy of Xiao Cheng or not, what did it have to do with them, how was she and Xiao Cheng, that was a matter between her and Xiao Cheng, no matter when, it was not the turn of others to judge.
To put it bluntly, they just use other people's feelings as talking points, and the popular saying is that they eat too much salt and are idle.