041 Selfishness
Chen Xiaohui picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured a whole glass, more than forty degrees of liquor, she turned around with the glass that was about to overflow, and said to Ji Cong'an, "Brother Cong'an, you didn't say goodbye before, I was sad and sad for a long time, this time you finally came back, I don't care, you have to drink this glass of wine with me no matter what." γText β‘Ξ Ξ© Scholars . "
"This ......" Ji Cong'an was a little embarrassed, before Xu Xiaohui came, the remaining three people had already toasted him a lot, Ji Cong'an knew that his alcohol was like this, and if he drank it again, he was afraid that he would get drunk.
What's more, when he left, he sent a few text messages, as for Xu Xiaohui, he didn't feel that he needed to explain anything to her, it was like this a few years ago, and it is still like this today a few years later, not to mention that Shen Guanguan is still standing on the side.
Thinking of Shen Guanguan, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at it, Chen Chen had already pulled Shen Guanguan aside and sat down, and he turned his head to look at Xu Xiaohui in front of him with peace of mind.
"Xiaohui, girls, drink less alcohol." Ji Cong'an said with a frown.
Xu Xiaohui hadn't drunk yet, but her eyes were red first, and her voice was choked up when she spoke, "Brother An, I heard the news of your return, and I rushed back from other places, but you don't even want to drink with me a glass of wine?" β
Because of Xu Xiaohui's appearance, the originally happy atmosphere on the table suddenly became a little embarrassing, Chen Chen was afraid that Shen Guanguan would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained on the side, "Miss Shen, don't get me wrong, Xiaohui, this girl has been spoiled by her family, and she has always been so willful, don't mind." β
"No, it won't." Shen Guanguan shook his head lightly, Yang Jingwen had already given her a preventive injection before coming, so Shen Guanguan didn't have any special reaction.
Besides, although Xu Xiaohui is willful, her eyes are very clean, unlike Shen Yating, who is full of scheming and calculation at a glance, Shen Guanguan even thought that if Xu Xiaohui was willing, the two of them could become friends.
"That's good." Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Xiaohui's feelings for Ji Cong'an, the three people present were clear, but Ji Cong'an didn't know before, they all regarded Xu Xiaohui as his sister, and Ji Cong'an now has Shen Guanguan by his side, if there is a gap between Ji Cong'an and Shen Guanguan because he agreed to their invitation to come over for dinner, none of them will be happy.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen glared at Xu Hao, the initiator, and Xu Hao lowered his head weakly.
Xu Xiaohui is his own sister, Xu Hao has never objected to Xu Xiaohui's pursuit of Ji Cong'an, after all, they grew up together since childhood, and they know Ji Cong'an's roots, in line with the principle that fertilizer and water do not flow into outsiders' fields, Xu Hao privately hopes that Ji Cong'an can become his brother-in-law.
If Xu Xiaohui can climb the high branch of the Ji family, the Xu family will also be able to follow the light.
What's more, Xu Xiaohui already likes Ji Cong'an, and if she can marry him, she will not be wronged by her sister.
So when he learned the news of Ji Cong'an's return, the first thing he did was to call his sister, Xu Xiaohui is good-looking, her family background is not bad, and more importantly, she also has a decent job, no matter how you look at it, Xu Hao feels that his sister and Ji Cong'an are matched, and this meal is also to match these two.
But Xu Hao didn't expect that there would be an extra Shen Guanguan by his side when Ji Cong'an came back, so she would knock on the side in the elevator before, wanting to see what the relationship between the two was, when Shen Guanguan said that the two were just friends, Xu Hao was really relieved.
"Cong'an, you must drink this glass of wine with Xiaohui." Seeing Shen Guanguan appear, Xu Hao suddenly had a sense of crisis, he had always felt that his sister was very good, but somehow, after standing next to Shen Guanguan, he looked dwarfed, so he didn't care about anything else, and opened his mouth to help Xu Xiaohui speak, "When you didn't say goodbye, our family Xiaohui cried for a long time, and washed her face with tears every day, which made me and my parents bigger, not only that, she almost went abroad to chase you for you, and in the past few years since you went abroad, the family has not introduced her boyfriend, But this little girl is good, she can't look down on any of them, and she has to wait for her to come back from Brother An wholeheartedly. β
Xu Hao smiled, and then said, "You finally came back, she rushed back from the court outside, it can be seen how much she attaches importance to you, Cong'an, this little girl is very fond of you, you must not let her down, otherwise I, who is a brother, will not be able to spare you." β
"Brother......" Xu Xiaohui couldn't help frowning when she heard Xu Hao's words, "I like to follow Brother An, it's my own business, what does it have to do with Brother An, don't use such words to burden Brother Cong'an." β
"Hey, that's good, I'll help you make a mistake." Xu Hao smiled dryly.
Xu Xiaohui turned her face and said to Ji Cong'an beside her, "Brother Cong'an, my brother is open-mouthed, don't take it to heart." β
"I've known him for so long, and it's the first time I've known him to be so open-mouthed." Ji Cong'an sneered, they were friends before, but what Xu Hao said today had already made Ji Cong'an very uncomfortable.
"Cong'an, I'm ......" Xu Hao's face turned pale, when he said this, he chose the identity of Xu Xiaohui's brother, not Ji Cong'an's friend, then it is likely that in the future, he can only be Xu Xiaohui's brother.
Xu Hao deliberately said this in front of Shen Guanguan, because he felt that Shen Guanguan was not so important in Ji Cong'an's heart, and now it seems that he was obviously wrong.
"Mouse, don't talk about it." Chen Chen glared at Xu Hao, Ji Cong'an has never been a person who knows how to think about others, if Xu Hao continues to talk about it, Ji Cong'an may not care about that bit of brotherhood, and when the time comes, they will really turn their faces, and their friends will not be able to do it.
Ji Cong'an's feelings are his own business, and choosing who is also his own business, Xu Hao's approach today is tantamount to meddling in other people's lives, and no one will be happy if it is anyone.
"Cong'an, the mouse is for his sister, don't think about it." Chen Chen said to Ji Cong'an, and started a round, "It just so happens that Miss Shen is also here, or we will be here today, and we will meet again another day, so please trouble Miss Shen to send Cong'an back in person, otherwise our friends will not feel at ease." β
"Don't worry, I will." Shen Guanguan glanced at Xu Hao, she knew in her heart that when Xu Hao said those words, it was not only him who was embarrassed, but more importantly, he also buried Xu Xiaohui's opportunity.
She likes Ji Cong'an, she can fight for it herself, Ji Cong'an is a person who is used to being free, he doesn't like others to dictate his life, and he doesn't like others to interfere in his emotional problems, Ji Cong'an is afraid that he will not be close to this Xu Haoduo in the future.
"Then we'll go back first, you drink slowly, and I'll invite you to dinner another day." Shen Guanguan said with a smile, everyone will say what they said on the scene, but it is up to Ji Cong'an to decide whether there is a next time.
"How can you let the little sister-in-law have a treat, don't worry, this time Boss Ji is invited, let me come to treat me next time, but next time the little sister-in-law can't come over when it's almost over." He Jie said with a smile.
Shen Guanguan smiled embarrassedly and walked to Ji Cong'an's side, "Let's go, go back." β
"Okay." Ji Cong'an stood up, and Xu Xiaohui on the side also stood up.
"From Brother An......" Xu Xiaohui saw that Ji Cong'an was going to leave with Shen Guanguan, and reluctantly stopped Ji Cong'an, "Are you really leaving like this?" β
"And what else do I want?" Ji Cong'an turned around and said to Xu Xiaohui, "Xiaohui, when I left, I didn't know that you had such thoughts about me, you are Xu Hao's sister, that is, my sister, this was the case before, and it will be the same in the future, do you understand?" β
Ji Cong'an was afraid that his refusal would be unclear and would make Shen Guanguan misunderstand, if this was before, Ji Cong'an might have chosen a more tactful way, but not this time, "I have someone I like, if you need help in the future, I, as an elder brother, cannot be rejected." β
Feelings, they are all selfish, no one wants to find someone they don't like, since the moment Ji Cong'an met Shen Guanguan, he knew that he was tied to Shen Guanguan in this life.
"Someone you like...... Is it her? Xu Xiaohui stretched out her hand and pointed to Shen Guanguan who was standing behind Ji Cong'an, in fact, she had already guessed it, but she didn't want to admit it, she had liked Ji Cong'an for so many years, and in the blink of an eye, she was going to hold other people's hands and ask other women for warmth.
"It has nothing to do with you, does it?" Ji Cong'an was impatient.
"Alright." Shen Guanguan pulled Ji Cong'an, "You're still a little girl, you can't be so fierce." β
"I'm not afraid that you will misunderstand...... Ji Cong'an explained to Shen Guanguan as if no one was around, "I really didn't know that there would be such a meal here, if I knew, I wouldn't have come." β
"What misunderstanding, do I seem to be such a stingy person?" Shen Guan glanced at Ji Cong'an, "Don't forget, the two of us have nothing to do with each other now, you keep these words to coax others." β
Shen Guanguan glanced at Xu Xiaohui, she frowned aggrievedly, there were tears in her eyes, she looked very aggrieved, Shen Guanguan couldn't help but step forward to comfort, "Xiaohui, a girl like you, he didn't choose you, it was his loss, so you have to live well, work hard, and make him regret it in the future, right?" β
Xu Xiaohui finally moved her eyes from Ji Cong'an's body to Shen Guanguan's body, and just when Shen Guanguan thought that he was going to be killed by her eyes, Xu Xiaohui suddenly said, "To be honest, I'm jealous of you. β
"Jealous of me?" Shen Guanguan frowned.
"I'm jealous that you can be by Brother Cong'an's side, and I'm jealous that you have occupied Brother Cong'an's eyes, I always thought that it was impossible for Brother Cong'an to meet a better girl than me in this life, but it turned out that I was wrong." Xu Xiaohui smiled bitterly and said to Shen Guanguan, "If I were you and met a girl like me who had thoughts about Brother Cong'an, I wouldn't be as generous as you, and it would be impossible for me to comfort her." β
Shen Guanguan smiled, "I really think so, you don't have to think I'm comforting you." β
"No, it's not." Xu Xiaohui smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I like Brother Cong'an for ten years, after leaving Brother An, I washed my face with tears, and turned my thoughts about him into letters one after another, I saved them, I thought I could move Brother Cong'an in this way, but I now know that feelings are such a thing, not wishful thinking that the other party has to respond." β
"If only you could understand." Shen Guanguan smiled and nodded, she said that this girl is different from Shen Yating, she can't be Ji Cong'an's girlfriend, but she can be a friend.
"I finally understand why Cong'an chose you." Xu Hao stood aside, annoyed, if he wasn't so impulsive, after first understanding the relationship between Shen Guanguan and Ji Cong'an, he would never call Xu Xiaohui, and even go home to persuade her to give up her feelings for Ji Cong'an.
There is only one Shen Guanguan in this world, which is unique, and it is no wonder that Ji Cong'an likes her.
Xu Hao regrets it now, and he knew why he had to do it in the first place.
Not only did he not help Xu Xiaohui catch up with Ji Cong'an, but he also lost face in front of Shen Guanguan, and more importantly, the brotherhood between himself and Ji Cong'an was also in jeopardy.
Shen Guanguan smiled at Xu Hao, from the moment she saw Xu Hao, she knew that Xu Hao was hostile to herself, he was not like Chen Chen or He Jie, he was on guard everywhere, Shen Guanguan didn't understand where this hostility came from before, but now he understood.
With his own sister on one side and a stranger on the other, there's nothing wrong with him choosing to stand on his sister's side, right?
"Xu Shao, thank you for your kindness at noon today, if I have the opportunity another day, I will definitely invite you back." Shen Guanguan glanced sideways at Ji Cong'an beside him, and smiled, "Take Ji Dashao with you." β
Xu Hao was overjoyed, Shen Guanguan said this, he was sending a message to Xu Hao, telling Xu Hao that he was not angry because of today's incident, and that she would also help to play a round of Ji Cong'an's matter, so that Xu Hao could rest assured.
Thinking of this, Xu Hao couldn't help laughing, and said to Shen Guanguan, "Then it's decided, but I have to say it in advance, or if I come to treat me, it will be regarded as my reparation." β
Shen Guanguan didn't shirk it, he stretched out his hand and pushed Ji Cong'an beside him, Ji Cong'an frowned, seeing Shen Guanguan's hopeful eyes, he couldn't bear to say no, and finally sighed heavily, "Today's matter is as if nothing happened, but Xu Hao, if you kid do this next time, don't blame me for being unkind to you." β
"There's no next time." Xu Hao assured with a smile.
"Let's go." Ji Cong'an hugged Shen Guanguan's shoulders and pressed all his weight on Shen Guanguan's body, "It's not early today, I'll go back first, and I'll make an appointment next time." β
"Okay, okay, drive slower on the road." Chen Chen sent Shen Guanguan and Ji Cong'an to the door, and when he returned, he saw Xu Xiaohui drinking violently on the side, crying while drinking, which was more sad than falling out of love.
"Alright, don't drink it." Xu Hao stood beside Xu Xiaohui dissatisfied, and snatched the wine glass from her hand, "Isn't it that he didn't choose you?" It's not like all the men in the world are dead, brother will find you a good one. β
All the brothers in this world feel sorry for their sister, Xu Hao is no exception, he saw Xu Xiaohui so sad, and regretted what he did today, so he didn't call Xu Xiaohui if he knew it.
"Brother, just let me drink it." Ten years of crush, once broken, lost to a woman like Shen Guanguan, she didn't even have the courage to take it back, and she couldn't even help but applaud Ji Cong'an's vision, no one could understand the bitterness in her heart.
"What are you doing with so much drinking, my parents will scold me again when I go back." Xu Hao couldn't help frowning and said.
"Mouse, you just let her drink." During Ji Cong'an's absence, Xu Xiaohui often attended the gatherings of the three of them, at first to inquire about Ji Cong'an's news, and later he really regarded them as brothers.
Comparing hearts to hearts, Chen Chen and He Jie should have one more sister.
Seeing his sister being rejected, Chen Chen felt uncomfortable, but the main reason was Xu Hao.
Chen Chen turned his face and frowned and complained to Xu Hao, "Mouse, today's thing is that you don't do much, how can you call Xiaohui over so carelessly, fortunately, Shen Guanguan is atmospheric, if the woman next to Cong'an is not Shen Guanguan, do you think today's matter can be passed so simply?" β
"I don't want to." Xu Hao knew that he was at a loss.
"You're just brainless." Chen Chen couldn't help but complain, "Cong'an has been away for so long, haven't you thought that there will be other girls around him?" You called Xiaohui over today, not only to embarrass Xiaohui, but more importantly, to push Cong'an out of our circle, friends of ten or twenty years, it is really unkind for you to do this. β
"Cong'an grew up with us, of course I cherish it." Xu Hao frowned and said, "But I really didn't expect today's events to be in this situation, I just saw Xiaohui unhappy every day, so I notified her as soon as possible, not to mention that I once asked the two of them and confirmed that the two of them were ordinary friends before I called Xiaohui." β
"Ordinary friends?" Chen Chen's eyes widened in surprise, "Girls are thin-skinned, don't you know, look at the way the two of them get along, are they ordinary friends?" You know with your eyes that these two people are getting tired of dying, you really have no brains. β
"Okay, I know it's wrong, I would have known that Shen Guanguan was the one who looked at An, and I would never do this today." Xu Hao regretted it, seeing Xu Xiaohui so sad, his heart was even more uncomfortable.
After Xu Hao's words were finished, He Jie, who had been sitting on the side and not speaking, suddenly opened his mouth and said to Xu Hao, "Mouse, today's matter, no matter whether there is anyone around Cong'an or not, you shouldn't do this." β
"That's right." Chen Chen nodded approvingly.
"For ...... Why? Xu Hao didn't understand, if Ji Cong'an didn't have another woman by his side, then why couldn't Xu Xiaohui be given a chance?
"I think you know very well about me and Yiyi." He Jie smiled bitterly, he didn't want to break the marriage contract with the woman he didn't like and marry Jin Scarlet, but he couldn't, what kind of family is right, what kind of business marriage, in that family, not marrying Jin Scarlet is the best protection for her.
"Why is this related to you and Yiyi again?" Xu Hao looked at He Jie in puzzlement, and then at Chen Chen, expecting someone to answer his doubts.
"I was very happy when I was with Yiyi, of course I also hoped to give her a marriage, to give her a complete family, but I was born in a family, I can't even make my own marriage, I don't love that woman, but they have to make me a couple with her, I love Yiyi, but they have to break us up, what is the final result? I stared at her fiancΓ©'s reputation, but I soaked in Yiyi every day, which was unfair to her and unfair to Yiyi. β
He Jie sighed and continued, "So, what I hate the most is that someone is pointing fingers at my life and my feelings, but fortunately, Shen Guanguan will help you play a round today, and the relationship between you and Cong'an can be eased, if you change to Yiyi today, I'm afraid I will not get along with you for a long time, and I won't want a friend like you again." β
He Jie glanced at Xu Hao and continued, "Friends, it's good to be happy together, you are not qualified to dictate anyone's life, you want to stuff Xiaohui to Cong'an, but have you thought about it, Xiaohui is a treasure in your eyes, nothing in Cong'an's eyes, and the person who is a treasure in Ji Cong'an's eyes is Shen Guanguan." β
Xu Hao lowered his head and didn't speak, and it took a long time to raise his head, "I was reckless......
"It's already out, don't think about it, Xiaohui is so good, there will be a lot of men like her in the future, she has her own life, don't worry about you as a brother." Chen Chen patted Xu Hao's shoulder, "Feelings like this, let Xiaohui worry about herself, if you really have a boyfriend in the future, the brothers will go to the meeting together, if you can't even get into the eyes of a few of us, then you can directly gameover." β
"Okay, I don't care about these things in the future, anyway, Xiaohui has a few of our brothers, so I can't suffer a loss." Xu Hao smiled relievedly.
"That's right." He Jie smiled and hugged Xu Hao's shoulder, "Let Xiaohui have a good drink today, it will be regarded as a commemoration of the relationship that has ended before she has even started, after drinking, after crying, you are responsible for taking her home safely and sleeping for a while, and it will be rainy and sunny tomorrow." β
"I see. It's not too early, you guys should go back quickly, I'll be here with Xiaohui. Xu Hao said to the two.
He Jie staggered to his feet, "Then I won't be polite to you, Yiyi is still waiting for me at home, let's make an appointment with Cong'an another day, just talk about this matter, he is not such a stingy person." β
"Okay, I know, let's go." Xu Hao said lightly and told Chen Chen, "He drank a little too much, you will send him later." β
"Alright, let's go." Chen Chen patted Xu Hao's shoulder and took He Zhuo with him.