Chapter 20: The Feast of the Hung Gate

Xingchen and Kiyoko haven't been lying on the bed chatting calmly like this for a long time, if they were to be replaced, they would definitely tell each other their inner words without revealing a drop, but now the two of them seem to have their own things on their minds and can't be honest with each other, and a few seconds of silence make both of them fall into an inexplicable embarrassment.

"I heard there's an interior decoration expo next weekend, will you go?" Xingchen asked, she had only managed to get the ticket from the manager, she also knew that Kiyoko had never been interested in an event like this, she just wanted to break the oppressive atmosphere at this time.

"Go, I definitely have to go and see such a rare opportunity."

Kiyoko's answer made Xingchen a little surprised, I don't know if she has changed or Kiyoko has changed, the things she has never been interested in have now become interesting, although she can't guess a little but she is still a little lucky, she feels that this is a person's growth.

"Then let's go together."

"I have already promised Ou Muyang to be with her." Although Qingzi didn't agree to Ou Muyang, her intuition told her that she didn't want to be with Xingchen, and she didn't know why she was a little disgusted with her.

"Okay!"

The next morning, it was Kiyoko who got up first, and when Xingchen woke up, she was almost ready, Kiyoko looked at Xingchen and explained with a puzzled look: "My dad came back today, so I have to go back early." ”

Xingchen looked at the time and said, "Okay, I'll go out early." ”

Kiyoko watched Xingchen walk into the kitchen and hurriedly said, "It's too late, so I won't eat ....."

Xingchen came out of the kitchen again with a little embarrassment: "Then I won't eat either." ”

Both of them left as fast as they could, Xingchen felt confused after watching Qingzi drive away, although on the surface he had reconciled with Qingzi as before, but this short time together made the two of them so strange and strange, she was always absent-minded about the weekend climbing with Zeyang, but she didn't want to disappoint Zeyang or she raised her spirit to deal with it.

When Kiyoko got home, she saw her father, who she hadn't seen for a long time, feeding fish in the garden at the door, and she was in a much better mood. Although the titular mother always cared for her, she felt that she was the daughter only in front of her father, who also cherished her very much.

"Dad, it's early!"

"Kiyoko! Why did you come back so early, did you have breakfast? ”

"Not yet, have you eaten yet? Let's do it together! ”

Kiyoko's mother was still a little disappointed when she saw that only Kiyoko came back alone, because two days ago, Kiyoko promised her to come back with Xingchen, but she was also a lot of relief when she saw that the father and daughter had a rare breakfast together.

"You've lost a lot of weight lately, isn't it hard to work at Ryan?" Father asked.

"No, I lost weight."

"Your little body still needs to lose weight, you have to come back to eat more, don't eat fast food all day, or I'll ask an aunt to come over and cook for you."

"Don't, don't, I can take care of myself, don't worry, as long as you come back, I will definitely come back for dinner."

"I have a party tonight, you can come with me."

"Party?" Kiyoko has the impression that her father rarely takes her to these parties, and her father never asks her to achieve much in her career, but today's father and mother always feel a little weird: "What party? ”

"Just get together with familiar friends, and your mother will go too."

"Okay!"

Although Qingzi didn't know what kind of medicine her parents were selling in their gourds, she readily agreed when she looked at her father's face.

At the request of her parents, Kiyoko put on a delicate makeup for herself, put on a suitable and decent skirt, and appeared at the party with the appearance of a dignified woman, her relaxed appearance instead set off her mother's nervousness, thinking about her mother has been at home alone all these years, and her father rarely takes her to appear on such occasions, and it is really difficult for her, but then she thought that her mother was a very simple and ordinary woman before she was able to marry her father, which was a blessing that she had cultivated for eight lifetimes, and she had a lot of balance in her heart.

Kiyoko and her father apparently arrived early at the restaurant they had booked, a typical Italian-style restaurant with a cosy dΓ©cor and a nice setting, as well as outdoor alfresco tables for those who like romance. This style is not at all like her father's style, which makes her even more puzzled, what kind of person she saw tonight made her father "compromise" like this.

"Field!" Kiyoko was bored playing with her phone when she looked up and saw the field, there was a couple of people about the same age as her parents, at first she thought it was just a coincidence, when the field came to them, she realized that the people they were going to see tonight were the field and his parents. If it is a good friend between parents for many years, why haven't you heard your parents mention it for so many years?

Kiyoko watched the two pairs of parents greeting each other and the stunned field, and the two young people could only be polite on the surface.

"It turns out that the two of you know each other, so you wouldn't have needed us to come if you had known." Tian Ye's father said.

Tian Ye's father's low-key name brand and his mother's high-profile and arrogant lady appearance are simply heaven and earth, Kiyoko feels that her mother is too simple, but fortunately she doesn't care about these very much, but between the words of the two pairs of parents, she finally knows that tonight's so-called "party" is just a cover, and the blind date is the essence of the party. I didn't expect her father, who had always regarded her as a baby, to marry her off in such a hurry, and his heart was a little cold.

"Uncle and aunt, do you get together with my parents, since Qingzi and I already know each other, so I won't bother you." Tian Ye really understood the intention of this dinner, so he found an excuse and prepared to slip away.

"Yes, we all know each other, so I'll go out for a walk with the field and won't disturb you." How could Qingzi give up this opportunity to pursue the victory.

Kiyoko never thought that her blind date was Tian Ye, although aside from the fact that Tian Ye likes Xingchen, she feels more like a good buddy to Tian Ye, and is a good friend worthy of deep friendship, as for the lover, it seems a little ridiculous, right?

"You ......" Kiyoko and Tian Ye said in unison, and the two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. Tian Ye made a lady-first gesture and asked Kiyoko to speak first.

"I didn't expect it to be a Hongmen banquet tonight?" Kiyoko smiled and said that she was a little embarrassed.

"Actually, I already knew, but I didn't know that it was you." The fields were calm, on the contrary.

"It seems that you have eaten a lot of Hongmen feasts."

Tian Ye smiled and said nothing, Kiyoko knew that it was as difficult to give up a person as it was to fall in love with someone, and she could understand Tian Ye's feelings.

"I'll send you back." Tian Ye said.

"Okay!"

Qingzi did not go directly to her parents' house but returned to the apartment where she lived, when she got out of the car, she was still thinking about whether An Ran would go up to a friend's house to sit at the opposite side of her house, but she didn't expect Tian Ye to drive away directly, she felt a little surprised but completely understandable, even if it seems that no one is wrong, but there are always traces in her heart like a broken mirror reunion, which can't be removed or forgotten.

He Fangfang "disappeared" for three days and then appeared in the office in high spirits, saying that she had brought special products from her hometown for everyone to taste, and when everyone was still immersed in He Fangfang's food, the proprietress appeared.

"Sister Pearl, this is my ...... from my hometown," He Fangfang didn't finish speaking, and there was a "snap" on her face, and the proprietress waved her palm.

"You vixen seduces other people's husbands and is still here, you are not ashamed."

He Fangfang was stunned by this slap and froze in place, and when the boss was about to return the second slap, the boss didn't know where it appeared.

"Everybody keep going to work." So he pulled the proprietress out of the office, leaving He Fangfang, who had been crying silently.

Xingchen watched them leave, and immediately got up from her seat and wanted to take He Fangfang to the lounge, but she didn't expect her to still stand in place.

"I'm going back to work." So he returned to his position, He Fangfang's courage frightened everyone present, including Xingchen, if it was anyone, it would be impossible for anyone to stay here to face everyone's doubts, discussions and even spitting.

"Are you alright?" Xingchen immediately sent a message to He Fangfang, and her messy head didn't have time to think about how to comfort her.

"It's okay, I have a clear conscience."

A good "clear conscience" made Xingchen fall into confusion, she imagined that the boss was anxious or abandoned the light, and He Fangfang was sad alone? In this farce, she is just a spectator, and she is not too qualified to comment on who is right and who is wrong, the protagonist is calm and the people who eat melons are not calm, and the whispers and gossip in the moment are like overwhelming mosquitoes, and in the end, He Fangfang was able to withstand a slap but was drowned by a handful of saliva, and she still left the office.

Xingchen didn't dare to follow rashly after watching He Fangfang leave, she knew that it was very important to stand in line in this special environment, unless she really didn't want to mix.

Finally got off work, Xingchen immediately called He Fangfang, but she never answered, which made her very anxious, she knew that no one else in this office would care about her except her, maybe the hardships of working hard in this city as an outsider made Xingchen able to understand He Fangfang's many difficulties and sadness, especially a person with no culture and no background, just with a brute force that does not admit defeat, not everyone has this courage.

Xingchen found some places where he thought He Fangfang would appear and still didn't find her, so he sent a photo of He Fangfang to Zeyang and asked him to help find it, but Zeyang, who was still sleeping at this time, was very reluctant.

"Don't look for it, you're not a child."

"It's because it's not that children are ignorant that they want to find it even more, hurry up, don't have an accident, it's too late."

"If one day I disappear, will you look for me?"

"When have you been saying such things, come out quickly." Xingchen was so concerned about He Fangfang that he didn't have time to take care of Zeyang's words.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, Xingchen didn't know how many streets she had walked, and she had asked countless passers-by but there was still no trace of He Fangfang, she was very guilty that she didn't follow He Fangfang out at that time, otherwise it wouldn't have caused the current field, she was so tired that she went to the convenience store next to her to buy a bottle of water, squatted on the side of the stairs and drank it regardless of her image.