Chapter 31: A Chance Encounter with the Female Lead

“Now that I’m married, those girls, some have boyfriends, some have also gotten married. You wouldn’t think that all of us still remember you, and are obsessed with you, would you?”

She scoffed in surprise, “Meng Zhiqing, have you been reading too much? You don’t understand much about relationships between men and women?”

“Men, you have to compare them. Before, I was immature, I thought you were okay, so I did some impulsive things in my youth. But now that I’m married, I have something to compare it to.”

“Let’s put it this way, you’re thin and small, compared to my old Lu, you’re really…”

She sighed subtly, “Ah, forget it, I won’t tell you directly.”

As if she was afraid of hurting his self-esteem.

Meng Yuanbin looked at her, his eyes shifting from deep sorrow to embarrassment, his expression gradually becoming unpleasant.

Especially when Jiang Ning mentioned his “thin and small frame,” he frowned fiercely, a sense of shame rising from his heart.

How could she say such a thing? What she meant was, compared to that man surnamed Lu, he was inferior as a man…

Meng Yuanbin’s mind flashed with the tall, handsome man in military uniform he saw that day.

He became even more annoyed, feeling that Jiang Ning had lost all her feminine restraint and dignity after getting married, and she actually dared to say such things!

Meng Yuanbin’s face changed again and again, suppressing his anger and shame, he still managed to maintain his composure:

“…Jiang Ning, no matter what happened in the past, or what’s happening now, I just think you should leave some room for people.”

“You know what kind of background Sasha’s family has, and besides, Secretary Zhou has been supportive of me, and he’s also my direct superior. Can you, for the sake of our past relationship, let this matter go and forgive Sasha this once?”

Jiang Ning: “It’s me who won’t forgive her? I don’t even know her.”

Meng Yuanbin paused, then said in a low voice: “I know the whole story, Sasha did something inappropriate, but she knows she needs to change now. I also asked the deputy director of their art troupe, he said that as long as the student’s parents don’t report it, and they go to the director and say some good things about Sasha, this matter can be settled quietly, and Sasha won’t lose her job.”

He spoke softly and calmly, his handsome and gentle face had a hint of plea, his eyes fixed on Jiang Ning.

“Xiao Ning, no matter what, I know you’re actually a very kind and innocent girl at heart. Even if I, Meng Yuanbin, ask you this one time, go and speak up for her, just say a few words, so that someone who made a small mistake can keep their job, give her a chance to learn from her mistakes, this is actually a good thing, don’t you think?”

Jiang Ning slowly frowned, staring at him with an indescribable expression.

“Meng Yuanbin, you’ve read a lot of books, but did they all go into your pig brain?”

“Do you really think what she did was just a little inappropriate? She used her future to threaten a teenager, forcing her to give gifts, and putting pressure on her. Do you think this is a small matter? Then do you think those people who took your chance to return to the city through connections back then, also just made a small mistake?”

“Do you think the head of the production team who bullied you back then, just did something a little inappropriate, and as long as he says he’s willing to change, you can immediately forgive him?”

Meng Yuanbin’s words of rebuttal stopped at his lips, he frowned and looked at her.

“You…”

Jiang Ning interrupted him: “Alright, I won’t go and speak up for anyone, those who make mistakes need to bear the consequences, stop looking for me, and don’t make yourself sound so noble, aren’t you just trying to please your superior’s daughter?”

“Also, I’m telling you, my feelings for you, that were a little inappropriate, have long passed, and I don’t owe you anything. If you dare to bring this up again, don’t blame me for finding you and demanding back everything you ate, used, and took from me back then.”

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked away.

Meng Yuanbin stood there in a daze, his hands holding the gift box tightening and loosening.

His stunned eyes looked at the departing figure, as if he had been awakened from a trance, he quickly chased after her to stop her.

“Xiao Ning, wait!”

“I’m not trying to please anyone, I, I just have my reasons, you should understand me…”

Jiang Ning never expected that even after she said all that, Meng Yuanbin was still following her like a fly.

She wanted to run away, but she was stopped by the slightly agitated man’s outstretched hand: “Xiao Ning, I really have my reasons, don’t you understand? I…”

“Meng Yuanbin, I’m calling for help!”

Just as he was still eager to hold onto her, a light and cheerful sound of footsteps came from behind.

Then, a sweet voice shouted: “You’re a hooligan! Get away!”

Meng Yuanbin was hit hard on the back, it burned with pain, he turned his head and saw a young girl, he didn’t know where she came from, with a fierce expression, holding a flat stick in her hand, she was about to hit him again.

“Hooligan, get lost!”

Meng Yuanbin was stunned, his back was really hurting, and Jiang Ning also shouted: “Help! Someone’s being a hooligan!”

He quickly glanced at her, avoiding the flat stick that was swinging towards him, gritting his teeth, he had no choice but to run away.

Jiang Ning watched him run down the overpass in a flustered state, the gift box fell to the ground and he quickly picked it up, running while looking back, his expression was awkward and ashamed, as if he was afraid that someone would chase after him and catch him.

This was the first time she had seen Meng Yuanbin in such a flustered state, the bad mood she had from being harassed just now disappeared.

“Pfft! Hahahahaha!”

Laughter came from her ears, but it wasn’t Jiang Ning who was laughing.

The girl who had picked up the flat stick and hit Meng Yuanbin just now was holding back her laughter and looked away, walking towards Jiang Ning.

She had two braids, a pretty oval face with a slightly tanned complexion, her eyes were big and bright, she was wearing a floral shirt and navy blue pants, her white canvas shoes were dusty and covered in dirt.

She looked to be eighteen or nineteen, twenty years old at most, she was clearly a simple and down-to-earth girl.

However, her appearance had an unusual kind of beauty, at first glance, you wouldn’t think she was very bright, but the more you looked, the more you noticed her bright and comfortable features.

She walked over with a smile, Jiang Ning said first: “Thank you! You were amazing just now!”

The girl shyly waved her hand: “I’ve been watching for a while, that man is really a jerk, how can he be a hooligan in broad daylight? He looks decent, but he actually does this.”

Her voice was cheerful and straightforward, she also asked Jiang Ning: “Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”

Jiang Ning: “No, no, we actually know each other, but he seems to be acting strange today, he kept stopping me and talking, I didn’t know what to do, thankfully I met you.”

As she spoke, she wanted to ask for her name so she could thank her: “My name is Jiang Ning, what’s your name?”

The other girl’s almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile, she answered cheerfully: “My name is Lin Chuyu, I set up a stall on the street over there, I was just about to set up my stall when I saw this stinky hooligan, I was carrying a flat stick, see, I can beat up any hooligan for you!”

She waved the flat stick in her hand as she spoke.

Jiang Ning was stunned for two seconds when she heard her name.

“You said, your name is Lin…?”

“Lin Chuyu, Chu is the Chu in the phrase ‘Yidaochu’, Yu is the Yu in the words ‘Mei Yu, Yu Pei’, the jade.” Lin Chuyu said, with a hint of shyness in her eyes as she smiled.

Her name is quite nice, everyone says so, but she doesn’t seem to deserve such a delicate name.

She’s just a very ordinary small town girl, her family is not well-off, she dropped out of school early, to let her younger siblings go to school, she works hard every day, going out early and coming home late to set up a stall to make some money. Her stepmother said that a big girl like her should be more refined, she’s always getting herself dirty, she’s really not careful.

She would like to be more refined, but unfortunately, she doesn’t have the life for it.

Jiang Ning looked at the girl who was about the same age as her, her mind was a little blank, she didn’t know what to say.

Unexpectedly, she actually ran into the scene where the hero and heroine first met… right?

Lin, Chu, Yu.

She’s the heroine in the drama!