PDLP Chapter 21 To the Lost Youth
Chapter 21 To the Lost Youth
She was just teasing him, but he became extremely nervous, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"You're so good-looking and outstanding, how come you don't have a girlfriend?" She was a little skeptical.
He looked up and stared at her for a while, then said, "Studying is too hard, I can't think about it."
“That’s true. Knowledge can change your destiny, but making money is more important,” Hua Meimei said.
She wasn't afraid that Fei Chenfeng would laugh at her for being a money-grubber.
"What about you? Do you have a boyfriend?" A hint of unease flickered in his clear, watery eyes.
"I..." Berry coughed because she was choked by the spiciness.
He quickly poured her a glass of warm water, saying, "Take your time."
She tilted her head back and gulped down a glass of water in one go. It was so spicy that tears welled up in her eyes.
"If it really doesn't work, let's change the pot, let's change to a non-spicy one." He didn't understand why she insisted on eating the extremely spicy one.
She shook her head and smiled, "You don't understand. There are always some regrets in life, and it's worth paying a price to make up for them."
Now that she's been given a second chance at life, she wants to do all the things she didn't get to do in her previous life.
He never expected that eating hot pot would evoke such profound feelings in her. "Meimei, how do you know I don't understand?"
Because he understood, he returned to Tiancheng to make up for his regrets.
He suddenly called her Meimei, in a very affectionate tone. She couldn't help but be taken aback.
"I'd like to offer you a glass of juice." Sensing the slightly awkward atmosphere, she raised her glass.
The two cups clinked together, and each person drank one cup.
"Let's toast to our lost youth," she said with a carefree laugh. "May we all have bright futures and all our dreams come true."
The youthful days are gone, but like wild geese leaving their traces, some unresolved emotions remain in our hearts and will never fade away.
He said softly, "Berry, when you were fourteen, they mocked you and hurt you like that. Can you really let it go?"
The original owner's painful memories were naturally not so easy to erase, but why trap yourself in the past?
Hua Meimei said, "If I live in resentment and sadness, the only one who suffers is myself. And those who hurt me don't feel any remorse and continue to live freely and unrestrainedly. Why shouldn't I let myself go?"
Shouldn't the person who loves me most be myself? I want to love myself, live happily every day, strive hard, and show those scumbags that I'm living a more dazzling life than they are.
“Berry…” He was deeply moved.
I never imagined that the once insecure and sensitive Hua Meimei could now express such broad-minded opinions.
He was happy for her. "It's certainly good that you can be so optimistic."
“I have always been grateful to you for standing up for me and speaking up for those who mocked me.”
She was speaking the original owner's innermost thoughts before her death.
Zhang Zhenzhen spoke for her, and she felt much better.
“But you were ridiculed by your classmates because of me, and I have always felt guilty. It’s all because of me.” Fei Chenfeng lowered his head slightly, his voice suppressed.
Why does the atmosphere get sadder as we talk?
Hua Meimei poured him a glass of juice and smiled, "People should look forward. I'm like that, and you should be too. Fei Chenfeng, you're such a good boy. It wasn't for nothing that I liked you back then."
I never blamed you. Neither of us did anything wrong, so why blame ourselves? The ones who were wrong were those classmates who spread my secret everywhere and laughed at me! Maybe they've already forgotten about it and are busy working like slaves in society.”
Of all the things she said, Fei Chenfeng caught the most important point: I used to like you.
It means he's a thing of the past, and she doesn't like him anymore...
Suddenly, he felt a pang of sadness.
However, he quite admired how straightforward Hua Meimei's personality had become.
"You're right. Then I'll toast you too, wishing us both a bright future and boundless freedom." Fei Chenfeng raised his drink in return.
She clinked glasses with him and said with emotion, "I really want to have a hearty drink with you, let's drink another day."
"Okay. It's a deal."
She returned to Zhenlongtai at ten o'clock.
The hot pot meal lasted for more than two hours.
As soon as she entered the room, she found Luo Jiuyu still sitting in the hanging chair. However, unlike when she left, she was now looking at her phone instead of reading.
As she bent down to take off her shoes, Luo Jiuyu looked up at her.
I left the Baolang Hotel before even having dinner, and it took me so long to get back, but I'm in a good mood. Looks like I'll have a better time catching up with my old classmates at a different restaurant.
"The Luo family is having a New Year's Eve banquet tomorrow night. Do you want to go?"
As Hua Meimei was preparing to return to her room, Luo Jiuyu couldn't help but ask.
After leaving the Luo family, he never returned to participate in any of the Luo family's group activities.
He never even went back to the Luo family's house once.
Knowing that he didn't want to go back to the Luo family, his grandparents came to his house today to visit and see their granddaughter-in-law.
“I’m not going,” said Berry.
My marriage to him was a secret, and one devoid of genuine affection. We'll divorce sooner or later, so why bother going to his family's banquet?
"It was Grandma who invited you. It has nothing to do with me." He was just a messenger.
He could have chosen not to spread the word, but he couldn't resist in the end.
As for the reason, it's probably not just because he's afraid of being questioned by his grandmother.
Grandma said that the banquet invited all sorts of social celebrities, including the Mu family.
Hua Meimei said, "Then you should explain to your grandma that I'm busy and thank her for her kindness."
In her eyes, her grandparents' influence wasn't that great.
She was willing to play along today only because he lent her money to solve her immediate problem.
Luo Jiuyu's gaze fell on her indifferently, and he said nothing more.
He never intended for her to enter his life. Taking her to the family banquet was tantamount to announcing her identity.
Perhaps it's a good thing that she's not going.
Not long after she returned to her room, she received a WeChat message from Fei Chenfeng, informing her that he had arrived home safely.
She replied with a smiley face: "Thank you for the hot pot tonight. This is the first time in my life I've ever eaten something so spicy."
Tell me what you want to eat tomorrow, and I'll take you there.
I'm going live tomorrow at noon to give away New Year's Eve treats; making money is the priority!
The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day, and she plans to take advantage of the last day before the holiday to hold a promotion and sell more goods.
Okay, let's have dinner together sometime.
She sent an "Mm" and then logged out of WeChat.
Sitting on the beanbag chair by the window, I idly scroll through the news.
Today, the top trending topic is the food safety issue at Baolang Hotel.
She wanted to know what was wrong with that restaurant, and when she clicked in, she found out that the restaurant had been using poppies in its food preparation for a long time!
Moreover, the restaurant's food hygiene has been problematic over the past year, with a dirty and disorganized kitchen that does not meet inspection requirements.
Oh my god, thank goodness they didn't get to eat today.
Once the restaurant's problems were exposed, a flood of negative comments followed.
Many people who had dined at the restaurant then came forward to share their unpleasant experiences, leading to a surge in negative reviews for the restaurant.
Once public opinion gets out of control, the situation is very difficult to reverse.
She shared the news to her WeChat Moments with the caption: "What a pity, I can't have the crispy duck and blood sausage that looked so delicious today."