Chapter 336: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 336: Recently I Broke Up

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

That evening, a little past eight o'clock, Wang Yaohua and Xu Mingmei arrived at a grilled fish restaurant to eat grilled fish.

"Mingmei, whatever troubles you have, you can tell me. I can be your tree hollow."

Wang Yaohua gazed at Xu Mingmei with deep affection.

This woman held an irresistible attraction for him, enough to utterly bewitch him.

Xu Mingmei's face was full of gloom. She suddenly asked a question:

"I heard from others that you previously harassed Zhang Xiaoyun at the company. Is that true?"

Faced with Xu Mingmei's sudden question, Wang Yaohua's heart gave a jolt, and he hurriedly defended himself:

"Who said that? That's absolutely fabricated! How could I possibly harass Zhang Xiaoyun? Zhang Xiaoyun is my cousin Wang Erhai's girlfriend — that's common knowledge. Even if I, Wang Yaohua, were starving, I would never stoop so low!"

Wang Yaohua spoke with firm conviction and righteous confidence; who knew if it was true or false.

Xu Mingmei gave a bitter smile:

"I don't know who said it either. Anyway, that's what everyone at Shanhai Real Estate is saying."

Wang Yaohua was indignant: "Which bastard made up this rumor about me? It's despicable! No wonder Wang Erhai's been looking at me strangely lately — turns out it's because of this!"

Xu Mingmei comforted him:

"Don't be angry. Anyway, you've already switched jobs now. Even if people want to spread rumors about you, they can't anymore."

Wang Yaohua nodded:

"Mm-hmm. I won't pay attention to those messy things anymore. From now on I'll work hard at Anjia Real Estate. I'll definitely achieve results, so as not to betray the trust you've placed in me, Mingmei... Are you worried because of this rumor about me?"

Xu Mingmei smiled:

"That counts as part of it, but the more important reason is... I recently broke up with my boyfriend..."

Wang Yaohua let out an "Oh," and hurriedly comforted her:

"That's indeed upsetting. But you have to look on the bright side..."

Thinking that Xu Mingmei had had a boyfriend, Wang Yaohua actually felt quite uncomfortable inside.

"I used to date Ou Jiajie. You should know about that, right?"

Xu Mingmei planned to play the "honesty" card, to win more sympathy and pity from Wang Yaohua, to ignite his protective instinct.

Wang Yaohua nodded:

"I've heard of him. I've even seen someone drive a luxury car to the company to pick you up. That old man — could that be your ex-boyfriend...?"

The old man Wang Yaohua referred to was Ou Jiajie.

Xu Mingmei didn't avoid it either, nodding to admit:

"That's right. It's him."

Wang Yaohua couldn't help but complain:

"Don't know what you saw in him. He has no height to speak of, no looks to speak of."

Xu Mingmei burst into tears:

"I was deceived by him too. He had a sweet tongue and was willing to spend money on me. He said he'd love me for a lifetime, protect me for a lifetime. He said he was single, ready to marry me. In the end I found out he'd had a family all along. I inexplicably became the mistress. I didn't want to destroy someone's family, so I broke up with him... I just want to find a man who loves me. I don't care about his looks, I don't care about his age, I don't even care if he has money. I only need one true love. Is that requirement too high?"

Xu Mingmei's tears flowed unceasingly, her pear-blossom-with-rain appearance made Wang Yaohua feel pity.

"Don't cry. That old man isn't worthy of you at all... Here, a tissue. Wipe your tears. Don't cry. When you cry, my heart aches..."

Wang Yaohua hurriedly passed a tissue to Xu Mingmei.

But Xu Mingmei didn't take it, just kept her head down crying to herself.

There was an element of performance in this, but also an element of genuine feeling.

These past few days Ou Jiajie had been avoiding her, and it had infuriated her. She indeed needed to vent.

And now, facing a simpleton like Wang Yaohua, it was the perfect opportunity to vent her inner depression.

So she cried to her heart's content.

Seeing this, Wang Yaohua was somewhat flustered, panicking endlessly. But in the end he still mustered his courage, reached out proactively to help wipe the tears from Xu Mingmei's cheeks.

Xu Mingmei lifted her head slightly, red-rimmed eyes, a pitiful gaze — she looked at Wang Yaohua like that, and his heart instantly trembled. He fell completely.

"Mingmei, how about... from now on, let me protect you. Okay...?"

Wang Yaohua made this request humbly and sincerely.

Then, his right hand slowly stretched out, wanting to try to take Xu Mingmei's hand.

But just then, the waiter happened to come serve the dishes.

Forcing him to pull his hand back.

Xu Mingmei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, sobbing as she asked:

"Can I order two bottles of beer? You'll keep me company for a couple of drinks. I didn't used to drink much, but tonight I especially want to drink."

Wang Yaohua said:

"I understand. Hurt by love, anyone would want to drink to drown their sorrows. I'll keep you company drinking!"

Wang Yaohua had the waiter bring half a dozen beers, and then the two ate grilled fish, drank beer, and chatted away.

Xu Mingmei seemed to have endless things to say to him.

Wang Yaohua listened patiently.

Every time Xu Mingmei mentioned Ou Jiajie, he actually felt quite uncomfortable inside, but he still pretended a face full of sympathy and compassion, listening patiently on.

Wang Yaohua's psychological state at this time was actually very similar to Wang Dashan's psychological state toward Du Xiaojuan a year ago.

He might have affection for Xu Mingmei, but more of it was possessiveness.

Once his possessiveness was satisfied, then at that time his attitude toward Xu Mingmei would probably be another kind entirely.

Xu Mingmei, however, had not seen through this point; she thought she had already completely led Wang Yaohua by the nose, she thought that telling Wang Yaohua about her emotional history could ignite his love for her.

Little did she know, men and women have a huge difference in thinking; women often hope men have emotional experience, because with emotional experience they can serve her better during romance and give her a better experience.

While men often hope women can remain pure and innocent, hope the woman belongs exclusively to them, rather than having been possessed by someone else.

So in romance and married life, if a woman pours out her heart and lungs to a man about her past emotional history, displaying her soft underbelly without reservation for the man to see, then she commits a very fatal mistake.

Because although on the surface she may gain the man's sympathy and pity, actually every time the man hears it, his love for her decreases once.

Most importantly, later if they quarrel, those old matters you once confided to him one by one will turn into knives one after another, and he will use these knives to stab ruthlessly into your heart.

Very obviously, Xu Mingmei has also committed such a mistake now.

She not only committed this mistake, next she committed an even more serious mistake.

After drinking two bottles of beer, Xu Mingmei's face was slightly red, getting drunk.

Perhaps because of the alcohol, after finishing this meal, she actually went to a hotel with Wang Yaohua very tacitly!

She thought she had already completely grasped Wang Yaohua, so giving Wang Yaohua once now didn't matter; she even thought this would instead enhance the feelings between her and Wang Yaohua.

The most important thing was, she also had that kind of physiological need; when she was with Ou Jiajie, she basically had never been satisfied, and this made her quite uncomfortable.

Alcohol amplified her desire, to the point of interfering with her judgment.

She just thought, Wang Yaohua wasn't her preferred type, but he won in being young and vigorous, at least able to satisfy her physiologically.

While hooking Wang Yaohua, she could also satisfy her own needs — why not do it?

Anyway, she wasn't some reserved, pure woman?

Yet little did she know, this decision of hers buried a huge hidden danger for her later.