Chapter 916

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai drove his car toward Gangfu Restaurant.

On the way he kept wondering who this woman was, why her voice sounded a bit familiar, as if he had heard it before!

It made his heart itch with curiosity, he was very curious!

Among the people he knew, whether relatives or friends, there wasn't a single female high school teacher……

It was all his own fault; when he made the call just now, why didn't he ask for her name?

If he had asked for her name directly, she would have given it, and everything would have come to light, right?

Before long, Wang Erhai arrived at the entrance of Gangfu Restaurant.

He found a parking spot and parked the car.

Then he walked inside.

This restaurant was a newly opened Cantonese restaurant in the county town.

It featured Hong Kong-style dishes, had a bit of a fresh and trendy vibe, the food leaned expensive, and its main target customers were those fashion-chasing young people.

Wang Erhai entered the restaurant, scanned the room, and discovered there were quite a few customers here.

He didn't know which one was his blind date, so he dialed the other party's number again.

"Hello, I'm here, where are you?"

"I'm at this table by the window in the corner."

Wang Erhai looked up toward the window-side seats.

When he saw his blind date, he immediately froze.

This blind date, he had indeed met before, but she didn't count as a friend!

It was none other than Zhang Yueran!

Who is Zhang Yueran?

Back when Wang Erhai was still together with Liu Mei Qi, he had met Zhang Yueran three times.

Zhang Yueran and Liu Mei Qi were homeowners in the same residential complex.

Once Wang Erhai and Liu Mei Qi had a huge fight; Wang Erhai went to the underground garage to drive away, and happened to run into Zhang Yueran driving back. Because the underground garage road was rather narrow, and Zhang Yueran's driving skills weren't that great.

So Wang Erhai ended up being blocked in the underground garage by Zhang Yueran, and then Liu Mei Qi chased after him.

Faced with Liu Mei Qi's aggressive pressure, Wang Erhai truly could not endure any longer, and right in front of Zhang Yueran he hit Liu Mei Qi.

Seeing Wang Erhai hit Liu Mei Qi, Zhang Yueran immediately took offense, stepped forward to condemn Wang Erhai for hitting a woman, and called the police.

When the police arrived, Wang Erhai actively admitted to the assault and actively asked the police to detain him, but Liu Mei Qi was unwilling; she explained it was just a family dispute and turned around to accuse Zhang Yueran of meddling where she shouldn't.

This was the first time Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran met.

As for the second meeting, it was that same evening when Wang Erhai went to the police station to bail Liu Mei Qi out.

Originally, in the underground garage, after police mediation, Wang Erhai left.

Zhang Yueran and Liu Mei Qi took the elevator upstairs together, and the two had another huge fight.

As they argued, Liu Mei Qi even resorted to violence, pulling Zhang Yueran's hair.

All of this was captured by the surveillance cameras inside the elevator.

In the end the two ended up at the police station, and the police ruled Liu Mei Qi fully responsible.

The police contacted Wang Erhai, asking him to go help Liu Mei Qi settle it privately.

At that time Wang Erhai and Liu Mei Qi's relationship had already deteriorated to a very deep degree; he originally didn't want to go bail Liu Mei Qi out, but he was still Liu Mei Qi's husband, so in the end he still made a trip to the police station.

At the police station, Wang Erhai said every good word to Zhang Yueran and was willing to pay ten thousand yuan in compensation; only then did Zhang Yueran agree to a private settlement.

As for the third meeting, it was inside the Shanhai Real Estate County Branch.

At that time Zhang Yueran came to Shanhai Real Estate to find an intermediary to look at houses, hoping to buy a unit relatively close to Erzhong; Wang Erhai patiently gave her introductions and helped her calculate loan interest rates.

As the two were talking seriously, Liu Mei Qi suddenly showed up.

Seeing Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran standing so close, Liu Mei Qi didn't care about the details, assumed Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran were having an affair, and immediately started a huge scene right there.

She even accused Zhang Yueran of being a mistress.

Zhang Yueran was truly infuriated at the time, directly cursing Liu Mei Qi as having a screw loose.

These three meetings didn't leave a deep impression on Wang Erhai, because Wang Erhai used to quarrel with Liu Mei Qi almost every day; these disputes that dragged in Zhang Yueran didn't count for much, they were just a minor episode.

But for Zhang Yueran, the impression was extremely deep.

She had always taught at school and rarely encountered such bizarre incidents.

So naturally she remembered them vividly.

And at this moment, when Zhang Yueran saw that the person who came was Wang Erhai, her face immediately showed shock:

"It's you?"

Zhang Yueran's face held a hint of disbelief.

"You still remember me……"

Wang Erhai felt a bit embarrassed.

The moment he saw the other party was Zhang Yueran, he knew this blind date had even less hope.

But no hope was better; with no hope there would be no wishful thinking.

He actually relaxed instead.

"I remember you, of course. You're the real estate boss — you and your wife lived in the same residential complex as me. I really didn't expect that the blind date Chunsheng Uncle introduced me to would turn out to be you."

Zhang Yueran looked Wang Erhai up and down with a strange gaze.

Wang Erhai spread his hands:

"Let's hurry up and eat. Once we're done, we each go back to our own homes. This meal's on me."

He didn't explain anything.

Since it was a blind date that couldn't possibly work out, explaining more would just be a waste of breath.

Zhang Yueran, however, was quite curious:

"So, you and your wife got divorced?"

"Mm, divorced." Wang Erhai said frankly. "Been divorced a good while now."

Then he added:

"If Chunsheng Uncle didn't tell you I've been divorced, that might have been an oversight on his part. I'll apologize to you on his behalf."

Zhang Yueran let out an "Oh," then said:

"But your divorce from your ex-wife was only to be expected. I've never seen a couple fight as fiercely as you two. Separating was for the best for both sides."

"Mm, yes."

Wang Erhai responded politely.

He didn't have any topic to chat about with Zhang Yueran.

That dark history between him and Liu Mei Qi — Zhang Yueran knew a thing or two. He felt that although Zhang Yueran didn't say anything on the surface, deep down she definitely looked down on that dark history of his.

Yet Zhang Yueran was quite curious and kept asking Wang Erhai:

"A while back I passed by your company and found the storefront had already changed. Did you go develop somewhere else?"

Wang Erhai said frankly:

"My company went bankrupt. Now I've gone back to my hometown to be a temporary village cadre, and on the side set up a farm in the village, and took over a restaurant in town."

Zhang Yueran was surprised:

"That shouldn't be right. Real estate is developing so well now — how did your real estate agency go bankrupt?"

Wang Erhai gave a bitter laugh:

"Heh, long story. Better not to bring it up."

Zhang Yueran said:

"If you don't want to say, I won't force you. But circling back, I still have to thank you. Last time I went to your company to look at housing, you recommended the Huangsheng New City development. I ended up buying a unit there. Back when I bought it was only a bit over six thousand per square meter, and now it hasn't been that long and it's already risen to over seven thousand per square meter."

Wang Erhai smiled:

"No need to thank me. That was just you making the right choice yourself."

Wang Erhai hurriedly said:

"Have you ordered yet? If not, let's hurry up and order. Once we finish eating I have to go back to the village."

As he spoke, he handed the menu over.

But Zhang Yueran said:

"You're in such a rush to go back?"

Wang Erhai said:

"Of course. There's a lot in the village that still needs me to handle."

Zhang Yueran grew a bit unhappy, looking at Wang Erhai and saying:

"I see — you just don't fancy me. It's late at night now, what could the village possibly have that needs handling?"

Hearing this, Wang Erhai didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"How would I have the qualifications to not fancy you? I just feel I'm not good enough for you. I know you women teachers have very high standards."

Then he added:

"You don't need to feel embarrassed about giving me the 'nice guy' card. Once we finish this meal, we each go back to our own homes and that's that."