Chapter 512

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"When it comes down to it, I'm guessing it's still because of his wife's looks; otherwise, who could stand this person's temper?"

That diner who had just speculated that Gu Hongyuan's wife wasn't good-looking still insisted on his own view, saying it with great certainty.

Liu Jie sat to the side, listening to the surrounding diners discussing back and forth, and his heart gradually began to feel a bit unpleasant.

After all, they were talking about his university classmate, and he had also met Gu Hongyuan's wife before; she was a very good person.

Moreover, back in school, she was a genuine department belle, and there were quite a few suitors for her back then.

Who would have thought that in these people's mouths, she would become a yellow-faced wife with ordinary looks, afraid that no one would want her after a divorce.

Listening to Gu Hongyuan's wife being discussed like this by these diners, Liu Jie couldn't bear to listen anymore.

He really couldn't hold back, raised his head, and said a sentence: "Actually, his wife used to be the department belle of our school; she was especially pretty."

Right now he truly felt quite sympathetic toward Gu Hongyuan's wife; with her conditions, she could completely find another man with better conditions than Gu Hongyuan.

Following a man with Gu Hongyuan's personality for so many years, she probably hasn't suffered few grievances in ordinary times.

As soon as his words fell, the surrounding diners' discussion voices stopped, and a few male diners looked at Liu Jie, their faces full of surprise.

"Holy shit! For real? Department belle? What dogshit luck did this guy walk into?"

That diner who had been single for many years wore an envy he could barely conceal on his face, then immediately wore a face full of indignation: "Married a department belle wife and still this virtue? This kid truly deserves to die! Doesn't consider us single dogs' feelings at all!"

Fang Yuan stopped the chopsticks in her hand, looked at Liu Jie with a few points of doubt, and asked: "With your friend's personality, could his wife not know?"

She really couldn't understand how a man with such male chauvinism could have someone endure him long-term.

"She definitely knows; after all, these two have been married for so many years, and their kid is already in elementary school."

Liu Jie rubbed his brow ridge, gave a bitter laugh, and said: "Actually, my friend wasn't this kind of personality during university... I also didn't expect he would change this much now."

"Since his wife knows what kind of person he is, why hasn't she divorced for so many years?"

Fang Yuan frowned, then asked another sentence.

She has always advocated equality and respect in relationships; if her future marriage partner had half of Gu Hongyuan's male chauvinism, she would definitely choose to separate without hesitation.

Rather than swallowing grievances for a lifetime in a suffocating relationship, better to live alone carefree.

That way, at least she could preserve her own dignity and ease.

"Then I wouldn't know; I'm not his wife, and I can't go inquiring too much into other people's family affairs."

Liu Jie spread his hands and said.

Zhang Xianyang, the Tong'an Hospital doctor who had been sitting not far away silently eating and not interjecting much, at this moment suddenly carried his own bowl and chopsticks and scooted over toward Liu Jie's side, and opened his mouth to ask a sentence: "How long have they been married?"

"This... it's probably been seven or eight years."

Liu Jie carefully recalled in his mind, a few points of emotion appearing on his face: "They've been together since university; back then, one was the school basketball team captain, the other was our department's department belle, looks and temperament matched quite well, they were a pair of golden boy and jade girl that everyone envied, feelings good to the point of nothing to say."

Hearing him say this, Zhang Xianyang pondered for a while, and with a kind of experienced person's tone slowly opened his mouth and said: "Perhaps... his wife doesn't love the man before her eyes now, but just can't let go of that sunny, cheerful campus big shot in her memories."

"Little brother, your words have quite some depth."

Fang Yuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, smiled looking at Zhang Xianyang, her eyes carrying some curiosity: "Looks like you're also a person with a story; any interest in sharing a bit?"

Zhang Xianyang touched the back of his head, a somewhat embarrassed smile appearing on his face, hurriedly waved his hand: "Sister, forget it, those are all youthful reckless ignorant manager times, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

"Can't let go of that person in the memories?"

Fang Yuan lowered her head and softly repeated Zhang Xianyang's words from just now, a trace of dawning comprehension flashing in her eyes, as if she somewhat understood the deep meaning within.

Some women clearly know they've met a scumbag, yet still can't bear to leave.

This isn't them debasing themselves, but because that man once gave them a segment of beautiful memories that others cannot replace.

Those beautiful memories, like invisible threads, even if reality has long become unrecognizable, still make people unable to easily cut them.

Liu Jie was also repeatedly pondering this sentence in his heart.

He originally still planned to find a chance to chat with Gu Hongyuan's wife, tactfully persuade her to consider more for herself.

But now this thought was instead dispelled by him again.

On one hand, she might not listen to his advice.

After all, the sour, sweet, bitter, spicy of a relationship, only the person in it can truly experience; outsiders' persuasion often appears somewhat superfluous.

On the other hand, Gu Hongyuan counts as his friend after all; he also has no standing to persuade his wife.

Some things aren't such that just because you look down on them you can get hot-headed and rush up to be a justice messenger.

Everyone has their own choices; if outsiders intervene, sometimes it instead invites some unnecessary trouble.

Thinking to here, Liu Jie shook his head, threw those messy thoughts in his head to the side, picked up his chopsticks again, and started eating the dishes.

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Saturday 9 AM, inside a private room of Yundingxuan Restaurant in Jiang City center.

On the seat next to the host seat, sat a middle-aged man in plain clothes.

His hair was combed meticulously, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose bridge, the eyes behind the lenses sharp yet steady.

This person was precisely Guo Mingyuan, the General Manager of the Food Street Construction Group's High-end Restaurant, who had agreed a few days ago.

He raised his hand to check the time on his watch, then his gaze fell on Zhou Li, the Marketing Department Manager, sitting beside him: "Manager Zhou, the project proposal for the Food Street side, have you prepared it all?"

Hearing this, Zhou Li hurriedly took out a beautifully bound proposal from the briefcase beside her, respectfully handed it over: "General Manager Guo, all details I already verified completely last night; both electronic and paper versions I've already prepared; you can look at the paper version document first."

Guo Mingyuan nodded, reached out to take the proposal and placed it on the dining table before him, and had no intention of flipping through it.

"General Manager Guo, the several merchants on the Food Street side, our Marketing Department today already started arranging personnel to go negotiate acquisition matters."

Zhou Li saw he wasn't speaking, began actively reporting the progress inside the proposal: "According to our investigation, fastest within one week can complete all negotiations; after those few shops merge, total area can reach over two hundred square meters, sufficient to satisfy our new store's requirements; us coming here today is?"