Sun Yan said that she had been back in China for more than half a year and had been staying at her parents 'house in S City. She had just returned to Beijing not long ago and asked Ding Nan to meet up for a chat.
Sun Yan was one year younger than her. They were considered close sisters before, the kind who would curse together when they encountered trouble. When Taobao online shopping had just emerged in China, Ding Nan was an editor at a magazine company, while Sun Yan, who had a college degree in Chinese, was an editor at a website. Both of them had the whimsical idea of making a lot of money in e-commerce, so they both attended a three-day closed online store operation training class organized by Feng Tao, who was from Sun Yan's hometown. At night, the two of them happened to be in the same standard room. They were in the same industry, so they quickly hit it off.
Sun Yan was a lively and straightforward woman who loved to laugh. Her behavior was more two-faced. Sometimes, she had the characteristics of a man, being carefree and not bothered by trifles. Sometimes, she would talk to men coquettishly, causing men to misunderstand and women to be disgusted. However, Ding Nan knew her better. She was actually more simple-minded and did not have any ulterior motives. She had fair skin and liked to keep her hair short. She would change her hair color from time to time. She liked money very much. For money, she liked to keep tossing and turning. She changed jobs or worked part-time, but she was very thrifty. This might be related to her bitter experience in her early years.
Compared to Ding Nan, Sun Yan was more legendary. She came from S City and was an only child. Her parents had both held official positions before, but her father had offended the leader of the unit and was about to be reported for bribery and sent to prison. Later, he had asked someone to persuade him and finally settled it privately. She was forced to resign before she was fifty years old. In order to protect Sun Yan and her daughter, her father took the initiative to get a divorce with her mother, but they still lived in the same house. From then on, her mother had been living in the officialdom on tenterhooks, afraid of being retaliated or reported again. She only hoped to retire as soon as possible. On the day her father was reported, Sun Yan, who had just graduated from college at the age of 21, listened to her parents 'advice and left S City. She drifted to Beijing alone.
Sun Yan said that she had nightmares every day. She either dreamed that her parents were arrested or that the police came to Beijing to knock on her door. Occasionally, when she wasn't dreaming, she would lose sleep all night. In those years in Beijing, she said that she had suffered all kinds of hardships. When she first came, she worked as a waiter in a restaurant and carried plates. She lived in a basement without windows but with rats. She was bullied and worked hard for only a few hundred yuan a month. A few years later, when the rumors died down, her parents bought her a house on the edge of Beijing's Third Ring Road. Ding Nan had been to the house before. It was not bad. Sun Yan said that other than her boyfriend, Ding Nan was the only one who knew about the house in Beijing. Other than that, she had not told anyone else.
"I won't tell ordinary people.”She explained.
Later, Sun Yan met a man through a colleague and got married very quickly. Not long after they got married, the two of them went to the United States. Her husband was studying there, and she was studying there with him.
This was a few years ago. When they met again at a unique Sichuan restaurant in the city center, the two of them sized each other up and sat down with a smile.
"You look much thinner. How have the past two years been?" Sun Yan asked first.
"I'm divorced. You haven't changed much." Ding Nan said as she gestured to the waiter in the distance.
"Divorced? After dragging it out for so many years, they finally got a divorce? It was good to get a divorce. I'm getting a divorce soon too." Sun Yan took the menu from the waiter. As she looked at it, she added," It's my treat today."
"You're getting a divorce soon too? Are you kidding me?" Ding Nan had a look of surprise on her face. Back then, she had been so envious of Sun Yan for having everything.
"It's true. They had been separated for half a year. "You don't know, but my mother-in-law is a weirdo. When my husband raised money to go abroad, she said that both families would raise half of the money. My parents didn't have that. Our house is still in the middle of repaying the loan. She asked us to sell our house in Beijing and exchange it for money for her son. My parents didn't agree. Later on, it was her family who raised the money. I guess they've been holding a grudge." After returning to the country, she stayed with us and caused trouble every few days. My husband only knew how to protect her. He blamed me for being insensible and not giving in to her. There is a limit to tolerance. Who can tolerate it every day? We separated two months after we came back. I brought the baby back to S City. Now, the baby is with my parents. I'm back alone and living in my own house. He had rented out his house and was staying with his parents. He said that it was impossible for us to get a divorce. It was also to be blamed for getting married so quickly at that time. They got married after knowing each other for half a year. It was too hasty.”Sun Yan ordered two dishes as she spoke. She then handed the menu to Ding Nan for her to order.
"Why did you come back when you were fine in America? Living with her mother-in-law, there would be more or less conflicts. Since ancient times, it had been difficult for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along.”Ding Nan ordered a pickled fish and handed the menu to the waiter.
"He couldn't find a job there, so he had no choice but to come back.”
"How's life in America? Which city are you in?"
"That's it. We're in New York. His two sisters were also in the United States. Looking at the situation of the Chinese around them, if they had a job, they would feel more relaxed than in Beijing. The pressure was less because the salary there was higher. However, it was another matter if he did not have a job.”
"Then what are your plans for coming back? A boy or girl? How old are you?"
"Girl, almost a year old. The child was born there. She's a foreigner. If she's a foreigner, it's very expensive to go to school in China. I want to register her in Beijing. Isn't her father from Beijing? But now, I need her father's household register. He doesn't want to give it to me. He negotiated with me and said that he would get a divorce. I want to find a job first and do this while working.”
"Then take your time. There's no hurry."
"What are you doing now? Do you need people there?"
"You're still in your old profession. As an editor, I don't think you'll want him. Currently, the staff is quite saturated. I'll help you keep an eye out.”
"Yes."
"By the way, I might have to go to graduate school in September. After that, I definitely won't be able to do this full-time job. I can recommend you to go, but it's too late by then.”
"Yeah, I'll look for it slowly first. We'll talk about it later. Oh? Did you take the postgraduate entrance exam?"
"Yeah, there's no other way. There's no way out. Oh right, you've been in the United States before, so your English should be good. You can also take the postgraduate entrance examination.”
"I was just speaking. I forgot all about grammar. Let's talk about it later. Then, have you found another boyfriend?”
"There's one now. He's from the same family as you. His surname is also Sun. Unmarried, very handsome, a teacher in a university military school. He was very good to me, but he said that his mother didn't agree with my situation. He told me to wait for him to get a divorce before marrying me. He said that he would find a woman to marry immediately and find an excuse to get a divorce once he got married.”
"F * ck! What kind of person was this? Are you alright? How could he believe such a silly thing? Could this kind of thing be controlled? What if he didn't want to divorce her? Or is it that the woman doesn't want to leave?"
"Of course I thought about it. I'm at a loss now and don't have much hope, but I'm very dependent on him and can't leave him. Let nature take its course. If there was a day when he really couldn't take it anymore and exploded, he would just say goodbye.”
"Yes, I'll help you keep an eye out. I'll introduce you to suitable people. Don't get too involved.”
"Yes, I am. By the way, is the online shop still open? Sigh, I spent money to learn it for nothing that year. After I registered an account, I didn't do much.”
"Don't mention it. It's all the same. I spent money to learn it. My account is just for shopping now. By the way, speaking of online stores, I thought of Feng Tao. He's the teacher of our online store training class. Do you still remember him?”
"I remember. Aren't we from the same hometown? What's wrong? Are you still in contact?"
"That bastard is really something. Guess what? When I was in S City during the Spring Festival, he happened to be at home in S City. I met him online once and chatted about each other. He said that it had been a long time since we last met and that he would treat me to a meal to have a good chat. He also told me about the other students in his previous class. I didn't think much of it and went. In the end, after dinner, he said that he wanted to get a room with me to sleep and do it once. Damn it, I was so angry that I scolded him and he ran away.”When Sun Yan talked about Feng Tao, she still looked angry, and her tone was filled with hatred and disdain.
"What a f * cking thing. There are quite a few men like him. I have some around me too. We have to be careful in the future." Ding Nan instructed.
In the past, it was said that widows had a lot of troubles in front of their families. In her opinion, it could now be changed to single-parent women who had a lot of troubles. Seeing that there was no one around you, there would always be men with ill intentions who wanted to take advantage of you. If Sun Yan was like this, Ding Nan thought about it and wondered if she wasn't the same. Needless to say, her ex-husband had to fight with him every time they met. As long as you had a favor to ask of him, he would most likely take advantage of others when they were in danger. He was simply a villain and a beast. Every time, he would be scolded by her. Her friend of many years, Wang Mou, was also so shameless. A few years ago, they had gotten along very well and talked about everything. Ding Nan had always treated him as a model husband and a model of a mature man. She thought that he was a blue-faced confidant bestowed by the heavens. She did not expect that one night, at ten o'clock, he would send her a message saying,"I'll go find you." It was so late, why would he look for her? Ding Nan did not want to embarrass him, so he could only pretend to be ignorant.
The other man, Han Gang, was even more despicable. Ding Nan got angry when she thought about it. This person was Lu Bo's buddy. She had known Han Gang when she and Lu Bo had just started dating. At that time, every time she and Lu Bo argued, Han Gang would defend her, stand on her side, and speak up for her. They would tease her that Han Gang was her family, and she had always treated Han Gang as her best friend and brother.
After Ding Nan and Lu Bo divorced, she accidentally met Han Gang while working in a certain unit in Beijing. Han Gang invited her to his house to play. She thought it was an old friend who had been reminiscing for many years, so she went without thinking much.
At around five or six o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them had dinner at a public cafeteria near his house. Han Gang said that he would come to his house to sit and learn the way so that he would remember it the next time he came. Since they were such close friends, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, so she agreed.
When she sat down in front of Han Gang's computer and admired the pictures on his computer, she realized that a pair of hands were hugging her tightly from behind. Then, a familiar voice said with a strange and wretched smile,"Lu Bo doesn't want you anymore. I'll help him take care of you.”
She was shocked, and then a wave of disgust came over her. She used her hand to pry his hand away and frowned."Let go, let go. I want to go back.”
Not only did the man not let go, but he hugged her even tighter. His head and mouth were touching her behind her as he smiled and said,"The two of you have been separated for so many years. Don't you want to? Don't leave tonight. I'll make you feel good.”
Ding Nan couldn't break free, so he thought of using his wits. She placed her hands on his and smiled."That's true. Now that I'm free, and you're still single, we can really have fun together.”
The person behind him laughed, obviously letting down his guard. He said,"That's right. Why can't you take it easy? Isn't that good?"
Ding Nan turned to look at him and pretended to be intimate. She said,"But I want to date you properly. Take it slow. This was too fast. You're single, and I'm single. We've been friends for many years, and we understand each other. It's indeed quite suitable.”
The man didn't say anything and continued to hug her without moving, as if he was considering the credibility of her words.
She knew that he was suspicious. After thinking for a while, she said,"Han Gang, let's analyze the different results of the two actions. If you force me today, there will be two outcomes. First, if I desperately resist and shout, you might not succeed. Secondly, even if you succeed, if I go out and tell Lu Bo or call the police, will you suffer? If you don't force me, I'll be very grateful to you. We can slowly develop in the future. After all, we're both single.”
The person behind him still did not speak, but Ding Nan could clearly feel that his hand had loosened a lot. She lifted him again."I know you must have been confused for a moment. Perhaps you still treated me as a good friend the second before I entered this room. We've been together for so many years, do you think I don't know you? Everyone knows that you were so good to me back then, even better than Lu Bo. I've always thought that you were very good. Let's take it slow, okay?"
Han Gang finally let go. Ding Nan turned around and saw him. He smiled awkwardly and said,"Alright, I'll believe you. Let's take it slow. Let's go. I'll send you to the station.”
Two hours later, Ding Nan was sitting at home reading a book when she received a text message from Han Gang." Baby, are you home yet?”
She wanted to scold him or mock him." Don't you understand expediency?”，But after thinking about it, she decided to ignore him. Five minutes later, Han Gang's phone rang like crazy. She stuffed the phone under her pillow and did not answer it, letting it ring for a long time. After another half an hour, the exasperated man sent her many insulting messages. Seeing that she still ignored them, he could only give up.
Thinking of this matter, Ding Nan felt that the human heart was sinister. A friend who used to be so familiar and friendly seemed to have changed into a different person after not seeing her for many years. It was really touching. He immediately reminded Sun Yan repeatedly.
When the two of them came out after dinner, Ding Nan took out his phone to check the time, but he found a text message and a missed call from Sun Guowei.
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