After work, Long Fei was ready to go to Luo Yijie's house. Thinking that he should buy some fruits, he hurried to a fruit shop and asked the clerk to pack two catties of avocados, three catties of snake fruits, and three catties of lychees for him.
Mu Zixi, who was squatting in front of the box and choosing discounted fruits, turned around when he heard Long Fei's voice. It was indeed him. She wanted to greet him, but she was afraid that she would embarrass him. She was in a dilemma and was not in the mood to pick fruits, so she stole a few glances at Long Fei from time to time.
It was said that if a woman ate more fruits, she would become more lively. Mu Zixi loved fruits, but good fruits were very expensive nowadays. The staff of this big fruit shop would always pick out those fruits that were slightly damaged or not very fresh. They would sell them at half the price or even more. This was exactly what Mu Zixi wanted, so she often came to this shop. After all, young girls rarely bought discounted fruits because of their pride, so the shop assistants all knew her.
When the shop assistant went to pack snake fruits for Long Fei, Long Fei looked around and saw Mu Zixi looking at him. When their eyes met, Mu Zixi felt extremely awkward. At this moment, she felt that it was not right to stand up, nor was it right to continue squatting. She did not know what to do. At this moment, an idea flashed across her mind. She immediately stood up generously and said loudly to Long Fei,"Manager Long, I didn't expect you to come here to buy fruits. I heard you say that you want snake fruits. I'm the best at picking.”
"Oh, really?" Long Fei looked at Mu Zixi doubtfully.
"Yes." Mu Zixi nodded repeatedly.
"Don't think that I usually buy discounted fruits. I can also tell at a glance that good fruits are good. I guarantee that you'll be satisfied.”
"Alright, help me choose." Mu Zixi's last sentence made Long Fei feel that she had seen through his thoughts. An indescribable feeling rose in his heart.
"Shop assistant, there's no need to pack the snake fruits and lychees for me. We'll pick them ourselves.”Long Fei said as he pulled out a bag for Mu Zixi.
Mu Zixi put the fruits she had picked aside and walked to the snake fruits to pick them seriously.
Long Fei watched him pick fruits. Mu Zixi picked up the fiery-red snake fruit and spun it in her hand before putting it into the bag. She looked very serious, and Long Fei was a little obsessed with her.
"Three catties, that's about it." As Mu Zixi spoke, he stood up and was about to turn around. Long Fei immediately shifted his gaze away from Mu Zixi and was about to take a step away when he stepped on Mu Zixi's foot.
"I'm sorry." Mu Zixi was shocked by his step and hurriedly apologized. This time, Long Fei was thoroughly amused by Mu Zixi.
"I stepped on you, not you. Why are you apologizing to me?”Long Fei said with a smile, thinking that she was really a big fool.
"You smiled. You look pretty when you smile. It's like green grass sprouting, like the bright sunshine, like the ripples of spring. I thought you wouldn't smile." Mu Zixi saw that Long Fei was very handsome and cute when he smiled. She sighed sincerely and blurted out words of praise.
"Oh really? Is it as good as you say?" Long Fei asked doubtfully.
"Yes, I used to think that you grew up in an ice cave. It turns out that I didn't know.”The moment Mu Zixi said this, Long Fei's smile immediately froze.
"What else do you want to buy?”Seeing that Long Fei did not say anything, Mu Zixi continued. She did not realize that she had accidentally poked the pain in Long Fei's heart. Because Long Fei usually ignored people whenever he wanted to, she was already used to it.
"Lychee."
"Alright." Mu Zixi happily went to pick. Usually, she rarely had the chance to pick good fruits. Now, she could satisfy her craving and help the manager. Why not? Perhaps the manager would not be so picky with her in the future. Thinking of this, Mu Zixi started to pick seriously.
Mu Zixi passed the lychee to Long Fei and said,""Take a look. Is it okay?"
"Alright."
"Do you still want to buy it?" Long Fei had only planned to buy these. Hearing Mu Zixi's question, Long Fei's brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He smiled and said,"Help me pick some kiwifruits."
"Alright." Mu Zixi found the kiwifruit and picked it seriously. Long Fei did not know why, but he felt relaxed and at ease when he was with Mu Zixi. There was an indescribable joy in his heart. Therefore, he would spend more time with her if he could.
"Great!" Mu Zixi said as she placed the kiwifruit she had carefully selected in front of Long Fei.
"Alright."
"Then I'll go home." Mu Zixi said as she walked out of the door.
"Miss, you don't want the guava you picked.”Mu Zixi had just walked to the front of the cashier when a shop assistant reminded her with a smile.
"Yes, I want it." Mu Zixi thought to herself, how could she not want it after choosing for so long? Mu Zixi said as she went back to get the discounted fruits she had just picked. When Long Fei saw Mu Zixi like this, he only found it funny in his heart. He had never seen a girl as stupid as Mu Zixi. Of course, he had never had the time to pay so much attention to a girl before.
"Sir, the total is 298 yuan. Welcome back!"
"I swiped the card."
Long Fei paid the bill and said to Mu Zixi,"I'll leave first."”Then, she carried four bags of fruits and walked out. This was the first time he had reported to someone before he left. He was also puzzled. Some people actually had some good qualities in their bones. They had never shown it before, probably because they had not met the right person. That was the only explanation he could give.
After paying the bill, the cashier asked jokingly,"That was your boyfriend!”
"Of course not. Look at what fruit he bought, and what fruit I bought.”Mu Zixi didn't even dare to think about it. Long Fei was her boyfriend. They were people from two completely different worlds. As for the icy man, she could not feel anything else except fear and respect.
"He must be interested in you. I've seen many of you like this.”The shop assistant said as if she was knowledgeable. The shop assistant originally only wanted to tease her, but she didn't expect Mu Zixi to be so honest. She felt a little embarrassed and could only pretend to know what she was talking about.
"No, he's the boss of our company.
"It's a total of 3 yuan."
"Alright." Mu Zixi paid and walked out of the fruit shop. Although the shop assistant's words just now were unintentional, it still stirred up a lot of waves in her heart. When she was young, she had also looked forward to this kind of love. However, now, she no longer believed in the fairy tale of Cinderella marrying a prince. What was even more ridiculous was that the target was Long Fei, who was nitpicking at her. She smiled and thought to herself, Even if you're knowledgeable, you've made a mistake this time.
Ever since Lu Wanli treated her to a meal, Mu Zixi had to report Long Fei's schedule to Lu Wanli every day. She threw the fruit on the broken table and was about to call Lu Wanli, but she stopped before she pressed the call button. Before this, Long Fei had always come to work on time and left work on time. There was nothing special about it. Moreover, the company had not made any important decisions recently. Therefore, Mu Zixi only reported to Lu Wanli mechanically. Lu Wanli became more and more unhappy over the phone.
Lu Wanli had treated Mu Zixi to a meal for almost a month, but Mu Zixi had not provided her with any useful information. Of course, Mu Zixi was aware of Lu Wanli's displeasure. Therefore, since she had bought so many fruits for Longfei today, she would report it to Lu Wanli. Anyway, it was not a big deal, but it could let Lu Wanli see her intentions.
After thinking it through, Mu Zixi called Lu Wanli.
"CEO Lu, I'm Xiao Mu."
"Yes, speak."
"Manager Long went to work on time today as usual, but after he got off work, he bought a lot of fruits and seemed to be going to see someone.”
"Alright, I got it."
"Anything else?"
"No."
Lu Wanli hung up the phone. She wondered why Long Fei bought so many fruits since he didn't like fruits. Usually, when she interacted with important people, she would give them red packets, famous cigarettes, and wine. She did not give them fruits.
The only way to deliver fruits was to go to Luo Yijie's house. Luo Yijie's mother, who owned a hospital, liked fruits very much. Lu Wanli immediately thought it through. Thinking of this, she was very anxious. Long Fei was about to get married to the Luo family with a prominent family background. If he gave the Long family another grandson after marriage, wouldn't she become passive?
Now, her biological son, Long Xiang, was still young. He was only 17 years old. He was not motivated in his studies and was not interested in managing the company in the future. He only had unrealistic dreams of becoming a star every day. Although Long Manqin was at the age of marriage, she was still a girl. It was fine if she was a daughter, but she fell in love with a poor boy from the countryside. Moreover, what was even more infuriating was that she would not marry anyone else in her life.
When would she be able to take back the Lu family's assets? Lu Wanli thought angrily. No, she couldn't let the situation develop like this. She had to think of a way. She wished that her son and daughter could help her share the burden, but they could not understand her feelings.
He just ignored her words. One of them wanted to pursue his own ideals, while the other wanted to pursue his lover. How could they know that her heart was tormented day and night? Back then, she was as beautiful as a flower, but she had to give up on the man she loved and hook up with a man who was ten years older than her and whom she did not love at all. She even bore children for him and forced a smile. What was worse was that she had to pretend to be distant from the man she loved every day. What kind of torture and forbearance was that? If she didn't succeed, how could she be satisfied? Thinking of the past, Lu Wanli felt helpless. Grief, sadness, anger, and unwillingness. All kinds of emotions gnawed at her heart. How many sleepless nights had she spent? Thinking about these made her feel like she was about to break down and go crazy.
When Lu Wanli arrived at Long Manqin's room in a rage, Long Manqin was focused on QQ. She was chatting with her two female classmates about how to capture a man's heart. They were in a heated discussion.
Long Manqin's focus and happiness made Lu Wanli feel even more upset. "Qinqin, come here for a moment. Mommy has something to say to you.”Lu Wanli said angrily.
"Mom, what's the matter?”
"You're busy every day. See if you can successfully get your graduation certificate. You're graduating this year.”
"Mom, you don't have to worry about me.”
"If I don't worry, who will? You can still take care of yourself.”Lu Wanli looked at the pale Long Manqin and felt angry and heartbroken. She continued,"Eat more. Look at how thin you are and how ugly your face is.”
"Ah, Mom, really? But wasn't being thin the most beautiful thing now? Moreover, Jiang Qing liked thinner girls.”
" Jiang Qing, Jiang Qing, I'm warning you, you should quickly break up with him. There are many young talents in Xiangfu City. As far as I know, Gu Chengshu, Luo Yiping, Chen Yuan, and Zhao Xing are all better than him.”
"Mom, Jiang Qing is good. How would you know that I know some of the people you mentioned? They can't compare to Jiang Qing.”Long Manqin thought to herself, What talent? Isn't it just a few stinking money at home? Her family did not lack money, so she did not want it. She had set her heart on Jiang Qing for the rest of her life. She only wanted Jiang Qing.
"You're clearly a beauty in the eye of the beholder. Try to understand others, they might not be worse than your Jiang Qing. Also, I think that Jiang Qing doesn't care about you at all.”
"Mom, Jiang Qing is not an ordinary person. He is not a layman. He is different from them.”Lu Wanli's words hit Long Manqin's sore spot, but she couldn't admit it just like that. If she admitted it now, there would really be no hope for her and Jiang Qing to reunite. Since she had even done things that went against her principles for Jiang Qing, how could she let go just like that?
"I've been there before. I don't know if the Jiang Qing you like is as good as the people I've mentioned. If you're willful, you'll suffer in the future.”
"Mom, Jiang Qing is a very talented, ambitious, upright, and meticulous person. I think highly of him and I won't regret it.”
"It's best if you don't regret it." Lu Wanli originally wanted to talk to Long Manqin about how to deal with Long Fei. She wanted Long Manqin to marry a capable person who had a family background so that she could support her in the future. However, Long Manqin was focused on Jiang Qing. She became anxious when she mentioned him. Thinking of how the mother and daughter had quarreled several times over Jiang Qing, she could only endure it. According to Long Manqin's personality, if it wasn't for her, she might really leave her hometown and never return to this home. Long Manqin had cried hysterically during their last quarrel.
Lu Wanli saw that Long Manqin's face was getting paler and paler, and there were still tears in her eyes. She thought that it was not good to say more, so she could only sigh in her heart. She swallowed her anger and did not say anything else.
"I still have something to do. I'll leave first. Remember to eat more tonight.”After a moment of silence, Lu Wanli said. Mothers were always more stubborn than their daughters. In the end, mothers loved their daughters far more than daughters cared about their mothers. Lu Wanli left helplessly.
"Mom, I'm not going down for dinner tonight. I'm sleepy and want to sleep early. I'll just eat more tomorrow morning.”
"Up to you. I'll ask Mrs. Landis to bring you a glass of milk and food later.”
"Yes, thank you, Mom."
"Sigh." Lu Wanli sighed and left Long Manqin.
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