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Chapter 37 Hug
After getting into the taxi, Yan Youwei approached Zeng Zimu and whispered, "I don't have much money in my wallet, only enough to pay the fare."

What she meant was that taxis can be paid for, but meals are too expensive.Everyone is familiar with each other, and she doesn't want to spend money wronged.She still has Yang Yang to support.

Zeng Zimu looked at her with a frown, and came to a conclusion after a while: "It is said that women will become stupid after giving birth. This sentence is really suitable for you."

"What do you mean?"

"Think for yourself." Zeng Zimu stopped talking and closed his eyes again to rest.

Yan Youwei sat next to him and thought about it for a long time before suddenly realizing.The place Zeng Zimu mentioned just now sounded familiar, but she didn't remember it for a while.At this moment, after taking a closer look, he realized that he wanted the driver to go to the area where they went to college.

That place should be no different from a few years ago. Both sides of the street are full of various shops serving students, most of which are small restaurants.

Thinking of this, Yan Youwei touched his wallet and smiled embarrassedly.

The car was driving fast on the road, Yan Youwei looked at the buildings flashing by outside the car window, as if there was a projector in his mind, those pictures from the past kept playing.

From the first day of entering the university, sign up, pay fees, buy all kinds of sundries, and ask the seniors to help move the luggage into the dormitory.The picture of eating and shopping with Ren Tingting and even Han Ning in the past is as clear as it happened yesterday.

At that time, I didn't think it was a big deal to be in it, but looking back now, it is full of happiness and sweetness.

There are also bits and pieces of the university with Zeng Zimu, eating together, shopping in the supermarket together, and going to self-study together.The Yingying and Yanyan around Zeng Zimu always looked sad every time they saw her, and occasionally Yan Youwei wanted to laugh when thinking about it.

She has been thinking about these things along the way, and almost everyone who has crossed paths with her has thought of them, but Ke Jianzhong has never thought of them.Maybe it's not unexpected but deliberately not thinking about it.She once loved this man sincerely, but in the end he hurt her the most.If time could be restarted, would she still choose to be with him?

When this question appeared in her mind, the taxi suddenly slammed on the brakes, bringing her back from her memories.Yan Youwei poked his head and saw that he had arrived at his destination, so he paid the fare and shook Zeng Zimu awake, and the two got out of the car and walked slowly along the commercial street together.

Neither of them said which restaurant they were going to eat, but in the end they both stopped in front of a very inconspicuous small restaurant.The store still maintains the same appearance as when they graduated a few years ago. When you walk in, not only the tables, chairs, benches, and menus have not changed, but even the appearance of the boss has not changed.

Naturally, the boss didn't remember them, but he still warmly greeted them to find a seat for themselves.It was time to eat, and the small restaurant was crowded with people, almost all of whom were school students.People dressed like Yan Youwei and Zeng Zimu are very conspicuous and immediately attract everyone's attention.

Yan Youwei felt a little embarrassed, and dragged Zeng Zimu to sit down at a table near the door.When they were looking at the menu, she faintly heard someone whispering beside her, as if someone had already recognized Zeng Zimu.

This is not surprising.Zeng Zimu is a legendary figure in this university, and now he has become the chairman of Zhimei, and he is even more like a god in the hearts of his juniors.Maybe there is a post dedicated to him on the school forum, and there must be a lot of secretly taken photos in it.

Yan Youwei pretended not to hear those whispered discussions, and only looked at the menu to order.The above things are still the same, the names are the same, but the price has become more expensive.She used to like the crispy salted chicken and fried sausage here. Every time she came to eat Zeng Zimu said that her diet was unhealthy, but she would still allow her to eat it.

And Zeng Zimu seems to prefer the beef noodles in clear soup here, saying that the taste is cleaner and there are not so many miscellaneous condiments.

Yan You squinted at Zeng Zimu, then rushed to the waitress who ordered, "I want a bowl of clear soup beef noodles."

"One salted crispy chicken, one fried sausage, and another chicken noodle soup." Zeng Zimu spoke almost at the same time, and the words of the two overlapped.

The waiter quickly wrote down the name of the dish on the paper, turned around and handed it to the kitchen.Yan Youwei felt a little embarrassed by this sudden coincidence, so she silently lowered her head, pretending to look at the cup in her hand.

Things came quickly.Zeng Zimu pushed the crispy salted chicken and sausage towards Yan Youwei, while he held the beef noodle bowl and covered his hands.Yan Youwei was already hungry after sleeping for a whole day, so he ate unceremoniously.While eating, she felt very peaceful in her heart, as if she didn't have to worry about embarrassment when she found something to do, and she could take it for granted not to look at Zeng Zimu's face.

After eating half a bowl of noodles, she raised her head and found that Zeng Zimu hadn't moved her chopsticks, so she asked, "Why, are you not used to the food here?"

"I've never been used to it before, I was always dragged by you."

Yan You stuck out her tongue slightly, thinking that it's because your young master has a lot of rules and always picks and chooses.Obviously she eats pretty good food, but he will always dislike her.Thinking of this, Yan Youwei felt at ease again, and continued to eat his own as before.

After she finished eating the few things that belonged to her, she found that Zeng Zimu had also eaten up the bowl of beef noodles in clear soup.This man is not only good-looking, but also good-looking when he eats. He can eat things like beef noodles without making a sound, which is simply amazing.

After eating, the two of them didn't stay in the restaurant for long, and walked out one after the other.Only the men and women in the restaurant were left to stop their chopsticks and watch them leave.

Yan Youwei asked where to go next, Zeng Zimu said to go for a walk by the river bank next to the school.

Their alma mater was very prescient when they chose the site, and chose to build it next to a famous river in this city.In the past, this place was all farmland, very desolate, and the land was sold very cheaply.Now that the city is developing rapidly, this place has long been a lively and prosperous area.The river has also become a landscape of the city, and the city government has spent a lot of money to renovate it, paving roads, erecting street lights, and repairing fences.The section from the river bank to the campus has become a pedestrian street where vehicles are prohibited. At night, there are especially many young couples who come here to fall in love, and many small vendors selling flowers and snacks come here to do business.

Yan Youwei walked here and looked at the scenery on both sides, and couldn't help sighing: "I haven't been back for a few years, and it feels more lively. In the past, when we were studying, there didn't seem to be so many people, and there weren't so many sellers."

Seeing someone selling flowers on the side of the road, Zeng Zimu took a flower and put it in Yan Youwei's hand, and then naturally took out his wallet from Yan Youwei's bag to pay for it.

"What?"

"Seeing that you look a little lonely, I will make it up to you, and I will pay you back in the future. Didn't Ke Jianzhong give you this thing before?"

Yan Youwei's face immediately collapsed.She didn't want to talk about this topic, so she could only turn the topic to Zeng Zimu: "You don't have a good appetite today, is it because the food is not tasty, or is there another reason?"

No matter how dull she was, she could tell that Zeng Zimu had something on his mind, and it was very serious.In fact, when he came to her house smelling of alcohol this morning, she guessed that something must have happened.It's just that the situation was chaotic and I didn't have time to ask.

"Did something unpleasant happen to you?"

Zeng Zimu stopped, put his hands on the railing by the river, and stared straight ahead at the river in front of him: "Do you still remember Song Liting?"

Yan Youwei thought about it carefully: "Remember, it's your friend, the one in the army?"

In my impression, this Song Liting didn't grow up with them, he should be a friend Zeng Zimu met when he was an adult.She has met once or twice, and there is not much intersection.

Zeng Zimu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Li Ting passed away last night."

"What?" Yan Youwei was stunned for a moment and immediately understood, "He was also in Xinghai last night?"

"Yes. He was drinking coffee at that coffee shop when the explosion happened. He was too injured to be rescued. He has already left."

The news was so shocking that Yan Youwei didn't recover for a long time.She tried her best to recall Song Liting's appearance in her mind, but found that she had no impression of him.But after all, this was someone I knew, a young and promising young man who disappeared overnight.

Yan Youwei couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.It was like being grabbed by someone.She finally understood why Zeng Zimu, who was always strong and rational, got so drunk.She is so sad for someone she doesn't know well, one can imagine how Zeng Zimu feels in his heart.

She couldn't help reaching out to pat Zeng Zimu's shoulder, wanting to give him some comfort.When I put my hand on it, I thought of the wound on his other shoulder, so I asked, "So you were together last night?"

"No, I met the client on the fifth floor, and he drank coffee on the seventh floor." Having said this, Zeng Zimu twitched the corners of his mouth as if mocking himself, "Sometimes life is like this. Seconds became a gap between yin and yang. I didn't even see him for the last time. When I arrived at the hospital, he had already been pushed into the operating room. When he came out, he was covered with a white cloth. I wanted to take it off to have a look, but I held back .”

When Zeng Zimu spoke, his tone was very peaceful, but Yan Youwei felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry.Whether she was crying for Song Liting's death or Zeng Zimu's sadness, she couldn't tell.

It is rare to see Zeng Zimu like this.In her impression, he has always been omnipotent and condescending.As an adult, he never showed his vulnerable and soft side in front of others, even to her.But maybe the alcohol last night hadn't completely dissipated, which made him willing to express his true inner thoughts in this small world.

Yan Youwei didn't know what to say to comfort him, in the end she could only turn around silently, walked over and hugged Zeng Zimu tightly.

(End of this chapter)