In fact, for Liu Lian, she hoped that Tong Mengdi could be with Hu Mingkai, because Liu Lian knew better than anyone else how Hu Mingkai had treated Tong Mengdi over the years. And there was no real conflict between the two of them. The source of their conflict was actually He Yao. If Tong Mengdi could keep some distance from He Yao, things between them wouldn't be the way they were now. However, from Tong Mengdi's current attitude, Liu Lian could tell that she was dead set on her decision. Although Peng Hao had made it very clear to Liu Lian that it was impossible for her to persuade Tong Mengdi, Liu Lian still insisted on giving it a try. Peng Hao was on a business trip these days, so Liu Lian, who was left alone, had been living with Tong Mengdi for the past few days. In the evening, the two of them were having dinner together. Since breaking up, Tong Mengdi's mood had suddenly improved a lot. Originally, Liu Lian thought that since Tong Mengdi had been with Hu Mingkai for so many years, she would at least need some time to ease her mood. But it seemed that wasn't the case at all. Just during dinner today, seeing Tong Mengdi's demeanor, Liu Lian immediately asked her about it. However, what Liu Lian didn't expect was that upon hearing Tong Mengdi's answer, she was extremely disappointed.

"You don't look like someone who has just broken up at all."

"What's a person supposed to look like after a breakup?" Tong Mengdi asked with a deliberate smile.

Liu Lian said, "Tong Mengdi, are you just too carefree, or do you simply not care at all? You've been with your boyfriend for six years. Even if you were the one who initiated the breakup, you don't have to act like this, do you?"

"Liu Lian, do you really think that one has to be heartbroken and devastated to be considered as having experienced a breakup?"

"I just feel that the way you're acting is really unfair to Hu Mingkai," Tong Mengdi said.

"I don't love him. This outcome is the best for both of us."

"The best outcome? It might be for you, but not necessarily for him."

"Liu Lian, put yourself in my shoes. If Peng Hao always suspected that you were having an ambiguous relationship with other men, how would you feel?"

"You..."

"What about me?"

"Forget it. I don't want to talk about it. Let's just eat."

Seeing that Liu Lian didn't continue, perhaps because Tong Mengdi didn't want to discuss this topic with her, she didn't keep asking. In fact, the reason Liu Lian didn't want to go on was that she knew very well in her heart that if she said more, the two sisters would definitely start arguing again. Although Tong Mengdi was her friend, Liu Lian still wanted to say that it was Tong Mengdi's fault that she broke up with Hu Mingkai, because she had always been having an ambiguous relationship with He Yao. But to avoid an argument, Liu Lian didn't say so. During this meal, Tong Mengdi ate with great relish, while Liu Lian was filled with anger. After the meal, Liu Lian and Tong Mengdi drove their own cars and went in different directions. When Liu Lian got home and just opened the door, she heard voices inside. As she walked in, she saw that Hu Mingkai was there, and Peng Hao said that Hu Mingkai had been waiting for her for a long time. As soon as Liu Lian sat down, Hu Mingkai immediately asked anxiously.

"Peng Hao said that you had dinner with her today. Did you talk? How did it go?"

"Sorry, Hu Mingkai. I'm afraid I can't help you with this. Regarding this matter, she has a very firm attitude and won't listen to me at all," Liu Lian said with a somewhat helpless expression.

Hu Mingkai asked in confusion, "She won't even listen to you?"

"Sorry, Hu Mingkai. I really did my best. To say something that might be cruel to you, I feel that she might have been planning to break up with you for a long time."

"Is he really that good?" Hu Mingkai asked.

"It doesn't matter what you think about whether he's good or not, and it doesn't matter what I think either. What matters is what she thinks."

"Thank you, Liu Lian. I'll have a good talk with her. Peng Hao, I'm sorry for disturbing you. I'll be leaving now."

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"Old Hu, Old Hu."

Although Peng Hao tried to persuade Hu Mingkai to stay, Hu Mingkai still left. Even though Peng Hao understood that Liu Lian and Tong Mengdi were good friends and she would naturally take Tong Mengdi's side in her heart, Peng Hao still felt that there were some things that Liu Lian shouldn't have said to Hu Mingkai in that way. Perhaps because they were both men, in this matter, Peng Hao sided with Hu Mingkai. His own girlfriend had an ambiguous relationship with another man and even liked someone else, yet Hu Mingkai still endured it. Hu Mingkai had always believed that his patience could win back Tong Mengdi's heart, or at least move her. But no, nothing happened. Looking at Liu Lian, Peng Hao immediately expressed his opinion, and as a result, the couple had a big argument because of Tong Mengdi.

"Liu Lian, don't you think what you said just now was too much?"

"Too much? What do you mean? I don't understand what you're saying," Liu Lian asked.

"I mean you shouldn't have said that to Hu Mingkai so bluntly. It seems that you two really are best friends, even the way you hurt people is the same. At first, I told you not to meddle in this, but you insisted on doing it. Now you see the result," Peng Hao said.

"Anyway, this is the result. Didn't I try my best? But Mengdi has already made her choice. What do you expect me to do?"

"You said she listens to you the most. But what's the result? I think her character isn't that great either!"

"Peng Hao, for such a small matter, do you really have to resort to moral coercion?"

"How good can a woman's character be if she has an ambiguous relationship with other men? I advise you to stay away from her in the future."

"Peng Hao, you're going too far."

Because of the matter with Tong Mengdi, the couple had an argument. Liu Lian immediately went back to the bedroom and locked the door. The next day, Liu Lian left home early because she had made an appointment with Tong Mengdi for breakfast. Liu Lian didn't talk much and just kept eating. Seeing her like this, Tong Mengdi knew that she was angry. So, to make Liu Lian happy, Tong Mengdi immediately started joking with her.

"I mean, a married woman shouldn't eat like this. Did your husband get you a gym membership?"

"You're still laughing. Just because of you, I had a huge argument with my husband," Liu Lian said directly.

Tong Mengdi asked curiously, "An argument because of me? What do you mean?"

"Hu Mingkai has been looking for me recently. Peng Hao said he didn't want me to get involved, but I thought I should help a friend, so..."

"Liu Lian, is Hu Mingkai more important to you than me?" Tong Mengdi said discontentedly.

"That's not what I mean. I just thought that it's better to preserve a marriage than to break it up."

"Better to preserve a marriage than to break it up. Am I married to Hu Mingkai? They say a woman gets a bit silly for three years after giving birth. You're already this silly even though you're not pregnant yet. I really don't know what you'll be like if you do get pregnant. Do you know how many times I've tried to break up with him? Now that I've finally made up my mind, and you're trying to hold me back. You're really a great friend."

"Are you really not going to change your mind?"

"Do you think this is a game where you can start over after a 'Game Over'?"

"I'm really speechless that a man made you sacrifice so much for him."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Although Tong Mengdi always refused to admit that she broke up with Hu Mingkai because of He Yao, Liu Lian knew that that was the truth. Sure enough, after Tong Mengdi broke up with Hu Mingkai, her relationship with He Yao did get closer and closer. But regarding their true relationship, the two of them were extremely secretive and refused to admit it, which also laid the groundwork for their eventual outcome...