Tong Mengdi had another conflict with Hu Mingkai. But as before, whether it was her fault or not, she never took the initiative to admit her mistakes and apologize. This was not only related to a woman's reserve, but more importantly, Tong Mengdi didn't love Hu Mingkai that much, or perhaps she didn't love him at all. So in this situation, in Tong Mengdi's mind, even explaining was redundant. She always thought that as a man, Hu Mingkai should tolerate her no matter what she did wrong. Therefore, in Tong Mengdi's view, Hu Mingkai's constant jealousy of He Yao was not caring about her at all, but just being unreasonable and jealous for no reason, so she wouldn't explain. After the two stayed stalemated for a few days, Hu Mingkai finally couldn't hold on and chose to come to Tong Mengdi. After Tong Mengdi got off work today and just returned home, she saw Hu Mingkai standing downstairs. Tong Mengdi didn't say anything and went upstairs directly, while Hu Mingkai followed behind. When they got home, Hu Mingkai took the vegetables and went into the kitchen, while Tong Mengdi watched TV alone. After Hu Mingkai finished cooking, the two ate together. But Tong Mengdi still didn't want to talk to Hu Mingkai and was just giving instructions to her subordinates about the work arrangements for the next day on WeChat. Looking at Tong Mengdi's appearance, Hu Mingkai was the first to find a topic. However, to his surprise, his initiative still only received cold treatment from Tong Mengdi.
"Have you been busy recently?"
"Yeah." Tong Mengdi replied expressionlessly.
Hu Mingkai then said, "I've been quite busy these days too, so I didn't contact you."
"It's okay. It's not like I can't live without you."
"Mengdi, I know I shouldn't have gotten angry with you that day, but please believe a boyfriend's concern for his girlfriend." Hu Mingkai explained.
"Hu Mingkai, if you didn't mention this, I wouldn't have bothered to bring it up. But for two people being together, the most basic thing is trust. Have you ever trusted me?"
"I'm sorry. I'll change in the future."
"Forget it. What I'm angry about is not your suspicion of me, but your actions. What do you take me for? And what do you take He Yao for? Your behavior will affect our relationship. After all, we still have to work together."
In fact, Hu Mingkai came here today to sincerely apologize to Tong Mengdi. He thought that Tong Mengdi was so angry perhaps because some of his actions were really inappropriate. But after hearing Tong Mengdi's words, Hu Mingkai realized that Tong Mengdi was so angry completely because of He Yao. And Hu Mingkai interpreted Tong Mengdi's behavior as her caring about He Yao, and caring about him even more than her boyfriend. Hu Mingkai had always been very concerned about the relationship between Tong Mengdi and He Yao. But now, hearing Tong Mengdi say not to let his actions affect her relationship with another man, Hu Mingkai became even more angry. But since the two had just made up, Hu Mingkai really didn't want to quarrel with Tong Mengdi again. After they finished eating, Hu Mingkai left Tong Mengdi's apartment. Maybe because he was feeling depressed, Hu Mingkai invited Liu Lian. Although it was already late, because she was worried, Liu Lian still went. When Liu Lian arrived at the appointed place, she found it was a bar. When she walked in, she saw Hu Mingkai sitting in a corner, drinking alone. Liu Lian came up to Hu Mingkai. Just as she sat down, she noticed that Hu Mingkai had already drunk a lot and looked very down. Looking at Hu Mingkai's appearance, Liu Lian knew he must have quarreled with Tong Mengdi again and wanted to comfort him immediately. But before Liu Lian could ask, Hu Mingkai spoke first. However, hearing his words, Liu Lian was even more confused about what was wrong with him today.
"Liu Lian, am I really that much worse than him?"
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"What do you mean? Who is he?" Liu Lian asked.
"You don't need to act like her. I don't believe that with your intelligence, you don't understand what I mean." Hu Mingkai said.
"Did you two quarrel again?"
"No, but in her heart, it's all about him. What about me? What am I to her?"
Hu Mingkai was asking Liu Lian, and also asking himself. Yes, although he was Tong Mengdi's boyfriend, Hu Mingkai knew better than anyone that Tong Mengdi didn't love him at all. In Tong Mengdi's heart, it was all about He Yao. Looking at Hu Mingkai's state, Liu Lian also thought Tong Mengdi was too much, so she promised Hu Mingkai that she would have a good talk with Tong Mengdi. Although Liu Lian was Tong Mengdi's best friend, she was also friends with Hu Mingkai. So the next day after work, she invited Tong Mengdi. But Tong Mengdi's secretary said that Tong Mengdi had a lot of meetings today and it was not known how long she would be busy. Since the two companies were not too far apart, after work, Liu Lian came to Tong Mengdi's company. The secretary took her to the department's reception room, brought her a cup of coffee, and Liu Lian started waiting for Tong Mengdi. It was not until eight o'clock, after drinking who - knows - how - many cups of coffee, that Liu Lian heard Tong Mengdi talking to her secretary. Tong Mengdi came to the reception room, gave a few instructions to her assistant, and then saw Liu Lian waiting for her outside. At this time, Tong Mengdi asked her assistant to leave first, and then left the company with Liu Lian. Maybe because it was already late, the two looked for a long time before they found a place with not too many people. After ordering some things, Liu Lian started complaining to Tong Mengdi.
"Why does a woman have to work so hard all day? I waited for you in your company for two hours, drank coffee for two hours. Do you think I can still eat now?"
"It's work. Recently, there are a few more projects in our department. If I, as the manager, don't work hard, how can I expect my subordinates to work hard for me?" Tong Mengdi expressed her thoughts.
Liu Lian then said, "If you can't handle it, just quit."
"Quit? It's easy for you to say. It took me so much effort to get to where I am today. You want me to quit?"
"Is He Yao and the others like this too?"
"Why suddenly ask about him? What's going on?" Tong Mengdi asked, puzzled.
"Just curious."
"Sorry, I'm not going to answer such a boring question just to satisfy your boring curiosity." Tong Mengdi said and took a sip of water.
"Don't think too much. I'm just asking casually."
"Casually asking? Liu Lian, your tone is very similar to Hu Mingkai's. I'm telling you, if I answer your question, you'll think I know a lot about He Yao's affairs. If I say I don't know, you'll think I'm lying to you. So the best way is to keep silent."
"Tong Mengdi, what do you take me for?"
"Okay, I don't want to talk about Hu Mingkai anymore."
As before, whether facing others or Hu Mingkai himself, Tong Mengdi didn't want to talk about him. Just as Hu Mingkai said himself, in Tong Mengdi's heart, there was no place for him. At first, Hu Mingkai chose to endure because he thought Tong Mengdi's personality was just like this, neither warm nor cold. But gradually he realized that things were not as simple as he thought, because he gradually found out that Tong Mengdi's attitude towards him and He Yao was completely different. Tong Mengdi only became gentle when facing He Yao, and this was definitely something Hu Mingkai couldn't tolerate. As a result...