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Chapter 137 Am I some kind of ugly person?

The day passed quickly, and the sky slowly turned from blue to black.

A few days ago, Qi Fei said she would try to get Du Lian back again, and she kept her word.

Today, she invited Du Lian to a music restaurant. It was the first time she had invited Du Lian out for dinner, so the atmosphere was very important.

As the saying goes, alcohol emboldens the timid.

Qi Fei was never one to back down, and after a couple of drinks, she became even bolder.

"Du Lian, you say you don't date, but you dated your ex for a long time before. You don't date anyone else except her, right?"

The question posed by the person in front of him was truly a direct hit to the heart. The fact that Du Lian was able to calmly take another sip of wine shows that he has a good temper and character.

Du Lian put down his wine glass and looked at Qi Fei seriously, saying, "When I said I don't date, it's because I think relationships between men and women are nothing special, and it's not directed at anyone in particular."

"I think you're still too stubborn."

When Du Lian is described as stubborn, Qi Fei is using it in a positive light. With his looks, he could easily find many more suitable girls.

However, he was detached from worldly desires and always appeared to have seen through the illusions of the world.

“That’s just how I am.” Du Lian took another sip of his drink. He felt that Qi Fei was right to say that he was single-minded.

Qi Fei also picked up her glass and took a sip of wine. "I've been dumped before, but I'll still keep looking for good partners, enjoy the moment, and break up if things don't work out."

"You? With your temper, who would dare to cheat on you?" Du Lian was genuinely surprised to hear that Qi Fei had also been cheated on.

“He was an ex-boyfriend I really liked. He was ambitious and outstanding. At the time, his company sent him to a branch office for six months, and the apprentice he was mentoring got pregnant with his child.”

"Huh?" Du Lian was genuinely surprised to hear about Qi Fei's gossip.

Qi Fei smiled calmly, "He explained to me at the time that they were unfamiliar with the place and were exhausted every day, and they fell asleep under the pressure of high mental stress."

"That's a terrible excuse."

From Qi Fei's composed smile, Du Lian could tell that she had already let go of this matter.

"So what if it's bad? As long as he thinks it's reasonable, that's fine. Anyway, I won't have anything to do with him anymore."

Du Lian nodded, which was a sign of approval for Qi Fei. "It's good that you were clear-headed at the time and knew when to make a decision."

"This man has no self-respect, he's like rotten cabbage. If there's fresh cabbage to eat, who would want to eat rotten cabbage?" Qi Fei said this with her face full of disgust.

"Haha...you're right."

"Similarly, even if this cabbage was the best back then, it should be thrown away once it's rotten. You should start your life anew."

Qi Fei said so much to Du Lian simply to make him realize that she was the person right in front of him now.

"What do you want to say?" Du Lian could sense Qi Fei's feelings for him, but he genuinely didn't know what he was thinking.

He was conflicted. He wasn't sure how he felt about Qi Fei. He worried that even if he got together with Qi Fei, he wouldn't actually like her that much.

In that case, it will only make both of them unhappy.

Drinking really does make people drunk, and Qi Fei didn't want to waste any more words with Du Lian. She got up and moved closer to Du Lian when he was completely off guard.

Just as Qi Fei was about to kiss him, Du Lian's instinctive reaction made him dodge her.

He was really conflicted. If they ended up kissing, how would they manage to end things today?

Du Lian actually turned his face away and avoided her! As a girl, and being the one with thin skin, Qi Fei felt extremely insulted.

With that, she and Du Lian had nothing left to say to each other. The air froze for two seconds before Qi Fei quickly stepped back and picked up her bag from beside her seat.

It's pointless to say anything now; Qi Fei just wants to leave this embarrassing place as quickly as possible.

"Qi Fei!"

Seeing Qi Fei leave with a dark expression, Du Lian quickly got up and chased after her. But in the time it took to pay the bill, Qi Fei had already disappeared from his sight. In that instant when he couldn't find Qi Fei, Du Lian truly regretted it. Had he hurt Qi Fei deeply by avoiding her?

He took out his phone and dialed Qi Fei's number. He wanted to explain things to her properly; he just hadn't figured out what the future held between them.

Du Lian had expected that he couldn't get through to Qi Fei by phone.

As night falls, neon lights illuminate the city, making it even more vibrant.

On the main road, Qi Fei was already sitting in a taxi heading home.

She really wanted to find someone to vent her emotions to, or rather, to yell at Du Lian.

The only person who could resonate with her was Ming Weiyi.

In the riverside mansion, the first floor was brightly lit, and the night view outside the window was magnificent, but there was no one there.

Upstairs, on the sofa in the living room, Pei Ming sat cross-legged with his work laptop on his lap.

While Pei Ming was dealing with his business, Ming Wei quietly lay on the sofa playing on her phone, choosing to silently keep him company.

As soon as Qi Fei called, Ming Wei got up on her own. She planned to go back to her room and talk to Qi Fei slowly so as not to disturb Pei Ming.

"Hey, what do you want?"

Ming Wei walked towards the bedroom while still on the phone with Qi Fei. Every time Qi Fei called her, there was always some gossip to share.

"I came to you to complain about Durant, I'm so angry!"

From the phone call, Mingwei could tell that Qi Fei was very angry, which made her even more curious.

What did Du Lian do to you?

Ming Wei hadn't gone far when the name Du Lian reached Pei Ming's ears.

He guessed that the call was from Qi Fei, and to be honest, he was quite interested in Du Lian and Qi Fei's relationship.

"I confronted him today, and I even brazenly tried to kiss him, but he dodged me!"

"What? You kissed him, and he dodged?"

Mingwei was genuinely surprised, so much so that she unconsciously spoke very loudly, loud enough for Pei Ming to hear her again.

Pei Ming was already interested, and hearing this made him even more interested. He really wanted to pull Ming Weiyi back.

Qi Fei grew angrier the more she thought about it. "Yeah, am I some kind of ugly person?"

"No, no, no, our Fei-jie is very beautiful. Du Lian must be blind!"

"I was so embarrassed today. Don't try to get me to handle him anymore. I can't!"

At this point, Qi Fei really didn't want to be rejected by Du Lian again; it wasn't like she was unwanted!

"I think he might not be sure what he really thinks, and he doesn't want to take advantage of you before this happens."

As Mingwei spoke, she leaned against the second-floor handrail. This matter was a bit of a shock; she seemed to have forgotten about going back to her room.

"I never want to see him again, it was so embarrassing!"

The thought of running into Du Lian again at the company made Qi Fei want to quit immediately; it was truly embarrassing for her.

“Then I’ll have Pei Ming transfer him back to City C, and he won’t come to the Ming Group anymore. That way you won’t be embarrassed. I’m not kidding.”

Mingwei said this on purpose, wanting to test whether Qi Fei had truly given up on Du Lian.

"There's no need for that..."

Hearing that Qi Fei didn't want Du Lian to leave, Ming Wei also smiled slyly.

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