Chapter 500, Two Women Compete
Anyi clothing.
Under the persuasion of Jiang Wan and Zhou Juan, Huang Ting temporarily gave up the idea of returning to Wuhu immediately.
To be honest, she was unwilling to do so. She also wanted to see what the woman Lu An could not forget looked like.
Entering the bathroom, Huang Ting stared at the makeup mirror on the wall for a long time. Lu An's words echoed in her mind from time to time: I am not a good person, are you sure you want to follow me?
Recalling these words and looking at herself in the mirror, she had actually vaguely anticipated today's ending, but she didn't expect it would come so soon.
I just didn't expect it to be so compact.
The time left for her was so short that she failed to completely charm Lu An's heart.
Before college and before she met Yu Guanzhi and Su Mi, she had a high self-esteem and was proud of her peers. She developed invincible confidence in her own charm.
But after entering the university and seeing Su Mi and Yu Guan, I really understood what it meant that there was a world outside the world, and what it meant that there was someone outside the world.
At that moment, she was shaken by her invincible charm.
But she is still confident and confident in her ability to purify Luan during college, so that he will no longer think about the woman hidden in his heart, and let herself take the place of that woman.
This is why Lu An warned her countless times beforehand, but still chose to fly into the flames.
Because she likes him so much!
Recalling the past, the scenes of the past two years, and the happy times when he held her hand, kissed her, and tirelessly loved her in bed, Huang Ting couldn't help but burst into tears.
After all, I failed.
After all, he is not his own.
I worked really, really hard!
With such sadness and pain, Huang Ting slowly bent over, turned on the faucet, held cold water in both hands and poured it on her face, one cup after another. After more than ten times, she stopped, gathered her mind and forced it. Let yourself calm down and cool down the red and swollen eyelids.
Jiang Wan and Zhou Juan outside the door saw everything that happened in the bathroom. The two women looked at each other for a while, feeling helpless and sad.
No one can understand Jiang Wan and Zhou Juan at this moment. Should the two women be grateful?
Or should I be disheartened?
Fortunately: they are also attracted to Lu An, but they are still independent individuals. They are not too emotionally invested in Lu An, and their attachment is not that deep.
The disheartening thing is: even a beautiful woman like Huang Ting is stuck with Lu An. Without Lu An's love, let alone them?
Obviously, their love for Lu An from beginning to end was just wishful thinking and would never bear fruit.
Throughout the morning, Huang Ting sat drowsily on the sofa. No matter what methods Jiang Wan and Zhou Juan used to make her happy, she was always absent-minded. No matter how strong her heart was, no matter how prepared her heart was, after all, she was Women in their early 20s are always confused sometimes.
At noon, Huang Ting, whose eyelids were mostly red and swollen, called Huang Ying, "Sister-in-law, we are back to school."
Huang Ying couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Why are you back? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Huang Ting made an excuse, "The van broke down on the road and it took a while to repair it."
Huang Ying asked: "Then where are you now?"
Huang Ting replied: "Anyi clothing store outside the school."
"Okay, wait for me there, I'll be right over." Huang Ying said and hung up the latest Motorola.
When Huang Ying went out, she happened to meet Lu An who was coming downstairs.
As soon as they met, Lu An said with a smile on his face: "What a coincidence, sister-in-law, I was just going to call you for lunch."
Huang Ying didn't think much and said with a smile: "Let's go, Tingting is back, let's have lunch together."
"Eh, okay."
Lu An responded with a smile, but he had mixed feelings in his heart. Huang Ting came back, but she didn't look for him all morning, and she didn't call him during lunch. This obviously revealed something abnormal.
Perhaps as Jiang Wan said, Huang Ting has been lost for too long, and now there are changes.
With this worry, Lu An met Huang Ting outside the school.
Their eyes met, Lu An stretched out his hands as usual, and deliberately joked: "What? Don't you recognize me?"
Jiang Wan and Zhou Juan looked at Huang Ting extremely nervously, but did not dare to say anything because Huang Ying was there and they were afraid that Huang Ying would find out the clues.
Huang Ting pursed her lips, and under the gaze of her sister-in-law and two best friends, she took two steps forward and gently hugged Lu An.
Embracing each other again, Lu An could clearly feel the strangeness of the person in his arms.
Putting him aside, Huang Ting hugged him with all her strength, even if her chest was squeezed out of shape, she still had to stick to him tightly.
But now, Huang Ting seems to be intimate, but her expression is in a trance, and she seems to be pretending.
Without even thinking about it, Luan knew what the problem was? But due to the presence of outsiders, he couldn't ask more questions.
The restaurant is far away at Liuyang Steamed Vegetable Restaurant, which was chosen by Huang Ting. She said, "I haven't eaten steamed vegetables for a long time. I really miss the taste when I first started school in my freshman year."
When Jiang Wan heard this, the secret channel was broken! She couldn't help but look at Lu An.
Lu An seemed to feel something and looked over.
Jiang Wan encouraged her to smile, opened her mouth and said silently: Ating overheard our conversation this morning, so you should be mentally prepared.
Afraid that he would not understand what she meant, Jiang Wan said it twice carefully.
Lu An couldn't help but hesitated, then nodded, and suddenly understood why Huang Ting was like this today? Emotions already know the existence of Sister Qingchi.
Then I couldn't help but complain, Jiang Wan, how could you do this? She promised to help me get rid of her, but she actually set a trap for me. I was really deceived!
Seeing Lu An looking at her with a hint of resentment, Jiang Wan quickly turned her head away, not daring to look at him out of guilt.
Huang Ting ordered Laba steamed food, cured fish and steamed eggs, all of which were dishes that Lu An often took her to eat when she started freshman year.
The more familiar the dishes were, the more unsure Lu An felt. He glanced at Huang Ting, who smiled at him, and it seemed that there was no flaw at all.
Huang Ying rarely ate Liuyang steamed food, and it felt particularly novel. She ate the most and talked the most during the meal, always adjusting the atmosphere.
Lu An had a lot of things in his mind, and he couldn't keep up with his sister-in-law's pace. Fortunately, Zhou Juan was a person who knew how to deal with things. Seeing that her eldest brother was not in a good state, she immediately stepped forward and gave full play to her eloquence in selling clothes. After a while, she and Huang Ying became friends.
After dinner, Huang Ying, who had the habit of taking a nap, said that she was a little tired and had to go back to the rented house to sleep for half an hour. Half an hour was her regular sleeping time, and she didn't dare to sleep more than that, for fear of delaying things.
Back at the rental house, Huang Ying suddenly asked her niece, "Did you have a quarrel with Lu An?"
Huang Ting pursed her lips, "No."
Huang Ying asked again, "Really?"
"Yeah."
Huang Ting hummed.
Huang Ying looked at her niece who didn't tell the truth for a few more times, and she didn't ask any more questions.
In her opinion, how can there be no bumps in dating? As long as Lu An has a good attitude, it's not a problem.
Huang Ying immediately lay on the bed and said, "Then I'll sleep, you can do whatever you want."
Huang Ting stayed by the bed for a while, and when she saw her aunt closed her eyes and her breathing became even, she quietly walked out.
At this time, Jiang Wan was chatting quietly with Zhou Juan and Lu An in the living room outside. When they saw Huang Ting coming, the two women tactfully left the rental house and left the space for the two of them.
When the door was closed, Huang Ting asked, "Are you free this afternoon?"
"Yes, I'm going to pick someone up later."
Since the person in front of him already knew, Lu An stopped lying and told the truth.
Unexpectedly, Huang Ting did not ask who to pick up, but asked: "What time do you return to school?"
Lu An calculated the time: "About three o'clock in the afternoon."
Huang Ting looked at the watch and said: "It's late then, you go and do your work, I also plan to take a nap."
This was the first time Lu An heard Huang Ting's words to drive someone away. He stared at her blankly, and after a long while he said "OK", then turned around and left.
But when he walked to the door, Lu An turned back and looked at her, then walked back and solemnly opened his arms to her.
Seeing this, Huang Ting was no longer stingy this time, and hugged her with a smile. From the expression to the action, it was much more serious than before.
After hugging for a while, Lu An suddenly murmured, "Today I have always had an illusion that you are leaving me."
Huang Ting answered irrelevantly, raised her head and smiled and asked, "Then will you find me back?"
Lu An did not hesitate and said firmly, "Yes, you are my woman, my woman for life."
Huang Ting was silent after hearing this. After a long time, she changed the position of her hands, circled his neck, and kissed him on tiptoe.
Lu An did not hesitate, held her mouth and responded enthusiastically.
But as they kissed, a light salty taste suddenly emerged from his mouth. Lu An stopped moving, pulled away from her lips and said, "You cried."
"Well, I was moved to tears by your kiss." Huang Ting answered like this, which was not true or false for a while.
But before he could reply, Huang Ting let go of him and slowly urged him, "Go pick someone up, I'm sleepy."
"Okay."
Time was indeed a bit tight, and Lu An did not dare to stay any longer. After staring at her for a while, he left decisively.
This time, he did not turn around again.
Watching the man's back going farther and farther, Huang Ting's bright black eyes, which were brilliant just now, became increasingly dim.
Seeing Huang Ting like this, Zhou Juan was afraid that she would be too sad, so she said, "It might rain outside, let's play cards."
Jiang Wan knew what she meant, so she agreed.
But Huang Ting refused, and she just went out and said, "I have something to do."
Zhou Juan subconsciously asked, "Where are you going, sister-in-law?"
Huang Ting didn't say anything, came to the entrance of the corridor, looked up, hesitated for a while, and stepped up.
Zhou Juan was not stupid, and instantly guessed Huang Ting's thoughts, "Oh, you want to go to the studio to see Ye Run? But is Ye Run here at this time?"
Huang Ting still didn't answer, and disappeared at the corner of the stairs.
Zhou Juan asked Jiang Wan, "Is Ye Run really here?"
"Yes."
Jiang Wan said affirmatively, "I smell the aroma of Hunan cuisine. Ye Run is the only one in this building who makes fried pork with peppers."
Zhou Juan sniffed her nose and a spicy smell came to her nose. "You guys usually do things like walls have ears, right?"
Jiang Wan neither admitted nor denied it. It was really that Ye Run's dishes were so recognizable that it was hard not to know.
Without waiting for a reply, Zhou Juan was not discouraged and asked for advice, "Should we go up and see?"
Jiang Wan thought for a while and shook his head, "No, they can't quarrel."
"Well, we can go and see the excitement." Zhou Juan was unwilling to give up.
Jiang Wan ignored her and sat down on the sofa.
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Second floor, studio.
"Knock, knock...!"
"Knock, knock...!"
"..."
When Huang Ting reached out and knocked on the door for the fourth time, Ye Run, who was busy in the kitchen, finally heard it and hurriedly washed her hands and walked out.
As she walked, she asked, "Who is it?"
Ye Run actually guessed that the people outside might be Yu Wanzhi and Qingshui, or maybe roommates from 301, but she was stunned by the voice outside, "It's me, Huang Ting."
Ye Run stood in the middle of the room for a few seconds, and then walked forward to open the door.
The moment the door opened, the two pairs of eyes collided as expected.
After looking at each other for a while, Ye Run turned sideways and said, "You are here, come in and sit down."
Huang Ting thanked her, changed her shoes and walked in. She first looked around the studio carefully, and then sighed slowly, "It's still the same here, no change."
Ye Run looked around and said nothing.
Huang Ting looked at the kitchen, "Are you cooking?"
"Well, there are guests coming to my house today..." Ye Run choked halfway through her words, and then realized that she had used the wrong word without noticing.
The word "home" is a clear confession, directly showing off her close relationship with Lu An. Isn't this a naked slap in the face?
The key is that she slapped someone in the face in front of her identity as the official girlfriend, and the status of this official girlfriend is now precarious. Not only can she not compare with the Meng sisters, but she can't compare with Yu Wanzhi. Ye Run, who has always been hard-mouthed and kind-hearted, suddenly felt a little guilty.
Noticed that Huang Ting fell silent, Ye Run hurriedly made amends and poured a cup of tea and handed it to her: "Sit down and have a cup of tea, I'm cooking the dishes you like to eat."
Okay, the word "you" directly made Ye Run dumbfounded. This is not a rescue, it's just rubbing salt into the wound.
She wanted to slap herself. She was used to bickering with that bastard in the studio on weekdays. She was as mean as she could be, and she couldn't stop for a while.
Seeing Ye Run's face full of self-blame and guilt, Huang Ting smiled generously, took the tea and asked: "Did you prepare a dish for me too?"
Ye Run nodded, "Yes."
She didn't lie about this. She took the initiative to prepare a favorite dish for Lu An's confidantes, hoping that everyone would be more friendly.
Huang Ting asked: "Do you know what kind of food I like to eat?"
Ye Run said kindly: "He told me that you like to eat soft-shelled long fish."
Huang Ting was surprised: "This is Huaiyang cuisine, can you cook it?"
Ye Run said: "I know a little bit, I bought a recipe and learned it. He praised this dish several times after he came back from dinner with you."
He used "come back" again, but the two women who knew it well suddenly let it go at this moment and didn't care about these things anymore.
Just as Ye Run knew that Lu An often went to Huang Ting's bed, Huang Ting also realized belatedly that Ye Run might be Lu An's other woman.
And the two women suddenly let it go at this moment because they felt a little empathy in their hearts when they looked at each other.
This empathy is: compared with the core position of the Meng sisters and Yu Wanzhi, the two women seem a little marginal, and to some extent they are frustrated people, but they are all immersed in their feelings for Lu An and can't extricate themselves, and suddenly there is a taste of mutual sympathy.
Or it can be said that this is self-pity between the weak.
After all, the Meng sisters are still connected even if their tendons are broken, so they are naturally close. When dealing with these outsiders, the two sisters will naturally have an invisible tacit understanding.
Whether it is Yu Wanzhi's own excellent conditions, his arrogant family background, or the child in his belly, his status is close to that of the Meng sisters. He can be said to be extremely powerful and one-man-class.
Apart from the above three women, the remaining Huang Ting and Ye Run, one is the official girlfriend on the surface, and the other is a silent guardian. The two women have been fighting alone before. And limited by their age and lack of social experience, they are not easy to please.
Looking closely at this overly beautiful face in front of him for the first time, Ye Run couldn't help but sigh. No wonder that bastard was fooled and didn't grasp it at the beginning. It's understandable, but many things are destined. It's difficult for Huang Ting to turn the tables in a short time.
Maybe, Huang Ting has no hope of turning the tables in this life. Which of Meng Qingchi and Yu Wanzhi can be easily shaken? Which one is easy to mess with?
During the eye contact, Huang Ting seemed to understand Ye Run's emotions and asked calmly: "Did you decide to have the soft-shelled long fish?"
Ye Run pursed his lips and replied: "No."
Huang Ting smiled suddenly, narrowed her eyes and said: "Thank you for saving my face, but I know him."
Ye Run sighed, "Actually, there is no need to do this. The relationship between you is the most intimate."
Huang Ting asked: "Does this intimacy refer to the number of times you have slept with him?"
Ye Run was speechless.
Huang Ting took a sip of the tea in her hand, looked away and said: "Since I knew you existed, I haven't come here again. Do you know why I suddenly came here on a whim today?"
Ye Run had a vague bad guess, but didn't say it out.
After waiting for a while, Huang Ting, who didn't get a reply, said to herself: "I'm tired!"
The three words "I'm tired" really expressed all the sadness, pain and loneliness, which made Ye Run feel stuffy and unbearable.
At this moment, there was a sizzling sound from the kitchen. The water in the pot was almost boiled dry. Ye Run looked at her with an apologetic look and ran into the kitchen.
Looking at her tall back, Huang Ting pondered for a moment and followed her in.
After watching Ye Run's skillful cooking skills for a while, she said with envy: "He should like your cooking very much, right?"
Ye Run answered evasively: "He doesn't usually come back to the studio to eat."
This is not right. How can Lu An not come back to eat? It's obvious that the concubine is angry and doesn't want to cook and doesn't indulge him.
Of course, Huang Ting heard this very gently. Ye Run did not deny Lu An's love for food, nor would it irritate Huang Ting.
After all, there is no real external enemy in Nanjing University at present. The two women have spent a lot of time with Lu An, which is an indisputable fact.
Huang Ting asked suddenly: "How long have you been with him?"
"Ah?"
Ye Run exclaimed, looking confused, because she did not have a clear boundary for this time, and did not know how to calculate it?
Seeing this, Huang Ting knew that she had asked too much and did not continue to embarrass her. Instead, she asked: "What does Meng Qingchi look like?"
Ye Run turned her head and was very surprised: "Did you find out?"
Huang Ting nodded: "I have always felt that he has a favorite woman in his heart, and I just found out her name today."
Hearing the word "favorite", Ye Run asked in confusion: "You have such good conditions, why don't you withdraw as soon as possible?"
Huang Ting asked back: "What about you? Why don't you do this?"
Ye Run fell into silence and spoke for a long time: "I don't know how to tell you. When you fully understand him, you will naturally understand."
Huang Ting guessed: "He won't allow you to leave, right?"
Ye Run answered the question irrelevantly: "I don't have your conditions."
Huang Ting stared at her profile for a while, slowly restrained the sharp tone just now, and said slowly: "It is because I rely on my good conditions that I can't get out."
This sentence seems to say nothing, but Ye Run understood it.
Obviously, Huang Ting had the intention of dominating Lu Anhao at the beginning. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. Her outstanding conditions did not give her an advantage, but instead she ended up in an embarrassing position of "the first bird to stand out".
At this point, the two women broke the last window paper and were very frank. Neither of them concealed their care for Lu An, nor did they force themselves to say anything excessive.
Huang Ting asked again: "Have you met Meng Qingchi?"
Ye Run replied: "Yes?"
Huang Ting asked: "What kind of person is he?"
Hearing this, Ye Run pondered.
She realized that Huang Ting came to the second floor to find her today for this question, to find out where she lost?
Then what should she say?
Tell her the truth?
Or fool her?
Ye Run struggled for a while, thinking that she would know it sooner or later, so she chose to tell the truth:
"Meng Qingchi is a very beautiful and charming woman. She is like a lamp in front of the Buddha. Every time I see her, I can't have any distracting thoughts."
Huang Ting imagined the appearance of the lamp in front of the Buddha, and asked at the end: "Have you experienced it yourself?"
"Of course, more than once." Ye Run answered.
Huang Ting's heart stagnated, and for the first time she experienced the power of her rival.
After a while, she asked again: "What else?"
Ye Run glanced at her and said with reluctance: "Meng Qingchi is 8 years older than him. Because his parents died early, he has been taking care of him alone for a long time."
Who is Ye Run? A person who Lu An couldn't lie to her, how could she not see Huang Ting's "unwilling" mind?
And this sentence was definitely the last blow to Huang Ting, and the most fatal blow.
Just ask, Lu An fell in love with Meng Qingchi a long time ago.
Just ask, Lu An's feelings for Meng Qingchi, in addition to love, are also mixed with a strong Oedipus complex.
This kind of feeling is unique in the world, how to defeat Meng Qingchi?
Yu Wanzhi, who is born with the nature of "getting the best", did not force it, and did not clean up the other women around Lu An for this reason.
Because if you don't take Meng Qingchi, no matter how much you do, it will be in vain and have no practical significance.
So even if Yu Wanzhi is pregnant, she is patiently waiting for an opportunity.
What Ye Run and Yu Wanzhi can think through, Huang Ting, who has been with Lu An for almost two years, can naturally think through.
Sure enough, Huang Ting, who understood the truth of the matter, was pale at this moment, and there was no light in her eyes, like a seriously ill old man.
This visible change in spirit and energy startled Ye Run, and he asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Huang Ting shook her head like a pendulum and said slowly: "No, I'm fine."
Ye Run stared at her for a long time and said: "You shouldn't have come to see me today."
Huang Ting forced a smile, "I feel better when you say this, but if it's another woman... I'll be more upset."
Ye Run tilted his head: "Do you think I'm not a threat to you?"
Huang Ting said: "I don't have any ill will towards you."
At this point, the two looked at each other and didn't say anything. For a while, the kitchen was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
I don't know how long this scene lasted...
At a certain moment, Huang Ting raised her wrist to look at the watch and said: "My sister-in-law should be awake, I have to go."
Ye Run tried to keep her: "I prepared some food for you, why don't you finish your meal before leaving."
Huang Ting shook her hands gently and refused: "No, I really have to go."
After that, she turned and walked towards the door.
Ye Run put down the spatula and followed him out.
After bending down to change her shoes, Huang Ting stood up and said, "Ye Run, I'm glad to have talked with you today. Thank you for clearing my doubts."
Ye Run's lips slightly opened, not knowing what to say?
How could this be called clearing my doubts? It was clearly a cruel truth that hit her.
Of course, it also hit her, but fortunately Ye Run was not a person who liked to argue.
Opening the door, before leaving, Huang Ting turned around and asked, "Can we be friends in the future?"
Eyes intertwined, Ye Run pursed her lips and said, "I'm best at cooking."
"Okay." Huang Ting smiled without any impurities and left.
Ye Run did not see her off to the door. He waited until the footsteps left the second floor before closing the door.
Then she leaned against the door weakly and cursed in a low voice: What a bastard, he only pulled up his pants to get on the woman, but asked me to clean up the mess. I feel wronged...
To be honest, the reason why she told Huang Ting such cruel and true words today was that she hoped to drive Huang Ting away.
As she wished, Huang Ting really left and licked her wounds. It is highly likely that she will not cause him too much trouble in the short term.
However, even though he thought so, Ye Run was still a little worried. Nanjing University was so small, and Meng Qingchi was obviously well prepared. If the two women met, Lu An would have a headache.
Thinking of this, Ye Run could not help cursing: Bastard, just die, you deserve to die anyway, what does it have to do with me?