122: Perhaps letting go is the best course of action.

The private room had an elegant atmosphere; once the curtains were drawn, it was quite quiet and secluded.

Two women and one man, all high school classmates.

After a brief icebreaker, they soon began to reminisce about interesting stories from their high school days.

Li Qian had worked in Magic City for five years and was quite familiar with the area. She had been to this restaurant a few times, so she quickly settled in, taking Li Shuang's hand and starting to joke around.

"Everyone says that a girl changes eighteen times as she grows up, but I think a boy can also change eighteen times."

Li Qian smiled brightly, her eyes constantly scanning Cao Lang's handsome profile.

Women are visual creatures.

No woman doesn't love a handsome guy. As long as a man has good looks and a proper posture, he can win a woman's heart even if he does nothing.

Li Qian had already taken Li Shuang's words about introducing Cao Lang to her seriously.

Why refuse a handsome guy who's delivered right to your door?

"Cao Lang, I heard from Shuanger that you don't have a girlfriend yet."

Li Qian straightened her back and quietly shifted her chair a bit closer to Cao Lang's side.

"Hahaha, I have many girlfriends, and they're all great beauties."

Cao Lang laughed. Faced with Li Qian's inquiry, he answered truthfully.

Li Shuang was dressed quite simply today, in a white T-shirt and loose jeans. Compared to Li Qian, who had a well-proportioned figure, she didn't really stand out.

At this time, Li Shuang lowered her head to pour tea from the teapot into the tableware to rinse them, her mind wandering slightly.

Hearing Cao Lang's reply, she still couldn't help but strike back:

"Qianer, don't listen to his nonsense."

"His girlfriend photos are all stolen from the internet. If you don't believe me, take a look."

Li Shuang put down her work, believing she had exposed Cao Lang's lie, and picked up her phone to show Li Qian.

Hearing this, Li Qian hurriedly leaned over to look at the phone screen.

On the screen was a great beauty with long hair over her shoulders, smiling sweetly at the camera. Behind her was a spacious, luxurious restaurant, with nannies standing around.

"Wow, this is way too beautiful."

Li Qian felt a deep sense of inferiority at just one glance.

Su Wei had a great presence in front of the camera; her standard melon-seed face was the look countless women dreamed of.

"This is the big Female Internet Celebrity Wei Wei Zi. Look, I even follow her."

Li Shuang searched for Wei Wei Zi's videos on TikTok again to show Li Qian.

Li Qian carefully compared them; the woman in the video and the photo both had a beauty mark on her nose. It was definitely the same person.

"Haha, you've been exposed, haven't you?"

Li Qian breathed a sigh of relief internally. She didn't believe Cao Lang could get such a beautiful girlfriend either.

Modern Female Internet Celebrities aren't stupid; they naturally look for rich people. It's impossible for them to date an ordinary person like Cao Lang.

"Oh my, I didn't think you'd become so hypocritical, Cao Lang. Is it because you saw Li Shuang got married that you deliberately found an internet photo to trick her?"

Li Qian automatically filled in a dramatic emotional scene in her head.

The two had been fond of each other in their early years but weren't destined to be together. Meeting again years later, the woman was married while the man was still single. To save face, he deliberately claimed to have a beautiful girlfriend.

This was entirely possible!

Because boys can be very childish sometimes!

They would do anything for the sake of so-called 'face.'

However, in Li Qian's eyes, this kind of childish behavior was a very cute display.

Cao Lang must be a very devoted person, which is why he would do something so childish.

Soon, the dishes were brought out one after another, and everyone began to taste them.

Since neither of the two girls believed what Cao Lang said, he didn't explain further, letting them continue to misunderstand.

"Li Shuang, how old is your child? What's her name?"

Cao Lang picked up some food with his chopsticks and asked while eating.

"My daughter's name is Momo. She's five years old this year. She's currently with her dad at a hotel to escape the heat. It's really hot in Magic City today!"

Speaking of her daughter Momo, Li Shuang couldn't help but show doting affection in her eyes, and her whole person became noticeably more spirited.

"Oh~ then how did you meet your husband? I heard it was a shotgun wedding?"

Cao Lang followed the topic and pressed further.

Li Qian bit her chopsticks and stared at her phone, not interjecting and letting the two of them talk.

In her view, Cao Lang also had some regrets about his youth.

Once the two of them had talked it out and resolved everything, her chance would come.

"Yeah, my husband and I met in college. We moved in together as soon as we graduated, and I accidentally got pregnant, so we got married."

Li Shuang poured a cup of tea for Cao Lang as she spoke. Those events from back then were still vivid in her mind.

"You didn't even notify me when you got married," Cao Lang complained slightly.

"At least I could have given you some gift money."

"I posted it on my moments. You probably just pretended not to see it, right?"

"Holy crap, there are so many people on moments. Important news like that is easy to miss!"

"Who are you kidding? You were a nerd back then. How many friends could you have had? Your moments must have been practically empty! You could've seen it with just a quick scroll, okay!"

"Haha... you're right. I did pretend not to see it!"

"So mean! You'd actually do something like that just to avoid giving gift money!"

As the two of them conversed, the atmosphere gradually became relaxed and pleasant.

Many unknown things slowly began to surface.

Cao Lang now took a closer look at Li Shuang. The girl had a high ponytail, was 164 cm tall, and weighed 120 pounds. She had clearly gained quite a bit of weight compared to high school, and her face had some obvious baby fat.

Due to giving birth, her hips had become quite a bit larger.

Her appearance was still that of a girl from a modest family, and she was quite pretty.

Although Li Shuang was already a mother, she still acted like a young girl, showing a row of white teeth when she smiled.

The feeling she gave Cao Lang wasn't much different from the class beauty Li Shuang of those years.

She was still so considerate; even his cup had been quietly rinsed clean by her.

Talking with her was also very comfortable, like meeting an old friend.

It was just that the hardships of life had left some unfortunate marks on this former class beauty.

She looked quite exhausted.

After all, she had a child and had to find a new job.

"Haha, then I'll have to make up for that gift money."

While laughing and chatting, Cao Lang prepared to take out his phone to transfer some money to Li Shuang, but he was stopped by her. She smiled and said:

"Since you're treating us to this meal, we're even."

In Li Shuang's eyes...

Today's Cao Lang spoke naturally and had improved a lot compared to the nerd back then. She also felt a faint sense of relief in her heart.

If Cao Lang had been as generous, cheerful, and talkative back then as he was now, instead of failing to understand her hints multiple times, perhaps they truly would have had a good marriage.

But what's past is past; grasping the present is what's real.

Seeing Cao Lang today resolved many of Li Shuang's regrets, and she felt more gratified than anything.

It also proved that her taste back then wasn't bad; Cao Lang really was a man of great potential!

The boy she liked in her early years was becoming more and more outstanding!

He definitely wouldn't lack girlfriends in the future!

Thinking of this, Li Shuang was also at ease.

Perhaps everyone letting go is the best ending... Li Qian listened from the side for a long time and finally couldn't help but speak up. She said softly:

"Cao Lang, do you know what Shuanger told me when she asked me to come?"

Cao Lang turned his head and asked curiously, "What did she say?"

"She said she wanted to introduce you to me. Hahaha, what do you think, Mr. Handsome Cao?"

Li Qian propped her chin on her hands and asked in a slightly joking tone.

She was wearing a low-cut tank top, and because she was leaning forward, the snowy-white depth revealed was entering Cao Lang's line of sight.

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