1987 My Era

Chapter 646 Song Yu vs. Zhou Shihe

Song Yu looked up at the second-floor attic and balcony, then asked with a faint smile, "Hello, is this Li Heng's home?"

At this moment, there was only one person in front of Song Yu, and that was Zhou Shihe.

Undoubtedly, this question was directed at her.

Zhou Shihe asked gently, "This is Li Heng's house. And you are?"

Song Yu introduced herself, saying, "I am Song Yu, and I came here specifically to celebrate Li Hengqing's birthday."

The word "specialized" gave Zhou Shihe a sudden bad feeling; she feared the visitor had ill intentions.

Just then, Zhou's mother appeared and walked out of the door of the small building at number 27.

Before Zhou's mother arrived, her voice preceded her, "Shihe, did you get the pot?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou's mother arrived at the gate of the courtyard and happened to see her daughter looking at a girl.

After inquiring about Song Yu, Zhou's mother was surprised. She never expected that there was such a girl in the world, whose appearance and temperament were in no way inferior to her own daughter's.

This is extremely rare.

Or rather, Zhou's mother had never seen or imagined such a situation before.

If there's one thing Zhou's mother is most proud of in her life, it's that she gave birth to a daughter who is both beautiful and talented.

Zhou's mother couldn't help but glance at Song Yu several times, and for a moment she forgot to ask her daughter about the pot.

Zhou Shihe said to her mother, "Li Heng's friend is here, I'll help him greet him. Mom, could you cook two more dishes?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yu looked at Zhou Shihe in front of her with a meaningful expression.

Chen Xiaoyu was indignant. She was an insider; she knew that Zhou Shihe liked Li Heng and that Zhou Shihe had designs on stealing her best friend's man.

However, due to the lack of a hammer in her hand and the inappropriate occasion, Chen Xiaoyu could not strike Zhou Shihe with a single blow.

Bai Wanying, in her wheelchair, had a fascinating expression on her face. After a moment, she sighed inwardly: it seems that some of her past guesses were not entirely unfounded. The relationship between Shihe and Li Heng was not so simple.

Hearing her daughter's words, Zhou's mother was surprised. She didn't expect her daughter and Li Heng to be so close. But she didn't think too much about it and reached out to take the iron pot and agreed.

Just as Zhou's mother turned to leave, she suddenly asked, "By the way, isn't Teacher Yu home today?"

Clearly, Zhou's mother wanted to personally invite Teacher Yu to their home for dinner.

Zhou Shihe shook her head: "When I woke up, Teacher Yu wasn't there. I don't know when she'll be back."

Zhou's mother wanted to ask her daughter if she had greeted Teacher Yu, but she felt there were too many outsiders present, so she swallowed her words and went inside.

After her mother left, Zhou Shihe reopened the gate to the courtyard of building number 26 and said to Song Yu, "Come in."

As she spoke, Zhou Shihe entered the courtyard first.

Song Yu quietly watched Zhou Shihe's back for a while, then called Chen Xiaoyu and Bai Wanying to go inside together.

Bai Wanying smiled and waved her hand, "I need to talk to a classmate about something, I'll come over and hang out with you guys later."

The classmates Bai Wanying mentioned were fictitious, or rather, Wei Xiaozhu and Dai Qing who hadn't arrived yet.

Upon hearing this, Song Yu smiled amicably at Bai Wanying and then entered Building No. 26 with Chen Xiaoyu.

As soon as she entered the house, Chen Xiaoyu looked around and said, "Song Yu, your boyfriend's house is very simple. The decoration is not as good as the courtyard house he bought for you in Beijing."

This simple sentence contains a wealth of information.

This is a roundabout way of telling Zhou Shihe that Song Yu is Li Heng's girlfriend.

He also told Zhou Shihe that Li Heng had acquired property for Song Yu in the capital, including a courtyard house.

What kind of relationship do they have? Would the man buy a courtyard house for the woman?

The answer is self-evident.

Song Yu glanced at her best friend with a smile, knowing what she was thinking, but didn't stop her. She had already realized that Zhou Shihe wasn't a good person; otherwise, she wouldn't have greeted her in Li Heng's place.

Zhou Shihe, who was pouring tea for the two of them, stiffened for a moment, her right hand holding the kettle trembled, and she almost dropped the kettle on the ground.

Fortunately, Zhou Shihe had been exposed to various power struggles since childhood, which had cultivated her composure. She quickly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, turned around, calmly handed over two cups of tea, and asked gently, "Song Yu, are you studying in the capital?"

Song Yu accepted the tea, thanked her, and then replied, "Yes, at Peking University."

Zhou Shihe sat down on the sofa with an air of composure and said quietly, "My name is Zhou Shihe. I think you have seen some rumors about me and Li Heng on TV and in the newspapers. We are good friends."

"Tch! Pretending! Still pretending! You think we've never been to Jing'an Temple? You bastard, you're eyeing my old Song man, wanting to have one person's heart all to yourself, ugh!" Chen Xiaoyu thought to herself.

Song Yu sat down opposite Zhou Shihe, took a couple of small sips of tea, and said, "Hmm, I've heard so much about you. Li Heng has praised you to me more than once, saying that you play the piano very well, at the level of an international master."

Zhou Shihe asked curiously, "Didn't you tell Li Heng before you came to Shanghai?" Song Yu said, "I told him about it half a year ago, but I came here suddenly today."

Zhou Shihe nodded and asked, "Would you like to sit on the second floor? We usually spend our time on the second floor. It's the rainy season now, so the ground on the first floor is inevitably a bit damp."

With the statement, "We usually spend our time on the second floor," Zhou Shihe is gradually regaining her lost ground.

Song Yu said calmly, "Okay."

After exchanging a few words, the three filed up to the second floor.

As soon as they reached the second floor, before Zhou Shihe could even speak, the sharp-eyed Chen Xiaoyu exclaimed, "Why are there women's clothes on the back balcony?"

Zhou Shihe glanced at the open back door and said without any joy or sorrow, "That belongs to Li Heng's woman."

Zhou Shihe remained completely unmoved, as if she had said something that had nothing to do with her own life.

As soon as he finished speaking, the living room on the second floor fell into a deathly silence.

Chen Xiaoyu glanced at the clothes on the balcony behind her, then at Zhou Shihe in front of her, her mouth agape. She belatedly realized that she had spoken too quickly and made a mistake, so she automatically handed a knife to Old Song's rival.

At that moment, the knife plunged deep into Song Yu's heart.

The clothes on the back balcony belong to Mai Sui. Yesterday, Mai Sui left the clothes in the bathroom after taking a shower in order to get to the airport in time.

Li Heng helped wash the clothes. In this season, if clothes are not washed and dried in time, they can easily get moldy and grow bacteria, so we can't be careless.

Note that Zhou Shihe did not use the term "girlfriend," but directly used the phrase "Li Heng's woman," which carries far more weight and impact than the term "Li Heng's girlfriend."

Zhou Shihe secretly observed Song Yu, wanting to see how she would react.
However, she was destined to be disappointed. Song Yu calmly looked at the clothes and asked, "Is it made of wheat?"

Zhou Shihe frowned almost imperceptibly. Did she know Song Yu and Mai Sui?

If that's the case, then many things have been verified.

Is this Song Yu the woman Manning mentioned who can rival her?
However, Manning said that the other person liked to wear red clothes and that they weren't familiar with each other? These are all quite different from the truth.

Is Sui Sui's reluctance to have a final relationship with Li Heng, and her lack of interest in vying for him, due to her concern for Song Yu?
Perhaps, Sui Sui and Song Yu have such a close relationship that Sui Sui is too embarrassed to compete with Song Yu for a man?

Perhaps there's another layer of meaning: does Sui Sui know she can't compete with Song Yu? Does Song Yu hold a very high position in Li Heng's heart?

Also, Teacher Yu left Li Heng's bed halfway through last night. Did Li Heng guess that Song Yu was coming over today and lose interest in having sex?
If that's the case, then another question that has puzzled her for a long time will also be solved: why is Teacher Yu so reluctant to resign?

Why is Teacher Yu not jealous of Mai Sui and Xiao Han?

It's because Teacher Yu knew all along that neither Sui Sui nor Xiao Han were the biggest rivals in love; the biggest competitor was Song Yu.
Last night, Teacher Yu insisted on sharing a bed with Li Heng. Was she testing Li Heng's attitude? Was she testing who held a higher position in Li Heng's heart, her or Song Yu?

Judging from Ms. Yu's reaction of leaving halfway through last night, can we infer that she failed? Li Heng didn't touch her? So she left dejectedly?
Starting with this specific point, Zhou Shihe instantly understood all the causes and consequences, and instantly solved the question that had puzzled her for a long time.

Now, only one final problem remains: since Song Yu is Li Heng's girlfriend, and since Teacher Yu disregards Xiao Han but is wary of Song Yu, it proves that Song Yu holds a higher position in Li Heng's heart than Xiao Han. Then why did Li Heng come to Shanghai to pursue Xiao Han during his college entrance exams? Why not go to Peking University and be with Song Yu?
This was a point that Zhou Shihe had been pondering for a long time without being able to figure out, and it was also the reason why she had been unable to close the loop of logic in the past two times.

Amidst a multitude of thoughts, Zhou Shihe, so close yet so far, said gently, "It's Mai Sui, do you know her?"

Both women were pretending not to know what was going on.

A red ribbon pretending not to know about Jing'an Temple.

One pretended not to know the relationship between Song Yu and Mai Sui.

Song Yu said, "We were high school classmates and close best friends."

Zhou Shihe looked puzzled. Best friend? No wonder.

No wonder Sui Sui didn't want to compete with Song Yu for a man.

Also, does that bastard really like his girlfriend's best friend?
Song Yu and Mai Sui are best friends, and I am also best friends with Mai Sui.

Zhou Shihe originally intended to use the fact that Mai Sui was Li Heng's woman to reopen Song Yu's wounds and then take the opportunity to beat her while she was down, but Song Yu was surprisingly calm.

Could it be…

Another guess arose in Zhou Shihe's mind: Could it be that Sui Sui and Song Yu both fell in love with the same person, and they knew it to each other?
If they already knew, why did Song Yu suddenly come to Shanghai? Why did she suddenly come to Sui Sui's territory?
Could it be…

Could it be that Sui Sui and Song Yu have reached some kind of unspoken agreement? Is Song Yu not here for Sui Sui, but for Xiao Han?

Or perhaps Song Yu came specifically for Teacher Yu?

Or perhaps Song Yu already knew of his existence and deliberately came to test the waters?

Thinking about this, Zhou Shihe realized she had made a mistake: if the assumption she had just made was true, and Song Yu knew about her all along and had guessed that Li Heng had fallen in love with her, then Song Yu had been acting from the moment they met.

Zhou Shihe glanced at Chen Xiaoyu, an outsider. It was this woman who had given Song Yu the opportunity to fire the gun. She had to find a chance to get rid of her.

P.S.: 10400 words updated.
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