1987 My Era

Chapter 648, Straight to the Vital Point

I heard shouting and yelling coming from the hallway.

Song Yu and Zhou Shihe in the living room both looked over at the same time.

When Sun Manning met Shihe's gaze, her heart trembled and her legs shook. She wanted to turn around and run away, to escape.

But then I thought: Oh my god! No, even if I lied to Shihe about Song Yu, it doesn't really matter.

My mother only promised Li Heng that she wouldn't interfere in his personal life and wouldn't tell anyone. But even if Song Yu comes now, it won't affect Shihe. You and Li Heng have nothing to do with each other. It should be Xiao Han and Teacher Yu who are worried.

With this thought in mind, Sun Manning immediately felt less guilty. Her bent back straightened again, and she strode over confidently, trying her best to appear as if she were a woman with complete self-assurance.

The girl first winked at Zhou Shihe, then plopped down in front of Song Yu, hugged her, and said, "Haha! You actually came. Let me hug you."

As he spoke, this idiot not only hugged Song Yu, but also involuntarily nuzzled his head into her arms. Finally, he happily said, "Hmm, smells so good! No wonder you're a super beauty, you smell amazing."

Song Yu was both amused and exasperated, but she didn't push her friend away; she had long since become immune to this side of Manning.

Zhou Shihe sat gracefully opposite, quietly watching the scene without disturbing it.

Sun Manning was still a little excited, her emotions not yet calmed down. "By the way, how did you get here? By train? Or by plane? You traveled all this way just to celebrate your man's birthday?"

Song Yu said, "I came by plane. I suddenly wanted to see his learning environment here, so I came."

Sun Manning asked, "What time did you arrive in Shanghai?"

Song Yu said, "Around 7:30 in the morning."

"Wow! So early? You'll have to leave in the middle of the night, won't you?" Sun Manning asked.

Song Yu nodded and said yes.

Sun Manning let go of her and took her best friend's hand, saying, "Song Yu, let me tell you, you came just in time. If you hadn't come, your man would have been snatched away by someone else."

Song Yu smiled faintly and asked, "What do you mean?"

“What do you mean? What else can I say? Your man isn’t behaving himself here. It’s one thing if he’s with Mai Sui, Xiao Han’s mother is used to it, but do you know Yu Shuheng? Yes, the Teacher Yu I told you about last summer. She shamelessly slept in the same bed with Li Heng last night.” Sun Manning complained like a child meeting her parents.

While listening to Sun Manning's complaint, Zhou Shihe secretly observed Song Yu's expression.

She felt that no one could be perfect; everyone has flaws. She wanted to find Song Yu's flaws.

After hearing Manning's words, Song Yu involuntarily raised her head and looked out the window at the small building at No. 25 across the street.

Somewhat coincidentally, at that moment, Yu Shuheng came out of the house with a cup of coffee and stood on the attic to enjoy the rain.

Seemingly sensing that someone was watching her, Yu Shuheng shifted her gaze and soon met Song Yu's eyes.

It really was Song Yu; it seems I wasn't wrong yesterday.

Upon seeing Song Yu, Yu Shuheng thought to herself, then wondered: Why didn't I see Li Heng in the living room? Why was Zhou Shihe there?

Glancing at Zhou Shihe's retreating figure, Yu Shuheng suddenly smiled gracefully, immediately abandoning her thoughts of going to Building No. 26.

The arrogance of an arrogant person often needs to be broken down by someone of the same kind.

Zhou Shihe used to look down on everyone, but now that a worthy opponent has come along, she might be able to teach her a lesson and show her that there are always people more capable than you.

Perhaps Song Yu's visit this time wasn't all bad for her.

After pondering this, Yu Shuheng gave Song Yu an elegant smile from afar, then looked away and gazed elsewhere.

Yu Shuheng and Song Yu had never officially met in person, only exchanging phone calls by chance last summer, which was their closest meeting.

Of course, these are only relative to Song Yu.

Yu Shuheng once secretly went to Peking University and secretly looked at Song Yu's photos.

Song Yu asked, "Is that Teacher Yu?"

Sun Manning turned to look at Yu Shuheng: "Yes, isn't she beautiful? She has such a scholarly air about her. I'm a woman, and I even want to climb on top of her."

Just as Song Yu was sizing up Yu Shuheng, Sun Manning continued to complain: "Song Yu, do you know? Besides Teacher Yu, there are many shameless girls who write love letters to your man and have ambiguous relationships with him."

"Pah! Those women are shameless! They know Li Heng is married, yet they still eagerly flaunt their unsightly breasts and try to get close to him. I'm utterly disgusted by these stupid women; I don't know what's going on in their heads!"

As she spoke, in order not to neglect Shihe and to make her words more credible, Sun Manning turned to Zhou Shihe and said with a smirk, "Shihe, do you think what I said is right? Aren't there many women with skin thicker than a city wall like this?"

Zhou Shihe forced a smile but remained silent.

Song Yu also smiled faintly, glanced at Manning, and then looked meaningfully at Zhou Shihe, remaining silent as well.

"Hey! Hey! No? Why aren't you two saying anything?" Sun Manning finally sensed that something was a little off and asked.

Zhou Shihe and Song Yu exchanged a glance.

Zhou Shihe parted her red lips slightly and asked softly, "Manning, do you know where Li Heng went?"

In fact, both Zhou Shihe and Song Yu guessed that Li Heng should have gone to the airport to pick someone up, but they pretended not to know and wanted to get Sun Manning away as soon as possible.

Sun Manning then realized what was happening, slapped her thigh in confusion, and exclaimed, "Oh right! Where's Li Heng? Song Yu, come here. Didn't Li Heng come to pick you up?"

Song Yu said, "I notified him half a year ago, and I haven't reminded him recently."

Sun Manning asked naively, "Why didn't you remind him? Did you want to launch a surprise attack to see if Li Heng was entangled with other women?"

Song Yu said, "With Maisui by his side, I'm not too worried about that."

"Oh my god! You know, because of you, Mai Sui doesn't actually sleep with Li Heng. Li Heng is such a young guy, super rich and super talented, and fucking super handsome! There are sluts trying to seduce him every day, I don't think Mai Sui can control him. Just like when Teacher Yu went to Li Heng's bed in the middle of the night, Mai Sui didn't say a word."

Sun Manning loudly criticized Mai Sui's incompetence: "Maybe it's not just Teacher Yu, maybe there are other women having affairs with Li Heng in private, that's entirely possible. Song Yu, you really need to be more vigilant and put some pressure on him."

Sun Manning was initially slightly biased towards Mai Sui, but Mai Sui's lack of any attitude towards Teacher Yu sleeping with Li Heng made her feel extremely disappointed.

Compared to Li Heng marrying Teacher Yu, Sun Manning naturally supports Song Yu taking the throne as the legal wife.

She said so much today in the hopes of getting Song Yu to take it seriously and avoid making a fool of herself.

Song Yu smiled but remained silent.

Sun Manning then asked, "You arrived at 7:30, so you've been in Lushan Village for quite a while now?"

Song Yu said, "No, I've only been here for less than half an hour."

Sun Manning asked in confusion, "Then where did you go?"

Zhou Shihe was equally puzzled by this question and listened intently.

Song Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I went to Jing'an Temple."

Upon hearing the sensitive words "Jing'an Temple," Zhou Shihe lowered her eyebrows slightly, instantly realizing that her red ribbon had most likely been exposed.

He instantly understood why Song Yu had been so confrontational with him from the very beginning.

It turns out the other party wasn't just speculating about her relationship with Li Heng, but actually possessed concrete evidence. And Song Yu's mention of Jing'an Temple now was probably a way of provoking her.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shihe's eyelids opened slightly again, before returning to their usual calm and collected state. Since the cards were out in the air, she would play them openly; there was no need to hide anything, and she had the confidence to do so.

Sun Manning felt a little dizzy: "Why did you go to Jing'an Temple? I've been in Shanghai for two years, and I've never been there before."

Song Yu pondered for a moment and said, "At the beginning of the year, Li Heng petitioned for a red ribbon for me there. Today is his birthday, and since I rarely come here, I also petitioned for a red ribbon for him."

Zhou Shihe found these words extremely grating, and a bad feeling arose in her heart: At the beginning of the year? Didn't Li Heng go to Jing'an Temple with her at the beginning of the year? Could it be that he was petitioning on behalf of Song Yu?

If it weren't for the "beginning of the year" deadline, Zhou Shihe wouldn't have thought much of it and could have found an excuse to exonerate him.

But her rival, Song Yu, emphasized the word "at the beginning of the year," and how could she not understand what she meant?
He himself had petitioned for "to win the heart of one person," but he prayed for Song Yu instead?
The key point is that Li Heng was with him last time.

The key point is that the two of them had just returned from Singapore when they last visited Jing'an Temple.

At the Raffles City Hotel in Singapore, he not only hugged her, but also danced intimately with her, confessed his love to her, and kissed her.

But he turned his back and prayed for Song Yu.
Thinking of this, Zhou Shihe felt an indescribable pain welling up in her heart.

She felt betrayed.

She felt deceived.

Zhou Shihe hadn't paid any attention to her previous confrontations and verbal exchanges with Song Yu; she was always full of fighting spirit.

But just now, Song Yu silently handed her a knife, which was deeply embedded in her heart, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Zhou Shihe suddenly remembered the conversation at the Blue Sky Hotel, where Li Heng had told Wang Ye: "Miss Zhou is the one I fell in love with at first sight."

It was precisely because she overheard these words that Zhou Shihe gradually softened her feelings towards Li Heng, unknowingly falling further into Li Heng's love potion, and couldn't help but be infinitely accommodating and tolerant of him, forgiving him for taking advantage of her time and time again.

But now, Zhou Shihe feels it's absurd.

She felt that when Li Heng said, "Miss Zhou is the one I fell in love with at first sight," he was probably thinking of Song Yu.

At that moment, Zhou Shihe felt a sense of loss, as if she were just a substitute for Song Yu in his heart.

This was the first time in her life she had truly fallen in love with a man, but she never expected it to turn out like this. At this moment, Zhou Shihe's frail body was trembling slightly, her hands on her thighs unconsciously gripping her pants tightly, her palms were cold, and her whole body was icy cold.

She could accept that Li Heng already had feelings for Song Yu, after all, she was the one who came later and couldn't change what happened two years ago.

But she couldn't accept it: Li Heng had clearly gone to Jing'an Temple with her, and had just expressed his feelings to her in Singapore, yet he turned his back to her and wrote a prayer about Song Yu.

This stab was delivered with great skill and silence by Song Yu. It was more incisive and effective than her previous words, striking Zhou Shihe directly in a vital spot and leaving the latter heartbroken.

Zhou Shihe is usually very composed, never showing her emotions. She doesn't get angry in front of others, nor does she speak ill of people behind their backs; she has excellent manners. The only two times she shed tears were for him.

Now, Zhou Shihe has lost her composure, her heart filled with turbulent waves that she cannot calm down for a long time.

Song Yu took in all the subtle changes in Zhou Shihe's expression and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she felt a lot of pressure facing the charming Zhou Shihe. Fortunately, the other party was not without flaws and had weaknesses as well.

Song Yu accurately grasped that Zhou Shihe's weakness was Li Heng, and that she had fallen in love with Li Heng.

Sun Manning was unaware that Song Yu and Zhou Shihe had already engaged in several rounds of subtle confrontation. Zhou Shihe, oblivious to the fact that Song Yu, whom she perceived as harmless, had already been thoroughly harassed by Zhou Manning, still asked with curiosity, "Give you a red ribbon to petition? What is Li Heng's petition?"

Recalling Li Heng's cheesy and long-winded petition, Song Yu rarely showed shyness and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "It's best not to say, let's keep it a secret for now."

"Tch! Fine, don't say anything then, but you're showing off your love in front of your mother again. Will Li Heng go to Dongting Lake this summer vacation like last year? I still want to go fishing and boating on Dongting Lake." Sun Manning's eyes were full of instigation as she said this.

Song Yu nodded. "Yes, he said he would go. But I don't know if he'll have time then?"

“There’s definitely time! There’s definitely time! Of all his women, I feel that Li Heng loves you the most and treats you the most specially. So it’s settled then, remember to call me when you come to your house.” Sun Manning said quickly.

Song Yu smiled beautifully and agreed, "Okay."

Just then, Zhou Shihe, who had finally caught her breath, spoke gently: "Manning, could you help us find Li Heng? It's almost lunchtime."

"Oh! Right! Everyone's here except for Li Heng, who hasn't come back yet. I'll go find him right now." Sun Manning immediately stood up.

Just as she stood up, Sun Manning asked again, "I'm going to find Li Heng, so who will take care of my Song Yu?"

Zhou Shihe suppressed her grief and distracting thoughts with great willpower, smiled and said, "Go in peace, I'm here."

"Fine, fine, I'm used to being treated like a dog by you guys anyway. I'll take that crazy woman Ye Ning and go look around the school gate." Sun Manning ran off with a grin and went down the stairs.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, the living room returned to its usual quiet.

Song Yu and Zhou Shihe looked at each other again.

That one glance caused a dramatic change in the atmosphere.

Both women felt a chill.

A bone-chilling cold.

....
On the other side, the airport.

Li Heng waited patiently! He waited anxiously!
When the clock hand slowly reached 11:30, he frowned, sighed inwardly, and thought: Could it be that Song Yu really didn't come?
Or did I simply miss out?

I arrived here before 8 o'clock, how could I possibly miss it?

Thinking of Miss Zhou's birthday banquet, having lived two lives, he, who has integrity ingrained in his bones, could not easily find an excuse to decline the invitation.

After struggling for a while at the exit gate and weighing his options, Li Heng finally had no choice but to find a phone and call Chen Jing at Fuchun Xiaoyuan.

"Hello, who is this?" The phone rang three times before connecting, and a crisp young female voice came from the other end.

Li Heng said, "Sister Chen, it's me."

"Mr. Li?" Chen Jing asked, straightening up.

Li Heng said, "It's me. I have something I'd like to ask you."

Chen Jing spoke up: "Mr. Li, please go ahead."

Li Heng briefly explained his purpose: "I'm at the airport picking someone up right now, but I have some important business to attend to and need to leave for a while. Could you pick them up for me? If I haven't picked them up by the afternoon, I'll come back."

Chen Jing asked for some details, then readily agreed: "No problem, I'm in Hongkou, I'll drive over now, I'll be there soon. Please wait a moment, Mr. Li."

"Hey, thank you for your help." Li Heng instructed, "Keep it a secret for me."

Chen Jing agreed and kept those words in mind.

Chen Jing arrived shortly afterward.

After exchanging a few words, Li Heng checked his watch, then got into his Mercedes and left the airport, quickly heading towards Fudan University in Yangpu District.

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