Know Yourself in the Dragon World

The lights, the music, the wine, everything is there, just right.

Han Qiu waited boredly. This configuration was not for the purpose of defeating anyone, but simply to thank Su Xiaoqiang.

This restaurant is the highest-end one Han Qiu can offer, its only flaw is that it looks like a date place.

Han Qiu was not attracted to Su Xiaoqiang. He just felt that among his acquaintances at Shilan Middle School, she was a rare good and normal girl.

In terms of the depth of their relationship, Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang are more familiar with each other. Han Qiu started to seriously enter the lives of these people in his second year of high school.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang are enemies at ordinary times, but in fact, this is also a reflection of their good relationship.

In high school, Su Xiaoqiang liked Zhao Menghua, Lu Mingfei liked Chen Wenwen, and Chen Wenwen and Zhao Menghua liked each other.

Some things are just like a layer of window paper. No one has broken it, but everyone knows it.

Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei sympathized with each other but also mocked each other. They were sharp-tongued but secretly sad.

Han Qiu knew everything about what happened not long ago, whether he looked for Su Xiaoqiang or not. But the play had to be done well, and in this rainy city, it seemed that Su Xiaoqiang was the only one who could act as a partner.

After knowing Lu Mingfei's intention, Su Xiaoqiang first mocked him a few times, and then told Han Qiu everything she knew.

"Ma'am, this way." The restaurant waiter led Su Xiaoqiang and opened the door.

Han Qiu's eyes suddenly lit up. It was the first time she saw Su Xiaoqiang dressed up.

Compared with Chen Wenwen's all-white outfit, Su Xiaoqiang's black dress shows off her figure better. Her delicate face, with the help of makeup, is already a stunning beauty.

"Little goddess, long time no see." Han Qiu stood up to greet her.

"Why did you choose such a place?" Su Xiaoqiang said with disdain, "I've been here many times, I'm a little tired of it."

"Then... change place?" Han Qiu asked awkwardly.

There's nothing he can do about it. Su Xiaoqiang has a father who is the top spender in the area. Saying he spends money like water is just an understatement.

"No need. I haven't been here since I went to college. I just want to find the old taste." Su Xiaoqiang looked at it and asked, "Lu Mingfei didn't come?"

"I didn't ask him to do that. I owe him a favor. Besides, he can't pay it back even if you ask him to!"

Su Xiaoqiang was amused by this sentence, "You still talk so funny, what's the matter? Lu Mingfei went to the United States, but he's still a poor guy?"

"He can't become rich overnight by going to Mars." Han Qiu helped Su Xiaoqiang pull out a chair, "Please sit down."

"Thank you." Su Xiaoqiang sat down calmly and smiled, "Judging from the way you are dressed, you must be doing well in America."

"It's just average, not as good as what you did at Fudan University."

On a night like this, the lighting in the restaurant was just right, the food was delicious, and the girls were stunningly beautiful.

Han Qiu and Su Xiaoqiang talked a lot, and the topic basically couldn't avoid their high school years and Lu Mingfei.

Since Su Xiaoqiang had to drive, he didn't drink.

"Actually, I'm quite grateful to Lu Mingfei." Su Xiaoqiang suddenly said, "Although he and I often quarreled in high school."

"Are you guys in a love-hate relationship?" Han Qiu joked.

"Get lost." Su Xiaoqiang rolled his eyes. "It's not for nothing that you can get along with Lu Mingfei."

"What are you saying? Am I not hanging out with you?"

"Get lost, you are even more annoying than Lu Mingfei."

"Then let's talk about something less annoying." Han Qiu asked seriously, "Why are you thanking Lu Mingfei? He doesn't seem to be qualified to help you."

"Just one sentence." Su Xiaoqiang also became serious. "It was just an unintentional sentence from him. I may not have thought much of it before, but after graduation, I realized it belatedly."

"What?"

"One time, when I was cleaning with him, we were both leaning against the window in a daze. I saw Zhao Menghua catching up with Chen Wenwen downstairs. You know, I like Zhao Menghua and he likes Chen Wenwen. That scene instantly angered both of us. No, it was me who was angry. It was hard for Lu Mingfei to even get angry."

"I can imagine your expressions at that time." Han Qiu smiled.

"Lu Mingfei said something to me at that time." Su Xiaoqiang recalled: "He said that I should suffer. Su Xiaoqiang, why do you have to suffer?"

Su Xiaoqiang continued, "Zhao Menghua is indeed very good, but after graduation, when I went to college, looking back, Zhao Menghua is just so-so. Just like Lu Mingfei said, why should I, Su Xiaoqiang, endure this hardship?"

"The world we see will inevitably expand as we age," said Han Qiu.

Even a girl like Su Xiaoqiang was once trapped in that corner of Shilan Middle School.

Before the age of eighteen, we naively thought we saw the world clearly.

After the age of eighteen, we realize that we are just a small boat in the vast ocean.

"Yes." Su Xiaoqiang looked up at the light, "We have all grown up."

"You sound like an old woman."

"I really want to tear your mouth apart." Su Xiaoqiang said resentfully.

As the night deepened, it was time for the gathering to end.

Han Qiu opened the driver's door for Su Xiaoqiang, "Goodbye, little goddess."

"Are you sure you don't want me to give you a ride?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

"No need, it's good to just take a walk. My home is not far from here." Han Qiu said.

"Okay then. Goodbye. We'll meet again if we have the chance."

"We'll meet again when there's a chance."

Han Qiu watched the black Mercedes disappear into the night. In the distance, the street lights and neon lights complemented each other, shining brightly.

It’s great to graduate, Han Qiu felt deeply moved.

"Mr. Han, you said before that if Lu Mingfei didn't choose Kassel College and chose an ordinary life, the devil would prepare a bride for him." Han Qiu asked: "That bride is Su Xiaoqiang, right?"

"Well, you can actually guess it." Mr. Han stood beside Han Qiu with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"I just feel that there are no other candidates. Chen Wenwen is not suitable for Lu Mingfei, but Su Xiaoqiang is indeed suitable."

"It's indeed suitable, but it's also a life that has been arranged."

"Isn't it good to have an arranged life?" Han Qiu complained, "Why don't you have the ability to arrange my life in this world? I still need to change the cause and effect and work hard. Lu Mingze is much better than you."

"..." Mr. Han was speechless for a while, "You are becoming more and more naughty."

"What? Are you upset and you want to hit me?"

Mr. Han raised his hand, then put it down with a smile, "Don't you want a partner? Su Xiaoqiang is pretty good, why don't you try to pursue her?"

"To be honest, I had this idea a year ago, but not now." Han Qiu used his thumb and index finger to make a camera and took pictures of the lights in the distance. "I don't want to delay her, even though I felt moved."

"You are quite kind."

"Not really. The love between Chu Tianjiao and Su Xiaoyan is a lesson for us. I'm not the kind of person who just plays around, although I used to think I was that kind of person. It's really hard to recognize that you are that kind of person. I lived for more than 20 years and still couldn't figure out what kind of person I was. Only after coming here did I finally understand."

"Life is like seeing flowers in the fog." Mr. Han put his arm around Han Qiu's shoulder, "Whether you can see clearly or not, you can still live."