After being reborn, I decisively broke off my engagement and married a cold-faced military young mas

However, remembering his embarrassing drunken state last time, Fu Huaiyi didn't touch a drop of alcohol this time, which earned him some teasing from his friends.

"Brother Yi, last time you got drunk, wasn't it Brother Shuo who got into trouble?"

"Yeah, what did you mess up?"

"It's your birthday today, so feel free to drink as much as you want. I'll drive you around in a bit."

"Ahem." Of course, I couldn't tell them what exactly had gone wrong.

Fu Huaiyi said, "Whether it's me or someone else who's had bad luck, it's still bad luck. Drinking does cause trouble, that's a fact. I won't drink alcohol today, you can drink whatever you like."

He held a glass of plain water and clinked glasses with the other person.

After hearing what he said, no one dared to try to persuade him any further.

Yi Yunshuo was quite embarrassed.

Last time he got drunk, it really got him into trouble; he got beaten up by some thugs and spent the night in jail.

But he didn't blame him, did he?

On the surface, it wasn't obvious, but I never expected that Brother Yi felt so guilty that he even gave up drinking because of me.

This is really...

"Brother Yi, don't take what happened last time to heart. I really don't blame you."

Fu Huaiyi: "..."

"Hmm." He gave a soft "hmm" and went to eat with his head down.

The men got together and talked more than they ate, taking two hours to finish their meal.

I had just seen a few friends off when a car pulled up in front of the restaurant.

A person got off the car; it was Mingmei.

She took off her sunglasses and looked at Fu Huaiyi, saying, "You really are here. I've been looking for you for ages."

Fu Huaiyi: "..."

Yi Yunshuo: "What do you want with Brother Yi?"

"It's his birthday, isn't it? I went to Uncle Fu's house but couldn't find him. Uncle Fu said he wasn't going back this year and was spending it at the army base. So I went to the army base, but they said you were having a meal in Chenshan Town, which made me come all the way here. It's so hot, it's been so exhausting. Young Master Fu, here you go."

She took out a beautiful long box.

Fu Huaiyi did not accept it, and said indifferently, "Thank you, but no need for a gift. We won't be having one this year."

Mingmei smiled and said, "Even if we don't give a gift, we can't be without one. Here, this pen is made in Germany and is very hard to find."

Fu Huaiyi only glanced down at the logo on the box, and still refused.

"If it's hard to buy, keep it for yourself. I don't need it."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Ugh." Mingmei stomped her foot in anger and complained, "What kind of person is this? I searched for him everywhere in this sweltering heat, and I kindly brought him a gift, and this is the attitude he gets?"

Yi Yunshuo knew why she was acting this way, but he hadn't caught up with her yet, and he didn't know if he could or not. He couldn't explain it to Mingmei.

He could only say, "Miss Ming, have you ever considered that Brother Yi doesn't actually like you?"

"I know."

Yi Yunshuo: "..."

"Then why do you keep bothering him?"

"I'm currently watching it, and just because I don't like it now doesn't mean I won't like it in the future."

This……

"Oh dear, Miss Ming, we've known each other for so many years, I really can't bear to see you work so hard for nothing."

"Ok?"

"What do you mean?" Mingmei asked with a dark face.

Yi Yunshuo watched Fu Huaiyi's receding figure, his face filled with melancholy.

It's so difficult, really so difficult.

She pursued him, and he pursued her.

"Miss Ming, he could never like you. No matter how much you give, it's useless."

Mingmei: "..."

At this moment, Fu Huaiyi shouted from afar, "A-Shuo, why are you talking so much to her? Hurry up and catch up."

"Hey, hey, coming right away."

Yi Yunshuo smiled apologetically at Mingmei and hurriedly followed.

Yi Yunshuo whispered something to Fu Huaiyi, and then the two started pushing and shoving each other.

After a few nudges, the two huddled together and whispered something, glancing at him every now and then.

Their intimate behavior made it seem as if there was no room for a third person.

This this……

Mingmei stared at them repeatedly, then a look of horror appeared on her face.

……

Fu Huaiyi invited Yi Yunshuo to have coffee across from the bookstore, glancing at the opposite side of the street and then at the time on his wrist from time to time.

Yi Yunshuo looked puzzled. "Do you have something on your mind today?"

"Nothing."

"Then why do you always check the time?"

"Oh, I have to pick someone up in a bit."

"Huh? Who are you picking up?"

“Yaoyao’s younger brother is coming over, and I promised to go with her to pick him up.”

what?

He finally understood why he wasn't celebrating his birthday this year.

But... he does these things quietly, and people probably have no idea.

"Sigh!" Yi Yunshuo sighed deeply and said, "Brother Yi, aren't you tired?"

"What's there to be tired about?"

"Do people even know you're doing all this?"

"I don't know." Fu Huaiyi paused for a moment, then said, "Don't talk nonsense, don't tell her, she doesn't need to know."

Yi Yunshuo was speechless for a moment.

"Tsk tsk, I can only say two words about you: I'm impressed."

Fu Huaiyi shrugged it off, saying casually, "Do you watch Animal World?"

"how?"

Fu Huaiyi rolled his eyes at him, "Even male birds have to build nests and dance to woo female birds, let alone humans."

Yi Yunshuo: "..."

Well, he was speechless.

Fu Huaiyi glanced down at the time and felt it was about time.

He'll go there now.

It's 2:30 pm, which is the hottest time of the day.

The bookstore was almost empty, with only a few people reading.

The three of them also gathered together to chat.

They were talking about Lu Jiangting repaying the money.

"Luckily you intercepted him on his way home from get off work, and word got out, otherwise, judging from his attitude, he wouldn't have been planning to return it to you."

Lin Yuyao nodded, but then felt something was off.

It's possible that some people are talking about it, but it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that if it gets to the leaders and they feel that not doing anything about it will affect the company's image.

Every family has its share of trivial matters.

They always try to cover things up, and they'll advise you whether or not you should.

In her past life, she had also made a fuss about Lu Jiangting giving his salary to Fang Qing.

At the time, she was at home taking care of her children and her parents, who were extremely poor. So she brought her children to demand an explanation.

She was allowed to enter the premises with her marriage certificate.

At that time, Lu Jiangting's direct superior was not Lao Wang; it should be someone else who took office after Lao Wang was promoted.

She remembered that it was a middle-aged man surnamed Xu.

He had someone take her directly to his office and ask about their situation.

After listening, he called Lu Jiangting over and scolded him, ordering him to take care of his own family first.

If Comrade Fang Qing is having difficulties, they will find a way to resolve them.

However, her suspicion that Lu Jiangting and Fang Qing had an inappropriate relationship was severely criticized by the leader surnamed Xu.

She was told that the organization would help resolve any difficulties, but she was not allowed to slander the image of martyrs' widows and soldiers.

She had no direct evidence, and Lu Jiangting could find reasons for all the care he had given Fang Qing and her son, so she had no way to express her grievances.

Finally, the solution was for Lu Jiangting to prioritize his family and send 80% of his salary home to Lin Yuyao.

The higher-ups arranged a job for Fang Qing to solve her problem of not having enough living expenses.

They lived peacefully for six months. After six months, Lu Jiangting stammered that he had no money left.

Upon inquiry, it turned out that the money had been given to Fang Qing again.

Fang Qing lost her job, but the specifics of how she lost it are unknown.