Under the moonlight

Huang Meng stopped talking, and the car fell silent. Fortunately, they were almost at their destination. Zhao Meng got out of the car first and opened the door for Ban Xi, followed closely by Huang Meng and Lin Chao.

"This is our workshop and factory," Huang Meng translated Zhao Meng's words.

Just like that day, after receiving their protective suits at the security room, the group entered the workshop. Zhao Meng carefully and thoroughly explained their assembly line and production process to Banxi. Fortunately, Huang Meng had already visited it yesterday, so translating it today was effortless; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to immediately recall many of the technical terms.

After introducing the workshop, they walked into the factory at the back. From a distance, Huang Meng saw Liang Yuanyuan and the others surrounding a few people, looking at the things on the table.

"Ahead are our colleagues from the commodity inspection department. They will be inspecting the product quality with us." Huang Meng's voice rang out beside Zhao Meng. She was looking at Ban Xi and speaking seriously, unaware that Xu Ao, wearing glasses, was inspecting the product among the group of people opposite.

Why is she here?

Xu Ao was diligently inspecting the products according to the procedures when he suddenly heard a familiar voice and fluent S language. He looked through the gap and saw Huang Meng holding documents in one hand and gesturing to the person in front of her with the other. That person should be the S country representative, but where was the other one? He noticed that the man's gaze was fixed on Huang Meng's face.

He looked down at the product in his hand again. Could this be the job she had found?

After Zhao Meng led his men inside, Huang Meng finally spotted Xu Ao among the crowd.

What's he doing here? Huang Meng looked at Xu Ao in front of her, but his gaze through his glasses seemed to be elsewhere. Following his gaze, she turned her head slightly. Zhao Meng? Was he looking at Zhao Meng?

"Um, these are the products included in the order. We randomly selected one item at a time. You can take a look." Huang Meng was so preoccupied with why Xu Ao was staring at Zhao Meng that she almost forgot to translate. When Zhao Meng looked at her suspiciously, she inexplicably felt a little guilty.

Good heavens, what a melodramatic plot! My current boyfriend has met my white moonlight?! But he's not exactly my white moonlight, after all, he still hasn't recognized me, while I'm still immersed in my own memories. Maybe to him I'm just a classmate he'll forget as soon as he sees me!

Huang Meng's inner thoughts were quite complex, but she didn't notice that Xu Ao's gaze had stopped on her face. When she realized that someone was staring at her, her momentary panic and burning ears seemed to betray all her little thoughts.

Bansi carefully examined the quality of all the products. It wasn't that he didn't trust them, but the deposit he was to pay was a portion they had squeezed out after careful consideration, so he had to take it seriously.

Fortunately, the product quality was quite good, and he was very satisfied. Xu Ao and his group were from the Commodity Inspection Department; they had driven there themselves, and after finishing their business, they left on their own.

Huang Meng watched Xu Ao's carefree figure disappear into the distance, feeling a slight sense of loss. She understood that he was very serious when he worked, and since she had to stay by Ban Xi's side to translate, he couldn't possibly come to greet her at this time.

I understand all the reasons, but it's impossible not to feel sad when I see him leave as if he doesn't know me.

Zhao Meng took Banxi and the others back to the company. Banxi readily paid the deposit, his face beaming with an irrepressible smile. "Thank you for being willing to do business with us. We know that the price you're offering for these products is indeed not high, but please trust us, once we've recovered, we will definitely cooperate with your company again."

As Huang Meng watched Zhao Meng smiling and talking to Ban Xi, she kept translating, but in her heart she was thinking, "This Zhao Meng, he used to get into a lot of fights and trouble, but now he's much more composed and quite good at business. Although this deal doesn't earn much, the kindness of helping them in their time of need is considerable. Their country is a major importer, and with this favor, won't they cooperate with them again in the future?"

They were busy until almost noon when Bansi had to catch his flight back home. They couldn't persuade him to stay, but Zhao Meng still bought him a lot of local specialties and watched him board the plane.

"Phew, it's finally over. But this Bansi was easy to talk to; he didn't seem like a government official!" Lin Chao said, twisting his stiff neck.

“Of course he’s not a government official. Even if their country is in dire straits, they wouldn’t send a government official to do business with us. He was introduced by a friend of mine,” Zhao Meng said as he drove.

Huang Meng remained silent throughout the journey. Having spent the entire morning translating between the two sides, she now only wanted to rest quietly. She rested her head against the car window, watching the scenery flash by outside. She wondered how Nasha and her family were doing. And Lin Hanshuang—was she still in S country? And what were Jiang Ying and the others doing now?

Her thoughts drifted back to the past, and the faces of everyone she met in S country flashed before her eyes. Although she unfortunately encountered war, she was fortunate to meet many passionate people. Perhaps that experience was too unforgettable, because she would still be excited whenever she thought of it.

As Zhao Meng drove, he kept an eye on Huang Meng in the passenger seat. Ever since he met Banxi, her brows had never relaxed. How could she have such deep feelings for that country?