Under the moonlight

After dinner, Li Shuo talked with Xiao Yun for a while before moving on to Huang Meng's room.

"Are you really going on a business trip?" Li Shuo asked, leaning against the door with his arms crossed, looking at the open suitcase on the floor.

"What, is that fake?" Huang Meng said dismissively.

"Okay, so it's not that you're with your boss, is it?" Li Shuo asked, frowning, but his eyes seemed to already know the answer.

Huang Meng looked at him and nodded. "What's wrong?"

"You've just started working and you're already going on a business trip alone with your boss? Is he trying to take advantage of you?" Li Shuo said to Huang Meng in a low voice.

"What are you thinking? We were classmates in junior high school. What do you mean by 'unspoken rules'? What's going on in your head all day?" Huang Meng said to him irritably, and then threw a pillow at him.

Li Shuo took the pillow, tossed it aside, and sat down next to Huang Meng. With a serious expression, he said, "Don't think that classmates these days are so sentimental. What era are we living in? What kind of world is this? Morals are declining! These days, besides status and background, what kind of friendship is there that's worth taking seriously? But it's also my fault. I haven't disciplined you enough, which is why you think so simply. I'll definitely discipline you more strictly when I have time. Okay, ahh! Be gentle, or your ear will fall off!"

Huang Meng pinched his ear with one hand and covered her own ear with the other, completely ignoring Li Shuo's screams. She thought he had some profound wisdom to tell her when he was so serious. She wasn't someone who couldn't listen to advice, and she was originally planning to listen attentively. Who knew that he was just a dog who couldn't say anything nice. He lost his composure after only a few words.

"You two, be quiet! You're disturbing my TV!" Xiao Yun shouted loudly towards Huang Meng's room from the living room, listening to the noise from the room.

Huang Meng responded and released her grip. "So, are you going to talk to me properly?"

"It wasn't you. Where did you get such strength? You're as strong as my old lady." Li Shuo rubbed his ear, which had been pinched so hard, and complained in a low voice.

"Alright, what exactly do you want to come here today? You're the kind of person who doesn't come to my room without a reason." Huang Meng knew that he must have something to say to her if he wandered into her room.

"Oh, I see. Isn't your company a foreign trade company? Although it's relatively small, you should have all the necessary qualifications, right?" Li Shuo said, looking at Huang Meng.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

“Didn’t you just say that my classmate is in S country? When he contacted me, he briefly explained the current situation there. He was quite anxious, so he wanted to ask me to find some medical products. I was thinking…” Li Shuo looked at Huang Meng with some difficulty.

“You want to distribute your products through our company,” Huang Meng stated his idea directly.

"Yes, that's right. The plague is quite severe over there, and he said another group of mercenaries has entered the city. He's worried they'll lock it down again. Moreover, he and his friends suspect that the plague is the mercenaries' real objective, and the previous leaked photos were just..."

"It's just a smokescreen, making everyone think they're only using military pressure. They'll pretend to withdraw once the government deploys troops," Huang Meng said, picking up where Li Shuo left off.

"Yes, huh? How did you know that? You seem to know more than I do?" Li Shuo looked at Huang Meng suspiciously.

“Xu Ao is still in contact with his colleagues at the embassy, ​​and our company, or rather our boss, just got a batch of medical products there a few days ago.”

"Oh, it seems quite a few people are paying attention to what's going on over there. I thought only my classmate was doing useless work."

"What do you mean?"

“My classmate isn’t from S country; he’s Asian. He’s been living there for academic research. Maybe he’s developed feelings for that country, or maybe he feels sorry for the people there. He’s been trying to get more people to see the situation there. Unfortunately, none of the videos and photos he’s posted have been published. I don’t know if it’s a signal problem or if someone doesn’t want the world to see this information. He’s very desperate. I could hear his despair in our phone call the other day. It seems like that country is really beyond saving.” Li Shuo finished speaking and looked at Huang Meng, a faint sadness in his eyes.

"Therefore, true despair is not the harshness of the environment, nor the ruthlessness of the disaster, but the feeling of being isolated and helpless." Although they had never met, Huang Meng seemed to understand the heartache and despair of Li Shuo's classmate.

"Sigh, let's not talk about that. All we can do is find some supplies and send them in. What else can we do?" Li Shuo put his hands in his pockets and looked at Huang Meng. "How about this, you ask your boss if it's feasible. Get back to me if you can. I'll contact him and let him know. But I don't know if I can still get in touch with him."

Give me your classmate's phone number.

"What?" Li Shuo didn't expect Huang Meng to suddenly ask him for his classmate's phone number.

"Give it to me quickly. If anything happens, I can contact him immediately and notify you. It's not a waste of time." Li Shuo thought about it and agreed. He gave Huang Meng the number he had received that day. Before leaving, Li Shuo said seriously, "Whether you can do it or not, just let me know."

Huang Meng nodded, saw him off, and returned to her room, collapsing onto the bed. It seemed she would have to ask Zhao Meng tomorrow if she could find some more supplies.