Under the moonlight

Huang Meng was in a bad mood and put down her chopsticks after only a few bites. She made an excuse to go to the restroom for some fresh air. As soon as Huang Meng left, Chen Zhi also made an excuse to go out.

"Hey, Huang Meng, wait for me." Chen Zhi quickly walked to Huang Meng's side and grabbed her arm.

"What's wrong? Why are you out here too?" Huang Meng asked listlessly.

"I don't want to be a third wheel in there. Come on, I'll treat you to some herbal jelly. Hehe, you can't get it anywhere else!" Chen Zhi looked at Huang Meng with a mischievous grin. Huang Meng knew he was right, so she didn't stand on ceremony and nodded with a smile.

"That Xu Xinyi, don't be fooled by her fancy clothes, she's actually just average-looking. I saw her at the hotel last time, she and Zhao Meng..." Chen Zhi was speaking when he suddenly realized something was off. He slowly turned to look at Huang Meng, who was eating grass jelly while looking at Chen Zhi curiously, waiting for him to continue.

"Uh, I, I suddenly forgot, I misremembered, it's not true, I misremembered." Chen Zhi quickly tried to make amends, but fortunately, he could tell that Huang Meng didn't seem to care much about the matter, and looked depressed, probably still upset about the awkward silence earlier.

"Chen Zhi, tell me, if we hadn't met again by chance, would you still remember me?" Chen Zhi was stunned, not expecting her to ask such a question.

Seeing him staring blankly, Huang Meng suddenly laughed, "It's nothing, hurry up and eat!"

"No, you think I'm like her, like that woman? Huang Meng, whatever you take me for, even before I met you, I remember all the fun things we did in middle school, all the interesting times we had. You've forgotten our politics teacher, one nostril was square and the other was round, and our short English teacher, who was always picking on us naughty boys, always looking for a way to teach us a lesson. And that time at the school sports meet, you were caught by your homeroom teacher and made to sit there writing over twenty speeches, and the one who read them was your elementary school classmate, something like Bowen, four characters, sounding like a Japanese person. I remember all of that, how could I forget!"

As Huang Meng listened to Chen Zhi speak, watching him recount the past with such certainty, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat. She quickly turned her head, slightly raised her chin, and looked at the lazy sky in the distance, where a few white clouds drifted lazily. They seemed to have no connection, but after a gust of wind, the clouds that were originally separated became wispy and intertwined again.

Just like them, their past acquaintance, subsequent separation, and now their reunion are like the clouds in the sky, sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing.

While Chen Zhi and Huang Meng were talking outside, Zhao Meng and Xu Xinyi were also busy. Zhao Meng seriously and earnestly discussed business with Xu Xinyi for a while. Xu Xinyi always wanted to talk to Zhao Meng more when no one was around, but he always acted very businesslike and his words were distant. She thought it was because there were other people around earlier, and now it was just the two of them. She longed to be closer to him, just like last time.

"Why do you always have such a long face? Weren't you quite enthusiastic last time?" Xu Xinyi's delicate body climbed onto Zhao Meng's arm like a boneless snake.

"Shut up! I already said what happened last time had nothing to do with me." Zhao Meng was annoyed when she brought up the previous incident. Xu Xinyi persisted, "How can it have nothing to do with me? You took me to my room, and when I opened my eyes this morning, you were the person next to me. How can it have nothing to do with me?" Her voice was as soft as water, but it couldn't reach Zhao Meng's heart.

"I told you, don't mention that matter again. This is the last time. If you bring it up again, I can find someone else to do the business." Zhao Meng suddenly stood up and threw her aside.

Seeing that Zhao Meng was truly angry, Xu Xinyi bit her lip, feeling resentful but not daring to go against him, so she had no choice but to keep quiet for now. However, she was no ordinary woman, and immediately put on a smiling face, stood up and said, "Okay, okay, I won't mention it, don't be angry!"

"Since we've already agreed, I'll be going now." Zhao Meng said and walked out, as if he didn't want to stay a moment longer.

He stormed out, only to see Chen Zhi and Huang Meng chatting and laughing in front of the milk tea shop next to the restaurant. Upon seeing Huang Meng, he suddenly remembered what Xu Xinyi had said earlier. How should he bring up that matter with her?

"You two seem to be having an easy time." Zhao Meng slowly walked behind the two of them, pulled up a chair, and sat down next to Huang Meng.

"You two...have you settled things?" Huang Meng asked, looking at Zhao Meng sitting beside her, her lips still stained with milk. Zhao Meng naturally reached out to wipe it away for her, a gesture that startled Huang Meng so much she forgot to speak, and also bewildered Chen Zhi. My brother is blatantly two-timing me?