We are passersby from now on

Chapter 23

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Lu Ran carefully pulled out a film-wrapped photo from a pile of bank cards.

The corners are from a few years ago, but it can be seen that they are well preserved and the colors are still bright.

The background of the photo is a sparkling lake, a willow tree on the bank, the wicker flutters in the wind, and a woman with a gentle smile leans on the tree, looking back.

The photographer obviously took great care and chose an excellent angle, and the resulting effect is so amazing that people can't take their eyes off it.

This woman...is Zhuang Jing?

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little stuffy in her heart.

For a moment, she really wanted to tear off this unsightly photo, but in the end she just put it back lightly.

There's no need to struggle with a photo.

After leaving the company, looking at the stream of vehicles and neon signs, I realized that I didn't know where to go.

Before doing it, she would probably do nothing more than go home and sleep, or help Han Moyan prepare other matters, such as the materials and plans that need to be prepared for further negotiations at the Investment Promotion Conference, and what Han Moyan mentioned last time...she has always been an overqualified assistant.

But now I don't want to do anything, just walk down the street with my arms folded.

Lu Ran suddenly remembered a time when he was drinking with Han Moyan and was so drunk that neither of them could drive. It was too late and there were no people on the street. After waiting for a long time, they didn't get a car, so they simply walked back along the road.The night was dark, the air was cold at night, and it rained not long after. Wearing high heels, she was already walking unsteadily. To avoid the rain, she walked too fast and her heels got stuck in the manhole cover. She sprained her ankle and couldn't walk anymore. When Han Moyan found out, he took off his coat to her without saying a word, then bent down to pick her up and sent her back to the nearest company.

The broad back is soaked by rain, but it is safe like a harbor that can last forever.

However, it is not her haven.

The phone suddenly rang.

Lu Ran received it, to his surprise, it was from Xiang Yan.

"I just finished a big case, but unfortunately, no one can celebrate together, would you like to accompany me?"

Hearing Xiang Yan's voice, Lu Ran couldn't help but think of what he told her.

Han Moyan's past, the time she had no access to, and the lovers who once loved each other.

Can't stop myself from thinking about it.

This is really a terrible feeling, but self-deception obviously doesn't work anymore, Lu Ran closed her eyes, she was never that kind of person...

Since when did he become cowardly.

Because he couldn't calmly face everything about Han Moyan?

Lu Ran gradually calmed down. If she couldn't even look at Han Moyan's past, how could she face Han Moyan's future?
"Okay, Xiang Yan. I just want to ask you something too."

After making an appointment, not far away, Lu Ran walked over little by little, letting the cool wind blow over his body over and over again.

In the restaurant, Xiang Yan was already sitting in the deck and waving to Lu Ran.

The smile was the same as before, and the slender knuckles like jade were holding the crystal glass, refracting a little bit of dazzling light.

Although it has a different appearance, it is inexplicably kind. It seems that when Xiang Yan was tutoring her in the past, he always sat quietly and waited for her like this.

Xiang Yan's stiff and shy look with glasses gradually overlapped.

Before Lu Ran opened his mouth, Xiang Yan had already said: "I have no other ideas, but... probably want to share with someone. This is the biggest lawsuit I have fought since I came back, and it took me a long time. These days, preparing materials, finding loopholes, and waiting for the court hearing, I have been so busy that I hardly have time..."

"It's okay, congratulations."

Listening to Xiang Yan's words, Lu Ran suddenly couldn't ask.

The waiter brought lemon juice, Xiang Yan took it and handed it to Lu Ran: "I remember you drank lemon juice last time, I don't know what you like, so I just ordered it for you."

"Thank you."

Losing interest in arguing with Xiang Yan, Lu Ran suddenly didn't know what to say.

"By the way, you said you have something to ask me? What is it, just ask."

She moved her lips, opened her mouth silently, and after a pause, Lu Ran slowly said, "About Han Moyan's previous girlfriend, do you know anything else?"

Xiang Yan was also taken aback for a moment, before he lowered his head and smiled wryly: "I just said, why did you agree so readily? It turned out that it was because of his affairs."

"Feel sorry……"

"It's nothing... I don't know much. After all, I just mentioned it casually at the time." After a pause, Xiang Yan continued, "I just heard that they have a very good relationship, and they both seem to think that they will get married after graduation, so they broke up later. It was also very sudden, after the girl left, Han Moyan disappeared for a while, and soon went abroad after going through the formalities..."

"Is he chasing her?"

"That's not true, the country they went to is not the same."

"I see, thanks."

Hearing Lu Ran's polite answer, Xiang Yan's expression darkened, and then he smiled and said, "You don't need to be so polite to say thank you. I'll ask you for you in two days."

Lu Ran replied in a low voice: "Then... trouble, I'm just curious."

"Lu Ran, is it... Han Moyan treats you badly?"

Hearing the sound, Lu Ran seemed to wake up suddenly, raised his lips and smiled, and his tone was the same as usual: "It's nothing, he is fine, and he accompanied me to the beach on a business trip a few days ago." Raising his wrist to look at the time, Lu Ran Ran smiled, "It's almost time, he will pick me up later, I'll go first. I'm still congratulating you once, I hope your career will be prosperous in the future."

"Bless you too."

Looking at Lu Ran's back going away, Xiang Yan's hand that was tightly holding the cup suddenly let go.

The smile on your face gradually receded, Lu Ran, even I can see that you are absent-minded, so you must be so strong, so strong that no one can see your injury?

Han Moyan... Does he really like you?

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Three days later, Lu Ran received an email from Xiang Yan.

There are more than a dozen pictures in the small accessory bag.

The moment he opened the picture, Lu Ran couldn't restrain his shortness of breath, and even tried his best to keep himself looking calm.

The pictures are not recent, they are all seven or eight years ago.

But each one is sweet and dazzling.

Especially the first one: in the empty park square, countless peace doves fly into the sky, tall and straight boys and girls hug each other as if no one else is around, their expressions are almost pious, and the soft sunshine is shining all over their bodies. They look so well-matched.

Then came the second picture, two people in the snow were wearing thick down jackets, their hands were red from the cold, but the two who were also making snowmen were smiling happily and sweetly.

The third picture is on the campus, with the blue sky and white clouds and the track and field track in the background. The boy is panting with his hands on his knees outside the finish line, and the girl is holding the towel and mineral water to support the boy worriedly. It seems that there are only two people on the huge playground...

The fourth...

And the youth in the photo is clearly the childish version of Han Moyan.

Among the twenty or so thick photos of him, there is not one that is not smiling, and none that is not full of love.

These are things that Lu Ran has never seen in Han Moyan - Han Moyan's past.

Compared with these, Han Moyan's little care and consideration for her was nothing.

It turned out that Han Moyan didn't know how to love, he just buried his love to another person early on.

So no matter what she did, all she got was a bloody head bumped on the iceberg but still no response.

This is really an even more frustrating thing... Lu Ran suddenly regretted why he asked Xiang Yan.

If she doesn't know, she can still deceive herself. Han Moyan doesn't know how to love at all...

However, the more the comparison, the more pale and feeble she appears.

This kind of blow is even more frustrating than the day she decided to give up Han Moyan's resignation...

After getting off work in the evening, Han Moyan asked her if she wanted to send her back home. Lu Ran said that he had something to do at night and rejected Han Moyan's suggestion. Han Moyan only said "um" to express his understanding, and didn't even ask her why.

Lu Ran didn't bother to worry about it anymore, because it didn't make any sense except to increase her frustration.

After holding it in for too long, she also needed to find someone to talk to. After thinking about it, Lu Ran called Lin Jing, and it took a while to get through. The background sound was slightly noisy.

Lu Ran asked where she was, but Lin Jing faltered for a long time before explaining honestly, and she went to the bar again.

The last encounter with hooligans obviously didn't teach the drunken Lin Jing a lesson, but Lu Ran's memory was still fresh, especially with the scar still lying on his arm. With a silent sigh, Lu Ran confessed to her Don't run around, just take a taxi to find her.

This time it took Lu Ran a long time to find Lin Jing from the crowd of demons dancing on the dance floor. She was sweating all over in a vigorous outfit. When she saw Lu Ran, Lin Jing looked like a child who made a mistake when she saw her parents. The ejaculation disappeared completely.

After all, the other party had just broken up in love, and Lu Ran didn't want to blame any more, so she sat at the bar and ordered two glasses of cocktails, drank one for herself, and handed one to Lin Jing.

"Next time you come, don't be alone."

Holding the wine glass, Lin Jing glanced at Lu Ran anxiously: "You don't blame me?"

Lu Ran laughed: "How old are you, do I blame you if it works? I'm not your mother. Although the last time was a coincidence, there will inevitably be a second time. You should always be careful."

Looking at the wine glass with lowered eyebrows, Lin Jing took a sip, and said with a sob, "I'm just sad and want to vent."

"I know." Lu Ran also half-closed his eyelashes, and his tone was like a sigh, a bit self-deprecating, "I'm sad too."

"what?"

Just as she was about to speak, Lin Jing suddenly raised her head, staring at something behind Lu Ran without blinking.

He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Lin Jing: "What's wrong?"

Before she could answer, Lin Jing stood up suddenly and was about to chase after her.

Lu Ran quickly grabbed her: "What's the matter?"

"I think I saw his girlfriend!"

"what?"

"Luo Yiwei's girlfriend, that woman... But how could she... She was dragged into the box just now, no, I have to go and see..."

Unable to resist Lin Jing, Lu Ran was pulled by her and pushed open the door of the box.

The three men and two women in the box all turned to look at them.

The three men were all in their thirties and forties, and the girls looked very young.

Lin Jing walked straight up to one of the red-clothed girls, her voice obviously suppressed, "Aren't you Luo Yiwei's girlfriend? Why are you here with these people?"

The girl looked very well-behaved, she was puzzled and smiled and said, "Yeah, what's the matter? Oh, by the way, are you the ex-girlfriend he always said was annoying?"

Tong Yanwuji's appearance, but one sentence hit Lin Jing's sore spot, and her voice suddenly became sharp: "If you are his girlfriend, who is holding you now?"

From the moment Lu Ran came in, he just closed the door, stood at the door, lowered his head, and did not try to stop Lin Jing.

The man holding her looked at Lu Ran and Lin Jing, and asked the girl, "What's going on?"

The girl laughed like a silver bell, with a bit of ignorance in the world, and said to Lin Jing: "What does this have to do with you?" Turning around, she said to the man next to her, "It's nothing, just here Aunt who is looking for trouble."

Lin Jing couldn't help raising her hand, and only stopped Lu Ran in mid-air.

Lin Jing couldn't help but turned her head and asked, "Lu Ran, why are you stopping me?"

Before Lu Ran could answer, a male voice said jokingly: "Isn't this Mr. Han's Assistant Lu? Why do you have time to go to such a place?"

From the moment Lu Ran entered the box, he felt that something was wrong.

The first time she saw the man sitting on the farthest side, Pei Han.

The only communication with Pei Han is that Lu Ran and Han Moyan once teamed up to cheat on each other. It was a big project. The two most competitive companies in the bidding meeting were Han Moyan's and Pei Han's. Han is not a dutiful businessman, she hired a spy to steal the bid, after being discovered by Lu Ran, she and Han Moyan pretended not to know, forged a fake copy and let others steal it, when Pei Han proudly showed the low price Hit each other a loud slap.

She still remembered Pei Han's last meaningful expression, which was both gloomy and distorted.

Fortunately, the two of them are not in the same city. Originally, the well water does not interfere with the river water, but they did not expect to meet at this moment.

It's really... the enemy's road is narrow.

(End of this chapter)