Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

Chapter 393 Loneliness

"Have you been busy lately?" Shen Bingyan picked up a mushroom and chewed it slowly.

Zhao Wenhao nodded, rolled another piece of roast duck for Shen Bingyan, and handed it to her. "I was a little busy. I went to Hong Kong Island and stayed there for nearly a month. Then the company launched a new product and started a promotional campaign for the new product."

"Even I received your promotion. Some sales staff came to the door of our company and waited for everyone to get off work, and then stuffed the gifts into our hands one by one." Shen Bingyan seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help laughing.

"What's the matter? What's so funny? Tell me and let me laugh too." Zhao Wenhao looked at the blooming face opposite him, feeling a little dazed.

"Puch..."

It would have been fine if Zhao Wenhao hadn't said anything. Once he did, Shen Bingyan laughed even harder.

Zhao Wenhao also seemed to be infected by it and laughed happily.

"You don't even know what's going on, yet you just follow suit and smile foolishly!" Shen Bingyan said cutely with a pout.

It has been a long time since I saw Shen Bingyan smile like this. This girl rarely smiles like this.

"Tell me about it!" Zhao Wenhao put down his chopsticks and looked at it intently, which made Shen Bingyan feel a little embarrassed.

She lowered her head slightly and smoothed her hair with her fingers. "It reminds me of your sales representative, playing hide-and-seek with our security guard. Every time the security guard chased him out and stopped him from distributing goods, he would start hiding. When the security guard left, he would run out again."

After saying this, he seemed to think of the past scene and couldn't help laughing again.

Unfortunately, this girl was not a good joke teller, and Zhao Wenhao could not find anything funny in her jokes.

However, no matter how unfunny it is, you still have to pretend to laugh.

So, the two of them recounted their experiences over the past six months. When the four dishes they had ordered were almost gone, Zhao Wenhao glanced at his watch. Unconsciously, they had already chatted for an hour and a half.

Shen Bingyan rubbed her stomach, feeling a little embarrassed. She had eaten quite a bit today. She hadn't had such a good appetite in a long time.

"Why, are you still worried about gaining weight? It's okay, only when you're full can you have the energy to lose weight."

Zhao Wenhao joked and then got up to pay the bill.

Shen Bingyan originally wanted to stop him because she had agreed to treat everyone today.

Unfortunately, how could Zhao Wenhao let a girl pay for him?

Shen Bingyan didn't try to snatch it, so she followed him, paid the bill, and then walked out.

Night has already fallen and the lights are coming on.

"Let's go for a walk." Shen Bingyan suggested, "I feel like I ate a bit too much."

"Okay!" Zhao Wenhao agreed without any hesitation.

They strolled along the street, feeling the breeze and enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

Before they knew it, they arrived in front of a park.

The park is shaded by green trees, lush flowers and plants, and there is a clear stream flowing through it.

"Let's go in and take a look." Shen Bingyan said.

"Okay." Zhao Wenhao nodded.

They walked into the park and strolled along the path.

There were many people walking, exercising, and playing in the park, which was full of vitality and energy. They walked to the stream, sat on the benches, and quietly admired the surrounding scenery.

"Do you remember Jiang Tianyu?"

Shen Bingyan sat under the dim street light, quietly looking at the gurgling stream not far away, with a hint of reminiscence in her eyes.

Zhao Wenhao nodded and replied softly, "Of course I remember, but our relationship was average, and we gradually lost contact."

He looked at Shen Bingyan's profile, and a feeling of emotion welled up in his heart.

Shen Bingyan's tone was calm and natural. She continued, "He's getting married, on National Day this year. He called me a few days ago, and I guess he'll send me the wedding invitation soon."

Of course, Zhao Wenhao clearly remembered Jiang Tianyu's passionate pursuit of Shen Bingyan, but he was never able to move her heart.

Now, time flies, and Jiang Tianyu is about to enter the marriage hall.

This news made Zhao Wenhao feel emotional.

"So where does he work now?" Zhao Wenhao asked casually.

Shen Bingyan smiled slightly and replied, "Dingzhou. He used to work in the Ping'an County Party Committee, and later he was transferred to Dingzhou through some connections."

"This guy used to work in Ping'an County, and I didn't go there. I guess he still has some grudge against me." Zhao Wenhao couldn't help but feel a little funny when he thought about the past.

"He Xiaoxia met an American and later went abroad with him." Shen Bingyan lowered her head slightly, her face a little gloomy.

Zhao Wenhao's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "No way, she actually went to the United States?"

He couldn't imagine that He Xiaoxia had now traveled across the ocean and started a new life.

Shen Bingyan sighed softly, as if lamenting the impermanence of fate and the changes in life.

He Xiaoxia was Shen Bingyan's best female friend. They had lived in the same dormitory since high school. When they went to school in Xuanzhou, they were often together.

After graduating from university, He Xiaoxia was assigned to the Municipal Propaganda Department, which was a good position.

Once in a while, Zhao Wenhao met her when he went to the city for business.

However, their relationship was only average. After chatting for a few minutes, they parted ways. They never met again.

Unexpectedly, not long after that, He Xiaoxia actually followed a foreigner to the United States.

"They got married last year, and Xiaoxia got her green card, so she's now an American citizen. She wrote to me in May, saying she was two months pregnant and wanted me to visit her when I had time."

Shen Bingyan looked up at the sky with a smile on her lips, as if she imagined He Xiaoxia with a big belly.

She once thought about studying abroad to escape the pressure, and she even chose to major in English.

Later, with the advice of his family and Zhao Wenhao, he was able to let go of the knot in his heart.

"Just go and see her when you have time. You two have such a good relationship. Besides, I guess she's pregnant and alone, surrounded by foreigners. She must be missing home and her old friends."

"I do have this idea. I plan to go there when she's about to give birth. For a unit like ours, going abroad isn't easy. We have to file a report and go through an investigation."

Zhao Wenhao thought about it and it made sense. Nowadays, many people go abroad, especially to Europe and the United States, and often never return.

Even if you have a very good job in China, if you have the opportunity, it would be an honor to go abroad to wash pots.

Sometimes, Zhao Wenhao felt that Shen Bingyan was a very pitiful girl.

Both his parents have passed away, and he lives with his uncle.

Even though her uncle's family treated her very well, she was still living under someone else's roof.

In addition, her personality often gives people the impression that she is distant and aloof, so she has few friends.

He Xiaoxia is her only best friend, and Zhao Wenhao is her confidant.

Now, He Xiaoxia has gone abroad, and Zhao Wenhao has his own girlfriend, so it is not convenient for him to have much contact with her.

As a result, Shen Bingyan seemed even more lonely.