Bamboo Horse Teases Green Plum 12: Retreat as Advance (Second Update)

  Retreating in order to advance (Part 2)

  Although Pei Yue worked in the same office as Bai Ming, she hadn't seen him since their first meeting on the first day. As a temporarily appointed lawyer, she didn't dare ask Wang Secretary about Bai Ming's whereabouts. Privately, Bai Ming also hadn't contacted her, and the matter of the job transfer was left pending like this.

  On Saturday morning, Pei Yue went to the fast food restaurant as usual to help out. At noon, it was indeed more crowded than before, just like Uncle Hui said. Even the boss of the fast food restaurant next door, Uncle Xing, came to the store to dine.

  Pei Yue poured a glass of water for Uncle Xing and stood aside waiting for him to order. What was strange was that although Uncle Xing held the menu in his hand, his eyes were not on the menu but secretly glancing at Pei Yue.

  "Uncle Xing, is there something you want to tell me?" Pei Yue asked in a low voice, her intuition was usually accurate.

  Xing Shu stretched out his hand and pulled her sleeve, indicating for her to sit down.

  "Xiao Yue, can you help us old neighbors?"

  Xing Shu is a competitor, but he has had a good relationship with Hu Xin and his family for over a decade as neighbors in this old street.

  "Uncle Xing, come in and speak slowly. I'll definitely try my best to help if I can." Pei Yue led Uncle Xing into the inner room.

  The two of them chatted for about half an hour inside. When they came out, Uncle Xing nodded his head in gratitude, and Pei Yue smiled.

  "Uncle Xing, why be polite with me? You don't have to worry too much, for now it seems there's still a chance of winning."

  Seeing off Uncle Xing, Hu Xin didn't ask about Uncle Xing's affairs. Presumably, Uncle Xing had already mentioned it to her beforehand. Hu Xin knew that Zhao Wentao had made an appointment with his daughter for the evening, and seeing that the customers in the store were almost gone, she urged her daughter to go home early to wash and prepare.

  At 5 o'clock in the evening, Pei Yue appeared on time in front of Zhao Wentao.

  "Xiao Yue, I'm really worried you won't come."

  The man who seemed to have waited for a long time stood up and pulled out a chair for Pei Yue.

  "Why? Didn't I already agree?"

  Pei Yue tilted her head to size up the man who was half a head taller than herself, pondering his intention in being so direct from the moment they met.

  "Hmm, I just hope the reason you agreed to meet up is because you truly want to have dinner with me."

  The man was very clever and immediately killed the idea that Pei Yue thought of revealing everything quickly, having a cup of coffee, and then slipping away.

  "Hehe, of course it's true." Pei Yue chuckled and spread out the napkin, but what she wanted to say was successfully blocked.

  "Xiao Yue, I'm not in a hurry, we can take our time, as long as we're friends, that's enough. To be honest with you, before meeting you, I was just like you, an anti-marriage advocate."

  There is a tactic called "retreating in order to advance", and at present, men are using this tactic.

  It may not be brilliant, but it inexplicably suited Pei Yue's taste. And she didn't doubt Zhao Wentao's words.

  Nowadays, women who take the initiative are called like wolves and tigers. A man with such good conditions, if not for some unspeakable secrets, can still maintain his single status until now, except that he is a singleton himself, she cannot think of a second more reasonable reason.

  "Oh? Then let's have a drink as allies on the same front line."

  Pei Yue raised her teacup without hesitation and clinked it against the other person's cup. She refused to go on blind dates, but she didn't refuse male friends with whom she could chat happily.

  After a dinner, the atmosphere was unexpectedly harmonious. If not for the premise of marriage, Pei Yue wouldn't mind having Zhao Wentao as a friend.

  After dinner, Zhao Wentai politely asked Pei Yue where she would like to go next, and the reply was "I want to go home and have a good rest."

  Zhao Wentao then settled the bill, without any intention of forcibly arranging any further entertainment programs, everything was proceeding according to Pei Yue's pace.

  Pei Yue drove the car out of the road, still able to see the man standing by the side of the road from the rearview mirror, his figure gradually getting smaller. She casually turned on the music with the remote control, rolled down the window halfway, and let the cool night breeze blow in, sweeping across her face and ears, making her feel extremely comfortable.

  It has to be admitted that this is the first time in history that Pei Yue felt comfortable and happy at a blind date, even letting her temporarily put aside Bai Ming's persistent entanglement and her mother's inexplicable demands that brought a string of inexplicable melancholy.

  The car drove halfway when Pei Yue received a call from Sang Xiao Tian. "Hey, come over and keep me company for a drink."

  The car turned a corner at the intersection ahead and headed in another direction.

  Compared to Pei Yue, Sang Xiaoliu is a young rich woman. Her parents immigrated some years ago and left her a luxurious villa with gardens and several million in savings.

  Under the dim night sky, two good friends were reclining on a chaise longue, gazing blankly at the night sky. Between them was a small tea table with a large pile of canned beer on it.

  "What's wrong, had another run-in with him that night?"

  The person who can make this seemingly careless and heartless good friend so worried is probably only Lan Yunfei.

  "He didn't give me a nail to hit, that's what's weird. Actually, it was my parents who urged me to leave."

  Xiang Xiaotong took a sip of beer.

  "Do you want to go out?"

  "I don't want to, I'm reluctant to part with you."

  Pei Yue slapped his hand over, "Alright! You can't bear to part with Yun Fei."

  "Cut down that wooden beam!"

  Two people fell silent. Emotional matters are really strange. Whether it's wood or stone, as long as you like it, it can become a thousand-pound boulder that presses down on you at any moment, making you breathless!

  "Xiao Tian, I have a proposal, want to give it a try?"

  Bai Yue thought for a long time before speaking.

  "Huh?"

  "Apply for a visit and go out for a while, see what his reaction is!"

  "This is..."

  Sang Xiaotong had always been unable to guess Pei Yue's thoughts, so she wouldn't know that Pei Yue was reminded of Zhao Wentao's behavior today, which triggered this strange idea.

  "Retreat is the best option!"

  Digression

  Mr. Zhao is the second male lead...

  Ah, today's harvest didn't increase. Sigh... But I saw two new comments from relatives, so this update is a gift for the positive commenters...

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