Chapter 64: Betrayal (Part 2)

  Nie Sisi originally planned to follow, but Wang Mingyu said not to let her go and cause trouble. Nie Sisi wouldn't listen to him, after Wang Mingyu walked away, Nie Sisi quietly followed.

  Sun Xue came out holding the man's hand, laughing and chatting as they walked out. Wang Mingyu was standing beside the car Sun Xue had just gotten out of, wearing a crisp military uniform that made him look a bit lonely.

  Sun Xue walked and suddenly turned pale, motionless. The young man pulled her but she didn't move. Then the young man asked in surprise: "Xiao Xue, what's wrong? Are you uncomfortable somewhere?" As he spoke, his hand reached out to Sun Xue's forehead. Sun Xue didn't respond, staring blankly at Wang Mingyu.

  It wasn't until then that the young man noticed something was off and thought to himself, "Could this be the infamous ex-boyfriend of Sun Xue? Sorry buddy, but Sun Xue is now mine."

  That young man's name was Du Ziming, his family was in the pharmaceutical business and he was a well-known figure in Shanghai. One day at a banquet, he met Sun Xue who was being interviewed, and was immediately smitten, launching a relentless romantic offensive every day. Du Ziming was a relatively astute person, not like those spoiled rich kids, he helped his family manage the business and had some reputation in the circle.

  At that time, Sun Xue had a crush on Wang Mingyu in her heart, but she hadn't dated before and the time spent with Wang was short. Although she liked him, under Du Ziming's persistent romantic pursuit, how could a young girl like her resist? At first, Sun Xue motivated herself to ignore Du if Wang appeared, but after waiting for half a year, Wang didn't show up at all, which hurt Sun deeply and made her think that Wang didn't want her. It was during this time that Du's appearance filled the void in Sun's heart, and under his strong romantic pursuit, he succeeded.

  Du Ziming indeed also truly liked Sun Xue, but his family introduced him to a suitable match, which Du Ziming didn't like. So although he couldn't marry Sun Xue as his main wife, having her as a concubine was still quite good. Gradually the two people fell in love, while on this side Wang Mingyu was busy training troops and hadn't expected Sun Xue to be like that. If he had really known Sun Xue was like that, Wang Mingyu would have truly regretted being blind at the time.

  Du Ziming looked at Wang Mingyu and, as the winner, politely stepped forward to ask: "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

  Wang Mingyu naturally couldn't weaken his reputation and said loudly: "Ningbo Wang Mingyu."

  Du Ziming thought to himself, "So he's just a country bumpkin, wearing a lieutenant colonel's uniform. Xiao Xue said he graduated from military school and became a lieutenant colonel? What a joke!" Actually, it's hard to blame Du Ziming for thinking this way. At the time, Sun Xue didn't want to mention Wang Mingyu, only saying that he was a graduate of the Central Military Academy, and his family was quite well-off, and that he had helped her through a difficult time.

  So Du Ziming introduced himself: "Shanghai, Du Ziming, this is my girlfriend, Sun Xue!" Holding Sun Xue's hand tightly. "Oh, haha, I'm also friends with Sun Xue, and I came to Shanghai just to see her! Since Brother Du is taking care of her, I can rest assured now!" Wang Mingyu said with a slightly bitter smile. Du Ziming was completely stunned, originally thinking he had come to cause trouble, but it turned out to be this result. He had been thinking about teaching this kid a lesson, but didn't expect him to be so sensible. So he said: "No need to be polite, Sun Xue's friend is my friend too! Haven't eaten yet? Why don't we go eat together?"

  "No need, I've already eaten! Brother Du, I want to talk to Sun Xue alone for a bit, is that okay?" Wang Mingyu asked. "What's there to say that can't be said in front of me? Is there something you don't think I should hear?" Du Ziming naturally wasn't pleased - his girlfriend's ex wanting to take her away to talk, who would accept that? "It's a bit inconvenient, but don't worry, just five minutes is fine!" Wang Mingyu didn't mind what Du Ziming said and directly said "Okay then, but it depends on whether Sun Xue is willing or not?" Du Ziming said this mainly to show off his magnanimity, while also passing the difficult question to Sun Xue. If Sun Xue refused, everything would be easy to explain; if she agreed, she would feel a bit guilty towards herself and would follow him even more devotedly - what's not to like about killing two birds with one stone?

  Sun Xue had come back to her senses by this time and whispered to Du Ziming: "Ziming, I'll go talk to Wang Da Ge for a bit."

  Du Ziming pretended to be very open-minded and said: "Alright, go!"

  Wang Mingyu and Sun Xue walked slowly, neither of them speaking a word. The atmosphere was extremely oppressive. Finally, Sun Xue broke the silence: "Brother Wang, I'm sorry!"

  "You didn't wrong me, feelings can't be forced. Take good care of yourself from now on!"

  Sun Xue saw that Wang Mingyu didn't blame herself, and she felt a pang in her heart: "I know I owe you an apology, Brother Wang. The money you gave me, I'll have Zi Ming return it to you later!"

  One sentence made Wang Mingyu's expressionless face suddenly turn gloomy, a blow, an absolute blow! It is said that talking about money hurts feelings, and it is indeed true. At this moment, the anger in Wang Mingyu's heart had reached its peak, and his emotions, which had been controlled before, began to erupt with this sentence. After a while, Wang Mingyu finally managed to control his emotions, nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "Good!"

  Having said that, he didn't say anything else and turned around to walk towards Du Ziming.

  "So soon? Xiao Xue!" Du Ziming asked in surprise, staring at her. The two of them only exchanged a couple of sentences.

  "Ziming, can you lend me some money?" Sun Xue asked softly.

  "How much do you need? Tell me the amount!" Du Ziming replied carelessly.

  "A thousand big yuan!" Sun Xue said.

  "What do you want so much money for? Is it because Wang Mingyu asked you for it? How shameless! Helping someone and then asking for money, it's not something a real man would do," Du Ziming said resentfully.

  "It's not that, I'm preparing to return the money to him!" Sun Xue said.

  "Alright, I'll have someone prepare it right away!" Then Du Ziming whispered something to one of his subordinates, and that person left.

  Wang Mingyu lit a cigarette and didn't speak, quietly watching the girl he had once helped, who was now slowly tearing apart her position in his heart with her actions. Wang Mingyu's inner self was already unbearably bitter, but on the surface, he was very calm, so calm that it was impossible to express in words. As he thought back to the past, his heart felt like a thunderbolt, unable to contain itself.

  After a while, the subordinate brought in 1,000 yuan. Du Ziming held the small box containing the money and said: "This is for you. From now on, Xue'er has nothing to do with you. Although I know you have some money, this 1,000 yuan is not a small amount either. You must take good care of it. What can soldiers earn in these times?

  Upon hearing this, Nie Sisi, who was standing aside, walked over and said: "Wow, rich people, huh? Are all Shanghainese this wealthy? Spending a thousand bucks to please a woman is just a casual thing for you?"

  Du Ziming didn't like the sound of that, where did this little girl come from? He looked down his nose and said: "I don't know if we Shanghainese have money or not, but at least we're a bit better off than you country folks."

  Sun Xue pulled Du Ziming, hinting that he shouldn't say anything more, Sun Xue still knew a bit about Wang Mingyu's situation.

  Nie Sisi originally didn't like this person, so she said angrily: "How much money do you have? My family has more money than yours! Hmph!"

  Du Ziming smiled and said: "Forget it, I won't talk to you about this anymore. You have money, that's all that matters!"

  Nie Sisi said reluctantly: "What does your family do?"

  "I'm in the pharmaceutical business!" Du Ziming said with a self-satisfied smile, then turned to Sun Xue and said: "I'm currently negotiating with American Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical, if I can get the agency rights for penicillin in China, there will be endless money later on. That stuff is now worth a fortune! At that time, you can just stay at home and be a comfortable young lady!"

  Sun Xue had been with Wang Mingyu for a long time, but she had never heard him mention Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical, so she didn't know that the company belonged to Wang Mingyu. Therefore, she didn't say anything. People in love always think their partner is the best, although Sun Xue's heart had struggled before, she had already made up her mind and was now fully devoted to Du Ziming. However, she hadn't told her mother about this, fearing that her mother would not agree.

  "Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical? You actually have a connection with them?" Nie Sisi also looked at Du Ziming in surprise. Nie Sisi's expression made Du Ziming feel even more proud of himself, so he said: "We are currently negotiating, just the initial negotiations, but we were the ones who contacted them, they just came to talk, however, in Shanghai, our Du family's strength is clear for all to see, I think we can cooperate very well."

  Nie Sisi is a nursing major, and she has also heard of this company. The newly developed penicillin is a very good medicine that can greatly enhance the body's immunity. If Du Ziming really cooperates with Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical, it will naturally bring in a lot of money. Nie Sisi hummed discontentedly and stopped talking.

  Wang Mingyu looked at Nie Sisi who was angry and said in a low voice: "Go back to the car, take this ocean back to the car."

  Nie Sisi hummed and walked away reluctantly. She had originally planned to introduce herself, but now it seemed unnecessary.

  "Wang Mingyu said to Du Ziming: 'Alright, Brother Du, I wish you a prosperous future! Since everything has been settled, let's part ways here!'"

  Du Ziming now thinks that Wang Mingyu is also a character, someone who can endure such situations well, either a turtle or a person with great patience. Obviously, this Wang Mingyu is a soldier and cannot be classified as a turtle, Du Ziming actually wants to make friends sincerely. However, Wang Mingyu is not a good-tempered person, being insulted by Sun Xue with money, and then Du Ziming also insulted Nie Sisi with money, which is unbearable.