Although Tian Tian felt heartbroken, she didn't say it directly.
"It's fine. Isn't your Lao Meng the same? It's an interesting experience, quite fun."
Zhang Wei said, "Meng Kai deserved it, but Chen Dongyang is different."
"But speaking of which, this incident shows more that Chen Dongyang is reliable. He doesn't look down on the poor or fawn on the rich, and he's truly loyal to his friends. Tian Tian, if you stay with him, you'll definitely be happy in the future."
Even though it was a rural wedding, the bride still needed to be well-dressed.
At three in the morning, Zhang Wei had to get up to go to the bridal photography shop in the county town to change her wedding dress and have her makeup done.
The four young people went together.
As Zhang Wei and Meng Kai changed and got ready, Tian Tian and Chen Dongyang, with nothing else to do, wandered aimlessly through the county town streets in the early morning, hand in hand.
Chen Dongyang hadn't been affectionate with her for a day and a night. As soon as they went out, he pulled her into his arms.
Since no one here recognized them, he grabbed her and kissed her, then suggested carrying her.
"Your foot isn't completely healed yet. If you limp in the future, it'll be troublesome. I'll carry you."
Tian Tian hit him for constantly wishing her to limp.
"If I limp, won't that suit you? No one will want me except you, so I'll feel very secure."
Chen Dongyang pretended to ponder, "You've got a point there. Then I'll take you hiking to make you limp more severely, and I'll feel even more secure."
The two of them laughed and messed around on the street for a while, and then Chen Dongyang picked her up.
They had no particular destination, simply wanting to relax. They walked and stopped, chatted and laughed. As they passed a small hotel, they saw a Mercedes-Benz.
Because the car was so beautiful and the hotel so ordinary, the contrast was striking, catching the eye. Tian Tian couldn't help but sigh.
"How can someone who can afford this car stay in such a small hotel? Strange."
Chen Dongyang was unconcerned.
"Hotels are for people passing through. Maybe they were just passing by at night and stayed for a night. What's so strange about that?"
He carried her and walked past quickly, but Tian Tian felt something was off. She subconsciously looked back at the hotel entrance.
As it turned out, the more she looked, the more she saw a familiar figure.
A man in a suit and tie, with a petite, student-like woman in his arms, walked out from inside.
The Mercedes' headlights flashed, and the two of them went to the car on either side. The man, facing Tian Tian, opened the car door and got in.
Although the distance wasn't close, she could see clearly. Wasn't this the director from Wushuang Company?
This scoundrel, he said he was divorcing his wife, so why was he here?
Could his hometown be here too? Was he discussing divorce at a hotel?
This woman clearly wasn't his wife. What decent couple would go to a hotel to discuss divorce!
Perhaps her staring at them signaled something to the other party, or perhaps a handsome couple appearing on the street in such a state was too eye-catching. The director also looked up in their direction.
Caught off guard by their eyes meeting, Tian Tian didn't back down. Instead, she patted Chen Dongyang and asked him to stop.
"Wait, I saw someone I know. Let me go say hello."
Chen Dongyang put her down and looked in the direction she pointed with a confused expression.
Before Tian Tian could get close, the director started the car and sped away.
"That scoundrel felt guilty! I can't believe I caught him red-handed! He dared to play my best friend, I'll make Wushuang break up with him immediately!"
Enraged, she was about to call Wushuang on her phone, but Chen Dongyang stopped her.
"Don't you even look at the time? You want to tell her before you know the situation? Will she be able to sleep?"
"At least wait until morning. Ask about the situation first."
Tian Tian thought about it and agreed. Wushuang would definitely be disturbed if she heard such upsetting news.
Forget it, she'd tell her after work. This guy wasn't going anywhere for a while anyway.
The rural wedding was simple and lively, and still busy.
Chen Dongyang helped welcome guests the entire time, offering drinks and cigarettes, and bringing dishes to the tables.
By past two in the afternoon, he was almost exhausted.
Zhang Wei and Meng Kai invited them to stay for dinner, but Chen Dongyang insisted on leaving, thinking that if he stayed, he wouldn't be able to live with Tian Tian.
Tian Tian was also worried about Wushuang's situation and wanted to leave. The two of them, dragging their tired bodies, set off on their return journey.
Chen Dongyang drove on the way back, and she sent Wushuang a WeChat message asking how things were with her director.
Wushuang didn't reply for over half an hour.
Tian Tian, worried, couldn't help but call her. After several attempts, Wushuang finally answered, sounding in a terrible state.
"What's going on? Why did you take so long to answer? Why do you sound like that? Are you crying? How are you two?"
Wushuang didn't answer her, but instead asked, "Where are you now?"
Tian Tian said, "I'm on my way back to Nan Cheng. If you're feeling upset, I'll come find you as soon as I arrive."
"First, tell me, did you talk? How did the conversation go?"
Wushuang let out a cold laugh. "We talked, and I learned a lot of things I didn't know. You weren't looking for me, but I was going to look for you. Don't come to my place, let's meet at a coffee shop. Just the two of us."
The phrase "just the two of us" clearly implied something.
Tian Tian's heart sank. Recalling the scene where the director saw her that morning, she had a bad premonition.
When she met Wushuang, her premonition came true.
Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were red and swollen, and she was without makeup, in a very, very bad state.
Seeing Tian Tian, her face was full of sarcasm.
"You're here? Traveling for business these past two days must have been tiring, right?"
Having known each other for so many years, it was the first time Tian Tian had seen Wushuang like this. She felt unbearable pain and instinctively reached out to hold her hand.
Wushuang, however, dodged her.
"If you have something to say, say it. Don't play these games with me!"
Tian Tian knew that she must have found out about her relationship with Chen Dongyang. Guilt gnawed at her, and she found it difficult to speak.
"Okay, I admit, I wasn't on a business trip for the past two days. I went to a friend's wedding in the countryside with Chen Dongyang, and this morning in the county town, I ran into your director."
Wushuang raised an eyebrow, her tone unfriendly, "And then?"
"I wanted to tell you immediately, but it was too early, and I was afraid of disturbing your sleep. He was with a woman, and they came out of a hotel together. I don't know if she's his wife..."
"Thank you for telling me so much, you're really thoughtful."
As Wushuang spoke, her eyes reddened. As if annoyed by her own weakness, she angrily wiped them away with her hand.
"I'm such an idiot! I've lived for so many years, always thinking I was so smart, calling others foolish or infatuated, but look at me! I'm more foolish than anyone!"
"When I date a man, I'm completely deceived by him. And you, my only friend, you play tricks on me too!"
"Jiang Jingtian, you have so many beautiful and wealthy women around you who could be friends, why did you choose me?"
"Is it because they are too smart and can easily see through your true colors, making you bored, so you come to someone like me to feel important?"