Under the moonlight

Chapter 107 Chen Zhi Confess

"Didn't I tell you not to talk when I'm on the phone?" Xu Ao sighed heavily after hanging up the video call, then turned to Hu Sixuan and said.

"Oh dear, I just forgot. I always forget things. Oh, right, look, this is what Jiang Ying just sent." Seeing his angry expression, Hu Sixuan quickly took out the fax in her hand. Actually, the fax had arrived before he even answered the video call.

Xu Ao glared at her, but still took the fax and read it carefully.

"Xu Ao, thanks to your efforts, the embassy has received a batch of medicines and medical products, which are very useful to us. However, there may be further needs, and we cannot leave those people behind."

"You know, Jiang Ying is really something. She's already doing well enough to protect the people at the embassy. How can she possibly manage the general public?" Hu Sixuan complained as she leaned against Xu Ao's desk.

"I've told you many times not to sit at my desk or come and go in my office without permission. I only let you stay here because you're my teacher's niece. I hope you understand," Xu Ao said calmly, looking at her.

Hu Sixuan, used to being a pampered young lady, couldn't stand such words. She was about to retort, but seeing Xu Ao's indifferent expression and his lowered eyes, as if he was really angry, she reluctantly stood up and muttered, "Fine, I won't sit then. What's the big deal?" After saying that, she left Xu Ao's office and slammed the door shut.

Looking at the door that had been slammed shut, Xu Ao leaned back in his chair helplessly. Back then, his teacher had called and asked him to help find a place for his niece to stay. He had agreed without thinking. After all, she was his teacher's niece, so how bad could she be? But he never expected to get himself into trouble. He would definitely have to find a time to explain things properly to Huang Meng.

However, right now, the more important thing is Jiang Ying's side, because the port of S country has been blocked, and the medicines and medical products in the embassy are also running out. If the situation hadn't been urgent that night, Jiang Ying would never have called him for help at that time. He also couldn't have ignored so many of his former colleagues. So he searched many ways to find some medicines to send out of the country.

He is an individual, not a company, and his channels for purchasing goods, especially medicines, are limited, as is the quantity. His concern is how to find more medicines and successfully clear customs. As long as the goods can clear customs, they will not be intercepted when delivered to the embassy.

What about him? Doesn't he own a company? Xu Ao suddenly sat up straight. Zhao Meng, that guy…

Huang Meng was preoccupied with Xu Ao's affairs, and didn't eat much of the food Chen Zhi brought. He spent some time in the room, lost in thought, and the time passed quickly.

"Let's go, we'll head over first, they should be here soon," Chen Zhi said, knocking on Huang Meng's door.

"Okay, sure." Huang Meng couldn't hide her excitement at the thought of seeing them later. After all, she had transferred schools first, and back then she didn't have WeChat and other ways to contact them like she does now. It's normal for them to be a little distant from her after so many years. How could she expect them to treat her the same way as before? Huang Meng sat in the car, constantly trying to calm herself down.

Seeing that she seemed a little nervous, Zhao Meng smiled and said, "What's wrong? It's just to see a few old classmates you haven't seen in years, why are you acting like you're going on a blind date? Why are you so nervous?"

"Exactly, those girls, don't you know? They've always been like this, they don't have any ideas. You guys used to get along so well, you'll definitely hit it off right away. Sigh, then we two grown men will be the ones who suffer~" Chen Zhi sighed from the passenger seat.

"Well, I hope so. It's been so many years since I've seen them. I don't even know what to say to them."

"Do you even need to think about it? When you girls get together, you love to gossip, talk about cosmetics and clothes, just chat. Qiqi told me..." Chen Zhi turned his head and was about to tell Huang Meng Zhao Qi's classic quote, "As long as there's gossip, there's no woman you can't talk to," when he suddenly caught Zhao Meng's sharp eyes looking at him. He immediately wilted, sat up straight, and stopped talking.

"What's wrong? What did Qiqi say? Why aren't you saying anything?" Huang Meng teased him, asking deliberately.

"Uh, no, it's nothing, I forgot, hehe~" Chen Zhi scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly.

Seeing Zhao Meng staring reluctantly at the back of Chen Zhi's head, Huang Meng couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. This Zhao Meng, who looked so fierce, if he really didn't like Qiqi and Chen Zhi dating, he would have already taken action, instead of being secretly angry and helpless like this.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhao Meng asked Huang Meng, who was trying hard to suppress her laughter, in an annoyed tone.

"It's nothing, I just found it funny." Huang Meng found it even funnier looking at his displeased expression. Even Zhao Meng had his moments of helplessness!

Zhao Meng glanced helplessly at Huang Meng, then turned to look out the car window. This Chen Zhi—how did Qi Qi fall for him? Was it because of his heroic rescue? Or because he's handsome? Ugh, whatever, the heroic rescue reason seems more plausible. Although everyone says he's handsome, that's only in a young girl's eyes. In his eyes, Chen Zhi is at best just passable!

Chen Zhiding's restaurant wasn't far, just a few minutes' walk away. The three of them got out of the car and headed straight to the private room. With Chen Zhi's advice, Huang Meng quickly ordered the dishes. They were having Chinese food, and the dishes were all local specialties from X City. Originally, she wanted to have hot pot, but Chen Zhi felt that since it was the first time she had invited them to dinner together, it would be better to be more formal. She didn't have much experience in this area, so she listened to Chen Zhi's suggestion.

After ordering, they waited with a mix of nervousness and anticipation. After about half an hour, Zhao Meng winked at Chen Zhi, who immediately went outside the restaurant to contact Chen Xinxin, asking, "Why haven't you arrived yet?"

"Oh, I almost forgot, hehe~ could you give me the restaurant address again?" Chen Xinxin said with an embarrassed laugh on the other end of the phone.

"Oh dear, I can't believe you forgot I invited you to dinner! I'm really impressed. Hurry up and tell the others too!"

"All right."

Chen Zhi hung up the phone and glanced helplessly at the restaurant. Sigh, listening to Chen Xinxin's tone, it seemed like she didn't care about this gathering at all. He began to regret organizing the event.

Chen Zhigang was about to turn around and go inside when he bumped into Zhao Meng. "Hey, you scared me! Brother, why were you so quiet?"

"What's going on?" Zhao Meng asked, frowning. Forty minutes had passed since the agreed time.

"Hey, I... I think I was wrong, bro, please don't be angry with me."

"Speak quickly!" Zhao Meng knew from his guilty expression that nothing good was coming.

"That's right. Actually, Huang Meng told me last time that Chen Xinxin, Peng Qiang, and a few others had added her on WeChat, thinking you had given them her WeChat ID. Actually, I didn't dare tell her. It was me. That day, I mentioned in the class group that I had seen Huang Meng. They didn't react at all. I thought they hadn't seen the message, so I pulled them into a small group and told them again separately. Their reaction at the time was, well, completely unmoved." Chen Zhi said, suddenly realizing he had made a huge mistake.

Looking at Zhao Meng's gloomy face, he continued, "Well, I think, well, I'm a grown man, I didn't think too much about it. I just thought they were probably shy, so I asked you for Huang Meng's WeChat ID and gave it to them. They even asked me why I was giving it to them, since we hadn't been in touch for a long time. I also thought they probably didn't know how to start a conversation with her, so I said I would invite them to dinner, and we would get to know each other as we chatted. They even joked that I should bleed money from them, so I thought they agreed. I told Huang Meng about it, and I also said they wanted to add Huang Meng on WeChat so we could chat together. They even said, 'For my sake...'" Chen Zhi felt more and more that he had definitely messed things up this time. He was only thinking about helping Zhao Meng find an opportunity to meet Huang Meng with her old classmates and let her reminisce about the past, without thinking too much about it.

"Chen Zhi, you're really something." Zhao Meng didn't know what to say to him anymore. Looking back at the private room, Huang Meng was still waiting for them with great anticipation. But the reality was that the old classmates and friends she had been looking forward to meeting up with were actually coerced and lured by Chen Zhi. How would she feel?

"Go inside first. Since you've already made arrangements with them, just wait. It's just a meal." Zhao Meng only hoped that seeing Huang Meng would evoke some memories for those women who always stick together. As long as they had something to talk about, it would be better than an awkward silence.