Chapter 104 Chen Shimei
Chapter 104 Chen Shimei
Zhang Qian is very good at choosing places. This coffee shop is far away from the government compound and is in a remote location. The environment can be described as deep and secluded, not easy to attract attention.
Given their awkward identities, it would undoubtedly be best to meet here.
Ning Chunyan and Wang Zixu ordered two cups of coffee and sat down to wait. Not long after, Zhang Qian appeared with her bag.
Ning Chunyan had heard Zhang Qian's story from many people, and had also heard her voice, but had never met Zhang Qian in person until now. After meeting her, he felt a little disappointed.
This woman who was deeply loved by 999 roses was only above average in appearance. Even if the most flattering man came, he would never be able to tell that she was a peerless beauty. But she was very good at dressing up.
Her hair was dyed a low-key and luxurious dark gold, and the hair on her temples and ears was carefully curled. As far as Ning Chunyan knew, no beauty salon in Xihe could do this kind of hairdressing technique, so she must have gone to Donghai for maintenance regularly.
She wore a light grey Armani shawl coat with a dark brown Masion waist-length top underneath, a Hermes belt around her waist, and a bag of the same brand and colour as the belt.
In short, the impression she gave Ning Chunyan was that she was very "expensive." Even the sheen on her face smelled like money, thanks to a small bottle of super-moisturizing skin care product that cost six thousand.
At first glance, Ning Chunyan knew why she and Wang Zixu couldn't be together.
Zhang Qian put her handbag on the table, sat down and said, "Sorry for the long wait. I don't have much time, and I don't have much to say. I came here purely to give myself an explanation, and then I'll leave."
Ning Chunyan stared at her and said in a bad tone: "You should give me an explanation, give Wang Zixu an explanation, and give Wang Zixu's novel an explanation."
Zhang Qian smiled nonchalantly and smoothed her hair with her hands: "Let me be frank, I was the one who rejected Wang Zixu's manuscript. I rejected it without even reading its content."
Ning Chunyan's eyes widened, and she seemed to be about to burst out in anger, but Zhang Qian interrupted her immediately:
"But do you think I'm picking on him because I hate him? No, I'm doing this for his own good. Miss Ning, have you ever thought that by giving him hope you're actually harming him?"
Ning Chunyan frowned: "Who is harming him?"
"Have you ever seen him writing?" Zhang Qian suddenly asked, "I lived with him before. If you had seen him writing, you would know."
Ning Chunyan thought of Chen Qingluo at home and smiled coldly: "What's wrong with him?"
Zhang Qian frowned slightly: "He is hurting himself by writing."
"What self-harm?"
"It means exactly what it says," Zhang Qian said. "If he keeps writing like that, he'll either go crazy or die within ten years."
Ning Chunyan said: "You mean you killed his manuscript to protect him?"
Zhang Qian crossed her legs and said, "What else? I want him to give up on this idea and not pursue writing again. There are thousands of ways to go in this world, why must he hang himself on a tree that doesn't make money?"
Ning Chunyan closed her eyes helplessly: "Just for such a ridiculous reason..."
Zhang Qian raised her voice and said, "What a ridiculous reason? Miss Ning, I don't know what your relationship is, but I can say with certainty that you definitely don't understand him as well as I do. If you knew how he wrote, you would definitely support my approach."
"Boom!"
In the coffee shop, the few people there all looked over here.
Ning Chunyan slapped her palm on the table, as if she had used too much force, and it was burning with pain. She suppressed her anger and said, "Wang Zixu is an adult, he doesn't need others to manipulate his life."
Zhang Qian was frightened by Ning Chunyan's sudden anger. She felt a little flustered and stretched out her hand to block her bag in front of her. She whispered:
"The preliminary list has been submitted, and the essay competition has entered the next stage. If you are here to ask me to change the results, I'm sorry, but I don't have the final say now."
Ning Chunyan raised his voice: "So you just ruined him, came here and made a big fuss, and then left irresponsibly?"
Zhang Qian said confidently: "In my opinion, those of you who praise his talent and urge him to work hard are the ones who will ruin him."
Wang Zixu had been silent since Zhang Qian came in. He sat straight as if a steel bar was inserted into his back. His mind was completely unable to follow the rhythm of the conversation between the two women. Only after hearing this did he open his mouth and ask:
"So, my manuscript was rejected not because there was something wrong with my writing?"
Zhang Qian turned to look at him in silence, and he asked anxiously, "You rejected my novel without even reading it? You didn't read the content, right? It's good as long as there's nothing wrong with what I wrote."
The woman's mouth moved for a long time before she finally uttered a sentence: "You are hopeless."
She grabbed her bag and walked away without looking back. "Who is this person?" Ning Chunyan raised her head and drank a large cup of coffee, but she was still furious after finishing it.
If Wang Zixu hadn't been sitting here, she would have started to curse. She would have used the most vicious words she knew in her life, packed them into bricks, and thrown them at Zhang Qian's back.
But Wang Zixu just sat there happily, like a bodhisattva, which made her angry.
"Why aren't you angry at all?"
Wang Zixu shook his head: "I'm angry."
"If you're angry, go ahead and scold her! Damn it, I'm here to speak up for you, I'm almost sick from being angry!" Ning Chunyan said while rubbing his chest.
Wang Zixu sighed, "She didn't mean any harm, she was like this before. I couldn't change her, and she couldn't change me, so we broke up. Although I'm angry, I can't curse her. If I want to curse, my dad and many people in my life have done similar things, and I can't curse them enough. What else can I do? Just think of it as something I owed them in my previous life."
Ning Chunyan grabbed Wang Zixu by the collar, pointed at him viciously and said, "Wang Zixu, remember this, you have to express your temper. If someone treats you badly, you should bite them. If someone makes you unhappy, you should lose your temper openly. If you don't express it, they will never understand. They will think you like it very much!"
Wang Zixu nodded: "I know, I am..."
He was halfway through his words, not knowing how to express himself. Finally, he looked out the window and sighed, "I'm used to being bullied."
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"What happened next?" Chen Qingluo asked with a serious expression, "Did he just accept his fate?"
Ning Chunyan shook his head: "He was very happy when he knew that his writing was fine, as if all problems had been solved. He said that it didn't matter if he participated in the essay contest this time, and there would be opportunities in the future. He planned to submit the article to other magazines."
Chen Qingluo said: "This essay contest is so grand and there are so many great people participating. If he ends his journey this way, he will regret it in the future."
"Yes!" Ning Chunyan raised his voice and said, "So he recognizes me but I don't. I said I want to get his manuscript into the finals, and I must do it."
"Is it really that you can't find any connection at all? Give the manuscript to Teacher Li Tingfang. She should be able to make some concessions, right? As long as you read his manuscript, everyone will know that he should not be eliminated."
Ning Chunyan said: "I called the teacher and told her about it, but once the primary election is finalized, it cannot be changed, and she can't help. The results of the primary election have been finalized, and countless eyes are watching. I don't know what kind of storm will be caused by overturning the results and starting over."
Chen Qingluo lowered her brows and thought: "In other words, the results of the primary election cannot be changed."
"I also called Director Mei, and he also knew about this, and he meant the same thing," Ning Chunyan said, "He told me that the results of the primary election cannot be changed, and unless Wang Zixu is allowed to participate in the second round directly, he can't help."
Both of them fell silent.
Although rules are made by the strong for the weak, once they are made, even those who make the rules must abide by them, otherwise even the strong will lose credibility.
Especially for essay contests, which are jointly organized by several departments, there are many people and many opinions, and the losers are also unbalanced. If the results of the primary election are overturned and the 101st essay is forced in, a small incident will also lead to a big storm. If it ferments into public opinion and scandal, all the efforts of Teacher Li Tingfang over the years will be in vain.
Ning Chunyan scratched his head in annoyance: "It's all that woman's fault. She's so self-righteous. I don't know how much trouble she has caused with her irrelevant idea."
Chen Qingluo sneered: "Don't mention that woman anymore. She is just a stinky bitch."
Ning Chunyan was stunned and stared at Chen Qingluo with his mouth wide open.
She suspected that this was the first time Chen Qingluo had said this word in her life.
Too rare.
But it feels so good to listen to.
Chen Qingluo added: "In fact, Director Mei has already hinted very clearly, but you just didn't realize it."
"How to say?"
"Just let Wang Zixu participate in the second round." Chen Qingluo said, "It can really be done."
(End of this chapter)