Xia Lan was silent for a long time, and then asked in a low voice: "Do you really have a way to avenge today?"
"Yes! But I need your cooperation. You need to let me in first."
Xia Lan was silent for a while, then opened the door and let Zhang Chao walk in.
…
On the other side, Ji Ningxue's home.
"Lu Yu, I think you have some misunderstanding about Xia Lan. You seem to be very indifferent to her." Ji Ningxue glanced at Lu Yu and still asked her doubts.
"Well..." Lu Yu paused and said, "Stay away from her, you two are not suitable for being friends."
Lu Yu knew that Ji Ningxue had a strong personality on the surface, but was actually kind at heart and not so scheming.
Xia Lan sold her, and she might return the money to Xia Lan.
"You, you can't say that about Xia Lan, she is quite nice." Ji Ningxue explained with a frown.
If it had been in the past, Ji Ningxue would have definitely gotten angry on the spot and said that Lu Yu didn't need to take care of her own affairs.
But now, her affection for Lu Yu is slowly increasing, so she still explains to Lu Yu.
"That was in the past. There were some people who had a good relationship with you when you were worse than her. But if you were better than her, she would immediately be unable to sit still."
Lu Yu said calmly, his experience from childhood to adulthood has made Lu Yu see through the warmth and coldness of the world, and he is also very accurate in judging people.
He believed in his own judgment, but Ji Ningxue obviously wouldn't believe it. After all, she and Xia Lan had been good friends for so many years.
"How could it be... Xia Lan can't..." Ji Ningxue was silent for a while, but still chose to believe Xia Lan.
Lu Yu sighed lightly. He also knew how stubborn Ji Ningxue was and would never change his mind just because of someone else's words.
If Ji Ningxue had the kind of character that follows the wind and rain, she would have followed the advice of others and divorced Lu Yu long ago.
While she was talking, Ji Ningxue's cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Xia Lan calling.
"Hello, Xia Lan?" Ji Ningxue hesitated for two seconds before picking up the phone.
"Ningxue, it's me, I'm sorry about what happened during the day..." Xia Lan's voice sounded, with a thick nasal sound, as if she had just cried.
Hearing Xia Lan's apologetic words, Ji Ningxue's heart immediately softened.
After all, how could the friendship between best friends for so many years be broken up like this?
"I was just too angry when I saw Lu Yu beating Zhang Chao, so when you asked me to persuade Zhang Chao, I was so angry that I didn't help you..." Xia Lan continued, and started sobbing again as she spoke.
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After Lu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but frowned. Would Xia Lan have such a character that he would correct his mistakes soon after he knew them?
I'm afraid, this call is for some purpose, right?
"Okay, okay, I'm not angry with you. We were all frightened and didn't have time to think too much..." Ji Ningxue quickly comforted Xia Lan.
"Zhang Chao doesn't mean anything else. He just thinks that we are friends, so he talks and does things more casually. Don't be the same as him!"
When Ji Ningxue heard what Xia Lan said, she didn't answer immediately. She didn't have to argue with Xia Lan.
But between Zhang Chao and Lu Yu, she will definitely stand firmly on Lu Yu's side and will never support an outsider.
If she now says that Zhang Chao did the right thing, doesn't that mean that Lu Yu did the wrong thing?
"Zhang Chao went to take a X-ray. The doctor said that his ribs had cracks and he needed to rest for a long time." Xia Lan sighed again when she saw that Ji Ningxue was silent.
"What? Is it so serious?" Ji Ningxue became a little soft-hearted.
But Lu Yu's brows furrowed even more tightly. It wasn't that he was overthinking it. At this moment, he really felt that Xia Lan was playing the emotional card and playing the drama of bitterness.
"It's not too serious. Just rest for a few days and you'll be fine. I'm just calling because I'm afraid you'll be angry. After all, we've been good best friends for so many years and we can't just part ways like this!"
Ji Ningxue quickly replied: "Okay, I'm really not angry with you, so don't think so much."
"No, I have to apologize to you in person. Do you have time now?" Xia Lan suddenly changed the subject.
Ji Ningxue didn't need Xia Lan to apologize. She quickly waved her hand and said no, and she really didn't want to go out so late.
But Xia Lan was extremely insistent, saying that if Ji Ningxue didn't come, it meant she was still angry with her.
"Ningxue, whether you come or not, I will be waiting for you at the jazz bar." Xia Lan finished speaking quickly and hung up the phone.
Ji Ningxue was a little helpless. Xia Lan had already said so. If she didn't go over, it would be unreasonable, right?
"Lu Yu..."
"Stop running around at night." Before Ji Ningxue finished speaking, Lu Yu refused directly.
"What if I don't go? Xia Lan is waiting for me there." Ji Ningxue was also a little helpless.
"Haha, I'm afraid it's not a Hongmen Banquet." Lu Yu believed in his intuition. Xia Lan must have some plan.
"Lu Yu!" Ji Ningxue shouted angrily: "Why didn't I realize that you are so petty before? Xia Lan is just a girl after all, why do you care about her?"
"Besides, Xia Lan has already apologized to us, what else do you want from her?"
Lu Yu looked at Ji Ningxue seriously and said, "Ningxue, believe me, I will definitely not harm you."
"Xia Lan won't harm me. We have been friends for so many years, longer than we have known you." Ji Ningxue replied stubbornly.
Lu Yu fell silent after hearing this. He really didn't want to have any contact with Xia Lan and the others, but Ji Ningxue obviously cared about the relationship between her and Xia Lan.
"Forget it, you don't need to accompany me, I'll go by myself." Ji Ningxue stood up and prepared to open the door and leave.
Lu Yu shook his head slightly. He was really worried about letting Ji Ningxue go to the bar alone so late at night.
"I'll go with you." Lu Yu stood up, looked at Ji Ningxue's back and shouted.
"Why don't you hurry up?" Ji Ningxue raised the corners of her mouth slightly, knowing that Lu Yu would not let her go out alone.
Lu Yu sighed softly, there really was nothing he could do against Ji Ningxue!
But it's okay, let alone the Hongmen Banquet, even if Ji Ningxue wants to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, he will accompany her through it.
…
Jazz bar.
As night falls, the nightlife for young people has also begun.
In the bustling bar, exciting DJ music was playing, and a dozen girls showed off their pole dancing on the stage.
The men and women in the middle of the dance floor shook their heads wildly and twisted their bodies to the rhythm of the music.
Crazy, fiery and energetic.
In the jazz bar's best top-level booth, Zhang Chao, Xia Lan, and five or six well-dressed young people were drinking and changing glasses.
This card table is very large and occupies the best position in the entire bar, and is also closest to the big stage in the center.
The surrounding card tables, large and small, surround this card table in the middle like stars over the moon.
Everyone knows that to be able to sit in this position, it is not enough just to have money, but also to have a lot of face.
Countless drinks were placed on the crystal table, completely filling the table.
Xia Lan and Zhang Chao sat together, with bright smiles on their faces. How could they still be as sad as when they were on the phone with Ji Ningxue?