Zhao Dong was silent for a while, and then he said, "What is your request? Can you tell me?"
Shu Qing seemed to have taken a lot of courage, "Can we still be friends? Just... better than ordinary friends?"
Zhao Dong was stunned. Can we still be friends after breaking up?
He had never considered this matter before, but now that the problem was before him, he suddenly didn't know how to deal with it.
Shu Qing was the first to speak, "Don't get me wrong! I just want to have someone to chat with me when I'm in a bad mood. I will never disturb your life or embarrass you."
Zhao Dong's attitude slowed down, "You have said so, how can I still refuse?"
Shu Qing said seriously: "Thank you."
"Let's go, I'll take you off the bus."
"Forget it, people will see it."
"Didn't you just say that we are friends? What if someone sees us when we send our friends home?"
"All right."
Shu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and finally spoke out. Now when she gets along with Zhao Dong again, it's finally not so awkward.
Walking in the community, the two deliberately kept a distance.
Zhao Dong asked casually, "Did you and Cui Jian really break up?"
Shu Qing said calmly: "I didn't want to break up. I was wrong about this, but he didn't give me a chance to explain."
"Is there some misunderstanding? Although I don't like Cui Jian, I can see that he cared about you a lot last time."
"There is no misunderstanding. He has a new love. It would be strange if he could forgive me."
Shu Qing waved her hand, "Forget it, let's not talk about him. How are you and Miss Su? Last time we met, I felt that Auntie liked her quite a lot."
Zhao Dong smiled bitterly, "Yes, but as you know, we two have different living environments, and our methods and perspectives of looking at problems will inevitably conflict."
Shu Qing straightened her hair, "I'm not telling you, sometimes your temper really needs to change. It's normal for an excellent woman like Sophie to be a bit petty, so you have to tolerate it."
Zhao Dong was suspicious, "Do I have a bad temper? It seems that when we are together, I admit my mistakes more often!"
Shu Qing said half-jokingly, "It's not that you have a bad temper, you are a bit chauvinistic and can be really overbearing sometimes!"
She didn't say half of the sentence. What she liked was not the domineering quality in him. He was always accommodating in small matters, and moved like thunder in big matters.
But Sophie is also a proud woman. When two equally proud people come together, you can imagine that it will definitely take some time to get along.
As they chatted, the relationship between the two finally calmed down.
Zhao Dongting likes this feeling. If there is too much pressure in life, there must always be someone to talk to.
As I was walking, an aunt walked in front of me.
Shu Qing's family's community belongs to the family area of a certain government unit.
The community is quiet, clean and shaded by trees.
Neighbors in a community have lived together for decades, and they always see each other without looking up. We are all acquaintances.
The aunt opened her mouth and asked, "Hey, Xiaoqing, what did you do?"
"Aunt Wang, it's okay, it's just that my foot is sprained."
"Then you have to have a good rest! Otherwise, you may get sick easily!"
As she said that, she suddenly looked at Zhao Dong, "Isn't this Xiao Zhao? I haven't seen you for a while. Are you very busy in the army?"
The two had been together for several years, and Zhao Dong had sent Shu Qing home more than once. Moreover, at that time, he was wearing a military uniform and was very conspicuous when walking in the community.
There are many people who know him, and some aunts even often tease their daughters about him.
Zhao Dong didn't know how to answer the call. Retiring from the army was one aspect, and breaking up with Shu Qing was another aspect.
The aunt looked at her from a distance and said, "Look, you are a talented man and a beautiful woman. They are a perfect match. Xiaoqing, you must invite me to the wedding reception!"
Shu Qing was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to open her mouth.
Fortunately, the aunt didn't say much, chatted for a few words and then left.
Zhao Dong bravely sent Shu Qing into the elevator and finally understood the awkward situation of being friends after a breakup.
It seems that I should avoid walking around this area in the future. It would be too embarrassing to meet an acquaintance.
"Okay, I won't send you up. You call aunt and ask her to pick you up at the elevator."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
She had just taken two steps when she suddenly heard Shu Qing say, "Wait!"
Zhao Dong froze on the spot and slowly turned his head.
Shu Qing put on a smile and said, "Thank you for sending me home. Go back and don't keep your girlfriend waiting."
The elevator door closes.
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As soon as Shu Qing walked through the door, Shu's mother hurriedly ran up.
"Oh, baby girl, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, my ankle is sprained."
"Hehe, you are really capable!"
Shu Qing was confused, "I don't know what you are talking about."
She took the satchel from her daughter and looked out the door.
Seeing that there was no one in the corridor, he asked in surprise, "You're still pretending to be stupid with me, where is the person? Why don't you come sit with me at home?"
Only then did Shu Qing understand, and she deliberately pretended to be confused and said, "Who is that person?"
Shu's mother was suspicious, "Zhao Dong, wasn't he the one who sent you back today?"
Shu Qing asked unexpectedly, "How did you know?"
"That's what Aunt Wang next door said. She said she saw you two in the community and asked me when I was going to drink your wedding."
Shu Qing felt a headache. This Aunt Wang was really nosy. In such a short time, the news reached her mother.
She hurriedly explained, "It's not what you think. I helped Zhao Dong a little today, and he just sent me back."
Shu Qing didn't say anything about the dispute in the hospital to avoid worrying her mother.
After hearing this, Mother Shu felt disappointed, "Really? Xiaoqing, let me tell you..."
Shu Qing was upset when she heard this. She covered her ears and said, "Mom, stop talking. It's impossible for me and Zhao Dong. It's not like I can't find a man. How can you be like this?"
Seeing her like this, Mother Shu couldn't force her anymore, "Since you don't want to consider him, Mom won't force you, but you have to be careful!"
The more Shu Qing listened, the more confused she became, "What are you careful about?"
Shu's mother worriedly said: "Oh, my good daughter, a man who is so attentive for nothing must have some evil intentions! Although you don't want to give him a chance, what about him?"
Shu Qing finally accepted her mother's thinking. Zhao Dong's girlfriend was so beautiful, so how could she bother to bother her?
Even if they are entangled, she is the one entangling others.
Besides, the two of them have already talked about it, so there is no point in talking about it anymore.
"I'm tired, you should go to bed early."
Shu Qing locked herself in the bedroom, and just when she lay down, she heard the phone ring.
He thought it was Zhao Dong calling and hurriedly answered the call, "Don't worry, I'm home."
According to their past habits when they were dating, after parting ways, Zhao Dong would always make a phone call to confirm whether she had arrived home, which put her at ease.
Take Cui Jian for example, he has given her away several times, but he can't do this at all.
Shu Qing smiled bitterly, she didn't pay much attention to the small details before, but now she savored them carefully, and then slowly zoomed in to realize how good he was at the beginning.
It's a pity that people only know how to cherish after losing.
A cold voice came from the other end of the phone, interrupting all Shu Qing's beautiful memories.