How long will love last?

  Jian Tong was flipping through books in the library when someone patted him on the shoulder. Jian Tong turned around, furrowed his brow and glared, "Xi Yao!"

  Xie Yao knew she was in the wrong and hastily made a gesture of surrender. "Sister, I was wrong, please spare me this time."

  Jian Tong dragged Xi Yao out of the library and stood under a Chinese parasol tree to interrogate her, "Tell me, where did you sneak off to last night?"

  Xie Yao's face turned red, "Jian Tong, if my dad calls you, just say that I was with you last night!"

  Jian Tong raised an eyebrow and stared at Xi Yao, "Did you have a one-night stand with that handsome singer last night?"

  Xie Yao made a pleading gesture, "Sister, you know what I mean... let me go crazy for a few more days before graduation, otherwise after graduating I'll be dragged to my dad's company and sit under his nose every day; after work I'll still be forced to go on blind dates!"

  "It sounds like your dad is pushing you into a fire pit or something." Jian Tong said with a smile, and couldn't help but feel a surge of envy in her heart.

  Xie Yao's father was a giant in the city's retail industry, so when all her fellow seniors were busy looking for jobs, Xie Yao still had time to go to bars and pick up guys.

  "I wish my dad could take care of me, but I didn't have the chance..." Jian Tong lowered her head. Her father had passed away when she was five years old, and for so many years, it was just her mother who raised her on her own. Jian Tong had always envied those children who had their fathers by their side, laughing and playing together.

  Xie Yao quickly changed the subject, "You paid for me last night, right? How much was it? I'll give you the money." Xie Yao knew that Jian Tong's family wasn't wealthy and he was usually very frugal.

  "No need, I said I'd treat last night anyway."

  Jian Tong is a girl with backbone, Xi Yao knew it and didn't insist. "So you didn't run into any trouble last night? You're such a beauty sitting alone in the bar, I'm really worried."

  "Go!" Jian Tong snorted. In her mind, she couldn't help but think of the absurdity of last night, thinking of Er Shao's evil and charming phoenix eyes, thinking of his tongue tip softly and domineeringly entwining with hers... Her heart sank like falling into an icy pool.

  "Jian Tong? Are you okay?" Xi Yao asked hastily, noticing Jian Tong's unusual expression.

  "It's nothing, just a bit sunburned."

  Xie Yao thought for a moment and then said, "Jian Tong, I have something to tell you, but you must be prepared."

  Jian Tong tilted his head to look at Xi Yao.

  "I saw Tan Meixuan last night... He was with Miao Songlin's daughter, Miao Yi, the two of them were having dinner alone at Maxim's."

  March sunshine, although the sun is not as scorching as in midsummer, it already has a bright and dazzling light, flashing through the leaves on top of her head, illuminating everything in sight with a snowy whiteness.

  Jian Tong knew Miao Songlin, who was often seen on TV news. Miao Songlin's official identity was Vice Chairman of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and in private, he was also the boss of Wanlin Group, a leading enterprise in the province. As such an important figure with both political and business identities, Jin Xin would certainly want Mei Xuan to take the initiative to get to know him.

  "Oh, I see..." Jian Tong forced a smile, "After all, Mei Xuan's father is the director of the Commercial Bureau, so it's normal for Mei Xuan to have connections with family members of people in the business world."

  Xie Yao narrowed her eyes and looked at Jian Tong, shaking her head gently. "Jian Tong, do you really not know or are you intentionally numbing yourself? I heard from my dad that after Miao Yi gets her graduation certificate in July, she will announce her engagement to Mei Xuan!"

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