"Come on, how could that be?" Lu Zhe said with a mix of amusement and helplessness. He was unaware of the undercurrent of tension between Zhao Qian and Yuan Tiantian.
He led everyone to their seats. Coincidentally or not, Yuan Tiantian was seated right across the round - table from Zhao Qian, so they could see each other as soon as they looked up.
After sitting down, Yuan Tiantian noticed Zhao Qian staring at her. She gave the other woman a faint smile, but there was no trace of real amusement in her eyes.
Zhao Qian was extremely angry at the moment. She never expected Yuan Tiantian to show up at this dinner. It was really a nuisance.
Before long, the dishes were served one after another.
At first, many people felt a bit constrained because of Yuan Tiantian's presence. In fact, Yuan Tiantian understood this, as the original owner had never really interacted with them much.
However, after a while, when they heard Yuan Tiantian's witty remarks, the atmosphere quickly loosened up.
"Yuan Tiantian, I always thought you were a quiet person. Turns out you're not!" A rather mischievous boy in the class joked when he saw Yuan Tiantian chatting happily with everyone.
His words made everyone burst into laughter. Yuan Tiantian knew he meant no harm and was just joking, so she just smiled and said nothing.
The original owner was indeed a quiet person, but she wasn't.
After this interaction, everyone discovered that Yuan Tiantian wasn't as aloof and silent as they had imagined. On the contrary, she was quite fun. Many people started asking for her WeChat to add her as a friend.
It's always good to have more friends. As long as they weren't enemies, Yuan Tiantian naturally wouldn't miss such a great social opportunity.
Seeing this, Zhao Qian felt extremely depressed.
When she saw Lu Zhe also asking for Yuan Tiantian's WeChat, Zhao Qian couldn't sit still anymore!
Zhao Qian had been chasing Lu Zhe openly and secretly for a long time, but this man seemed to have no idea about dating and never thought in that direction.
Zhao Qian had planned to use this dinner to break the ice and hopefully something would happen so that she could win him over.
Who would have thought that a spoiler would show up halfway through the dinner, and Lu Zhe even asked for the spoiler's WeChat!
It should be noted that Zhao Qian had to ask for Lu Zhe's WeChat back then; he didn't add her on his own!
Thinking of this, Zhao Qian felt a burning anger rising in her heart.
"Tiantian, where did you go after that? Why didn't you come to school as graduation was approaching?" Zhao Qian couldn't hold it in anymore and started attacking Yuan Tiantian.
Hearing her words, after adding Lu Zhe on WeChat, Yuan Tiantian put her phone aside and then glanced at Zhao Qian.
"I started a business."
Start a business?
Hearing Yuan Tiantian's answer, the others who were originally curious immediately became excited.
"Did you really start a business?"
"What kind of business?"
Many people asked curiously. Hearing this, Zhao Qian sneered in her heart.
Start a business? More like going to heal your emotional wounds, right? She remembered clearly what had happened that night in the hotel.
Thinking of this, a smile curled up on Zhao Qian's lips.
When Yuan Tiantian entered just now, Zhao Qian noticed that she was wearing very loose clothes, just like maternity clothes.
Thinking of what she had arranged that night and looking at Yuan Tiantian's clothes, she understood.
Then she stood up, walked to Yuan Tiantian's side, and pretended to be kind as she proposed a toast.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. How about a drink?" Zhao Qian glanced at Yuan Tiantian and then looked down at her stomach, with a big smile on her face.
Yuan Tiantian gave a soft snort. She understood that Zhao Qian had noticed her pregnancy and was deliberately trying to get her to drink.
"No, it's not convenient for me to drink." Yuan Tiantian refused directly. Hearing this, Zhao Qian's smile grew wider.
Then, she suddenly exclaimed, "Tiantian, are you pregnant?"
Hearing Zhao Qian's words, everyone subconsciously looked at Yuan Tiantian's stomach. Well, the loose clothes didn't reveal much.
Before Yuan Tiantian could say anything, Zhao Qian continued, "I just saw you wearing loose clothes like maternity clothes and you're not drinking, so I just guessed. Don't take it to heart."
Zhao Qian looked at Yuan Tiantian apologetically, but all she got was a cold - smiling snort.
"Yes, you're right. I am pregnant." As she said this, Yuan Tiantian tightened her clothes, and everyone could see that her belly was indeed a bit big.
Everyone was shocked, even Li Xinyu. She didn't know that Yuan Tiantian was pregnant. To be precise, even her mother, Aunt Qianhua, didn't know about this.
This was really a bombshell!
Hearing Yuan Tiantian's admission, Zhao Qian was first stunned, and then she pretended to be surprised as she looked at Yuan Tiantian.
"Oh my god, you're pregnant!"
"Is that why you didn't come to school later?"
"Who's the baby's father? Let us meet him!"
"When are you going to send us the wedding invitations?"
Zhao Qian was very proud. She wanted to see how Yuan Tiantian would respond. This baby must have been conceived because of what she had arranged that night, right?
Yuan Tiantian actually kept the baby?!
Zhao Qian thought Yuan Tiantian was a bit crazy, but more than that, she was happy.
A baby of a nameless homeless man. Hahaha!
Thinking of this, Zhao Qian felt like laughing out loud.
That night, after getting Yuan Tiantian drunk and drugged, Zhao Qian originally wanted to find a gigolo for her. But by chance, she met a dirty homeless man lying on the ground. She simply gave him the drug and sent him to Yuan Tiantian's room.
After that, Zhao Qian felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
On the surface, Zhao Qian was Yuan Tiantian's good friend, but in her heart, she was extremely jealous of Yuan Tiantian.
She had worked hard to get out of the mountains and come to the big city. But after coming here, she realized the huge gap between herself and others. She studied hard to get scholarships, but she could only barely make ends meet.
While Yuan Tiantian, a rich second - generation, didn't have to do anything but had everything!
She was not convinced, so she did what she did as graduation was approaching.
It was a good thing Yuan Tiantian didn't know what Zhao Qian was thinking at the moment. If she did, she would definitely spit on her.
You're really good at finding excuses for your ugly soul!
The original owner had really been good to Zhao Qian. When they went out for meals, the original owner never let Zhao Qian pay a single cent and always paid the bill secretly, not wanting Zhao Qian to feel bad.
It was really a case of a kind heart wasted on a heartless person.
"No, if it were just because of this, I would definitely have stayed until graduation." Yuan Tiantian said with a smile. Looking at everyone's eager expressions, she didn't care. But Zhao Qian didn't believe her.
"Tiantian, don't be stubborn. We won't say anything."
Yuan Tiantian glanced at her but didn't answer. She just calmly picked up her chopsticks and started eating. The people around looked at each other in confusion.
Everyone felt that Yuan Tiantian's pregnancy was really unbelievable.
Li Xinyu came to her senses and stopped thinking about the pregnancy. This was Yuan Tiantian's personal matter and had nothing to do with others.
However, seeing Zhao Qian like this, she couldn't stand it anymore and quickly explained on Yuan Tiantian's behalf.
"Stop talking nonsense. Tiantian went to start a business. She opened a restaurant in my hometown."