Chapter 60 Lies
Watching the taillights of the car gradually move away until they disappeared in the rain, Liu Guangyu felt a complicated mood.

Zhong Xueyao next to him patted Liu Guangyu's shoulder with a little sympathy.

"What?" Liu Guangyu looked at Zhong Xueyao with a frown.

"I understand everything." Zhong Xueyao sighed with a look of regret.

"You know nothing." Liu Guangyu pushed Zhong Xueyao's hand away rudely.

"Hey, I'm just trying to comfort you with good intentions." Zhong Xueyao was unhappy.

"I'll be thankful if you don't spread it around."

Liu Guangyu knew very well that even though Zhong Xueyao was pretending to comfort him and wanted to have a heartfelt chat with him.

If he was really stupid enough to say a few "heartfelt words" to Zhong Xueyao.

Zhong Xueyao would turn around and share what had just happened with her group of sisters, and then what he said now would become the clown narration to set off this romantic and beautiful scene.

Everyone in the company knows that you can talk about anything with Zhong Xueyao, just don't take it seriously, she is just collecting gossip and hot topics.

"How could you think of me like that?!" Zhong Xueyao stared with wide eyes, a look of disbelief.

"Haha." Liu Guangyu turned around and left.

"Hey, it's raining so hard, I'll give you a chance to take me back." Zhong Xueyao shouted.

"It's not on our way. Take a taxi." Liu Guangyu walked away without looking back.

"Ah! You bastard."

Zhong Xueyao spat at Liu Guangyu, then immediately took out her phone and quickly typed in a "civilized melon-eating" group chat:
"Sisters, sisters, guess what I just saw."

Zhong Xueyao copied and posted the same words to several similar groups, such as "Onlookers who watch silently are real people", "People who enjoy hearing and seeing are not gossipers", etc.

Almost every department in the hotel has a similar group, and Zhong Xueyao is involved in every one of them.

But there is no large group in the whole hotel.

Because theoretically speaking, everyone has the possibility of being a melon-eater, and every time the melon is exposed, there will always be one or several "parties involved" in the large group.

How can I eat this melon happily in front of the owner?

So this kind of large group is meaningless.

Every time Zhong Xueyao wanted to post something, she had to avoid groups with "parties involved". Like now, she definitely couldn't post about Xu Hongdou in the "melon-eating group" of their department.

Therefore, for those in the same department, Zhong Xueyao can only share this secretly with everyone during her rest period tomorrow so that they can eat sweets together.

As for Liu Guangyu, everyone has known that he has been pursuing Xu Hongdou for some time, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that he has no chance.

Because Xu Hongdou has made it clear more than once that she doesn't want to have any relationship with him other than as colleagues.

But Liu Guangyu never gave up and kept pestering her.

So Zhong Xueyao had nothing to be embarrassed about when she talked about Liu Guangyu.

"It's something everyone knows, so don't blame me," Zhong Xueyao muttered, imagining Liu Guangyu's possible psychological activities, her fingers tapping the phone screen rapidly.

The rain eagerly hit the car windows, then gathered on the windows, leaving behind a trail of tear marks.

The heavy rain seemed to wash away the hustle and bustle of the city. Xu Hongdou looked at the dimly lit streets outside the car window and felt a rare sense of calm.

"What did your colleague whisper to you before getting in the car?" Chen Mo asked.

"Nothing, just work."

Xu Hongdou unconsciously lifted the hair beside her ear.

"Really? Can work-related matters make you shy?" Chen Mo teased.

Obviously he noticed the strange expression on Xu Hongdou's face when she got on the car.

"Who's shy?" Xu Hongdou denied.

"I haven't talked about you yet. Why did you say that to my colleague just now?"

"What? Invite your colleagues to dinner?" Chen Mo said.

"And the previous sentence."

"Thank them for taking care of you?" Chen Mo thought about it.

"Yes, did you say that on purpose?" Xu Hongdou "questioned".

"Is there anything wrong with this?" Chen Mo blinked.

"What do you think? Don't play dumb with me."

"Well, if I see them standing at the door with you, I must get out of the car and say hello." Chen Mo explained.

In fact, Chen Mo had been thinking about finding an opportunity to show up at the hotel where Xu Hongdou worked and assert his sovereignty.

Although Chen Mo said that he would only assume the responsibilities of a boyfriend in advance, he would not exercise the rights of a boyfriend in advance.

But as a man, Chen Mo has an innate possessiveness in relationships, and he feels it is necessary to assert his sovereignty.

Chen Mo definitely couldn't miss this opportunity when they met by chance, so he got out of the car to say hello.

But I definitely can’t say that to Xu Hongdou.

"I don't know why." Chen Mo thought for a while and concluded.

"Well, I can't help it. I can't help it."

"You can't help yourself." Xu Hongdou snorted.

"No way." Chen Mo was about to protest.

"Last time when you hugged me, did you also say that you couldn't help yourself?" Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows and said.

"But I haven't had any involuntary 'contact' since then."

"You were yesterday..." Xu Hongdou wanted to say something, but couldn't continue halfway through.

"You stepped on me yesterday, so I... And I just wanted to pat your knee, but I didn't expect to..." Chen Mo wanted to explain.

"You still say that!" Xu Hongdou said shyly.

"No more, no more." Chen Mo stopped talking, but added another sentence.

"It's all just a beautiful misunderstanding."

"Hmph~~You know it clearly in your heart." Xu Hongdou said.

"Cough~~" Chen Mo could only use dry cough to relieve the embarrassment.

Chen Mo didn't try to argue anymore. It was just an explanation. He didn't explain anything else.

Anyway, I have already taken advantage of it, so nothing he says will help.

The main reason was that Chen Mo himself felt somewhat guilty.

Do you think it is normal for a man to not have any such thoughts?

"It seems that your male colleague doesn't like me very much." Chen Mo changed the subject.

Xu Hongdou glanced at Chen Mo and said, "He pursued me before."

"I thought so. Turns out you're a love rival." Chen Mo suddenly realized.

"What love rival? I told him a long time ago that I don't consider romance with colleagues."

Xu Hongdou didn't know why she subconsciously wanted to explain it clearly and even specifically mentioned the time.

When Chen Mo heard what Xu Hongdou said, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" Xu Hongdou said unhappily.

"I'm happy. I have one less rival in love. I feel very relieved." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Really? I didn't notice it." Xu Hongdou obviously didn't believe it.

"Really, he's your colleague, you see him every day."

"If he continues to commit evil, I will have to wait in front of your hotel." Chen Mo said solemnly.

"I find that you are a very good person at speaking. You just speak without thinking."

"Have you really never harmed other girls before?" Xu Hongdou looked strange and asked in a doubtful tone.

"What do you mean by 'harm'? That's the word you used." Chen Mo was speechless.

"And what do you mean by 'otherwise'? I haven't done you any harm yet."

"That's my rationality. I won't fall into your honey pot so easily." Xu Hongdou said.

"I didn't expect you to misunderstand me so deeply."

Chen Mo said in a "melancholy" voice.

"Actually, I didn't know anything about these words before I met you."

"It was only after I met you that I learned everything on my own."

“Maybe, this is love.”

"Here I go again, I love you, you big head ghost."

Xu Hongdou has obviously developed a resistance to this kind of talk.

"."Chen Mo.

"How come you are so good at ruining the atmosphere?" Chen Mo couldn't help but complain.

"I speak so sincerely, aren't you moved?"

"I'm not moved. I don't believe your sweet words now." Xu Hongdou said with a sneer.

Chen Mo sighed softly, listening to the melody in his mind, and sang in a slightly low voice:

I told all the lies

You believe it all

Simple I love you

But you always don't believe it]

"Huh? What other lies have you told me?" Xu Hongdou frowned.

"."Chen Mo.

"Isn't your attention wrong? Why did you only hear the first two sentences?"

"I want to express the last two sentences." Chen Mo emphasized seriously. "Don't rush to express it. Whether the latter is true or not still needs to be verified." Xu Hongdou raised her hand and said.

"Tell me first what other lies you have told me."

Chen Mo was silent for a moment. Since he couldn't explain it, he chose to cover it up.

Chen Mo changed another song to express:

Oh, you said I shouldn't, shouldn't

I shouldn't have said I love you at this time.
How can I prove that I don’t have the strength to lie?

"You still have the energy to sing, and you say you don't have the energy to lie?" Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows.

"."Chen Mo.

At this moment, Chen Mo remembered what Jiang Congwen had told him, that the ultimate move must be used at the critical moment, and one cannot always use the ultimate move as a basic attack.

Now Xu Hongdou has obviously gotten used to it and can even "dodge" it.

Chen Mo really couldn't show his true feelings.

"Then what lie do you think I told?" Chen Mo thought for a moment and asked back.

Come on, you tell me, and then I’ll try to quibble.

This move turns defense into offense.

"Think about it yourself." Xu Hongdou didn't respond.

Just as Chen Mo was thinking, there was another voice in his mind:
I have had a few good partners.
It doesn’t sound lonely.]

Idiot, I am innocent!

Chen Mo cursed in his heart.

If he sang these two lines, he would be really dead.

Chen Mo ignored the voice in his head and said after thinking for a while:

"Actually, there was one thing I lied about."

"Ok?"

Xu Hongdou was a little surprised. She narrowed her eyes, paused for a moment, and said with a smile as if nothing had happened:

"It's okay, you say, I don't mind."

Anyone who believes what a woman says is a fool.

Confess everything, wait for the breakup, both of you refuse to admit it, but still be the current one.

Chen Mo shook his head in his heart, but on the surface he said sincerely:

"Actually, it's not entirely on my way to pick you up after get off work. I still have to take a short detour."

"The time I pick you up every day is not always perfect. I always wait for you at the entrance of your hotel in advance."

"But I told these lies just to pick you up from get off work 'legitimately'. I wanted to create an opportunity to spend more time with you."

"And picking you up from get off work every day gives me an inexplicable sense of satisfaction."

"Maybe it was because of the feeling of having someone to go home with, or maybe it was just because you were the one who picked me up."

"On the way back, even if there's a traffic jam, I won't feel annoyed, because I think this is a good opportunity to spend more time with you."

"So all the lies I told were just to prove that I like you."

Xu Hongdou blinked and rubbed her fingers unconsciously, obviously not expecting Chen Mo to do this.

Moreover, she heard from Zhong Xueyao that Chen Mo would wait for her after get off work.

Xu Hongdou pursed her lips and said:
"You can later"

"I'll pick you up later." Chen Mo interrupted firmly.

He thought Xu Hongdou was going to say something like there was no need to bother him to answer the call.

"I know." Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes.

"I mean, I'll tell you in advance when I get off work, so you don't have to wait at the door all the time."

"Okay." Chen Mo responded with a happy smile.

In the past, he was the one who asked actively, but now Xu Hongdou is willing to tell him actively. The difference and meaning are different.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Um"

"How about hot pot? Hot pot is perfect for rainy days."

"Okay."

"Then let's go to the supermarket first."

Vehicles passed through the rain, splashing water and shattering the neon reflections of the city in the puddles.

The bright street lights still illuminate the way home.

The dampness and coldness brought by the rain could not invade the warmth of the two people returning home to have a hotpot meal.

Zibo, Shandong.

"Hey, Mi'er, go see Dou'er these days. How is she? Your dad has been talking about her these past few days."

Liu Guiqin was having a video call with Xu Hongmi, and Xu Jianguo leaned over to listen.

"Just ask if you want to, why do you always blame me?" Xu Jianguo muttered in dissatisfaction.

Liu Guiqin ignored it.

"Mom, she's fine. She's not missing any meat. Don't worry." Xu Hongmi said.

"What you said, it would be terrible if your sister lost a piece of meat." Liu Guiqin laughed cheerfully.

"Mi'er, have you met Dou'er's neighbor? What's going on between him and Dou'er?"

Xu Jianguo asked anxiously.

"Dad, I saw him. We had a meal together."

"Mi'er, please tell your dad how the little Mo Ren is doing. Your dad has been thinking about this all the time. He didn't believe me when I told him." Liu Guiqin said with a smile.

"I don't disbelieve it. Seeing is believing," Xu Jianguo defended.

Liu Guiqin couldn't help but roll her eyes. "I wonder who was still mumbling in bed these past few nights."

"Why are you saying this?" Xu Jianguo was a little anxious.

"Dad, I got to know Chen Mo a little bit, and I couldn't find any major problems with him. He played with Lingling for a whole day, and Lingling liked him very much." Xu Hongmi said.

"What about Dou'er and him?" Xu Jianguo asked with concern.

"Dou'er and him are probably in love with each other. Chen Mo himself said that he is pursuing our Dou'er." Xu Hongmi said after thinking for a while.

"So what is their relationship now?" Xu Jianguo asked.

"Hey, didn't Mi'er say it very clearly? The two of them are in love and are making eye contact." Liu Guiqin became impatient.

"I'm just asking for clarification," Xu Jianguo said.

"Why do you always ask so many questions about young people's affairs? Do you think you can understand them if I tell you?" Liu Guiqin asked.

"Why don't I understand?" Xu Jianguo wanted to refute.

"Okay, Mom and Dad, stop arguing." Xu Hongmi interrupted on the phone.

"Dou'er is already a grown-up, not a child anymore. She has her own ideas. You guys should stop worrying about her so much."

"That's right, I believe in Dou'er's judgment of people." Liu Guiqin echoed.

"I don't disbelieve it. I just care about you," Xu Jianguo defended.

"I think you are worrying about nothing."

"Why am I worrying about nothing?"

Xu Hongmi, who was on the other side of the video, sighed helplessly as she watched the old couple quarreling again.

Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou were shopping in the supermarket together.

Xu Hongdou was half bent over, carefully selecting hot pot base from the shelf.

Chen Mo followed behind pushing a cart.

Xu Hongdou wore a black pinstriped slim skirt today, showing off her beautiful figure confidently, and the movement of bending over naturally outlined her full and attractive curves.

"How about this?" Xu Hongdou turned around and asked, holding the spicy beef hotpot base in her hand.

Chen Mo blinked quickly, his eyes were a little vague, he rubbed his nose subconsciously, and quickly responded:
"Okay, this is good."

"You haven't seen it clearly yet." Xu Hongdou saw that Chen Mo's eyes were not looking at her hands.

"I see it clearly." Chen Mo nodded seriously.

Xu Hongdou glanced at the strange Chen Mo, then put the selected hot pot base into the cart.

"Then choose this."

"Just choose what you like. I'm not picky about food." Chen Mo nodded.

"Then let's just choose one. We can all eat spicy food, so we don't need a shabu-shabu pot this time." Xu Hongdou suggested.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."

"But you really like spicy food. How did you become addicted to spicy food?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"I'm a wimp?" Xu Hongdou glared when she heard this.

"It's not a dish, it's just blushing, not spicy at all, I know." Chen Mo waved his hands quickly.

"Let's compete later to see who is the real dish!"

"No need for that, can't I just admit defeat?"

"no!"

The two continued to stroll while bickering.

When people around saw this handsome and beautiful couple, they all smiled like aunts.

(End of this chapter)