Liu Yan was waving and shouting at Bai Rong as soon as she stepped outside, “Rong! Rong! My Rong!”
Bai Rong smiled as well when she saw Liu Yan.
It had been six months since they last saw each other, and Liu Yan was still as lively and cheerful as ever.
She walked towards Liu Yan who then took over her luggage and placed it in the trunk of her car.
“Rong, it’s been so long! You’ve gotten prettier!”
“Being with you is like being fed with honey everyday. You’re as sweet as ever! And have gotten prettier too!” They gave each other a hug.
“Then why did you leave this place for Jinyang City?” Liu Yan sighed.
The look in Bai Rong’s eyes went cold, “Sometimes you need to work hard for something in order to realize that you’re not suitable for it.”
Liu Yan laughed, “Thanks for comforting me. You should stay the night at my place! It’s been so long since we’ve spent time together!”
“Alright.” Bai Rong got into the car and fastened her seat belt as she looked out the window.
A City hadn’t changed much.
“That was so mean of you, not contacting me ever since you left the hospital like that. I was so sad and thought I didn’t have friends anymore.” Liu Yan said in a childish tone.
“You’re my only best friend. I was just too busy to contact you, that’s all.” Bai Rong consoled her.
“When are you being assigned back here again? I’ve missed you so much! Don’t go back to Jinyang City after New Year!”
Gu Mingchen was going to take over the job at Jinyang City. Even if he wasn’t, he would have sent someone more capable than her to do so anyway.
There was indeed no need for her to return there anymore.
Bai Rong leaned against the window as she looked at Liu Yan, “We’ll see. How about you? Have you gotten a boyfriend yet?”
“Sigh, I have joined the military base in hopes of finding a boyfriend. But a fierce woman there keeps ordering me around all day every day. I didn’t see any handsome military officers either. Isn’t it supposed to be the Special Forces military base? There should be plenty of handsome soldiers!” Liu Yan sighed.
Bai Rong laughed, “Shen Yiyan is quite handsome.”
“Don’t even start. That man is handsome but he’s an idiot.” Liu Yan rejected Shen Yiyan immediately.
“So, it seems that Yan is one who seeks inner beauty.”
“And for that, I’d need to have a chance to see their inner beauty first! It’s very strict in the military base, and a lot of areas are restricted unless you have permission to enter. All the military officers are mostly busy with work, so I only get to interact with the low-ranking ones at the moment. On top of that, I don’t even have much chance to socialize with those low-ranking officers. The hierarchy there is very clear-cut. For example, it’s incredibly difficult for me to meet Gu Mingchen even though we are both in the same base, let alone the highest-ranking officers.” Liu Yan complained.
“Fate cannot be forced.” Bai Rong said casually.
Liu Yan stared at Bai Rong and wanted to ask her about Gu Mingchen; but seeing that her friend didn’t want to talk about him, she held her tongue.
Soon after, Liu Yan brought Bai Rong to a newly-opened restaurant.
“This is now a well-known restaurant. It’s the only Michelin 3-star restaurant in A City, and usually requires us to make a reservation about two weeks in advance in order to get a table.” Liu Yan introduced as she got out of the car.
“So, it seems you are someone ‘unusual’ then.” Bai Rong quipped.
“No, I actually made a reservation two weeks ago and was planning to come eat alone, but you happened to come back at the same time. What a coincidence, eh?”
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