Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 661 - 660: What a Coincidence!

Chapter 661: Chapter 660: What a Coincidence!

Yang Wanmeng promptly recognized Meng Xiangzi and exclaimed, "Xiangzi! So you were here all along! I went looking for you in the back!"

As she spoke, her puzzled gaze swept over Lin Xia and Hao Xiaoyun, puzzled as to why Meng Xiangzi would be chatting with them.

"You were looking for me?" Meng Xiangzi laughed as she realized, "No wonder I didn’t see you!"

She seemed still immersed in the surprise of the moment, excitedly saying, "Wanmeng! Can you believe it? My brother is college classmates with Lin Xia’s brother! They even share the same dorm room!

Who would’ve thought that we’d run into each other here!"

"Oh my goodness! That is such a coincidence!" Could it really be this coincidental?

Feeling secretly relieved, Yang Wanmeng was glad that she hadn’t shared any gossip about Lin Xia due to her concern about meeting Meng Xiangzi for the first time.

Otherwise, if Meng Xiangzi mentioned it to Lin Xia, how would they ever get along living on different floors of the same building?

Meng Xiangzi nodded with a smile, "Yes! We were just talking about that! It’s really such a coincidence!"

With the addition of Yang Wanmeng, the conversation quickly became dominated by her and Meng Xiangzi.

Meanwhile, Lin Xia and Hao Xiaoyun spoke very little while looking after Li Haoran.

Li Haoran yawned and tugged at Hao Xiaoyun’s sleeve, "Mom! I’m sleepy!"

Their school had finally given them a day off for National Day, and he had spent a small eternity playing with his buddies in the courtyard during the day. After dinner, they went to see the performance, and now that it had ended, his energy was rapidly dwindling.

Hao Xiaoyun nodded lightly to indicate she understood and then turned to Lin Xia and Meng Xiangzi, "Umm... you guys keep chatting, my child is sleepy, so I’ll take him home first!"

Meng Xiangzi’s smile didn’t falter, "Alright! Sister-in-law! You better take the kid home quickly then!"

Having nothing much to say to Meng Xiangzi and desiring to leave herself, Lin Xia said, "It’s getting late, I should go back too!"

But Meng Xiangzi pulled her back with enthusiasm, "Lin Xia! Don’t go just yet! I don’t have anything else after the performance, and now that I’ve run into you here, why don’t we catch up for a bit longer?"

Since Meng Xiangzi had put it that way, Lin Xia found it difficult to refuse outright, "Okay!"

Hao Xiaoyun left with her child, but Yang Wanmeng did not depart.

Since learning of Meng Xiangzi’s family background, she had been keen on establishing a good rapport with her.

Now, with Meng Xiangzi’s brother and Lin Xia’s brother being classmates, there lay a connection that made it hard not to get along well.

Given that Lin Xia was in business, she surely had the gift of gab!

In just a few words, she might win Meng Xiangzi over, and the two of them could become good friends.

Therefore, Yang Wanmeng felt the need to stay and observe how things unfolded.

Yang Wanmeng inquired with concern, "Xiangzi! When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow! We have to rush to another place for a performance!"

"That must be really exhausting!"

"Yes! But we all enjoy this kind of exhaustion! When we see that everyone loves our performance, no matter how hard or tired we are, we relish it!"

Yang Wanmeng showered her with a few compliments.

Meng Xiangzi smiled faintly; she wasn’t particularly interested in chatting with Yang Wanmeng—her main target was Lin Xia.

"Lin Xia! How many years have you been married to your husband?" Meng Xiangzi covered her mouth and chuckled, her smile not reaching her eyes, "You wouldn’t know, when I saw you in Xiangnan’s dorm room, I thought you were unmarried!"

"Almost a year now!"

For some reason, Lin Xia didn’t feel much excitement in meeting Meng Xiangzi, even at this reunion.

Moreover, she always felt that Meng Xiangzi’s eyes, despite being smiley, were inscrutable, and her demeanor seemed overly deliberate, lacking sincerity.

It was as though this person was not usually like this, but at this moment, she was talking to her with a mask on.

Therefore, she didn’t quite like Meng Xiangzi!

Just then, Lu Zheng and Guo Dawei walked over from somewhere else.

Meng Xiangzi suppressed the excitement and joy in her heart; she hadn’t expected Lu Zheng to appear, this was indeed an unexpected delight!

But she could only hold back all her emotions now, pretending to examine him like a stranger.

Guo Dawei greeted Lin Xia and Yang Wanmeng with a cheerful laugh, his gaze lingering on Meng Xiangzi particularly a couple more times in the end.

Lu Zheng’s eyes skimmed indifferently over Meng Xiangzi and Yang Wanmeng, and he quickly stepped to Lin Xia’s side, the corners of his mouth lifting in pleasure, "Wife! Waiting for me? Didn’t I say I’m on duty tonight?"

Lin Xia smiled, "I know! Just chatting with an acquaintance for a bit!"

"Hm?" Lu Zheng looked at Meng Xiangzi curiously, unable to guess how his wife knew someone from the theater troupe.

Lin Xia introduced them, "This is my husband, Lu Zheng! This lady is the sister of Dongzi’s college classmate, Meng Xiangzi!"

Meng Xiangzi quickly raised a perfectly appropriate smile, striving to present her best side, "Hello!"

Lu Zheng nodded indifferently and uttered a hello, by way of greeting.

He lowered his voice to Lin Xia, "Go back early and get some sleep! Deal with those things tomorrow!"

It was already late, and he was worried that Lin Xia wouldn’t sleep upon returning.

Lin Xia obediently agreed, "Okay! I got it! Make sure you cover yourself well with the blanket tonight!" As to whether or not to deal with it, it was still up to her to decide.

"Rest assured! Go ahead and chat! I’m leaving," Lu Zheng said before lifting his foot to leave, with Guo Dawei glancing back at Meng Xiangzi before quickly following.

Meng Xiangzi, who had previously pretended to fiddle with her dress hem while listening to their conversation, now strained to hear every word.

When she heard how sweet their interaction was, she clenched her teeth tightly, managing to control the resentment that surged in her heart.

Why was Lu Zheng so tender and soft-spoken when facing Lin Xia?

In her past life, he had never treated her like that!

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have, due to her young age and instability, felt that she couldn’t get love or care from him, and then have...

After Lu Zheng left, Meng Xiangzi had no more interest in continuing to chat with Lin Xia.

After exchanging a few hasty words, the three of them parted ways.

Lin Xia and Yang Wanmeng headed back home to their apartment block together.

Meng Xiangzi, weighed down by her thoughts, went to change her clothes; she had seen the coldness and inaccessibility in Lin Xia, so clearly, her plan to get to know and approach Lu Zheng through Lin Xia was not going to work.

Especially after she had seen the affectionate couple that Lin Xia and Lu Zheng appeared to be, she couldn’t face Lin Xia calmly anymore.

But it was not easy for her to come all this way; she couldn’t just leave like that, right?

As Meng Xiangzi walked and pondered, a sudden inspiration flashed across her mind...

After dealing with some matters, Lu Zheng and Guo Dawei headed towards the office building, suddenly noticing someone sitting on the ground not far ahead.

Guo Dawei switched on his flashlight and shone it in that direction, asking in a deep voice, "What’s wrong?"

Meng Xiangzi shielded her eyes from the glaring light, her voice filled with pain as she replied, "I’m Meng Xiangzi from the theater troupe! I accidentally twisted my ankle!"

Lu Zheng and Guo Dawei quickly walked over to her side.

Guo Dawei blinked, recognizing the beautiful girl—it was the person who was talking to his sister-in-law and the others earlier.

He instinctively looked at Lu Zheng.