The heavens set sail from the courtyard

After seeing Xia Lin, Mi Lai's mood soured, and she lost all interest in shopping at the supermarket. She left Wang Gang and went to sit in her car.

Wang Gang needed to queue to pay, so he could only go find Mi Lai after he finished buying his things.

When Wang Gang arrived at the car with his bags and packages, he found Mi Lai sitting inside, crying.

Wang Gang put the things on the ground, then stood by the car for a while, waiting until Mi Lai calmed down before opening the car door.

"Come out and help me put the things in the trunk," Wang Gang said to Mi Lai.

Mi Lai hesitated for two seconds, then got out of the car and helped Wang Gang open the trunk. Wang Gang put the things he had bought into the trunk one by one, and then said:

Do you still have luggage to take? I'll take care of it for you all at once.

Wang Gang and Mi Lai tacitly avoided mentioning Xia Lin, as if they hadn't even encountered her.

"I still have some luggage at home," Milai said. "If you have time, come home with me!"

Wang Gang glanced at Mi Lai's red, tear-filled eyes, and finally softened, saying, "Alright! Anyway, I don't have anything else to do today."

Miley smiled happily and said, "I won't let you work for nothing. I'll treat you to a big meal tonight."

Wang Gang shook his head, opened the car door, and said to Mi Lai, "Get in!"

Miley happily got into the car and said, "Before we go to my house, come with me to one more place."

Wang Gang asked, "Where else do you want to go?"

Miley gave an address and said, "You'll know when you get there."

Wang Gang was speechless: "What are you pretending to be mysterious for?"

Wang Gang started the car and drove to the address Mi Lai had given him. When he arrived, he discovered that it was a store selling professional binoculars.

"Wait for me in the car, I'll be there soon."

Mi Lai told Wang Gang to park the car on the side of the road, and she ran into the shop. In less than five minutes, she came out carrying a large object.

Wang Gang looked at the large telescope in Mi Lai's arms and was speechless.

"You really want to spy on Lu Tao and Xia Lin, don't you!" Wang Gang said to Mi Lai as he got out of the car.

"Open the trunk for me," Milai insisted, stubbornly insisting.

Wang Gang pressed down on the trunk lid and said very seriously, "If you really can't let go of Lu Tao, then take him back from Xia Lin. Why bother with all this? Peeping is illegal!"

Mi Lai said with a straight face, "If you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, who will know!"

Wang Gang asked, "Mi Lai, can I know why you can't let go of Lu Tao?"
Lu Tao isn't exactly handsome, his family background can't compare to yours, and his abilities are just average. Why do you like him? I'm very curious!

This has always been Wang Gang's question. He found it strange when he watched the TV series and couldn't figure out what was so attractive about the male lead, Lu Tao, to girls.

In the TV series, many girls fall in love with Lu Tao at first sight. Not to mention Mi Lai and Xia Lin, there is also a rich girl who takes a liking to Lu Tao. It seems that no woman can escape his charm.

But no matter how Wang Gang looked at Lu Tao, he couldn't see anything good about him. He thought Lu Tao was just a selfish, fickle, and unrealistic ordinary person.

"You don't understand, I just like Lu Tao. I like his confidence and flamboyance, I like his roguish charm," Mi Lai said with a look of longing.

"Lu Tao is my first love. He's the only person I've ever liked in my life."

Wang Gang felt that Mi Lai's love-struck mind was beyond saving, so he opened the trunk and let Mi Lai put the binoculars in the car before returning to the driver's seat.

After putting away her binoculars and getting into the car, Mi Lai noticed Wang Gang's dark expression and cautiously asked, "Are you angry?"

Wang Gang calmly said, "I'm not angry, just a little disappointed." "Are you disappointed in me?" Mi Lai asked cautiously.

"What do you think?" Wang Gang countered.

“I know you think I’m stupid.” Mi Lai lowered her head silently, looking somewhat dejected. “I once thought about giving up on Lu Tao, but every time I woke up in the middle of the night, I would cry my pillow dry. That’s when I realized that I could never forget him.”

Wang Gang started the car and drove towards Mi Lai's house, not wanting to say a word the whole way.

Mi Lai nervously glanced at Wang Gang, unsure of what to say!
They drove in silence for half an hour until they arrived at the entrance of the Mi family villa.

"Could you wait for me a moment? My luggage is packed, I can leave as soon as I get it," Mi Lai pleaded with Wang Gang.

"You must have a driver!" Wang Gang said. "Let the driver take you!"

Wang Gang opened the car door and got out, no longer wanting to continue Mi Lai's antics.

Mi Lai hurriedly got out of the car, grabbed Wang Gang's clothes, and said with tears in her eyes, "Are you trying to leave me?"

Wang Gang pointed to the Mi family's villa and said, "You're already home!"

Mi Lai said, looking aggrieved, "You know that's not what I meant!"

Looking at Mi Lai, who seemed as helpless as a stray kitten, Wang Gang sighed and said, "Miss Mi, I won't stop you from going crazy, and I have no right to stop you, but I don't want to watch you sink deeper into the mire and fall headfirst into Lu Tao's pit. I can only turn a blind eye to it."

Miley cried sadly, "Don't you consider me a friend anymore?"

Wang Gang said, "It's precisely because I consider you a friend that I can't stand by and watch. Since I can't persuade you, I have no choice but to leave."

Mi Lai clung to Wang Gang's arm, determined not to let him leave, and cried, "Gao Qiang, please don't leave me. You're the only friend I can trust right now!"

Wang Gang said speechlessly, "You have plenty of friends around you, like Chunxiao, Manny, and Yang Xiaoyun. You don't need me!"

Mi Lai said aggrievedly, "Ever since Charlene betrayed our friendship, I've found it hard to trust anyone except you!"

Wang Gang asked in surprise, "Why me?"

Mi Lai said very seriously, "Because only you stood by my side after Lu Tao and Xia Lin betrayed me, and you severed ties with Lu Tao and cut off all contact with him!"

Wang Gang frowned, realizing that Mi Lai seemed to be having psychological problems. She had been betrayed by Xia Lin and had begun to distrust the friendship of her friends.

If things continue like this, her suspicion of her friends will ultimately ruin her.

“Chunxiao and Manny have always cared about you, and even Yang Xiaoyun is very worried about you.”

Mi Lai said, "I know that Yang Xiaoyun is still meeting with Xia Lin in private. Sister Manny also entertained Lu Tao and Xia Lin at the bar. They may still consider me a friend, but they also maintain their friendship with Lu Tao."

Only you stood firmly by my side, helping me persuade myself, even at the cost of falling out with Lu Tao. You truly consider me a friend!

Wang Gang felt that Mi Lai was being a bit stubborn.

It's normal for Yang Xiaoyun and Xia Lin to keep in touch, after all, Xia Lin didn't betray her, and the two will always be friends.

As for Manny entertaining Lu Tao and Xia Lin, that's perfectly normal. She's open for business; there's no reason for her to turn away her guests.

But in Mi Lai's eyes, these actions were a betrayal of friendship?
"Gao Qiang, please, don't leave me, I really can't live without you." Mi Lai hugged Wang Gang's waist tightly.

At that moment, a luxury car suddenly stopped next to Wang Gang, and Mi Lai's father, Mi Lixiong, got out of the car looking nervous.

"Daughter, what happened? Why are you crying!" Mi Lixiong stared at Wang Gang with some hostility.

(End of this chapter)