My Dongguan Love Story

A motorcycle came to a steady stop in front of the Guangyuan Building Materials Center store. The storefront was spacious and grand, with the front hall being the building materials sales area and the staff office area extending to the back, all in a well-organized layout.

Tang Yan quickly got off the motorcycle, glanced at the conspicuous Guangyuan Building Materials sign above her head, took out her phone and dialed Li Qing's number, her voice muffled: "Li Qing, I'm at your store."

"You arrived so quickly?" Li Qing on the other end of the phone was extremely surprised and puzzled. The two had just finished their call, and Tang Yan had actually come to their door. Judging from her hurried manner, something must have happened.

Unsure what was going on, she decided to meet in person and explain quickly, hanging up the phone and running outside. Seeing Tang Yan standing at the door, Li Qing immediately put on a smile and went to greet her, asking softly, "Tang Yan, why did you suddenly come? What happened?"

Tang Yan turned to look at her. Since Li Qing moved to the dormitory, the two hadn't seen each other for several days. Normally, they would have chatted casually, but Tang Yan was currently feeling choked up and had no time for pleasantries. She directly asked with a stern face, "What exactly is the relationship between Lin Huimin and Dazhuang?"

These words stunned Li Qing. The smile on her face froze instantly. She stared blankly at Tang Yan for a long time before she recovered and said in a flustered voice, "How...how did you know about this?"

Seeing her like this, Tang Yan immediately understood, her brows furrowed tightly, and her anger surged.

"Li Qing, we've known each other for so many years, and you clearly knew all along that Dazhuang and Lin Huimin were getting together, yet you kept it from me. Did you introduce Dazhuang to her? What exactly are you planning?"

If anyone else had done this, she would have already lost her temper on the spot. However, out of consideration for their past relationship, she could only suppress her temper and stare intently at Li Qing, waiting for her to give an explanation.

Li Qing felt wronged and helpless. Da Zhuang and Lin Huimin did get to know each other because of her, but she never expected that the two of them would end up together.

Moreover, she had advised Dazhuang more than once and repeatedly told Lin Huimin to be careful, but Dazhuang wouldn't listen at all and insisted on getting entangled with the other party. Things got more and more outrageous, and in the end she simply let go and didn't want to get involved in this mess anymore.

Now that Tang Yan was questioning her face to face, Li Qing felt speechless. She sighed softly, took out her phone, and pulled out the old chat history where she had advised Lin Huimin to stay away from Da Zhuang. She then handed it to Tang Yan.

Tang Yan read through the chat history one by one with a sullen face, her anger not subsiding at all.

Even if Li Qing did offer some advice, so what? In the end, didn't they still end up together behind her back? What hurt her the most was that Li Qing knew everything from beginning to end, but she kept it from her for Da Zhuang.

If she hadn't come to him today, Li Qing probably wouldn't have told her for the rest of her life, keeping her in the dark forever.

Listening to Tang Yan's aggrieved complaints, Li Qing opened her mouth, but no matter how many reasons she had, she couldn't refute them. In the end, she could only whisper with a heavy heart, "I'm sorry."

Tang Yan had no intention of getting entangled with Li Qing any further. She had come specifically to settle scores with Lin Huimin, so she immediately asked in a cold voice, "Is Lin Huimin here?"

Li Qing paused slightly, then nodded hesitantly: "In the shop."

"Then go and call her out." Tang Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

Li Qing's heart tightened instantly, and she immediately understood that Tang Yan had come to confront Lin Huimin today, clearly coming to demand an explanation from the person in question.

She sighed inwardly. Back when Lin Huimin liked Dazhuang, she had no idea he had a girlfriend. To put it bluntly, she was kept in the dark and suffered innocently. Ultimately, this was all Dazhuang's fault for not controlling himself and causing trouble.

She knew Tang Yan's temper all too well—she was both strong-willed and fiery—and she really didn't dare let the two of them meet and argue or have conflicts.

Seeing that Li Qing hesitated for a long time, her face full of uncertainty, Tang Yan's brows furrowed suddenly, and her tone became increasingly cold and hard:

"Li Qing, I'm here today to find Lin Huimin and get to the bottom of why she stole my boyfriend. Bring her out here, or I'll go into the store and cause a scene in public."

These words startled Li Qing, who dared not let Tang Yan cause trouble in the store. Not only would it make Lin Huimin lose face, but there were also many customers in the store discussing business, and if a disturbance occurred, business would be impossible.

Left with no other choice, Li Qing could only sigh helplessly and look at Tang Yan in resignation, saying, "Alright, I'll go and call Lin Huimin out right now."

After saying that, Li Qing turned and strode into the Guangyuan Building Materials store. Passing through the dazzling array of building materials in the showroom, she headed straight for the office area at the back. Reaching Lin Huimin's office door, she took a deep breath and gently knocked: "President Lin, it's me, Li Qing."

A calm and capable voice immediately came from inside the room: "Come in."

Li Qing pushed open the door and walked in. She immediately saw Lin Huimin sitting at her desk, with two middle-aged business owners sitting opposite her. The group was chatting about business, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After quickly dealing with the guests, Lin Huimin looked up and saw Li Qing standing silently at the door. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Just say what's on your mind."

Li Qing was very nervous and whispered, "Boss, someone is looking for you outside the shop."

Lin Huimin nodded casually, her eyes still fixed on the contract in her hand, and said calmly, "Tell them to wait a moment. I'll leave after I finish talking with President Wang."

She was currently discussing a building materials supply partnership with Mr. Wang from Shenzhen. Business was important, and she couldn't just stop halfway through. In business, etiquette and manners are paramount; if she abruptly left, she would not only be disrespecting her customer, but this big deal might also fall through.

Li Qing was frantic with worry. She thought of Tang Yan's fiery and stubborn nature; if she waited too long and became impatient, she might actually barge into the store and cause a scene in public, with unimaginable consequences. She had no choice but to steel herself and step forward, softly advising, "President Lin, why don't you go outside and see her? The person who came seems a bit off."

Lin Huimin frowned upon hearing this, her expression slightly displeased. She thought to herself that Li Qing was being inconsiderate today, urging her to leave at such a crucial moment in the collaboration.

She was holding back her anger when Li Qing's next words made her expression change drastically, and she jumped up from her chair.

"The person looking for you outside is Tang Yan."

Lin Huimin's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly guessed the purpose of her visit. Her expression immediately darkened.

Li Qing nodded seriously, her face full of helplessness: "It really is her. She's waiting at the door. I think you should go out and meet her."

Lin Huimin gave Li Qing a deep look, her mind filled with doubt, and slowly sat back down in her chair. She and Tang Yan had never crossed paths before, so it was obvious that Tang Yan had come to her door specifically because of Dazhuang's matter.

She had thought about talking to Tang Yan before, but she was afraid of upsetting Da Zhuang, so she held back and didn't dare to go. Unexpectedly, Tang Yan came to her door directly instead.

Well, this is a good opportunity to make things clear face-to-face and let Tang Yan leave Dazhuang as soon as possible. In her heart, matters of the heart are far more important than business. Right now, her mind is in turmoil, and she has no mind to continue discussing cooperation.

She looked up at Mr. Wang across from her, and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Wang, something urgent has come up. Please wait for me for a moment."

Mr. Wang frowned slightly upon hearing this, but ultimately nodded in agreement.

After settling the guests in, Lin Huimin didn't linger any longer and went straight out of the office, intending to talk things out with Tang Yan face to face.