Chapter 2538 We Must Take Control of Our Own Lives

Chapter 2538

Everyone turned to look at Li Ping.

They were all classmates from high school, and their eyes were filled with suspicion and curiosity.

Li Ping said with a smile, "I saw the sea view, and I even invited the sea view over. He said he would definitely come over tonight."

A murmur of surprise and astonishment rippled through the crowd.

When one of the women heard the name "Seaview," her body trembled, her face paled slightly, and a complex light flashed in her eyes.

She was Bai Ji, Hai Jing's ex-fiancée.

Baiji is a very gentle girl.

When she was in school, because of her sweet appearance and the fact that the Bai family held a certain status in Yanjing, many boys paid attention to her.

Back then, after finishing high school, they generally wouldn't take the college entrance exam.

They were either sent to the countryside or directly recommended to military academies, but either way...

In their final year of high school, they all confessed their feelings to the person they liked.

Because if you miss it, you may never find another chance.

If the other person is also interested, they will usually tell their parents after graduation, and then get engaged or get married directly.

Their slogan at that time was: "We are students of the new era, and we must take control of our own lives."

It was under these circumstances that Baiji and Haijing came together.

From the perspective of the sea view, he was directly recommended to military academy after graduating from high school.

Therefore, he already knew how he was going to live his life.

He didn't pay much attention to the students in the class, so naturally he wouldn't pay attention to Bletilla striata either.

He and Bai Ji barely spoke a few words during their three years of high school, until they were about to graduate.

Someone introduced him to a potential partner.

He didn't want to go to the seaside at that time, but Jia Haixia kept urging him on, implying that after he went to military school, the school would be full of men.

Like an ascetic, there was no chance for him to meet other girls.

By the time he graduates from military academy and comes back, all the good kids will have been taken, and he won't get any good ones.

Wouldn't that mean he'd be a bachelor for life?

That made sense, so Jia Haixia persuaded Hai Rongtian to let Hai Jing go on a blind date.

During the blind date, Haijing realized that the girl opposite him looked familiar. After chatting for a while, Baiji told him helplessly, "I am your classmate, your high school classmate."

It's kind of funny to think about it. Just two days ago, when they were taking their graduation photos, Bai Ji came over with a little notebook and asked him for an autograph.

Hai Jing took it expressionlessly, signed a few words casually, and gave it to her.

A few days later, the two went on a blind date.

Haijing thinks Baiji is a pretty good girl.

So he nodded in agreement, and then he went to military school, and the two of them corresponded with each other.

Although they were engaged, they hadn't really spent much time together.

Here at the seaside, I only remember that I have a fiancée, I know her name and what she looks like, we occasionally correspond and get to know each other, and that's it.

If Hai Rongtian hadn't retired, Bai Ji probably wouldn't have broken up with him.

After their breakup, Bai Ji met businessman Li Xu through her family's introduction.

Li Xu's uncle works in a government agency and also owns his own company; he has both money and connections.

The Bai family was quite satisfied with him.

Bai Ji couldn't explain her own thoughts, but when she heard that Li Xu was willing to marry her, she readily agreed.

Then came the routine of sending betrothal gifts, choosing a wedding date, ordering wedding supplies, and finally taking wedding photos and registering for the marriage certificate.

After going through all these procedures, when Bai Ji calmed down, she inexplicably felt that she was quite stupid.

How did I end up getting married so inexplicably, when I didn't even know the other person very well?

At this moment, after thinking about it carefully again, she began to miss the sea view.

Unfortunately, her family will not allow her to come back to Haijing, and Haijing will no longer want her.

It was precisely because of the years we spent together.

She knew very well that Haijing had an inherent arrogance.

She rejected him back then, and Haijing would never choose her again. He was the kind of person who would disdain her even if all the women in the world died.

This realization made Bletilla striata particularly sad.

Bai Ji snapped out of her daze, because everyone in the room had stood up—the sea view had arrived.

Haijing wore a casual outfit today.

He was wearing a white shirt underneath; the casual wear looked simple and relaxed, but it exuded a sense of sophistication.

His outfit doesn't have any particularly distinctive markings, but it's pleasing to the eye.

Bai Ji was worldly-wise, especially when she was with Li Xu, who often bought her designer bags and clothes.

Because Li Xu is a businessman, he often needs to attend banquets, and every time he takes Bai Ji with him, he always buys her a lot of beautiful clothes.

In Li Xu's words, "You are my face. If you don't dress well, you'll embarrass me in public."

Of course, if Bai Ji says or does something wrong outside, she will be slapped by Li Xu when she gets home.

What can I say about Li Xu?

He was very generous with her money and treated her family well as well.

But she has a bad temper. When she's in a good mood, she's easy to talk to, and occasionally she can even act cute.

When Bai Ji is in a bad mood, nothing he says matters; he can hit you whenever he wants. This kind of life brings Bai Ji both pain and pleasure.

Seeing Hai Jing now, and seeing his attire, she knew that Hai Jing was definitely not just a soldier, as those outsiders said.

This outfit alone would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.

What Bai Ji didn't know was that the entire set of sea-view apartments cost more than ten thousand yuan; it was specially customized for him by Qiao Ya.

As the richest family in Hong Kong, the Qiao family has never been short of clothes; they always wear haute couture.

Moreover, they have specialized tailors who make them for them.

Needless to say, the fabrics used are the world's most advanced and softest materials.

Putting everything else aside, this entire outfit, from head to toe, costs over 100,000 yuan.

Keep in mind that at that time, tens of thousands of yuan would be equivalent to millions of yuan decades later.

Neither Qiao Ya nor Hai Jing intended to show off; it's just that almost all of their clothes came from this source.

This is still the most understated outfit in their wardrobe.

When everyone saw Hai Jing arrive, they all stood up to greet him. After all, Hai Jing had a military background and was an officer.

Whether it's admiration or an attempt to get closer, it's impossible to ignore.

Li Ping then said, "Why are you the only one who came?"

"The girl you were with that day was your girlfriend, right? Didn't she come?"

As he spoke, he looked around behind the sea view.

Haijing said, "She's here. She just went to the bathroom and will be back in a bit."

Everyone was filled with anticipation, eager to see what Hai Jing's girlfriend looked like.

Li Ping asked, "When are you planning to get married?"