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When Xiaoxiao opened the door of the guest room, Yang Manqing who was standing outside the door stared at her and shouted loudly in English: "Damn it, what are you and Zhou doing in the room?"

Zhou Lin, who was walking behind, understood her English, and when she was thinking about how to answer her, she heard Xiao Xiao in front replied softly: "It's nothing, she and I are just having an ideological dialogue."

Yang Manqing glanced at Zhou Lin who walked out of the guest room, nodded with a smile and said, "Hmm. So, she is using socialist ideology to criticize individualism, liberalism, democracy or...human rights in capitalist ideology? "

"Relax, she is not as powerful as we thought, just give her some time."

"Well, I don't think anybody cares what she's thinking at all."

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"Please, how can you leave me alone in the party?"

"Giggle...I'll be with you, want a lap dance? I can pay you $15 for a lap dance."

"Really? Camilla, I've wanted to enjoy a lap dance for a long time."

Zhou Lin, who was walking behind the two of them, felt enlightened at this moment, and instantly figured out some things that happened after meeting Shen Xiaoxiao, especially the two of them bought small gifts in the H&M store this morning.Taking advantage of the gap between Xiaoxiao and Yang Manqing's chat, she walked to the right and said to Xiaoxiao, "Hey, now I finally understand why you bought that little gift for your friend."

There are no bad thoughts in the speaker's heart, but the listener will always ponder these unintentional words and ponder over their meaning.As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Manqing, who was standing on the far left, immediately looked sideways at her, opened her eyes wide and blinked.

Two seconds later, he switched from English to Chinese and called her by name: "Zhou Lin, what did you just say? Camilla bought a small gift for her friend? Which friend, is it me or Alison?"

Zhou Lin was stunned, and suddenly realized that she seemed to have slipped her mouth, she quickly smiled and said: "Miss Yang, I actually asked Xiao Xiao to buy a small gift for a friend we both have together." Prevarication, perfunctory, sloppy or It's just to find a few words to deal with it. This is Zhou Lin's usual method after prying into the privacy of a friend or colleague, and accidentally leaking the truth to others.

The more Xiao Xiao listened, the more he shook his head. That's not an explanation. Such an explanation will only make a simple matter darker and darker.Although her relationship with Zhou Lin can now be described as a BFF, what Zhou Lin said just now still violated her personal privacy.

Looking at Zhou Lin silently, she finally said flatly: "Okay, stop talking."

Yang Manqing was full of doubts about Zhou Lin's words and that "smiling" expression, and looked at Xiao Xiao coldly and said in English: "So, do you have a better explanation for this?"

Xiaoxiao smiled and whispered to Zhou Lin: "You go to the bar first, Patricia and I need to talk alone."

Zhou Lin seemed to know that she was in trouble, blushed and said a few words to the two of them, then hurried towards the elevator.Shen Xiaoxiao glanced at the far away figure, then turned to Yang Manqing and said, "Okay, there are only two of us now, what do you want to know?"

Yang Manqing lowered his head in thought, then raised his head and said with a smile, "Let's go to your room to talk."

Soon, the two returned to the guest room again.Xiao Xiao went to the window sill, folded her arms and looked at the night view of Fifth Avenue downstairs: "Actually, I did buy some cheap gifts for a girl in Shanghai."

Yang Manqing smiled softly, took out two cans of Budweiser beer from the small refrigerator in the guest room, walked to the window sill, and said when handing the other a can, "I know, I understand what Zhou is saying. It's okay, Is it your new girlfriend?"

Xiao Xiao opened the beer can, took a sip, shook her head and said, "No, she is a girl who needs help very much now."

"Hmm, is she poor? Or, is she a Chinese girl from a Chinese slum?"

"Patricia, there are no slums in China. The land in Chinese cities is state-owned, and the basis for the existence of slums has been eliminated through demolition or other means."

"Of course, I think the poor in China don't have the right to decide their own lives."

"So, I think I have the ability and responsibility to help her change her current living situation."

"Really? But I don't think buying a few small gifts will change anything."

Xiao Xiao took another sip of beer, looked at her and said, "I admit that I like her. Patricia, I hope you can understand why I found a friend who really belongs to me."

Yang Manqing probably believed her words, and said to her: "Yes, I can understand you. So, she is just an ordinary female friend you met after you returned to China?"

"That's right. At least until now, I haven't found anyone worthy of my love."

"Camilla, I'd like to treat you to dinner, would you like to?"

"Of course I would. You know, I like you very much, too, Patricia."

Yang Manqing put down the beer can, hugged each other with both hands and offered a passionate kiss.After the two kissed, Xiao looked at her and said, "Hey, you want to go out with me, don't you?"

Yang Manqing sat on the window sill with a smile, looked at the night scene outside and said: "Of course. If we can feel the affection from each other after dating, I think we should get something in return."

"Patricia, I'm still going back to Shanghai after the Topless Festival. You know, a long-distance relationship isn't for me."

"I know. That's what I just said about getting something in return."

"What did you say? Wait, Patricia, don't you want to go to Shanghai?"

"Why not? Camilla, I'm a master's student in architecture from Columbia University. If there are more foreign firms in Shanghai, I can apply for their branch in China online."

"Looks like you had a plan for this. How would you feel if we didn't find ourselves in love after a few months of dating?"

"If we don't fall in love with each other, I can also stay in Shanghai or other cities to seek some personal development opportunities. Camilla, do you know that the investment of Singapore companies in China's southeast coast, west and northeast regions is very huge of."

"Hmm, I believe you. Hey, would you like to tell me, who is that guy in the photo?" Xiao Xiao suddenly asked about the photos Yang Manqing uploaded to his personal homepage on Facebook.

"Giggle...Wow, Camilla, you're jealous, tell me if you're really jealous?" Yang Manqing's smile was really beautiful.

"Yeah, I admit that I'm a little jealous. Which lucky guy will get the Patricia I like?" Shen Xiaoxiao turned and walked towards the door of the guest room with a beer can in hand.

Yang Manqing smiled triumphantly, and when he caught up with her, he said, "If you go to my place tonight, I'll tell you."