That evening, I had dinner at Boss Lei's house.
Then I got into his van, ready to head to Liu Chenghai's home.
Li Ruyue and Wang Cheng had been fired that day, while Liu Chenghai was still working overtime at the company.
In the van, Boss Lei couldn't help remarking, "No wonder they say that girl An Ning and I were destined to cross paths. To think I'd meet her boyfriend here in the Northeast. The world really is small."
As he spoke, he glanced at me again, a meaningful smile appearing on his face. "Still, I really can't believe you're her boyfriend."
I immediately felt awkward. "I don't much like the sound of that. You haven't even gotten to know me. How do you know I'm not good enough for An Ning...?"
Boss Lei laughed. "I never said you weren't good enough for her. I just can't believe she actually found a boyfriend, let alone that she's getting married. Back when she was with me, I introduced her to two guys. Guess what happened?"
That stirred up my jealousy, and I hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Boss Lei said, "One of those boys was in our line of work. The other earned an honest living, and his family even ran a little supermarket. Neither relationship lasted even half a month before they came complaining to me, saying that girl was a tigress. She'd hit people at the slightest provocation, and she carried a knife."
"They were afraid she'd stab them one day if they upset her. They absolutely refused to keep dating her, but they didn't even dare break up with her themselves. They wanted me to tell her."
"Well, I... I thought a girl couldn't spend her whole life stealing for a living, so I went to talk her