The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics
Chapter 31 Reality
Chapter 31 Reality
At eight o'clock at night, everyone in the building had left, only Zhang Yaran was still sitting in the secretary's office, dutifully calling Lan Yurou and Zhang Ruru.
A few people in the secretary's office often used Zhou Yanchi's private life as a tooth sacrifice, and also gossiped about Zhou Yanchi's preferences in this regard.From his appearance to his wrists to his confusing three views in private, this boss has never lacked wonderful highlights. Zhang Yaran has heard the gossip about Zhou Yanchi since he entered the headquarters building, and it has never stopped until now. .But the people who have had scandals with Zhou Yanchi are different from Huanfei to Yanshou, and there is no similarity except that they are all beautiful.
The second secretary once brought tea and water to the boss's office, and it happened that Du Ruoheng was there, so she heard this very demure Mrs. Zhou, who rarely showed up, sitting on the sofa dignifiedly, teasing Zhou Yanchi with a half-smile, saying that he only wanted to look good. , All comers are welcome, and it is an omnivorous animal that takes everything.
These four words simply expressed the aspirations of everyone in the secretary's room.By the way, it was also rumored that Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou got along very well. Mrs. Zhou had already heard about the fact that Mr. Zhou was hanging out, but she just sat on the Diaoyutai and turned a blind eye.Later, I don’t know who changed the rumors, saying that Mrs. Zhou’s character was cowardly and uncontested, especially after the Du family was ruined, she was even more powerless to control the fact that Mr. Zhou didn’t return at night.
This rumor is a bit outrageous.In fact, Zhou Yanchi never stayed out at night when he was in T City.He has the side of Yingying and Yanyan, but he still has the side of a good husband at home.He has achieved the ultimate in both of them, and there is a clear distinction between them.So much so that the secretary group felt collectively, saying that the boss is worthy of being an all-rounder, not only a genius in shopping malls.
But in any case, this rumor is much more widespread than the truth.
Lan Yurou quickly answered the call, she was still on the set, she was exhausted from filming the night scene but she still didn't dare to neglect, she greeted Zhang Yaran with courtesy and thoughtfulness.Zhang Yaran conveyed Zhou Yanchi's meaning in the original words, and Lan Yurou expressed no objection.Then she thought for a while and asked, "I heard Mr. Zhou has a little daughter named Zhou Titi, right?"
Zhang Yaran replied cautiously: "Miss Lan, I have no right to tell Mr. Zhou about his personal affairs."
Lan Yurou said softly: "I just have a friend who wants to find a cute and beautiful little girl to shoot a print advertisement. I don't know if Mr. Zhou is willing to do so."
Zhang Yaran stated the facts: "According to Mr. Zhou's practice of protecting family privacy, he would not agree."
Lan Yurou smiled: "I heard that Zhou Titi seems to have been in the kindergarten class recently, isn't it? Can I pick Zhou Titi up from school?"
Zhang Yaran put on a more serious tone this time: "Miss Lan, Titi is a high-tension line, do you really intend to touch it?"
Lan Yurou was quiet for a while, but still smiled: "I'm just asking casually, Secretary Zhang, don't be nervous."
Zhang Yaran ended the call and hung up on Zhang Ruru.This time it was even briefer, just saying that Zhou Yanchi has no time in the near future and will contact you later.This is her usual excuse, and it means indefinitely from now on.Then she took the documents that had been sorted out one day to the boss's office, sorted them into categories and waited for Zhou Yanchi to come back and review them.Zhou Yanchi's desk is arranged neatly and neatly, and the only thing that has nothing to do with office work is a photo frame, which contains a photo of a family of three.His ex-wife, Miss Du Ruoheng, smiled very softly and beautifully.
At the morning meeting of the Jingman Garden Hotel the next day, the general manager suddenly announced that he would invite all the management to a dinner.
Normally, the general manager is not in such a mood, and the dinner party usually only happens once at the end of the year, making Du Ruoheng and the others look at each other in dismay.Immediately afterwards, I heard him announce: "I have communicated with the headquarters and reached an agreement. After the work handover is completed, I will resign as the general manager."
There was an uproar in the meeting room.Only Kang Chen drank his saliva slowly, smiled and said nothing.
The news of the resignation quickly spread like wildfire and quickly spread to the front desk and logistics.During lunch, all middle-level managers walked around the staff cafeteria, but Du Ruoheng recklessly rushed in like a little white rabbit, and was almost immediately eaten by a hungry tiger. Wang Feifei held her tightly by the shoulder and did not let go "Sister Ruoheng, I heard that the general manager was forced to resign? It is said that he was a victim of the transfer of power from the top management? Is that true?"
Du Ruoheng couldn't help but laugh: "Are you making a conspiracy drama so good at guessing?"
"Maybe it's true. You don't know that everyone is talking about this this morning without any intention of working." Wang Feifei lowered her voice and whispered in her ear, "And some people say that the next general manager is either someone else or our Manager Kang Chenkang! "
"..."
"Isn't it rumored that he is a noble son who ran away from home? Two days ago, someone cracked it and said that Manager Kang is the second son of a senior executive of our group. He came down to experience the hardships of the people because he conflicted with the management philosophy of the board of directors. Last night, someone saw Manager Kang going in and out of the hotel room to chat with guests from T city. You know, our headquarters is in T city!" Wang Feifei became more and more excited as she spoke, "It is said that the general manager never thought of going so early. Retired people are actually pushed out by the people above!"
Du Ruoheng carefully dragged the shrimp out of the shell to prevent the juice from splashing on the dress: "Oh."
Wang Feifei was very disappointed: "Is that how you react? I have said so much and you have to exchange news. You see, there are so many people looking at you."
Du Ruoheng said regretfully that I don't know anything, what should I do, someone sat down next to her with a plate in one hand, and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about so interesting."
Wang Feifei was about to tell it again, this was the biggest news this morning, it was so exciting, she couldn't help repeating it to different people no less than ten times.But when he saw who was coming, he silently shut up again.Du Ruoheng waited for the silence before saying without raising his head, "I'm talking about you. Why did you come over to eat?"
Kang Chen had a look of pity: "I didn't want to come here at first. But I felt very pitiful seeing you being besieged by yourself at the door, so I came over to have a look."
"..."
Kang Chen smiled and asked, "What did you say? Go on, I'm listening."
Du Ruoheng waited until the end of the meal, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "You were originally the second son of the group's executives, and you will soon take over the position of general manager. They asked me if it was true."
Kang Chen snorted, "If it's true, what do you all think?"
According to Kang Chen's usual impeccable way of doing things, this answer is equivalent to half of the default.Wang Feifei's eyes were round and she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear. The entire staff cafeteria was silent for a moment, and all her eyes were fixed on Kang Chen's back.
Only Du Ruoheng was relatively calm: "In fact, what everyone thinks is more realistic, that is, if you really take over, will you give the employees a raise?"
Kang Chen raised the condition with a smile on his lips: "If the hotel's turnover is still the first in the city this year, an increase in the year-end bonus can be considered."
Wang Feifei finally came back to her senses, and muttered in a low voice: "Sure enough, as soon as the position is changed, the attitude changes immediately. The bosses in the world are generally black."
"Wang Feifei, what are you talking about?"
The person who was named immediately put on a sweet smile: "I just want to ask Manager Kang, how far has the year-end bonus increased? Is it okay to pay half a year's salary?"
Kang Chen propped his chin with a smile that was not a smile: "You treat it as the severance pay for layoffs in the hotel, and you want to pay so much?"
When the two left the staff canteen, Kang Chen hesitated to speak.His expression was very rare. After waiting for a while, Du Ruoheng heard him say, "I didn't mean to hide it on purpose."
"I know."
"I can't just tell people when I see them, hello, it's actually the second son of a certain family who disagreed with the old man and was kicked out, but I have to go back after all—isn't that outrageous?"
Du Ruoheng hummed: "Understood."
Kang Chen looked at her, and suddenly said: "Did you think of it long ago?"
"It's not too early."
"When?"
"You reminded me that your family was in T city. After calculation, it was ten days earlier than now." Du Ruoheng smiled gently, "You have to believe that your secrecy work is quite good."
The forum meeting that Jing Man was in charge of hosting ended in the morning of the next day.The night before was a dinner for the delegates as usual, and red and white wine must be indispensable during the dinner.At twelve o'clock at noon, Du Ruoheng confirmed the list of participants who had completed the check-out procedures. Wang Feifei told her meaningfully on the phone: "Only the guests in room 1407 have not checked out. Because the guests are special, the waiter Don’t even dare to urge it rashly.”
When she asked again at two o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Feifei told her in the same tone: "Room 1407 has not been checked out yet."
Du Ruoheng hung up the phone and went to the fourteenth floor, saying in her heart that she was just being responsible to the hotel and the guests.Zhou Yanchi would feel very uncomfortable if he mixed red and white wine, and his face would turn pale, sometimes he could sleep all day because of it.
She knocked on the door lightly, but no one responded, and after frowning, she swiped her card to open the door.
There was no smell of alcohol in the room, the windows were open, and the gauze-like carved curtains fluttered like swaying.Zhou Yanchi was sitting on the sofa in a daze, with his knuckles resting on his forehead.Hearing the sound, he turned around with some surprise.
"..." Du Ruoheng suddenly felt a little stupid standing on the spot.
She didn't know what to say under Zhou Yanchi's gaze.She can't explain, I'm afraid that no one will find out if you die, so why don't you come here to take a look?
Zhou Yanchi finally spoke first: "Is there something wrong?"
Du Ruoheng responded stiffly: "It's already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the front desk said you haven't checked out yet."
"Wait a minute, now."
Du Ruoheng walked out without saying a word, but Zhou Yanchi called her back again.This time he called her a long-lost name, he called her "Hengheng".
It's been a long time since he called her that.She can't.Every time he yells these two words, she will definitely turn against him, the possibility is [-]%.
Du Ruoheng's body froze, and it took him a while to turn his head around.Zhou Yanchi looked at her with complicated eyes, but his tone was gentle: "If you want to, let Titi live with you in the future, okay? I know you can't bear her."
It took Du Ruoheng a while to recover his voice: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Yanchi was very calm: "There is no other meaning. If you want, you can raise her."
Du Ruoheng found it incredible.Zhou Yan holds how much he loves Zhou Titi. Everyone in the world knows that it is really a sad thing that is afraid of melting in his mouth.Asking Zhou Yanchi to cede such a treasure is tantamount to stealing his heart. Du Ruoheng couldn't believe his words at all: "What do you want to do?"
Her eyes were wary, and her intuition was that he had some conspiracy.This kind of distrust made Zhou Yanchi frowned slightly: "When have I lied to you? I'm seriously discussing this matter with you."
"Are you serious?"
Zhou Yanchi rubbed his eyebrows and nodded helplessly.
But Du Ruoheng still couldn't figure out what he was thinking, which made her hesitate to ask: "Did you suffer from some terminal illness?"
"No."
"Do you think Zhou Titi is too clingy and disturbs your time with people?"
"There is no such thing at all."
"So you think Zhou Titi is too noisy and disturbs your time with people?"
"You stop guessing. It's nothing, nothing."
"Then what exactly do you want to do?"
Zhou Yanchi rubbed the center of his brows vigorously, explaining that it was not his field of expertise. He paused for a short moment before speaking out, somewhat unskillfully slow: "I just feel that you have misunderstood me. We need to eliminate this."
Du Ruoheng understood a little bit, and the moment she understood, she wanted to laugh, but couldn't: "You think this is what I resent?"
Zhou Yanchi was noncommittal: "If you don't want to talk about it, then I can only explore step by step."
Du Ruoheng suddenly sneered and looked at him indifferently.Zhou Yanchi couldn't stand her eyes like this, it wasn't even a look of disgust and impatience, it had a deeper meaning, she wanted him to disappear immediately.
The two have known each other for ten years.Zhou Yan held the attitude he had when he experienced her enthusiasm, when Du Ruoheng was able to soften into a ball of water, coaxing people to burst into joy.This is Du Ruoheng's ability. If she tries to please someone, the other party will definitely be overwhelmed.Therefore, Zhou Yanchi was especially able to compare how cold-blooded and ruthless she could be when she gave up.
It was as if water had frozen into ice, with the shape of a sword's edge, and then she pierced into his heart neatly.
The two were able to reach a divorce because Zhou Yanchi blurted out in a hurry during the dispute that night, and before the two even sat down to talk about their relationship over the years, they had already completed the division of property and signed the divorce. Du Ruoheng He left City T without stopping and came to City S, with an attitude without the slightest nostalgia, only wishing that the two of them could be separated by yin and yang.In fact, she hadn't thought about reunion after a broken mirror at all, the previous relationship was wiped out, and she wished that he would be thousands of miles away from her.Zhou Yanchi was the only one who didn't want to give up, and Zhou Yanchi was the only one who was entangled.
On the night Du Ruoheng left T City, Zhou Yanchi sat by Zhou Titi's small bed and stayed overnight.
It was difficult for him to tolerate such an anticlimactic ending for the two of them.He thought that he was not as ruthless as Du Ruoheng, and could cut him out of her life in a short time.Divorce is already the most regretful thing in the decision he has made, and he can't do the same wrong thing because of a moment of anger.
After a long time, Zhou Yanchi spoke again: "You haven't touched any of your property after the divorce."
Du Ruoheng still refused to respond.He tried to shake her hand, but was quickly dodged by her disgust.This action made Zhou Yanchi's eyes sink, but Du Ruoheng didn't want to care about his mood, she clearly pointed to the door of the room.
Zhou Yanchi let out a breath slowly: "I'm leaving now."
When he walked to the door, Du Ruoheng said, "Wait, wait, it's rare for her to take the initiative to look at him."Then she smiled, her voice was very gentle, but her words were like a knife's edge: "It doesn't matter if you are not telling the truth, anyway, whether you listen or not, you can't change the consequences. Just don't think about it, don't play your temper ? Asking about everything and reporting everything to you, as if I was fishing and playing ball every day? You were not like this before, when did you become this kind of person?"
After she finished speaking, even the corners of her eyes were full of sarcasm: "Are you familiar? Do you still remember these words? I will return them to you intact."
Zhou Yanchi was nailed to the spot, and it took an unknown amount of time before he recovered his voice, and asked in a deep and slow voice, "Do you hate me?"
"You want to hear the truth?" Du Ruoheng nodded, and uttered a single word, "Hate."
Zhang Yaran personally went to the airport to pick up the boss, and was shocked when she saw Zhou Yanchi coming out of the VIP channel.
After three days of seeing each other, she almost didn't dare to recognize anyone.Zhou Yanchi's face was so pale that even wearing sunglasses couldn't stop him, his lips formed a straight line, and he was thin and dressed in a black windbreaker. The aura of keeping strangers away from his whole body successfully made him within five meters of him. No one dared to approach.
Even Zhou Yanchi walked through the entire VIP passage smoothly by himself, and a woman behind him waited for him to pass completely before daring to continue walking tremblingly.
Zhang Yaran groaned in his heart, trotted up quickly, greeted his boss politely, and then asked cautiously: "Are you going home first or the company?" Then he said in his heart that he definitely didn't want to show his precious daughter this look.
Sure enough, Zhou Yanchi said two words coldly: "Company."
The car was speeding along the airport road, Zhang Yaran was eager to take the boss's grievances back to the company and share with other employees. She didn't want to be like the martyrs who blocked the entire bunker with glory alone, no one would remember her sacrifice.But after a while, Zhou Yanchi said coldly: "Why is the car driving so fast, you think it's an ambulance?"
Zhang Yaran said: "..."
Zhou Yanchi has always had a bad temper, but he seldom has such a murderous look.Zhang Yaran wondered if his ex-wife had angered him, and felt that with the daily temperament of the ex-husband and wife, only Zhou Yanchi should be the one to suffer.She slowed down the speed of the car, thought for a while, and asked boldly, "Did you drink white wine and red wine again?" Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense to look so pale.
Zhou Yanchi glanced at her, his eyes made people feel strong contempt even through the sunglasses.
Cold sweat rolled down Zhang Yaran's forehead, and he continued the conversation: "Mr. Kang called you again?"
Zhou Yanchi suddenly said coldly: "Zhang Yaran, don't you have a boyfriend yet?"
"what?"
Zhou Yanchi was not in a good mood: "With your stupid brain, if you have a boyfriend, why don't you piss him off to death?"
"..."
Secretary Zhang wailed in his heart, and said in his heart that you, a philandering old man with a failed marriage, cursed me, an unmarried girl, what do you want? Are you qualified?
Zhou Yanchi returned to the company and tossed the entire building to the ground, until the evening finally made the boss look a bit relieved.Zhang Yaran carried out a pile of shockingly approved documents. Before leaving the office, Zhou Yanchi rubbed his brows and told her: "Call Lan Yurou and have dinner with her tonight."
Lan Yurou was a little surprised when she received the call.She knew that Zhou Yanchi was going back to T City today, but she didn't expect to see him immediately.But she still put on her makeup very quickly, and stood on the steps in a light and beautiful evening dress.It was a bit cold outside, and even though she had furs to keep out the cold, she was still shivering. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, she finally saw Zhou Yanchi's familiar black car slowly gliding over.
Lan Yurou got into the car, but Zhou Yanchi didn't greet her.She was also indifferent to her sweet smile.It was obvious that he was not in high spirits, and Lan Yurou quickly quieted down tactfully.After a while she was still a little cold, so she sneezed, Zhou Yanchi finally came to his senses, and turned on the heater.
He said to her, "Where is that new restaurant? Show me the way."
For Lan Yurou, Zhou Yanchi was one of the rare objects that made her fall in love at first sight.
There are always some self-evident conditions for this actress who won the best actress award at a young age to fall in love at first sight.And Zhou Yanchi met these conditions very well.He is single, young, handsome, well-connected and low-key.Equally important, he takes an ambiguous attitude towards their ambiguity, neither welcoming nor rejecting it.It is always relatively easy to communicate with such a person.Some time ago, Lan Yurou met him at the reception of the entertainment company. He was the only invited guest. Lan Yurou's heart was pounding when she saw him for the first time. Luckily, she didn't need much effort Got his cell phone number.
Two days later, she plucked up the courage to call him, Zhang Yaran received her, and not long after, she notified her that the boss had time and could have dinner with Miss Lan.
This evening was the second time Lan Yurou and Zhou Yanchi had dinner alone.Of course, the newly opened restaurant is just an excuse, and the key is to exchange each other's hobbies and promote goodwill.But today Zhou Yanchi was obviously not in the mood to talk too much, he also ate very little, and his face was always in a bad mood.Lan Yurou put on a smile and tried to talk about something he was interested in: "I often hear people say that you have a very cute little daughter, don't you?"
Zhou Yanchi was absent-minded all the time, and finally took a look at her when he heard the words: "Who did you hear that from?"
Lan Yurou couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so she said nervously, "Someone said that at the reception. They also said that you have always loved me so much."
After a while, Zhou Yanchi hummed, and covered the topic: "Don't talk about this when eating."
Lan Yurou was a little at a loss.She couldn't understand Zhou Yanchi's meaning, and at the same time thought of the high-tension line Zhang Yaran mentioned, and felt uneasy about whether she had said something wrong.
The atmosphere in the restaurant was dull.Lan Yurou offered to open a bottle of red wine, but Zhou Yan refused her on the grounds of driving.Afterwards Zhou Yanchi drove her home, the car was parked downstairs, Lan Yurou got out of the car and did not go upstairs immediately, she asked Zhou Yanchi in a tone gentle enough to drip water if he went upstairs for a sit.
When she said this, she bent down slightly, her hair hanging down to cover the small half of her cheek.The long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the red lips were bitten, looking a little shy.
Zhou Yanchi looked at her for a while.He didn't look at her for so long during the dinner, but now he looked at her and didn't speak for a long time.He was thinking, but Lan Yurou didn't dare to move.
After a while, Zhou Yanchi parked the car downstairs.
The two went upstairs, one in front and one behind, but only half a step away.As long as Zhou Yanchi raised his hand slightly, he could reach her waist.Lan Yurou walked in front, she didn't know Zhou Yanchi's expression behind her.When she finally reached the door, she calmed down and unlocked it. The room was dark and the switch was next to the door, but she had no intention of turning on the light.
The door was closed, and even the light in the corridor disappeared, only the moonlight shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows.Lan Yurou shook Zhou Yanchi's hand with some uncertainty, starting from the touch of fingertips.
He didn't move.That means he doesn't say no.
She became more confident, and then occupied the palm and wrist.
Lan Yurou was inquiring about things related to Zhou Yanchi outside of work these days, and someone told her that this man seemed generous, but he was actually hateful.On the surface, he is pure-hearted and unfeminine, but inside he has no scruples and is suave and romantic, but after getting in touch with him, you will find that he is quite cold-blooded, arrogant and ruthless.
Lan Yurou didn't quite understand such an evaluation, but she thought that all she needed to know was what was going to happen tonight.She didn't expect that Zhou Yanzhe, who was extremely indifferent and distant when she first saw him, would settle so easily. She was prepared to be rejected, but the ending was a surprise far beyond her expectations.
Lan Yurou's fingers groped to climb up, and finally touched his chin, then the bridge of his nose and the corners of his eyes.She held his face with both hands, her head was slightly tilted back, her posture was gentle, like a sacrifice.She was breathing hot as she waited for him to unzip her gown.
But she waited for a long time without moving.The atmosphere created gradually became awkward, and she no longer knew how to end it.In the darkness, she gradually blushed up to her ears, shame and a trace of anger made her look away, and bit her lower lip hard.
The next moment she was suddenly grabbed by one wrist by Zhou Yanchi, and then his other hand pinched her chin.
His face slowly approached in the darkness, Lan Yurou subconsciously closed her eyes.I don't know how long it had been since she hadn't felt his breath when Zhou Yanchi's phone rang without warning, breaking the ambiguous scene in the room.
Lan Yurou was quickly released, and the caller was Zhou Titi, who could be identified only by the ringtone of the phone.Lan Yurou heard that Zhou Yan held a completely different attitude on the phone. He responded softly to his daughter's questioning, his voice was low and charming, coaxing his daughter that her father would be home soon.Zhou Titi was dissatisfied and said how fast yours is, and Zhou Yanchi said 25 minutes, you can start timing from now.
There is no possibility of continuing.Lan Yurou could only turn on the light in disappointment.But her scheming didn't stop there. When she thoughtfully sent Zhou Yanchi out, the shoulder strap on one side of her dress slipped pitifully.Lan Yurou's shoulders are white and round, it is a beautiful and attractive scenery.It's a pity that Zhou Yanchi didn't see it.He was in a hurry to get home, so he walked away without looking back.
After 25 minutes, Zhou Yanchi came home and put Zhou Titi on his shoulders to wash up.The entire Zhou residence was quiet, and the servants were sent to sleep. Zhou Yanchi carried the white-washed daughter back to the bedroom, covered her with the quilt, and kissed her forehead lightly.
Zhou Titi expressed her miss for the past few days to him Yiyi.Then she asked, "Does Mommy miss me?"
Zhou Yanchi said, "Did you talk to your mother on the phone tonight?"
"It's okay. She said she missed me." Zhou Titi lay on the pillow with a sad brow, "But mom seems to be in a bad mood."
Zhou Yanchi gently stroked his daughter's hair, intending to lull her to sleep.He didn't want to discuss this topic with her for the time being.Zhou Titi is precocious compared to children of the same age, he is not sure whether he can grasp the depth of the topic.
But Zhou Titi didn't want to sleep, she looked into his eyes and asked bluntly, "Why did you and your mother divorce?"
It was the first time Zhou Titi asked such a question.In essence, Zhou Yanchi and Du Ruoheng's divorce was silent, and the two had always been careful not to talk about separation in front of their daughter.This is one of the few tacit understandings between the two now, and they want their young daughter to know that even if they are divorced, nothing she owns will change.
Zhou Yanchi asked back, "Did Mom and I treat you well?"
The little kid was honest: "Okay."
Zhou Yanchi said softly: "Divorce may give us a better life. So we do it."
"Has it been bad before?"
"It used to be good too. But it's like you like vanilla ice cream, but you like truffle ice cream more. With truffle flavor, you won't choose vanilla, right?"
Zhou Titi lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then asked, "Will you two get back together after that?"
Zhou Yanchi stuffed Zhou Titi's fingers back into the quilt, and replied: "Yes."
Zhou Yanchi coaxed Zhou Titi to fall asleep, and then turned off the bedside lamp and came out of his daughter's bedroom.The housekeeper brought over a cup of warm milk, and then wanted to report to him the content of Zhou Titi's call with her mother just now.This is routine.But today Zhou Yanchi didn't want to listen, he told him that he wanted to be quiet for a while.
Every time he came back from S City for more than a year, Zhou Yanchi always changed his appearance. The old housekeeper was already not surprised, but today Zhou Yanchi was particularly depressed, which made him a little concerned: "What's the matter with you? Call the doctor Come and see?"
Zhou Yanchi rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hands, as if he didn't want to talk more.But after a while, he couldn't help calling the housekeeper over: "What did she talk about with Titi?"
The butler couldn't help shaking his head and sighing in his heart.He has been working in this house for dozens of years, watching generations of people come and go.Zhou Yanchi grew up under his watch. He showed a gifted business acumen when he was a child. When he grew up, his son inherited his father's business, and then expanded the company run by his father countless times.At the same time, he developed an arrogant and cold personality, and he was neither cold nor hot to anyone.Zhou Yanchi is used to smooth sailing, and has never encountered any setbacks since he was a child. If he had to count, the divorce with Du Ruoheng was his only major setback.
It makes me sad every time I think about it.It is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong in this couple.From the outside, after all, it was Du Ruoheng, who seemed gentle, who filed for divorce without warning when the child turned two years old.But looking deeper, in the housekeeper's eyes, it was actually Zhou Yanchi who was more wrong.It has been a fact for many years that he behaved ambiguously towards the woman he sent up. Even people like him who don't leave the house all year round have heard of it, let alone Du Ruoheng who is still working outside.
During the marriage, Du Ruoheng didn't seem to care much about Zhou Yanchi's behavior.The butler even suspected that the two had not formally communicated on this topic.Once he couldn't help being nosy, and hinted to Du Ruoheng about the scandal published in the newspaper, but she just glanced at it casually, and then said softly: "Uncle Wu, do you think I can control Zhou Yanzhi's single-mindedness? Are you a womanizer? If I tell him, do you think he will listen?"
"..."
"Look, your expression is enough to explain everything." Du Ruoheng still smiled demurely with an old godly attitude, "Forgive me, that's not how my mother-in-law came here. I understand the truth. Don't worry, I don't He will dig into a dead end."
The two elders of the Zhou family have now lived in W City, a foreign country.In his early years, Mr. Zhou also once searched for flowers and asked willows, it was colorful and lively, and he had a good way of keeping the inside and outside.Mrs. Zhou has endured at home for many years, and neither of them has ever proposed a divorce, and they rarely even quarrel.Zhou Yanchi grew up in this kind of family environment, so it cannot be said that it has no influence, but in the end he formed a notion of loyalty. It can only be said that his acquiescence and connivance to himself is the biggest factor.
In the housekeeper's impression, no one seemed to have exchanged his position on loyalty with Zhou Yanchi.He has come into contact with many people, but only a few real friends. Among them, some have no second thoughts, some are acting on occasion, and some are hanging around.Du Ruoheng took a laissez-faire attitude towards him.And Zhou's parents played the role of negative teaching materials.As a housekeeper, he has no way of teaching.Once mentioned this aspect by chance, Zhou Yan's disapproving attitude surprised him a little: "Why would Ah Heng care about this aspect? She would not be such a person. She could kick me out because I forgot to buy a bottle of salad dressing, but I have never lost my temper with me because of this."
That's it, the housekeeper has nothing to say.They could only watch helplessly as their marriage deteriorated step by step and eventually fell apart.In fact, at this point, the housekeeper always suspected that it was because Du Ruoheng really cared about Zhou Yanchi's flair, but she once hilariously and firmly denied it, and Zhou Yanchi didn't seem to have thought about this issue at all.
More than two hours later, Lan Yurou suddenly received a call from Zhou Yanchi, saying that he was downstairs.
This was beyond Lan Yurou's expectation.She frantically went to open the door, and at the door she observed that Zhou Yanchi's mood was a little more relaxed than before, and she breathed a sigh of relief.Immediately afterwards, her joy surpassed the others. Zhou Yanchi appeared in her home at this time, and he had no other thoughts except for one reason.Lan Yurou was very thankful that her pajamas tonight were very sexy, a thin layer of silk was attached to her body, the length reached her legs, and it was still a charming dark purple material.
Her cheeks were a little red, and she stood there waiting for Zhou Yanchi to make further moves.But she seems to be wrong.He glanced at her and said, "Isn't it cold? Go put on some clothes and come out."
Lan Yurou froze for a moment, only went to the bedroom and came back again.Zhou Yanchi reclined on the sofa, narrowing his eyes slightly in a daze.She sat next to him and poured water for him. The neckline was very low, so she could easily see the hidden scenery inside.
Zhou Yanchi didn't turn his eyes away. He tilted his head and looked like he was about to fall asleep, but his eyes were clear and he didn't know what he was thinking.Lan Yurou was embarrassed by the silence, and carefully broke the silence: "You are going back and forth between the two places today, and the journey is tiring, may I give you a massage?"
Zhou Yanchi finally glanced at her, but didn't speak.Lan Yurou walked behind him and massaged his shoulders. She had just lit an incense in the room, and Zhou Yanchi slowly relaxed.Lan Yurou thought that he should have found a way. Zhou Yanchi admired her understanding, which was her biggest advantage in his eyes.
She looked at his well-shaped lip line and slowly lowered her head.A tip of hair flicked between Zhou Yanchi's breath, but he didn't even move his eyelashes.She boldly continued to ask for it, until she was very close at hand, and Zhou Yan pressed an index finger to her lips.
He still closed his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Don't make trouble. Spank again."
Lan Yurou didn't dare to move anymore.Zhou Yanchi's tone of intimacy is far from the indifference just now.She was flattered and her heart beat like a drum.His index finger was still pressing on her lips, and the fingertips were warm, hardly the temperature that a person like him should have.Then his finger slid down, it was a very gentle movement, he touched her chin with his eyes closed, and squeezed it lightly twice.
Lan Yurou felt that she could not resist the methods of the man in front of her.He was not so much flirting as he was conniving.It was just a simple action, but it made her feel like an intimate love.She held her breath, but still couldn't help but let out a low hum, with just the right amount of sweetness.But Zhou Yanchi quickly opened his eyes.
The moment he saw her, the tenderness in his eyes had disappeared, and his calmness turned into an inhuman attitude.Lan Yurou was almost caught off guard.One of her hearts had already been suspended, but it fell down quickly at this moment, and she heard him say: "I still have something to do, you go to sleep first."
Zhang Yaran arrived at the company early the next morning.Diligence is one of the keys to her being promoted to chief secretary. Zhang Yaran knows this very well, so she keeps it as perfect as her daily fitness.
The entire office area was empty, and Zhang Yaran was making coffee in the tea room alone. Not long after, she saw the familiar car of her boss from the window, slowly driving into the parking lot from the opposite direction from Zhou's house.
Apart from diligence, Zhang Yaran also has a good memory.She clearly remembered that when her boss went to Lan Yurou's apartment to pick her up for a dinner the night before, he clearly walked in the same direction.More than ten minutes later, Zhou Yanchi went upstairs, looking worried from a distance, Zhang Yaran hurried up holding the schedule book, and then she saw Zhou Yanchi's eyes were slightly blue, his face was tired and he was rubbing between his brows. The marks on the double eyelids are twice as deep as before.
This is typical overindulgence.Zhang Yaran sighed silently in his heart.She quickly scribbled down the note in the schedule book that she asked the chef to cook one more sea cucumber and mutton soup at noon.
When Zhou Yanchi arrived at the office, he crouched in the office chair, kneading his eyebrows and rubbing his forehead.The routine morning meeting on Monday was about to start, but he didn't want to attend at all.The night before, he had a very bad sleep, or he didn't fall asleep at all, lying on the sofa with his eyes open, the words Du Ruoheng said during the day were played back in front of his eyes over and over again, repeating the cycle until dawn.
He didn't even take off his windbreaker from the beginning to the end, and he didn't want to move, he just felt tired.
Few people understood how much Du Ruoheng really rejected him.It's not just superficial cold eyes, she has refused his physical contact since a long time ago.And since Zhou Titi was one and a half years old, Du Ruoheng refused to sleep in the same bed with him on the grounds of taking care of her daughter.Once she coaxed Zhou Titi to sleep, and she was also unconscious. Zhou Yanchi gently carried her to the master bedroom. Du Ruoheng lifted his eyelids and looked at him. He didn't refuse, and subconsciously wrapped his arms around his neck.What happened next seemed to be logical, but when the atmosphere was at its best, Du Ruoheng suddenly pushed him away, lying on the bed and retching.
When the board meeting was held the next morning, Zhou Yanchi looked gloomy, and almost threw all the old guys who held opposing opinions out of the window one by one.
In the end, the two had nothing to say.The consequence of the tacit understanding taking a turn for the worse is divorce.But when he finally got to this point, he still couldn't make people feel half-joyed and relieved.
For Zhou Yanchi, most of the time he was discouraged.Except for the corporate business he had to deal with, he turned off almost all activities.This lazy look made several friends start making jokes. Among them, Shen Chu, the vice president of a hospital, was especially fluent in tongues, joking that he was ten years old after a divorce, and now he is like an old man who is dying and has no interest in anything. , Only when I went to S City did I run extra diligently, and it looked like a second spring.
There was a physical examination some time ago, and Shen Chu accompanied Zhou Yanchi through the entire process.Then he took a look at the physical examination form, and said solemnly to Zhou Yanchi, brother, you can't lose weight anymore, if you lose weight, your internal organs will almost protrude.
Zhou Yanchi didn't have a good voice, he said you pretend that I haven't studied biology and don't know the function of ribs, Shen Chu smiled and said how could I? I have good intentions.
To some extent, Du Ruoheng's life after the divorce was exactly the opposite of Zhou Yanchi's.Once he watched her having dinner with Su Qiu from a distance through the glass window, she was talking in high spirits, it was a long-lost look, and the men passing by were blindsided.
Sometimes Zhou Yanchi had to think that divorce might really be a good thing, at least for Du Ruoheng.It's not a pretense that she really doesn't need him anymore.
He didn't want to admit the fact for a long time.Even if the heart is like a mirror.Until one day it was placed in front of him upright, and he couldn't help pretending.
Maybe he shouldn't have asked at the time.Once the truth is told too clearly, there is no reason.
(End of this chapter)
At eight o'clock at night, everyone in the building had left, only Zhang Yaran was still sitting in the secretary's office, dutifully calling Lan Yurou and Zhang Ruru.
A few people in the secretary's office often used Zhou Yanchi's private life as a tooth sacrifice, and also gossiped about Zhou Yanchi's preferences in this regard.From his appearance to his wrists to his confusing three views in private, this boss has never lacked wonderful highlights. Zhang Yaran has heard the gossip about Zhou Yanchi since he entered the headquarters building, and it has never stopped until now. .But the people who have had scandals with Zhou Yanchi are different from Huanfei to Yanshou, and there is no similarity except that they are all beautiful.
The second secretary once brought tea and water to the boss's office, and it happened that Du Ruoheng was there, so she heard this very demure Mrs. Zhou, who rarely showed up, sitting on the sofa dignifiedly, teasing Zhou Yanchi with a half-smile, saying that he only wanted to look good. , All comers are welcome, and it is an omnivorous animal that takes everything.
These four words simply expressed the aspirations of everyone in the secretary's room.By the way, it was also rumored that Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou got along very well. Mrs. Zhou had already heard about the fact that Mr. Zhou was hanging out, but she just sat on the Diaoyutai and turned a blind eye.Later, I don’t know who changed the rumors, saying that Mrs. Zhou’s character was cowardly and uncontested, especially after the Du family was ruined, she was even more powerless to control the fact that Mr. Zhou didn’t return at night.
This rumor is a bit outrageous.In fact, Zhou Yanchi never stayed out at night when he was in T City.He has the side of Yingying and Yanyan, but he still has the side of a good husband at home.He has achieved the ultimate in both of them, and there is a clear distinction between them.So much so that the secretary group felt collectively, saying that the boss is worthy of being an all-rounder, not only a genius in shopping malls.
But in any case, this rumor is much more widespread than the truth.
Lan Yurou quickly answered the call, she was still on the set, she was exhausted from filming the night scene but she still didn't dare to neglect, she greeted Zhang Yaran with courtesy and thoughtfulness.Zhang Yaran conveyed Zhou Yanchi's meaning in the original words, and Lan Yurou expressed no objection.Then she thought for a while and asked, "I heard Mr. Zhou has a little daughter named Zhou Titi, right?"
Zhang Yaran replied cautiously: "Miss Lan, I have no right to tell Mr. Zhou about his personal affairs."
Lan Yurou said softly: "I just have a friend who wants to find a cute and beautiful little girl to shoot a print advertisement. I don't know if Mr. Zhou is willing to do so."
Zhang Yaran stated the facts: "According to Mr. Zhou's practice of protecting family privacy, he would not agree."
Lan Yurou smiled: "I heard that Zhou Titi seems to have been in the kindergarten class recently, isn't it? Can I pick Zhou Titi up from school?"
Zhang Yaran put on a more serious tone this time: "Miss Lan, Titi is a high-tension line, do you really intend to touch it?"
Lan Yurou was quiet for a while, but still smiled: "I'm just asking casually, Secretary Zhang, don't be nervous."
Zhang Yaran ended the call and hung up on Zhang Ruru.This time it was even briefer, just saying that Zhou Yanchi has no time in the near future and will contact you later.This is her usual excuse, and it means indefinitely from now on.Then she took the documents that had been sorted out one day to the boss's office, sorted them into categories and waited for Zhou Yanchi to come back and review them.Zhou Yanchi's desk is arranged neatly and neatly, and the only thing that has nothing to do with office work is a photo frame, which contains a photo of a family of three.His ex-wife, Miss Du Ruoheng, smiled very softly and beautifully.
At the morning meeting of the Jingman Garden Hotel the next day, the general manager suddenly announced that he would invite all the management to a dinner.
Normally, the general manager is not in such a mood, and the dinner party usually only happens once at the end of the year, making Du Ruoheng and the others look at each other in dismay.Immediately afterwards, I heard him announce: "I have communicated with the headquarters and reached an agreement. After the work handover is completed, I will resign as the general manager."
There was an uproar in the meeting room.Only Kang Chen drank his saliva slowly, smiled and said nothing.
The news of the resignation quickly spread like wildfire and quickly spread to the front desk and logistics.During lunch, all middle-level managers walked around the staff cafeteria, but Du Ruoheng recklessly rushed in like a little white rabbit, and was almost immediately eaten by a hungry tiger. Wang Feifei held her tightly by the shoulder and did not let go "Sister Ruoheng, I heard that the general manager was forced to resign? It is said that he was a victim of the transfer of power from the top management? Is that true?"
Du Ruoheng couldn't help but laugh: "Are you making a conspiracy drama so good at guessing?"
"Maybe it's true. You don't know that everyone is talking about this this morning without any intention of working." Wang Feifei lowered her voice and whispered in her ear, "And some people say that the next general manager is either someone else or our Manager Kang Chenkang! "
"..."
"Isn't it rumored that he is a noble son who ran away from home? Two days ago, someone cracked it and said that Manager Kang is the second son of a senior executive of our group. He came down to experience the hardships of the people because he conflicted with the management philosophy of the board of directors. Last night, someone saw Manager Kang going in and out of the hotel room to chat with guests from T city. You know, our headquarters is in T city!" Wang Feifei became more and more excited as she spoke, "It is said that the general manager never thought of going so early. Retired people are actually pushed out by the people above!"
Du Ruoheng carefully dragged the shrimp out of the shell to prevent the juice from splashing on the dress: "Oh."
Wang Feifei was very disappointed: "Is that how you react? I have said so much and you have to exchange news. You see, there are so many people looking at you."
Du Ruoheng said regretfully that I don't know anything, what should I do, someone sat down next to her with a plate in one hand, and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about so interesting."
Wang Feifei was about to tell it again, this was the biggest news this morning, it was so exciting, she couldn't help repeating it to different people no less than ten times.But when he saw who was coming, he silently shut up again.Du Ruoheng waited for the silence before saying without raising his head, "I'm talking about you. Why did you come over to eat?"
Kang Chen had a look of pity: "I didn't want to come here at first. But I felt very pitiful seeing you being besieged by yourself at the door, so I came over to have a look."
"..."
Kang Chen smiled and asked, "What did you say? Go on, I'm listening."
Du Ruoheng waited until the end of the meal, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "You were originally the second son of the group's executives, and you will soon take over the position of general manager. They asked me if it was true."
Kang Chen snorted, "If it's true, what do you all think?"
According to Kang Chen's usual impeccable way of doing things, this answer is equivalent to half of the default.Wang Feifei's eyes were round and she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear. The entire staff cafeteria was silent for a moment, and all her eyes were fixed on Kang Chen's back.
Only Du Ruoheng was relatively calm: "In fact, what everyone thinks is more realistic, that is, if you really take over, will you give the employees a raise?"
Kang Chen raised the condition with a smile on his lips: "If the hotel's turnover is still the first in the city this year, an increase in the year-end bonus can be considered."
Wang Feifei finally came back to her senses, and muttered in a low voice: "Sure enough, as soon as the position is changed, the attitude changes immediately. The bosses in the world are generally black."
"Wang Feifei, what are you talking about?"
The person who was named immediately put on a sweet smile: "I just want to ask Manager Kang, how far has the year-end bonus increased? Is it okay to pay half a year's salary?"
Kang Chen propped his chin with a smile that was not a smile: "You treat it as the severance pay for layoffs in the hotel, and you want to pay so much?"
When the two left the staff canteen, Kang Chen hesitated to speak.His expression was very rare. After waiting for a while, Du Ruoheng heard him say, "I didn't mean to hide it on purpose."
"I know."
"I can't just tell people when I see them, hello, it's actually the second son of a certain family who disagreed with the old man and was kicked out, but I have to go back after all—isn't that outrageous?"
Du Ruoheng hummed: "Understood."
Kang Chen looked at her, and suddenly said: "Did you think of it long ago?"
"It's not too early."
"When?"
"You reminded me that your family was in T city. After calculation, it was ten days earlier than now." Du Ruoheng smiled gently, "You have to believe that your secrecy work is quite good."
The forum meeting that Jing Man was in charge of hosting ended in the morning of the next day.The night before was a dinner for the delegates as usual, and red and white wine must be indispensable during the dinner.At twelve o'clock at noon, Du Ruoheng confirmed the list of participants who had completed the check-out procedures. Wang Feifei told her meaningfully on the phone: "Only the guests in room 1407 have not checked out. Because the guests are special, the waiter Don’t even dare to urge it rashly.”
When she asked again at two o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Feifei told her in the same tone: "Room 1407 has not been checked out yet."
Du Ruoheng hung up the phone and went to the fourteenth floor, saying in her heart that she was just being responsible to the hotel and the guests.Zhou Yanchi would feel very uncomfortable if he mixed red and white wine, and his face would turn pale, sometimes he could sleep all day because of it.
She knocked on the door lightly, but no one responded, and after frowning, she swiped her card to open the door.
There was no smell of alcohol in the room, the windows were open, and the gauze-like carved curtains fluttered like swaying.Zhou Yanchi was sitting on the sofa in a daze, with his knuckles resting on his forehead.Hearing the sound, he turned around with some surprise.
"..." Du Ruoheng suddenly felt a little stupid standing on the spot.
She didn't know what to say under Zhou Yanchi's gaze.She can't explain, I'm afraid that no one will find out if you die, so why don't you come here to take a look?
Zhou Yanchi finally spoke first: "Is there something wrong?"
Du Ruoheng responded stiffly: "It's already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the front desk said you haven't checked out yet."
"Wait a minute, now."
Du Ruoheng walked out without saying a word, but Zhou Yanchi called her back again.This time he called her a long-lost name, he called her "Hengheng".
It's been a long time since he called her that.She can't.Every time he yells these two words, she will definitely turn against him, the possibility is [-]%.
Du Ruoheng's body froze, and it took him a while to turn his head around.Zhou Yanchi looked at her with complicated eyes, but his tone was gentle: "If you want to, let Titi live with you in the future, okay? I know you can't bear her."
It took Du Ruoheng a while to recover his voice: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Yanchi was very calm: "There is no other meaning. If you want, you can raise her."
Du Ruoheng found it incredible.Zhou Yan holds how much he loves Zhou Titi. Everyone in the world knows that it is really a sad thing that is afraid of melting in his mouth.Asking Zhou Yanchi to cede such a treasure is tantamount to stealing his heart. Du Ruoheng couldn't believe his words at all: "What do you want to do?"
Her eyes were wary, and her intuition was that he had some conspiracy.This kind of distrust made Zhou Yanchi frowned slightly: "When have I lied to you? I'm seriously discussing this matter with you."
"Are you serious?"
Zhou Yanchi rubbed his eyebrows and nodded helplessly.
But Du Ruoheng still couldn't figure out what he was thinking, which made her hesitate to ask: "Did you suffer from some terminal illness?"
"No."
"Do you think Zhou Titi is too clingy and disturbs your time with people?"
"There is no such thing at all."
"So you think Zhou Titi is too noisy and disturbs your time with people?"
"You stop guessing. It's nothing, nothing."
"Then what exactly do you want to do?"
Zhou Yanchi rubbed the center of his brows vigorously, explaining that it was not his field of expertise. He paused for a short moment before speaking out, somewhat unskillfully slow: "I just feel that you have misunderstood me. We need to eliminate this."
Du Ruoheng understood a little bit, and the moment she understood, she wanted to laugh, but couldn't: "You think this is what I resent?"
Zhou Yanchi was noncommittal: "If you don't want to talk about it, then I can only explore step by step."
Du Ruoheng suddenly sneered and looked at him indifferently.Zhou Yanchi couldn't stand her eyes like this, it wasn't even a look of disgust and impatience, it had a deeper meaning, she wanted him to disappear immediately.
The two have known each other for ten years.Zhou Yan held the attitude he had when he experienced her enthusiasm, when Du Ruoheng was able to soften into a ball of water, coaxing people to burst into joy.This is Du Ruoheng's ability. If she tries to please someone, the other party will definitely be overwhelmed.Therefore, Zhou Yanchi was especially able to compare how cold-blooded and ruthless she could be when she gave up.
It was as if water had frozen into ice, with the shape of a sword's edge, and then she pierced into his heart neatly.
The two were able to reach a divorce because Zhou Yanchi blurted out in a hurry during the dispute that night, and before the two even sat down to talk about their relationship over the years, they had already completed the division of property and signed the divorce. Du Ruoheng He left City T without stopping and came to City S, with an attitude without the slightest nostalgia, only wishing that the two of them could be separated by yin and yang.In fact, she hadn't thought about reunion after a broken mirror at all, the previous relationship was wiped out, and she wished that he would be thousands of miles away from her.Zhou Yanchi was the only one who didn't want to give up, and Zhou Yanchi was the only one who was entangled.
On the night Du Ruoheng left T City, Zhou Yanchi sat by Zhou Titi's small bed and stayed overnight.
It was difficult for him to tolerate such an anticlimactic ending for the two of them.He thought that he was not as ruthless as Du Ruoheng, and could cut him out of her life in a short time.Divorce is already the most regretful thing in the decision he has made, and he can't do the same wrong thing because of a moment of anger.
After a long time, Zhou Yanchi spoke again: "You haven't touched any of your property after the divorce."
Du Ruoheng still refused to respond.He tried to shake her hand, but was quickly dodged by her disgust.This action made Zhou Yanchi's eyes sink, but Du Ruoheng didn't want to care about his mood, she clearly pointed to the door of the room.
Zhou Yanchi let out a breath slowly: "I'm leaving now."
When he walked to the door, Du Ruoheng said, "Wait, wait, it's rare for her to take the initiative to look at him."Then she smiled, her voice was very gentle, but her words were like a knife's edge: "It doesn't matter if you are not telling the truth, anyway, whether you listen or not, you can't change the consequences. Just don't think about it, don't play your temper ? Asking about everything and reporting everything to you, as if I was fishing and playing ball every day? You were not like this before, when did you become this kind of person?"
After she finished speaking, even the corners of her eyes were full of sarcasm: "Are you familiar? Do you still remember these words? I will return them to you intact."
Zhou Yanchi was nailed to the spot, and it took an unknown amount of time before he recovered his voice, and asked in a deep and slow voice, "Do you hate me?"
"You want to hear the truth?" Du Ruoheng nodded, and uttered a single word, "Hate."
Zhang Yaran personally went to the airport to pick up the boss, and was shocked when she saw Zhou Yanchi coming out of the VIP channel.
After three days of seeing each other, she almost didn't dare to recognize anyone.Zhou Yanchi's face was so pale that even wearing sunglasses couldn't stop him, his lips formed a straight line, and he was thin and dressed in a black windbreaker. The aura of keeping strangers away from his whole body successfully made him within five meters of him. No one dared to approach.
Even Zhou Yanchi walked through the entire VIP passage smoothly by himself, and a woman behind him waited for him to pass completely before daring to continue walking tremblingly.
Zhang Yaran groaned in his heart, trotted up quickly, greeted his boss politely, and then asked cautiously: "Are you going home first or the company?" Then he said in his heart that he definitely didn't want to show his precious daughter this look.
Sure enough, Zhou Yanchi said two words coldly: "Company."
The car was speeding along the airport road, Zhang Yaran was eager to take the boss's grievances back to the company and share with other employees. She didn't want to be like the martyrs who blocked the entire bunker with glory alone, no one would remember her sacrifice.But after a while, Zhou Yanchi said coldly: "Why is the car driving so fast, you think it's an ambulance?"
Zhang Yaran said: "..."
Zhou Yanchi has always had a bad temper, but he seldom has such a murderous look.Zhang Yaran wondered if his ex-wife had angered him, and felt that with the daily temperament of the ex-husband and wife, only Zhou Yanchi should be the one to suffer.She slowed down the speed of the car, thought for a while, and asked boldly, "Did you drink white wine and red wine again?" Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense to look so pale.
Zhou Yanchi glanced at her, his eyes made people feel strong contempt even through the sunglasses.
Cold sweat rolled down Zhang Yaran's forehead, and he continued the conversation: "Mr. Kang called you again?"
Zhou Yanchi suddenly said coldly: "Zhang Yaran, don't you have a boyfriend yet?"
"what?"
Zhou Yanchi was not in a good mood: "With your stupid brain, if you have a boyfriend, why don't you piss him off to death?"
"..."
Secretary Zhang wailed in his heart, and said in his heart that you, a philandering old man with a failed marriage, cursed me, an unmarried girl, what do you want? Are you qualified?
Zhou Yanchi returned to the company and tossed the entire building to the ground, until the evening finally made the boss look a bit relieved.Zhang Yaran carried out a pile of shockingly approved documents. Before leaving the office, Zhou Yanchi rubbed his brows and told her: "Call Lan Yurou and have dinner with her tonight."
Lan Yurou was a little surprised when she received the call.She knew that Zhou Yanchi was going back to T City today, but she didn't expect to see him immediately.But she still put on her makeup very quickly, and stood on the steps in a light and beautiful evening dress.It was a bit cold outside, and even though she had furs to keep out the cold, she was still shivering. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, she finally saw Zhou Yanchi's familiar black car slowly gliding over.
Lan Yurou got into the car, but Zhou Yanchi didn't greet her.She was also indifferent to her sweet smile.It was obvious that he was not in high spirits, and Lan Yurou quickly quieted down tactfully.After a while she was still a little cold, so she sneezed, Zhou Yanchi finally came to his senses, and turned on the heater.
He said to her, "Where is that new restaurant? Show me the way."
For Lan Yurou, Zhou Yanchi was one of the rare objects that made her fall in love at first sight.
There are always some self-evident conditions for this actress who won the best actress award at a young age to fall in love at first sight.And Zhou Yanchi met these conditions very well.He is single, young, handsome, well-connected and low-key.Equally important, he takes an ambiguous attitude towards their ambiguity, neither welcoming nor rejecting it.It is always relatively easy to communicate with such a person.Some time ago, Lan Yurou met him at the reception of the entertainment company. He was the only invited guest. Lan Yurou's heart was pounding when she saw him for the first time. Luckily, she didn't need much effort Got his cell phone number.
Two days later, she plucked up the courage to call him, Zhang Yaran received her, and not long after, she notified her that the boss had time and could have dinner with Miss Lan.
This evening was the second time Lan Yurou and Zhou Yanchi had dinner alone.Of course, the newly opened restaurant is just an excuse, and the key is to exchange each other's hobbies and promote goodwill.But today Zhou Yanchi was obviously not in the mood to talk too much, he also ate very little, and his face was always in a bad mood.Lan Yurou put on a smile and tried to talk about something he was interested in: "I often hear people say that you have a very cute little daughter, don't you?"
Zhou Yanchi was absent-minded all the time, and finally took a look at her when he heard the words: "Who did you hear that from?"
Lan Yurou couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so she said nervously, "Someone said that at the reception. They also said that you have always loved me so much."
After a while, Zhou Yanchi hummed, and covered the topic: "Don't talk about this when eating."
Lan Yurou was a little at a loss.She couldn't understand Zhou Yanchi's meaning, and at the same time thought of the high-tension line Zhang Yaran mentioned, and felt uneasy about whether she had said something wrong.
The atmosphere in the restaurant was dull.Lan Yurou offered to open a bottle of red wine, but Zhou Yan refused her on the grounds of driving.Afterwards Zhou Yanchi drove her home, the car was parked downstairs, Lan Yurou got out of the car and did not go upstairs immediately, she asked Zhou Yanchi in a tone gentle enough to drip water if he went upstairs for a sit.
When she said this, she bent down slightly, her hair hanging down to cover the small half of her cheek.The long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the red lips were bitten, looking a little shy.
Zhou Yanchi looked at her for a while.He didn't look at her for so long during the dinner, but now he looked at her and didn't speak for a long time.He was thinking, but Lan Yurou didn't dare to move.
After a while, Zhou Yanchi parked the car downstairs.
The two went upstairs, one in front and one behind, but only half a step away.As long as Zhou Yanchi raised his hand slightly, he could reach her waist.Lan Yurou walked in front, she didn't know Zhou Yanchi's expression behind her.When she finally reached the door, she calmed down and unlocked it. The room was dark and the switch was next to the door, but she had no intention of turning on the light.
The door was closed, and even the light in the corridor disappeared, only the moonlight shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows.Lan Yurou shook Zhou Yanchi's hand with some uncertainty, starting from the touch of fingertips.
He didn't move.That means he doesn't say no.
She became more confident, and then occupied the palm and wrist.
Lan Yurou was inquiring about things related to Zhou Yanchi outside of work these days, and someone told her that this man seemed generous, but he was actually hateful.On the surface, he is pure-hearted and unfeminine, but inside he has no scruples and is suave and romantic, but after getting in touch with him, you will find that he is quite cold-blooded, arrogant and ruthless.
Lan Yurou didn't quite understand such an evaluation, but she thought that all she needed to know was what was going to happen tonight.She didn't expect that Zhou Yanzhe, who was extremely indifferent and distant when she first saw him, would settle so easily. She was prepared to be rejected, but the ending was a surprise far beyond her expectations.
Lan Yurou's fingers groped to climb up, and finally touched his chin, then the bridge of his nose and the corners of his eyes.She held his face with both hands, her head was slightly tilted back, her posture was gentle, like a sacrifice.She was breathing hot as she waited for him to unzip her gown.
But she waited for a long time without moving.The atmosphere created gradually became awkward, and she no longer knew how to end it.In the darkness, she gradually blushed up to her ears, shame and a trace of anger made her look away, and bit her lower lip hard.
The next moment she was suddenly grabbed by one wrist by Zhou Yanchi, and then his other hand pinched her chin.
His face slowly approached in the darkness, Lan Yurou subconsciously closed her eyes.I don't know how long it had been since she hadn't felt his breath when Zhou Yanchi's phone rang without warning, breaking the ambiguous scene in the room.
Lan Yurou was quickly released, and the caller was Zhou Titi, who could be identified only by the ringtone of the phone.Lan Yurou heard that Zhou Yan held a completely different attitude on the phone. He responded softly to his daughter's questioning, his voice was low and charming, coaxing his daughter that her father would be home soon.Zhou Titi was dissatisfied and said how fast yours is, and Zhou Yanchi said 25 minutes, you can start timing from now.
There is no possibility of continuing.Lan Yurou could only turn on the light in disappointment.But her scheming didn't stop there. When she thoughtfully sent Zhou Yanchi out, the shoulder strap on one side of her dress slipped pitifully.Lan Yurou's shoulders are white and round, it is a beautiful and attractive scenery.It's a pity that Zhou Yanchi didn't see it.He was in a hurry to get home, so he walked away without looking back.
After 25 minutes, Zhou Yanchi came home and put Zhou Titi on his shoulders to wash up.The entire Zhou residence was quiet, and the servants were sent to sleep. Zhou Yanchi carried the white-washed daughter back to the bedroom, covered her with the quilt, and kissed her forehead lightly.
Zhou Titi expressed her miss for the past few days to him Yiyi.Then she asked, "Does Mommy miss me?"
Zhou Yanchi said, "Did you talk to your mother on the phone tonight?"
"It's okay. She said she missed me." Zhou Titi lay on the pillow with a sad brow, "But mom seems to be in a bad mood."
Zhou Yanchi gently stroked his daughter's hair, intending to lull her to sleep.He didn't want to discuss this topic with her for the time being.Zhou Titi is precocious compared to children of the same age, he is not sure whether he can grasp the depth of the topic.
But Zhou Titi didn't want to sleep, she looked into his eyes and asked bluntly, "Why did you and your mother divorce?"
It was the first time Zhou Titi asked such a question.In essence, Zhou Yanchi and Du Ruoheng's divorce was silent, and the two had always been careful not to talk about separation in front of their daughter.This is one of the few tacit understandings between the two now, and they want their young daughter to know that even if they are divorced, nothing she owns will change.
Zhou Yanchi asked back, "Did Mom and I treat you well?"
The little kid was honest: "Okay."
Zhou Yanchi said softly: "Divorce may give us a better life. So we do it."
"Has it been bad before?"
"It used to be good too. But it's like you like vanilla ice cream, but you like truffle ice cream more. With truffle flavor, you won't choose vanilla, right?"
Zhou Titi lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then asked, "Will you two get back together after that?"
Zhou Yanchi stuffed Zhou Titi's fingers back into the quilt, and replied: "Yes."
Zhou Yanchi coaxed Zhou Titi to fall asleep, and then turned off the bedside lamp and came out of his daughter's bedroom.The housekeeper brought over a cup of warm milk, and then wanted to report to him the content of Zhou Titi's call with her mother just now.This is routine.But today Zhou Yanchi didn't want to listen, he told him that he wanted to be quiet for a while.
Every time he came back from S City for more than a year, Zhou Yanchi always changed his appearance. The old housekeeper was already not surprised, but today Zhou Yanchi was particularly depressed, which made him a little concerned: "What's the matter with you? Call the doctor Come and see?"
Zhou Yanchi rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hands, as if he didn't want to talk more.But after a while, he couldn't help calling the housekeeper over: "What did she talk about with Titi?"
The butler couldn't help shaking his head and sighing in his heart.He has been working in this house for dozens of years, watching generations of people come and go.Zhou Yanchi grew up under his watch. He showed a gifted business acumen when he was a child. When he grew up, his son inherited his father's business, and then expanded the company run by his father countless times.At the same time, he developed an arrogant and cold personality, and he was neither cold nor hot to anyone.Zhou Yanchi is used to smooth sailing, and has never encountered any setbacks since he was a child. If he had to count, the divorce with Du Ruoheng was his only major setback.
It makes me sad every time I think about it.It is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong in this couple.From the outside, after all, it was Du Ruoheng, who seemed gentle, who filed for divorce without warning when the child turned two years old.But looking deeper, in the housekeeper's eyes, it was actually Zhou Yanchi who was more wrong.It has been a fact for many years that he behaved ambiguously towards the woman he sent up. Even people like him who don't leave the house all year round have heard of it, let alone Du Ruoheng who is still working outside.
During the marriage, Du Ruoheng didn't seem to care much about Zhou Yanchi's behavior.The butler even suspected that the two had not formally communicated on this topic.Once he couldn't help being nosy, and hinted to Du Ruoheng about the scandal published in the newspaper, but she just glanced at it casually, and then said softly: "Uncle Wu, do you think I can control Zhou Yanzhi's single-mindedness? Are you a womanizer? If I tell him, do you think he will listen?"
"..."
"Look, your expression is enough to explain everything." Du Ruoheng still smiled demurely with an old godly attitude, "Forgive me, that's not how my mother-in-law came here. I understand the truth. Don't worry, I don't He will dig into a dead end."
The two elders of the Zhou family have now lived in W City, a foreign country.In his early years, Mr. Zhou also once searched for flowers and asked willows, it was colorful and lively, and he had a good way of keeping the inside and outside.Mrs. Zhou has endured at home for many years, and neither of them has ever proposed a divorce, and they rarely even quarrel.Zhou Yanchi grew up in this kind of family environment, so it cannot be said that it has no influence, but in the end he formed a notion of loyalty. It can only be said that his acquiescence and connivance to himself is the biggest factor.
In the housekeeper's impression, no one seemed to have exchanged his position on loyalty with Zhou Yanchi.He has come into contact with many people, but only a few real friends. Among them, some have no second thoughts, some are acting on occasion, and some are hanging around.Du Ruoheng took a laissez-faire attitude towards him.And Zhou's parents played the role of negative teaching materials.As a housekeeper, he has no way of teaching.Once mentioned this aspect by chance, Zhou Yan's disapproving attitude surprised him a little: "Why would Ah Heng care about this aspect? She would not be such a person. She could kick me out because I forgot to buy a bottle of salad dressing, but I have never lost my temper with me because of this."
That's it, the housekeeper has nothing to say.They could only watch helplessly as their marriage deteriorated step by step and eventually fell apart.In fact, at this point, the housekeeper always suspected that it was because Du Ruoheng really cared about Zhou Yanchi's flair, but she once hilariously and firmly denied it, and Zhou Yanchi didn't seem to have thought about this issue at all.
More than two hours later, Lan Yurou suddenly received a call from Zhou Yanchi, saying that he was downstairs.
This was beyond Lan Yurou's expectation.She frantically went to open the door, and at the door she observed that Zhou Yanchi's mood was a little more relaxed than before, and she breathed a sigh of relief.Immediately afterwards, her joy surpassed the others. Zhou Yanchi appeared in her home at this time, and he had no other thoughts except for one reason.Lan Yurou was very thankful that her pajamas tonight were very sexy, a thin layer of silk was attached to her body, the length reached her legs, and it was still a charming dark purple material.
Her cheeks were a little red, and she stood there waiting for Zhou Yanchi to make further moves.But she seems to be wrong.He glanced at her and said, "Isn't it cold? Go put on some clothes and come out."
Lan Yurou froze for a moment, only went to the bedroom and came back again.Zhou Yanchi reclined on the sofa, narrowing his eyes slightly in a daze.She sat next to him and poured water for him. The neckline was very low, so she could easily see the hidden scenery inside.
Zhou Yanchi didn't turn his eyes away. He tilted his head and looked like he was about to fall asleep, but his eyes were clear and he didn't know what he was thinking.Lan Yurou was embarrassed by the silence, and carefully broke the silence: "You are going back and forth between the two places today, and the journey is tiring, may I give you a massage?"
Zhou Yanchi finally glanced at her, but didn't speak.Lan Yurou walked behind him and massaged his shoulders. She had just lit an incense in the room, and Zhou Yanchi slowly relaxed.Lan Yurou thought that he should have found a way. Zhou Yanchi admired her understanding, which was her biggest advantage in his eyes.
She looked at his well-shaped lip line and slowly lowered her head.A tip of hair flicked between Zhou Yanchi's breath, but he didn't even move his eyelashes.She boldly continued to ask for it, until she was very close at hand, and Zhou Yan pressed an index finger to her lips.
He still closed his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Don't make trouble. Spank again."
Lan Yurou didn't dare to move anymore.Zhou Yanchi's tone of intimacy is far from the indifference just now.She was flattered and her heart beat like a drum.His index finger was still pressing on her lips, and the fingertips were warm, hardly the temperature that a person like him should have.Then his finger slid down, it was a very gentle movement, he touched her chin with his eyes closed, and squeezed it lightly twice.
Lan Yurou felt that she could not resist the methods of the man in front of her.He was not so much flirting as he was conniving.It was just a simple action, but it made her feel like an intimate love.She held her breath, but still couldn't help but let out a low hum, with just the right amount of sweetness.But Zhou Yanchi quickly opened his eyes.
The moment he saw her, the tenderness in his eyes had disappeared, and his calmness turned into an inhuman attitude.Lan Yurou was almost caught off guard.One of her hearts had already been suspended, but it fell down quickly at this moment, and she heard him say: "I still have something to do, you go to sleep first."
Zhang Yaran arrived at the company early the next morning.Diligence is one of the keys to her being promoted to chief secretary. Zhang Yaran knows this very well, so she keeps it as perfect as her daily fitness.
The entire office area was empty, and Zhang Yaran was making coffee in the tea room alone. Not long after, she saw the familiar car of her boss from the window, slowly driving into the parking lot from the opposite direction from Zhou's house.
Apart from diligence, Zhang Yaran also has a good memory.She clearly remembered that when her boss went to Lan Yurou's apartment to pick her up for a dinner the night before, he clearly walked in the same direction.More than ten minutes later, Zhou Yanchi went upstairs, looking worried from a distance, Zhang Yaran hurried up holding the schedule book, and then she saw Zhou Yanchi's eyes were slightly blue, his face was tired and he was rubbing between his brows. The marks on the double eyelids are twice as deep as before.
This is typical overindulgence.Zhang Yaran sighed silently in his heart.She quickly scribbled down the note in the schedule book that she asked the chef to cook one more sea cucumber and mutton soup at noon.
When Zhou Yanchi arrived at the office, he crouched in the office chair, kneading his eyebrows and rubbing his forehead.The routine morning meeting on Monday was about to start, but he didn't want to attend at all.The night before, he had a very bad sleep, or he didn't fall asleep at all, lying on the sofa with his eyes open, the words Du Ruoheng said during the day were played back in front of his eyes over and over again, repeating the cycle until dawn.
He didn't even take off his windbreaker from the beginning to the end, and he didn't want to move, he just felt tired.
Few people understood how much Du Ruoheng really rejected him.It's not just superficial cold eyes, she has refused his physical contact since a long time ago.And since Zhou Titi was one and a half years old, Du Ruoheng refused to sleep in the same bed with him on the grounds of taking care of her daughter.Once she coaxed Zhou Titi to sleep, and she was also unconscious. Zhou Yanchi gently carried her to the master bedroom. Du Ruoheng lifted his eyelids and looked at him. He didn't refuse, and subconsciously wrapped his arms around his neck.What happened next seemed to be logical, but when the atmosphere was at its best, Du Ruoheng suddenly pushed him away, lying on the bed and retching.
When the board meeting was held the next morning, Zhou Yanchi looked gloomy, and almost threw all the old guys who held opposing opinions out of the window one by one.
In the end, the two had nothing to say.The consequence of the tacit understanding taking a turn for the worse is divorce.But when he finally got to this point, he still couldn't make people feel half-joyed and relieved.
For Zhou Yanchi, most of the time he was discouraged.Except for the corporate business he had to deal with, he turned off almost all activities.This lazy look made several friends start making jokes. Among them, Shen Chu, the vice president of a hospital, was especially fluent in tongues, joking that he was ten years old after a divorce, and now he is like an old man who is dying and has no interest in anything. , Only when I went to S City did I run extra diligently, and it looked like a second spring.
There was a physical examination some time ago, and Shen Chu accompanied Zhou Yanchi through the entire process.Then he took a look at the physical examination form, and said solemnly to Zhou Yanchi, brother, you can't lose weight anymore, if you lose weight, your internal organs will almost protrude.
Zhou Yanchi didn't have a good voice, he said you pretend that I haven't studied biology and don't know the function of ribs, Shen Chu smiled and said how could I? I have good intentions.
To some extent, Du Ruoheng's life after the divorce was exactly the opposite of Zhou Yanchi's.Once he watched her having dinner with Su Qiu from a distance through the glass window, she was talking in high spirits, it was a long-lost look, and the men passing by were blindsided.
Sometimes Zhou Yanchi had to think that divorce might really be a good thing, at least for Du Ruoheng.It's not a pretense that she really doesn't need him anymore.
He didn't want to admit the fact for a long time.Even if the heart is like a mirror.Until one day it was placed in front of him upright, and he couldn't help pretending.
Maybe he shouldn't have asked at the time.Once the truth is told too clearly, there is no reason.
(End of this chapter)
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