The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 38
Three years later.

On a Sunday morning when the spring is just in time, the seven-year-old Zhou Titi sat at the dining table in a dignified manner, and asked her mother opposite in English if she could go to Hong Kong again this summer vacation.

At this time last year, the family of two and Kang Chen were in Hong Kong.With Kang Chen's connivance, Zhou Titi bought a lot of delicious and interesting things, and had such a good time at Disney, that when she took the flight out of Hong Kong, she still looked back at the teddy bear in her arms and was reluctant to part.Kang Chen promised her that he would still bring her to play this year, but Du Ruoheng didn't hear it at the time, but Zhou Titi had already remembered it wholeheartedly for a year.

Zhou Titi looked at Du Ruoheng eagerly, but the latter was biting the bread and was a little lost.Zhou Titi was slightly dissatisfied with her mother's reaction, but she still ate her breakfast obediently and did not continue the topic. Then she changed her clothes and waited for her mother to finish packing and take her shopping.

However, Du Ruoheng did not act as scheduled.She sat on the sofa and asked Zhou Titi to come over, with a serious expression on her face, and then told her daughter that she wanted to discuss something with her.

Then Du Ruoheng said: "Titi, if Mom and Uncle Kang Chen get married, will you agree?"

Zhou Titi suddenly fell silent for a few seconds.There was more surprise on the face.Then he said, "Did Uncle Kang Chen propose to you?"

"Yes."

"When?"

"last night."

"You promised?"

"Mom is still thinking about it and has not made a final decision."

Zhou Titi pursed her lips and fell silent again.She lowered her eyes, expressionless.Finally raised his face and looked at Du Ruoheng: "Is my opinion important?"

"Mum won't get married if you object."

"Then if I don't object, you're going to get married, aren't you?"

Du Ruoheng said softly: "Mom wants to ask your opinion first. You don't necessarily agree. And even if you really get married, you must be [-]% willing."

Zhou Titi did not respond for a long time.Her small face became more and more beautiful with age, and her brows and eyes became more and more like her father.The same goes for temperament.Obviously, the time she spent with her biological father in the past three years did not exceed two months in total, but she still vaguely followed his attitude in dealing with the world, very assertive, arrogant and stubborn like a little peacock.

Zhou Titi finally raised her head, she looked at Du Ruoheng like a little adult: "I don't know. I need to think about it."

This news changed when it reached T city a few days later.Shen Chu was entrusted by someone to ask Zhou Yanchi to help with the affairs. The host, the guest and the middleman played together, and agreed on a bet starting at 30 per stroke.Shen Chu lost to Zhou Yanchi by three strokes at the beginning, and the vain [-] made him feel pain. Seeing that Zhou Yanchi was about to swing again, he cleared his throat and said, "I heard that Yuanheng is going to have another election for the board of directors. gone?"

Zhou Yanchi hummed casually.

Shen Chu smiled and said, "Kang Chen's entry into the board of directors is not as good as that old guy Kang Zaicheng?"

Zhou Yanchi didn't want to pay attention to him. The silver-gray club was already on the edge of the golf ball and was about to swing it out. Shen Chu folded his sleeves and looked at a magpie bird on the tree and said, "I heard that Du Ruoheng and Kang Chen are engaged. Why."

The white ball held by Zhou Yan rolled out, spun a few times around the hole, and finally stopped in the grass as expected.

Du Ruoheng found a time to ask Su Qiu for coffee.In the middle, he told her that Kang Chen had proposed in a casual tone.Su Qiu choked out a mouthful of coffee, and coughed for a long time before saying that there is no need for the two of you to go through this procedure, anyway, it's the same whether you get married or not.

Du Ruoheng smiled and said, "So you finally found a chance to explain your non-marriage doctrine?"

Su Qiu said: "It has nothing to do with me, okay. The main reason is that you two don't even look like a couple, you are still a couple." After a pause, she asked, "Why would he suddenly think of proposing to you?"

Du Ruoheng also thought that Kang Chen's marriage proposal was a bit sudden.From the bottom of her heart, she was not ready for a new marriage. This was a faint thought she had had since the beginning of her divorce, and it became more determined three years ago.She had talked about this topic with Kang Chen before, before they became boyfriend and girlfriend.

Kang Chen was promoted to Du Ruoheng's boyfriend last summer.But according to Su Qiu's words, the reason why Du Ruoheng agreed was mostly because he felt sorry for Kang Chen and thought that he had wasted too much time before he agreed.Because according to Su Qiu's observation, Du Ruoheng who is Kang Chen's girlfriend is no different from Du Ruoheng who is free and single.The relationship between the two is still so delicate.

She is equally independent where she should be independent and should not be independent, and she has to tell herself rationally about some things that need to be discussed before she remembers to mention it to Kang Chen.Su Qiu often said that Kang Chen's role to Du Ruoheng was similar to that of a delivery man, and he could only think of it when he was carrying a bag of rice or cooking oil.

Du Ruoheng lacks the passion to ignite a new relationship.The busy work and taking care of Zhou Titi found an excuse for this phenomenon, but Du Ruoheng knew that this was not the whole reason.She still has shadows.No matter how gentle and considerate Kang Chen is, her attitude towards him has always been lukewarm.Not repulsive, but don't want to be particularly close.Kang Chen's influence is average. To a certain extent, he still can't change some of her habits. For example, when encountering a difficult problem, the first reaction is not to ask for help but to solve it by himself.

Du Ruoheng felt guilty towards Kang Chen for this.The more generous and careless Kang Chen was, the more guilty she felt.But to no avail.Du Ruoheng has been divorced for five years and is still like this. Su Qiu said that her mental cleanliness has intensified and has reached a heinous level.

Du Ruoheng propped his chin and said with a smile, "Do you think he has taken a fancy to the money in my hand?"

Su Qiu replied solemnly: "Compared to your beauty, that is indeed more likely."

Du Ruoheng smiled and said nothing.Su Qiu said: "Then do you want to agree or not?"

After a while, Du Ruoheng said: "I thought Zhou Titi would like this change. She seems to have a good impression of Kang Chen in the past two years."

"but?"

The mother accurately figured out her daughter's psychology: "Although I don't know what the reason is, she seems to be more surprised than surprised."

Du Ruoheng received a call when the evening was approaching. The junior high school classmate who was in charge of treating her depression told her that she was attending a meeting in S City and happened to live near the Jingman Garden Hotel. I wonder if I have time to meet her. .

Du Ruoheng rushed to the lobby on the first floor, and the other party was waiting for her in the rest area.After seeing her, he looked at her whole body, and finally said with a smile: "It looks pretty good."

Du Ruoheng said: "It's all thanks to you."

The two had dinner together and chatted about their recent situation, when the other party suddenly asked her, "Are you still in touch with Zhou Yanchi?"

Du Ruoheng was silent, she hadn't heard this name for a long time, and she needed to think back to say the answer: "No."

The other party looked at her face, and asked ponderingly: "Then do you still want to know his recent situation?"

Without hesitation, Du Ruoheng smiled and said, "I've become passers-by, so there's no need for this."

In the evening, Du Ruoheng returned to Jingman and ran into Kang Chen at the elevator entrance.

He was still well dressed today, but not as well-dressed as he was at the candlelight dinner last night.In fact, looking back now, there were many signs of the marriage proposal last night, but Du Ruoheng ignored them all.There are many times when they get together to eat, but the really romantic and exquisite dinners are usually during certain festivals.Yesterday happened to be Kang Chen's birthday, but in previous years, Kang Chen would not care about such occasions, but this year he deliberately avoided Zhou Titi and arranged for the two adults to spend time alone in the revolving restaurant.

He asked her about her plans for the future and chatted about some work matters.The jokes told in the middle made Du Ruoheng relax.In a sense, this is the most important meaning of Kang Chen to Du Ruoheng.Among the people Du Ruoheng gets along with now, no one can make her feel more at ease than Kang Chen.They are very compatible at work and help each other in life. Apart from Zhou Titi, Kang Chen is the person who gets along with Du Ruoheng the most, and he is the only one who can best grasp the elusive boundary between the two.

When Kang Chen proposed marriage, there was a violinist at the side playing the accompaniment, and a diamond ring appeared in his hand at some point, which was very dazzling, but his eyes were very gentle, and he asked her politely if she would consider marrying him.

Du Ruoheng subconsciously covered her mouth with both hands. She couldn't recover for a while, but it was really not a surprise.In the end, she said, she needed time to think about it.

Kang Chen said yes in a graceful manner.

Emotionally speaking, Du Ruoheng is undoubtedly more inclined to the current state maintained by the two.However, from an intellectual point of view, it seems that marrying Kang Chen is also a good choice.He has been with her patiently for more than three years and has never put any pressure on her.It's not that she doesn't have a good impression of him, and she can even frankly express some love and hatred in her heart in front of him.Besides, Zhou Titi also likes him.

In the end, if coupled with the deepening sense of guilt, Du Ruoheng felt for a moment that if it was him ten years ago, then he could indeed give her body.

For the past two days, Du Ruoheng walked around places where Kang Chen might haunt.Therefore, when the two met at the elevator entrance, she felt a little embarrassed.

When the elevator door slowly closed, Du Ruoheng looked at the ground and said good evening to the general manager.

Kang Chen laughed and said that we shouldn't be like this.Even if you reject me, I should be the one who is embarrassed.

After a while, Du Ruoheng finally raised his head, looking at Kang Chen with sincere eyes: "I still think it's too fast."

Kang Chen hummed, and smiled wryly: "It seems that I still committed the same problem as when I confessed my love."

Du Ruoheng felt more and more guilty, and subconsciously bowed slightly to apologize to him: "Where is it. It's all my fault."

Kang Chen also bent over to her, his tone more sincere than her: "Where is it? It's because I didn't think carefully and was too impatient."

Du Ruoheng then bowed: "No. I'm too disappointing."

Kang Chen simply bowed at 45 degrees: "No. It's because I haven't done well enough."

The two continued to be polite one after another until the elevator door on the top floor slowly opened.Except for the person involved, basically no one knew about this process, and even Su Qiu didn't know about it afterwards.Except for the drowsy security guard who was sitting in the monitoring room, he woke up instantly when he saw this scene on the camera, and his jaw almost fell from the shock.

On the morning of the second day after playing golf, Zhou Yanchi went to a psychological clinic with the old housekeeper as the driver.

He has been to this kind of place once, and this time is not his voluntary act.He did this entirely because of the forceful persuasion of Shen Chu, the old housekeeper, and the two elders of the Zhou family.They agreed that his reticence, laziness and gloomyness in the past two years had reached an unreasonable stage, and they deeply suspected that he had a mental illness such as depression and needed intervention and treatment.

Zhou's mother cried in front of Zhou Yanchi for a day because of this, Zhou Yanchi could only rub his brows and obeyed perfunctorily.But he thought their idea was ridiculous.He looked gloomy just because he didn't encounter anything too gratifying and fulfilling, he wasn't really depressed.The so-called taciturn and lazy is because he feels that he has nothing to communicate with these people, and he would rather rest than chat.He is still eloquent and eloquent in business negotiations, and he has never shown any sign of silence or concession.

As for the last point, Zhang Yaran, who is the chief secretary, has the deepest experience.Three years ago, Zhou Yanchi was already capable of tormenting the secretary's office and the board of directors. Three years later, the situation became even worse.

In the past, Zhou Yan held the bonds of Du Ruoheng, Zhou Titi and Huanfei Yanshou, and would always be distracted at work.None of these things are available now, especially since his scandals were cleared up a year and a half ago, Zhou Yanchi has focused all his attention on Yuan Heng's future development.In addition, he suffered from severe insomnia in the past two years, only sleeping five or six hours a day, and spent the rest of the time at the company, which directly led to the extension of the working hours of personal assistant Zhang Yaran to more than ninety hours a week.

No matter how much salary Zhou Yanchi gave her, it couldn't make up for the sadness she wanted to cry about it.

However, for Zhou Yanchi, no matter how much Yuanheng's development in the past two years has envied people in the industry, he still doesn't feel any sense of accomplishment.

An accident he encountered on the board of directors three years ago has prevented him from being really happy so far.Kang Zaicheng took advantage of the time when he was recuperating at home due to a car accident to unite with nine other shareholders, and successfully elected the nominated Kang Chen to the board of directors.By the time Zhou Yanchi returned to the company to preside over the general election of board members that day, the matter had become a foregone conclusion.

After the voting results came out, Zhou Yanchi shook hands with Kang Chen to express his congratulations.He looked cold, and the two shook hands for a long time, Kang Chen's knuckles were almost broken by him on the spot.

Even though Kang Chen lived in S City for a long time, the number of times he was absent from board meetings was very few.This also means that Zhou Yanchi can see him often.His presence and disappearance undoubtedly made Zhou Yanchi disliked anyway, but his occasional leave of absence made Zhou Yanchi even more unhappy.Kang Chen wasn't the only one who lived in S city, he was not interested in Zhou Yanchi's life or death, but he couldn't really care about the other two.

Last summer, Kang Chen was absent from the three-monthly regular meeting of the board of directors. Kang Zaicheng asked for leave on his behalf, saying that he had gone to Hong Kong and Macau.When he reappeared, Kang Chen was in a surprisingly good mood, with a smile on his face.Some directors asked many questions before the meeting, and he replied with a smile: "Because I got out of the order recently."

Soon Zhou Yanchi got a more definite answer.Kang Chen's phone rang right after the meeting, and he was walking by Zhou Yanchi, so he could easily see the photos on his phone.It was sunny there, the sea was blue, and there was a breeze blowing on the face.Kang Chen supported Zhou Titi on his shoulders, and Du Ruoheng put his blown hair behind his ears, tilting his head slightly and leaning against his side.The three faces in the photo are all smiling, a scene that couldn't be more warm.

Zhou Yanchi's impression of Kang Chen is all negative.Despite his arrogant and assertive temperament, he seldom dismisses all people.Only Kang Chen displeased him in every possible way.

He is two years younger than Zhou Yanchi, and he is well-known because of his childhood life experience.People who grew up in families like the Kang family were either too cowardly or thoughtful enough.Three years ago, Kang Chen was able to coax his grandfather to finally change his will and transfer all the inheritance to him. Such a person undoubtedly belongs to the latter category.And he successfully coerced Kang Zaicheng to help him enter the board of directors in the general election of Yuanheng, and also kicked his brother out of the country. This person's methods are far more tactful than his appearance.

Zhou Yanchi has been in charge of Yuanheng for many years, because he always single-handedly controls the final decision and makes the board of directors useless, which has already caused many directors to secretly dissatisfy.Kang Chen's appearance is like a clear spring. His speeches at regular meetings are often sensitive and thoughtful, and he handles things appropriately. The most important thing is that he is willing to listen to other people's opinions.This last point alone has made many members of the board of directors feel very grateful, wishing that he would immediately replace Zhou Yanchi as the chairman of the regular meeting.

A few months later, there was another election for the board of directors, and Zhou Yanchi knew what those fools were thinking without even thinking about it.

But it wasn't these things that bothered him the most.It is the sense of happiness that Kang Chen reveals every time that Zhou Yan really sticks in his throat.In the past two months, a few directors had a dinner in a private club. When parting, Kang Chen was the last one and asked the waiter to pack an extra Black Forest dessert.Others didn't pay much attention, but Zhou Yanchi knew his purpose.He had done the same thing before, when he and Du Ruoheng were getting along in harmony, every time he passed by this guild hall, he would always remember to buy the same dessert to take home.

It must be a lie to say that Zhou Yanchi never had the idea that "everything you have was once mine".

He was so jealous of Kang Chen.

Almost every time Shen Chu met him, he would ask if he regretted it, but Zhou Yanchi never answered.But his daily behavior undoubtedly gave away his thoughts-if he could feel at ease, he wouldn't have been suffering from insomnia for the past three years.

Zhou Yanchi entered the clinic and sat on the sofa.The last time he came here, he fell asleep after sitting in the same position for only 5 minutes. This time, before he could take any action, the other party spoke first: "Mr. Zhou, why don't we each introduce ourselves this time."

Zhou Yanchi stared at the other party for a while, his eyes and posture were very strong, and the other party would not avoid him.He finally asked, "What's your name?"

"Nie Liwei."

"Where are you from?"

"I'm a local." The other party said with a smile, "Since Mr. Zhou likes to interrogate household registration so much, wouldn't it be more convenient for me to confess directly? My elementary school is T City No. [-], my junior high school is in Yueshui High School, and my high school is..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Yanchi interrupted her.His eyes narrowed a bit sharply, and he said plainly: "My ex-wife also attended Yueshui Junior High School."

"In fact, Ruoheng and I used to be classmates in junior high school, and the two of us were tablemates for a year." Nie Liwei said, "I was very happy when I found out when you decided to get married, but it's a pity that you were still studying for a Ph.D. abroad at the time. I missed your wedding."

Zhou Yan held a little distracted.After a while, he said, "Then you probably haven't seen each other for two or three years."

His tone was already very calm, completely curbing the arrogance and disdain just now.Nie Liwei said: "I went to S city for a meeting last week and met her."

Zhou Yanchi finally looked her straight again.After a while, he said, "How is she now?"

Nie Liwei said: "She's fine. It looks like she's planning to get engaged."

Zhou Yanchi fell silent.Nie Liwei looked at the clock on the wall. It took more than ten minutes for him to speak again. He said flatly, "I know whether I have a mental illness. If this is depression, more than half of the people in this world will be abnormal."

"Every modern person has some psychological problems to some extent. This is actually normal." Nie Liwei said, "Depression is not uncommon, and it may happen to people you know well. Do you have There is no problem in this area, you have to do a series of tests carefully to be sure. According to your housekeeper, you have suffered from insomnia for three years. In fact, to some extent, insomnia is one of the manifestations of depression. In addition, Sustained depression, irritability, inexplicable ignorance of people and losing their temper, liking to live alone, dislike touching and alienating relatives are all symptoms of depression patients.”

She stated objectively, but Zhou Yanchi seemed to be touched by something.He stared at her thinking, and after a while, he suddenly said, "Du Ruoheng has been to your place?"

"She did. She was there to celebrate when the clinic opened."

"and after?"

Nie Liwei smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Zhou, I have already told everything I can tell. No matter who you are, I can't reveal more things related to the past. This may involve someone or some of my friends. customer privacy."

That Saturday was the time when Zhou Titi flew from S City alone to visit Zhou Yanchi.

She appeared in the pick-up hall wearing a black top hat, and Zhou Yanchi had been waiting for a long time.For the past year, she has been flying alone, only accompanied by flight attendants, and she is used to it.

Every time she came over in the past two years, Kang Chen personally sent her to T City Airport.Every time, Kang Chen watched Zhou's driver take charge of picking up Zhou Titi, and he returned to the terminal building to rush back to City S again.Until a year ago when Zhou Titi declared herself independent, she stubbornly asked to take the flight alone, but Du Ruoheng disagreed, so she simply took out her lucky money.In the end, Du Ruoheng couldn't hold her back, and followed her first time, followed by her second time.

After three years, Zhou Titi's attitude towards her father finally eased.Three years ago, when the relationship between Du Ruoheng and Zhou Yanchi had reached a freezing point, Zhou Titi also hated her father extremely.Every time Shen Chu laughed and said it was Zhou Yanchi's retribution.At that time, Zhou Titi was very reluctant to come back to T City, but Du Ruoheng was no longer as easy to discuss as other things. She gave Zhou Titi a long-term patient and strict education. arms to prevent escape.

Zhou Yanchi was deeply impressed by Zhou Titi during that time.Every time she saw him, she pouted and turned her back, telling him, I don't want you, you are not my father, all I want is my mother.

It took Zhou Yanchi a long time and a lot of thought to force Zhou Titi to change his mind.She is very similar to the Du Ruoheng in Du's father's mouth when she was a child. She will not easily tell what is in her heart, but every time she hurts, she will remember it in her heart.Even when it heals, there will be scars.

It was very difficult for him to let Zhou Titi have no grudges against him. It might be the gossip about her parents' divorce, or even the humiliation of her classmates, but no matter what, Zhou Titi still has resentment towards him to this day.You could tell she still liked the way her father pampered her, those rights she had as a little princess.She will also share the same truffle-flavored ice cream with Zhou Yanchi. Zhou Titi is very sensible and understands people, but she rarely acts like a baby with him, offering to hug his neck and ride on his shoulders.

Zhou Yanchi couldn't help but miss the old Zhou Titi.At that time, a two-year-old little girl was learning to descend the stairs, and she was afraid of the height. She was willing to take a step because of her father's constant encouragement, and then took another step, but finally stopped tremblingly.She turned around and looked at him with tears in her bright black eyes. Finally, she opened her arms towards Zhou Yanchi and softly choked out a word: "Hug."

He was the one who brought about this ending.

Zhou Titi was in a bad mood, she drooped her head and said nothing along the way.Zhou Yanchi asked her what was wrong, Zhou Titi pursed her lips for a while, and finally said out sullenly: "Uncle Kang Chen proposed to my mother."

The weather in T City today is not good, gloomy and hot.Zhou Yanchi drove the car and asked calmly, "You don't like it?"

Zhou Titi stopped talking again.She sat in the back seat so that he could not see the expression.After a while, Zhou Titi suddenly said, "You are not as good at telling jokes as Uncle Kang Chen."

"Dad knows."

"You just know, you won't change."

"Dad will work hard towards this goal."

Zhou Titi added: "You won't smile as happily as Uncle Kang Chen. Even if you are prettier than him, you can't compare to him."

Zhou Yanchi responded with a cold face: "It's because he is not as good-looking as me, so he can only attract attention by smiling."

Zhou Titi stared at him: "But Uncle Kang Chen will never make mother unhappy! He will never make mother cry! He will only find ways to make mother happier!"

Zhou Yanchi fell silent again.This is where his defenses are weakest, every time.But Zhou Titi still didn't want to forgive him, she bombarded him one after another like a small cannonball: "I like Uncle Kang Chen, and I hate you. Mom also likes Uncle Kang Chen, and mom hates you too!"

Zhou Yanchi finally said, "Father knows."

"But," the car was quiet for a while, Zhou Titi suddenly began to cry, she looked at Zhou Yanchi with a little panic, "Even so, I still don't want them to get married, what should I do?"

Zhou Yanchi revisited Nie Liwei's psychological clinic on Tuesday morning.He didn't make an appointment in advance, and Nie Liwei was not there, so only his assistant received him.

Zhou Yanchi was wearing a dark overcoat with his back against the light, making him look tall and tall.With a deceptive face, Nie Liwei's young assistant quickly blushed a little.Zhou Yanchi asked when Nie Liwei would be back, the assistant said it would be around noon, Zhou Yanchi said it was okay, I will wait for her here.

The assistant wanted to make a call, but he stopped him: "You don't have to rush her."

Zhou Yanchi waited patiently.There were a few magazines on the table, which he picked up casually to read.After a while the assistant quietly backed out.When the figure outside the window was gone, Zhou Yanchi stood up and walked to the glass cabinet with psychological counseling notes in the corner.

It took him a moment to find the spare key, and then he opened the cabinet.The patients that psychologists have dealt with are often followed up and treated for a long time, and the records of each case are densely packed with treatment words.He started looking for it seven years ago, flipped through it for a long time, and saw three words on a dusty page - Du Ruoheng.

It stated in detail Du Ruoheng's marital status when she was married.There are also other basic information such as age.Then there was the chief complaint of illness, Nie Liwei's handwriting was clear and clear, with only one simple sentence.Moderate depression, emotional anxiety and pessimism, and occasional suicidal tendencies.

Zhou Yanchi read the consultation notes back and forth many times.From etiology to treatment process.Then he left before Nie Liwei came back.Unable to concentrate on driving, he called the driver and told him to come and pick him up.

When the driver was ordered to arrive, Zhou Yanchi looked tired. The driver carefully asked him where he was going, but Zhou Yanchi didn't hear him after asking twice.Until he drove the car to the downstairs of Yuanheng, Zhou Yanchi rubbed his eyebrows and said two words in a low voice: "Go home."

So I had to go back to Zhou's house.The housekeeper was startled when he saw his face, and stammered, what's wrong with you? What's wrong? Do not bother.

The old housekeeper eavesdropped on the door, but couldn't hear a sound.In the middle of the night, he hung his heart and went to sleep.Early the next morning, I heard a clicking sound in the yard.He was stunned, and ran out without changing his pajamas, and saw Zhou Yanchi bent over under the morning light, with a pair of flower branch shears in his hand, trimming the branches of peonies by the wall one by one.

He moved gracefully, but it was a strange thing to do so early in the morning.The old butler opened his mouth: "... What are you doing?" Don't you have a brain problem due to some stimulation?
Zhou Yanchi showed no expression.He didn't speak, and continued to click with the scissors.

After the Ching Ming Festival, Du Ruoheng and Kang Chen went back to T city together due to business.

Most of Zhou Titi's favor towards Kang Chen comes from comparison.Du Ruoheng's education for Zhou Titi is not as over-indulgent as Zhou Yanchi's. Relatively speaking, she is still a strict mother.She seldom compromises with her daughter on some issues of principle, which sometimes makes Zhou Titi, who is used to being pampered by her father, very unhappy.When mother and daughter are at odds, Kang Chen usually plays the role of red face.When Zhou Titi started to cry and wipe her tears, he would take her out, take her to eat ice cream, and coax her to forget about what happened just now.

In comparison, in Zhou Titi's eyes, Kang Chen is naturally more amiable than his mother.

Su Qiu explained Kang Chen's behavior in this way: "It is not easy to be promoted to be a stepdad, you have to know. Zhou Titi is your heart, and Kang Chen can't beat or scold him, so he can only coax him. He still has a little sense and understands that this is the only way to do it. Zhou Yanchi can spank Zhou Titi's ass, but Kang Chen dares to try it. You don't have to feel sorry for yourself."

Du Ruoheng thought about the situation for a while, and said, "If he really did that, I wouldn't feel bad about it."

Su Qiu bit the straw and smiled maliciously: "If you tell Kang Chen this kind of thing 20 times sincerely, he won't believe it. Just give up. With your two personalities, it won't take more than ten or twenty years. They don’t trust each other to a certain degree.”

Du Ruoheng had to admit that she was right.In fact, every speech made by Su Qiu is more like a prophecy.Her words are sharp, but often precise.Maybe it is because she is so sober that it has been difficult for her to really like someone.Feelings are a muddled account that cannot stand careful scrutiny.The clearer the calculation, the faster it will decay.

Du Ruoheng and Kang Chen participated in an event held by a hotel supplier in T City.Originally, it was not the turn of two people to do this kind of thing together, but Kang Chen had to follow.

Now that Kang Chen is here, Du Ruoheng doesn't have to try his best not to drink.She has been in an administrative position for more than three years, and she has experienced more difficult things than when she was the room manager. The most troublesome thing is still the wine table culture.She is a lady, with a weak figure and a charming smile. She is the favorite object of some banquet parties to drink.Du Ruoheng never had to deal with this kind of thing before, but in the past three years, he has finally experienced enough of it.

Most of the time, she can still block it calmly, and sometimes it is difficult for both parties to reject it politely.Du Ruoheng encountered a dangerous situation more than half a month ago.Kang Chen was not in City S that day, and the other vice president left the meeting early due to something, leaving her and a male subordinate to deal with the audience meekly.In the end, the banquet was over, and the distinguished guest tried to drag her upstairs. He stretched out his hand towards her cheek, and a glass of wine was splashed on Du Ruoheng's face half a finger away. .

The direct result of this accident was that Jing Man lost a high-priced contract that was originally said to be signed for five years.In addition, the guest threatened to blacklist the entire hotel group.His purpose of doing this was nothing more than to make Du Ruoheng feel uncomfortable when he met him on the spot, but in fact Du Ruoheng was really not easy enough.Soon the headquarters came down with accountability, and the wording was harsh and harsh. If it hadn't been for Kang Chen's intercession, she would have been removed from her position directly.

It's not even over yet.The guest was still relentless, and after Kang Chen was ready to go back to City S, the two of them flew to City M to apologize in person.

Sometimes Du Ruoheng would faintly feel like giving up.She had never liked this kind of work, and three years ago she would agree to this administrative position because she felt that the mask she wore was almost hard enough, and it turned out that she overestimated herself.Kang Chen has always thought that she is strong and agile, and she handles things with grace and amiability. Only Du Ruoheng knows what he is thinking.

There is always something in her heart that stubbornly refuses to bow her head. No matter how Kang Chen instills in her all kinds of tricks, she is still not the kind of person who can do both.

With Kang Chen around, Du Ruoheng focused most of the time on tasting the squirrel mandarin fish in front of him.She hasn't been to this private restaurant for many years, and she misses the taste of the dishes here.Until someone accidentally bumped into her when someone was handing something, Du Ruoheng was unprepared, and half a spoonful of dark fish juice was poured on her white sleeve.

She had to go to the bathroom.The light in the corridor was dim, reflecting the crimson carpet pattern under your feet.Du Ruoheng almost collided with other guests at the corner.She apologized immediately, and first saw the other party's dark windbreaker in front of her, with slender fingers and knuckles, revealing a small half of the snow-white cuffs of the shirt.Inexplicable indifference and arrogance.Then when he looked up, he saw a familiar face.

When the two met for the first time, they were both in a daze.Zhang Yaran behind Zhou Yanchi opened her eyes even more, then she quickly lowered her head, pretending to be nonchalant and counting the circles of patterns on the ground.

Zhou Yanchi looked down at her.He didn't speak, his eyes were deep and gloomy.Du Ruoheng moved first under the silence of both parties. She nodded to him with a slight smile on her face, and then planned to say goodbye.But he was soon stopped by Zhou Yanchi: "When did you come back?"

Du Ruoheng thought for a moment, and finally turned around.Say, "This morning."

"Are you here on a business trip to T City?"

She nodded.

Zhou Yanchi looked at her.He asked again, "What happened to the cuff?"

She subconsciously raised her sleeves, then put them down again.An understatement: "When I was eating, it was splashed with fish juice and it was dirty."

"Then it shouldn't be clean. Why don't you buy one now."

"No, it's fine."

"Let Zhang Yaran accompany you."

"Don't bother. There will be a spare when we get back to the hotel."

Then there seemed to be nothing to say.The two separated for three years. To Du Ruoheng, all kinds of feelings were like water in a pond, which had evaporated.She is usually very polite when she treats strangers, and she treats Zhou Yanchi the same way.She bid him farewell, and Zhou Yanchi stopped her again.

He watched her for a while.Suddenly said: "I went to Nie Liwei's place two days ago."

Du Ruoheng finally raised his head and looked at him for more than two seconds.He continued: "I know what happened six or seven years ago."

Du Ruoheng was a little stunned, and bowed his head in silence.Zhou Yanchi looked at her, the emotion in his eyes was very strong, but most of them were quickly restrained."I owe you an apology," he said.

Du Ruoheng didn't speak.It took a long time for her to speak, a little absent-minded: "You see, I am not very well now. Since it was many years ago, there is no need to mention it again."

He was still looking at her, his eyes lingering for a long time.Said softly: "I can't just forget."

Du Ruoheng hummed, she was a little irritable, and she frowned and said, "That's up to you."

When Du Ruoheng returned to the box, it was almost the end of the banquet.The guests and the host enjoyed themselves, and Kang Chen showed signs of being slightly drunk when he walked out of the private restaurant.After the two parties parted, he was supported by Du Ruoheng and walked to the parking space, leaning half of his weight on Du Ruoheng's body.

Du Ruoheng put him in the co-pilot's seat, fastened his seat belt, and said that you are too heavy and it's time to lose weight.

Kang Chen was still very articulate, saying that I was only 73 kilograms, and I was basically a standard handsome man with a good figure.

He tilted his head while talking, getting closer and closer to Du Ruoheng.A small light was turned on in the car, and his eyes were full of affection. In the end, the two of them were almost so close that the bridge of their noses was touching the bridge of their noses.

Kang Chen said suddenly, "You look so pretty up close."

Du Ruoheng showed no expression: "Just to remind you, you can only see yourself through my eyes."

Kang Chen said: "I see you through your eyes and mine."

"You have really good eyesight."

Kang Chen stopped talking, he lowered his eyes slightly to look at her.His eyes slowly fell on her lips.He discussed with her softly: "Here, huh?"

"..."

"Drinking, do you dislike it?"

"..."

Du Ruoheng was a little sullen.Not very willing to cooperate.Kang Chen's voice was low and gentle: "Close your eyes."

After a while, she still hesitated and closed her eyes bit by bit.It was dark in front of his eyes, and he felt his fingers caressing his cheeks, as gentle as nectar.After a long time, he heard a low sigh, and a light kiss fell, the tip of his nose was soft and tender.

(End of this chapter)