The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 44 Promise
At night, the two huddled together in the dormitory with difficult conditions, chatting with each other under the quilt.Zhou Yanchi babbled to her about things in T City these days, Zhou Titi's grades, and Yuan Heng. Normally, Du Ruoheng didn't want to listen to his nagging. He always talked more than her, which always made her Annoyed, but the two got along really well tonight, and she couldn't bear to interrupt him.

When Zhou Yanchi kneaded her hand, the touch was still delicate and soft, the same as he remembered many years ago, which made his heart go soft.In the dark, his fingertips touched the tip of her nose, and then leaned over to kiss her.His movements were cautious, more tentative, but Du Ruoheng didn't push him away.After a while, he staggered away from her and sighed deeply.

Du Ruoheng's voice broke the momentary feeling in his heart: "When are you leaving?"

He was speechless, and spoke for a while: "Can't you ask this question later?"

Du Ruoheng tilted his head to look at him in the dark.

"I'm not going," he whispered, "I'll stay here with you until you leave too."

Du Ruoheng remained silent.This is the best answer. So far, she has counted the acquaintances in her heart, and only Zhou Yanchi can answer her this way.

At this moment, it is a lie to say that he is impassive.In such a difficult place, his company is more than just icing on the cake.

After a long time, Zhou Yanchi suddenly said softly: "If you don't want to remarry, you can do as you please. I don't mean to force you to do so."

Du Ruoheng's back stiffened, and he heard him go on to say, "You came to such a remote place without saying hello, and you would rather stay than go back to T City. If I guessed correctly, you should be for this reason."

Du Ruoheng's whole body was stiff.Zhou Yanchi rubbed her back lightly, with a helpless tone: "What are your thoughts that you can't communicate with me? When will I feel sorry for you?"

It had been too long since the two of them had such an amicable conversation.It took Du Ruoheng a while to speak, and he replied a little coldly: "Why don't you mean to force the marriage? You planned to force the marriage. Your tone is like if I don't agree to remarry, I will be sorry to you. It seems like everything in the past It all follows that the transfer of your property has been wiped out, so I have to accept the fact that it is so calm. If I disagree next, it will be that I am sorry for you. Since I have taken your property, I have to respond accordingly. Otherwise, you are ignorant, unreasonable, excessive, and selfish. That’s not it. Your ideas are so snobbish.”

Zhou Yanchi asked sharply, "You guys? Who am I with?"

Du Ruoheng didn't bother to answer him.She wanted to turn over, but was firmly held in his arms by him.She couldn't move, and was a little annoyed. She heard him say, "Your mother called you again?"

Du Ruoheng looked at him coldly in the dark.Zhou Yanchi hugged her even tighter: "When did I ever have such an idea. Don't blame me."

She tried to push him away: "You have."

He simply didn't explain any more, just stroked her back lightly.The atmosphere just now was very good, and he didn't want to end the night with a quarrel.

After a long time, Du Ruoheng finally relaxed.There is moonlight slanting across the corner of the window, with deep and shallow shadows.In the rare and peaceful early autumn weather, the rustling of the treetops can be heard.The two got close, and his movements gradually stopped. Du Ruoheng moved slightly, as if he was not used to it, and then he resumed the slowly caressing posture.

Her breathing was shallow, making him think she was asleep.Unexpectedly, I heard a low voice, a little astringent: "You will definitely regret it in the future."

Hear him say, "I won't."

He held the back of her head.Eye to eye, nose to nose in the dark.He looked at her with a low voice, only two words, but seemed to contain countless emotions, and repeated: "I won't."

Du Ruoheng remained silent for a long time.She lowered her eyes, and her heart felt like a burning pain in an instant.Finally she whispered, "You should know I'm not just talking about the spiritual."

"I know." He hugged her tightly and kept kissing her forehead and eyelids, "I know. I won't."

Du Ruoheng didn't speak any more.

In fact, even if she mustered up the courage to ask, she might not be able to believe Zhou Yanchi's guarantee.Only the parties know how strong the mutual trust is.Du Ruoheng drove Zhou Yanchi back to T City the next morning, as if they were dreaming about the affection they had with each other the night before.

Her reason was that Titi and Yuanheng still needed him to take care of them in T City, so he couldn't just walk away.But she still refused to go back with him, because she had promised the village head that she would teach the children here to read, so she couldn't go back on what she said.

This is still only part of the truth, Zhou Yanchi knows it well.But he could only leave temporarily, and promised to come to see her in half a month.

As a result, Zhou Yanchi appeared ten days later, followed by a male assistant.The two brought four suitcases, all of which were Du Ruoheng's food and clothing.She rummaged through his luggage, but found no teaching materials such as textbooks and pencils, and no winter clothes for the children.So he was a little dissatisfied, and told him to think about it the next time he came back.

A week later, Zhou Yanchi made another trip to the mountains, and brought a relatively complete set of stationery, clothes and medicines.Du Ruoheng said that he didn't actually have to come here in person, it was enough for someone to send it here.Zhou Yanchi looked at her silently, the emotion in her eyes forced her to stop halfway through her words.

Every time Zhou Yan stayed for a short time, he left in a day or two.The tossing time on the road is longer than the time when the two get along.After three or five times, Du Ruoheng finally felt a little unbearable, and advised him not to do this.

She perfunctorily promised him that he would call now and then.

However, the mobile phone signal in the mountains is like a stream that dries up in autumn and winter, almost nothing.The landline in the town is also too far away, and it is rare to call once a week.Du Ruoheng contacted by letter instead. The recipient subconsciously wrote Zhou Yanchi, but when he realized it, he crossed it out and replaced it with Zhou Titi's name.

In the letter, she asked her daughter to study hard in plain language, and then told her daughter to take good care of her father, and both father and daughter should go to bed early and get up early to exercise.In addition, pay attention not to allow dad to drink too much, and remember to serve dad a bowl of soup to sober up if he is drunk.

The butler received the letter from the postman and read it with Zhou Titi.Then he told the little princess with a kind face, saying that you will go back with your mother, and please rest assured that my father has always been abstinent and has carried out her orders very well.Yizhi can't write, can he?It's okay, grandpa will teach you.

Zhou Titi also attached two recent photos in the reply according to the adult's wishes.Du Ruoheng misses her daughter very much, and looks at the photos every night and thinks about others.

Before the heavy snow closed the mountain, no supporting teacher arrived in the end.Zhou Yanchi would still visit her in the past.The distance of thousands of kilometers is as skillful as between home and company.Once she told him with a sad face that she wanted to eat pudding, but when he came back the second time, she really brought pudding.It was packaged properly, not broken at all, and the taste was the same as the one in T City.

When winter comes, it gets colder in the mountains.To pass the time, Du Ruoheng would sometimes chat with the villagers and help with some handicrafts. After returning to the dormitory, the backs of his hands were often red with cold.If Zhou Yanchi was there at this time, her hands would be forcibly pressed into the hot water to prevent them from freezing.

Sometimes Du Ruoheng would soften his heart.A few times when he warmed her feet with familiar movements, or put her hands into his arms, she looked at him when he was not paying attention, and almost blurted out a nice word to him.

If she said it at this moment, just this one word, he would definitely understand what she meant.

Many times she wanted to say this, to please him and to please herself.Especially in the dead of night, when she woke up in his arms, her whole body was warm, as if all the cold and darkness were separated from the outside world by him, such thoughts were especially strong.But every time he woke up suddenly the moment he spoke, and swallowed the words abruptly.

Zhou Yanchi ran too hard in the mountains, so Shen Chu teased that just hearing the word Gansu, Zhou Yanchi's ears could be pricked up.

Zhou Yanchi turned a deaf ear to his words.During this period of time, he left late and returned early, and his life at two o'clock and one line was very ordinary.And the role of 24 Xiaohao's father seems to be more important than that of Yuan Heng's executive officer. Zhou Titi has been taken care of very well by him, and she has grown several centimeters in two months.Shen Chu said that it would be fine if you asked the housekeeper to pick her up and drop her off from school, so she wouldn't lose it.Zhou Yanchi didn't bother to talk to him, and after a while he said slowly that Ah Heng would prefer me to pick him up.

Shen Chu almost choked a mouthful of blood into his throat, coughed for a long time and said that anyway, she didn't know what you were doing.

Zhou Yanchi glanced at him, and said two words in a very sure tone: "As for."

Shen Chu stared and studied him for a long time, finally heaved a sigh, and said in a particularly emotional tone, you have struggled for so many years, but you are finally good.Du Ruoheng was really ruthless.

Finally, when the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, Zhou Yanchi could no longer enter the mountain, and even the letters he exchanged were forced to become intermittent.Every time he and Zhou Titi wrote a letter, sealed it in a big envelope and sent it together. However, after the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Yanchi never responded to the letter he sent.Zhou Titi began to miss her mother and asked Zhou Yanchi when she would come back.Zhou Yanchi looked at his daughter, and couldn't bear to tell her the fact that his mother might not be able to come back for the Spring Festival.

It was time for another year to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, but Du Ruoheng never returned a phone call or letter.Everyone in Zhou's house has to pay attention to the news broadcast. Put aside the weather conditions in T city, everyone is nervously paying attention to the snowfall, drought in Gansu, or whether there may be other natural disasters and so on.You must be able to breathe a little bit of relief after knowing that there is none.

In Yuanheng, there is a festive atmosphere.Zhou Yanchi showed great mercy this year, and on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, he gave annual leave to all the staff at the headquarters.Zhang Yaran was so moved that tears streamed down his face, he just missed holding Zhou Yanchi's thigh and shouted long live the boss.

The atmosphere of returning home was strong everywhere, and the air seemed to be filled with the atmosphere of the Spring Festival reunion, but Zhou Yanchi was in high spirits, and waved her hand to tell her to leave quickly.

Zhang Yaran wiped away tears and said, don't do this, I love you, boss.

Zhou Yanchi glanced at her with his eyelids closed, and said coldly, what a pity, I already have a family.

While Zhang Yaran despised him from the bottom of his heart for his complacency, he was still touched by the thicker stack of red envelopes than in previous years.Open your eyes, with Du Ruoheng in charge, even if she hasn't returned to T City, Zhou Yanchi has finally begun to behave like a normal person.

She believes that there will be better days in the future.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Yaran finally prepared to leave with a rose red suitcase with cartoon patterns on it. Before leaving, she knocked on the door of the general manager's office and sincerely told Zhou Yanchi, boss, I'm leaving.

Zhou Yanchi told her to get out of here.

Zhang Yaran said again: "Boss, you are so kind, God will definitely have pity on you."

At that moment Zhou Yanchi raised his eyelids and looked at her like snowflake knives.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Yanchi finally decided to leave Yuanheng.He actually didn't want to go back. There were lanterns and festoons everywhere for family reunions, and he was very irritated.

He took the elevator downstairs, but the security guard was nowhere to be seen, but the lights in the hall on the first floor were still brightly lit.Zhou Yanchi felt displeased, and walked over to find someone sitting on the sofa in the waiting area.

His shoulders were thin and his hair was pulled casually to one side.Hearing the sound, turn around.

A bright face that is all too familiar.Let him forget all his movements and stay still in place.

Du Ruoheng stood up with a small suitcase in hand.

The corners of her mouth were slightly curved upwards, with an exceptionally soft curvature.Said softly to him: "I will go home for the New Year."

The night Du Ruoheng came back from the mountains was the busiest night in Zhou's residence in the past few years.

Because of the return of the hostess, the house rarely looked like it was about to celebrate the New Year.The butler ordered people to move the azaleas from the yard into the living room, and said that he would buy two pots of Phalaenopsis the next day.Zhou Titi was originally writing her winter vacation homework in the small study, she dropped her pen and ran down, hugged her mother's leg and dragged her into the study, then pointed to the math problems on the winter vacation homework and started to ask.Zhou Yanchi followed behind, looked at it for a while and said, "Why didn't I see you have so many homework to ask when I was at home?"

Zhou Titi pretended not to hear.

Zhou Titi wanted to sleep with her mother that night, but Du Ruoheng didn't refuse.After turning off the lights in his daughter's bedroom, Zhou Yanchi walked around the door for a while, but finally didn't knock on the door.

Seeing him a little pitiful, the steward said comfortingly, "The days will be long, so you don't need to be in a hurry."

Zhou Yanchi glanced at him, but said nothing.

The butler coughed twice and summoned up his courage to say, "Can you sleep tonight? Or can I make you a glass of milk and take it to the study?"

The next morning, Zhou Titi asked Du Ruoheng if he would leave.Before she could answer, Zhou Yan stopped tearing the bread first.

Du Ruoheng swallowed his words under his gaze, and said vaguely, "It depends."

In the afternoon, Zhou Titi and Du Ruoheng made paper-cuts together, and then pasted them on the wall of Zhou Titi's bedroom.The places that were too high were completed by Zhou Yanchi, and the mother and daughter supported him on the ladder.When Zhou Yan held down, Du Ruoheng gave him a hand. Her hand was cold, far less warm than his, so she was quickly held back.

He rubbed his fingertips for her, with his downcast and focused expression making it impossible to twitch his hands.

At night, Zhou Titi and Du Ruoheng slept together again.

This continued until New Year's Eve.The Zhou family has always had a tradition of keeping the year old, Du Ruoheng teased Zhou Titi to get rid of the sleepiness, but fell asleep first.No one paid attention to the TV show, Zhou Yanchi carried Du Ruoheng up to the master bedroom upstairs.

When she returned downstairs, Zhou Titi had already woken up, looking at him with her new doll in her arms.

The father and daughter had a conversation.

"I'm going to sleep with my mother."

"What did the class teacher say during the winter vacation? This vacation is to learn to be independent, and sleeping by yourself is part of independence."

Zhou Titi said: "Do you have to sleep alone if you are independent?"

"Correct."

"Then you are older than me, why are you still not independent?"

Zhou Yanchi confronted his beloved little daughter silently, thinking about the next answer.

In the end he said: "Everyone will have someone who can sleep with you all the time. But it won't until you grow up and get married. At that time you will have a husband, like my relationship with my mother, who will be with you until the end , this has nothing to do with independence."

Zhou Titi looked at him with her beautiful face inherited from her parents.After a while, I asked: "So, Dad, have you remarried with Mom?"

On the first night of the New Year's Eve, Zhou Yanchi was so stimulated that he couldn't sleep all night.

He couldn't discuss the issue of remarriage with Du Ruoheng. The lessons learned from the past proved that once it was mentioned, it would inevitably lead to another dispute.If he didn't want the relationship between the two of them to return to the original point, he could only bear this thought in his heart.Besides, not to mention remarriage, it is not easy for Du Ruoheng to stay in T city without distraction now, and not to leave again.

Fortunately, although the first problem has been lingering, the second problem has shown signs of being resolved.

After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Titi continued to do the unfinished winter vacation homework, and Du Ruoheng discovered a problem during the tutoring process.Although Zhou Titi is smart, she can't concentrate and always wanders away when doing homework.In addition, she was a little domineering when she got along with her father. She should have been spoiled too much, with a rebellious and willful attitude.

For the first time in many years, Du Ruoheng discussed the issue calmly with Zhou Yan.She asked Zhou Yanchi to pay attention to the way of education. If this continues, Zhou Titi's personality will be affected when she grows up.If there is no improvement, she will consider consulting a child psychoeducational expert to intervene in Zhou Titi's mental health.

Zhou Yanchi looked at her for a while before saying, "Okay."

Du Ruoheng was dissatisfied with his slow reaction: "I'm telling you something serious, can you be more serious?"

His expression remained unchanged: "I just remembered that when you were a child, it was said that you were just as delicate. Now you are calmer and more patient than anyone else."

Du Ruoheng showed no expression: "Do you miss the past very much?"

He said: "What answer do you want to hear? I miss the past, but occasionally, it doesn't mean I don't want to cherish the present."

Du Ruoheng didn't make another sound.Zhou Yanchi changed the subject: "If you have the idea of ​​consulting a child psychologist, you might as well go tomorrow."

The next day, the two parents took Zhou Titi to the Children's Hospital to register as an expert.The result of the diagnosis was the same as Du Ruoheng's judgment, and Zhou Yanchi needed to correct his way of getting along with his daughter.

Du Ruoheng asked Zhou Titi how long it would take for her personality to change. The doctor said that it had to be done slowly. Although the situation was not serious, it would take at least two or three years.

In addition, the doctor also said: "Parents have the greatest influence on children when they are young, and you should not take it lightly. Accompanying is the best way for children to resolve their defects. It is best for either party not to leave their children for too long, such as on business trips."

Du Ruoheng listened carefully and kept thinking.After returning home at night, the implementation is very thorough.

As a result, Zhou Titi started crying on the first day.

Because of the connivance of the whole family, Zhou Titi's waywardness is invisible day by day.Also because of the frozen three feet, it is not easy to change.That afternoon, Du Ruoheng and Zhou Titi agreed on the rules for homework, and Zhou Titi agreed very well.In the evening, but relapse into old ways.

Du Ruoheng decided to ask Zhou Titi to sit quietly for 15 minutes as a punishment. Zhou Titi cried and hugged Zhou Yan's thigh and did not let go.He was about to compromise two points, but Du Ruoheng gave him a cold look, and immediately froze his body.

Zhou Yanchi closed his eyes and peeled off his little daughter: "Be obedient."

Zhou Titi burst into tears: "Mom, you are so strict with me as soon as you come back, it's not fair. I miss you so much when you're not at home, and Dad doesn't take me to see you. I'm so pitiful, you don't Pity me, and punish me. Why do I have to be serious about my homework, can't I do my homework while playing?"

Du Ruoheng had a headache from her quarrel, but he still remained silent.After more than half an hour of crying and fussing, Zhou Titi finally went to sit quietly still sobbing.

That night, Zhou Titi fell asleep on her little bed with a slumped face.

When Du Ruoheng came out of the bathroom in the master bedroom, Zhou Yanchi asked her solemnly, "It's hard to buy air tickets recently, do you need the secretary to book a return ticket for you in advance?"

It took her two seconds to realize that he was referring to her going back to the mountains.

She thought about it for a while, and finally said, "I won't go back."

Du Ruoheng went to bed early, while Zhou Yanchi went to the study to make a phone call.Shen Chu's lazy voice came through the phone: "What did Lao Zhao say today?"

"Speak seriously, at least two or three years."

"That's not good," Shen Chu laughed, "It means that Du Ruoheng has to stay in T city for two or three years, isn't that enough for you to fulfill your wish?"

Zhou Yanchi was noncommittal: "Thank him for me."

"do not worry."

What is getting what you want.If it was just two people living together, it would have been ten days ago.If only two of them slept together, now it would be.But people have a nostalgic and beautiful psychology, and their desires are hard to fill.Living together, relying on each other, with no grievances like before, is the real fulfillment of what you want.

It's still a long way from that step, so far away that it's almost impossible to see the end.But at least Du Ruoheng was willing to come back and stay by his side.This is opportunity.

When Zhou Yanchi returned to the bedroom, the sleeping Du Ruoheng had occupied the entire bed as usual.He gently lifted the quilt, but still woke her up.

She opened her eyes a crack and recognized him.It wasn't until he regained consciousness that he moved his position.

He said softly, "Sleep with you."

In the end, she still gave him half of the bed.Flip over to the other side, with your back to him.

Although there are no other redundant movements, this posture gives people a hint that they are not allowed to approach.At least, not so willingly to be honest.

Zhou Yanchi had already prepared for it, and it has been like this for the past few days.

He went to bed gently, and when he turned off the light, he could vaguely smell the fragrance of her hair.

Fortunately, when they woke up the next day, she was in his arms.The two faced each other, occupying only a small half of the bed in an intimate posture.Her hand pressed against his heart, which was beating steadily and powerfully.

He held her tightly, but secretly adjusted her posture many times while she was asleep, observed her unconscious expression, and finally determined her most comfortable appearance.He watched her open her eyes in a daze, a little bit of sanity.He held his breath and waited for her next move, his face remained calm.

She lowered her eyes and thought, maybe the temperature was just right, maybe the posture was too comfortable, she finally didn't push him away as usual.

The days passed.On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the whole family eats glutinous rice balls in harmony.The steward made a wish to the ancestors in his heart, expressing his gratitude for the family reunion at last.God bless, bless every year in the future to be as complete as this year.

Zhou Titi gradually understood her mother's intentions, and realized that her father could not help her, so she had no choice but to stop crying as usual to attract attention.Du Ruoheng breathed a sigh of relief.At the same time, Zhou Yanchi went out late and returned early, kept the entertainment to a minimum, and spent more and more time with Du Ruoheng, who lived leisurely and only stayed at home every day.Sometimes in the study room, the two would discuss Yuanheng's future development across a desk, and they rarely agreed.

Half a year later, Zhou Titi went to play with her grandparents abroad during the summer vacation, and it was rare that there were only two adults left at home.The most common sight is Du Ruoheng walking around the house in her nightgown with black tea in her hand. No matter how conservatively she dresses, it will be summer after all.Zhou Yan was distracted, and could only focus on the windows, door panels, or murals as much as possible.

Seeing that he was really pitiful, the housekeeper called Shen Chu over one day and asked him to give some advice.

Shen Chu smiled and said, "I can't help it. Or buy you some chrysanthemum tea to calm your anger?"

Zhou Yanchi asked him to leave.

the weather is getting hotter.Zhou Yanchi could only pretend to be busy every night and sleep in the study very late.

One night Du Ruoheng knocked on Zhou Yanchi's study and asked him for a certain history book.Zhou Yanchi took it out for her. Du Ruoheng was wearing a low-cut silk nightgown and was leaning against the table in a daze while holding a water glass. He took it unconsciously. The two stood facing each other, silent for a while.

After a while, she suddenly asked, "What's up with you recently?"

He opened his mouth: "It's okay."

She groaned and didn't ask any more questions. When she was about to go out, Zhou Yanchi said something was up.

He said with rare hesitation: "Recently, I plan to sleep separately."

Du Ruoheng looked at him, he seemed to be unable to bear it any longer: "You know why."

Du Ruoheng continued to stare at him in silence for a while.Until Zhou Yanchi began to regret what she said just now, she pursed her lips, looked at the water glass and said slowly: "I don't seem to have made a rule for you to bear it all the time."

The air dried up in an instant, and the desk lamp was knocked to the ground.

Zhou Yanchi controlled his strength to press her down, but his voice was slightly unsteady: "Have pity on me?"

"Are you worthy of these two words being used on you?"

He was silent for a while: "You still love me?"

"Don't say stupid things."

He held her lips and said vaguely: "Well, I don't ask anything."

At eight o'clock the next morning, the bedroom door was closed tightly, and the two of them, who usually had a regular schedule, showed no signs of getting up.At nine o'clock, Zhou Yanchi came out of the master bedroom first, and returned to the bedroom with breakfast.The two didn't come out together until ten o'clock.

The chef came to ask the butler about the lunch menu. The butler put his hands together and moved his lips slightly: "Anything else is optional, remember to add a sea cucumber and duck soup."

The relationship between the two showed signs of easing.

It has been nearly a year since Du Ruoheng came back from the mountains, and most of the time the two get along fairly well.She will not speak coldly to him like she used to.He chatted with her, she would not ignore him, and sometimes she would make a little joke.The two of them went shopping together or traveled in the countryside, and their gestures were indescribably harmonious.

It's like going back to the past.

But there are also times when things are difficult to make progress.For example, no matter how induced, Du Ruoheng would never tell him what was in his heart.They agreed on many things, but returning to the issues between the two, Du Ruoheng remained silent without exception.

She would never ask him what he did outside, let alone his contact with women, no matter whether it was suspicious or not, she even looked indifferent.At the same time, I will no longer share some private things with him as before, and rely on him for everything.It can be seen that Du Ruoheng has been changing, whether she has become mature or indifferent, it is an external manifestation of her psychological activities.But these Du Ruoheng will not discuss with him again, nor will they ask him if this is okay or what to do like before.

Most of the time, she made her own decisions, and when she really needed help, she would turn to Su Qiu, or Nie Liwei, or even some friends he was not familiar with, whom she had only known for two or three years.

If he didn't take the initiative to speak up after he found out, she would definitely not think of him who was facing her day and night.

It took Zhou Yanchi some time to discover this.She seems to have a thin film covering the core.Even if it is close at hand, it is difficult to touch.

One day when he came home from get off work, he heard her talking on the phone with Su Qiu.

For Su Qiu, he has always had an unspeakable emotion.On the one hand, Su Qiu treats Du Ruoheng very well, but her views threaten him.

It was hard for him not to stop and listen outside the door.

She said to Su Qiu, "Have you done what I asked you to do?"

"Almost. Are you in a hurry? If you are in a hurry, go to Zhou Yanchi. His efficiency must be much faster than mine."

"I am not in a hurry."

"Excuse, you just don't want to look for him." Su Qiu said, "Are you at home with him?"

"He hasn't come back yet, saying he's working overtime."

"Really? It's so late. In the company? Didn't you say last time that he hasn't been home after eight o'clock for a long time?"

After a while, Du Ruoheng replied, with some hesitation: "It should be true."

"You really believe him?"

Du Ruoheng didn't speak.

Su Qiu sighed: "Think about the past, you..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted: "Let's not talk about the past. There is nothing to say about the past."

The next day Zhou Yanchi went to find Nie Liwei alone.

Nie Liwei said that denying the past and not wanting to mention it is simply because the past caused pain.People have the instinct to deliberately cover up, and it is best not to touch the wounds that have already scarred. For the two of them, the scars are women's aspects. It is recommended that Zhou Yanzhi not mention it.

Zhou Yan remained silent for a long while, then asked what else to do besides this, with his brows pinched.

"I can't guarantee that you will be able to return to the past in the end. But you can create some new memories together, which you didn't have before." Nie Liwei said, "In this case, there is no need to worry, and you can't worry."

That night Du Ruoheng was reading the newspaper when Zhou Yanchi brought a little golden retriever home.

Du Ruoheng obviously liked it very much, and his expression softened instantly, as if he had returned to the time when the two were still abroad many years ago.She took it from him, held the puppy tightly, made milk to induce it to drink, asked the housekeeper who had raised a dog before for advice, and told Zhou Yanchi with a smile that he would take her there the next day. Go to the pet store and stock up on more.

How long has it been since she smiled at Zhou Yanchi like this.

He looked dazed, and it took him a long time to say yes.

Du Ruoheng played with the little golden retriever all night.When it was bedtime, she was still in the living room, squatting and playing with the puppy.Zhou Yanchi looked on the stairs for a while in his nightgown, then walked down, shoulder to shoulder with her.

He heard her tone of voice when she teased the puppy, with a tenderness that was about to melt away.This was something he hadn't heard for many years, and it made him feel mixed feelings for a moment.After a while, I said: "If you like it, I will buy a kitten tomorrow and keep it company."

She finally turned her head and glanced at him: "You don't hate cats the most, when did you change your gender?"

He didn't like it, and he still doesn't like it.Can't stand her love.

He said, "Try it first. Maybe it's not so annoying."

She corrected her expression: "You have to be responsible for raising animals, and you can't give up halfway."

"Then raise it for a lifetime."

A few days later, there was a private gathering.

Zhou Yanchi and Du Ruoheng attended together and met a mutual friend.The other party just divorced not long ago, claiming that the reason was because of the disagreement between the husband and wife, but more people rumored that it was because of the new young woman.When the other party came forward to chat, Du Ruoheng did not speak from the beginning to the end.When the possibility of business cooperation was mentioned later, Zhou Yanchi felt the hand tightened in his arms, and he said noncommittally that we can discuss it another day.

On the way home, soft music was played in the car, and Zhou Yanchi looked at her face at the red light, and saw her calm face, as if she had completely forgotten the scene just now.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I didn't intend to cooperate."

Du Ruoheng quickly understood and gave him a surprised look. "No need, there is no need to mix personal feelings and shopping malls."

He knew she was talking against her will.

She has always cared about it, although she never said it out loud.While talking openly and honestly once may not solve the problem, if you don't talk about it, a taboo will always be a taboo.

He turned his face and looked directly at her.With a low voice: "In the past four years, I haven't had anything with others, not at all. I won't have any in the future."

Du Ruoheng never responded.It wasn't until the green light came on and the car drove a certain distance that she said in a low voice, "I know."

Whether she really knew it, or whether she believed it, or whether she would believe it in the future, Zhou Yanchi was not sure.

All he can grasp is the present.

No matter what, you can't let go.Give more, including time, care, and all of your body and mind, so much that if you can't reap dependence, you may at least reap guilt.If this continues, maybe one day in the future, the two will be able to restore the intimacy of their first marriage.

Maybe not.

No one can be sure.The only thing that is certain is that they are still together now.When Du Ruoheng fell asleep in the car, he would unconsciously grab his cuff and lean his head on his shoulder.

When the lights come on, the world inside the car is very peaceful.

As long as we are still together, there are wonderful possibilities.

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