Food Bureau

Zhou Xian said so, so I had to go back first. Before I turned off the computer, I looked at Xiao S again, thinking that Shang Wan could log in if he worked at home, but the profile picture was always gray.

I haven't had a good rest. I haven't eaten any grains since yesterday afternoon, and my whole body is top-heavy. I walked slowly to the Shanggu Hotel, looked up at the direction where Shang Wan lived, and counted up to the twelfth floor. The sun made my eyes sore and swollen, and I gave up. At this moment, is Shang Wan in this apartment or the villa on the other side of the lake?I am walking aimlessly on the street like a lost dog.

I have walked through these streets with her, whether it was sending her back when we first met, or dating during this time, I saw the small milk tea stand from a distance, and walked over, she ordered the original flavor of half sugar without pearls that day Yes, this ordering method is obviously to drink with me. After I ordered, I thought about it again, "Add some pearls." I remembered Shang Wan said that she also wanted to eat pearls, but she was afraid of getting fat, so I ordered and brought her Divided.

I was sitting in the corner of the flower bed by the street, sucking pearls, my eyes were blurred, thinking of her ordering food, she wanted to add my tears, the sea and the moonlight "beads" had tears, and politely called me a pig, I cried and laughed, Tears rolled on the bubble tea, really "pigs have tears".

People, they always pick up what they want to hear.I did ask Shang Wan again and again, and every time she said with certainty: I don't have that kind of relationship with Burning Bing.Even if she told me that she couldn't speak clearly for some reason, I just felt at ease with that, because that's what I wanted to hear.But now, I can no longer rest assured by saying "what I said is true".

That bastard, Zhuo Bing, I thought in my heart, I should be proudly stepping back to my homeland now, the most helpless thing in this world is that you know what kind of evil she is playing, and you know what her purpose is, But he couldn't get her way.

What can I overturn what she said?I wiped away my tears and thought quietly, in fact, all her remarks about Shang Wan’s use of me can be her subjective speculation, her own words, if there are no those paintings, if she comes to me and tells me, Shang Wan She used her, used Pei Sihan, and now uses me. I'm not going to follow her way. The key to the problem lies in the evidence.

What could possibly overturn that evidence?The picture is fake?Na Shangwan just said, just say "these are fake", I don't even need her to produce evidence to prove that these are fake, but she just didn't mean that.

Or the picture is real, but the person in the picture is not her?How to explain the imprint?Besides, if that's the case, just say that it's not her, but someone very similar to her...someone very similar?Cousin?For some reason, this idea suddenly popped up, but if it was the cousin, why did Zhuo Bing insist that it was Shang Wan?It's impossible for the cousin to be a twin sister, besides, even if Zhuo Bing keeps getting it wrong, Shang Wan always has time to tell Zhuo Bing, now to me, that she is the cousin or someone else, right?What's wrong with that?

I remembered that time when Zhuo Bing came to Shanggu to make trouble, Pei Sihan always had an attitude of not knowing her well, I don’t think Pei Sihan knew about Zhuo Bing and Shang Wan, or "that woman", if it was true As Zhuo Bing said, the two are rivals in love, Pei Sihan couldn't have been so calm when he saw her that day.Could it be that Pei Sihan only knew that there was such a person, but didn't know that it was Zhuo Bing?

The milk tea was cold, and I was still sitting there brainstorming, puzzled.

I was still alone that night, and I was a little worried about Shang Wan's situation, but my mood went back and forth, and when I thought of the messy right and wrong, I felt that I still couldn't figure it out.

The next day I was too embarrassed to go to the company again, so I found an excuse to call Jing Yi early in the morning, and after chatting with her, I asked her to transfer Shang Wan.

I figured it out, if Shang Wan is here, if the transfer is over, I will talk about resigning.

"Boss Shang still didn't come today." She said.

"Ah?" I couldn't tell if I was worried, relieved, or something else.

"You really don't know what happened to her?" Jing Yi asked.

"What's up with her?"

"I'm asking you, I thought you knew a little bit."

"I don't know why she asked for leave. I said, as a personal secret, is it really okay for you to gossip about your boss? I can see that you are wrong."

"Oh, I can't gossip with anyone, only you~" She said mysteriously, her tone suddenly sank again, "I'm a little worried about her, she sent a message in the morning, saying no If you don't come today, I don't even dare to ask her about work."

I thought Jingyi could get some information here, so I encouraged her, "If you're worried, just call and ask. Isn't this what a big secretary should do?"

"No, the air pressure is too low this time, I dare not disturb..."

"If you are so timid, Mr. Shang will not be the vice president of the first business department in the future, but the president of the entire Shanggu. I think you can continue to be the secretary."

"Hey~" Jing Yi was about to get angry, but suddenly changed the subject, "Why don't you call her and ask? Why don't you come to ask me every day? You are so brave, come and tell me~"

"She didn't ask me for leave."

The unproductive phone conversation with Jing Yi is not completely useless, I think, subconsciously, being able to talk to people around Shang Wan will make me feel more comfortable.

But Jingyi called me at around [-]:[-] in the afternoon. At that time, I was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows at home, staring at the lake, like an old man standing alone. bed.

"Excuse me, I just called Mr. Shang, thinking that you must also care about her situation, so I hurried to tell you, isn't it interesting?"

It's been a long time, how are you, Mr. Shang?

"Ah? Ah, why do you dare to fight again?"

"It's time to get off work. Please take care of the leader. She is not in a good condition. She may be sick. She said that she will try to come over tomorrow."

I remembered that it was my turn to go to work tomorrow, would Shang Wan really go?

"Oh...is she alone in the apartment?"

"I didn't ask about this, but you have also been to her house. There should be no shortage of people around her to take care of her."

"Hmm." I responded, but thought, if it's a heart attack, why would I want to be disturbed by others.

I thanked Jingyi, and went to the balcony to smoke a cigarette. I rarely smoke. I still have a pack of cigarettes I bought half a year ago. I inhale that thing, and I really feel more energetic. It’s been almost two days since the incident , When I got here, my distress for her still overwhelmed other emotions.

Still love, love is all distressed, not love is all accusation.

I put on my clothes and went to a vegetable market not far from home.

In the past, these vegetable markets were all for the morning market, and they all dispersed at noon. Now, in order to match the rhythm of office workers, the peak time comes at night when everyone is about to get off work. This time is when the stall owners start to stack vegetables.

The game is not open these days, and the third brother has not asked him to deliver food for several days. I went to buy some fresh crucian carp, served with burdock, lily, lotus seeds, cashew nuts, corn, and boiled a pot of Ningshen soup. Another tray of steamed buns with dried plums.

Yes, I wanted to send these to Shang Wan, but I didn't dare to go to her. In other words, it wasn't because I didn't dare, but because I didn't think I should.

I put all these in an insulated container, it was already dark outside, I called a taxi, and based on my previous memory, I found Shang Wan's father's house.

I was a little worried that he would go away. Shang Wan said that every time he returned to China, he had a very tight schedule. I rang the doorbell and waited for a while. It was the same man who came to open the door last time, Shang’s father’s lover.

The man was stunned when he saw me, then recognized me, and smiled. I suddenly found that he had a pretty smile, and he was a delicate and elegant man.

"Are you looking for Frank?" He asked me in English with a pure accent, I guess he doesn't speak Chinese very well.

Frank?Oh, that must be Shang Wan's father.Just as he was thinking, a man walked up behind the man.

"Uncle Shang...sorry for disturbing..."

He looked at me for a full second and didn't speak. In that second, I felt he knew everything.

"It's a relationship, what's the matter?"

It can be seen that he has a strong sense of boundaries, and he will not pull you into the house when he sees you.

"Well... I cooked some Shang Wan's favorite food, which can also nourish my nutrition. Can I trouble my uncle to send it to her?"

He whispered something to the man beside him, the man nodded, smiled at me, and went in by himself.

"I went to see her at noon and saw that she was not in a good condition. Now I can probably guess what happened."

"Well...just...the body is more important." I squeezed out this sentence.

"Thank you, I think you are good to her."

"No, I probably... forced her, but it's too late to say anything now."

"Forcing her?" He looked at me, "Although we only met for one meal, I didn't think you would be aggressive. May I ask what you forced her to do? Xiao Wan is really in a very bad state today. Oops."

My arm was getting longer and longer by the lunch box. On the left was a drawer of steamed stuffed buns, and on the right was a pot of soup. I bent down and put the things on the stone steps.

"Oh, come in and talk if you don't mind," he said.

"Is she really sick? Does anyone take care of her? Does she live in Shangu or by the lake?"

Dad Shang picked up the lunch box and looked back at me, "She's a bit stubborn, she wants to stay alone, in the hotel."

When we walked in, I saw that there was really a well-planned yard in this house. I could see that the house had a bit of history. He took me into a house on one side, with a glass-designed half wall, so I could see the yard. There is only a stone bench and a few cushions on the ground in the room. Under the orange light, it looks like a meditation room.

We each picked up a cushion and sat down.

"What did you force her to do?" Dad Shang asked again.

"Just some things, a little strange, strange from the beginning, some people, some relationships, I don't know what it is, and she won't tell me when I ask her..."

Dad Shang looked at the slate floor in front of him for a while, "Is there someone pestering her? Do you doubt their relationship?"

"Ah," I think he should be an insider, so it's a good idea to find him this time, "Well... you know, uncle?"

He leaned forward, crossed his fingertips and pressed them against his chin, for a long time, "Come on, can I ask how long you and Xiao Wan have been dating?"

I suddenly felt embarrassed to ask such a direct question.

"Soon..." I was embarrassed to really count the days, "soon."

"Well," he straightened up, "then give her some time, some things require her to work hard to solve them."

I thought he was trying to judge if he could tell me.

"She's quite difficult, not because I'm her father. Looking beyond my identity, she is indeed quite difficult."

I listened to this and was silent.I admit, these are the words I want to hear, and the more I listen to them, the more I feel sorry for Shang Wan.

"There are some things she can't say, not because she doesn't trust you or lack of affection, but because she bears legal responsibilities. We Chinese always put 'emotion' and 'reason' before 'law', and ordinary people live like this. There is nothing wrong, she has been here for thousands of years, but she can't," he paused, "some things, if she said it easily or leaked it, the contract she signed would cause all her shares in Shanggu to be liquidated. Let her 'get out of the house'."

"Ah?" I trembled in fright, "So...is it so serious?"

"Some things are very complicated. She can't twist her thighs now. She is facing an elite team of lawyers, so if she misses the appointment, she has no chance. You have not been dating for a long time, and it is good to have this pause now On the one hand, you calm down and think about it, do you have the confidence to go on with her for a girl like her with a complicated background? Is your future life what you want? On the other hand, give her some time to think Find out how to balance your lover with your surroundings."

"Oh..." I couldn't answer for a while, I remember Shang Wan mentioned a "contract", I didn't take it seriously, probably because of love, and I never thought that this matter would be so serious Go online.

"Uncle, can I ask, who is her opponent? Who is forcing her? Is it the one named Pei? Or..." I thought of Shang Wan's grandfather, because Shang's father was also forced by him , but the words are not easy to say.

Dad Shang shook his head, "It doesn't matter who you are, everyone does things right and not people, what she got into is the situation, not the people."

"Oh……"

He pointed to the lunch box on the ground in front of him, "What... are these?"

"Needing soup that helps sleep, and steamed buns with plums and vegetables that she loves," I stood up and picked them up, "Uncle, I'll deliver them to her myself."

"you sure?"

"Well, you're right just now, press the pause button, let us come out of the indifference of our love, and I don't want to disturb her, but it's okay to give her some food."

He also stood up and nodded, "Okay, then you can go."

"The apartment in Shanggu Hotel, right?"

"Correct."

I rushed to the hotel again in the dark. If, as Dad Shang said, she had been alone for the past two days, no one would have told her to eat. If this continues, even if she is not sick, there will be problems.

In the taxi, I thought, let's put aside all the love affairs for the time being, the body can't be broken, and everything else can be considered in the long run.

In fact, I just ate a steamed stuffed bun at night. I know that people have no appetite when they are sad.

Without the treatment of a private elevator, I was carrying a two-meal box, looking anxiously at the display button of the elevator like a takeaway boy, as if she would not be able to eat any later, or she would leave if it was later.And when the elevator really reached the 36th floor, I stepped out, and my feet went soft again, what would she do to me?

I touched her door and stood there, wanting to ring the doorbell, but my stomach was twitching nervously. I avoided the peephole and leaned against the wall to calm down. After a while, I thought again, just let the door go, and then gave it to her. Send her a message and ask her to take it.

No, if she is still angry or sad, if she doesn't come to get it, waste is a trivial matter, won't she be unable to eat again?

I stood there struggling, it was ridiculous, I clearly made up my mind when I was with Dad Shang, but when I got to the door of the house, I hesitated again.

But I changed my mind halfway and sent it to her by myself, didn't I just want to see her?Even if you take a look through the door!

I reached out and rang the doorbell.

My heart was beating "chug", ready to answer "it's me".But there was no movement for a while, and I pressed it again, but there was still no movement, and my heart began to sink. Could it be that she really left and is no longer here?

While thinking wildly, the door opened.

God, the sound insulation effect of this door is really good, why didn't I hear footsteps?I was downcast when the door opened, and the look on my face gave me away.

She seemed to have gotten up from the bathtub. Although the bathrobe was tightly tied and covered her neck, but...it was also a bathrobe, and her hair was a little wet, hanging on her shoulders.

That little face, which is always as warm as a spring breeze, is now pale to transparent, and I can even see a small freckle on the bridge of my nose.

"I...ah, I'm bothering you, um, I cooked something, I don't know if you've eaten it, so I just dropped by and brought it to you."

"My dad just called me."

"Oh, not on the way."

She stood there, didn't say to take it, and didn't push me away.

"I heard from Jingyi that you're not feeling well. Let me make some soup for you. It's okay if you still hate me. The soup is innocent. Let's drink it while it's hot?" I sent it up with both hands.

She took it, "Thank you."

No more talking, is it hereditary to keep people from entering the house?

"Then...then I'm leaving, you take care of yourself." I leaned over half of my body, the left half pretended to be leaving, and the right half was stopped at any time.

But I saw her backing away, so I planned to go in...

"Can you eat it all by yourself? I've done a lot." I asked again.

She looked at me, let go of the door, and walked in by herself.I saw that the door was just that open, so I went in and closed it.

She went to the kitchen island, put the lunch box on it, and turned to get a bowl from the cupboard.I took a look at the table, it was so clean that it could be used as a mirror to look at it, there was no smoke, maybe I hadn’t eaten anything in the past two days.

"Shang Wan...I'm sorry..."

She paused for a moment, then continued to scoop up the soup, "I've been thinking about it for the past two days. Given my current situation, I may not be suitable for dating. I'm sorry for you. In fact, the two of us... I took the initiative. Blame me for thinking everything too simply, I didn't take a good look at my own situation, it may have hurt you."

"Don't, don't, don't say that, my uncle told me just now..."

She looked up, questioning in her eyes.

"Oh, don't worry, he didn't say what he shouldn't say. Uncle just told me that you are bound by the law and you have a lot of difficulties."

She paused, covered the thermos in her hand, and said quietly: "Since you know this, you should also understand what I just said."

I watched her put the spoon into the bowl and gently push it towards me.

I took it over, "Eat first, and you will have the strength to think about other things when you are full."

She lowered her head and sipped the soup slowly, and I felt a little better, and the feeding was finally successful.We ate something in a muffled voice, and she raised her head, "The burning ice is missing."

I choked on the soup, "What? When?"

"She didn't go to the airport and didn't leave the country as required. The police found me immediately, and the police are still searching for her now."

I couldn't digest it for a long time, "What does she want? Shang Wan, do you know what she wants?"

She lowered her head to stir the soup in the bowl, "I know what she wants when she's sober, but I don't know what she wants when she's crazy."

"My God! Can you hire some bodyguards? You can't run around until the police catch her, can you?"

"I was a little worried about you at first, and wanted to inform you when I knew the news, but I thought again, if you can go to contact her behind my back and trust her so much, maybe she won't do anything to you, it's me Worrying about nothing."

Yes, she was still angry.

I thought about what she said, and suddenly realized that in Shang Wan's vision, I was going to contact Zhuo Bing without telling her. She had a meeting that day, and I didn't say that I would go to meet Zhuo Bing.

"No, listen to me, she said that day before she left, she would never come to China again, and said she had something to hand over to Xiao Ziyan. I thought this was the last time, so I sent the Buddha to the west to get it. Well, I was thinking of going back quickly, waiting for you to end the meeting after I go back to the company, but I didn't expect that she actually lied to me..."

She didn't say a word for a long time, "Well, the situation is like this now, and you should be careful. If she comes to you again, my suggestion is to inform me, and I will inform the police. Don't go to the appointment alone. I'm afraid she will do something dangerous. .”

"I see……"

In fact, I scratched my head and wanted to know what happened to those paintings, whether the person in the paintings was her, and if not, what happened to the tattoo marks... But she didn't say anything, and I couldn't ask anymore, At least not tonight.

"I'll let Uncle Qiao come up to pick you up. Don't go out these few nights until you find her."

I heard that she meant to let me go. To be honest, I felt a little sad. I felt that there was a distance between me and her, and I was no longer as close as before.

"Forget it, don't bother him. I'll go downstairs and take a taxi myself. It's okay to come here just now."

"It's better to be careful." She called Uncle Qiao as she spoke.

After hanging up the phone, she said that she would be there in 10 minutes. I looked at her "bare-walled" kitchen and shook my head.

"Otherwise, you can take the aunt from the villa over to take care of your food, and also to be a companion, so you can rest assured if you have multiple people."

"I see, don't worry."

"Shang Wan," I had a lot of words in my heart, and I didn't know what to say, so I hesitated for a long time, "You don't have to carry it all by yourself."

She lowered her head and said nothing, I couldn't see her eyes clearly.

"Uncle said today, I should think about it. Many things over there are very complicated. Do I want to live such a life... Shang Wan, if you leave me alone, no matter who you are with in the future, what do you want? life?"

She smiled wryly and shook her head, "I said it just now, I've thought about it these two days, I can't have feelings, it's better not to hurt others."

"What kind of life do you really want in your heart?"

She froze for a moment, "I have a good life every day."

"What about those nightmares? When will the fear of the dark be better?"

She looked at the other side of the room, the night outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, "If you're afraid, don't be afraid."

I want to hug her, just like many times before, in such a distance, I can feel the helplessness and pain emanating from the depths of her soul, I couldn't hug her at that time, but then I did, those happy days let People just want to linger on the happiness in front of them, but they seem to have forgotten what touched me in the first place, what worried me and wanted to protect, today I touched that helplessness and pain again, more than ever before Strong, but I seem to have lost the right to hug her again.

I was picked up from the apartment by Uncle Qiao and sat in his car. Somehow, I thought of Shang Wan's parents.

In my impression, her mother was successful in the worldly sense. She wanted to be a cook and became an architect. She was a woman who was alone. At that time, she had a husband who loved her and an excellent daughter. She died of cancer in the end. I don’t know. Shang Wan never told me how she evaluated herself in the last period of her life.

Her father, on the other hand, has lived to this age and is willing to throw away everything he has carried and pursue freedom. I don’t even know if he is a good son, husband, or father, but he exudes gentleness and calmness all over his body. , Open-minded happiness.

Who does Shang Wan look like?When I saw her father that day, I felt that the two had similar tempers and temperaments, but now, I am afraid that she is more like my mother.

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