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Ten minutes later, Ling Zhuo and Qi Liangli met at the other side of the parking lot, and all three of them were waiting for him in Zhong Yiran's car.

Ling Zhuo opened the door and sat in the back seat. Qi Liangli in the passenger seat turned around and talked to him: "I thought who would you bring?"

Ling Zhuo: "Why did you bring him here? It makes you feel uncomfortable?"

Qi Liangli smiled: "Yes."

Zhong Yiran started the car, and the car drove out of the underground parking lot to the downtown area.

Ling Zhuo said something to Qi Liangli, leaned back in the seat, stared at the street view outside the window in a daze, Deng Lanluo beside him asked him: "Ling Zhuo, are you okay?"

Ling Zhuo turned back: "What?"

Deng Lanluo didn't know what to say, so she choked out a sentence for a long time: "Sorry."

Ling Zhuo shook his head and said nothing.

Zhong Yiran in the driver's seat took a look at him from the inside mirror, and Ling Zhuo's eyes turned to the outside of the car again, not in a good mood.

The place they went to was a high-end hot pot restaurant opened by Qi Liangli's cousin. Qi Liangli had already called to make a reservation. It was a private room, so no outsiders would disturb him.

He sat down and ordered the dishes first, and when the bottom of the pot and the dishes were ready, Zhang Xun also arrived. He saw that Ling Zhuo was a little uncomfortable, and he was sat down by Deng Lanluo after he said hello.

Qi Liangli ordered two cases of beer and poured a glass for each of them: "Everyone drinks, but Brother Ran also drinks. Let my cousin drive us back later."

After finishing speaking, Qi Liangli first raised his wine glass, drank it in one gulp, then lifted the glass and said: "It's rare that the five of us can get together to eat hot pot and drink together today. Although I am the youngest, today all the brothers are trying to save me. If you have anything to say, just talk about it at the dinner table, and if you are unhappy or unhappy, let's talk about it, don't hold it back anymore."

Deng Lanluo answered first: "Okay, it's good to speak up if you have anything to say, so that everyone won't be suspicious of each other and be provoked by outsiders."

He also drank the wine, and said to Ling Zhuo first: "Ling Zhuo, I admit that I was jealous of you, and I even wondered countless times if I had participated in the draft, would today be different, but I also know that I should not I may be like you, I am not as strong as you, and my luck may be a little worse. Now this should be the best result. In fact, I always think that among the five members of our group, Qi Liangli is the stupidest, but you are the most soft-hearted one. .”

Qi Liangli argued: "How am I stupid."

Deng Lanluo ignored him, and continued: "If I were you, towing the plane by myself and not being taken seriously in the regiment, I would probably die of anger, and I would definitely not be as generous as you, and I am far inferior to you in this regard. "

After speaking, Deng Lanluo stood up and toasted Ling Zhuo: "In any case, in the past three years, I really relied on you to lead us away. I have to thank you, but I still want to compare with you in the future." , we are not very old, and the road is still long, maybe one day I will be able to overtake another car in a curve?"

Ling Zhuo smiled, and took his glass of wine: "Okay, then I'll wait for that day."

Afterwards, Deng Lanluo went to talk to other people one by one before making a toast. With him making the start, the awkward atmosphere at the table suddenly improved a lot.Then it was Qi Liangli who spoke, this kid praised him from person to person, even to Zhang Xun, he also praised him a lot of good things, Zhang Xun smiled and said: "I thought you didn't plan to give me good looks in your life gone."

Qi Liangli: "Hey, everyone has their own aspirations. I can't think about it for a while, and it's not that I really don't understand this truth. I'm 20 years old and I'm not a child, okay?"

They drank the wine together, Zhang Xun took the baton, and toasted with each other one by one. When it was Ling Zhuo's turn, he first apologized: "I was really a little impulsive about the previous thing, and you know my temper like that. It’s my own guilty conscience, I’ll jump in anger when someone exposes me, and I’ll blame it on you, then calm down and think about it later, Brother Lan is actually right, you are a person with a personality as soft as dough, where is it? I do have to say sorry to you for doing such a thing.”

Ling Zhuo also stood up and raised his glass: "Now it's my turn to say, Zhang Xun, I have to say sorry to you too, not only you, but all of you, it is indeed not me who bought a marketing account to target you , but the matter does have something to do with me, I don’t want to say what’s wrong with that person, so I’m the one to say I’m sorry, the matter is over, after drinking this glass of wine, we won’t mention it again, is that okay?”

He drank the wine first, Zhang Xun said "OK" and drank the wine, and the others followed.

Ling Zhuo smiled knowingly, and then went to talk to others, first Qi Liangli, then Deng Lanluo, and finally it was Zhong Yiran's turn.

When facing Zhong Yiran, he paused for a moment, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Captain, thank you for these seven years, I wish you better and better in the future."

After a moment of silence, Zhong Yiran got up and took his glass of wine.

The last one to speak was Zhong Yiran, he first respected the other three, and then it was Ling Zhuo's turn, looked at him for a long time, and finally only said: "Ling Zhuo, I wish you better and better in the future."

Ling Zhuo nodded: "Thank you."

Qi Liangli and Zhang Xun were a little unclear, so they probably noticed that the atmosphere between them was a little weird. Qi Liangli wanted to ask, but Deng Lanluo coughed lightly, changed the subject, and said to Zhang Xun with a smile: "Zhang Xun Didn’t you say you regret leaving the group before, since everyone is here today, you want to come in again to express your opinion to everyone, and let you in again if everyone agrees.”

Zhang Xun looked embarrassed, and then stood up and poured wine for the other four people: "I was impulsive before, my mouth was bad, my words were bad, and my actions were childish. You adults don't remember villains. Forgive me this time, let me go!" I'll go back."

Qi Liangli snorted softly: "Let's vote."

Everyone laughed, and the vote was naturally passed by all, and he was pulled back into the small group on the spot.

After drinking this round of wine, everyone let go, and if they want to turn over old accounts, they turn over together, and simply turn over all the conflicts in the past with sesame and mung beans, and make it clear and let others judge. That one will punish himself with three cups.

After finishing the two cases of wine, he ordered another two cases. Ling Zhuo didn't hold a lot of alcohol, but he was already a little drunk. He got up and went to the bathroom, and poured cold water on his face. .

Glancing at his watch, it was past nine o'clock.

Lu Chixie sent a message a few minutes ago, asking when he would be back.

Ling Zhuo glanced at him, not wanting to answer him, and turned off the phone screen.

He stood in the bathroom for a long time, when someone knocked on the door outside, Ling Zhuo came back to his senses, opened the door and went out, it was Zhong Yiran.

"I saw that you didn't come out for a long time inside, and I was worried that you were not feeling well," Zhong Yiran said, "You just drank too much alcohol, and your alcohol capacity is not good enough, stop drinking."

Ling Zhuo glanced at the three people who were still eating and drinking at the table. It looked like he could drink a few more boxes of wine. He really didn't want to drink anymore, so he didn't want to mix it up anymore, and pushed away Another door leads to the balcony outside.

Standing on the balcony, with the cold wind blowing, the discomfort after being drunk dissipated a lot.

This restaurant has a good location. From the balcony of this private room, the night view of the city outside is quite beautiful.

On New Year's Eve, lights are everywhere.

Zhong Yiran followed and asked him: "Ling Zhuo, they plan to go to KTV to celebrate New Year's Eve together, are you going?"

Ling Zhuo laughed and said, "Singing ktv? Didn't you sing enough on stage?"

Zhong Yiran: "Are you going?"

Ling Zhuo: "I'm not going, I have an appointment."

The people around fell silent.

Ling Zhuo didn't say any more, and watched the night scene quietly for a while, thinking that he just had a drink and didn't eat a few mouthfuls, and planned to fill his stomach again, turned around and was about to go in, when Zhong Yiran's outstretched hand grabbed his wrist.

"Ling Zhuo..." Zhong Yiran called his name, his voice trembling.

Ling Zhuo withdrew his hand: "Captain, stop doing this."

Zhong Yiran: "...Sorry, I'm a little drunk."

Ling Zhuo nodded, and after thinking about it, he decided to make his words clear: "I did hear what Lan Luo said this afternoon. Lu Chixie did something wrong, but he did not give you any real harm. , Zhang Xun went to the ideal company, and the personal resources you and Lan Luo got are also very rare. Even Brother Liu was promoted, and the worst thing he did was just buy hot searches for you. I just apologized to you for him."

Zhong Yiran said sadly: "I know, he gave us a chance, but the choice is ours to make, we can't blame others, I don't have the backbone to say no now."

Ling Zhuo: "No need, no need, everyone is an adult, there is no need to do this, captain, I sincerely hope that you, all of you, will get better and better."

He went on to say: "As for other things... I waited for you for a long time on the viewing platform behind Beishan Park that night, and then you didn't come. Lu Chixie came. No matter what the reason is, if you didn't come, you didn't come. I can’t go back to that moment in my mood.”

Zhong Yiran's throat rolled, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Is it really impossible?"

Ling Zhuo: "I said thank you to you at the dinner table before. In addition to your care for me these seven years, you also let me know that these seven years are indeed not wishful thinking by me alone, but the past is the past. I The person I like now is Lu Chixie, I only like him, even if he has all kinds of problems, I like him so I won't care about him, as long as he likes me too, I won't be able to separate from him."

Zhong Yiran: "Aren't you worried about external resistance? His home, your home, and your fans."

Ling Zhuo: "His mother has already accepted us. In my family, I will tell my parents when I go back this New Year's Eve. They are quite open-minded and probably won't say anything. As for the fans, we haven't considered it in a short time. If it is too public, it will take a long time in the future, just find another opportunity.”

Zhong Yiran smiled bitterly: "Before he warned me to stay away from you, saying that I am not the same kind of person as you. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it. You are much more determined than me. I lost to him not because he had Money has power, probably because I don't know you well enough."

Ling Zhuo: "Maybe."

Zhong Yiran: "Do you really like him so much?"

Ling Zhuo smiled and nodded: "Well, I love him."

Hearing Ling Zhuo say these three words so naturally, Zhong Yiran felt a little sour in his heart, and then he seemed to be relieved: "Then I wish you well, he seems to be very difficult to get along with, even if you like him, don't be too angry." Accommodate him, Ling Zhuo, treat yourself better in the future."

Ling Zhuo: "Thank you, I know."

After saying a few words, he went back to the table and continued to eat.

Just after eating a few bites, Lu Chixie's WeChat voice call came in, Ling Zhuo didn't answer it, he was still angry, he could defend Lu Chixie in front of outsiders, but Lu Chixie's bad temper, he had to be cured rule.

There was another round of hot pot dishes, Ling Zhuo immersed himself in eating, and finally filled his stomach.

Lu Chixie called again, this time it was a video call.

Ling Zhuo wiped his mouth with a wet tissue, then got up and went outside the balcony again, and pressed answer.

Lu Chixie's cold face appeared in the camera and asked him, "Why didn't you reply to the message or answer the phone?"

Seeing the darkness behind him, Ling Zhuo didn't know where he was, felt a little strange, frowned and said, "I said I'll have dinner with my teammates, and I'll always go back after eating. Why are you sending messages and calling?"

Lu Chixie: "Ling Zhuo, come back now."

Ling Zhuo: "I'm not full yet."

Lu Chixie: "Come back."

Just as Ling Zhuo was about to say "no" again, he was suddenly startled. In the video, Lu Chixie took a step back. He finally saw clearly that this person was actually standing on the edge of the cliff.Ling Zhuo took a tight breath, and unconsciously sped up his speech: "Hey, what are you doing? Did you go to the resort?"

Lu Chixie's voice was still cold: "Ling Zhuo, are you willing to come back?"

Ling Zhuo was angry and anxious: "What are you doing?! Don't get nervous again!"

Lu Chixie: "Ling Zhuo, I want you to come back immediately."

His body slowly fell backwards, and Ling Zhuo's heart beat in his throat for a moment: "Hey!"

The video had already been hung up, Ling Zhuo was so anxious that he called back, but no one answered.He immediately turned around and ran back to the private room, picked up his coat and backpack and was about to leave, the others looked at him in surprise, Ling Zhuo just said "there is something urgent at home", without much explanation, and hurried away.

The masks were all hung on his face in a hurry while running outside. When he went out, he hails a taxi. Today is the New Year's Eve. It is very difficult to take a taxi. Fortunately, he is lucky and happens to have a car to take customers to the restaurant. the door.

After getting in the car, Ling Zhuo quickly reported the address of the resort. The driver was a little embarrassed, and he didn’t want to go. The place Ling Zhuo said was remote and far away, and the return trip was estimated to be empty. Some money.

Ling Zhuo said anxiously: "Master, hurry up and drive, I will give you three times the price of the meter."

Only then did the driver cheerfully remind him to fasten his seat belt and step on the accelerator.

Ling Zhuo was so anxious that he kept calling Lu Chixie's phone back, but he couldn't get through. After a while, he suddenly smashed the phone into the seat, bent down, and covered his heart that was beating so fast that it hurt a little.

He remembered that Lu Chixie's resort also had bungee jumping equipment on the mountain, and this person was clearly standing on the bungee jumping platform just now.

Raising his hand to wipe his face, he realized that his tears were falling, and he was even more angry and uncomfortable.

The driver in the front seat looked at him from the rearview mirror several times, hesitant to speak.

Ling Zhuo closed his eyes, buried his head between his knees, and didn't move for a while.