smoke like fire

Before the car arrived in Taipei, I received a call from Ms. Zhao.

I don't know when she will come back from traveling, but I haven't heard from her for a long time.Zhao Kuanyi hardly mentioned her matters in front of me.

Ms. Zhao asked me if I would like tea.I have no time to answer.

The little cousin showed curiosity there.I dealt with her patiently, and quickly sent her back to the rented place, that is, driving to the meeting.

It's an appointment at Mandarin Oriental, and Ms. Zhao has arrived first.

She sat in her seat and sipped her tea gracefully.She looks very good, you can say that she is in high spirits.Seeing me, she looked me over.

"Where are you from? It seems like you haven't slept for a few days."

I sat down and said, "I haven't slept well these days."

Ms. Zhao expressed sympathy and said, "It's really painful to not sleep well."

I smiled and asked the waiter for coffee.

Ms. Zhao talked about traveling alone, and I listened without interrupting.For a while, she stopped, looking at me as if tentatively.

I noticed it, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Ms. Zhao was silent, and then said: "I think you look okay, but you're not too uncomfortable."

I was taken aback, and asked amusedly, "What do you mean?"

Miss Zhao pursed her lips and said, "Then about Xu Bijun."

It took me a while to realize whose name it was.Xu Bijun, Ms. Xu.I was quiet, smiled, looked at her and said, "It's impossible to hide this kind of thing."

Maybe it was possible before, but she did it on purpose.Because she wants to.Now, I can't say she doesn't want to.Women demand everything, not just grievances.

Miss Zhao was silent.

I said, "Don't mention her."

Ms. Zhao said suddenly: "I have no position to say anything."

I paused and looked at her hesitantly.

Ms. Zhao seemed to pause, and said in a low voice, "It's not the same as before."

I was silent, and said after a while: "It's all over."

Miss Zhao didn't say a word, she just drank some tea.

I watched it, and suddenly remembered the report in the previous weekly magazine, that Dongfang Construction's Cao Jingqian had a new love.She is the younger sister of Chairman Yufu Wang, only a little older than Ms. Zhao, and she was divorced once.

The report is vivid and vivid, and there are even photos to prove it. The two are cuddling closely, and it seems that good things are not far away.

After thinking about it, I said, "Cao Dong——"

Ms. Zhao laughed and interrupted: "I saw the report, I really want to congratulate him, Ms. Wang is very good."

I asked, "You don't care?"

Ms. Zhao seemed surprised, "Why should I care?" She smiled again, "You seem to have misunderstood a lot. He and I have always been friends, and of course we are now."

I understand.It's not that there is another question in my mind, but I don't want to worry about it too much, so I won't mention it.Ms. Zhao should have a sense of proportion.

After talking about this incident, Ms. Zhao probably felt very touched. She mentioned that she has attended many wedding banquets in recent days.

"——we're all getting married at this time." She said: "The ostentation is so big, it's really tossing, and it's not easy to be a guest."

I didn't say anything, just served the coffee on my own.

Ms. Zhao took a look, as if asking casually: "Did Kuan Yi say that he met someone recently? I haven't seen any scandals about him recently."

I paused, put down the glass, and smiled at her.

"You should ask him yourself."

Ms. Zhao glanced at her, and said displeasedly: "Where is he going to tell me?" She added: "I only know that he had dinner with a few girls, and it was arranged by his grandmother."

I smiled and said, "You can figure it out, then you still have to ask me."

Miss Zhao hummed twice.

I smiled slightly and didn't speak.I have guessed that Zhao Kuanyi's dinner arranged by the old lady recently was not pure.He never refused the old lady's request.Otherwise it would be strange.

I don't know, he never concealed it every time, but he didn't talk about it carefully.But it's also good.For example, if I have dinner with a girl today, I won't tell him the details.

There are some things that just need to be known to each other.

"—Don't mention it to him, I asked about these things." Ms. Zhao reminded me there.

I smiled, raised my coffee cup, and said with absolute assurance: "Of course, I won't."

After the funeral, my mother stayed in Kaohsiung.

But she went to the fourth aunt and didn't live in her mother's house.Because besides the grandfather, there were two other families, the eldest uncle and the second uncle, she would inevitably feel awkward there; even if the grandfather had never spoken, the two uncles and aunts had no objection, so she still went to the fourth aunt's house.

The fourth uncle is often in the United States due to work. In a single-family house, only the fourth aunt and a pair of son and daughter-in-law live in it on weekdays. It does not take up much space to live alone, let alone my sister.

Grandpa is actually opposed to this matter.He told me those things before and asked me to persuade my mother.But I didn't say a word, because I thought that my mother was far away from my father, and I should think about her relationship with my father calmly.

As for the father, he seemed to have expressed his thoughts at that time.Of course he was silent, still not often at home.I don't care, it doesn't matter, and frankly I'm busy, and it's always late when I get home.

But on the one hand, I really asked my friends to look out for a good place to live.

One night, at Zhao Kuanyi's house, I thought about it and started talking, including the matter of moving out of the house.

Zhao Kuanyi didn't say much about these two things.

He was looking at me, holding my knee with one hand, while lowering his body into me.I don't gossip anymore, but I don't hesitate to moan, and I do my best to deal with him.

At the end, I almost couldn't take it anymore. I managed to calm down, but I couldn't move. I stood up half-supported, and I couldn't help rubbing my waist.Seeing what Zhao Kuanyi looked like, I said to him sternly, "I've been busy recently."

Zhao Kuanyi raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't think so.I joked to myself, "Look, I'll hit the gym later."

Zhao Kuanyi lit a cigarette and said, "What you need is a vacation."

I also ordered a cigarette to smoke, and as I lit it, I sighed: "I think I should take a long vacation." Thinking about it, I joked with him: "Why don't we take a long vacation together? I haven't been anywhere for a long time. played."

I thought that Zhao Kuanyi would ignore him, but I didn't want him to say: "In mid-August, I plan to go to Rivières."

I was startled.

Zhao Kuanyi continued: "Guillaume's daughter is getting married, I hope I will be there."

I have reacted.Zhao Kuanyi's biological father, Mr. William, lived in Rivières and remarried many years ago. Because his partner also divorced and had children, there was only a simple ceremony.

At that time, Zhao Kuanyi asked me to witness together.

In my impression, in the past, Zhao Kuanyi would visit his biological father every once in a while, and would stay there for a few days.But in the past few years, I have been estranged from him, which is not so clear.

I thought about it and asked, "How long do you plan to go this trip?"

Zhao Kuanyi didn't answer, looked over, and suddenly asked: "Why don't we go together? Anyway, you just said you wanted to take a long vacation, and besides, you recognize Marina and Vonnie."

I was stunned for a moment, because I still couldn't think clearly, but I responded to him: "That's okay."

Zhao Kuanyi nodded, and said again: "But Marina is not what she used to be, she has gained a lot of weight."

I gathered myself together, hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you really——seriously asking?"

Zhao Kuanyi looked at me silently.

"Didn't you just say that?"

I nodded blankly, "Yes..."

"Then it's settled."

Zhao Kuanyi said, pressing the ashtray to extinguish the cigarette.