smoke like fire

There was no one else around, so I handed the cigar to Zhao Kuanyi and asked with a smile, "Do you want to smoke?"

Zhao Kuanyi didn't say good or bad, just moved his face closer, and took a sip with my hand.I stared blankly at his lowered eyelashes.My heart was beating, of course, but too fast.In fact, it only happened for a moment. He looked up, stepped back, leaned his back against the railing, and exhaled lightly.

He's saying, "It tastes like Panalito."

I smiled, stood side by side with him, and answered, "Yes."

Suddenly the singing in the room was replaced by a hoarse voice, and we couldn't help but pay attention.The always-on-the-line middle-aged female singer in a green evening dress sang confidently and lightly. She sang an English pop song... I'm tryinsohardnottogetcaughtupnow, Butyou'rejustsocool.

At this time, Chen Liren and his girlfriend Lily were standing in the center of the arena.The songstress smiled at them and continued singing.I listened quietly to each word, my heart was vibrating, I couldn't help it, it was so easy.

She sings: Cause I don't know how it gets better than this, You take my hand and drag me head first. And I don't know why, but with you I'ddanceinastorminmybestdress, Fearless.

Fearless.fear nothing.

To love someone is to be fearless.Of course I could—why not?Then everything is meaningless now.The conversation with Wang Ziyang earlier went back and forth in my mind, and I unconsciously looked at Zhao Kuanyi.

Zhao Kuanyi didn't seem to notice.The lighting on the balcony was not turned on, and it was stronger than the light inside. A large beam of light came in and hit half of his face, reflecting the half of his eyebrows and nose, and the half of his closed lips.I was a little dazed, but I knew that what he gave was all.

He never looked at me.Ke leaned shoulder to shoulder, and the fingers on this side also touched together.

The singing stopped, but the music didn't stop. The birthday song was played, and the female singer led the guests to sing.

The lights in the room dimmed accordingly.The table on which the cake was placed was slowly pushed out, and the round and large cake was filled with spiral candles; countless lights flickered and reflected on the smiling faces of Chen Liren and Lily.

After singing the song, everyone advocated the birthday star to make a wish. Lily smiled coquettishly, closing her eyes as if sincerely acquiescing.When she opened her eyes, Chen Liren had brought a large bouquet of roses.It was a marriage proposal scene - presenting flowers, kneeling on one knee, and presenting a shiny diamond ring of unknown carats.

I didn't know beforehand, it was a surprise.Because I didn't expect them to get married.I smiled and said to Zhao Kuanyi: "You are just in time to witness this historic scene."

Zhao Kuanyi looked at it, whether he wanted to laugh or not, as if he thought it was an exaggeration.He is because he doesn't know the ups and downs of their love.They have stumbled and stumbled in the past few years, and after separation and reunion, they have become today's harmony.

The two of them were already hugging and kissing.Blow out the candles on the cake together.While watching, I told Zhao Kuanyi that I must tell him this story some other day.

The atmosphere of the birthday party reached its climax here, the joy was in full swing, and because of a marriage proposal, the ladies—especially the young ones, seemed to be emotionally infected, and talked endlessly.

The men all congratulated Chen Liren, and made fun of those who were more acquainted.But a few words are inseparable from things.Seeing Zhao Kuanyi coming, Chen Liren wanted to hold him to have a secret talk for a while.

There was no sign of the meeting until after midnight.Among them, I didn't talk to Ye Wenli very much; his entertainment would be no less than mine.Sometimes I hang out among my friends, and sometimes I am surrounded by wives and ladies joking around.I took time to pay attention, and saw him being caught by a female publicist of an entertainment company, but after a while, he was nowhere to be seen.

Because we come together, of course we have to go back together.But the original Zhong Wenqi will be replaced by Zhao Kuanyi.Zhao Kuanyi has asked the driver to drive away first.Ye Wenli already knew that I knew him, so there's nothing wrong with sending him off directly from a friend.But for a very vague reason, I was not very calm for a while.

Still pondering what to say, Ye Wenli's call came first.

I was the first to say, "I'm looking for you—"

Ye Wenli interrupted with a smile: "Oh, I'm outside—" He said a woman's English name, and vaguely heard the other party giggling, "Ai Modi company, have you heard? And Two of her friends, let's change to another..."

There was a sudden loud roar at the other end, as if a car was passing by on the main road, and I couldn't hear it clearly for a while.

He smiled and said goodbye there, that is, cut off the call.I was taken aback, but not angry.There is nothing to be angry about.He still wants to have fun, can he still be forced to go home?

……

After consideration, English was used directly in the article.I found translations online, there are many, and I like this one better.

Cause I don't know how it gets better than this, nothing beats this moment

Ye Wenli and I didn't meet until the next working day.At the conference table in the morning, everyone will inevitably have Monday syndrome, as if they haven't had a good rest, but he is in good spirits.

As the leader of the company, Chen Liren is of course more energetic.He did not let everyone off because of the joy of a successful proposal.The board meeting will be held next month, and there are many more demands than usual from all aspects.

It was so easy to get to the end of the meeting.When he was about to leave, Chen Liren called Ye Wenli to talk, and I left first, along with Lao Li and the others, and Zhong Wenqi was also at the back, without talking to anyone.

When I entered the conference room earlier, I never felt embarrassed when I met her face to face; she didn't seem to have it either, as if there had never been a Friday night, and she was still as usual—the same face that seemed very unhappy.

Lao Li and I struck up a conversation in person.Later, he answered a phone call, and his pace gradually slowed down, being overtaken by Zhong Wenqi.The elevator has already been called up, and Lao Li is still talking, waving to us, indicating that he will not sit this time.

Zhong Wenqi and I entered the elevator together.Her floor was below mine, so I pressed it by the way.She glanced at me.I pretended I didn't see it, and looked at the beating floor numbers, but when I heard her speak, her tone was a bit stiff.

"That day, I'm really sorry."

I looked at her, smiled and said, "Oh, it doesn't matter."

Zhong Wenqi didn't look at me, she just kept facing the elevator door, as if there was something to explore.I looked at the time before she said again: "Thank you anyway."

I paused and said, "It's really nothing."

After that, I stopped talking, and when I got to the floor, I walked out directly, never wanting to see her situation.

After entering the office and sitting for a while, Secretary Elin knocked on the door and came in.She brought coffee, not the kind brewed by the company's coffee machine, but a takeaway cup from the coffee shop.

She put the coffee in front of my table and said deliberately: "General manager, please drink coffee."

I glanced at her with a smile and asked, "Why do you spend money to buy it?"

Elin replied: "Crystal in the downstairs department brought it to you."

I startled. Crystal is Zhong Wenqi's secretary. I thought about it and asked, "What's going on?"

Elin looked at it, smiled and behaved properly, "I don't know. But I heard that Mr. Zhong ordered it, or you know the reason."

There was a hint of meaning in her eyes, and I couldn't help but laugh.I didn't talk much, and after dismissing her with a few words, I leaned back on the back of the office chair, looked at the coffee by the table, and didn't know what to think.

I have met quite a few women, and of course there have been ones like Zhong Wenqi - she is not the first woman who wants to show me face.However, she can get over with some coaxing, but she is difficult to deal with.

I don't know if she hates or likes me.I don't want to like the kind of men and women.I myself understand very well.

At noon, I set up a table for dinner at the Tianchu restaurant near the company.It was Lao Li, me, Ye Wenli, and several people from other departments who had previously agreed to appoint a director of the personnel department; the eldest sister, who will retire at the end of the year.

This one came to work in the old chairman's time.Because of his ability, he has not been shaken during the company's reform period; even though his position in the department is not very high, he is more like a supervisor than a supervisor.

She has never been able to say that she is amiable, and there is no one who has eaten here today who has not had a pai tai from her before, but they can only respect and respect.But over the years, when she has cultivated a lot of feelings, the eldest sister is not really hard-hearted.Halfway through the meal, she was full of emotion when she talked about old things.

She went through everyone's past, including my part.

It was a tiring thing to recall, and I don't usually talk about it.Because of being reused, he was promoted quickly, and being young, he was often made things difficult by the old department, openly or secretly, and tit-for-tat was normal.He is also young and energetic, always angry, even when facing Chen Liren.Those people are no longer in the company.

When I was ridiculed, I could only laugh.Unavoidable to meet people's eyes, Zhong Wenqi didn't seem to believe it.Don't blame her, I have never lost my temper at the conference table in recent years; even if the predecessor in her department came to grab Changle's project, I didn't get entangled and gave it away easily.

Everyone else has seen it.Lao Li seemed to remember it, and said with a smile: "Hey, speaking of it, it's been a long time since Xiao Cheng quarreled with the chairman at a meeting."

Everyone laughed, and so did I.

After paying and posting the bill, the female colleagues walked in front, and several men lit cigarettes one after another.Seeing that Ye Wenli couldn't find a lighter there, I handed out my own.

"take it."

Ye Wenli seemed startled, then smiled and took it.He lit the cigarette, returned it, and said with a smile, "Thank you."

I smiled and walked with him.

Ye Wenli took two puffs of his cigarette and said, "Just now they were talking about the past, I remembered it, remember? You once patted the table with me."

I was taken aback, but looked at him in surprise, and said with a smile, "Really? I don't remember."

Ye Wenli smiled, and only said: "Thinking of that time, I really don't think it was easy. The internal and external environment was difficult, and every project had to be completed under such heavy pressure."

I smiled and remained silent.He also calmed down.A group of people in front of them are speeding up their pace and rushing to cross the road.I couldn't catch up with him, so we had to wait for the next signal change.

The traffic in front of me was rumbling non-stop, and I heard Ye Wenli say something.

"I'm going to be married soon—probably."

I was taken aback and looked at him. He was still smiling, but his expression was more serious than ever.I paused and asked, "When?"

Ye Wenli took a puff of cigarette and said, "It doesn't have to be when, but I want it." After a pause, "Besides, I have a partner."

I was a little surprised, and asked with a smile: "You have a date? You keep it so secret, do I know it?"

Ye Wenli smiled and said, "Clair has a friend, Ms. Tan, who is her daughter. Cherry, you should have seen it."

I asked, "Ms. Tan who opened the gallery?"

"Ah."

I thought for a while and asked, "Does Clair know?"

Ye Wenli smiled and said, "We met through Clair's introduction."

I nodded, "Oh." I smiled again, "When did you start?"

Ye Wenli didn't answer.Because the sign had also changed, I didn't talk to him, just walked quickly.When he got to the opposite direction, he didn't speak, but he walked slowly.I thought he was trying to finish his cigarette.Anyway, it's not far from the company, and besides, in this position, it doesn't matter if you get in late.

"Since this year, my family has been urging me to get married." Ye Wenli said suddenly: "Cherry is a very good marriage partner--everything is good, it meets my expectations, I have been looking for someone like this, and now We can't talk about getting together with her, but it's not bad, anyway, when it comes to getting married, it will probably be very soon."

I didn't react for a moment, I just looked at him without speaking.He continued directly: "I don't know what your family is like, but I must get married."

I'm still silent, this time I really don't know how to answer.

Ye Wenli said: "My father is older and has a lot of physical problems. He is afraid that he won't see me having a wedding. My mother has always obeyed my father. Besides, my elder brother has been married for a long time, and my younger sister also married early, so I am the only one left. "Stayed for a while, looked at me, and smiled, "It seems that I haven't told you about the situation in my family."

I just smiled and didn't answer.

Ye Wenli continued to himself: "It's impossible for them to imagine that my partner is not a woman. In fact, sometimes I can't either. But, I can't even want to have a serious talk with a man." He stopped, looked at me, "You Can?"

I also stopped and looked at him.Of course there are people coming and going around, and there seems to be a vague line of sight looking over, but it seems that they can't feel it.

He smiled, and said in a low voice, "I have no position to ask you anything, it was just—" After a pause, he smiled again, and stopped talking, and walked straight forward.