Contention

Lu Yuexi felt that since he knew that Zou Feiniao had plans to study abroad, time seemed to speed up.

She called the other party once a week and told her a lot about herself, the foundation, and what happened to Lu Min and Wu Rurong recently.

Zou Feiniao will occasionally describe what he has done recently in a concise manner.

For example, how the seasons change, which street I went to eat with my friends, and what I did when I went to the beach by boat during the practical class.

But she never mentioned about studying abroad again, but when Lu Yuexi asked her if she was busy recently, she gently replied "it's okay".

But Lu Yuexi knows that everything the girl is doing now must be preparing for this long trip to study.

Because it was clear, the two of them tacitly did not mention this matter.

In the mid-winter at the end of the year, Oucheng rarely experienced two rounds of sleet, and the fine sand was like floating in the air, weak and ethereal.The weather this year is very strange, the temperature dropped sharply, it was extremely cold, and the down jackets in the store were all out of stock.

Zou Feiniao arrived home only two days before the new year, and heard from Aunt Fang that she was planning to go back to school after the new year and would not be here soon.

Lu Yuexi didn't go to Zou's house this year, too many things happened at home this year, especially Lu Min, who hasn't been out for a long time.

Lu Heng arranged a half-month itinerary in Bali, and the family planned to spend a warm and warm New Year there.Family gatherings like this are rare, and Lu Yuexi had no reason to refuse, so naturally he followed.

It's a pity that she was a little absent-minded along the way. After soaking in the hot spring, she didn't even bother to use the spa, so she went back to the hotel early to rest.

After sleeping until midnight, Lu Min called her to come out to play, saying that there were fireworks near the seaside to watch, but she didn't go out, and stayed under the quilt for a long time, and took out her phone to check the Beijing time.

It's only an hour before Chinese New Year.Lu Yuexi waited patiently, and finally stepped on the spot to call Zou Feiniao.

Maybe the other party has fallen asleep, after all, she has no habit of watching the age.Calling in the past would rashly disturb the other party, but now she just wants to hear the girl's voice.

But fortunately, Zou Feiniao answered quickly, and his voice was very clear, as if he had just woken up.

Before Lu Yuexi could speak, she said, "Happy New Year."

Lu Yue cherished a meal and said with a smile, "Happy New Year."

There was a slight voice on the other end of the phone, not noisy, but very warm.Lu Yuexi asked: "It's so late and you still don't sleep, what are you doing?"

Zou Feiniao said, "Watch the Spring Festival Gala."

"Does it look good?"

"Okay."

Lu Yuexi just wanted to continue talking to her.She was actually a little sleepy, but she just wanted to hear her voice.

"Can you tell me what programs are on this year?" Lu Yue said warmly, "What programs are on now?"

"A sketch."

"Talk to me."

Zou Feiniao smiled, and really talked to her seriously.Lu Yuexi lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling silently, listening patiently.

But the girl's voice was gentle and soft, especially in this quiet night, it seemed extraordinarily hypnotic, as if it was whispering in her ear, coaxing her to sleep.

Lu Yuexi listened, originally he just wanted to close his eyes and imagine what Zou Feiniao said.

But once the eyelids are closed, it feels like a heavy weight, and it is difficult to open them again.

When I woke up suddenly, I didn't know how long it had passed.Lu Yuexi hurriedly looked for the phone, pressed it on, the call interface was still displayed, but about ten minutes had passed.

Zou Feiniao became quiet for some reason, there was still a slight sound coming from the TV program, but she didn't describe it anymore.

Lu Yuexi wanted to ask her what she was doing, but before she could make a sound, she heard the girl on the other side of the phone asking softly, "Are you asleep?"

Lu Yuexi held his breath and didn't answer.

"It's good to fall asleep, it's late." Zou Feiniao smiled, her voice was soft as usual, as if she was muttering to herself, and then she asked, "Are you having fun outside?"

"..." Lu Yuexi still didn't speak.

"Then when will you come back?" The girl didn't expect her to answer, but only sighed disappointedly, "I miss you a little bit."

After speaking, she made sure that the other party was asleep, so she hung up the call.

Lu Yuexi didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, but she inexplicably gained a lot of strength to pursue.

The first two projects of the foundation, Lu Yuexi, have been following up with her own hands, but she was a little unable to do what she wanted later on.

Huiyan's affairs are too complicated, especially this year's policy has changed a lot, so she had to hand over the affairs of the foundation to the people she hired to take care of it, and let them report on their work regularly.

During the period, she also took Huiyan's expert team to Germany for a business trip. She went there for two months, and it was already autumn when she came back.

When Lu Yuexi returned to Lu's house, she looked at the golden sycamore leaves lying all over the ground by the roadside, sighed and was at a loss, how could it be so fast, another year would pass?

After coming back from this business trip, Lu Heng gave her a week off to prevent her from being overworked.

But Lu Yuexi didn't stay idle at home, and called Wu Rurong to come over for tea.Her youngest son, Wu Haosi, was almost two years old, and he was very well-behaved and sensible. If he was put aside and a toy was inserted, he would not cry or make trouble, and could play alone for half a day.

Wu Rurong held her youngest son in her arms, and on the table, she picked out a bottle of skin care products that Lu Yuexi had brought back for her all the way for him to play with.

After so many years, the two of them are still the same. Although many things happened in the middle, even though Wu Rurong had another child, they sat together, and the atmosphere was still the same as when Lu Yuexi first returned to China.

One person pondered quietly, while the other chattered endlessly.

Wu Rurong asked: "Little Bird really wants to study abroad?"

Lu Yuexi said lightly: "I heard from Aunt Fang that her application has already been submitted."

"Then..." Wu Rurong looked at his friend's gloomy face, and felt a little headache, "Are you sure? I remember that the little bird got good grades, right?"

Lu Yue reluctantly said nothing, but stared at the edge of the teacup in a little disappointment.

Wu Rurong had never seen her expression like this before, she was pitiful and helpless, as if she had no choice but to compromise.

"You two..." Wu Rurong didn't know what to say. Over the past few years, she couldn't understand many of Lu Yuexi's behaviors. "What are you going to do next? Are you really going to wait for her like this?"

Lu Yuexi put down the teacup with a calm expression: "If I don't wait for her, who can I wait for?"

Her paranoia has always been incomprehensible to those around her.This kind of identification is one, and to be honest, in their circle of rich or expensive, Lu Yuexi is the only one.What kind of person does she have such a condition?

Even Wu Rurong herself has forgotten her ex-husband and started to make a new boyfriend, but Lu Yuexi is still guarding a child who is still in college.

Wu Rurong sighed, the child in his arms had fallen asleep peacefully.The two of them seem to have nothing changed, but in fact they have changed a lot.

At least regarding Lu Yuexi's feelings, Wu Rurong can only listen to her more now, instead of helping her with enthusiasm like a few years ago.

"I know, the meaning of the little bird to you is very different." Wu Rurong was silent for a long time, but he still persuaded, "But if you like it, you like it. I still hope that you can think about the future. She won't be able to The person who stays for you, in this case, is she really worth your waiting so long? New Zealand is so far away, what if she has someone she likes? Or after a few years, she suddenly doesn’t want to be with you anymore, What if you have other plans? Maybe you don’t want to think about it, but these are very realistic issues.”

"..." She stared into the other person's eyes, her tone was sincere, "If the time comes, her choice is not you, what are you going to do? Are you going to push both of you to a dead end like you did when you pursued Ye Huai?"

"..."

After sending Wu Rurong away, Lu Yuexi sat quietly in the balcony cubicle on the second floor for a long time.

She didn't answer the words just now.Wu Rurong poked at the most secret point in her heart, so she couldn't refute at all, and couldn't give any answer.

She only knew that besides waiting, there was no reason for her to keep her.

Everyone who knows Zou Feiniao now, including Yu Huai, Qiu Jiayan, Wu Ruiyi, and even Hao Yushuang, have told her that the girl has a lofty heart and has many things she wants to do.

And she can also describe a wonderful future from Zou Feiniao's few words.

Not to mention willing or not, Lu Yuexi simply couldn't bear to see the other party's dissatisfaction.The reluctance to know that she is about to travel far is completely insignificant in the face of this unbearable.

However, Lu Yuexi thought for a long time. Before this long wait, maybe she should go to Zou Feiniao to have a frank and detailed talk, at least for a guarantee.

Lu Yuexi didn't leave immediately to find the other party. After that day, she was even more patient and calm.

Every week, she and Zou Feiniao make a phone call as usual, and talk about trivial matters.

Zou Feiniao is now a senior and basically has no classes. Although she has applied for additional scientific research projects and also participates in Luheng's periodic activities, compared to the previous two years, she is much more leisurely.

Regarding studying abroad, she had never mentioned it to Lu Yuexi before, but on the day the results came out in early December, Lu Yuexi happened to call and chat with her as usual.

In the middle of the conversation, Zou Feiniao suddenly stopped, as if he was thinking about how to speak.

In this long silence, Lu Yuexi gradually guessed the result.She didn't take the initiative to ask, but just waited calmly.

"...Today, I received an email." Zou Feiniao said slowly, "It's about studying abroad."

Lu Yuexi took a deep breath: "Have you passed?"

"Well, passed."

The expected answer.Lu Yuexi wasn't surprised. With Zou Feiniao's condition, it would be strange if he didn't pass.

"Did you get in touch with the professor at the school over there?" She asked, "When will I report?"

"We got in touch, and the school will start next September." Zou Feiniao replied one by one, "I'm not sure when I will go, but I must go there in advance to familiarize myself with the environment."

"Well, then next summer, I'll take you to New Zealand."

"No need." Zou Feiniao refused, "I'll go by myself."

Lu Yuexi was slightly stunned, but after a while, she smiled again: "That's fine. I went to England to study at that time, and my dad said he would send me off, and I also found it quite annoying. Maybe I can be more free on my own."

"I don't think you are annoying." Zou Feiniao didn't know how to explain to her, so he could only lower his voice, "I just think that I should go my own way."

Lu Yuexi lowered his eyes, and didn't say much: "I see."

The two fell silent at the same time, and the atmosphere was slightly dull.

Lu Yuexi called today because he actually had something to do.

"My birthday will be in a few days." She sighed, caressing a red velvet box in her hand unhurriedly, feeling its delicate texture, and asked, "I plan to hold a birthday party this year, can you come to participate?"

It's her 29th birthday.Surprisingly, more than four years have passed since returning to China.

Lu Yuexi's birthday is in early December, around the time of heavy snowfall, which is usually the bleakest time for everything.

She is not a person who cares about her birthday, and she doesn't even bother to buy cakes in the past few years.Before she and Zou Feiniao broke up, the girl would still seriously celebrate her birthday, and Wu Rurong would come to join in the fun and give her a gift or something.

But in the past two years, there have been many things and I have been too busy.It's been a long time since she had a good birthday, even she almost forgot about it.

This year Lu Yuexi plans to celebrate her birthday seriously, at least it will be lively.

Zou Feiniao did not hesitate this time, and simply agreed.Lu Yuexi finally felt a little happy in her heart. After hanging up the phone, she lowered her head and carefully looked at the gadgets in her hand, and smiled slightly.

On her birthday, Lu Min and others carefully decorated the venue for her birthday star in the hotel, but she didn't bother much. She checked the time and was ready for the pick-up time. After saying hello, she shook the car key and prepared to go downstairs. .

When passing by Lu Zimo, Lu Yuexi patted his head in a good mood.

Lu Zimo raised his head, took her hand off, and asked, "Sister Feiniao is coming soon?"

"how do you know?"

"Both my father and my second uncle said that if you go out, you will definitely pick up Sister Feiniao." Lu Zimo shook her hand, "Can you be a model for me when you have time? I want to draw."

"What did Second Uncle teach you again?"

"Human structure, I want to try."

Lu Yuexi squeezed his face: "This is really true, our family has another artist."

When Lu Yuexi drove Zou Feiniao back, the decoration in the hotel room was almost finished. Although the appointment time was around [-]:[-] p.m., almost everyone arrived.

A lot of people were invited, and besides relatives and friends, there were also several subordinates with good relations.

As soon as the waiter opened the door, as soon as the two of them stepped in, everyone's eyes focused on them.

Lu Yuexi's expression was indifferent, and he had long been accustomed to such attention.It's just that everyone seemed to be paying more attention to the girl next to her, and their eyes were even more probing, almost wanting to scrutinize Zou Feiniao all over.

Most of the people present knew Zou Feiniao, and even quite a few knew the relationship between Lu Yuexi and Zou Feiniao.

Lu Yuexi didn't want the girl to be cramped, so he instinctively wanted to stop her, but Zou Feiniao smiled, stepped forward naturally, and said to Lu Heng who was standing in the middle of the crowd, "Uncle Lu, long time no see."

Lu Heng coughed softly: "Yeah Feiniao, you are really busy after you go to college, Uncle Lu hasn't spoken to you for a long time."

Zou Feiniao was still smiling: "Let's have a good chat then." Seeing her talking to Lu Heng, the others couldn't keep staring at them, and they all lowered their heads and went about their own business.

For Lu Yuexi, the presence of Zou Feiniao today is what she most wants to see at this year's birthday party, and the rest, no matter how gaudy it is, it will be difficult for her to catch her eyes.

After the atmosphere warmed up, there was a performance prepared by the hotel. Lu Yuexi watched casually. When he regained consciousness, Zou Feiniao was pulled aside by Wu Rurong at some point, and he was still holding the two-year-old child in his arms. Awkward.

Wu Rurong greeted warmly: "Hao Si, call me sister, this is your sister Feiniao, you two haven't met before."

The little boy was frightened in the arms of a stranger, with his mouth deflated as if he was about to cry, let alone scream.

Zou Feiniao: "..."

Lu Yuexi saw her holding a baby for the first time, and couldn't help laughing.After laughing, I couldn't help feeling a little emotional, so I didn't go to help her out, just sat there and watched quietly.

While he was in a daze, someone suddenly sat next to him, and he knew it was You Zhenyi without turning his head. The smell of perfume on her body was very recognizable.

"Boss, your eyes..." You Zhenyi sneaked into her ear, "It's really not bad, what a pretty girl."

Lu Yuexi: "..."

You Zhenyi took a sneak peek at Zou Feiniao who was looking over, and met her eyes, and couldn't help being speechless: "But it's a pity, it's so cold. Boss, do you like this one?"

Lu Yue regretted but smiled.Zou Feiniao had already returned the child to Wu Rurong's arms, and walked over here.

"Hiss, I'd better withdraw." You Zhenyi hurriedly got up, "How can I say that I didn't give her a good impression when we met last time, I'm afraid she's overthinking it."

However, before she had time to leave, Zou Feiniao came in front of her.She didn't look displeased, she even smiled at You Zhenyi, and asked proactively:

"Are you Miss You Zhenyi?"

You Zhenyi was flattered: "Ah, how do you know my name?"

"Sister Rong introduced me just now, and she said that you are her best friend now." Zou Feiniao glanced at Lu Yuexi, "You are also a very good friend of Sister Yuexi."

You Zhenyi: "This, haha, it counts."

"Okay, Shinichi, go and hug Haosi, he said he wanted to play with you when he came here." Lu Yuexi said while reaching out to pull Zou Feiniao to sit beside him, "I said to Feiniao say."

After You Zhenyi left, Lu Yuexi rested his head on Zou Feiniao's shoulder, and said with a half-smile: "I told you, she doesn't like women. I know her because she is my uncle's friend."

"Well, I know." Zou Feiniao said, "I just want to say hello to her."

This ambiguous tone made Lu Yuexi very funny. If she understood correctly, this child would definitely be jealous.

But soon she couldn't laugh anymore. After the performance, a lot of people surrounded her and sang birthday wishes. Wu Rurong sang very loudly, trying to put that childish-looking birthday crown on her head , so that she almost didn't know how to put her expression on.

Fortunately, after turning off the lights, no one could see the subtle expressions on her face.Finally passing through the difficult blessing moment, Lu Yuexi let out a long sigh of relief, blew out the candles, and started cutting the cake after making a wish.

When the party was about to end, the waiter came over to take pictures of the group of them.Originally, Lu Yuexi should be standing beside Lu Heng and Lu Min.

But for some reason, after taking his position, Lu Heng suddenly said to Zou Feiniao who was in the corner of the crowd: "Finiao, come here and stand beside Yuexi."

Zou Feiniao was obviously taken aback, but Lu Heng still insisted: "Come here, here, I'll make room for you."

She has always listened to her elders very much.After hesitating for a moment, he came over and stood in the position Lu Heng had vacated.Now she and Lu Yuexi stood in the middle of the crowd.

Others felt that this episode was innocuous, only Lu Min and Lu Yuexi looked at each other meaningfully, and then smiled narrowly.

After everything was over, it was also late at night.The rest of the people had already arranged cars to take them home, so Zou Feiniao was naturally driven by Lu Yuexi himself.

"My mother made a small cake waiting for you at home." After getting in the car, Zou Feiniao said, "She said that she heard that it's your birthday today. Although she can't come over, she still wants to celebrate for you."

Lu Yuexi nodded.The relationship between Aunt Fang and her father is still very delicate. She was originally invited today, but the other party still refused.

Although she is a bit pity, but the elders, they can decide by themselves.

"Is Aunt Fang asleep?"

"No, she's waiting for you."

Lu Yuexi sighed: "Then I have to hurry up."

"Ok?"

She glanced at the girl beside her, and smiled mischievously for a moment: "Today is so special, of course I have to do something special."

Zou Feiniao was about to ask what he was doing, but Lu Yuexi had already started the car, leaving only one sentence: "Fasten your seat belt."

About a quarter of an hour later, they stopped at the gate of the head office of Huiyan Group.Although it was late at night, the shops near the street were still open, and there were people in twos and threes, which was quite lively.

Lu Yuexi said, "Get out of the car."

Zou Feiniao frowned: "What did you bring me here for?"

"I won't sell you out again." Lu Yuexi laughed, and took off his seat belt on his own, "I specially greeted the security guard, let's go in."

After getting out of the car, the cold wind blew past, so Lu Yuexi had no choice but to get back into the car, took two scarves from the back seat, wrapped one around himself, and wrapped the other around Zou Feiniao's neck.

"Fortunately, I'm well prepared." She leaned closer, Zou Feiniao was a little uncomfortable, and asked, "What exactly are you going to do?"

"You'll know when you get out of the car."

Zou Feiniao had no choice but to obediently get out of the car.She was wearing a brown coat and a pair of white short boots. She was bathed in the moonlight, and she was tall and tall, everything was just right.

"Put on the hat too." Lu Yuexi took another woolen hat from the back seat and buttoned it up for her, "It won't be good if it's cold."

"It's not very cold." Zou Feiniao followed her to the gate, watching her talking to the security guard on duty, she felt even more puzzled, but she didn't ask any more questions, just quietly lowered her head, staring at Lu Yuexi's landfall. The shadow on her boots.

The security guard opened the gate and said to Lu Yuexi, "The headlights are already on, manager."

"Thank you, thank you for your hard work." After Lu Yuexi finished speaking, she turned around and took Zou Feiniao's hand and walked inside.

The company is too big and the road is cold.Lu Yuexi smiled wryly: "Hurry up, Aunt Fang is still waiting for us at home."

"Where are you going?"

"Go to the comprehensive office building."

Zou Feiniao suddenly thought of something and stopped walking: "I don't want to go."

Lu Yuexi also stopped and sighed: "It's all here, you can come with me to have a look."

But Zou Feiniao withdrew his hand and put it in his pocket.There are many shadows of lights on the side of the road, not very bright.Her eyebrows and eyes gradually showed a little coldness in this cold night:

"Don't go."

"..."

"What exactly do you want?" Zou Feiniao pursed his lips, "I don't like this place very much, can you explain it to me clearly?"

As soon as the voice fell, a few unknown bird songs came from a distance, which seemed very abrupt in the silent night.

Lu Yuexi didn't know what to say, so he could only plead: "Let's go, just go over with me and have a look."

"..."

"Today is my birthday, can't you just fulfill my wish?"

"..."

Zou Feiniao remained silent and turned his head away.After thinking for a moment, she still walked towards the comprehensive office building.

There are lights on both sides of the road. Although it is not as good as during the day, the road conditions can still be seen clearly.There are still two buildings in the company with lights on on several floors. It is estimated that someone is working overtime.

Zou Feiniao hadn't been here for a long time, and walked very slowly. In the end, Lu Yuexi took her hand again and walked towards the destination.

The further you go there, the louder the birdsong.Zou Feiniao felt strange, she remembered that no birds had ever been raised here.

After nearly 10 minutes, I finally arrived near the comprehensive office building.Unexpectedly, the neighborhood was extremely bright, and the three headlights were on, illuminating the surrounding corners with nowhere to hide.

And the tall locust tree planted in the middle of the flower garden was directly reflected in Zou Feiniao's eyes under the bright light.

This tree is all too familiar to her.During that time she opened and closed her eyes, almost all of them were this tree.

Lu Yuexi raised her hand at this moment, and said softly, "Look."

Zou Feiniao did not move.In fact, when the locust tree entered the target, those jumping creatures also attracted her attention.

Above the canopy, several birds perch.They are of different colors, like clouds, falling on the branches, plump and beautiful.

A gust of wind blew by, and occasionally a few birds flew out of their nests to glide in the air for a while, and then flew back to their nests, combing their feathers comfortably.

So much, so alive.

"It's not a bird, look." Lu Yue said with a smile, "A bird."