fall in love by chance

When Xiao Zhi received the call, Zhou Yan was writing a legal opinion for a non-litigation project.

"Have you seen the news in the group?" Xiao Zhi asked straight to the point.

"No, I'm still working overtime in the law firm..." Zhou Yan felt a little stiff in his neck after working at his desk for several hours, so he got up to move around while answering the phone.

"I knew it! I sent you several WeChat messages and didn't reply. You must be working, you workaholic!" Xiao Zhi complained a few words, but her tone didn't have any resentment towards Zhou Yan. Unique intimacy, "I announced the marriage news in Moments today."

"Announced?" Zhou Yan took the thermos cup for a while.

He had known for a long time that Xiao Zhi was planning to get married, and he also knew that Xiao Zhi's marriage partner was Xu Xinzheng, the most "notorious" student of their Jinwai back then.

Jinwai is the abbreviation of Jinling Foreign Language Middle School, and it is also the best high school in Nanshi, Zhou Yan's hometown. This school has gathered a large number of local rich and powerful children and non-human academic masters. The graduates are scattered outside, and they are also famous universities. The well-known characters in the movie, such as Zhou Yan from F University.

The story of Xiao Zhi and Xu Xinzheng can be regarded as the contemporary version of "Romeo and Juliet" that was widely circulated in Jinwai in those two years.

The matter is relatively simple. Xu Xinzheng's father was originally a wealthy local businessman. He was involved in a high-ranking official bribery case many years ago.But there is no end to the heavy blows. It just so happened that Xiao Zhi's father was a prosecutor in the Nanshi Procuratorate that year, and he was also one of the main prosecutors in this case. Xiao's father suggested that the judge deal with Xu's father first-class according to relevant laws and regulations. As an example to others, Xu's father and others were all fined and sentenced to prison for bribery.

Xu Xinzheng was also a good student before this big change, he was handsome and generous, he was the object of many little girls' love, but a handsome man matched a beautiful woman, this grass was still folded in the hands of Xiao Zhi who is both talented and beautiful .

Both of them are each other's first love, and young people never care about their family background when they are in love. As long as they do homework together and hold hands every day, it is already the happiest thing.At that time, Xiao Zhi and Xu Xinzheng were also at an age that did not know how to worry. The biggest worries every day might be whether they would get pimples on their faces, and whether they could be ranked in the top ten of the class in the monthly exam next month.

After Xu's father was imprisoned, Xu Xin became depressed in a very short period of time. The information was circulating, and soon there were criticisms related to this on the campus, and Xu Xinzheng's previous generosity was also labeled as a crime.Someone also uncovered the identity of Xiao Zhi's father, and the students' brains were wide open for a while. Various versions of dog-blood stories were swirling in private. Some people even dug up the grievances between the two families before the reform and opening up in the fabricated stories.

At this time, Xiao's father realized that his daughter was in a puppy love with the son of an economic criminal. The Xiao family's parents had a meeting with the school teacher, gave a serious education to the two 16-year-old children, and forced them to break up.

Under the heavy pressure, Xiao Zhi didn't dare to get close to Xu Xinzheng anymore. She hid in bed every night and shed tears. After Xu Xinzheng learned the truth, she was completely disheartened and gave up on herself.

In a place like Jinwai, grades and morality have always been the top priorities of the school. Students are tense every day because of the test scores. Xu Xinzheng did not go to class or do homework for a month, and his grades fell below the top [-]. , and he provoked troubles, in just one semester, the dean's desk was filled with accusations about him.

By the end of the second semester of high school, Xu Xinzheng was persuaded to leave by Jinwai due to various punishments and failures.Such expelled students are extremely rare in Jinwai.I heard that Xu's mother later sent him to study abroad, and Xiao's parents were afraid that their daughter would continue to communicate with Xu Xinzheng, so they became stricter on Xiao Zhi.

Zhou Yan's mother and Xiao's father used to be colleagues, and the two families had frequent contacts. When Zhou Yan was in junior high school, he noticed that the elders wanted to match him with Xiao Zhi.After the Xu Xinzheng incident, Xiao's mother called Zhou Yan from time to time, inviting him to play at home, trying to make Xiao Zhi let go of her old love and empathize with others through artificial guidance.

But love is the most mysterious thing. When they were young, they also hated being controlled the most. The more their elders matched, the less likely they were to call.Over time, the two became revolutionary comrades who talked about everything.After learning about Xiao Zhi's distress, Zhou Yan would also spontaneously cooperate with her in acting in front of her elders to fight for some freedom for her.

In fact, being born in their kind of family, F University is not the best place to study the Fa.At the end of the college entrance examination, Zhou Yan temporarily changed his choice due to personal reasons, and Xiao Zhi followed him to F University the following year. To a certain extent, both of them were seeking breathing space for themselves, but in the eyes of the elders, they reached The result was unexpected, so the four years in college became their most free four years.

Xiao Zhi reconnected with Xu Xinzheng in the first semester of her freshman year. In the past few years, she used her intelligence and EQ to impress the rebellious Xu Xinzheng, and also resolved the conflict between the two parties with her true love.

Two years ago, Xu Xin returned from studying abroad, took over the company left by Xu's father, and formally proposed marriage to the Xiao family.But Xiao Zhi's parents were so angry that they almost fainted when they learned that their daughter was going secretly with Xu Xin behind their backs. Xiao's father was afraid that Xu Xin approached her daughter maliciously just for revenge, so he tried his best to obstruct her.

However, Xiao Zhi and Xu Xinzheng have been in an underground relationship for five years, and they meet secretly every year. It has long been a done deal and she has no regrets. She refuses to listen to anyone's advice and insists on being together with Xu Xin.

"Well, it's public," Xiao Zhi said on the other end of the phone. "The date of the wedding banquet has been fixed, and the wedding photos have also been taken. I can't hide it until the day of the wedding. I just posted my single photo in the circle of friends." In the wedding photo, a lot of people came to congratulate me on getting married with you. I couldn’t laugh or cry when I saw it. There were also people discussing it in the group. I quickly explained that I didn’t marry you. Everyone was shocked. Many students even sent private messages to ask When did my relationship with you change... Sigh, now I know why those celebrities have to officially announce their divorce. If there is no official announcement, I don't know how to explain it next time."

"Your metaphor..." Zhou Yan laughed and asked her, "Then how do you explain it?"

"I haven't explained it yet. Shouldn't I discuss it with you first? You didn't reply to me just now. I was bombarded by Qiu Rui's WeChat messages and voice calls. I couldn't take it anymore. Now I'm talking to her alone. To tell you the truth, but I also told her not to speak out casually, for fear that the news would reach my parents' ears and cause you to accompany me for nothing all these years."

"Uncle and aunt haven't compromised yet?"

"No, why are you willing to compromise?" Xiao Zhi sighed, "My father insisted that Xu Xinzheng's family style is not good, like a father, like a son, and threatened that if I get together with him, he will sever the father-daughter relationship with me."

Zhou Yan was a year older than them, and Xu Xin was busy with the college entrance examination when Xu Xin was rampant in Jinwai, so the two of them hardly had any intersection in high school.I have only met a few times in the past two years, and they were all in Xiao Zhi's group. Xu Xinzheng also knew that Zhou Yan had been covering up their relationship all along, and was very polite to him.

Judging only from the few chats at the dinner table, Zhou Yan didn't think that Xu Xin was as scheming as Uncle Xiao thought, and the other party was just a young man in his early twenties, unless he was so dark that he couldn't tell.What's more, Xiao Zhi's popularity among classmates and friends is very good. If Xu Xin is ungrateful and does something that must be repaid, I am afraid that he will be unjust and helpless in the future, and everyone will betray his relatives.

If that day really comes, Zhou Yan will not let him go.

"Anyway, I've already figured it out," Xiao Zhi said firmly, "Even if Xu Xin is a bad guy, I'm willing to taste the bitter fruit myself, because I can't convince myself not to love him, maybe this is my doom..."

Zhou Yan was a little moved by what she said, but he imagined the serious and rational Uncle Xiao's reaction after hearing these words, and somehow sympathized with him.

However, he knew Xiao Zhi's character. This girl was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, alert and courageous, and extremely romantic. No one would persuade her to persuade her about the things she believed.What's more, love is like a person who knows the temperature of drinking water, and he doesn't want outsiders to pretend to be smart.

"Then I will bless you first," Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Speaking of which, how do you want to explain to others about our 'breakup'? I blame you?"

"No, I am a 12th grade flower in the law department. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to say that I was betrayed by a man? Just say that I betrayed you. Anyway, when I am with Xu Xin, my old relationship will rekindle, and I am not afraid of being said It's because the brain is not clear." Xiao Zhi's words were rather broken.

"You don't want the reputation that girls value?" Zhou Yan joked at her.

"Am I an ordinary girl?" Xiao Zhi retorted confidently.

"Okay, you are a fugitive Disney princess who doesn't care about the world's eyes," Zhou Yan joked to himself, "Anyway, I'm alone, with no scandals, no marriage, and no romantic partner. I can only be the victim."

Xiao Zhi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Have you...had any contact with him recently?"

The atmosphere of the topic suddenly turned from joy to sadness, and Zhou Yan didn't react for a while.

"Aren't you all in Haicheng? Why, I'm not by your side, you can't even be a scandal target." Xiao Zhi sympathized.

"So what if we get in touch? He is a straight steel man and has a girlfriend. Is it possible that I can still hit him with a gun? Isn't it hard to beat a cock and lay an egg?" Zhou Yan stood by the window when he said this. At the side, I looked at the night scene outside, but my voice was much deeper, "Besides, I am 26 this year, and I am no longer an age to rely on fantasy."

Xiao Zhi on the other end of the phone wanted to say something, but Zhou Yan changed the subject: "When is the wedding banquet?"

"July 7, you must come if you are free."

"Well," Zhou Yan paused, "but if you let me down, then in fact, it would be better for me not to go."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan stood by the window for a while, recalling Liang Ruixi's 26th birthday earlier this month. He wanted to send a birthday greeting that day, but he hesitated for a long time, but he still didn't send anything.

They don't get along day and night like they did in college now, and normal male friends, no matter how good the relationship is, it is impossible to remember each other's birthday every year.

Near twelve o'clock, the night view of the city is still bright.

This city is inclusive, it can tolerate all visitors from other lands to stop here; but it is also indifferent, because so far none of the thousands of lights belongs to him.

Just as she was secretly feeling sad, the phone shook again, Zhou Yan couldn't help opening WeChat to see the turmoil caused by Xiao Zhi's marriage news, and by the way "review" the news that she hadn't read for several hours.

Sure enough, a series of dense red dots appeared in the contact list, but Zhou Yan locked on the most familiar avatar among them at a glance, clicked in and took a look——

- "Liang Ruixi" retracted a message. -

Zhou Yan: "..."

What did he withdraw?

Zhou Yan frowned, and glanced at the withdrawal time, 10:35 in the evening, 1 hour and 11 minutes ago.

It was not long after Xiao Zhi's circle of friends posted the wedding photos.

……

What is he afraid to ask?

Zhou Yan's long-quiet lake of heart was inexplicably turbulent, and a wave of emotion stirred at the bottom of the lake.

He took a deep breath to calm his mind, remembered the unfinished legal opinion, and was about to put down his phone and go back to work, when Xiao Zhi sent him two more paragraphs.

Xiao Zhi: "The year I graduated, SHE released a song. I really like it. The song is called "You Were a Boy". I don't know if you have heard it. There is a passage in it. : "Many years ago, you were a simple young man. When you fell in love with someone, you were not afraid to give your whole life. You believed that love would last forever. You believed in every stranger. I believed that you would become the person you most wanted to be...'."

Xiao Zhi: "Zhou Yan, although you said that you no longer live on illusions, I still want to encourage you to take that step. There is a term in law called 'expecting possibility'. Your jurisprudence is so good, you should Know what I'm trying to say. You've done 99% of the time and he doesn't know anything. If I were you, I'd regret it for the rest of my life."

The brave Xiao Zhi still conveyed to Zhou Yan what she wanted to say on the phone but failed to say.

Zhou Yan stared at the two strings of information, and his eyes repeatedly scanned the lyrics.

When you fall in love with someone, you are not afraid to give your whole life... Believe that love will last forever...

When reading this sentence silently, Zhou Yan's heart shook violently.

His personality has always been calm, his emotions and anger are not visible, but at this moment, thinking back to Xiao Zhi's inner touch when he said on the phone, "I can't convince myself not to love him, maybe this is my doom", recalling Looking at the past between himself and Liang Ruixi, the emotions buried deep in his heart swept across like a tsunami in an instant...

He clicked on the familiar profile picture again, and made a voice call directly. While waiting for the connection, his mind was buzzing and his heart was pounding.

Lawyer Zhou, who has always been eloquent and eloquent, was at a loss in organizing his words in his mind at this moment.

-Liang Ruixi, what did you want to tell me?

-Liang Ruixi, how are you doing recently?

-Liang Ruixi, where are you, can you come out and have a drink with me?

-Liang Ruixi...

The phone was connected, but a strange voice came from the other end.

Zhou Yan said a few words to him, his whole body froze, his complexion changed drastically, "Give me a position, I'll come right away." As he spoke, he hurriedly grabbed the coat hanging on the back of the chair, before he could put it on, he rushed out.

The author has something to say:

[Expected Possibility]: A term in law, which means that judging from the specific circumstances of the act, the actor can be expected to make a lawful act.The law is not strong enough. If the perpetrator cannot be expected to act legally based on the specific circumstances of the act, the perpetrator is not guilty even if he commits an illegal or criminal act.

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【Interlude】

Zhou Yan: Liang Ruixi, where are you, can you come out and have a drink with me?

Liang Ruixi: I already went to the emergency room for drinking too much!