The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 36 Farewell
Until the end of the year, Zhou Yanchi never appeared in front of Du Ruoheng again.She calmed down, and at the same time, she sat in the deputy general manager's seat more and more smoothly.

She went through a period of adaptation, and when she decided to treat her colleagues hard, her attitude was as firm as that of Kang Chen back then.Such a transformation happened almost overnight, to be exact, after my cheeks were swollen from crying that night.Before that, Kang Chen also suggested that she change the way she handles affairs, but Du Ruoheng still couldn't bear it. She told him that it's not impossible to be cruel and cold-faced, but being kind to others is a rule of conduct, and she didn't want to become a lonely person.

Kang Chen smiled, saying this is true, but after you have done it for a long time, you will know that no matter how good or evil you are to others, no matter how harmonious your relationship with your subordinates is, you will still be alone in the end.True friends cannot come from your subordinates, unless they have been promoted to the same position as you.

Not long after, it was proved that what Kang Chen said was true.No matter what Du Ruoheng does, it can't change the fact that former colleagues have become subordinates.The interpersonal distance created by this fact is absolute and irreversible, and it is not something she can control alone.Hearing her emotion, Kang Chen comforted her and said, hey, don't just look at them, try to make friends with me, isn't it good for us to live together.

Du Ruoheng asked for leave the next day after that night, because her eyes were red and swollen and she couldn't see people.When he went back to work on the third day, his expression could no longer be seen.In the second week, she invited an outside audit firm to conduct a careful review of the hotel's financial situation.In the end, the loopholes found were the most serious in the Landscaping Department, and Manager Fu, the person in charge, was inevitably dismissed.

It took only half a month to add up, and many people in the hotel were secretly dumbfounded.Some key personnel even went directly to the general manager's office to speak, but Kang Chen just ignored him, and never said a word to Du Ruoheng's behavior from the beginning to the end.

The two spend more and more time together.There are both cooperation at work and entertainment in leisure time.Once when Su Qiu came to pick up something, she happened to bump into Kang Chen leaning on Du Ruoheng's desk, talking and laughing with her while dangling the car keys in his hand.Su Qiu stood back and coughed lightly, and the conversation between the two came to an abrupt end.

Kang Chen and Su Qiuke politely greeted each other before leaving, with impeccable etiquette and demeanor.Su Qiu followed him out of the door, then turned around and said to Du Ruoheng, second spring.

Du Ruoheng said no.

Su Qiu said that it would be good even if it was there, really, maybe it can also cure your damn emotional cleanliness by the way.

Su Qiu kept saying that Du Ruoheng had signs of giving up.In other words, Du Ruoheng always gives people a feeling of wanting nothing.Even if she gave up on Zhou Yan, she wouldn't be tempted by other men easily.This is a psychological effect, and it is useless for others to explain it.Zhou Yanchi must have been lucky in several lifetimes to meet such a person.

But Du Ruoheng does not admit that he has an emotional cleanliness.She told Su Qiu that she believed that she could meet a better person again.If she can live to be 60 years old, then she has only lived less than half of her life now, and she still has this little confidence in herself.

Su Qiu lightly said that I believe you have confidence in yourself intellectually, but not necessarily emotionally.

A few days later, Kang Chen issued the year-end bonus, and he distributed red envelopes to the middle and senior managers one by one. When they were delivered to Du Ruoheng, she said thank you boss.

Kang Chen asked if you have made any New Year's resolutions after New Year's Day has passed.

Du Ruoheng squeezed the thickness of the red envelope, and said I promised, I hope that next year's year-end bonus can reach the amount of thirteen months' salary like Su Qiu's.

Kang Chen smiled and said that it is really difficult to tell the truth, you don't think about the turning point of your marriage.

Du Ruoheng finally answered the question bluntly.She said, I am seriously injured and need to take it easy.

The two talked about Du Ruoheng's marriage for the first time.Kang Chen had been careful before, he avoided touching her wound to make her unhappy, until Du Ruoheng brought it up this time.She lightly talked about the past ten years between herself and Zhou Yanchi and the reasons for the divorce. Kang Chen was silent after listening, and after a while said pitifully, what should I do? You see, whether you divorce or not, there is no shortage of people. Chase, maybe you have more money than me, what attraction do I have for you now, it’s not easy for me to think about it, is it possible that the only thing left is close to the water, don’t have a thick skin to use.

What Du Ruoheng said was right. Hearing your mention, I suddenly felt that it would be fine for me to live alone.

Kang Chen immediately said, don't do this, what can you do if you live alone.I made a New Year's resolution at zero o'clock on New Year's Day, hoping to find someone before I turn 40.The possibility of this realization rests entirely on you alone.Why not, how about we make an agreement that we will spend the rest of our lives hand in hand until we are 40 years old, before you marry me.

Du Ruoheng said this matter, let's discuss it later.

Kang Chen smiled and said stop discussing, you just agree, if I really delay until then, I'll beg you to take full responsibility, that's the deal.

Du Ruoheng took a good look at the property under his name for the first time after the divorce.She dug out the equity transfer documents and property transfer agreements that the lawyer asked her to sign during the divorce, and seriously considered how to manage money.She took away half of Zhou Yanzhi's property when she divorced, which not only included a considerable amount of shares in Yuanheng, but also a huge amount of cash and several real properties.She didn't have any idea about these before, and she didn't take a closer look when she got divorced, and she didn't even move after the divorce. As a result, she turned through the documents until midnight that night, and the numbers in her eyes were silently telling her Zhou Yanchi's huge net worth .

Du Ruoheng decided not to treat herself badly again, so she used part of these assets to buy a large amount of jewelry and clothes for her mother the next day, and bought herself a luxury brand car, and went to pick up Su Qiu from get off work in a flamboyant manner.The latter got into the sports car under the envious eyes of a group of colleagues, and said congratulations to her, you finally got the hang of it.

Du Ruoheng asked where to go while starting the car.

Su Qiu didn't even want to talk about going to the bar, the night is like makeup, let's go and have fun with men.

Du Ruoheng didn't notice anyone following him until he entered the bar.In fact, Zhou Yanchi has followed her from the moment she stepped out of the Jingman Garden Hotel. He has been waiting in the coffee shop opposite Jingman since this morning, watching her from a distance through the glass window when she occasionally comes down the lobby Inspect, and then wait until the evening to watch Du Ruoheng go to pick up Su Qiu, then enter the bar, chatting and laughing with the man who approached him at the bar counter, and he stayed within 500 meters of her throughout the day.

He hadn't been able to break the habit of stalking.It has been more than three months since he came to S City last time, and even the secretary Zhang Yaran felt that the two of them would never see each other, so that she couldn't help but look at him when she received his order to book a plane ticket to S City the day before. She glanced at him, and then Zhou Yanchi looked down at her condescendingly: "What are you looking at?"

How dare Zhang Yaran answer.

But the housekeeper was not surprised by his behavior.He even seemed to have expected this a long time ago. Before Zhou Yanchi could order, he dragged a suitcase for him from somewhere, and asked respectfully, how many days do you plan to go?If it is within four days, the contents here are enough.

Zhou Yanchi didn't say a word, just looked at him with his eyelids closed.The butler then bowed and said, wishing you all your wishes come true soon.

Zhou Yanchi finally spoke, saying that you know what I think will come true.

The housekeeper said in his heart, I just said casually that you are serious, how can you make things happen, if you make things like this, you can make things happen, so the sun should come out from the west.On the one hand, his tone became more and more gentle, and he said that no matter what, you will definitely be able to do it.

Zhou Yanchi left T city with the housekeeper's mixed blessing. He followed Du Ruoheng all day long, hiding his plan very well, and did not let her find out his intention.

He didn't want to experience the scene where the two met again.Don't even think about it, there will be no optimistic results.Zhou Yanchi reviewed every previous quarrel between the two these days, combined with the four words Du Ruoheng and Lan Yurou explained the reason for the divorce that day, the direct result was that Zhang Yaran sat in the office and found out every day The boss's face was even more gloomy than the day before.

In addition, what was disturbing was the noise made by Shen Chu intermittently running to Yuanheng's office.He asked him if he had figured it out, whether to give up a forest for a tree, or vice versa.

Zhou Yanchi didn't want to answer this question to him, even though his heart was already faintly shaken.Shen Chu then continued to make noise on his own, thinking about it is right, what is good about Du Ruoheng, there are not no women who are younger and more beautiful than her in this world, and there are also women who are more gentle and gentle than her, she wants to leave You just let her go, at worst you just find another one.

Zhou Yanchi couldn't listen to such words at all, he called Zhang Yaran to invite him out, Shen Chu lay down on the sofa with his bones, and said that what I said was the truth.

Zhou Yanchi rubbed the center of his eyebrows and said, do you know that even if nothing else is discussed, there are still memories of the past ten years between me and her.

Shen Chu let out a huff, with an extremely surprised tone, and said yes, but she just doesn't want you, what should I do? Is it possible that you want to develop another robot with memory storage function?
Every word Shen Chu said was intended to poke Zhou Yanchi's heart.He has been unhappy enough these days, Shen Chu's words are like adding fuel to the fire.And he couldn't feel relaxed when he came to S City today, he was even more bored.

Zhou Yanchi was sitting on a sofa in a secluded place, watching Su Qiu and Du Ruoheng not drinking much, laughing at Yan Yan with the opposite sex who came to strike up a conversation.The three men and two women are getting closer and closer, and they can touch each other's sleeves with a finger.After more than an hour, the two finally wanted to leave. Su Qiu said that they were both drunk but how could they drive, and the couple immediately expressed that they could be responsible for taking them home in person.

Zhou Yanchi's downcast eyes were as dark as ink.

Su Qiu said thank you, no need, and when she sent someone away, she told Du Ruoheng that it would be better to let Kang Chen come over to show off, while already reaching for her mobile phone.The phone was connected during the time that the latter robbed. Su Qiu said it was Kang Chen. Du Ruoheng is now at the Encounter bar and cannot drive after drinking some alcohol. Can you come over for a while.

Within 10 minutes, the door of the bar was pushed open, and a tall and tall figure stood at the door.Kang Chen stepped in, his face reflected in the light was handsome with a smile, and he greeted Su Qiu who waved his hand politely.

Su Qiu said Mr. Kang worked hard, where did he come from.

Kang Chen had a very good attitude and said he would take a taxi from Jingman.

Su Qiu said that Du Ruoheng was too embarrassed, so I helped him fight, and I'm sorry for the trouble.

Kang Chen replied that she has always had this temper, I understand.

The three of them walked out together, and no one paid attention to the half-figure with their backs at the corner of the door.Zhou Yanchi sat still, his expression cold.After half an hour, he raised his hand and called the waiter to pay the bill.

The end of the year is approaching, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.On the way back to Yuanheng from the airport, even the billboards were in Chinese red to congratulate the New Year.Zhang Yaran came to pick up the plane early in the morning, and saw her boss' frowning expression in the rearview mirror.The hot air in the car was blowing so hard that she was sweating, but Zhou Yanchi still seemed to feel cold. He was tightly draped in a black cashmere coat in the back seat.

Thinking of him being trapped by love at an early age, Zhang Yaran felt a little "unexpectedly you have today".

There are always various unavoidable activities at the end of the year, and contacting with various parties is one of them.Zhou Yanchi and Zhou Titi's father, Mr. Xi, have been business partners for many years, and they usually don't have much contact with each other, but they must visit at the end of the year.Especially when the other party went abroad for a trip last year and was unable to meet, Zhou Yanchi picked a weekend this year to visit with Zhang Yaran and gifts in person.

Mr. Xi is playing football with his son in the yard, dressed casually.The yellow ball accidentally rolled to Zhou Yanchi's feet, Xi Ruichen ran over to take the ball from him, and the little gentleman said thank you uncle.

After a while, several adults sat down in the living room.Mrs. Xi poured tea for the guests, she smiled without makeup, she was still bright and charming, no different from what Zhou Yanchi saw two years ago.According to Shen Chu, this is the gentle appearance that a married woman can only have if she is happy enough.She wore a diamond ring on her ring finger. It was not big, but it was very dazzling. Zhou Yanchi only glanced out of the corner of his eye, and immediately looked away without saying a word.

He has been mentally fragile recently, and he especially despises these harmony and harmony.It has to be said that it was caused by jealousy, but Mr. Xi didn't understand his situation, so he politely pointed to Zhang Yaran next to him, and asked Zhou Yanchi who he was?
Zhou Yanchi replied concisely: "My secretary."

Mr. Xi smiled and said, "Why don't you see Mrs. Zhou? The last time I saw her was more than three years ago, but I still remember her gentle and intelligent impression at the party. I heard that Zhou Husband and wife are each other's first love, isn't it that they have been together for more than ten years? This is a great blessing, and it is too late for others to envy you."

Zhou Yanchi didn't want to continue this topic, but the other party went on to say: "It happens that Ling Ai and Ruichen are still at the same table, which can be considered fate. Why don't we get together at the end of the year."

Zhou Yanchi reached the point where he had to speak.He understated: "I have been divorced for two years."

Mr. Xi raised his eyebrows, looked at him for a moment, and said sorry.

Zhou Yanchi left Xi's house, and when he entered the car, his face was more gloomy than the sky.His mood has been at its peak recently, no one can make him look good, even the vice president rushed to ask him for credit for his work, but he failed to win the boss a confidant smile.However, what Mr. Xi and his wife had just said inadvertently when they were escorted to the door made Zhou Yanchi feel even worse.

He said: "Please tell Mr. Zhou that Ruichen and we both welcome Zhou Titi to come and play at home when we are free." good."

These words have a soothing effect on Zhou Yanchi at any time in the past, except for the last few days.As far as his personal secretary Zhang Yaran knew, Zhou Yanchi's house leaked and it rained at night recently, and the two women he valued the most were having trouble with him.Du Ruoheng, his ex-wife, pretended not to have any contact with him, while Zhou Titi, because of his mother, lashed out at his father.

She is only four years old, and she still can't fully understand the twists and turns of the divorce process of the two adults. She can only piece together the result from the gossip of others, that is, Zhou Yanchi divorced his mother because of another woman, and drove his mother to S city. .No matter how Zhou Yanchi explained, she didn't trust her.The fact that Du Ruoheng clearly rejected Zhou Yanchi was the fact that Zhou Titi saw it, which was more convincing than Zhou Yanchi's words.

Zhou Titi has already had the winter vacation, and she had a lot of time to spend with her father, but now she ignores him.In addition, she also threatened Zhou Yanchi, saying that since her mother would not come back, she would run away from home.She even did this. Zhou Yanchi was eating breakfast downstairs early one morning, and saw Zhou Titi coming down the stairs with a small schoolbag on her back. She passed by without even looking at him, striding her calf with pride. go outside.Zhou Yan grabbed her with sharp eyes and hands, which caused a lot of kicks and beatings. Zhou Titi angrily said that she would walk to S City to find her mother.

Not being able to take the initiative makes it difficult for Zhou Yanchi to be happy, especially when the opponent is his youngest daughter whom he has always loved to no end.To a certain extent, Zhou Yanchi's method of dealing with difficult problems in interpersonal relationships is very simple, that is, those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish. He has applied this rule for many years and is very proficient, and he is relatively indifferent to other methods. Skilled, facing the suddenly rebellious Zhou Titi, he became helpless.

Zhang Yaran drove Zhou Yanchi home, and saw the boss rubbing his eyebrows in the rearview mirror.In the past two days, he has made this behavior frequently, and he has the tendency to collapse the root of his nose.When passing by a pastry shop, Zhou Yanchi asked her to stop, Zhang Yaran watched him enter the shop through the glass window, carefully selected the cake that Zhou Titi liked the most, and took three in one go.Zhang Yaran thought to herself, I don't know if Zhou Titi will throw three in one go like yesterday, or just keep the truffle flavor and throw two like the day before yesterday.Anyway, no matter what, Zhou Yanchi was bound to watch his daughter throw his love cake into the trash can.

It seemed that her always arrogant boss suddenly had a hint of sympathy.This poor father seems to have nothing to do at present, and there is only a material way to please his daughter.

With about a week left before the New Year, Zhou Yanchi went to foreign city W to pick up his parents and returned to T city to celebrate the Spring Festival.He hadn't given notice, in fact, he had decided to do it that very morning.

Although the atmosphere in Zhou's house at this time the year before last was not good, there were still a family of three.At this time last year, Zhou Yanchi and Zhou Titi were cleaning Zhou's house together, making nervous preparations for Du Ruoheng's first return to Zhou's house after half a year.At that time, Du Ruoheng was willing to go back to T city for the Spring Festival because of Zhou Titi's face. This year, even Zhou Titi was not convincing enough. Du Ruoheng told her daughter on the phone that her mother might not be able to go back to T city on New Year's Eve, and the hotel worked overtime. , she will be on duty for at least four days.

Zhou Titi was sad all night because of this, and kicked and beat Zhou Yanchi one second before falling asleep, saying that it must be your fault.Then the next morning after she got up, she stood by the dining table and sent a solemn notice to Zhou Yanchi, saying that she was going to S City to spend the Spring Festival with her mother, and that she did not want to spend the holiday with her father.

Zhou Yanchi only drank half a cup of milk for breakfast, and didn't eat the rest.

It was late at night when Zhou Yanchi arrived in W City.It was cold in the depths of winter, and he knocked on the door for a long time before anyone answered. Zhou's father didn't have a good reaction to his behavior of visiting late at night, and he was even dissatisfied that you didn't notify me before you came.Zhou's mother had a better attitude, looking for shoes and toiletries for him, and finally told him that he could only sleep on the sofa tonight because Ruoheng was sleeping in the guest room.

Zhou Yanchi suspected that he heard it wrong.After a while, he asked, "Who?"

"Ruoheng is here. Don't you know?" Mother Zhou told him softly, "Then you two are a coincidence. She just came here this afternoon, and she said she would come to visit us two old people a year ago."

Zhou Yanchi didn't sleep well all night.The sofa is too soft, there is jet lag, and he is preoccupied with many things, making it difficult to close his eyes.It was almost seven o'clock the next morning, when he heard the sound of the doorknob being turned slightly, he closed his eyes again.

Du Ruoheng saw him beyond expectations.When she flew to W City this time, she actually had the last thought of being a passer-by from now on.She brought a lot of expensive gifts along with her, if the price is purely calculated, it is more than ten times higher than those gifts given to her by the two elders of the Zhou family.In fact, she wanted to use these to make up for the kindness that the two elders of the Zhou family had treated her, and planned to tell them at the end that this might be her last visit to them.

She didn't expect to meet Zhou Yanchi here.Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country should not be such a way, she is not happy to see it.The chance of Zhou Yanchi coming to W City is really very small, but he happened to meet him.Such a coincidence left her speechless.

Du Ruoheng froze in place for a moment, Zhou Yanchi closed his eyes, but he could almost detect her glance.Most of the blanket on his body fell under the sofa, she looked over, and finally looked back, turned and left.

The two didn't say hello to each other until they sat at the same table for breakfast.They sat in the farthest diagonal corners and didn't even look at each other.Father Zhou rolled his eyes at Zhou Yanchi, shaking the newspaper and snorting heavily.The atmosphere was so cold that the parrots in the corner felt uncomfortable, and they called "Gong Xi Fa Cai" in a low voice.

Zhou's mother finally broke the silence and told Du Ruoheng that Yan Chi's return to W City is actually planning to take us to T City for the Spring Festival, why don't you come with us.

Since studying abroad at the age of 15, Du Ruoheng rarely spends the Spring Festival with Du's parents.Although she was sentenced to live with her mother, there are many admirers around Du's mother, and the Spring Festival is often a time when she goes abroad with others for vacation.When Du Ruoheng was young, she often celebrated the New Year with her father, but he started his own family after she was ten years old. Du Ruoheng always felt like an outsider when she stayed in her father's house.Therefore, ever since she married Zhou Yanchi, the Spring Festival has always been spent in Zhou's house.

After a while, Du Ruoheng said warmly that he would not go back to T City this year, which was inconvenient.

Zhou Yanchi finally spoke.He said, "Titi misses you very much."

"I know. She called me and said she would come to S City to celebrate the Spring Festival with me." Du Ruoheng responded, "If you agree, let her come. If you don't agree, let Titi accompany you .”

Her attitude was gentle but firm, and her eyes were calm, implying that she would never go back to T City no matter what.There is no room for turning around.Zhou's mother brought her vegetables, and finally sighed softly.

After breakfast, Zhou Yanchi was called to the study by his father.The father and son have not had a formal dialogue for a long time, and the pair is full of gunpowder.Zhou's father knocked on the table and said that you are doing well, if you send Kang Zaicheng and Cao Yichun to a broken place like M City, don't you just dismantle Yuan Heng into rags?

Zhou Yanchi sat on the sofa and flipped through the newspaper, and casually said that now Yuanheng has the final say, since you have come abroad to enjoy the blessings, don't meddle in my business anymore, okay?

Zhou's father was furious: "I won't interfere? I am as old as you and I am not divorced! Look at what you are saying now. Wife and children are separated. This seems to be an achievement for a man in his 30s? Don't you plan to ruin your family in the next step?" What kind of happiness did you let me enjoy, I should thank you for not making me mad!"

Zhou Yanchi stopped his movements, and then casually said that you can say such words, I am old and disrespectful to you.

Father Zhou was so angry that he raised his head back desperately, and pointed at him tremblingly: "I can't control you anymore! Is this the attitude of you coming to pick me up and go back with your mother for the New Year?!"

Zhou Yanchi rubbed his brows and was upset, he said, "You can't control me long ago, haven't you?"

The excellent sound insulation in the study room eliminated the dispute between the two.When Zhou Yanchi came out of the study, his ears ached from Zhou's father's yelling, but the living room was peaceful and quiet.Du Ruoheng was sitting by the window with Zhou's mother watching the needlework of the embroidery, with one hand resting her chin in a classical and peaceful manner, reminiscent of ancient pictures of ladies.

Du Ruoheng's personality is both active and quiet.Zhou Yanchi has seen her in countless appearances over the years, some are tricky and savage, some are ruthless and indifferent, some are passionate and sweet like a peach, and there are times when she is as cold as ice and rejects people thousands of miles away.Every side is so real and beautiful that he misses it.

Only she can hold his bones in this world.Du Ruoheng knows when to ask him to press the post best. If she is willing, a word is enough to make people happy.At the same time, he is also the most capable of making him anxious. One moment he is still in heaven, and the next second he is in hell.

He used to develop the habit of letting her rely on him quietly.But without him, Du Ruoheng can still live well.She has an independent and stubborn factor in her bones, once the environment is suitable, she will break out of the ground, and she can abandon him and fly away without any scruples.

After so many years, he felt that he needed her more than she depended on him.

She can also be afraid, but also brave at the same time.The night before the first official meeting with the Zhou family elders, Du Ruoheng was so nervous that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, but he still behaved very well the next day.Later, the two held their wedding in the church, and once raised their hands solemnly vowed to never leave.When he put the wedding ring on her, she was trembling slightly, the next moment she raised her eyes, filled with tears, but smiled brightly and sweetly at him.

When Zhou Yanchi was slightly distracted, Zhou's mother had already seen him: "What are you doing standing there, go and pour us a cup of tea."

Zhou Yan followed his promise and poured two cups of tea back from the kitchen.A cup was passed to Mother Zhou, and a cup was passed to Du Ruoheng.The latter didn't look at him, and didn't take it, and stalemate with him lukewarmly.After a while, Zhou Yanchi put the teacup gently on the table first.

Zhou's mother didn't seem to see this scene, and asked Zhou Yanchi how many days he would stay here.

Zhou Yanchi said he would leave the day after tomorrow morning.

The mother and son had nothing to say.Zhou Yanchi is cold and distant by nature, and he is used to being more polite than affectionate towards his parents.Mother Zhou and him have had poor communication for many years. After thinking about it for a while while drinking tea, she suddenly turned to Du Ruoheng and asked her if she was still angry with Zhou Yanchi.

"Speak out when you are angry," she said. "He doesn't listen to others, including us. He only listens to you. If you speak out, he will correct it."

Du Ruoheng lowered his eyes and was quiet for a moment, then smiled and replied: "How do you want me to answer. I can't be angry forever. Besides, I am doing well now, and he is doing well now, so that's fine." What do you think?"

"After all, there is Titi between you."

Du Ruoheng moved his lips, but finally smiled without answering.

In the afternoon, the two elders insisted on going out to the supermarket to do some shopping, leaving Du Ruoheng and Zhou Yanchi at home.The latter went to the kitchen to wash some fruit and came out, when he heard Du Ruoheng answering the phone by the window, and the caller was Kang Chen.

The voice on the other end was not loud, but the living room was quiet, and he could barely hear him. Kang Chen asked Du Ruoheng when he would be back, and finally said, "Oh, you know, I miss you a little since I haven't seen you for two days.

Holding the fruit plate, Zhou Yanchi didn't realize that his footsteps had already stopped, and he frowned fiercely because of the other party's coquettish and plaintive tone.Du Ruoheng said that overseas calls are very expensive, so please speak up.

Kang Chen replied eloquently: "I knew you were going to say that. So I just recharged your phone bill."

"..."

He laughed at the other end: "I just thought of it suddenly, since you are going to celebrate the Spring Festival in S City this year, and I can't go back to T City, why don't we just get together to celebrate the New Year together. Together on New Year's Eve Let’s have a New Year’s Eve dinner while on duty, as if it’s a happy New Year’s Eve, what do you think?”

Du Ruoheng paused for a while, and finally said, this doesn't seem like a bad idea.

It was rare for her to agree so simply, which was a pleasant surprise for Kang Chen.He laughed and said that it was settled, and then asked her if she wanted to have the New Year's Eve dinner at the hotel or cook it at home.

Du Ruoheng is free to do everything: "You can do as you see. You can do whatever you want."

It was finally decided to make it at home, and Kang Chen's last sentence before hanging up the phone was to tell Du Ruoheng that he would go pick out ribs after get off work today.After the living room became quiet again, Du Ruoheng sat down far away from Zhou Yanchi and ignored him at all.

She pressed the remote control casually, with a cold expression, and did not touch the fruit he washed.In the end, it was Zhou Yanchi who spoke first: "Do you want to play chess?"

In the past, Du Ruoheng loved chess very much, and this was the activity Zhou Yanchi played most with her when she was free.Later, I gradually became lazy, just like the relationship between two people.Now there is an auxiliary chessboard next to her, Zhou Yanchi looks at her with gentle eyes, but he has no idea at all.

It has become a habit for Du Ruoheng to reject him.Besides, she probably has no feelings for him now.She is more tolerant of anyone in this world than he is. This fact makes Zhou Yan feel uncomfortable, and thinking of the conversation on the phone just now, his jealousy towards Kang Chen instantly reaches the limit.

Du Ruoheng responded to him with a no-nonsense attitude, and the two finally set up the chessboard.Du Ruoheng was absent-minded, while Zhou Yanchi was cautious.He tried his best not to go through a round too quickly.In fact, he hoped that the game would last until dark or even dawn.

The two played chess, no matter how far they were, they were still a little close. Zhou Yanchi could feel the scent of perfume on her body in a trance, with a warm body temperature, a kind of throbbing familiarity.

In a way, he needed her more and more after the divorce.This is not just a category where you can quench your thirst by looking at plum blossoms.That night in the guild hall, he was able to kiss her for the first time in more than two years. No one knew that his emotions at that time were violent fluctuations rarely seen in more than 30 years.

He had a lot of ideas, but he was helpless.Seeing Kang Chen near the water, in Zhou Yanchi's eyes, they seemed as close as lovers.And now he even has to find a way to talk to her.

So many years have passed slowly, and the two of them have reached this point.

Through the window at dusk, the lines of people's faces are reflected softly.Zhou Yanchi looked up at her, Du Ruoheng was thinking about the chess game with his head down, he could even see a little fluff on her hairline.

He subconsciously wanted to reach out, but retracted before he could move.After a while, he finally asked aloud: "How far has Kang Chen and you progressed?"

Du Ruoheng raised his eyes to glance at him, then lowered his eyes, showing no intention of responding.

Zhou Yanchi thought about his words and said: "Kang Chen's reputation outside is good, better than his father Kang Zaicheng and brother Kang Shen. He is more reliable and he does things reasonably. He has only dated one woman before. My friend, it was five or six years ago. The two of you have not been together for a long time, and the relationship is very clean. You can rest assured on this point. But he is the second son of the Kang family and has inherited his grandfather's inheritance. He has great ambitions in the future. It is destined not to stay with Jingman for a long time. Anyway, if you are interested, you can try to get along with him."

Du Ruoheng raised his hand and made a move, as if he didn't hear it.

After a while, Zhou Yanchi said again: "But one thing, unless he treats you much better than me and is willing to persevere, there is no need to agree to his request too easily. Only time is the criterion for testing the truth. After all, A stranger who came out halfway."

Du Ruoheng said indifferently: "You don't think you are mocking yourself when you say that."

Zhou Yanchi didn't answer for a long time, and the room was completely silent.Du Ruoheng was bored playing chess, and was about to get up and leave, when he suddenly heard him speak slowly: "You were right before. I shouldn't have done that all these years."

She stopped and looked up at him.Zhou Yanchi avoided her eyes.His tone was difficult, but he finally said it completely: "To be honest, I feel jealous of Kang Chen. But at this point, you don't want to bear me anymore. This is also the result of my own. I no longer expect you to still To be able to have nothing against me like before, you should do what you should. I only hope that you can live better in the future. "

It wasn't easy getting him to talk like this.It is rare for Zhou Yanchi to solemnly admit his mistakes, what's more, it is not a temporary mistake for him to be soft now, Zhou Yanchi is reversing the moral outlook he has formed for decades.No one knew what he was doing mentally these days, maybe he was just compromising, or something, but whatever, he was really apologizing to her in his own way.

Du Ruoheng felt that he should have felt at least a little excited.There's no denying that she does hope for such a day.From the moment she knew about Zhou Yanchi's infidelity in marriage, she had already thought about this scene at this moment.She used to be out of anger, her heart was cold as if her soul was withdrawn, and she desperately needed such an imaginary scene to relieve her a bit.But after waiting for so long, now that Zhou Yanchi finally said it, and mentioned it on his own initiative, she felt that it was not too important anymore.

Everything has a shelf life.If Zhou Yanchi had spoken earlier, at least before she broke down and cried in the darkness that night, she might not have reacted as calmly as she does now.There was no fluctuation in the whole person, as if it had nothing to do with her.

After a long while, she said, "I can have a good life if you don't show up."

Zhou Yanchi paused for a moment and said, "I know."

Neither of them wanted to talk.The room was silent for a long time, only the light was turning flat, and the last trace of the setting sun was blood red and dazzling, struggling desperately on the edge of the horizon, and finally sank.

In the dark, the lowered brows and eyes of each other were half mixed.Zhou Yanchi didn't know what to think, and finally he asked her softly: "How much do you like Kang Chen?"

Du Ruoheng didn't want to give him the answer he wanted to hear, and he wasn't in the mood to lie, so he simply didn't speak.

After a while, Zhou Yanchi said, "Kang Chen looks kind and kind, but his behavior can tell that he is a person with a strong desire to conquer. Recently, he is trying to join the board of directors of Yuanheng with his grandfather's inheritance. Kang Shen has already After being devastated by him, his next goal should be Kang Zaicheng. I don’t know if he has mentioned this to you. But for someone like Kang Chen, hanging him is better than following him.”

His nagging nature broke out again, Du Ruoheng said coldly: "Didn't you praise him just now?"

Zhou Yanchi didn't respond, and raised his hand to make a move.He couldn't say that no matter how magnanimous he was, he still couldn't help being deeply jealous.With Zhou Yanchi's personality, he couldn't say this kind of thing a second time.He was almost at the limit.

Du Ruoheng was not in the mood to be aggressive, so he followed suit.There is no obvious outcome between the two sides on the chessboard, it is a half-dead endgame.Once the confrontation is like this, there will be no best-of-both-worlds situation, either you will live or die, or you will lose both.

Zhou Yanchi suddenly said, "How much you hate me."

Du Ruoheng held the chess piece in a daze for a while, and finally told the truth: "Before the divorce, I hated you very much. I wish you would go to hell. Now as long as you don't show up, you can't think of this."

The two sides have come to this step, which is a real farewell.There have been fierce quarrels and even beating and scolding the two people before, but now they are relatively calm.When Du Ruoheng left early the next morning, Zhou Yanchi went to see him off, and he went all the way to the terminal, the two remained silent.Finally, he handed her the luggage back and said softly, "Bon trip."

Du Ruoheng hummed in a nasal voice, lowered his head and took the luggage.Zhou Yanchi didn't let go, he thought about it and said, "If there is something you can't solve in the future, you can still call me."

Du Ruoheng pursed his lips, turned and left after listening.She walked quickly and didn't look back, so she didn't see Zhou Yanchi's following eyes.

(End of this chapter)