gloves

【46】

"...", Wang Shili looked at Shang Zhuoxi, not knowing what to say, this was the first time she met someone who said this about herself.

"You regret it, don't you?" Shang Zhuoxi smiled, and nodded his chin with his index finger:

"I treat you to this meal." After finishing speaking, Shang Zhuoxi greeted the waiter and handed her the card.

"Hey! Shang Zhuoxi, what do you mean?", it was obviously her own treat, why did she swipe her card instead?

"Go slowly, both of you." The waiter bowed politely and returned the card to Shang Zhuoxi.

"Shang Zhuoxi, go slowly and speak clearly.", I don't know if the thunder is too loud to cover Wang Shili's words or what, Shang Zhuoxi opened the umbrella as if he didn't hear it, and walked straight towards the parking lot go.

"Shang Zhuoxi!" Wang Shili trotted after her, not caring about the rain falling into her mouth.

"Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of what you said at all!" Wang Shili's clothes were soon soaked, Shang Zhuoxi looked at his watch and continued walking.

"Don't always make me owe you favors, okay?!", Shang Zhuoxi was annoyed by the uninterrupted high decibels coming from her back, she stopped, turned around and met the wet Wang Shili head-on.

"You are the one who said you want to be friends. Why are there so many unkind friends?!", Shang Zhuoxi was a little anxious, and spoke quickly. The raindrops refracted the light into Wang Shili's eyes, and she blinked brightly eyes, suddenly laughed:

"So you agreed?"

"...Why didn't you bring an umbrella?" I'm afraid she had waited for him for a long time before, because it had been raining since she left the office.

"Oh, I don't have that habit." Wang Shili waved her hand.

"It's not good for your health for a long time, especially for girls." Shang Zhuoxi motioned her to come to him.

"Do you care about me?" Wang Shili lowered her head, hiding the smile on her lips.

"Not targeting you." Shang Zhuoxi said coldly, afraid that she would think too much.

"Oh~ so Dr. Shang cares so much about everyone~", Wang Shili's tone was a bit strange, she secretly looked at Shang Zhuoxi's expression while talking, but she couldn't read anything from that side face .

"Where are you going, I'll see you off." Shang Zhuoxi put away her umbrella and frowned slightly, she really didn't like rainy days at all.

"No, I'll just wait for the rain to stop and take a ride here." Wang Shili quickly declined, she really didn't want to trouble her anymore.

Shang Zhuoxi opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, and honked the horn twice to signal her to get in the car.

"You have to go to work in the afternoon, I'll be fine." Wang Shili leaned against the car window and explained, an umbrella was suddenly stuffed into her hand, and then the car window closed, and Shang Zhuoxi opened it without saying a word When they went out, Wang Shili was left alone, standing in a daze with the dripping umbrella.

Not long after Shang Zhuoxi drove out, a text message was sent from an unfamiliar number.

"Dean Shang, come tonight when you're free..." Shang Zhuoxi glanced at the screen, probably to invite her to dinner again. She, Dean Shang, has become numb to such dinners similar to entertainment. As long as she sees her, she doesn't care. While waiting for the traffic light, Shang Zhuoxi picked up the phone. When she saw the bottom line of words, this text message is no longer a cookie-cutter invitation. wrote:

"...I want to talk to you about An Chujie."

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"Zhuoxi, someone died at our house last night. I was so scared by myself." Xu Yuer put both hands on Shang Zhuoxi's arm and said in a childish voice.

"So Yu'er wants me to accompany you?" Shang Zhuoxi put down the pen in his hand, turned to look at Xu Yu'er looking for the fear in her eyes.

"No, can I go to your house to stay for two nights, you don't know, that man fell from upstairs and faced the ground... Woohoo, it's so scary!" Xu Yuer's pupils shrank, There were tears in his eyes, as if he was really surprised.

"Yu'er so scared?" Shang Zhuoxi touched his head buried in the crook of his arm, took out the key from his pocket and took off two of them:

"No, the long one belongs to the electronic door outside, this one belongs to the house door, I have something to do after get off work, so Yu'er can go there by himself."

"Yeah, Zhuo Xi, you are the best." Xu Yu'er took the key, and held the two pieces of metal tightly in her palm. The tears in her eyes had long since disappeared, and they were buried on Shang Zhuo Xi's face at the elbow. A smug smile appeared.

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Shang Zhuoxi came to the restaurant specified in the text message, looking around for something, when she was about to call that strange number, a little girl jumped in front of her.

"Sister." The little girl pulled Shang Zhuoxi's clothes with a smile, and blinked innocently. She seemed to have seen this girl somewhere before. A little girl asked her for a phone call. That girl was a bit like An Chujie, so she was more impressed.

"Sister, come here with me." After saying that, the little girl turned around and walked upstairs, holding Shang Zhuoxi's clothes with her backhand all the time, Shang Zhuoxi gently pushed her hand, but the little girl The girl was wronged by her behavior, Shang Zhuoxi could only let her go.

"Mom, look, this sister is here." Shang Zhuoxi followed the little girl's voice and looked over. A woman in her forties was sitting upright in front of the table. The two faint law lines made the woman seem inaccessible. After hearing the sound, she looked towards Shang Zhuoxi, stood up immediately, and smiled on her serious face.

"Dean Shang, please sit down." After finishing speaking, the woman pulled the girl to her side and poured a cup of tea for Shang Zhuoxi. Also more spiritual.

"Excuse me..." Shang Zhuoxi was about to speak, when the woman on the opposite side dispelled her doubts:

"My surname is Zhang. Dean Shang can call me auntie now." The woman sat down and said with a smile.

"Ms. Zhang knows An Chujie?" Shang Zhuoxi quickly got to the point, she didn't intend to call her auntie, auntie is too kind, she is not familiar with her.

"Know?" The woman still kept an elegant smile, she shook her head, but that smile really didn't make people happy.

"Dean Shang and Chu Jie have a good relationship, right?" Otherwise, you wouldn't have rushed over to meet me without hesitation. The seriousness in the woman's eyes was completely replaced by a kind of softness.

Chu Jie?The woman even easily omitted her surname An.

"Or, you should know her very well, right?" Ms. Zhang changed the way of asking, she was not sure about the relationship between Shang Zhuoxi and An Chujie now.

"I... used to know her very well, what's wrong?" Shang Zhuoxi seemed to have thought of something, and the woman's next words confirmed her guess.

"I am An Chujie's mother, the birth mother. When Dean Shang used the word 'knowing' to describe the relationship between me and my daughter, I even found it a bit ridiculous, but it is true, and it is only on my side I just know her well." Ms. Zhang took a sip of tea, and the tea was indeed bitter.

Shang Zhuoxi's eyes stayed on the woman, and then looked at the little girl next to her. She was sitting next to her mother, and her face was full of expectations for her sister. Shang Zhuoxi suddenly felt uncomfortable. I can't understand that a mother who has never appeared even once in her child's life for more than [-] years, no matter what the reason, is extremely irresponsible!

Naturally, Shang Zhuoxi knew very well what it was like not to have a mother. If she hadn't met An Chujie, it would be a huge black emptiness and loneliness that could not be filled no matter what. At least she had it before, but An Chujie Where is Jie?That person called mother gave birth to her but let her go, how cruel is she? !

"When Chu Jie was still in school, I came to Haicheng several times, and I saw her with you. Seeing her smile, I could feel at ease. I rarely came here in the past two years. I have always been here. Hesitating whether to go to her, whether to let her know of my existence, I have been hesitating until one day I saw you in the capital, Chu Jie has matured a lot, I think we are all adults, maybe... there are some things I should I confessed to her that I don't believe in myself, so I should also believe in Chu Jie, right? I believe that she can accept my irresponsible mother..." Ms. Zhang said, her eyes were a little red.

"Sorry, Ms. Zhang, this is about your mother and daughter, you don't need to tell me these things." Shang Zhuoxi's expression became cold, and she had indescribable disgust and rejection towards the woman opposite.

"Why isn't it necessary? It's so necessary. I think I have to make preparations before I go to see Chu Jie." Ms. Zhang tightened her arm around the girl's shoulder, and the girl looked at her and said:

"I really want to see my sister, mother."

"Ms. Zhang, what do you think I can help you? To be honest, I don't think Chu Jie will be happy seeing you. On the contrary, it may make her feel sad." Shang Zhuoxihao To put it bluntly, her heart also became a little heavy.

"So I asked you out to meet this time, and I hope you can help me get to know Chu Jie well, such as what she likes to eat, what she likes to do, what she is afraid of, and what kind of work she is doing now.", Ms. Zhang will Fold your hands on the table, ready to listen carefully to what the other person has to say.

"Now I really don't understand, but I can still tell you what she is like for your reference..." Shang Zhuoxi was very reluctant to say this, but even so, considering An Chujie's feelings, Shang Zhuoxi told Ms. Zhang some things more carefully.