Reborn Petty Citizen

But is that really just an illusion?At least not for everyone except Zhang Su's mother and son.

After Du Rusong was thrown out of Zhang's house, without his coat, he waited in despair against the cold wind until Zhang Qiao and Zhang Zhen came out. His already blue face turned black, he didn't even dare to go out of the yard, he just drove inside and accelerated to avoid Du Rusong.

Du Rusong's heart immediately turned cold. If he didn't know what the old man's attitude was, his decades of official career would be in vain.

The remorse and fear in my heart are self-evident. He knows no less than anyone else what Mr. Zhang is capable of. To deal with a half-talented man like him, he only needs to say a few words. He has worked so hard to manage so much. Will the career of many years come to naught?

Fearing about the unknown future, Du Rusong returned to Huaixing and began to quickly set things up.The matter has come to an irreversible point, but it is absolutely impossible for him to be willing to give everything he has worked so hard for half his life. Now he can only try to minimize his losses, or accumulate and transfer property in the fastest time, or Yes... find another backer.

As for dignity?That was already a joke to him.

However, Dou Shunjuan is especially ignorant, she has been burnt out because of these messy things, and she still bothers him with those insignificant thoughts.

Du Rusong hurried to the coffee shop that he had made an appointment with Dou Shunjuan. Seeing that there was no one in the shop, he dared to take off his sunglasses while sitting in the corner.He stared at Dou Shunjuan with anger in his heart: "Do you know that you are messing around? Can't you understand how difficult it is for me during this time?"

Dou Shunjuan's complexion is sallow, and an anxious life makes it difficult to secrete a balance. In addition, she has to run around for her livelihood. How can Dou Shunjuan, who is used to being pampered, adapt to it?Complicated interpersonal relationships, co-workers who push high and low, harsh leaders and tasks that often overwhelm people, in fact, these negative realities have always existed, but now no one will turn a blind eye to Du Rusong for the sake of her face one eye.

Dou Shunjuan knew that it was impossible for her to suffer this kind of hardship peacefully and wait for the turning point that would arrive at an unknown day. Since she broke everything on the phone that day, she has no scruples.After Du Rusong returned to Huaixing, he almost had to deal with three to five calls from her every day, even Du Rusong, who felt that his stamina was amazing, couldn't help but get bored.

Dou Shunjuan sneered as she drank her coffee.This coffee shop has a high standard and not low consumption. In the past, it was almost a place for her to take a break.In her spare time, she brings a book and orders a cup of coffee and a cake by the window, and she can spend the whole afternoon in the warm sunshine.However, that kind of life is already a luxury for her now, not to mention the time that is always not enough due to the busy work, even this small cup of coffee, if she only pays the bill by herself, the current Dou Shunjuan will definitely support it. I can't afford this kind of consumption.

The coffee was as sweet as ever, and Dou Shunjuan's fighting spirit was ignited when the strong aroma poured into her heart from her mouth.She stared at the man in front of her. She had lived with Du Rusong for decades, and she had a thorough understanding of his character.This kind of persecution will definitely make him irritable, but there is no way, in order to get out of the current life as soon as possible, as long as he can get married, it doesn't matter whether Du Rusong loves her in the future or whether he will go home and share the bed with her.Dou Shunjuan now thinks that she is a psychopath when she has money and wanted to be righted. She also regrets that if she hadn't caused trouble by herself, she wouldn't be in this situation now.

But it was too late, regretting the loser's emotion was enough, Dou Shunjuan sighed, took out a stack of photocopies from the purse on the side, put it on the table and pushed it to Du Rusong: "Let's have a look."

Du Rusong turned his head away speechlessly, picked up the stack of papers after thinking about it, and flipped through it.

"What on earth do you want to do!" He couldn't bear to slap the paper back on the table, lowered his voice and growled at Dou Shunjuan, "Can we calm down? Can you understand the general idea? How did you become so sensible before? You Do you know how difficult it was for me during this time? You still threaten me with these things just to get married? "

"Yeah, just for getting married." To Du Rusong's surprise, Dou Shunjuan, who was sitting across from him, didn't show the slightest fear when she heard his roar. The gold ring I wore on my little finger, "Isn't it difficult for you to live hard? I have been urging you for a few months to get married, and you have always been procrastinating. I'm sorry, I'm waiting I can’t go on anymore, you think I’m fooling you by saying that I have your stolen account book in my hand, right? So I’ll copy it for you today. Aren’t you a professional? Judge for yourself how many years these things are enough for you to enter alright."

Du Rusong's fingertips were trembling, and his head was buzzing in anger. He had never seen Dou Shunjuan's face as a street shrew at this moment.In the past, Dou Shunjuan was obedient, sensible, obedient and gentle in front of him. At that time, he even compared Dou Shunjuan with Zhang Su. Just a blind man!Compared with the gentle, virtuous and generous woman, Dou Shunjuan seems to have more control over the image of the shrew in the market, and Du Rusong almost has a cerebral hemorrhage with just a few words.Seeing Du Rusong's panic-stricken but speechless appearance, the complexity in Dou Shunjuan's heart was hard to explain for a while.

She lowered her eyes not to look at the other party: "But don't worry, only I know these things. Before you refuse my request, I am not interested in giving them to others for the time being. Forgot to mention, you in the pawn shop I also printed out the signed bills and the letters you exchanged with those bribers, so many things are enough to kill you." She said, her voice softened again, with a bitter attitude, "I I really don’t understand why you just don’t want to marry me. Don’t we have feelings? No! Without feelings, why do you treat me as a more qualified wife than Zhang Su for decades? Rusong, I love you, Even if I don’t have money, I still want to get a status. Do you think I’m forcing you to get married just for the money? If I, Dou Shunjuan, are such a money-minded woman, how can I come to pester you now? Woolen cloth?"

She sighed, and felt that Du Rusong's expression softened, she was overjoyed, forced herself to show a weeping expression, shook her head, covered her face and walked away.

Du Rusong sat on the spot and waited for her to leave, the expression on his face suddenly became a little distorted.He thought of the things that Dou Shunjuan was holding in his hands. Now that he did not have the protection of the Zhang family, these handles were equivalent to his death talisman.Dou Shunjuan was able to use this to threaten him for marriage today, so she may not have other handles in her hands. What if she wants more things in the future?If I can't give it to her, do I have to go to jail?

No, he will not allow this to happen.

Du Rusong's pretense of gentleness was swept away, and he glanced out the window at Dou Shunjuan, who seemed to want to do a full set of scenes, covered her face and ran to the taxi, thinking secretly in her mind.

Until the waiter held the plate and bowed to wake him up: "Sir? Sir? Sorry, we are closing now."

Du Rusong was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he realized that it was already dark, so he just sat foolishly in this cafe all afternoon, and suddenly became too embarrassed.He took out his sunglasses and put them on in a hurry. He stumbled up and left. After taking two steps, he was grabbed by his sleeve again: "Sir? Sir! You haven't paid the bill yet!"

Du Rusong was even more ashamed, and took out his wallet in the face of the waiter's suspicion that he was eating the king's meal: "How much?"

"Five hundred yuan."

Du Rusong slowly moved his eyes away from the wallet as if he had heard some incredible words, and stared at the waiter in disbelief: "How much? Five hundred!? Our table only drank a cup of coffee and ate a piece of cake!"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and then looked at him with a strong disdain: "Sorry, but the price of all the dishes has been marked at the end of the menu when ordering." The implication is that it is too expensive now Why did you go to order?

The dishes were not ordered by him!Du Rusong really wanted to refute a few words, but when he thought of the thoughts constantly reverberating in his mind, his desire to argue immediately faded away. 500 yuan is hard-won, but a little intolerance can lead to chaos and big plans.

After paying the money, he felt a bloody pain in his heart, and he didn't feel relieved after leaving for a long time.The waiter holding the plate in the store counted the big bills twice and checked the authenticity four or five times, until he was convinced that everything was correct, he still glanced at the direction Du Rusong left incredulously.

Wearing such a good suit, he is actually a poor ghost, who comes to the coffee shop to drink and is worried about money, and now the pretenders are really more than one unwilling to pay.

When Du Rusong returned home, he fidgeted holding the stack of copies.He sometimes smiled gloomyly and sometimes contemplated the moonlight outside the window. After a long while, he lit a candle and threw the papers into the ashtray to witness the other party being reduced to ashes. The blazing flames were reflected in his pupils, warm and faint The yellow also fades the sweetness.

He opened the drawer and took out the bottom envelope, pinching the thick texture inside.This is one of his few remaining savings. Originally, he planned to hand it over to Dou Shunjuan at the end of this year to persuade her to leave Huaixing far away.But now, he suddenly didn't want to be so troublesome.

He took out his mobile phone, thought for a while, and went out to find a public phone booth, and dialed Dou Shunjuan's number.

"Hello? Dou Shunjuan, I've made it clear. If you wish so much, let's get married at the end of the month."

When Dou Shunjuan heard this sentence on the other end, the joy in her heart almost flew out of the receiver. She held the phone in disbelief and confirmed it over and over again: "Really? Really?"

Du Rusong laughed, with an indescribable heat in his voice: "Really, I figured it out. Before, I was just worried... You know, Zhang Su's natal family is very powerful, and now she can't protect her after the divorce." Will you come back for revenge because of our previous affairs? I can still support myself, you are a woman...I don't want you to accompany me to suffer..."

Dou Shunjuan covered her mouth and cried, scolding him indistinctly: "Idiot! Idiot! I'm so stupid. Since I want to marry you, how can I not know what difficulties I will go through? I can't bear all the hardships." Come down? Now that I can be with you, is there any grievance that I can't bear?"

Du Rusong lowered his eyes, and the smile on his face looked a bit treacherous, but it was a pity that no one else would see it in this quiet night.

"That's good," he said, with a relaxed and gentle tone, "then let's go and register on a more auspicious day. The wedding may not be available to you for a while, but I will definitely make up for it when I have the ability. Yes It's gone!" He suddenly said, "Don't tell Yuanyuan about this matter for the time being, if she loses her temper and wants to go back to Huaixing to celebrate with us, and the news falls into Zhang Su's eyes, she may do something harmful to others crooked trick. You know, she's always been like that."

Dou Shunjuan has no objection. Telling her daughter doesn't have much impact on her. What she wants is substantial benefits, such as the benefits of moving out of the dormitory after marrying Du Rusong, for example, Du Rusong's monthly salary is higher than hers. For example, Du Rusong may have concealed his property, as well as the filial piety that his servants would send to him during the holidays.

More importantly, if Du Rusong married her, she, the justifiable Mrs. Du, would not have to work in such a humble manner, even if she couldn't be a full-time housewife like Zhang Su in the past, she could change to a more relaxed unit or department. It was enough for her.

"Then, do you want to come to my house now?"

When Dou Shunjuan heard this, she couldn't help thinking of a better possibility, that is, Du Rusong planned to let her move out of this old and small dormitory today!

How can she not agree?I hurriedly packed a few changes of clothes and rushed to the house on Jiefang Road.This street is as quiet as ever, and insects can be heard in the middle of the night, and there is no one around, but the towering small spire bungalows of the Du family reflected by the street lights are so beautiful and lovely.

She couldn't help speeding up her pace, and her mood became more and more excited.Knocking on the door of Du's house secretly as if having an affair, Du Rusong's face facing Yuehui is old, but still has the charm of his youth.

Dou Shunjuan smiled softly at him, dragged the suitcase and walked in while finding nothing to say: "What time is it, and it's not the first time I'm here, why are you dressed so..."

But this sentence, she can never finish.

Du Rusong put down the ice brick that hit the back of Dou Shunjuan's head hard, threw it into a garbage bag that was specially checked for watertightness, bound the hands and feet of the unconscious Dou Shunjuan, and then wrapped her head layer by layer with plastic wrap.

The suffocation quickly made the unconscious woman wake up, but the plastic wrap was too tough and tight, and she couldn't even open her eyes. She could only whine in vain in her throat, shaking her head desperately, hoping to see Find out who is treating him so cruelly.

There was a slight smile on Du Rusong's face, but his eyes were cold.

His hands slowly stroked Dou Shunjuan's face wrapped in plastic wrap. Although he couldn't touch the skin, he had already remembered the silkiness of that place by heart.

Dou Shunjuan struggled for a while, and then was surrounded by boundless fear, and she frantically began to twist her tied arms.

"Don't move, just be quiet," Du Rusong said suddenly, the familiar voice made Dou Shunjuan couldn't help but shed tears, and a layer of water vapor was released in the plastic wrap that was tightly attached to the dough.

Du Rusong saw it, he sighed, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"If you hadn't pushed too hard, how could I be so disregarding the old feelings? I am under attack now, and I am still powerless to deal with the Zhang family. Since you still have so many things in your hands, I dare not let you continue to live " He smiled slowly, and looked back to the window, the silver light of the moonlight leaked from the gap in the curtains, falling on the casual clothes he was still neatly dressed in the middle of the night.Dou Shunjuan's struggle gradually weakened until there was no sound at all, and Du Rusong stood up.

He stared blankly at his palm for a long time before finally closing his eyes in despair.

There is no way out.

The struggle and burden in his heart were smaller than he imagined. He hardly even trembled. He quickly tore off the pile of plastic wrap and burned it. He untied the rope that bound Dou Shunjuan and burned it. The melted ice water was poured into the toilet. Rinse it away, and the remaining plastic bags follow the treatment method of the plastic wrap just now.

Put the body in the woven bag picked up from the construction site and throw it into the trunk. Du Rusong went to the development zone, found an empty oil drum and threw the woven bag in. Before that, he took away all the valuable things on Dou Shunjuan's body.

While pouring the cement, he silently recited the mantra of passing away.

Go reincarnate, he thought.If you hate me, hate me, and don't be my Du Rusong's woman in your next life.

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In Zhang Ze's eyes, the "friend" Ruan Xiu that Du Xingzhi mentioned was quite a master.

The way Ruan Xiu appeared on the stage was particularly cool. When he met Zhang Ze for the first time, he drove a bright red convertible sports car jumping like flames. On the road full of dusty and white iron-plated cars A unique landscape emerges.Zhang Ze was overwhelmed by that posture, this is the daydream he had before!

In addition, Ruan Xiu is quite handsome, tall and tall. When Zhang Ze looked at him, he could only think of describing him as "tall, rich and handsome", which is quite popular in later generations, and he couldn't help yearning for him. impulse.

Ruan Xiuguang can't tell his age by looking at his appearance. He has good skin and looks about 30 years old at most. His eyes are slender, with upturned eye tails and shallow pupils. His eyes look particularly wise. He rarely smiles and his lips are relatively thin , Because of the shape, it always makes people feel that he is pursing his lips deliberately, with a mean and serious atmosphere.Coupled with his calm temperament and casual attitude towards everything, Ruan Xiu has two words clearly written all over his body - abstinence.

But he couldn't open his mouth. The tall man with such a restrained temperament spoke a southern accent, with a soft, slippery vibrato at the end of the sentence, and he didn't distinguish between l and n. He completely destroyed the hard-working aura with one mouthful.

However, for Zhang Ze, who is also a southerner, this shortcoming is not so serious.Hua Maosong's accent in the dormitory is much worse than Ruan Xiu's, but it's actually fine after getting used to it.

However, because Zhang Ze's attitude towards him didn't change before and after he spoke, Ruan Xiu's favorability for him suddenly increased a lot.His nature is indeed serious, but it is not easy to change his accent. Ruan Xiu has always been very concerned about the strange pause after hearing him speak when he meets him for the first time, and this is his only weakness.

Compared with Zhang Ze's luck-like entrepreneurship, Ruan Xiu is undoubtedly born to eat this bowl of rice.He seemed extremely intolerant of Zhang Ze's messy business model. If he had been allowed to manage Du's Shengjian in the first place, I'm afraid that by now the branches would have opened all over the country. But since Zhang Ze is Du Xingzhi's younger brother, and he himself has a crush on Zhang Ze, he must do his best to help with this favor.

His first suggestion was to ask Zhang Ze to take out a loan to open a branch.

Zhang Ze couldn't stand the same bold proposal as Du Xingzhi's. He is a steady-going person who doesn't even want to owe money from his parents and sisters. He doesn't necessarily know how to double his income to buy a house when he is in business. What should I do if I lose all my money?

Ruan Xiu scolded him: "How many stores have you opened so far? Have you lost money?"

Zhang Zexi thought about it, and it seemed that there was no such thing.Not to mention the few shops I bought in Huaixing, even the rented shop that was newly opened in the business district in Beijing has a fixed high monthly surplus.

"Right!" Ruan Xiu stared at him, the contempt for Zhang Ze's courage in his eyes made Zhang Ze unable to lift his head, "The business depends on the market! Don't talk about other places, just look at Beijing. You are the only store specializing in pan fried buns, not to mention 80.00% of the market share, 400% is there?! Boss, if you don’t make money now, you’ll keep it up, and wait until other brands catch up in the future before you go after it? Which company doesn't borrow from the bank now? Du Xingzhi carries [-] million from the bank on his back. We are men! Is it reasonable to be so timid?"

Zhang Ze was sprayed by him, sweat was all over his forehead, he nodded his head in a trance, and looked like he was about to cry.

He took the note, gritted his teeth and hesitated for a while, and whispered: "Loan... just take a loan..."

"That's right!" Although Ruan Xiu was sitting, his upper body was as straight as a javelin. Seeing that the work on Zhang Ze's side was done, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he tapped the tip of his pen on the table, "That's it, the loan is settled." The things that need to be implemented in the near future, and the recruitment and training should be carried out before opening a branch. Who will do it?"

While asking, he handed his gaze to Zhang Ze, and the unfinished words were self-evident.

Zhang Ze nodded weakly: "I'll go, I'll go..."

Holy crap, is this the CEO who asked him to help?This is after finding an ancestor, Ruan Xiu is more like a boss than him.

Ruan Xiu frowned, looked at Zhang Ze's eyebrows, and saw that his face was white and transparent, the red beauty mole on his forehead had turned pink, and there was a smile in his eyes.

Their interaction caused Du Xingzhi, who was sitting by the window, to squint his eyes. When Ruan Xiu started to stroke Zhang Ze's hair, Du Xingzhi couldn't sit still.

He stood up, his voice so deep that he could drip water: "It's getting late, let's stop here today, Ozawa will go to my grandpa's house later, you can make other plans yourself and discuss with him tomorrow."

Zhang Ze raised his head abruptly, looking at him with a sense of finally relieved relief, Ruan Xiu was taken aback, hearing the gloom in Du Xingzhi's words, he couldn't understand it.

Du Xingzhi pulled Zhang Ze up from the ground, and stroked his hair: "Go change your clothes, wear the suit that Auntie is going to give you, I have a call to talk to Ruan Xiu."

Zhang Ze nodded and quickly slipped away, as if chasing a ghost behind him, Ruan Xiu squinted his eyes and couldn't express his displeasure.Although he was a little serious, but if he didn't treat Zhang Ze as one of his own, he wouldn't be bothered to come up with so many ideas for him.Zhang Ze does have that kind of charm that easily makes people let go of their guards. Now he can probably understand why Du Xingzhi cares so much about this younger brother who is clearly not related by blood, but...

He said worriedly: "Your brother is honest...a bit short-sighted. You have to watch carefully in the future. His personality is not the same as his appearance."

A phase is born from the heart, but after dealing with Zhang Ze, he is not sure whether this old saying is completely correct.

Du Xingzhi didn't speak, and his expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't take Ruan Xiu's words to heart.Does Zhang Ze need someone to tell him what kind of person Zhang Ze is?There is no one in the world who knows Zhang Ze better than him.Ruan Xiu's reminder made him a little offended and unhappy, as if the treasure that had been hidden carefully was touched by someone without notice. In an instant, he noticed his almost distorted possessive desire, and immediately suppressed it.

Seeing that he didn't answer his suggestion, Ruan Xiu had to change the subject: "When will the coal yard make a move?"

"Already looking for a new home," Du Xingzhi said, "The new company will be registered at the end of the year, and you can try to research the market."

Ruan Xiu smiled, and the drooping corners of his mouth slightly flattened a little: "I'm afraid I'd be too happy to work in the Du family. Although your younger brother is simple, he is quite good as a boss." Bosses are also different, such as Zhang Ze The boss is magnanimous, there is room for him to use his hands and feet, and he can rest assured to develop according to his plan.People like Du Xingzhi are different, even though they have always been friends in the name of friends, Ruan Xiu usually doesn't even dare to make exaggerated jokes.Ruan Xiu's first-class ability to observe words and emotions can't be effective on Du Xingzhi who usually seldom shows his emotions. Such a boss must be treated with care.Of course, with such a person to lead, the future of employees can also be more secure.

It can be said that Zhang Ze is a conservative, while Du Xingzhi is a pioneer.

Ruan Xiu asked himself that he still prefers aggressively invading the market rather than maintaining the original share, so this sentence is just a joke.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Du Xingzhi, who was originally a little depressed, suddenly seemed to come alive.

Ruan Xiu saw him raise a rare warm smile, and even his voice was filled with lingering softness: "Then you can stay, with me or with him...there is no big difference. "

Ruan Xiu was a little confused, but before he could ask any more questions, Du Xingzhi walked towards Zhang Ze's room with his long legs.

Leaving him standing alone in the same place, looking at the direction the two left, an unbelievable possibility suddenly rose in his heart.

They are not brothers...

Du Xingzhi knocked on the door, and before Zhang Ze inside could ask him to ask, he opened the door and walked in. Zhang Ze in the room was wearing a white shirt with his back facing him. This was the new season of P·D. Subtle fashion elements are added to the style, and a small dovetail is cut out at the hem, which has a playful and lively youthful atmosphere.

"I really don't want to go," Zhang Ze didn't look back when he heard Du Xingzhi's footsteps. He straightened the buttons on his chest and complained in a low voice. How about turning it into a conference room? I don't like that kind of serious occasion... what are you doing?"

Feeling Du Rusong's hand caressing his shoulder, Zhang Ze frowned. Just as he was about to tell him not to be so nonsense, a familiar breath came to his nostrils. Zhang Ze lost control of his lips unexpectedly.

"Well..." Already accustomed to such intimacy, Zhang Ze only hesitated for a second, and put his arm around Du Xingzhi's neck the next moment.He actually likes this. He has some assumptions about Du Xingzhi in his heart but he can't express them clearly. Such intimate contact satisfies his unspeakable delusion. Even if he always tells himself that this is untrue, as a man, At this time, all he can think about is physical satisfaction.

The two struggled, and when they realized Du Xingzhi's fiery palms were covering their buttocks, Zhang Ze finally came to his senses and struggled to push Du Xingzhi away.

Rubbing the palm of his hand to recollect the feeling of the palm just now, Du Xingzhi squinted his eyes to look at Zhang Ze's current appearance, his gorgeous lips were a little swollen from being sucked by him, the surface was a little watery, and the corners of the lips were still stuck to the silver thread pulled out from his mouth .He likes Zhang Ze at this time very much. Regardless of whether Zhang Ze feels it or not after the kiss, the corners of Zhang Ze's eyes will be stained with thin red, as if he is about to cry.The sadistic desire hidden in Du Xingzhi's heart is ready to move every time. He really wants to try to make Zhang Ze cry sometime, but...

Du Xingzhi's voice was filled with gloom: "What do you think of Ruan Xiu?"

Zhang Ze didn't know, so he said, "It's pretty good."

"It's pretty good," Du Xingzhi lowered his eyes, and stroked the top of Zhang Ze's head with his big palm. The soft short hair felt delicate in the palm of his hand. He smiled inexplicably, "The age is right, he looks good, and his mind is flexible... ...it's really good."

The corners of Zhang Ze's eyes twitched, is there something wrong with Du Xingzhi?If you want to praise someone, can you do it in front of others?What are you nagging in front of him?People can't hear the nagging.

The mood suddenly became bad, Zhang Ze shook off Du Xingzhi's hand: "You are right, but I still need to change clothes, go out quickly."

Du Xingzhi's eyes fixed on Zhang Ze's back, and he suddenly thought that Zhang Ze didn't like men, so he couldn't help rubbing his brows because of what he said just now.