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After sending the message, Zheng Zhuoting continued to sit and drink coffee, but Lu Hongxi still didn't come back when it was time to leave.Before Huo Sen said that Lu Hongxi went to Rome for business, he thought it might be inconvenient if he didn't call back, so he didn't rush to call and went home to change clothes first.

An Jin received a call from Zheng Zhuoting at 06:30, went downstairs and walked to the gate of the community, and saw a Maybach parked on the opposite side of the road from a distance.She brushed the slightly curly hair on her shoulders, and walked to the side of the driver's seat with graceful steps.

Zheng Zhuoting was looking down at his phone, but he didn't realize she was approaching until she knocked on the car window to react.

An Jin walked around from the front of the car to the passenger seat, and the evening wind blew up her gorgeous skirt, and a pair of ten-centimeter red high-heeled shoes under her fair calves, matched with her makeup today, made the two passing men turn their heads frequently .

After getting in the car, An Jin fastened her seat belt, and said to Zheng Zhuoting, "Boss Zheng, I'm really sorry for your inconvenience."

Zheng Zhuoting said "nothing" and drove away.

A classical piano piece was playing in the car, and An Jin asked again, "Is this "Dream of Love"?"

"Correct."

"I like this one too, the melody is very romantic." An Jin pinned her sideburn hair behind her ear, revealing the petal earrings: "But I think Richard Clayderman's version is better, have you heard it? ?”

Zheng Zhuoting said: "I have heard it, but I prefer pure piano performance."

After driving three streets, the car passed by the community where Lu Hongxi lived.

Zheng Zhuoting looked out of the car window, he couldn't see Lu Hongxi's building at the gate of the community, but he still subconsciously wanted to see it.

An Jin's attention has been on him all the time. Seeing him looking to the left frequently, she remembered the people living here, and said, "Speaking of which, this is the address where you asked me to deliver food last time. That Lu Sir is your good friend, right?"

"Well, I troubled you last time."

"No trouble." An Jin smiled: "Mr. Lu is pretty good-looking, he is also tall, and his shoulder-length blond hair is not obtrusive."

Hearing his secretary praise Lu Hongxi so sincerely, Zheng Zhuoting said happily: "His hair used to be longer than yours, almost reaching his waist."

An Jin said in surprise, "Such long blond hair? It must be very eye-catching. What does he do?"

Turning the steering wheel, the car turned off this road.Zheng Zhuoting said: "He is a model, and he used to have black hair, so it's okay."

An Jin nodded thoughtfully, thinking of the way Lu Hongxi opened the door in her bathrobe just after taking a shower that day, her figure is indeed worthy of being a model.

But what she didn't expect was that Zheng Zhuoting looked so serious that he would have such a good friend, so she wanted to find out more.Zheng Zhuoting's cell phone rang just after asking a few words, and the caller was a client, who picked up the call and talked all the way until the hotel parking lot.

Tonight's dinner is to reward the busy employees who have been working overtime recently, so Zheng Zhuoting has booked the Westinburg Hotel's buffet western restaurant.When the two of them arrived, almost all the employees had come, and because it was a self-service, everyone started to eat.

Zheng Zhuoting works vigorously and vigorously, but usually treats his employees with a gentle attitude. Everyone has a good impression of him.The young man liked to make jokes when he was having fun, and when he and An Jin appeared together, several people from the general office asked why they came together.

Tonight An Jin is dressed in rich red, her makeup is flattering and not vulgar, changing from the rigorous feeling of her usual work attire, it makes people's eyes shine.For others' compliments, An Jin kept smiling modestly, but her eyes kept chasing Zheng Zhuoting who was not far away.

She deliberately dressed up to attract Zheng Zhuoting's attention, but Zheng Zhuoting's reaction was still the same as usual.She squeezed the small bag tightly, thinking about finding an opportunity to hint to Zheng Zhuoting for a while.As a result, Zheng Zhuoting drank too much before she found the right time.

On such occasions as a dinner party, Zheng Zhuoting is not easy to recommend the wine toasted by the employees, and Lu Hongxi has not responded to the news until now.He absent-mindedly took one cup after another, and leaned back on the chair after nine o'clock, his eyes were a little hard to open.

The male colleague of the general office helped Zheng Zhuoting, intending to ask the driver to take him back, but An Jin came over and said, "I can't drink, you stay here and continue, I'll see him off."

An Jin is allergic to alcohol, so she doesn't drink at every party.The male colleague agreed, helped Zheng Zhuoting down, and got into the back seat of the car, while An Jin got into the car from the other side.

After the valet driver had driven the car for a while, Zheng Zhuoting picked up his phone, seeing that Lu Hongxi hadn't replied to the message, he called on impulse.

The phone rang until the line was disconnected, but no one answered, Zheng Zhuoting was unwilling, so he called again, but the result was still the same.He felt even more uncomfortable, wondering if Lu Hongxi was hiding from him, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, the unpleasant feeling gradually got out of control, all he could think about was that Lu Hongxi was right in front of him, but he still refused to look at it The way he glanced.

An Jin sat next to him, and could clearly see the process of his phone call.

The dialer on the screen was "Xi" who answered the call last time, and he was also the one who delivered the food that time.

Unable to contact Lu Hongxi, Zheng Zhuoting's expression became more and more uncomfortable, leaning his head against the car window, muttering something.Although he spoke vaguely, An Jin heard two sentences clearly.

But both times it was the same name.

Hongxi.

Even if An Jin didn't want to believe it anymore, she understood at this moment.

Zheng Zhuoting and Lu Hongxi should have that kind of relationship.

I thought that Zheng Zhuoting had broken up with his ex-girlfriend for a while, and she had a chance, but she didn't expect that a man would take the lead.

She clutched the metal chain of her purse, hesitating about giving up.Until the car drove downstairs to Zheng Zhuoting's house, the driver helped Zheng Zhuoting, who was asleep, to get up and lay on the bed in the master bedroom.

She paid the driver a tip, and after seeing him off, she went back to the bed to take off Zheng Zhuoting's shoes.

Pulling the quilt over Zheng Zhuoting's body, An Jin looked at the sleeping man with a complicated expression.

She didn't like Zheng Zhuoting for a long time, but at that time Zheng Zhuoting had an ex-girlfriend by his side, and the relationship was also very good.It was impossible for her to be a mistress, so she persuaded herself to give up.Later, she became Zheng Zhuoting's secretary, and she had expectations again, but who knew...

The red lips were tightly pursed, and the unwilling emotions accumulated in his heart until he was interrupted by the sudden ringing of the phone call.

The phone was in the pocket of Zheng Zhuoting's trousers, and Zheng Zhuoting was in a deep sleep, completely unresponsive.

She took out her phone to look at it, only the word "Xi" was displayed on the screen.

Thinking of Zheng Zhuoting's disappointment that he couldn't get through the phone just now, An Jin thought for a moment, and finally pressed the answer button.

"Sorry, I'm very busy today, and I just saw your call now. What's the matter?"

A pleasant baritone sounded from the opposite side, An Jin squeezed the phone tightly and did not answer.Lu Hongxi thought it was a bad signal, so he asked again: "Zhuo Ting? Can you hear me?"

After waiting for a while, An Jin finally said, "Zhuo Ting was so tired that he fell asleep, it's not convenient to answer the phone now."

The other end of the phone fell silent, An Jin couldn't see Lu Hongxi's expression, but from the few seconds of silence, he could feel that Lu Hongxi should understand her subtext.

When he spoke again, Lu Hongxi's voice was indeed a lot colder, and he said lightly: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, An Jin sat by the bed for a while, then put Zheng Zhuoting's cell phone on the bedside table, turned and left.

Zheng Zhuoting, who didn't know what happened, slept all night, and was woken up by the ringing of the phone at around ten o'clock in the morning.

He answered in a daze, and the caller was his father, Zheng Wen, who wanted to ask him about his work.He could tell from the sound that he hadn't woken up yet, so he hung up and let him sleep for a while.After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and picked up his phone to read WeChat.

Lu Hongxi still didn't reply to the message, just when he was annoyed about what happened, he remembered that he called Lu Hongxi last night.Opening the call page, there were indeed two calls. Later, Lu Hongxi called him back.

Looking at the received call, he didn't have the slightest impression of answering it, so he called again.This time Lu Hongxi picked it up, but her voice was soft and weak, and her nasal voice was also very heavy.

"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Zheng Zhuoting worried.

"No." Lu Hongxi replied weakly, "What's the matter?"

"Why is it like this without your voice?" Zheng Zhuoting asked persistently.

Lu Hongxi was quiet for a while before answering: "It's only four o'clock, I just fell asleep not long ago."

Only now did Zheng Zhuoting realize that there was a six-hour time difference between them, and he quickly patted his head and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot. Are you tired? Why don't you go to bed first and talk about it when you wake up."

Lu Hongxi turned over, and the sound of the quilt rubbing quietly entered Zheng Zhuoting's ears, forming a charming picture in his mind.Before Zheng Zhuoting thought about what he was wearing to sleep, he heard him ask: "Did you call here for something? Just tell me."

He was reluctant to disturb his sleep, but Zheng Zhuoting wanted to know what he said on the phone, so he asked him, "Did I say anything when you called me back?"

It was quiet again after the question was asked.The longer Lu Hongxi remained silent, the faster Zheng Zhuoting's heart beat, for fear that he really said something he shouldn't have said.Until I heard Lu Hongxi say: "You fell asleep and didn't say anything."

Zheng Zhuoting breathed a sigh of relief, but realized something was wrong: "I fell asleep? How did you answer the phone?"

"A woman picked it up for you." Lu Hongxi replied calmly.

"Woman?" Breathing faster with the word, Zheng Zhuoting frowned tightly: "I'm at home, where is the woman?"

Lu Hongxi didn't seem to want to talk about this topic, but asked: "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to sleep, my head hurts."

Zheng Zhuoting hurriedly asked: "Why do you have a headache? Do you have a cold?"

Lu Hongxi sighed: "I didn't go to sleep until after three o'clock. I was almost exhausted and woke up by your phone. Can I not have a headache?"

When he said the last sentence, Lu Hongxi's tone was clearly unhappy.Zheng Zhuoting thought about the time on his side, and said: "Okay, then you go to bed first, and call me when you wake up."

Lu Hongxi said "Got it" and hung up the phone. Hearing the "beep" sound from the other end, Zheng Zhuoting tried his best to recall what happened last night.

But he really couldn't remember who brought him back last night, so he had to get up first and take a shower. After cleaning up and arriving at the company, he called An Jin into the office and asked about last night's situation.Knowing that it was An Jin who sent him back, he asked about the phone call again.

"You were in a deep sleep at the time. I was afraid that Mr. Lu had something important to ask you, so I picked it up for you first."

An Jin explained it naturally, but Zheng Zhuoting became a little nervous after hearing it: "Then what did you tell him?"

"It's nothing." An Jin shook her head, "I told you that it's not convenient for you to answer the phone while you're asleep, so I hung up."

Zheng Zhuoting let An Jin go out, and after the door closed, he clicked on Lu Hongxi's WeChat page and sent a voice message.

"It was my secretary who answered your call last night, who delivered food to you last time. I had a company dinner yesterday, and I drank too much, so she sent me back."

After posting this explanation, Zheng Zhuoting waited for Lu Hongxi to wake up while working. After finally getting off work, Lu Hongxi came back, but there were only two words: [Okay. 】

Looking at these two words, Zheng Zhuoting was a little dumbfounded.

OK?What good?Do you want to say you know?

Zheng Zhuoting called again, but Lu Hongxi didn't pick up, so he asked yesterday's question again via WeChat, but this time it was by voice.

"When will you come back? I really have something important to tell you."

After listening to Zheng Zhuoting's voice, Lu Hongxi's expression became a little strange again. The blond man sitting opposite kept staring at him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

He put down his phone and said lightly, "It's okay."

The man sandwiched a piece of cod for him: "Try this, it tastes very good."

He forked it into his mouth, smiled politely under the expectant gaze of the man: "Well, it's not bad."

"I'm not mistaken. This restaurant serves the most authentic French dishes, and Mr. Matthew is full of praise."

MJ is very picky about his diet and it is not easy to get his approval.Just like the British man named Arthur sitting across from me, who can get MJ's strong praise, and introduce him to get along with him in this way must be extraordinary.

But just getting along with each other for a meal, Lu Hongxi felt it.Although the understanding is very limited, Arthur is indeed a very comfortable person to get along with.

Gentle, gentleman, considerate and thoughtful everywhere.

It's just that this feeling is very similar to Zheng Zhuoting, when he looked up at Arthur several times, that smiling face turned into Zheng Zhuoting's.

After more times, Lu Hongxi couldn't hold on any longer, so he went to the bathroom with an excuse.

After splashing himself with cold water, he looked at the slightly embarrassed person in the mirror, and decided to refuse Arthur's proposal to watch a movie after dinner.

Zheng Zhuoting waited until midnight for Lu Hongxi's reply: [I still have to go to Australia, and I can't go back until the show is over. 】

【You mean Orson's show? 】

【right. 】

[Isn't there still half a month left? 】

The person leaning on the head of the bed straightened his back, and continued to type with a solemn face: [Then when are you going to Australia? 】

[Leave in two days. 】

Zheng Zhuoting only hesitated for a moment, then opened the booking app, checked the direct flight to Rome tomorrow, and made the payment immediately after confirming that there was no urgent business in the next few days.

Since Lu Hongxi didn't ask him what he wanted to say, it meant that Lu Hongxi was still misunderstanding him.In this case, he could explain over the phone, but he didn't want to lose sight of Lu Hongxi when he said such an important thing.

He called Huo Sen, gave an overview of the current situation, and asked Huo Sen to help him check the hotel and room number where Lu Hongxi lived, and then got up to pack his luggage.

Early the next morning, he went to the company to sign a few documents and then went to the airport. He landed in Rome at night, got into a taxi and went straight to the hotel where Lu Hongxi was staying.When he finally stood in the elevator, looking at the constantly rising floor numbers, the fatigue of the journey was swept away, leaving only anticipation and joy in his heart.

They were only separated for two weeks, but he felt that he hadn't seen Lu Hongxi for a long time.Thinking of the surprised expression on the man's face when he waited to open the door, Zheng Zhuoting couldn't help laughing, and couldn't even care about being scrutinized by the Russian woman next to him.

After reaching the 25th floor, he dragged his luggage out of the elevator, saw the direction and went straight to room 2528.However, as soon as he turned the winding corridor, he found two people standing in front of a door not far away.One of them is Lu Hongxi, and the other is a blond foreign man.

The man's height was almost the same as Zheng Zhuoting's, and Lu Hongxi raised his chin slightly when talking to him.Not knowing what the man said, Lu Hongxi smiled happily, Zheng Zhuoting subconsciously withdrew his foot and leaned against the wall to listen, but he only heard the man say in English that it was very late, so don't disturb Lu Hongxi's rest.

Lu Hongxi told the man to be careful on the road, Zheng Zhuoting poked his head out a little, his eyes straightened as soon as he saw it.

Lu Hongxi hugged the man, even though it was just a polite touch, but in Zheng Zhuoting's eyes, this kind of behavior is no longer as normal as before.

The man walked from the other side, Lu Hongxi watched him leave, and when the figure disappeared in the opposite elevator, he turned around and walked in the direction of Zheng Zhuoting.

Zheng Zhuoting thought he had discovered himself, but unexpectedly he walked to the end of the corridor, put coins in front of the small tobacco vending machine, bought a pack of menthol cigarettes, and walked back while unpacking.When he finally reached the corner where he was standing, he stopped and looked at himself in surprise, even dropping the cigarette in his hand to the ground.

Pulling the suitcase and walking in front of him, Zheng Zhuoting bent down to pick up the pack of cigarettes, looked at him and said, "You only smoke when you are upset, are you in a bad mood again?"

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Stop saying I'm short and not long-lasting