Promised period

After coming out of the company, the lights and shadows of the city are dim.

When passing the grooming mirror at the door, Song Ke stopped to take a look at her appearance.

In order to get the 6000 million investment, he hardly slept a full night this week, and the dark circles under his eyes turned blue.Although the tall and straight frame is still there, the body shape is much smaller than before, and because the mouth is tightly pursed, the curve of the chin looks very stiff.

Seeing Chen Jue with this respect later, he must not even take a second look, right?

It was the end of November and the weather was cold and humid.Song Ke was standing on the side of the road with her briefcase in her hand. The cold wind blew against her skin, and the pores on her neck tightened slightly.

Not long after, someone lowered the window and shouted——

"Future President Song!"

When he came back to his senses, a silver Volvo was parked by the side of the road, and "Desperate Second Sister" Chen Nian looked at him charmingly.He smiled and sat in the co-pilot, and the warm air from the air conditioner blew on his face.

"How's the blind date going in the afternoon?"

"Don't mention it, that elder brother is like a young man in the Qing Dynasty. He keeps saying that women should be husbands and children. Eating with him is like going to jail!"

Song Ke smiled lightly: "I think you lack sincerity, why don't you even refuse to change your clothes?"

Chen Nian was still wearing a professional suit for work, and she looked like a fledgling strong woman.

"How can there be that American time? It's not like you don't know my brother..." The voice faded.

"What happened to him?"

"Stop, stop." When she came back to her senses, she smiled shrewdly, "Who doesn't know that you two are of the same mind? If I speak ill of him, you will sue me in front of him later, and I have no place to reason. "

"You're the one." Song Ke turned her head out of the window, "Drive, don't make your brother wait."

The smile just now remained on his face. Although there was not much warmth, there was a vague sense of anticipation.The sycamore trees on both sides gradually began to recede, and the shadows of branches and vines passed by the car window. His clear eyes were like a deep pool, quietly watching the busy traffic outside.

Half an hour later, the car stopped outside the courtyard.

There was a dim light in the villa hidden by the woods, Chen Nian turned his head and looked over eagerly through the glass, his cheeks were as red as a child's.

"Brother is really at home." His tone couldn't hide his surprise.

This time, Chen Jue went abroad for more than half a month. It is said that he was surfing on the beach with some friends, and was persuaded by Chen Nian several times before he reluctantly agreed to return to China.

Aunt Gu, the servant at home, was cleaning up the cigarette butts in the living room. When she saw them coming, she put down her work with a smile on her face: "I was just about to make a call and you arrived. It's cold outside. I'll turn on the air conditioner right away."

"Where's my brother?"

"I was still sitting on the sofa just now, maybe I went to the garden to smoke. Hey, his addiction to smoking is getting bigger and bigger now, he can't leave his cigarettes all day long, and his temper has changed a lot..."

Chen Nian didn't want to hear this, so he avoided it with the excuse of changing clothes.Song Ke sat in the living room for a while, and Aunt Gu asked him to invite Chen Jue over for dinner, so he got up and walked out.

There are a few straight camphor trees in the garden. Although they are not tall, they are better than luxuriant branches and leaves, covering the depth of the courtyard.

After crossing a few trees, she finally saw the blurred figure, but Song Ke stopped involuntarily because she was so timid.

is it him?

Like, like not.He sat in the pale gray night, with shorter hair, smoking slowly.There seems to be a layer between them, so they can't see clearly.

In the past, Chen Juelao said that he was tall and handsome, and said, "You see, we have a net worth of more than one billion and a good-looking talent. It is more than enough to match you. Why don't you consider going to the temple to make a wish with such a good peach blossom?" Song Song Ke felt that he was boring, so she often replied to him: "I bumped into your hand because I committed the crime of Tai Sui."

In such a night where even the outline is blurred, I suddenly feel that what he said is right.

"Mr. Chen."

No one answered after shouting, and it was only when he got closer that he was on the phone.

"I just came back from a trip, and I haven't even seen my sister, so I don't have the time to deal with you." He leaned slightly, and as he spoke, he lowered his head and dusted the ashtray, "Next time, I will take you next time." Let's go together, so you won't have to worry about ten phone calls a day."

Song Ke clutched her trousers, her palms were sweaty.

"Mr. Chen."

This time Chen Jue finally heard it.Seeing someone behind him, he stopped talking and completely extinguished his cigarette: "Let's do this first, my sister and the others are back."

The two finally came face to face.

Chen Jue seemed to be tired from playing.He used to like talking nonsense lazily, hanging out with friends wherever he went, and just eating, drinking and having fun could make him tired enough.Now the sitting posture is still lazy, but there is always a youthful look in every gesture, so it is hard to tell that he is 30 years old.

"coming?"

"Ah."

In the dim night, Song Ke looked at him almost greedily.

I haven't seen him for three weeks, and he is tanned, his hair is casually styled, his sideburns are a little unruly and messy, and his thin arms are exposed by the high rolled up cuffs.

"Where's Chen Nian?"

"Change upstairs and come down soon."

"She went to the company again today?"

"Ah."

The two chatted for a while, and the tempting aroma of food wafted from the direction of the restaurant.

The occupancy rate of this villa area is not bad. As soon as Chen Jue is sitting, he can see the living room on the second floor opposite him when he looks up.The neighbor's house is decorated in a very lively atmosphere, with idle baby carriages on the balcony, children's pinyin wall charts on the floor-to-ceiling windows, and occasionally two ancient herds running in and out clumsily.

After watching for a while, he lit another cigarette, but he didn't smoke.The spark on the cigarette butt flickered, and the pale smoke surrounded him, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

When the cigarette was about to burn out, he suddenly thought of something he forgot to do, he got up and picked up the coat next to him: "Tell Chen Nian for me, I have something to go out, and I won't be home for dinner."

The move came suddenly.

"Mr. Chen—"

Song Ke involuntarily called to him: "Leave right after you come back?"

Chen Jue turned his head, paused for a moment and then suddenly walked towards Song Ke.Song Ke's heart trembled, worried that her expression might reveal something, so she hastily turned her face away.But Chen Jue just passed him and took away the cigarettes and lighters on the table.

"You can call me Chen Jue as many times as you have said, and I will think you are afraid of me when you meet outsiders like this."

Song Ke's vocal cords were slightly stiff, and a trace of laughter appeared after a while: "Mr. Chen was joking."

Chen Jue stopped at a short distance away, slowly turning the cigarette case in his hand, looking at him with stern and energetic eyes.After a long time, Song Ke almost suspected that he remembered something.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jue let out a chuckle: "I'm teasing you, don't be nervous."

He had a nice smile, the corners of his eyes were slightly slanted upwards, and the line of his lips drew out a gentle arc, showing a sense of indifference in his flamboyance.

Song Ke breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze lowered naturally.

Chen Jue only smokes one brand of cigarettes, and a cluster of lush green Clivia is printed on the white cigarette box, which is said to be Yunyan shipped from Yunnan.Every time I pass by Yunnan Song Ke on a business trip, I will go shopping in the street, but unfortunately I have never found this kind of smoke that he smokes.

Seeing Song Ke staring at it so intently, he handed over the cigarette casually: "Smoking?"

In the past, Song Ke hated him smoking the most. After the two lived together, he would hide in the kitchen whenever he became addicted to smoking. The cat smoked secretly under the range hood.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Song Ke took one, didn't smoke it, just held it.

Chen Jue twitched his brows slightly, as if he didn't quite understand what he was doing without smoking, but he didn't delve into it.Putting away the cigarettes and returning to the living room, I happened to run into my sister Chen Nian.

"Brother, are you going out again?"

"I have something to go out for a trip, just to leave the two of you in the world."

Chen Nian went over to stop him: "Going out to drink with those cronies again? Why are you so dishonest? You promised to have dinner together on the phone tonight, but you regretted it when you came back. Could it be that they are more important than my own sister? "

"Be obedient, I'll go back as soon as I go." His attitude seemed perfunctory, and he didn't attach as much importance to the relationship between siblings as before.

"But--"

She looked at Song Ke as if asking for help, but Song Ke shook her head indifferently: "Let your brother go, it's just a meal, there will be opportunities in the future."

She could only let go of her hand helplessly, and watched her brother go over to change his shoes, turning his back as if angry.

Chen Jue probably wanted to coax her, lowered his voice: "I brought you a gift, it's in my room."

"Who cares?" They all cried.

The living room fell silent.

Under the warm orange light, Song Ke walked away and sat down on the sofa in silence.I don't know if it's because the air conditioner has just been turned on and the temperature in the room hasn't risen yet. His face is pale and delicate, and his neck is deeply sunken under his shirt.

"By the way, Song Ke."

Suddenly I heard Chen Jue calling him.

He was stunned, and raised his head in a hurry, only to see that Chen Jue had already put on his shoes, and the toe of his shoes was casually leaning against the door, his body was in a posture of leaving at any time: "I forgot your share of the gift, don't be angry with me!" .”

Song Ke was still doing well, but Chen Nian was shedding tears, and shouted with his back to the door: "Get out!"

"Sister—" Chen Jue's expression changed.

"Get out, get out!" Chen Nian screamed, "We can live well without you!"

Chen Jue's body shook suddenly, he stood still for a while, and left the house without looking back.

It didn't take long to hear the roar of a sports car outside.

Chen Nian covered his face and cried for a while, murmuring, "He wasn't like this before..."

What is it like not to be?

Who can return the original Chen Jue to him.

Song Ke vaguely felt a stomachache, and she struggled to finish her meal, only to realize that she had made a mistake.There is no stomach there, but a beating heart that beats in an orderly manner.

As long as the heart is still beating, people cannot die.

After eating, he didn't leave in a hurry, but stayed and worked overtime on the spot.He felt that it was necessary for him to talk to Chen Jue and ask him what he was thinking, why he wasted his life in a daze, regardless of the company or his sister.

Guessing that he was waiting for his brother to come back, Chen Nian was beside him reading a book, but his eyes became more and more swollen after a long time.

Song Ke said: "Go upstairs and rest first, I'll wait for him to come back and say hello before leaving."

She cheered up: "I will accompany you."

"No, you're disturbing me here." He tapped the screen helplessly, "I have too much work to do."

In this way, Chen Nian was sent away.

The wall clock on the wall went from ten o'clock to eleven o'clock, and from eleven o'clock to zero o'clock.During the period, Aunt Gu came to pour the water a few times, seeing that his eye circles were slightly blue, she didn't say anything but sighed.

After even she returned to the room, Song Ke got up and turned off the light in the living room, and sat quietly in the dark alone.

There is indeed a lot of work, but it is also difficult to concentrate.He would look up at the time every once in a while, and when he got closer, he couldn't hold on any longer, and fell asleep in a daze.

Probably because the supine position was uncomfortable, so I had several very confusing dreams one after another.But the strange thing is that the dream is full of things that never happened.

He dreamed that on a normal night, he forgot to close the window, and the late summer wind bulged the curtains.In the middle of the night, the door was slammed and slammed, he got up in a hurry, and went to open the door in disheveled clothes.

As soon as he opened the door, he was hugged violently.

Chen Jue, who was running out of breath, kissed him hard with sweat on his face: "I finally found you. Where have you been all this time? I think you can't live any longer."

It's his Chen Jue, this time can't be wrong, breathing, touch, tone are all the same as before.

It was supposed to be a scene of thousands of times, but I was numb because I didn't wake up, and I couldn't say a word.Those painful days and nights in the days of separation, those tossing and turning who wanted to go away but were reluctant to leave, those who resented and forgave, all of them were enough to tell Chen Jue all night long, but when things came to an end, he But he couldn't speak a word.

It seems that those are not important anymore, as long as Chen Jue returns to her side.

Blank for a while, he just instinctively held Chen Jue tightly, looked into those eyes and said stupidly: "You are back. I have been waiting for you at the same place, why are you here now? We agreed——"

No one can forget the promised period.

It's a pity that he woke up before he finished speaking, because there was the sound of changing shoes at the door.

The clock on the wall had reached three o'clock, and the air in the villa was deserted.Song Ke was afraid that she would lose her composure, so she quickly sat up and rubbed her face, and asked in a hoarse voice in the dim light:

"Chen Jue?"

The living room was suddenly silent for two seconds.

"Who?" The voice was wary.

Song Ke was startled, and then realized that she was called by the wrong name: "Mr. Chen, it's me, Song Ke."

"You? Why haven't you left yet?"

Before getting too close, the smell of perfume has already hit the nostrils.The moment the light was turned on, the light was too dazzling, and Song Ke was dizzy for several seconds before adapting, as if suddenly falling from a dream to reality.

"There is something urgent that needs to be dealt with, and I fell asleep while I was busy."

"Why don't you go to sleep in Chen Nian's room." Chen Jue undid the buttons, and teased unduly, "Don't you dare to have my big brother around?"

Song Ke lowered her voice wearily: "I'm just afraid that the sound of typing on the keyboard will affect her rest."

"Is she still mad at me?"

"Mr. Chen, actually—"

Chen Jue took off his coat and threw it on the sofa. He didn't throw it correctly, and the coat was about to slip on the carpet.Song Ke wanted to help in the middle of her sentence, but reached out her hand but knocked it down, and something fell out of her pocket inadvertently.

He is nearsighted and cannot see clearly without glasses.Seeing that the east and west are square, and the light-colored packaging looks like a cigarette case, I leaned on the sofa and squatted down to touch it.After finally touching it, I found out that it was an opened box of condoms when I got it close.

In an instant, Song Ke's body froze for a moment, and all the muscles in her body tensed up.Immediately afterwards, I felt a headache, a dull pain in my chest, my stomach was overwhelmed, and my throat was so sweet that I dared not open my mouth, for fear that I would spit out a mouthful of blood foam when I opened my mouth.

This feeling is not unfamiliar.

For a long time when the accident happened, I lay in bed and couldn't sleep the whole night, biting my teeth so that my mouth was full of blood bubbles, and my body felt the same way.At that time, the only thought was that one day Chen Jue would suddenly remember who he was and the things they had experienced.

It's not that I didn't know it was impossible until today, it's just that I don't want to admit it.

The past time has been ground into ashes, and there is no way for Yang to find it in the wind.Song Ke didn't believe in evil, she picked it up bit by bit, pieced it together, exhausted her mind, but only spelled out a Chen Jue who lost her memory.

That's not, it's not his Chen Jue anymore.