another life

People with previous convictions, even if they change, they have to take their time.

"Oops, Ah Yuan, the traffic jam has been stuck for a long time, will we be late?" Zhuang Zhuoyu looked at the long queue of cars ahead, and asked anxiously while tugging on her younger brother's arm.

"Sister, we were stuck in traffic for 10 minutes just now. This is the time, not to mention you are busy with work, Abang will understand." Zhuang Zhuoyuan rested his head on the car window and held the steering wheel with one hand, facing the traffic jam The vehicles showed excellent patience.

"How about that, Ah Bang mentioned it to me a few times, and I can see that he cares a lot about this friend who is treated like a younger sister."

Zhuang Zhuoyuan smiled slightly, "Sister, you really care about Ah Bang, it seems that I will have a brother-in-law soon."

"You talk too much."

Although the siblings were joking, Zhuang Zhuoyuan still showed his driving skills when the light was green and successfully squeezed out two cars and passed the congested intersection.

……

When Fang Ruolin arrived at the restaurant where Li Yaobang had located at 06:30, he had already arrived.The waiter ushered her to her seat.

"Bong, I thought you'd be late."

Li Yaobang smiled, "My fiancée is a policeman, I was worried that she might be late, so I would not be rude if I came here early. I know you have a habit of arriving early for dates."

Fang Ruolin took a sip of the water brought by the waiter before saying, "It's seven o'clock, so there's still half an hour left."

Downstairs of the hotel, a black SUV came over, braked suddenly, and stopped firmly at the door.

"I just said, sister, I won't let you be late, get out of the car quickly."

Zhuang Zhuohua paused for a moment, then suddenly said: "Ah Yuan, you go up with me."

Zhuang Zhuoyuan's eyes widened, "No way, sister, I look like a driver, don't play tricks on me."

"In order not to be cold, there are exactly four people." Zhuang Zhuoyu looked at his younger brother for help.

Zhuang Zhuoyuan had no choice but to say, "I know I talk too much, but sister, you don't have to do that." Originally he refused to agree, but he has always been responsive to his sister's request, so he could only compromise in the end. "Okay, you go up first, I'll park the car."

"Okay, I'll go up first." Zhuang Zhuoyu hurriedly turned around after getting out of the car, smoothed her hair, and asked, "Ah Yuan, how am I?"

"Wow, my sister is the most beautiful!" Zhuo Yuan mischievously blinked his left eye, and Zhuo Wei entered the hotel lobby with peace of mind.

Under the dim yellow light, a woman wearing a long-sleeved, knee-length taro-colored dress came walking. The leather round rope belt outlined her slender waist, and a pair of brown sheepskin low boots made this woman look capable and mature.

Fang Ruolin looked at the woman walking for a while, Li Yaobang turned his head to follow her gaze, tenderness immediately appeared on his face, then he stood up and took two quick steps.

Fang Ruolin followed Li Yaobang to stand up and saw the other's facial features clearly.Li Yaobang's fiancée has distinctive facial features, dignified yet feminine, especially the way she smiles makes people feel very kind.

"Let me introduce you." Li Yaobang took his fiancée's hand and came over, "Zhuang Zhuoyu, senior inspector of the Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division. Zhuoyu, this is a friend I often mention to you, like a sister. , Fang Ruolin."

"Hello, nice to meet you".

"Hello. Abang often mentions you."

When everyone was seated, Zhuang Zhuoyu said apologetically, "I asked my younger brother Zhuo Yuan to go with me, I hope you don't mind."

"It's okay." Fang Ruolin replied.

Li Yaobang shook his fiancée's hand, smiled, "Of course I don't mind, I just want to have the opportunity to introduce Ah Yuan to Ruolin."

Li Yaobang's smile was a bit joking, Ruolin felt that this was not a good sign, and hoped that today's dinner would not turn into a meeting with another meaning.

"My brother is here." Zhuang Zhuoyi waved to the side.

When Fang Ruolin saw Zhuang Zhuohua's younger brother, she almost spit out the water she had just put into her mouth.He is 175cm tall, blue jeans, a black T-shirt, an army green casual jacket, and a pair of white sneakers—this kind of attire is obviously very inappropriate in this high-end restaurant, especially because I have a very special hairstyle , so when I walked over, I was cast a lot of attention by other customers.

He was caught temporarily - Fang Ruolin suddenly had this idea in her mind.Otherwise, as a normal person, no one wants to be regarded as an alternative by others.Fang Ruolin thought, Zhuang Zhuoyi's younger brother must be super nervous, even in this situation, he can still walk over with a natural smile.

Zhuang Zhuoyu's younger brother, Zhuang Zhuoyuan, is also a police officer and a SDU.Fang Ruolin doesn't know much about the Hong Kong Flying Tigers, but Zhuang Zhuoyuan doesn't look like a police officer.He looks thin, young and sunny, and he looks like a big kid when he smiles.But Zhuang Zhuoyuan is very talkative, and he is very comfortable talking to him, every word he says will take care of the other person's feelings.Generally speaking, Fang Ruolin's first impression of Zhuang Zhuoyuan was good.

Although in Li Yaobang's perception, Zhuo Yuan's attire might not fit Ruo Lin's aesthetics, but he sincerely hoped that Ruo Lin would stop playing around with her life.Although Zhuo Yuan is not tall and powerful, but he is good at taking care of others, so Li Yaobang's topics always show Zhuang Zhuo Yuan's advantages as much as possible.

After a meal, the topic continued, there was no silence, and the atmosphere among the four was relaxed and happy.It's just that if Fang Ruolin knew Li Yaobang's thoughts, besides blaming him for dragging the red line, she might also lament that her previous record was too bad.

After dinner, Li Yaobang bid farewell to Zhuang's siblings, and took Fang Ruolin to the downstairs of the apartment building.

"Thank you, Bong. The dinner was very pleasant. I think you chose the right person. The future sister-in-law is very nice."

"I know you have vision." Li Yaobang nodded with a smile, then glanced at Fang Ruolin, as if he had something to say.

"Do you have something to say?" Fang Ruolin asked.

"Ruolin——I think you have changed a bit after you came back from Rome." Fang Ruolin wanted to explain but didn't know what to say, but Li Yaobang had his own opinion. "When you're tired from playing, you naturally have to stop and rest. No matter what happened before, you are fine now. If you can figure out how to live, I think Anty, Ancle and your elder brother will feel relieved."

Just a few simple words, after Li Yaobang finished speaking, Fang Ruolin suddenly had the urge to cry.During the three months in Rome and more than a week back in Hong Kong, it was the first time that someone spoke to her with such seriousness and earnestness. She seemed to have found a feeling of 'family'.

Seeing Fang Ruolin's pensive expression, Li Yaobang realized that she had changed. She would not listen to such words before, and she would not go home early like today. She usually spends time in a bar to kill time.

He smiled reassuringly, and originally wanted to say something about Ah Yuan, but when the words reached his mouth, he felt that he couldn't be too hasty, so he said, "Rest early, I'm leaving first."

Fang Ruolin just nodded, then watched Li Yaobang leave.

Back to the apartment in silence, Fang Ruolin curled up on the sofa, still not recovering from the emotion just now.No one likes to be alone, maybe she needs to be cared too much.

She was in a daze for a while before she was woken up by the ringtone of her mobile phone, and the screen displayed 'Jialu is calling'

"Hey, Jialu, what's the matter? - You can decide about the house. - That's it, okay, we'll talk about it tomorrow, byebye!"

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