A woman like Ode to Joy

"Get off work?" Seeing that the folder in her hand was almost filled, the person who came came spoke.

Fan Shengmei was startled when she heard his voice suddenly, thinking, why is this person in the hall?

Putting the transfer book aside, thinking about the situation upstairs at this time, I also have a little idea in my heart.Changed the field, it is estimated that this slipped down.

She said, "Yes, it's time to get off work."

Although there were people coming and going in the lobby at this time, there were not many people checking in or checking out. The girls at the front desk saw Fan Shengmei chatting with a strange man, and the man's attitude was very kind and gentle.The girls have stayed in this five-star hotel for a long time, and the basic skills of seeing people are naturally profound over time, not to mention that the other party is dressed in a delicate and neat suit. I couldn't call out my name for a while.

At the moment, the little girls at the front desk exchanged glances, furtively, and glanced there from time to time.

Fan Shengmei didn't want to say anything more, but she didn't want her attitude to be seen as strange by others, so she smiled politely and asked, "Mr. Tan, what can you do with me?"

This professional attitude at work, treating him as a guest, seems understandable when she is still on duty.It's just that when Tan Zongming heard her address, it was both you and Mr. Tan, one can imagine the complexity in his heart.

Looking at her tired face, he said: "Andy said he called you but you didn't answer. We made an appointment in the evening and everyone celebrated her birthday together. You probably haven't forgotten it."

Andy's birthday...

Only now did Fan Shengmei understand these words in her mind, and she was immediately annoyed.

If it wasn't for Tan Zongming's reminder, she would have been busy for the past two days and forgot to buy the gift.A trace of remorse appeared unconsciously on his face.

Although I know that Andy is not bad for those things, but as a friend and best friend, the meaning is still there.

Tan Zongming immediately read the subtle expression changes on her face. Seeing that she seemed very busy, she probably forgot.It's also a little funny in my heart, I feel that I haven't remembered her confused look for a long time.

If it was the same as before, how much he wanted to reach out and touch her hair, rub it twice, and then hold her in his arms.

Now, he can only smile, "I haven't bought any gifts yet, anyway, I'm going to Andy's together, and I'll go to the mall with me to pick something out."

When Fan Shengmei heard this, she seemed to have nothing to refuse, so she nodded in agreement without saying anything.

Seeing this, Tan Zongming breathed a sigh of relief.

When meeting Tan Zongming, Fan Shengmei didn't even think about getting back together, but she didn't know how to effectively reject this man's seemingly unintentional approach.Especially when Tan Zongming handed a box of crystal shrimp dumplings to her in the car, she was silent because of his considerate behavior.

She didn't pick up the box of crystal shrimp dumplings, even though she was really very hungry.

Tan Zongming waited for a while and saw that she still didn't make a move, so he directly lifted the cover for her, put a pair of chopsticks in the box, and forced them into her hands.

"Don't make trouble with your body." As he said, he started the car, stopped talking to her, and didn't look at her again.

And she, holding the box of dumplings, froze in her position.Her stomach made a rumbling sound, she was obviously very hungry, which made her feel embarrassed.

The aroma of the dumplings seemed to penetrate into her nostrils, and her stomach gurgled more and more frequently, as she held the box of shrimp dumplings stiffly.

It was like a silent battle, the driver looked at the road ahead, didn't say anything, didn't put on a coercive attitude, and didn't even look at her again, but Fan Shengmei could feel his silent insistence.

Her stomach kept rumbling, and she suddenly regretted that she got into his car, and then became the current situation, still hungry.

The car was going fast, and the dumplings in her hand were getting colder and colder.She didn't move, didn't even look at him again, she held it silently, until she reached the place, she put the dumpling on the front glass.

In the end, I didn't eat it.

Without looking at his expression, he got out of the car by himself.

She left first, and saw Andy, who was waiting for someone from a distance, with a big belly. When she got closer, she saw some strange expressions on her face. wandering.

Then, she heard the sound of leather shoes approaching slowly behind her.

"You guys, you came so early..." Andy felt a little strange when she received a call from Tan Zongming and said that she would come with Fan Shengmei.But in front of Fan Shengmei, he didn't dare to say too much.

In the matter between Lao Tan and Xiao Fan, one is timid and the other is overwhelmed. They both have to face so many things, but at Lao Tan's house, she doesn't know what's going on.Ever since Lao Tan and Xiao Fan had a problem, and she was concerned about raising the baby, she has seldom contacted each other. Even if the two chatted, sometimes when the topic came to Fan Shengmei, they would be strangely silent again.

She thought that it was impossible for Lao Tan and Xiao Fan to meet again, at least for now, she never thought that on her birthday today, she saw the two of them in the same frame, and Xiao Fan got out of Lao Tan's car.This really made her unable to turn her head around for a while, but seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a little weird, it didn't seem like they were reconciled, but rather like they were forced together, Xiao Fan felt awkward.

"Hmm." Fan Shengmei didn't know how to explain it, and there was only one word for it.

"Sorry, I came empty-handed." Tan Zongming stood beside Fan Shengmei and said.

Come empty handed?

Andy didn't care. What she cared about was that with Lao Tan's character, it was basically impossible for her to not bring gifts to her friend's birthday party.

Fan Shengmei was taken aback, then remembered that she hadn't brought a gift either, just now in the car, the two of them just insisted on silently, they forgot to buy a gift for Andy for a while, and they didn't go to the mall either.

"Both of them didn't bring presents?" Andy asked Fan Shengmei with a half-smile.

Unconsciously glanced at Tan Zongming, her eyes flickered, and suddenly she was not used to others talking about her and Tan Zongming as a community like "you", as if something happened a long time ago. The word feels unfamiliar.

Tan Zongming smiled and begged for forgiveness, and the three of them didn't talk nonsense outside.

Tan Zongming took a slow step behind the two, thinking of the despised shrimp dumplings in the car, and sighed.

Are you really in a hurry?

At the beginning, Fan Shengmei refused to accept even a little kindness from him.

Until he heard Qu Xiaoxiao's voice from far away, talking about the blind date with Fan Shengmei, he couldn't help but went to see Fan Shengmei again.

Unintentionally making eye contact with him, Fan Shengmei silently stepped forward and tugged at Qu Xiaoxiao, telling her to pay attention.

Qu Xiaoxiao is such a clever person, as soon as she caught sight of Tan Zongming, she didn't immediately shut up as Fan Shengmei wished, but she finished her words slowly with a long tail.

"I'm sure I can meet someone who is similar to Cao Qi..." Two eyes rolled around, looking at Fan Shengmei and Tan Zongming from time to time.

Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer, who were holding snacks behind them, looked at each other, and both looked at Fan Shengmei and Tan Zongming at the same time. Qiu Yingying put down the things in her hands and went forward to hook Fan Shengmei's arm.

No matter how ambiguous their eyes or scrutiny, Fan Shengmei is calm and at ease, she should eat and drink without being affected at all.And the other one who is occasionally scrutinized is obviously more than capable.

However, only Fan Shengmei knew that when the lights were blown out and the candles were blown out, the man's seemingly unintentional eyes seemed to see through her.

She had already had a premonition in her heart that his purpose this time was not simple, but she never thought about it, and saw an unexpected person in Kempin the next day.

"..." Fan Shengmei quietly sipped her coffee, but her other hand was already curled up under the table.

The other party was obviously calmer than her. As soon as he sat down, he didn't say a word, but his eyes fell heavily on her body and face, like a thousand catties of cotton wool squeezed around her, dull and suffocating.That kind of gaze is straightforward, and he doesn't bother to cover it up, and he can easily defeat people without even needing words.

She just felt that her patience was going to run out, and her polite patience seemed to the other party to be worthless and overpowering patience. Is her attitude too low?Or as long as he hooks up with someone surnamed Tan, is it overbearing and arrogant with unknown meaning?

After finishing a cup of coffee, she finally had to put down the cup in her hand, and a long puff of depression spread out from her heart.

"If it's okay, I still have to go to work." Facing those eyes that were five or six points similar to a certain person, she saw that the other person did not speak, but still had an elegant and graceful posture. She also raised her hand and called Got the waiter to check out.

The price of two cups of coffee is not cheap, it may be the most expensive coffee she has drunk in the past six months, which makes her feel a little heartbroken.Just as he handed the credit card to the waiter, the person who was still motionless suddenly raised his hand, with the meaning of giving orders, and said in a cold but firm tone, "I haven't said to leave yet, Miss Fan."

He waved his hand, meaning to tell the waiter to go down.The waiter looked at the other party's posture, and looked at Fan Shengmei waveringly, but he had already handed the card in his hand to Fan Shengmei hesitantly.

Fan Shengmei was amazed at the opponent's tough stance.

"Shouldn't you treat me to a meal? Anyway, I'm an elder. I've been sitting here for so long, and I don't want to treat me to lunch generously." As he spoke, he took the menu and ordered two dishes.

The location here is not cheap, and the dishes are even more expensive. Fan Shengmei came here once or twice when she was with someone.

Having a cup of coffee here is enough for Fan Shengmei to feel distressed. For this table, Fan Shengmei may have to overdraw the card limit.

Quietly looking at the person who quickly ordered the food, he even made the decision, ordering for Fan Shengmei too.

Fan Shengmei endured silently watching the other party's behavior, and suddenly felt that it was ridiculous.

Could it be that I have to make up for what I have eaten on her son before, so that it will not be a loss?

Fan Shengmei held the card silently in the palm of her hand, while the person opposite was elegantly cutting abalone slices with a knife and fork.

There was an identical plate in front of her, and Fan Shengmei couldn't make the other party's elegant gesture, and only cut the abalone according to her own wishes.The sliced ​​abalone was tender and juicy, exactly the same as the one she had eaten before, with the same taste as before.

After a few bites, the portion was not particularly large, but it was enough to fill her up.

As soon as he put down the knife and fork, he saw the person on the opposite side wiping his mouth with a tissue. His short hair was neat and white, and he was in his fifties or sixties, but the corners of his eyes were still delicate and stern.

Fan Shengmei's eyes fell on the neckline of the other's delicate cheongsam, and she suddenly thought of Shen Yufu, who was somewhat similar to the person opposite, also wearing a cheongsam, and had similar eyes, which filled people with pressure.

She straightened up and saw that the other party was looking at her seriously, with a warm smile on the corner of her mouth, seemingly gentle and calm, but Fan Shengmei thought of someone who had a similar smile from that smile.

It's time to say something, tell her not to "overthink her capabilities".

"Miss Fan." Finally she spoke.

Fan Shengmei looked at each other quietly.

"You are very different from what I imagined..." The smile did not change, but the words sounded strange to Fan Shengmei.

She was anxious, becoming more and more irritable and heavy, and she didn't want to waste more time, money, and feelings related to someone. In her opinion, she had already broken up with Tan Zongming for a long time, and she didn't understand what he did today. What is the meaning of the mother coming to find her.

"I don't know how he described me to you. However, we have broken up for a long time, and we haven't been in touch for a long time..." Fan Shengmei said quietly, word by word, clearly.

The person on the opposite side didn't react at all because of what she said, but looked at Fan Shengmei more calmly.

"Long time no contact?" His eyes were on Fan Shengmei, stretching out a trace of eye lines, and he was about to say something, but his eyes turned back abruptly, his brows and eyes suddenly turned cold, and even the polite smile disappeared.

Before Fan Shengmei realized what was going on, there was a sound of hurried footsteps that stopped behind her.

A voice said: "Mom, it's a bit inappropriate for you to be like this." There was still a breathy tone in the words, and it was not difficult to hear that the other party came over.

Fan Shengmei lowered her head to hide her unnaturalness for a moment, but her reaction was noticed by the people opposite her, not to mention her anxious eldest son, whose expression turned cold in an instant.He stood up, threw down the tissue in his hand, and looked back and forth between the two of them sternly.

"I don't want to talk nonsense, Tan Zongming, if you can pass your grandfather's test, you have to see if I am happy for a woman like this to enter the Tan family's door."

Tan Zongming calmed down, looked at Fan Shengmei who had kept her head down and said nothing, and sighed helplessly: "Mom, what's the matter, let's go back and discuss it. Look at you, you didn't say anything to me when you came to Shanghai, and you still listen to Zong Ren." Said..."

Before he finished speaking, the listeners were already impatient.

"Okay." He picked up his bag, stopped looking at the two of them, and walked out by himself, passing through the restaurant, and finally disappeared in the restaurant.

Fan Shengmei raised her downcast eyes slightly, just in time to meet the man's concerned eyes, she dodged away, but she couldn't stop the man from approaching.

"Let's go, I'll take you."

The author has something to say:

It's March... when will it be finished.

Sorry for not updating due to busy work recently.It was only notified on the post bar, not in Jinjiang.

I'm sorry~ I didn't mean it, don't worry about children's shoes that are worried about pitfalls.It has been more than half a year since I wrote it, and I will finish it.