why are they still in love

An hour later, Xiao Chining saw the white Honda car with the license plate ending in 589 waiting to turn around at the intersection of traffic lights, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone to scan the QR code for the driver to transfer money.

"Just stop here!"

The driver dissuaded: "You pay at the original price, we won't do things that take advantage of others' dangers, and we won't earn money for ignorance."

Xiao Chining didn't have time to say thank you, he just pressed a number and jumped out of the car.

The driver received the transfer prompt, glanced at it symbolically, and then was blinded by the zero flash on the push.

"10000.00", exactly 1 yuan.

He hurriedly turned his head to look for Xiao Chining, only to find that the young man in school uniform had jumped into the traffic by himself, and under the bombardment of angry brakes and honks, he opened his arms and stopped the car recklessly. Honda front.

The driver of the Didi car who had just delivered the guests was startled by the boy who suddenly pressed the hood, and immediately pulled up the handbrake to prevent accidents.

Seeing that he had turned off the ignition, the boy rushed over aggressively and slammed on his window.

The car was equipped with a driving recorder, and the driver of the Honda was ready to argue with the shameless lame man before he rolled down the window, but when the lame man opened his mouth, he didn't ask him how he drove, as he expected. Instead, he kept asking: "Where's that girl you picked up just now? Where did she get off?!"

The finished drafts were useless, and the driver of the Honda was stunned.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiao Chining reached out and grabbed his collar through the half-open car window, and shouted hoarsely: "Tell me! Where is that girl?! Where did she go?!"

In life, people are not afraid of fools but lunatics.The driver of the Honda car broke off his white fingers one by one, gave him the name of the hotel, and dismissed him angrily: "Is it all right? Let go!"

Xiao Chining is not familiar with this area. He lives in the west of Beijing, and usually spends most of his time painting the streets near the West Third Ring Road, and rarely comes to the east. He has only heard of the hotel mentioned by the driver, but has never been to it.

It was getting dark, and countless office workers and students were rushing home after work and school, and the roads were seriously congested.He threw the skateboard on the street where he got into the car, and now he can only run wildly following the navigation on his mobile phone.

However, 10 minutes later, he managed to find the hotel, and was stopped by the security guards on duty before entering the gate.

"This classmate, are you going to eat or stay?" The security guard saw that he was sweating profusely and his school uniform was dirty, his eyes were wandering, and he was even more suspicious, "Can I see your ID?"

Xiao Chining only had a mobile phone that was running out of battery, he didn't even carry his schoolbag, and he didn't even need his beloved skateboard. Where did he find any documents to show him.

So he pushed away the security guard without saying a word, trying to force his way in to find someone.

The other security guard on the opposite side of the door didn't expect his colleagues to be unable to hold down a skinny young man who looked like a child, so he immediately joined them to help stop him.

He was still worried about the hotel's management regulations and didn't dare to use too much force, but when he got kicked on the leg and heard Xiao Chining's obscenities blurted out, he couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed his school uniform and grabbed him Overturned to the ground.

"Which school's lunatic came here to run wild? There is a kind of going to the police station to go crazy!"

Xiao Chining hit the ground with his ribs, his eyes went black and he lost his voice.

He curled up on the ground for a long time, and then slowly got up when he could see things clearly.

He clutched his left rib in pain, took out his phone with a broken screen from his school uniform jacket, pulled out the balance of his bank card and put it in front of the two people, and said with difficulty: "I... I eat. The money is enough for you to eat here Have a meal?"

The two security guards saw the six-digit number on the screen, and their faces suddenly became very exciting. They both fell silent and let him in.

Xiao Chining never imagined that the only thing he could rely on in the majestic Beijing city where Xiao Zhaoshan lived was the "pocket money" that Chi Yan casually handed over to him.

He walked into the bright lobby under the surveillance of two eyes, looked around to find the white figure to no avail, he could only bear the pain and gestured at Hu Yingxue's physical features, and asked the receptionist: "Has there been any girls in white sweaters in the last half hour?" Ever? Probably with this body shape and such a height, maybe he’s not in a good mood, is there?”

The lady at the front desk always smiled: "Sorry, we can't disclose any customer information, you can call her and try."

Xiao Chining made no less than [-] phone calls in the car, but he never got through, and the phone was always turned off.

He didn't understand what Hu Yingxue chose to come to the hotel for. For her, she should avoid such a place with intensive surveillance and identity verification. Why did she take a taxi across most of Beijing to come here?

There must be a reason he doesn't know.

Xiao Chining used the last battery of his mobile phone to book a seat at a Cantonese restaurant at random, and went into the hotel without any hesitation, looking for it from floor to floor.

There are various restaurants and gyms downstairs, as well as several large conference rooms and auditoriums. In order not to repeat the farce just now, he threw the school uniform into the trash can in the bathroom, and went in to look for it like a normal tourist.

It was time for dinner, and the waiters in the restaurant were busy with their work, so they didn't suspect him, and even came over to ask him if he had an appointment.

Xiao Chining responded: "Well, my girlfriend asked me to come directly. The white sweater she should be wearing today, do you remember where she is sitting?"

The waiter tried hard to think back for a moment, and finally said apologetically: "We don't seem to have received any female guests wearing sweaters today."

The only difference in this floor is this one that sells Huaiyang cuisine. Xiao Chining didn't give up, and went straight to the VIP area, making a gesture to push the door in: "I remembered, she seems to have booked a private room."

However, before he could put on the doorknob, a waiter in a cheongsam ran over to block him: "Excuse me, the private rooms are all VIPs who have reserved seats in advance. I'm sure your girlfriend is not in there."

"Really?" Xiao Chining withdrew his hand and asked, "Are you sure?"

The waiter noticed that his behavior was not right, and smiled a little bluntly: "Yes, please contact her again to confirm, there are several restaurants on this floor, you may have misremembered the name of the restaurant."

I've searched the downstairs, and the upstairs is full of hotel rooms. If this restaurant doesn't exist yet, the only possibility left is the women's toilet.

But why did she have to hide in the women's bathroom of this hotel?

Or did she leave before she came?

Xiao Chining's mind was in a mess, and he had to admit that he knew very little about Hu Yingxue.Compared with the other students in the class who only knew about Hu Yingxue's good grades, he had only seen her collapse once.

No, it might not be considered a breakdown. At that time, she was still struggling to survive, using deformed and twisted ways to survive.

He repeatedly thought about Hu Yingxue's motive and walked into the elevator, ready to go upstairs to have a look, hoping that Hu Yingxue came here to seek refuge with a friend he didn't know.

But when he pressed the door close button, he was stunned in place as if struck by lightning, and a deep fear immediately rushed from the soles of his feet to his back.

In an instant, his pupils shrank, a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably.

He slowly raised his head, looked at the floor button on the right side of the elevator, and found the largest number all the way.

33.

The hotel has 33 floors.

Xiao Chining trembled belatedly—this might be Hu Yingxue's entire motive.

In the private room of the restaurant, Xiao Zhaoshan's mood was not high either.

In order to cater to the taste of Chi Yan, who grew up in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Dong Xin specially invited guests to this hotel to eat Huaiyang cuisine.

The two had reached a consensus yesterday not to mention Yue Zezhang's matter in front of Chi Yan, so the topics discussed during the meeting were limited to their respective business experiences and some interesting past events.

The birthday banquet was originally relaxed and happy, but in the middle of the meal, Xiao Zhaoshan seemed to vaguely hear Xiao Chining's voice.

Chi Yan was chatting with Dong Xin about the topic of women, but he didn't respond at all.Seeing that no one was different, he suspected that he hadn't had a good rest in the past two days, and his nerves were too tense and he had auditory hallucinations.

Appetite is defeated at this time.

He became restless, the more he didn't want to think of Xiao Chining, the more he wanted to think of Xiao Chining.He kept recalling the noisy phone call he received in the car, trying to restore some information.

However, at that time his attention was all on Chi Yan, except for Xiao Chining asking him where he was and asking him to help, he hardly remembered anything else.

After hastily ending the meal, Xiao Zhaoshan took the lead in putting down the chopsticks.Seeing that there was still a lot of food left, Dong Xin advised him to eat more, but he waved his hand, evading that he was not very hungry, but already full.

It was true, every time he was full, he would easily become addicted to smoking.

Like now.

Reluctantly, there is also a ban on smoking indoors in Beijing. Xiao Zhaoshan looked up to find the smoke alarm, and after confirming that it was some distance away from the window of the private room, he picked up the lighter and cigarette and signaled to the ladies, got up and left his seat to smoke by the window.

The autumnal equinox had passed early, and the sky in Beijing had already turned leaden gray before eight o'clock, and street lights and neon lights were lit up one after another.

He stood on the ninth floor, swallowing clouds and fog condescendingly, looking down at the pedestrians like ants.

Next to the hotel is a seven-story department store. Young people come in and out, and it looks like some cells separated from the blood vessels from a higher place.

Xiao Zhaoshan didn't quite know why he came up with such a metaphor. He seemed to feel that the city was bleeding, like a dying young man, or a dead child.

He felt uncomfortable again, and subconsciously moved his eyes away from the mall.

The moment he retracted his gaze, he seemed to see Xiao Chining outside those discrete cells.

He looked for it with a cigarette in his hand, only to find that it was not Xiao Chining who was sitting on the edge of the roof dangling his feet, but a hooded white sweater with the blue and white that Xiao Chining often wore Girls in school uniform.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the voice that remained in his ears suddenly became clear under this scene.

"Dad, where are you? Help me!"

"In our school!"

"Help me, please!"

"I beg you, save her!"

Xiao Zhaoshan's ears were buzzing, and without any hesitation, he turned around and ran towards the door of the private room.When passing by the table, he threw half of the cigarette in his hand into his own bowl.

Seeing that he was about to leave suddenly, Chi Yan followed his figure blankly and asked, "Zhaoshan, where are you going?"

"I have urgent matters to deal with, you continue to eat, don't wait for me."

Xiao Zhaoshan finished speaking quickly, without even taking his coat in time, he left the private room in a hurry wearing only a white shirt.

Dong Xin stretched his neck and shouted behind him: "Hey! It's your family's Chi Yan's birthday | What can you do urgently? At least eat the cake before going to work!"

However, Xiao Zhaoshan had already left the restaurant.

When he came to the elevator room, he found that the three elevators were still going up, so he simply went down the stairs from the emergency exit.

He stepped down the steps in two steps, one step at a time, and called Xiao Chining while running to the shopping mall next door.

But no matter how many times he called, the reminder to turn off the phone kept repeating from the receiver.

There are many people in the department store at this point, Xiao Zhaoshan didn't think about the elevator, and went directly to the rooftop from the stairwell.

He exercised so strenuously just after eating, his stomach would inevitably hurt.But now he no longer has the energy to feel the pain in his stomach. Compared with it, the discomfort in his heart is thicker and heavier, and it is almost overwhelming him.

He ran up to the rooftop without stopping, and the iron door that should have been locked was opened wide, showing that it was unusual.

Xiao Zhaoshan stepped over the threshold, turned his head and looked at the place where the girl he saw in the private room was sitting.

She was still sitting there with a can of beer beside her.

Hu Yingxue heard the clacking sound of leather shoes behind her, she turned her head to see who it was, and seeing that it was Xiao Zhaoshan, she relaxed her body and laughed: "Uncle, why is it you?"

She was wearing a hat, Xiao Zhaoshan didn't see her face clearly upstairs, and he didn't recognize who she was until now.

"Where's Xiao Chining?"

he heard her ask.

"On the way here."

Xiao Zhaoshan answered her while breathing calmly, while slowly approaching her.

"I'm about to finish a bottle of wine, why hasn't he come yet?" Hu Yingxue complained.

Xiao Zhaoshan asked: "Do you have anything to say to him? Beijing is too congested, he will be there soon, just wait a little longer."

Hu Yingxue suddenly pointed at his feet and shouted, "Don't come over here! Just stand there."

Xiao Zhaoshan raised his hands and stood still five steps away: "Okay, I won't come here, I just want to see what kind of wine you're drinking."

Hu Yingxue curled her lips contemptuously: "Xuehua, you don't like wine."

Xiao Zhaoshan put down his hand, put his right hand into his trouser pocket, and smiled at Hu Yingxue leisurely: "How do you know I don't like it? I drink a lot."

Hu Yingxue didn't believe it: "Xiao Chining told me that the beer in your refrigerator has not been touched since he came to Beijing."

It was the first time that Xiao Zhaoshan knew that Xiao Chining could be so careful that he would even pay attention to the beer he forgot in the refrigerator.

He was shocked by this, and was instinctively wary of being spied on secretly.

"How can I buy it if I don't drink it? I'm just too busy and don't have time to drink it."

"Busy." Hu Yingxue turned around and looked at the city where the lights had just lit up, "What are you guys busy with?"

Her voice was brought to Xiao Zhaoshan's ears by the wind.

"Who are you for?"