Just now he called a customer, but was put off by the customer again. The customer's tone and attitude made it seem as if he owed the customer millions.
It’s really infuriating.
Jiang Nan sat opposite him and said nothing. Her eyes were lowered and looking at one place, thinking.
"No, Jiang Nan, who have you offended? To spend so much time to punish you is because you take our little broken company too seriously."
Xu Pingsheng glanced at her sadly and helplessly. Seeing that she didn't speak, he thought she was feeling uncomfortable. He coughed twice and said in relief: "But don't worry, since I recruited you here, I will never give up." It's yours, at worst we can just be that little strong guy who can't be beaten to death, right?"
Jiang Nan looked up at him with calm eyes: "I want to apologize to you for causing you to lose so much business. I will find a way to solve it. You don't have to worry."
"What are you talking about? We have been friends for so many years, how can I really abandon you?" Xu Pingsheng frowned, quite disapproving of her words.
Jiang Nan gently curled her lips and said nothing. She knew that what Xu Pingsheng said was true, but she didn't want to cause trouble to others.
...
It has been raining in Beixin these days, and the weather is often cloudy and windy.
Zhou Zhixu made an appointment with Jiang Nan to eat hot pot together after get off work. She recently prefers spicy food.
The bottoms of the two pots ordered were both spicy. Fortunately, Jiang Nan is also a spicy food person. During her years in Nanlin, she learned all these things that she was not good at before.
They were sitting next to the window, but the window was not open. The dripping raindrops slapped on the transparent window, which created a sense of atmosphere.
Zhou Zhixu's mouth was red, as if she was wearing a very red lipstick, which matched well with the red scarf around her neck, and looked increasingly rosy.
Jiang Nan smiled softly: "People say that pregnant women tend to feel haggard, but when I look at you, why do I feel more and more nourished?"
Zhou Zhixu stopped what he was doing, thought seriously for a while, looked at her and said, "Maybe because... I'm a doctor?"
As soon as these words came out, both of them couldn't help laughing.
"You're not a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology, is it possible that your internal medicine department still cares about this?" Jiang Nan joked.
Zhou Zhixu raised his eyebrows in a noncommittal manner.
Zhou Zhixu lowered his head and touched his belly again, with a bit more nostalgia in his eyes, and said softly: "Spicy girl, I love spicy food so much now, I guess it is a girl. I hope my baby will be a cute girl."
"You will definitely take care of her like a little princess, beautiful and cute." Jiang Nan agreed.
The two of them chatted and ate for a long time. It was getting dark and the rain outside was gradually getting lighter.
Jiang Nan looked a little tired, leaning his head and lazily looking out the window at the scattered people passing by holding umbrellas.
At this time, some new cars entered the parking lot outside the hot pot restaurant. The car lights passed by the window and flashed Jiang Nan's eyes.
Jiang Nan blinked instinctively and looked over.
The car parked smoothly into the parking space, and a few seconds later three people got out of the car and walked towards the hot pot restaurant.
Coincidentally, Jiang Nan knew all three of them.
The woman walking in the middle is the most conspicuous. She wears a black leather coat outside and a tight black dress underneath. Her big wavy hair matches this outfit, which makes her look delicate and elegant.
It's Gu Shengwei.
The other two people were Shen Qingfeng and Jiang Youan.
The three of them were talking and laughing.
Jiang Nan's eyes were a little dull.
She hadn't seen Gu Shengwei for a long time. When they met again, she was still so flamboyant and beautiful as always.
She returned to Beijing.
Jiang Nan couldn't help but look around, but she didn't see Zhou Zhengan. She was actually relieved because of this.
The three of them walked into the hot pot restaurant. Shen Qingfeng said a few words to the waiter at the front desk, and then the waiter pointed them to a location on the second floor.
They walked upstairs chatting and laughing without paying any attention to Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixu.
"Nan Nan, do you hear me talking to you?" Zhou Zhixu stretched out his hand in front of Jiang Nan and waved it.
Jiang Nan withdrew his gaze and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Zhou Zhixu repeated what he just said: "Let me tell you, how are you and my brother doing recently? I haven't seen him for a long time. He must be very busy with his work, right?"
Jiang Nan raised his eyes, nodded absently and said, "Busy."
The smoke from the pot slowly stretched out from in front of the two of them. Jiang Nan leaned back to avoid being blinded by the smoke. Her body already smelled of hot pot.
Listening to Zhou Zhixu's words, Jiang Nan suddenly remembered the kiss Zhou Zhengan gave her on the side of the road a few days ago.
Although Zhou Zhengan later said that he was not drunk, Jiang Nan still felt that it was not true.
She didn't sleep well that night. When she was lying in bed, her brain was confused and clear, and she didn't feel sleepy at all. Zhou Zhengan was lying next to her, which was not as real as that kiss.
"Zhixu, do you think a person will suddenly become very different?" Jiang Nan's eyes were a little empty. This was really a question she had not thought of the answer to.
Zhou Zhixu frowned: "It's very different? Are you stimulated?"
Jiang Nan thought for a while and shook his head: "Apart from this? For example, if he suddenly did something, he would definitely not have done it before."
"Are you talking about my brother?" Zhou Zhixu keenly caught the hidden meaning in her words. She leaned forward curiously and asked, "What did he do? It makes you so puzzled?"
Of course Jiang Nan would not tell her those things. She blushed and said perfunctorily: "I just did something completely inconsistent with him."
"for you?"
Jiang Nan nodded: "Absolutely."
"That's not just because he likes you, loves you, and makes changes for you. He wants to move you and make your heart move." Zhou Zhixu opened her mouth, as if she had become an emotional master.
A trace of doubt flashed in Jiang Nan's eyes, and she remained silent for a while.
Will Zhou Zhengan like her?
Jiang Nan didn't dare to think nonsense anymore.
...
There was something different tonight. Jiang Nan was the one who came back later. When she got home, Zhou Zhengan had already changed into a pair of comfortable black pajamas and was sitting on the sofa watching the astronomical news on TV.
Looks pretty laid back.
Jiang Nan thought of Gu Shengwei's group that he had just met while eating hot pot. Zhou Zhengan was free today, but he didn't go.
is that so?
"Zhou Zheng'an." Jiang Nan held his hand tightly.
Her mind was filled with what Zhou Zhixu said to her.
Zhou Zhengan likes her and loves her.
She desperately wanted to find a gap in this conversation.
Zhou Zhengan stopped playing with the remote control and looked at Jiang Nan, waiting for her next words.
His eyes were calm and deep.
"I went to have hot pot with Zhixu tonight, and we met Shen Qingfeng and the others. You... didn't go... It's just that you came back quite early today."
"Ask you casually." Jiang Nan added, fearing that his intentions would be exposed.
She knew her words sounded strange, but she was too nervous to form a complete sentence.
When she said these words, her heart beat extremely fast.
It seemed that as long as it was proven that Zhou Zhengan was avoiding Gu Shengwei, it would be known that he liked her a little bit.
Even if Zhou Zhengan thinks deeply, he can guess her thoughts.
It's a pity that Zhou Zhengan didn't delve into it. He just frowned slightly at Jiang Nan's strange words.
He didn't have Jiang Nan's convoluted mind and explained directly: "The hot pot is too oily. I just had a similar one a few days ago, and I don't want to eat it again these days."
Jiang Nan's overflowing emotions were extinguished little by little by his calm touch.
Jiang Nan remembered the unpleasant time they had when they were at Zhou's house.
Zhou Zhengan's words at that time passed through her heart over and over again.
Time and time again, the flames that were burning in her heart were extinguished.
Jiang Nan smiled at him and said, "That's it."
Zhou Zhengan turned his eyes elsewhere, looking at the TV screen casually.
"By the way, there is something I want to ask your opinion on."
Jiang Nan changed into slippers and sat down on the single sofa next to him, looking at him.
Zhou Zhengan didn't look at her, but said: "Su Jinyue wants to invite you to her new show. She will reserve a seat for you in half a month."
"Me? I've never been to a show before, don't you think I'm playing the piano to a bully?" Jiang Nan looked hesitant.
"You still have half a month to think about it. Don't rush. It's not a big deal." Zhou Zheng'an said.
Jiang Nan nodded thoughtfully.
After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, Jiang Nan went to the study. Since Zhou Zhengan said last time that he could go in at will, many of Jiang Nan's things have been moved to the study. If left outside, they would look a bit messy.
The time she and Zhou Zheng'an used in the study were almost staggered, so they didn't disturb each other.
Zhou Zhengan also specially made a place for her to put her things.
After Jiang Nan entered the study room, he started to check the grammar that he didn't understand well during the day, and then recorded these in detail in his notebook.
Her notebook has been used for many years. On the first page of the white hard cover, there is a sketch drawn with black carbon pen, which she learned when she participated in the painting club in college.
There is a picture of a boy with a handsome face, wearing a white school uniform, with calm and calm eyes, just looking through the paper, as if he is looking at the person outside the picture.
Except for Jiang Nan, no one knew about the painting hidden in this notebook, because the painting was mostly covered by the black book cover.
Jiang Nan only dared to secretly take it out and read it when he was sitting in front of the library window enjoying the quietness, and then hid it back in the book cover.
Her roommate would sometimes ask her strangely: "Why do you put an all-black book cover on an all-white book cover?"
She would only reply: "I'm afraid it will get dirty."
During her college years, she always remembered Zhou Zhengan, the few conversations he had with her, and his wanton and loose smile when facing close friends.
