When standing at the door, Chen Juan's steps paused for a moment, but there was no movement behind him.
The two of them were doing the most intimate things, but their hearts were thousands of miles apart. Chen Juan felt cold and walked away.
Following the sound of the door closing, Xia Cheng quickly looked up and saw that Chen Juan had left.
She left her cell phone on the bed, feeling a little melancholy in her heart. She jumped out of bed barefoot and opened the window. The sunshine outside was just right. In the yard, the maple trees on both sides of the road had fiery red leaves, which were particularly dazzling.
Under the shade of the tree, Chen Juan's tall body looked a little lonely, like a lone brave man walking alone. As if he had telepathy, he actually stopped and turned around.
He looked straight at the window, raised the corners of his lips, and blew her a kiss.
Xia Cheng subconsciously raised her hand and waved to him.
Chen Juan took a few steps back. Probably because he really didn't have enough time, he had to turn around and walk towards the door. A moment later, the sound of a car starting was heard.
Xia Cheng sat on the bed again. There was a very strange feeling in her heart. She couldn't explain it. She always felt empty. It seemed that her rock-hard heart was being weakened bit by bit by the tangled tree roots. broken.
Her whole body ached, so she simply stayed in bed again. She lay there for a while, but couldn't fall asleep again.
Aunt Li knocked on the door, "Chengcheng, are you awake?"
Xia Cheng responded.
I heard Aunt Li say again, "Then come out for lunch."
Xia Chengyi went to the restaurant lazily and had no appetite. She took a few bites and then stopped eating.
Aunt Li came over with the soup and said with a smile, "Chengcheng, this is what my husband ordered before he left. You should eat more. My husband often travels on business, and he is away for ten and a half days. You have to get used to it."
Xia Cheng looked embarrassed and said quickly, "It's because of the dry autumn and I have no appetite. It's not because of him."
Aunt Li said "Oh" and smiled without saying anything, but she could see that the young couple had been in and out of the same house recently and had become much closer.
After eating, Xia Cheng went to the company again. As soon as she sat down, Chen Qiao came.
He pulled her away mysteriously. Xia Cheng was pulled to the stairs and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
Chen Qiao smiled and said, "Tell my brother later and ask him not to return to his old house for the next two days."
"Um?"
Chen Qiao said helplessly, "My parents were already very dissatisfied when Shen Wan broke up with him. They beat my second brother again this time. My parents were ready to come to the company to find him."
Xia Cheng shrugged, "He's on a business trip and won't be back for a while."
"That's good." Chen Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately looked at Xia Cheng and smiled without saying a word.
Xia Cheng was puzzled by her look, "What else is going on?"
Chen Qiao blinked at her, "My good sister-in-law, what do you think can happen?"
Xia Cheng immediately understood that it was for Eric, but she didn't expect Chen Qiao to be so serious.
"Qiaoqiao, I don't think Eric is suitable for you. Let's not talk about the transnational relationship. Even from a standpoint, you should stand by your brother and restrain your feelings for him."
"As long as you stand with my brother." Chen Qiao suddenly took a step back and her smile faded, "Did he reject me?"
Seeing her pale face, Xia Cheng couldn't bear it and said tactfully, "He is busy with work and may not have time to talk about feelings."
Chen Qiao rubbed her eyes and forced a smile, "Yes, he can only reject me face to face. I shouldn't be discouraged. There is no real contact yet, how can I back down?"
She regained her smile and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't care what position you are in or what kind of love you have. If we can really be together, these can all be overcome. We haven't even taken the first step yet. Why do you want to go so far?"
Chen Qiao's immature face was filled with longing for the future, "When it comes to falling in love, you have to find someone you like and experience the process. You don't mind the identity and background of both parties, whether they cry or laugh, whether it's sweet or painful. , I want to experience them all, even if we can’t be together in the end, at least I have experienced them, and life is complete, right?”
Xia Cheng looked at her blankly, as if she couldn't believe that these words came out of her mouth. In the impression, she was a simple-minded little girl.
This is really a brave but pure person for love. At this moment, Xia Cheng really wants to help her.
He patted her shoulder and said, "You will definitely get what you want."
After Chen Qiao said this, she felt shy and rubbed her cheek, "Sister-in-law, when will you give me his contact information?"
"Then I will..."
"No, you'd better ask for his opinion, lest I contact him suddenly and leave him with a frivolous impression." Chen Qiao said with a blush.
Xia Cheng couldn't help but laugh. This girl really cared about Eric's feelings. If they could really connect with each other, it would be Eric's blessing.
"Okay, let me ask for his opinion before I give you my phone number."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
While the two were talking, an inappropriate voice came from the side, "Chen Qiao, whose phone number do you want?"
Lu Beiyu walked over from outside the stairwell, frowning, "You two are so sneaky, what are you talking about here?"
Chen Qiao's little face flicked, "It's none of your business to mind your own business. Sister-in-law, let's go."
Pulling Xia Cheng out of the stairwell, he deliberately bumped into Lu Beiyu and snorted at him.
Lu Beiyu touched the bridge of Ying Ting's nose, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. Could it be that this little girl he had been guarding for so long had a sweetheart? No, you have to ask Xia Cheng.
When he came to the secretariat, Chen Qiao had already left. Lu Beiyu kicked Xiao Zhou away from Xia Cheng and then sat down.
"Hey, that little girl, isn't she in love?"
Xia Cheng scratched her hair and looked at him from the corner of her eyes, "Mr. Lu, don't you like her?"
Lu Beiyu snorted, "Am I so bad-sighted? Look at her, she is the same as before and after, she is just an underdeveloped little brat. As a brother, I just care about her."
"Oh, that's it." Xia Cheng looked at him and gave him a hook.
Lu Beiyu came closer and Xia Cheng smiled, "I won't tell you."
Lu Beiyu raised his fist and shook it at her, then chuckled helplessly.
Xia Cheng raised an eyebrow at him, "Then you go ask her yourself."
"I don't mind my own business." Lu Beiyu stood up and left indifferently.
Chen Juan has been gone for more than ten days without even a message. Xia Cheng feels a little disappointed. This man, who talks sweet words every day when he is here, seems to have disappeared when he goes out.
Thinking about it later, this was no different from before. She, Xia Cheng, had her own rhythm of life and shouldn't be disturbed by irrelevant things.
She soon became calm. She went to and from get off work on time every day, spent time with Ye Qing, occasionally had meals with Chen Qiao, and even visited her grandfather twice.
At noon, I will go to the nursing home to visit my mother and Aunt Feng.
He brought them some homemade delicacies, and every time he went there, he would help Aunt Feng and massage her joints. In order to relieve her leg pain at night, he even bought heated knee pads for her.
Aunt Feng held her hand every time and said endless thoughtful words, sighing that it would be great if she had a daughter.
I heard from my mother that Aunt Feng has a son who came here often some time ago, but he has not shown up in the past half month. According to Aunt Feng, he went abroad.
That day, Xia Cheng was in the nursing home. While her mother was chatting with Aunt Feng, she sat aside and scrolled through her phone.
A piece of news on the Internet made her feel uneasy.
