As soon as the news of the marriage between the Su family and Huaiyu came out, it quickly caused a sensation in S City.
One is an established wealthy family, and the other is an upstart in the business world. The marriage between the two can definitely be regarded as a strong alliance. For a while, people who had seen the Su family's joke before were slapped in the face.
At this time, Su Yu, who was in the center of the storm, was lying in Qi Huai's office watching the drama and enjoying herself.
"Lower your voice."
Qi Huaizhi was helpless, his mind was filled with the exaggerated lines of the heroine on the tablet.
Su Yu glanced at him unhappily, "I already told you I wouldn't come. If you insist on me coming, you won't let me follow the drama. Otherwise, we should break off the engagement."
Qi Huaizhi: "...pretend I didn't say anything."
He deserves it.
"Forget it, you're so annoying. I'd better go to the rest room before." Su Yu grabbed a bag of potato chips from the table and left without looking back.
Looking at Su Yu's back, Qi Huaizhi held his forehead and felt that he was really spoiled and couldn't explain it at all.
In the final analysis, he deserves it.
Su Yu hummed a song and regarded Qi Huai's company as her home. Occasionally she would greet a familiar secretary or assistant with a smile.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the door of the lounge, a familiar voice called her from behind.
"Su Yu."
…
lounge.
Su Yu sat on the sofa and leaned back casually, raising her eyes to look at the woman in front of her. The angle she looked up at made her look inexplicably condescending.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Su Yu's voice was slow and soft, revealing a hint of contempt and impatience, and she didn't take her seriously.
"Let me state in advance that if you are here to scold me like last time, then please turn left and go straight, and get out now. I don't want to hear it."
Bai Luo didn't speak, but looked at Su Yu with a complicated expression.
After a long time, she finally said: "I'm going to transfer to the branch."
Su Yu raised her eyebrows.
After a long while, she said slowly: "Congratulations."
With Bailuo's position and having made no mistakes, he could only be promoted if transferred to the branch, not demoted, so Su Yu said congratulations.
Bai Luo laughed at himself: "Su Yu, to be honest, you are very capable, I can't compare to you."
"Excellent."
Bai Luo choked: "..."
She deliberately ignored Su Yu's words and continued: "I used to think that without you, Huaizhi would see me sooner or later. After graduation, I gave up many high-paying opportunities and entered Huaiyu just to be closer to him."
"I worked hard to learn makeup, learn how to dress, and improve my work ability, just to be worthy of him. Finally, in the eyes of others, I am no longer the shy and timid Bai Luo I once was, but the director Bai of Huaiyu, who is vigorous, resolute, and outstanding. Capable.”
"But Huaizhi still doesn't have me in his heart."
"And as soon as you came back, you took him away again just like five years ago, making all my efforts in the past five years go to waste, like a joke."
Su Yu listened quietly, noncommittal.
Bai Luo's eyes dimmed: "To be honest, Su Yu, I envy you."
She is good-looking, her biological parents are rich, and everyone likes her. Even if she does something excessive, she can be easily forgiven by Qi Huaizhi as long as she acts coquettishly and apologizes.
"You're really lucky."
When Su Yu heard this, her expression suddenly paused.
"Lucky?" She raised her voice, "Bai Luo, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
"If I were lucky, I wouldn't have been lost since I was a child. It took me more than 20 years to be found by my biological parents."
Su Yu thought Bai Luo's words were ridiculous.
“Do you know what it’s like to not have enough to eat?”
"Do you know what it's like to only have a chicken drumstick for your birthday and have to be careful about it being snatched away?"
"Do you know what it's like to watch other children being held in the arms of their parents, while I can only hide and admire them secretly?"
"Do you know what it's like to hide on the rooftop and eat steamed buns to save money on tuition?"
"How dare you call me lucky when you don't know anything?"
Su Yu sneered: "And all this was not what I should have experienced. Do you still think I'm lucky now?"
Bai Luo was stunned by the questioning one after another.
"Get out, I don't want to see you now." Su Yu chased them away.
Bai Luo never thought about this before.
"I……"
"go out!"
Bai Luo pursed her lips, her mind a little confused, and finally whispered an apology in a low voice, turned around and left, her slightly messy steps revealing her unsettled heart.
Seeing Bai Luo leaving in a hurry, the angry expression on Su Yu's face disappeared, her eyes were calm, and she slowly raised the corners of her lips.
Finally, the annoying guy was sent away completely.
"It's so easy to lie."
Beautiful and smart children are welcome everywhere.
Su Yu knew she was good-looking since she was a child, and knew how to take advantage of this. No matter which group she was in, she was always praised and protected.
Although it's not as good as the days in the Su family, I haven't suffered much, let alone go hungry.
Except for the lack of money, that's true.
…
Qi Huaizhi's grandfather is an old man with a very kind face.
I lived a hard life in the early years, and I was very thin. It seems that my body has gotten used to it, but I haven't been able to gain back the fat in the past few years. I speak and do things in a leisurely manner, and I feel very comfortable getting along with him.
Facing such an old man, Su Yu instinctively showed a gentle and well-behaved attitude, smiled sweetly, and spoke like a grandpa, making people unable to resist.
Ever since the two came over, the smile on Grandpa Qi Huai's face has never gone away.
There is also an orange cat at home, adopted by Qi Huai’s grandfather.
Su Yu couldn't put it down and ran away after the cat as soon as she finished eating. Qi Huaizhi let her do what she wanted, and his grandfather also watched this scene lovingly.
The cabin is not big, and it is packed full of three people and one cat, making it extremely cozy.
"Huaizhi, are you worried?" the old man suddenly asked.
Qi Huai was stunned.
After a moment, he hummed softly.
Facing the grandfather who had grown up with him, Qi Huaizhi finally asked about the confusion that had been suppressed in his heart.
"Grandpa, there's just one thing I haven't been able to figure out."
He glanced at the direction Su Yu left: "Say, if there is a person who did something that was not very good, if it were someone else, you would never forgive her."
"But when it comes to her, you are reluctant to forgive her. Is this right?"
His voice was light and airy, with a rare hint of confusion.
The grandson, who has been very creative since he was a child, showed such an expression for the first time. The old man found it interesting and laughed.
"Grandpa is not educated and doesn't understand these things, but he feels that there is no need to argue about right and wrong for many things in this world. You can just follow your own heart."
"The older generation often say that suffering a loss is a blessing, and sometimes it makes sense. Grandpa thinks that little girl is quite good. She looks like she is blessed at first glance, don't you think so?"
The old man seemed to have seen through it. He looked at Qi Huaizhi with wise and kind eyes, and his voice was always smiling.
Qi Huaizhi fell silent, seeming to be thinking.
Soon, he relaxed and smiled.
"yes."
If you want to welcome this blessing into your home, just suffer some losses.
…
The wedding was very grand, as if the most beautiful things in the world were being presented to Su Yu. All details were strictly controlled by Qi Huai to ensure that there would be no omissions.
Witnessed by relatives, friends and guests, the two said "I do" one after another.
At this point, Qi Huaizhi's heart truly settled down.
The honeymoon trip was chosen at Su Yu's favorite beach.
On the comfortable reclining chair, Su Yu impatiently slapped away the man's hand that was stretched out and said softly: "Qi Huaizhi, are you annoyed? You won't stop basking in the sun, go away."
Qi Huai's eyes narrowed: "What did you call me?"
"Qi Huai, Qi Huai, Qi Huai! Any questions?" Su Yu knew what he wanted to hear, but it was not what he wanted.
There's a problem, it's a big problem.
Qi Huaizhi got up from the recliner and walked to Su Yu's side. A tall shadow came over her. In Su Yu's horrified eyes, he picked her up by the waist and carried her back to his recliner like a child.
The moment she lay down, Su Yu heard a crunch.
The recliner holds more weight than it can handle.
"Call husband."
"Qi Huaizhi, are you childish? There are so many people watching."
"Call husband."
"...Honey, hubby, hubby, come on, you are so annoying!"
Qi Huaizhi chuckled: "You think I'm annoying now, why didn't you think so when you chased me?"
Su Yu refused to admit it: "Who is chasing you? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Really? Then let me help you recall your memories."
…
The first time Qi Huaizhi met Su Yu was in the library.
At that time, he signed up for a professional competition and wanted to find a book on related majors. As soon as he walked to the bookshelf area, he saw a slender little girl reaching for the top book on tiptoes.
It's a little bit worse every time, and the half-exposed side of the face turns red from suppressing it, which is quite cute.
He couldn't help laughing.
The little girl seemed to hear it, stopped moving, stood still and looked over slightly.
Those eyes were as clear as water and as bright as stars, like the surface of a clear lake, sparkling with a hint of doubt, bright and innocent, and extremely beautiful.
"why are you laughing?"
Qi Huaizhi said nothing, walked over slowly, raised his hand slightly and easily took down the book she asked for, and handed it over: "Here."
The little girl looked a little confused.
The next moment, she suddenly realized something, her cheeks turned red and shy, and she thanked in a low voice: "Thank you."
Those eyes were slightly curved, as beautiful as crescent moons.
Qi Huai subconsciously glanced twice.
My heart suddenly beat a little fast.
*
The second time I met Su Yu was on the rooftop of the teaching building.
Qi Huaizhi thought that there were few people on the rooftop and it was clean, so he bought a piece of bread and a bottle of water for lunch, and walked up holding the competition information.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the stairs, he saw a figure huddled in the corner not far away.
The little girl was chewing on the 40-cent steamed buns sold in the school cafeteria while wiggling her fingers and mumbling something. She was so focused that she didn't notice that there was an extra person on the rooftop.
"I'm going to be out of money again this month. A steamed bun costs 40 cents. If I eat two meals a day, it only costs less than one yuan. The money saved will be used to pay for accommodation. I also have to pay back the money I borrowed from Manman to buy daily necessities at the beginning of school. …”
Qi Huaizhi's expression didn't look right as he listened.
Where does this poor little guy come from? Why does he look worse than him?
His eyes fell on the girl's too-slender waist. No wonder she was so thin. How could she survive eating only steamed buns?
After thinking about it, Qi Huaizhi pursed his lips and walked over.
The sun was blocked, and the girl raised her head belatedly. In her hand was a half-eaten white bun, looking dry and tasteless.
"Is something wrong?"
Her voice was thin and soft, and she subconsciously hid the bun in her arms, seeming a little embarrassed.
Qi Huaizhi suddenly felt depressed in his heart. At this moment, he didn't know that this emotion was called distress.
"this is for you."
Bread and water for lunch were handed over.
The girl looked blank and confused.
Qi Huaizhi clicked his tongue, bent down slightly and stuffed something into her arms: "Don't just eat steamed buns, they are nutritious."
I'm already thin enough, but if I lose any more weight, I'll be like a handful of bones.
After saying that, he returned the same way with the competition information, leaving this place to this poor little guy who couldn't afford to eat.
*
The third time I saw her was on the way to the teaching building.
Qi Huaizhi also thought it was a coincidence that they met three times in just a few days, as if they were fate.
What's more coincidental is that she is also Bai Luo's roommate.
After saying hello to Bai Luo, Qi Huaizhi unconsciously looked at the gentle girl beside him, who was quietly holding a book.
Those eyes were as bright and clear as ever, and he caught him when he peeked over.
The little girl was startled and quickly looked away. Her cheeks were slightly red and she looked very cute.
Qi Huai's eyes softened unconsciously.
*
He thought it was just an ordinary three chance encounters, but that night, he received a friend request.
The profile picture is of a cat. It looks like the fattest stray cat in the school. It has irregular orange patches on a white fur background and round eyes, as if it is begging for food.
Inexplicably, he thought of the little girl with the same round eyes.
Qi Huai, who never met strangers, almost agreed.
——Hello, I am Su Yu.
A serious greeting.
Su Yu?
Qi Huaizhi had never heard of this name.
The next message will follow.
——I asked Luoluo for your contact information.
——Thank you for the bread and water you gave me that day. The bread was delicious.
——How much is it, I’ll pay it back to you next time.
It turned out to be her?
Is your name Su Yu? It sounds pretty good and suits her very well.
Qi Huaizhi glanced at the girl's profile picture again, and after a long while, he typed slowly.
——No need to pay it back, I’ll treat you to something to eat.
Just think of it as feeding the poor little animals.
The conversation between the two ended here.
Looking at the chat box with a few sentences, Qi Huaizhi suddenly couldn't sleep. He lay on the bed and tossed and turned, and when he closed his eyes, he saw those bright and innocent eyes.
One moment it looks like a lively person in the library, another moment it looks like a person munching on steamed buns pitifully on the rooftop, and the next moment it looks like someone peeking over from the street.
I only saw it three times, but it was so impressive that I will never forget it.
*
After that day, Qi Huaizhi always opened the chat software unconsciously, but the cat avatar never lit up.
A faint irritation welled up in his heart. Qi Huaizhi directly threw down his professional books and took his roommate out to play ball.
After sweating profusely, you won't think about these messy things.
There were a lot of people on the basketball court, and Qi Huai attracted all the attention of the few girls when he came over, making the others itchy.
This kid was not a human being. Not only did he eat the meat, he didn't even leave any soup for others.
As exclamations rang out, a beautiful three-pointer decided the victory. Qi Huaizhi picked up his clothes to wipe his sweat and bumped fists with his teammates to celebrate.
With his peripheral vision sweeping over the crowd watching the fun, Qi Huaizhi suddenly paused and fixed his eyes accurately on the little girl in the crowd who was standing pretty in a white dress.
Holding a bottle of water nervously, she met his gaze and avoided it in a panic. The next second, she mustered up the courage to look over.
The heart beats like a drum.
Qi Huaizhi watched the figure getting closer and closer until he stood in front of him.
The little girl's cheeks were slightly red, her lips were slightly pursed, her eyes were curved, gentle and beautiful, and she handed over the water in her hand: "Here you go."
Qi Huaizhi didn't know how he took it.
In short, the beautiful and cute "cat" was very timid and ran so fast that he didn't even have time to say thank you.
The roommate hooked his shoulder jokingly: "You can do it, kid. You can even seduce such a pretty girl."
Qi Huaizhi brushed him away lightly: "Don't talk nonsense."
He lowered his eyes and looked at the water in his hand. His first reaction was that it was even more pitiful that he was only willing to eat steamed buns that cost 40 cents a piece and had to spend money to buy water for him.
When he went back in the evening, Qi Huaizhi transferred ten yuan to Su Yu.
——Thank you for the water.
After half an hour, there was a reply.
--You're welcome.
The money was confiscated.
For several days, Qi Huaizhi could see her on the basketball court, standing quietly in the crowd, gentle and well-behaved, looking over with bright eyes, unable to ignore even if he wanted to.
It's really, really overwhelming.
Qi Huaizhi hadn't seen such a sincere and lovable little girl for a long time.
But whenever he wanted to find her after playing ball, he would run away quickly.
Call her timid, she dared to give him water in public, ignored other people's interesting looks, came over every day, and stared at him playing ball without blinking.
Call her brave, but she never dared to talk to him.
A strange and contradictory little girl.
*
On this day, Qi Huaizhi went to class as usual.
As soon as he sat down, his arm was suddenly bumped by his roommate. The roommate blinked wildly and told him to look at the last row.
Realizing something, Qi Huaizhi looked back fiercely.
Sure enough, the little girl was sitting quietly in the last row, and when she caught his gaze, she seemed to be panicked and shy to avoid it.
As far as he knew, this class was a professional course in the Computer Science Department, and it was unlikely to appear on the School of Economics and Management's class schedule.
Then there is only one possibility for her to appear here...
Qi Huai's heart beat much faster.
I didn’t listen very carefully during the entire class until the teacher on the podium pushed up his glasses and started asking questions.
"The student in the last row is a bit unfamiliar, so it's up to you to answer this question."
Qi Huaizhi thought something was wrong, so he quickly started reading the questions.
Su Yu was stunned for a moment before realizing that the teacher was talking about her, and stood up hesitantly.
"..."
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the boy not far in front of him quietly holding up a piece of paper.
"Choose A!" she said quickly.
The teacher nodded: "Yes, sit down and listen to the class carefully in the future."
Obviously, he regarded Su Yu as a student who often skipped classes.
Qi Huaizhi breathed a sigh of relief and put down the paper in his hand. There was a big letter A on it.
My roommate was lying on the table laughing almost crazy.
"Qi Huaizhi, who would have thought that this day would happen to you too hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha." The roommate tried his best to suppress his voice and laughed wildly.
…
"Do you remember it?"
Qi Huaizhi pinched Su Yu's cheek and picked up a piece of soft meat threateningly.
"Add me on WeChat, bring me water, watch me play basketball, secretly ask me to follow my class schedule to the classroom, and even make me send you the answers. Is this what you did?"
Su Yu's eyes were wandering. She didn't know whether to admit that she was just looking for a long-term meal ticket. Who would have thought that she made a mistake and found Qi Huaizhi, who had a good-looking face and was not much better than her.
"Okay, okay, I can't do it." She buried her face in Qi Huai's neck and said angrily, "Why are you so annoying?"
Qi Huaizhi chuckled: "It's no use hating me. Don't try to get rid of me in this life."
The setting sun melts gold and the twilight gathers.
In the setting sun, the two shadows are stretched very long, from green to mature, parting and reuniting, always the same.
