The light strip in the outer hall is light orange, which is reflected in the corner of the screen. Zhou Jingchen is backlit, and the shadow casts over her head.
He dusted off his cigarette and said, "Stop crying."
"Jingchen, who are you talking to?" Mrs. Zhou called him again.
Cheng Xi covered his eyes, calmed down, passed him and entered the inner hall.
"Xi'er, did you go to a nursing home?" Mrs. Zhou suddenly remembered this matter and asked with great concern, "How is your mother's health? Have you given her any nutritional supplements?"
She was well-behaved and docile, "As always, I bought bird's nests and donkey-hide gelatin."
"You have ready-made ones at home, so what are you spending money on? There are a lot of inferior products on the market. Next time you go, pick up nutritional supplements in the basement."
After all, after raising her for eight years, she was both used and affectionate. Mrs. Zhou pities her, "Your uncle Zhou has decided to terminate the engagement, but Shiqing is in the hospital, and the Geng family is in a state of distress. When he is discharged from the hospital, the Zhou family will refund the bride price. The Geng family will return the dowry. The accounts between the two families will be settled before they are made public."
If the liquidation is not completed in one day, Cheng Xi will be restless.
Fortunately, Mr. Geng was too embarrassed to sue for peace when the quarrel reached this point. If it hadn't been exposed at the engagement party, the Zhou family's face would have been really hard to lose, and the Geng family wouldn't be able to survive, and there would be variables.
Zhou Jingchen directly put the Zhou family on the fire and roasted it. Either continue the marriage and roast it, or stop the loss in time and put out the fire.
This move forced the Zhou family to have no choice.
"It's okay to make it public now. The engagement banquet ended in a hurry. Most of the guests guessed that something was wrong with the Geng family." Zhou Jingchen puffed out his cigarette and followed Cheng Xi in neat clothes.
"Guess, they couldn't guess the specific question. We need to discuss with the Geng family to make up a decent reason to deal with the outside world." Mrs. Zhou drank tea to moisten her throat, "Jingjing, do you want to stay tonight?"
Hua Jingjing glanced at Zhou Jingchen, "What about you?"
"Jingchen has been living in the old house recently." Mrs. Zhou deliberately arranged for them to have more contacts and contacts.
The Hua family has strict discipline on their daughters and does not allow them to share the same bed before marriage. Mrs. Zhou also dislikes girls who are too casual. Besides, the young couple have a weak emotional foundation. They must cultivate affection first. Once the affection is deep and they are engaged, intimacy will come naturally.
Even though we can't share the same bed, meeting each other under the same roof every day is more meaningful than living separately.
"Jingjing, I'll ask the nanny to clean up a guest room. Will you stay here for a while to get used to it?"
Hua Jingjing still looked at Zhou Jingchen and listened to his wishes.
"You're willing to stay, that's all I ask for." A faint smile appeared on his usually indifferent face.
"Since you asked me to stay, I agree." Hua Jingjing smiled softly and confidently.
Mrs. Zhou happily decorated the guest room with flowers, antiques and viewing fish tanks, making the old house more lively than ever before.
Cheng Xi was out of tune with such excitement.
Standing alone, like a strange and insignificant existence.
After a long while, she quietly went upstairs.
Hua Jingjing stayed at Zhou Jingchen's place until midnight. The old-fashioned Western clock in the living room struck twelve times. She came out of the room and said reluctantly, "Good night."
The man hummed, "Good night."
Cheng Xi was trapped in darkness, staring at the figure at the crack of the door.
No movement.
Are you kissing?
Knowing that they are already justified, they can do anything. When they are impulsive and the love is strong, anything can happen.
Cheng Xi's heart was still empty.
She huddled up in the quilt and covered her head.
A few minutes later, there was a door slamming next door.
The next second, Hua Jingjing's guest room also closed the door.
...
Early the next morning, Cheng Xi wore Joel's secretary uniform and adjusted the rearview mirror in the parking space.
"Where to go?"
Opposite is Zhou Jingchen’s Hongqi L9.
She was excited and bent down.
The man was in the back seat, but the car didn't start.
"I'm going to the company."
The man unscrewed the pen cap and said, "Get in the car."
"Do you have the time?"
"No time." He signed the Party B column of the document, "Your car has a restricted number."
Cheng Xi took out her mobile phone to check. On Wednesday, the restricted numbers were 3 and 8, and her last number was 8.
She got into the car.
The driver turned around and drove out of the community.
"I shouldn't have stopped you." Zhou Jingchen clenched his fist and put it against his chin, "I should have waited for the traffic police to catch you."
He glanced at Cheng Xi, wearing a white shirt, black skirt, black stockings and high heels.
Dressed up like this, her temperament is much more mature, and she has the charm of a woman.
Zhou Jingchen looked away and closed his eyes to rest.
The car was parked outside the Joel Building. Cheng Xi opened the WeChat group of his colleagues, intending to dig out some company information and gossip from the chat records. While he was immersed in reading, Zhou Jingchen suddenly spoke.
"General Manager Ye, you feel so refreshed."
She turned her head.
A group of men in suits and ties passed the car, and Ye Bonan was among them.
Today Joel held an investor meeting and planned to go public.
The top five largest investors holding original shares attended the meeting collectively.
Cheng Xi quickly got out of the car and greeted politely, "General Manager Ye." She didn't recognize the other investors and just bowed.
Ye Bonan nodded slightly and looked at Zhou Jingchen who also got out of the car, "I am not as good as Mr. Zhou, but you are the proudest person in love and shopping malls."
He has a smile, an elegant demeanor, and is as gentle as the spring breeze.
"Is Mr. Ye unhappy in love? The famous international manager Nancy is crazy about Mr. Ye, and many colleagues are envious of her."
"Chief Engineer Zhou is envious, I'll give it to you." Ye Bonan said half seriously, half teasingly.
"Are there people who give business, profits, and women?" Zhou Jingchen's tone was intriguing, and Ye Bonan squinted his eyes to examine him.
Let women.
When did you ever let a woman pass between you and Zhou Jingchen?
"It's just a joke. I've made Chief Engineer Zhou unhappy." Ye Bonan looked at him for a long time, but couldn't find anything wrong, so he extended his hand to smooth things over.
Zhou Jingchen also laughed it off, shook hands, and said, "Welcome Mr. Ye to return home after finishing his business trip."
"I won't be in this city for a few days. Is there any big news?"
"General Manager Ye asked knowingly."
They looked at each other and laughed heartily.
Surrounded by a group of senior executives, Ye Bonan took a special elevator to the conference room.
Joel's glass door has a pattern of vertical strips, one transparent and the other frosted, crossing regularly.
Catching up with the morning rush hour, Cheng Xi squeezed into the elevator.
As soon as the door opened, she looked back.
What comes into view is a thick-faced face.
Bright wind and bright moon.
Beautiful figure.
The crowd is coming in and he is coming out.
Alone and alone in the depths of a ray of sunshine.
Traffic flows in all directions, and vertical stripes interweave mottled light and shadow.
Zhou Jingchen.
He stood on the steps, as if he were in an unreal dream.
When you wake up from a dream, people disperse.
One day.
