Chen Tingze is writing in the study.
The door suddenly slammed open.
He raised his eyes and smiled, "Miss Zhong, why are you here?"
"What Miss Zhong?" Chen Tinglan rolled his eyes, "Don't call me so harsh, we are all friends. Brother, just call me by your name."
She winked at Chen Tingze.
Chen Tingze laughed, "If Miss Zhong doesn't feel offended, I'll just call you by name."
He asked Zhong Lingyu for his opinion.
Zhong Lingyu was suddenly dragged in, which was actually a bit embarrassing.
She didn't know what Chen Tinglan was bringing her to do.
Chen Tingze talked to her again.
She had no choice but to suppress her doubts and responded casually: "It's just a title. Mr. Chen does whatever he wants."
"My brother calls you by your name, so don't be too awkward." Chen Tinglan said, "You can just call me Ziyu."
"Ziyu?" Zhong Lingyu subconsciously spat out these two words.
Chen Tingze's face turned hot after hearing this.
Ziyu is his name.
It's been a long time since anyone called him that.
It came out of her voice, and it sounded... pretty good.
For the first time, Chen Tingze felt that his words sounded so smooth.
Chen Tinglan explained: "It's my brother's name, and his friends all call him that."
Zhong Lingyu felt strange.
Calling her by name would be too close.
She thought that her relationship with Chen Tingze was not good enough to call him like this.
"I'll just call you by name." Zhong Lingyu said embarrassedly.
"Except Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, you can call him anything, otherwise it will always feel too unfamiliar." Chen Tinglan relieved her embarrassment in time.
Zhong Lingyu asked in a low voice: "So what are you going to do by bringing me here?"
Only then did Chen Tinglan remember the business. She reached out to Zhong Lingyu and said, "Give me your mother's photo."
Zhong Lingyu took the photo out of his arms and handed it to her.
Chen Tinglan took the photo, walked up to Chen Tingze, and motioned to show it to him, "Brother, this lady is Lingyu's mother. She has passed away. Carve this lady's face on the seal. Give it to Ling Yu."
Zhong Lingyu was slightly stunned.
No wonder Tinglan brought her to find Chen Tingze.
When Tinglan saw that her necklace was gone, he wanted to make her happy, so he brought her over and asked Chen Tingze to make a seal.
Her heart warmed slightly.
It's just that it's too troublesome.
"Actually, it would be nice to have a photo. Making a seal is too cumbersome." Zhong Lingyu took the photo back.
During the process, she unconsciously touched Chen Tingze's hand.
Chen Tingze felt as if he had been electrocuted, his fingertips paused, and the blush spread from the base of his ears to his neck.
He coughed, "It's not complicated, it only takes half a day."
Lowering his head to hide his confusion, Chen Tingze picked up a brush from the shelf.
He lowered his head to paint.
Chen Tinglan stepped forward to polish the ink.
After a while, Chen Tingze outlined Yun Suqing's face with a few simple lines.
He handed the rice paper to Zhong Lingyu and said, "Although the seal cannot completely restore the lady's face, it is not easy to wear and tear compared to the photo. According to this line outline, if it is engraved on the seal stone, it can be stored for a long time as long as it is not polished deliberately. "
Zhong Lingyu took it and looked at it.
She was quite moved, "Can it really be carved?"
Chen Tingze didn't dare to look into her eyes, he lowered his eyes and pretended to arrange the rice paper, "Okay."
"I really don't know how to thank you." Zhong Lingyu was grateful.
Chen Tinglan thought to herself, wouldn't it be enough to pledge her body to her eldest brother as his wife?
She didn't dare to say anything for fear of scaring Zhong Lingyu away.
Chen Tingze said warmly: "You are my little sister's friend, that is, my... friend. It's just a seal, it's nothing."
So, the three of them got busy in the study.
Zhong Lingyu chose a seal stone, and Chen Tinglan went to the cabinet to find the seal bed.
When everything was ready, Chen Tingze began to paint the background color on the seal stone and outline the picture.
Zhong Lingyu and Chen Tinglan were on the left and right, staring intently at the movements of Chen Tingze's hands.
After a long while, Chen Tinglan suddenly said: "Lingyu, my stomach hurts. You just stay here and watch. I have to go to the bathroom."
After saying that, she clutched her stomach and ran away.
Zhong Lingyu was fascinated, responded casually, and continued to stare.
She wasn't close, but she wasn't too far either.
Chen Tingze smelled the frankincense on her body, mixed with the faint scent of flowers.
The stove in the study was sizzling hot.
The temperature of her body seemed to be transmitted through the air along with the heat.
Chen Tingze's face turned redder.
He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
Her cheeks were pink and her lips were pink, and the skin on her neck was also lightly red.
The watery black eyes were sparkling and clear, looking focused and serious.
Chen Tingze was throbbing and his heart was beating fast.
I was distracted for a moment and the seal almost slipped from my hand.
At this time, Zhong Lingyu asked: "The lines are already drawn, how long do we need to carve them?"
"One hour is enough." Chen Tingze picked up the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his palms.
There was also a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
I don't know if it's because it's too hot in the room or because I'm too nervous.
Zhong Lingyu poured him a cup of tea and said sheepishly, "I'm really bothering you. Let's take a rest first."
Chen Tingze's heart felt hot. He picked up the cup and took a sip.
Then he smiled shyly and said, "No need to worry about anything, we are all friends."
After a pause, he looked at Zhong Lingyu, "There is something in your hair."
"What?" Zhong Lingyu touched his head, but couldn't feel anything.
Chen Tingze asked her to lower her head slightly.
Zhong Lingyu lowered his body.
He raised his hand and picked off the plum blossoms on it.
The plum blossoms are red and charming, especially moving.
But the gentleness and purity of the girl in front of him is even more heart-warming.
Chen Tingze pursed his lips and put the plum blossoms on the table, "Okay."
Zhong Lingyu smiled at him, "Thank you."
Chen Tingze said no thanks, then blushed, lowered his head and continued to engrave.
He was focused and she looked at it carefully.
The indoor heater was burning brightly.
Chen Tinglan, who was peeking out through a crack in the door, was so excited that he almost croaked.
*
Compared to the silence and gentleness of the study here, a certain ward on the third floor of Hongren Hospital was eerily cold and deathly silent.
Shen Huaizhou had no expression on his face, staring at the cat in Adjutant Li's arms.
Adjutant Li laughed dryly and said, "Ms. Zhong had the house on Hongbei Street relocated and returned the cat. She told her to take good care of the cat and not starve it. Are you going to send this cat to the old lady?"
Shen Huaizhou made a face and said nothing.
Adjutant Li did not dare to act rashly.
At this time, Xu was uncomfortable being held, and the cat began to struggle violently.
Adjutant Li didn't notice that the cat suddenly jumped on the hospital bed.
He raised his paw and scratched a few bloody spots on Shen Huaizhou's arm.
Shen Huaizhou felt a burning pain in his arm.
He stared at the scar, his temples twitching, holding back his temper, and ordered Adjutant Li to take the cat away.
What a rebellious owner, breeding a rebellious cat.
It can piss people off to death!
