Volume 1 Chapter 15 The Soul Is Gone
Zhao Mingding thanked Liu Zihou after thanking him, looked back and took Zhang Bao's hand, and said with a smile, "Brother, I haven't seen you for ten years, you are willing to take the risk of paying the bill to come to me today, I am really moved by my brother, the so-called beauty is a hero, and there is nothing to repay for my brother, this girl will give it to you, please smile!"
Everyone cheered, and was about to disperse to find their own happiness, when they heard a crisp voice coming from the door: "Please wait a moment!" Looking back, I saw a tall and tall girl about eighteen years old, beautiful and dressed as a flower Ting Tingting came from the door, stopped in front of Zhao Mingding, and asked very politely, "Are you Mr. Zhao Mingding?"
"It's here, I don't know what the girl has to say?" replied Zhao Mingding.
"Don't dare!" replied the girl, "I was asked to pass on a thing to my husband, and he was asked to laugh at it." As he spoke, he handed Zhao Mingding a room card and a cashier slip and invoice with both hands, and said, "This is the room card for one of the three presidential suites in Juxian Building. In addition, the private fee for tonight's Xiaoyao Palace has also been settled for you, please enjoy your husband and your friends. Have fun with you and everyone!" After saying that, he bent down and bowed and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhao Mingding.
"Please wait!" Zhao Mingding said, "I don't know which friend asked you to give me this room card and pay for me?"
"I don't know, Mr. Zhao. "I have just passed through here, and have been entrusted by a gentleman to give you these and help him speak." Before I could see his face, he left. ”
"In that case, it would be a shame. Zhao Mingding owes himself and says, "Thank you, girl! ”
"I'm in trouble, I'm out of company. Thank you for your kindness!" the girl bowed, bowed, and left.
Everyone looked at each other.
"It's really a real person who doesn't show his face!" Liu Zihou walked over, patted Zhao Mingding's shoulder, and said to everyone, "Zhao Mingding has already paid for tonight's expenses, everyone let go and play!"
Only then did everyone come back to their senses, greet each other gossipily, and then gang up and go in groups to find their own fun.
In the blink of an eye, everyone was gone, and the squad leader left because the superior came to entertain him, and in the end, only Li Ruyu, who was teary-eyed and full of grievances, and Zhang Bao, who had unkempt hair and a scruffy beard, looked haggard and uncared for, as well as the girl in the draft and Zhao Mingding.
"Why don't we go have a drink?" Zhao Mingding looked at Li Ruyu and asked inquiringly, seeing that Li Ruyu nodded, he greeted Zhang Bao and walked towards the bar on the second floor.
"I don't want a light bulb!" Zhang Bao smiled, "Don't you have a room card to spend for free?" I won't look for you tonight, tomorrow you come to my house and look for me, I'll wait for you. Don't forget to bring some food and drinks. After speaking, he patted Zhao Mingding's shoulder and took the girl's hand and left.
Zhao Mingding led Li Ruyu to the bar on the second floor and found a remote corner to sit down. Tonight, everyone went to KTV to play, there was a huge bar, only Zhao Mingding and Li Ruyu, the lights were shining, the sound of the piano was resentful, and it was like crying and complaining, which made people even more melancholy.
"How are you doing all these years?" Zhao Mingding took the wine glass from the waiter's hand and personally drank a glass of 82-year-old Lafite for Li Ruyu. Since he didn't have to pay for it himself, and he also paid the charter fee, Zhao Mingding tried to order a bottle of 82-year-old Lafite, but he didn't expect that there was also a restaurant in this small Taihe county.
What kind of state is it to be the poorest man, wear the oldest clothes, drink the most expensive red wine, and coax the most beautiful woman?
"Not good!" Li Ruyu took a sip of wine, frowned, and asked with a chuckle, "Have you missed me all these years?"
"Is there a difference between wanting and not wanting?" Zhao Mingding said with a smile.
"Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud. Li Ruyu's eyes flowed, looking forward to the brilliance, her lips opened lightly, and her exhalation was like an orchid. When Zhao Mingding heard this, his hand shook, and the wine glass fell to the ground and shattered.
"So, I still have a chance?" Zhao Mingding found that his voice was a little trembling.
"You think too much!" Li Ruyu smiled slightly, "You are pure wishful thinking and unrequited love." I am willing to sit here and drink with you today, just to hope that you can sober up, let you die that heart, stop having any illusions, see that there is a suitable girl, and get married as soon as possible. ”
"You...... You lied to me?" Zhao Mingding didn't seem to believe his ears, "You...... If you are ruthless, why ...... Why did you ask me to recite that poem in front of the whole class?"
"Is there any girl in the world who doesn't like to listen to other people's words of admiration? Li Ruyu took a new cup, drank a new glass of wine for Zhao Mingding, and said with a smile, "After this glass of wine, we will never see each other again from now on!"
"I ...... I don't!" Zhao Mingding felt that he had a hard time speaking, "If you are well, then you are ...... It's a sunny day!"
"It's impossible for us, understand?" Li Ruyu asked softly, "Do you understand me?"
Yes, do I know Li Ruyu? Zhao Mingding asked himself. All I knew was that she was a beautiful girl, and I didn't know anything about her family background. She didn't even know where her family lived.
"I'll tell you. Li Ruyu said softly, "I was born in a military family, including my grandfather's family. My father was the top leader of the garrison at Sandu Airport at that time, and my mother was a military doctor in the army, so in order to take better care of me, my mother always took me with me, which is why you met me. My parents knew that you had a crush on me and wrote me love poems in class, and they admired your literary talents, but you had to have a bright future, and love without bread was unreliable. But what have you achieved after all these years? You still live at the bottom of society, with only a thousand dollars in your pocket. It's not that I look down on people living at the bottom of society, but I really can't live this kind of life. The reason why I'm sitting here with you today is because I have a seven-year covenant with someone: that is, if you don't succeed in seven years, I must forget you and agree to his proposal. Can you understand how I'm feeling at the moment?"
When Zhao Mingding heard this, his heart was like a knife, and he couldn't imagine that the girl he had a crush on had waited for him silently for seven years, waiting for him to grow up, waiting for him to succeed, waiting for him to walk into her family with his head held high and pick her up in style, although he was just a commoner before. A love poem, in exchange for seven years of silent waiting, is it a loss?
From now on, where will I fall in love? Zhao Mingding's eyes were teary-eyed, and he was speechless for a while.
"I just said that this kid can't make it, now believe it, right?" A mocking voice came from the door of the bar, and I saw a slender and handsome young man walking slowly with a wine glass.
"Is that you?" Zhao Mingding saw the coming, his anger surged, his eyes spewed fire, his fists clenched, and he couldn't wait to smash it with a punch, smashing his handsome face into a pig's head.
The person who came was the boy who smeared himself for cheating in the last exam of the college entrance examination that year, thus depriving himself of the opportunity to go to college. Zhao Mingding has been looking for him, and he sincerely wants to meet here today.
"It's me!" said the man with a slight smile, "Don't come to the lamb?"
"Why did you smear me back then?" Zhao Mingding hated so much that his teeth chattered.
"Just to get a fair chance to compete. The visitor smiled slightly, "You didn't go to college, and I didn't go to college." You go out to work, and I go out to work. Relying on my own efforts, I am now worth hundreds of millions, but what about you? If Ruyu follows you, what kind of life can I live? Won't you be able to make a little girl happy with a few limericks? You are nothing, just eat soft rice, and even have to be paid for tonight by others to help you! Shame no? If I were you, I would take a piece of tofu and kill myself!" After that, he took Li Ruyu's hand, walked away, and turned back when he went out, "Zhou Zijian, chairman of the Ruyi Group." ”
Strings of tears slipped down Li Ruyu's face, like bullets, hitting Zhao Mingding's heart, and blood flowed.
In the past, I was in the past, and the willows were still there, and now I came to think, and the rain and snow were flying.
Zhao Mingding didn't know how he left the bar and returned to the presidential suite. He dreamed all night, dreaming that he was famous and worth hundreds of billions, Li Ruyu accepted his marriage proposal, and took his own private jet to Sri Lanka for his honeymoon, just as they were swimming in the sea, suddenly a big shark came out and bit Li Ruyu......
At noon the next day, Zhao Mingding got up groggily, didn't eat lunch, and went to Zhang Bao's house by taxi.
Zhang Bao's house is at the north gate of the county seat, and it is a dilapidated building with a brick structure. His parents have passed away, and he is waiting for Zhao Mingding at home at the moment.
"I haven't seen your ghost for so many years, where have you gone?" Walking to Zhang Bao to follow, Zhao Mingding slapped him on the chest and asked.
"I'm embarrassed to say me, I've been looking for you for years!" Zhang Bao blocked Zhao Mingding's hand and punched back.
"What's the matter with me? It won't be what you're looking for me to do?" Zhao Mingding said with a smile. When he was in school, Zhang Bao often asked Zhao Mingding to go to the village near the school to steal grapefruit and oranges from other people's trees.
"You really guessed it right," Zhang Bao approached Zhao Mingding and lowered his voice, "There is a fortune, I have been waiting for you to get it together." ”
"Oh?" Zhao Mingding was stunned when he heard this.
"I've been looking for you for so many years, just for this. Zhang Baodao, "In this world, I only have you and He Caishan, two true brothers, we share blessings, hardships, and wealth together!"
Zhang Bao's words are not false at all. Since junior high school, the two of them have always been classmates, because Zhang Bao's family is poor, so every month Zhao Mingding has to carry more rice from home for his rations, he has no clothes to wear, Zhao Mingding takes out his clothes to wear together, and eats the vegetables together. In the second semester of the second semester of high school, Zhang Bao's family really couldn't afford his tuition, so Zhang Bao had to drop out of school to work, and lost contact with him.