Chapter 98: Again Counted
The new salesman is very diligent, and Jin Yebai's work handover is very slow, so I am more relaxed now, and I am in a good mood, and I finally bid farewell to the bitter life with suspense at the beginning of the year.
At the beginning of the second lunar month, it has been more than a month since I last saw Li Sisi, and one night when I was watching a movie with my notebook, I suddenly received a call from her, and I almost screamed with joy.
Ever since I found out that she had stayed in her hometown and not returned, I tried my best to contact her, and I almost found her hometown, but I never got in touch, and I had to suspect that she had forgotten about me.
"Lulu......" she called out to me, and my eyes immediately became hot and I almost cried.
If I hadn't known that she and Lu Zhenting had happened, the two of us wouldn't have wanted to cry even if we hadn't seen each other for a year.
"Siss......" I whimpered and accused, "how can you do this to me, how can you play missing, I don't know if I think you're worried about you? ”
"I didn't mean to, I just don't know how to tell you, you should know everything about me and Zhenting, right?" Li Sisi's throat also choked, and the former female paper suddenly became a sentimental little woman.
"Well, I know, I didn't expect it to turn out like this. Thinking that I introduced them to each other, I was full of guilt, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I have nothing to do with you on a blind date, but the result is ......"
Li Sisi interrupted me, "I don't regret loving Zhenting, although it's been less than a year, but I'm very happy and satisfied, really, once in my life, I don't regret it." ”
She dared to say that she did not regret her love for less than a year, but Zhou Mingchuan and I finally regretted it after so many years, and even our intestines were green, and it was really different from person to person.
After a pause, Li Sisi said again: "And I forced you to introduce me at that time, most of the people you know must be from you, and I forgot about my parents." ”
What she said is right, except for business trips, I have basically never left here, most of the people around me are local, even Zhou Mingchuan is from the same province, and the only people from other provinces who are more familiar with it are Li Sisi and Li Muchi.
"Sisi, is it really impossible between you?" I feel sorry for her and Lu Zhenting, and I really hope that they can be together.
Li Sisi sighed, "For now, it must be not, my parents won't let me leave the house anymore, and I haven't even looked for a job for more than a month." ”
"Then what happened to you and Zhang Xun? Do your parents still force you to marry him?" At the mention of this person, my mood immediately became worse, obviously I hadn't even seen anyone else's face, but I hated him for no reason, as if he was a third party.
Li Sisi couldn't help crying in a low voice, "They have forced me to abandon love, do you think they can force me to sell my marriage......?" I'm not going to make any more concessions. ”
My nose was sore, and tears fell, "Then will you come back to see me in the future?"
"I may not come back, sad people can't go back to sadness, I'm afraid that I won't be willing to leave when I come back, and when the time comes, I will be unforgivable if I make my mother angry. ”
She burst into tears, calling my name over and over again and saying to me, "Lulu, I miss him, I really miss him, I don't want to leave him at all......"
The language of "Si ......" was so pale that I could not find the words to comfort her, and I just wanted to hug her and cry, but unfortunately there was only a telephone line between us that could not be seen.
Listening to her unbridled crying, I suddenly remembered a sentence: Then we all cried.
I know that the purpose of her contacting me is just to know from me how Lu Zhenting is doing, whether his work is going well, whether he is in good health, whether he is sick or not.
She asked me not to tell Lu Zhenting that we had been in contact, let alone to tell Lu Zhenting her new number, otherwise she would never contact me again in the future, as if the two had never known each other.
Although I really want her to contact Lu Zhenting, listen to each other's voices, and tell the pain of lovesickness, I know that this is impossible, even if Lu Zhenting calls her, she will definitely not answer.
Isn't the so-called "When the interruption continues, you will suffer from it", isn't it the consequence of the broken thread? So she could only agree with tears in her eyes, patting her chest and promising that she would never tell Lu Zhenting her new number.
But I can't guarantee that Lu Zhenting didn't know that we had been in contact, because he had already guessed that Li Sisi would definitely contact me, and Li Sisi didn't embarrass me when he heard this, just let me mention her less in front of him.
We talked for a long time this night, so long that my phone was hot, and finally hung up because her phone was out of battery, and we told each other that we must call often in the future.
After hanging up the phone, I couldn't sleep for a long time, I couldn't figure out why something good couldn't happen to me, could it be that I really did heinous things in my last life, so this life not only made me go through hardships, but also made the people related to me not end well.
The days passed slowly and leisurely, and before I knew it, another month passed, and this month was the calmest day I have had in the past two years, and nothing happened.
Meng Shuwei didn't come to find fault, and the relationship with Jin Yebai was also maintained very well, so that even Song Qingya didn't embarrass me, the only bad thing was Lu Zhenting, he had become the second Jin Yebai, and he didn't know anything except work.
Just when I was enjoying the good time with peace of mind, the matter came, and it was about Zhou Lijuan.
Last year, I made a deal with her, she gave me an inside line, I helped her find a lawyer for divorce, and today I called me and said about her divorce lawsuit.
Because Lu Pengfei refused to accept Zhou Lijuan's case, I finally found a lawyer for her who did not charge a lot and had an average reputation, and never asked about this matter again.
Now Zhou Lijuan told me that the court would be held the day after tomorrow, and asked me if I had time to go to the trial, I took my mobile phone and left the office to answer and ask her, "Will your brother go?"
Although I told Zhou Lijuan that I would deal with this matter and didn't need to tell Zhou Mingchuan, but after such a long time, the paper can't contain the fire, and he should know.
"He didn't have time. Zhou Lijuan's voice was very low, and she begged, "Sister-in-law, she seems to be very busy, now I really don't know who to find except for you, can you help me?"
Is that what you think of me?
What did you do in the morning?
What did you think when your poisonous tongue hurt me?
didn't hear my answer, she then said: "I don't dare to go alone, if I lose the lawsuit, I will have nothing, Miss Shu, can you help me again for the sake of Xiaoyu's face." ”
I also went to court, and I was accompanied by Li Sisi, Li Muchi and Lu Zhenting, as well as Lu Pengfei's eloquent barrister, but my nervous palms were sweating.
Now Zhou Lijuan only has an ordinary lawyer, not to mention her, even I don't know the bottom of my own heart, only blame her for being reluctant to spend money and can't afford to hire a good lawyer.
But I said before that helping people to the end and sending Buddha to the West is just like what I owe her in my last life, and I can barely accompany her on a trip, which can be regarded as worthy of her.
I was still at work at this time, so I didn't ask anything else, but just told her, "Tell me the specific time and place, and I will definitely come then." ”
Zhou Lijuan's words were filled with undisguised joy, "Okay, thank you, Miss Shu, I'll send it right away." ”
The day after tomorrow is Friday, and I have to go to work under normal circumstances, so after I returned to the office, I immediately said hello to Lu Zhenting, telling him that I couldn't come the morning after tomorrow, and he nodded his head and agreed.
I thought it would be okay, but after getting off work, Jin Yebai got to the bottom of me and asked me what I was going to do, and I felt that Zhou Lijuan's affairs had nothing to hide, so I told him.
"Zhou Lijuan's husband found a woman outside, abandoned his wife and children and refused to pay child support, I helped her find a lawyer, and the court held the morning after tomorrow and asked me to go. I said as I looked at his face.
He didn't really want me to have any connection with Zhou Mingchuan's family, for fear that the old hatred would be reborn and be occupied by hatred again, so I was a little worried that he would say that I was nosy.
"Meng Lu, you are really reassuring me more and more now. Jin Yebai smiled, with a look of relief, "Then I can leave with peace of mind." ”
"Leave, where are you going?" He didn't say that my dog took the mouse and got involved with the Zhou family, I was actually not very surprised, because he was too kind-hearted, and he always wanted to help when he saw that others were in trouble, but the latter words made my eyes widen.
"Go abroad. Jin Yebai said as he packed his briefcase.
"yes, I almost forgot. I smiled awkwardly.
How could I forget that Song Qingya was going on a honeymoon with him, and I don't know if the destination is Paris, France, Provence, or Alaska, and I have no right to ask.
The people outside have already run out, Lu Zhenting is habitual overtime, I saw that Jin Yebai was still packing up and waited for him for a while, and then left the office with him.
While waiting for the elevator, he asked me, "How are you doing with Li Muchi now?"
"Huh?" we hadn't mentioned the name in a long time, and I suddenly didn't react to it.
He explained: "I've actually wanted to ask you this question all along, but seeing that you and Zhenting are unhappy about Li Sisi's matter, it's not easy to ask, and you seem to be in a good mood lately." ”
"He already has a girlfriend, and he's talking about marriage, so I didn't say it without you asking. "Since Li Muchi brought Shen Manxi over, I haven't had much contact with him.
"So fast?" he seemed a little incredulous, and I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
I smiled indifferently, "Yes, he met his first love at the class reunion, so he met the fire, Xiaobai, this time you can look away, he is not a dedicated man, even if he is dedicated to me." ”
He sighed, "It's a shame, I thought you two could be together." ”
The elevator opened in front of my eyes, and we walked in, and just a stone's throw away, I suddenly realized that I hadn't been so close to him in a long time.
After getting out of the elevator, we walked out of the office building together, and then went our separate ways, but this day has passed one day after another, and in the near future, he will disappear completely in front of my eyes.
Abroad, it's a long distance, I haven't been abroad for almost a year, hey...... In the past year, it has been a strange person, and the whole person has changed.
When I got home, I called Li Sisi, she has not yet gone to work, and eats at home every day, not that her parents don't let her go out to work, but that she doesn't want to do work outside of foreign trade.
It's hard to find a job there, she can't get a job, and in the end, she hasn't landed until now, and she is depressed every time she calls.
I talked to her about Zhou Lijuan, and it was also related to her, wasn't she the one who took the photo and sent it to Zhou Lijuan?
She asked me, "Why is there so much misfortune? Where is there so much bad things in life, isn't it good for everyone to live a simple life? The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, and contentment can always be happy." ”
How do I answer these questions, I still want to know the answers, so I can only perfunctory a few words to her, talk about some and nothing, and hang up the phone when the time is almost up.
Zhou Lijuan obviously said that Zhou Mingchuan would not come, but when I walked in, I saw Zhou Mingchuan sitting on a chair with Zhou Lijuan, and my first feeling was that Zhou Lijuan had lied to me, and I wanted to leave immediately.
Zhou Mingchuan seemed to be waiting for me on purpose, looked at the entrance from time to time, saw me at a glance, and then pulled Zhou Lijuan next to him.
Zhou Lijuan immediately stood up and walked quickly to my side, now I couldn't even walk, so I could only meet it hard.
"Zhou Lijuan, you lied to me, right? Your brother was already preparing to come to the trial. I looked at Zhou Lijuan with some annoyance, this person actually calculated me.
"My brother wants to see you, but he knows that you don't want to see him, so he ......" Zhou Lijuan looked at me apologetically, "I'm sorry, I have no other way." ”
When I was Zhou Mingchuan's wife at the time, Zhou Lijuan would never talk to me so politely, and she has changed a lot over the years.
"Forget it, let's go. I walked to Zhou Mingchuan's side, picked a position far away from him and sat down, and glanced at him lightly.
Zhou Mingchuan quickly got up and sat down beside me, I moved to the side with some disgust, keeping a distance from him, I can not hate him, but I can't help but remember what good things he has done to me.
When he saw that I deliberately avoided him, he didn't press him forward, but just asked me softly, "Let's go out for a drink after the adjournment, I have something to tell you." ”
"But I don't have anything to say to you. "After we had problems in our marriage, basically every time he said something to me, I used it to send him away.
"Meng Lu, did we have to be like this before? You can come to my wedding with Xiaowei, doesn't it mean that you have already let go?Then why do you still treat me like this?" Zhou Mingchuan looked at me sadly, "I hurt you, but we also really loved each other, even if the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten, we can't erase those marks." ”
"The court is open, and I'll talk about it later. I avoided his pained gaze and sat precariously looking ahead.
I can't help but admit that I didn't feel anything when I saw him so sad, and my heart was also very sad, after all, after eight years of relationship, we used to love each other so much, and we couldn't wait to melt each other into our bones.
Last time, I listened carefully to my divorce lawsuit, but this time, I didn't listen to anything, maybe it was because it was not about me, or maybe it was because my heart was touched by Zhou Mingchuan.
But I knew that my feelings for him were no longer love, nor pity, but mere sympathy, and I could tell from his haggard look that he was not doing well at all.
But I can't imagine how bad it is, and I don't want to think about it, because these have nothing to do with me for a long time, so why should I eat radishes and worry about it, even if he is a mouse, I am not a dog, and I really don't need to care about his nosy.
Although I didn't listen carefully to what the people above were saying from beginning to end, I still found a problem, this lawyer was really not good, and he was forced by Zhao Dekai's defense lawyer to turn blue and have no power to fight back.
Fortunately, although the process was thrilling and tragic, she narrowly won in the end, Zhou Lijuan not only got the custody of Zhao Xiaoyu, but also won a piece of property, as well as child support for Zhao Xiaoyu before he became an adult.
However, Zhao Dekai is much luckier than Zhou Mingchuan, he only lost part of his property, and did not leave the house, this D is probably the gap between ordinary lawyers and gold medal lawyers, if Lu Pengfei is replaced today, Zhao Dekai will become the second Zhou Mingchuan.
Zhou Lijuan cried a lot before the adjournment, at first she cried anxiously when she saw that she was going to lose the lawsuit, and then she cried because she was overjoyed to win.
Is this what women are, crying when they are happy, crying when they are unhappy, or how can we say that women are made of water? It's just that most of the time, men get bored with it.
After the adjournment, Zhao Dekai walked over with Miao Qingqing in his arms, obviously losing the lawsuit, but he was arrogant, pointed at Zhou Lijuan's nose and said viciously: "Slut, count you ruthless, don't let me see you again in the future, otherwise I will be beaten once, and you will not be able to take care of yourself in life!"
Miao Qingqing's belly is basically not pregnant, if Zhou Lijuan hadn't told me before that she was pregnant, I wouldn't have seen that she was a pregnant woman.
It is said that Zhao Dekai really took Miao Qingqing home for the New Year, and he didn't go to Zhou Mingchuan's parents' house for dinner this year.
They didn't care that it was the Chinese New Year, one scolded Zhou Lijuan, saying that he didn't agree with her marrying Zhao Dekai to a white-eyed wolf at the beginning, and the other cried and made trouble, saying that he had done evil in his previous life, and only a pair of daughters were divorced.
I secretly thought it was funny, didn't they only allow the governor to set fires and not allow the people to light lamps, could only their phoenix son leave me, and wouldn't others give their daughter a divorce?
When Zhou Lijuan saw Miao Qingqing, she pounced on her and cried, "I'll tear you up a vixen, let you seduce/seduce other people's men, let you destroy other people's families, and break up your wives." ”
How could Zhao Dekai let Zhou Lijuan hurt his baby bump, and immediately threw Zhou Lijuan away with a big push, if Zhou Mingchuan hadn't stopped her in time, she would have fallen into the mud.
I remember when I was just divorced, Zhou Mingchuan didn't give me a good face, and also said that I was ruthless, and that look wanted me to tear it up and feed it to the dog, but now I look at it coldly, and I seem to see myself a few months ago.
Zhou Mingchuan grabbed his sister, looked at Zhao Dekai coldly, and said word by word: "Zhao Dekai, you did something sorry for Lijuan today, I hope you don't regret it in the future, if you want to eat back grass one day, even if Lijuan is willing, I will never agree!"
Zhao Dekai bared his teeth and showed his mouth full of yellow teeth, stretched out his hand to grab Miao Qingqing, and proudly showed Zhou Mingchuan, "See, this is my new daughter-in-law Er Qingqing, much younger than the one you are looking for, and now she has a child, do you think I will go back and pick up your broken shoes to wear?"
Broken shoes......
Scold...... Didn't I also be scolded like this by the people of their old Lin family?
It's really feng shui in turn, and today it's Zhou Lijuan's turn, so people are watching the sky, and good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and God is not blind.
Miao Qingqing cowered and snuggled up to Zhao Dekai, never said a word from beginning to end, and seemed to be scared, but those eyes were not idle for a moment, sweeping over the few of us.
I don't like this woman, just like I don't like Meng Shuwei, her snooping eyes make me very uncomfortable, so I'm too lazy to stay here, and it's nothing to do with me anyway.
When I came outside alone, my brain cleared up a lot as soon as the cold wind blew, thinking that I had to rush back to the company to go to work, so I didn't want to wait for Zhou Lijuan, who was still pestering, to come out, I thought I had nothing to say to her.
But just as I was about to walk out of the courthouse, Zhou Mingchuan's voice came from behind me, "Shu Menglu, can you please wait a minute?" I want to talk to you. ”
The unfamiliar title and polite request made me stunned, it turned out that one day he and I would become what we are today, it was really unpredictable, and the plan could not catch up with the changes.
He ran over quickly, followed by the pitiful Zhou Lijuan wiping her tears, like a lost dog.
I glanced at Zhou Lijuan, who was in a state of collapse, and reminded her as a passerby, "Isn't it just divorce? ”
These two brothers and sisters probably didn't expect me to say this, they all looked at me with wide eyes, which made me a little embarrassed, and it happened that Zhao Dekai also came over with Miao Qingqing, so I raised my voice.
"Don't you have to live after divorce, it's not that a man raised you before, didn't you go to work to earn money by yourself? Don't be so unproductive, the men in this world grab a lot of money, next time your eyes are wider, remember to see clearly, don't look for a beast who looks like a dog." ”