Chapter Ninety-Seven: Decadence

Zhou He wrapped himself heavily like a hedgehog. Took a month-long vacation and hardly went out.

Over the course of a month, a lot has happened. Shen Yue was arrested and imprisoned. Xu Yun didn't know what to think, so he checked Shen Yue to the bottom. and secretly plucked the child's hair to do DNA. The results speak for themselves.

Father Xu was exhausted under this series of blows, and he died in advance.

After learning that Xu Yuanning married Shen Yue after knowing that it was not his child, and regarded the child as his own. Shen Yue's father slapped her fiercely.

Shen's mother cried and fell in prison. On the day he went to pick up the child, Shen Yue's brother knelt down in front of Xu's father and Xu's mother, saying that only the Xu family would have something to do in the future, and he would definitely go all out to go up and down the fire.

The child seemed to know that he would not come to Xu's house again in the future, and cried heartbreakingly. After taking it for a while, she already had feelings, and Mother Xu wiped her tears several times. Finally pinned his face to the side.

Even if the child is innocent, it is impossible for them to raise the child of their son's murderer under their knees.

Two days before Zhou He's vacation period arrived, Meng Shan called her and asked if she wanted to give her another period of vacation. Zhou He cheered up, thanked her for her kindness, and began to prepare to go to work.

She hadn't been out for a long time, and the scorching sun hit her face at noon, and she suddenly felt like crying.

Outside is still bustling with traffic, and the streets are still bustling. She felt in a trance, as if nothing had changed, and everything was still fine.

She stood in the sun for a long time, and then slowly walked to the supermarket.

In the past month, although she has never been out, cooked food and fruits will be placed at the door on time every day. Although she had never seen anyone, she knew that something must have been sent by Cheng Wei.

Xu Yuanning's matter is thanks to his help.

Zhou He made dinner early, and after coming back for so long, he dialed the number he knew by heart for the first time. The phone was connected after two rings, and Cheng Wei's voice was low and deep, and he fed.

Zhou He was silent for a moment and asked, "What are you coming back from?"

She had drunk too much during this time, and her voice was hoarse. After a slight pause, he said, "I cooked." ”

Cheng Wei was slightly stunned, raised his wrist to look at the time, and said, "There is still something to do, I can come back at about half past six." ”

Zhou He hummed, didn't say much, and hung up the phone.

Cheng Wei stood with his mobile phone, opened the office door and went out after a while, and said to the assistant outside: "Push off the evening entertainment." ”

The assistant was stunned for a moment, and he had re-entered the office. It didn't take long for me to get the car keys out.

Cheng Wei was neither early nor late, and knocked on the door of Zhou He's house at a quarter past six. He had already returned home with a bottle of red wine in his hand.

Zhou He opened the door wearing an apron, and when he saw him step aside, he said, "We will be able to eat soon." ”

Cheng Wei nodded, changed his shoes and walked inside.

The fried dishes were already on the table, Cheng Wei put down the red wine, walked to the kitchen door, unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt, and said, "Do you need my help?"

Zhou Hezheng served the soup and said, "No, it's okay right away." ”

Cheng Wei didn't leave, and went into the kitchen to take the dishes and chopsticks to serve the rice. When Zhou He had put all the dishes on the table, he opened the red wine he had brought and poured it into his glass.

Zhou He sat down, raised his glass, and said, "Senior Brother Xu, thank you." There was a tremor in her voice, and she raised her glass and drank it down.

Cheng Wei didn't speak, and raised his glass to drink the wine in silence.

The meals were plentiful and there were almost no words between the two. Zhou He tried hard to make the atmosphere more relaxed, and found some topics that he didn't have, but Cheng Wei also cooperated.

The meals were very rich, but Zhou He ate very little. Most of the time I was drinking.

The two sat alone for the first time, but neither of them said anything about the original incident. Zhou He's youthfulness has faded, although there is a decadent atmosphere on his body, but under the tempering of life, there is a neat and capable eyebrow.

Cheng Wei barely touched the food, and after a long time, he said in a low voice: "If he knew, he wouldn't want to see you so sad." ”

Zhou He's throat choked, afraid that tears would fall, looked up at the scorching light, and held back the tears. He took the wine from the glass and drank it down. She wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything, and continued to pour her wine and drink.

The atmosphere was depressing, and Zhou Heqiang cheered up. I wanted to say something, but I couldn't find anything to say for a while, maybe it was the effect of alcohol, and the words seemed to come out without going through my head, she asked in a low voice, "Miss Han, are you okay abroad?"

probably didn't expect her to mention Han Xinlai, Cheng Wei was slightly stunned, picked up the wine glass in his hand and took a sip of wine, and said lightly: "It's good." ”

Zhou He nodded, and then he didn't speak again. He continued to drink.

Her face was slightly red under the light, Cheng Wei took out a cigarette and smoked it, spit out the smoke, and then asked, "How have you been doing all these years?"

Zhou He's heart ached inexplicably, but a bright smile appeared on his face, and he said, "It's good." After a slight pause, she raised her head, looked at Cheng Wei with misty eyes, and asked, "Have you dealt with everything at the beginning?"

Cheng Wei fell silent and did not speak. After a long time, he nodded and said, "It's all taken care of." ”

Since then, the two have not spoken again. Cheng Wei smoked, and Zhou He was drinking. People who were once so familiar are so strange at this moment.

Zhou He didn't know how much wine he drank, and finally fell directly on the table. Cheng Wei snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and looked at her quietly. After a long time, he reached out and picked her up and carried her back to the bedroom.

She was still fluttering, and it was effortless to hold her. The style of the bedroom is still the same as before, simple and simple. I couldn't tell it was a girl's room at all.

Zhou He slept deeply, and she didn't react when she put her on the bed. Cheng Wei pulled the quilt to cover her, she was probably uncomfortable and moved.

Cheng Wei's movements paused, and waited for her breathing to become even, and then pulled the quilt again to cover her.

He didn't leave right away, just stood by the bed. It was a long time before he came out of the bedroom.

He didn't go home, but sat down in the living room. He smoked cigarettes and smoked them one after another, until it was dark outside, and he entered the bedroom to see that Zhou He was still asleep, so he opened the door and went back to the opposite room.

Zhou He returned to work the next day after taking leave, originally thinking that she was going to continue to return to N City. But no, Meng Shan left her by her side, although she was still an assistant, but when she was away, many things were left to her to handle.

The position of director of the marketing department has been vacant since the beginning of the year, and a week after Zhou He returned to work at the company, Meng Shanqun sent an email appointing her as the director of the marketing department.

I didn't talk to Zhou He about this at all, and Zhou He was stunned for a while when he saw the email. Then he knocked on the door and entered Meng Shan's office, saying that she was still young and might not be able to convince the public.

Meng Shan was not worried at all, and said with a slight smile: "This is only temporary, I believe you can convince the public." ”

Although Zhou Gong's experience is shallow, her desperate busyness is seen by the whole company. As long as you make achievements, no one will be unconvinced.

She didn't wait for Zhou He to speak, and then said, "Pack up your things, I've already asked people to clean up the new office." You go over and see if you like it. ”

Zhou He's office was moved downstairs, and the whole company already knew that she had been promoted. When she left Meng Shan's office, someone said hello to her.

Zhou Yiyi thanked him.

The company is newly moved over, and the office has just been renovated. The decoration is simple and neat, with many green potted plants. The desks and chairs are all customized by Meng Shan, and they are different from the simplicity when they were assistants.

Because she was promoted, a group of people yelled for her to have a treat after a fight. Zhou He booked the land.

On such an occasion, Meng Shan naturally would not appear. However, during the meal, her cousin Meng Yu didn't know how they were here, so he brought a wine glass over to Zhou He and congratulated her on her promotion.

Zhou He politely thanked him.

During this time, Meng Yu should have often appeared in the company, and many people knew him. Under the greeting of the crowd, he did not even go back to his group of friends, but stayed. Push the cup and change the cup with everyone to call it a brother.

His personality is simply hearty and sunny, watching him talking to everyone, Zhou He suddenly remembered Xu Yuanninglai.

She was slightly distracted.

I don't have to go to work tomorrow, and after the dinner, a group of people went to KTV again. Meng Yu and Xu Yuanning are too similar, and they are gentle to girls and do not forget to keep their distance.

He was singing on stage, and the girls below had little stars in their eyes. has a good family background, a good demeanor, and a handsome appearance, and is completely a prince in a fairy tale.

Although Zhou He is the protagonist, he is said to be unable to sing. He sat in the corner and drank some wine from time to time.

There are many people toasting her today, and she has already drunk a lot. When a group of people dispersed, it was already more than one o'clock in the morning, Zhou He sent off his colleagues, and was standing on the side of the road to stop the car and was about to leave, Meng Yu walked over and said, "I called a substitute driver, and I will come over soon." It's not safe for girls to go back alone, so drop you off. ”

He didn't even know where Zhou lived and said it was by the way.

Zhou He smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Master Meng, no need." ”

Because of the wine, Meng Yu's face was slightly red. Smiling slightly, he asked with some ridicule: "Is Director Zhou worried that I am a bad person?"

Zhou Yiyi was stunned, and then said with a slight smile: "Of course not, it's quite late, how can you trouble Meng Gongzi." ”

Meng Yu looked at her with a pair of dark eyes, and said seriously: "I don't feel troublesome. My cousin often praises Director Zhou, and I am also thinking about how Director Zhou can learn from his experience and be as capable as Director Zhou. ”

His praise was straightforward, and Zhou was speechless when he was one. Just as he was about to speak, a black Daben drove over. Cheng Wei's face was revealed. His gaze swept over Meng Yu, then looked at Zhou He, and said, "I'm just going back too, let's go together." ”

As he spoke, he got out of the car and opened the door. Compared to Meng Yu's car, Zhou He would rather take his. She thanked Meng Yu again, and then got into the car.

Cheng Wei should be entertaining, with a faint smell of tobacco and wine.

Zhou He's face was flushed, he knew that she had also drunk, so he handed her a bottle of water when he got into the car and asked, "Are you entertaining?"

After drinking too much wine, Zhou He's body was very hot, so he took a sip of water, shook his head, and said, "No, the company party." ”

Cheng Wei nodded.

Zhou He tightened the cap of the bottle in his hand, was silent for a while, and finally asked, "Are you entertaining?"

Cheng Wei snorted. Seeing that she was not in good spirits, he said, "Sleep for a while, and I'll call you later." ”

The two couldn't find anything to say when they stayed in the same space, Zhou He nodded, said thank you, closed his eyes and began to pretend to sleep.

Cheng Wei didn't speak again, and the car was very quiet for a while.

Zhou He couldn't sleep, and somehow, Meng Yu's smiling face as sunny as Xu Yuanning suddenly appeared in his mind. There was a tingling in her heart, and she didn't move for a long time.

There is no traffic jam at this time, but there was a car accident at the intersection. The car couldn't retreat, and it was blocked. Cheng Wei asked the driver to go to the front to see how long it would take to open the car, while watching the time.

Zhou He also opened his eyes and looked ahead.

The driver came back not long after, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said that he couldn't leave for the time being, it was a series of collisions between several cars, and he had to wait for the insurance company to come.

Cheng Wei's brows furrowed at this time.

The driver has already called for people to drive over again, asking Cheng Wei and Zhou He to get out of the car, go to the intersection on the other side, etc., and the car will come over soon.

This is undoubtedly the best way to deal with it now, Cheng Wei nodded and got out of the car.

Zhou He's feet were fluttering, and Cheng Wei wanted to reach out to help her. She refused, whispering that it was okay, she would go on her own.

I couldn't eat anything for entertainment, and when I walked to another road, I saw a noodle restaurant open 24 hours a day, so Cheng Wei looked at Zhou He and asked, "The car hasn't come yet, do you want to eat something?"

Zhou Ji had no appetite, shook his head and said no.

She was top-heavy and sat down on a stone bench beside her.

Cheng Wei stood for a while, and saw that there was a porridge shop on the side, so he walked over quickly. It didn't take long for me to pack a porridge and a salted duck egg back.

He handed the porridge to Zhou He and said, "Eat some cushions, there is nothing to eat at this time, and the porridge is only white porridge." ”

He had already packed it up, so Zhou He had to take it and say thank you.

There were no other side dishes, Cheng Wei slowly peeled the salted duck egg in his hand and handed it to Zhou He.

Zhou He had no appetite and didn't eat much. But the hot porridge was in her stomach, and her stomach was much more comfortable with alcohol, and she ate it slowly before the car came.

After eating for a while, she saw Cheng Wei smoking, she looked back at him and asked, "Don't you eat?"

Cheng Wei dusted off the cigarette ash in his hand and said, "I've eaten, I'm not hungry." ”

He said it simply, raised his wrist to look at the time, and did not speak again.

The breeze was cool and the atmosphere was silent. Zhou He took another bite of porridge, and then asked in a low voice: "In the future, will you always be here?"

Although she has been back for so long, she has never paid attention to the affairs of Cheng Wei Company. Even if the two companies cooperated, she selectively ignored them and did not pay attention.

Cheng Wei took a puff of cigarette, exhaled the smoke, looked at the vehicles coming and going on the road, and said lightly: "If there is something recently, I will be there." ”

This means that the company's center of gravity is still on the Yucheng side.

Zhou He nodded and stopped talking.

Cheng Wei looked at her again and asked, "Is the work going well during this time?"

Zhou Ji didn't tell him about his promotion, nodded and said, "It's going well." ”

While the two were talking, a car stopped on the side of the road. The driver opened the car door, got out of the car, greeted Cheng Wei respectfully, and opened the back door.

Zhou He was top-heavy, and when he got up, he stumbled. Cheng Wei quickly helped her so that she would not fall. His palms were dry and warm, and Zhou He thanked him in a low voice. Cheng Wei naturally withdrew his hand.

After that, neither of them spoke again. Zhou He's wine strength came up, and when he closed his eyes, he gradually let out an even breathing sound.

The time for the two of them to stay quietly was also luxurious, Cheng Wei took off his coat and gently covered her body.

He looked sideways at the window, and somehow, her soul was lost and grieved when she was looking for Xu Yuanning. And, when I met in the restaurant at that time, Xu Yuanning and her came with their children and looked harmonious.

He closed his eyes and didn't think any more.

Zhou He slept deeply, and she didn't react when the car stopped. The driver in front looked back at Cheng Wei, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mr. Cheng......"

He originally wanted to ask if he woke up Zhou He, but before the words could be spoken, Cheng Wei said, "You go back." ”

The driver hesitated, said yes, opened the door and got out of the car.

Zhou He woke up more than ten minutes after the driver left, and her brain was still dazed under the influence of alcohol. After a while, I remembered that I was still in the car and asked, "Have you arrived?"

Cheng Wei nodded and said, "Just arrived, get out of the car." He said and got out of the car first.

Zhou He slowed down before stumbling out of the car. The parking lot was very quiet, and the two of them went all the way to the elevator, Zhou He's mind was groggy, and no one spoke.

At this time, there was almost no one, and when they arrived at the door, Zhou He was about to open the door, when he heard Cheng Wei call Zhou He.

She looked back at him blankly.

Cheng Wei's eyes were bottomless, and he didn't know what he wanted to say, but he didn't say anything for a while, just said goodnight softly.

Zhou He was stunned for a moment, and also said good night, and then opened the door and entered the room.

Cheng Wei stood at the door for a while before opening the door.

After Zhou He went back, he fell on the bed, but Cheng Wei did not sleep. After changing his shoes, he stood on the balcony and smoked several cigarettes before he reached out and rubbed his eyebrows and walked to the bathroom.

Zhou He puts all his energy into his work, often either on a business trip or on the way to a business trip. In May, Senior Brother Qiu and Shu Hua held a wedding. Shu Hua asked her to be her bridesmaid, and she didn't even return home when she came back from a business trip, so she hurried back to Yucheng.

The two have already been engaged, but the wedding has not been held. Senior Brother Qiu originally planned to get married during the Chinese New Year, but Shu Hua was pregnant, so he had to prepare for the wedding in advance.

Zhou He only came back for two days and stayed directly at the hotel. I went to the cemetery and went back to the old house.

She met Senior Brother Qiu the night before the wedding, and his face carried the joy of becoming a father for the first time. carefully told Zhou He to take care of Shu Hua at the wedding.

Shu didn't have many friends, and he didn't feel at ease about inviting others to be bridesmaids, so he invited Zhou He to come over. The other bridesmaid was a cousin of Senior Brother Qiu, who was specially invited to block the wine.

It's the only thing to be happy about in so long. Zhou He tried his best to make himself happy. Later, when Senior Brother Qiu sent her back to the hotel, he inevitably mentioned Xu Yuanning.

He told Zhou He to be good, and what Xu Yuanning wanted to see most was that she was doing well.

Zhou He wanted to squeeze out a smile, but in the end he couldn't squeeze it out. Xu Yuanning is too good and too good to her, even if she has an afterlife, she may not be able to afford it.

In the past few days, she has thought more than once, if Xu Yuanning had never met her, would all of this not happen?

If, if he hadn't met her, if she hadn't lived in his apartment, Shen Yue wouldn't have been suspicious. There will be no more faults. They may not get divorced.

Almost every night, she would be immersed in self-blame. Perhaps it was the tense nerves of Senior Brother Qiu that relaxed, she closed her eyes and muttered, "Senior Brother Qiu, if there is an afterlife, I pray that Senior Brother Xu will never meet me again." ”

Her face was full of pain.

Lao Qiu was slightly stunned and said, "Little junior sister, you think too much. Lao Xu is like this, and it has nothing to do with you. It's not you who should blame yourself. People's hearts will never be satisfied, no matter how good he is to Shen Yue, no matter how good he is, no matter how much she cares about her past, she will have a day when she is not satisfied. It's that he is too kind, thinking that as long as he takes on the responsibilities of being a father and a husband, he will be fine. But I never thought that people who don't know how to cherish will always trample on the goodness of others. ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "Before he got engaged, he made a special trip to Yucheng and told me that he was going to get engaged. At that time, I advised him. He had hesitated. According to you, I am actually also responsible, if I had stopped him at that time, he would not have been engaged, and there would have been no such things later. But Ahe, in this world, there is no regret medicine. If I had known that something was going to happen to him, and when he wanted to give me the company, I shouldn't have agreed, I should have tied him up in Yucheng. ”

Senior Brother Qiu said that his voice became hoarse at the back. Xu Yuanning has a close friend, in this life, he will not have it again.

Zhou He's throat was so astringent that he couldn't speak for a while. Neither of them spoke again.

Tomorrow is a day of great joy, and this should not be mentioned. Zhou He still squeezed out a smile in the end and said, "Go back, Senior Brother Qiu, it's not early, you can rest early." You and Sister Shu must also be good. ”