Chapter 45: The Slap
Cheng Wei snuffed out the cigarette butt, walked over and opened the door. Outside the door was his man, and the two didn't know what to say, and quickly walked out.
The door was closed, Zhou He hesitated for a moment, and finally stayed in the room without moving.
After an interval of about ten minutes, the person who came just now knocked on the door again and came in, and politely said to Zhou He: "Miss Zhou, please, I'll send you out here." ”
There is no figure of Cheng Wei. Zhou He nodded and looked at the other side of the corridor.
The man seemed to know what Zhou He was thinking, and while walking with Zhou He often in the elevator, he explained: "Mr. Cheng has already left first." ”
Zhou He nodded, and followed the man to the parking lot. When she got into the car, she hesitated for a moment, but finally asked, "Who are those people?"
Most of the people in front of him didn't want to say it, so they said vaguely: "I don't know, I have to ask Mr. Cheng." ”
Zhou He didn't speak anymore.
It was only three o'clock in the morning, and he didn't know where he would take her. Zhou He didn't want to trouble him, so after driving for a while, he said, "Just let me get out of the car in front." ”
The person in front of him should have been instructed by Cheng Xun, looked at Zhou He from the rearview mirror, and said, "Mr. Cheng instructed me to take you to the hotel where he usually stays." Rest assured, it's safe over there. ”
"Don't bother...... Zhou He said. Before she finished her words, the person in front of her said politely: "This is what Mr. Cheng ordered." ”
It seems that what Cheng Wei said is not to be disobeyed. Zhou He didn't speak anymore. I didn't ask where Cheng Wei went.
Zhou Rong didn't know where Cheng Wei was staying at the hotel, but when he got there, he found that the person had taken her to the hotel on Hehuan Street.
The car quickly stopped in the parking lot, and the man said, "Mr. Cheng has been running a room here for a long time, you can stay at ease, just call the waiter what you need." ”
Zhou He nodded, said thank you, and followed him upstairs.
Cheng Wei lived in the room on the top floor, and the man sent Zhou He to the room to let her rest well and leave soon. The unfamiliar room was empty, and Zhou He stood still for a while.
The room here is much larger than the hotel room where Cheng Wei stayed before, he probably lives here permanently, and there are a lot of personal belongings in the room.
Zhou He stood in the room in a daze for a long time, and then went to wash up casually and lay on the bed.
Cheng Wei didn't come back here that night, and Zhou He left after dawn.
At noon the next day, Zhou He looked up materials in the library. Not long after she sat down, Xu Yuanning sat down next to her.
There were not many people in the library at noon, so he opened the book he was holding, hesitated, and asked in a low voice, "Has Uncle Xiao Li looked for you?"
Zhou He nodded, and turned his head sideways to see him looking at himself worriedly. He pretended to smile lightly and said, "I've found it." I'm fine, don't worry, brother. ”
Xu Yuanning squeezed out a smile on his face, wanting to ask something, but he still didn't ask anything, just nodded.
After going to the snack street that night, Zhou He never saw Li Peiyuan again, and he didn't know if he had gone back. Her eyes returned to the information in her hand, and she couldn't look at it for a while, so she hesitated for a moment, but finally asked, "Little uncle...... Have you gone back?"
Xu Yuanning shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be yet." He looked at Zhou He as he spoke, paused, and said, "I heard that Uncle Xiao Li ...... I'm already applying for an appointment here. ”
That is to say, Li Peiyuan will come here.
Zhou He was stunned and didn't speak for a while. Xu Yuanning didn't speak again.
As the time passed, the weather gradually became warmer. From time to time, Zhou He would hear about her little uncle Li Peiyuan from Xu Yuanning, although his order had not yet come down, but he had been in Yucheng and had not returned to the imperial capital. I just didn't come to her again.
At the end of March, Ren Yurong came to Yucheng in the expectation of many students. A very warm welcome ceremony was held at Y University. The principal personally welcomed him into Y University and gave him a grand introduction.
Ren Yurong did not come over empty-handed, and brought donations, to build a new library for Y University, and donate some books.
This move was praised by many students, and the principal was even more excited and incoherent. Professor Ren was very modest, and did not have any long speeches, but simply said a few words.
Zhou He came out of the project team one evening in early April to meet Professor Ren, standing in the corridor dressed in seemingly simple but expensive clothes.
He obviously knew that she was here and was waiting for her here, and he called out calmly, "Ahe." ”
The tone is equally light.
After meeting his little uncle Li Peiyuan, Zhou He knew that this day would come sooner or later. She was polite, nodded at Ren Yurong, and greeted: "Professor Ren." ”
Ren Yurong's brows furrowed slightly. Knowing that this was not the place to speak, he didn't say anything, and said lightly: "Follow me." ”
Zhou Ji did not go against his will and followed him downstairs. Although Professor Ren hadn't been here for a few days, he seemed to be quite familiar with the campus, so he quickly took Zhou He to a corner, looked her up and down with a frown, and said, "That's what you call me?"
Apparently unhappy with her calling him a professor.
Zhou He's expression was bland, he smiled faintly, and said, "It's hard for you to remember me." ”
Ren Yurong's brows furrowed even tighter, and he looked at Zhou He's gaze sternly, and said, "This is your attitude towards your elders? This is the polite upbringing you have learned over the years?"
It's hard for him to say the word 'upbringing' so naturally.
The corners of Zhou He's lips hooked up with a faint mockery, as if he hadn't heard what he said, and said, "If you have nothing to do, I'll leave first." ”
She said and walked away. As soon as he took a step, Ren Yurong scolded: "Stop! Who let you go?"
Zhou He's footsteps paused.
This was definitely not a pleasant meeting for Ren Yurong, he took a deep breath to suppress his anger, and asked again, "Who allowed you to change your surname privately?"
Zhou He smiled faintly when he heard this, but his expression was even more gloomy, and said, "If you called me here to talk about this, I'm afraid it won't make you too happy." ”
As soon as her words fell, Ren Yurong's hand was raised, and a slap was slapped on her face, scolding: "You ...... daughter."
The slap was resounding. Almost immediately, half of Zhou He's face appeared slap marks, red and swollen.
Zhou He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled. looked up at Ren Yurong.
There was sarcasm in her smile. Professor Ren, who had always been smooth, was obviously angry with her, and immediately raised his hand again.
Zhou He closed his eyes.
As soon as this slap was about to fall, Xu Yuanning's voice, which was still panting, rang out, and shouted, "Uncle Ren." ”
Ren Yurong has always cherished his reputation, and his raised hand was forcibly put away. Xu Yuanning ran over quickly, as if he hadn't seen the swollen half of Zhou He's face, and said, "My mother called me a few days ago to ask me to see you, but I didn't expect to see you here." ”
A gentle smile appeared on Ren Yurong's face, nodded, and said, "It's Xiao Ning." ”
Now this atmosphere is undoubtedly embarrassing, Rao is Xu Yuanning is good at dancing with long sleeves, and he can't find a suitable topic for a while. He looked sideways at Zhou He's swollen face, and his fingers clenched unconsciously.
When he came out just now, he saw Zhou He and Ren Yurong walking this way, and he couldn't help but follow him. Who knew that as soon as he came over, he saw Ren Yurong making a move on Zhou He. It was too late for him to stop him, and when he saw that Ren Yurong was still going to make a move, he shouted Uncle Ren in a hurry.
At this time, Ren Yurong's face was not a little embarrassed, and a faint mockery appeared on the corners of Zhou He's lips, and he didn't stay any longer, and turned to leave.
Anger appeared on Ren Yurong's face, but because Xu Yuanning endured it. Gently, he asked if Xu Yuanning had just finished his work.
Xu Yuanning wanted to catch up with Zhou He immediately, but he still didn't move, and answered Ren Yurong's words humbly and politely.
Zhou He's whole body was cold, and he walked a long way before he realized that he was trembling slightly. With a hot pain on her face, she didn't go back to the dormitory, closed her eyes, and walked outside the school step by step.
She had nowhere to go at all, just walking dazedly down the street. I don't know how far I walked, but the phone whimpered in my pocket.
At this time, you don't need to look at her to know that Xu Yuanning called when this phone called, she didn't answer it, and let the phone ring. The phone was out of battery, and after ringing twice, it fell completely silent.
Raindrops fell from the air, and they fell on the cold face. She didn't bother with her swollen face, saw a bar not far away, and walked over.
The music in the bar was deafening, and Zhou He walked directly to the bar and asked for a glass of vodka.
She, a person who orders spirits directly from the chestnut, obviously just wants to get drunk. The bartender whistled, took the wine out, poured it up, and pushed it in front of her.
The bar was very lively, but Zhou He seemed to be in another world, quietly drinking glass by glass.
It was obviously easy to get yourself drunk with spirits, and it didn't take long for Zhou He to lie down on the bar. A man with bad intentions came up to talk to her, but the bartender probably saw that she was drunk and pitiful, and drove her away one by one.
Zhou He's head was dizzy, and he didn't know how long he had been lying on his stomach, so he got up and walked out crookedly. The bartender had gone to bartend, and in the blink of an eye she was gone.
When Zhou He went outside, he found that it was raining outside. It rained heavily, and the water on the eaves fell and crackled on the steps.
There were hardly any pedestrians on the street, and Zhou He didn't stop even before he walked into the rain.
It rained heavily, and she was soon drenched in the rain. She was completely dazed, just walking in the rain. A passing taxi driver probably saw that she was pitiful, stopped the car, and asked her where she was going.
She couldn't seem to remember where she was going, so she just stood on the side of the road. The rain kept sliding down her head and face, and the driver sighed, took the umbrella down, covered her head, and opened the back door to let her get in first.
She was all wet, and the rain was sliding down the carpet and her seat. The driver didn't dislike her, and patiently asked her where she was going.
Zhou He's whole person was in a trance, and the driver asked twice before she replied to an address.
Cheng Wei drove back from outside, and saw Zhou He sitting at the door of the community at a glance. There was a long black umbrella beside her, but she didn't open it, just drenched in the rain.
Her eyes were glazed, and she didn't even react to the headlights.
Cheng Wei sat in the car for a moment and pulled over. He stepped forward and lifted her up from the ground.
Zhou He was sluggish at first, feeling the familiar smell of tobacco on his body, and reached out to wrap his arms around his waist.
Cheng Wei's movements paused, did not take her hand away, and led her upstairs half-carried and half-hugged. After entering the room, Zhou He seemed to feel cold, and his upper and lower teeth kept chattering.
Cheng Wei took her directly to the bathroom, and wanted to turn on the hot water and flush it on Zhou He's body. But she wouldn't let him go. In the midst of the struggle, he stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips.
She smelled of rain on her body, but her lips were mellow with vodka. The thin fabric was wet and sticking to the body, and it was soft and warm under the palm.
Cheng Wei's body also smelled of wine, which was heavier than Zhou He's, and a fire suddenly burned. Zhou He didn't bite a few times before he pinched his hands and pressed them against the wall.
The body was hot, and the trembling of Zhouhe's teeth gradually calmed down. There were other tremors in his body, so soft that he couldn't stand. The jerky panic also can't struggle away.
Her mind was sometimes awake and sometimes dull, clinging to the pain.
After a night of messiness, Zhou He woke up the next day and saw Cheng Wei's enlarged face. The memory of last night came back to her mind, and she almost immediately panicked to get up.
Cheng Wei's hand was wrapped around her waist, and she woke him up with such a movement, and was pressed back into the quilt before she got up. The bedroom was dimly lit, and his voice was hoarse, whispering in her ear, "Do you want to leave after eating and wiping?"
He was already familiar with her last night, and the breath he exhaled fell on her ears, and Zhou He's body stiffened suddenly.
Cheng Wei laughed low and said, "On the weekend, it's still raining, so sleep for a while." After a pause, he said ambiguously, "Aren't you tired?"
The pain in his body was as if it had been crushed, and combined with his intermittent memories, Zhou He had realized what had happened last night.
After the hangover, her head hurt so badly that she couldn't even moan, so she just lay stiff. In the dim light, she could feel her face burning.
Cheng Wei naturally noticed her discomfort, didn't tease her anymore, pressed her into the quilt and got up by herself, and said, "It's still early, lie down and rest." ”
He didn't say what he was going to do, just put on his bathrobe and went out.
Waiting for him to close the door, Zhou He groaned and hugged his head tightly. Memories of last night came back to her mind on and off, and she remembered his tender kisses falling on her swollen face over and over again.
Zhou He strangely calmed down, and just lay in the bed.
Cheng Wei went out to get breakfast, and in less than twenty minutes, he walked in with a glass of milk and a few slices of bread. Seeing Zhou Hehuddle in the quilt, he chuckled and said, "I don't want you to be responsible, don't hide." Get up and eat something to cushion the mat, and the union will come over to get food later. ”
As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Zhou He out of the bed.
Zhou He's current appearance is inconvenient to come out like that, and the urn said angrily: "Put this, I'll eat it later." ”
Cheng Wei naturally knew why she didn't come out, laughed, and said, "Where do you think I haven't seen it?"
Zhou He's face turned red to the base of his neck, and seeing that he didn't plan to leave, he had to sit up slowly wrapped in the quilt.
Cheng Wei handed the milk to her lips, she didn't drink it, stretched out her hand and took it, and said in a low voice, I will come by myself.
She was tired last night, and she ate all the bread and milk. Last night, her clothes were all wet and she couldn't wear them at all, so Cheng Wei found his shirt for her.
The part-time worker has already come, and he can't go out in this way, so he is lying in the bed.
After the last time, Zhou He never saw Cheng Xun again, and the injuries on his body were all healed. It doesn't look much different than before.
Zhou He couldn't find a topic before, and now he can't find a topic. Cheng Wei found a book and sat in the bedroom and slowly flipped through it.
Zhou He's whole person was uncomfortable, he didn't dare to look at him, and simply closed his eyes.
She was tired last night, and she fell asleep with her eyes closed. When she woke up again, Cheng Wei was no longer in the room, and as soon as she sat up, she saw a set of women's clothes on the side.
Zhou He knew that it was for her, so he changed Cheng Wei's shirt and put on the dress.
opened the bedroom door and went out, Cheng Wei was still reading a book on the sofa. Seeing Zhou He go out, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Wake up." ”
The part-time worker aunt had already left, and he put down the book as he spoke, saying, "Go wash up and eat." ”
The food was set up on the table, and it should have been made for a short time, and it was still hot.
Although Zhou He was very hungry, he still restrained himself and ate slowly. Cheng Wei is completely casual, just picking up vegetables for her from time to time.
There was almost no communication between the two, and when they finished eating, Zhou He was going to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, but Cheng Wei didn't let her do it, and got up to rest.
Zhou He was uncomfortable anywhere, and when Cheng Wei cleaned up, she stammered: "I, I, it's time to go back." ”
Cheng Wei raised his eyebrows, but he didn't tease or joke. Took the car keys from the side. Zhou He originally wanted to say that he was going back, but in the end he didn't speak.
No one spoke along the way, and when the car was halfway through, Cheng Wei suddenly pulled over and stopped. glanced sideways at Zhou He and said, "I didn't take measures last night, do you want to take medicine?"
He was asking her for advice.
Zhou He was completely blank in this regard, and his brain was very dull. It took a while to realize what Cheng Wei meant, and hurriedly responded with a red face. I had to open the car door and get out of the car to buy medicine.
Before the car door opened, Cheng Wei said I'll go and get out of the car.
Cheng Wei came back after a long time, took a box of medicine, and got a glass of warm water. He should have asked the doctor at the pharmacy carefully, handed the water and pills to Zhou He, and said, "There may be other reactions, remember to tell me if you feel uncomfortable." ”
Compared with Zhou He, who was flushed, there was no discomfort in his expression.
Zhou He sighed ambiguously, spit out the pills, drank a small glass of water, and Cheng Wei started the car.
Zhou He was weak-hearted, and as soon as the car arrived at the entrance of the alley, she stammered: "I'll just get off here." ”
Cheng Wei didn't speak, just glanced at her with a smile. The car didn't stop, it drove directly into the alley and stopped at the edge of the house.
Zhou He was about to open the car door and get out of the car, but was dragged by Cheng Wei's wrist. He still looked like he was smiling, and said slowly, "Am I so unsightly?"
He asked this last time when she was with Senior Brother Xu Yuanning Qiu. But this time it was a little different, and Zhou He almost immediately stammered in denial, "No, no." ”
Cheng Wei didn't let go of her, his fingertips rubbed on her wrists, and he asked slowly, "Then when are you going to let me in?"
He lifted his chin and pointed to the courtyard.
Zhou He didn't expect him to ask this at all, and after a few days, he broke away from Cheng Wei's hand and almost fled. I didn't even dare to turn my head back.
Cheng Wei didn't leave immediately, took out a cigarette and smoked it in the car. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement in the room, and then I drove away.
It was raining, the house was a little dark, and the lights were not turned on, so Zhou He thought that Aunt Qi was not at home, and after entering the house, he leaned heavily against the door. I didn't change my shoes and just stood like that.
She was startled when the lights in the room suddenly came on, and she almost jumped up.
There was something wrong with her like this, Aunt Qi looked at her and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
Zhou He hurriedly replied no, for fear that Aunt Qi would see that something was wrong, so he changed the topic and hurriedly asked, "Why didn't you turn on the lights?"
Aunt Qi replied now: "I was just cleaning upstairs." She didn't notice Zhou He's abnormality, and said with a gentle smile: "The upstairs has been arranged, and Shu Hua also said that it was very good." Wait for the smell to disperse and then hang out. I went to the agent and said that the B&B is very good to rent out now. ”
Speaking of this topic, Zhou He breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly echoed a few words.
But Aunt Qi didn't continue on this topic, poured a cup of hot tea for Zhou He, and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Cheng for this time." When it opens, it is not convenient to invite him over for dinner, so I will come back tomorrow from grocery shopping and invite him over for dinner. Aunt Qi hesitated for a moment when she said this, and then said, "Tomorrow is the weekend, and I don't know if he will be free?"
Suddenly, when I heard him mention Cheng Weilai, Zhou He's heart suddenly rose, and then he quickly said vaguely: "I don't know." ”
Aunt Qi looked at her suspiciously, and said, "Of course you don't know, you have to call and ask." ”