Zhou He's footsteps paused for only a moment, and then continued to walk forward. When she arrived at the door, she walked out as if she hadn't seen Cheng Wei leaning against the door.

The smell of cigarette smoke dissipated in a second, and she didn't look back, walking straight to the underground parking lot.

Cheng Wei's figure was leaning outside, not looking up, just smoking the cigarette in his hand.

Zhou He didn't know if Xu Mingze recognized Cheng Weilai, and he didn't talk much along the way. It was raining heavily, but by this time the rain had stopped, and only the ground was wet. The car drove by, splashing all over the place.

She looked sideways out the window, half of her face unrecognizable in the dim light.

The car stopped at the door of the Li family's old house not long after, and Zhou He didn't wait for the substitute driver in front of her to get out of the car to open the car door for her, so he opened the car door and got out of the car.

Xu Mingze also got out of the car, smiled slightly and said, "Come in and have a good rest." ”

Zhou He smiled and asked him to be careful on the road. When he saw him looking at himself, he went into the house. She has the key here, so she doesn't need to alarm her aunt anymore.

Xu Mingze watched the door close, and then got into the car. Let the driver go to the hotel.

No one noticed that a black car was parked in the shadow of a tree not far behind. Cheng Wei sat in the car, holding a cigarette between his fingers, watched Xu Mingze's car drive away, and took a deep puff of cigarette.

As if he couldn't control himself, the car should have stopped here, but he slowly drove forward and stopped at the door of the house.

He is actually not a stranger here, he has been alone many times when working with Li Peiyuan. At this moment, he somehow remembered the past, and he couldn't help but feel a little distracted for a while. So much so that he didn't even find out when the door was opened. It wasn't until the car window was knocked that he suddenly came to his senses. looked up at the window, only to find that Zhou He, who had already entered the house, had already walked out at this time, standing next to the car and looking at him coldly.

Her back was straight, and the dim yellow light stretched her shadow long on the wet ground.

Cheng Wei suddenly remembered at this moment that on a snowy night many years ago, the little girl who had walked a long way in the snow and appeared in the apartment wet came. At that time, the little girl was silent, but she was extremely considerate and careful to take care of him.

Whether it was him at that time, or he later, I am afraid I can't think of it. One day, when they are together, she will be disgusted with indifference.

Cheng Wei's heart ached. He quickly lowered the window, snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, looked at Zhou He, who had no expression on his face, and said lightly: "Haven't you slept yet?"

Zhou He's face still didn't have a little expression, and said, "I don't know what happened to Mr. Cheng?"

She said it politely, without directly indicating that he was following her.

Cheng Wei didn't speak, and after a while, he said, "It's nothing, passing by." It's not early, let's go in and rest. ”

As he spoke, he started the car, apparently ending the conversation first.

But Zhou He stood still and said, "It's a coincidence, I passed by the bar, and I passed by here by the way." I don't know if I will be able to meet Mr. Cheng or Mr. Cheng's subordinates at any time when I go out in the future. ”

There was a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

Cheng Wei was silent and did not speak.

Zhou He was tired of saying things like asking him not to appear again, and the repeated entanglement made her tired. She pursed her lips and said, "Hasn't Dr. Lu told Mr. Cheng yet? Since Mr. Cheng is so worried about my illness, please don't show up again." As long as Mr. Cheng doesn't show up, my illness will get better very quickly. ”

There was a faint hint of tiredness and disgust in her tone.

After saying this, she didn't go to see Cheng Wei again. I went straight back to the house.

Cheng Wei couldn't feel the disgust in her tone, closed his eyes and sat quietly in the car for a long time before driving away.

He did not go back to the hotel, but went directly to the company. The security guard in the company was surprised to see him when he opened the door, and stammered Mr. Cheng.

Cheng Wei nodded lightly and drove the car directly to the parking lot.

When Li arrived at the company early the next morning, Cheng Wei had already processed all the documents that had been piled up on the table for days. There was a pile of cigarette butts in the ashtray.

Li Jing's eyes swept over the pile of cigarette butts, and soon moved over, and said: "Mr. Cheng, the manager of the North Branch called this morning and said that Mr. Chu said that he needs to discuss with you in detail about the renewal of the contract. ”

Cheng Wei's brows furrowed slightly.

Li actually knew what he was thinking, and immediately said: "Several companies have been to Mr. Chu recently, and he asked to talk to you this time, probably to reduce the price." ”

Cheng Wei stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and asked, "Have you booked your ticket?"

This means that you have to go and talk about it yourself.

Li didn't expect him to decide to go over, so he was slightly stunned and said, "I have checked, Mr. Chu's order volume is large." Only when those companies join forces can they be able to eat. But in this way, the quality is bound to be uneven. These must have been considered by Mr. Chu, so you don't have to go there yourself......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cheng Wei, he took a sip of the coffee that had been cold on the side, and said, "Chu is always an old customer, and I should go over to visit." Let people book tickets. ”

His tone was light, and he stood up and walked to the lounge.

Li actually sensed that something was wrong with him today, hesitated slightly, and asked, "Miss Zhou's ......?"

Cheng Wei's back paused slightly, and then said, "Just let people follow." Don't let her find out. ”

There was no emotion in his tone.

Li didn't leave there, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Mr. Cheng, Miss Zhou's illness...... Don't you really need to tell Mr. Li over there?"

It's good that he didn't mention it, but the atmosphere in the office was much more depressing.

He didn't mention it for no reason, he knew Zhou He's life experience. If Li Ying hadn't come back, there would have been nothing wrong with Li Peiyuan. But now Li Ying is back...... He was somewhat worried.

Cheng Wei didn't speak at this time, and after a long while, he said: "Let people pay attention first, call me if there is something." ”

Li actually answered yes and quickly went out.

Cheng Wei stood in the office for a long time before going to change clothes.

When Zhou He had breakfast the next morning, he learned from the chat between Li Peiyuan and Li Ying that Li Ying came back this time and was not entirely to see a doctor.

In the early years, the He family's business was abroad, but in recent years, it has slowly begun to expand its business in China. The development of the country is much better than expected, and He Changhui will be stationed here in the future. When she came back this time, she came back first to take care of everything here.

The He family has a property here, which was renovated half a year ago. She needed to go over and see if there was anything else unplanned. These things can be left to others to do, but she can't rest assured, so she can only watch them herself.

Her current physical condition is not suitable for these things. Li Peiyuan arranged for the driver to follow her, and asked her to tell the driver if she had anything.

Li Peiyuan had a lot to do, and he left soon after eating.

Zhou He waited for Li Ying to go upstairs to change her clothes and go out after eating, and then said: "The temperature outside is relatively high these days, you can rest at home, I will go over with the driver to take a look and come back and tell you." ”

She will take the initiative to say that, Li Ying was pleased, and said gently: "It's okay, there is air conditioning in the car, and I won't stay there for long." After a slight pause, she continued, "Since you are willing to go with me, shall we go to the mall?" ”

Since Zhou He had already offered to help, he naturally had to nod his head.

The He family's villa is in the middle of the mountain, surrounded by villa areas. The environment is very good, much quieter than the old houses in the city.

Although the owner has not yet moved in, the flowers and plants in the yard have long been neatly cared for. The furniture inside is made from Italy in a complete set and has been put on the table. Only small ornaments and small details need to be arranged by Li Ying personally.

I don't know if Li Ying said it to the housekeeper here or what, when the housekeeper brought the coffee, he respectfully called Miss Zhou He.

Zhou Ji was not used to such a title, but she realized that she would hardly come here in the future, and did not correct her aunt.

She said she came to help, but she didn't actually do much. The housekeeper here is obviously used to Li Ying, and while taking Li Ying to see the various rooms, he has a little opinion. Then write down what Li Ying said in case you forget it.

After reading the rooms one by one, Li Ying looked back at Zhou He, smiled and asked, "What do you think of this?"

It's not Zhou He's turn to talk about it, so she said it's good.

The smile on Li Ying's face became thicker, and she took her out of the yard, looked at a villa next to her, and said, "The one over there is the same as this one, and your Uncle He bought it together when he bought this side." For you to get married. It's close then, and if you have a child, I can help with it. ”

This is something that Zhou He did not expect at all. She almost subconsciously refused, but before she could speak, Li Ying's mobile phone rang.

The call was from He Changhui, she called Lao He, and then said that she was still in the villa. and said that he was also with Zhou He.

He Changhui didn't know what to say on the other end of the phone, she spoke to him softly. Zhou He's words were swallowed back into his stomach, and he stood on the side, waiting for Li Ying to finish the phone.

This sudden family affection was extremely unaccustomed to Zhou Heji, and she didn't even know how to refuse tactfully. She accompanied Li Ying to the hospital, and she didn't expect anything here. Rather, after all, she gave her life, whether she is a qualified mother or not, she will do what she should do, what she should do.

But it never occurred to her to become close to them. Whether it is Li Ying or Ren Yurong, if they ignore her, she will not have any unaccustomed to it. But if they arrange for her everywhere, she will only want to escape.

Li Ying talked to He Changhui about this side of the matter, and hung up the phone for half an hour. The depression in Zhou He's heart had dissipated at that time, and he didn't mention the topic of that time again.

I came out early, but it was almost noon. Li Ying didn't know what to say to He Changhui, she looked very happy, and after hanging up the phone, she asked the driver to prepare to go down the mountain, saying that she would go to eat first, and then go to the mall.

At noon, the two were eating Western food upstairs in the mall, and Li Ying asked Zhou He about his life when he was studying abroad. Zhou He replied lightly, skipping all the hardships.

After eating and going to the mall, Zhou He originally thought that Li Ying was going to go to the home improvement side, but he didn't. She went to the jewelry section on the second floor.

Zhou He thought that she was going to buy jewelry herself, and she followed her as an invisible person. It wasn't until she asked the shopping guide to bring a necklace for her to try on that she knew she was going to buy something for her.

She immediately refused, and said lightly: "You don't have to buy it for me, I can't use these things." ”

She refused simply.

Li Ying's hand stiffened, and she still said gently: "Girls must have a few decent pieces of jewelry." Try it, you must look good on it. ”

Zhou He took a few steps back and said firmly, "You don't need to buy it for me." ”

A hint of gloom flashed on Li Ying's face, but she still didn't dare to insist, and asked the shopping guide to put the necklace back.

The two were about to go outside, when Zhou He saw Xu Mingze walk in from the door. Zhou He subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but Xu Mingze had already looked at it.

He saw that Zhou He was slightly stunned, and then stepped forward and said gently: "I knew that you were also here, so I called you in advance." My colleague wants to come here to buy a gift, so he brought me along. ”

After he finished speaking, he saw Li Ying on the side looking at him with a smile, and then realized that Zhou He was not here alone.

He is not very sociable, and he can't help but be a little embarrassed for a while.

Li Ying relieved his embarrassment in a timely manner, and asked with a smile: "Ah He, this is ......?"

Zhou He briefly introduced it and said, "This is Dr. Xu." "Xu Mingze was introduced, so naturally Li Ying had to be introduced. She couldn't pronounce the word mother, and finally said a little stiffly: "This is my mother." ”

Compared with the word mother, the word mother is obviously easier to export.

Xu Mingze didn't notice her bluntness, stretched out his hand, and greeted with a smile: "Hello aunt." ”

For the rest of the day, there was almost nothing to do. Knowing that Xu Mingze was going to choose gifts for the elders in the family, Li Ying took the initiative to help.

Contrary to Xu Mingze, she has always been good at communicating. knew how to grasp the scale, but it didn't make Xu Mingze feel pressured.

Xu Mingze was fine in the afternoon, and after choosing gifts for the elders in the family, he naturally accompanied them to other places to shop. Later, Li Ying proposed to have dinner together.

Xu Mingze agreed, and was extremely gentlemanly and booked the restaurant first.

Although Zhou He didn't say anything, the meal was still peaceful. Xu Mingze is very good at taking measure, seeing that Zhou He has been silent, and has not made any transgressive movements.

When the meal is over, the driver comes. Li Ying offered to let the driver take him back to the hotel, but he refused. said that it was not far away, and he just took a taxi back by himself.

Li Ying wanted to create time for the two to be alone, so she got into the car first. Zhou He was sorry for taking up Xu Mingze's time in the afternoon today, and said in a low voice: "Sorry Doctor Xu, I delayed your time in the afternoon." ”

Xu Mingze smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome." Let's get in the car, I'm tired after a day of shopping, go back and rest early. ”

Zhou He couldn't find anything to say, so he nodded and said yes. I also asked him to go back to the hotel early, and then got in the car.

Li Ying was very happy, she didn't ask when Xu Mingze was there just now, and when the driver started the car, she asked tentatively: "Doctor Xu is very good, how long have you known him?"

Zhou He was a little embarrassed and said, "You misunderstood." Not as you think. ”

Li Ying smiled slightly and said, "I mean that friends like Dr. Xu can come and go more. After she finished speaking, she seemed to think of something, and said, "Doctor Xu said that he won't go back in a few days, so invite him to come to the house for a meal?"

Zhou He said that he might not be free.

Li Ying knew that she didn't want to talk about this topic, so she was not in a hurry for a while, and moved on to other topics.

When Cheng Wei returned to the hotel after talking about cooperation, it was already more than twelve o'clock, and he drank some wine, and tonight he drank it was all white, and the wine was a little strong.

When he entered the room, he didn't turn on the light and fell directly on the bed. Reaching out and pulling his tie aside, he closed his eyes.

After lying in bed for a long time, he didn't know what he remembered, got up and turned on the computer, and went to the bathroom to wash up. When he came out, his phone had already rang twice on the bed, he wiped his wet hair casually, took out a cigarette and lit it, and did not rush to dial the phone back, but opened the mailbox first.

There were several new emails in the mailbox, as he had expected, and he took the mouse and clicked on one of them. There are no words, but photographs. It is the scene when Xu Mingze accompanied Zhou Heli Ying to go shopping and eat today.

Cheng Wei didn't have any expression on his face, and he looked at the photo quietly with a cigarette. After more than ten minutes, the mobile phone rang again, he came back to his senses, picked up the phone, and fed him lightly.

The person on the other side of the phone called Mr. Cheng, I don't know if he has read the email he sent, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Today, Dr. Xu accompanied Miss Zhou and Ms. Li to walk the street for an afternoon, and also had dinner together. ”

He called to get Cheng Wei's instructions. But Cheng Wei didn't speak, and said lightly after a while: "I know." ”

The man didn't expect him to say that, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. In the end, he still dared to ask: "...... over there surnamed Xu?"

Cheng Wei's face instantly turned cold, and he asked, "How did Li actually order you?"

He was in a bad mood and hung up the phone directly. The photos on the computer were dazzling, and he looked straight at them as if he was looking for abuse. After a long time, he closed the computer, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and continued to smoke.

The hotel is in the heart of the city, and the floor he is on has the best view and overlooks half of the city at night. At this moment, Cheng Wei's shadow standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window was unusually lonely.

He suddenly remembered the scene when they first met. The scene had been blurred, and the only thing that remained in his mind was those bright and clear eyes.

That was the first time they met, in the true sense of the word. But before that, he had seen pictures of her. And already know her profession, know how many jobs she does, and know that her life is poor.

In fact, that night was not a chance encounter. He followed her when she came out of school, and his car was parked outside the store when she went to work part-time.

When she took a taxi, he heard her and Mo's master say that they were going to Hehuan Street, and he was a little curious, so he also drove along. It's just that he answered a phone call and lost her at the entrance. So I went back to the car.

When she came out, she was in a daze, and the two thugs followed her from a distance, and he found out first. He could have stopped that robbery. But for some unknown reason, he did not stop it. Coldly watched as the two thugs snatched her bag and kicked her to the ground.

He has been cold since the death of his parents, and that night, he did not stop it, and then he did not intend to meddle in things. In the end, through the window of the car, I saw that she was kicked and beaten to the extreme and stubbornly refused to make a sound, so I got out of the car.

It just so happened that there was an excuse to get close to her.

Later, when he thought about it, he didn't even know how he could watch her weak girl being kicked and beaten by two men with cold eyes.

Cheng Wei took a deep puff of cigarette, recalling the past, and the pain spread along the limbs. Even smoking, it's an unbearable sting.

He stood quietly in front of the window, his body trying to blend in with the night.

He didn't sleep all night and smoked half the night. In the early hours of the morning, I took my mobile phone and dialed the secretary's number to book a ticket for the earliest flight this morning.

Smoking too much cigarettes and staying up late, his voice was very hoarse. The secretary also listened and asked him if he had called him a doctor.

Cheng Wei said lightly that it was okay and hung up the phone directly.

Zhou He received a call from Xu Mingze on the weekend, saying that things were done and asking her if she had time.

Zhou He has always been idle, where will there be no time. After learning that he was still in the hotel, he took the guide he had prepared for the tourist attractions worth going to the hotel.

It wasn't her and Xu Mingze alone when they went out to play this time, and Zhou He was relieved when he learned that Xu Mingze's colleagues would also be together.

Xu Mingze's colleagues in the attractions she listed were all interested, and they also wanted to take this opportunity to go to a few more places. It's just that the schedule will be a little tighter this way. After discussing, she called Li Peiyuan and borrowed the car in his garage.

Whether it is a tourist bus or a taxi, it is not as convenient as driving yourself, and driving by yourself can not only save time, but also free time.

She arranged everything properly, and took Xu Mingze and his colleagues to two nearby attractions that day. I went to eat local snacks and bought some special gadgets.

This time it was different from when she went on a solo trip, it was very smooth, and once when she went to the former residence of a celebrity in the attraction, the staff didn't let them buy tickets.