Under the blazing incandescent lamp overhead, Xu Mingze and Li Ying's chat had a homely taste, and Zhou He drank the wine in the cup, a little trance-like.

Xu Mingze's three-day vacation will be delayed on the road for two days. He's going back tomorrow. Later, with the help of wine, he looked at Zhou He and said softly: "I shouldn't be able to come over again on National Day, I'll let someone come and pick you up, okay? ”

His gaze was deep and gentle, looking straight at Zhou He.

He had asked her to think about it for a while, but he never brought it up again. Zhou He's wine didn't drink much, and his mind was still very clear at this time. She knew too well what it meant to promise.

Xu Mingze is very good, she doesn't even have any reason to refuse.

She avoided his gaze and lowered her head, and after a moment, nodded in response.

Xu Mingze was obviously relieved at this time, and said with a smile: "Then let's say it, I'll ask a colleague to come and pick you up when the time comes." ”

It's so far away, it's ten hours to come and go. Where is it necessary to be so troublesome. Zhou He hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, I'll just go over by myself." When the time comes, go to the station early to buy a ticket, or you will be there in a few hours. She was afraid that Xu Mingze would insist, and added: "I'll call you before leaving." ”

Her tone was firm, but Xu Mingze finally didn't insist and responded with a good word. He stared at Zhou He again, and said softly, "Ahe, thank you." ”

Xu Mingze is a very gentleman and does not have any intimate actions. Only when I left the next day, I reached out and hugged Zhou He like a friend.

Zhou He was extremely unaccustomed to it, and his body stiffened terribly. Fortunately, he quickly let go of her, smiled and said that he would call her and let her go back to the dormitory to rest, and then he got into the car and started the car.

The car drove away quickly, and Zhou He's tense body just now relaxed. She didn't know if Xu Mingze had noticed her stiffness.

Zhou He and Xu Mingze's relationship is not sluggish, and it is similar to the past. Xu Mingze seemed to be very busy during the time he went back, and the two of them didn't call as many times as before.

The National Day came soon, and Zhou Ji did not lose his word, and went to City D the day after the holiday. She bought the earliest ticket and sent a text message to Xu Mingze before getting on the bus.

She didn't just go to City D this time. When Po's medicine ran out, she went to help the little guy prescribe it. I also plan to visit the second-hand book market and bring some suitable storybooks back to the children. There is no library in the school now, and there are no books.

There are many people on holidays, and Zhou He got up too early, and he dozed off all the way. It wasn't until the car entered the city that she woke up.

It was past three o'clock in the afternoon, and she was dozing off all the way, but she didn't feel tired.

Xu Mingze is at work today, she originally wanted to go to the hotel to book a room and put her things away before calling him, who knew that as soon as she got out of the station, she saw him standing outside.

Zhou He couldn't help but be stunned at this moment, he had stepped forward, naturally took her backpack, and said, "Tired, right?"

Zhou He shook his head and said that he was not tired, and asked, "Didn't you say go to work?"

At this meeting, the relationship between the two is no longer friends, and Zhou He is more or less uncomfortable.

Xu Mingze walked with her to the parking place, sighed, and said, "My colleague helped to take the shift." ”

His car stopped on the path not far from the station, and he walked over with Zhou He, opened the door and got into the car, and then he asked, "Are you hungry?" ”

Zhou Ji has no appetite, so he won't be hungry now. She had to stay for a few days when she came over this time, and it was obviously not convenient to live in Xu Mingze's house. She didn't know how to speak, but she still said stubbornly: "Bao's medicine is finished, I'll go to the hospital tomorrow to prescribe medicine, and stay in a hotel near the hospital." ”

Her excuse is very lame, as long as Xu Mingze goes to work, Bao's medicine is also prescribed by him.

He didn't mind Zhou He's lame excuse, and said: "I have booked a hotel opposite the community, and the hospital is a bit chaotic and not very safe." ”

It turned out that he had arranged it a long time ago, and Zhou He touched his nose uncomfortably and said thank you.

There was a traffic light in front of him, Xu Mingze looked at her sideways with a slight smile, and said, "You're welcome." ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the traffic light in front of him, looked at Zhou He again, and asked, "Do you have any arrangements for yourself?"

Zhou He nodded and said, "In addition to prescribing medicine to Bao, I also plan to go to the second-hand book market to see if there are any suitable storybooks, and I plan to buy some and go back to show everyone." ”

The price of old books is more than half that of new books, and her ability is limited. Instead of buying new books, buy more old books for the same price.

There are several second-hand book markets in Yucheng, but she doesn't know where they are. But just ask when the time comes.

Xu Mingze didn't know what he was thinking, and nodded thoughtfully. "When the time comes, I'll ask my colleague if there are any old books at home that I can donate. He was afraid that Zhou He would be burdened, and added: "Anyway, it's just a matter of putting it away." ”

At this time, there was no traffic jam, and the car passed all the way to the parking lot of the hotel opposite Xu Mingze Community. Without Zhou He to get the bag, Xu Mingze had already taken it first. While taking Zhou to close the elevator, he said, "You take a rest first, I'll go home and change my clothes, and we'll go eat again." ”

He was in a hurry from the hospital to the station, and he didn't even return home.

Zhou He nodded well.

After sending Zhou He upstairs, Xu Mingze left quickly. Zhou He only brought a change of clothes when she came over, and the body of the car that had been sitting for a long time was full of smells, so she took her clothes and took a shower.

In fact, Xu Mingze is very busy. On the night she arrived, before he could send her back to the hotel after dinner, he was called back to the hospital by phone.

For the next few days, he was busy. But every night, I will take the time to meet Zhou He, and when I have free time, I will take her to eat, and when I don't have time, I will bring her food.

He was guilty of calling her over but not being able to accompany her, saying that he had already been transferred to a shift and that he would rest for the next two days.

Zhou He has been walking around the second-hand book market for the past two days, and he has already selected a lot of books. She couldn't take it back alone, so she found a cardboard box and packed it and sent it back by courier.

Xu Mingze didn't accompany her every day, she was actually faintly relieved, and she also knew that she couldn't enter the state at all.

In the evening of that day, Zhou He came back from the second-hand book market, sweating all over, and his mobile phone rang before he took a shower. She took out her mobile phone and picked it up when she saw that it was Xu Mingze.

As soon as he fed it, Xu Mingze on the other end of the phone said: "Ahe, I'll be at the hotel in about twenty minutes, you come to the parking lot, and I'll take you to a place." ”

He must have been rushing to the underground parking lot, which was empty.

His voice was also a little anxious, Zhou He originally wanted to ask where to go, but he still didn't ask, he answered and said that he would go to the parking lot in a while.

After hanging up the phone, she quickly washed and changed her clothes. When he arrived at the parking lot, Xu Mingze's car just drove over. Seeing Zhou He, he said, "I'm sorry for calling you down in such a hurry." ”

Zhou He said that it was okay, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Xu Mingze looked at the time and said, "Let's get in the car first, let's talk on the way to the car." ”

He said that he was about to get out of the car to open the car door for Zhou He, but Zhou He didn't wait for him to open the car door, and got into the car by himself.

Xu Mingze didn't go around the bend, sorted out his thoughts a little, and said: "I used to have a patient who was in the education system, and today is his lover's birthday, and he is entertained in the hotel. You can talk to him about books. ”

Zhou Yiyi is a drop in the bucket, if he can cope with this matter, the children will not have to worry about reading books in the future.

She knew that this must be an opportunity that Xu Mingze was looking for, he had already helped too much, and Zhou He didn't even know how to thank him. She could only say thank you again and again.

Xu Mingze was a little helpless, smiled, and said, "Ahe, don't be so polite to me, really." And I don't know if it will work out. ”

Whether it can be done or not, you have to thank him.

After thanking him, Zhou He remembered that he was a little casual. Xu Mingze obviously thought of it a long time ago, and said: "We used to pass by the mall. ”

Zhou He breathed a sigh of relief.

She has always been neat when shopping, and she went directly into the store next to the mall in a hurry, and quickly bought clothes to change under the recommendation of the shopping guide.

The two were in a hurry, and the time to arrive at the hotel was just right. Zhou He originally thought that Xu Mingze's was a guest at the banquet, but he was not, but it was just a table of guests. There were only the couple present, and they were completely socializing.

Zhou He was glad that he was not late, and Xu Mingze had already greeted someone. Their relationship is not just a simple patient-doctor relationship as Xu Mingze said, the two families are acquainted, Xu Mingze calls each other Uncle Zhang and Aunt Qin. He obviously mentioned Zhou He, and after a simple greeting, the eyes of the two fell on Zhou He, and Aunt Qin asked with a smile, "This is Xiao Zhou, right?"

Zhou He stepped forward, politely greeted people, and gave Xu Mingze the gift he had prepared for her temporarily.

Aunt Qin put it away, and with a smile on her face, she called the waiter to take them to the private room upstairs.

The two arrived not the latest, and after about ten minutes, the guests arrived one after another.

It can be seen that the other party is very polite to Xu Mingze, and Aunt Qin is even more smiling at Zhou He. Halfway through the meal, Xu Mingze mentioned the matter of books, and Uncle Zhang responded in one bite, saying that there was originally this project this year, and he would let people implement it as soon as possible.

Zhou He naturally thanked humanity again.

After saying that, the topic was quickly diverted. Uncle Zhang had just drunk two glasses of wine when his phone rang. He took out his phone and looked at it, and immediately picked it up.

I don't know who it is on the other end of the phone, he is polite. When he hung up the phone, he immediately said to his wife: "Bureau Liu is here, hurry up and ask the waiter to serve a few more dishes, and I will go out to pick it up." ”

That Liu Ju didn't know where it was, and the other people at the table also stood up and wanted to go out with Uncle Zhang to greet him. But he told everyone to sit down, and said that in a moment they would come up.

That Liu Ju didn't come quickly, and the waiter removed all the dishes and put them on new ones, and only then did he arrive. He didn't come alone, he brought his wife with him.

The two of them were surrounded by a group of people when they entered the door, and when they sat down after the greetings, Zhou He found that the person called Mrs. Liu turned out to be Wan Qiwen.

Wan Qiwen obviously recognized her as well, she raised her eyebrows, and soon spoke to Aunt Qin again.

Everyone sat together, naturally they had to be introduced, and when they learned that Zhou He was Xu Mingze's girlfriend and taught at school, Wan Qiwen's face showed a meaningful smile.

Zhou He didn't expect to meet her so coincidentally, so he just didn't see it.

Later in the day, when the wine table was drunk, she got up and went to the bathroom. She had just gone out on the front foot, and Wan Qiwen followed out on the back foot.

She is dressed in a cheongsam wrapped with a delicate figure, revealing the charm of a mature woman everywhere.

As soon as Zhou He turned on the faucet and began to wash his hands, she stood next to her, looked at her with a smile in the mirror, sighed, and said, "Isn't this Miss Zhou?

Zhou He didn't look at her, and said expressionlessly: "It has nothing to do with you." ”

Wan Qiwen was not angry, she sighed, took out a lady's cigarette to light it, took a puff, still looked like she was smiling, and said, "Tsk, Miss Zhou is still so individual." However, it's not a good thing to have such a personality, after all...... Mr. Cheng is not here now. ”

Cheng Zong's two words, she deliberately bit a little hard.

Zhou He originally didn't want to deal with her, but now he looked up at her coldly.

Wan Qiwen seemed to not notice the coldness in her eyes, and continued with a smile: "At that time, Miss Zhou was the object of envy of all of us......

Even if she hadn't finished her words, Zhou He knew that she would mention Cheng Weilai. She interrupted her directly and said, "What do you want?"

As soon as her words came out, Wan Qiwen giggled. Just like a madman, she leaned forward and leaned back before stopping, tears burst out of laughter in her beautiful eyes, she suddenly stopped, and said, "Miss Zhou is really a cheerful person." After a slight pause, she flicked the dazzling diamond ring on her hand and said, "I don't want to do anything, but I'm not reconciled." ”

Her eyes rolled, stopped on Zhou He's body, and said, "I was pulled to serve as a shield for Miss Zhou." If I hadn't been lucky, I would have almost died. ”

Her bright red fingers were clenched tightly, and a vicious face appeared on her beautiful face, she looked at Zhou He tightly, and then said: "Mr. Cheng is really ruthless, Miss Zhou is fine, she kicked me away." Miss Zhou said, which woman would be willing to do this?"

She was referring to the engagement feast.

Before it was involved, Zhou He's face showed some fatigue, closed his eyes, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know ...... at that time."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Wan Qiwen, she sneered, spat out a puff of smoke at Zhou He, and said, "Yes, how could Miss Zhou know? Miss Zhou's life is worth a lot, and I'm a cheap life. ”

Her tone grew colder the more she spoke.

Zhou He knew that if she mentioned it now, she wouldn't plan to expose it easily. She was silent for a while, looked at Wan Qiwen, and asked, "Then Miss Wan, tell me, what do you want to do?"

No amount of is useless.

Wan Qiwen was no longer yin and yang, sneered, and said, "I don't want to do anything, I just don't want Miss Zhou to have a good time." ”

She was obviously full of confidence, and she no longer pretended to be a resentful woman, and walked out with her high heels after speaking. Zhou He was left to stand in the bathroom for a long time before going out.

She had been out for a long time, and as soon as she arrived in the corridor, Xu Mingze found it. Seeing that her face was not very good, she asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Ji didn't plan to tell him about Wan Qiwen, shook his head, squeezed out a smile and said that it was okay.

She didn't want to see Wan Qiwen again, she didn't want to go back to the private room. But if you ask for someone, it is obviously not appropriate to just leave. had to follow Xu Mingze back to the private room.

Wan Qiwen still wanted face in the end, and did not make it difficult for her at the wine table. just looked at her from time to time and sneered when no one was paying attention.

Fortunately, the drinking party had come to an end, and they arranged other programs. Xu Mingze didn't plan to participate, and left with Zhou He first under the pretext that there was still something to do.

He found that Zhou He's mood was not quite right after he came out of the bathroom, and when he got into the car, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou He tried his best to cheer up, squeezed out a smile, and said, "It's okay." It may be that the stomach is a little uncomfortable after drinking, and it will be good to go back and drink some hot water in a while. ”

Everyone toasted to the birthday star just now, and she naturally couldn't be disrespectful.

Xu Mingze was sorry and said, "I'm sorry, I should have changed it to juice." ”

He wasn't very good at socializing, so he didn't even notice it.

Zhou He was lying, and he felt guilty when he saw him like this. said that it was okay, and quickly changed the topic.

Hearing her say that her stomach was upset, Xu Mingze didn't stay outside for much now, and drove the car back to the hotel directly. When he arrived at the hotel, he sent Zhou He upstairs and went to buy stomach medicine for her.

Zhou He didn't have time to stop it, only watched his figure disappear into the elevator.

Her head ached faintly, and the exhaustion on her face was revealed as she closed the door. She poured a cup of hot water and drank it, reaching out and rubbing her brow vigorously.

Wan Qiwen was like that, she was faintly a little uneasy. I don't know what she's going to do. She wasn't afraid that she would come at her, she was afraid, she went at Xu Mingze.

Her brain swelled and hurt so much that she reached out and rubbed it vigorously. In the past, she didn't even know how to talk to Xu Mingze.

She stood against the wall for a few moments before she sat down. Then he just looked at the lights of thousands of homes outside. After a long time, she estimated that Xu Mingze was coming back, so she took a long breath and suppressed all the mess. I went to the bathroom and washed my face.

Her face was a little pale, she reached out and patted it, and saw blood on her face, and stood for a while before she went out.

She estimated that the time was just right, and as soon as she went out, there was a knock on the door, and Xu Mingze came back.

He took a bag of medicine in his hand, and when he saw Zhou He, he said, "Are you still uncomfortable?" take some medicine and try it, if you are still not feeling well, we will go to the hospital." ”

An upset stomach was originally an excuse, Zhou He didn't even dare to look into his eyes, squeezed out a smile, and said, "It's better after drinking hot water." ”

Even so, she still took the medicine handed by Xu Mingze.

Seeing that she was not in good spirits, Xu Mingze looked at the time and said softly: "You go to bed and lie down to rest, and I will go back when you are completely fine for a while." ”

Zhou He's heart was full of guilt, but he couldn't find any reason to refuse. Nodding his head, he lay down on the bed.

Xu Mingze pulled the quilt for her, let her sleep well, reached out to turn off the light, and sat down on the chair next to her.

The ward was very quiet for a while, and he couldn't sleep even if he was tired, so he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

I don't know how long I lay down, but I heard footsteps coming up. Her body stiffened, and she lay motionless.

Xu Mingze stood still in front of the bed, reached out and touched her forehead, and felt that she didn't have a fever, so he retreated back and sat down.

You can't let people sit like that all the time, Zhou He lay down for a while and sat up. Hearing the sound of her sitting up, Xu Mingze turned on the light almost immediately, stepped forward, and asked, "Is it better?"

Zhou He made a look like he had just woken up, nodded, squeezed out a smile, and said, "It's much better." ”

Xu Mingze nodded and said, "That's good." ”

He said and looked at the time, and Zhou said appropriately: "It's not early, you have to go to work tomorrow, go back and rest." I've got something to call you. ”

Xu Mingze was still not at ease in the end, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Or, you can go to my side too, right......?"

"No, it's much better now. I'll call you if you're really uncomfortable, it's not far from here. ”

Xu Mingze's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said, "It's still early, you can sleep." I'll go when you're asleep. ”

It's almost eleven o'clock now, and it's still early.

"I'm fine. Zhou He said again.

Xu Mingze probably remembered that he was inconvenient for her, but he still didn't stick to it. said: "Then I'll go back, you lie down and rest, I'll turn off the lights for you." ”

He agreed to go back, and Zhou He was relieved, but he didn't insist anymore and lay down on the bed again.

Xu Mingze covered her with the quilt as before, and suddenly leaned down, kissed Zhou He's forehead gently, and said in a low voice: "Good night." ”

In the few days that the two have been together, they haven't even held hands. Zhou He didn't expect him to make such a move suddenly, and his body stiffened suddenly. I couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

But the two are boyfriend and girlfriend, and such contact is normal. She quickly came back to her senses and whispered goodnight.