17. Chapter XVII
If the hourglass of time were reversed and he went back to the beginning, would he still be obsessed with her because of that clumsy trick? He has not been able to give himself an answer to this question, but at this moment, he was able to give an answer very decisively, yes, yes. She Su Meilin is the calamity in his Ji Chuange's life, even if she goes back to the beginning, this calamity still exists, even if he hides from her, she will appear in another form in his life, and once again turn his life upside down because of her.
Ji Chuange walked towards Su Meilin, she turned sideways and watched him approach her step by step.
"There doesn't seem to be much change here from before." There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, probably thinking of her youthful self back then.
"You haven't even come back to see it?" He sat down across from her and looked at her for a few seconds, but she didn't speak, so he knew that she really hadn't come back to see it, probably since they broke up, she hadn't been here, "I went back to China once, and the boss happened to be there at the time, and he could still remember me." ”
Su Meilin liked it here, so they stayed in this store a lot back then, sometimes on Mondays, they would come in school uniforms, and the owners here gradually got to know them, and many times they would give them discounts.
Su Meilin didn't speak, beckoned the waiter to come over, and she ordered. She ticked a few dishes on the menu and pushed the menu towards him. Ji Chuange glanced at the dishes outlined on the menu, and the corners of his mouth rose, "Your preferences haven't changed much, and you still have a soft spot for bamboo shoots." ”
"Probably get used to it."
Ji Chuange handed the menu to the waiter, and his eyes looked at her from beginning to end, "That boss not only remembers me, he also remembers you, and he also asked me about you." I tell him to come with you next time. Do you think if he was here now, would he feel like we'd be together all the time? ”
Meeting Ji Chuange's gaze, Su Meilin reached for the glass and took a sip of the boiled water inside, she felt for the first time that she couldn't withstand his gaze, "I don't know." ”
Ji Chuange's eyes were deep, and his right index finger and thumb were gently rubbing and poking, not knowing what he was thinking.
Soon, the waiter brought the food, one of the reasons why Su Meilin liked this restaurant at that time was that the food was served quickly, even when the guests were full, the speed of serving the food was still fast, and the guests never made them wait too long. This is also the specialty of this shop, the food is served quickly, the dishes are varied, the taste is delicious, the food is fresh, and some snacks are included.
These dishes are all Su Meilin's favorites, she picked up chopsticks to taste, and the taste was as good as ever. Eating these dishes, she didn't even want to say the purpose of meeting him today, those deliberate purposes would ruin the beauty of this time, and at the same time make her feel embarrassed.
She lowered her head to eat, and Ji Chuange also moved her chopsticks, "You took the initiative to ask me out just to eat with me?" ”
The current shape of the Su family must be clear to him, she asked him out at this sensitive time, he must know his purpose, and now he deliberately said it like this, so that she began to be unsure of his attitude, he didn't need to wade into this troubled water, not to mention that behind him was the entire Ji family, he was no longer the young boy he was at the beginning, and now he must think about all interests and make a decision after careful consideration.
"Otherwise, what do you think?"
Ji Chuange smiled, "I thought I wanted to catch up with me, but I don't all say that people like nostalgia very much now, especially when they were students." He snapped his fingers and asked the waiter to bring him a bottle of wine, which he poured into his glass, "If it's a nostalgic, maybe it's better to have some wine, don't you think?" ”
As he held the glass, she reached out and took the glass from his hand, "I don't know, but it should be nice to experience it." ”
Ji Chuange drank a glass of wine, "Actually, when I first met you, it wasn't in our school, let alone the basketball team, and you hadn't transferred to another school at that time." It was on the weekend, I was sitting on the bus, and it wasn't long before I heard a lot of noise behind me. A girl was harassed by a middle-aged man, and the girl should be relatively timid, and she didn't know how much courage she had to yell out to call the police. But the people in the car didn't help the girl, but blamed the girl for delaying their time and letting the girl and the middle-aged man solve this private matter by themselves. Then you spoke, not angrily yelling at those strangers, but calmly letting those uncles and aunts understand, and then telling them with emotion and reason, if such a bad guy is not arrested this time, will the next person who will be harassed be our own relatives? After your words, many people took the initiative to take the middle-aged man to the police station. That was the first time I saw you, no stage fright, no angry scolding, just solved one thing so lightly. ”
Su Meilin also picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, "But that's not the first time I've seen you. When Song Yaxian went to participate in the physics competition, you accompanied her, right? From the way she looks at you, I know she likes you very much. ”
"I didn't go with her, but I participated in the physics competition and the math olympiad."
She put down her glass, "It's all the same, let me know what you are doing." Later, I knew about some relationships between you and Song Yaxian, and at that time, I suddenly wondered, will Song Yaxian feel sad when she loses you? ”
"So you transferred from South Middle School to No. 3 Middle School?"
Su Meilin's transfer still caused a lot of fluctuations in the two middle schools, and the famous school flower of South Middle School was transferred to the third middle school, which also became the gossip in the mouths of many students at that time.
"Yes, I used the excuse that the teaching method of No. 3 Middle School is more acceptable to me, after all, everyone knows that No. 3 Middle School is an open teaching, which is completely different from the teaching style of South Middle School, and the only thing that is the same is probably the annual admission rate. My parents always listened to my decision and did not suspect anything, and directly transferred me to another school. ”
And then? They all knew what happened later, so Ji Chuange didn't continue.
She took the initiative to take a sip of wine, "Ji Chuange, we're all telling the truth today, okay?" Do you still have a grudge against me until now, and want to know what will happen to a girl who has cheated on you for so long, or do you really not resent me? ”
"Why can't I blame you?"
Su Meilin swallowed another glass of wine, the corners of her mouth moved, biting her lip but couldn't make a sound, he resented her, it was normal, no one was qualified to ask others to repay their grievances with virtue. The love on her face is complicated, but she does a good job of covering it up, and for a while people can't see her true feelings.
Ji Chuange looked at her, "Say, the purpose of you letting me come out today." ”
Since it's an honest conversation, be honest to the end.
Su Meilin also put down her chopsticks at this time, she hesitated for a few seconds, and organized her own language, "You should be clear about the current situation of Su's enterprise now, on the surface, there are indeed many problems, and they are even exaggerated by the media to be full of holes, but in fact, they are a series of butterfly effects caused by financial problems." Yunding's project puts the company in a dilemma, so it leads to this tragic situation, as long as Yunding's project can go smoothly, the company's problems will be solved. If Yunding's project is successful, it will definitely gain benefits, but the disadvantage is that the cycle is too long. Now because of the Shen family's statement, everyone does not dare to come to receive Yunding, so the company has been in a stalemate, and it is facing huge losses every day. ”
Ji Chuange found that he didn't like to see her like this, and he analyzed it rationally, and at the same time, he was forced to do it. What did he think back then? He would work hard and let her stay at home as her little princess, and he would create an environment for her to do whatever she wanted. The fact that his woman lives beautifully and vividly is the criterion for proving a man's success, and he has always thought so.
But he still spoke ruthlessly, "Is there really no one who wants to take over?" ”
"The people of the Zuo family have ideas." Su Meilin sighed, knowing very well that these must be facts that Ji Chuange knows, maybe Ji Chuange knows more than herself, "What is the relationship between the Zuo family and the Shen family, everyone knows very well, the Zuo family conveyed such an idea at this time, in the eyes of others, it was the Shen family's instructions, and then took advantage of the fire to rob it." Now, due to the large investment in the Yunding project and the long cycle, no one is willing to invest at this time, and at the same time, they are not willing to offend the Shen family, so the Yunding project can only be stranded. The Zuo family proposed to invest at this time, and from common sense, it is naturally better to cooperate. But since my parents know the relationship between the Zuo family and the Shen family, and Shen Yi'an designs the company and treats me like this, as my parents, they must be unwilling to cooperate with the Zuo family. ”
With such a big incident, she was still able to look at these things so rationally and clearly. Ji Chuange couldn't tell what mood he was in now, after she was calculated by Shen Yi'an, did he want her to be sad or just like that? In this way, if nothing happens, it means that she has no feelings for Shen Yi'an?
No, she is just too protective of herself, even if she is injured, she will only choose to lick her wounds alone, and then let everyone see which side of her is normal.
Su Meilin sighed faintly, "I've taken a special look at how Shen Yi'an deals with other companies these days, so I don't think Shen Yi'an's plan is to let the Zuo family take advantage of the fire now." He is too good at thinking people's hearts, and knowing the relationship between the Zuo family and the Shen family, he will definitely make my parents refuse to cooperate. He should have a follow-up move, so that the company will fall into a more isolated and helpless situation, and then it will involve the survival of the company, in order to save the company, my parents will inevitably be willing to cooperate with the Zuo family. At that time, the conditions proposed by the Zuo family must have been more stringent than now, so it was not to take advantage of the fire to rob, but to let the Su company lose all its money. ”
"So what?"
"My parents just don't want to cooperate with the Zuo family related to the Shen family, but if they change to another company, they will definitely consider it, even if it is the same harsh conditions. You should be aware that the chances of a project failure are very small, and once successful, the rewards are very attractive. ”
"Even if it's as you say, so what?" He raised his eyebrows, "There are so many projects that can make profits, why should I invest so much money and wait so long in exchange for projects that are still likely to fail?" Su Meilin, why do you think I will help you because of your few words? ”