After getting married, the two didn't stay long in their hometown, and returned to the provincial capital together.

In order to help Xia Zimo start a business, Zhao Qingyu sold out the small shop whose business was becoming more and more prosperous, and with some money he had accumulated, he had a little start-up capital.

It's just that this is far from enough, Xia Zimo began to think of ways to attract investment, but he has no identity and status, and no one is willing to help him.

Even the old customers who had been in contact with him before sneered at him because they listened to the advice of the previous boss.

People's momentum and ambition are like this, and after a long time, Xia Zimo has achieved nothing, and the little money in the small family has gradually been tossed away, and he once again has self-doubt.

"Don't be discouraged, they don't look down on you, they don't have vision, I think you will succeed!"

Zhao Qingyu comforted him beside him and hugged him upset, but the words that sounded very heartwarming in the past were extremely harsh at this time.

Xia Zimo took off his coat irritably, and didn't look at her, "Okay, okay, don't say it, is it interesting to say these words over and over again?" I want to be quiet and quiet now, don't you dangle in front of me, okay? ”

After he finished speaking, he lay on the bed facing the wall, there was no sound behind him for a while, he began to regret it again, and quietly turned around to see that Zhao Qingyu was no longer in the room.

"Whew-"

He let out a long sigh, for the first time he felt that he was guilty and hateful, obviously because of himself, but he poured a wave of depression on his wife.

But now, he doesn't have the extra energy to coax others.

Get some sleep, and when you get up, he should be a good husband.

This night, after a dark night's sleep, when he woke up, the room was dark.

I picked up my phone and looked at it, it was already twelve o'clock in the morning.

When I reached out and touched it, the bed next to me was cold.

Xia Zimo hurriedly sat up, turned on the light in the room, his eyes were squinted by the sudden light, and he shouted anxiously: "Xiaoyu!" Where are you, Xiaoyu! ”

It's a pity that no one responded to him.

Xia Zimo suddenly remembered what he said to Zhao Qingyu during the day, and he suddenly panicked, he didn't even bother to wear shoes, and looked inside and outside the room where he could see his head several times.

He opened the door, the late autumn night wind blew with a slight chill and made him shiver, and he ran up and down the old staircase with his arms crossed several times, but he didn't see Zhao Qingyu's figure.

A neighbor saw his embarrassed appearance wearing only autumn clothes, pants and socks, and asked him in surprise what was wrong.

He was actually not familiar with this person, but at this time he grabbed him helplessly and asked, "Have you ever seen my wife?" She hasn't come back yet! Have you seen it? ”

The man was frightened by his appearance, and stammered, "I—I saw it yesterday, you can call her." ”

"That's right! Yes, I haven't called yet......"

He secretly said that the more panicked he became, the more he forgot about this, maybe Zhao Qingyu just went back to his parents' house angrily.

When he thought about it like this, his heart settled down a lot, he ran back in three steps and two steps, found his mobile phone and dialed Zhao Qingyu.

After a short wait, the phone was answered, and Xia Zimo's heart fell to the ground instantly.

"Hello? Who is it? "The voice over there was a little confused.

Xia Zimo didn't even notice it, the corners of his eyes were already slightly moist, and he said unusually gently at this time: "It's me, where are you now?" ”

"I, I'm hiccup, I'm in the car, the horse, I'll be back right away, hiccup......"

Xia Zimo's brows furrowed tightly, Zhao Qingyu's voice was not very clear at first, he thought that this girl had found a place to hide and sleep, but now that he listens to it, he feels that it is not like that at all!

"What's wrong with you? Did you drink? With whom? Where are you now? I'll pick you up! He couldn't help but raise his voice.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that the door was not closed, and the neighbor was standing in the door at this time, looking in hesitantly.

He paused, smiled at the man, and said, "I found it, it's all right, thank you, you go and rest." ”

The man comforted him a few words and left.

Zhao Qingyu on the other end of the phone seemed to be muttering something, but his voice was too small for him to hear clearly, and no matter what he asked, there was no response.

Xia Zimo didn't dare to hang up the phone, so he could only quickly put on his clothes and shoes, hurriedly went out and went downstairs, and waited for her at the entrance of a nearby alley.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for a taxi to stop at the mouth of the alley, and the driver opened the door and pulled the passengers inside out half-dragged.

Xia Zimo stared closely, and when he saw that it was indeed his wife, he hurriedly went over and took the initiative to hug him.

The driver looked at him: "You know her?" ”

Xia Zimo lowered his head slightly: "This is my wife." ”

Driver: "Oh, that's good, I'll deliver it." ”

"Thank you."

Xia Zimo took Zhao Qingyu, who was full of alcohol, home, silently cleaned her up, changed into a set of clean pajamas, went to boil pear water, and tossed until three or four o'clock in the morning before finally lying down again.

He actually had a lot to ask, asking where she had gone, asking who she was with, asking if she was still angry with herself.

But looking at her quiet sleeping face, he couldn't ask anything.

Maybe it was really he who made her sad, so she went out to get drunk and relieve her sorrows, as long as she was willing to return to herself, he was already very satisfied.

The two of them, who did not have stable jobs, slept until three o'clock the next day, and Xia Zimo woke up first.

He looked at his wife, who was sleeping like a piglet, and couldn't help laughing, reaching out and gently stroking her long hair, and couldn't stop feeling satisfied.

After feeling a sigh in his heart for a while, he got up to cook.

Usually, Zhao Qingyu cooks all the meals at home, but this time he really wants to cook a loving lunch for her.

There is a refrigerator at home, which is a second-hand household appliance that Zhao Qingyu bought when he opened a noodle restaurant in the past, and it contains a lot of ingredients, all of which were prepared by Zhao Qingyu.

She is like a little hamster, always afraid of food shortages, and always prepares a lot of things.

Xia Zimo made a table of dishes, he actually cooked by himself very early, but it was not as delicious as Zhao Qingyu, although he thought about how to reasonably distribute the housework in the future, but Zhao Qingyu was so good that he didn't let him bother about this at all.

But he is still not angry, his career has not improved, and he has not paid anything for this family in life, looking at the fragrant meals in the house, he once again felt guilty about Zhao Qingyu.

He walked to the side of the bed, Zhao Qingyu, who was still with his eyes closed, was obviously about to wake up, and he didn't sleep very well, he walked over and patted her face gently: "Xiaoyu, get up and brush your teeth and eat." If you don't eat, your stomach will be upset. ”

Sure enough, after a while, Zhao Qingyu opened his eyes, turned over in a daze, and hurriedly ran into the bathroom without wearing any clothes.

He laughed, how long has this guy been holding back, no wonder he is tossing and turning in bed.

After a while, Zhao Qingyu came out with a chirping, and he didn't dare to look at him when he lowered his head.

Xia Zimo took the coat over and helped her put it on, gently pinched her cheek, and said, "Hurry up and get dressed and go brush your teeth, the food has been good for a long time, and it will be cold after a while." ”

"Oh......"

Zhao Qingyu still lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

Xia Zimo was a little distressed, more self-blame, thinking that he would never pass on his negative emotions to his wife in the future, it would be too unfair to her.

He knew that if he was unhappy, she would be even more upset than him.

During this meal, neither of them said much, and the warm atmosphere was mixed with a hint of awkwardness.

After a while, Xia Zimo mustered up the courage to speak: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that about you yesterday, and I definitely won't in the future." ”

Zhao Qingyu was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, you didn't say anything yesterday, it's me who is not good, and I shouldn't go out to play with friends and don't tell you." ”

Xia Zimo's mouth opened slightly, and she wanted to ask her which friend she was hanging out with, but she felt that this kind of talk was a sign of distrust of the other party, so she finally endured it.

After eating, Zhao Qingyu began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Xia Zimo stopped her: "I'll come today, I don't have a job now, and I should sit at home every day and do housework." ”

Zhao Qingyu didn't force it, and silently went to the bathroom to comb her hair and makeup.

When Xia Zimo came out after washing the dishes, she had already changed her clothes, and her whole person was dressed up in a new look.

Xia Zimo suddenly had a bad premonition and asked, "Are you going out?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Qingyu nodded, turned around and went to get the bag.

Xia Zimo stood in place and watched her take her bag, change her shoes, and then go out.

"By the way, I'll be back as soon as possible tonight, you don't have to wait for me to have dinner." Before closing the door, Zhao Qingyu turned his head and explained.

Xia Zimo didn't speak, just nodded almost helplessly, until Zhao Qingyu's footsteps got farther and farther, and finally disappeared into the corridor, he slowly walked to the window, lowered his eyes and looked out.

Zhao Qingyu walked out of the corridor and looked at the same place for a while before slowly walking towards the entrance of the alley, where he vaguely saw a car parked opposite.

He kept watching, watching until Zhao Qingyu really walked to the front of the car, opened the car door and sat in......

Xia Zimo only felt a burst of weakness all over his body, his whole body was dizzy, and he was almost unsteady on his feet.

He sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, picked up his mobile phone, and tried to dial Zhao Qingyu's phone countless times, but finally could only throw the mobile phone aside, clutching his head in pain.

Tears flowed down the corners of his eyes unconsciously, and he realized at this time that he had already been deeply in love.

Agonizing until the evening, he sat on the edge of his bed for hours, even forgetting about hunger.

Suddenly, there was a familiar sound of footsteps outside the door, and then the door lock was gently twisted, Xia Zimo stiffened, and immediately stood up and turned his head to look at the door.

As soon as Zhao Qingyu pushed the door open, he was startled when he saw Xia Zimo glaring at him with red eyes.

"Y-What's wrong with you? Is there something uncomfortable? She hurried in and dropped her bag on the chair next to the door.

Xia Zimo hugged her, almost using all his strength, Zhao Qingyu was a little overwhelmed, and couldn't help but reach out and gently push him.

"Y-What the hell is wrong with you? Not sick, right? Have you eaten? Her voice was full of concern.

Xia Zimo rested his chin lightly on her shoulder and muttered aggrievedly, "Where have you been?" Why did you come back so late, you didn't care about me, I was hungry, I was going to starve to death. ”

He was like a child, completely unaware of the fact that he was perfectly capable of taking care of himself.

Zhao Qingyu patted him on the back distressedly and comforted: "I must have something to go out to be busy, and I didn't run away, what are you thinking, what time is it now, I haven't finished eating, you want to starve yourself, do I take care of you every day?" ”

Xia Zimo nodded: "Yes, that is, I want you to accompany me every day and don't go out." ”

"That's not good, what do you eat at home every day, drink the northwest wind together, come, go wash your hands, I'll bring you something delicious." Zhao Qingyu pushed him away as he spoke, and turned around to get his bag.

Xia Zimo followed like a little tail, watching Zhao Qingyu open the bag, and a strong fragrance came to his nose.

"Dangdang, dang!" Zhao Qingyu took out a fully packaged plastic bag, and inside was a roast chicken with a golden appearance.

Xia Zimo's eyes crooked with a smile: "How do you know that I didn't eat and came back with such delicious things." ”

Zhao Qingyu snorted: "I don't know, I just saw this, and I wanted to buy it back for you to taste." ”

With that, she went to the kitchen to fetch a plate and carefully put the roast chicken on it.

"Hey, there's really nothing at home, just eating this will get greasy, I'll cook you some noodles, by the way, there are three packets of seasonings here, I'll find a few small dishes and pour them in......"

As soon as Zhao Qingyu came back, he began to be busy, Xia Zimo looked at the spot for a while, and also went over to help with a smile on his face.

The two had a late dinner together, and Zhao Qingyu had eaten at night, so she watched him eat most of the time.

Xia Zimo decided not to break this rare tranquility for the time being, and those questions that made him painful, let's postpone them a little and ask them again.

At night, Zhao Qingyu, who had been busy all day, went to bed very early, and she even snored slightly.

Xia Zimo touched her forehead and gently smoothed her frowning brows, even in her dreams, she didn't seem to be happy.

It was only a moment later that he quietly picked up her phone from the cabinet.

The call records are all there, and in the past two days, a local mobile phone number has been calling in frequently, and each call is not long, but there are many times.

There was no remark on this call, Xia Zimo quietly recorded this number, and then slowly lay down.

Early the next morning, Zhao Qingyu's mobile phone rang, Xia Zimo picked it up casually and looked at it, and immediately sobered up - it was that phone number again!

"Is that my phone?" Zhao Qingyu spoke out in a daze.

Xia Zimo's face was slightly gloomy, and he handed her the mobile phone, but he pretended to ask casually: "Yes, whose phone is it, so early." ”

"Oh, it's a customer, he said he's interested in your ideas, I'll help you inquire." Zhao Qingyu took the phone and got up to connect.

Xia Zimo lay down and didn't move, he didn't know what the expression was on his face, and even his heart was mixed.

It turned out that these days, his wife went out early and returned late every day, all for her own career.

These should have been his obligations, but now they have become her business.

Xia Zimo's palm on his side slowly curled up into a fist, he was a little angry, more angry, angry with himself.

His wife was running around for him, and he was still feeling sorry for himself at home, and even doubting her, he was simply ...... It's so inhuman!