In the afternoon, in the picturesque corridor of the International Haute Couture Institute in Paris, when Xiong Jiandong saw Hou Yiying and Chen Hongjuan, the two held hands intimately and talked endlessly, and his thoughts were boiling like a river and a sea.

Chen Hongjuan in front of her, dressed in a plain Chinese-style satin cheongsam, surrounded by a goose-yellow silk scarf, and a long hair shawl, full of the unique tranquility and elegance of oriental women.

She smiled at Hou Yiying, this cheongsam, silk scarf, including the socks on her feet, from top to bottom, are all Chinese style, her own fashion design masterpieces.

However, Xiong Jiandong and Hou Yiying both noticed that behind Chen Hongjuan's smile, there was a lingering sense of haggard and exhaustion.

At the first glance of Chen Hongjuan when she saw Xiong Jiandong, she didn't quickly recognize who he was.

Later, when Hou Yiying repeatedly reminded her, didn't she remember that there was a deputy director of the Public Security Bureau named Xiong Jiandong in Huai City, Chen Hongjuan finally remembered it.

But she still stared at Xiong Jiandong with suspicion for a long time, as if she saw an invisible and hidden torment from the other party's melancholy gaze.

Chen Hongjuan felt that this melancholy and profound look was so similar to another man who made her sad and unforgettable.

However, she knew very well that this other man would never return to this world.

More than a month ago, Chen Hongjuan received an admission letter from the International Haute Couture Institute in Paris to apply for a graduate degree in fashion design.

A few days before departure, Chen Hongli, the second sister who was about to end the spring study class of the Central School in Huaguo, knew that Chen Hongjuan was going to set foot in another country again, and finally under the repeated questioning of her sister, she felt that there was no need to continue to hide it, so she had to confide in her.

Hua Nianping, the man who was taken the initiative by his sister to give him his arms and was generously dedicated to him that night at the Hilton Hotel in Beijing, had already hit his head on the tombstone and died of martyrdom on the funeral of his first love Lin Si'er.

After getting the news, Chen Hongjuan didn't eat or drink, and locked herself up in the dormitory for several days.

Chen Hongjuan does not regret everything she has done to Hua Nianping.

She thought of the words she left on the note when she separated from Hua Nianping: he left a man's mark on her; He gave her a taste of what it means to be a woman, to be fulfilled with happiness and wholeness.

Even if she never heard it, Hua Nianping said the words "Hongjuan, I love you". And she even sadly thought that not going to go had become Hua Nianping's emotional burden, and she felt a kind of silly relief.

But after all, Hua Nianping, who she loved deeply, would never appear in front of her again.

In this way, Chen Hongjuan came to Paris with the sadness in her heart and entered the International Haute Couture Institute.

Now, when Hou Yiying found Chen Hongjuan, a pair of eyes couldn't help but look at Xiong Jiandong in a daze, feeling that it was completely expected.

She smiled at Chen Hongjuan and said, "You may be surprised that this Director Xiong's appearance is so different from the original, and he has actually become a young man in his twenties." In fact, I have been confused about this question. ”

Then, she jokingly said to Xiong Jiandong, "But seriously, I'm used to it now, Adong, the way you are now." You don't want to suddenly change back one day. Otherwise, I don't want people to mistakenly think that I found someone who was a lot older and became my boyfriend. ”

Calling Xiong Jiandong Adong is to come to Paris this time, in order to show their affectionate relationship in front of outsiders, it was agreed in advance that they would call each other Adong and Yiying.

"You're here to play in Paris, aren't you?" Chen Hongjuan said, "Which hotel did you stay in, I will arrange a place to treat you in the evening to express my congratulations on this beautiful relationship between the two of you." ”

Hou Yiying replied: "We are staying not far from here, in a hotel called Alfred Wine. ”

"I've been to this hotel." Chen Hongjuan said without concealment, "There is a person named Lu Zhichao who lives there, a Chinese of rice nationality. ”

"Hongjuan," Xiong Jiandong immediately asked, "Shouldn't you meet with this Mr. Lu often?" ”

When Chen Hongjuan heard this, she suddenly shuddered.

This is the first time I heard Xiong Jiandong speak. What shocked her was that Xiong Jiandong called out the word "Hongjuan", and the concerned tone made her feel extremely familiar.

"Yes, Sister Hongjuan!" Hou Yiying also asked, "How long have you known this person named Lu Zhichao, and do you know his identity and background?" ”

Chen Hongjuan looked at the two of them in a daze, and realized in her heart that the reason why she suddenly hallucinated about Xiong Jiandong's call just now was probably because she hadn't heard anyone shout her name in Huaguo's language for a long time.

"I don't know Mr. Lu very well, but we have only had a few meals together." Chen Hongjuan explained, "I have a classmate named Cheni here, and her sister and Mr. Lu work in the rice country. It was Cheney who introduced us to each other. ”

She asked strangely, how could Hou Yiying and Xiong Jiandong meet, as soon as they stayed in the Alfred Hotel, they were able to get acquainted with Lu Zhichao, could it be that they had contact with him before?

Hou Yiying and Xiong Jiandong glanced at each other, and they both felt that they should not hide everything from Chen Hongjuan, otherwise how could they stop her and not be deceived by Lu Zhichao.

Xiong Jiandong thought briefly for a while, and said to Chen Hongjuan, "To be honest with you, Yiying and I just checked into the Alfred Hotel this morning, and we met Lu Zhichao in the café downstairs according to the prior appointment. To see you here is the information he has given us. ”

"As for meeting Lu Zhichao, what will we talk about, I'm sorry, because there are work discipline requirements, and some things are not convenient at the moment, so I will tell you clearly."

Xiong Jiandong said bluntly, "However, what worries me and Yiying is that I can see that Lu Zhichao has ill intentions towards you, and deliberately uses various excuses and means to try to get close to you and win favor." ”

Chen Hongjuan blushed and did not answer.

Because of her emotional pursuit of Lu Zhichao, including Cheney's fueling of it, she has always seen it very clearly.

It's just that the steps taken by Lu Zhichao are not the kind of rush to confess by leaps and bounds, but the hunting method of drizzling silently and gradually narrowing the encirclement, which makes it difficult for Chen Hongjuan to find a reason to categorically refuse to the other party.

On the contrary, Xiong Jiandong actually used ill-intentioned intentions to describe Lu Zhichao's desire for his plot at this time, which made Chen Hongjuan seem to feel that it was not so serious.