Chapter 167: Child's Tears
Zhou Ruikang and Cheng Jiaqi, accompanied by their lawyers, finally signed the divorce agreement, and this marriage, which was full of grievances, helplessness, embarrassment, and uncalculable emotional debts, finally came to an end.
After the two sides signed, Ruikang didn't say a word to her, and left the law firm in a hurry, because he was not in the mood to mourn this marriage that had puzzled him for more than ten years, and he needed to find a way to go back to Beijing now, to stop Hu Xiaofen's madness, to save Mei Ruojun's mother and son, he found all kinds of relationships, and even people on the underworld were in contact, but things have been stalemate.
Cheng Jiaqi walked out of the law firm alone and wandered around the shops in the city center, the combination of her and Ruikang was so difficult and bumpy, but I didn't expect that the end was so smooth and easy, with a stroke of the pen, everything was settled.
She bought a lot of useful and useless things, and this marriage finally brought her a lot of money, and Ruikang gave her money that she could not spend in her lifetime, and a lot of securities.
Carrying a large bag back to the office, she distributed the things she bought to her colleagues, and everyone's happy and grateful expressions gave her some comfort.
Finally, she carried a large bag and knocked on Liang Zhihong's office.
Liang Zhihong did not bury his head in the document as usual, but watched her walk in, took a cigarette between his fingers, slowly put it into his mouth and took a puff, squinted, and puffed out a puff of smoke.
"I bought you something."
As she spoke, Jiaqi took out the contents of her bag and displayed them on the coffee table one by one, shirt, belt, cigar, watch, tie, pen, cushion......
Liang Zhihong looked at those things, the corners of his mouth were just a shallow smile, and he said, "Thank you." Then he lowered his head to look at the contract in his hand.
A boring man, Jiaqi was a little disappointed in Liang Zhihong's cold attitude, but she was also used to it, maybe she was just not attractive and couldn't make men interested.
She was about to change hands and leave, Liang Zhihong called out to her, took a letter in his hand and handed it to her: "This is the schedule of the accountant training course, for half a year, I have already registered for you, and the cost is paid by the company." You'll be going to class from next Monday. The company is not used for the time being. Your job is temporarily taken over by Mary. ”
"What? Why? Jiaqi didn't feel happy at all, she felt that this was a deliberate exclusion of her, or to set her up.
"It's the company's arrangement."
"The arrangement of the company? It's your arrangement, right? Jiaqi said unevenly.
"Yes. Do you accept the arrangement? Liang Zhihong still said calmly.
"I wonder why?"
He flicked the ash into the ashtray, was silent for a moment, and said, "Because you're in such bad shape right now." Let's go to further education first. ”
"Where am I in bad shape?" Jiaqi said unconvinced, although her heart is indeed full of holes, but she didn't show it, she is still smiling, still brisk, how can Liang Zhihong feel that he is in a bad state?
He didn't speak anymore, just shook his head slightly.
After all, he is the boss, no matter how bad Jiaqi is, she can't contradict her boss, unless she doesn't want to do it, so she angrily accepted the schedule of the accountant training class and turned to leave.
She is working so hard to manage her marriage and her career, but a man abandons her in marriage, a man abandons her at work, she really thinks that enough, is she guilty of committing crimes with men all over the world?
When she returned to Zhou's house, she threw herself into the bed in pain and cried loudly.
In the next few days, Cheng Jiaqi was taking training classes while looking for a house to live in, since she had divorced Ruikang, it was naturally not suitable to live in Zhou's house anymore.
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Since receiving Ruikang's letter, Ruojun began to distance herself from Shu Zhi intentionally or unintentionally, she no longer went out on dates with him, no longer spent alone with him, and every time Shu Zhi came back, she was always busy hiding in the kitchen.
And Shu Zhi also sensitively felt her changes, her sudden coldness made him very sad, he couldn't stand her snubbing him, finally, he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, he ran to the kitchen, staring at Ruojun with a serious face, Cuiliu on the side felt the anger that was about to explode over his body, quickly put down the radish he was washing, stood up and said with a smile: "Let's talk about the two of you." ”
"No, Cuiliu, don't go." Ruojun glanced at Shu Zhi hurriedly, his deep eyebrows and tightly pursed lips made her afraid.
"What to do? Are you afraid to talk to me alone? Sure enough, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was already aggressive.
Cuiliu hurriedly stepped forward and pressed Ruojun's arm, then pulled Shuzhi's arm and said, "If you have something to say, do you hear it?" ”
Shu Zhi and Cuiliu have always had a deep relationship, and Cuiliu has also taken care of him a lot since he was a child, Shu Zhi nodded: "Don't worry, I won't eat her." ”
Cuiliu went downstairs and gently closed the door.
But he couldn't control the pain in his heart, he took three steps closer and walked up to her, and she quickly retreated to the window.
"What the hell do you mean? During this month, you ignored me and didn't go out with me. ”
"I ...... I...... No, I don't. Ruojun said with his eyes hanging on to the window lattice.
"Look at me!" He commanded.
She couldn't look him in the eye, and he grabbed her jaw, forcing her to look at himself.
"My whole heart is on you, will I be at a loss for what you have changed? Tell me, what the hell are you avoiding me for? ”
The bright sunlight outside the window hit her face, making her skin crystal clear, dark eyebrows, dark brown eyes, rosy lips, she was so beautiful, beautiful that he couldn't be angry with her, couldn't yell at her, he just wanted to kiss her.
He softened his voice and asked, "Did something happen?" Or, you don't like me anymore? ”
The painful look on his face reminded her of Ding Xiaohui, God, why is everything right like a never-ending wheel, and what happened will happen again? No, she can't let Ding Xiaohui's tragedy happen again, she must make him sober before he sinks.
She gently pulled down his hand, took a breath, and said, "I received a letter from Hong Kong. ”
"I know this, Mrs. Chen told me, whose letter is it?"
She bit her lower lip and said bitterly and sadly:
"Yes...... Ruikang ......"
He suddenly seemed to be struck by lightning, his eyes were open, his mouth was slightly open, and he was breathing rapidly, he couldn't believe it, he couldn't believe it, seeing that his two-year contract with Ruojun was about to expire, Zhou Ruikang would actually come out at this time.
He took two steps back and leaned against the wall by the window, painfully, closed his eyes tightly, and tightened his lips, what his heart hurt was not Zhou Ruikang's letter, nor the content of Zhou Ruikang's letter, but Ruojun's reaction after receiving the letter, a letter can make her alienate herself, a letter can make her snub herself, the efforts she has made for so long, and her mind for so many years are not as good as Zhou Ruikang's letterhead.
He couldn't breathe in heartache, his two thick eyebrows became tighter and tighter, his head shook gently involuntarily, and he leaned against the wall for a long time unable to speak.
Ruojun was sad and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she couldn't.
The two were silent like this, I don't know how long, Ruojun sighed helplessly.
"I see......" he pursed his lips and said in a trembling voice, "Congratulations...... Sister Ruojun. ”
"Shu Zhi......" His voice of "Sister Ruojun" shouted her heart-piercing pain, the sourness in her heart, straight to her nose, tears dripped unconsciously.
He didn't look at her, just lowered his head, he already knew his status and weight in her heart, it seemed that he had really embarked on the road of Ding Xiaohui, no one could replace Zhou Ruikang's position in her heart, no matter how good she was and how much she loved her, her heart always belonged to Zhou Ruikang.
Although he had already thought about these things, the relationship between him and Ruojun was clearly progressing very well, and the tacit understanding and joy that permeated them were all illusions? She had kissed him, she had hugged him, but were these also illusions?
He didn't understand, but his natural arrogance made him stop asking, and she had already told him her choice with her actions. As soon as Zhou Ruikang appeared, she would leave herself and run to him. The only person she loves is Zhou Ruikang! He hung his head in frustration and heartbreak, and whispered:
"I'm back at school." He pinched the corners of his eyes, glanced at her hurriedly, squeezed out a wry smile, looked at Ruojun who was shrouded in the sun, and sighed, she didn't love him, she never loved him, she was just wishful thinking, unrequited love, he turned around and left.
And, listening to his slumping footsteps, Mei Ruojun's heart was also beating with him.
She stood at the window, looking at his figure stepping on the bicycle, his posture was like Ruikang back then, chic and beautiful, she watched him gradually move away, his back became smaller and smaller, but her heart became heavier and heavier, I don't know when, she had already burst into tears, and I don't know when, Cuiliu has stood beside her.
"I thought you were going to talk for a long time."
"Cuiliu, I'm so sad. Xiaohui's tragedy is staged again, Shu Zhi is gone, and he will not come back. Ruojun's tears couldn't be stopped, and the sourness in her heart was far deeper than she expected.
"He'll be back. He's lived with us for so long, he's like a relative, and he'll come back. Cuiliu took a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
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About half a month later, Shu Zhicai returned to the snack shop, and at this time he seemed to have changed the same as before, shouting "Sister Ruojun." "Helping out with some physical work in the shop. It's just that I don't talk to Ruojun anymore, so I come to play with Nian'an, or guide Nian'an's homework. After closing, he rode back to school.
"Well, the homework was good, all right. Nian An is so smart. Okay, my uncle will go first. Shu Zhi closed Nian'an's homework book and touched Nian'an's head.
"Don't, uncle, don't go." Nian An pestered Shu Zhi and said, "Uncle, you haven't taken me and my mother to climb the mountain for a long time." ”
Shu Zhi glanced at Ruojun, who was playing a sweater on the side, coughed, and said to Nian An: "Okay, then tomorrow Uncle will take you to climb Jingshan, okay?" ”
"Good! Mother, let's go mountain climbing together tomorrow! ”
"You and your uncle will go, my mother will not go." Ruojun stared intently at the velvet thread in his hand.
"Why? It's been a long time since all three of us have hung out together. Nian An said a little unhappily.
"Don't make trouble, after your homework is done, my mother will boil water for you, wash and sleep." As he spoke, he put down the velvet thread in his hand.
"Who's making trouble, mother, as we said, the three of us will never be separated. Moreover, isn't my uncle about to become a father? Nian An asked anxiously.
Shu Zhi and Ruojun were embarrassed for a while, and the two of them were silent, but finally Shu Zhi opened his mouth, smiled bitterly and said to Nian An: "Uncle can't become a father." Do you understand? ”
Nian An suddenly looked at the two of them in disappointment, furrowed two handsome eyebrows and said, "I don't understand, you two were very good before." I heard you say you're getting married. When you get married, won't your uncle become your father? Mother, isn't it? Isn't it? Nian An shook Ruojun's arm and kept asking.
Ruojun was very upset by his question. Shu Zhi was even more painful, stopped talking, tilted his head, walked straight out of the shop, stepped on the bicycle and left.
Nian An looked at the back of Shu Zhi leaving, suddenly rushed out, stood at the door of the store and cried, this scared Ruojun a lot, Nian An rarely cried since he was a child, even when he was kidnapped by Guo Xingquan, he didn't cry, how could he cry today?
Ruojun hurriedly walked up and hugged him, but Nian An pushed away his mother's arm, just staring blankly at the road where Shu Zhi left and crying.
Nian'an's crying broke Ruojun's heart, but she didn't understand why Nian'an was so sad or even angry: "Nian'an, what's wrong with you, don't scare your mother." Tell your mother, why are you crying? ”
"Mother, you don't want an uncle, do you?"
Ruojun didn't know how to answer, Nian An said again: "Uncle is so sad, he doesn't tell jokes anymore." ”
"Nian'an doesn't have a father anymore." Nian An wiped her tears and walked back, returned to her room and sat on the bed and kept wiping her tears and sobbing.
Ruojun hurriedly chased back to the room and tried to comfort him: "Nian'an, you have a father, and he has written to ask you." ”
"I don't want it! I want my uncle to be my daddy! Nian An said out loud and categorically, this was the first time he had been so stubborn and disobedient. Ruojun didn't know how to persuade him, but in fact, she was in a mess in her own heart.
Every time she saw Shu Zhi, she felt very happy and relieved, and every time he left, she was afraid that he would never come back.
She also understands Nian'an's dependence on Shu Zhi, after all, since he can remember, Shu Zhi has been playing the role of his father, they are so close, they love each other so much, no matter what the reason, Ruikang's father is indeed too lacking.
Ruojun hugged the sad Nian'an, didn't know how to comfort him, Nian'an just hugged his mother and cried while chanting: "I want my uncle to be my father......"
But since receiving Ruikang's letter, she has been looking forward to meeting Ruikang again one day, and in the end, her heart still can't let go of Ruikang.