Yao Zhiyue ate her breakfast quietly, it was the breakfast she had spent the most in a long time, as if she was performing a ritual, full of devotion and immersion.

But in the eyes of Zhao Meilan on the side, the breakfast in front of her was not food, but an unfathomable secret book. She didn't seem to be able to study it thoroughly, frowning and pausing at other times.

"Xiaoyue, isn't Auntie's cooking delicious?"

Yao Zhiyue pulled back her thoughts, put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand after a few seconds, got up and stood up, and hurriedly left the table. She stopped abruptly, looked back and smiled apologetically, explaining, "No, I'm thinking about things. Auntie, I'll go out first. ”

After a while, Yao Zhiyue walked out of the guest room wearing casual and loose clothes, wearing a sun hat with a long brim, a gold-framed sunglasses pinned to the neckline of her blouse, and leaving the living room with a mobile phone in her hand.

After walking alone for about ten minutes, she stood on the side of the road and pulled a taxi, "Master, go to Qingze District." ”

It took two hours for the car to stop at the foot of Changtai Mountain, and Yao Zhiyue got out of the car, put on a sun hat and sunglasses, and asked people nearby if there was an orphanage nearby.

Yao Zhiyue followed the instructions and walked for most of the day, and finally found an orphanage located next to the botanical garden. She walked in in full gear, wanting to ask straight to the point, but considering Song Minjing's wishes before her death and the Chen family's secrecy practices, she changed her tone and asked, "Excuse me, is your dean here?" ”

"The dean is on a business trip."

Yao Zhiyue secretly complained in her heart, with a look of loss, and asked, "Then when will you come back?" ”

"Probably two days from now."

Yao Zhiyue left helplessly, still with a stomach full of questions.

When she got off the bus in the Jinrui villa area, the lights were on. The neon lights on the road leading to Chan's villa radiate a dazzling brilliance, with patchwork of paper lanterns hanging from the hedges, and an orange-red circle of light creating an oriental hazy beauty.

Because of the greed for the night view along the way, Yao Zhiyue spent half an hour on a ten-minute journey to reach the villa. She came in through the side door specially reserved for her by Zhao Meilan, and when she passed by the garage, she caught a glimpse of a black Mercedes-Benz parked next to the Land Rover, and wondered when Chen Yiming bought a new car?

Anyway, a rich person changing a car is like changing clothes, Yao Zhiyue thought about it while walking to the door of the living room. She pushed the door in, habitually changed into indoor slippers, and asked briskly, "Auntie, I'm back." Hungry ......"

When she faced the living room, she swallowed the rest of the words, her eyes wide open, and her eyes were like frightened fawns. But I saw that the handsome guy who was in Chen Songling's office yesterday was sitting opposite Chen Yiming, looking at her with a smile on his face at this time.

Yao Zhiyue smiled awkwardly, her eyes fell on Chen Yiming, and she saw that he was fiddling with a model in his hand. He looked up at her, his expression was flat and pleasant, and he said indifferently: "This is my cousin, Li Chenghao." ”

Li Chenghao greeted with a smile in his peach blossom eyes, and greeted him gently, his voice was like a violin emitting a charming note, "Hello, we meet again." ”

Yao Zhiyue smiled politely, grateful for his secret solution last time, and seeing that he was approachable, he couldn't help but feel a little good in his heart, "Hello." ”

At this time, the mobile phone rang, Chen Yiming put down the model, took out the mobile phone from his pocket, and said apologetically to Li Chenghao: "I'll answer the phone." ”

Chen Yiming got up to leave, and Yao Zhiyue was suddenly a little at a loss, revealing an embarrassed smile. Li Chenghao was calm, looking at Yao Zhiyue with a straight gaze, and his tone was as warm as jade, "Haven't you eaten dinner yet?" ”

"Hmm."

"Let's go in and eat."

Yao Zhiyue was slightly flustered, she thought that he would question her like Chen Songling, what was her intention to live here? It is even very likely that he was sent by Chen Songling. However, he just chatted with her like a big brother next door.

As if he had seen through Yao Zhiyue's thoughts, the corners of Li Chenghao's lips rose, revealing a gentle smile, "I'm just here to send something to Yiming." ”

Yao Zhiyue was stunned again, then smiled with relief, and said, "Last time, thank you." ”

"You're welcome." After a pause, Li Chenghao continued: "Actually, the chairman didn't mean to embarrass you. He spoke slowly, and because of his slowness, he showed the sincerity of his words.

Yao Zhiyue blinked her eyes, her eyes were as clear as the surface of a crystal clear lake, reflecting a ray of light, "I understand, if it were my child, I might not be as personable as the chairman." ”

Li Chenghao looked at Yao Zhiyue inquiringly, taking in her crampedness, caution and sincerity. He got up and stood up, walked slowly to Yao Zhiyue, handed over a personal business card, and said in a humble tone: "Yiming's friend is also my friend, I hope I have the opportunity to help you." ”

Yao Zhiyue took the business card, and what caught her eye was the three words Li Chenghao and a string of mobile phone numbers. She knows that the higher the position, the more simple and low-key the name on the business card.

A light and good-smelling perfume smell on Li Chenghao's body penetrated Yao Zhiyue's snort, her heartbeat was a little fast, and she lowered her head and said shallowly: "Thank you." ”

Li Chenghao smiled warmly, "Tell Yiming for me, I'll go back first." ”

Looking at Li Chenghao's handsome figure in the night, Yao Zhiyue felt like stepping on the clouds. His gestures are a polite temperament, which is in stark contrast to Chen Yiming's coldness, Yao Zhiyue is a little overwhelmed.

Yao Zhiyue walked into the kitchen and didn't want to trouble Zhao Meilan, so she made a bowl of noodles by herself. As she sat at the table with her noodles in her hand and devoured them, Chen Yiming strode in, frowning slightly when she heard Yao Zhiyue sucking noodles.

He continued to pick up the model on the table and study, and asked without raising his head, "Where have you been today?" ”

Yao Zhiyue's eyes flickered slightly, buried her head and continued to eat noodles, and replied vaguely: "Go see a friend." By the way, your cousin asked me to tell you, he went back. ”

Chen Yiming nodded, after temporarily getting out of his busy work, he exuded a sense of tiredness and relaxation, and there was a faint sneer on the corner of his mouth, and he said painlessly: "I have never seen a woman like you, and I have to save even the money for inviting people to dinner." ”

Unconsciously, Yao Zhiyue's uneasiness and restraint in front of Chen Yiming disappeared. She took another sip of noodles and said half-seriously and half-jokingly, "People have to grow up." In the past, I didn't blink an eye when I spent fifty dollars, but now I have to think carefully about spending five dollars. ”

The corners of Chen Yiming's lips were slightly raised, and the ice in his eyes seemed to be like melting ice and snow in spring, shining with flowing light, and he seemed to smile and said: "Fallacy and heresy." ”

Yao Zhiyue just raised her eyes to take out a tissue, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of Chen Yiming's fleeting faint smile, as if she saw a short-lived surprise, and couldn't help but say: "Chen Yiming, why do you always like to have a straight face?" Old-fashioned, it's really a waste of your appearance, you learn from your cousin to smile. ”

The movements in Chen Yiming's hands froze, he was slightly stunned, and replied indifferently: "What can be changed by laughing and not laughing?" ”

He got up from the couch and went upstairs with his hands in his pockets. The originally soothing atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing, Yao Zhiyue stuck out her tongue, and a trace of remorse rose in her heart.

Two days later, Yao Zhiyue went to the orphanage in Changtai Mountain again. She found the staff from last time and asked with a smile, "Is your dean back?" ”

"Ouch, it's really unfortunate, our dean just went out, and I don't know how long it will take to come back."

Yao Zhiyue's heart sank, she smiled reluctantly, and said in a thin voice: "It's okay, I'll wait." ”

After waiting for half an hour and no one came back, Yao Zhiyue was bored, looking at the small mountains in front of him, feeling that the scenery was not bad, and couldn't help but walk out of the orphanage and stroll nearby.

After walking for about two or three miles, she saw a small commercial street not far away, and many shops for leisure were like exotic shops scattered on different streets on Xiamen Island.

In fact, this is also a niche resort, although the so-called sparrows are small, they are very convenient for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Yao Zhiyue entered a warmly decorated milk tea shop and ordered a cup of lemon grapefruit tea. She left the store and headed back in the same direction.

Suddenly, she stopped, took a few steps back, and saw the familiar Land Rover parked on the opposite side through the green decoration in the middle. She remembered Chen's license plate number, and the car was his.

In an instant, all kinds of confusion surged into her heart. She wondered if Chen Yiming happened to be here, or did he come on purpose? Did he find this clue too? If he knew, why didn't he tell her? So what's the point of him entrusting her?

Yao Zhiyue tried to calm herself down, and took a big sip of lemon grapefruit tea vigorously, and her head gradually became clearer. She searched everywhere for Chen Yiming's figure, but she couldn't see him at all. Could it be that someone else borrowed his car and drove here?

Yao Zhiyue turned around and walked forward, his car was parked here, it should be near here. She walked into all the shops on either side, but still found nothing.

Just as Yao Zhiyue walked out of the last shop, about to give up the search and return the same way, the figure that was instantly recognized in the crowd met her eyes.

Yao Zhiyue's eyes widened, and his slightly frowning eyebrows stretched out like blooming flowers, and it turned out that he was in an open-air café on another street.

After hesitating for a moment, Yao Zhiyue took a step towards Chen Yiming. However, after only a few steps, she was surprised to see another person sitting opposite Chen Yiming.

Yao Zhiyue suddenly stopped, took a few steps back, and stood where she could see it, but the other party couldn't see her.

But see, it was a woman in her early fifties, wearing a black chiffon dress, her hair was elegantly coiled, and although her limbs were slender, the flesh ring on her waist that could not be concealed betrayed her true age state.

Because it was a little far away, Yao Zhiyue couldn't see her face and expression clearly, and she couldn't hear what Chen Yiming was talking to her.