Chapter 5: Renewing a New Life
At one o'clock in the morning, I got off work.
It's been four full days since the incident, and tonight is still a heavy snowstorm, and the streets where no one shovels snow are piled up with thick white snow.
After pondering for a while, Ding Xiao finally took out the umbrella from his bag and walked into the snowy world.
Probably because of fear, Ding Xiao felt that the way home was very long. Her brand-new leather boots stepped into the snow, one step at a time, grinding against her heels with each step.
After walking for about half an hour, the blisters on Ding Xiao's back heel were quickly worn out. She couldn't walk anymore, so she squatted down and took off her shoes, slowly rubbing the wound.
Her pale pink Niko coat was covered in snow, almost blending in with the snowy world around her. Untilβ
"Tick-"
"Who's in front, don't squat on the side of the road, get out of the way!"
Behind him came the sound of a car honking, followed by a middle-aged man's angry shout.
Ding Xiao raised his head and looked back, only to see a black Mercedes-Benz driving behind him. She blew her nose vigorously, stood up and staggered to the side.
The car started and drove forward after she walked away, but the snow on the ground was so thick that it drove very slowly. It was precisely because the car was driving slowly that Lu Yuanhao, who was sitting in the back seat, glanced to the side and saw Ding Xiao outside the car window.
"Stop."
"Huh? Boss? The driver stepped on the brakes for some reason. After the car stopped, Lu Yuanhao opened the car door, Ding Xiao took a few steps back and raised his eyes in panic, and saw the man walking towards her with a long and jade body, wearing a pure black high-end suit, and even the watch on his wrist was black.
"Ding Xiao."
Lu Yuanhao's footsteps stopped one meter away from Ding Xiao.
"Uh......" Ding Xiao was stunned for a moment, wondering how he knew his name? Is it a loyal audience? Ding Xiao raised her head, and a face that was so perfect that it turned all beings upside down broke into her eyes.
Wait, this handsome man in front of me is a little familiar, it seems to be ...... It was her junior high school classmate!!
"Road...... Lu Haoyuan? Ding Xiao was completely unfamiliar with the man in front of him. The reason why she guessed correctly was because there was a boy in their class with a particularly outstanding temperament named Lu Yuanhao before. After so many years, the boy's appearance had gradually blurred in her mind, and she only vaguely wrote down the name.
ββ¦β¦ It's Lu Yuanhao. β
"Ah, I'm sorry, classmate Lu Yuanhao." Ding Xiao smiled awkwardly, and then glanced at Mercedes behind him with his spare eyes.
Although Lu Yuanhao is very handsome, she is not Yan Kong, and she is not a nymphomaniac.
On the contrary, it is Lu Yuanhao, who has always had a crush on Ding Xiao. At the first glance of Ding Xiao when he was a teenager, the beauty of that glance has been buried in a corner of his heart, until today it finally emerged.
So when he met Ding Xiao today, he was very happy. Ding Xiao was also very happy, happy that she could take a ride home.
The previous fear waved away in his heart, and Ding Xiao got into the car of Yuanhao and drove home slowly.
On the way, the two exchanged contact information. Ding Xiao didn't tell Lu Yuanhao what she encountered a few days ago, but just said that she couldn't get a taxi on a snowy day recently, and asked Lu Yuanhao if he had a suitable house to rent in Hexi District.
In his memory, Ding Xiao remembered that Lu Yuanhao's family was engaged in real estate and was very rich. But Lu Yuanhao only came to Fancheng from Yongan City yesterday, and he didn't know anything about the terrain and houses here.
However, he still promised Ding Xiao to help see if there was a suitable one.
"If you have something, you can call me at any time." Lu Yuanhao said after Ding Xiao got out of the car, Ding Xiao nodded, "Then thank you, be careful on the road." β
The windows slowly rolled up, and Lu Yuanhao's car gradually disappeared into the snow and night.
Ding Xiao turned around and walked into the community, and the security uncle who changed the guard at twelve o'clock stopped her and told her that Ding Zhong went out at half past twelve and had not come back yet.
The smile on Ding Xiaoyang's face instantly froze, she was stunned for a few seconds, and then quickly took out her mobile phone from her bag and called Ding Deng.
Fortunately, Ding Zhong answered the phone in time, she was a little noisy there, and the sound seemed to be in KTV.
"Sister, tonight my best friend's birthday, I'm playing with a few classmates and Ning Bai. Ning Bai will send me back later, you go to bed early. β
Ning Bai was Ding Zhong's high school classmate, and the two announced their relationship after being admitted to the same university.
Ning Bai's family conditions are good, and he is very handsome. has good grades, mainly for Ding Zhong, and his father is a soldier, and he has received a lot of militarized education since he was a child. If it weren't for Ding Zhong, he would have applied for the military academy.
Hearing that Ding Zhong and Ning Bai were together, Ding Xiao was instantly relieved, but he couldn't help but say a few words.
Ding Zhong was having a good time, and hung up the phone after a few perfunctory replies. After hanging up the phone, she was about to go back to the box, but almost collided with a man wearing a mask around the corner.
Although he didn't hit it, Ding Zhong still subconsciously said sorry. The man gave her a strange look and left without saying anything.
Ding Zhong was a little displeased, she felt that the man who almost collided just now was also responsible. Forget it, she doesn't bother to get angry on her best friend's birthday today.
Turning back to the box, Ding Zhong and her classmates began to celebrate the birthday of tonight's protagonist.
Ning Bai sat alone in the corner and lowered the brim of his hat, leaning on the sofa with his hands on his chest and closing his eyes to recuperate. He doesn't like to be lively, and he wouldn't have come this time if it weren't for Ding Deng. came, and just sat in the corner as a transparent person and waited for the end.
"Brother Ning, eat a piece of cake."
Li Le took a small cake and walked to Ning Bai and sat down, handing the cake in his hand in front of Ning Bai. Ning Bai heard it, but was indifferent. Li Le thought that Ning Bai didn't hear it, and raised his voice a little higher: "Brother Ning, I cut a cake for you." β
Ning Bai was still unmoved, and it happened that Ding Zhong turned her head to see this scene, and her originally happy mood instantly cooled.
Li Le likes Ning Bai, and everyone in the class knows about this. Ding Zhong warned Li Le many times, but Li Le just didn't listen, and always looked for a gap to get close to Ning Bai.
And just as Ding Zhong was thinking about how to paste the cake in Li Le's hand on her face, the door of the box was pushed open. A waiter walked in with a large bouquet of blue enchantresses.
The box fell silent for a moment, and the songs on the big screen were paused.
"May I ask who is Ning Bai?" The waiter asked.
As soon as Li Le wanted to get up, Ning Bai suddenly reached out and lifted the brim of his hat that covered his face. His eyes lazily swept around everyone present, and finally settled on Ding Zhong.
With just a glance, he could see the unhappiness on Ding Zhong's face.
"Brother Ning, are you awake?" Li Le blinked and looked at Ning Bai like a well-behaved kitten, expecting his gentleness.
However, Ning Bai ignored her and got up and walked directly towards Ding Zhong. He walked up to Ding Zhong, took the cake from her hand and threw it into the trash. "Can you go?" He asked.
"Let's go." In this situation, I am afraid that there is no need to continue to celebrate.
Ding Deng's best friend naturally understood her, so she also put down the cake in her hand and pretended to look at the watch on her wrist: "It's not too early, thank you for helping me celebrate my birthday today!" We have classes tomorrow morning, so let's go back early and rest! I'll invite you to dinner tomorrow at noon! β
"Good!" Several people around Zhou Shujuan applauded, and then went to the sofa to get their bags, arrange their clothes and hairstyles.
Only Li Le was still sitting motionless on the sofa, his face was very ugly.
Just as Ning Bai was about to walk out of the box with Ding Zhong's shoulder, Li Le suddenly stood up and walked to the door to stop the two, and then took the blue enchantress from the waiter's hand.