Chapter 41: Idleness
Tong En held a glass of wine in his hand and stood on the edge of the main venue to watch the lively scene inside.
As soon as they heard the announcement of the successful completion of the groundbreaking ceremony, the people happily congratulated each other, and laughter and applause rang out. The staff shuttled through the crowd with trays full of wine glasses, and people raised their wine glasses, so there was another sound of wine glasses colliding with each other.
Tong En took the wine glass handed by the staff, followed Jerry and smiled and clinked glasses with the leaders one by one, when she saw several reporters coming towards her and Jerry, she slowed down, and left these reporters to Jerry to deal with very unjustly, and she quietly and unobtrusively slowly withdrew from the main venue.
Now, she stood on the periphery of the main venue, as if she was out of the ordinary and looking at the excited crowd inside. Ji Siming and Zhong Yue were clinking glasses with the congratulatory crowd one by one, while Jerry was enthusiastically showing off his superb diplomatic rhetoric to a group of reporters. Tong En raised her glass and took a sip, the cool and sweet taste of champagne made her pretty eyebrows rise slightly. Looking at the situation inside, I'm afraid it won't be over for a while, Tong En turned his head to look left and right, and found that not far from the main venue, there was a row of container vans carrying items for the venue parked next to two tall and lush poplar trees, which looked very shady and cool.
Tong En walked slowly to the shade of the tree with his champagne in his hand, taking a sip from time to time. Even though it was close to the end of August, it was still very hot to stand in the unsheltered sun, and the shade of the trees was blocking the direct sunlight, and the breeze was blowing slowly, making it feel unusually cool.
"What a great place to be!"
A voice sounded behind her, and Tong En looked back to see Zhong Yue standing next to a container truck and looking at her with a smile.
Tong En looked at Zhong Yue with some surprise, and then smiled again.
"Why are you so busy and hiding here?"
"On an occasion like today, it's not easy to hide from Qingjing. I caught a Nan as a stand-in, I wanted him to exercise before I hid out, and I saw that there was a piece of blue here that was very familiar, so I came over, and sure enough, you were hiding here. Zhong Yue said as he walked over.
Tong En looked at the still lively scene behind Zhong Yue and said: "It looks like it will take a while to end, you are different from me, you are the boss of Pengfei, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to hide out, right?" β
Zhong Yue walked up to Tong En and didn't answer her question, but looked at her slightly pale cheeks and asked, "Isn't it a little uncomfortable to be in the sun for too long?" β
Tong En shook his head.
"I'm basically under the parasol and haven't been exposed to the sun. You've been standing in the sun, choking on the sun, right? β
"I'm a big man, and a little sun is nothing. There must be a reason why you left your boss there and hid here alone. If you don't feel well, don't hold on, I'll ask the driver to take you back first. β
"No, thank you!"
Tong En hurriedly waved his hand, thought for a while and said: "Actually, I really want to come out and hide quietly, although I know that this kind of occasion is inevitable, but I still don't get used to it, I have always disliked places that are too lively." β
"That's right. Some things are indeed unavoidable, and the more you experience them, the more you get used to them. β
Zhong Yue seemed much more relieved. When he was busy socializing just now, he caught a glimpse of blue out of the corner of his eye and walked out of the crowd, and he was suddenly a little worried. Dealing with the people who had to socialize in front of him, he called Lin Yinan to give a few words, and walked out of the crowd without attracting attention. Standing outside the crowd, he soon saw the bright blue standing in the shade of a tree, and his worry became even heavier, so he walked quickly towards here.
As for Zhong Yue's obvious concern, Tong En's heart was warm, but he didn't know what to say. Zhong Yue was also relieved suddenly, but he didn't know how to explain his worries, and he was a little speechless for a while.
The two people stood opposite each other but were silent, and the scene seemed a little strange.
Tong En smiled a little stiffly and asked, "Yuhao, how is he?" β
Zhong Yue was also very glad to have found the topic, and hurriedly replied, "It's good." He also asked me several times when I would be able to see Aunt Tong again. β
"Really? The little one is so cute. I've never had such close contact with a child of a few years old before, and after coming into contact with Yuhao, I really understood what innocence is. β
Zhong Yue's face showed a loving smile, "Yes, the child is like a blank piece of paper, no matter what you write on it, it is clear, one is one, two is two, there is never ambiguity." They think simply and directly, but they are not confusing and not as complex as adults. β
"But children have to grow up. Human beings are so contradictory, they like the innocence of their children, and they are afraid that they will always be innocent. Tong En was a little stunned.
"Not only humans, but also animals. The young eagle cannot live under the wings of the eagle forever, it must learn to fly and learn the ability to survive, which is the law of nature, survival first. β
"Survival first." Tong En repeated with a bitter expression.
Zhong Yue still looked at Tong En with some concern, "Tong En, don't force yourself too much, you have done a good job." β
Tong En smiled at him gratefully, "I'm fine, really, I have Jerry in my way." You better go back, Lin Yinan is young and inexperienced after all, and the leaders of the municipal party committee haven't left yet, I'm afraid it's not good if you're not there. β
"Okay, I'll go over and have a look. If it's uncomfortable, don't hold on. Zhong Yue's eyes were clearly worried.
"I know, let's go."
Zhong Yue nodded, turned around and walked a few steps.
"Zhong Yue, wait a minute." Tong En suddenly shouted.
Zhong Yue stopped and turned to look at her. Tong En took two steps forward, took out a piece of paper from his bag, hurriedly wrote a line of words on it, and handed it to Zhong Yue.
"Give this to Yu Hao, and if he wants, he can call me."
Zhong Yue took the note with the phone number written on it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely hand it over." β
Tong En watched Zhong Yue's figure disappear into the flow of people, and his heart was full of confusion for a while, and he became more and more unclear. Suddenly, she felt a gaze that seemed to be looking at her, she turned her gaze to the side, and saw Ji Siming standing not far away, looking at her thoughtfully.
"Mr. Ji? Why did you come out too? Tong En blurted out even more surprise.
Ji Siming walked towards her with a strange expression, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and said, "You can all come out and hide quietly, why can't I?" β
Tong En frowned, would an eternally scrappy person like Ji Siming want to come out and hide from Qingjing? She didn't believe anything.
"Also, why is he Zhong Yue and I am Mr. Ji?" Ji Siming said angrily.
"Huh?"
Tong En didn't react for a while.
"I heard you call him Zhong Yue clearly. Zhong Yue, Jerry, why am I the only one who is Mr. Ji? β
Ji Siming's expression at this time was very similar to that of a child who couldn't get an apple, both aggrieved and jealous.
"Uh......"
Tong En was speechless for a while, and she couldn't explain why she was unsuspecting of Zhong Yue from the beginning. Looking at the strange expression on Ji Siming's face, Tong En said helplessly: "Okay, Ji Siming, this is always okay, right?" β
Ji Siming's face instantly bloomed with a satisfied smile, and he smiled as cute as a child who was rewarded.
Tong En looked at him with tears and smiles, who would have thought that this powerful business elite was like this.
Ji Siming looked at Tong En with a smile and said, "Tong En, I have a small request, I hope you can agree." β
Tong En frowned slightly vigilantly and asked, "What request?" β
"I'd like to treat you to dinner tonight. Anyway, today is a special day for me, how about enjoying the light and celebrating with me? After all, it's the result of the two of us working together. β
Tong En was embarrassed to think about how to refuse, and before the words came out, Ji Siming said with a smile: "Don't refuse, I don't mean anything else, I just want to celebrate our victory." β
Our victory? And for good reason. Tong En muttered in his heart. If you want to celebrate, you should also find your fiancΓ©e to celebrate, why do you have to pull me? Tong En suddenly had an idea.
"Mr. Ji, oh, Ji Siming. Come, have a toast and celebrate the success of our partnership. He raised his glass.
"Celebrate the success of our partnership."
Ji Siming raised his glass and touched Tong En, raised his head and drank it all. Raising his eyes and seeing the smile on Tong En's face that couldn't be hidden, he frowned, shook the empty wine glass in his hand and asked, "No, what do you mean?" What does that mean? β
Tong En said with a smile: "Celebrate." It's not the same where you celebrate, as long as there is sincerity. β
Ji Siming looked around, narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you sincere?" β
"Of course there is sincerity. Sincerity is not in the form, but in the heart. I am celebrating with you with all my heart. Tong En said sincerely.
Ji Siming took a deep breath, couldn't help but shake his head and said with a smile: "Tong En, Tong En, you really can't bear to hurt me." Is it that hard to have a meal with me and have a good drink? β
Tong En also smiled and said, "It's not difficult at all. When it's time for your engagement party, I'll make sure to have a good toast with you. β
"An engagement feast? What engagement reception? Ji Siming stopped laughing.
"Your engagement banquet with Miss He." Tong En still said with a smile.
"Who told you that He Xiao and I are going to get engaged?" Ji Siming looked into Tong En's eyes and asked.
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Tong En didn't smile anymore, she opened her mouth and didn't speak. This matter seems to be a little wrong, judging from Ji Siming's expression, He Xiao seems to be lying. Tong En didn't say He Xiao, she didn't want to wade into this troubled water again.