Chapter 4: Long time no see
At eight o'clock in the evening, I took the car to the location of the restaurant that Wang Nan said, and after getting off the bus, I called Wang Nan and asked him what floor he was on, and he told me that he was in a private room on the second floor, and asked me to wait for him for a while, and he would arrive immediately.
After I answered, I hung up the phone, stood outside the restaurant and smoked, waiting for them to arrive, while waiting, I opened WeChat, clicked on Li Wanwan's dialog box, I wanted to ask her if she was sick, but hesitated for a long time, and finally deleted the words that cared about her.
Just as I was about to put my phone away, she sent me a message.
"Chen Di, let's meet tomorrow, if you still make an excuse and don't want to see me, then we really don't have to meet again."
I looked at the message she sent, I didn't hesitate, the reason why I didn't reply to her message before was because I had a car accident, I didn't want her to worry, now it's almost okay, I naturally have no scruples, replied with a good word, and put away the phone.
It didn't take long for Wang Nan's Suteng to drive towards me, followed by a black Mercedes-Benz, this car I remember very clearly, it was bought for him by Jiang Feng's family in his junior year, and at that time he often took me and Wang Nan for a ride, so I was very impressed by this car.
But at the same time, I also feel the gap in life, Jiang Feng aside, I work in the same company as Wang Nan, he bought a car, and I can only ride a battery car or sit in a taxi to work, the difference can be imagined, but I don't have any resentment, but sober up a lot, these years of life I have lived without pursuit, no goal, like a fish lost in the sea, drifting with the tide, forgetting the flag he once set when he first came out of society: if it weren't for the glory to return to his hometown, Then there would be no point in going far away.
After the car stopped, Wang Nan and Gong Nana got out of the car together, I walked over and said hello to them, Gong Nana asked with a smile: "Chen Di, are you okay?" ”
"It's already much better, thank you for your concern."
I said with a smile, took out the cigarette case from my pocket and handed it to Wang Nan, he took the cigarette, put it in his mouth, his face became a little embarrassed, I don't know what was wrong with him, he looked at him suspiciously, and he looked like he wanted to say something.
I was about to ask what was wrong with him when a familiar and unfamiliar voice came to my ear.
"Long time no see, Chen Di."
Hearing this voice, my body froze suddenly, I slowly turned my head, looking at the face in front of me that I was extremely familiar with but very unfamiliar, my mind was blank, and I even forgot to speak, until Gong Nana gently tugged on my sleeve, I came back to my senses and answered.
"Long time no see."
Zhang Rui just smiled at my answer and didn't say much.
Jiang Feng also walked over to us at this time, patted me and Wang Nan on the shoulders and said, "Our brothers haven't been together for a long time, and we won't get drunk tonight." ”
Wang Nan also echoed and smiled, "That's right, you must have a good drink tonight, and you won't go home if you don't get drunk." ”
I also echoed a few words, and then walked into the restaurant together, came to the private room, the five of us sat down separately, and after ordering the food, Jiang Feng found a topic to talk about.
In the process of chatting, the dishes gradually came together, Jiang Feng poured himself a glass of wine and white wine, glanced at Wang Nan and Gong Nana, and then raised his glass to me and said: "Chen Di, Zhang Rui and I came back this time to tell you, we are getting married, although you once loved each other, but I hope you can let go of this relationship, bless us, I respect you for this glass of wine!" ”
After Jiang Feng finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the cup, and I suddenly understood why Wang Nan wanted to stop talking just now, it turned out that he had already knew, but could I really let go of Zhang Rui? The answer is obviously no, if I could really let go, I wouldn't have been so miserable when I broke up with Zhang Rui.
At this moment, I especially hope that someone can save me and save my soul, but unfortunately no one can save me, and I don't have the courage.
I picked up the wine glass, tilted my head and poured all the wine in the glass into my throat, the wine flowed down my esophagus into my stomach, and a hot feeling instantly filled my stomach, making me feel very comfortable, but my heart was not comfortable, it was a tearing pain.
"Congratulations."
I looked at Jiang Bong and spit out these two words with difficulty, I knew this was what I was supposed to do, but at this moment I felt like a joke.
"Thank you."
Zhang Rui also raised the wine glass to thank me, and I endured the pain in my heart, clinked glasses with her, and drank it all.
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At the end of the meal, Jiang Feng took Zhang Rui and left first, leaving only me and Wang Nangong Nana and the three of them had not left, I lit a cigarette and smoked it, looked at Wang Nan and Gong Nana and said, "You go back, I'll sit by myself for a while." ”
Wang Nan said apologetically: "I'm sorry brother, I really didn't know that Zhang Rui would come back with Jiang Feng, and I didn't expect them to get married, if I had known, I would have ...... I'll let you know in advance, I'm sorry. ”
"Yes, Chen Di, I'm sorry." Gong Nana also said apologetically.
"It's okay, I don't blame you, go back."
I waved my hand, signaled the two of them not to take it to heart, and then continued to smoke a cigarette, Wang Nan had to shake his head and sigh when he saw this, and pulled Gong Nana away.
After they left, I walked downstairs and stood on the corner of the street looking at the neon lights in the distance, and all kinds of past events with Zhang Rui came to my mind, and those beautiful memories were like a dream, which made me feel very illusory, but it did exist.
I watched like this until the phone rang, I came to my senses, took out my phone from my pocket and looked at the caller number, it was Joey's call, I pressed the answer button, put it to my ear, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"You're coming to Zhang Heng to fight with people!" Joey said anxiously.
I frowned when I heard this, quickly hung up the phone, flagged down a taxi on the side of the road, and rushed towards Lao Zhang's bar.
By the time I got to the bar, it was a mess, with tables, chairs, and benches scattered all over the place, and shards of bottles scattered all over the floor.
"Qiao Yi, what about Zhang Heng?"
"Zhang Heng was taken away by the police, you should think of a way." Joey said anxiously, with tears in her tone.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"That's right, I was singing on stage, and the man insisted that I drink with him, and he did something to me before I promised him...... Zhang Heng couldn't look at it and rushed forward and injured him, we really don't blame us for this matter, it's that person who is too much...... Woo woo woo ......" Joey said aggrievedly.
"Okay, I'll figure it out right away, don't cry yet."
I comforted Qiao Yi and said, but I was thinking about how to help Zhang Heng, after all, he and I have been brothers since childhood, and I can't watch him be in danger and stand by.
Leaving the bar, I first went to a nearby hospital, and after inquiring I found out which ward the person who was injured by Zhang Heng was staying in. I bought some fruit, went outside the room, and knocked on the door.
"Who!"
A man's voice came from the room, and he didn't sound very old, probably in his early twenties.
"Hello, I'm a friend of the bar owner, come and see you." I said politely.
"Fuck off, this matter is not over, you better disappear for me immediately!"
After hearing the man's scolding, I was a little angry and wanted to break in, but when I thought that Zhang Heng was still being held in the police station, I had to endure it for the time being.
……
I took a few deep breaths, calmed down my emotions, and regardless of the person's attitude, I pushed the door open and walked in.
Seeing me come in, the young man was stunned for a moment, then pointed at me and said, "Didn't you tell you to get out, didn't you hear?" ”
I wasn't in a good mood this night, and the attitude of this young man made me even more angry, so I threw the fruit directly on him and said angrily: "I originally wanted to apologize to you, but you were so unreasonable, in this case, I don't bother to talk nonsense with you, I'll go to the police station now to hand over the surveillance video to the police, and let the police see who caused the trouble first." ”
In fact, I don't know if Lao Zhang's bar is equipped with surveillance, the reason why I say this is to scare this young man and make him retreat.
When the young man heard my words, his face changed slightly, I knew that he was frightened, but I didn't let him go, and continued: "How is it, have you figured it out? ”
"You...... What do you want me to do? The young man asked in a huttering voice.
"We settle it privately, and the medical expenses are borne by each other."
I said bluntly, after all, I don't want to make a big deal out of it, and if it makes a big deal out of it, it will not affect the reputation of the bar, but if we solve it privately, it will be much easier.
As soon as I finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the ward, and the young man said come in, and then the door opened, and two policemen came in, and I knew that they were here to inquire about the situation, so I glanced at the young man, and walked out of the ward, and closed the door.
Five minutes later, the police left the room.
After they left, I returned to the ward, and the young man said to me: "I have made the matter clear to the police, and your friend should not be held responsible." ”
I nodded, didn't say anything more, turned and walked out.
Back at the bar, Qiao Yi was cleaning up the glass shards on the ground, and when she saw me coming back, she hurriedly ran over and asked, "Chen Di, how is it?" ”
"It's okay, Lao Zhang is estimated to be back tomorrow, don't worry." I patted her on the shoulder and comforted.
Joe answered and continued to clean up the mess, and I was not idle, helping her set up the tables, chairs and benches before leaving.