"Gentle Tides" text / Yu July

Exclusively published by Jinjiang Literature City

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After staying up all night to finish the bidding, not long after An Zhiyu lay down in bed, the mobile phone on the bedside table shook twice.

When I took it, it was a text message from an unfamiliar number, a photo of a man lying on the bed topless, with the location: Kaiyue Hotel 1608.

The man lying on the bed is none other than An Zhiyu's upcoming marriage: Xu Huaizheng.

The sleepiness caused by the all-night disappeared in an instant, and An Zhiyu suddenly sat up from the bed.

The woman's strong sixth sense told her that her boyfriend Xu Huaizheng was not the only one lying on the bed.

An Zhiyu quickly dialed back, but the phone was hung up by the other party after ringing, and the phone was turned off after dialing again.

All trust collapsed at this moment.

quickly got dressed, and An Zhiyu ran out of the house without even taking the bag.

The late autumn morning was cool, and the wind swept up the ginkgo leaves all over the ground.

An Zhiyu stood on the side of the road and waited for almost ten minutes before waiting for a taxi.

"Kaiyue Hotel, thank you."

The Kaiyue Hotel is not far from the community where An Zhiyu lives, and twenty minutes later, An Zhiyu scanned the code and paid the fare and got off.

thought he would rush into the hotel lobby, but An Zhiyu stood under the steps at the door and didn't move his feet for half a day.

What if the picture really turned out to be what she wanted?

Cancel next week's wedding?

Although the wedding invitation has not yet been sent, many relatives and friends already know the news that she is about to get married.

But if she wants to ignore that text message, she doesn't know what to do?

An Zhiyu stopped in place and hesitated for a long time.

My mind kept flashing all kinds of unbearable pictures of Xu Huai lying on the bed with other women.

Every image made her sick to the point of nausea.

She can't put sand in her eyes.

Three minutes later, An Zhiyu stood at the door of 1608's guest room.

The raised hand let go and curled up several times, and just as she took a long breath and mustered up the courage to knock on the door, the dark red door suddenly opened from the inside.

A woman in a white bathrobe came to her eye, and the other party smiled at her lightly: "You're later than I expected." ”

An Zhiyu didn't look at the other party too much, her eyes looked directly at the pair of eyes full of provocation on the inside of the door, and she pretended to be calm: "What about Xu Huaizheng?" ”

Although the woman was wearing a bathrobe, she had delicate makeup on her face, and her red lips were curved: "I haven't woken up yet!" After speaking, she stood aside and made an appearance for An Zhiyu.

The guest room was an ensuite, and beyond the bathroom, and across a small living room, An Zhiyu stood in the door of the bedroom with an open door.

From her line of sight, she could only see a little at the end of the bed, but the man was long, and one foot was just pressed against the black corset at the end of the bed.

The hand hanging by her side was quietly clenched, and An Zhiyu walked in step by step, mixed with the smell of alcohol and perfume, and the man lying on the bed also poured into her sight little by little.

Indeed, it was her man who was about to get married to her.

But at this time, he seemed as if nothing had happened, and slept extremely peacefully.

The gaze fell on the single sofa, on which there was a man's white shirt, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and there were lipstick scratches on the collar of the shirt, naked on the top of the top that people could see at a glance.

The heart seemed to be pinched tightly by something.

An Zhiyu fluttered his eyelashes and turned his gaze to the bedside table, which contained Xu Huaizheng's car keys, as well as his mobile phone, and a bottle of mineral water that he had drunk half-drunk without even screwing the lid.

His eyes were fixed on the ashtray, and there were four cigarette butts in it, which showed that he was not drunk last night.

An Zhiyu looked down at the trash can again, and there were a lot of crumpled paper towels in it.

A bone-eating chill wrapped up from the soles of her feet and grabbed her throat.

This is the man who got down on one knee and asked her if she wanted to hold an engagement ring, but she only said yes for a few days? He slept with another woman!

Is it that she doesn't know men too well, or that men have two faces.

Before today, she really thought that he would really be loyal to her for the rest of his life and grow old with her, as he said.

It turns out that no matter how beautiful the oath is, it is just a matter of moving the lips.

The gaze returned to the dark purple kiss marks on the man's chest......

An Zhiyu lowered his eyes and smiled.

Fortunately, fortunately, she saw his true colors before she got married, otherwise, she would really have to follow her mother's old path!

An Zhiyu suppressed the idea of picking up the ashtray and smashing it down, took a deep breath, adjusted her emotions, and turned to go out.

In the living room, the woman folded her legs, crossed her arms, and sat on the sofa, the whole person was leisurely and comfortable.

Hearing the footsteps, the woman turned her head and fixed her gaze on An Zhiyu's very calm face.

She smiled unexpectedly: "It seems that Huaizheng is not wrong." ”

Huai Zheng ......

It's really affectionate, and her girlfriend is still shouting 'Xu Huaizheng Xu Huaizheng' by name and surname!

An Zhiyu was not interested in knowing what Xu Huai was saying in front of her, she was curious about another thing.

"Say, your purpose."

In An Zhiyu's opinion, this will definitely not be blackmail after a one-night stand, if she wants money, she just stretches out her hand to Xu Huaizheng.

In addition to money, there are only 'people' and 'revenge'.

And judging from the gesture of the woman, all this was premeditated.

The woman slowly got up from the sofa, and the provocation in her eyes was not hidden at all: "You should know me, right?" ”

An Zhiyu really looked at her at this time.

It was a face completely different from An Zhiyu's appearance, and under heavy makeup, it was almost impossible to see her real facial features. In addition to her appearance, the other party's temperament is also two extremes with her.

If An Zhiyu is a subtle orchid, then she is a charming mandala.

When she was at the door, An Zhiyu felt that she was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it for a while.

The woman got up from the sofa with her arms crossed her arms and walked slowly to her, "I was also there on the day you and Huaizheng went on a blind date." ”

Blind date?

That was half a year ago.

An Zhiyu's pupils couldn't help but shrink, could it be that they had been together since that time?

The round nails sank into the soft flesh of the palm, An Zhiyu suppressed the emotions in his eyes and looked directly at the other party: "What else?" "She doesn't remember crossing paths with her that day.

The woman said again: "On Huaizheng's birthday, didn't you wait for him downstairs in the company, I came out with him." ”

The picture that flashed in his mind made An Zhiyu's eyes light up.

She remembered, "Miss Jiang? ”

The corners of the woman's mouth raised a sarcastic arc: "Miss An has a really good memory." ”

An Zhiyu is not as indisputable as she seems on the outside, although she has a pair of very gentle eyebrows, but there is also a blade hidden in it, and her tone is light: "I can remember your surname, it's not that I remember it well, but that Xu Huaizheng just mentioned you in front of me yesterday." ”

"Oh?" Her words succeeded in piquing the woman's interest: "What did he say about me? ”

"He said... Miss Jiang is beautiful and has strong business ability, and she is the right-hand man of your department. ”

The woman stroked the long hair in her ears, smiled enchantingly, and listened to her say again—

"It's just that the style is not good, commonly known as ......" An Zhiyu paused for a moment: "The word he described is really disrespectful, anyway, it means casually." ”

The woman's face changed in an instant, and her beautiful eyes were aggressive: "You are talking nonsense!" ”

"Hu Bu nonsense," An Zhiyu turned his head to look in the direction of the bedroom: "You have already told me the answer." ”

The woman suppressed the gaffe of the last second, with a smile in her eyes, and said jokingly: "I can't compare to Miss An's Qinggao, and I won't let you kiss or hug me when I fall in love, but Miss Fan'an lowers her posture and won't force her fiancé outside, thinking about it like this, I really don't know if Miss An has lost or earned." ”

thought that saying this would make An Zhiyu angry, but An Zhiyu turned his face away and laughed: "Don't say this kind of thing to stimulate me, whether you want to borrow his manager's title to get to the top, or if you really like him, I won't fight with you, this kind of man in the garbage heap, I will only throw it, I won't pick it up." ”

After speaking, she took out her mobile phone and clicked on the video.

Seeing her point the camera at herself, the woman instantly became anxious: "What are you doing!" She stretched out her hand to grab it, but she was not as tall as An Zhiyu, An Zhiyu raised her hand: "Miss Jiang, don't worry, I just don't want him to entangle him in the future, this is a good thing for you." ”

Of course, the woman didn't believe it: "How do I know if you're going to put the video online!" ”

"A society governed by the rule of law," An Zhiyu never lost his temper in front of the other party from beginning to end: "But even if I really post it on the Internet regardless of the consequences, presumably Miss Jiang won't care," she looked the woman up and down and back and forth: "After all, you can call me to arrest me so shamelessly. Traitor. ”

Although she is not a good word, she is calm from beginning to end.

The woman lowered her hand, and although she didn't speak, her retreating pair of feet acquiesced to all of An Zhiyu's next actions.

It is precisely because of this that An Zhiyu has the answer in her heart, she is a dignitary.

But none of that matters.

The camera is aimed at the coffee table, and then slowly raised, starting from the woman's legs, little by little, with the woman's face, the camera pans to the bedroom, and An Zhiyu shoots all the messy and unbearable in the room, even the people on the bed, into the video.

*

From entering the hotel to coming out, it only took fifteen minutes.

An Zhiyu stood on the side of the road and took a long breath.

The cool breeze filled her throat, and she raised her hand to wipe a little wetness from the end of her eyes.

Today is Saturday, and she would sleep until ten o'clock, get up, wash, go out, and go to her mother's for lunch with Xu Huaizheng.

Now everything is disrupted.

It's not just today that has been disrupted, it's all her previous plans.

It is said that the plan can't catch up with the changes, and today An Zhiyu really understands the meaning of this sentence.

Receiving a call from An Zhiyu, Chu Feifei was like swallowing a pack of fried fries. Medicine.

"Why don't you call me along!"

An Zhiyu took the phone with her ears a little farther away, and when she couldn't hear the sound, she put it back to her ear: "Why are you more excited than me." ”

Chu Feifei is the complete opposite of An Zhiyu, the two girlfriends are anxious and slow, wild and soft.

It's just that An Zhiyu's softness is on the surface, and her fierceness is hidden in her bones.

Chu Feifei scolded several swear words: "Is he still lying in the hotel now?" ”

An Zhiyu knew what she wanted to do: "You calm down." ”

"Calm down, calm down, give me a knife, I can cut the root of his life!"

An Zhiyu: "......"

After scolding Xu Huaizheng, Chu Feifei pointed the finger at the woman again: "A company, what's it called?" ”

An Zhiyu sat on the bench of the bus stop, and through his clothes, he could feel the coldness of the rest stool.

The wind blew her hair in the cool breeze, she lowered her eyelashes, and her voice was low: "Feifei, you should congratulate me." ”

Congratulations what congratulations, even if you want to congratulate, then you have to beat that couple enough to say congratulations.

But Chu Feifei is a soft-hearted person, and she can't listen to An Zhiyu's soft tone that wants to shed tears.

She said congratulations against her will, "Where are you now, I'll go find you!" ”

"Tomorrow, I'm going to my mom's today."

Chu Feifei was suspicious: "Don't you want to go home and cry under the quilt, right?" ”

An Zhiyu laughed bitterly.

Where does she have time to cry now, the most important thing right now is to find a way to solve the wedding.

"Okay, when are you going home? Or you tell me after eating at Auntie's, I want to buy a few clothes in the afternoon, you accompany me, and hot pot, I haven't eaten for a long time! ”

An Zhiyu knew that she was looking for an excuse to accompany her, but she didn't want to go anywhere now, if it wasn't for yesterday and her mother who promised that she would go to dinner today, she really just wanted to go home and sleep with her head covered.

"You wait for my call, I don't know when I'll be back." With that, she covered her mouth and yawned, and the physiological tears from her eyes made her look like she was crying.

After hanging up the phone, An Zhiyu sat at the bus stop for a long time, and it was almost noon before she got on the bus.

On weekends, An Zhiyu would come to her mother's for lunch.

As soon as the dark red door opened, she smelled the thick aroma of frying, which was her favorite crispy meat.

An Zhiyu didn't wait to put down the bag on his shoulder and stood at the door of the kitchen: "Mom." ”

The noise of the range hood was not small, Fang Wenmin turned his head to see her, and after a short period of surprise, he was surprised: "I still want to call you and ask where you are!" She put down the colander in her hand and picked up the freshly fried small crispy pork: "Serve this out first, and the soup will be ready immediately." ”

An Zhiyu walked in, took the edge of the plate with both hands, and just turned around, his mother asked casually from behind him: "Why didn't Huaizheng come with you?" ”

I knew she would ask.

An Zhiyu turned sideways and said the answer he had thought of before he came: "He works overtime." ”

"Working overtime again," Fang Wenmin frowned and sighed: "I knew that you would have postponed your return by a day!" ”

A smile squeezed out at the corner of An Zhiyu's mouth: "He has to go on a business trip tomorrow!" ”

"If you're so busy, don't delay next week's wedding!"

An Zhiyu looked down at the small crispy meat on the plate, and his nose suddenly became sour.

Mother's expectation for this wedding, she sees it in her eyes, if she tells Xu Huaizheng about cheating at this time, An Zhiyu is a little afraid to think about her mother's reaction.

The topic at the dinner table is still inseparable from the matter of [marriage].

"The invitations are all printed, wait for you to check the list and see if there are any leaks."

"Mom," An Zhiyu lowered his head and poked the rice in the bowl, "Can the wedding be pushed back?" ”

Fang Wenmin looked up at her: "Push back?" ”

An Zhiyu looked up, saw her stunned expression, and hurriedly explained: "The main thing is that Xu Huaizheng has been too busy recently, and he has caught up with their company's year-end assessment ......"

"No matter how busy you are, you can't delay getting married, such a big deal!" Fang Wenmin obviously couldn't understand: "I don't believe that because I want to get married, it can affect his year-end assessment!" ”

An Zhiyu pursed her lips, her eyes fluttered, and the chopsticks in her hand were taken away by Fang Wenmin.

"Did you two quarrel?"

An Zhiyu hurriedly shook his head: "No! ”

"Is it your intention to postpone the wedding or Huaizheng's intention?"

Being stared at tightly by his mother's eyes, An Zhiyu was strong and calm: "I just said it casually, not who meant." ”

Fang Wenmin stared at her for a while, probably not seeing anything strange on her face, and her expression was a little relieved: "Marriage can't be delayed for a few days, if the time is really tight, you can put the honeymoon on the New Year." ”

In fact, before coming, An Zhiyu guessed that this would be the result.

really wants to cancel the wedding, unless she tells Xu Huaizheng about cheating, but the word "cheating" is a thorn in her mother's heart, not to mention her daughter, even if the plot of cheating is put on TV, the mother will lose her mind for a while.

After the meal, An Zhiyu did not stay at her mother's place.

She didn't know if the woman had told Xu Huaizheng about her going to the hotel after she left, but her mobile phone didn't move all morning, thinking about it, she shouldn't have said it yet, or, if she said it, he was thinking about what reason to cover up the past, so he didn't call her for a long time.

It doesn't matter if she doesn't call, this relationship has ended since the picture she saw in the morning.

After An Zhiyu turned off his mobile phone, he walked back.

The community where she lives is far from the city, and it takes an hour to take the subway from her mother.

She didn't even know how she dragged her exhausted body to her home.

The arrogant wind is masked by the chill of late autumn.

The orange street lamp stretched the lonely shadow on the ground obliquely.

An Zhiyu wrapped his windbreaker tightly and walked into the gate of the community.

This community is not outright, but because the surrounding facilities are not complete, the occupancy rate is not high.

Entering the elevator, An Zhiyu pressed the button on the eighth floor, and saw that the elevator door was halfway closed-

"Wait a minute."

The warm voice is low and a little urgent.

An Zhiyu pressed the button a few times, and the elevator doors opened to both sides.

The man stood at the door, said thank you, walked into the elevator, and stood on the other side.

Seeing that the elevator had risen to the fifth floor, the man still didn't count the number of floors, and An Zhiyu glanced sideways slightly.

Thinking that the other party might live upstairs, so it was possible to press it after she went down, An Zhiyu didn't think much about it.

It's just that she didn't expect that after the elevator door opened, the man standing behind her also walked out one step behind her.

An Zhiyu frowned and turned around.

Probably seeing her doubts, the other party politely said hello and explained: "I live in 805 and just moved here today." ”

Elegant and self-contained.

An Zhiyu inexplicably thought of the two pots of gentleman's orchids she raised on the north balcony.

Retracting the doubts on his face, An Zhiyu smiled politely at the other party.

One ladder and two households, An Zhiyu lives in 806.

The door closed, and An Zhiyu stepped barefoot on the caramel-colored fishbone wood grain brick, and sat down on the sofa, his gaze fixed without focus.

I was distracted, and there was a knock at the door.

An Zhiyu's first reaction was Xu Huaizheng.

As a result, when I clicked on the monitoring on the combination lock, it was a new neighbor I had just met in the elevator standing outside the door.

Meiyu frowned slightly, although he was puzzled, An Zhiyu still opened the door.

There was a "tick" and the door opened to the width of her shoulders.

"Something—"

"I'm sorry."

The two spoke almost at the same time, their eyes facing each other, and time seemed to stand still for a moment.

The hand pressing the edge of the black suit pants was slightly cramped, and the man smiled apologetically at her, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and his dark pupils were bright.

"Take the liberty of excuse me, I want to ask, do you have the water tank key in the corridor?" "I don't have water over there, I don't know if the valve has been turned off," he explained. ”

I see.

The key was placed in the compartment of the shoe cabinet next to it, and An Zhiyu took it from the ear of a bear ornament.

"When you're done, put the key on it." She meant that she didn't have to pay it back.

The man lowered his eyes and looked at the key handed over by An Zhiyu's fingertips, raised his eyes slightly, said "yes" to her, and then thanked her.

When he reached out to catch it, he said, "My name is Jin Zhou." ”

Jin Zhou.

An Zhiyu silently recited it in his heart, a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

She smiled politely: "My name is An Zhiyu." ”

He didn't talk any further, and when he turned around, there was the sound of the door locking behind him.

Jin Zhou turned his head to look over, and then turned back, he looked down at the palm of his hand, remembering that when he had just taken the key from her, he accidentally touched her finger.

It was a little cold, but the coolness flowed down his fingertips, and a trace of warmth overflowed into his heart.

"An Zhiyu... Zhiyu ......"