After the movie was over, Xue Chong sent Chu Qianyi home in a gentlemanly way like last time. But this time Chu Qianyi did not invite Xue Chong to go upstairs to 'sit'.
Chu Qianyi stood downstairs in her community, her eyes were slightly red. His lips moved, hesitantly looking at the expressionless Xue Chong, as if he wanted to say a thousand words. But in the end, she just closed her eyes, then opened them again quickly, and said to Xue Chong: "Thank you for taking me home. During this time... I have bothered you."
Xue Chong gave a quiet acknowledgment.
Knowing that Xue Chong has always been reticent and never talked much, so Chu Qianyi no longer forced the topic like before.
Chu Qianyi raised the corners of her mouth bluntly, with a forced smile on her face, she said, "Go back first, you don't need to see me off anymore, I'm already downstairs, I'm already safe. Remember to go to bed early when you go back."
After finishing speaking, Chu Qianyi waved her hands and trotted upstairs.
Xue Chong watched Chu Qianyi go upstairs until Chu Qianyi disappeared from his sight, then turned around and walked back.
It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening, and there was no one on the road. The only thing there is the dim lights on the side of the road and the bleak night wind.
Since it was too late, and Chu Qianyi didn't live in the urban area, it was very difficult to get a taxi for a while. So Xue Chong could only walk slowly towards the city, trying his luck.
Xue Chong was walking on the road alone, the dimly flickering street lamps extended the shadow under his feet infinitely, making his figure lonely and desolate.
Pedestrians passing by in twos and threes couldn't help but look sideways, but Xue Chong still looked normal, as if he was used to it. In other words, from the very beginning...he was alone.
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Because of an emergency in the office, a colleague asked for leave temporarily, so his work fell to Xue Chong, the team leader.
The workload has increased, Xue Chong got off work today, a full hour later than before. And when he took the elevator downstairs, there were hardly many people in the company.
With a sound of 'ding—', the elevator arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the company. Xue Chong walked out of the elevator carrying a briefcase and pressing his swollen temples.
But in the next second, Xue Chong stopped in place.
Qin Chuan who was not far away seemed to have seen him too, but Qin Chuan only glanced at Xue Chong lightly, as if seeing a stranger he had never met before, and quickly withdrew his gaze.
After the incident with Ruan Tinglan, Xue Chong and Qin Chuan never spoke again. Even if they meet by chance, they pass by as if they are strangers who don't know each other.
And every time Xue Chong met Qin Chuan, he could always smell a strong scent of perfume on Qin Chuan's body. The smell is exactly the same.
Xue Chong didn't feel anything about this. Because he was mentally prepared, he was not surprised.
Moreover, for Xue Chong... this is the best ending.
Ruan Tinglan, who was beside Qin Chuan, greeted Xue Chong with a smile, "Isn't this Mr. Don't Drunk with a Thousand Cups last time? It's really the first time I've seen someone who can drink like you. I'm so impressed."
Xue Chong's face remained unchanged, and he said quietly: "Boss Ruan is exaggerating."
Ruan Tinglan had a bright smile on her face, and then suddenly lowered her voice, and asked in Xue Chong's ear: "Cough...I didn't do anything after drinking last time, right?"
Xue Chong raised his eyebrows and asked quietly, "What does Mr. Ruan mean?"
Hearing this, Ruan Tinglan pinched her curly hair behind her ears in embarrassment, and then said with flickering eyes: "For example, some... embarrassing things, undressing, singing on the road... I I asked your President Qin, but he didn't say anything."
Xue Chong lowered his eyes and said calmly: "I'm sorry, after sending you to the hotel, President Qin asked me to go back. I don't know much about what happened after that."
When Ruan Tinglan heard Xue Chong's formulaic reply, her eyes widened, she looked at Xue Chong with dissatisfaction, and said coquettishly, "Why do you even perfunctory me!"
Xue Chong was silent.
Not far away, Qin Chuan, who was standing in front of the elevator, seemed impatient to wait, and frowned displeasedly: "Have you talked enough? Not enough, please tell me how long I have to wait."
Seeing the impatience on Qin Chuan's face, Ruan Tinglan stuck out her tongue, replied "Come right away", and couldn't help complaining to Xue Chong, "You, Mr. Qin, are really machismo, you only waited for a few minutes I'm getting impatient to wait. It's normal for a man and a woman to wait half an hour to fall in love."
Although Ruan Tinglan complained about Qin Chuan, the smile on her face was completely opposite to what she complained about.
Xue Chong was silent.
Xue Chong silently watched Ruan Tinglan trot towards Qin Chuan with a sweet expression on his face, then said something to Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan then replied, and then Ruan Tinglan smiled coquettishly laughed.
Then, the two stepped into the elevator, the elevator door closed, and Xue Chong couldn't see anything.
It wasn't until the figures of the two disappeared from Xue Chong's sight that Xue Chong, who was standing there, couldn't help but raised his hand and pressed his eyes wearily. Obviously, such a person has been here for the past five years, but now he feels tired for no reason.
... Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well last night.
Xue Chongru told himself.
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Qin Chuan left early today, and when he came to the company lobby on the first floor, he happened to meet Xue Chong's 'current girlfriend' Chu Qianyi.
Chu Qianyi and another female colleague walked side by side, talking and laughing along the way, as if they were going to take the elevator upstairs. The two raised their eyes and inadvertently glanced at Qin Chuan not far away. They stopped immediately, and then respectfully called Mr. Qin.
Qin Chuan responded lightly, and turned his eyes around Chu Qianyi's body without any trace. After slowly looking away, he said in a leisurely manner, "Go up."
After Chu Qianyi and her female colleague said yes, they lifted their feet and continued to walk towards the elevator in the direction just now.
Chu Qianyi and her female colleague had already walked a long way, but Qin Chuan still stood still. He stared straight at Chu Qianyi's back, and wondered sarcastically if someone liked this type of person in the first place.
Although it is admitted that he is better than the average person, but compared with Ruan Tinglan, his looks and ability are still a little worse.
Qin Chuan is currently trying to accept Ruan Tinglan.
Anyway, there is no one I like right now. It seems good to find a woman of comparable strength to marry and cooperate with the company for mutual benefit.
And I have to say that Ruan Tinglan is more emotional and talkative than someone else, and her temperament is more than a little bit more lively than someone else. Always take care of his thoughts and put him first when you go out together. The most important thing is that grandma is very satisfied with her. Although his father didn't say anything, the approval in his eyes has long been seen.
As for the fiancée matter, it was a non-existent matter that Qin Chuan used to provoke Xue Chong, and it never existed. It's a pity that no matter what he said vividly, the other party was indifferent.
But now he doesn't need to rack his brains to lie anymore, because the matter of his fiancee will soon become a fact. In a few months, he will be engaged to Ruan Tinglan.
In fact, Ruan Tinglan wanted to get married directly, but Qin Chuan felt that it was too soon. Because it will take some time for him to slowly accept Ruan Tinglan.
and someone...
If someone doesn't like him, there's no need for him to come forward and force him.
Just when Qin Chuan turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly heard a colleague beside Chu Qianyi suddenly say, "Hey, didn't you and Xue Chong go to the movies last night? How was it? Did you... Hehehe .”
Although the sound was not loud, it was enough to reach Qin Chuan's ears.
Qin Chuan paused and froze in place.
Chu Qianyi smiled, pretending to be shy and said: "Oh, sister Qin, how dare you say such a thing. But last night he sent me home in person, and he watched me go upstairs before leaving."
The colleague exclaimed, and then couldn't help sighing: "A peerless good man like Xue Chong, you really have to hurry up. Now there are very few men who don't smoke or drink, and don't have any special hobbies. Take a look The one in my family is simply incomparable to Xue Chong."
Chu Qianyi waved her hand and said, "No way, he's not that perfect."
The colleague spat at her and scolded her for being a good girl. The two chatted happily for a while, and then couldn't help asking: "By the way, when will you get married? Xue Chong is 25, and you are 23 now, which is a good age to get married. And, if you don't get married sooner If you capture a top-notch man like Xue Chong, maybe one day a coquettish bitch will suddenly come out and hook him up."
After Chu Qianyi answered yes, the two walked into the elevator, and the elevator door closed immediately. After that, Qin Chuan could no longer hear the sound.
Qin Chuan stood motionless, trembling uncontrollably, his fingers felt cold.
He had made such mental preparations early on, but after hearing these words from other people's mouths, he still couldn't help but twitch.
Qin Chuan's eyes were dull, he lifted his feet, and walked out of the company step by step, his head was at a loss. Where were we supposed to go? he does not know.
In Qin Chuan's mind now, only the sentence "Xue Chong 25, you are 23 now, a good age to get married" just now, this sentence has been echoing in his head, as if in a daze.
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At eight o'clock in the evening, after Xue Chong took a shower in the bathroom, put on his pajamas, and was about to fall asleep, the mobile phone in the living room suddenly rang.
Xue Chong picked up the phone and found out that it was Chu Qianyi who was calling, he was slightly taken aback. He frowned and stared at the phone for a few seconds, seeing that Chu Qianyi had no intention of hanging up, and after making sure that he hadn't accidentally made a mistake, he pressed the connect button and answered the call.
Xue Chong: "Hello."
Chu Qianyi's voice on the other end of the phone was a little uneasy. After hesitating for a while, she finally mustered up her courage and said, "Today... I lied in front of my colleagues, saying that the two of us are together... We have been talking for a long time …”
Xue Chong paused for a while, and then calmly replied: "Really."
Seeing that Xue Chong's voice was calm, he said "is that so" lightly, and didn't ask her why, nor did she have the idea of accusing her, Chu Qianyi's voice choked up, and she choked up, "Don't you want to ask me why I did this? ?”
Xue Chong's voice was still steady, unhurried, "If you want to speak, you will naturally speak."
Xue Chong's curiosity has always been very dull, and no matter how curious he is, as long as the other party doesn't take the initiative to ask, Xue Chong will not take the initiative to ask.
It was true five years ago, and it will be true five years from now.
Hearing Xue Chong's words, Chu Qianyi was sure that Xue Chong would not take the initiative to ask her. Touched by the trace, the mood couldn't help but become complicated for a while. Why, he can't accept her
Chu Qianyi on the other end of the phone took a deep breath and wiped away the tears on her face. Even though Xue Chong didn't ask her, she still took the initiative to explain to him: "I am a very despicable person, because Can't be with you, so I don't want anyone else to be with you... Now the whole company knows the fact that we're together, if you mind, I'll explain it to everyone tomorrow... "
Before Chu Qianyi could finish speaking, Xue Chong quietly cut it off, "No need, just keep it as it is now."
Hearing what Xue Chong said, Chu Qianyi couldn't suppress the mood she had finally calmed down just now. There was a cry in her voice, and she said with a sob: "I know you are a gentleman and considerate. But if you want to take care of my face, you don't have to do this. My face is nothing..."
Chu Qianyi's suppressed sobs made Xue Chong silent for a few seconds. He held up the phone, slowly closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "No, I have this need. I should be the one who is really despicable." .”
Xue Chong's heavy voice made Chu Qianyi's sobs stop abruptly. Feeling that she seemed to have touched some secret of Xue Chong, Chu Qianyi asked cautiously: "Can I ask... is it because of it? I don't want to talk anymore. Being pestered by other women? Or... something else?"
Xue Chong's eyes darkened and he didn't speak.
A woman's sixth sense is always inaccurate, Xue Chong on the other end of the phone was only silent for a few seconds, and in a flash, Chu Qianyi found the direction vigilantly.
Chu Qianyi bit her lip, her voice was hoarse, and she hesitated in a low voice: "Is it because of... the person you like?"
This time Xue Chong was silent for a longer period of time, and just when Chu Qianyi almost thought that Xue Chong would not answer, she finally heard an almost inaudible 'en' in her ear.
After receiving Xue Chong's exact answer, Chu Qianyi's eyes dimmed when she finally realized that she would not have any more chances.
She drooped her shoulders in frustration, but again, she pulled herself together quickly and asked, "Are you not together?"
Xue Chong lightly replied yes.
Chu Qianyi couldn't help but asked again: "Why are you not together? Her parents dislike you? Or is it because she doesn't like you? Or..."
Before Chu Qianyi finished speaking, Xue Chong interrupted her quietly, and said calmly: "It's because of me, I don't suit him well."
After hearing this, Chu Qianyi couldn't bear it anymore, "There is nothing suitable! If you like it, you can go after it! Your conditions are so good, it is impossible not to catch up! If it is because of face , just lose face. Look at me, a woman, I shamelessly took the initiative to chase after you, what is there to be shy about a big man! Don't be afraid, go boldly—"
Chu Qianyi was still encouraging Xue Chong, when Xue Chong suddenly heard a heavy slap coming from the direction of the gate. It was as if someone was banging on the door vigorously.
It was not only Xue Chong who spoke loudly, but even Chu Qianyi on the other end of the phone heard it.
Thinking of the recent frequent burglary, burglary and homicide cases, Chu Qianyi suddenly became nervous. Her voice was trembling slightly, trembling, she asked in a low voice: "What... what's wrong with you? Nothing happened, right?"
Xue Chong held up his mobile phone and walked towards the door, while calmly comforting him: "Nothing happened, just someone knocked on the door. I'll go to open the door, you go to bed first."
Chu Qianyi obviously heard the sound of heavy slapping, which sounded like the usual knocking on the door! She doesn't believe it.
Seeing that Xue Chong was about to open the door, Chu Qianyi's voice suddenly became anxious, and said excitedly: "Don't come! What if there is danger! Let him continue to knock on the door like this, and leave him alone. Naturally, someone will Open the door and come out to see what's going on—"
Chu Qianyi was overwhelmed with excitement, but Xue Chong continued to walk towards the door with a calm face, and said in a calm manner: "It may be someone from the property management, I will open the door to check, nothing will happen. "
Chu Qianyi immediately retorted, "If it's a property, I will definitely tell you—"
Before Chu Qianyi could finish speaking, Xue Chong continued: "Then I will not hang up the phone. If you hear the voice and feel something is wrong, call the police immediately."
After listening, Chu Qianyi's voice gradually weakened. She held up her mobile phone, still a little worried and said: "Then you remember to be careful..."
Following Chu Qianyi's words, Xue Chong on the other end of the phone also opened the door.
Then the next second, when he saw the person coming, he froze.
Qin Chuan outside the door reeked of alcohol, and behind him, a mobile phone was torn apart. He raised his eyes and saw that Xue Chong was holding a mobile phone in his hand, he seemed to be still on the call, and he didn't seem to hang up. He sneered, and when Xue Chong was unprepared, he quickly snatched the phone from his hand.
Chu Qianyi on the phone was still concerned about Xue Chong's safety, and hurriedly asked how the situation was, who the other party was, and so on.
Qin Chuan stared at the three words Chu Qianyi on the phone screen, snorted mockingly, then raised the phone and replied, "It's me, don't call again", and immediately hung up the phone.
Chu Qianyi on the other end of the phone was stunned when she heard Qin Chuan's voice. She didn't even realize when Qin Chuan hung up the phone.
Chu Qianyi's expression was dull, and her brain seemed to be stuck, unable to function normally.
Just now was... Qin... Mr. Qin? ?