The new job is very busy.
He Cheng flattened the coffee can and threw it into the trash can. This is the third day he has stayed up late in a row.
The continuous work made him miserable. I used to be a leader in my own company, but only after I came out did I realize how difficult it is to start from scratch. This is just an expansion project, even if there is a family around, it is already too much for him.
He didn't complete the task of bringing Xu Ran back, so He Jingtang got angry and almost cut off his money.
No contacts, no foundation, everything starts from scratch.
When he stayed up late into the night, He Cheng supported his tired head while thinking about what he was doing.
At 3:30 in the morning, he received a call from Bai Jinming. I just finished the meeting with local companies, so I want to report on the situation.
"We just finished, and the progress is pretty good." Bai Jinming was a little excited, "What about you?"
"Me?" He Cheng looked at the thick stack of folders in his hand and said, "No progress."
"..."
Bai Jinming asked the secretary to go first, and went to the corner by himself, "You haven't started yet?"
"No. The day after tomorrow." If he can hold out.
"Is there not enough manpower, how many people did you bring?"
"..."
He Cheng's silence shocked Bai Jinming, "Isn't it true that your father is so cruel to you?"
"He is determined not to let me go back, and I will be scolded if I go back." He Cheng rubbed his throbbing temples, "It's better to fight here."
"Madman." Bai Jinming said sincerely.
He Cheng didn't have the heart to argue with him, "It's okay to hang up."
"Wait," Bai Jinming said suddenly, "how is he?"
"Who?"
"Who else? Xu Ran! Aren't you in his hometown?"
He Cheng turned his chair around, looked at the hazy night outside, and said, "I didn't look for him."
In a city so big, he didn't even know which district Xu Ran's home was in.
"... Dude, are you okay?"
In the past, He Cheng said one thing and never hesitated like this before.
"If you can't do it, just quit." Bai Jinming said sincerely, "The job in City C is enough for the two of us, and if it's done for your family, it won't be hard for you anymore."
If it was in the past, He Cheng would definitely agree to it according to the situation, but now he closed his eyes and said, "Wait a little longer."
"He Cheng, doing business is no joke, if you wait any longer, you will be finished."
"I know."
In Bai Jinming's "You know what a fart" that hates iron and steel, He Cheng hangs up the phone.
The night view of City D is beautiful. The sun is about to rise, the sky is a little white, and the neon lights are releasing their colors in the night. In the distance are the mountains and the sea, connected to the skyline, with no end in sight.
This is the city where Xu Ran was born. He Cheng remembered that he once heard Xu Ran mention that he was in his hometown before junior high school, and then he moved to another city and met him.
At that time Xu Ran smiled shyly, with curved eyebrows, "If I hadn't moved, I wouldn't have met you."
Now He Cheng really wants to ask Xu Ran back then, do you regret it.
The hands of the clock jumped to four o'clock, He Cheng took a last look at the night scene, and returned to the table.
Work.
It's the only thing he can do now.
He was born with a workaholic, and he may have He Jingtang's courageous personality in his bones. He used to work overtime at work when he didn't want to go home. If a man from another family lied and worked overtime, he probably cheated. Only he, If Xu Ran really wanted to find him, he could go directly to the office.
But in the past ten years, Xu Ran has never checked the guard once when he was not home.
Now that I think about it, the two of them hardly acted like a couple back then. He disliked Xu Ran's lameness and sneered at him, but Xu Ran also accepted it. He likes Xu Ran's craftsmanship, but only at home. The thermos that Xu Ran bought for him was thrown aside after just one glance. After getting out of bed, he tried his best to avoid showing too many things about lovers, for fear that Xu Ran might misunderstand. At that time, he never imagined that one day he would stay in a small rented house, doing extremely difficult work, and told Bai Jinming, I haven't looked for him yet.
There was a breath in his heart, and he also felt aggrieved.
Everything was fine at first, but after Mai Xing appeared, everything changed.
Without Mai Xing, he and Xu Ran would not have any contact after breaking up. All kinds of things after that will not reappear, and there will be no pressure from the family, and the nightmare that will emerge every night as soon as you close your eyes.
Blaming Mai Xing, but shirking responsibility is not He Cheng's style.
He also blamed himself. There are a lot of people in car accidents in this world, and it's not like I haven't seen bleeding before. Why did it feel like a needle was stuck in my heart this time, and every movement hurts.
He thought, if he changed the person involved in the accident to the secretary, Wang Li, Bai Jinming, and everyone he knew well, would he still become so neurotic and abnormal
He Cheng couldn't come up with the answer to this question.
After reading the document until six o'clock in the morning, he washed his face and went to bed for an hour. After getting up, I have to run to customers.
At noon, Bai Jinming called again and said, "Maixing went to your house this morning to formally propose cooperation."
"What?" He Cheng stood up suddenly, and said angrily, "He still has the face?"
"I don't know, I heard from my family. Do you want to ask what's going on with your family? Don't let him get involved in our project."
He Cheng immediately called He Jingtang, and the voice over there was as calm as ever, "You don't need to worry about this matter."
"What do you mean without me? Don't you know what good things Mai Xing did?!" He Cheng was furious, "You shouldn't even let him into our house!"
"He Cheng!"
"I won't let him meddle in family affairs, and I haven't given him any chance." He Jingtang said coldly, "I'm not like you. Even if I don't tear myself apart, I still have room for maneuver. Are they all vegetarians?"
He Cheng was dumbfounded.
"Do you know that the most taboo thing in business is to use one's emotions. Do you want to kick out every person you don't like? You can't even deal with such low-level guys. What are you talking about with me? future."
A basin of cold water poured down from the top of his head, extinguishing the fire in He Cheng's heart.
What He Jingtang meant was that he had already dealt with Mai Xing, so he didn't need to worry about it.
It only took half a day.
He Cheng sat down slowly, staring blankly at the chaotic desktop full of rolled papers.
He Jingtang has He Jingtang's way of dealing with it, and he has his own. He never felt that he did something wrong, but in the end it still needed He Jingtang's action.
In the past, he was high-spirited and disdainful of the Mai family, but he never stopped Mai Xing from finding fault. Compared with his father, after all, he lacked some composure and connotation.
He is still too young. It's too easy to make mistakes, and I think I'm good everywhere, but I don't know that it's a joke in the eyes of the elders.
It's no wonder why He Jingtang was so angry before, but now He Cheng finally understands.
He sat for a long time before texting Bai Jinming that he was fine.
Scroll down and find Joann's name.
Now that he and Bai Jinming are not in the city, it is uncertain whether Mai Xing will attack Qiao's house. He had to remind him both emotionally and rationally.
Unexpectedly, Joan responded just two minutes after sending it out.
This was the first time Qiao An replied to him after returning to China: Thank you, I see.
He Cheng stared at these five words. Qiao An has never been estranged from him like this. Going forward ten years, before Xu Ran confessed, the two of them were tired of being together, and the most they said every day was, I love you.
He Cheng didn't understand why he didn't want to say anything.
When I realized it, I had already sent the question, and before I had time to regret it, Qiao An replied: What exactly do you want
What do you want? Joan and Xu Ran both asked him this question.
This made He Cheng feel a little annoyed, he always felt that the two people seemed to have colluded with each other to get the answer, but he was the only one who kept him in the dark.
Joan quickly sent a long message.
— you want me, don't you? Then I nod my head and agree to you now, and then, we fall in love like when we were young, fear nothing, and live a lifetime with just one vow? Taking me out is more face-saving than taking Xu Ran, right? He Cheng, do you want me, do you want someone who loves you, or do you want a beautiful decoration
When I came back, I gave you something because we were still friends, not a hint of reconciliation. When will you be able to distinguish which are the good intentions of the person who loves you, and which are your wishful thinking? When I went abroad, you didn't do anything, and when I returned home, you would dump Xu Ran and come after me. Have you ever thought about my feelings
If you don't love him, just say you don't love him. Do you have a sense of accomplishment after hanging on to him for so many years and watching him suffer
It was almost a question, so He Cheng couldn't reply for a while.
Joan finally said: I don't know if anyone will love you in the future, but you owe an apology to those who loved you in this life.
He Cheng wanted to ask if you were among the "loved" people, and he sent it, but the red dot of rejecting turned on.
Joan deleted him.
That long paragraph of words still remained on it, and each word pierced into He Cheng's eyes.
An anxiety and irritability after being exposed rose in his heart. Every word seemed to reprimand him for what he had done. Those things that he once took for granted were trampled to pieces by Joan stripping off the cloak of self-satisfaction.
Is he doing wrong
Several events were presented in front of his eyes through the narration of a third party, and He Cheng found that he hardly dared to read that paragraph of text again. He turned off his phone and threw himself on the bed.
On the lifeless double bed, he stretched out his hand to touch the side, only to feel a piece of ice cold.
After so many years of tossing, what did I get
He thought he loved Joan more than anything in the world, but when Joan asked why he wanted him, he hesitated.
I still remember Joan asking once in high school, "Why do you like me?"
He Cheng remembered that the answer he gave back then was - "There is no reason for love."
He always thought so. There is no reason for love, so he can easily tell the reason why he doesn't love Xu Ran.
Not good-looking enough, physically disabled, too weak in character, submissive and boring...
After thinking about it, he suddenly sat up and thought, why does Xu Ran love him
It is impossible to love him with sarcastic remarks, domineering violence, and no cherishment.
He didn't remember any favors he had given Xu Ran. When he was eighteen, Xu Ran suddenly appeared in front of him and confessed to him. The two of them had barely met before that. What does Xu Ran love him for? And what held Xu Ran back, and he struggled to follow him for ten years
If there is no reason for love, then there is no more love, and naturally there is no need to explain anything.
Xu Ran didn't explain to him, just said, you go, I want to rest.
Recalling Xu Ran's tone on the phone, He Cheng realized belatedly that he seemed to have lost a lot of precious things that night.
It also seems that there is no room for redemption at all.
The author has something to say: Thank you for the appearance of love mine