When Lu Hong cries, she looks more miserable than anyone else, but when she runs, she looks like a track and field athlete.
She rushed out of the school gate and disappeared outside the school.
Even Luo Zhenduo was somewhat shocked and asked, "Your mother... had good physical fitness, what happened to her?"
Chi Yue remained calm and replied, "She must have seen the business card and was frightened by Mr. Luo's title."
Luo Zhenduo suspected that the lady just now could not understand the value of his title, but Chi Yue didn't care, so he didn't care either.
Luo Zhenduo turned his head and looked at Chi Yue. When she went out traveling before, Chi Yue wore a trendy T-shirt, with red lips and white teeth, and looked beautiful and energetic.
Luo Zhenduo wondered why Chi Yue seldom changed her clothes, but he never thought of it as a sign of poverty.
Zhuang Baihua repeatedly said that Chi Yue was a poverty alleviation target, but he didn't take it seriously.
Chi Yue had been behaving very politely. Even when being pestered by Xi Yin, she was not very nice with her words, but her actions were very well-mannered. Luo Zhenduo couldn't imagine how this rude lady could have given birth to such a well-behaved son.
"Don't take what happened just now to heart." Chi Yue said, while Luo Zhenduo was looking at him, "This kind of thing happens two or three times every month. I'm used to it. The more I deal with them, the more excited they become. Don't say a word, and they will stop by themselves."
As a son, Chi Yue's words might sound a bit excessive, but Luo Zhenduo could think that he had his reasons.
Just like Chi Yue said, Zhuang Baihua didn't say anything, which shows that Chi Yue's character is fine.
And his good friend Zhuang Baihua… used to be a bit of a jerk and had a period of fooling around, but I don’t know why he suddenly turned over a new leaf. After going through this series of changes, Chi Yue is the only one who is kept by Zhuang Baihua, which shows that Chi Yue is of great significance.
Luo Zhenduo felt a little awkward when he thought of Zhuang Baihua's special treatment for Chi Yue. He shook off those emotions and said to Chi Yue: "No matter what, if you have any difficulties, go to Baihua. You're welcome."
He cleared his throat and added, "If you don't mind, you can come to me. After all, I have more experience as a father than Bai Hua, and I know how to handle some things."
Chi Yue wondered what was wrong with these people, they all wanted to be his father.
Chi Yue said: "Mr. Zhuang wants me to treat him as my father, but I don't want to." His tone was a little unconvinced, "He is only eight years older than me, why should I treat him as my father?"
Luo Zhenduo laughed after hearing this, his laughter was hearty and pleasant: "I don't know what's wrong, Bai Hua has been acting a bit old-fashioned lately."
The two of them were standing on the side of the road at school, chatting in a harmonious atmosphere. If the weather wasn't so hot, they could have chatted even more.
Luo Zhenduo sighed and said to Chi Yue: "As for Xiyin's affairs, you should go along with him a little. He has had poor health since he was a child and is a little willful sometimes, but generally speaking he is still a good child."
Chi Yue shut her mouth, neither agreeing nor objecting.
Luo Zhenduo felt a little offended, but then he thought, why bother with a child, and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. If you have any questions, you can come to me."
Just as Luo Zhenduo was about to turn around and leave, Chi Yue suddenly said, "Thank you."
Luo Zhenduo turned around and smiled faintly: "Nothing."
"Thank you for the soup." Chi Yue said, "and the ointment. I soaked it in water and drank it. It tasted good."
Luo Zhenduo stood there as if he had been struck by lightning.
It turned out that the supplements he stuffed into Zhuang Baihua were all passed on to Chi Yue by Zhuang Baihua. What shocked Luo Zhenduo even more was that this was the first time someone said that something his mother brewed tasted good...
Chi Yue thought about it and said, "It would be nice if there were more." He smacked his lips, "The more the better."
Luo Zhenduo: “…”
Okay, I’ll give it to Zhuang Baihua next time.
Luo Zhenduo got in the car and left. Chi Yue watched the car drive out of the campus and whispered, "What a hassle."
Things were becoming more and more complicated, and even he could hardly see clearly.
He kicked a pebble on the road, and it rolled away. He said again, "Damn it."
While the summer vacation is still in progress, which is the peak consumption period, Zhuang Baihua still works overtime to strive to increase the city's GDP.
When he entered the company gate that day, he took a casual look and found that there was another young security guard on duty.
Because it was summer, the security guards changed into short-sleeved uniforms. Zhuang Baihua glanced at the security guard's arm.
Very good, with muscles, no wonder he got first place in the physical fitness test.
Security guard Zhuang Baihua stared at him and quietly hid his arms behind his back.
…I’m just too shy.
Zhuang Baihua remembered that Chi Jingye had been beaten up before, and he walked to the security guard and asked him, "How is your work lately?"
The young security guard adjusted his hat. Zhuang Baihua knew that he was concerned about the scar on his forehead, so he tried not to look at it. The security guard answered the president's question and said, "Not bad, I'm pretty free."
It's true, I always say I'm free in front of my leader.
"The guy who caused trouble last time hasn't come recently, right?" Zhuang Baihua asked deliberately, "He's Chi Yue's father."
The security guard shook his head and said, "No, he's not coming. He can't come."
Just as Zhuang Baihua was thinking about this, he heard the security guard say, "Chi Yue asked me to check on his family members and beat them up and throw them out."
Zhuang Baihua: "... Don't blindly resort to violence. Use courtesy first and then force. If you can't convince them, just kick them out."
"I'll do whatever Chi Yue tells me to do."
Zhuang Baihua: “…” Okay, his words as a president are no longer effective.
When Zhuang Baihua was talking to the security guard, he raised his eyes inadvertently and suddenly saw a person hiding behind a pillar in the company lobby.
The man poked out his furry head and looked at Zhuang Baihua from time to time.
Zhuang Baihua immediately recalled the "secretly observing" cat emoticon package he had seen on the Internet.
He immediately walked over and pulled Chi Yue out from behind the pillar.
Chi Yue stood up straight, cleared his throat, and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhuang."
Zhuang Baihua looked at him with amusement.
Chi Yue's personality often changes. At first, he is a little hedgehog with thorns, speaking coldly and being sarcastic from time to time. Later, he becomes very gloomy and has a lot on his mind. When he is extremely depressed, he will change from a hedgehog to a large beast, biting people everywhere. He is a little crazy.
But once he trusts you, he will become docile and follow you like a little animal.
Occasionally he can show his heroic side, like the last time he wore prince's clothes, looking very handsome.
At the same time, she can't hide behind a pillar like she did today, revealing half of her pretty face and looking at people pitifully with her pair of dark eyes.
Zhuang Baihua smiled and said, "Are you free to come and study today?"
Chi Yue nodded.
Ever since Lu Hong saw Luo Zhenduo's business card, she never came to see him again, and he had some free time.
"Come upstairs." Zhuang Baihua called him.
Chi Yue hesitated and did not follow immediately.
"Why are you so shy?" Zhuang Baihua asked.
Chi Yue raised her head and looked at Zhuang Baihua carefully. Seeing that he did not look unhappy, she walked into the elevator with Zhuang Baihua.
Zhuang Baihua understood that Chi Yue was worried that she would be angry because she rejected his invitation to live together last time, and he felt a little amused.
They are not in a relationship of a financial sponsor and his mistress, so if they don't want to, then forget it. He didn't take it to heart, but Chi Yue felt a psychological burden.
Zhuang Baihua led Chi Yue to the president's office, opened the door of the lounge, and let Chi Yue in.
Chi Yue's eyes have been able to automatically filter out the word "demolition" on the wall, as if the word did not exist.
Zhuang Baihua asked Chi Yue to sit down. This time he did not ask his secretary to pour him some juice. Instead, he said, "I don't know what happened. The amount of tonic soup Lao Luo sent over this time is unprecedented. You seem to like it very much. Do you want to drink some here?"
Chi Yue understood what was going on, chose not to say anything, and replied, "Okay."
Zhuang Baihua called his secretary in, took out Luo's grandmother's masterpiece from the refrigerator, put it in a bowl, and brought it to Chi Yue.
Because it is summer, Grandma Luo made sweet soup this time. It does not need to be heated and can be drunk chilled.
Chi Yue held the bowl and the spoon, and drank the rock sugar water sip by sip, with a look of enjoyment on her face.
Zhuang Baihua looked at the sweet soup. Apart from the odd color, which was pure milky white, everything else seemed normal. There were also tapioca pearls and small glutinous rice balls in it, which looked good.
Zhuang Baihua couldn't help but ask, "Is it delicious?"
Chi Yue nodded.
"Can I have some?"
Chi Yue smiled and said, "Okay, let's drink together."
Secretary Chen prepared a bowl for Zhuang Baihua. When he handed it to Zhuang Baihua, his expression was very tragic and he looked at Zhuang Baihua like a warrior.
Zhuang Baihua took the bowl of sweet soup and took a sip out of curiosity: "..."
It's hard to describe the feeling, although it's sweet, there are other tastes in it. The water boiled with many medicinal herbs mixed together has a unique fishy smell of herbs, which is very strange.
No wonder Secretary Chen had that expression on his face. He must have tasted it secretly and knew it tasted terrible.
Zhuang Baihua has always been a supporter of the "Clean Plate Campaign". He didn't want to waste food, so he gritted his teeth and continued to "enjoy" the sweet soup.
Chi Yue scooped the sugar water with a spoon while looking at Zhuang Baihua's face, seeing his expression and pursing his lips.
Zhuang Baihua said helplessly: "Laugh if you want to."
Chi Yue finally burst into laughter and fell into the sofa.
Zhuang Baihua simply couldn't understand: "Why do you think this tastes good?"
Chi Yue finished laughing and drank the rest of the sweet soup in one breath. Then he took the bowl from Zhuang Baihua and said, "Because it tastes like home."
Chi Yue's brief words instantly touched his heartstrings. Bitterness surged from his heart to his nose. Zhuang Baihua took a breath and raised his hand to touch Chi Yue's hair.
Chi Yue never complained or bitched about the hardship. As the protagonist of the original book, he was bombarded with bloody plots, but he never gave in.
At least that's what Zhuang Baihua saw from the original text.
The original owner was rich and powerful. If Chi Yue had obeyed the original owner, she could at least get money. However, she did not do so. Instead, she kept resisting and was constantly locked up in a small dark room.
Not only is she surrounded by paranoid male supporting characters, her family background is also ridiculous, and her attitude towards her parents is almost non-existent, or even worse than non-existent.
Even Zhuang Baihua couldn't help but curse on Chi Yue's behalf.
Fucking life.
Chi Yue kept everything in her heart, but she would occasionally reveal her emotions, such as when she said "the taste of home".
Chi Yue was touched on the head by Zhuang Baihua. She carefully adjusted the direction of the bowl, scooped a spoonful of sugar water with the spoon Zhuang Baihua had used, put it into her mouth, and rolled her tongue tip lightly and quickly in the spoon, putting all the sweetness into her mouth and then swallowing it into her stomach.
Zhuang Baihua was so immersed in his affection for Chi Yue that he didn't notice that Chi Yue took a sip. He just licked the spoon. After she finished drinking Zhuang Baihua's portion of syrup, she licked the entire spoon inside and out.
Zhuang Baihua asked: "Is it very hot? Do you want to turn down the air conditioner?"
The air conditioning was very strong, the sugar water was very cold, but Chi Yue's ears were red.
Chi Yue shook her head and whispered, "It's not hot."
Zhuang Baihua looked at his ears, and even part of his cheeks began to turn red. Zhuang Baihua suddenly wanted to touch it and feel if that piece of jade-like skin was as hot as he imagined.
Zhuang Baihua turned his head and suppressed his itchy hands.
Chi Yue lowered her eyes and whispered to herself: "It's so sweet..."
The atmosphere was a bit sticky. Neither of them mentioned moving in together again. They just exchanged words of concern and resumed their previous relationship.
A few days later, Zhuang Baihua came to the office and suddenly saw a small cactus on the desk. The cactus was about half the size of a palm, with hairy thorns on its green body. It was placed in a small flowerpot behind the computer. From the front, it looked like a green head quietly emerging.
Zhuang Baihua thought of the words "secret observation" again.
Zhuang Baihua was called in by Secretary Chen, and pointed at the cactus and asked him, "What is this?"
Offices are usually decorated with various flowers and green plants. This small pot of green balls does not quite fit the style of the president's office.
Chen Wang said seriously: "This was sent by Chi Yue. He said it was a gift for you."
Zhuang Baihua felt a little puzzled. Not to mention the novel gift of the cactus, why didn't Chi Yue give it to him in person, but put it on his desk when he was not around
"It's probably a token of his appreciation." Secretary Chen said, "He might be a bit shy."
Zhuang Baihua looked at the cactus, and seemed to see two red clouds on the little green ball's face. He accepted Chi Yue's feelings, smiled and reached out to touch the thorns of the little cactus.
The thorns are not hard but soft, and feel very cute when they touch the fingertips.
"What's the meaning of cactus?" Zhuang Baihua pondered, "Perseverance? Indomitable?" Plants that exist in the desert have some strong qualities, and these words do fit Chi Yue's experience.
Chen Wang looked at Zhuang Baihua's face full of gentle smile and said nothing.
In addition, cactus has a hidden flower language.
It represents loneliness and unattainable love.