Birds of a feather flock together. People who can become friends should always have something in common.
Li Muye unexpectedly became friends with Gu Dawei and Liu Dong.
Xiao Fen'er didn't really like the slender and droopy one, and her impression of Zalimengan wasn't very good either. So she couldn't figure out how the perfect man in her mind could hit it off with these two guys.
After returning from Russia, she served as Li Muye's work and life assistant and was fully responsible for taking care of all Li Muye's life and work affairs. There was nothing she needed to do in life, and sometimes Li Muye even had to take care of her. But when it comes to work, she has too much to do.
Li Muye is the hands-off shopkeeper. Based on the principle of employing people without suspicion, she is responsible for handling seals, managing capital accounts, and even important matters such as signature authorization. He is said to be an assistant, but he is almost the same as being the decision-maker of several multinational companies.
If Yuan Chengde is the brain behind strategic decisions, Lu Shaofen is the one who issues orders on behalf of Li Muye to implement these decisions down to the smallest detail.
She chose a restaurant as her office location, and Li Muye also spent most of his time here.
Although Zhou Jing found a full-time chef, Li Muye would still make an occasional guest appearance. Whenever Zhang Na comes to visit, Brother Xiaoye will basically cook the food himself.
After what happened last time, Gu Dawei and Liu Dong obtained Li Muye's personal contact information through Lao Cui's wife and found this place.
These two brothers are not yet thirty years old, but they have rich experience in making money. Li Muye can always find a lot of old fun when drinking and chatting with them. In their eyes, Li Muye was just a fellow who washed his hands in a golden basin. He had good skills, opened such a restaurant, and lived a good life. Just enough to be a friend.
At night, the restaurant gradually became lively.
It's rare that Zhang Na has time to come over today. She recently passed her doctoral thesis in clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and is already one of the most important department directors in the emergency department of St. Mary's Hospital. The reason why he was able to reach such an important position at such a young age was that, in addition to his high academic qualifications, another important factor was that Li Muye, through Bai Xue's relationship, asked Bai Peng to invest in the hospital in the name of cooperation, becoming a foreign investor in the hospital. Major shareholder.
The restaurant reserved a seat for Zhang Na often near the window. Li Muye looked at her through the glass window and while preparing the food carefully, he chatted: "Are you planning to stay single forever?"
"Well, this is good." Zhang Na said without raising her head: "My life is very fulfilling now. I receive all kinds of patients every day and fight all kinds of diseases. Every day in the professional field. There are so many new things that I don’t have time to think about anything else.”
"It's getting cold, so remember to wear more clothes. There's no heating here compared to our hometown." Li Muye noticed that she was still wearing summer clothes, and couldn't help but warned: "If you don't have time to buy something, just tell me One sound."
"It's good to have a brother who cares about me." Zhang Na said with a smile: "In addition to resting in the work apartment, eating here, and working in the hospital, I almost never go anywhere else. Why don't you go shopping with me tonight? , go to Meng Fanbing’s place for a walk.”
"Okay." Li Muye couldn't help but agreed immediately. He glanced at Gu Dawei and Liu Dong who had already sat in, and said, "Two friends over there come to me for a drink. I'll go over and say hello to them. You go first Eat something and we’ll go when we’re done.”
"Brother, why don't you live with your sister-in-law?" At Chen Shuai Plaza on the Bund, Zhang Na took the initiative to hold Li Muye's hand, just like she did when she was a child, and chatted while walking: "Meng Fanbing told me that this sister-in-law has a good temper. She is a powerful person, and she is the daughter of a wealthy local family. Would she usually make you angry?"
"It's alright." Li Muye smiled and said, "Don't listen to Meng Fanbing's nonsense. Your sister-in-law is just as good as others."
"I hope that's the case." Zhang Na said: "I always feel that I have delayed you. What I worry about most is that your life will be unhappy."
Fingers clasped together, we are so close to each other.
Love goes in the opposite direction. No matter how strong family affection is, how can it be as strong as the deep affection between you and me
"It is said that women and men in the mythical age actually had four hands and feet, and a head with two faces. When the main god Zeus split them in half from the middle, then the sun god Apollo turned everyone around. When Hao clearly sees the trauma of being cut in half, the man and woman who were cut in half are destined to miss each other. Because longing is destined to search for each other in the vast sea of people, only to find the missing other half and reach out to each other Only by hugging each other with our hands can we get back the feeling we had before, and this feeling is called fate."
"Brother, you have changed." Zhang Na clenched her hands and said softly: "The change has become profound and sad."
"You have misunderstood me." Li Muye said: "Plato expressed a point of view through Aristophanes. He regarded love as an essential destiny for a complete life. People must be with the one they love. Only when people live together and complement each other can they achieve a perfect life. I think this statement is not entirely correct."
"Why?" Zhang Na's bright eyes flickered, as wise as stars and as pure as children.
Li Muye looked at her and said softly: "I told you that myth and legend because I wanted to tell you that we were once a community connected by fate, and this will never change. But now, since I can talk to other girls To get married, of course you can also fall in love and get married with other men. To me, real love is to make the other half in your heart live a better, freer and more comfortable life."
"Brother, I'm fine now." Zhang Na's eyes suddenly filled with tears, and clear tears flowed down quietly. She pursed her lips, inhaled deeply through her nose, and pressed into Li Muye's arms in the cold wind. , said softly: "I do what I like. If I meet the right person, I think I will take a step forward."
"What about Liu Qi?" Li Muye said, "He hasn't given up yet. This is already very rare given his conditions."
"It's impossible for me to be with him." Zhang Na said: "Brother Qi only sees his career and has ambition in his belly. He can't hold anything else. He treats me well mostly because he wants me. Part of my aunt's support is because I am a very simple person. When he is with me, he can put down some heavy things, have a good laugh, and make trouble."
"The more powerful and complex a person's inner world is, the more they will be obsessed with simple and pure things." Li Muye said: "I have had this experience too."
Zhang Na said: "Brother Qi's fate is much better than yours, but it is not as good as outsiders see. His grandfather was the founder of Leidia Jewelry, but Leidia Jewelry was not popular at that time. After Mr. Liu passed away, , my aunt became the largest shareholder, and under her leadership, Redia Jewelry Group began to stand out among its peers."
"My aunt is a very strong person. Although Brother Qi was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he lives harder than anyone else. His talents, knowledge and knowledge are all first-rate. He never slacks off in his career, just to prove it to my aunt. He can inherit Redia's jewelry, but even though he has worked very hard, he has not been able to become Redia's designated heir until now."
Li Muye said: "He even told you such private words, which is enough to show how special you are in his heart."
Zhang Na said: "When I first arrived in the United States, I was lonely and like a fool. I was often bullied and even discriminated against in school. Not only did the white girls treat me in an unequal way, but even the African-American and Mexican-American girls treated me unfairly. Frequent comments were made about my skin color and my language."
"You must have lived a very hard life at that time." Li Muye hugged her tightly with some distress.
"Yes, it is indeed quite difficult." Zhang Na said: "Although my aunt is one of the school directors, I hardly enjoy any privileges among students, so I can only protect myself by myself. Once we were doing chemistry During the experiment, an African-American girl said very vicious words to me. I couldn't hold it back, so I poured the medicine on her body, causing her slight burns. Then this girl had a brother. He is a well-known villain in that neighborhood..."
She looked up at Li Muye, shrugged and said, "You know, whether it's China or the United States, that kind of people are always difficult to deal with."
Li Muye asked with concern: "What then? Is this person causing trouble for you?"
"Of course." Zhang Na said: "Just when I was too scared to leave home to go to school, Brother Qi stood up. In addition to being very rich, he was also very resourceful. He designed a trap for that person. I broke the man's spine while hunting, and the police later determined it was an accident. He paid a large sum of money to the black man, and the matter was settled. From that time on, he began to have formal contact with me."
This was the first time she talked about her experience in the United States. Li Muye listened carefully, not wanting to miss the details of every word.
"I knew he had a purpose to help me, and I also knew that he contacted me for the same purpose, but I was so lonely at that time that I couldn't refuse his care, even though I acted very coldly on the surface. , but in fact, I have begun to prepare to accept him." Zhang Na paused here, raised her head and smiled playfully, and said: "Brother, am I a little careless and half-hearted?"
"No, that's human instinct." Li Muye said with pity, "I didn't take good care of you."
"I knew you would say that." Zhang Na nodded and continued: "Brother Qi was very eager to marry me at that time. I was not sure whether he made this decision because he liked me, so I was more entangled. , until I realized his true thoughts through some details and clearly rejected him, the matter was temporarily dropped."
"what have you found?"
"He has always had great respect for me. Even though we had many opportunities to be alone together, he always maintained a gentlemanly manner and never did anything to force me. The more cautious he is, the more it shows that I am not the only one in his heart. ." Zhang Na explained: "The United States is an open society. It is normal for boyfriends and girlfriends to have some things happen after they reach adulthood. And he was a famous playboy before he dated me. The reason why he can do this is To that extent, it’s just because I’m worried that I’ll lose a lot for a small amount of money.”
"The small one is your feelings, and the big one is the chance to become the heir." Li Muye analyzed along with her thoughts.
"That's the truth." Zhang Na said: "Brother, I must admit that I was actually very attracted to Brother Qi at that time. But what happened later made me realize what I really wanted, so I made up my mind to refuse. he."
"What happened next?" (End of chapter)