Mr. Sun is one of Mr. Chi Jiang's business partners in Qiantang. In recent months, the two have had close contacts due to project cooperation, so he was invited to attend Mrs. Chi Jiang's birthday party. Also accompanying him were the head of the technical department, Lin Yan, and Zhan Xi.
Dong Cheng said that Mr. Chi Jiang was very grateful to Zhan Xi for his matchmaking, which made his idea finally come true, and he sincerely hoped that Zhan Xi could also come along.
Zhan Xi had never attended such a banquet before and didn't even have a decent piece of clothing. The dress she was wearing was borrowed from Luo Xinran.
Luo Xinran had attended some entertainment industry parties, and her dress style was relatively open. This moon-white floor-length dress had a deep V-neck. Zhan Xi was of similar height and figure to her, so it fit her well, except that the neckline was too low, so she could only wear a white tube top underneath, which was a bit ugly, but at least it made her feel at ease.
She knew she might meet Luo Jingyu, so she came early. Seeing Luo Jingyu walking out without looking back, Zhan Xi didn't call out, but just picked up her bag in her left hand and lifted her skirt with her right hand and chased after her.
Zhong Peng, Mo Yang and Xiao Li all saw this scene. Xiao Li knew nothing and wanted to follow Luo Jingyu out, but was grabbed by Zhong Peng.
Mo Yang typed for him to see: Brother Li, let’s go and rest first and wait for Senior Brother Luo.
Xiao Li was very excited: "That was his girlfriend just now?"
Zhong Peng smiled slyly, and Mo Yang also smiled with his lips pursed. Type: Maybe.
Xiao Li looked envious: "His girlfriend is so beautiful!"
Mo Yang rolled his eyes at him: Isn’t Senior Brother Luo handsome
Xiao Li put his arm around Zhong Peng's shoulders and said, "Handsome, handsome! Let's go find a place to sit for a while. I'm really exhausted today."
Outside the banquet hall is an empty rest area. Through a long row of floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you can see a lake view. As the sun sets, the lake is rippling with ripples, and the scenery is beautiful and pleasant.
Luo Jingyu walked very fast in the light of the setting sun, but not as fast as Zhan Xi, because she was running. When someone grabbed her arm from behind, Luo Jingyu's heart sank, she closed her eyes tightly, and didn't dare to look back.
He didn't even know she would chase him out, why would she chase him out? She made it very clear, he was not illiterate, he could recognize the words! He understood what she meant! He stayed at home these days, wasn't he doing enough? What else was there to do
Luo Jingyu really didn’t know. She stood straight with her head lowered. She clenched her teeth and refused to look back.
Zhan Xi stood behind him, holding his left arm tightly with her right hand, refusing to let go, fearing that he would run away again if she let go.
Is he... still angry
Zhan Xi shook his arm, but Luo Jingyu didn't move. Zhan Xi shook it again and again, pouting, and shook it again and again. The two of them were stuck there, neither of them was willing to move, just waiting to see who would compromise first.
A waiter passed by pushing a food cart and looked at them strangely. Luo Jingyu met his gaze, sighed, and finally turned around resignedly.
He was wearing a newly bought black work suit. Zhong Peng, Mo Yang and Xiao Li each had one. They looked like a team, giving people a more professional feeling.
Luo Jingyu has broad shoulders and long legs, and looks even more heroic in work clothes. Zhan Xi let go of her hand and looked up at him. He was also looking at her with a helpless expression.
Okay, let’s continue the stalemate and see who speaks first.
The loser this time was Zhan Xi. Who gave the person in front of him the innate advantage
She trembled her lips: "Xiao Yu, thank you for taking care of the gift, I..."
She took out a square box from her bag and handed it to him. "This is for you. It's a shoulder and neck massager." As she spoke, she gestured on her neck, "You always keep your head down when you work. This is a better way to compare."
Zhan Xi was not stuttering on purpose, it was just that the lounge area was much colder than the banquet hall. Although there was air conditioning, it was February after all, and she was only wearing a tight dress. After standing for a long time, her teeth were inevitably chattering from the cold.
Luo Jingyu read her lips and saw that she was thin and had a large area of white skin exposed on her chest. She couldn't help but frowned, took out her cell phone and asked: Your clothes
"Coat?" Zhan Xi pointed to the banquet hall. "It was hot inside so I took it off."
Luo Jingyu really wanted to take off his coat and put it on her, but he felt it was inappropriate. Zhan Xi pushed the box in front of him and said, "Take it."
He could only take it, bend his thumb to thank her, then take out the gray scarf from his bag and hand it to her, pretending to put it on her shoulders. Zhan Xi took it with a red face, and obediently wrapped it around her shoulders, covering the large area of exposed skin on her chest.
She also gave Luo Jingyu a thumbs up. He shook his hand and typed: "Nothing?" They and I are going to have lunch. We had a small lunch and are hungry.
Are you impatient? What else do you want to do
There was indeed nothing wrong, so Zhan Xi prepared a gift to thank him. He had not thought of other words yet. He had several drafts in his mind, but he forgot them all after seeing him.
Seeing her standing there stupidly, Luo Jingyu frowned even more and typed: "Go in, it's cold here."
"Oh..." Zhan Xi asked, "Will you be back soon?"
Luo Jingyu nodded and typed: Come back when finished and take down the tree.
"We have to wait until the party is over?" Zhan Xi was disappointed. "Okay, then, when will I return the scarf to you?"
Actually, she can pay it back now! But she just doesn't want to pay it back.
Luo Jingyu smiled bitterly, not knowing what Huanhuan was thinking. They lived on the upper and lower floors, so it was okay to meet at any time. It wouldn't matter if they just bumped into each other at the elevator entrance.
He simply shook his hand, pointed at Zhanxi, and then pointed at the banquet hall, meaning that she should go in quickly.
Zhan Xi had no reason to stay any longer, so he could only turn around and walk back.
Luo Jingyu looked at her from behind. This was the first time he saw Zhanxi wearing a skirt. It was a slim-fitting long skirt that made her waist look so thin. She was just too thin. How come she didn't gain weight after a year? Luo Xiaomei had gained 5 kilograms.
At this moment, Zhan Xi suddenly turned around. Luo Jingyu was startled, as if she was caught peeping. She could only stand still with a stern face, looking very cool.
Zhan Xi smiled at him, her whole body bathed in the golden sunset, glowing dimly. She had on delicate makeup, bright eyes and white teeth, and she was really very beautiful.
Dong Cheng gave Luo Jingyu four hotel buffet coupons. The four men in black went to the restaurant to eat. The two children were hungry and excited. They walked around with the plates in their hands and took a lot of food with their mouths drooling.
Luo Jingyu was also very hungry, but because of seeing Zhan Xi, she was in a complicated mood. For a moment, she lost interest in food and took a plate of food and ate it slowly.
The shoulder and neck massager was placed on the table. Luo Jingyu looked at it and wondered why Huanhuan gave him something again? Was it because he took care of the gift? Did she think he was meddling in her business? So giving him something meant that she didn't owe him a favor
Maybe this is the reason... It seems that he really didn't do it properly.
In the banquet hall, Zhan Xi finally saw Mrs. Chi Jiang, an elegant middle-aged woman, not tall, with a gentle smile. She was wearing an exquisite light pink kimono and had a dignified bun.
Mr. Ikee gave her a cherry blossom diamond hair comb as a birthday gift. Under the cherry blossom tree, he gently put the comb on his wife's bun, and the guests applauded.
Dong Cheng took the microphone and told everyone a little story. Mr. Chi Jiang was a poor boy when he was young, but Mrs. Chi Jiang was a wealthy lady. She got together with Mr. Chi Jiang despite her parents' opposition, and their first date was to appreciate the cherry blossoms.
Moreover, Mrs. Ikee's single name is "Sakura", so for both of them, cherry blossoms are not only the memory of their hometown, but also represent their long-lasting feelings.
Mrs. Ikee was so moved that she cried. Only Zhanxi and Dong Cheng knew that the double cherry blossoms on the comb were made by Mr. Ikee himself.
Zhan Xi imagined the scene: a businessman in his fifties, wearing reading glasses, clumsily cutting flower patterns, dyeing with a brush, and embossing with a trowel... It was really enviable that Mrs. Chi Jiang could be treated so sincerely.
The banquet was in the form of a buffet. After a simple ceremony, everyone ate freely and the business leaders gathered together to chat happily. It was called a birthday party, but it also provided everyone with a good opportunity to socialize.
The cherry tree stood quietly in a corner of the venue, with clusters of pink and white flowers dotted on its branches. The branches were almost invisible, and it looked so real from a few meters away that one could only see the texture of the fabric on the petals when one got very close.
There were always people taking pictures next to the tree, mostly women. Zhan Xi happily posed next to the tree and asked Lin Yan to take several pictures of her.
Seeing that she was still wearing a grey scarf, Lin Yan asked, "Do you want to take it off? It will look better."
Zhan Xi touched his scarf, shook his head and said, "No, it's too cold."
While standing by the tree and looking at the photos on the background board, Zhan Xi heard a female voice saying, "What is this made of? When I came in just now, I thought it was real! I was also wondering why there are cherry blossoms in this season?"
Zhan Xi turned around and found that the person who was speaking was a lady in her forties in blue. She was asking another female companion. Both of them were wearing formal dresses and had a lot of jewelry on them. They reached out and touched the cherry blossom petals, their faces full of curiosity.
Zhan Xi quickly went up to answer them: "Hello, this is made with the hot stamping technique. The material is cloth, not ordinary cloth, but special cloth for hot stamping."
"Hot-stamping technique?" This was probably the first time Mrs. Blue had heard of this term and she didn't quite understand it.
Zhan Xi briefly introduced herself to them. She was now like the Wang Yuyan of the embossing industry. She was absolutely not good at it and was only good at talking on paper!
Lin Yan stood beside her with his hands behind his back, listening to her talk.
Mrs. Blue was surprised after hearing this: "It's not made by machines? It's all handmade? All of it?"
Zhan Xi said: "Yes, the trunk was made by a sculpture teacher. All the petals, leaves, and the flower stems and stamens are all handmade! No machines were used at all. This cherry tree is absolutely unique in the world."
Rich ladies are very sensitive to "purely handmade" because it symbolizes uniqueness!
"That sounds great! Is it easy to learn?" asked Mrs. Blue.
"It's easy to get started, but it's hard to do well. It takes several years of study." Zhan Xi said with a smile, "This tree is a relatively rare large work. Usually, hot stamping works are not this big. I know the teacher who made the tree. He helped me make a table ornament with lilies and birds of paradise. It is very realistic and suitable for viewing at home or in the office. It can be preserved forever."
Seeing that the lady in blue and her companions were not bored but rather interested, Zhan Xi swallowed his saliva and continued, "There are also some smaller ornaments, very delicate ones, suitable for bedside tables, dining tables, and entrance cabinets. The larger ones can be placed on office desks, company reception desks, and conference tables. In fact, they are more cost-effective than fresh flowers. Arranged flowers will wither, and potted plants are not pretty with their pots, and the flowering period is also short."
Mrs. Blue asked, "Can this be customized?"
"Of course." Zhan Xi pointed at the cherry tree, "This is custom-made."
She didn't mention the price. Most of the guests who could come here were rich people. They didn't care about thousands or tens of thousands of dollars at all. A bag would cost tens of thousands of dollars.
She looked at the lady in blue expectantly, and she actually said something that made her excited: "Little girl, you said you know this teacher? Can you give me his contact information? I also want him to make a flower for me. I especially like peonies. Can you do it?"
"Of course I can! I can make any flower!" Zhan Xi didn't care and just boasted first, "Well... this teacher is actually in the hotel now, maybe he's resting outside, do you need to meet with him?"
"Really? That's great!" Mrs. Blue was very happy. "I like this kind of artist the most!"
"But..." Zhan Xi said with a smile, "He has a little difficulty in communication. He is hard of hearing. Do you mind?"
Lin Yan, who had been listening, asked: "?"
Mrs. Blue was stunned for a moment, looked at her companion, and said hesitantly: "I don't mind, but how can we talk about this?"
Zhan Xi said, "He can read lips. If you speak slowly, he can understand. I can help him convey his meaning. If you want to see him, I can ask him to come over now."
Mrs. Blue nodded cheerfully: "Okay, call him over, as long as you can help with the communication."
Lin Yan heard their entire conversation. He looked at Zhan Xi with an increasingly puzzled look, but he did not interrupt her.
In the hotel lobby bar, Zhong Peng and Mo Yang had fallen asleep on the sofa. Xiao Li slipped out to smoke, and Luo Jingyu also leaned back in the chair with her eyes closed.
The phone in his pocket vibrated, he took it out and saw that it was a WeChat message from Zhan Xi!
The message above is:
January 21, 21:24
Egg Pudding: Finally, let me say it again, Xiaoyu, thank you for your company these days. I am really happy to know you. Happy birthday to you and good night.
He felt sad every time he read it, but he still opened it and read it several times during this period.
Here is the latest news:
Egg Pudding: Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, come to the banquet hall! I have business to introduce to you!!!
Luo Jingyu: =_=
He went to the banquet hall alone, still wearing the same black work clothes. When the lady in blue saw him, her eyes lit up and she smiled at Zhan Xi: "Why didn't you say earlier that this teacher is a handsome boy? Oh, I like good-looking boys the most!"
Luo Jingyu: “?”
Zhan Xi almost laughed out loud. He introduced them to each other and then helped Luo Jingyu negotiate with the other party.
The lady in blue was surnamed Wu. Luo Jingyu could basically understand her lip reading. When answering, she would type key words to Zhanxi on her mobile phone. Maybe because Zhanxi could answer many questions himself, he could expand on the topic after seeing Luo Jingyu's key words.
When she spoke, Luo Jingyu looked at her face and read her lips very carefully. He found that Huanhuan spoke very well, and it was more perfect than what he had imagined in his mind.
Finally, Mrs. Wu, Zhan Xi, and Luo Jingyu all added each other on WeChat. Zhan Xi said to her sincerely, "Mrs. Wu, if you need advice, it's best to find me. Mr. Luo... is very busy at work and rarely looks at his phone, so he often misses messages."
Mrs. Wu glanced at her and chuckled again: "Xiao Zhan, you are just worried about your boyfriend! My son is already in college! Okay, okay, I'll go find you, not him."
Luo Jingyu: “?”
Zhan Xi blushed like a tomato: "He, he is not my boyfriend..."
Mrs. Wu and her female companion covered their mouths and laughed: "Hehehehe!"
Lin Yan, who had been standing not far away, watched them quietly.
He recognized the man in black. He was the one who waited for Zhan Xi to get off work downstairs of the company on Christmas Eve last year. Although he was wearing a mask at the time, he would not have mistaken him because he was so tall.
He is so handsome, but he is actually deaf and mute
What is the relationship between Zhan Xi and him
They looked very intimate; when the man was typing on his phone, she leaned in to watch, their heads almost touching.
Lin Yan also saw Zhan Xi's smiling face when she looked at that person. Her eyes were shining, not at all like her usual quiet and calm look. Her expression was very lively, just like a delicate little girl.
I attended a dinner party and helped Xiaoyu get a business deal with a very high success rate. I felt a great sense of accomplishment!
After Mrs. Wu left, Zhan Xi used the sign language for eating and asked Luo Jingyu: "Are you full? Do you want to eat some more?"
There were people around looking at this place. Luo Jingyu didn't mind it herself, but she didn't want Zhan Xi to become the focus of others' curious eyes, so she typed: I'm not eating anymore, I'm going out.
After hesitating for a moment, he added: Don't use sign language, people will look at you.
Zhan Xi: “…”
She looked up and asked, "Do you mind this?"
Luo Jingyu didn't understand the word "mind" and frowned slightly, so Zhan Xi typed it for him to see.
He stared at her phone for a long time before nodding slightly. However, he pointed at himself, shook his hand, then pointed at Zhan Xi, and finally pointed his index finger at her phone screen.
Zhan Xi bit his lip and said, "But I don't mind."
This time Luo Jingyu understood, smiled bitterly and shook her head. Finally, she glanced at Zhan Xi, said nothing more, and turned to leave the banquet hall.
Zhan Xi stared blankly at his tall figure disappearing at the door.
That night, Zhan Xi did not see Luo Jingyu again. The men in the company all came by car. Mr. Sun asked Lin Yan to take Zhan Xi home, and Zhan Xi could not refuse, but when getting in the car, she sat in the back seat.
Lin Yan drove in silence the whole time and didn't find a topic to chat. Zhan Xile was relaxed and sat in the back seat sending WeChat messages to Xiaoyu.
Egg Pudding: The party is over. I’m leaving first. I’ll return the scarf to you next time. Thank you.
What a big fish: Don’t worry, I’ll get to work.
All the guests left, and Mr. Chi Jiang and his wife were taken away by the driver. Only Dong Cheng stayed at the venue and finally thanked Luo Jingyu.
He looked up at the cherry tree, then turned to look at Luo Jingyu and asked, "Teacher Luo, after this tree is delivered to our home, you are the only one who can install it, right?"
Luo Jingyu nodded.
"Then how about this, after you dismantle it, install it first and transport it back to your studio." Dong Cheng gestured and spoke clearly, "Wait for my notice, and then we will arrange a time to install the tree at Mr. Chi Jiang's house, okay?"
Luo Jingyu understood it all and made an “ok” gesture.
Dong Cheng felt that communicating with him was not as difficult as he had imagined. The young man was quiet and had a mild temper. He couldn't help laughing when he recalled the first time they met, when he blushed because of the quotation.
Dong Cheng patted Luo Jingyu's arm and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time, Mr. Luo. The birthday party was a great success! Many people came to me today to ask how this tree was made and who made it. I gave them Miss Zhan's WeChat and said she was your agent. I know that there are some conflicts between you and Mr. Fang."
Luo Jingyu: “???”
He must have seen it right!
Seeing his look of doubt, Dong Cheng smiled and said, "You two both sent a photo on New Year's Eve! Just now, Mrs. Wu also told me that Miss Zhan introduced you to her, and she wants you to do hot stamping. Besides, we have met a few times, and I know your level of written communication. If those businessmen really come to contact you, I guess they won't be able to chat with you. Hahahahaha... I'm just kidding, don't take it as an offense."
Dong Cheng, 32 years old, is an assistant to the president of a Japanese company and a Japanese translator. He is the only common friend of Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi on WeChat.
Oh, now Mrs. Wu is added.
Dong Cheng never likes posts, let alone comments. From the eggs and whales on New Year’s Day to the cats and beautiful hands on New Year’s Eve, he thinks he has seen through it all.
Luo Jingyu was having a headache, thinking that if Zhan Xi received calls and WeChat friend requests from those customers, he would be annoyed to death!
He caused her trouble again! It was hard to explain, Dong Cheng obviously had good intentions.
That night, the four-man team of men in black were busy in the banquet hall until after 2 a.m., before they dismantled all the items, carefully packed them into boxes, and contacted a car to transport them to Luo Jingyu's home for storage.
It was 4 o'clock in the morning when Luo Jingyu lay down after taking a shower. He had worked for 20 hours in a row and was exhausted. He thought he could fall asleep if he closed his eyes. But when he really closed his eyes, the figure of Zhan Xi emerged in his mind.
He hadn't seen her or talked to her for nineteen days, but he remembered it all.
I met her suddenly today and they started talking. I received a gift from her and she even sent me a WeChat message after she left.
What does this mean? Is this what she meant by friends? The kind of friends you meet in the elevator and just chat with
Luo Jingyu couldn't understand. He was too inexperienced in these matters between men and women. He was almost groping in the dark, fearing that he might do something wrong and offend others.
Wasn't it on his birthday? Maybe he bought so many new furniture that Huanhuan was scared and said she would never come to his house again.
Luo Jingyu turned over and opened his eyes in the dark again. His eyesight was very good, probably because he was a poor student since he was a child, didn't like reading books, and didn't like watching TV, so he never had myopia.
At this moment, his sight fell on the shoulder and neck massager on the bedside table. He tried to play with it before going to bed. The small white massager was put around the neck and had several gears. It could indeed massage the shoulders and neck, and it felt very good.
Huanhuan is such a kind person, he thought. He had done things that made her embarrassed and made her cry, but she didn't care about it. Not only did she help him contact clients, she also gave him such a suitable gift.
Alas... How could she be so nice
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Although Mr. Luo Xiaoyu cannot speak, he has a lot of ideas. Unfortunately, Miss Zhan Huanhuan has no way of knowing these ideas.
The next morning, Zhan Xi stood in front of the sink and prepared to brush his teeth.
She looked at herself in the mirror with disheveled hair and wearing an old cotton-padded jacket. She picked up a tube of toothpaste as a microphone and put it to her mouth: "Teacher Jidan, I want to interview you, is that okay?"
Zhan Xi turned around and said coyly, "Sure, ask me."
"Teacher Luo Ran Chigua said that if you want to give up, you must be decisive. If you don't want to give up, then go ahead and give it a try. What do you think now?"
"I... I have no answer for this question. Please ask another one."
"Okay, then Mr. Jidan, you finally met Mr. Luo yesterday. What do you think?"
“I am very happy.”
“… Gone?”
"I won't tell you even if I have one!"
"And what do you think he meant?"
Zhan Xi played two roles and enjoyed the performance very much.
"He..." She held her cheek with her left hand and held the toothpaste with her right hand in front of the mirror, twisting her body, "Come on! He can't hear, but he can see! Teacher Egg was so beautiful yesterday! She spent two hours putting on makeup!"
"Teacher Jidan, do you think Mr. Luo likes you?"
"I think... I kind of like him... right?" Zhan Xi lost all confidence and said with a pout, "It's my fault for making him angry before. I think he's still angry and is always avoiding me."
"Then Mr. Jidan, have you ever thought that Ms. Chi Guilan would not agree?"
Zhan Xi's raised eyebrows drooped again, his eyes dimmed a little, and he whispered: "Of course I have thought about it. I have been thinking about it these days."
"Aren't you afraid that she will hurt Mr. Luo?"
"I'm afraid." Zhan Xi said, "But Mr. Luo Ran Chigua said that we shouldn't think of him as too weak. Maybe he can handle it."
"So what you mean?"
Zhan Xi looked at his own eyes in the mirror, holding the toothpaste tightly against his mouth, "This is what I think now, he and I haven't even started dating yet, for now, I don't want my mother to know about his existence, I will do my best to protect him. If one day, he and I are really together, and my mother finds out, then... as long as he doesn't back down, I will definitely stand by him! What Mr. Luo Ran Chigua can do, I believe I can do too."
"Egg teacher is so domineering! Applause! Clap! Clap! Clap!"
"Thank you, thank you! Ah... I can suddenly answer your first question." Zhan Xi clenched his fist in front of the mirror, as if to cheer himself up, and spoke word by word, "I don't want to give up, I want to try."