I stayed in the hospital for three full days before being discharged. Although the online video has been blocked for a long time and the headlines have been changed to other ones, the popularity of this matter has not diminished at all. I heard that many reporters and paparazzi were waiting to take photos of me and Luo Xiangdong.
The travel agency all asked for leave again without exception. I was really embarrassed to face the company boss. In this class, people fish for three days and dry the nets for two days. I fish for one day and dry the nets for a week. The travel agency has caught up with my family.
But there is no other way at the moment. Many times, I can't explain it all with words, so I can only use one word - hide.
I went home and rested for a night. When I got up the next morning, Luo Xiangdong told me that he would take me out to meet friends today. I thought it was Zheng Zeyu and Wei Zheng. But it doesn't look like it. So I asked: "What friend?"
Luo Xiangdong replied calmly: "Rong Xin's parents."
My eyes widened and I was very surprised.
Luo Xiangdong looked back at me and met my expression. He said aloud: "To be clear, it's Rong Xin's father and her unmarried stepmother."
Hear this. I even frowned. This is nothing. Is it so complicated
Adhering to the life style of not gossiping, I looked at Luo Xiangdong and asked: "Where is Rong Xin's biological mother?" I thought she was divorced, but Luo Xiangdong said: "Her mother died early. His father has been talking about girls for so many years. Friend. But never got married."
I nodded and then said: "Then her dad is pretty cool."
Luo Xiangdong smiled, and then said: "When we men heard this, we all felt that her father was quite generous for her. How come you don't praise him but instead degrade him?"
I said: "If you really love his wife, then you should never marry her for the rest of your life. Why would you find a girlfriend?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "In the past, there were so many stories about who was widowed for whom. Look now, if you die today, you will remarry tomorrow. Women are like this, let alone men."
I said, "What you said means a lot."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Come on, don't try to trick me. I don't want to die, and I don't want you to die early. We can both live longer."
I couldn't hold back my laughter and added: "Let's raise two turtles later and pray for immortality."
Luo Xiangdong has been staying with me these days. I was unhappy because of Luo Zhenye's attitude. Luo Xiangdong told me, "You live with me, not with my dad. It doesn't matter whether he likes you or not, as long as I like you."
With him here, I feel confident in my heart, and I always feel that I am not afraid of anything.
After packing up, Luo Xiangdong and I went out and drove to the Celebrity Hotel.
Luo Xiangdong had already booked a private room, and we arrived early, so we walked in chatting and laughing. But unexpectedly, the private room door opened and Rong Shizhang and a young woman were already sitting inside.
I was stunned. Luo Xiangdong had already spoken first: "Brother Shizhang, Sister Fangjing."
Luo Xiangdong introduced to me that I had met Rong Shizhang once before. He was obviously in his early fifties, but he looked like he was forty years old, very young.
Bai Fangjing is Rong Shizhang's girlfriend who he has been dating for five years but has never married. Everyone around her knows her status in Rong Shizhang's heart. Although she has not obtained a certificate, it is not an exaggeration to call her sister-in-law.
"Sister Fangjing, this is my girlfriend, Liang Zijin."
I nodded politely to Bai Fangjing, even though she looked to be in her early thirties. She's not particularly pretty, but she makes people feel good and doesn't look domineering.
"Sister Fangjing, hello."
"Hello, Miss Liang. Did Miss Liang have a cold? Her voice is a little hoarse."
I smiled slightly: "Yes, I've been feeling a little uncomfortable lately."
She and Rong Shizhang were both in Canada, and the video incident was quickly suppressed. I don’t know if they saw it.
After we said hello, we sat across from each other. Luo Xiangdong said: "When did Brother Shizhang and Sister Fangjing get off the plane? How come they arrived earlier than us?"
Rong Shizhang smiled and replied: "I happened to have something to come back to deal with, so I took the early flight."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Then you should call me so I can pick you up."
Rong Shizhang said: "Is there anything else we can talk about?" After that, he added: "When I first came to Ye City, I called our little girl. She still turned off her phone and refused to answer. In recent days, she Didn’t it cause you any trouble?”
Luo Xiangdong personally poured tea for Rong Shizhang and Bai Fangjing. Rong Shizhang sat motionless, while Bai Fangjing stood up to take it and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll do it."
I stood up, took the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Bai Fangjing. Bai Fangjing smiled and said, "Thank you, Miss Liang."
I smiled lightly and said, "Sister Fangjing, just call me Zijin."
"Brother Shizhang, I'm calling you this time and asking you and Sister Fangjing to come to Night City. I really have something I want to discuss with you."
I sat next to Luo Xiangdong, with a polite curve on my lips and didn't interrupt.
Bai Fangjing was even more so. When the man spoke, she just stayed by her side quietly.
Rong Shizhang said: "As soon as you called me, I immediately put off my work and came back as soon as possible. What's the matter?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "It has something to do with Rong Xin."
"Oh? Did that girl of mine cause something?"
The smile on Luo Xiangdong's face was extremely shallow, as if he didn't smile and didn't give face, which was ridiculous and embarrassing. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said aloud: "Brother Shizhang, you have watched me grow up. You know what kind of person I am. I don't have to worry about you being unhappy if I say whatever I want."
With such foreshadowing, the expressions on Rong Shizhang and Bai Fangjing's faces became a little more surprised and serious.
Especially Rong Shizhang, he put away his joking expression and said seriously: "It's okay. Say what you have to say."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Brother Shizhang, when we met in Canada before, my dad and Uncle Rong had a long chat in private. When they came back, they said that Rong Xin would come over to Luo's for an internship. At first, I didn't think much about it. It was my niece who came to play in Night City, but Rong Xin seemed to have some misunderstanding... She felt that the Rong family and the Luo family wanted to match us up. As you know, Zijin and I have been dating for more than a day or two. We are running for it. Went to get married.”
After Luo Xiangdong finished speaking, Rong Shizhang obviously paused for two seconds, then raised the corners of his lips and replied with a faint smile: "In this case, it seems that Rong Xin influenced you to fall in love with Zijin, then I will talk to her after I go back Let me tell you, this child was spoiled by me."
After that, he looked at me specifically and said, "Zijin, I'm sorry, Rong Xin came to Ye City to cause trouble for you."
I quickly straightened my back and replied with a smile: "It's okay, Brother Shizhang..."
Before I finished speaking, Luo Xiangdong beside me said again: "Brother Shizhang, Rong Xin and I haven't seen each other for several years. If she was just a child with a bad temper, I wouldn't go to all the trouble to invite you and Sister Fangjing back. There are really some things that I don’t know how to deal with.”
This time it was Bai Fangjing who asked, "Did Xiaoxin cause you any trouble?"
Luo Xiangdong sighed visibly, and then said: "To tell you the truth, Sister Fangjing, I know it has been difficult for you and Brother Shizhang these years. We all hope that you two can get married soon, but Rong Xin has always refused. "
At the mention of this, Bai Fangjing smiled a little reluctantly and aggrievedly, but she still had to smile lightly and said: "Hey, you're just a kid."
Luo Xiangdong said: "We all know that Brother Shizhang dotes on Rong Xin, and Sister Fangjing is not easy to control, so Rong Xin is so lawless now. My dad lost his temper in the hospital that day, and even He slapped me twice and made Zijin cry for several days."
Luo Xiangdong's complaint had been prepared for a long time, but it came very suddenly. At this moment, Luo Zhenye, he and I were all put on the stage, and the expressions of both Rong Shizhang and Bai Fangjing suddenly changed.
Rong Shizhang was also very surprised. He asked anxiously: "What did that girl Rong Xin do to make your father lose such a temper?"
Luo Xiangdong stopped hiding now and said bluntly: "For some reason, Rong Xin has always been at odds with Zi Jin. As soon as I left Ye City, she immediately called a group of Canadian friends. Come here and join forces to bully Zijin. They take Zijin to a nightclub. They drink wine, and there are drugs in the wine. They are sent to the hospital for gastric lavage in the middle of the night. "
"What? How did it happen like this?" Bai Fangjing asked.
Luo Xiangdong said solemnly: "The key point is that Rong Xin and the others are a group of people, and Zi Jin is on his own. After being drugged in the wine, he also took a video of kissing others and put it on the Internet. Brother Shi Zhang, Sister Fang Jing, what do you think? Isn’t this because you don’t want us to get along well?”
Luo Xiangdong never said that it was Rong Xin who gave me the medicine, but even a fool could understand what he meant.
I lowered my gaze, as if I couldn't bear to look back on the past.
Bai Fangjing and Rong Shizhang were both shocked and remained silent for more than five seconds.
Luo Xiangdong said directly: "After Rong Xin arrived at the hospital, she called my parents. She cried and shouted that she wanted to go back to Canada. She also said that Zijin bullied her and was not good to her. What else could my father do? He had to give it to Zijin. Look at his face."
"Brother Shizhang, Sister Fangjing, what do you think I can do? Just because Zijin said something back to my dad, my dad slapped me twice in public. I'm almost thirty, too. If you want face, who will give me my face?”
When Luo Xiangdong said this, his tone was not without arrogance. He held his breath. He couldn't hit Rong Xin, so he had to return the slap to the Rong family.
Rong Shizhang's face darkened and he said calmly: "This stinky girl, I didn't send her to Night City to embarrass me and cause trouble!"
After saying that, he glanced at Bai Fangjing beside him and said, "Call her and ask her to come here immediately."
Bai Fangjing said: "If you have something to say, please say it. Xiaoxin's temper..."
"Hmph! She has a bad temper. Is she the father or am I the father? Call her quickly."
Rong Shizhang got angry at the dinner table. I said at the right time: "Brother Shizhang, don't be so angry. If you have something to do, just talk about it."
When Rong Shizhang looked at me, his expression softened a lot, and he said: "Zijin, if it is really Rong Xin who did something wrong, then I must ask her to apologize to you and Xiangdong. It has to be discussed.”
Look, calling Rong Xin over was to ask her to admit the truth or not, instead of immediately launching an attack to investigate.
I smiled and said nothing, and glanced at Luo Xiangdong from the corner of my eye. He picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip of wine, without saying a word.