35 this year

Chapter 24 My happiness will not rest on any woman

Standing on the street, Chang Qing felt that the temperature in winter was really cold. It was so cold that he felt that it would be unreasonable if there was no snow, but this city has not seen snow for a long time.

After Xu Hong left, Chang Qing had been trying to find some new and special topics that Xu Hong would be interested in talking to her, but there was nothing, just like what Yu He said, they only got together for four days, and together they did not have any problems. For a few hours, Chang Qing had no idea what she was interested in.And Chang Qing's mediocre and boring day-to-day life is not worth mentioning in his cognition.

So Chang Qing is looking forward to the next snow. As long as there is snow, he can find a reason to talk to Xu Hong. He can take a photo and tell her that it is snowing.Quite corny, isn't it?But so what, this is the most romantic opening that Chang Qing can think of.

Chang Qing originally thought that he would never meet Xu Hong again in this life, so it was a pity that they should have asked the clerk to take a photo that night, so that he would not forget her face.It's ridiculous to say that Chang Qing always feels that he likes Xu Hong very much, but if he recalls her face carefully, it is blurry, he can't remember what she looks like, he only remembers those slender hands and the Weak wrist.Compared to four days, the time they spent apart was too long.

However, Chang Qing still saw Xu Hong again.

That day, to be precise, was a week after he met Yuhe and his wife. It was a Saturday. He made a reservation for a restaurant, picked up An Jing and wanted to go on a date. He was halfway through the car before remembering that the wine given by his cousin could be put in the western restaurant. It had been a few days, and seeing that there was still plenty of time, Chang Qing took An Jing and turned to the western restaurant.

When Chang Qing entered, it was not yet business hours, the store was empty, the wind chime jingled at the door, and Sheng Min and Yu He, who were sitting with their backs to the door, turned their heads.Seeing Chang Qing and Jing Jing, the two of them suddenly showed surprise on their faces, as if they saw an incredible scene.Chang Qing knew that Yu He didn't often come out to meet Sheng Min, because she had a child, and she was worried that Nuo Nuo would be taken care of by her in-laws at home, so seeing Yu He was here today, she greeted them.

Explaining why he came, Sheng Min trotted to the counter, took out the wine, and said, "I don't know if you are coming today, why didn't you call before you come."

Chang Qing took the wine and said, "Well, I just remembered it all of a sudden, so I came here along the way." After Chang Qing finished speaking, a forced smile appeared on Sheng Min's face, and Chang Qing didn't quite understand.But seeing Sheng Min, Chang Qing thought of her work again, so he continued to persuade her to think of herself and go to a regular company as much as possible.

Chang Qing sat opposite Sheng Min, looked at the half-drunk water, and didn't know whose it was, but it couldn't be Xu Hong's, so he didn't think much about it.Chang Qing roughly talked about the recent changes in his company, and then said that the job of clerk mentioned earlier has been recruited, but there is still a vacancy for the job of sales assistant. This position is relatively important and the salary is higher. Sheng Min should He is competent, and Sheng Min is good at English, maybe he can come in handy.

Sheng Min responded awkwardly, and Chang Qing could feel that she was a little flustered and absent-minded, and Chang Qing asked incomprehensibly, "Why don't you go..."

"Yeah, why don't you go?"

After Chang Qing asked, such a voice came from behind, the voice passed through the eardrums and reached the brain, and then nailed Chang Qing to the seat.

"Why don't you go?"

The voice asked again, and Sheng Min faltered, unable to say a word.Chang Qing's eyes widened a little, and he turned to look at the source of the voice.Seeing him turning his head, Xu Hong tried his best to pull a smile on his face, waved his wrist and said, "Long time no see."

Chang Qing looked at her and asked, "Why are you here?" Jing Jing could hear that Chang Qing's voice was trembling, and she looked up at the person again, thinking that it should be Xu Hong.Jing Jing has never seen Chang Qing lose his composure like this, he seems to be a gentle and kind old man, just like his name, Mu Ru Qingfeng, exists around everyone in a moderate manner.

"Business trip." After Xu Hong said this, Chang Qing stood up.

Chang Qing asked, "How long will you stay?"

"Not necessarily." After Xu Hong finished speaking, he asked Sheng Min again, "Why didn't you go?" Sheng Min's eyes drifted to Chang Qing and An Jing, and Xu Hong wondered if she had something to hide?Thinking of this, Xu Hong wanted to pull her to talk outside the door. She wanted Sheng Min to agree to Chang Qing immediately. What a great opportunity this is.

As soon as Xu Hong moved his feet, Chang Qing grabbed her arm, his eyes almost begged, he wanted to beg her not to leave.Xu Hong looked back at the hand holding her arm, and said, "I'm going to have a word." Then he struggled a bit, and Chang Qing's hand holding her arm exerted force.Xu Hong said again, "I'll be back in a while." Only then did Chang Qing let go.

Xu Hong pulled Sheng Min outside the door and asked her what was going on. Sheng Min said in a panic, "Huang Guanyang said that Chang Qing was trying to curry favor with you. For his favor, just..." "Are you afraid of embarrassing me?" Sheng Min nodded, and a doting smile appeared on Xu Hong's face.Xu Hong patted her and said, "Ah, I'm finally sensible and considerate of others." Sheng Min showed dissatisfaction on his face, so Xu Hong patted her and said, "Okay, you can go if you want, and this It's really a very good opportunity. Since Chang Qing is willing to help this, we naturally have to thank him. But he can bring it up, and he must have weighed it for the responsibility of the work. He must think that you are competent. Or that In other words, who would recruit someone from their own company just because of a favor? You still have to do something. Work hard and do it well. "

"But I'm afraid..."

"Afraid of not doing well? Afraid of not doing it?"

Sheng Min nodded again, and said, "You know, I haven't worked in a serious company for more than ten years."

"It doesn't matter, the companies are similar. I originally thought that if the current company is reliable, I will take you there when I am more stable, but now you have the opportunity to go to the Changqing company. Wouldn't it be better? My boss, every day shouting It’s called, work is also said to come out once out. Although there is such a big group behind it, it is just a start-up company here. Now there is a stable and large-scale company like Changqing Company. Why not try it? It’s all about gain and nothing harm to you. If you do well, you can stay, and if you don’t do well, you can come back, right?”

After hearing what Xu Hong said, Sheng Min suddenly felt that it made sense. Being a waiter doesn't pay attention to timeliness. Even if she doesn't do well in the company in Changqing, she can still come back to be a waiter. Even if she can't do it in this western restaurant, You can also go to other western restaurants, other Chinese restaurants, or other restaurants.With so many restaurants, there will always be a shortage of waiters.

After thinking this way, Sheng Min followed Xu Hong back, and then said with a cheerful look on his face, "I'm going." Chang Qing's tense face showed a relieved smile, and he felt that it must be Xu Hong.

Xu Hong pulled up a chair and sat beside Chang Qing and Sheng Min, and then looked over Chang Qing to the beautiful girl who had been looking at her.The girl has been looking at her since the first time she saw her, expressing her curiosity unabashedly.

Seeing Xu Hong looking over, Jing Jing stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, I am Jing Jing." The voice was waxy, Xu Hong thought that the softness was really attractive, and this should be Chang Qing's girlfriend.

In Chang Qing's impression, An Jing had never taken the initiative to make friends with anyone, let alone take the initiative to shake hands. Looking at the two intertwined hands, Chang Qing became nervous again.

Chang Qing was at a loss, when Xu Hong opened his mouth, Xu Hong said, "Hello, my name is Xu Hong."

"Ah, I've heard of it. I often hear people mentioning you."

After Jing Jing finished speaking, Xu Hong thought that everyone should include everyone she knew. Thinking of this, Xu Hong glanced at Chang Qing, and Chang Qing was finished thinking. Was Xu Hong thinking that on the day she left In , he introduced An Jing to all his friends, and she must think that Chang Qing wanted An Jing to replace her among friends.

Chang Qing looked at Xu Hong, his heart beat violently, and his words trembled again, and he asked, "When did you come back?"

"Almost a week."

One week, it's been a week since I came back, but I haven't contacted him. None of her friends, including Wang Yihan, have ever mentioned to him that Xu Hong is back. Chang Qing suddenly felt lost.Chang Qing asked again, "How long will you stay?"

Xu Hong pondered for a while and said, "Well... not sure." "Huh?" Chang Qing questioned incomprehensibly, and Xu Hong quietly took the water glass in front of him, and then said, "It's just not so sure." Certainly, if it goes well, it may be soon, and if it doesn't go well, it may have to stay longer." Xu Hong himself doesn't know how much longer this is, but looking at Qi Chaoli's appearance of setting up an office, it seems that he intends to Been here all my life.

After saying this, Chang Qing didn't know what to say, what else could he say in front of Jing Jing.At this time, An Jing reminded him, "It's almost time." Chang Qing looked at his wrist, and the meal time he ordered was indeed coming soon.

Just when Chang Qing was about to get up, Jing Jing said, "Wait a minute, I'm going to the bathroom." After speaking, Jing Jing left the seat.Seeing An Jing leave, Chang Qing tried a few times, and still said softly to Xu Hong, "Don't leave, wait for me to come back." Chang Qing originally wanted to say let's talk some time, but he also knew Xu Hong's temper , She doesn't have to answer messages, or answer calls, as long as she doesn't want to, no matter who he asks, he won't be able to find her.So he can only talk now, he would rather find an excuse to send An Jing home later, and then return.Even if it does, it looks like a jerk.

Xu Hong turned to look at him with disdain in his eyes, Chang Qing said again, "Don't look at me like that, I have something to tell you."

At this time Jing Jing came out of the bathroom, Xu Hong turned his face away.While wiping her hands with a piece of paper, Jing Jing said, "That...is it convenient to add a WeChat account?" The words were obviously addressed to Xu Hong, and the other four were immediately surprised.Seeing their surprised expressions, Jing Jing smiled and said, "I often hear people mentioning you, and I really want to know you. If you have time, when it's convenient for you, can we have dinner together?" After finishing speaking, Jing Jing picked up her mobile phone, He took the initiative to dig out his QR code.With the mobile phone spread out in front of her, Xu Hong felt that she had to add it.

Immediately, Xu Hong felt that this scene made her extremely embarrassed, as if she had been caught having an affair with someone and was caught by the court.She has encountered such a situation before, Yan Feng gave her the most unforgettable shame in her life, and now it is Chang Qing.Xu Hong's face became ugly, and Chang Qing realized the problem.Chang Qing pulled An Jing, didn't even say goodbye, and ran out the door.He didn't bring alcohol, maybe on purpose.

Xu Hong gritted his teeth, and Yuhe and Sheng Min pinched her arms on the left and right. After a while, Xu Hong raised his head and said, "It's okay, it's not like I haven't met him before." Is the matter so ugly? As for it, huh.

Chang Qing was driving the car, thinking that Xu Hong must be very angry now, so he will find that excuse in a few minutes, at which section of the road, and in what tone, he must go back quickly and talk to Xu Hong Hiro resolved the misunderstanding.

The unconscious anxiety on Chang Qing's face caused An Jing to laugh softly.Jing Jing smiled and said, "I've never seen you so nervous." "Eh?" Chang Qing turned to look at Jing Jing, thinking that he had never heard her speak on her own initiative.

Jing Jing looked at the intersection in front of him and said, "Just put me down there, I'll take a taxi home." Chang Qing was surprised again, Jing Jing said, "You should really want to go back right away? You should go back right away, right? I don’t think she looks like she’s waiting for you, if you want to go back and stop her, it’s now oh, it’s too late, and she might disappear.” Chang Qing knew what she said was true, maybe Xu Hong was already there I packed up my things, put on my coat, and stepped out of the western restaurant.Thinking of this, Chang Qing really stopped the car.

"Okay, you can just let me here, go back quickly." After finishing speaking quietly, she got out of the car.After getting out of the car, he quietly stood at the intersection and waved to him. After Chang Qing looked at him apologetically, he turned around and drove back.

Sure enough, when Chang Qing returned to the western restaurant, the car had just parked when he saw Xu Hong and Yuhe walking out of the western restaurant. Xu Hong was wearing an army green woolen coat, which matched her very well.Chang Qing got off the car and blocked her way.

Chang Qing's sudden appearance startled Yu He, and then Yu He patted his chest and said, "I'll go first." Yu He wanted to find a reason why the child was at home, but seeing Chang Qing's appearance, she was too lazy to find a reason up.

Watching Yuhe go, Xu Hong's face became serious again, Chang Qing looked at her and said, "Let's talk."

Xu Hong glanced at him, shook off his boredom again, and said, "There's nothing to talk about." Then he turned and walked in the opposite direction of Yuhe.Chang Qing stopped her and said, "Are you angry?"

Xu Hong smiled disdainfully and said, "Why do you think it is?"

"Because of being quiet, because she is my girlfriend."

"So, why are you here? You should be dating your girlfriend at the restaurant you reserved now, instead of coming to me."

"I like you." Chang Qing felt that this was what he wanted to say the most, even if Xu Hong slapped him on the face in the next second, he would still say this.

"You know what happened to the last time someone with a girlfriend told me that?"

"I know, but I thought you wouldn't come back." Urgency was written on his face, Chang Qing seemed to be about to cry.

"Chang Qing, I hope you understand that I don't care how other women treat people like you, but I can tell you with certainty that my happiness will not rest on any woman, if your liking will cause another I'm sorry, I don't care about girls' sadness. For your behavior of leaving your date on the road and looking for other women, it will only make me sick. "

"Then what do you want me to do? Will you wait for me?"

At this time, Sheng Min popped a small head out of the door, and asked timidly, "Well... do you want to come in and talk?"

Seeing Sheng Min, Xu Hong calmed down a little, and thought, well, for the sake of helping Sheng Min, return this favor to him.Xu Hong turned his head and walked towards the restaurant, and Chang Qing followed him in.

There was still no one in the restaurant, so Xu Hong sat near the corner. Sheng Min brought her a glass of water and asked, "What do you want to drink?" After speaking, Sheng Min looked at Chang Qing and said, "What do you want to drink, Or do you want to eat, I'll treat you." Xu Hong looked up at Sheng Min, and Sheng Min's little hand was swaying under the table, Xu Hong wanted to do it, she was reminding Chang Qing that she had helped her and let Xu Hong speak Take it easy.

Concerned about this level, Xu Hong sighed again, and Chang Qing asked Sheng Min to drink the wine he left here.

Chang Qing asked, "How long are you here this time?"

"I said I don't know."

"Come...why didn't you tell me?"

"Why should I tell you?" Xu Hong said with a mocking smile on his face, "Why should I tell someone who has a girlfriend?"

"Can't we be friends?"

"Do you want to be my friend?"

"Do not want to."

"That's it." Xu Hong thought it was ridiculous, "Chang Qing, let's get straight to the point, you don't want to be my ordinary friend at all, or you don't just want to be my friend. Now that I know, I will I don't want to catch you, why should I get involved with you? Wouldn't it be nice for us to be more agile, do you really want to be the second Yan Feng? Or, the previous incidents haven't taught you enough lessons? "

"It's different, when I was young..."

"When you said this, didn't you care about the girl you just threw on the road? Aren't you worried about whether she got home safely?"

After Xu Hong finished speaking, Chang Qing also felt that he should care about An Jing.During Changqing's phone call, Sheng Min brought up the opened wine, along with some snacks.Sheng Min poured the wine for them, looked at Xu Hong again, and still signaled her to be calm and stop being so aggressive.

When Chang Qing put down the phone, Xu Hong had already poured himself a glass of wine to ease his attitude.When the mood calmed down, Xu Hong said, "I think so. Whether you think it makes sense or not, please listen to me. Whether you like me or think you like me, it's just an illusion, because the time we met It's too short, so short that you don't have time to get to know me. Do you know why I came here? Do you know why this job is full of pitfalls at first glance? On the first day of work, the boss told me that women over 30 years old are not good. Marriage means no tutoring, but I still have to choose it? Because I have no choice, because my mother is lying in the hospital now, and my father wants 30 from me, do you think I have it? So, Chang Qing , I’m different from you, I don’t have the same interest as you, you can be full of girls, but I can’t, I open my eyes and worry about whether my mother’s condition is getting worse, my father is It's not that you will call me to increase the amount. If it were you, you should think that money is not money, and mother is the most important thing. You will return to her immediately, but I can't. You know what I am suffering because of this reason Is it? My boss, she will tell me in the middle of the night that she wants a manuscript with pictures and texts. She must see the manuscript sent out tomorrow. Do you think I am all-rounder in both civil and military affairs? When I finally stayed up all night and added a little bit to make something, I thought it was perfect, and when I passed all the reviews and sent it out, and happily organized the link to the boss, she even said that it was not the right time to send it out, so she withdrew it. Let it go... If you say that this is just an accident, which boss is not crazy, then I will tell you my colleagues. The boss's niece, the royal relatives, will push me everywhere, and I will oppose whatever I say. I have a job. Come down, on the surface, we say we share a share, but in fact she can’t do anything, she can’t do pictures, she can’t write, she can’t create ideas, and she hasn’t even opened PPT. Don’t you think Outrageous, but this is what I'm suffering now. Even so, I still can't quit my job because I want to make money, because I'm 35 years old, and I probably can't find anything better than here. So, Changqing , can I beg you, please let me go, you don't care about repeating your life again, but I care, my mother has been tortured by cheating all her life, do I want her to know that her daughter was raped twice A third party? Don’t you think it’s unfair to me?” Yes, it’s so unfair. He has become the most notorious person without doing anything. He wants to escape and break free, but I can't break free no matter what.

When she was talking about this, Xu Hong didn't want to cry, but the tears flowed out unsatisfactorily, so she wiped the tears aside, and then drank another glass of wine.Chang Qing sat opposite and didn't say anything, he didn't know what to say, what could he say?Just like Xu Hong said, he knew nothing about her, he didn't even know that she was suffering from such a life.

Chang Qing's life is smooth and smooth. At this age, the only resistance to him is marriage, but even with this resistance, his parents did not force him to do anything. Compared with Xu Hong, he lives too easily.

The two were silent, Xu Hong's cell phone screen turned on, Xu Hong looked down and saw the message from Jing Jing.Quietly said, "Let's have dinner together at noon tomorrow."

Seeing the message, Xu Hong leaned his whole body on the back of the chair, and said, "You know why I hate Yan Feng so much, right? I really didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen a second time."

Chang Qing glanced at her cell phone and said, "I'll handle it."

"No need." After finishing speaking, Xu Hong grabbed his phone, took his jacket and said, "I just hope that this matter is over and you don't look for me anymore. If I gave you any illusions that night, I was wrong. I apologize to you. But I really don't have the time, nor the mood, to get involved with you." After speaking, Xu Hong stood up and left without even saying hello to Sheng Min.Sheng Min watched her go, with a cautious look on his face again.

Chang Qing lowered his head and was silent for a while, then called Jing Jing and said, "Can you stop looking for Xu Hong tomorrow?" When he said this, Chang Qing lost all strength, and now he can't tell if it's guilt Still powerless.

There was a quiet sound on the other end of the phone, and said, "The matter between women has nothing to do with you. Also, do you have time tomorrow night?"

"Ok?"

"Leave me tomorrow night first." After finishing speaking, An Jing hung up.Chang Qing looked at the phone and thought, she is asking Xu Hong at noon, and asking him out at night?What are you doing quietly?
Seeing Chang Qing slumped on the chair, Sheng Min rubbed over at the right time and asked, "Are you okay?" Chang Qing nodded and forced a far-fetched smile at Sheng Min.

Sheng Min sat where Xu Hong had been and said, "Don't blame Xu Hong, she's been really annoyed recently, she just said that her mother was sick, but what her father and sister said was completely different. He Dad said that her mother had hemiplegia and couldn’t move the whole body, but her sister said that her mother was fine and could take care of herself, and her mother didn’t say anything except crying in the video with her, so Xu Hong is a little confused about the family’s situation now. The situation. In addition to her boss, she can't get back now... It's very difficult for her."

After hearing what Sheng Min said, Chang Qing felt that it was very difficult for Xu Hong. If he went back desperately, he would lose his job and income. If he didn't go back, he would be scolded for being unfilial. People, how can they take care of everything, daily necessities, rice, oil and salt? There is much more suffering in the world, so this is where it is.

Looking at Sheng Min's cautious look, Chang Qing said, "I will arrange someone to contact you next Monday to inform you about the job entry and the materials you need to prepare for the job. If there is no problem, you can come here anytime." Sheng Min nodded, Chang Qing also left the restaurant.

(End of this chapter)