Falling tonight

Chapter 100

"You seem to be worried a lot these days," Xu Xingbao always spoke straightforwardly.

"Are you shocked by Han Zihao's cheating? Or are you still having troubles at home? Who was that man just now? Why did your expression change after you answered his call?"

Xu Xingbao's pile of questions confused Zhao Rou.

She picked a simple question and answered, "Just now, a good friend of mine said he would give me an opening gift, and I remembered something from the past."

Zhao Rouqu tapped her forehead with her finger and said with a smile, "You should go to the hospital to check for hallucinations. I didn't do anything but made up my mind. I'm doing very well recently."

Xu Xingbao covered his painful forehead and inadvertently glanced at Zhao Rou's fair and round knees under the table. He raised his head and looked at her confusedly and asked, "Why did you take off your stockings? The weather isn't hot either."

Zhao Rou's hand holding the tip of the pen trembled, her face turned red suddenly, her eyes unconsciously glanced at the trash can not far away, thinking of the broken pieces discarded inside, she tried to keep calm on her face and said, "It's hot when I go to bed at noon. ”

"Are you hot now? Your face is so red." Xu Xingbao looked at Zhao Rou's long-sleeved suit and wondered why she didn't take off her clothes if she was hot.

"It's not bad," Zhao Rou coughed dryly, and some indescribable images popped up in her mind, making her whole body feel warm.

She quickly changed the subject, "Your father called you this morning. Did he know you were back?"

Speaking of this, Xu Xingbao's face was filled with boredom.

"I don't know where he heard the news about my return, and he issued an ironclad order for me to go back tonight. It's really annoying."

Zhao Rou looked at Xu Xingbao, who was shaking his head and looking sluggish, and couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Xingbao's father is also a well-known politician in Asia. He has a daughter in his old age. His only hobby is to go on a blind date with the 25-year-old Xu Xingbao to complete her marriage.

Xu Xingbao avoided it and didn't notify her family when she returned home, just because she was afraid of being dragged into a blind date by her old man.

"Okay, your dad misses you so much, so there's no need to be so resistant."

When she was in Country M, Zhao Rou often heard Xu Xingbao talking to her father on the phone. In fact, the relationship between their father and daughter was not bad, except that Xu Xingbao would jump in every time they mentioned going on a blind date.

Xu Xingbao put his chin in his hands and wailed, "I don't want to go on a blind date. The old man will probably have to give me lessons again tonight, ugh."

Half an hour later, Li Sijin's gift arrived.

It is a pair of exquisite topaz Pixiu.

Zhao Rou placed them in front of her desk, facing the window.

It instantly breaks the monotony of the office that only has three colors: black, white and gray, and makes the office look lively.

After finishing work for the day, Xu Xingbao got off work early and rushed home. Zhao Rou was packing her things when her phone vibrated on the table.

Seeing the "Muzhou" call reminder on the screen, Zhao Rou's fingertips began to feel hot, and she thought about the absurdity of noon.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she pressed the answer button, "Hello?"

There was the sound of a car on the other end of the phone. Mu Zhou should be in the car. His deep voice came, "I'm leaving for City B tonight and I won't be going back for the next few days."

Zhao Rou paused as she closed the document, "So sudden?"

He smiled softly, his voice magnetic and moving, "Why, you can't bear to leave me?"

Zhao Rou looked out the window at the river view, "...No."

She thought he would come to her tonight. After all, the time at noon was limited. At the end of the day, Mu Zhou was still unfinished and kept rubbing her in his arms.

"Say something nice," Mu Zhou said, not too happy.

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Rou's lips. Through this period of time together, she understood that Mu Zhou was a strong person on the surface but inside, but he had a temperament that liked to coax, and he was soft-hearted rather than tough.

Of course, he also likes to coax himself.

Large swaths of sunset outside the window are refracted through the floor-to-ceiling windows, spilling on the desk and the floor, making it quiet and beautiful.

The beautiful scenery made Zhao Rou feel much brighter. She cleared her throat and said with a faint smile, "Come back soon, I will wait for you... I love you."

After saying the last three words, Zhao Rou's heartbeat accelerated for two seconds.There was sudden silence on the other side of the phone, and he seemed stunned.

After a few seconds, Mu Zhou let out a light chuckle.

"That's pretty much it." The laughter on the other end returned to a lazy tone, "I won't be here these days, so you should be more at ease."

Zhao Rou's heartbeat gradually returned to normal, and she wondered, "Why am I restless?"

The voice on the other side was even lower, "I don't see other men very often. If you want to meet me, just tell me and let me know in advance, okay?"

Zhao Rou's face suddenly fell.

Seeing that she was silent, Mu Zhou added, "If you hang up the phone without telling me like last time, we can try it in front of the floor-to-ceiling window."

"No!" Zhao Rou almost blurted out, her face turning red.

The scenery from the floor-to-ceiling windows in front of you is so beautiful.

Mu Zhou smiled lowly, and Zhao Rou suddenly heard a hint of confusion in his voice.

This man is really completely different on the outside and on the inside.

Muzhou continued, "Just remember, I'll be busy later, so go back and rest early."

Zhao Rou bit her lip, "Okay, got it."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Rou suddenly felt a little wet in her palms. She felt a little sad thinking about her unanswered "I love you" sentence just now.

Had a light meal at an outside restaurant and drove back to the apartment.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the night is dark blue and the autumn wind is rustling.

Zhao Rou gathered up her short suit jacket, chased away the coolness brought by the wind, and walked quickly to the apartment elevator.

As soon as she opened the door, Zhao Rou noticed something was wrong.

The room was dark, with no lights on, but her hearing had always been very good, and the sound of heavy breathing could be heard faintly in her ears.

Her hand froze at the switch, not daring to press it.

He quickly lowered his head and glanced around, and found a clue.

The two pairs of women's slippers at the entrance were neatly sized when I left in the morning, but now they are crooked.

Someone must have come into her house and not left yet.

It's possible that the person who came here is ill-intentioned.

Thinking of this possibility, she decisively slowed down and backed away quietly.

The moment she turned around, a thick arm appeared from the sky and blocked her way. Before she could see who it was, a sharp pain came from her neck, her vision went dark, and she completely lost consciousness.

On the other side, the temporary office of the Galaxy Project.

Mu Zhou sat on the sofa with his legs slightly spread, and glanced coldly at the people standing in a row in front of him.

He didn't speak, he just sat there, exuding a heavy aura of hostility, which made people shudder. Even Gao Songqing, who was standing next to him, felt like he was in an ice cellar.

"Come on, tell me how our company's rules are so strict and why such a major safety accident occurred in the project."

Mu Zhou's voice was calm, but everyone present could hear his suppressed anger underneath.

A middle-aged man on the left wiped the sweat from his head, and said under the heavy air pressure, "Mr. Mu, the people under us do act in accordance with the company's regulations. The ID cards of migrant workers who join the company, the bank The card, contract information and documents are all complete. No one would have thought that the documents he took were fake..."

As he spoke, he raised his head to meet Mu Zhou's narrowed eyes, and his voice trembled.

This man's aura is too strong, and he has a presence that cannot be ignored in this simple and temporary office.

(End of this chapter)