Marriage Crisis: Lonely Apricot Blossom

Chapter 5 I'm here for you (1)
Before he knew it, Xiao Yan's residence was within easy reach.

Fang Zhenqian helped Huamei take off her luggage, walked her all the way to the elevator, and then waved goodbye.

Hua Mei was surprised: "Aren't you going up? Your wife is here too."

Fang Zhenqian said: "My company still has something to do, so I have to go back to deal with it first. After a while, cough, please tell her and let her take a taxi home by herself."

Hua Mei glanced at his hesitant expression, then nodded slightly, "Okay, I must tell you."

Of course he was lying, there was no urgent matter waiting for him to go back to deal with immediately, he didn't want to go upstairs just because he was not sure that he could behave freely in front of Yan Jia and Hua Mei.

The doorbell rang, and the two people in the room immediately jumped up to open the door.The table was full of dishes, half of which were cooked food they bought in a nearby supermarket.

Only Huamei came in.

Xiao Yan stepped forward and hugged her sister tightly, screaming loudly. The two sisters have not seen each other for six years.

Yan Jiahan stood aside with a smile. When she saw Hua Mei for the first time, she felt a bright light in her eyes. She didn't expect Xiao Yan to have such a beautiful and charming sister, so she opened her mouth and praised: "Beauty!"

Hua Mei looked at her with strange eyes, "You are, Yan Jia?"

Before Yan Jia could speak, Xiao Yan rushed to say, "Yes, yes, my current buddy."

Yan Jia remembered something, ran to the door that was still closed in three steps and two steps, poked her head outside, "Hey, where is Fang Zhenqian?"

Hua Mei stared at her back and explained, "He refused to come up, saying that the company has something to do, so he left first... Thank you so much today, Yan Jia."

Yan Jia was polite, full of suspicion, everyone had gone downstairs, why they left without even saying hello, this is too unreasonable.

Without thinking about it, she called Fang Zhenqian directly.

"What's the matter with you?" Yan Jia frowned, her tone full of coquettishness, "I've come here, and it won't take much time for you to come up and eat together...Oh, that's it...that can only be counted Now, be careful on the road. Also, don't add too late, come back early."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Jia pouted, "He has business to do, forget it, let's eat by ourselves."

The three women had a lively dinner.

Yan Jia still couldn't help being curious about the pair of sisters, "Are you really real sisters? Why don't you have the same surname?"

Xiao Yan laughed, "That's not easy. My sister's surname is my dad's surname, and I'm my mother's surname. My mother's strength in our family should not be underestimated! Right, sister."

Hua Mei seemed to be careless and said to Yan Jia: "Mr. Fang is very considerate to his wife. Just now in the car, he told you not to cut vegetables."

Xiao Yan smiled again and took the lead and said: "You guessed it right, that is a typical model husband who obeys Yan Jia's words. Otherwise, how could he pick you up if he didn't know you before?" !"

While talking, Xiao Yan winked at Yan Jia, who gave her a blank look, but there was joy and pride in his eyes, neither of them noticed Hua Mei's slightly ugly expression.

"Sister, how are you doing outside? Australia, is this what makes you so happy?" Xiao Yan urgently wanted to know about her sister's situation.

"It's nothing, I'm used to it, it's the same everywhere." Hua Mei said lightly.

Xiao Yan gave Yan Jia a wink, "How is it? As I said, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles One is back."

Yan Jia laughed out loud.

Hua Mei frowned at her little sister who didn't make much progress, but Xiao Yan didn't care at all.

"By the way, sister, my mother will come to see you tomorrow. Do you want me to help you find a male friend first, otherwise, she will definitely not let you go. Haha!"

Hua Mei's face suddenly became cloudy, and Yan Jia hurriedly made a rescue, "Your sister is so beautiful, why should you worry about it?"

When she said this, she suddenly felt that there was something strange in Hua Mei's eyes, like a faint hostility.Yan Jia became a little uneasy, worried if what she said just now offended her.

She remembered what Xiao Yan had said before, "A woman in her 30s hasn't found a good home, no matter how beautiful and arrogant she is, she becomes lonely and old even if she is not lonely. Isn't my sister a living example!"

Hua Mei countered her sister and said, "Don't blame me first, have you solved it yourself?"

Xiao Yan smiled, "I'm not in a hurry, I have to pick and choose."

Hua Mei snorted coldly and said, "Just accept it when you see it. Don't end up like me. Let mom call you every now and then to complain."

Yan Jia said: "Actually, there is a nice young man in our company who has been chasing her, but she doesn't like him."

Xiao Yan knew who she was talking about, she curled her mouth, and said disdainfully: "You can talk about Ren Wei, not to mention his foolishness all day long, his mother alone is enough to make people suffer, let me tell you, Finding someone not only depends on whether you have money or flirtatiousness, the future mother-in-law is also very important, and the current war between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can catch up with the US-Iraq war."

Seeing that Xiao Yan's conditions for choosing a mate became more and more complicated, Yan Jia secretly laughed.

Hua Mei took advantage of the situation and asked Yan Jia, "How are you getting along with your mother-in-law?"

Yan Jia pursed her lips, "She passed away not long after we got married."

Fang Zhengan's mother died the year before last.

After all, Yan Jia was absent-minded about the meal, and she yelled to go home without enjoying herself. Xiao Yan also wanted to have a private conversation with her sister, so she didn't insist on staying.

When Yan Jia returned home, it was pitch black, but there was a strong smell of smoke. She turned on the living room light wonderingly, and Fang Zhenqian was buried in the sofa by the window smoking, with a tired look on his face, which really surprised her.

"Hey, why are you back already? Have you had dinner yet?" Yan Jia was surprised.

Fang Zhenqian put away his decadent face, and said in a hoarse voice, "I ate a little. I feel a little tired."

While talking, he pinched out the cigarette in his hand, Yan Jia didn't like to smell the smell of smoke, but today he couldn't help it, as if he wanted to use this to vent something.

Yan Jia snuggled up to Fang Zhenqian with an apologetic face, "I'm sorry, husband, you have worked so hard, and I sent you around. I'm so inconsiderate of you." She buried her face in the He rubbed against his chest.

Fang Zhenqian raised his hand to caress her slippery hair, thinking that she could be silly. If Hua Mei taught him what pain is, then Yan Jia was the softest sunshine in his life. It's endless joy and relaxation.

"What about you, are you full?" Fang Zhenqian asked.

Yan Jia shook her head, "I miss you, so I didn't stay longer." Then she said, "I didn't expect Xiao Yan's sister to be a beautiful woman. What do you think of her? Pretty enough?"

Fang Zhenqian was vague, "Well, it seems, I didn't pay much attention."

Yan Jia moved her face closer to him, as if she wanted to see through him, and said with a smile, "I don't believe it, but you don't feel anything when such a lively person is sitting in your car?"

Fang Zhenqian pushed Yan Jia onto the sofa, and stared at her with long eyes, "Do you want me to have feelings for her?"

Yan Jia was discouraged, "Okay, okay, I surrender! You really can't take a joke."

Fang Zhenqian let her go, Yan Jia took the opportunity to embrace his head, leaned into his ear and said, "If you really like her, I won't object."

Fang Zhenqian glared at her immediately, and Yan Jia said triumphantly, "In that case, I can also go out and find another one to add some flavor to our ordinary life."

Fang Zhenqian knew that Yan Jia was talking nonsense, but his heart was inexplicably confused.

Yan Jia stood up abruptly, startling Fang Zhenqian.The next moment, he saw a mischievous smile on her face.

"I was thinking about you at Xiao Yan's place just now, and I didn't have enough to eat. Now I'm hungry. I'll cook some dumplings to eat, and I'll make a bowl for you too. Do you want to?" before finishing speaking, the person has already flashed into the kitchen .

This is where Yan Jia is most considerate. Fang Zhenqian hid his annoyance aside, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

Hua Mei pushed the door and got out of the car, looked up at the dizzyingly high building, Fang Zhenqian was right here, and there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of her mouth.

The elevator dinged, and the door slowly opened.

She stepped out, found the front of Tianyu, gracefully pushed open the glass door, whispered a few words at the front desk, the girl at the reception desk motioned her to sit down on the sofa at one side, and then quickly picked up the phone to dial.

When the girl contacted, Hua Mei began to look at the company. The decoration was simple and bright. There were dozens of small office areas separated in the whole hall, which were already full of employees. Looking around, they were all very young and confident. s face.

A handsome, sunny boy walked past her, nodding and smiling at her kindly.

Not long after, a well-dressed young man with a cropped cut, slightly dark skin, greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Miss Hua Mei, I have been admiring you for a long time. I am Chen Liwei." Chen Liwei's eyes sparkled when he saw the charming Hua Mei, "I heard that Wen Xing has a beautiful editor-in-chief. When I saw her today, I really deserved my reputation."

The smile on Huamei's face was just right, "Where, Mr. Chen, you are a real young talent. In just over five years, you have managed such a vibrant company. Now that Tianyu is mentioned in the industry, few people don't know .”

Chen Liwei chuckled and said, "Thank you! I didn't rely on everyone's support to make it through! Hey, don't just stand and talk, come on, please come in!" He led Hua Mei into a conference room while talking.

Immediately a little girl came in and politely asked what to drink.

"Green tea, thank you!" Hua Mei said, glanced at the door, and asked, "Why don't you see Mr. Fang?"

Chen Liwei hurriedly said: "He is having a meeting, come over later, let's chat first."

Hua Mei nodded, "The president asked me to come here, mainly to get familiar with the situation first, and I will take full responsibility for your company's business in the future."

Chen Liwei smiled all over his face, "That's great!" For him, talking about business with beautiful women is much easier and more enjoyable than cooperating with ordinary people.

Next, Chen Liwei spent ten minutes introducing the basic situation of the company to Huamei.

After Huamei listened patiently, she made some introductions about herself, then Huamei calmly took out a document from her bag and said, "I'm here today, and there's actually another matter - about your For the company's advertising business, I think your advertisements should still be willing to be published on Wenxing next year."

Chen Liwei said: "Needless to say, President Dai and I have been close friends for many years."

In fact, Wenxing's influence in the industry is increasing day by day, and it has a stable group of readers, which cannot be ignored.

Hua Mei continued: "This is the contract for next year, please read it."

Chen Liwei took it leisurely, picked up a few important places to look at, and his face changed slightly, "Is this price a mistake, so much higher?"

His reaction was within Huamei's expectations, and she explained calmly, "In fact, your company's advertising expenses have always been low. You know that Wenxing's management is becoming more and more standardized. We are doing this I hope to be fair to other customers. Even if the adjusted price is compared with other companies, it is still cheap, and I believe you can compare it yourself."

Chen Liwei was a little annoyed, and it was inconvenient to attack Hua Mei, so he took out his mobile phone and prepared to call the president to check.

Hua Mei guessed his intentions, and said with a smile, "You don't need to call President Dai. In fact, I just raised this opinion with the president. If you have any questions, you can tell me directly."

Chen Liwei was hesitant to speak, but he didn't know how to respond to Hua Mei's tenderness and strength.

At this moment, Fang Zhenqian appeared at the door, and Chen Liwei seemed to see the savior, and hurriedly called him in.

"This is Fang Zhenqian, our technical director." He introduced to Huamei.

Hua Mei smiled and said: "You don't need to introduce, we have known each other for a long time, he is my... college classmate."

Fang Zhenqian shook hands with Hua Mei politely, and found a place to sit down.

Chen Liwei was very happy, "Old Fang, I didn't expect you to have such a capable and beautiful college classmate. Why didn't I hear you mention it?" He pushed the embarrassing contract in front of him. You need to communicate well with your old classmates!"

Fang Zhenqian took a rough look, then raised his head and asked Hua Mei, "Is there any room for negotiation?"

Hua Mei smiled softly, "Of course, I'm not in such a hurry. You can think about it before talking to me."

Chen Liwei got up to answer the phone, and before leaving, the other party gave Zhengan a cheering wink.

There were only two people left in the conference room, and there was a bit of silence.

After a while, Hua Mei said in a low voice, "I've met your wife, she's a lovely girl."

Fang Zhenqian looked at the contract and let out a casual "hmm".

"You married her because you loved her, right?" Hua Mei stared at him.

Fang Zhenqian took a deep breath, "Of course."

Became silent again.

Hua Mei cast her eyes on him resentfully, "Zhengan, why haven't you been looking for me all these years?"

"Hua Mei," Fang Zhenqian interrupted her, "this kind of occasion is not very suitable for discussing private matters."

Hua Mei stared at him, "Okay, I'll make another appointment to talk to you."

"No need." Fang Zhenqian didn't lift his head.

When Chen Liwei came back from answering the phone, he saw Hua Mei packing her things.

"Mr. Chen, I've said everything I need to say. It's getting late and I have something to do, so I'm leaving first." Hua Mei said.

Chen Liwei teased Fang Zhengan, "Then, old Fang, give it away."

Fang Zhenqian had no choice but to get up and see him off.

Chen Liwei waved to Huamei at the elevator door, "Please take care of me in the future!"

After the elevator doors closed, there were only two people left.

Fang Zhengan moved closer to the elevator door, and Hua Mei fell behind him.In this narrow space, the silence made the atmosphere extremely ambiguous.Fang Zhenqian could smell the faint scent of perfume from Hua Mei's body, together with her slight breathing sound coming from behind him in waves, as if touching every pore of him.

Hua Mei suddenly let out a faintly charming smile, which shocked Fang Zhenqian. He remembered that when he was climbing a mountain with her on his back a long time ago, that was how she smiled when she leaned over him.He became more and more nervous, as if Hua Mei was approaching him bit by bit.

Fang Zhenqian turned his head abruptly, and saw Hua Mei looking at him with a half-smile, as if he understood his thoughts at a glance.He was ashamed secretly, how could his calm concentration be so vulnerable in front of her.

The elevator finally descended to the first floor, and when the elevator door opened, Fang Zhenqian let out a soft breath.

Sending Hua Mei away, Fang Zhenqian returned to the office. As soon as Chen Liwei saw him, he complained angrily, "Damn it, Dai Zhengrong, that old fox, knew that I was lustful, so he sent a beautiful woman over to negotiate a contract. What an idiot. I just called him and told him I babbled and babbled nonsense, saying that now that power has been delegated, editor-in-chief Hua is in charge, and he forgot how he begged us in the first place, and the entire bridge was demolished!"

Fang Zhenqian let him complain.

"Old Fang, it's all up to you this time. Get rid of that old classmate of yours. I'll give you two more bonus points at the end of the year."

Fang Zhenqian looked at him coldly, "For that advertising fee, what are you doing!"

"I just can't swallow this breath!" Chen Liwei slammed his fist on the table.

Another boring Saturday.

Fang Zhenqian had to work overtime as usual, and even Xiao Yan, who always looked forward to Yan Jia, was busy with a date. She recently met a lawyer who was said to belong to the elite class, and she was having a hot fight.

The weather turns warm and cool, as it is in early spring, Yan Jia shrinks her neck and walks boredly on Shipi Street.When alone, time always seems particularly hard to pass.

This street is full of small commodity shops from the beginning to the end, jewelry, pendants, and household items, all of which are the favorite of girls. In the past, Yan Jia and Xiao Yan would come here to shop when they had nothing to do, and spend a small amount of money to bring back a bunch of colorful things. Great sense of accomplishment.

Yan Jia walked to a newly opened porcelain shop. The shop was small and there were not many items, but it looked exquisite. She glanced at it, then picked out a small vase, and carefully identified it.

"Hi!" A dark figure suddenly stopped beside her, startling the overly focused Yan Jia. When she turned her head to look, it turned out that Mike Han was passing by on a bicycle.

Mike didn't expect to meet her here, a gleam of joy flashed in his charming narrow eyes, showing a bright smile like his signature and two rows of neat teeth.

"You scared me to death." Yan Jia patted his chest and said, at the same time, he was very happy to meet someone he knew, although he didn't know him very well, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

"Why go shopping alone, where's your husband?" Mike stood on tiptoe, looking like he wasn't going to leave right away.

"He works overtime." Yan Jia whispered.

Mike glanced at her, quickly saw through her depressed mood, and said with a smile, "If I marry such a good wife, it won't be too late to stay with her at home!"

Yan Jia pouted subconsciously, her face flushed slightly, she always didn't know how to deal with such jokes freely.

Realizing her embarrassment, Mike immediately laughed and said, "Since you are alone, and I am alone, why don't you be my guide and take me around, how about it?" He got off the racing car while talking .

Yan Jiaqi said: "Haven't you been back to China for a while, and besides, you are originally a local, so you still need me to introduce you?"

Mike grimaced, "It's very different here than it was ten years ago. Besides, my family members haven't come back, so I'm here alone. If I'm in the mood to go shopping, just take pity on me!"

Yan Jia couldn't help laughing seeing him pretending to be bitter, so she was embarrassed to refuse.

Mike sent his car to a place where someone could watch it, and accompanied her on foot.

The two walked the busiest street from the beginning to the end. Mike was lively and humorous, and Yan Jia was amused.

Unknowingly, she walked for almost an hour, and it was close to three o'clock in the afternoon. Yan Jia was hungry. At noon, she just cooked some noodles at home to make do to fill her stomach.

Xu Shi saw her listless appearance, and Mike thoughtfully said: "How about we find a place to eat?"

Of course Yan Jia had no objection. Mike led her across half a street to a very chic restaurant.There is an antique plaque at the door, with a very foreign name "Yanyu Flower Nest" written on it. At first glance, it doesn't look like a place to eat, but it looks like a flower shop.

"It's not bad here. I've been here several times." Mike led the way familiarly.

After entering the door, Yan Jia felt a little regretful, the inside was dark and quiet, with very soft background music, and what's more, as far as the eye could see, there were couples of couples whispering and the atmosphere was ambiguous.

The waiter led them to a corner, handed them menus, served tea, and was very attentive.

Mike signaled Yan Jia to order, but she pushed, "Anything is fine, as long as it's not spicy." She whispered.Arriving here, it seems that the volume of the radio station has been turned down to the lowest level, and speaking loudly will appear abrupt.

Without hesitation, Mike reported the names of several dishes, and closed the list, "Order if you don't have enough."

While waiting for the food, the two drank tea in silence, as if driven by the surrounding atmosphere, they both became a little unnatural.

Three or four tables away, there was a very soft voice whispering something, Yan Jia looked over without realizing it, and only saw the top of one head, and the tall chair back cleverly separated each private space, without interfering with each other.

(End of this chapter)