forget forget you

Chapter 2 Not So Proud

After the management statistics exam, the students in the class invited Jiang Shaozheng to have a meal as usual. MBA students are generally older, and half of them are over 35 years old. Ning Lixia has little contact with her classmates and has never participated in class reunions. Under Wei Jie's constant pestering and persuasion, she was forced to change her unsocial image , to sponsor this teacher appreciation banquet.

It's a pity that Jiang Shaozheng only had an hour at noon, so the party was temporarily changed to a private room in the school cafeteria.Ning Lixia thought that she could hide and relax, but Wei Jie, who was not forgiving, went around saying that today was her birthday, and several students who were not familiar with each other gave gifts one after another, and the teacher appreciation banquet that was supposed to be canceled at night had to be changed to her birthday party.

There are more than [-] classmates, and there are not many seats in the sea of ​​moonlight and clouds. They simply closed their business after the afternoon tea time. Thanks to the eventful Wei Jie, Ning Lixia was busier than usual on his birthday, and he didn't even have time to catch his breath. nor.

Before seven o'clock, Jiang Shaozheng pushed the door and entered, and he seemed very surprised to see that the restaurant was full of his students.

"Isn't Teacher Jiang not free?"

"The matter ended early, and I came in when I passed by this restaurant before I had dinner."

"That's a coincidence. Ning Lixia is the manager of this house. We wanted to invite you here. We came here to celebrate Ning Lixia's birthday because you don't have time at night."

"Really?" Jiang Shaozheng looked at Ning Lixia through the crowd.

Ning Lixia smiled at him from a distance, and continued to greet him.

Soon someone got up to give up his seat to Jiang Shaozheng. After drinking for three rounds, he found an excuse to come out to breathe. In front of the bathroom door, he met Ning Lixia who had just finished putting on his makeup, and stopped to say "Happy Birthday".

"Not happy at all!" Seeing no one around, Ning Lixia rubbed his neck and complained, "After 22 years old, what I hate the most in a year is my birthday, so I don't want to be reminded of being one year older."

"Don't want to be reminded to invite so many people?"

"Where did I invite you! It's Wei Jie, it's rare for her to find a chance to kill me. How did you come here?" Jiang Shaozheng knew that this was her place, and it was certainly not accidental that he would walk in.

"Today is your sister's birthday, so I wanted to ask you to have dinner together. I called you a few times but you didn't answer. I'm close so I came to see it. I didn't know you had a birthday until I came in."

"We are twins, of course our birthdays are on the same day."

Jiang Shaozheng smiled nicely: "I'm so confused, I haven't prepared any gifts, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay, it's not too late to prepare now."

Ning Lixia was just making a joke, but Jiang Shaozheng took it seriously, she couldn't hold him back, so she explained a few words to the foreman and Wei Jie, and then left with him.

Before Jiang Shaozheng could ask her about her preferences, Ning Lixia brought him to a jewelry company.

"When I was young, my father would give me and my sister a piece of jewelry every year on my birthday, saying that it would be stored in a jewelry box as a dowry for us. After we turned 12, my father would bring us to this company and let us choose it ourselves. Although I don’t know where he is now, although the company has changed its name and owner twice, but I have kept this habit.”

"I know, your sister showed me her jewelry box, the gold lock piece at the first year old, the white jade square plate at the age of 14, the diamond bracelet at the age of 16... She just took these when she left. If you meet No matter what difficulties, selling those nineteen pieces of jewelry should be enough for a while."

In fact, only eighteen pieces were taken away. On her 19th birthday, the antique photo box her father gave her was given to Jiang Shaozheng with her own photo, but unfortunately he didn't take her heart seriously.How much she regretted it later, because after all, it was the last thing her father gave.

Under such a difficult environment, with so many troublesome things to be dealt with urgently, he did not forget to personally choose a birthday gift for himself.

When I was young, I paid too much attention to the person I liked, and ignored the family affection and pride. When I grew up, I realized that no amount of admiration will gradually fade with time, until I can't even remember that person's face.

After meeting Jiang Shaozheng again, she really wanted to come back, but unfortunately she couldn't speak in the name of her younger sister.The trouble caused by revealing his identity is only secondary, the most important thing is that he has probably left the photo box in a corner long ago, and he can't find it.

Ning Lixia made an appointment with a familiar designer early in the morning, so although the shops on the first floor were closed, the VIP room upstairs was still lit.

The young female designer was flipping through a magazine, when she heard something, she got up and smiled, "Didn't you come here at nine o'clock? Why so early."

"How dare I make Sister Jiang wait forever."

Jiang Shaozheng had met this designer once, so he couldn't help exchanging pleasantries: "When it's already eight o'clock, my wife has to work overtime, and Mo Chi takes care of my children?"

"Professor Jiang and Ms. Ning know each other? You should call me Jiang Qiao'an." The designer joked with a smile, "Ms. Ning is my big client, how can I be willing to give up such a generous commission to others."

Seeing the ring on Jiang Qiaoan's left ring finger, Ning Lixia asked in surprise: "Are you married? You have a child, when did it happen? Last time you came here, you said you were single."

"The last time you came was a year ago, and many things can happen in a year."

"Well, I think a year is very short, maybe because life is the same."

Ning Lixia refused to choose gifts by himself, so Jiang Shaozheng asked Jiang Qiaoan to recommend them.

Jiang Qiaoan is the best at observing words and expressions, and in just a few minutes, she saw the relationship between the two and Ning Lixia's embarrassment. She didn't immediately take out the gemstones originally left for Ning Lixia, but instead went to the counter to pick out a few more delicate and elegant ones. Come over cheap.

He insisted not to be too hypocritical, Ning Lixia has never been a petty person.She quickly selected a 14k gold bracelet.

A small crown hangs on a very thin chain, and there is a ruby ​​on the top of the crown, which is shining faintly under the warm white desk lamp.The total weight does not exceed 2g. She secretly estimated its value, which should be offset by a seafood buffet dinner in a six-star hotel.

"This is not bad." She looked back at Jiang Shaozheng, "Today is too late, if you are free, I will treat you to dinner tomorrow."

"Why be so polite." Jiang Shaozheng handed over the credit card to pay the bill, and when he saw the amount when he signed, he asked in a little surprise, "Only this?"

Jiang Qiaoan stood up and put it on for Ning Lixia: "Prestige is far less important than matching."

Ning Lixia turned his wrist and smiled at him: "I like it very much, thank you."

This smile seemed to bloom in his heart, with an indescribable magic power that made people extremely satiated.

"Just thank him? In vain I left something good for you." Jiang Qiaoan opened the safe, put on white gloves, and took out a sapphire from the brocade box, "This top-level royal sapphire is more famous than The cornflower blue is richer, deeper and more noble. Unburned royal blue is very rare, let alone such a large one. The main stone on the brooch given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert the day before their wedding is This kind of royal blue sapphire, it is said that the brooch is the queen's favorite jewelry. When she died, she said that only the queen or princess is eligible to wear it. You called and said you wanted to choose a stone for a brooch, and I thought of it immediately .”

"It's beautiful."

Ning Lixia looked at the light for a while, and hesitated a little after asking the price.

"If you don't like it, I also prepared emeralds, which are as beautiful as a brooch."

"Let's just keep it. If I don't buy it, I'm afraid I will lose sleep tonight. At worst, I will save money in the future."

Jiang Qiaoan smiled and said, "Although my heart hurt when I bought it, I can pass it on to her when I have a daughter."

Ning Lixia turned sideways and flipped through the handbag: "I have wine and I am drunk today, maybe someday I will sell it to pay the rent to buy oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Hey, why is the credit card gone...Damn it! Leave it to Wei Jie to pay the bill Alright. Can I pay the deposit with another card first and pay the full amount later?"

"of course can."

Jiang Shaozheng immediately handed over his card: "The one just now was too ugly, I'll give you this."

"If you give this to me, others will definitely misunderstand that you want to chase me. Have you ever given my sister a more expensive gift?"

"..." Jiang Shaozheng had a feeling of guilty conscience, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer the question.

Fortunately, Jiang Qiao'an helped him out in time: "Miss Ning wants to order a brooch and not just buy loose stones. I can't estimate the total price before the design drawing comes out. Originally, I only need to pay a deposit today."

After agreeing on a time to meet in the evening of the next day, Ning Lixia said goodbye to Jiang Shaozheng.

As soon as she got off the apartment elevator, she saw a man standing outside her door, carrying a huge plastic bag with his tie half loose.

"Ning Yu?"

He raised the bag in his hand: "Come to celebrate your birthday."

"Why didn't you call me first?" she asked as she opened the door.

"You have no friends here, I thought you wouldn't go out."

"In your eyes, am I so worthless?"

"What you don't have is IQ." Ning Yu threw the plastic bag away and sank into the sofa.

"Ok?"

"Anyone with a little brain doesn't like to eat cold food."

Ning Lixia knew that he was referring to Jiang Shaozheng: "He thought I was Han Lu."

Ning Yu didn't like to spend too much time talking about this, although she was very displeased that she had contact with Jiang Shaozheng, she didn't mention it again.

He pointed to the plastic bag he brought, and said to Ning Lixia: "You haven't eaten, right? Birthdays can always be an exception. Make your specialty brandy flame snow crab legs, and have pomegranate wine fried cod, and the rest will look Do it, I brought you all the materials."

"...So the birthday present you gave me is your favorite dish, and you want me to make it?"

Complaining is nothing but complaints, Ning Lixia quickly changed his clothes and went to pack the ingredients in the plastic bag.Turning to the big prawns, she smiled and said, "You bought the ones I like, I'm really flattered."

"I bought it at the market in a small fishing village and kept it frozen. It's still fresh."

"Aren't you on vacation thousands of miles away, why come to me when you have time?"

"Tired of restaurant meals."

"... Isn't the girlfriend you went with very virtuous?"

"We broke up halfway."

"Why? Didn't you say you were serious this time?"

Ning Lixia was wearing a deep magenta sports shorts and vest, but it didn't look tacky at all, perhaps because of the whiteness.Looking at her suet-white jade-like back, Ning Yu replied without hesitation: "She is too dark."

When he received the call from Ning Lixia, Jiang Shaozheng was choosing a shirt.Hearing her saying that she was not free, and saying that he happened to be busy with something, he felt a sense of disappointment similar to that of not expecting the gift he thought he would have on his birthday when he was young.

Before he had time to distinguish carefully, Cheng Qingqing's phone call came in.

"Are you free tonight?"

"what's up?"

"You have such a bad tone, who made you angry?" Cheng Qingqing said with a smile.

"No way."

"Let's have a meal together. I brought a gift with me on a business trip, and it's just for you."

"it is good."

Cheng Qingqing was used to being rejected, and when she heard Jiang Shaozheng say "yes" at first, she misunderstood herself and had an illusion, and after repeated confirmations, she hung up the phone happily.

By coincidence, Jiang Shaozheng invited Cheng Qingqing to Moonlight Cloud Sea.

There were many people waiting for a seat, although Cheng Qingqing wanted to change one, seeing that Jiang Shaozheng had no intention of leaving, so he followed and sat on the sofa area in front of the door.

"I've also heard of this place. It is said that the dishes are very new, but it's too hard to get a seat and I'm too lazy to wait, so this is my first time here. It's really not your style to spend a lot of time on eating."

"This is sister Gu Yu's restaurant."

"Who?"

"Yan Hanlu."

Hearing this name, Cheng Qingqing's expression was unnatural for a second: "Really. She's back?"

"Ah."

"What about Gu Yu? Did you come back with me?"

"Her sister doesn't know where she is either."

Cheng Qingqing's eyes became happy again, but her tone was quite helpless: "When I mention her, I feel sad. Gu Yu's disappearance has always been a concern for my parents. After all, Uncle Yan entrusted her to take care of her, but now she is not even concerned about her safety. I can't figure it out."

Jiang Shaozheng didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't answer.

She sighed softly in her heart, there is a kind of person who may be born like this, no matter how many years they have known each other, no matter how familiar they are, they cannot really get close.

After the dessert research and development meeting for the new restaurant in the studio, Ning Lixia was going to attend the appointment, but was dragged to the sea of ​​moonlight by Ning Yu who had to inspect the restaurant immediately on a whim, and didn't want to see his old friend as soon as he got out of the car.

Seven years have passed, and Cheng Qingqing's appearance has changed a lot, only the watery tenderness in her eyes when she looks at Jiang Shaozheng is the same as before.

"Why didn't you call me if there was no seat? There's no reason to keep you waiting." Ning Lixia walked over quickly.

After a brief moment of astonishment, Cheng Qingqing stepped forward and took Ning Lixia's arm, with a very affectionate attitude: "Han Lu, long time no see! I really miss you! You are so much more beautiful than before, I can hardly recognize you."

Ning Lixia was surprised to find that even though his admiration for Jiang Shaozheng had disappeared long ago, his dislike for the woman in front of him had not changed at all.

She thought that her acting skills were not as good as others, and she couldn't pretend to be the joy of reunion, so she just smiled and didn't answer.

In all fairness, what Cheng Qingqing's father did has nothing to do with her. Although she was a rival in love, Cheng Qingqing never let herself down, and it was the original Yan Guyu who stalked Jiang Shaozheng.Therefore, Ning Lixia really couldn't figure out where the sincere disgust that arose upon seeing Cheng Qingqing came from.

Ning Lixia took them to the seats reserved for himself and Ning Yu, and went back to the office. After sitting down, he heard Cheng Qingqing ask Jiang Shaozheng if he had a bad appetite, so he remembered that he forgot to say hello to him.

"The kiwi fruit wine stuffed dumplings with horseshoe, sour and sweet, very appetizing." She smiled and handed the glass to Jiang Shaozheng's hand.

"You have something to do, how can I let you entertain me." As soon as the words came out, Jiang Shaozheng felt a little regretful, and there seemed to be caressing in this sentence.

When he saw Ning Lixia and Ning Yu from a distance outside the door, he was indeed unhappy, but after thinking about it, he found that there was no reason to question it at all. After all, her brother-in-law with a bad reputation and the teachers in the school were nothing to her. Very important identity.

Fortunately, Ning Lixia didn't care, and went to serve Ning Yu.

"Han Lu, is this your boyfriend?" Cheng Qingqing asked with a smile.

Ning Lixia was taken aback for a moment, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ning's vision is too high, how dare I make plans."

"How could it be, Han Lu, you are so beautiful, and you look a good match with Mr. Ning."

Cheng Qingqing called "Hanlu" one after another, which made Ning Lixia very uncomfortable, so she had to reiterate: "I changed my name a long time ago, and now no one calls me Yan Hanlu."

"Ning Lixia? Are Mr. Ning and Mr. Ning the same Ning? I heard that my aunt later married an uncle named Ning. Could it be that you are siblings in name?"

Ning Yu, who hadn't spoken much but was not too rude, looked up at Cheng Qingqing, which made her apologize quickly: "Because I grew up with Li Xia, I'm so outspoken, Mr. Ning, please don't mind."

"What do you mind, I want to touch up my makeup, can you accompany me?" Ning Lixia asked Cheng Qingqing.

Cheng Qingqing, who was embarrassed, naturally wanted it, and immediately got up and took her hand.

After observing Ning Lixia's expression, Jiang Shaozheng knew that Cheng Qingqing's guess was eight or nine. In the morning, Yan Guyu's stepfather was surnamed Ning. It turned out that this was the elder brother brought by his stepfather.

He took a look at Ning Yu's body shape and dressing style, and after confirming the men's clothing in Ning Lixia's cloakroom belonged, he felt a little joy inexplicably.

"You look much prettier with short hair than with long hair." In the bathroom, Cheng Qingqing looked in the mirror and praised.

"Yeah, I don't remember what it looks like when I have long hair."

"I don't know how Gu Yu is doing now." Cheng Qingqing changed her cheerfulness a moment ago, and sighed faintly.

"Do you really want her to come back?" Ning Lixia raised his chin slightly and asked with a half-smile.

"Of course I don't want anything to happen to her." Cheng Qingqing covered her guilt with a dry smile, and whispered after a while, "However, if she comes back to Jiang Shaozheng again, I will be unhappy."

This kind of confession made Ning Lixia feel less disgusted with Cheng Qingqing, and she patted her on the shoulder to reassure: "Don't worry, if my sister really comes back, it will only be good for you and Jiang Shaozheng."

"Ok?"

"Do you think Jiang Shaozheng really likes her? It's just a little bit of self-deception."

"Really?" Cheng Qingqing's eyes were as close as a sister's when he looked over again, "Actually, I also think that if he hadn't missed your sister's request for help before she disappeared, he would not be as obsessed with it as he is now."

Ning Lixia was very disgusted by her complacent appearance, and couldn't help but say something provocative: "It's probably because Jiang Shaozheng hasn't met anyone he really likes. This way, he keeps talking about my sister, which not only shows affection, but also comforts him. Conscience, you can also avoid the trouble of personally rejecting others."

Seeing Cheng Qingqing's froze face, Ning Lixia couldn't bear it again, and pulled her out of the bathroom: "The people I'm talking about don't refer to you. You are childhood sweethearts, close to the water."

Coming out of the bathroom, Ning Lixia went to the back kitchen to get a plate of fruit. When he came back, Ning Yu happened to leave his seat to answer the phone.

The four-seater table was packed to the brim, except that there was a small space in front of Jiang Shaozheng. She didn't call the waiter and cleaned it up by herself.

When placing the fruit plate, he accidentally picked up the goblet. Ning Lixia subconsciously leaned over to pick it up. Jiang Shaozheng reacted faster than her, and the only thing he didn't want to catch was the back of her hand.She wore a huge men's watch, but her forearm was even weaker and whiter, as if it could only be described as a slender wrist.

The cup fell in response, and Ning Lixia was busy getting someone to clean it up, and quickly withdrew his hand, leaving only a slippery touch on Jiang Shaozheng's palm.

Women in love have the lowest IQ, but women in unrequited love are just the opposite.Jiang Shaozheng's eyes were only out of focus for a few seconds, and Cheng Qingqing saw the clue.

She immediately showed weakness and pretended to have a stomachache, and begged Jiang Shaozheng to send her back.

Seeing Ning Lixia staring at the backs of the two in a daze, Ning Yu was a little unhappy after answering the phone: "Why force yourself to put on a smile when you're obviously unhappy, just rush forward and admit that you are Yan Guyu, maybe you can win the round .”

"You think I'm jealous?" Ning Lixia was speechless, "I'm just very emotional. Cheng Qingqing said that she has a stomachache, do you believe it?"

"how could I know."

"Looking at him with such eagerness in public, what he got in return was indifference." Ning Lixia rubbed his forehead to feel like he was having a headache, "Cheng Qingqing reminded me of myself back then, racking my brains to shame people for a man. God Ah... Jiang Shaozheng is a stain on my life, even if he finds something wrong, I will never admit who I am."

Ning Yu curled his lips: "Don't worry, Jiang Shaozheng will definitely be more intolerable than you by Cheng Qingqing."

Ning Lixia didn't know why.

"In the eyes of men, the pretty one can be a little more stupid."

Cheng Qingqing didn't make a sound along the way, but unfortunately Jiang Shaozheng didn't find the resentment in her expression as she wished.Back at Cheng's house, Jiang Shaozheng thanked her for the gift and said goodbye to her politely.

Unable to wait for the expected concern and inquiry, she had no choice but to speak first.

"Seeing Ning Lixia, I feel very uncomfortable."

"Huh?" Jiang Shaozheng looked sideways at her.

"As soon as I see her, I think of Gu Yu. I don't know where she is now, and how she is doing well. A girl, alone outside... What I fear most is that she will be arrested by those people. After all, Uncle Yan owes so much debt .”

Seeing the change in Jiang Shaozheng's expression, she changed into a slightly cheerful tone and said: "Don't mention the unhappy things, my mother always said that Gu Yu is blessed, maybe she will come back one day! Han Lu, no, Li Xia is really beautiful, much prettier than Gu Yu. It seems that Mr. Ning likes her very much, she is good-looking and caring, you men like this kind of thing, right?"

Jiang Shaozheng did not answer.

"Although they are twins, the two sisters have completely different personalities! What about you?" She asked a step closer, "Gu Yu and Li Xia, which one do you like better?"

"It's getting late, your parents will be in a hurry when you go back late." Jiang Shaozheng frowned slightly, and opened the car door for her.

"I'm not a little girl, they think I always stay at home and don't go out on dates. Every time I ask you out, you say you're busy..."

After getting bored for a while, Cheng Qingqing was willing to leave.

That night, Jiang Shaozheng dreamed of Yan Guyu for the first time.

In a daze, she went back to seven years ago, the day when she knew that her father ran away with his girlfriend, she came to him immediately.

"Jiang Shaozheng, will you ignore me? In this case, I can understand that you don't want to talk to me anymore. Even my uncle has drawn a clear line with us. I called him and he told me not to contact me again. He, it's inconvenient to say." After finishing speaking, she lowered her eyes and didn't even look at him.

Although she tried to keep her face calm, he could hear the trembling and tension in her voice.

His heart softened, he stroked her hair, and said softly, "Of course not."

"Really?"

"I promise."

She raised her head and smiled at him, and she never forgot that bright smile until today, seven years later.

The teenage Yan Guyu, sometimes clingy and crying, sometimes quiet and docile, but has always been so attached to him.

Selfish, self-willed, loves to play tricks, but never dare not listen to him.

Being loved and adored by someone wholeheartedly, although I sometimes feel bored, but most of the time I don't hate it.

She forced him to swear that he would marry her, and he still remembered all the jokes he played.

There are so many major events happening in this world every day, her disappearance is as insignificant as a drop of dew evaporating in the air, even the twin sister doesn't care that much, no one really cares about her now, right?
After waking up, Jiang Shaozheng couldn't let go of it for a long time. He had met so many people, but he fell in love with her younger sister. This feeling made him unable to face it. If no one woke up, he would never be willing to admit it.

Ning Lixia was very surprised when he learned from Jiang Qiaoan that Jiang Shaozheng had already paid off the balance of Lanbao the afternoon before.

She had heard another teacher in the school complain about the salary, and knew that it was almost two years' salary of Jiang Shaozheng. Even though he was well paid as an economic consultant in the Jiang Group, she could not accept such an expensive gift peacefully.

It took two phone calls to get through, but Jiang Shaozheng's voice was tired, and after hearing her reason for coming, he only said lightly, "Don't worry about such trivial matters."

"How can it be considered a trivial matter! Do you have time to have dinner together in the evening? I just give it back to you."

Jiang Shaozheng seemed to have no intention of wasting time on this, and when he heard her say that this gift was simply an unbearable burden, he readily reported his bank card number.

Ning Lixia breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll make a reservation if you're free? I agreed to treat you to dinner. I was too embarrassed yesterday."

"No need. Didn't you invite me yesterday?"

This sudden change of attitude surprised her, and she hung up the phone after a few pleasantries.

Ning Lixia felt that he was completely in a daze, and actually suspected that Jiang Shaozheng had a crush on her. After scolding himself a lot from the bottom of his heart, he drove to the new store.

(End of this chapter)