If this is not love

Chapter 17 The Difficult Sutra (1)
Tan Shaojie watched Wang Yichen step into the sightseeing elevator with his own eyes before turning around and leaving.When he rushed home, just as Zhou Wei'an said, someone was already waiting for him in the house.

"It's so late, why are you back now? Did you go fooling around again?" The woman who spoke had a well-maintained face, and she seemed to be in her early forties in her fifties.She was dressed in camel-colored fur, her hair was neatly tied behind her head, and she looked dignified and noble, sitting on the sofa in an elegant posture.

Tan Shaojie didn't answer her question directly, he threw the keys on the coffee table and took off his coat.

"You came to my place as soon as you got off the plane? Why don't you take a rest?" He thought, she must be very tired after she has been in this waiting position for a long time.

"Answer my words!" the woman ordered, facing him.

"Let me pour you a cup of hot water first..."

"Answer me! Didn't Wei An call you a long time ago? Knowing that I have come back, you still stay out so late, tell me, which woman are you with, which vixen hooked your leg?"

well!Why is she always full of questioning gunpowder when she appears, why does she always want to control everything about him?Tan Shaojie sighed silently, stepped forward, half-kneeled in front of the sofa, took her hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Mom..."

"Don't call me mom! Unless you tell me honestly, you've been with that woman a lot lately, are you kidding me?" Every family has a difficult scripture to recite, and the Tan family's scripture seems to be particularly difficult to recite.Her name is Zhou Xinnian, and she is Tan Shaojie's mother. As the daughter of the Huanyu Group, she is arrogant in her bones.

"Mom... do you really want to see your son be alone all his life and never get married? Don't you want to be like other mothers, to be a grandmother early and have a little grandson to accompany you?"

Before Tan Shaojie finished speaking, she was suddenly pushed away by her.Her face became cold and stern, and her tone was tinged with chill.

"I don't want to!" Zhou Xinnian flatly denied, "Listen to me, there is no woman in this world who is sincere to you except mother! Have you forgotten how Shaoying died? Forgot why your father and I divorced ? Have you forgotten how all the tragedies today come about?"

"Mom!" Tan Shaojie's eyes were full of pain, he clenched his fists and tried his best to endure.Shaoying is his own older brother. He has been excellent in both learning and learning since he was a child. He has always been the pride of his parents, but...

"The woman who is with you tonight, I will know everything about her soon! At that time, don't try to protect her!"

"You don't need to bother to investigate!" Tan Shaojie stood up slowly, his voice gradually getting colder, and he stared at his mother deeply, "If you want to know, I will tell you clearly——she is not my girlfriend, it's just an affair A colleague of the firm and the young lawyer my father admires the most."

When Zhou Xinnian heard him mention Father Tan, her face changed slightly: "Don't think that if you move that old guy Tan Mingxu out, I will be fooled by you. If that woman is just a colleague in the office, why did you come back so late? Xiaoshan said, then How do you explain it to your girlfriend?"

"Mom, please don't be too suspicious. Shanshan is a child, what do children know? She thinks that women who are with me are called girlfriends. Over the years, I have never lost girlfriends. You Do you have to worry about it one by one? If you don’t believe me, you can ask Wei’an.” Tan Shaojie was calm on the surface, but his heart felt a little chilly.

Zhou Xinnian snorted coldly: "Weian? He vented his anger with you, and you can't believe what he said! Last time—the woman who walked out of here early in the morning was also her, right?"

Tan Shaojie paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Mom, are you dazzled? I never bring women back, maybe they are residents on other floors!" That time Ruxu was asked to sort out the case for him, working overtime overnight, and the result was early in the morning Wei'an reported the secret and learned that his mother had arrived downstairs, so he hurriedly let Ruxu leave.At that time, she wanted to drink a glass of water before leaving, but the situation was urgent, so he was forced to become a ruthless person and pushed her out the door...

"You didn't lie to me?" Zhou Xinnian was dubious.

Tan Shaojie helped her up, and his tone softened, "Okay, Mom, Lawyer Wang actually has a boyfriend. Before I came back, I kindly sent her to Lingyun Building. She is dating her boyfriend right now!"

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Xinnian's face softened, and he grabbed his hand firmly.At this moment, she suddenly became tired and old, and fell down on the sofa. "It's best like this, it's best like this. The women outside, you just have to play with them, don't fall in love with them, and Mom will arrange for you to marry in the future. Shaoying is a living For example, that kind of heart-piercing pain...Mom can't reduce it by half...Shaojie, you must not be like your father, who abandoned Mom because of ruthlessness, and now Mom is left alone, only you , I can never lose you again..."

Tan Shaojie hugged his mother's shoulders and let her cry in his arms.His face was expressionless, and his dark eyes revealed an almost empty sadness.

"Mom, why are you the only one left with me? You will never lose me. There are also grandpa, uncle, aunt, cousin... Dad, in fact, he also cares about you very much..."

Late at night, this Christmas Eve was a sleepless night for Tan Shaojie.The sorrow of the family is the most difficult to express. No matter how painful and contradictory the family relationship is, it is difficult to let go. It is a misfortune to encounter it. It cannot be changed and can only be accepted...

It's a new day, snowy and cold.

The alarm clock rang desperately, Ruxu got up to wash up, her head was in a daze, thinking about the experience of last night, she still lacked a little sense of reality.Yichen sent her home, and it was almost one o'clock in the morning. The two of them had a lot of heart-to-heart conversations that they had never said before, and they became closer overnight than in the past ten years.

She was excited, pleasantly surprised, and her veins were full of excitement.In the mirror, there were panda eyes and swollen eyelids. She applied cold towels and hot towels alternately to her eyes, which relieved a little.Even so, his eyes shone brightly, and he still seemed to be in high spirits.

"Huh—the price of being too excited!"

Quickly picked up the foundation to cover the dark shadows under the eyes, put on the thickest coat, and when choosing a scarf, one hand fell on the black and white grid.

"Okay! For the sake of the surprise that guy brought last night, I will wear this today." The scarf is soft and comfortable, surrounded by warmth, she feels more and more refreshed, walking on the street, her feet creaked , It seems that the bottom of my heart is singing.

A string of footprints left in the snow.

The office is right in front of you, just cross the intersection.

A graceful and noble woman blocked her.

"Stop, wait a moment." The woman's tone was not kind, and she directly grabbed Ruxu's arm.

Intuitive reaction, is there a new case coming?Ruxu curved her lips politely: "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Zhou Xinnian examined it carefully, and made sure that he did not find the wrong person. He said in a more serious tone, "Your name is Wang Ruxu, and you are a lawyer from Xuri Firm?"

It's a real hit!Ruxu was secretly delighted, and kept her expression calm, seeing that this woman had a luxurious outfit, and her fur was genuine and expensive.There are not many women in Lingjiang City who go out to dress up like this, and they are either rich or expensive. If you can become her client, the agency fee must be considerable.

"Yes, this is my business card." Ruxu smiled slightly.

Zhou Xinnian took it and glanced at it, "Are you very close to my family, Shaojie?" It was her style to be straight to the point, and she came here just for her son.

Ruxu's smile froze, her eyes turned calm, "Your Shaojie? Who are you?"

"I am Shaojie's mother."

"Oh, hello." Ruxu's politeness suddenly turned cold, "What advice does Auntie have?"

She had heard a little bit that Tan Shaojie's parents divorced for many years, and he grew up with his father.She had wondered before, generally speaking, most of the couples divorced and the children were sentenced to the mother.Although Tan's father is a judge, it is not difficult to win custody of the child given the Zhou family's strong family background.And Tan Shaojie not only followed his father, but never mentioned his mother in front of anyone.Was it the mother who didn't want her own child?

The streets are bustling with people rushing to work.Zhou Xinnian pulled Ruxu away from the sidewalk and retreated to the side of the green belt.

"Miss Wang, I came to you and just wanted to ask you a question. Please answer me honestly."

"Please tell me." Ruxu had a hunch that what she asked would not be a good word.

"Are you dating Shaojie?" asked coldly.

Ruxu was taken aback again, frowned, and told her with certainty: "No."

Zhou Xinnian didn't relax, and asked again: "You already have a boyfriend?"

"I'm sorry, you agreed to only ask one question. This is already the second question. I have the right to keep my privacy. I'm rushing to work. Goodbye auntie." When the green light was flashing, Ruhuo hurried across the road, Panting.Damn Tan Shaojie, his arrogance should be inherited from his mother!The tone and expression of the mother and son's speech are exactly the same, which makes people uncomfortable.

When she entered the office, colleagues saw Ruyu and praised her beautiful plaid scarf.

"Xiao Wang, the scarf you are wearing today is really unique, isn't it new?"

"Looking at the material, it should be very expensive, right? What brand is it?"

"Where did you buy it? Are there other colors? I'll buy one later."

...

Where there are many women, there will never be a lack of gossip.Ruxu has always kept a low profile, if a scarf made headlines today, she would regret choosing to wear it without hesitation.Facing several pairs of researching gazes, Ruxu didn't know what to ask, so he cleared his throat and answered calmly, "Cough! A friend gave it to me."

However, this is not easy to pass. Xiao Chen, the most fashionable secretary in the office, after a rigorous examination, expressed his opinion authoritatively: "Is it a gift from my boyfriend? According to my own research, this scarf is worth more than [-] yuan. Only Mingxin Plaza sells this brand. It is an advertising product in this year’s winter clothing, handmade in limited quantities, and the black and white checkered version is for couples, it’s hard to buy even if you have money!”

Ruxu's heart beat several times, and she was a little flustered.Is it?She only knew that Tan Shaojie was always generous in giving gifts to women, but she didn't expect to spend his time thinking about giving a scarf?
No... She quickly vetoed it again. Didn't Xiao Chen say that the plaid scarf is a limited edition for couples?She and Tan Shaojie were not lovers, maybe he was going to give it to other women, or it happened that other women gave it to him, and he passed it on to himself by the way.

As Xu's thoughts were flying wildly, Xiao Chen leaned over and knocked on her table, with an envious look on his face: "Xiao Xu, is it a gift from your boyfriend?"

"No, I don't have a boyfriend."

"Anyway, it was given by a man, right?"

"Cough! It's so hot, the heating in the office seems to be too high." Ruxu changed the topic and started to untie the scarf.

There is no silver 300 taels here, unless there is a cold mask hanging on her face, otherwise she is not good at hiding her thoughts.All the women in the office noticed it.

"Xiao Wang, someone is chasing you! Come and listen, you can tell from this gift that the other party has good taste, what kind of job do you do?" The older senior sisters are most concerned about the personal affairs of unmarried men and women in the office .

Ruxu was silent, unable to answer, and didn't know how to answer.

"Last time I heard Shao Tan say that there seems to be a prosecutor chasing you, did he send it?"

"Xiaoxu is beautiful and capable, and there are many suitors! What are prosecutors? I heard that Master Chen, the piano prince who is famous in the music industry and admired by everyone in Lingjiang City, is also Xiaoxu's suitor."

Ruxu's face darkened suddenly, "Where did you hear that?" When did it become the turn of others to speculate about her relationship with Yichen?Rumors are going to spread, what will Yichen think of her when he hears about her?

"Young Master Tan also said it!" The speaker didn't understand why she reacted like this. Being pursued by Master Chen is something that many women dream of. Xiaoxu's thinking is so extraordinary!

"It's him again!" Ruxu pulled the scarf off her neck forcefully, as if she had a grudge against someone, she didn't care to fold it carefully, and stuffed the scarf into the drawer.

Whoops!Therefore, when giving a gift, you must look at the object. The first-class goods are so spoiled by her, it makes others' little hearts throbbing!Miss Wang, can't you take it easy?It's a pity that the scarf is going to be broken... If you don't care, why don't you send it on the spot?

These words lingered on the tongues of several women, and finally chose to swallow them.

Ruxu raised her head and declared righteously: "I don't like personal matters being discussed, especially Tan Shaojie, he likes to talk nonsense the most. When did he speak the truth seriously? Yichen is my good friend. When are you willing to join his concert, I can help you get tickets, but those unfounded guesses just now - I don't want to be heard by him, so as not to cause trouble."

Everyone nodded in understanding. After getting along for a long time, they are very clear about Ruzhen's personality, and they don't mind her cold tone of voice.

"We are talking casually! We all hope that you will find a suitable partner soon!"

"That's right! Young Master Tan likes to make jokes. But last time I met Prosecutor Han in the court, he is tall and handsome. You should think about it carefully. It's pretty good."

"In my opinion, the man who gave you the scarf is also good. No matter who he is, you can consider it."

...

Ruxu opened the file and pretended to be busy in front of the computer, but her mood fluctuated like waves, and it was difficult to calm down for a while.In fact, how much she hopes what they said is true, if Yichen is willing to chase her, she is willing to give everything in exchange for this possibility.

The good mood that came early in the morning turned into bubbles at this time, and my chest always seemed to be clogged with something, and I felt depressed.

It was past ten o'clock, and Tan Shaojie hadn't been seen yet, and he appeared less and less in the office recently.Ruxu needed an explanation from him about the crossroads, why did his mother find him out of nowhere?
"Sister Li." At lunch, Ruxu deliberately sat opposite the senior seniors. It is said that Lawyer Li knew Tan Shaojie's father well before the establishment of Sunshine Law Firm.

"Xiao Wang? Do you have any questions and need help?" Attorney Li is nearly fifty years old, wise and easy-going, and appreciates the truth.

"Oh... I do have some questions and I want to consult Sister Li." Ruxu brought up a case and discussed it with Lawyer Li for more than ten minutes. Seeing that the meal was almost finished, he went straight to the topic, "It's rare to see Mr. Tan Da come over. , especially in the next six months, I only saw him once."

Lawyer Li said: "Hehe, since Shaojie took over the management of the firm, Tan Da has been relieved to do other things."

"Mr. Tan Da seems to be at ease with Tan Shaojie?" Ruxu couldn't understand this point, no matter how she looked at it, Tan Shaojie seemed like an idiot who only knew how to eat, drink and play.If the entire firm hadn't been supported by their group of elites, it might be on the verge of collapse.

Lawyer Li smiled: "Yes! Tan Da is so relieved, there are naturally reasons for him. Shaojie is not as playful as he appears on the surface. He is a very thoughtful child, but..."

"Just what?" Ruxu believed that the unspoken words would be the key point.

"It's nothing. Shaojie has many advantages. He likes to play with his personality occasionally. He just doesn't like to show off in front of people."

"Sister Li knows Shaojie very well, right?"

"Well, I watched him grow up." Lawyer Li suddenly turned to sighing, and his face quietly became a little heavy, "That kid has a smart brain, but unfortunately his personality is too sensitive. Boys are rarely as sensitive as he is. Sensitive people always He is especially vulnerable. He loves to laugh since he was a child, but in the past ten years, there may not be many smiles from the bottom of his heart...Hey, how can I tell you this well, Shaojie is very stubborn, you must know behind my back If you say that about him, he might have a problem with me.”

Ruxu couldn't help showing Tan Shaojie's cynical expression in front of his eyes. Could it be that his parents' divorce caused his personality to get worse?Thinking about it now, she really knew very little about him.

"Sister Li, everyone says that Tan Da and his wife have divorced a long time ago. I don't know how long they have been divorced?" She asked tentatively.

Lawyer Li murmured: "It's been many years. I remember when Shaojie was in junior high school... It should be the third year of junior high school. Yes, he happened to be in the middle school entrance examination that year. Shaojie's grades were very good at first, but because his parents had conflicts during those days, he I was greatly affected, and even had to give up the exam..."

Before he finished speaking, a phone call came in. Lawyer Li picked up the plate and stood up: "Xiao Wang, eat slowly. There is a client waiting over there, I will go first."

Ruxu slowly picked up the rice grains on the plate, without any appetite.What she heard just now echoed in her mind, no wonder people said that "a hateful person must have pity", and for the first time she felt that Tan Shaojie was not so annoying.

Qiao Weiwei's case was appealed again, rumors spread that she bribed the waiter to give false testimony, and Ruxu's helping her win the lawsuit was also questioned.One afternoon, the office was discussing this matter. Although colleagues discussed objectively from Ruxu's standpoint and decided that the truth of the case had nothing to do with the lawyer, Ruxu's mood was still depressed.

Since when did she become a sentimental woman?

The snowy weather is too cold, people are reluctant to go out, and the business in the office is deserted.Sitting in front of the computer, Ruxu cracklingly confides her troubles to her friends.

Xin Ning said with a smile on QQ: This is like a real woman!I have a hunch that your spring is coming, or -- spring has already quietly come to you at all.

Put it away with a smile.

On Christmas Eve, Shen Yitang completed his one hundred and first marriage proposal, and finally got his wish and firmly put the wedding ring on Xinning.This pair of enemies, who were entangled in evil fate, finally reunited after going round and round.

A few lines of words were typed on the keyboard: Comrade He Xinning, you are already a mother-to-be, and you are still Mrs. Shen obediently, where do you want to go?Even if you didn't agree last night, with President Shen's method of coercion and temptation, you can't escape!

Xin Ning: I know I can't escape, but as I said, I just want to enjoy the feeling of being in love more.

Ruxu: You're still procrastinating, but my precious godson can't afford it.He was born in need of a father.

Xin Ning: It's not that I don't allow his father to visit...

Ruxu: Visiting?Can visiting be the same?There are also grandparents, the elderly are eagerly looking forward to having a grandson, but they can't get a name. Do they need your permission to visit?
Xin Ning: (surprised) You are a little different today! (Mystery) Let me tell you, I have recently enjoyed the tension and care that classmate Shen has given me, and I really feel like a sweet love.

Ruxu: Who said you can't continue to enjoy the feeling of being in love after getting married?Shen Yitang Libra is romantic enough, just wait and see, be careful he soaks you in a honeypot and sweetens you to death.

Hitting and hitting, her movements slowly stopped.

Wine, flowers, cakes, fireworks...

They are not lovers, but spend the good time of lovers together.When you sip the fine wine, your mouth will be fragrant, and when you taste the cake, you will feel the sweetness in your heart...

Xin Ning typed a few lines: Ruxu, Xiaoxu, Lawyer Wang?Back to the soul, what about people?I'm not busy...then I'll dive first...

Ruxu hurriedly said: Yes.I went to Lingyun Building with Yichen last night.

Xinning: (surprised)

Ruxu suddenly didn't know how to continue talking, thought for a while: it's strange, right?It was Tan Shaojie who called him.It turned out that Yichen had never been to the top of a building for sightseeing, so he happened to have a companion with me.

(End of this chapter)