Waiting for a long time, Captain

Chapter 12 Relief from the Past
When Gu Zeng woke up, it was already noon the next day, and her stomach was still a little chilly. She lay down and thought about what happened last night for a while, then buried her head in the quilt and laughed out loud.Then I realized something, a carp jumped up from the bed and ran into the kitchen, where Qingya was making soup.

"I said Gu Meiren, did you sleep well last night? It's already high in the sun..."

Hearing her teasing, Gu Zeng tactfully did not speak, and changed the subject: "Why are you here?"

"Why did I come here? I got off the plane at night and wanted to come to you to ask for some warmth. I didn't expect to see Captain Cen when I opened the door. Do you know how I felt at that time? It hurts like 1000 million knives stuck in my heart." She snorted, turned her head to taste the soup, and when Gu Zeng washed up and sat down at the table, she had already set the dishes.

Gu Zeng was looking for meat in the soup with a spoon, and heard Qingya gossiping irresistibly: "You guys are developing too fast, aren't you?"

She lowered her head in embarrassment and explained, "No, yesterday was an accident."

Qingya smiled knowingly, and quickly bypassed the topic, "Xu Shen called me yesterday, and the matter was settled, please invite us to drink tonight." She raised her eyebrows while flipping through her bag, "We are rich and powerful, last time Give her a few cards, this time I will get back twice as much."

Knowing that she was joking, Gu Zeng simply nodded and said, "Okay." Taking advantage of the situation, he picked up his phone to send a text message.

I found an unread text message in my inbox, it was from him: Take a good rest, I will try my best to understand the phrase "beauty is pus and blood".Sometimes I feel that he is not serious, which is really unbearable.

She couldn't help laughing, Qingya saw it, glared at her, and yelled: "Please be kind to those who are broken in love, I'm dazzled by you so affectionate."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

The two talked for a while, and Xu Shen came to pick them up later, looking really much better, with a rosy face, and was teased by Qingya, who followed behind and laughed.

When they got to the eating place, they realized that it was not just the three of them, the Lu Brothers and Cen were there today.

"I think the captain should thank you for helping me so much. With you as a family member, it's all the more natural." Xu Shen explained in a low voice. The place he picked was good and the light was dim, so we couldn't see her selfish intentions. .

But Qingya exposed her mercilessly: "You just need to hire the captain, what are you doing with Lu Zhao? Could it be that he also contributed a lot to this matter, and you want to thank him too?"

One sentence made Xu Shen blush.It was rare to see such a small woman like her, Gu Zeng laughed appreciatively.Among these few people, Lu Jin was the most unfamiliar, and it was also his first time participating in their activities.When I saw them coming in, I volunteered to express my excitement about going out today.

He reached out to her first, "Gu Zeng, hello, we met before, do you remember me?"

"Remember." How could he not remember, because he, Joe and Asu chased her and asked about the relationship between her and Cen today all afternoon.

Lu Jin narrowed his eyes and smiled, and turned to Xu Shen after speaking, "I have long admired your name!" Looking at his eyes, which clearly revealed too many stories, full of teasing, Xu Shen answered in embarrassment.Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and all looked at Lu Zhao.

"Cough cough." Lu Zhao changed the subject in a timely manner, and stopped him from extending his hand to Qingya, and explained with a smile, "He heard me call Ah Cen and was clamoring to come. You don't mind, do you?"

Xu Shen raised his eyebrows and continued, "Of course not."

They were all seated soon, and a waiter brought the wine. Lu Jin also knew her from here, looked around, and chatted with Qingya very interestingly.I don't know who chose the venue, in the wine cellar, the cabinets on all sides are full of wine, the cork is lifted, and the aroma alone can make people drunk.

Cen sat on her left today, holding up the red wine in the glass to look at it, but didn't drink it.Gu Zeng glanced at him, and he happened to look over too, and started talking: "This wine house is opened by a Provence owner, where the ancient city's small streets extend in all directions, and the locals like to make wine very much, but few drink red wine. "The voice was very low, almost overwhelmed by the loud music.

Gu Zeng naturally moved closer to him, and heard him continue: "Have you heard of ouzo?"

"Fouzo?" She smiled and watched as Lu Jin brought a can of wine, and Lu Zhao lit the incense lamp behind, and the whole environment exuded an unusually seductive atmosphere.The music paused, she looked at his lips, and said slowly: "I know, it's the wine that can drunk a cow." It's a spirit comparable to vodka, but it has a very confusing fruity aroma.

Everyone poured a glass, Xu Shen held it up first, and said with a smile: "Thank you friends who are by my side at this moment, may our friendship last forever, cheers..."

There was a burst of pungent taste in the mouth, she had a hard time getting used to it, and coughed lightly.Except for Lu Jin, everyone else knew that she was an alcoholic in the past, and now they instinctively looked at her with concern.

"I am fine."

"If it doesn't work, don't drink it." Xu Shen said.

Cen chuckled on the side today, did not speak, but there was encouragement in his eyes.Such indulgence, such tenderness.She raised her head and drank the remaining half of the glass, and Lu Jin immediately applauded, "Gu Zeng, I didn't expect you to drink so well."

Yes, in the past years, when I was young and energetic, I was often drunk.She never felt that there was anything wrong with drinking, and she never felt that life was hard.Now, there will be no such thoughts.

After that, she refrained from drinking any more. Cen changed her glass of orange juice today, and she listened to them while biting the straw.Lu Jin said that he would never get drunk after a thousand glasses of wine, but everyone didn't believe him, and poured more wine for him one after another.In the end, he was so drunk that he fell on the sofa and could not speak, his tongue seemed to be tied.Qingya folded her arms and smiled lightly, taking advantage of the gap when no one was looking, she whispered, "Xiaobai, I seem to have met my destined prince."

She looked at Lu Jin, who was completely drunk, in surprise, then turned to Qingya, got a reassuring look, and then burst out laughing.Just a contest of wine and sex in the night, did her best friend move her heart?

Very lively night, very charming bar.Xu Shen and Lu Zhao didn't know where they went, Qingya and Lu Jin were drinking in the corner, and they were the only two left under the light.His hand caressed her back, tapping lightly once and for all, sometimes drawing circles behind her along the lines of the clothes, she was so itchy to death.I couldn't help but look at him, half-closed my eyes, wondering if I was drunk.

"Ah Cen." The first time I called him that, I didn't expect to hear his affirmative response, but I couldn't help bumping into his clear eyes.He seemed drunk, but at that moment, the alcohol dissipated, and the corners of his lips curled up again: "Do you want to take another sip?"

She looked at the wine and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid that I will..."

"Huh?" He turned around indicatively, making it easier to see all her tiny movements.

Gu Zeng tried to recall: "For a long time, when I was happy, Xu Shen and Qingya would think that I was drinking again. They would often make surprise inspections. When it was the most difficult time, the two of them looked at me in shifts, just worried I'll be addicted again." She saw her fold her hands together, unconsciously tightening them, and then loosening them again.He took the wine and put it to her lips, thinking about how to comfort her.After thinking for a long time, I still gave up.

There is a very deep male voice, humming French ditties, such a romantic and unrestrained city has not changed her piety all her life, she is really lucky.

He said: "Remember this moment, if it's really an addiction, it's me." Suddenly pouring the wine down his throat, he put down the glass, took a sip of her orange juice and smiled, "It's delicious."

Gu Zeng blushed all of a sudden.He was so close that his lips almost touched hers.Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xu Shen and Lu Zhao dancing close to each other in the open space behind the wine cabinet. Are they together?A little distracted, she was really afraid that Qingya would wake up suddenly and see them like this.

Fortunately, there was an uninterested bartender who came to clear the table. She quickly drank her orange juice and played dominoes pretending to be nonchalant.He propped his forehead with one hand, a little sleepy.

Suddenly remembered something and asked, "Flying to Atlanta tomorrow night, do you have anything for me to bring?"

"Well, when I went there last time, Qingya said that there was a Fisik salted fish that was delicious. I want to eat it. I wonder if I can bring it back?" It was too hasty that time, and I forgot to eat it after thinking about it several times.Qingya has been complaining to her, blaming her for being confused by that wonderful affair.Well, it's a beauty problem.

"Okay. I'll stay there for two days. I'll fly back in three days. We'll have dinner together then, okay?"

Gu Zeng let out a "hmm", seeing him waving his hand to greet Lu Zhao, it was obvious that he was going to leave first.She subconsciously looked for Qingya, who was still drinking in the corner just now, and both of them disappeared together with Lu Jin.You don't need to think about it, you must have changed the place and continued to drink.

In Beijing in December, it is getting colder and colder after it snows.The car was parked in a small street some distance away, and they walked side by side.It's almost Christmas, and the streets are full of Christmas trees and Santa Claus, piled up with various decorations.A group of children ran towards them, and Gu Zeng was bumped into the street corner. He was still in shock, and he held his hand immediately.The point is, the children running past stopped suddenly, turned around and winked at them.

Gu Zeng thought it was funny, and said helplessly, "Why do I feel that they did it on purpose?"

"Children are generally regarded as angels, and I think they are giving me a chance." He gestured to the clasped hands with his eyes, and Gu Zeng was speechless.

It may be that this street is too bustling, so they could meet an acquaintance, Su Wan.She should have gone out shopping with her friends, and seeing Gu Zeng and Cen walking very close together today, she suddenly understood a lot, all the scandals in this world are not groundless.The longer it passes, the closer to the truth.As she saw, fingers clasped together.

Greeted them very calmly, and then went their separate ways.Gu Zeng felt that fate was really wonderful. When she was about to get off the car, she remembered: "I haven't returned your clothes to you yet. Wait for me. I'll go up and get them to you."

"No need." He blocked her hand and held her in his arms when she turned around.The temperature in the car was very high, and she was running hot all over.

Gu Zeng pressed against his chest, and could smell the faint smell of tobacco on his body, very mild.Here, he never smoked in front of her.

"A Cen..."

He hummed lightly: "Listen to me, Gu Zeng, the reason I went to Atlanta this time is because the former army wanted to invite me to do some activities." Many years later, when we talk about Atlanta and the ten years there, whether it is She, or he, should be confidently relieved.But at this moment, he still tried his best to dispel all her anxiety.

That place had carried his honor for ten years, and she had already understood that she could make up her mind to leave. "I know, so, without further ado, say hello to your old friends for me."

Then there is the busy airport work.

When she was on duty in the lobby, she saw Cen Today who entered through a special passage, and the people around him were talking with a notebook, but he raised his head as if in response, then saw her through the crowd, and smiled.

Qingya kept saying on the phone: "Heart and mind, Gu Xiaobai, you are completely unconscious." Only then did she find out that she was flying to Atlanta on the same flight as him, and Qingya vowed to take good care of him for her.

Gu Zeng was extremely calm, and said with a smile: "Then you must take good care of him, and remember to remind him to help me buy gifts."

"Haha, you really don't worry about me..."

"No, I worry about him."

One sentence led to several reproaches, and the two chatted casually about other things until she boarded the plane.

At an altitude of [-] feet, she thought of that gentle face, and felt for the first time the solid presence and sense of belonging standing on the land of Beijing. Finally, she didn't have to stand in a place where there was no hope and wait forever.

When I went home at night, I chatted with Xu Shen for a while.It was early in the morning when I came out of the shower. I thought it would be morning in Atlanta at this time, and the sun was shining brightly.

Sitting on the bed and thinking about it for a while, she suddenly remembered that the company had released an audit report, and she had to fill in a form, so she turned on the computer.As soon as I logged in, an email popped up in the mailbox. The sending time was [-]:[-] in the morning. The overseas account showed that it belonged to Paris.She had a bad premonition in her heart, almost subconsciously, she took out her mobile phone and found that she missed the call at that time.

The moment she clicked on the email, she was in a daze, and her eyes suddenly became sore.Half a minute later, she forced herself to regain her senses, started to pack her clothes one by one, called Asu, and asked her to help book the nearest flight, and then sent a text message to Xu Shen on the way to the airport by taxi.

Board the plane at two o'clock at night and fly to Paris, France.

The people around her came and went talking a lot, and when an acquaintance flight attendant greeted her, she blindly responded, but couldn't recall what she said.I found my seat and sat down, thinking that it has been more than [-] hours since the sending time, is he okay?Closing my eyes, I couldn't hold back the tears at last.

The purser kindly reminded the passengers to fasten their seat belts, and when he walked up to her, he was surprised to find that her face was particularly ugly, and asked in a low voice: "Gu Zeng, are you okay?"

She tried her best to answer and found her own voice: "It's okay."

"Do you need me to bring you a blanket?" There were very few passengers at night, seeing this sad girl like no one else, almost all eyes were on her face.Someone silently took out a tissue and handed it to her, speculating about various reasons.In the wireless channel, she should be the happiest woman in Changhong so far.The purser could still think of the girl who was hugged and dancing under the spotlight on the New Year's Eve not long ago, and the man next to her was so eye-catching, which can be called Changhong's second-to-none miracle.However, at this moment, the girl suddenly appeared on the late-night flight, and she couldn't hide her sad emotions.

Gu Zeng wiped away his tears and repeated again: "I'm fine, really."

Only then did the purser leave with peace of mind. She refused the inquiries of the well-meaning people around her, and turned to face the window.The words on the computer screen kept circulating in his brain: Gu Zeng, Lu is not doing well all the time, he wants to see you, I am Qin Wanfeng.

Qin Wanfeng, or Mrs. Lu, Lu Zhongnian's wife. At the age of 17, when he plucked up the courage to go to France to find him, she had already appeared in his life.At that time, she couldn't figure it out, how could a girl who learned to dance be so beautiful?I also regret and regret that I never learned dance.She is really beautiful, a typical oriental woman, with fair skin and dark eyes, and she never takes her eyes off when looking at people.

Lu Zhongnian said: "Gu Zeng, if someone can look at you like this, just one glance, almost into the bottom of your heart, and see through all your bad temper, then it is doomed and cannot escape."

Paris, France, cloudy day.

The feeling of this city is not always sunny and warm to her. When thinking of this place, a woman standing on a street corner with red high heels always comes to her mind. Her face is pale, but her lips are always too red to be ignored.They are used to exhaling smoke elegantly, and at the time when the windows are blurred by the water vapor in the night, they discharge electricity to the men who are rushing by and rushing home.

How many invitations has Lu Zhongnian received from women?It seems that there are indeed countless.

After leaving Charles de Gaulle Airport, there were already people waiting for her, and the car drove directly to the hospital.Lu Zhongnian's family has a big business. When she was on the road, she was still thinking that there must be a lot of people guarding the hospital. When she went there, she realized that there was a lot of traffic. There were only a few people scattered in the huge aisle.When she saw Qin Wanfeng, she almost didn't recognize her. It was hard to imagine that such a thin and pale woman would be the dancer who held a solo performance in the Sydney Opera House and was popular in half the sky. She stood on the stage as if the whole world At her feet, so much attention.

At that time, she was sitting under the stage, desperately trying to calm herself down, but she could still see Lu Zhongnian's eyes following her all the time, so focused that it made people discouraged and failed.After that show, she finally realized that she should leave Paris.

Qin Wanfeng also saw her, walked over from the end of the corridor and hugged her: "Gu Zeng, you are finally here."

She is really thin, with a deep collarbone, wearing thin white short sleeves, long hair draped over her shoulders covering most of her face, making people who can't see her think she is smiling, and people who can see clearly bump into her. into the blackness of her eyes.He opened his mouth to call her "Mrs. Lu", but he choked up.There is no right or wrong and sooner or later in love, no wonder anyone.She stretched out her arms to hug Qin Wanfeng, patted her on the back lightly, and comforted her, "Sister Xiaoxiao, you'll be fine."

Qin Wanfeng nodded, and talked about Xia Lu's situation, "After two days of surgery, he was finally rescued, but he is still in the intensive care unit."

Gu Zeng's eyes were sour, and he murmured, "How could this be...how could this be? When I left, he still looked healthy."

"He has not been in good health for the past two years, and his heart disease has not been relieved for a long time. A few days ago, he was so angry that he passed out because of a project, so he became like this." Qin Wanfeng hugged her, his eyes were red, But still no tears.I remembered that someone used to describe her as "ruthless and ungrateful", and some acquaintances said she was "unfathomable". Now I feel a little strong and others can't see it.

Gu Zeng glanced at the person guarding the door of the ward, and asked in a low voice, "Do people in the company not know about him..."

"Well, he won't let me talk about it." Qin Wanfeng gathered his shawl and continued, "Before entering the operating room, he still grabbed my hand and lost his temper to prevent the news from leaking out."

The guards took turns, and someone delivered food, which was cooked by the cook at home, and it was all Chinese food.He has been outside for so many years, and he has never forgotten that he is a Chinese.

Qin Wanfeng looked at the table full of vegetarian dishes and fell silent for a moment.After a while, he handed her chopsticks and said calmly, "Let's eat something."

Gu Zeng nodded and looked at her carefully.In the past, she always felt that she was too cold-tempered to be suitable for Lu Zhongnian, but now she can understand how he liked her at the beginning. She is stronger than a man when her bones are hard, and she is also cool when she is cold.When such a big event happened to him, he could still carry the company for him calmly.

She pursed her lips and asked, "Sister Xiaoxiao, aren't you going to have a baby with him?"

Qin Wanfeng smiled: "He doesn't want to."

"why?"

"He said he was afraid that he would die early and put pressure on me. It's better not to have children, he can live happily with me forever." Lu Zhongnian's style is like this, he has always been selfish and so conceited, and he has been trying to be romantic and happy for many years.It seemed that he had never been so uncomfortable that he would faint in his life, except for Qin Wanfeng.

They must have had a dispute, because of what?
Qin Wanfeng put down the dish after eating two chopsticks, and explained: "I don't have an appetite." Then he looked at her from another position, hesitant to speak.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, you can speak directly if you have anything to say."

"Would you like to come back, um, to help him manage the company? You know, he only has you as a family member."

Gu Zeng subconsciously glanced at the window of the intensive care unit, and a lot of emotions slowly surged up.Qin Wanfeng's voice was in his ears, speaking very slowly.

"I don't know if you have made such an agreement before. You called back not long ago. He thought it should be a good start, so he was in a hurry to find someone to plan and build an amusement park. Recently, because of this project, the person in charge The negligence of the company and the mistakes in the engineering drawings have put the half-built amusement park in danger of being demolished and rebuilt." She tried to describe the matter in a way that would not make her feel burdened.

"He lost his temper very much, and he refused to let the engineering party dismantle it, and he didn't allow him to change the drawings. I thought he was very unreasonable, so I had a fight with him." She sighed weakly, looked out the window, Looking far away, Gu Zeng clearly felt that she was on the verge of collapse.

"Later he said, this is a birthday present for you, and it will be late if you rebuild it. Regarding the blueprint, he said that it was agreed upon when you were young." Qin Wanfeng held his face, tears flashed, she The voice finally took off the disguise and was completely exhausted.

"Gu Zeng, he really regards you as the closest person. He thought your phone call meant forgiveness, so he worked hard to improve the relationship between you."

Gu Zeng lowered his head, the dishes were cold, and tears fell down uncontrollably.Where does the forgiveness come from?It's not his fault that he doesn't love her.There was almost no sound in the quiet corridor. She and Qin Wanfeng suppressed each other's sadness, always feeling that they shouldn't be vulnerable at such a time.

She endured it for a long time, then hugged Qin Wanfeng again, and said softly, "I'm sorry, sister Xiaoxiao."

"It's okay, Gu Zeng, I just want you to understand that this will always be your home. He told me about you not long ago, and we both think you deserve a better start." Qin Wanfeng patted her He comforted his back and said, "His temper has been a bit difficult to figure out in the past two years, so I don't know if it's good or bad for you to leave here. Maybe he hasn't left here, he is not so strong. Speaking of which, he eats you Anyway, I can't control him." At the end, he couldn't help laughing.

Gu Zeng knew that this was to comfort her, so he breathed a sigh of relief, but still said: "Sister Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

At that time, the grief, alcoholism, including the later departure, they all saw it in their eyes, but they couldn't change anything.I thought she was the only one suffering, but now I realize that they have been affected by her all the time, which is very painful.How can you be so selfish?How can it be so selfish to influence them for so long?
She kept apologizing: "I'm sorry..."

Qin Wanfeng kept comforting her, "He and I both understand, Gu Zeng, love is a thing that is really helpless sometimes."

A doctor came over and reminded them to pack some of Lu Zhongnian's clothes, because depending on the situation, he would wake up soon.The topic just now wasn't very good, but upon hearing such news, both of them unconsciously relaxed and smiled.

Qin Wanfeng invited her: "Would you like to go back with me? Nothing has changed at home, and he can't say it will change. I'm afraid you won't know each other and get used to it when you come back."

Gu Zeng tried hard to swallow the soreness, nodded: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)