madam, your vest is off

Chapter 197 All over again
Su Xinran was woken up by the cold, when she woke up, the sky was already bright.

The gentle wind in the morning lifted the curtains and returned to calm.

The air smelled of booze.

As soon as she was about to move, she had a splitting headache.

She frowned and hugged her head for a long time before slowly pressing her temples with her palms and sitting up.

She just fell asleep on the floor.

There are all standing or falling wine bottles around her, her face is tense, and her face is full of tears when she touches it with her hands.

The memory slowly came back.

She brought out the wine last night, originally intending to drink away her sorrows, but her sorrows only added to her sorrows, and she started crying again after drinking half of it.

She poured herself cans of wine, but she felt that she couldn't get drunk no matter what.

My mind is full of Wen Yuanzhou.

From their first meeting to his indifferent eyes.

And the phrase "Miss Su, why haven't you left yet?"

Drink and cry.

Those wines were all mixed with her tears, spicy and bitter.

She didn't know when she fell asleep.

Maybe he passed out drunk.

Su Xinran took the hard bone in her palm and tapped her temple vigorously, trying to wake herself up.

She still has to go to work.

Stumbled to the bathroom to wash up.

Glimpse yourself in the mirror.

Even scarier than the woman I saw yesterday.

His face could no longer be described as pale but pale, his eye circles were red, the whites of his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and even his eyes were purple-black dark circles.

I'm afraid it can scare people just by looking at it.

Or ask for a leave of absence.

Su Xinran sent a message to her boss while brushing her teeth.

From time to time, I would think of what Wen Yuanzhou said yesterday.

"Miss Su, why haven't you left yet?"

leave……

Yes, it seemed like she had to leave.

Su Xinran looked at herself in the mirror and smiled palely.

She was really useless, and wanted to escape again.

It's just... She promised Yue Ze that she would always be by his side.

I'm afraid I'm going to break my promise.

She is a selfish and cowardly woman.

Since you can't give Yue Ze a complete and happy family, it's better to let him go and let him live a happier life.

Her life is a mess right now, and she has to find a place to be alone so she can start living again.

It's just that before she leaves, she needs to pack up all her regrets and say everything she needs to say.

That way she can feel at ease.

……

Ling Haochu didn't expect to receive a call from Su Xinran again.

He stared blankly at the note displayed on the phone screen.

It wasn't until the assistant at the side carefully reminded him that there was an incoming call that he came back to his senses and suspended the meeting, and went outside with his mobile phone.

"...Xinran." Ling Haochu's voice was low, although it was still gentle, but Su Xinran could tell that his voice was no longer what it used to be.

More with a little trepidation, but also a little cautious.

Su Xinran sighed.

Since when did it become like this between them?

Seeing that Su Xinran didn't speak at the beginning, Ling Hao gave another feed: "Xinran, what do you want me for?"

"Let's meet." Su Xinran's sighing voice came from the receiver.

"Meet? You mean, you want to meet me?!" Ling Haochu was overwhelmed by this huge surprise, and his voice was full of uncontrollable joy.

"Well, do you have time?" Su Xinran asked.

"Yes, yes, for sure! You can meet whenever you want!" Ling Haochu agreed with his eyes bent.

"At noon on Friday, see you at Cafe X." Su Xinran said.

"Okay, I will definitely go to the appointment on time." Ling Haochu said happily.

Su Xinran hung up the phone, silently thinking about Ling Haochu's voice just now.

Ling Haochu is still the same Ling Haochu.

But she is no longer her.

……

Su Xinran packed things silently, bit by bit.

She planned to rent out the house after she was gone.

Where to go, in fact, she didn't think about it herself.

Not wanting to go to the city where she stayed for five years, she wanted to find a new place to settle down, alone.

From now on, live alone.

It's just that she always feels guilty towards Yue Ze.

After all he is innocent.

In fact, to be honest, among these people who get along with her, which one is not innocent?

It was she who killed them.

……

Su Xinran stayed at home all day, and submitted her resignation letter to the company the next day.

The boss looked at the blackness in her eyes, and sighed: "There's no need to make yourself like this for a man."

Su Xinran just smiled wryly.

When she came out of the company with her own things in her arms, Su Xinran thought while looking at the blue sky above her head.

It's just starting over.

……

Friday is coming soon.

Su Xinran came to the coffee shop early to sit.

She hasn't had much appetite recently, she can't eat anything, and she looks thinner.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Su Xinran sipped the coffee slowly, she didn't add any sugar, the bitterness of the coffee spread from her mouth to her whole body.

Really bitter.

It was the bitterest coffee she had ever had.

Ling Haochu arrived on time at the appointed time, pulled out a chair and sat opposite her.

Su Xinran looked up at him, and saw his clean and gentle smiling face.

Just like a teenager.

It seems that everyone can go back to the past, only she can't.

Su Xinran smiled at him, and handed him his cup of coffee.

"What's wrong with you? You don't look well at all." Ling Haochu's smile disappeared after seeing her face, and he frowned worriedly and asked.

Su Xinran was surprised.

She specially put on makeup to cover herself up today, but Ling Haochu saw through it at a glance.

But she could only shake her head and say it was okay.

"What... have you been up to lately?" Su Xinran changed the subject abruptly.

"It's about the company. Wen Yuanzhou is really ruthless. I have been living in the company for a while, and I have been fighting against his pressure, but fortunately, I survived." Ling Haochu smiled wryly, "But I still have to thank you He, he taught me a lot about business."

"Yes, he has always been a very good person." Su Xinran murmured.

"How are you guys? No... Did he treat you badly? You look so pale..." Ling Haochu frowned.

"We... broke up." Su Xinran grinned, and the smile was not warm, "Or, we have never been together before."

"What?" Ling Haochu frowned, "You mean he never..."

"Let's not talk about him, let's talk about us." Su Xinran interrupted him, "I'm planning to leave, so before I leave, I want to meet you, after all, you are my only friend."

Ling Haochu rubbed his coffee cup, pursed his lips: "Then where are you going?"

"I don't know, let's think about it while walking." Su Xinran shook her head.

"Then what about you... your child?" Ling Haochu asked.

"I owe him too much... Or, I owe everyone." Su Xinran smiled wryly, "I am a selfish and cowardly person, so I can only choose to escape."

Ling Haochu was silent for a while before he said: "Xin Ran, I don't know, maybe the trajectory of fate has indeed pushed us to the path we must go. I can't say I'm wrong, and I can't say you are wrong either."

"None of us is innocent, but neither are we at fault."

Su Xinran raised her eyelids to look at him: "What do you mean?"

"At this point, I don't need to hide from you anymore." Ling Haochu sighed, "I don't know where it all started, but...it is true that our lives have changed because of them."

"Do you remember? The day in high school, the day I suddenly disappeared."

"Remember." Su Xinran nodded, "Tomorrow night's self-study is fine, but you disappeared the next day, what happened?"

"That day, my father's company went bankrupt, and he committed suicide by jumping off the building." Even after so long, Ling Haochu still feels pain in his heart when he mentions this matter again.

"What?!" Su Xinran's eyes widened in surprise, "I'm sorry, I..."

"You don't have to say I'm sorry, it's your father who should say sorry." Ling Haochu curled up his lips, "My father was forced to go bankrupt and commit suicide by your father using unscrupulous means. .”

"Tell me, Xin Ran, why don't I hate your father?"

Su Xinran was completely in a state of shock, she could only look at Ling Haochu with wide eyes.

Obviously everything he said was in Chinese, why did she seem to be unable to understand...

"I know it's hard for you to accept, but it's true." Ling Haochu said, "From that day on, I took over from my father and started to manage the company. I'm the only one who doesn't understand anything, but I'm going to start shouldering such a heavy burden .”

"I didn't even cry enough, so I was put in the position of president."

"Starting from scratch, I have suffered a lot, but I know that I have to go on. This is my father's wish. I want to revive the Ling family."

"Later, when I became capable and grew up, I could use the same method your father used to treat mine to cause your father's company to close down."

"I struggled for a long time and didn't dare to make a move, because you are there."

"But who knows, your father is useless himself, and pushed you out as a pawn."

"I'm really angry. Such a person is really not worthy of my mercy. Maybe I will destroy his company and you will be rescued from the fire pit."

"But I was still not willing to kill him. I didn't even force him to take his life."

"My soft heart has pushed you into a deeper pit of fire again."

"Actually, it's me who should say I'm sorry, Xinran. But I'm just sorry for you, and your father... I won't regret treating him like that, I may only regret why I didn't treat him harder, then maybe, we It won’t be like this in the end.”

Ling Haochu met Su Xinran's eyes with red circles.

"Xin Ran, I like you. The second thing I regret is that I imprisoned you like that before."

(End of this chapter)