In memory, you smiling

Chapter 23 Quietly Is Parting Sheng Xiao (3)
When Chu Qing rushed to the roof of Yingzhi's abandoned teaching building, she was curled up in the gap under the water tower, hugging herself into a ball, her small face wrinkled in pain.

"CQ, my foot hurts."

Chu Qing took off his coat and put it on her hypothermic shoulders, half-kneeling in front of her with a small mountain-like body, blocking the raging wild wind from the top of the mountain.

"Let me see." He said softly, as if he was coaxing a child, with a thick and powerful arm that could easily break a tree trunk, he gently and gently held out his right foot that was shrunk due to pain.

"Is it serious?" Hua Zuoyi asked in pain.

In the night, the man's expression was very serious, as if he was examining a precious treasure inch by inch.

"It's just sprained, it's not serious."

Then why is that serious expression, not convincing at all, okay?It's like a doctor solemnly announcing to a patient that your tumor is not serious, you can eat whatever you want recently, and if you have any wishes, go and get rid of it as soon as possible.

"Hey, tell me if it's a broken bone or a torn ligament." Don't compare her to those extreme athletes in rock climbing clubs who don't even frown when their bones stick out of their flesh!

"You...you didn't jump from the water tower, did you?"

She looked up in the direction of Chu Qing's line of sight.A shoe was hanging on the edge of the three-meter-high concrete platform, and the backpack was thrown on it and swelled up by the wind, as if they were telling their absurd actions just now.

In the end, Hua Zuoyi could only smile awkwardly.

God damn it, luckily it was just a sprained foot, if she jumped from the top in another direction, she would have already fallen on the ground below the eighth floor with her brains in a river, okay?

"Is there anything you can't think of?"

"I just want to try to see if I can stand still after jumping off."

Hua Zuoyi knew she was wrong, so she tugged on Chuqing's clothes, "I didn't want to jump off the building."

"It's best not to." Chu Qing looked at her deeply, the thought just now made his hairs stand on end, "How old are you, it's fun to do this? You usually tremble when you climb high, could it be that someone used a gun today? pointing?"

Hua Zuoyi turned away in tears, it was enough to know the stupid things, why not be so keen.She just wanted to try to see if she could jump down as easily as she did back then, as if she could turn back to the little flower girl she used to be, and have the confidence to stand shoulder to shoulder with Pan Kaichen.

"Can it move?" Chu Qing helped her stand up slowly, and Hua Zuoyi held him tightly like the only life-saving driftwood.

Chu Qing couldn't help but stop his movements for a while with that kind of trust and reliance.He lowered his eyes to conceal the strong feeling in his heart, and then changed to the princess hug under Hua Zuoyi's exclamation.

"I'll take you home first."

"Don't! Don't go home!"

Chu Qing lowered his head and glanced. In his arms, Zuo Yi was really too small, her head was just right on his chest.At this moment, she seemed to be embarrassed, pushing his rock-like chest with both hands, trying to keep herself from being completely stuck in his arms.

"Let me go first."

"Let you down, can you walk by yourself?"

"I……"

Gululu... The sound of stomach growling made Hua Zuoyi's embarrassment worse.

Counting from the farewell ceremony yesterday, I had some desserts with Mr. Pang in the morning, and now I am so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back. If it weren't for being dazzled by hunger, I might have fallen from the water tower before I stood still.

Hua Zuoyi no longer struggled, and covered her face with the hand that was pushing back and forth.

"Sarcasm or ridicule, it's up to you."

As if he didn't mind, the man said with a hearty laugh: "Go, I'll take you to eat something."

As a rookie whom Mr. Xiao Pan valued very much, Lancerli strives to be close to the self-disciplined Mr. Pan Kaichen with a style of rigorous work and serious life.

But his predecessor, Ms. Wang, is completely different. She not only has strong professional ability, but also has stronger gossip ability.Since Mr. Pan's sudden return, Ms. Wang has been vibrating the dialog box of his internal communication tool.The entire screen was like having a seizure. Whenever he wanted to type, the screen shook and the ground shook.

Can you still work hard? !

"How are they?" Miss Wang asked him again on the screen.

Lancerli was furious, and directly called across the ocean.

"You always shake me, how can I tell you by typing?!"

"That's true!" The other party seemed to suddenly realize, "But you keep ignoring me, why don't you treat me as a senior?"

Lan Serley took a deep breath, deeply feeling that Mr. Pan, who has always brought Secretary Wang by his side and worked with her for a long time, is actually not as bad-tempered as the outside world said.Sometimes when communicating with Ms. Wang, even a saint would go crazy.

"Mr. Pan looks very calm, and he arrived at the company earlier than usual today."

"How could it be? There should be something important to come back. How could he just come to work like this? It doesn't make sense logically. Did you see him calling Miss Hua?"

"How can you see it? The boss won't ask me to make a call for him!"

"That's right, it's really inconvenient for you to be a man. Then have you asked the boss if you want to book a restaurant?"

"Isn't the boss not eating at night?"

"For the sake of Miss Hua, he has to eat too. Quickly, hurry up and choose the top three according to the environment to give the boss instructions."

"Is it so exaggerated? I don't think the boss is serious. You see, that Miss Hua is not particularly beautiful, nor does she look like a rich person. Apart from her weak personality, she has basically no advantages."

Ms. Wang is about to roll her eyes on the other side of the ocean. What kind of advantage is a weak personality, and that's not the point at all, okay? !

"Lan, let me tell you, when our boss finds a girlfriend, he doesn't care whether the other party is rich or not. He doesn't have money anyway. Now go and book the restaurant as I said."

"I'm a special assistant, not a confidential secretary."

"Senior, please, do you have this attitude? Who admitted you as a fresh graduate!"

When the two were having a heated discussion across the ocean, someone passed by Lancerley and knocked on his desk.

Lancerley almost threw the phone.

"boss!"

Pan Kaichen's complexion was not good, and he hadn't slept for forty hours. Lancerley's sudden raised voice was enough to shock his nerves.He pressed his temple, which was about to explode, and suppressed his anger.

"I'm leaving first, they don't know what time it will be." Pan Kaichen pointed to the group of people in the conference room that were in full swing.

The boss hasn't come back for a week and things are piling up. Coupled with the contract in the United States and the terminal company just bought, the core team is busy enough.Normally, Pan Kaichen would definitely accompany him to the end, but Lancerli looked at the time and couldn't believe it.It's only four o'clock.

"Old, boss..."

Pan Kaichen, who had already reached the door, frowned and turned to look at him.

"Do you want to contact Miss Hua, I've already booked a restaurant."

Pan Kaichen raised his eyebrows and looked at him amusedly for a while, until he felt embarrassed by Lancerley, felt that he was meddling in his own business, and secretly scolded Miss Wang for not knowing what she came up with, before opening his mouth slowly.

"Thank you, but I plan to have dinner with her at home today."

If Ms. Wang knew that Pan Kaichen was actually planning to cook for the two sisters when he went back so early, he must have rolled down from the bed excitedly.

Hua Zuoyi had seen Pan Kaichen's cooking skills several times. Since Pan Kaichen started eating dinner like a human being, they would come back from the nursing home to cook for themselves several times a week.At that time, Hua Zuoyi was also shocked. Who would have thought that a guy who didn't have to eat dinner at all would have a cooking skill comparable to that of a Chinese young master.It's almost like the talent is wrong.

Hua Youling was also stunned.Standing behind Pan Kaichen like a stone statue, she saw the whole arrangement of the silky ingredients cut by the swift knives. The golden handmade balls in the oil pan were all the same size, and even the spinach made into the soup was the same length.How did this work?

"Where's your sister?" Pan Kaichen asked with his back turned to her.

"Go out early in the morning."

The kitchen knife in his hand paused, the man raised his head and looked out the gray window, there seemed to be waves in his deep eyes.For a moment, the only sound left in the quiet space was the crackling of the oil pan.

The atmosphere was a little cold because of him.Hua Youling couldn't help touching the goosebumps that popped out on her arms, even if she didn't say a word, her brother-in-law's aura was so strong.

"I, I'll call her."

The sound of chopping vegetables reappeared in the kitchen, still as leisurely as before, as if the pause just now had never happened.Hua Youling peeked at him, the slender man lowered his head and focused on the ingredients in front of him.The meticulous shirt seems to be a little casual because of the rolled up cuffs. In fact, if you look closely, the folds at the folds have the same shape and the same width.This person always has the attitude of a perfectionist, and he is completely out of the same world as his sister who is just getting by and going with the flow.

"Brother Kaichen, why are you with my sister?" She couldn't help asking.

"No why."

"My sister is indeed very powerful, but our family has no money, so it doesn't match your status..."

Pan Kaichen is not willing to chat with people, especially when he is in a bad mood and lacks sleep.He threw the ingredients in his hands into the oil pan without expression... This is also the fried food that Zoe Hua likes to eat. For Mr. Pan, who is clean and self-sufficient, fried food is never on his menu.

However, there's a good chance the meal won't wait for the heroine until it gets cold.

At first, he thought that Hua Zuoyi was so devastated because of her mother's death.But now, he could clearly feel that Zoe Hua was avoiding him.Calls to her in the morning were hung up, and there was no contact throughout the day.

That woman, she even said she missed him!

"Brother Kechen?"

"Nothing matches or doesn't match."

The man answered her with a cold voice, every sentence was a sentence, and it was impossible to chat at all.

Hua Youling could only concentrate on the phone, and after a while, she had to report.

"My sister's phone is turned off, and I can't get through."

Pan Kaichen responded, still giving off a sense of indifference.In a direction that Hua Youling couldn't see, he pressed his lower abdomen with his hands, his brows furrowed deeply.

He tidied up the kitchen of the Hua family sisters, put four dishes and one soup on the table, and wiped his hands.

"Eat first. Don't wait for her."

"Brother Kaichen, don't you want to eat?"

"I don't eat dinner." His eyes were cold.

Seeing that he was about to go out, Hua Youling hurriedly said, "If my sister has contact, I will definitely tell Brother Kaichen as soon as possible."

These words finally made her win Pan Kaichen's approving gaze.The moment the door closed, Hua Youling collapsed on the chair.

It's really scary, if you are alone in a space with Pan Kaichen, you will be crushed to death by his aura and dullness, okay?She admired her sister more and more, and she was able to fall in love with such a powerful person!
Pan Kaichen changed his sweatshirt and ran around the small park expressionlessly.From time to time, phone calls from the company came, asking for his various decisions.

When jogging with Hua Zuoyi in the past, she once complained that jogging with him was like attending a meeting with him.Since you are so busy, why don't you go to the company earlier, why drag her around.Of course, the original words are much more tactful, Hua Zuoyi is the kind of person who fights and retreats, knows current affairs, and doesn't want to spend a lot of energy on dealing with troublesome things.It is precisely because of this completely different personality from her student days that she is able to muddle along in this ups and downs of the world as if wrapped in a hard shell.

Strictly speaking, her situation was abysmal.If you still use the tenacity of bamboo to deal with it as in the past, it is only a matter of time before you are crushed and crushed.

Perhaps the harshness towards her was just because she was not reconciled to Hua Zoe forgetting the past so easily, and forgetting herself who worked so hard.

"Mr. Pan, can you relax a little bit, you are already very good, you don't need to work so hard."

As if hearing her voice, Pan Kaichen suddenly turned his head and looked around - there was no one.

In an instant, the exhaustion accumulated from forty hours of no rest seized him, and Pan Kaichen had to bend down and support his knees.The pain in the lower abdomen is more acute.

It's time to come back, Hua Zoe, at this point, what are you doing?
What else can I do?This point is of course eating.Zuo Hua sat down with a sip of beer and ate a bite of fried chicken.

"CQ, you still know me best."

Ever since her mother had a whim, she and Pan Kaichen had dinner with her mother in the hospital every day, and occasionally Pan Kaichen would cook by himself and take her home to visit her mother.Mother always praised Pan Kaichen's craftsmanship, saying that he was really a good son-in-law.But Hua Zuoyi always felt that the dishes made by this man were just like him, so healthy!

Life is already depressing enough, wouldn’t it be an insult to have a nutritious dinner every day?A poor life is to have fried chicken, beer and Malatang, okay?
After a simple bandage, Hua Zuoyi's injured foot rested on the table, and her appearance of eating fried chicken was full of arrogance.

"Cheers!" She toasted Chu Qing indecently, gulped down the foam, and then burped contentedly.

In Chu Qing's room, the smell of fried chicken would probably linger for a long time.But he himself didn't mind.

"Thank you CQ, you went and bought it for me." After the wind and clouds, Hua Zuoyi sucked her finger, her face full of happiness.

"I thank you for stopping being stupid. But I'm glad you were looking for me first."

Hua Zuoyi looked at the deep and reliable man in front of him, his eyes seemed to have a warm ocean, just being watched by him could make him feel peaceful.

"Sorry, I was in a bad mood."

"I thought you hated me suddenly, which made people sad for a long time."

So it's disgusting for a man who is five-year-old and three-year-old to speak in a girlish tone, okay?Hua Zuoyi laughed so hard that tears came out.

"Zoe?"

"It's okay, I choked."

When she wiped her face indiscriminately, she realized that the tears could not be stopped at all.The warm room, comfortable environment, and familiar delicacies all make her relax.But once you relax, the sadness of losing your mother is like a beast, which is hard to suppress.

The sofa sank deeply due to Chu Qing's gravity. He sat beside her and handed her a clean handkerchief.

"The snot came out." As usual, he didn't show any special concern because of Hua Zuoyi's sudden collapse.

"CQ, I don't have a mother anymore."

"You still have me, your sister, and many people who will accompany you."

The self who has never cried because of grievances, the self who has never cried for the indifference of his relatives, and the self who has not even cried when his mother passed away. Because of his plain comfort, he can no longer confine all the sadness in his body and cry loudly.

"A few days ago, there were chattering and laughing, but all of a sudden there were no more people... Woohoo!"

"It's okay, it's all over, it's okay."

Chu Qing patted her on the back and slowly pulled her into his arms.His arms and chest are as hard as stone, and the gesture of embracing her is so gentle and comfortable, Hua Zuoyi cried so hard that she could only stay in his arms obediently, quietly feeling that she was just so fast, so fast, and now The heartbeat slowly stabilized.

This man who was once her safe haven and always opened his arms to her is now also the strongest fortress.It seems that as long as you curl up in his arms, there will be no more suffering.It would be too unfair to him to doubt him just because of Lin's words.

"Zoe, are you feeling better?"

Flower Zooey nodded.

"Do you want to eat more?"

Flower Zooey nodded again.

"Will you stay with me then?"

His deep voice is like poison, he said: "With me, you don't have to change for anyone. I like you like this, and I won't make you cry again."

However... no!
Hua Zuoyi took a deep breath and pushed with all her strength.

The body like a hill was motionless, but the whole person was stunned, and an inaudible sigh came from the throat of this stalwart man.After a long time, the strength surrounding her slowly dissipated.Chu Qing's chin rested on her shoulder.She leaned against Chu Qing's chest and heard the familiar heartbeat - just like when she was always tempted by Pan Kaichen.

"But I don't like myself like this, CQ, do you understand?" Hua Zuoyi burst into tears with firm eyes.

She is no longer the former Hua Zoe, neither the sunny and arrogant "Little Hua Junior" of the past, nor the gloomy Hua Zoe a few years ago.After reuniting with Pan Kaichen, a new self emerged in her heart—a contradictory self.

It was this new Hua Zuoyi that made her feel the family affection, friendship and love that she could not experience in the ten years of isolation.It is also this new Hua Zoe who wants to be a better version of herself.

(End of this chapter)