Dating After Divorce

At 2:30 in the morning, the temperature in Yuan Township still did not drop.

The scorching summer wind came from all directions, and every time it floated, it was mixed with scorching heat.

Luo Zhen rode quickly and steadily, and after a while, he took Ning Rou to the first fork.

"Turn left, go straight, and stop near Pingyang Road."

Still in a warm and soft voice, before Luo Zhen could ask, Ning Rou took the initiative to report her home address.

The left turn is a slightly steep downhill road. The street lights on both sides of the street are dim, and at a glance, I can't see how long the road is.

Luo Zhen squeezed the brake, but the speed of the car did not drop. Only then did he know that there was a problem with the brake.

"The gate is broken, why don't you fix it?"

The sound of the crunching wheels disappeared as the car stopped, and almost instantly, the air fell into a dead silence.

Ning Rou lowered her head, grabbed the seatpost with both hands, and heard the woman's slightly hoarse voice clearly in the hot and restless summer night.

It was obviously a very calm tone, but it was full of repressed blame and worry.

"If you fall and get injured, what are you going to do when there is no one on the road so late?"

Another cold tone of accountability, Ning Rou's head suddenly buried lower.

The brakes were broken the day before yesterday. At that time, Ning Baobao was burning badly. She was busy in the hospital every day without touching the ground, and she didn't even have time to eat. How could she have time to send the car to be repaired?

She bit her lip, and there was a hint of timid embarrassment in her eyes. The hair on both sides fell slightly against her cheeks, and the whole face was completely hidden in the darkness. After a long time, she gave a low defense.

"I was busy the first two days. I will send the car to be repaired tomorrow. Don't be angry."

"I'm riding slow and I'll be fine."

Such a soft voice, with some grievance hidden in his tone, especially when he said the words "don't be angry", it was like acting like a spoiled child.

Luo Zhen's heart trembled secretly, his two hands clenched unconsciously on the handlebars, and quickly released them.

This is downhill, there are no brakes, what's the use of riding slowly?

She turned her head and saw a soft and delicate outline, and in an instant, the question in her throat disappeared without a trace.

"Hold tight, it's going downhill."

Before Ning Rou could react, her wrist was held by a cold hand.

The woman's fingers were slender, and she easily wrapped her wrist. When she regained her senses, her hands were already wrapped around the woman's slender waist.

The moonlight fell with the light of the street lamps, shining a little light on the long road ahead.

The hot and sultry summer night is not completely insulated from romance.

It was obviously not the first time that Luo Zhen was riding a bicycle, but Ning Rou's heartbeat started to speed up unconsciously.

The downhill was very fast. She hugged Luo Zhen's waist and quietly put her deaf left ear on Luo Zhen's back.

At this moment, she seemed to hear the whirring of the wind blowing from her right ear.

This is the first time she has felt the beauty of summer in the five years of hard living.

It usually takes 40 minutes to ride, but today it only took 20 minutes.

Pingyang Road soon arrived, and further ahead was a narrow and dark alley.

Ning Rou's home should be right behind this alley.

This should be an old block, there is not even the most basic voice-activated lights, the bricks on the ground are all broken and cracked, and you can hear squeaking sounds when you step on it.

It's so dark that the bike can't be ridden.

Luo Zhen stopped the car, waited for Ning Rou to get down and pushed the cart into the alley in the dark, not giving Ning Rou a chance to stop her.

The two walked in tandem for about three minutes before they saw a faint white light at the end of the alley.

"Just send it here."

Perhaps because she didn't want Luo Zhen to find out how embarrassing her life was now, Ning Rou quickened her pace and reached out to hold the handlebars.

In the darkness, her face was blurred, only those brown eyes still shone bright and moving.

So clean and pure, it's hard to resist.

Luo Zhen lowered his eyes, his long and thick eyelashes moved slightly, and after a minute he loosened his lips and said two words gently and slowly.

"I'm leaving tomorrow, won't you invite me to sit at home?"

"Divorced, don't you even have friends?"

Ning Rou was stunned when she heard these words, and there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

She wanted to agree, but Ning Baobao was at home now, and after thinking about it, she shook her head.

"No, it's inconvenient."

Luo Zhen had long guessed that he would be rejected, and did not show sullenness, but continued to ask, still in the most pleasant coaxing tone.

"Inconvenient? Someone in your family? Who is it?"

A gentle hunting trap, just waiting for the prey to jump into it.

Hearing Luo Zhen say that there is someone in her family, Ning Rou immediately refuted.

"No one, only myself, I live alone."

So eagerly emphasizing that there is no one at home, as soon as I hear it, I know that there is something to hide.

Luo Zhen didn't ask any more questions, nodded, took the initiative to release the handle, and returned the car.

"Be careful on the road."

"Let's go back."

Like a pair of old friends who have known each other for many years saying goodbye, everything is so peaceful and natural.

Ning Rou didn't realize how strong the emotional ups and downs hidden under Luo Zhen's calm words.

She was even a little happy, thinking that Luo Zhen had forgiven herself for leaving without saying goodbye.

Seeing that she was about to walk out of the alley, she still couldn't hold back, and greedily turned her head for one last look.

The woman still stood there, tall and slender.

There was no sound all around, no sound at all.

There was no expression on Luo Zhen's beautiful face, and her eyes were cold.

She hid in the darkness and saw Ning Rou stop and take a look at herself, then she left without looking back.

She was reluctant to admit that she was abandoned again, but it was the truth.

Ning Rou has no nostalgia for her.

The lights in the courtyard seemed to be broken, and the lights would flicker every now and then.

It was not until she could no longer hear the sound of footsteps in the air and the creaking of the bicycle, and then she stepped forward again and walked in the direction where Ning Rou disappeared.

At the end of the alley, there is an old-fashioned red brick high-rise, just looking at the design of the building, it should have a history of one or two hundred years.

The lights in the yard were very dim, Ning Rou's bicycle was placed downstairs, and people should have already gone upstairs.

Nearly three in the morning, most of the residents in the building were sleeping, and none of the households had their lights on.

Luo Zhen waited for a few minutes, and soon, the lights of the last house on the fifth floor were lit.

Come to think of it, this is where Ning Rou lives.

She glanced around by the light, and her brows became tighter the more she looked.

The courtyard is closed on three sides, and the alley is the only way to get in.

There is no door in the alley, which means that there are no security measures here, and there is no guarantee of safety at all.

The gravel piled up on the open space on both sides of the courtyard. When the wind blew, the air was full of fly ash and debris. The corners of the four courtyard walls were covered with weeds.

The level of dilapidation here is far beyond her imagination.

She didn't even dare to think how Ning Rou could live in such an environment.

Working two jobs a day, still so short of money?

In Ning Rou's family, who else is there besides herself?

Luo Zhen's mouth was slightly stagnant, and his eyes were obscure.

It wasn't until the last light on the fifth floor went out that he turned around and left.

Back at the hotel, it was fifteen minutes later.

It was so late, but there were still two people standing at the entrance of the hotel, a man and a woman, who looked seventeen or eighteen from a distance, and seemed to be arguing.

Luo Zhen got out of the car, his face still gloomy.

She was still thinking about what Ning Rou was hiding, when a girl in pajamas trotted to her side.

"you're back?"

The person who spoke was Luo Fanxing, one of the two people who quarreled at the door of the hotel.

Luo Zhen was in a bad mood, subconsciously frowned, and his eyes became even colder.

"It's past three o'clock, what are you doing standing here if you don't sleep?"

Luo Fanxing took out his mobile phone, and there were more than a dozen calls on it, all of which were from Luo Zhenting.

It seemed that he already knew about his daughter's departure from Tianhai City.

"Dad called a lot, but I didn't tell him that my sister-in-law was here."

Luo Zhen's phone was out of power and turned off at noon. She knew that Luo Zhenting would definitely find her, so she didn't charge her phone at all.

Unexpectedly, Luo Zhenting still found Luo Fanxing after all.

She nodded and was about to speak when the tall and thin boy at the door of the hotel also came over.

The attention of the two instantly shifted from Luo Zhenting to the boy.

Boys and girls, meet in the middle of the night, the relationship between the two, you don't need to guess to know.

Luo Zhen pursed her lips tightly, and didn't want to meddle in her own business.

She originally wanted to go back to the room, but when she lowered her eyes, she saw a look of anticipation and admiration flashing in Luo Fanxing's eyes. She hesitated a little, and her lips loosened.

"Who is he?"

Luo Fanxing didn't expect Luo Zhenzhen to ask, and didn't answer for a while, but the boy took the initiative to speak.

"My name is Chu Ning, and I'm Fanxing's friend."

Chu Ning?

very familiar name.

Luo Zhen raised his eyes to look at the young man, and finally saw a bit of familiarity between the other's eyebrows, thinking of a man he had only seen a few days ago - Chu Sui.

The Chu family's business has not been good in recent years. Recently, she has been trying to make Luo's capital injection to turn around. She has not given a clear answer to this matter, so Chu Ning went to Luo Fanxing, no matter what she thinks, it is wrong.

She turned her head and glanced at the girl beside her, her tone as strong as ever.

"Go back to your room."

Luo Fanxing didn't know why, but still nodded obediently.

When she left, Luo Zhen turned his attention to the boy.

"Chu Sui is your brother?"

The eyes full of oppression made Chu Ning's heart a little empty.

He didn't expect that the woman in front of him could guess his identity at a glance.

"Um."

Luo Zhen raised his eyebrows when he heard the sound, and his cold face was even more beautiful under the moonlight.

"How long have you been with Fanxing?"

Chu Ning's face was a little embarrassed for such a straightforward sentence, and it took a while before he responded embarrassedly.

"Half a month."

Half a month, isn't that the time when Chu Sui came to Rock's to discuss cooperation?

Luo Zhen's expression changed slightly, and his eyes became more and more gloomy and cold.

Chu Ning was flustered by the sight, and he regretted that he should not have agreed to his brother's request and approached Luo Fanxing with a purpose for the family business.

He didn't want to stay any longer, and was about to find an excuse to leave, when the cold voice of the woman was carried over by the wind.

"I think you should know that the Chu family and the Rock's have had business dealings recently."

"Fanxing is still studying. If you want to talk about business, let Chu Sui come to me."

"I don't stop you from falling in love, but I don't want her to be involved in the business of the mall, understand?"

A cryptic sentence, but it contains a strong warning.

Chu Ning opened his eyes, his heart was beating fast, he only felt that all the secrets in his heart were thoroughly understood by the woman.

He nodded, his palms were full of cold sweat, and when he recovered, Luo Zhen had already left.

Luo Fanxing didn't know what the two people outside were talking about, so he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

She waited in the corridor for a long time, and finally brought Luo Zhen back.

Without waiting for anyone to come, she took the initiative to greet her.

"Where's Chu Ning?"

Luo Zhen raised his eyes when he heard the sound, his expression still always alienated.

"gone."

Between the words, she had already taken out the room card.

Seeing that she was about to enter the room, Luo Fanxing remembered something at this moment, and called the person to a stop before the door was closed.

"Right, I forgot to say, Dad just called again and asked when are you going back?"

Luo Zhen paused, thinking of Luo Zhenting, there was some disgust in his eyes, and even his voice was full of indifference and chill—

"Tell him not to call again."

"When I go back to Haishi is my own business. He has no control and is not qualified to control it."

"Since I came here, I didn't plan to go back so early."