The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 32 Kang Chen
Half a month later, Kang Chen officially became the general manager of Jingman Garden Hotel.

Kang Chen was not around when the former general manager was on his last shift.He told Du Ruoheng in private that he was going back to T City, and then he disappeared no matter how others searched.It was not until half a month later that the general manager officially resigned, and when the shift was over at [-] o'clock the next morning, a group of hotel employees saw Kang Chen collectively.

The scene at that time was like shooting an idol series.A black car stopped slowly at the entrance of the hotel, the door opened, and a slender man with a handsome face stepped out of it.The solid-color formal suit he was wearing fit better than the uniform of the hotel manager, and there was a little smile in his eyes, more of which he had never seen before, a gesture of a superior.

Du Ruoheng stood in the center of the lobby to welcome the other mid-level managers who came over.Kang Chen's face is still that face, but it is already different from them.He is their boss from now on, and some of them must have mixed feelings.But at the welcome ceremony, everyone performed very well. After listening carefully to Kang Chen's speech, when the last sentence "I hope all colleagues work together" fell, the lobby immediately burst into applause to show respect.

Du Ruoheng's mentality is fine.She never saw him as one of them, so the psychological gap was very small.She also had the most natural attitude when she gave a report at the regular morning meeting, as if she didn't realize that the chief position had already been changed.When the morning meeting was over and people were leaving one after another, Kang Chen stopped her from behind.

He said to her: "What are you doing in such a hurry to leave, and no one will eat you later."

"...my office computer is still on, and I just typed half of the quarterly summary."

Kang Chen looked at her with his hands on his chin and smiled: "Don't be like this, I think I have a good relationship with you in the hotel, and now even you are alienating me, what will I do as the general manager in the future?"

Du Ruoheng said calmly: "The general manager should have said this to me alone."

Kang Chen corrected his expression and swore: "You are the only one, really."

The evening was supposed to be a clean-up banquet for the new leader, but Kang Chen pushed it to the next night.He used something as an excuse and actually dragged Du Ruoheng to a reception.Du Ruoheng didn't want to go at first, and she was very reluctant to do this kind of thing: "No matter how good my relationship with you is, you can't use me as a public relations officer."

Kang Chen discussed with her sincerely: "Is it okay to double your bonus this month? I really can't go to this reception alone, it's full of girls, I'll just pack it up and deliver it to my door if I go alone." It’s like candy, it’s eaten alive when you go in.”

Du Ruoheng couldn't laugh or cry: "You give this bonus to other employees of the hotel, and you can find a little girl who is a hundred times prettier than me."

Kang Chen spoke more sincerely: "But you are the only one who is beautiful and temperamental, Ms. Du."

Du Ruoheng finally followed Kang Chen into the car.When I got there, I realized that I was cheated by Kang Chen. There were not so many wolf-like little girls, but there were more well-dressed men.But Kang Chen didn't seem to want to talk to them. He first visited an elder, and then dragged Du Ruoheng to find a place to sit and chat.After a while, a young lady who seemed quite educated came over and asked him if he was Kang Chen, but Kang Chen denied it without blinking an eye.

After watching them leave, Du Ruoheng smiled and said, "So it's a blind date."

"I can't help it. I'm old and I haven't married yet. Some elders are starting to pity me."

Du Ruoheng just smiled and didn't speak, Kang Chen went to the dining area and brought her a piece of dessert, and asked casually, "Has anyone introduced you to a blind date recently?"

"No."

"why?"

"I'm not familiar with people in City S, how can I have such a kind elder?"

"Then let me introduce you?"

Du Ruoheng raised his head, Kang Chen sat upright, pointing at himself with a serious face: "I introduce myself to you, do you think so?"

Du Ruoheng looked at him carefully from top to bottom for a while: "Are you talking serious and serious?"

Kang Chen snorted.

"You and I just became boss and subordinate this morning."

"If you find it inconvenient, I can resign."

He put on a posture of being dissected by the king. The appearance of the second son of the Kang family is not bad, and with the smiling and inviting eyes, it is difficult for people to say the words of real rejection.After a while, Du Ruoheng said: "There are two things to explain in advance. First, if it doesn't work in the future, you may not even have to be friends."

Kang Chen slightly raised his eyebrows: "What about the second point?"

"I'm not used to it." Du Ruoheng said bluntly, "To be honest, I'm not used to any contact with the opposite sex now. So I can only be ordinary friends at the moment, and it may take a long time in the future. In fact, I can't give any Guaranteed, I know this is a bit of a headache, so you can consider giving up, I can totally understand."

"Why should I give up? It's rare for you to offer me a chance." Kang Chen took two wine glasses from a passing waiter's tray and handed one of them to Du Ruoheng, "Actually, I'm ready to be rejected today I'm glad you can answer like that, but it's too late."

He clinked glasses with her, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "What I have is patience, let's take our time."

It has been more than a year since the divorce, during which time Du Ruoheng had not received other similar hints.Working in a hotel, you can always meet all kinds of people. Du Ruoheng has a classic and demure appearance, and has never been short of flowers and other courteous things.In addition, she even received a straightforward statement. After leaving the store, a married executive asked someone to tell her that he was very interested in her and hoped for further development. Du Ruoheng asked Du Ruoheng for any price. Can.

Du Ruoheng resisted the nausea that was churning in his heart and declined.

In fact, she felt that she had truly obeyed Su Qiu's words, and it was difficult for her to gain confidence in the opposite sex.The last marriage left a deep impression on her, and she still has a shadow in her heart.Sometimes lying on the bed, she would feel pessimistic about her future, thinking how could she go all out to develop a strange relationship, it would be strange if she didn't back down and run away.

It's not that she no longer believes that there is no model love in this world, but that she herself will never meet again.

Such thoughts made her keep stepping back.Rejection is the best self-protection, and she made herself a prison.On the way Kang Chen sent someone home, Du Ruoheng thought about the reason why he made an exception to allow tonight.Maybe Kang Chen's looks are the extra points.Or maybe it's because she has finally been able to truly have peace of mind recently, accepting another person like she accepted Zhou Yanchi many years ago.

But in any case, no matter what the reason is, it can be regarded as a good aspect for her.

When Du Ruoheng was approaching the gate of the community, she received a call from T City. At that time, she was discussing with Kang Chen which Sichuan restaurant in the city made the most delicious boiled fish.Zhou Zhai's call came without warning, and the ringtone of the mobile phone was inexplicably harsh in the car.Du Ruoheng picked it up, and the other person was Uncle Wu, the old housekeeper of Zhou's house whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He said to her in a solemn tone: "Miss Du, I have something to tell you, don't worry."

He paused, and said in a solemn voice, "Zhou Titi is gone."

Zhou Titi went to the kindergarten today, and Zhou's driver went to pick her up in the afternoon, but she was a few minutes late due to a traffic jam, and when she arrived at the kindergarten, she was told by the teacher that Zhou Titi had already been picked up.The person who came to pick her up claimed to be Zhou Titi's aunt, which Zhou Titi did not deny.

Zhou Yanchi had no siblings, so after hearing the news, he called Zhou Titi's countless distant relatives and aunts one by one, and one of them was even abroad.After getting all negative answers, he began to frown, considering whether to call the police.The description of the characters given by the kindergarten teacher is too vague for people to grasp.

The old housekeeper of Zhou's house only called Du Ruoheng at this time, and hesitantly asked her if she had gone back to T city today.

Du Ruoheng said no, if there was, he would naturally notify them.Then at the same time as she hung up the phone, she dialed Zhou Yanchi's number, and when she got through, she couldn't stop herself from rushing: "At least Zhou Titi is your daughter, can you take some time off anyway, you live here Does the world only know those flirtatious flirtatious Yingyingyanyans!"

When she said this, she didn't have time to take into account Kang Chen's feelings next to her, and her voice became unsteady at the back, and when it reached Zhou Yanchi's ear, it turned into a suspicious cry.He could only endure her scolding in silence, and waited until Du Ruoheng's mood stabilized before speaking: "Titi will find it, don't worry."

It doesn't help.

"How could she get lost! She has always been so good, why would she leave with someone for no reason? Did you tell her something? Did you look for it?"

T city has been searched for a long time, Zhou Yanzhi didn't argue with her, and when she breathed smoothly, he seemed to be able to see through her thoughts from thousands of miles away: "Are you planning to come to T city now? Tell me the flight number later, I'll send someone to pick you up. Don't think about it on the way to the airport, pay attention to safety."

Du Ruoheng hung up the phone and said he wanted to get out of the car, and Kang Chen turned the steering wheel directly.The car started to drive in the direction of the airport expressway, and he said, "I'll see you off."

Du Ruoheng thanked him absently.Apart from saying a few comforting words along the way, Kang Chen basically kept silent without interruption.It was very late at the airport, the night wind was extremely cold, and Du Ruoheng was only wearing an evening dress. Kang Chen put his windbreaker on her at the same time she got off the car.He accompanied her to buy tickets, watched her go through security, and called to confirm that she had boarded the plane not long after.He comforted her: "Relax, maybe Titi will have found it when you get there."

Kang Chen's prediction was miraculously correct.Du Ruoheng walked to the pick-up hall, and Zhou Yanchi and Zhou Titi stood not far away.Seeing her, the little girl struggled from Zhou Yanchi's arms and fell to the ground, ran like a little bee, and plunged into Du Ruoheng's arms fiercely.With tears in her eyes, she kept calling her mother as if she had been wronged.

Du Ruoheng almost didn't cry.

Standing behind the mother and daughter, Zhou Yanchi saw the men's windbreaker Du Ruoheng was wearing, and remained silent for a while.

On the way home, Zhou Titi kept holding Du Ruoheng tightly and refused to let go.Zhou Yanchi said that someone found Zhou Titi in a coffee shop on the corner of the pedestrian street an hour ago, and there was no one else around.Zhou Titi didn't answer anyway when asked who she was going with in the afternoon.Du Ruoheng is no longer anxious about this issue, it is enough to find the person safely, she has been nervous all night about this, and now she can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At night, Du Ruoheng coaxed her daughter to sleep, but Zhou Titi refused to close her eyes obediently.She also didn't want to hear the princess and the pea's bedtime story, but insisted on asking a question: "Mom, I don't want you to marry someone else, and I don't want Daddy to marry someone else. I just want you to live with me and Daddy. Just The three of us will live together forever, okay?"

Du Ruoheng looked up and looked at the ceiling for a while.When the eyes became clear again, he lowered his head and stroked his daughter's hair, and asked softly, "Who did you go with, baby, after school today?"

"A beautiful aunt, she said her name is Zhang Yaran."

Zhou Titi has been refusing to sleep, she repeatedly asked Du Ruoheng the same question, why can't the three of them live together.When a child doesn't want to reason, there is no logic at all. Du Ruoheng refuses to listen to anything unless he promises it himself.In the end, she had no choice but to turn on the bedside lamp again, and reluctantly went outside to ask Zhou Yanchi to come in.

Zhou Yanchi didn't take a shower when he got home, he was worried that Du Ruoheng might not be able to deal with his sensitive daughter tonight.Zhou Titi didn't know what was on her mind tonight, it was probably related to her parents' divorce, she might ask some questions before bed.And Du Ruoheng is not good at lying, and this character is especially prominent when facing his daughter's eyes.

Sure enough, he sat in the living room watching TV and waited for a few minutes before seeing Du Ruoheng coming down the stairs with a puffy face.

Zhou Yanchi pushed a bowl of supper on the coffee table to her: "The temperature is just right, Uncle Liu specially made it for you. I'll go up and have a look."

Du Ruoheng watched him pass her by, and went upstairs without asking any questions. The turn at the end of the stairs was clearly in the direction of her daughter's room.She stood still for a moment, staring at him and calling him a bastard.

After ten minutes, Zhou Yanchi went downstairs and told Du Ruoheng that Titi had fallen asleep.What followed was a moment of silence, the two sat far away on the sofa, looking at each other speechlessly for a while.The quarrel of more than ten days ago seems to have not dissipated until now. Zhou Yan didn't look at her or speak. In the end, it was Du Ruoheng who broke the silence: "What did you tell her? Don't lie to her."

"I told her that the world is not perfect." He replied a little absent-mindedly, "If she wants to live a good life for herself or for her mother, she can only choose one of them."

Du Ruoheng was silent for a while.It was beyond her expectation that Zhou Yanchi would answer like this.She thought that he would always follow her daughter's idea, and she did not hesitate to coax her to rest assured that her mother would come back one day.

Zhou Yanchi still couldn't hold back, and turned his eyes to look at her silently.Du Ruoheng's spirit is very good, and his skin is white and shiny, like a layer of watery jade.It can be seen that she lived a peaceful life in the past half month, at least not suffering from insomnia like him.This somewhat made Zhou Yan feel a little sad. In fact, this kind of sadness has been haunting him since the divorce, but he has never been able to get used to it.

He looked at the men's windbreaker she was still wearing, and moved his fingers on his knees slightly.After a while, Zhou Yanchi said softly: "Titi is in a bad mood tonight. If you leave tomorrow, she will probably cry again. Is it possible to ask for a few days off and stay in T City to accompany her?"

Du Ruoheng turned his face away, but he didn't look at her, and added lightly: "If you find it inconvenient, I don't have to come home for a few days. Or, you can take her to City S temporarily."

Du Ruoheng clearly felt that after the divorce, Zhou Yanchi became much softer than before.

In the past, he would not speak like this, and he would give two or three alternatives. Concession is not Zhou Yanchi's style.It was rumored by outsiders that Zhou Yan had three characteristics of temperament, which were cold-blooded, ruthless, arbitrary, and suave.Except for the first point, Du Ruoheng understood everything very deeply.The two have been together for ten years, and Zhou Yanchi has never been a person who is too tolerant of dissidents. If he is determined to do some ideas, he will definitely implement them thoroughly.This is true when changing corporate strategy to root out boardroom dissenters, but not necessarily when dealing with private matters.It's just that maybe the way he treats Du Ruoheng is much gentler than other people.

He seldom cares about small matters, and Du Ruoheng never really talked Zhou Yanchi about major matters.Such as getting married, such as interceding for some company veterans.He might have complied with her wishes at the time, but in the end he would always fulfill Zhou Yanchi's wishes.The only thing Du Ruoheng succeeded in was getting a divorce. At that time, she had a complete showdown with him. Zhou Yanchi hadn't seen such a fierce side of her for about ten years, as if she could kill him if he dared not to divorce. Stance.In any case, he probably still wanted to save his life to watch his daughter grow up, which finally made him reluctantly agree.

Zhou Yanchi, who was sitting on the sofa now, was wearing a thin sweater, which looked a little loose because he had lost some weight.There is a well-proportioned skeleton inside, slender and strong finger bones, and a handsome and stable face.It was rare for Du Ruoheng to look at him so carefully after the divorce. She commented in her heart, an old man who still has charm.

Few people can resist such beauty.All the more sexy because of her inherent arrogance, which can make moths fly to the flames.

She said in a cold voice, "No need."

Zhou Yanchi understood the two words.He tapped his fingers twice on his knees and said, "I asked the kindergarten teacher for tomorrow's leave. Zhou Titi was originally scheduled to go to Jindu to buy clothes tomorrow. The driver will accompany you there, so I avoided it."

Du Ruoheng laughed angrily: "You have to talk like this, don't you?"

"It's not that you want me to be far away from you?"

Du Ruoheng stared at him, his cheeks bulging like a little puffer fish.The two of them were about to start a new round of quarrel. At this moment, the housekeeper silently stepped forward and took away the empty bowl on the coffee table.

After a while, Zhou Yanchi's tone eased: "Titi's personality is very similar to yours."

Du Ruoheng said: "You want to say that she is also like me, with a bad temper, narrow-mindedness, cold-blooded, and worrying about gain and loss, right? Zhou Yanchi, you are really shameless. You can even use such words to describe your own daughter. "

It was rare for Zhou Yanchi to lose his voice.It was 2 minutes after I spoke again: "I said those words in a moment of anger, and the words during the quarrel should not be taken seriously. If you mind, I apologize to you."

"How can it be angry words? You clearly seemed to have held a grudge for a long time at that time, and you finally found a vent."

Zhou Yanchi finally couldn't take it anymore, he looked at her: "Heng Heng."

Du Ruoheng opened his mouth, but finally calmed down and turned his face away.Zhou Yanchi said: "I mean Titi is superficially well-behaved, but in reality she has a stubborn personality and is very assertive."

"Why don't you just say that I am obedient and obedient."

This conversation cannot go on.Zhou Yanchi began to rub his eyebrows vigorously again: "Can we have a good talk?"

Du Ruoheng was still for a while.Answer: "That's a pity, unless you can rewind time."

Zhang Yaran received a phone call from her boss at twelve o'clock in the night. Sleepy-eyed, she heard Zhou Yanchi's voice was extremely gloomy, like hell, and asked her why she had a cramp and dared to pick Zhou Titi away from the kindergarten without authorization and hadn't send home.

Zhang Yaran woke up instantly.Completely puzzled, he replied that I didn't, how dare I approach the little princess without your order.Zhou Yanchi let out a sigh and said calmly: "You mean, Titi said that the person who picked her up from school today was a pretty person who called herself Zhang Yaran, is it a lie at all?"

Zhang Ya's back immediately broke out in a layer of cold sweat, and she immediately cried bitterly on the phone, saying that the boss, I was wronged, someone must have replaced me, boss!Stealing people is wrong, how could I do such a thing as stealing children, if you don't believe me, you can ask the little princess to confront me face to face, I'm not afraid!I'm afraid that you won't believe me, boss! Anyway, please check clearly, boss!That swearing and non-stop tone of loyalty is so unbearable to look at, Zhou Yanchi finally got impatient and interrupted that enough is enough, are you annoyed.

Zhang Yaran immediately stopped her tears, and asked in a low voice, boss, did Titi really say that that person is pretty?

Zhou Yanchi said that no matter how beautiful she is, it's not you who ask so many questions.Zhang Yaran replied sweetly, at least my first impression in Titi's mind was good, so I will be happy when we meet each other in the future.

Zhou Yanchi said coldly that he forgot to tell you that Zhou Titi called Aunt Zhang Yaran.

After finishing talking, I picked up the phone.Secretary Zhang, an unmarried girl, was left heartbroken on the spot.

Zhang Yaran didn't fall asleep immediately.She lay in bed thinking about who she was impersonating.There were not many "beautiful aunts" around Zhou Yanchi, but Zhang Yaran only thought of one candidate.Lan Yurou just inquired about Zhou Titi's affairs not long ago, which shows that she has at least thought about doing so.And being a favorite and being ambitious, no matter how you look at it, it is suitable.

No one is set up like this and not annoyed.Even Zhang Yaran, who is as gentle as a little white rabbit, once had the brilliant feat of pushing his ex-boyfriend Shen from the boat into the vast sea.

Du Ruoheng accompanied her daughter to buy clothes the next day, and Zhou Yanchi acted as the driver.

The originally scheduled driver had already arrived at Zhou's house at 09:30 in the morning, but was driven back at the gate silently by the old housekeeper.Then he walked back to the living room with the phone in his hand, and told Zhou Yanchi calmly that the driver had called just now, saying that he had a fever and went to the hospital today and couldn't come here, so he would apologise.

Zhou Titi asked next to him if there was another Uncle Chen driving the car, and the old housekeeper answered kindly that yes, but Uncle Chen is still in M ​​City.After a moment of silence, Du Ruoheng interjected, saying that it doesn't matter if I drive by myself. The old butler took a look at her high heels and was embarrassed, but your shoes don't fit well.Then he turned his gaze to Zhou Yanchi who was browsing the magazine, pretending to discuss and asked, are you free today, do you think it's okay if you feel wronged this time?
An hour later, a handsome coachman appeared in a children's clothing store with a mother and daughter.The clerk enthusiastically came up to recommend parent-child clothing.When they brought a pair of mother and daughter clothes, Zhou Titi asked the clerk if they had the same style of father clothes, and the clerk said yes, Du Ruoheng softly persuaded your father not to wear this, Zhou Titi turned to look at Zhou Yan who was sitting on the sofa Chi: "Dad, are you wearing it?"

Zhou Yanchi nodded: "Wear it."

Two hours later, the three of them were sitting in the pizzeria wearing the same style of panda parent-child coats. Du Ruoheng received a call from Kang Chen, saying that there was a problem with a report he had submitted earlier and needed to be revised.After hanging up the phone, Du Ruoheng looked hesitantly at Zhou Yanchi, who was putting a piece of chicken nuggets into his daughter's mouth, as if he hadn't heard their call at all.On the other hand, Zhou Titi vaguely asked her mother if she was going back to S city again with a disappointed expression on her face.

Du Ruoheng immediately coaxed that no, mother just needed to check an email.Then he paused without turning his head, and said in a blunt tone, "I need to use your laptop when I go back."

Zhou Yanchi quickly replied, "In the study."

Du Ruoheng said thank you in a low voice, feeling unnatural after speaking.After a while Zhou Yanchi said abruptly: "I don't think I should make my own decisions for you anymore."

She raised her head, and Zhou Yanchi was looking at her: "If you need to talk to me, I will always agree. This effect is better than me helping without waiting for you to tell. At least you won't let me scold me angrily behind me Bastard bastard."

"..."

Du Ruoheng gritted his teeth and kicked him hard under the table.

Zhou Yanchi fed his daughter pizza without changing his expression, not being wary of Zhou Titi's arm coming over and wrapping it around his neck.Then the soft mouth came up and kissed his right cheek resoundingly.Then Zhou Titi did the same thing, wrapping around Du Ruoheng's neck and kissing her on the face as well.

The little girl sat back on her seat and looked at them with her chin resting on her back, with tears in her eyes: "Don't quarrel."

Zhou Titi's sensitivity was far beyond Du Ruoheng's expectations, which made her a little speechless.Zhou Yanchi gave a low hum to his daughter, then he suddenly held the back of Du Ruoheng's hand, then leaned over, and kissed her gently on the forehead from the air.

It's like a superficial touch.Du Ruoheng looked up at him, Zhou Yanchi still held the back of her hand and did not let go, he comforted Zhou Titi with a firm tone: "We didn't quarrel just now."

In the afternoon, I went to the children's playground again, and the three of them returned home in the evening.After Du Ruoheng put her daughter to sleep, she knocked on the door and entered the study.Zhou Yanchi was browsing the company's relevant documents, and took off his glasses to make room for her.The list of board members on the screen was not yet connected. When Du Ruoheng closed the page, he glanced at it and saw Kang Zaicheng's name.

The two sat and stood without talking. Zhou Yanchi leaned against the balcony and looked at her silently.He didn't come over until there was a problem installing a temporary piece of software, putting a hand on the back of the chair to help.He looked like he was holding someone in his arms, Du Ruoheng glanced at him, but Zhou Yanchi didn't realize it.

The time waiting for the software to be installed is very long, so long that we can gradually hear each other's breathing clearly.Du Ruoheng began to feel flustered and short of breath for no reason. She wanted to stay away, but she was surrounded by his impermeable chest and arms.

She could even smell the refreshing cologne on his body, which was slightly smoky because of the warmth in the room.

very familiar.

She finally turned her head unbearably, but could barely meet Zhou Yanchi's eyes.There is an indescribable deep meaning in it, which makes people irresistible, and they will definitely look back at her.

Du Ruoheng was stiff all over, and could only watch him slowly leaning down.It was getting closer and closer, until it was close at hand, with the tip of the nose touching the tip of the nose, she said, "Do you dare to kiss me here and try."

Zhou Yanchi lowered his eyes to look at her, and said in a low voice, "I miss you very much."

His breath was hotter than usual, and the quiet night, which was as cool as water, seemed extraordinarily vivid.Du Ruoheng was a little weak, and he held her fingers one by one and rubbed them gently.The two were already close enough, to the extent that the body temperature was transmitted to each other, he turned his head slightly, and now he could easily hold her lips with just one opening.

It's been a long time since I had such a tender moment.Du Ruoheng's voice trembled a little: "Zhou Yanchi."

He looked at her with silent and gentle eyes.

"You make me feel sick."

She pushed him away and bumped her elbow on his stomach.The force was heavy enough to make Zhou Yanchi snort immediately.

He stepped back to the balcony, covered the place where he was hit and frowned, and didn't move for a while.This appearance made Du Ruoheng suspect that he had beaten him to cause abdominal bleeding, until Zhou Yanchi stood up holding the vase, without looking in her direction, and slowly walked out of the study with a blank expression.

Du Ruoheng took a deep breath, the software had been installed, she calmed down and opened it, and continued to sort out the hotel materials.

When eating breakfast the next day, Zhou Yanchi was unusually silent, and he ate very little. He pushed away a bowl of white porridge after eating half of it.The two had been together for so many years, and Du Ruoheng could tell that he was angry.In fact, it is understandable if you think about it.He has held such a high position and authority for so long, not to mention someone beat him up, there probably wasn't even a disobedient person from top to bottom.She beat him up to that point, and said he was disgusting, and he still kept silent, which was kind enough in a way.

If it were Du Ruoheng herself, she would never forget what Zhou Yanchi said to her from before the divorce to after the divorce. If one day Zhou Yanchi dared to touch her little finger, she would probably make him kneel for two or two days. The shards of night.

Sometimes Du Ruoheng also feels tired.She is no longer a child, and she knows that the fact that she can still punch and kick Zhou Yan is basically because he still has feelings for her.If he lost all interest in her, how could he tolerate her to such an extent.Du Ruoheng felt that she was digging her own grave, and sooner or later she would be able to kill all his remaining affection.

But sometimes Du Ruoheng wished that Zhou Yan could be more ruthless.If he was really cruel to her and just lingered in the flowers from now on, Du Ruoheng was determined to be disheartened, as if this person had died cleanly from this world.But he happened to be good enough to her. No one in this world is more considerate and caring to her than Zhou Yanchi. Du Ruoheng is confident that as long as he opens his mouth, he will be able to drop everything and come right away. Parents don't necessarily do it, whether they divorce or not.

It's like a handful of ashes, which is about to go out, but there is always a wind to stir it up.

She is not a saint.This utterly sad remnant is over.

Zhou Titi went to kindergarten, and there were only two adults left in the family.Du Ruoheng took three days off and didn't return to City S until the day after tomorrow.Zhou Yanchi didn't go to the company either, he sat on the sofa in the living room and browsed the news.The two were in the same room, neither spoke, and it was rare for them to live in peace all morning.At noon, Zhou Yanchi got up and went to the study room. When he stood up, his hands were still covering his abdomen.

If Du Ruoheng didn't see it, it would be fine, but if he saw it, he would feel a little embarrassed.Theoretically, the two have been divorced for so long, even if Zhou Yanchi owed her, there is no need to quarrel like this again.

She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Have you seen a doctor?"

Zhou Yanchi replied indifferently: "It's all right."

He didn't want to talk to her like that, so Du Ruoheng simply stopped talking.After a while, he suddenly heard him say: "If I was really hospitalized because of domestic violence, wouldn't you bother to take a look?"

The tone of these words was very flat, and Du Ruoheng felt helpless: "You think too much."

Zhou Yanchi stood there without moving. He looked at her and said for a long time, "To be honest, I regret the divorce very much now."

Du Ruoheng raised his head subconsciously and looked at him. Zhou Yanchi's expression was very calm: "I shouldn't have quarreled with you and said those things. If possible, I also hope that time can come back."

In the afternoon, the two of them were sent by the housekeeper to the yard to trim the flower branches.In fact, it was late autumn, and the flowers were basically withered. Zhou Yanchi changed his clothes and weeded in the garden, looking like a gardener.Du Ruoheng sat on a small stool beside her with her chin resting, feeling bored.

The butler appeared in good time and brought her a small table, a pot of tea, a teacup and a dish of afternoon dessert.Tell her that today's T city is rare, so you might as well take a good look at it.When retreating silently, Zhou Yanchi called him: "I'm hungry too, ask Uncle Liu to make another afternoon tea."

The butler just turned his ears off and didn't hear.

Zhou Yanchi sat down next to Du Ruoheng, and her sleeve touched her fingers, and she turned sideways indiscriminately.When she put down the teacup, Zhou Yanchi picked up her cup and took two sips, and when she put it back on the table, Du Ruoheng said expressionlessly, "Take it away."

"doing what?"

She said coldly, "I don't drink what others have touched."

This disgusting tone made Zhou Yanchi a little helpless: "Don't do this, can you?"

Du Ruoheng ignored him directly.After a while, she received a call from Wang Feifei, saying that a guest had checked in, claiming to be her friend, and asked Du Ruoheng to help with a discount.

After Du Ruoheng heard Wang Feifei's name, he thought for a long time before he remembered such a person.She is not familiar with her, she only met once at a party a few months ago, and her impression is very general.The managers of Jingman Hotel do have the right to discount the room rate, but they also have a fixed quota every month. Du Ruoheng doesn't want to waste it on such a stranger.

She asked Wang Feifei: "How much discount did he ask for?"

"The highest level of VIP customers, [-]% off."

"That guest is in front of you now?"

"Yup."

Du Ruoheng was silent for a moment: "Give him a [-]% discount."

After hanging up the phone, Du Ruoheng's face darkened slightly.She is not used to using others, and she also doesn't like being used by others, and she is so blatant.Zhou Yanchi looked at her and was about to speak when she stuffed half a piece of dessert in one gulp: "Can you just shut up and let someone clean it up?"

Zhou Yanchi finished the dessert slowly, and said, "This kind of thing doesn't have to go against Wang Feifei's wishes."

"Don't talk, can you?"

Zhou Yanchi said: "As a middle-level manager of the hotel, Wang Feifei did not do this properly. You need to tell her what to do when encountering such discounts in the future. You should do it in front of the guests. Call, avoid or pretend to call, she must have experience. Besides, the so-called staying guest, obviously he took advantage of your favor. If you agree to this kind of person for the first time, there will be another one The second time. If there are more people like this, you will be bored."

Du Ruoheng was staring at him coldly from the beginning to the end, Zhou Yanchi ignored it, and still said: "You are worried that the conversation on the phone will make him feel ashamed if the customer hears the conversation. Apart from agreeing to the discount, you can also Tell Wang Feifei that the hotel regulations have changed recently, and your maximum scope of authority is only a [-]% or [-]% discount, and you need to ask the general manager for instructions after a higher level. Then you can ask the guest to wait a while and tell him You have to call your superior to ask for instructions. Generally, the other party will not make things difficult in this situation. As for Wang Feifei, if she can't hear the implication, the position at the front desk of a five-star hotel is no longer suitable for her."

Du Ruoheng said heavily, "Are you finished?"

Zhou Yanchi poured her another cup of tea, and said in a low voice: "I know you will definitely find me annoying again. But since this is your job now, even if it may be difficult to do it well, I hope you can do it smoothly , at least I won’t be bothered about it.” After a pause, the tone became more pleading, “You just think I’m worrying too much, don’t want to listen and don’t deliberately say those hurtful things, you know the opportunity for the two of us to talk about these things now not much."

It took Du Ruoheng a long time to make a sound: "I let you say everything."

Zhou Yanchi said calmly: "To be honest, I'm dreaming now because of what you said to me. It's nothing more than those few words over and over again, whether you are noisy or annoying, get out quickly. Basically, every time I talk to you When you speak, you can guess what you are going to say next."

Du Ruoheng asked lightly, "Including that disgusting sentence last night?"

Zhou Yanchi choked for a moment, and then said: "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll let Uncle Liu prepare it."

On the third day, Du Ruoheng left T city. When she came, she came empty-handed, and when she left, she had an extra suitcase, which was full of food stuffed for her by the old housekeeper who was too kind.At the airport, Du Ruoheng hugged her daughter and kissed and kissed again and again. Zhou Titi was full of reluctance, hugged her neck tightly and said, Mom, you must come back to see me once a week.

Du Ruoheng agreed, and Zhou Titi said that you should come back to see your father often, and he misses you very much.

Du Ruoheng didn't speak this time, she kissed the tip of her daughter's nose and put her hat back on.Zhou Yanchi watched from the sidelines and remained silent until Du Ruoheng was about to leave. He said softly, "When you get home, remember to call to report that you are safe."

Du Ruoheng hummed coldly.

"If you encounter something inconvenient to solve in the hotel, please tell me in time."

Du Ruoheng glanced at him, and it was rare this time that he didn't say anything to annoy him.Zhou Yanchi continued to say: "In case of illness or discomfort, go to the hospital for an examination in time. You should be careful when you live alone, usually close the doors and windows, and do not put valuables in the living room. In addition, it is best to leave the keys when you go out. Put it with Su Qiu, or someone else who is trustworthy..."

Du Ruoheng finally became impatient again, her brows furrowed, and Zhou Yanchi's nagging stopped abruptly.

She asked coldly, "Is there anything else?"

He looked at her, and there was a word on his lips all the time, but he couldn't say it because it couldn't be called timely.Du Ruoheng didn't want to waste any more time, and when he turned around, he heard him whisper: "Titi and I have always loved you."

Her movements froze slightly.

It is extremely difficult for Zhou Yanchi to say those three words completely.He has always been forbearing and restrained, and he pondered some words over and over again, but it was still difficult to express them frankly.Du Ruoheng knew that it was not easy for him to say such a sentence in the name of his daughter.

But what does it have to do with her.

Arriving in City S two hours later, Du Ruoheng returned directly to Jingman from the airport.There were few guests in the lobby, and Wang Feifei was excitedly gossiping with Xiaoye, and she didn't even hear a man who checked out coughed lightly.Du Ruoheng walked over quickly and settled the matter on her behalf. When Wang Feifei watched the guests leave, she grabbed her sleeve and said excitedly: "Sister Ruoheng, it's a pity that you haven't come to work these days. Chen Hui was so scolded by General Manager Kang that he couldn't even lift his head!"

Du Ruoheng remained silent, looking down at the hand she grabbed.When Wang Feifei finally let go of her fingers, Du Ruoheng said, "You come upstairs with me, let's go to the office to talk."

Ten minutes later, Wang Feifei walked out of the office with a pale face. Du Ruoheng went downstairs to check the hygiene of the guest room, and heard two waiters on duty squatting in the corner and gossiping happily.The voice was not low, and she probably didn't prepare for her coming back from vacation so early: "Manager Wu will definitely fall this time. How many kickbacks he has taken behind his back these years, I guess he has gone to raise a little lover. Look at him before Fu's appearance, even the former general manager turned a blind eye. As a result, the general manager has just checked the finance department in the past few days, and even we can see the situation. It's not about replacing people."

"It seems that his contract expires next year, and if he signs it again, he will last for life. Can he survive until then? If he fails to renew his contract and leave, he still has this kind of word-of-mouth in his old club. Who else dares to Want him."

"It is said that he offended the general manager before and told people everywhere that the general manager was an illegitimate child, and now he ended up like this. The general manager was not around for a few days when he was about to take office. Didn't he go around saying that the second son of the Kang family is a fake? Yes, it was actually the child that his father gave birth to outside, but no one knew about it because he lived abroad. Later, he returned to China and fought fiercely with his brother, but unfortunately he failed in the end and was driven to City S."

Du Ruoheng coughed heavily, and the surroundings fell silent.After a while, two little girls flashed out from behind the crack of the door.Du Ruoheng asked coldly: "Have you sent the carpet for this month to be cleaned? Why didn't you clean the light dust on the picture frame on the wall? And the pencils in room 1203 were missing. Who was responsible? Why didn't they make up?"

Half an hour later, Du Ruoheng went to the top floor to hand in the documents. Kang Chen was playing a minesweeper game on the computer. Seeing her sitting upright, he asked with a smile, "Are you in a bad mood?"

Du Ruoheng instinctively denied it: "No."

Kang Chen carefully studied her expression, and then said that it didn't look like it, you really seemed to be in a bad mood.

Du Ruoheng simply turned half of his face, and told him that if nothing happened, I would go out first.He stopped her: "don't go in such a hurry. Are you free tonight? How about we go to the movies together?"

"Look at what?"

"The latest episode of the Star Wars series, and a domestic love movie. Which one do you want to watch?"

The two finally agreed to watch the previous one, and then discussed where to have dinner together in the evening.During the discussion, both parties looked very formal, not like a date, but more like a meeting and negotiation between partners.In the back, Kang Chen propped his chin and couldn't help laughing at her: "Who on earth offended you and made your mental state not like this?"

Du Ruoheng still said no.In order to prevent him from asking further questions, she changed the subject: "I heard that Wu Yiyong was criticized by the general manager for turning pale at this morning's meeting."

"Listen to who?"

"Mr. Kang, I can't be a traitor among the masses."

Kang Chen smiled slightly: "Then you go back and tell the crowd, I don't want people with bad conduct in the hotel management."

Du Ruoheng smiled and said, "Wu Yiyong is a person with bad conduct?"

Kang Chen said indifferently: "Being unfaithful and unfaithful is not a person with bad conduct?"

When Du Ruoheng walked out of Kang Chen's office, she had the exclusive inside story about Manager Wu's future ending that the whole hotel wanted to know, but she didn't bother to care.Back in the office, she thought about it for a while on the phone, and then called Zhou Zhai.Originally, it was expected that it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and Zhou Yanchi should not be there.But when it was connected over there, it was a familiar and low-pitched hello.

Du Ruoheng was silent for a moment before saying that I was here.

Zhou Yanchen hummed, unable to detect any emotion in his calmness, he simply said: "Pay attention to rest."

After speaking, the two hung up the phone.

In the evening, Du Ruoheng went to the movies with Kang Chen.The two lined up to buy tickets and enter the arena, and those standing in front and behind were young couples who looked like college students.Kang Chen bought a bucket of popcorn for Du Ruoheng, and the two stood outside waiting for the opening. He explained the essence of the Star Wars series to her in five sentences.After entering the scene, the two got together to guess the development of the plot. Kang Chen grasped the plot of the villain's death and death very accurately.

It had been a long time since Du Ruoheng had watched a movie with someone in the cinema so happily.She has even been insulated from this kind of place for a long time.Zhou Yanzhi already looks like an old man with his habits and hobbies ten years ago. He admires profit-seeking and dismisses entertainment.At that time, if Du Ruoheng insisted on going to the cinema, he would agree even though he was reluctant, but almost every time he would fall asleep in the middle of it, and he didn't even think about discussing it with him.Later, when the two returned to China, there was even a well-equipped audio-visual room at home, but Du Ruoheng hardly ever went in.Occasionally, when Zhou Yanchi thought of it, he would want to drag her in and take a look together, but Du Ruoheng was already quite disappointed in him, and he always disdained and refused.

Therefore, it was rare for Du Ruoheng to be in the same mood when he entered the arena as he was today.She was still holding half a bucket of unfinished popcorn in her hand, and the communication with Kang Chen was smooth from the beginning to the end.The two walked together, no matter in terms of appearance or topic, they had a tacit understanding. Some passers-by frequently looked sideways, looking at them as if they were really looking at a couple.

Du Ruoheng met an acquaintance when he was going to the underground parking lot.In fact, it should not be considered very familiar, because it is only a few encounters.The other party had a slim figure, and Niao Tingting also walked towards the direction of the parking lot.Now that Du Ruoheng saw it, he couldn't hide, and stood there politely saying hello.

The one who got closer was more beautiful, with long hair and shawls, red lips and beautiful eyes.Sweeping between Du Ruoheng and Kang Chen, she smiled slightly: "Miss Du, what a coincidence."

"Long time no see."

"It's been a long time." The other party said softly, "I remember the last time we met was two and a half years ago."

Du Ruoheng just smiled without nodding.What the other party remembered was not the last time they met.In fact, the two met once two years ago, but probably only Du Ruoheng noticed it.It was originally a sea fishing organized by her former work unit, but she ran into Zhou Yanchi and his party from afar.They were disembarking from a yacht, everyone was well-dressed, and each man had a delicate and beautiful girl in his arm.

"I heard that Ms. Du is currently working as a department supervisor in a five-star hotel. I don't know which one she is in?"

"Jingman Garden Hotel."

"Which city?"

"Donghu District."

The other party said softly: "That's even more of a coincidence. I came to S City to hold a seminar this time, and the host booked a hotel in Donghu District, but the service quality of that hotel was really poor. Changing the hotel, I wonder if it is convenient for Fang to come to Jingman?"

Du Ruoheng smiled gently: "Of course you are welcome."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then left separately.Du Ruoheng saw the other party standing beside the car and dialing the phone from a distance, looking quite charming.Kang Chen said from the side: "A friend from T City?"

Du Ruoheng was silent for a while: "My ex-husband's friend."

When Du Ruoheng arrived at the hotel the next morning, he happened to meet the beauty from the previous night checking in.The other party happened to see her too, so he smiled and greeted her, then turned to Wang Feifei and said, "If I know your room manager, can I get a discount?"

Wang Feifei, who had just been trained for this the day before, peeked at Du Ruoheng and moved her lips: "...Excuse me miss, our hotel has canceled this system now."

The other party snorted: "Please wait a moment, I will make a call."

Seeing this, Du Ruoheng planned to leave, but was stopped by the other party.After a while she handed over the phone, Du Ruoheng picked it up, and heard Zhou Yanchi's voice on the other end: "Su Yun wants to borrow my VIP card for a discount, is the hotel allowed?"

"can."

Zhou Yanchi searched for a while, and told Du Ruoheng: "I can't find my VIP card at the moment, there should be a record in the hotel system."

Du Ruoheng tapped the keyboard twice and said, "You can get a [-]% discount."

"I remember being able to get a [-]% discount."

"You remember wrong." Du Ruoheng said, "It is indeed [-]% off."

Zhou Yanchi was silent for a moment: "Give her the phone."

After another minute, Su Yun came back from a secluded place and had already hung up the phone.She smiled softly with Du Ruoheng: "Since it's 1% off, then simply don't fight."

Du Ruoheng sincerely apologized to her, saying that the non-discount is really a hotel rule and she can't ignore it.Su Yun expressed her understanding, then came over to hold Du Ruoheng's hand, and said softly: "It's okay, I just asked by the way when I remembered I had a friend. I was too abrupt. I will wait for you to return to T city later." Remember to tell me, I will be the host and treat you to dinner."

Du Ruoheng smiled and said that's okay.Su Yun said: "I will definitely invite you. Yan Chi asked the secretary to help me pay for the hotel room this time. He is really too polite."

Du Ruoheng smiled without changing his expression: "He treats any friend like this. You don't have to take it to heart."

During the morning meeting, Du Ruoheng's phone didn't stop at all.Zhou Yanchi called several times, and then she simply turned off the phone.However, when the meeting was over, Du Ruoheng was entertained by Manager Zhang of the Purchasing Department, saying that this is some kind young man who is so unreliable. I don't know if Manager Du likes to be quiet or not.

Du Ruoheng left the conference room with a smile but no answer amidst the ridicule, and blamed Zhou Yanchi for all his anger.She didn't turn it on until after lunch at noon, but Zhou Yanchi called again after a while.

Du Ruoheng waited for the screen to turn on with a cold face, repeated several times secretly, and pressed the speakerphone.

Zhou Yanchi didn't respond to her answering for a moment, and he paused for a while before speaking: "Two years ago, I owed Su Yun a little favor, and she helped a tender. Since then, I almost forgot to contact her. When there is an opportunity, I return it by the way.”

Du Ruoheng folded his arms and let out an ooh after listening.

"You're angry."

"Why am I so angry." Du Ruoheng said with a smile, "You also think too much. It has nothing to do with me before and after. It has nothing to do with me before, and it has nothing to do with me now."

"If you want to know now, I can explain it to you."

Du Ruoheng threw him three words: "Not interested." After speaking, he hung up the phone.

The next day, when Du Ruoheng was about to change shifts, she received a call from Wang Feifei, saying that someone from the bottom had delivered something.When I arrived at the lobby, I found out that it was the florist, with a large bouquet of champagne roses placed at the front desk, covering everything that could be covered.

Du Ruoheng did not find the name tag, and the other party only told her that it was a Mr. Zhou.

Du Ruoheng's first instinct was Zhou Yanchi, and then he felt that such an idea was outrageous.From the time she met him to the present, the number of times he sent her bouquets could be counted on one hand.Zhou Yanchi has a businessman's nature in his bones, and he has used the four words of mercenary to the extreme. It is reflected in the gifts that he has always been more tender than romantic.Or maybe, in his eyes, a diamond is inherently more romantic than a bouquet of roses or a handicraft.

Du Ruoheng gave up the idea of ​​correction early on.Zhou Yanchi was already over 20 years old when she realized this problem. He was an adult with a mature mind and a firm will. She had long been used to walking in his footsteps.But Zhou Yanchi is extremely generous when he is outside. Whether it is the large bouquets sent by the employees of the annual meeting or the continuous collection of trophies from various provinces and cities for excellence every year, Zhou Yanchi is very generous every time he accepts them. Glad, at least it landed on the photo, even if he himself was downright sniffy.

Soon, several little girls came over to express their admiration, and they all guessed what the flower language of champagne roses was.At noon, Du Ruoheng received a call from Zhou Yanchi, who asked if the bouquet had been received.

Du Ruoheng didn't answer for a while, but finally couldn't help asking, did you really send the champagne roses?

Zhou Yanchi didn't deny it, and said to her: "If you don't like it, you can change it next time."

"What are you sending flowers for?"

Zhou Yanchi was silent for another moment.Obviously he is not good at answering this kind of question of denying his past, which is more laborious than ordinary explanations, so he said after a while: "If you like it, I will send it every day from now on."

Du Ruoheng said, "Just save yourself."

She curled her fingers up and down around a bit of hair, and held the phone to her ear in a dream.After a while, I heard Zhou Yanchi say again: "I'm sorry."

He stuttered these three words one by one, like a baby learning to pronounce, speaking extremely unskillfully.These three words have not appeared in Zhou Yanchi's dictionary for more than 30 years, and they were probably added recently, when the ink is still wet.Du Ruoheng couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "It's fortunate that Mr. Zhou said this in broad daylight, otherwise I would have thought I had met a ghost."

Zhou Yanchi had no choice but to accept her sarcasm. After he finished the first sentence, the rest was still not smooth: "Don't take the angry words I said before. I apologize to you."

"Why can't I remember what Mr. Zhou said. Could you please repeat it again?"

Zhou Yanchi started rubbing the center of his eyebrows again, and said after a while, "You can call back."

Du Ruoheng said softly: "You are made of iron and stone, I am afraid that I will break my hand."

Zhou Yanchi didn't speak for another long time.Du Ruoheng gradually felt bored and was about to hang up the phone when he heard him say, "I'm trying to change."

Du Ruoheng was silent for a while: "What do you want to say?"

"I want to change the way we get along." Zhou Yanchi slowly considered the vocabulary, "Before the two of us had communication problems, most of the responsibility was on me. The habits of so many years cannot be changed at once, but I think it can be changed over time. Transitional settlement."

He paused, and said in a low voice, "Hengheng, give us another chance."

Du Ruoheng was completely silent, leaning against the wall and pursing his lips tightly.Zhou Yanchi didn't dare to force her, so he held his breath and concentrated on the other side.

Finally, she said coldly: "No one else can resist what Mr. Zhou wants to do."

In the evening, Du Ruoheng asked Su Qiu to have dinner and conveyed Zhou Yanchi's intentions.Su Qiu groaned, and said with a smile: "What is this? The prodigal son will not change his money when he returns."

Du Ruoheng didn't answer, just scooped up a bowl of soup, Su Qiu asked her if you heard about the five-year cure rate.

"The so-called five-year cure rate means that if a person has cancer and has not relapsed within five years, the doctor can judge that he has basically recovered. But even so, according to scientific statistics, there will still be [-]% of people who are still alive. Five years later, the cancer relapsed." Su Qiu said, "According to my experience, some of the inherent bad habits of men are more difficult to cure than the fourth stage of cancer. It’s a terminal illness and it might get worse after five years, no one can guarantee that he will be single-minded for the rest of his life.”

"..."

Su Qiu said: "Then let me ask you, do you have confidence in Zhou Yan's rebirth through Nirvana?"

Du Ruoheng rested his chin and stirred the half bowl of porridge in his hand, smiled and said nothing.

Su Qiu also said: "Fantasy is a habit, just like people's stubbornness and quick temper. It will be hard to change until old. This kind of person is born with the factor of attracting bees and butterflies in his heart, always ready to move, just waiting for winter. In the past, when spring comes, and when the temperature is suitable for summer and the sun is hot, it will bloom all at once."

Du Ruoheng couldn't help laughing out loud: "Go talk about stand-up comedy, it's more suitable for you than your current job, really."

Su Qiu was expressionless: "You think I haven't thought about it? I haven't liked my job since the first day of work, but you can't have both, I've already accepted my fate."

(End of this chapter)