Beijing-Hong Kong Confession

There was a hint of accusation in her words, but it was mostly complaints.

He Lianzhou paused for a second, then said with a smile: "I plan to video call you again when I take a shower."

Bathing video...

Certain images came pouring down like a tide and suddenly flooded into Zhu Xia's mind. She shook her head, trying to get rid of them.

"I fell asleep while you were taking a shower," she said.

"I'll record a video for you when I fall asleep."

"No." Who wants to save that kind of thing?

After chatting for a while, Zhu Xia yawned and said vaguely: "Go take a shower and rest early."

She was silent for a few seconds, then continued seriously, "We're going to France tomorrow, be careful."

He Lianzhou's official duties can be postponed temporarily, but bringing his mother Jiang Qiyun back to Hong Kong cannot be delayed, nor can it be delegated to others.

"OK, good night."

He Lianzhou also had to go back to deal with the affairs of the He and Jiang families, so that she could stay with him without any worries.

Never, never leave again.

……

Before meeting Zhu Xia, He Lianzhou had never made any wishes.

After meeting Zhu Xia, every wish He Lianzhou made was:

【Celebrating the Summer’s White Hair】

Seven years ago, his father abandoned the family and cheated on his sister-in-law. His mother was betrayed by the two closest people and suffered from depression. Zhu Xia woke up in the middle of the night, left the bedroom and squatted on the ground, her face full of tears, big tears dripping from her eyes. He held her face, kissed her face, kissed her wounds, and when she was tired of crying, he held her tightly in his arms. She didn't know that he was actually a hedgehog at that time. Two hedgehogs can't hug. One pretends to be himself and the other takes off his defenses, so that they can snuggle together. Zhu Xia's emotions fluctuated greatly. She didn't notice that night, He Lianzhou buried his head in her neck, buried very deep, very deep.

Five years ago, an illegitimate child of his age appeared, aggravating his mother's depression and leading to her suicide; Zhu Xia hated him and broke up with him... He Lianzhou walked steadily in the wilderness. His sister was studying, and he also shouldered the responsibility of the entire family and could not let himself go.

Zhu Xia was like a midsummer rain, vigorous, dazzling, scorching, wet and sticky...invading every bone in his body and lingering.

Occasionally, when he thought of the details of their time together, he would always subconsciously contact her and want to find her, and then he would glance at the scars on his palms and suddenly wake up.

After all, it was all just a dream.

……

now.

The master bedroom bathroom was filled with mist.

The man's tall and slender figure stood under the shower, the hot water washed over him and wrapped him, flowing down his strong back muscles.

Faintly, a smile could be seen on the corners of his handsome face.

*

In the early morning of winter, as the sun rises, a light golden color gradually appears in the sky, which contrasts beautifully with the thin frost and snow covering the ground.

Zhu Xia came out from the prison visit without wearing gloves, and her fingers were a little stiff from the cold. She rubbed her hands gently and looked up at the sun in the sky.

The sky is clear and blue. It's a good day.

The phone vibrated and Zhu Xia slowly took it out to look at it.

It was He Lianzhou who said he had arrived in Paris.

Zhu Xia tapped the screen with her slender white fingers, and before she could reply, he asked if she had had lunch.

She typed slowly: "Not yet. I'm going to the Meng family for dinner."

During Song Chengyu's hospitalization, everything in the Song family remained the same, without any major changes. The only thing that changed was perhaps her mood.

Stop making things difficult for yourself.

The past is like a passing cloud.

Life is nothing more than a few five-year periods of time. There is no need to waste time making yourself miserable.

The [Iron Triangle of Business] group sent a new message.

Li Baize: "He is about to return to Hong Kong. I hope the two ladies can spare some time from their busy schedules to have dinner with me."

Lin Jiayue: "Approved!"

Zhu Xia smiled and edited the message: "I have to see what the food is. If it doesn't taste good, I won't go."

Li Baize: "I guarantee it will be delicious. If it's not, Miss Lin will treat us."

Lin Jiayue: “Hey”

Lin Jiayue: "I recently bought a new car, how about inviting you to have coffee in my car?"

The driver, Xiao Luo, was He Lianzhou's subordinate stationed in Beijing. Zhu Xia looked ahead. Xiao Luo drove into the alley with ease, without even looking at the navigation. He thought, maybe the other party lived nearby and was very familiar with the roads here... Xiao Luo was also a person who was good at observing her expression. He noticed her expression and said, "He would pass by here when he came to Beijing a few years ago."

This is Zhu Xia’s home address on her ID card.

"But I've never met you once." Xiao Luo said.

Zhu Xia was silent for a moment, then smiled slightly.

At lunchtime, the air in the alley was filled with the aroma of hot food. After lunch, some elderly people went out for a walk to digest their food, holding hands, occasionally smiling, occasionally staring at each other... The snow on the ground was white, and the hair on their heads was also white.

Zhu Xia suddenly remembered a widely circulated poem - If we can get wet in the snow together one day, we can grow old together in this life.

Although the poem is beautiful, it is far inferior to the image of this old couple walking in the snow, supporting each other.

"Xia Xia!" The old neighbor shouted at the door, "I haven't seen you for a while. You really have changed a lot since you grew up. You are getting more and more beautiful."

Zhu Xia smiled and asked the other party if he had eaten.

"Yes. Did you go to the chief's house for dinner?"

Zhu Xia nodded.

"Then go quickly. Starving the old leaders is a small matter, but don't let the young people starve. You are the hope of the future of the motherland!"

Zhu Xia was amused. He saluted his old comrade, bent down and wished him a happy new year in advance, saying that he would come to visit him another day.

The lady in the room saw him standing at the door and grinning foolishly, so she asked.

"I saw Xia Xia."

"Why don't you ask her to come in and have dinner together?" The lady walked to the door and looked outside, just in time to see Zhu Xia entering the Meng family.

"When she was little, this child was very serious, just like an adult. Now she is like a child. You didn't see how she looked just now. When she smiled, she was prettier than the flowers in the South Garden of Orson."

"You don't even have your reading glasses on, what can you see?" the lady said, "And the flowers in the South Garden of Orson. Don't compliment people if you don't know how to do it."

……

Zhu Xia went to the Meng family for dinner. Chief Meng and Grandma Meng were both very open-minded. When they heard her decision, they both nodded.

Before leaving, Grandma Meng pulled Zhu Xia into the room and took out an exquisitely carved black box from the red cabinet, as if she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

She slowly opened it, revealing a crystal clear, flawless jade pendant.

Zhu Xia was surprised.

Grandma Meng's hands were covered with wrinkles and her skin was loose. She picked up the jade pendant and asked Zhu Xia to sit on the pear blossom bench.

Zhu Xia refused at first.

"I can't order you around now?" Grandma Meng was usually kind, making it easy for people to overlook her majesty.

As soon as Grandma Meng looked serious, Zhu Xia sat down immediately.