Chapter 22 022 He didn't have to give it to her.

The company suddenly issued a new rule prohibiting office romance, which caused a lot of controversy among colleagues. They were all speculating excitedly whether someone in the department was found out for having an internal romance. Manager Sun then reminded "individual couples" overnight.

But when the people around looked around, they saw a strong sense of work and a hint of death on each other's faces, without any ambiguous atmosphere.

"If you ask me, you will fall in love with your colleagues if you can't think straight," Li Yi said clearly, "You haven't seen it at work yet, and you want to continue seeing it after work?"

This statement quickly attracted the agreement of everyone.

Tang Sijia agreed deeply.

However, this matter was not big or small, so it just passed. When it was time to go to work, everyone quickly got involved in a new round of busyness.

Tang Sijia's new house has a good environment, and the neighbors are all young people who are relatively i, usually very quiet.

She packed a little every day, and in less than a week, she sorted out all the luggage, clean, neat and tidy.

Only her own things, the taste that belongs to her alone.

On the day when everything was sorted out, she took the initiative to invite Lu Langzhou to have dinner with him.

After all, he had been going up and down the stairs to help her move that day, which was very tiring.

Unfortunately, Lu Langzhou was busy with a case at the time and had no time for the time being.

In the nearly half a month that followed, Tang Sijia also became busy and almost became a frequent visitor to the technical center and the filming set.

There was no other way. Many of the later filming work needed to be coordinated with the review and the actors' lip movements and the development of the plot. The content center always had someone to stick to the side at any time to make corrections on the spot.

The requirements for the plot lines of the short play are short, flat and fast. Before the actual filming, many lines cannot see the actual effect.

On this day, Tang Sijia had just finished his work at the filming site and was about to go back to the company to punch out. As soon as he arrived downstairs of the company, he received a message from Lu Langzhou: [End? ]

Tang Sijia was surprised and replied while walking towards the elevator: [How did you know? ]

Lu Langzhou: [You said that you would be busy for about three hours in the afternoon. It happened to be time, so I asked. ]

[It seems that I guessed right. 】

Then there was an emoticon of Lulu nodding.

Tang Sijia looked at Lulu's dark eyes and couldn't help but smile.

During this period, she and Lu Langzhou had become much closer. She didn't expect that they were not familiar classmates in high school, but they became familiar with each other after work.

Lu Langzhou often sent her the latest news about Lulu, such as that she had been a little picky about food recently, that she finally liked drinking goat milk powder, and that she was "wooed" by a golden retriever when she was walking the dog...

In the meantime, Lu Langzhou went on a business trip once and handed Lulu to his parents in the neighboring province. His mother liked Lulu very much, but his father seemed to dislike Lulu a little.

Tang Sijia was still worried that night when she heard about it, thinking that when Lu Langzhou went on a business trip next time, she might as well take the initiative to mention that Lulu could be fostered in her home.

But before she could mention it, Lu Langzhou sent a video the next day. The video was taken by Lu's mother: Lu's father took advantage of Lu's mother taking a nap, secretly put on the dog leash for Lulu, and led Lulu out quietly.

[My mother was wondering why Lulu was so tired that day. It turned out that she had been walking for more than an hour at noon.] This was the text message Lu Langzhou sent her after the video was posted.

Tang Sijia watched the video over and over again, and every time she watched it, she would smile unconsciously.

Lu Langzhou has an ordinary but loving family.

That was the perfect embodiment of the atmosphere that a family should have, as far as she could imagine.

"What are you looking at? You are smiling so brightly?" Sister Wang's voice sounded beside her.

Tang Sijia came to her senses and found that she was already outside the department: "Sister Wang."

Sister Wang looked at her teasingly: "It's that lawyer named Lu again, right? By the way, you were high school classmates, and now you have rekindled your relationship. When are you going to... um?" The last meaning is self-evident.

Lu Langzhou had been to Nanshan Media.

It was a rainy day that time, and Tang Sijia didn't bring an umbrella. When she was slacking off at work in the afternoon, she casually mentioned it to Lu Langzhou. Unexpectedly, after work, when she walked out of the company gate with Sister Wang, she saw Lu Langzhou standing outside with an umbrella.

After that day, Lu Langzhou occasionally came here to handle cases, and he would meet her.

Later, Sister Wang wanted to consult some legal issues, and she added him as a friend.

"What are you talking about?" Tang Sijia laughed, "Langzhou and I are just friends."

"Friends?" Sister Wang laughed instead, "Will friends chat with you in different ways every day?"

"Will friends report to you when they are on business trips?"

"Will friends come to you in the rain to give you an umbrella? I have checked, his law firm is not close to our company."

Tang Sijia's smile froze.

"Sijia, I am an experienced person," Sister Wang said with a smile, "That little lawyer Lu must want to pursue you."

Lu Langzhou... is pursuing her?

The smile on Tang Sijia's lips gradually disappeared. Many small things that were easily overlooked before were now connected bit by bit.

She found that what Sister Wang said might be true.

But...

"Why?" Tang Sijia murmured.

She is so ordinary, has an ordinary job, is not outstanding in appearance, and has a mediocre personality.

"Of course, because you deserve it!" Sister Wang vowed, "Sijia, no matter who it is, Lawyer Lu or anyone else, you deserve to die, okay? You deserve them in all ninety-nine eighty-one ways without turning!"

Tang Sijia looked at Sister Wang, her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.

She remembered that someone said that they were impossible.

Because they were not a good match.

Sister Wang's face gradually became solemn, and she asked softly: "Sijia, are you...still unable to forget that ex?"

Tang Sijia's eyelashes paused slightly, and she raised her head for a long time: "Sister Wang, he is not really an ex."

She and Shi Chuan have never confirmed a relationship.

As for Lu Langzhou...

She thought, she should think about it carefully.

Thinking of this, Tang Sijia did not reply to Lu Langzhou's message until the evening.

Instead, on the next morning, she received another message from Lu Langzhou: [Sijia, you said you would treat me to dinner last time, why not set it up this weekend? ]

Tang Sijia looked at the message carefully and agreed after a long time.

She thought, maybe she should ask it clearly.

Unfortunately, this meal seemed destined to be full of twists and turns.

The two agreed to meet at 5:30 pm on Saturday evening, but at almost 5 o'clock, Tang Sijia received a strange call. After answering the call, the other party's voice was polite and respectful: "Excuse me, is this Ms. Tang Sijia?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"I am the housekeeper of Rong Mansion. Because the residents above you privately built a swimming pool on the terrace and modified the waterway, your house was flooded. Do you have time to assess the damage?"

Tang Sijia frowned, and it took her a while to remember that the house in Rongfu was one of the two properties that Shichuan had given her.

This name that she had only seen in the "Inventory of the Most Expensive Residential Areas" suddenly appeared in her life, which made her feel a sense of resistance and panic.

She wanted to ignore it, but the housekeeper's voice sounded again: "We are also following the requirements of our superiors. Sorry to bother Miss Tang."

Tang Sijia's refusal froze on her lips, and finally responded.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Sijia was quiet for a moment, called Lu Langzhou, and briefly explained the situation. She wanted to make an appointment next time. The latter was silent for a few seconds and said: "I have more experience in dealing with this kind of thing. Wait for me for five minutes."

When the two arrived at Rongfu, it was less than six o'clock.

This was Tang Sijia's first time here. Even though she had been mentally prepared, the luxury and exquisiteness inside still exceeded her expectations.

In this place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, a house of 300 square meters with luxurious decoration can be given away casually.

No wonder they are not a good match.

At this moment, Tang Sijia suddenly felt something in his heart gradually become silent, sinking into darkness, without any more waves.

Perhaps due to his profession, Lu Langzhou quickly turned on the camera and began to take pictures and videos, recording the location of the leak, damaged items, and walls.

He was wearing a neat casual suit today, and his trouser legs were also wet when he stepped into the water.

The balcony in front of the French window and a small part of the living room were flooded, but the damage was not serious. Lu Langzhou quickly saved the relevant evidence and sent it to the housekeeper who followed him, asking the other party to issue a written report.

Perhaps because the visitor was so professional, the housekeeper agreed again and again.

It was just that there were some problems when communicating with the upstairs resident.

The upstairs resident was a pot-bellied businessman, wearing a suit that made his belly more visible. He was obviously unwilling to accept the not cheap compensation, and said that he had rented this place for a long time, and it was his freedom to transform it in any way, which had nothing to do with others, and the law could not do anything to him.

"Sir, are you talking to me about law?" Speaking of what he is good at, Lu Langzhou seemed to have changed into a different person, with a more serious expression. "Article 1165 of the Civil Code: A person who infringes upon the civil rights of others due to fault shall bear tort liability; Article 1167 of the Civil Code: The other party may be required to stop the infringement immediately."

"The statute of limitations for property damage compensation is three years. If you insist on not paying, we can also take legal means to resolve it."

Perhaps most of the people living here are well-known figures. Seeing Lu Langzhou's professional words, the other party muttered for a while, and finally agreed to compensate.

Seeing this, the housekeeper, who had originally looked embarrassed, relaxed his eyebrows and eyes. He came out of the merchant's house and thanked Tang Sijia and the others repeatedly, and said that he would ask the cleaning staff to come to the house to clean up the water leakage.

Tang Sijia hesitated, frowned slightly, and was about to say something. The housekeeper saw her concerns and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the previous owner of your house has paid the management service fees for the next 60 years, and everything is free." Tang Sijia

was slightly startled and didn't speak again.

When they came out of Rong Mansion, it was already dark.

The busy street lights were endless. The two walked quietly along the sidewalk, and no one spoke.

Until they came to the entrance of the underground parking lot, Tang Sijia turned around: "You..."

"You..."

The two said in unison.

After a short silence, Lu Langzhou chuckled softly: "You speak first."

Tang Sijia pursed her lips: "The house in Rong Mansion belongs to Shichuan." At this point, she laughed at herself, "It can be regarded as compensation after being deceived."

As she said, she lowered her eyes, "Do you think that since I accepted this house, I deserve to be deceived?"

Lu Langzhou frowned: "How could it be?"

"To be honest, when I was a child, my mother would drag me to watch some soap operas together. Every time I saw the protagonist refusing compensation with noble character, I felt incredible. That was obviously their spiritual compensation, why did they refuse it? Just to earn a good reputation? Or to have a bond in the future?"

Tang Sijia looked at Lu Langzhou's genuine puzzled expression and smiled softly: "When I was a child, I just felt touched and didn't think about anything else."

But she didn't expect that she would actually experience this when she grew up.

Lu Langzhou also laughed.

The previous discomfort disappeared, and a gentle and peaceful atmosphere gradually spread between the two.

"Sijia." In such an atmosphere, Lu Langzhou called her gently.

Tang Sijia's steps froze, and the smile on the corner of her lips gradually faded.

"Two days ago, you suddenly stopped replying to me..." Lu Langzhou hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Did something happen?"

Thinking of what Wang Jie said before, Tang Sijia's heart became uneasy, and she didn't know how to speak.

What if it was just her own self-love?

But what if what Wang Jie said was true, and she had no way to respond to the same feelings, which would only waste other people's intentions...

"Sijia?"

Tang Sijia came back to her senses and looked into Lu Langzhou's eyes. After a long time, she finally mustered up the courage: "I heard from Wang Jie that you contacted me frequently some time ago, sent me an umbrella, and helped me again and again, because... because..."

"I want to pursue you," Lu Langzhou took over her increasingly difficult sentences, turned around and faced her seriously, "Sijia, Wang Jie is right, I want to pursue you."

"What about you? Can you give me a chance to pursue you?"

*

Thousands of miles away in Haicheng, a dinner party was being held in the magnificent hall.

To welcome the arrival of the young general manager of the Haicheng branch of Hansi Group.

And to celebrate the fact that this young man had ended the nine-month-long separatist war just one month after his arrival, and signed the largest order in history with the world's largest new energy company.

On the terrace of the banquet hall, Shi Chuan stood expressionlessly behind the railing, overlooking the prosperity below.

Men in suits and women with heavy makeup.

The man who was still making a big fuss with his mistress in the news the day before, appeared here holding his wife's hand today, showing his love.

The fashion editor who had a nude photo scandal with his same-sex partner not long ago, was dressed in a limited edition haute couture today.

The wine was flowing, and the life was extravagant .

Everyone's face seemed to be wearing countless layers of human skin masks, and no one could tell which layer was their true appearance.

"Chris, such a beautiful night, why are you here alone?" The familiar woman's voice was as gentle as water.

Shi Chuan tilted his head and saw Zhou Qing approaching the old man with silver hair, holding his arm in his hand. His elegant voice was not sharp or crazy at all: "Your celebration party, grandma has been looking forward to it for a long time."

"Grandma, mother." Shi Chuan stepped forward and nodded slightly.

The old man with a foreign face glanced at Zhou Qing, and when he looked at Shi Chuan, there was a rare satisfaction in his always strict eyes. He had been in China for too long, and spoke in standard and calm Chinese: "You did a good job this time, I will tell your father the truth."

"Thank you, grandma." Shi Chuan thanked him politely and well-behavedly.

Shi Ya nodded: "But for things like fratricide, two times is enough."

Shi Chuan was not surprised at all that his previous tricks were seen through, and he still looked obedient: "Okay."

Shi Ya responded lightly, looked down, and said casually: "I heard that you gave the gift I gave you when you returned home to a girl?"

Shi Chuan's eyes dropped: "Just compensation."

Zhou Qing chuckled at the side: "Lene, you know Shi Chuan's personality, he is very much like you, how could he be burdened by feelings."

Lene is Shi Ya's original name.

Shi Ya's eyes swept towards Shi Chuan, and after a long time, she said: "It is indeed very similar to me."

After that, she returned to her personal lounge upstairs.

Shi Chuan still stood there, staring at the backs of the two.

Eighteen years ago, the year he was born, his grandfather died in a car accident and died on the way to find his mistress.

And the car that his grandfather was driving at the time was burned into a shell by a strange fire that night.

The next day, the grandmother took over the entire Jiang family in a swift and decisive manner, depriving the grandfather of every penny spent on his mistress. Relying on the assets accumulated by the mother's family and the power of the father's generation, she helped Hansi become an "empire" step by step.

Promiscuous, heartless, ambitious, profit-oriented...

Everyone who has anything to do with the Jiang family is cursed by these characteristics, without exception.

Shi Chuan looked down, looking at the hypocritical masks, and suddenly had an urge to vomit.

What is real?

Shi Chuan took out his mobile phone in a trance, ignored several missed calls and unread messages, skillfully opened the album, and opened one of the videos.

"What are you doing, Shi Chuan?" The woman in pajamas and black-framed glasses looked at the camera curiously. Because she had just taken a shower, her cheeks were slightly flushed, her eyes were curious, and her eyes were clean.

Soon, she noticed the presence of the camera, and covered her face with one hand and the camera with the other. The corners of her lips were curled up through her fingers: "Don't take pictures of me, it's ugly..."

"Shi Chuan!"

Shi Chuan gently curled the corners of his lips, and when he saw the video suddenly pause, the corners of his lips froze.

The next second, he suddenly reacted and exited the video. As if to prove that he only opened his phone for business, he clicked on the missed call and opened the unread message.

When he saw the content of the message clearly, Shi Chuan's fingers paused.

[Mr. Shi Chuan, this is the Rongfu Butler Center. I'm sorry to bother you. Can you contact the current owner of the 16th floor of Building A? The private swimming pool upstairs has caused your home to be flooded, which may have caused considerable economic losses. Looking forward to your reply. ]

Shi Chuan's breathing slowed down unconsciously, and he looked at the message over and over again, wondering what he was thinking.

Until the end of the dinner, when he returned to his residence, Shi Chuan still held the phone tightly, and his heart tightened little by little.

After a long time, he found the familiar number, but just before dialing, he picked up another phone and dialed a new number.

While waiting for the call to be connected, Shi Chuan thought that he was just experiencing withdrawal after a cliff-like break from a relationship.

Once they resume their previous interactions, get along and chat normally like they did in the past few months, one day, dopamine will subside, hormones will disappear, and the original sexual fantasies will slowly fade.

Tang Sijia will also become an insignificant afterimage in his memories...

"Hello?" All his thoughts were interrupted by the voice coming from the receiver.

Shi Chuan held his breath, and the blood in his body seemed to have stopped. The inexplicable panic and tension made him unable to make a normal sound, leaving only silence.

Her voice did not sound sleepy at all, and she sounded particularly awake.

But it was already twelve o'clock in the evening, and she usually went to bed on time before eleven o'clock, except... those nights of indulgence.

Was she, like him, having trouble falling asleep during the entire month of separation?

Shi Chuan couldn't help but wonder.

On the other side, Tang Sijia, who had been waiting for a long time for a phone call, frowned and looked at the number. It was a strange number from Haicheng.

The only person from Haicheng she had contacted recently was the male protagonist of the short play: "Mr. Lin?"

Shi Chuan's hand holding the phone suddenly tightened, and finally spoke with a very cold voice: "... Who is he?"

The person on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent when he heard his voice clearly.

Shi Chuan's Adam's apple rolled hard, and he licked his lower lip unconsciously, explaining: "The housekeeper of Rong Mansion sent me a message that the apartment given to you was flooded. If you need, I can help you hire a lawyer and a claims adjuster..."

"Thank you," the cold voice was no longer ups and downs, "No need."

The moment he finished this sentence, the phone was hung up by the other party.

Shi Chuan still held the phone, maintaining the posture of talking, standing in front of the French window, looking at the ugly gray and white outside the window.

For a moment, he felt that the color in front of him became heavier, no longer gray and white with appropriate shades, but large areas of black and white with heavy ink.

Who is she thanking indifferently?

If not him, then who would she use?

The man in the photo who looked incompetent?

But soon, Shi Chuan gradually came to his senses.

If not, then not.

He didn't have to give it to her.

However, the hand holding the phone could not let go, and even as if he had developed independent consciousness, he called back the missed calls.

"Hello, this is Rongfu Butler Center, how can I help you?"

Shi Chuan heard a voice that sounded like his own asking, "How was the water leakage on the 16th floor of Building A handled?"

"Please wait a moment," the other party was silent for a moment, "The water leakage on the 16th floor of Building A has been settled by the current owner and her lawyer friend with the residents of the 17th floor at around 7:30 this evening."

The current owner.

And her lawyer friend.