Chapter 37

Two weeks later, Xu Zhi's funds were finally unfrozen, but he also lost the best time to go abroad. The position was not waiting for anyone, and the other company said that they would cooperate again if they had the opportunity in the future. Xu Zhi agreed with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, I stood alone by the window for a long time and borrowed a cigarette from Mu Yao to smoke for the first time.

Mu Yao's cigarette was already relatively light in flavor. She choked after taking a sip and her face turned red. She snatched it away with her hands: "Forget it, Miss, stop smoking. You are not suitable for smoking."

"I'm sorry, it's a waste ." You have so much time." Xu Zhi finally told her the truth.

After hearing this, Mu Yao was doubtful: "Is he that boring? Not really, right?"

She had only met Fei Nanzhou twice and found him to be an indifferent, polite person with a strong sense of boundaries.

How would such a young man who lacks everything do such a thing?

Xu Zhi didn't know what he was thinking, but him not answering her call seemed to be the best answer.

He didn't put forward any conditions, so she naturally didn't know what he was thinking.

However, what happened next forced her to find him.

Because the lawsuit has seriously affected Mu Yao's work and life.

However, every time he called, his secretary answered the call, and he did not see her.

In just over a month, she was exhausted mentally and physically and lost a lot of weight.

Fortunately, her results for the public examination came out and she passed, which can be regarded as a joyful event in spite of hardships.

After autumn, the temperature in Beijing drops very quickly, and you can see fallen leaves covering the streets every morning.

Xu Zhi's job search was quite smooth. She found a foreign trade unit in Changping. She had good appearance, high education, and a good resume. She was hired on the same day of the interview.

She went home as usual that day, her steps were brisk, and when she reached the intersection, she suddenly stopped as if aware of something.

She stood there, looking into the distance, and subconsciously tightened the bag in her hand.

On the brick-red street covered with ginkgo leaves, a black car parked under the tree, as if it had been waiting for a long time.

The car was quite ordinary, unremarkable at all. There was only a cold reflection from the dark windows, and the scene inside could not be seen.

However, Xu Zhi knew that he was inside.

At that moment, even she felt strange. This person's aura was deeply rooted in her bones, engraved in her heart like an instinctive memory imprint.

Xu Zhi's whole body was tense, and he was stuck there like a wooden stake. For a moment, it seemed that it was difficult to even lift his feet.

The door is still open after all.

The wind blew through the leafy street trees, and the thick shade above her head blocked the sun. She only saw a pair of slender legs walking towards her, and every step seemed to step on her heart.

Xu Zhi couldn't move. When he walked out of the blind spot, he instinctively lowered his head and clutched the bag in his hand.

But after a while, she took a deep breath and looked up at him.

He still had that handsome face, deep and calm, except for his beautiful brows that looked a bit sharp.

Xu Zhi's breathing was stagnant and she didn't know what to say to him.

There was a child next to her who somehow jumped out and bumped into her.

Xu Zhi took a step back, and the bag and notice in her hand fell to the ground. She was about to reach out to pick them up.

A long, slender hand took a step closer to her and bent down to pick it up.

He seemed to have glanced at the words on it and handed it back to her: "Shen Jie is good, congratulations."

Xu Zhi took it hesitantly and said "Thank you."

"Miss Xu, Mr. Fei wants to talk to you. Can you spare two hours?" Shen Qian had already spoken.

Half an hour later, they sat down in a private room on the second floor of a teahouse over Houhai.

The aroma of the tea was lingering. It was the top-quality Shifeng Longjing tea. It was given to him by the director of the Economic Department of a southern province. It was said that from the few tea trees in his hometown, only a few taels of high-quality tea trees were picked. Half of it was given to him.

He wasn't used to the tea in this place. He brought some when he came here before and stored it here.

Fei Nanzhou cooked tea himself, which was unprecedented today. There was no one waiting in the tea room. He changed the cups, boiled the tea, poured the tea himself, and put a cup of tea in her hand.

"Thank you." Xu Zhi didn't dare to look up at him. He just lowered his eyes and took it, holding it in his hand and blowing on it.

The moist scent of tea filled her eyes, and she held the teacup without moving.

"Have a taste." Fei Nanzhou said, "Such a good tea, don't waste it."

There was no wave in his tone.

The calmer she felt, the more uncertain she felt.

Her fear of him seemed to deepen, and she felt that she understood him less and less.

In other words, I didn't know this man well enough in the past. I instinctively felt that he would not hurt her and would be kind to her, so I forgot about his domineering and dangerous side.

In the relationship between brother and sister, he is reliable, but in the relationship between men and women, he is awe-inspiring.

The two relationships have always been interdependent, and she has been constantly switching between the two relationships. It was only at this moment that she clearly realized that since she decided to leave him, the only relationship between the two was the latter.

She didn't touch the snacks and melon seeds on the table, and he didn't touch them either. He leaned back slightly against the back of the chair, lowered his head and took out the cigarette case, and asked her if she didn't mind without raising his head.

If you really cared about whether she minded, you wouldn't ask. Xu Zhi said it was up to you.

There was some indescribable lag in the voice.

After what he did, did he still need to ask her opinion?

Wasn't he clearly telling her that she was not qualified?

Fei Nanzhou's beating was done to the point without being too ugly, but it also showed his superior arrogance. Even the scheming person was so skillful, it seemed like he was showing mercy outside the law.

As if she should be grateful.

Xu Zhi didn't want to say anything else, and just lowered his eyes to look at the fragrant tea noodles in the cup.

But out of the corner of his eye, he still inevitably saw the person opposite him.

He looked at her with a half-smile, the cigarette held between his fingertips slowly burned out, and he always felt a trace of imperceptible contempt between his eyebrows.

What he said next was more like mocking her: "How have you been these days?"

Xu Zhi bit her lip, feeling like a sharp knife had opened a hole in her heart, and her internal organs began to become topsy-turvy and bleed like a river. However, I couldn't make a sound, and there was a cry of despair deep in my heart.

Gradually, there was an unspeakable bitterness on his lips.

This is true not caring.

Fei Nanzhou finally tore off all his pretense, unreservedly showing his indifferent, arrogant and contemptuous side of all living things that he had been on the high platform for a long time.

She was like a top that he played with on his fingertips, stopping whenever he wanted her to.

Xu Zhi felt very sad. She had never been qualified to negotiate with him. No matter how polite she communicated, she could not hide the nature of inequality. In fact, she discovered a long time ago that Fei Nanzhou's politeness was just a way to avoid trouble. Sometimes it was to keep distance, and sometimes it was just to maintain his personal image.

It was more like a mask used by the powerful to whitewash peace. After wearing this mask for a long time, it became inseparable from him, and she could not tell what kind of person he was.

After a while, he put out his cigarette in the ashtray, stood up and walked towards her.

Xu Zhi's fingers on the table subconsciously tightened, like a spasm.

But there is a hard wall behind her, and she can retreat after being discharged. Like a dying prey, she could only watch as he approached step by step, easily pulling her up from the seat and holding her firmly in his arms.

This embrace was very domineering, but also tender. He looked at her with a look that she didn't understand. His eyes were not as complacent as she had imagined. He just stared at her without saying a word, with hatred and some Indifference and helpless sighs.

Xu Zhi was stunned and didn't know how to speak.

His hand on her waist suddenly tightened, holding her tightly in his arms, and lowered his head to kiss her cheek.

His chest was hard and hot, and his kiss was like an overwhelming tsunami, trying to stir up her old memories.

Xu Zhi felt distracted and lost consciousness for a moment. She quickly pushed him away, took two steps back and leaned against the wall, looking at him warily.

He didn't force it, he just looked down at his empty hands with regret.

"Do you have to be like this?" Xu Zhi asked him.

It got to such an embarrassing level.

"You are unkind, so don't blame me for being unrighteous. I respect others only if they respect me an inch. Zhizhi, you have no right to accuse me."

Xu Zhi smiled in a low voice, feeling devastated in his heart.

It's one thing to think, but it's another thing to hear him say it.

The last bit of fantasy seemed to be gone.

"So, you want me to stay with you? How long?" She mustered up the courage to look up at him, her eyes stubborn.

She is a transparent girl, and her bright and clear eyes are often unbearable.

Fei Nanzhou was indeed silent for a while, his eyes gloomy.

Xu Zhi smiled: "It can't be a life sentence, right?"

Fei Nanzhou frowned, not wanting to discuss this: "Only when you are in my sight can I rest assured."

"I am not a child anymore, Fei Nanzhou." She thought it was ridiculous, "This is just your excuse. You are just possessive. You have never been in such a bad situation in your life. You are just unwilling to accept it. You see, you are not merciless when you plot against me, and you even stabbed my friend. Have you ever thought about it? How will I face her in the future? You don't care at all."

Fei Nanzhou said nothing, his chest rose and fell, and then he spoke in a hoarse voice: "I admit that I am selfish, but I can't let you go. If my father will do anything to you, Kong Lingqi will not let you go. Do you think she will let it go after Shen Cong treats her like this? She knows that you are his weakness, and she will take revenge on him first. You do it."

He looked at her with bloodshot eyes, "Do you think I can always turn defeat into victory and strategize? Many times, I don't know the winner until the end. I also experience a life-and-death game at the cusp of the crisis. It was a huge gamble. The fall of the Kong family also affected me. I had no choice but to abandon Hua Rui. You only saw that I had defeated Shen Cong. If I had been slower, I would have been the winner

. We all suffer, I am free from him, but losing my right-hand man is like starting over from scratch. All my interpersonal networks have to be managed from scratch. I don’t know what kind of ups and downs I will face. You know, I want to be with you for a long time. How difficult is it to be together? "

He rarely tells her about his work and situation. He has his pride and will not show his embarrassing and weak side in front of the woman he loves.

He hopes that he is indomitable and omnipotent in her eyes, can protect her from wind and rain, and protect her forever.

Xu Zhi's tears blurred her vision, and she gradually couldn't see clearly everything in front of her.

Her chest was also filled with an unspeakable bitterness. She wanted to smile, but she just smiled a smile that was uglier than crying: "Do we have a future?"