Chapter 51

Fei Nanzhou asked her to have tea at a teahouse over the Drum Tower, and Xu Zhi went there.

There were not many people in the teahouse, and the seats by the window on the second floor were even sparse.

As soon as she stepped up, she saw his shadow sitting sideways, holding his forehead with one hand. In his hand was a cup of smoky tea, still exuding heat.

"Sorry, I'm late." She went over, slapped the Kun Bao in her hand on the table, and sat down directly.

He said he was being polite, but his actions were not polite at all.

Fei Nanzhou smiled slowly and didn't care. He raised his hand to pour her a cup of tea and pushed it over.

Xu Zhi took one look at it, took it, and said "thank you."

"You're welcome." This seemed to be the opening line.

After finishing speaking, he should get to the point soon, but he didn't seem to have any intention of getting to the point right away, and instead asked her how she was doing during this time.

This kind of development is often used by the winners to tease the losers, much like a cat and mouse game.

Xu Zhi looked at him warily, even with a little hatred.

Fei Nanzhou raised his eyes and said impartially: "Don't look at me like that. Your father's affairs have nothing to do with me."

Xu Zhi found that his eyebrows were equally stern and unyielding, and he looked away slyly.

After all, she owed him. She pursed her lower lip and held the teacup in silence.

Fei Nanzhou's expression also softened, and he turned his head to look out the window.

The windows on the second floor faced a lake outside. Several artificially bred birds flew across the lake, creating ripples in circles.

At this moment, each other's hearts became very calm inexplicably.

Xu Zhi looked at him, but he didn't look at her and put down the tea in his hand. He just looked out the window in a trance.

The late winter sun fell on him, so warm that it did not make his already stern face look even colder.

But there is still a feeling of being a stranger.

It seemed like this was all that could really be done between them. Even if we love again, there are too many things in the middle.

"I wished you well before and hoped that everything went well for you, but you did it. Your career is booming and you are invincible. Brother, what else are you dissatisfied with?" Xu Zhi asked him.

But he is also asking himself.

It’s a question of self-examination.

Fei Nanzhou chuckled and looked back at her: "What about you, are you happy? You smile happily every day, but are you really happy inside, Zhizhi?"

Xu Zhi had nothing to say.

"I will be transferred back to Beijing at the end of the year. Zhizhi, please come back with me." Fei Nanzhou said.

Although he had expected it, Xu Zhi still felt nervous after hearing this.

It was as if the secret string in my heart was tightened in an instant, and an alarm sounded.

Her heart seemed to be filled with air, swelling in vain, floating in a place where there was no landing, unable to land.

In this long silence, Fei Nanzhou understood what she meant.

He leaned back slightly into the back of the chair, took out the lighter and lit a cigarette. He skillfully held the flame, but even after wiping it twice, he did not wipe it.

Later, he had no choice but to give up and threw the lighter aside.

He just looked at her like that, cold and cold. He looked at her like this when they just broke up many years ago.

The long, persistent and indifferent torture made her soul suffer.

She didn't want to stay any longer: "I just asked you to help me find out the news. If you don't want to, forget it."

She put down the cup and stood up.

Instead, Fei Nanzhou smiled and said, "Don't worry, there is still a long time. You can think it over when you go back. If you need anything, please contact me at any time."

He said it so calmly that Xu Zhi was overwhelmed. Know what to say.

In December, the weather became increasingly cold, and the two persimmon trees at the door were damaged by frost.

Although her father came back, his face was dejected and he didn't ask what happened. He encountered such a thing before leaving. It was obvious that his mood was not high. Xu Zhi and Ji Honglang didn't ask any questions. .

Everything was calm after that, as if nothing had happened and nothing would happen.

But there seemed to be something hanging in her heart all the time, and she couldn't let go.

It wasn't until the end of the year that Ji Honglang was involved in a project and was investigated for suspected malfeasance in his duties that Xu Zhi became a little panicked.

She couldn't get any information and even went to find Lu Jingchen.

But he said that there was nothing he could do and asked her to find another way.

Xu Zhi looked at his cold and calm face and felt that this man pulled away very quickly, but it made sense that he didn't have deep feelings for her.

With the Ji family's current situation, it's only strange that he is willing to help. It would be nice not to be in a hurry to clear things up.

Although this is human nature, I still feel a little lonely.

As expected, there is no second Fei Nanzhou in this world.

He was the only one who insisted on doing it despite knowing that it would be fruitless. He wanted to be with her, which made her even more cowardly and despicable.

Xu Zhi took a deep breath and said goodbye to Lu Jingchen.

After that, she stayed at home and asked people to inquire, but to no avail.

There seems to be a layer of haze in my heart, like the foggy sky outside the window that prevents light from entering.

In fact, there is no need to ask. Fei Nanzhou froze her assets at that time. He seemed to be aboveboard, but there was no limit to whoever really violated his bottom line.

In order to achieve his goal, he can also do some shocking things. He is fearless, not afraid of gods and demons, and he dares to do anything.

And if Ji Hongming himself was clean, he wouldn't ask others to take advantage of him and make him do that.

She was so confused that she couldn't help but take out her phone and scroll to his profile picture.

Fei Nanzhou's profile picture is a landscape photo, the same as before, unchanged.

He always seems to have this middle-aged and elderly style when taking photos.

Xu Zhi twitched the corner of her mouth and quietly clicked into his circle of friends.

Fei Nanzhou's circle of friends is very clean. Apart from the occasional two posts about meetings and work content, there is nothing else.

Xu Zhi looked at it, and even felt that he had been blocked from life-related matters by him, and felt indescribably uncomfortable.

I scrolled down unconsciously, feeling like I was peeping, so I closed it again.

Because of her family affairs, she was really exhausted mentally and physically, but she was unwilling to bow her head. The days passed like this, almost on her fingers.

A few days later, a friend's birthday invited her to hang out at a nearby bar. She changed her clothes and had her hair done, and happily agreed.

The place was in an alley along the coast. To the south was a mirror-like lake. There were several small boats floating on the shore. There was a gentle breeze and the waves were strong.

The sun shines on the lake, without the usual depression of winter scenery, and tourists are playing in groups.

Xu Zhi and her friends were playing along the lakeshore, and they didn't plan to go back until the evening. Unexpectedly, her friend invited her to hang out at a nearby bar.

She was depressed, so she agreed to go.

The soft music flowing in the bar was sweet and elegant, entering her ears like smoke.

Xu Zhi smiled, raised his wine glass and clinked it with his friends in the booth, but his heart was desolate, and he suddenly felt very lonely.

She went on stage and sang a crappy Cantonese song, but was kicked off halfway through the song.

She looked aggrievedly at the crowd of heads and the faces that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time. She felt that the lights above her head seemed to be changing and rotating rapidly, which was very unreal. For a moment it seemed that no sound could be heard, and the microphone in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Zhizhi, you dropped your microphone." A friend reminded her.

Xu Zhi responded and bent down from the stage to pick it up.

When she was about to pick it up for the first time, she accidentally kicked the microphone, and saw that the microphone rolled away a lot. She sighed secretly and went to pick it up again.

She finally picked it up, and she felt a little happy squatting there. She was about to get up when

a pair of patent leather shoes stopped firmly in front of her, blocking the way.

This pair of shoes, this foot size... She felt her heart skip a beat, and she bent over without getting up.

Some people can be recognized by their breath and silhouette even without looking at their faces.

Although she hadn't raised her head to see anyone, she already knew who it was.

I haven’t seen him for a while, but it seems like a century away.

After a while, she held her breath and mustered up the courage to look at this indifferent face.

Sure enough, it was him, standing in front of her without any emotion.

Her friends, who were all laughing and playing around, seemed to sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere here, and looked at the two of them one after another.

Someone wanted to come forward and ask, but two plainclothes men came out from nowhere and "politely" invited them and a few people around them out.

At the same time, the music was forcibly stopped.

The surroundings fell into silence with only two people looking at each other.

Xu Zhi took a deep breath and wanted to smile, but found that she couldn't put on a proper smile for the first time, and her face felt very stiff.

She adjusted her emotions and facial muscles, and smiled at him pretending not to care: "Mr. Fei, you're fine."

He threw the car keys aside and sat down on the sofa: "Zhizhi, what else are you going to cause? Time? Is it difficult to bow your head to me?"

Shen Qian came over and poured him a glass of wine.

The golden liquid in the wine glass was almost sloshing out, but he didn't drink it and just watched it coldly.

It was as if he was seeing her and examining her through the cold liquid.

Xu Zhi's heart was beating very fast, and she wanted to retreat in panic.

Even though he was sitting and she was standing, she had the feeling that she was the one in the cage.

After finally calming down: "Mr. Fei, what do you do for me?"

But he had no intention of greeting her: "Have you thought clearly?"

Xu Zhi knew what he was asking, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

He lowered his head and did not look at her at first. After a long silence, he finally looked up at her and smiled soothingly: "Let's go."

She looked at him, as if thinking about the truth in his words. Xing looked at Shen Qian again.

"I told you to leave, why don't you leave? Miss Xu, do you want to stay and talk to Mr. Fei?" Shen Qian smiled.

Xu Zhi paused for a while, then turned and left.

When we got to the back, we almost ran away.

But when he reached the door, as soon as he pushed the door handle, he was grabbed from behind.

A strong force pulled her back, and then she fell into a hot embrace.

The moment she turned back, she faced Fei Nanzhou's suppressed furious face, almost gnashing her teeth: "I told you to leave, do you really leave? You little heartless thing!"

The moment the car arrived, he beat her sideways. He picked up Nashun, who pushed the door open with the help of Shen Qian, then strode out and got into the car with her in his arms.