62 Chapter 62

◎Relief◎

That night, Chen Jingan suffered from insomnia again.

It was already late at night, and Ruan Ling was sleeping peacefully next to her. She stood up and opened the curtains. There was a small gap, and there was always a figure in her sight, a little scarlet, bright and dim.

He smoked for a long time down there.

Early the next morning, no one was there, but the ashtray on the table was filled with cigarette butts.

Chen Jing'an and Ruan Ling checked out early to catch a flight and pushed their luggage out.

He glanced hastily and saw that the cleaning lady had already started working, cleaning out the cigarette butts in the ashtray and replacing it, making it as clean as new.

—Chen

Jing’an continues to complete the tour.

From the capital to the next stop, I played harder and harder.

During the video chat with Ruan Ling, she accidentally mentioned the breakfast at the hotel last time. She asked other colleagues that the breakfast included in the tickets given by the company was only a simple set meal. If she wanted to eat something, she would have to pay for it out of her own pocket. Then she would not pay for it. Let’s continue talking.

The two of them tacitly understood that it should be Shen Lie's handiwork.

After the tour ended, Chen Jing'an returned to Jiangcheng to rest and because the Spring Festival was approaching.

After having the reunion dinner as usual, she went to the bridge to set off fireworks at almost midnight. She breathed into her hands to keep them warm, and some lazy notes rang in her ears.

"Should I give him a hug?"

She turned back quickly, but there was nothing there.

After the Spring Festival, the Beijing Folk Music Orchestra announced its recruitment. Chen Jing'an sorted out his resume and sent it over. After a written test and interview, he was selected step by step, and finally got a place in the orchestra.

After the report, the group organized a welcome dinner. Counting Chen Jing'an, there were only four newcomers, including two with master's degrees and two with bachelor's degrees.

During the dinner party, senior sister Zhong Xin sat next to Chen Jing'an until she drank a lot and blocked a lot of wine for her. Others laughed at her for being protective, so she grinned broadly: "I'm directly from elementary school, and I'm still a kid. If I don't protect her, who will I protect?"

After finishing the meal, Chen Jing'an didn't drink any alcohol, and there was always orange juice in the cup.

"Thank you, senior."

"Why are you being polite to me? If senior is here in the future, you won't suffer any loss."

Zhong Xin added, "Speaking of which, you are quite lucky. Do you still remember what it was like to be in the group before? Well, the equipment is so old that there is no money to replace it. Now it's better. The team leader has attracted investment, has sufficient funds, renovated the venue, and replaced everything that can be replaced. That's a generous thing."

"What kind of investment, if you are willing to invest . Such a big sum?"

"Surprised, that's the same expression I heard when I first heard it." Zhong Xin smiled, "Shen Group, you don't know this, you probably don't know, but as long as you know it, you will know it since you were a child. Just use their products."

"..." Chen Jing'an was stunned.

Zhong Xin didn't say much on this issue and asked: "I remember your boyfriend, is his surname also Shen?"

"Where's your little Shen? Why didn't you see him?"

"We broke up."

"How did we break up ? Yes, I think he's pretty good. You two seem to be a good match." Zhong Xin was a little surprised.

"It's not appropriate." Chen Jing'an held the cup and drank some juice.

Seeing that she was reluctant to mention it, Zhong Xin didn't ask further, and smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Senior sister will introduce you to a better one later."

"Senior sister, forget it for now."

"Understood, I want to start a career first!"

Again It was more than a month later when I met Shen Lie.

Because of the change of seasons from winter to spring, Zhou Zhengqing first suffered from a severe cold. The cough lasted for ten and a half days, and he continued to be ill for a long time. Later, he was involved in old problems. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he called Chen Jing'an to ask for help. She took herself to the hospital.

After some examination, hospitalization was inevitable.

Zhou Zhengqing was still thinking of prescribing some medicine.

Chen Jing'an frowned and said with a straight face: "The doctor has told you to be hospitalized. If you must go against the doctor's orders, I will call my brothers and sisters one by one and ask them to come back and persuade you."

"Okay, I'll be hospitalized." Zhou Zhengqing raised his hand to stop her from continuing. He was very satisfied with this threat and stayed in the hospital that day.

After Chen Jing'an's work in the group was over, he came to the hospital to accompany him.

Zhou Zhengqing complained that since he had hired a caregiver, he didn't have to waste time going back and forth.

"How can it be the same?" Chen Jing'an still comes every day. The relationship between master and apprentice has become like family. The teacher is not in good health and the senior brothers and sisters are not around, so she is the only one who can fulfill her filial piety.

Zhou Zhengqing was bored in bed, so Chen Jing'an played chess with his teacher.

She has poor skills and is very immature. Zhou Zhengqing will remind her loudly when she makes a wrong move and allows her to regret her move a few times.

"Are you sure about this?" Zhou Zhengqing looked at Chen Jing'an's move and raised his eyebrows, with a smile in his eyes.

"Isn't that right?"

Chen Jing'an held her chin up and looked at the chess game again. Her eyes were blank and she couldn't see the problem for the moment.

Zhou Zhengqing smiled and dropped the black mark: "Look again, have you fallen into my trap? If you take three more steps, you will lose."

Chen Jing'an blinked, suddenly realized, and smiled shyly: "Hey, it's true, then I applied to regret it."

"Repent it, regret it."

Zhou Zhengqing waved his hand in a very generous manner.

While the master and apprentice were laughing, there was a knock on the door of the ward. They looked over at the same time, thinking it was a nurse. When the door opened, they saw a tall figure. The long windbreaker still carried the outdoor atmosphere. He was holding a gift. , with a clear and elegant face.

They looked at each other off guard.

The smile on Chen Jing'an's face froze before it could go away.

Shen Lie smiled calmly: "Sorry, I didn't know you were here."

He walked in and greeted Zhou Zhengqing. When Zhou Zhengqing asked him to sit down, he still stood, as if he was about to leave after delivering the things.

Chen Jing'an reacted, stood up and put away the chess pieces: "You guys chat, I'll go out to buy something."

The chess board was also put away, folded, and placed on the bedside table. After finding the mobile phone, he was about to leave the ward, and they passed each other. In the corner of the hospital bed, his breath was hidden in the smell of disinfectant. It was only for a moment, and she quickly opened the door and went out.

After coming out, I just remembered to breathe and exhaled a long breath.

"Sit."

In the ward, Zhou Zhengqing once again asked Shen Lie to sit down: "It's just a minor problem. Wherever there is a big fight, I come here in person."

"As a junior, you should."

"There is nothing you should do. I have done a lot of work in my time, and I am grateful. I always tell your second uncle that I will treat you to dinner when you have time, and thank you in person. "

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You have invested in the school, and our department has really made a difference. "Look, our department has always been thin and has little weight in the school. Good things don't come to us. We only have so little money. What can we accomplish?" Zhou Zhengqing knew how much Chen Jing'an was responsible for this. .

He knew that the two of them were over, but who could decide whether it was really over or fake.

"That's what my second uncle meant. He often mentions it, which makes my ears tingle."

"It's also me who keeps crying to him. He is a kind-faced person with a soft heart. He heard this the most, but he didn't expect to turn around and rub you. "

Zhou Zhengqing smiled: "Seeing that I will retire this year, I can rest assured that the department has such good development."

Shen Lie raised his eyes and said: "This is why I came to see you. One of the reasons is that you will be stepping down from the front line this year. You have accumulated prestige and reputation in this industry over the years. I plan to create a support fund in your name. I have also talked about this with my second uncle, and he agrees."

"I do . In the name of

"Well, the main targets of support are young people from ordinary families..." Shen Lie said all his thoughts.

Zhou Zhengqing was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. In the end, he held his hand and said, "What virtue can I have... No matter what happens in the end, I have to thank you on behalf of those children."

After chatting some more, Shen Lie Get up to leave.

Zhou Zhengqing invited him to his retirement banquet. He didn't go to the stage much, just a few friends, colleagues and students to have a meal.

Shen Lie declined politely: "Given my current relationship with Jing'an, it's still not appropriate for me to participate."

His tone was light.

There is no other emotion at all.

Only then did Zhou Zhengqing feel relieved.

Chen Jing'an walked around the courtyard outside the inpatient department several times, and finally sat down in the corridor. She noticed that the weather today was too gloomy and the sky was dim, which was a sign of rain. She didn't bring an umbrella, thinking of waiting for Shen Lie to leave. She returned to the ward and told the teacher to go back early today.

After a while, the teacher sent a message. She waited a moment to avoid the embarrassment of bumping into her, then put away her phone and walked back.

Zhou Zhengqing also noticed the color of the sky and urged her to go back early.

Chen Jing'an took her bag and went downstairs to eat. She waited for a long time in the elevator. By the time she reached the first floor, it started to rain outside.

The rain wasn't too heavy, so I guess it would take a while. She was waiting by the door with dozens of people who had the same idea. Amidst the patter of rain, the accompanying family members were exchanging ideas about which restaurants in the hospital had affordable and delicious food. , mostly complaints, but not boring at all.

After waiting for a while, someone came over under the rain curtain holding a black umbrella.

The people waiting for the rain consciously moved out of the way, and Chen Jing'an also moved to the side.

The other party closed the umbrella and stood in front of her. He handed over a folded black umbrella. The fingers holding the handle were well-jointed and slender. She paused for two seconds and recognized who it was. Then she suddenly raised her head, like this At a close distance, face to face, her eyes were blank.

Shen Lie's figure was tall and straight, but he just lowered his eyelids slightly, as if he was blocking out the noise around him.

The world is very quiet, even the sound of rain has disappeared.

"Take it, I don't know when the rain will stop. It's not worth taking an umbrella like before. If you insist on returning it, you can send it directly back to Qianwan. You know the address." Shen Lie looked very calm and said softly. There was a slight smile on her lips, and the emotion in her eyes was simple, as simple as meeting an old friend on a rainy day and handing over an emergency umbrella.

Doesn't mean anything.

It’s not about borrowing and repaying, creating opportunities to meet.

Indifferently, as if she didn't want it, and she was the one who couldn't let go.

Chen Jing'an made a very subtle inhalation movement, took the umbrella and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

The umbrella opened again with a "bang", water splashed lightly, and Shen Lie had already walked into the rain.

The sounds of the outside world reappeared, and the chaotic sounds of rain, breathing and coughing, and voices warning others not to go to the small stir-fry restaurant on the left to buy food all began to explode in my ears.