Chapter 9

Years ago, Zhou Chunfang called her and asked her to go back to Lin City to apply for a new certificate.

Xu Zhi went back without doubting his presence, but unexpectedly it was a Hongmen Banquet.

"Of course it's good. His family owns a factory. He's very rich. He's only a little older than Zhizhi..." The introducer talked non-stop in the living room, his tongue sparkling.

Zhou Chunfang's tone couldn't help but be tinged with flattery: "Is it really that good?"

"Of course, their family is a well-known wealthy family in our town..."

Xu Zhi was numb after hearing this, and sneered in his heart.

Who doesn't know that Zhou Yaoqiang has been married for the third time and is nine years older than her. He plays with women as much as he eats and drinks, and he also likes to gamble. The wife in front of him just couldn't stand him gambling all day long and lost several shops, so she couldn't help but divorce. , there was only half a year between the marriage and divorce.

The introducer made a lot of noise and everyone left. Zhou Chunfang asked Xu Zhi: "Zhizhi, what do you think?"

Xu Zhi was silent for a long time before raising her red eyes: "Mom, I have always wanted to ask Ask you and Dad. What do I mean to you?"

Zhou Chunfang was stunned and seemed to have failed to keep up with her.

Xu Dahai was still smoking, without saying a word, with a sinister face that looked like a sneer no matter how you looked at it.

Xu Zhi: "You don't know who Zhou Yaoqiang is? Do you really think that I know nothing about Lin City after being in Beijing for so many years? If I just go to the town and ask anyone, they will all know who Zhou Yaoqiang is. For You guys are really crazy about the five hundred thousand gift."

Zhou Chunfang waved her hand quickly and came to pull her away at a loss: "Zhizhi, it's not what you think. Zhou Yaoqiang is not as bad as you said. It's just that the family is spoiled. These two are spoiled. He has already given in, and his parents are really nice. Everyone in his family is very talkative, and they all say that they sincerely want to marry you. His parents said that if you come over, they will hand over the factory to you. ..."

"Why are you telling her this? Why don't you pay attention to your parents after a trip to the capital? I should have taken her back in the first place, you're a loser!" Dahai kicked the table over, and the dishes on it clattered to the floor.

Xu Zhi wiped away her tears and rushed out. She bought a ticket overnight and would rather wait at the station for three hours until midnight before returning to Beijing.

The house leaked and it rained all night. When she returned to her residence, she found that she had forgotten her key. She called Mu Yao and she didn't answer, so she had to find an hourly room nearby and spend an unlucky night.

But the nightmare was far from over. At the end of the month, because Xu Hao owed a huge gambling debt, Zhou Chunfang called her more than once and asked her to "lend some money" to her brother. After Xu Zhi blocked her phone number, they actually I dragged my family to Beijing to look for her. If I couldn't find her, I went to her company.

Although she was driven away by the security guards in the end, Xu Zhi knew that they were waiting for her outside the building.

For several days, she felt that her colleagues looked at her strangely, as if they were full of ridicule, pity and sympathy all the time.

She was afraid to go out and slept in the company warehouse for two days, then hid in the freight elevator and left.

She didn't dare to go to the company anymore. She couldn't sleep for several days, so she went to the hospital to get a bottle of sleeping pills and swallowed two pills at night.

When I woke up the next day, my phone rang.

Her hands shook in response, and her heart rate accelerated rapidly. Fortunately, after looking at the screen, she found that the call was from Shen Cong.

She hesitated and answered in a hoarse voice: "Hello -"

"Are you okay?" His voice was filled with concern, "I just came back from a business trip and heard about you."

He was more than just the CEO of Walker , I also have to take charge of some of Huarui's affairs, I have no skills to do all the work, and I can't stay in the company all the time.

Xu Zhi: "I'm fine, thank you."

Shen Cong was silent for a while: "Do you need me to help you find a lawyer?"

Xu Zhi: "No, thank you."

He was silent again: "...we need to share it between us. Is it so clear?"

Xu Zhi's nose felt sour, but she couldn't show it in front of him: "I'm really fine." Moreover, it is impossible to find a lawyer to solve this problem once and for all.

Shen Cong is not a stalker: "Well, if you need help, don't be so polite."

"Okay, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhi stood on the cloudy landing with her cell phone in hand. In front of the glass, it didn't move for a long time.

He is about to get married, so what does this mean?

Because she didn't go to the company for several days, Shang Xiuping called her and asked her why. After being silent for a while, he said, "I can't comment on your housework, but now it has affected your work. Let me introduce you to a lawyer."

The lawyer is Zhong Ming, who is Fei Nanzhou's consultant. He originally didn't take this kind of case. When Shang Xiuping was on the phone with her that day, Fei Nanzhou was also there and casually said something on her behalf. Zhong Ming's tone changed.

At the same time, a group of people were transferred from a security company under Huarui, and her parents never came to cause trouble again.

Because there was a lot of work piled up on his hands, Xu Zhi worked overtime until very late that day.

After finishing most of the organizing, she went to the coffee shop downstairs to buy a cup of coffee.

"Let's have a latte."

"American style."

They said in unison, the delicate female voice drowned in the deep magnetic male voice.

Xu Zhi turned around and saw Fei Nanzhou.

He was wearing a formal suit, but the suit was unbuttoned, with a snow-white shirt underneath. She moved her eyes slightly and saw the low-key pattern on his tie, and the slightly raised Adam's apple.

Haven't seen him for a while.

"Mr. Fei?" She smiled and smiled, feeling happy when she saw him.

Even more grateful and admiring.

Fei Nanzhou smiled and nodded, looking at her briefly, as if confirming something.

Xu Zhi felt uncomfortable looking at him and could only smile: "I recently... encountered a little trouble, but it didn't affect my work."

After saying this, he felt like he was quibbling, and his face turned slightly red.

Xu Zhi quickly turned away and went to see the boss: "I want a latte."

This was Liao Jie's embarrassing repetition. At that moment, she wanted to do something to divert his attention.

The boss smiled and said, "I know, little girl, do you want a latte?"

Knowing that he said it casually, Xu Zhi still blushed a little, as if someone had seen through her little thoughts.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Fei Nanzhou raise the corners of his lips.

Xu Zhi's face became even hotter, and she felt that this boss really didn't care about anything.

It was so quiet that the sound of making coffee was extremely clear.

Xu Zhi stood silently in the corner, like a little quail.

The night wind blew back and forth between them, picking up the fallen leaves that had not been swept away from the ground. No one spoke, but Xu Zhi felt the weird and awkward atmosphere.

She couldn't help but turn her head, but Fei Nanzhou let her look at him generously, smiled slightly, and asked her: "What are you doing?"

Why are you looking at me?

Such a simple sentence, but paired with his gleaming phoenix eyes, it seemed a bit ambiguous for no reason.

He was born with a pair of indifferent but passionate eyes, sharp and charming, as if he could see through the secrets deep in other people's hearts, making all lies invisible. Xu Zhi sometimes wonders, how can such a pair of beautiful eyes turn the contemptuous gaze into such a gentle and affectionate one?

Xu Zhi's heart pounded, and she didn't dare to look at him anymore.

Especially since there were only two of them at the moment, she was quite afraid of him, so she averted her eyes and continued to wait for the coffee.

Only then did I hear his solemn words: "I'm not asking about your job just now. You can do your job at any time. What I want to say is that the body is the capital of the revolution. Things like sleeping pills can be used in emergencies, but cannot be relied on. Don't rely on them in the future." Take it."

Xu Zhi was surprised, wondering how he knew she was taking sleeping pills.

Maybe Shang Xiuping told him.

Perhaps she was embarrassed by his look, so she turned her head away and whispered: "Of course I know that taking medicine is not good. Sometimes I really can't sleep." She looked at him quietly again.

He raised his eyebrows but did not blame her. He pondered for a while and said, "You are right."

Xu Zhi blinked, not expecting that he would follow her words.

Instead, she felt a little embarrassed, feeling that she had bitten Lu Dongbin with her strong words.

But before she could say anything, he said, "If you really can't sleep, you can talk to someone."

Xu Zhi was stunned for a moment, thinking that he heard wrongly.

She looked at him uncomfortably, and found that he was also looking at her. He seemed motionless, and seemed to be smiling. His expression at that moment was so meaningful that she couldn't understand it at once.

The words were really ambiguous, and her cheeks still turned red unconsciously.

But he has always been serious, so he shouldn't make such a colorful joke, right?

There were too many questions in her heart. She opened her mouth to ask him something, but he had already turned away, as if he was just joking with her.

Xu Zhi was very nervous.

He is really handsome and handsome, with a strong temperament. Whether he is expressionless and stern or smiling, he is so attractive. He is a natural spotlight in a crisp suit, and he is the center of attention wherever he goes.

Many female staff coming out of the office building looked in this direction, and men's gaze was inevitable.

Xu Zhi really didn't want to be criticized like this, so she urged in a low voice: "Boss, can you hurry up?"

But the more he was afraid of something, the more he was worried. Two colleagues came out and saw them, and one of them said, "Zhizhi, your coffee hasn't been bought yet." Huh?"

The other person's eyes fell on Fei Nanzhou uncertainly, as if he was identifying something: "This is... are you Mr. Fei?"

Compared with those predators who often appear in financial news, he Obviously much more low-key. But anyone who has stayed in Beijing for a long time and has made some achievements knows that he is not the kind of class that ordinary people can come into contact with.

Fei Nanzhou had already suppressed his smile and said politely: "Hello."

The two of them looked like they wanted to talk to him but were a little embarrassed to bother.

Xu Zhi thought it saved her life, so she took the brewed coffee and prepared to apply oil on her soles.

Unexpectedly, he directly called her by name: "Xu Zhi, wait a moment."

Xu Zhi's feet stopped as soon as he took two steps, and he turned back to look at him in disbelief.

He also looked at her with a smile, holding the cup of coffee in his long slender hands, and took a slow sip.

Xu Zhi knew that she should turn around and leave, but it was like there were roots under her feet and she couldn't move at all.

The two colleagues seemed to realize that something was wrong, so they walked away and left time for them.

However, before leaving, his eyes still stayed on them, with some kind of inquiry.

Xu Zhi was a little embarrassed, but she didn't dare to really get angry with him, so she had to lower her voice and said to him: "You ruined my reputation like this, how can I be a good person in the company in the future?!"

The smile in his eyes could hardly be contained. , suddenly wanted to tease her: "Damage your reputation? What reputation?" He

even pretended to be stupid!

Xu Zhi looked at him angrily: "From now on, others will think that you and I have that... nepotism!"

Fei Nanzhou couldn't help it and laughed out loud.

When he looked up, he saw Shen Cong and Linda coming out of the office building, and his expression had returned to its normal calmness.

"Mr. Fei." Shen Cong smiled and stepped forward to greet him.

When his eyes fell on Xu Zhi, he glanced away and then looked back. He seemed to be unfamiliar with her and said businesslikely: "Manager Xu, why don't you go back so late?"

"Working overtime is about cooperation with AE Company. ." Xu Zhi explained.

This matter was mentioned in previous meetings.

This is a long-term supply company that uses Huarui's channels, and the price is 15% lower than the market price.

"Go back and work overtime, it's already so late."

Xu Zhi had never been so grateful for Shen Cong's appearance.

After the breakup, it was rare for her to be so well-behaved in front of him: "Yeah."

Fei Nanzhou looked on coldly, his expression calm, but seemed a little elusive.

Xu Zhi finally said hello to him before leaving: "Goodbye, Mr. Fei."

He nodded: "Go back, it's not safe for a girl to stay in the company so late."

His tone was gentle, and his expression was that of an elder. Tolerant and serious, as if she was not the same person as the one who just wanted to tease her.

But there seems to be some kind of close understanding between the two.

Shen Cong's eyes flickered between them inadvertently.