Chapter 106 Bystanders
The glass night light emits a faint white light, gently covering the table like a cold gauze.
The ancients walked at night with candlelight, while today people chat over wine.
Ye Zhenzhen twisted the straw slowly and looked at Zhongli with a puzzled look. After racking her brains for several times, she still couldn't figure out what Zhongli meant by this.
Businessmen have to socialize and entertain guests, and Wen Baijing is not that kind of person.
Ye Zhenzhen shook her head and smiled at Zhongli, her tone firm: "Everyone is very busy at the end of the year, I believe he won't do anything to let me down."
Zhongli raised the corners of his lips in self-mockery, with no desire to speak, and tilted his head back to drink a glass of wine.
A person like Zhongli who pursues freedom and is free-spirited, with his parents' support and sponsorship, will definitely not worry about material things.
Work is going well and my health is good.
After thinking for a few seconds, Ye Zhenzhen cautiously asked, "Are you and your boyfriend okay?"
Zhongli rested his elbows on the table, rested his delicate fingers on his forehead, and said to himself: "I don't know if this is good..."
People are always engulfed and imprisoned by various desires, and all people in the world are struggling in the sea of the eight sufferings of Buddhism.
I think it's because of love.
Zhongli, who pursues freedom and hates being bound, is eventually trapped by love. The person who trapped her is called Chen Bo.
When Ye Zhenzhen first learned that Zhongli's boyfriend worked in the system, she was almost shocked. It was hard to imagine that Zhongli, who seemed to be a rebellious person, would like someone who followed the rules and regulations.
When our eyes met, love came in an instant.
No reason.
Zhongli's palm-sized face was filled with fatigue, his eyes were covered with cloudy haze, and his tone was also filled with fatigue: "Zhenzhen, I miss the days when I was not in love. I lived happily every day, as if there was nothing to worry about. Before I met him, the most annoying thing that happened to me was that Tony cut my bangs badly."
Zhongli's life had been smooth sailing before, and the major she studied was also what she liked.
The most annoying thing was that my bangs were cut badly. I wore a hat for a month to keep them from growing out.
People who have never suffered will think the sky is falling when they encounter a little thing. People who are immersed in the sea of suffering think that one day they will taste honey.
Ye Zhenzhen had long since become indifferent to the different fates of people of the same kind, and she was very calm and had no jealousy at all. She reached out and patted Zhongli's arm to comfort her.
Zhongli gave a bitter smile, and his expression smelled like Chinese medicine. "He is always busy. I know he has a lot of work to do at the end of the year. I really understand. We agreed that he and I would go back to Jiangzhou to see our parents during the Chinese New Year."
"You're meeting your parents so soon?" Ye Zhenzhen's jaw dropped again. It was hard to understand. "You've only been together for half a year. Isn't it too fast? Do you really want to get married so soon?"
Zhongli was only one year older than Ye Zhenzhen, and would only be twenty-five after the new year. With her carefree personality, she should not have hurriedly entered the world of daily necessities.
"Zhenzhen, I told my family that I would take my boyfriend home for the New Year, but now he suddenly told me that he can't come back." Zhongli was depressed, but he still maintained a good figure. "I'm not in a hurry to get married, but he took the initiative to say that he would accompany me home for the New Year, but he broke his promise to me."
Chen Bo offered to accompany Zhong Li home for the New Year, and Zhong Li also told her parents in advance that she would bring her boyfriend. Soon, all the relatives and friends at home knew about it and had already made an appointment to meet this Jiangnan son-in-law. Chen Bo had to stay at the company to work overtime for work reasons, so it was not a big deal for the two to communicate well.
Instead of apologizing or admitting his mistake, he thought Zhongli's anger was immature, had no understanding of his work at all, and was completely unreasonable.
The career halo of serving the people will always attract many girls.
Zhongli raised his hand again and called for wine.
Ye Zhenzhen stopped her, "Zhongli, drinking won't solve the problem. You still have to face the problems you have to face after waking up. Why don't you have a good chat, and everything will be fine once you talk it out..."
You are in the middle of the situation and don’t know the situation. When you know it, you are already an outsider.
Later she realized that, apart from those who are addicted to alcohol and aside from social gatherings, those who seem to be drunk don't think alcohol tastes good.
Most people drink to relieve their sorrow and emotions. Even though they know they will have a headache when they wake up, they still choose to escape for a short time.
Ye Zhenzhen drank very little and just listened to Zhongli's broken words, from the first time they met to the details of their love.
Zhongli said that the first time they lay in bed, they just chatted and did nothing. They did not have intimate relations until a week later. Chen Bo was calm in the face of a beautiful woman, so he must be a good man.
Ye Zhenzhen didn't know how to define a good man. According to Zhongli's statement, Wen Baijing should not be a good man.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but Ye Zhenzhen thinks Wen Baijing is extremely good.
Out of consideration for his grandfather's face and because Li Jiao is the company's designer, Wen Baijing had no choice but to attend Li Fuqiang's company annual meeting with great reluctance.
The employees were performing seriously on the stage, and the audience cheered from time to time. Some people took out their mobile phones to take videos of their colleagues' performances and posted them on WeChat Moments.
Wen Baijing chatted politely with his tablemates. Halfway through the annual meeting, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, Wen Baijing stood up and said goodbye to Li Fuqiang.
Li Fuqiang was drunk, staggering, and said with a slurred tongue: "Bai Jing, I'd like to trouble you to take care of my daughter Jiaojiao. You two have known each other since childhood, and I feel relieved to leave my daughter to you..."
Wen Baijing smiled and said calmly, "Uncle Li, you've drunk too much. Go home and rest early."
Li Jiao frowned and hurriedly supported her father, "Dad, you drank too much."
Li Fuqiang pushed Li Jiao away drunkenly, and said incoherently: "Go see Bai Jing off..."
Unexpectedly, Li Jiao, wearing high heels, lost her balance and staggered back two steps, shaking her body. She deliberately glanced in the direction of Wen Baijing with her peripheral vision and fell into Wen Baijing's arms.
Wen Baijing stood there calmly, without moving, and did not display his gentlemanly manners at the right time.
Li Jiao grabbed Wen Baijing's suit jacket, her face slightly red. When she struggled to stand up straight, her lips touched the side of Wen Baijing's neck intentionally or unintentionally.
"I'm sorry, Brother Bai Jing."
"It's okay, I'm leaving first."
Li Jiao escorted Wen Baijing to the revolving door of the lobby. The two said goodbye politely, and Wen Baijing strode out the door.
"Brother Bai Jing..." Li Jiao called out from behind.
Wen Baijing turned around for no apparent reason, and saw Li Jiao waving goodbye to him with a smile on her face.
Wen Baijing nodded and smiled politely. Seeing that Li Jiao didn't look like she had anything to say, he walked away quickly without looking back.
The winter in the south of the Yangtze River is cold and damp, and Wen Baijing thought of someone whose heart was warmed by the gentle spring breeze.
In the middle of winter, the Huangzhong note in the musical scale indicates the end of the year is approaching.
Ye Zhenzhen supported the drunk Zhongli, and the two of them stood on the side of the road staggeringly. Zhongli was still talking about the story between him and Chen Bo in a barely audible voice.
After much difficulty, she managed to get an empty car. Ye Zhenzhen sent Zhongli home, removed her makeup and washed her face, and coaxed her to sleep. After she was done, she was already sweating profusely.
I hurriedly took a taxi back to Guanlanju.