I stand on the bridge and watch the scenery

Chapter 16 The best birthday present
In Xiao Shuiguang's rented house that day, the three big men played cards until after nine o'clock before they left. Zhang Zhenglan received a few phone calls in the middle, and they all came up, "Mr. Zhang, where are you, do you want to come out for a drink?" of.When Zhang Zhenglan received this kind of call for the first time, he immediately glanced at Xiao Shuiguang who brought them tea.

Shuiguang's father was strict with her family education since she was a child, so even if the three big men were smoking and playing cards at this time, she would politely serve tea. Zhang Zhenglan took the cup of tea and said with a smile "Thank you." After she walked away, she calmly said to the person on the other end of the phone, "I'm not free, I'll hang up."

"Hey, old classmate, what are you busy with? You won't be staying at home early at this time, right?"

Zhang Zhenglan drew a card and threw it out, "Zhou Jianming, if you have something to say, speak up quickly."

The other party was amused, "Didn't you tell me to have a glass of wine together?"

Boss Zhang said without changing his face, "What kind of wine do you drink in the middle of the night? If you have nothing to do, go home early."

The other side paused, "Are you Zhang Zhenglan?!"

Zhang Zhenglan smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine, I'm busy, let's hang up."

At the end where the cord was cut off, Zhou Jianming looked at the phone for a while, then turned around and said to Jiang Yuru in surprise: "Brother Lan told us to go home early, this master who is usually the best at calling friends doesn't come out to play!"

Jiang Yuru took a sip of beer and said, "Maybe they are in a relationship?"

Someone nearby said with a smile: "Back in college, in our dormitory, Brother Lan often said that 'being in love is a waste of time'. Sister Jiang didn't say you were wasting time, but Brother Lan was too unfeeling! He also said at that time "Weak water is three thousand, I'll just take a scoop." After that, I change girlfriends more often than anyone else, so it's impossible for a character like Brother Lan to be in a relationship, and it's probably because he's too lazy to deal with us."

Jiang Yuru seemed very disapproving, "If you have seen him...forget it, a group of big bosses won't understand it."

Everyone said Miss Jiang was sexist!

Jiang Yuru said "Oh", "Not to mention, I am more curious than you, what kind of woman can accept Zhang Zhenglan?"

Here, Zhang Zhenglan, who always does what he wants and has no scruples, simply turned off his phone after receiving three similar calls.

At this time, Shui Guang had just entered the room, Luo Zhi played a card, looked back at the closed door, and then looked at Boss Zhang opposite, before hesitatingly asked: "Mr. Is my sister...is she serious?" Actually, what Luo Zhi wanted to ask was, how did you and my sister get together?This is so sudden!Are you serious or are you just joking with them?After all, there were no clues at all before... Thinking of this, Luo Zhi suddenly recalled the time when he met Zhang Zhenglan in this corridor, and something seemed to flash through his mind. Embarrassment came up, and I almost made a wrong card.

There was no trace of emotion on Zhang Zhenglan's face, he smiled and said, "Xiao Luo, I really like your sister." Or maybe he is obsessed?I don't know, anyway, my mind was taken away.

Such blunt words caused the two observers to look at each other in dismay. Luo Zhi was actually not ashamed to explore more. After all, feelings are too sensitive a topic. Even if one of them is his sister, his childhood sweetheart, he thought to himself, if It is not a bad thing for Shui Guang to fall in love with others.

Luo Zhi smiled and played the cards, jokingly said: "Mr. Zhang, you have won a lot today, why don't you invite me to dinner another day?"

Zhang Zhenglan was very generous, "Okay."

Old Shao played the cards and said with a smile: "Then I feel much more at ease when I lose."

Shui Guang flipped through the books in the room, listening to the conversation outside, feeling a little uncomfortable.It's been years since the surroundings have been so lively, and I haven't felt at a loss because someone is at home.

Later, when Shuiguang took his clothes and went to the bathroom, he happened to run into someone who had just finished washing his hands, took out a tissue and wiped his hands before turning around and coming out.Shui Guang stopped at the door with her pajamas in her hands. Zhang Zhenglan was stunned at her, then smiled and said, "Have you taken a shower?"

Shui Guang said "um", "Are you okay?" He stood still.

"Oh, all right." Zhang Zhenglan saw the pajamas in her hand, and when he passed her, he still grabbed her wrist and said, "Take another coat and go in, and put it on when you get out. "After that, I added another sentence, "So as not to catch a cold."

Shui Guang thought, the pajamas she was holding were already thick winter styles.

Of course Xiao Shuiguang didn't fold to get the coat again, but when she came out, the game over there was over, and Lao Shao, brother Luo Zhi's partner, had left at some point.

Zhang Zhenglan was leaning on the dining table drinking tea, and Luo Zhiwo was in the kitchen, probably hungry again, cooking supper.

For a moment, there were only two people left in the living room. Her shiny hair was wet from the bath and stuck to her face. She wanted to dial it uncomfortably. Zhang Zhenglan put down the teacup and approached, and took the towel in her hand, " How come you don't wear a shower cap in the shower?" He helped her wipe the water from her hair, his eyes couldn't tell how many restrained and obvious emotions were contained.

Shui Guang said, "I'll do it myself."

Zhang Zhenglan cooperatively handed the towel back to her, and said, "Then you will send me down later."

The condition was too far-fetched, but before Shuiguang could speak, Zhang Zhenglan said in a low voice, "Otherwise, I'll kiss you goodbye here, and let me first declare that I'm happy to choose the latter."

What he said was so righteous that Shui Guang didn't know how to react. Seeing her silence, Zhang Zhenglan smiled and was about to kiss her. Shui Guang was startled, and quickly took a step back and said, "Don't make trouble."

These three slightly reprimanded words made his heart tremble, "Then you have to send me down."

In front of her, this man was just like a rogue, begging for nothing, and said in a low voice, "Don't you know the way?"

"I don't know." He stared at Xiao Shuiguang, and smiled slowly, "Okay, just kidding, don't panic." He stretched out his hand to brush away the short bangs in front of her eyes, Shuiguang never liked to talk to people Physical contact may be a habit developed from practicing martial arts since childhood, but she would always miss the person in front of her. She tried her best to ignore these intimate actions indifferently.

But what about Zhang Zhenglan?Just doing these trivial actions is already trying his best to restrain himself, he really wants to hug her more fully, kiss her, and prove that everything that happened today is real, not just a fiction of his own.

Then Zhang Zhenglan asked a question mentally for the first time in his life, and he said, "Shuiguang, are we really in that relationship?"

Xiao Shuiguang glanced at him expressionlessly, while Zhang Zhenglan looked extremely innocent, "Look, I've been at your house for so long and you ignored me, how helpless I am."

"You didn't have fun playing cards with them." Shui Guang told the truth.

Although there was nothing unusual in Zhang Zhenglan's voice, his expression was obviously cheerful. He took his coat and took her hand and walked towards the door.

Shui Guang glanced at the kitchen, there was no sound there, but Luo Zhi did not come out either.

"What are you doing?" she asked in a low voice.

Zhang Zhenglan turned her head to persuade with a good temper, "Can I just deliver it to the door? I want to say a few words to you, just a few words."

Although it was a question, but he held it so tightly, afraid that she would not like it, Shui Guang wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't speak, and let him drag him to the door.

Zhang Zhenglan was about to put his coat on her body, Shui Guang pushed his hand away and said, "No need." Then he added, "I'm not cold."

He smiled, "Shuiguang, I might not be able to sleep tonight, what should I do?"

Brother Luo Zhi, who was in the kitchen at this time, actually hesitated for a long time whether to go out or not. After thinking for a long time, he finally settled down. Earlier, Mr. Zhang just accepted the card and said to Lao Shao: "Come here today, next time Please come out to eat and play a few games."

Old Shao Duo was an old Jianghu who knew how to wink, immediately got up and stretched, looked at his watch and said, "Yo, it's so late, I'm about to leave, I have to get up early to work tomorrow."

Later, when Luo Zhi sent Lao Shao out, the latter patted him on the shoulder, "Xiao Luo, my brother-in-law with assets worth hundreds of millions, is there a lot of pressure?"

Luo Zhi scolded with a smile: "Why am I so stressed?"

Indeed, in this "relationship", the most stressful person should be Zhang Zong, who has assets of hundreds of millions.

Zhang Zhenglan stood there, smiled and looked at the water for a while, "I'll go to your company for dinner tomorrow at noon?"

Shui Guang gave a vague "hmm".

"Xiao Shuiguang." He came forward to hug her, the person in his arms was a little tense, Zhang Zhenglan's palm was soothing her back, his face was leaning against her neck, and he whispered, "I love you .”

Shui Guang still didn't reply, Zhang Zhenglan let her go at last, without changing her smile, said very gentlemanly: "Then I'm leaving, you should go to bed early."

Shui Guang watched the figure disappear at the stairs on the second floor, and returned to the house after a long time.

The man who got into the car at that moment looked up at the lighted windows on the third floor, finally lit a cigarette, took a puff slowly, and exhaled it. With the smoke curling up, he said lightly, "Xiao Shuiguang, I love you!" You're enough...whether you're serious or not."

Zhang Zhenglan finished smoking and finally drove away.

Before going to bed, Shuiguang received a text message with two simple words "good night". Shuiguang nestled under the quilt, facing the phone screen emitting faint light, and finally saved the number under the name, Zhang Zhenglan.

When Boss Zhang arrived home, she saw Jiang Yuru at the door of the house. She was sitting on the steps in front of the gate, holding a can of beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

Zhang Zhenglan went up to help him up and said, "Why didn't you call me first when you were looking for me? Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Jiang Yuru shook his hands and feet and said: "Not long ago, I just broke up with Zhou Jianming and the others, and I don't want to go home, so I came to see your old lover, by the way..." Yu Ru looked into the car behind him as he spoke. , "Come and see your current lover, why, didn't you bring it back?"

Zhang Zhenglan smiled, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Jiang Yuru leaned on his shoulder, "Mr. Zhang, do you need to keep it so secret this time? Didn't you bring out your girlfriend the next day to drink with us?"

"Jiang Yuru, are you drunk?" Zhang Zhenglan smiled and took the beer in her hand, straightened her up, and opened the door with the key.

Jiang Yuru looked at this tall man, what kind of woman would such a rational man fall in love with?She has mixed feelings in her heart.

Zhang Zhenglan helped him into the house. At this time, the people around him seemed to be awake. Jiang Yuru waved his hands and stood up straight and said, "I'm fine, hey, Zhang Zhenglan, I haven't been to your house for several years. Bar?"

Zhang Zhenglan threw the key into the container on the cabinet at the door, and put the beer aside, walked in while taking off his coat, and said with a smile, "I'll pour you tea, you can do whatever you want."

Jiang Yuru followed in slowly, looking left and right, "A typical sample house. Mr. Zhang, Pu'er tea, thank you."

The person who just entered the kitchen shouted: "No, let's have green tea."

"Tsk, is this how you entertain guests, Boss Zhang?" Jiang Yuru followed, Zhang Zhenglan poured a pot of water and was boiling it, he turned to the person at the door and said, "No, why don't you just drink pure water? "

Jiang Yuru played with the burning lady's cigarette in his hand, and said after a while: "Zheng Lan, I want to get married." Hearing this, the latter laughed softly and said, "That's a good thing, who is so lucky that you have both civil and military skills?" Favored by the big beauty?"

Suddenly, Jiang Yuru felt an inexplicable sense of loss. She and Zhang Zhenglan used to be together because they felt that they were "suitable".

The concept of suitability in the concept of modern people means that the conditions and knowledge are the same, there are common topics, and the appearance is almost the same, but they often forget the most primitive and purest thing, emotion.

Jiang Yuru couldn't tell what kind of feelings she had for Zhang Zhenglan. He was the one who helped her during her most difficult and directionless period. He said that love hurts for a long time. Self-healing, if you don't come to find someone to rely on, find some spiritual support, it is also a distraction, and he can be that person generously.He really helped her a lot back then.

When she was not familiar with Zhang Zhenglan before, she always felt that this person was frivolous and arrogant. He became famous earlier, and he continued to triumph all the way. University is gifted students, the whole history of elite growth.How many famous teachers at the university wanted to accept him as a student for postgraduate study or Ph.D., but he fell through everyone's spectacles and left half of his postgraduate study to start a business, and the result was not unexpected, both fame and fortune.

He stood on a high place from the beginning and never fell down. It is understandable to be arrogant and wanton, but in fact?

Only after Jiang Yuru got acquainted with him did he realize that Zhang Zhenglan's arrogance and frivolity were all due to his lazy temperament, not really arrogant, but he was really interested in too few things, and most of the time he was dealing with people. To deal with things, but also to deal with themselves.

In fact, Jiang Yuru dare not say how much she knows Zhang Zhenglan, but she knows that Zhang Zhenglan is very smart, and when a person is smart to a certain level, what he shows will never be the real thing in him, such as a smile , such as feelings.

His feelings for her are not male-female, even though he has taken good care of her from beginning to end.

Jiang Yuru took the cup of freshly brewed green tea and smiled slightly, "Zhang Zhenglan, I originally thought that if you hesitated a bit, I would come after you, but now it seems that there is no hope."

Zhang Zhenglan's expression was not too surprised, and he said gently, "What? Are you planning to move on? Let me tell you that I am very caring."

Jiang Yuru turned around gracefully, and walked towards the sofa in the living room, followed by Zhang Zhenglan, who did not forget to ask how she was doing.

"Okay, no job and no partner, what do you think?"

"A talented girl from Jiang Yu who came out of our No. [-] school is afraid that she won't be able to find a job or a partner?" Zhang Zhenglan sat casually on the single sofa diagonally opposite Jiang Yuru, picked up the remote control of the air conditioner on the coffee table and turned it on. Heating.

His five fingers were slender and his skin was naturally fair, so his whole hand looked particularly beautiful. He leaned relaxedly on the back of the chair without any restraint.

This is Zhang Zhenglan, selfish and casual, and what kind of person does this kind of person fall in love with?

Jiang Yuru turned the teacup in his hand, "Zheng Lan, if I gave up that relationship two years earlier and came to like you, would you..."

"Miss Jiang, this joke is not funny anymore." Zhang Zhenglan interrupted her with a smile, "Loving someone feels very solid and stable. It's not a choice or if." At this point he paused, The tone became a little softer, "It's not a compromise and a replacement."

The room was silent for a while, until Jiang Yuru said with emotion: "It's so rare to hear such emotional words from your mouth one day, Zhang Zhenglan!"

Zhang Zhenglan knew that she had regained her previous clarity, so she made some jokes with her.Later, Jiang Yuru remembered something and said: "By the way, Mr. Zhang, I forgot to say 'Happy Birthday' to you, but there are no presents, and we wiped out the cake that was supposed to hit your face in the bar. "

Zhang Zhenglan smiled briefly, but it could be seen from the heart, and he said, "Thank you, I have already received the best gift this year."

It was only at this moment that Jiang Yu was sure that Zhang Zhenglan had someone in his heart.

Afterwards, Yu Ru didn't stay long and left. Zhang Zhenglan was going to see him off, but Jiang Yu Ru said with a smile, "Okay, I drove here by myself. Besides, there's no reason for the birthday star to deliver it in the middle of the night."

Zhang Zhenglan confirmed that she had only drank four or five cans of beer before letting her go. After closing the car door for her, he patted the roof of the car and said, "Drive carefully."

Under the street lamp, Zhang Zhenglan put one hand in his trouser pocket, a slender figure was outlined by the dim light, Jiang Yuru looked away, waved his hand with a smile, and started the car.

Zhang Zhenglan watched the red Hyundai drive away, then turned around, he turned on his cell phone, unread messages and missed calls poured in, no accidents, they were all about drinking and celebrating his birthday, Zhang Zhenglan skipped it , he pressed into the column to write the message, while walking unhurriedly to the door of the house.

On the phone, he originally typed "Are you asleep?", but after thinking about it, he felt that it was too clichéd, so he deleted it and typed "I'm home", and then wondered if this would make him seem too independent?So I deleted it again, and retyped "It's almost ten o'clock, you should go to bed early".

At this time Zhang Zhenglan had already entered the house, he changed his slippers and closed the door while shaking his head and said, "Will this make me appear too authoritarian?" Then he deleted it and started again, "Shuiguang, today is my birthday."

He stared at these seven words for a long time, and finally deleted them one by one with a smile, and wrote "Good night." After considering its rationality and safety, he sent it out.

Xiao Shuiguang slept very well that night. She was able to sleep so deeply when she was so preoccupied. She slept peacefully until dawn, which is rare. Her sleep quality has always been poor. Such a good sleep made her look very pale the next day. good.

Shui Guang was standing in the kitchen cooking porridge, Luo Zhi walked in yawning, "Morning."

"Woke up?"

"Well, I'm starving to death. Is this porridge ready?" Luo Zhi went to get the bowl and chopsticks, and the water light stirred it with a spoon. After seeing that it was almost ready, he took the bowl and filled it for him, and asked in a low voice when he handed it over. He said, "Luo Zhi, do you have anything to say to me?"

This man, who has always been carefree, said deeply, "I just want you to be happy." After finishing speaking, he went outside with a bowl in his hand, and after a while, a sentence came, "It's so fragrant, our Guang'er cooks porridge better than downstairs The porridge shop here is delicious! Whoever can marry you in the future is the blessing that person cultivated in his previous life, really."

Shui Guang laughed, and couldn't help but think of Zhang Zhenglan... She didn't know how far they could go?
At 07:30, Shuiguang went downstairs to work, and saw a dark SUV parked at the gate, she stopped subconsciously, when she saw that the car was not that person's, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just really didn't know how to get along with him, in that kind of relationship.

For Zhang Zhenglan's side, originally he wanted to pick her up early in the morning, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was too urgent to mark people, so he gave up halfway through several considerations.So when he arrived at the company that day, it was still very early, and the only secretary in the company, Xiao He, arrived early. When she saw the boss, she couldn't help being surprised: "Mr. Zhang, why are you so early?" Zhang Zhenglan said lazily, "Hmm " He said, and went straight to the office, just put his hand on the handle, then turned back and said: "Xiao He, you are very well dressed today."

He Lan stared dumbfounded at the closing of the mahogany door, and said to himself: Is the boss in a good mood or not?

Zhang Zhenglan is naturally in a good mood, but he is a little entangled. You said that the relationship was established with great difficulty, but he didn't even dare to pick up his girlfriend, but he couldn't help laughing when he thought of the word "girlfriend".

(End of this chapter)