I stand on the bridge and watch the scenery

Chapter 5 The Lines of the Palm

Zhang Zhenglan likes sunny and sunny weather, a little sunshine and a little wind, sitting in an empty office or taking a nap on the roof of the house, no one bothers you, no phone, and there is a cigarette within reach , then he will feel very comfortable during this time.

So when he was woken again by the landline on the desk, he answered the phone uncomfortably, and the "Hello" was a little bit unpleasant.

Opposite is Mrs. Zhang, the mother of Boss Zhang. She completely ignored her son's emotions, and said indifferently: "When are you going home? If you don't want to take care of the house, then tell me, and I won't bother going outside to return the money." have a son."

These words made Zhang Zhenglan sit up straight, and said with a headache, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Who made you mad again?"

Mrs. Zhang snorted softly on the other end of the phone, and said, "Who else can there be except you, a flirtatious and disregarding family son? Your father has found a partner for you. Only people can compare with you in terms of character. You See you at home this week."

Zhang Zhenglan pressed his forehead, how could he be so flirtatious?

Zhang Zhenglan just wanted to say that I have a lot of things to do this week, but Mrs. Zhang has already said to him: "If you are busy, we will go to see you. It is also in line with your wishes."

Zhang Zhenglan didn't dare to say more, so he answered with a bitter face, and after hanging up the phone, he picked up the cigarette at hand and took a deep puff.

He then asked the secretary to come in and asked her to set aside two days in the work schedule. He wanted to go back to his hometown, although this one was in the city, with a difference between the south and the north of the city.

The secretary said she knew. She was about to go out when Zhang Zhenglan stopped her again and said, "Xiao He, tell the people outside that I will treat guests to dinner outside tonight."

The originally serious girl laughed immediately, "Okay, Mr. Zhang!"

As soon as the girl came out, she cheerfully announced to a group of elite men outside: "The boss is in a bad mood, so he plans to spend money tonight and invite us to dinner!"

The group of people cheered after being stunned for a moment. The boss acts as he pleases and is moody, which is a good thing from a certain point of view.Zhang Zhenglan likes to squander money, likes to call friends, likes to be lively, and likes to have more people to dilute some of the loneliness deep in her heart. Of course, the last point is unknown to others.

Zhang Zhenglan sometimes thinks to himself, what exactly does he want?His life was too smooth, success was too easy, he was proud of his horseshoe, and he had almost no setbacks that left a mark in his heart for nearly 30 years, but why did he still feel dissatisfied?
In the smoke, he thought of the warmth of that night, which was so fulfilling that his palms were slightly numb.

In the evening, a group of people from the company went to the restaurant in a group. Zhang Zhenglan sat in Ruan Qi's car, leaning on the window with his right hand, thinking.Ruan Qi originally wanted to ask the boss how the last movie was, and if it wasn’t enough, he still had enough reserves, but because of Xiao He sitting in the back seat, he just smiled and said, “Boss, what are you thinking about?” ? Share share!"

It took Zhang Zhenglan a long time before he glanced back at him and said, "I think your recent work efficiency makes me want to change."

Ruan Qi's steering wheel slipped, and he immediately steadied himself with a dry smile and said, "Recently, my girlfriend is very arrogant! Looking back... I must hurry up!"

Boss Zhang is also meeting demons and killing demons, and after killing them, he returns to the state of selflessness.

Later Zhang Yu had been chatting with He Lan about games, and now he raised his head and said, "Speaking of which, boss, I met a very handsome beauty a few days ago on the large-scale game project we are cooperating with, and I plan to let her How would you like to be the image spokesperson of this game?"

Ruan Qi shook his head, "Old Zhang, these days games are endorsed by celebrities, don't catch anyone on the road!"

Xiao He, who was watching with Zhang Yu’s mobile phone before, said with a smile: “Don’t tell me, I think it’s quite appropriate, besides, it’s too vulgar to find celebrities to advertise, and those familiar faces are nothing to associate with. "Then Xiao He handed the phone to the front passenger seat, "Boss."

Zhang Zhenglan glanced sideways. He answered the phone very leisurely. After reading the two photos on the phone, he gave a barely audible "hmm", "Let's talk."

He handed the phone back, and Zhang Yu took it, "It's okay, alas, anyway, the flower didn't respond to me."

Ruan Qi got a clue when he heard this, "Why, you know him?"

"It's not acquaintance, I have seen it before, and I have an impression." Zhang Yu said, "That girl, I have a little admiration, her martial arts are at the national level... Anyway, she is amazing! She looks young and bright! She is also a famous brand She graduated from university, and I checked some details about her later. Her family is rich, and her father is a real military officer. In short, I feel that God created man is really biased. If you say that she should have nothing to lack Right? It's normal to ignore me, normal."

Ruan Qi was amused, "You boy, you won't fall in love with him, will you?"

Zhang Yu said with an honest face, "Don't talk nonsense, I just appreciate it!"

Zhang Zhenglan, who had been silent all this time, said at this moment: "Okay, what can I say about these irrelevant things?" like water.

Xiao Shuiguang handed in his resignation letter to the company.She knew that the incident in the restaurant would not end easily, and sure enough, Sun Zhiping went to her company the next day, and this time it was particularly violent, Shui Guang watched the people around him watching this farce, feeling numb and tired.

The company will not break up with a client because of a new employee, so this situation can only let the employee leave implicitly, and Shui Guang naturally understands it very well, so she submitted her resignation before the director said. , she is not used to being chased away.

After Shuiguang was out of work, she slept at home for two days and two nights. During this period, Luo Zhi helped her take out food. She only got up and ate a few bites each time, and then went back to bed with sleepy eyes, making Luo Zhi dumbfounded.Luo Zhi patted her face beside the bed, "Baby, you don't plan to sleep to death on the bed, do you?"

Shui Guang ignored him, she just wanted to get enough sleep at once.

On the third day, the water light finally woke up. She went to the bathroom to take a shower and wash her hair, and changed into fresh clothes.When Luo Zhi came back from the outside, she saw Xiao Shuiguang sitting in the living room watching TV. When she saw Luo Zhi, she smiled and said, "May I invite you to have dinner outside?"

The two took a taxi to a restaurant in the city.

As a result, this well-known restaurant was overcrowded during the prime time. When Shuiguang heard the waiter say that she had to queue up for the number, she became a little bored. She took Luo Zhi's hand and whispered into his ear, "Let's change to another place." ?”

Seeing that there were quite a few people waiting at the door, Luo Zhi was about to nod when someone patted him from behind, "Xiao Luo?"

When Luo Zhi turned around and saw who it was, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Guo?"

This person is Da Guo, he just had dinner and drink with Luo Zhi a few days ago, and when he met here again, he immediately said happily, "What a coincidence, come here for dinner too?"

Luo Zhi nodded and said, "Yes! But there are no seats left." He saw that there were people beside Da Guo, and Da Guo said, "I'm having dinner with my colleagues." Just as Da Guo was about to say something, Zhang Yu from behind had already stepped forward. Looking at Xiao Shuiguang beside Luo Zhi, he said, "Hey, we meet again!"

Shui Guang didn't remember who it was all of a sudden, so his expression was indifferent, but Luo Zhi was a little surprised, "You know each other?"

Xiao He next to him also blinked, thinking what a coincidence, isn't this the girl in the photo in the old Zhang's phone?

A waiter came over to ask for instructions, "Mr. Zhang, I'll take you to the private room."

The man on the far left with one hand in his trouser pocket and a lazy expression nodded. Seeing that the boss was leaving, Daguo couldn't help asking: "Boss, let my friend eat with us? There are so many people."

Zhang Zhenglan tilted her head and said flatly, "Whatever."

Da Guo immediately asked Luo Zhi with a smile: "Xiao Luo doesn't mind?"

Of course Luo Zhi didn't mind if he had a free meal, no matter if he was an acquaintance or not, not to mention that men could easily mingle with each other.

Shui Guang sighed with a headache.

Before entering the box, Shui Guang went to the bathroom first, and when he came in, everyone in the box had already been seated.The private room is big, but there are also many people.Shui Guang took a look and found Brother Luo Zhi, who was joking with the people on both sides.After Shui Guang slandered "no loyalty", he could only find another vacant seat.The man who greeted her before was looking at her, and now Shui Guang remembered that this man was the one who gave her a business card last time.

"Hey, this way!" A girl in orange beckoned to her, Shui Guang thought for a while and walked over.When she sat down, her arm accidentally touched the arm of the man sitting on the other side, and the man moved away a little.

Shui Guang said softly, "Sorry."

"fine."

The voice was very deep, and Shui Guang somehow had the illusion of déjà vu. She turned her head to look over, and the profile of the other party was very three-dimensional, handsome and resolute.

The man felt her gaze and turned his head, Shui Guang immediately looked away.

The girl who called Shui Guang over introduced herself with a smile: "My name is He Lan, you can call me Xiao He."

"Xiao Shuiguang."

"Water light? Is it a good 'water light' with sparkling water and clear water?"

Shui Guang listened to her explanation and smiled, acquiescing to what she said.

"That man is your boyfriend, right? He can really liven up the atmosphere." Xiao He pointed at Luo Zhi.

Shui Guang looked in Luo Zhi's direction, he was good at rapping and singing, and said with a smile: "He has always been very good at eating."

Xiao He nodded, "You two look like a good match, but it feels like one is cold and the other is hot."

Shuiguang thought, am I cold?

Halfway through the meal, the man next to Shuiguang got up, and someone asked, "Boss, why are you going?"

"Go outside to smoke a cigarette, you eat slowly."

After Zhang Zhenglan came out, she stood by a window in the corridor and lit a cigarette. After a while, someone came out of the box again. Seeing that it was her, Zhang Zhenglan was slightly taken aback. She hesitated for a while and walked in front of him, whispering Asked: "Have I met you?"

Zhang Zhenglan looked at her, and finally said, "Maybe." His words were flat and somewhat alienated.

Shui Guang thought that she was really reckless, she just felt that she had known him before.

When Shuiguang decided to leave, Zhang Zhenglan called her back.

"Can you read palms?" he asked a completely irrelevant question.Shui Guang was puzzled, but still nodded.She believes in ghosts and gods, and also likes to study horoscopes.

Zhang Zhenglan stretched out his hand and said softly, "Please help me to read my palm." His tone was always as if he was talking to a stranger, but what he could do was unclear.

His palms are well-proportioned, with well-defined bones and slender fingers.Shui Guang hesitated, this kind of behavior was really abrupt, but the person in front of her didn't intend to let go of her hand, she finally stretched out her hand to gently hold his fingertips, lowered her head slightly, the lines on his palm were clear, it could be seen that there were no major twists and turns, Everything is going smoothly, and the lifeline, love line, and career line are all very good.Shui Guang couldn't help but think, such a person should be the so-called "noble man", right?

"Your palmistry is very good. Even if there are some difficulties in the middle, you will save yourself in the end." Shui Guang wanted to let go of his hand, but he held it in his backhand. The palm was a little hot and sweaty.Shui Guang's heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to pull out his hand, but the other party held it firmly.

"I want to know, where will it go wrong?"

It took a while for Shuiguang to understand what he meant, but the temperature and strength of her hands made her feel uncomfortable, "You... let go first, please?" But he didn't seem to think that this situation was weird, and even leaned over to lean on him. Come over and whisper: "Who do you think I look like... Lan?"

At this moment, Shui Guang was not frozen because of his closeness, but because of what he said, and looked at him almost helplessly.

His hair is very soft, his forehead is smooth, and there is a small mole under his left eye, which makes him a little more affectionate.

She thought of how he slept peacefully beside her... His hands were intertwined with her five fingers, and the warm breath was blowing on her neck... She withdrew her hands in a panic, her feet were a little weak when she got out of bed, this kind of situation made her feel disgusted , Frustrated, she didn't look back at him again, because she didn't want to remember the person on the bed.

"You... let go." Shui Guang knew that his face must be extremely pale.

He just looked at her like that, and finally let go of his hand slowly. He seemed to understand something, and there was a little coldness in his eyes.

When Zhang Zhenglan was walking back to the box, he passed Luo Zhi who happened to come out of it, and Luo Zhi said politely, "Mr. Zhang, have you smoked?"

Zhang Zhenglan nodded expressionlessly, pushed the door open and walked into the box.

Seeing Shuiguang standing there motionless, Luo Zhi came over and patted her on the head, "Girl, what's wrong?"

Shui Guang calmed down his chaotic mood and reluctantly shook his head.

Although Luo Zhi has a carefree personality, he is still very sensitive in some places. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he hesitated and asked, "Should we go in again? Or should we go back first?"

For the first time, Shui Guang didn't want to be brave, "Luo Zhi, I want to go back."

That person spent the night with her intimately, so intimate that she couldn't face him face to face.

Luo Zhi went to the box to say hello to the people inside, saying that he had to leave first because he had something to do, and he was very embarrassed, so he said to Zhang Zhenglan, "Thank you Mr. Zhang for your treat!"

Zhang Zhenglan looked over and said lightly, "You're welcome." His eyes did not rest on Shui Guang beside Luo Zhi for a second.

As soon as they left, Zhang Yu felt regretful, "Why did they leave?"

Xiao He smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, you and her are really destined. We just talked about her before, but we met. However, I think if you want to get close to her, you should start with her boyfriend." , I feel that this girl is... er, a bit uncomfortable to get close to."

Zhang Yu asked Daguo, "How do you know them?"

Daguo said: "I only know Ronaldinho, not his girlfriend. Ronaldinho is my younger brother's college classmate and has come here to play a few times. My younger brother has been going to school. He started working after graduating from a bachelor's degree. He has a good family background." The future is very good. After all, this kid is quite capable, haha, and his girlfriend is also so beautiful!"

Zhang Yu said wearily, "Oh, so the chances are slim."

Everyone laughing at him together, it really is a trick, right?

Zhang Yu hurriedly clarified, pure appreciation, pure appreciation, not blasphemy!

After coming out of the hotel, Zhang Zhenglan stopped the car after parting ways with everyone. He originally wanted to go back to his residence, but asked the driver to go to the bar halfway.

This is the one he visits most often, and there are not many people at this time.He walked to the elevated chair in front of the bar and sat down. The bartender came over to greet him: "I haven't seen you here for a long time, are you busy recently?"

"Fortunately."

"Still the old rules, Crown Whiskey?"

Zhang Zhenglan nodded. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it smoothly.He turned his head to look at the people dancing in twos and threes in the pool, and slowly took a puff and exhaled the smoke.The bartender puts the whiskey in front of him and says, "In a bad mood?"

Zhang Zhenglan turned around and smiled, "No."

The bartender also took a cigarette from the cabinet behind him, and lit it with his cigarette. The two of them didn't talk again until someone ordered a drink. When the bartender walked away, he said: "Recently, the old Bi has a cigarette in his hand. There are new products, Zhang Boss, if you are interested, you can try it."

The so-called new products are psychedelic drugs like ecstasy. Zhang Zhenglan rarely touches these soft drugs, but he doesn't mind.

He couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, Zhang Zhenglan is suitable for going to nightclubs and spending money, but he is not suitable for hurting spring and autumn.

So when someone flirted with him that night, he didn't say no.

In the aisle, the enchanting beauty offered her red lips. Zhang Zhenglan subconsciously turned her head away, but the next second he lightly bit her neck.

The beautiful woman smiled and raised her head, caressing his side face, "I'm so lucky today, aren't I? Such a handsome guy...your eyes are so beautiful, as dark as midnight."

In the dark aisle, in a corner covered by a screen, a woman embraced the tall man's shoulders, and when her hand slowly slid down into his clothes, he held her hand down.

"how……"

"Shh, don't talk." Zhang Zhenglan interrupted her softly, he hugged the person in front of him in his arms, just hugged, buried his face in her hair, very quiet.

She didn't know why he stopped suddenly, but she didn't want to break such a dependent posture. This charming man had attracted her since he just entered the bar.

After a long time, she heard him whisper in her ear: "You smell very good, like a fruit."

She smiled, "What kind of fruit is it like?"

He didn't say any more, and finally let go of his arms, his eyes no longer had the previous indulgence.

"Sorry."

She tilted her head, "Why do you say sorry? Because you are suddenly not interested in me?"

Zhang Zhenglan was a little embarrassed, he pressed his temple and said, "If you don't mind, may I buy you a glass of wine?"

The beauty smiled sweetly and said, "It's fine, but I can't get away with just a glass."

Zhang Zhenglan smiled, "Of course."

This Friday, Zhang Zhenglan drove back to his parents' house. He had an almost brand-new off-road vehicle in his garage.He drove out of the community, pressed the car window to let the wind blow in, and cleared his mind. He started to have a slight cold yesterday, but it was not serious, just a little headache, probably because he caught a cold during the night.

Zhang Zhenglan thought that it was rare for him to be weak, and wondered if Mrs. Zhang could forgive her.

An hour later, the car arrived at my hometown in the north of the city. My parents lived in a low-rise commercial house more than ten years ago, a little over 100 square meters, decorated in the 80s of the last century, and renovated once the year before last.In fact, Zhang Zhenglan suggested many times for her parents to buy a new house to live in, but Mrs. Zhang disagreed, saying that this is a base area and they cannot leave easily.

Mrs. Zhang is an old cadre, and her thinking is also very stubborn.What she said was very important in Zhang's family, so she asked her son to come on a blind date, and Zhang Boss, who always did what he wanted, had to come back to deal with it.

As soon as Zhang Zhenglan entered the house, the old lady saw her son and said in a cold voice, "The one who invited me all the time is finally back." Zhang Zhenglan smiled and went up to hug her mother, "I haven't seen you for more than a month. , you look young again." Zhang's mother could not help laughing and cursing no matter how serious she wanted to be, "I know you are glib!"

"It's the truth, you are the most beautiful woman in my eyes."

Mother Zhang pushed her son away, "Okay, okay, haven't you eaten lunch yet? Wash your hands and eat."

At this time, Zhang's father brought out the last soup from the kitchen, and seeing his son smiled, he said, "Here we come."

Zhang Zhenglan called "Dad" and went to the bathroom to wash her hands.The family of three sat and ate, and Zhang's mother kept talking about the blind date.Zhang Zhenglan bit her ribs and nodded vaguely.

After eating, Zhang Zhenglan went to his room. He had something to do when he came back this time.He searched around the room, but found nothing after rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

Zhang's mother had already washed the dishes, she came over while wiping her hands, "What are you looking for?"

Zhang Zhenglan smiled and said, "An old dress from before. Do your work, I'll find it myself."

"What style?"

Zhang Zhenglan looked at the pile of old clothes on the bed, pondered for a while, "Beige, thread clothes."

Mrs. Zhang went to open the bottom drawer of the closet, and said while searching, "You have always been very particular about dressing, why did you suddenly find old clothes?"

Zhang Zhenglan, who had always been thick-skinned, rubbed his face with his hands at this moment, "Forget it if you can't find it."

Mother Zhang has already turned it out and handed it to her son, "Is this the one?"

Zhang Zhenglan reached out to take it, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

(End of this chapter)