I stand on the bridge and watch the scenery

Chapter 8

In the early morning of the next day, Shuiguang received a call from his university roommate Lin Jiajia. The voice of the person on the other end of the phone sounded muddled and unclear.

Shui Guang asked for the address, and when he arrived at the entertainment city, the place that was full of lights, feasting, singing and dancing in the middle of the night had already calmed down, looking a little lonely.Occasionally, someone would come out of it with the tiredness of the whole night on their face.Shuiguang called Lin Jiajia again, but no one answered.

She was worried that she had never been to this entertainment city, but she had heard from colleagues in the previous unit that it was originally invested by a Malay businessman, and later it was transferred to someone in the right place due to debt problems. There are formal places like restaurants, bars, and KTV, and there are also some hidden places for activities.

At this time, Jiajia called and said inarticulately: "Shuiguang, are you here? I'm on the fourth floor, the KTV on the fourth floor... I told the waiter, if you come up, they will bring you here... "

Shui Guang went up to the fourth floor according to her words, and as soon as she got out of the elevator, a waiter came up to her and said, "Are you Miss Lin's friend? I'll take you to her box."

In the aisle of the KTV, the lights are not too bright, and there are still people in some boxes in the water.Those who have played all night are lying on the sofa in disorder.She remembered that she sang songs with her roommate all night when she was in college, saying it was to buy music, but it didn't feel good.

When Shui Guang was remembering the winding road, she saw a pair of entangled figures in a very dark corner ahead. She didn't mean to peep, so she immediately looked away. He also took a look, and looked at her casually for a second, then he pulled the woman beside him into the box behind him.

At that second, Shuiguang felt the other party's unfriendliness.

After another bend, the waiter finally stopped at a door and said that it was here. Shui Guang thanked her, and she pushed the door in. There was a strong smell of alcohol inside, and there was still singing on the big screen. It was "Cut Love" by Zhang Huimei. ", but with the sound off.

Shuiguang found Lin Jiajia nestled in the corner of the sofa in the beating light. She stepped over the two lying on the ground and walked over to pat Jiajia's face, "Hey, wake up."

Lin Jiajia opened her eyes with difficulty, "Shuiguang...you are here."

Shui Guang frowned, the smell of alcohol could make a cow drunk, she helped Lin Jiajia up, and the latter leaned on her drunkenly, and did not forget to wave goodbye to the people on the ground, "My friend is here, I am leaving, get off drink again."

Those people murmured "hmm" a few times, Shui Guang carefully avoided them and dragged them out.

A waiter came up to help, seeing that the guest was really unconscious, and the person who came to pick him up was a little girl, so he helped him into the nearby elevator specially for internal personnel.Shui Guang thanked her. When the elevator door closed, she felt someone else behind her. She turned her head subconsciously. The person was staring straight ahead with a blank expression on her face. Shui Guang turned her head after only one glance. But she keenly recognized this man as the man she had met in the aisle before.

Shuiguang lowered his head slightly, not wanting to attract attention, Jiajia next to him murmured, "Shuiguang... are you home yet?"

"No."

"Oh, Shuiguang baby... thank you..." Lin Jiajia said as she was about to slide down again, Shuiguang helped her up, and she giggled again: "Shuiguang, I will take good care of your Edward... ..."

Shuiguang said "um", and Lin Jiajia muttered for a while, but Shuiguang couldn't hear what she was saying.The elevator finally went down to the first floor, and the man walked out of the elevator first.

When Xiao Shuiguang helped Lin Jiajia go out, he realized that this was the street behind the entertainment city.

During this time period, there are not many people coming and going on this narrow one-way street, and there are even fewer taxis.While Shuiguang was waiting for the car, she inevitably saw a black car passing by her, and when it was about to pass, Lin Jiajia suddenly covered her mouth and retched twice, and rushed forward uncontrollably.Shui Guang's heart was hanging in her throat, she reached out to grab it, but it was too late, Lin Jiajia was knocked by the car door and fell to the ground.

"Jia Jia!"

At the same time, the black car also slammed on the brakes.Shui Guangfei ran up to check on Lin Jiajia's injuries, Jiajia groaned in pain, and blood flowed from her forehead.

The people in the car also got off. Seeing this situation, they frowned, and finally said, "Get in the car."

Shui Guang looked up, his expression clearly showed that he didn't want to do this kind of thing, but he still said: "Send her to the hospital first."

Lin Jiajia was already half awake from the sudden pain. Although she was still unconscious, she knew what had happened. She pointed to the man in front of her and said, "You are not allowed to go... you bumped into me... damn it, lose money!"

The other party's face darkened, and contempt flashed in his eyes, Shui Guang knew that he regarded them as people who stole money.

Shuiguang has always been an upright and serious person, so he felt a little embarrassed to be misunderstood like this, but at this moment, there was no taxi passing by on this street, and Jiajia's wound was bleeding all the time, so she could only whisper: "Please send me Let's go to the hospital..."

The other party didn't reply immediately, when Shui Guang thought he was going to turn around and leave, he said coldly, "Get in the car."

Shui Guang said "Thank you", and she struggled to help Lin Jiajia up, but the man hesitated for a moment, and helped put her in the back seat.

Along the way, no one in the car spoke, and Jiajia was too uncomfortable to find someone to "compensate". Shuiguang pressed her wound with a tissue, and heard her keep talking about the pain, feeling anxious, but fortunately, she arrived soon. In the hospital, when Shui Guang helped Lin Jiajia get off the car, the man gave her a few hundred dollars, "I think you know that I am not responsible for this accident."

And the money he gave was charity.

Shui Guang bit her lip, "No need."

The man watched them enter the gate of the hospital, got into the car and left without waiting another second.

On Shuiguang's side, after Lin Jiajia entered the medical room to be bandaged, she rested on a chair in the corridor.

She closed her eyes and thought, What a bad day today.

At noon, the secretary knocked on the door and asked the boss, who was approving documents, whether he would go out for lunch with Da Guo and the others, or order a meal for him alone.

Without raising her head, Zhang Zhenglan said, "I still have something to go out, so you don't need to make an order for me."

Xiao He couldn't help but let out a "Huh", jokingly said: "Boss, if you don't know your recent schedule, I thought you were in a rush to date your lover."

Zhang Zhenglan paused, thinking, yes, what am I going to do?Since there was no one to invite, he rubbed his hair irritably, "Forget it, tell Da Guo that I will go with them for lunch."

"Uh... ok."

After the secretary went out, Zhang Zhenglan got up, walked around the office twice, wanted to smoke, but restrained himself, and finally fell down on the reception sofa. He couldn't help remembering what he did last night, and put his hands on his face , Xu Xu whispered: "What the hell am I doing..."

The people who had dinner with Daguo at noon that day included two engineers from the company and a buddy of Daguo. Zhang Zhenglan knew this person and had drank with him a few times before. The other person was Luo Zhi, which made Boss Zhang There was some surprise, and my mood fluctuated a little.

Zhang Zhenglan later learned that Luo Zhi was cooperating with friends from Daguo to start a company. Daguo was the middleman and invested some money in it, but it was a small amount. Daguo said he was a proletarian, and then turned to the capitalists: "Boss, Do you want to participate too?"

Zhang Zhenglan has never been very interested in this kind of cross-bank investment, but today he rarely opened his mouth and said, "How much is your company's registered capital? How many employees does it have?"

He was looking at Luo Zhi, so Luo Zhi replied seriously: "Mr. Zhang, if you are interested, I can make a detailed report and send it to you for review. As for the current staff, only five are recruited. After a period of time, the company will officially enter the track before expanding its recruitment." Then he briefly talked about some of his ideas and plans for this company, and Zhang Zhenglan said after hearing this, "It's pretty good."

Luo Zhi was puzzled, and the big country next to him had already patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face, "The boss said 'good', then there is no problem! Congratulations, the boss is definitely a major shareholder."

Luo Zhi was really flattered, and raised a glass with his partner to Zhang Zhenglan. Zhang Zhenglan said that he had not recovered from his cold, so he substituted tea for wine.

Later at the dinner table, a group of men made jokes and joked about meat and vegetables. On the way, Daguo casually asked about Luo Zhi's girlfriend. Brother Luo was taken aback for a moment and said, "You mean that girl? You just texted me, and she My friend was injured, and she was with me in the hospital. And Brother Guo, she is my sister, not my girlfriend."

Da Guo looked at Luo Zhi in surprise, and finally said: "Then your sister is much prettier than you."

Luo Zhi laughed, "Yes."

While the people around were chatting and laughing, Zhang Zhenglan sipped tea by himself.In fact, he knew Luo Zhi's relationship with her from the very beginning, after all, it was not difficult for him to check.But he didn't go deep into her life. He wanted to understand her, but he didn't want to understand her too thoroughly. He didn't admit that this was a timid act.

He was never afraid of anything.

However, Zhang Zhenglan looked at the tea leaves sinking to the bottom of the teacup in his hand, he remembered that he was in the dark corridor last night, he pulled her sleeve, he said, Xiao Shuiguang, what you say doesn't count.

She slowly pulled his hand down, her voice was very low, "Why do you?"

He smiled wryly, as expected, but it was also indescribably uncomfortable.

Yeah, why bother?Their relationship started with a one-night stand, and she avoided it like a snake and a scorpion, but he fell into it step by step like a demon, at a loss for what to do.

He couldn't help but raised his hands and rubbed his face, and said with some self-mockery: "I'm the one who is cheap, I came here to sing this play for you, Xiao Shuiguang, when you recognized who I am, were you special?" regret?"

It was a long time before he heard her say: "I have forgotten that night, please forget it too."

He looked at her, they were very close, so close that they could feel each other's breath, but they seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand, and she leaned against the wall cautiously, turning her head aside, just to avoid his touch.

His hand stopped in the air, extremely embarrassed, and finally slowly clenched it back, the cold and fever made his mouth bitter, "If I say I can't forget it." After he said the last sentence of the day, he turned and left.

Someone saw that Zhang Zhenglan kept silent, so they couldn't help but joked, "Boss, you just have a cold, right? Why do I feel like my temper has changed? It's unfathomable."

Zhang Zhenglan gave a soft "huh" and didn't bother to pay attention.

Luo Zhi asked: "How long has Mr. Zhang been working in IT?"

Zhang Zhenglan glanced at him and said, "It's not been a few years."

Daguo poured tea for the boss, "Boss, I remember our company was founded in 2005, right?"

Luo Zhi exclaimed: "It's only been five years since I have achieved such an achievement, I'm extremely admirable!"

Da Guo has always been a fan of Zhang Zhenglan, "Boss has such a level, such courage, and such skills, it is only natural that he becomes famous!"

Zhang Zhenglan didn't take it seriously, but Luo Zhi came over to toast enthusiastically, "Mr. Zhang, I admire you so much. I'll do it first as a respect. You can do whatever you want!"

Zhang Zhenglan really couldn't drink alcohol, so he saluted with tea, "You are young and energetic, and your achievements will not be worse than mine in a few years."

Luo Zhi laughed loudly, "Then thank you Mr. Zhang for your golden words."

After lunch, Zhang Zhenglan had to go to the hospital for an IV drip, so he left alone.

In the hospital, after Lin Jiajia bandaged the wound, she stayed in the hospital for a long time because she was drunk and groggy.Xiao Shuiguang was by her side, exhausted from the long wait, so she took out her MP3 from her bag to listen to music.

When Lin Jiajia woke up, she saw the people around her dozing off with their earphones plugged in. It was funny but also very sorry. She pushed Xiao Shuiguang, and Shuiguang opened his eyes, "Are you awake?"

Lin Jiajia laughed dryly, "Shui Guang, I'm going to trouble you again this time."

Shui Guang took off the earplugs and said, "I'm fine. How do you feel? Are you still uncomfortable?"

"My forehead still hurts." Jiajia touched the bandaged wound and murmured, "It really hurts, won't it leave a scar in the future?" Suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Shuiguang, the owner of the car that hit me Woolen cloth?"

"gone."

"Leave? Do you want compensation? You won't let people go for nothing, right?!"

"Jiajia, forget it, it's not his fault."

Lin Jiajia couldn't help but sigh, "Well, even if it's not his fault, it's easy for him to pay for his car and we are pedestrians..."

Xiao Shuiguang let her mutter, and seeing that her spirit had improved a lot, he decided to go through the half-day hospitalization procedures, and then go home to sleep.She was really tired, and she didn't sleep well last night.She asked Lin Jiajia to get up and tidy up, and then went out first.

When she walked to the toll office, she saw a familiar figure unexpectedly, she couldn't help but stop, thinking to herself, how could it be such a coincidence?Shuiguang wanted to avoid it, but the other party had already turned around. The two met again after yesterday's "unhappy breakup", and Shuiguang also saw a bit of surprise in his eyes.She bowed her head to the window and handed the medical records to the nurse inside.

"I'll get an IV drip." When Shui Guang got back the medical records and the checkout invoice, the person behind him suddenly said.She still avoided making eye contact with him, and let out an inaudible "um", how awkward and unreasonable this scene was.But they were like the only two people standing still in the movie, not far apart, each with their own thoughts, but they had nothing to say, and finally he moved on his toes and walked away.

Zhang Zhenglan was indeed here to catch up on the drip, and meeting her was indeed unexpected.Even though I heard that she was in the hospital, even before I came here, I thought about whether it would be such a coincidence, but the chance of this is very small after all, but it is obvious that God "treats" him very favorably.It's just that God's arrangements only let him see her ignoring her again and again.

Zhang Zhenglan has hardly encountered any setbacks in his life, and he has come all the way smoothly. When he was young, he was smart and competitive, showing his sharpness, and never regretted or disappointed, but now he is repeatedly suppressed by those emotions, which makes him wonder absurdly. Isn't it true that you have entered a barrier, so you keep trying to please yourself again and again?

Even if...she is outstanding, but there are so many outstanding people, why do they always miss her?If that inexplicable feeling was love, then he was a little scared because it was too strong.

Zhang Zhenglan closed his eyes deeply, and what flashed in his mind was the face that touched his dreams. The encounter two years ago was as short as a flash in the pan.In the past two years, he has kept himself clean and cared for himself, he stopped wandering around and thought it was just bored, but he didn't know that he had already forgotten his heart, and he could no longer accommodate others except her.

And now fate makes her stand in front of him again, is it luck or disaster?
Xiao Shuiguang broke up with Lin Jiajia at the entrance of the hospital, because Lin Jiajia repeatedly said that she was fine and could just go back alone, so Shuiguang no longer reluctantly sent her off.

When she got in a taxi and walked home, she thought of the man in the morning.

The man's brows resembled Jing Lan's by three points, and his speech was so calm and ruthless. Oh, no, Jing Lan is not ruthless, he just knows how to endure better than others, and knows how to lose before gaining... Really selfish, isn't it?

Shui Guang looked at herself in the rearview mirror, her half-length hair hadn't been trimmed for a long time, she leaned over and patted the back of the driver's seat, "Master, take me to the nearest barber shop."

Zhang Zhenglan doesn't need to stay in the company all the time at the moment. When he came out of the hospital, he grabbed a bag of medicine and walked to the car. He just sat in the car thinking about where to go, or finding someone out for a drink, just to relieve his boredom. mood.Just as I was thinking about it, I received a call from my mother, saying that she had already arrived at his residence and asked him to go there immediately.

Zhang Zhenglan was quite surprised, "Mom, why...you came here on purpose?"

"Since you know that I'm here on purpose, don't make me wait." Mrs. Zhang told her son that it would be best to arrive within half an hour, and then hung up the phone quickly.

Zhang Zhenglan really had a headache, "This old lady is getting harder and harder to take care of." She had to give up the idea of ​​having a drink in broad daylight, and drove back to her residence.

He had also thought that the old lady was waiting for some tricks, but he never expected that the old lady would come to the door with a girl.Zhang Zhenglan entered the door and saw the two happily sitting and chatting in the living room. She raised her hand and touched the space between her eyebrows, but even though she was tired of coping, she still smiled and called "Mom", and nodded politely to the girl, " Miss Qi, long time no see."

When outsiders are present, the old lady always has a good face towards her son, "Here you come? Come on, Xiao Qi, you have met, everyone was busy a while ago and didn't contact you, so are you young people, you only focus on work all day , busy and don’t know why.”

Zhang Zhenglan thought to herself, this old lady is totally targeting him.This Qi Min was the person he had a blind date with last time, and he left in a hurry last time and didn't make it clear to the other party.

Qi Min was also quite embarrassed, even though she was interested in him, it was too abrupt to come to her door like this, even though it was the old lady who called her, "Are you busy with work?"

"He's just messing around." The old lady winked at her son secretly, got up and said, "Okay, you young people sit down and talk more, I'll go to the kitchen to see if there are any fruits that can be eaten."

Qi Min wanted to get up to help, but was immediately stopped by the old lady, "Sit down, sit down, talk more!" He walked towards the kitchen with a smile on his face.

Zhang Zhenglan was a little helpless, but entertaining people was also his strong point.

"Miss Qi is off today?"

"Oh, take a rest." She felt that looking at him up close, he seemed even more handsome, "Your house is so beautifully decorated, did you design it yourself?"

"No, my friend did it for me."

The two chatted for a while, Zhang Zhenglan saw that her mother hadn't come out yet, so she said, "I'll go to the kitchen and have a look, you sit down."

As soon as Zhang Zhenglan entered the kitchen, the old lady who was slowly washing the fruit frowned, "Why are you here?"

"Mom, you play chess too clearly."

The old lady put the fruits on the plate one by one, and glanced at her son, "Such a good girl, ah, you put her aside after the first meeting, are you deliberately against me or something? Let me tell you, this Girl, I like it very much, whether you like it or not, you can take good care of it."

Zhang Zhenglan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Are you planning to torture me into a trick?"

"I'm doing this for your own good!"

Zhang Zhenglan casually said, "Mom, what if I already have someone I like?"

(End of this chapter)