A heartbeat, a lifetime

Chapter 31 Just because of you (3)
After seeing off the guests, Grandpa Shen walked out slowly, his face as if covered with a layer of frost, he looked at his grandson coldly and said, "Shen Qinjun, have you forgotten everything I taught you before?"

It was the first time I saw my kind grandpa talking like this. Standing by the side, he didn't dare to vent his anger.

"It's love for others to help, and it's normal to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Ask yourself, are you selling or not selling from Xu Wei's standpoint?" , I want to ask them to think again, but you turned your face around quickly!"

Shen Qinjun was standing at the door, although I listened to the old man's reprimand, but I secretly looked at his expression, raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips slightly, obviously he didn't think so in his heart.

"Grandpa, I don't need to ask them, I can do it." After a long time, he said lightly.

The old man was so angry that he was about to smash the crutch in his hand. Finally, he saw me standing in the corner, held back his breath, and smiled at me, "Bai Xi, come and have dinner with grandpa."

I walked over obediently, supported my grandpa, and asked cautiously, "Grandpa, what can I do for you?"

The old man's attitude was obviously much more relaxed, he just said: "It has nothing to do with you, let's go, let's go eat."

As a result, only me and the old man ate the meal.Grandpa treats me as always, but I don't know what to eat.Finally, grandpa put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said slowly: "Bai Xi, I didn't tell you before because I was worried about your health. Now I can remember it, it's great." He looked at me gently under the orange light , "Grandpa hugged you for the last time, you are shorter than this table."

It's really a bad habit to poke the rice in the bowl with chopsticks, but if I don't do this, I really don't know how to respond to the old man's slightly emotional and sad words.

"Don't talk about it, just come back." Grandpa smiled cheerfully, "I heard from Ah Jun that the house on Huashan Road has also been tidied up, do you want to move in?"

"Well, I have this plan." I thought for a while and asked, "Grandpa, I heard from Shen Qinjun that you want to talk to me about the board of directors."

"Actually, it's nothing. I thought I would introduce some people to you before you joined the Roewe board of directors. But this period of time is a bit messy. I have to go to the meeting next Monday, and it's too late." The old man said thoughtfully, "But it's also It’s okay, just ask more and learn more.”

It's just the last sentence of my grandfather's care, which made me a little confused.

"Also, it's your first appearance at Roewe, and many people will notice you. In front of outsiders, try not to get too close to Ah Jun."

On the way Shen Qinjun sent me home, I kept thinking about this sentence.The car stopped and waited for the traffic light, and I realized that the direction was wrong, "Uh, where is this going?"

His fingers tapped the steering wheel lightly, "Any suitable clothes for tomorrow?"

"The old professional clothes are still there." I thought about it, and I might have to ask Xu Zhuo to iron it for me.

"Just the clothes you used to work in Roewe? That won't work." He frowned, and turned around immediately, "It's too late for custom-made, go choose a few sets now."

"What does it matter what you wear?" I rolled my eyes.

"Miss Su, what do you think of Roewe's expansion in the west and cross-regional factories, which must be submitted to the Roewe board of directors and the board of directors of its joint venture party for consideration?" He suddenly asked me slowly.

"Ah?" I was stunned, I could understand every word, but put it together... "Can you say it again?"

"I'll say it ten times and you won't be able to answer." Shen Qinjun pursed his lips and chuckled, "Miss Su, this is your first time attending a board meeting, and you can only win by your clothes."

In this way, I was dragged to the Famous Brand Street in Feihai. After parking the car, I took the elevator directly into the shopping mall.

In fact, I am familiar with these so-called first-line brands. After all, when I was in the magazine, actresses and supermodels wore these as if they were wearing casual clothes.But I never thought that one day, I would really buy clothes here and wear them to work seriously.

Shen Qinjun is obviously a person with a clear goal. He chose a few clothes at Lanvin, handed them to the shopping guide and said, "Let her try it on."

At that time, I was still lingering in the clear and clear display counter of the famous brand store. When I looked up, I saw myself in the floor-to-ceiling mirror, jeans, sneakers, and the most terrifying thing was a huge canvas bag. If the person who accompanied me was not Shen Qinjun , I think the shopping guide probably thought I had entered the wrong store.

"Give it to me." He sat on the sofa leisurely, "Go and try this set."

I went in with the white cocoon silk shirt and stand-up collar slim-fit suit he had chosen for me. In fact, there was a mirror in the dressing room.Both the clothes and trousers are well-cut, with neat lines. Although the color is a rather restrained dark color, the length of the trousers is just enough to expose the ankles, so it doesn't make people feel dull.

"Miss, are you ready?"

I opened the door and walked out, and said to Shen Qinjun, "I think it's okay."

He looked me up and down, squinted his eyes, "That's it."

"But—" I flipped through the price tag. No matter how high-end and beautiful the clothes are, they are not as good-looking as the price!
He seemed to see my hesitation, and said with a smile, "Go and change your clothes first."

After I changed my clothes and came out, I thought of an excuse not to buy them, and carefully handed the clothes to the shopping guide lady, "I think the waist of the trousers is a little too big."

"We will fix it for you and send it to you tomorrow morning." The lady smiled brightly, "Is the coat and shirt the right size?"

I looked back at Shen Qinjun, who was standing by the counter with slightly raised brows, looking at me maliciously - I suddenly felt something was wrong.Sure enough, there was a beep, and a text message from the bank came in the mobile phone that I had been holding in my palm.

He called my name and complained: "Bai Xi, your credit card limit is too low, did you just pay for a suit and blow it up?"

What the hell!

I rushed to his side, and sure enough, he was still holding my credit card in his hand, flipping left and right in the canvas bag, "You only have this card?"

"Shen Qinjun!" I gritted my teeth and snatched back the bag and card at the same time, "Who told you to max out my card?! Did I say I want to buy it!"

He looked at me in a panic, as if he saw something interesting, with a smile in the corner of his eyes, "Okay, okay, let's go, let's go and look at the bag and shoes."

The shopping guide handed me the jacket bag, smiled and said, "The rest of the money has already been paid by this gentleman."

"Who asked you to pay?" I don't know why, and I feel angry again.

"Remember to return the money to me later." He said slowly, "Let's go."

I followed his steps out of the store, he was a few steps ahead of me, and stood in front of me waiting for me. Seeing that I was still depressed, I couldn't help shaking my head and laughing, "Tsk, isn't the credit card limit too low? Anyway, you Now I’m not short of money anymore, and I’m still so stingy.”

"Did you know from the first day that I'm poor?" I retorted, my face a little stiff, "If I wasn't poor, I wouldn't have agreed to your stupid request back then."

"Xiao Xi, what's wrong with you?" He caught up with me in two steps and grabbed my arm.

Under the lights on the roadside, the enamel murals on the porch of Boutique Street are full of brilliance.Because it was getting late, stores were closing one after another, and from afar, the lights were going out one after another, and those glazed lights were gradually dimming.

I struggled a bit, but didn't break free.

His voice was deep and full of doubts, "What's the matter with you? Since Sheng Hai came back, you have become a little different. Is there... any knot in your heart?"

In the dark night, the outline of his brows is still very good-looking, but the slightly frowned eyebrows make people want to stretch out their hands to smooth them out for him. I turned my eyes away, "No."

He stared at me, but didn't ask any more questions. He just reached out and stroked my hair, and said softly, "Then go back."

When I got home, I closed the door, threw the paper bag in my hand on the ground, and fell onto the sofa on my back.The light was only turned on for a small amount, which secretly made me feel very safe. I closed my eyes and remembered the sentence Shen Qinjun asked me just now——Do I have any knots?

Have it?

I turned over irritably and buried my head in a pile of cushions, when I suddenly heard the doorbell ring through the gap in the fabric.

Shen Qinjun carried a bag of things and went back and forth.

"It's late." I reminded him with a wooden face.

"Are you still arguing?" He pushed me aside and walked in by himself, "Are you eating?"

The room began to be filled with the smell of frying oil, and there was also a slight smell of rice vinegar.I walked over to see that he had packed a large portion of seafood rice noodles, as well as a bunch of deep-fried prawns. The luster of soy sauce and prawn shells under the light made me drool.

"Is that the one I took you to eat?" I sniffed and asked.

He handed over a pair of chopsticks and gave me a sideways glance, "Did you think of me when you were eating with grandpa tonight?"

"Uh, were you just waiting in the living room? I thought Auntie had prepared something else for you."

It's been a long time since I ate this rice noodle, and I couldn't care less about talking to him, so I started eating after dragging a bowl.He didn't speak, and the two of them buried their heads in hard work.Before we knew it, there was only one string of fried shrimp left, but we stretched out our claws almost at the same time.

"I want to eat." I glared at him.

I have never seen Shen Qinjun like this, the corners of his mouth are also greasy, his sleeves are rolled up high, and his neckline is loose. Compared with his previous elegant and unconventional posture, he is a bit more earthy.

"I'm not full yet." He refused to back down.

After confronting each other for a long time, he finally smiled, his eyebrows widened, "Okay, let's divide this group."

With quick eyesight and quick hands, he pulled one from the bamboo stick and put it in my bowl, and took the rest by himself.

I was a little dazed, sharing a bunch of prawns in a food stall, this...is this something only couples do?

Suddenly it became dull, I threw the chopsticks and went to wash my hands.

Clear water was pouring down from the faucet, and I washed it with hand sanitizer over and over until I heard a slight movement behind me, he leaned against the wall and looked at me, "Bai Xi, let's talk."

I avoided his gaze and yawned, "Let's talk about it tomorrow, I want to sleep."

He suddenly took a step forward, forcing me to lean against the pool, bowed his head, bent down, and kissed me straight down.The corners of their lips still carried the smell of food, and I watched his face get closer and closer until his thin lips touched mine.After a light touch, he straightened up.

His deep eyes reflected my stupefied look, his two hands were clasped around my waist, and he asked jokingly, "Are you awake now?"

After staying for a while, for some reason, I suddenly trembled with anger, "Shen Qinjun, do you think this is really fun for me?"

"You know that I'm avoiding you, but you still act like this, do you think I'm a fool?" My nails are pinched in the palm of my hand, and there is a faint mist in my eyes, "Say, why did you Break up with Qin Mou?"

He let go of me slightly, but still clasped the sides of my body, frowned, "Xiaoxi—"

"Don't call me Xiao Xi!" I just felt that I couldn't control my emotions, "You are so kind to me only because I am Su Yan, I am your sister, Bai Xi has nothing to do with you!"

I think I understand the reason for my discomfort.

I have been comforting myself that the breakup between Shen Qinjun and Qin Mou has nothing to do with me, but after they broke up, all kinds of things he cared about me, whether he was ambiguous or not, finally stopped me from deceiving myself—he, maybe, maybe, had something Well some like mine.

I can't accept that I've somehow meddled in their relationship over the past few years, yet I've been acting innocent all the time.

Shen Qinjun has always been a very smart person, I only said this sentence, I think he immediately understood what I meant.I took advantage of his dazed moment and pushed him away to the balcony.There is still an unopened pack of cigarettes in the pocket, which I bought at a convenience store before I came up.I casually lit one and took a deep breath.

With gentle footsteps, he came to me and watched the night view of the city side by side with me.The dots of light are like bright or dim candlelight, as if people standing on a high place breathe out, and they will all go out.

Somewhat abruptly, he took the cigarette from my finger and took a deep puff. The light suddenly burned, and his expression was hidden behind the white smoke, making it difficult to see clearly.

"I don't want to say this so early." He coughed in a low voice, his voice was clearly close at hand, but seemed far away, "Bai Xi, I like you."

I held my arm with my hand, and in the night wind that was blowing between the tall buildings, I gave him a hard look, but I couldn't say a word, so I could only smile wryly at him.

——I never thought that one day, this man would say these words to me, and even when I loved him very much, I never had the luxury of fantasizing about it.

I took a deep breath, tried to relax myself, and wanted to ask that sentence: "Then you regretted the marriage because of me?"

It's just that I didn't have the courage after all, and I had been brewing for a long time, until the phone rang, I almost ran away, and hurried to the living room to pick it up.

Xu Zhuo's voice was a little excited, "I found it!"

"Huh? What did you find?" I was a little dazed.

"Didn't you ask me to check on Su Xiangyang's relatives?" She was a little dissatisfied, "I asked a friend to check."

"Oh, who is there?"

"He has a cousin in Feihai." She said excitedly, "Just such a relative."

"Can you give me the address?" I think this is finally good news.

"Listen, that's not the point. The point is—" she drew out her voice, "his cousin has a daughter, who do you think it is?"

I rubbed my forehead, thinking how could I guess in the vast sea of ​​people.

"Who is he to you?" Seeing that I didn't answer, she asked, "Your friend?"

"Ah."

"That's great, help me get Qin Mou's autograph next time!"

Numbly, I put my phone back on the coffee table, subconsciously took out another cigarette, and before I lit it, it was taken over again.

There was a twitch on my temple, I frowned, and reflexively said, "When did you learn to smoke?"

He held the almost broken cigarette between his fingertips, and said calmly: "I just want to try to understand your life."

I took a quick look at him, the now soft-spoken young man who said to me, "Your life needs order," but now, he said, "I want to try to understand your life."

But I became more and more unfamiliar with him.

"She knows who I am, right?" I raised my head straight up, and finally met his eyes without any scruples.

There was a trace of surprise in his eyes, and he calmed down immediately, "Who?"

The corners of my lips curled up sarcastically, "Keep it from me—is that how you like me?"

He fell silent, the cigarette in his hand was finally smashed down the middle, and the brown tobacco fragments spilled out from his fingertips.He slowly sat beside me, and said softly, "I remember you asked me when was the first time I saw Qin Mou."

I nodded, and I still remember him saying, it was a college student film festival.

"That was the first time I saw her, but actually I don't remember her at all. What I still remember is that I went to the film festival because of you." He threw the cigarette aside casually, took out He took out his wallet and opened it casually.

The column where Qin Mou's photo was originally placed was already empty, and he took out a small photo from the hidden compartment, with a faint smile in his smile, "You at that time."

I took it, it was really me in the photo.

I still remember the thick beige sweater I found on the stall at the back door of the school, and the SLR camera in my hand—I was just groping to learn photography at that time, but I was crazy about the moment when the image was frozen—squeeze In the crowd, go paparazzi to pat the stars on the red carpet.

"Are you watching me in secret?" I blushed.

"I've been watching you." He admitted very frankly, "It's a pity you haven't recognized me."

"What does that have to do with her?"

He considered it for a while, "That was about the first time Qin Mou saw me, even though I don't remember it at all. And it was more than half a year later when I noticed her seriously, at a private banquet."

He squinted his eyes, as if recalling the scene at that time.

(End of this chapter)