the time you love

Chapter 8
"To tell you the truth, I also tried this job in the United States. I played guest roles of Orientals in some life dramas, but you don't know how difficult it is for Chinese people to make a name for themselves in Hollywood! I once called Zhang Zhiyuan to get Through contact, he uploaded part of the script to me online, and after seeing my photo, he asked me to go back to China to audition."

I listened casually, then said, "That's right, I wish you success."

He Amber laughed, "Tourma, you don't really believe that you can be selected just by doing one or two auditions, do you? For the role I want, many young actors who have already made their mark in China are fighting over their heads."

"It's conceivable," I threw the script back to her, "He Amber, let me say this one last time, please tell me your purpose in a simple and clear way, and don't let me guess. Or you can tell Zhou Nuoyan yourself."

"Okay, okay, sister, can you be a little patient?" I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but she suddenly called me sister so naturally and smoothly, I actually felt flattered.

"That's right. I found out that at the end of last year, Zhang Zhiyuan's mother had a major surgical operation in Ren'ai Hospital, and the operation was very successful. It was performed by the attending doctor."

"It's a promise." I didn't find it strange at all, I figured out the ins and outs of this matter when she first mentioned the hospital.

He Amber stubbornly wanted to finish the lines she had prepared: "Zhang Zhiyuan has a very high opinion of Nuo Yan's medical skills and ethics, and thinks he is very important to him. If Nuo Yan is willing to help me with a few good words in front of him, I will Think I'll have a much higher selection rate. What do you think of Tourmaline?"

I smiled, picked up my bag and stood up, "It's a good idea, but you've found the wrong person."

He Amber stood up and grabbed my arm, "Everyone is a sister, this is just a little effort for you, so you are not willing to help your sister?"

"It's not that I won't help you, but I really can't do anything."

"What's your relationship with Zhou Nuoyan? Don't think I don't know! I don't believe that what you say won't work for him, unless you have no place in his heart."

I laughed back in anger: "Are you using the method of sowing discord or provoking generals? You have been a foreign devil for so many years, and you still know how to use Sun Tzu's art of war. He Amber, I really want to look at you with admiration."

Her tone softened, and she said in a pleading tone: "Tourma, even if my sister begs you, okay? I have never been interested in any job in these years, but this time, I really want to try. Keeping promises The United States is unemployed, and he also plans to return to China for development. He wants to get back half of the inheritance with Zhou Nuo, but the negotiation broke down last night, and we will soon be at the end of the rope. Do you really have the heart to see me on the street?"

I was taken aback, and asked, "Zhou Shouxin wants to get back half of the inheritance? What do you mean?"

He Amber obviously didn't want to waste time on this matter, and said impatiently: "Their brothers are confused, I don't know too much. Tourmaline, do you agree?"

"If you tell me about the inheritance now, there is still room to discuss that matter, otherwise there is no way."

"You!" She was so angry with me that she couldn't help but sat down on the soft sofa angrily.

The corner of my lips curled up, and I sat down gracefully, "Let's talk."

"When Zhou Shouxin was very young, his parents divorced, and he was sentenced to his mother, who is my mother-in-law. Later, his father passed away and left a very considerable inheritance. When the will was read out, no one Tell me to keep your word, and all the inheritance belongs to Zhou Nuoyan."

I frowned: "how could this be?"

He Amber shook her head: "I can't figure it out either. I asked my mother-in-law about the truth more than once, but she kept silent. But in fact, he has the right to inherit if he keeps his word. Zhou Nuoyan's approach is open and honest."

"No, Zhou Nuoyan is not that kind of person, there must be a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?" He Amber laughed mockingly, "Then you can list a few possibilities for misunderstanding? None of the possibilities can lead to the fact that Zhou Shouxin won't get a penny. The only claim is that Zhou Nuoyan colluded with lawyers and tampered with the will , occupying the inheritance that originally belonged to Shouxin."

"Impossible." I made a firm conclusion and stood up again.

He Amber hurriedly reminded me: "Don't forget to tell Zhou Nuoyan about it, hurry up, they will start work after the Chinese New Year."

I was too preoccupied with the inheritance to ignore what she had to say.He Amber was worried, so she caught up and said, "Tourma, my success or failure this time depends on you, don't let me down."

I looked at her like a stranger, not understanding how I could have such a fellow sister.She is so righteous and confident, so taken for granted.

"He Amber?" I think I must have shown a vicious smile, a trace of panic flashed across her pure angelic face, but I just turned a blind eye to it, and still had to say something.

"Amber." I called her by name again, dropping our shared last name.

"What?" She has returned to her original state, and her super emotional intelligence is not in vain.

"Why do you think I will help you? Should I help you? Have you forgotten how you betrayed me for profit? If you forgot, I haven't! Why do you think Zhou promises to listen? My words? What did you just say? Unless I have no place in his heart, right? I might as well tell you today, yes, my relationship with him is at best a familiar stranger. "

"A familiar stranger?" She stared at me suspiciously, but she had a strange smile on her face, "Does that mean you don't have any feelings for him at all?"

"That's right!"

There was a crisp sound behind him, and a tray in the hands of a waiter was knocked over to the ground.The guests present were startled by this little accident and turned their heads to look.I couldn't help but glanced back, and was immediately stunned.

It's... Zhou Nuoyan.

He Amber approached me triumphantly, with a smile on her face, and deliberately lowered her voice and said, "You said it yourself, if you really don't have any feelings for him, I don't think you would care if he heard it, right? "

I turned back and stared at her fiercely, "How long has he been standing behind me?"

He Amber smiled: "Not long ago, I just happened to hear 'Familiar Stranger'."

Zhou Nuoyan took the towel from the waiter, wiped it casually, and strode out of the cafe.I wasn't in the mood to talk to He Amber any longer, so I followed his footsteps.But he walked faster and faster, and I almost had to trot to keep within ten meters of him.

"Nuoyan, Zhou Nuoyan, wait a minute, let me explain." I yelled, ignoring the surprised gazes of others.In fact, how to explain it, I really don't know.

Walking down the steps, I bumped into a man head-on, reeking of alcohol all over his body, I covered my nose and turned sideways to dodge, my eyes still chasing Zhou Nuoyan's figure.But the drunk man grabbed my hand, hiccupped and said, "Come on, let's open the room...go."

"Go away!" I slammed his hand away forcefully, he was pushed back a few steps by me, and then rushed over again.I saw his eyes reddened by the smell of alcohol, and my heart shuddered, but I put away the strength in my hands and shouted loudly: "Zhou Nuoyan, Zhou Nuoyan, help!"

I realized that I was doing something stupid like "Wolf is coming", but I comforted myself: it's okay, it's just three things, and this is the first time.Seeing me obediently submitting, that damned drunkard became more and more wanton with his hands, and even wanted to reach into my neckline.The drunkard was suddenly stunned, and his dizzy mind became even more dizzy, and he collapsed on the marble steps.I looked at his bloody nose and was a little worried, thinking that there must be something wrong with the shot.Just as he was about to lean down to look at it, Zhou Nuoyan dragged his hand away forcefully.

"Wait, see how he's hurt? Don't be stupid."

"Don't worry about it, I have my own discretion." He didn't look back, and left a sentence indifferently.

I suddenly remembered the occupation of the person in front of me, and He Amber's entrustment, and sighed secretly.That so-called elder sister kept putting all her enthusiasm and ideals into my hands, but she still dared to play me like this, which shows how much she hates me.

Zhou Nuoyan kept a straight face and didn't pay much attention to me.During dinner, He Bixi took advantage of him to go to the kitchen and asked me in a low voice, "Are you fighting again? The Chinese New Year is really..."

I put a chicken leg into her bowl, "Don't pay attention to him, he will be fine in a while."

He Bixi still looked at me worriedly, "Tourma, I'm not talking about you, a man as good as Nuoyan, if you meet him, you should hold on to him firmly, you two are always at odds, don't toss your feelings away."

Just as I was about to speak, Zhou Nuoyan came out, holding a white porcelain cup in his hand, and walked into his study.I looked up at him and found that his face was worse than in the afternoon.

He Bixi poked me and said in a low voice, "He hasn't eaten yet, why don't you go buy him?"

"He's in a fit of anger, and I'm just going to be a target."

She shook her head helplessly, took a few mouthfuls of food, and said, "By the way, I plan to go home the day after tomorrow."

I looked at her strangely, "Aren't you afraid that your family will know? Why are you going back now?"

She sighed and said, "I've thought about it. After I break up with him, the family will know sooner or later. It's better for me to confess now than to tell them about it in a twist and turn."

"That's right, the family will always support you, don't worry."

"Also, I won't come here when I go back." She smiled at me, "Today, I called my boss and formally offered to resign with him, and he agreed."

"Are you looking for a job over there?"

"Well, I'm not young anymore, and I'm tired after working outside for so many years, why don't I go back to my parents to be my filial piety."

Hearing her say that, I also felt rather melancholy.After eating, I sat idly in the living room to pass the time.He Bixi gave me a present, a very beautiful sweater chain.Then he handed me a small rectangular box and said, "For the promise, hand it over to him for me."

I quit and said: "You haven't left yet, give it yourself."

"You!" The eyes she stared at me were filled with hatred, "Does he still care about this gift of mine? Does it matter if I gave it to him with my own hands? It's just a heart, before I leave, let me be a friend with you once." troublemaker."

I took it over and did not forget to ask, "What's inside?"

"Let the promise be opened for you to see." She deliberately closed it, smiled and pushed me to the door of the room, and knocked on the door twice.

"Come in." After a while, Zhou Nuoyan's voice came out.

I opened the door and went in, walked straight up to him, and put the box on his desk, "This is a gift from Bixi, she will go home in two days."

The computer was on, and he said to the monitor: "Understood, thank her for the gift for me."

I frowned, and caught a glimpse of a small medicine bottle next to his water glass, "Do you have a stomach problem?"

Without saying a word, he said blankly: "Go out if you have nothing else to do."

I noticed that his hand was covering his stomach all the time, and I asked again: "How can you take medicine if you haven't eaten at night?"

"I didn't take the medicine, you go out." He looked a little tired.

I said reluctantly, "Then you have a stomachache, so what can you do if you don't take medicine?"

"I don't have a stomachache, why don't you go out?" This man is as stubborn as a dead duck. If he is really healthy and painless, how can he talk to me in such a tone? If he gets annoyed, he might have already yelled at me.

I ignored him and just stood still.He really didn't have the energy to care about me, and he stopped talking to me, his eyes were still fixed on a certain point of the monitor, but his brows were slightly frowned.

I couldn't bear it, so I ran out and poured him another cup of hot water, "Don't hold on, go to bed and lie down for a while."

He finally looked back at me with a pain in his eyes that he couldn't hide.

I looked at him for a long time, but in the end I was defeated, and said softly, "In the afternoon, I said it to He Amber on purpose, but it's not my intention."

(End of this chapter)