Follow the wind

Chapter 14 The Truth Behind the Phone Number

The next morning, not long after Lan Xin and Zhou Lin woke up, Chen Zheyu appeared at Lan Xin's door.The first thing he said when he saw Lan Xin was: "Why did you turn off the phone last night? Are they all turned off?"

Zhou Lin took the opportunity to retreat, and before leaving, she did not forget to ask: "You guys have a good talk, you must have a good talk!"

nonsense!If you want to close it, of course it is completely closed.After thinking about it for a while, I knew it must be Zhou Lin's cell phone, because she told him last night that she was with Zhou Lin.She didn't want to say anything to him before her thoughts were cleared up.

What's more, Zhou Lin is right next to her, what should I say?Besides, wouldn't it be better to explain this kind of thing in person?Look each other in the eye, face to face, so that what is said will appear authentic and believable.

Lan Xin ignored him, she knew that he called her a lot last night, because as soon as he turned on the phone this morning, he told her about the last ten text messages.The last text message reminded her that he called her at two o'clock in the middle of the night today. Although it was in vain, it was a fluke.This guy definitely didn't sleep well last night.

Lan Xin secretly glanced at Chen Zheyu, her face was haggard, which made her look even more stern.

Last night, Lan Xin had a faint feeling that Chen Zheyu would come, because if he cared about her, he would definitely be more anxious than her and wanted to explain things clearly.Now, he who was still in Shenzhen last night appeared in front of her this morning, which gave Lan Xin a little bit of comfort. He really cared about her.

When Chen Zheyu saw Lan Xin, a trace of surprise flashed in his anxious eyes, because he saw a brand new Lan Xin—the short-haired Lan Xin, who was still as beautiful as ever, and even more charming and pretty.Chen Zheyu even faintly felt that this change of hers was for herself, if there was no phone call last night.So, this kind of surprise was immediately overwhelmed by deep regret and loss.At the same time, he noticed the dark circles on Lan Xin's face. She didn't sleep well last night, and a sense of guilt and pity arose spontaneously.

How could Lan Xin sleep well.She and Zhou Lin discussed this all night.How did things develop like this?It was Lin Feng's number, but Chen Zheyu answered the phone. Could it be that Chen Zheyu and Lin Feng knew each other?Lan Xin and Zhou Lin thought of something at the same time. Chen Zheyu said the day he left that the general manager hired by their Shenzhen company was their alumni!Couldn't it be such a coincidence?But, if it wasn't such a coincidence, why did I meet Chen Zheyu?

Zhou Lin boldly speculated that the general manager was Lin Feng!When she called, they happened to be together, and he accidentally answered a call for Lin Feng.Lan Xin broke out in a cold sweat. If so, would Lin Feng have told him about the relationship between them?

wrong!Lan Xin immediately refuted her, if the general manager was him, why did he ask who Lin Feng was during the chat that day?Ask knowingly? ... not like.If he asked the question knowingly, then he can really be an actor, and he is definitely good at acting...

Do they know each other?what relationship?But if he didn't know him, why was he the one who answered the phone? ...Zhou Lin said that there is another possibility that Lin Feng no longer uses this number, and it happens that Chen Zheyu is using it now, and they don't know each other at all.

The two discussed and discussed, and felt that this possibility was the greatest.However, how to explain the text message?Didn't she receive text messages from this number twice?Zhou Lin's analysis may be out of curiosity.It was because of these text messages that Chen Zheyu was able to find Lan Xin.But why did he come to approach him?Lan Xin was very depressed.

What is even more frustrating is that Lin Feng may have changed his mobile phone number.Compared to this, she would rather they knew each other.She remembered what Lin Feng said at the beginning, and would always keep this number for her.A stronger sense of loss surged into Lan Xin's heart.

The whole night, Lan Xin tossed and turned, thinking hard, she really wanted to know the truth of the matter.However, she was so afraid of the truth of the matter.

Now that Chen Zheyu is here, the truth will be revealed soon.The closer she got to the truth, the more uneasy she felt.

The two sat on a sofa each, silent, not speaking.Chen Zheyu was waiting for Lan Xin to ask questions, Lan Xin was considering how to ask, she wanted to ask him directly if he knew Lin Feng, but felt it was inappropriate.

Seeing that she kept silent, Chen Zheyu broke the silence: "Last night, I didn't sleep all night, and I flew over early this morning on the first flight. Do you know that I am very worried about you." He stared at her worriedly. Looking at Lan Xin, her words were full of concern.

Lan Xin ignored him.Although it sounded comfortable to fly over on the first flight, and although she felt his worry, Lan Xin didn't show any signs of expression.The small ripples in my heart were quickly replaced by more complicated feelings, and how many questions were waiting to be solved.

She asked lightly, "Why did you answer the phone?" She seemed calm, but her heart was already turbulent.

"I'm sorry, Lan Xin, I'm using this number now, and I've been using it for more than two years. As you know, our company bought a leather factory in Shenzhen, and I'm in charge there. In order to facilitate work, the company helped me I got this phone card for Shenzhen." Chen Zheyu replied word by word, and Lan Xin could hear each word clearly.

it is as expected!Sure enough, it was the biggest possibility that she and Zhou Lin analyzed, the phone card that the company helped him with.That is to say, he didn't know Lin Feng, and Lin Feng stopped using this number a few years ago.why is it like this?This is really the answer that Lan Xin is most reluctant to accept!
This answer gave Lan Xin a double blow: first, that Lin Feng who lined up to buy food for her in the cafeteria every day, that Lin Feng who opened the water for her every day, and that Lin Feng who promised to take care of her for the rest of his life really disappeared. I can't find it!Second, if this is the case, then Chen Zheyu had been texting her all this time, why did he text her back?And why do you want to approach her?The most important thing is that he has been hiding this matter!It turned out that he was clear from beginning to end, but she was kept in the dark.

It is precisely because of this answer that some previous puzzles have a reasonable explanation.Such as Xu Zhiwei's mysterious "fate", such as Chen Zheyu's conclusion that she has only been in love once.

An unspeakable sense of loss and being deceived enveloped Lan Xin's heart.

Chen Zheyu stopped talking, feeling very annoyed in his heart, never thought that she would use someone else's mobile phone to make this call.He has reminded himself countless times that if Lan Xin calls this number in Shenzhen, it must not be for him, and she must not answer it. At most, she will reply a text message, and she can only speak in the tone of her ex-boyfriend; Calls come in, but I can't answer them.But why did I answer this call by accident?Perhaps it was because of the recent spring breeze that he relaxed his vigilance.

He was waiting for Lan Xin's scolding. He was fully prepared for coming here today.He hoped that Lan Xin could scold him heartily, or beat him hard with his fist a few times, to vent the anger in his heart like a storm, and then the two of them would look at each other and smile away their grievances.However, Chen Zheyu knew deeply that according to Lan Xin's personality, this was impossible.

"If that's the case, why did you text me back?" Lan Xin asked coldly, she looked at Chen Zheyu with resentment in her eyes.Although her heart was full of loss and resentment, she still hid it well and just asked him coldly.

"At that time, I was in Shenzhen. I happened to be drinking in a bar. I was a little drunk. I thought it was one of my ex-girlfriends..." Chen Zheyu said timidly.

This reason sounds plausible. First, he has a lot of ex-girlfriends, and he owes a lot of "love debts". It is common for this kind of playboy to say "I'm sorry"; Under the stimuli of the dream, you will be a little confused in the chase of drunkenness, right?Lan Xin thought bitterly.

"Later, you replied 'I'm sorry, it took me six years to forget', and I felt that something was wrong; after a closer look, I didn't know the number, so I knew it must not have been sent to me, so I didn't reply. .” Chen Zheyu continued to explain.

While talking, he looked at Lan Xin, like a child who accidentally did something wrong, with an innocent face.

On such a desolate night, it was this unruly man who was still unfamiliar at the time, in Shenzhen, thousands of miles away, in the feasting and feasting, and inadvertently glimpsed his own sorrow and loneliness!

Lan Xin blamed herself a little, why did she send text messages so recklessly?It's been six years, although it can't be said that the sea has changed, but many things have changed beyond recognition.It's been six years, why do you so stubbornly believe that he will still use this number?Just for that promise?Don't you believe in promises?You should have thought that he would change the number, you broke up long ago!broke up!
"Since that's the case, why did you ask me where I work later?" Lan Xin stared at Chen Zheyu and asked angrily.Yes, since you know it was sent by mistake, why are you asking?Why bother?
"Because of curiosity." Chen Zheyu replied honestly, "Your sentence 'it took me six years to forget' touched me and made me interested. I have only used this number for more than two years. I think, text messages It must have been sent to the person who used this number before, right? They should have been lovers before, but they broke up later, why? The love that can’t be forgotten for six years, is it unforgettable? Is there such a love?”

Sure enough, as Zhou Lin thought, because of curiosity.Lan Xin felt even more angry, and stared at him fiercely.

Chen Zheyu was immersed in his own world, and he seemed to return to the scene at that time when he spoke: "In the next few days, I was thinking, what kind of person would such an infatuated person be? A man? A woman? I think it must be A woman. What kind of woman would that be? Do you know what I think of?" Chen Zheyu looked at Lan Xin, his eyes became clearer, "I think of Dai Wangshu's poem "Rain Lane", "hold oil paper Umbrella, wandering alone in the long, long and lonely rain alley, I hope to meet a girl who is full of sorrow like a lilac'..."

At this moment, Chen Zheyu was excited, with a strange light in his eyes.

For his six years of struggling and unforgettable, there is a very easy word for him: curious!In today's era full of fast food and assembly line operations, has love been assimilated?Become fast food, become a part of the assembly line?But he still sticks to this self-righteous position without complaint or regret.Lan Xin felt a stronger disappointment than loss welling up in her heart, and her mouth was full of bitterness.She stared at Chen Zheyu, this playboy is really passionate, even an irrelevant text message can make his imagination run wild, Lan Xin thought bitterly, but didn't speak.

Both fell silent, lost in their own thoughts.

Seeing that Lan Xin remained silent, Chen Zheyu continued: "So, I tried to send a text message to ask your work unit. I think you should reply."

Lan Xin really regretted the decision she made lightly at that time, why did she reply that damn text message?But how happy I was at that time, I thought it was from Lin Feng's concern, never thought it would be like this?In the end it is "Falling flowers are intentional, flowing water is ruthless"!

The people I care about don't care about me long ago, why am I always unwilling to accept this fact?In six years, everything has changed, only I am still stuck in the past, stuck in the endless waiting!An inexplicable sadness welled up in her heart, and Lan Xin, who hated and grieved, felt like a knife was twisting her heart.

"Why do you want to see me?" Lan Xin asked bitterly, her gaze was compelling.This playboy not only imagined, but also put it into action, following the sound to find out.

"At the beginning, I was really just curious. It's actually from Hangzhou. I really think this is an intentional arrangement. It just so happens that Xu Zhiwei's sister is a colleague of yours, so I asked him to find out for me." Chen Zheyu looked sincere. But Lan Xin felt that he was hypocritical.

"When I heard your name——Lan Xin, I thought it was so beautiful, and I thought that you must be worthy of your name. Later, I searched the Internet and found several papers of yours. I was even more impressed by you, so I really would love to meet you."

If he encounters some problems in business management, he needs to ask for advice, and what good suggestions can help him solve the problem. It turned out that everything was arranged by him!No wonder that at the dinner table, Xu Zhiwei said strangely, "I've known you for a long time", he was an accomplice!What about Teacher Xu?Teacher Xu should have been used by them without knowing it.

"So, you made up our meeting, and then asked me out, and asked me about my first love with a drink... From the beginning to the end, you have a purpose and design, only I am like a fool!" Lan Xin The more he talked, the more angry he became, and he yelled at this scheming man.Really a shrewd businessman, well-designed, every step of the way!But I was actually confused by his "masculinity", and fell into it step by step...

"Why are you doing this to me? Why?" Lan Xin felt like an idiot. After being teased by him, she smiled at him without knowing it.

She looked up, trying to calm herself down.However, she felt that the good times they got along with were slowly disappearing, and the person in front of her eyes gradually became blurred, making her less and less clear, and she shuddered a little.The loss and annoyance made her feel that she was sinking slowly, sinking, sinking...

At some point, Chen Zheyu quietly sat beside her.

"I'm sorry, Lan Xin, I'm sorry..." He looked at Lan Xin and kept apologizing, his eyes were full of apology, "Listen to me, it's not what you think. When I first saw you in class You, I was deeply attracted by you. That's why I used that number to send you another text message, hoping that you can forget the past and start a new life. "

How could Lan Xin not remember that text message?What about "live well and pursue your own happiness! You must be happy!" At that time, Lan Xin thought it was Lin Feng's polite refusal because she was afraid that her old relationship would rekindle, but it was Chen Zheyu's "good intentions".

Chen Zheyu went on to say: "Going to see Luwei together makes me more convinced that you are the person I am looking for in my life!" Chen Zheyu said very firmly, "Believe me, I am sincere to you. I want to tell the truth, but I dare not, because I am afraid of losing you because of it, I am really afraid of losing you!"

Chen Zheyu looked straight at Lan Xin, his eyes were as fierce as fire: "Lan Xin, I love you!"

Lanxin, I love you!He finally said this sentence, and Lan Xin also had a premonition that he would say this sentence, because of his "kiss" in the elevator, and because he repeated "wait for me back" meaningfully.In Lan Xin's imagination, it should be a very beautiful and romantic picture, but she never expected that it will be at this moment, under such a bad situation, there is no beauty and romance at all, and there is only cruel reality.

At this moment, what can we do?He has concealed it for so long, worked hard for so long, isn't it just to say this sentence?His love was full of scheming from the very beginning, who could tell whether it was true or not?This kind of love is really unbearable!

Lan Xin didn't have the courage to look back at him, but she could feel the burning eyes from her side.She stared at the tea brewed for Chen Zheyu on the coffee table, the tea leaves in the glass cup stretched out.

"Do you think this situation is still possible?" Lan Xin said quietly.

"Why not?" Chen Zheyu asked anxiously.He grabbed Lan Xin's shoulders and turned Lan Xin's body around hard. He tried to make her face his face so that he could see his passionate eyes, "This thing really hurt you, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! I'm willing to use the love of my life to make it up. Please believe me and give me a chance to prove my sincerity. Lanxin, let us forget all the past and unhappiness and start over, okay? "

Lan Xin felt her arm was hurt by him, she struggled a few times, but found it was futile, Chen Zheyu pulled it even tighter, as if she was afraid that if she let go, she would disappear.She stopped struggling, bowed her head, and remained silent.

Chen Zheyu looked at Lan Xin and continued to confess: "I am very glad to know you and be friends with you. I think this is God's favor for me. You don't know how important you are to me. I didn't believe in love before. You say that my life is a game, or uninhibited, anyway, that is my way of life. However, you appeared, you are so different, you treat people sincerely, take life seriously, treat love long-term, and treat fame and fortune. Indifference has deeply moved me and influenced me. It is you who have changed me! With you, my heart is free, happy and peaceful. I found that falling in love with you is a very beautiful thing , I want to be with you."

Every word of Chen Zheyu's confession fell into Lan Xin's heart.For a moment, she was almost moved by him, and she almost wanted to surrender.However, when she remembered that the person in front of her had hidden so indistinctly from her in the past, she couldn't help shivering again.If he hadn't been discovered, did he plan to keep it a secret?His painstaking management is really chilling.

"Why are you hiding it from me? Why?" Lan Xin suddenly broke free from Chen Zheyu's hands. She raised her head and bravely faced Chen Zheyu's burning eyes, which were full of anger and annoyance.Just yesterday, she had cut off her beloved long hair, and she had even decided to start a new life, but he once again shattered her dream and brought her back to the cold reality.

"Lan Xin, I'm so sorry!" Chen Zheyu's face and eyes were full of apology, "I'm really afraid of losing you, so I dare not tell you. Originally, I planned to stop using this number after I came back this time, who knows You will use another phone..."

"Could it be that you still want to hide it from me for the rest of your life?" Lan Xin cast a disdainful look at him.

"Yes." Chen Zheyu stared at Lan Xin, and replied firmly, "I'd rather keep it from you for the rest of my life than see you sad!"

"But now, you make me very sad." Lan Xin turned back coldly.

"I'm sorry, this is not what I want... I'm sorry... Lan Xin." Chen Zheyu shook his head in pain, "I really don't want to make you sad. Seeing you in pain will make me more painful." His eyes were full of pain. despaired.

"If you doubt my sincerity, let time prove it, okay?" Chen Zheyu grabbed Lan Xin's hand with great effort, begging with eyes full of eyes, "Lan Xin, I can wait. I won't put any pressure on you , and I won’t force you to do anything. But, please don’t ignore me. Let me stay by your side, okay? Just stay by your side quietly.” This was Chen Zheyu’s helpless begging.At this moment, he was no longer that unruly Mr. Pian Pian, he put down all his figure, so low that he seemed to have fallen into the dust.

Lan Xin's heart was a little messed up again, she tried her best to remind herself that she must wrap herself in a thick shell, she was really afraid that the other party would take advantage of her momentary soft-heartedness.

"You go, I don't want to see you again." Lan Xin lowered her head and said coldly.She stopped looking into Chen Zheyu's eyes, for fear that he would see something.

Chen Zheyu looked at her sadly, momentarily at a loss.The room was silent, and the heater in the room seemed to be turned on too strongly, making people a little breathless.

Didn't you say to give her time?Then give her time, time is the best antidote!Chen Zheyu felt that it was meaningless for him to stay at this moment, and saying anything else would be superfluous.

"Lan Xin, I will wait for you, I will wait for you..." He muttered to himself, staring at Lan Xin with regretful and hurt eyes, stood up slowly, and walked away step by step with difficulty.

Lan Xin bowed her head and said nothing, she didn't get up to see him off, but just quietly waited for him to leave until he gently closed the door.Sadness and loss rushed into Lan Xin's heart.Yesterday and today, she seemed to have experienced all the changes in her relationship. God really played a big joke on her!Does love really only hurt people?Is one damage really not enough?She collapsed silently on the sofa, weak and exhausted physically and mentally, feeling as if she had been hollowed out...

Another cold winter.

(End of this chapter)