Hearing Xu Shiyan's sudden question, Xu Li's throat quickly rolled, she gathered her clothes and walked towards the stairs , " No."
Xu Shiyan followed and asked intuitively , " Do you know Zhou Dingyu?"
Xu Li slipped and almost tripped herself.
She asked calmly , " Why do you ask?"
"Sixth sense."
No one knows a sister better than her brother. Xu Shiyan is an extremely sensitive person. Just now in the car, she subconsciously felt that her sister and Zhou Dingyu seemed to have an unusual relationship.
Xu Li's head was buzzing, and it took her a long time to come up with an excuse:
"Oh, not really. We knew each other when we were kids."
"When I was a kid?"
Xu Li nodded , " It was probably when I was six years old, and you weren't born yet. During the summer vacation, my dad invited me to stay at Zhou's house, and I played with him."
"I've never heard you mention it before." Xu Shiyan frowned slightly, "Then you two should be very familiar with each other."
Just now in the car, it seemed like his sister and Zhou Dingyu were very distant?
Xu Li touched her nose and walked upstairs without stopping , " Well, we only spent a few days together when we were kids. It's been so long, he must not remember it. We have been like strangers for a long time."
Xu Shiyan scratched his head, his eyes filled with curiosity.
He was born late, and was considered the late-born son of Xu's father and mother.
Each generation has its own life. Although Xu Shiyan knew that the Zhou family and the Xu family had some friendship in their early years, he did not know what kind of friendship it was and had never asked in detail.
She didn't even know that the Xu and Zhou families had an engagement, nor had she ever been to the Zhou family, let alone met Zhou Dingyu in real life.
In order to convince her brother, Xu Li added:
"He was very cowardly at that time. Many naughty kids bullied him alone. Actually, I protected him."
Xu Shiyan was stunned , " You have protected him?"
Xu Li nodded , " He was an illegitimate child. He had just been brought back to the Zhou family and was not well received. I couldn't bear to see him, so I came to his aid."
The two siblings continued to walk upstairs. The rain had stopped, and the cool air was filled with the unique earthy scent of the old neighborhood.
Xu Shiyan cleared his throat, a little shyly , " Sister, actually, I have always regarded Zhou Dingyu as my idol."
"Idol?" Xu Li paused and looked back at Xu Shiyan.
"Yes." Xu Shiyan pursed his lips, his face slightly red, "In fact, I have known him for a long time."
"ah?"
Xu Shiyan scratched his head:
"To be precise, I know him from a one-sided perspective. I have always liked reading financial magazines and have read his interviews. I know he is very capable and excellent."
"Well, I also went online to browse forums and looked up his past. It was also said online that he was the illegitimate child of the Zhou family. When he was first taken back to the Zhou family, he was not loved or spoiled, and had no sense of existence at all. It was only later that he suddenly emerged and climbed to his current height."
Xu Shiyan paused for a moment.
"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, sister. Ever since my parents got into trouble and our family became what it is now, I was depressed for a while. But I thought of him."
"I never believe in overnight success or easy success."
"Just like the beautiful, strong and miserable people described in novels, he must have suffered a lot in secret at that time, sleeping on straw and eating bitter food all by himself. In comparison, the difficulties we are facing now are nothing."
"Sister, at least we had each other's company and encouragement, but he really had no one to rely on at that time."
After Xu Shiyan finished speaking, Xu Li's eyelashes trembled slightly.
No one to rely on ...
In my mind, deep in the dusty memories, a thin and dark little boy huddled in a corner, looking at me with big wet eyes.
Those eyes were as black as ink, without any impurities.
No matter how many memories there are of little Zhou Dingyu, there are none left.
Because at that time, she liked the fair and handsome Zhou Huaian and never paid attention to him at all.
But she suddenly remembered.
On the day she left Zhou's house during the summer vacation that year, she seemed to see through the rearview mirror a thin, dark figure desperately chasing the back of the car.
Xu Li's heart suddenly sank!
"sister?"
"Ah." Xu Li came back to her senses.
"What are you daydreaming about? Let's go, I'm hungry."
"Okay." Xu Li fluttered her eyelashes and quickly followed Xu Shiyan.
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When Xu Li was preparing dinner, Cai Cai unexpectedly came to the door suddenly.
They also brought Xu Li's favorite roast goose, which was a nice addition to the bland dinner.
In addition to roasted goose, Cai Cai also brought two bottles of Red Star Erguotou.
Cai Cai seems to be particularly good at drinking today, as if something is bothering him.
But Xu Li just thought it was because she was under heavy work pressure and drank the two bottles of wine with her.
After eating and drinking, Xu Li took Cai Cai to her room, barely holding on to her dizzy body to wash up.
Xu Li gets drunk when she touches wine, and her wine is not very good. The most obvious characteristic is that she talks more.
As soon as the door closed, he pulled Cai Cai and started to talk about how he accidentally got into Zhou Dingyu's car today and how he was matched by Zhou Dingyu's cousin.
He told Cai Cai how he added WeChat to Zhou Dingyu.
Cai Cai sighed after hearing this , " Then you and him are quite compatible. Now you've even added each other on WeChat!"
Xu Li felt dizzy and leaned on Cai Cai's shoulder, feeling miserable but unable to express herself , " It's fate but also bad fate ... "
Cai Cai smiled foolishly , " Don't worry, if you don't want to keep him in your address book, just delete him. It was just a way to deal with it anyway!"
Xu Li's eyes lit up. Because she was drunk, her unconventional thinking made her act without considering the consequences . " Yes, yes, why didn't I think of that!"
In a flash, Xu Li took out her cell phone, checked Zhou Dingyu's WeChat, and deleted him.
Cai Cai clapped her hands and cheered , " Well done!"
Xu Li giggled with a blush on her cheeks.
Cai Cai was also quite drunk. She laughed and fell onto the bed, then fell asleep.
Xu Li stretched and propped herself up to prepare to wash up before going to bed, but she saw the cell phone that Cai Cai had placed on the bedside table buzzing a few times.
I’m afraid it’s some important news about work.
She was dull and stunned for a moment, then rubbed her eyes.
He peeked over there.
[Cai Cai, a week ago you took the company's camera to film Zhou Dingyu's private life without permission, and even compiled so many soft articles to throw dirty water on Zhou Dingyu. Although the news was not released, the impact was extremely bad.]
[Zhou Dingyu’s PR company has already found out about our magazine and threatened to ban our company completely.]
Xu Li's eyebrows narrowed, and she sobered up immediately, her expression became serious!
A week ago?
Wasn’t it the day when I decided to drug Zhou Dingyu?
At that time, she discussed with Cai Cai to take a picture of Zhou Dingyu and herself going upstairs, and then take a picture of Zhou Dingyu leaving her apartment the next day.
In order to obtain evidence that Zhou Dingyu was in cahoots with him, he threatened Zhou Dingyu to bring him into the project in the Western Suburbs Development Zone.
But ... later the matter was left unresolved, the photos were not exposed, and Cai Cai did not send out the soft article.
I thought this matter was over, but I didn’t expect that it would be targeted by Zhou Dingyu’s public relations company?
Xu Li suddenly remembered the sadness that flashed across Cai Cai's eyes when they last met, and how she had just drunk to drown her sorrows!
It turned out that she had been hiding it from herself.
Just as I was surprised, another WeChat message popped up.
[The editor-in-chief has already given his opinion on how to deal with this matter. Without you, the magazine might still be able to survive. Come to the HR department tomorrow to complete the resignation procedures!]
Xu Li's breath was choked!
She knew that Cai Cai came from a small place and was a typical small town test-taker. Her family situation was complicated and her parents favored boys over girls.
I passed the exam with great difficulty. I had no connections after graduation, and it took a lot of effort to get a job at my current magazine.
This job is very important to her.
The reason why she kept it from me was definitely because she didn't want to feel guilty.
Thinking of this, Xu Li pursed her lips and secretly made up her mind to do something.
He fumbled to find Zhou Dingyu's WeChat on his phone.
But after deducting the amount for a long time, she suddenly remembered ... Damn it, she seemed to have deleted the person just now!
Xu Li regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.
After calming down, she immediately remembered that Zhou Dingyu seemed to have given her a business card.
His eyes lit up and he dug out the business card.
In the dim light, Xu Li rubbed her eyelids, which were a little heavy due to drinking, and entered the number on the business card into the recipient column of the text message, editing the text message:
"Hello Mr. Zhou, I'm Xu Li. I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. I want to ask you a favor."
After a long while, the other end replied , " ?"
Xu Li tapped her fingers quickly on the phone , " About a friend of mine, named Cai Cai."
"Come here and tell me face to face."
"Now?"
"Now."
Xu Li paused as she placed her finger on the screen. It was so late ...
But Cai Cai’s matter is urgent!
Without hesitation, she typed out a word , " OK."
"I'll send you the address through WeChat."
WeChat?!
Xu Li suddenly remembered that she had deleted the person from WeChat!
She was just about to ask the man to text her the address, but she was obviously a step too slow.
The phone beeped and a text message popped up -
"Deleting someone's WeChat is Miss Xu's attitude towards asking for help?"
Just one line of words was so chilling that it made Xu Li shiver.
Xu Li was looking at the text message sent by the man and her head was buzzing.At that time, in the suburban manor, Zhou Dingyu, who was drunk, was leaning on the leather sofa, rubbing his eyebrows.He just got home after a social event.I was exhausted and was about to take a rest when a text message from the woman popped up.Judging from the literal meaning, she was pleading for a friend of hers.Originally, he didn't mind doing her a favor.But at this moment, looking at the conspicuous red exclamation mark in the WeChat dialog box, Zhou Dingyu was almost laughing out of anger.It was the first time that someone deleted his WeChat account.It was still her.Zhou Dingyu crossed his long legs, adjusted his posture, touched the tip of his tongue to his back teeth, lowered his head, typed a line of words and sent it via text message."Come here, I'll give you a chance to explain to me face to face."His bony fi
The cat named "Congratulations" seemed to really understand Zhou Dingyu's words, and rubbed against his arms like a spoiled child.Congratulations?Xu Li instantly remembered the three cats named Fa Cai, Da Ji and Da Li that Zhou Yingzhi had mentioned when they were at Zhou’s house.It seems that this one should have some connection with them.She cleared her throat and looked towards the man.The man was wearing a linen home suit and had a tall and slender figure.He must have just taken a shower, his hair was not completely dry yet, and it hung softly in front of his forehead, weakening his aggressiveness.The atmosphere of a good family man is strong.It actually gave Xu Li the illusion that he was always easy-going.But this illusion was quickly dispelled, as the man shifted his gaze away from the cat and looked down at her with a lazy and distant attitude.The first thing he said was a low voice that was dull bu
Zhou Dingyu's tone was serious, as if he wanted to teach Xu Li some important survival skill.Xu Li's lips curved in self-mockery.At this moment, pleasing him and currying favor with him are indeed the survival skills she should master.She took a breath and said obediently, "Okay."After saying this, Zhou Dingyu stood up from the sofa and slowly walked towards her.The man's hair had dried out and was no longer soft and limp. It had regained its cold and hard shape and sharp aura, giving off a full sense of oppression.Every time he took a step closer to Xu Li, Xu Li's heart trembled.Until he stopped just an inch away from her, leaned over, and his tall body cast her in shadow.Zhou Dingyu , " Let me demonstrate it first, and you can feel it carefully, okay?"Hearing this, Xu Li's face flushed and she nodded with red cheeks.Her shy and obedient look in Zhou Dingyu's eyes aroused a certain hidden desire to destroy
Zhou Dingyu did not respond. He took another puff of his cigarette, and his voice became lazy and hoarse as he puffed out smoke:"It's hard to get a taxi here. I'll ask Zhao Zhe to take you."Xu Li did not refuse. She nodded to Zhou Dingyu and went out.But as soon as I went out, my legs and feet felt weak again, as if I was stepping on cotton, and felt a little weak.She felt a nameless anger in her heart and her eyes turned red because of grievance.I don't know where he got so much energy to do so many different things for so long.But when she thought about getting 1.5 million in one night, she gritted her teeth and was not so angry anymore.He moved step by step to the stairs and went down holding the handrail.Zhao Zhe was already waiting at the entrance of the villa. Seeing Xu Li walking strangely, he didn't dare to look at her any more. He helped her open the car door and handed her a paper bag."Ms. Xu, Mr. Zhou a
Xu Li cleared her throat, glanced at Xu Shiyan who was looking at her, and knocked on the table calmly , " Eat quickly, and do your homework after you finish eating."After saying that, he stood up and went back to his room.His fingers danced on the phone keyboard, and he began to weave white lies and send them to Cai Cai——"No, it was raining yesterday and I was riding in Xu Shiyan's car. I accidentally left something very important in his car. He found it at night and sent me a WeChat message to tell me to pick it up when I had time.""Then he found out I had deleted him, and got my phone number from somewhere, and called me to ask what I meant.""Well, I felt embarrassed, so I took the initiative to add him again, and to apologize, I posted that content on WeChat Moments."After sending this message, there was silence for a moment, and then a reply came:"Really? Didn't he force you to post that on WeChat Moments?"Xu Li , "
All of a sudden, the looks the employees gave Xu Li changed from questioning to admiration.Xu Li tightened her clenched palms and cleared her throat. "Everyone, please get busy first." After a pause, she said to the employee who answered the phone, "Please ask Mr. Zhou to come up."Soon, the front desk clerk personally led Zhou Dingyu up.Zhou Dingyu has an outstanding appearance. He wears a dark gray suit, revealing a line of snow-white shirt collar. He has long legs, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his whole temperament is extraordinary.As soon as he appeared, he felt like a crane standing out from the crowd.There are many girls who are fans of him in the office area. When they saw him in person, they all covered their mouths and acted like crazy fans.After Zhou Dingyu locked his eyes on Xu Li, he walked over without looking away."Mr. Xu." A playful gaze fell on Xu Li's face.He keenly captured the abnormal emotio
As for what to teach, although Xu Li did not specify it, it was obvious that Zhou Dingyu understood it immediately.Their eyes met and their breaths intertwined.The intensity of ambiguity suddenly increased.Zhou Dingyu looked at the little woman who was deliberately showing weakness and teasing him.Not much sincerity.But he seems to like it.His eyes darkened, and the tip of his tongue touched the soft flesh on the inside of his cheek. He sneered, and suddenly his strong arms wrapped around the woman's waist and pulled her towards him.He joked , " Since Miss Xu is so eager to improve herself, I don't mind teaching you a little more."After saying that, the man captured her lips with an irresistible domineering attitude and drove straight in.The refreshing masculine scent instantly enveloped Xu Li.In order to please the man and make him stay a little longer, she even used all the "lifelong knowledge" she had le
Zhou Dingyu was wearing a dark grey suit that was well-tailored and looked dignified and uninhibited. Behind him, Zhao Zhe was holding an umbrella for him, half a step behind him.Zhao Zhe was about to move forward when he found that the boss had stopped.Following the boss's gaze, I saw a familiar figure running towards the bus stop in the rain.Subconsciously , " It's Miss Xu!"Zhou Dingyu turned sideways, and in this rainy day with poor lighting, his expression was not very clear:"Give her an umbrella."Zhao Zhe , " Yes."But just as she was about to hand over the umbrella, she saw an Audi car parked next to Xu Li. The driver's door opened, and a handsome man holding an umbrella leaned out.He almost trotted to Xu Li's side, held the umbrella above her head, and said something. Xu Li followed him towards the Audi.Zhao Zhe , "... " He cleared his throat and asked tentatively , " Mr. Zhou, this umbrella ... " Are you st
After Zhou Dingyu finished speaking, Xu Li was stunned for a moment, not realizing why he suddenly asked this.Because he didn't receive a reply, Zhou Dingyu slowly opened his eyelids and looked straight over, with red bloodshot veins clearly visible in his eyes.Xu Li saw this and her heart skipped a beat. "I ... "Zhou Dingyu smiled, his calm eyes like a deep pool that could swallow everything, "Will it?"Xu Li pursed her lips tightly, met the other person's gaze, and had a myriad of thoughts in her mind.Of course she had thought about this question."No." She met the man's gaze and said firmly."If I could go back to the past and start all over again, I would say goodbye to you properly and would not leave without saying goodbye."Zhou Dingyu's eyes were fixed on Xu Li's face, as if something that had sunk into the abyss of memory was being salvaged by a pair of warm hands.The warmth that came towards him gave him the
In the Xingfu community.Since it was a rest day and Xu Li had not gotten a good rest last night after tossing and turning, she stayed in bed for a while this morning.It was not until she was extremely thirsty that she slipped into her slippers and went to the living room to get some water.After drinking a glass of water, I was still in a daze.I was rubbing my eyes and was about to go back to the bedroom for a nap when there was an unexpected knock on the door.She thought it was Xu Shiyan who had rushed back early in the morning, so she walked over to open the door.But after opening the door, he was stunned when he saw Zhou Dingyu, who was covered in morning mist and had a hint of fatigue in his eyes and brows."you ... ""Just woke up?" Zhou Dingyu spoke, his low and hoarse voice rolled over the leaves like dewdrops and slid onto Xu Li's heart.Xu Li blinked subconsciously, still looking dazed as if she had just woke
After Cheng Xuefei handed "Congratulations" to the veterinarian, she supported herself on the ground and tried to stand up. She felt pain in her feet and frowned and hissed.Zhou Dingyu noticed her abnormality and asked , " What's wrong?"Cheng Xuefei pursed her lips, her face pale as she did not answer.At this time, a servant explained , " Miss Cheng ran too fast to save 'Gongxi' and accidentally sprained her ankle ... "Zhou Dingyu frowned slightly, "Why is it so big ... "He stopped talking halfway through the scolding, perhaps because he saw Cheng Xuefei's red eyes and that she looked really hurt, and changed his tone, softening it a bit."Are you ok?"Cheng Xuefei had tears at the corners of her eyes. She sniffed and her voice, which was always called "Queen", was a little bit pinched at this moment. She groaned softly, "It hurts ... "Zhou Dingyu stepped forward and extended his arm. Cheng Xuefei's eyes were misty with te
The taste of pineapple permeated between her lips and teeth. It should have been slightly sour, but with Zhou Dingyu's gentle and affectionate kiss, Xu Li did not feel the slightest bit of sourness.The man's tongue was nimble, scraping every corner of her mouth.Her numb brain seemed to be soaked in pineapple soda, bubbling with fine and soft bubbles.There was even an indescribable sweetness that was eroding her taste buds and reason inch by inch.And just as the two were kissing passionately ...In the suburban manor at that time.Cheng Xuefei, who was sent back to the manor by Zhao Zhe, is caught in a huge emotional whirlpool ...She was helped to sit on the sofa and looked at Zhao Zhe, questioning, "Why didn't he come back?"Zhao Zhe , " The boss has something else to do and can't leave."Cheng Xuefei clenched her teeth and then loosened them, "I don't care, call him back to me! I want to see him now!"Although
Zhou Dingyu picked up the phone, glanced down, clicked the answer button, and locked his eyes on Xu Li opposite him.He said to Cheng Xuefei on the other end of the phone, "What's wrong?"On the other end of the phone, Cheng Xuefei's voice was drunk again, "Dingyu ... come and pick me up ... "Zhou Dingyu frowned, "Drinking again?"" ... Well, if you don't come back, it will be boring for me to stay in the manor alone."Zhou Dingyu took a breath, his eyes still fixed on Xu Li across the table, "Wait."After saying that, he hung up the phone.Just when Xu Li thought that Zhou Dingyu would get up immediately and go out to find Cheng Xuefei, Zhou Dingyu's slender fingers tapped on the screen of his mobile phone and made a call.The call was connected quickly.Zhou Dingyu , " Go do something."Xu Li heard Zhao Zhe's familiar voice leaking from the phone, "You order.""Go pick up Cheng Xuefei and send her to the man
After Xu Li returned to her workstation, she continued to draw the design. After a long while, the heat on her face finally subsided.Perhaps it was because the restlessness in my heart disappeared, and my inspiration was overflowing, making creation unusually easy.By the time I got off work, I had made a lot of progress.Stretching her waist, Xu Li packed up her things and prepared to go to the vegetable market to buy some ingredients to cook at home.It was evening, the rush hour for getting off work. Xu Li was driving seriously and did not notice that there was a silver-gray Porsche following her closely.After arriving at the vegetable market, Xu Li picked out some seasonal ingredients, then left the market and prepared to go home.But just as I started the car, I glanced at the entrance of the vegetable market not far away and saw a familiar figure standing there waving at me.Zhou Dingyu?The man was wearing a well-tailor
After Xu Li finished speaking, she pursed her lips stubbornly, looking like a sulky child.Zhou Dingyu naturally realized that although she seemed to be saying harsh words, she was actually just saying them in anger.For some reason, I wanted to play a trick on her.Zhou Dingyu narrowed his peach blossom eyes and pretended to be thinking seriously. He hesitated for a moment."Well ... your suggestion is not impossible ... "Xu Li stood up straight, her body slightly tense, her breathing paused, she looked at the man, waiting for him to continue."But I think the interest issue needs further discussion."Xu Li held back the suffocation that was spreading rapidly in her heart and pinched her fingertips. "If Mr. Zhou feels that it is inappropriate, you can make a request."Zhou Dingyu nodded slowly, and his fingers climbed up to the Buddhist beads on his wrist and gently rubbed them."According to the bank's highest interest
Almost as soon as Xu Li finished speaking, Cheng Xuefei's voice suddenly came from outside the office door, "Dingyu?"Then, the door lock started to rattle.It seemed that it was not opened, and a familiar male voice came from far away."Director Cheng?" It was Zhao Zhe."Assistant Zhao, is President Zhou in there?""He should be here. Director Cheng, what do you want to talk to President Zhou about?""Oh, there are some work matters that I need to discuss with Mr. Zhou ... but the door seems to be locked from the inside.""Lock it?""yes.""Let me try."The door lock sounded again.Xu Li was startled and subconsciously tried to push Zhou Dingyu away, but was firmly pinned to the bed by the man's big hands."Don't be nervous." Zhou Dingyu's breathing was so close to her that it felt itchy in her ears.But more than that, it was the stiffness caused by extreme panic.The next moment, Zhou Dingy
The fierce rejection did not cause the other party to hesitate at all. Xu Li turned her head to the side, trying to avoid his close kiss.He was still trying to dissuade her:"Zhou Dingyu, please calm down, don't stay here ... "The little woman's chest heaving violently showed her nervousness.He turned her little face so that she was forced to look at him, his heavy breath sprayed on her face, his voice was low,"The window material is anti-peep. Floor-to-ceiling window play, don't you like it?"Xu Li's face suddenly turned red, and then she shook her head again.It's not okay to use anti-peeping, and the office door is only closed, not locked. What if someone pushes the door and comes in ...No ... Even without these external factors, she can't ...It's time to go to work.She is just an ordinary employee who comes to report her work.And ... recalling the conversation between Cheng Xuefei and Zhou Dingyu th