In a remote coffee shop that was not easy to find and had a bleak business, a woman wearing black sunglasses and covering half of her face with a silk scarf found a seat near the window and sat down.
After sitting down, she looked around and made sure there was no one she knew. Then she relaxed her guard slightly, took off the silk scarf covering half of her face, and took a smooth breath.
Five minutes later, the person she had agreed upon arrived. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly obese, but he did not make any cover-up. He did not wear sunglasses or a mask. He was not a celebrity and did not need to hide his appearance.
As soon as he saw her, he couldn't control his excitement and joy. "Was the journey going well?" His smile was innocent and childlike.
The woman smiled slightly, but wearing sunglasses, the man couldn't see her eyes. He didn't know if her eyes also showed appreciation and excitement for reunion? However, he was looking forward to it.
"It's okay. What about you, no one suspects you yet?" The woman said the key point directly.
"No one doubts me, because I have always been an unknown figure in the company. I talk little and my work is not outstanding. No one would have thought that I was the mastermind behind the scenes." The smile on the man's face slowly faded, and then
A look of guilt appeared on his face, "I'm sorry, the mission failed. Ao Rui's shrewdness far exceeds our imagination."
"It's not your fault, and we still have many opportunities." The woman said tolerantly. Although she was not satisfied with the result of this failure, she did not blame the man.
"When will we act again?" He wanted to make up for his mistakes last time.
"Ao Rui has made a thorough defense deployment. As long as we take action again, we will easily alert the snake. So now, we can only wait and wait for the right opportunity to kill with a fatal blow. Ao Rui is not that easy to deal with.
People, we must take a long-term approach and make a more detailed and foolproof plan." The woman whispered, casting her eyes to the door from time to time, always raising a cord of caution in her heart, worried that someone familiar would come in and recognize her.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." He always obeyed her words.
"Are the three killers you found reliable?" This is the question that women worry about most.
"They have a certain reputation in the industry, so I found them. They are now in the Philippines, and I have remitted the money according to your instructions. They can still live there for a while. So don't worry, they are temporarily
They haven’t returned to China yet, and Ao Rui shouldn’t be able to find them so easily,” the man said.
"Ao Rui is not someone who lets down his guard so easily. I will put a sum of money into your account tomorrow, and then you can call it out. We must not let them return to China at this time. Otherwise, our situation will only become more dangerous."
The woman ordered.
"Okay, I will communicate with them." The man said.
"That's it, I can't be out for too long. I'll come back to you next time I find a suitable opportunity," the woman said.
"Okay." The man's expression couldn't hide his disappointment. Every time he met her alone, she always came and went in a hurry, and she was fully armed, so he couldn't see her whole face clearly.
The woman stood up, lowered her head and hurriedly left the cafe.
When Ao Zhongming came to Zhu Surong's apartment, Zhu Surong was writing in front of the computer. When she heard the doorbell, she closed the document and got up to open the door. When she saw the visitor, she was a little surprised, but she still treated him calmly.
Smiling: "Are you here?"
"How have you been?" Ao Zhongming asked with a smile, looking at her face affectionately that was still beautiful despite the changes of the years. Compared with the other person's calmness, his excitement was like a clown, which seemed a bit clumsy.
"Still the same, please come in and sit down." Zhu Surong smiled and made an invitation gesture.
"Hey." Ao Zhongming responded to her softly.
Then, he went in. Zhu Surong closed the door.
"I heard that you and Xueyi went to the United States for a trip. Did you have a good time?" Zhu Surong said to Ao Zhongming with a smile while making tea.
"Our main purpose is to see Zhi'an." Ao Zhongming watched her every move silently. Every move she made was so elegant and moving.
"Is Zhi'an okay?" Zhu Surong asked.
"He is very good. He will be able to return to China after completing his studies in one month." Ao Zhongming said.
"Really?" Zhu Surong smiled, then lowered her head and concentrated on making tea.
"Your tea-making skills are getting better and better." Ao Zhongming smelled the aroma of the elegant white tea brewed by Zhu Surong's hands, and felt an unconcealable joy in his heart. Every time she came, she would make his favorite tea.
of white tea.
"There can't be no progress at all." Zhu Surong smiled. Making tea is an art, and she studies it every day. As long as she is willing to work hard to figure it out, she will definitely make more or less progress.
"Only the white tea you brew is to my taste." Ao Zhongming said affectionately. He Xueyi has no interest in tea ceremony, and none of her friends in the mall are as peaceful and thoughtful as Zhu Surong, so naturally she also brews tea.
Doesn't make any good tea.
"If you like, you can come here more often in the future, and I will make it for you to drink. But won't this cause trouble to Xue Yi?" Although her smile was polite, it was cold and indifferent. Obviously,
This is a reminder and a tactful rejection.
Ao Zhongming's smile faded little by little amid her coldness. "Su Rong, don't you still want me to come see you?"
"Zhongming, we have been divorced for many years." Zhu Surong reminded. She lives a happy life and has no shortage of friends like Ao Zhongming. Since they have divorced, they should keep an appropriate distance.
"If we get divorced, will we never have contact with each other?" Ao Zhongming was very sad. However, the colder she became, the more he wanted to get close to her.
Zhu Surong looked at him quietly and said in a calm tone without any waves: "Of course we can be friends. But I don't hope that your enthusiasm will cause Xue Yi trouble and pain."
"Xue Yi is not such a stingy person," Ao Zhongming explained. Then, he looked at her eyes, which slowly became deep and self-blaming. "Su Rong, you are still blaming her for what happened back then.
I?"
"It's been such a long time," Zhu Surong lowered her eyes and said in a calm voice, "If I really wanted to blame you, I could have avoided seeing you or opening the door for you in the past twenty years."
Her tolerance and deliberate understatement made Ao Zhongming's heart even more painful: "I know that if it were not my fault, we would not have divorced back then, and you would not be alone..."
"Zhong Ming," Zhu Surong interrupted him: "Twenty years have passed, so you don't have to blame yourself anymore. What's more, I have lived a good life in the past twenty years without any problems at all."
"Su Rong..."
"Zhongming, your favorite white tea." Zhu Surong smiled and handed the freshly brewed white tea to Ao Zhongming to change the subject. She didn't want to bring up the old matter again.
Ao Zhongming looked at her deeply, deeply, his eyes were full of tenderness and pain.
"Have a taste of my craftsmanship." Zhu Surong lowered her head, avoiding his burning eyes, and woke him up coldly.
Ao Zhongming then looked away from her. He knew that she didn't like him looking at her like this. Then he changed the subject. "Su Rong, I came here today to tell you that at next month's quarterly board meeting,
, I will officially announce my retirement and let Ari take my place, do you have any objection?" Of course, this was just an excuse for him to come to see her.
"What does Ah Rui mean?" Zhu Surong ignored her own thoughts for the time being. She always gave her son full freedom and respect.
"He didn't refuse." Ao Zhongming took a sip of white tea and sighed with satisfaction.
"If he has no objection, then just do what you want." Zhu Surong restrained her emotions. It doesn't matter what she thinks in her heart. What matters is that her son can be happy and satisfied.
"Su Rong, you don't agree with my arrangement?" Her coldness surprised him. He thought she would be happy to see such a result, but she was not.
"Career is Rui's dream and pursuit, and I have no objection." This is a fact. Her son has grown up, and she should not restrict him as a mother, even though she has an objection.
"Su Rong, this kid Ah Rui is a pillar of talent. I gave him the position of president, just to put him in the right position." Ao Zhongming said seriously.
"Zhong Ming," Zhu Surong put down the tea cup in her mouth and said worriedly: "The higher the position, the more dangerous it is. Moreover, he was hunted down not long ago. You gave him the position of president so quickly. I just
I'm just worried that his situation will become more dangerous."
"Su Rong, don't worry, Ah Rui said that he has made all-out defense arrangements. He will not be in danger. Moreover, Ah Rui is an adult, don't you believe that he can protect himself?
"
"This cannot be confused. We are in the open, and the person who wants to kill him is in the dark. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the dark. The only one who suffers is Rui." Zhu Surong was stubborn.
"Arui is protected by excellent bodyguards. In addition, with Arui's shrewd mind, I believe that the mastermind behind the scenes will never dare to act rashly again."
Zhu Surong lowered her head and remained silent, reserving her own opinions.
"Su Rong, you also know that I am old and can no longer be as energetic as I was when I was young. As for Zhi'an, his experience and IQ are far less than A Rui. A Rui is the best candidate to succeed Ao. You can't deny that
, this is an indisputable fact." Ao Zhongming always felt that he owed Ao Rui, so he wanted to use this method to make up for Ao Rui, and this was what Ao Rui deserved.
After a long while, Zhu Surong finally compromised. Her ex-husband and her son had the same opinion. No matter how much she argued, it was of no use.