Things changed, and Ruotong once again took her earrings to Tiffany to return them.
She believed that after the last incident, Mr. Ao would not be able to ask about her earrings again. If he asked again, she would directly excuse him by giving them away. Anyway, she was the owner of the earrings, so she would do whatever she wanted to do with them.
Just deal with it how you want. Besides, Mr. Ao can't be so petty as to care about a pair of earrings that are insignificant to him.
After returning it smoothly, Ruotong took the money and walked out of the store happily. After depositing the returned money into her account, she went to the supermarket to buy some fresh ingredients, and then returned to her apartment again.
She planned to go back in the evening, since Mr. Ao would not come here anyway. She could listen to music, read books, make coffee and bask in the sun freely.
She hadn't been back here for a long time, and the house was full of dust. She first cleaned inside and outside, and then put on an apron to cook. When she was almost done cooking, she suddenly received a call from Guo Zheming and saw the caller ID.
She had no expression at all, but her heart was full of melancholy with nowhere to go.
Zheming, why are you so stupid?
"Ruotong, where are you? I want to see you." Guo Zheming went straight to the point, his attitude was tough and he could not refuse.
"I made it clear enough last time that you should not disturb my life anymore." The tougher his attitude, the colder she became.
"I have something to say to you, and I must see you." Guo Zheming insisted. He is not someone who gives up easily, otherwise he would not have persisted for four years.
"No need, just call me if you need anything." Ruotong looked at the hazy weather outside the window and said coldly. She didn't want to see Guo Zheming at all, because every time she saw him, she had to hurt him against her will.
"I can't tell you clearly on the phone, I have to tell you in person." Guo Zheming did not give in at all.
"I'm not free." Ruotong was so soft that she simply refused him.
"I won't waste too much of your time. Maybe it only takes 20 minutes. If you don't see me today, I will make the same request to you tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow until you are willing to see me." Guo
Zhe Ming puts pressure on Ruotong. He knows that this is her weakness.
Ruotong sighed and closed his eyes, and then slowly opened them again. What he saw was still a large layer of darkness and haze that lingered. "Okay, this is the last time. Remember.
, this is the last time we meet."
Guo Zheming ignored the pain in his heart and asked her directly: "Where are you now?"
"I'm in my apartment." Knowing that he couldn't escape, Ruotong had no choice but to resort to it.
"I'll go over right now, you wait for me." Guo Zheming couldn't wait to make his promise.
Ruotong hung up the phone in despair.
She did not eat, but returned to her room, sat quietly on the edge of the bed, looked at the sky outside the window, and sighed melancholy.
How could she be the kind of bad woman who is so heartless that she doesn't care about old relationships? But she is a person who can't help herself. She can't even control her own destiny, so how can she dare to make promises to others easily?
She didn't know how long she sat there, but Ruotong finally heard the murky and urgent doorbell ringing outside the door. Guo Zheming was here! She armed herself with indifference, left the room, and went out to open the door.
When she saw Guo Zheming, who was full of joy, her inner guilt and pain became even deeper.
"Ruotong..." Guo Zheming was very excited.
Ruotong lowered his head, turned around, and restrained his emotions bit by bit. "If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. I have to rush back."
Guo Zheming walked around in front of her, looked at her natural beauty without makeup, and grabbed her shoulders excitedly. "Ruotong, you also like the real you, right? Otherwise, why would you take off your clothes as soon as you come back?"
Take off your heavy makeup?”
"You are a man, of course you don't know the damage to the skin caused by wearing foundation for a long time," Ruotong smiled contemptuously. "If you don't know, you can ask your female colleagues, or check it yourself online. I like thick foundation
I wear makeup because heavy makeup makes me more mature and charming, and it is easier to attract men’s attention.”
"You are lying. You have never liked to wear makeup before. Even after work, you have never put on makeup." He didn't believe her reasons. Perhaps, this was just him deceiving himself.
"People will change. Zhe Ming, believe me, one day, you will also change, and you will regret your insistence on me." Ruotong took away his hand on her shoulder, her eyes filled with indifference.
mocking.
"No," Guo Zheming said affectionately: "I have been devoted to you for four years, and I will not regret my persistence. Ruotong, don't try to use your excuses to get rid of me. I will never give up easily.
of."
"Yes, if you insist, I won't stop you, but I hope you won't affect my life and Ao Rui's life because of your persistence. Your appearance will only hinder my bright future, so I don't want to
See you. Now, do you understand?"
Guo Zheming's face was pale and his eyes were desperate. "Ruotong, why do you have to be like this?"
Ruotong sneered: "Why can't it be like this? You should be lucky to see my true face earlier. Is it worth insisting on a meaningless thing?"
"If I say it's worth it, it's worth it." Guo Zheming blurted out impulsively.
"Tell me your persistence, is the reason why you have to see me today?" Ruotong sneered.
"Not entirely," after her reminder, Guo Zheming finally remembered the purpose of coming to see her. "Last night I was looking at the school magazine that I saved from college, and I saw an article you wrote before."
Ruotong had long forgotten what articles she had written before, and she didn't know what Guo Zheming wanted to say.
"Do you still remember your book "I Yearn for Tibet"?" Guo Zheming asked, taking out the school magazine with yellowed pages from the black bag and handing it to Ruotong.
"I Yearn for Tibet" is an essay written by Ruotong in her junior year, in a bright spring light, in a quiet library, following her thoughts. The lines reveal her love for Tibet, and her love for Tibet.
People’s yearning for an ordinary life.
She had mixed feelings and did not have the courage to take the school magazine from Guo Zheming's hand.
"You wrote that article last year. I know you must still want to realize your dream of Tibet." Guo Zheming looked at her deeply.
A sneer escaped from the corner of Ruotong's mouth. "Haven't you ever heard that one year old and one person has a heart?"
However, Guo Zheming skipped her question directly. "Ruotong, don't be stubborn anymore. Let's leave here now. Let's go to Tibet now to realize your dream. We can open a restaurant or hotel in Lhasa."
…”
Ruotong interrupted his fantasy: "I admit, that was my dream for the past year, but people's moods will change with changes in the environment. When I wrote that article, I was just a carefree college student
, but after I started working, I completely realized how humble and terrifying it is to have no money and no power.”
"You have only been working for a few months. I don't believe you will become so fast..." Guo Zheming's self-confidence was crumbling, and he grabbed Ruotong's hand like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. "
Ruotong, let’s leave here now, leave everything behind, and live an ordinary life together…”
"This is my home, and Ao Rui can provide me with a life without worries about food and clothing, why should I leave here?" She sneered sarcastically, and then she suddenly shouted loudly: "How long will you continue to be stubborn?
?Why don’t you let me go?”
"Unless you give me a good reason." Even though his eyes were red, Guo Zheming still refused to give up.
"Okay, I can give you any reasons you want until you are satisfied," Ruotong's pale face showed no expression. "But any reason you want is unlikely to make me change my mind.
"
Guo Zheming didn't know what else he could say or how he should stick to his position.
All his strength was used to resist the desire to love a woman. Finally, he grabbed Ruotong's hand and let go.
"Don't try to change me. If you weren't so stubborn, we could still be friends as before." After being friends for so many years, how can we not do anything if we say no? After all, Ruotong still hopes that she can be friends with Guo Zheming.
friends forever.
"You don't want to accept my feelings, I can respect you. But why do you have to hurt me and yourself in this way?" Guo Zheming's voice seemed to burst out from the depths of his soul, depressing and painful.
"I'm very tired, and I don't want to argue with you. If you leave, I still have to save my strength to serve my sponsor." She really didn't want to say more hurtful words, causing him pain and making herself sad.
Guo Zheming's face suddenly turned pale.
However, his embarrassment became an excuse and reason for Ruotong to make fun of him. "Can't you accept this fact? Can't you accept that my life is just sleeping with Ao Rui every day?"
"Stop talking..." Guo Zheming lowered his head and shouted loudly and painfully.
"Why can't you say it? These are all facts, facts that nothing can change. No matter how good the reasons I give you, can they cover up or erase such facts?" Ruotong sprinkled water on his wounds again.
Salt.
"Stop talking, I told you to stop talking..." Guo Zheming shouted loudly as he stumbled out of Ruotong's apartment.
After Guo Zheming left, Ruotong's mood dimmed little by little. She slumped on the sofa in despair, no longer in the mood to enjoy her carefully prepared lunch.