The servant was heating milk, so Cen Zhiqiao volunteered to open the door.
"Here we come." The moment she opened the door, she was stunned. Looking at the familiar figure standing outside the door, her surprise smile suddenly came to her eyes: "Si Nan?"
With a gentle smile and a handsome face, Cen Zhiqiao stood tall and tall at the door. Cen Zhiqiao squinted at him and could hardly control himself: "You...when did you come back?"
"I just arrived last night and came to see you early this morning. Originally, I went to Fangjingyuan first, but Aunt Lan said that you weren't there, and neither was Gu Nianchen. I thought you might have gone back to Cen's house, but I didn't expect you to return.
Really."
When Gu Nianchen was mentioned, Cen Zhiqiao was stunned for a moment, but he recovered his composure in just a moment. He bowed and asked Jiang Simon to come in. A smile crept onto his lips: "Why didn't you call me in advance? You can save the money."
It’s a waste of time.”
"I want to give you a surprise!" His eyes fell on her slightly protruding belly, and he sighed almost unknowingly: "I didn't expect to give myself a surprise first."
Cen Zhiqiao subconsciously stroked his belly, and his smile became more gentle: "I originally wanted to tell you, but too many things have happened recently, and I am a little overwhelmed, so..."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, and Cen Zhiqiao grabbed his arm: "By the way, how is your hand recovering?"
There is still a slight scar on the wrist. Although it has almost healed, the scar can still be seen clearly.
Thinking of that time when he fought so hard for her, Cen Zhiqiao still felt extremely grateful.
Now, there are only a few people left around her.
"It's almost done. Although I can't fully recover, there will be no problem as long as I don't overwork myself."
He gave her a reassuring smile and waved it in front of her eyes. Sure enough, he moved freely and there was nothing inconvenient about it.
Cen Zhiqiao felt a little relieved: "It would be great to recover. I was really afraid..."
The next words were stopped by Jiang Simon. He raised his hand and patted Cen Zhiqiao on the shoulder, saying: "I'm fine, really, don't worry."
He was still so considerate and could always warm people's hearts. Cen Zhiqiao glanced at him, met his gentle eyes, and then nodded: "Okay."
After ordering the servant to prepare another breakfast, the two of them chatted about what had happened in the past six months at the dining table.
Regarding Cen Zhiqiao's life experience, Mei Zi's death, Chu Qiao's imprisonment...
Everything seemed like a dream to Jiang Simon and to Cen Zhiqiao. Breakfast lasted for almost two hours with such chatter.
At the end, Cen Zhiqiao wiped the tears from his eyes and squeezed out a smile: "I'm really sorry that it took you so long to come back and let you hear so many unpleasant things. To make up for it, how about I take you to my place?"
?”
Jiang Simon raised his eyebrows, obviously infected by her enthusiasm, and became curious, where was she taking him?
With this question in mind, he got into the car and asked several times where he was going, but Cen Zhiqiao always acted like he wouldn't tell you. So he simply stopped asking and drove quietly until
After following Cen Zhiqiao's instructions and parking the car in the parking lot of the commercial street, he became puzzled again.
"Qiaoqiao, where are you going to take me? Isn't it going to go shopping?"
He glanced at her protruding belly awkwardly, feeling really worried.
Cen Zhiqiao sneered, "Who wants to go shopping with you? I'm tired of you wanting to go shopping. I brought you here to show off to you."
Pointing to the end of the bungalow shop nearby, he pointed to a store with a black background and white letters on the door: "Did you see that one?"
"Which one?" Jiang Simon looked in the direction of her finger, "Plum Huang Shiyu?"
"Well, how does it look?"
Cen Zhiqiao raised his chin proudly, his tone faintly filled with joy.
Jiang Simon lowered his eyes: "You are so arrogant...that store doesn't belong to you, right?"
"Bingo got the answer right." Cen Zhiqiao snapped his fingers: "But to be precise, it's me and Mei Zi."
In order to commemorate Meizi, I chose such a poetic name.
Jiang Simon also curled his lips: "Not bad, then I have to take a closer look."
In fact, it is just an ordinary studio. Several fashion designers were invited to come back and specialize in custom-made women's clothing. The works of Cen Zhiqiao and Mei Zi are displayed in the exhibition room as a souvenir.
Jiang Simon visited it from inside to outside. At the end, he couldn't help boasting and praising: "It really looks decent. It really looks like that. He came from such a famous university. It's really different."
The teasing sentence made Cen Zhiqiao chuckle: "Don't come here, do you want to hurt me or something? I tell you, I will fall out!"
"Don't, don't." Jiang Sinan repeatedly begged for mercy: "I'm wrong, why don't you get angry? Otherwise, if you get angry with the baby in your belly, Mayor Gu will fight for me."
What was originally a joke, unexpectedly made Cen Zhiqiao's face stiffen.
He came to fight for his life? He also had to be able to find someone to do it.
I went out all night and there was no news. Wouldn't it be worrying if I didn't know?
"Did I say the wrong thing?" Seeing her face darken, Jiang Simon shouted secretly, "Did you and Mayor Gu have a quarrel?"
After asking cautiously, Cen Zhiqiao immediately shook his head: "No, it's nothing, don't worry. Okay, your visit is almost done. I'm a little tired too. Let's go out and take a rest."
Jiang Simonan didn't ask any questions and followed her out of the exhibition room as instructed.
There was a special rest room in the back room. It was working time and there was no one there, so the two of them sat in. After sitting down, Cen Zhiqiao felt a little thirsty again, so he stood up again: "What do you want to drink?"
"The boiled water is ready, thank you." Jiang Simon originally wanted to say that he would pour it, but then he remembered that he was not familiar with this place and could not find where the refrigerator was or where the water was, so he simply stopped moving.
Cen Zhiqiao responded before leaving the lounge and walked toward the bottled water at the door.
After pouring two glasses of warm water, the moment he stood up, he froze there.
She swore that she really didn't mean to look outside, but just such a look made her see what she shouldn't have seen.
On the pedestrian street outside the door, Du Tingting held Gu Nianchen's arm and walked lightly. The sun was so strong, shining on her young face. Even though she was far away, Cen Zhiqiao still saw the smile on her face at a glance, and his body suddenly froze.
There.
Is this the answer he gave her? Without even a single explanation, why are you still shopping so intimately with Du Tingting?
Not knowing where the anger came from, he opened the door and threw the water glass in his hand.
It was very cold, and there were not many people walking outside, so when the porcelain cup fell to the ground, the crisp sound was particularly harsh, shocking the two people in the room.
Following the sound, Cen Zhiqiao was standing at the door with his hands behind his hands. Although he was only wearing a cashmere sweater, he didn't feel cold at all. He was completely stirred by anger and steaming.
Looking at Gu Nianchen, and then at Du Tingting's little hand around his wrist, she smiled instead of getting angry: "You can touch her here, what a coincidence!"
When did she learn to have such an expression? It was clear that her heart was in turmoil, but it didn't show it on her face, as if she was facing an irrelevant person or thing.
Gu Nianchen was startled, then pushed Du Tingting's hand away: "Qiao Qiao, listen to me..."
"Say what? What is there to say?"
Cen Zhiqiao raised his eyebrows and smiled brightly.
"You have already broken up, Brother Nianchen, why do you need to explain to her?" Du Tingting added fuel to the fire at the right time, and Cen Zhiqiao immediately became angry.
"Breaking up? Who said that? You?" In just one night, she, the real bride, became her ex-girlfriend. What is going on?
"Things are not what you think." Gu Nianchen frowned.
"What's that like?" Cen Zhiqiao raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of ridicule, not sure if it was towards him or himself.
Gu Nianchen was stunned for a moment, glanced at Du Tingting beside him, then turned to Cen Zhiqiao, but stopped talking.
After hesitating for a moment, he said to Du Tingting: "You go to the car and wait for me. I'll say a few words to Qiao Qiao and then go there."
Cen Zhiqiao couldn't help but feel even more strange as his voice was no longer as harsh as it was when he treated Du Tingting yesterday.
This is really not Gu Nianchen's style.
I remember how I treated Chu Qiao so decisively, and never gave her a good look from the moment I fell out with her, but now I seem to be treating Du Tingting differently.
What's going on?
Du Tingting left reluctantly, and Cen Zhiqiao raised his eyebrows: "Okay, can we talk?"
Why are there always so many secrets? She racked her brains to explore, but she couldn't find out the truth, which made her very depressed.
Is she really too stupid?
"Actually, it's because she was sick. In order to prevent her from being irritated, I stayed with her..." Gu Nianchen spoke slowly, but his tone was a little anxious.
Cen Zhiqiao couldn't help but frowned: "Sickness? What kind of illness? What kind of illness requires your company? Where are her parents? Why do you need your company?"
"Yes..." I wanted to say it, but felt it was inappropriate. When the words came to my mouth, I changed my words again: "I can't tell you, but Qiaoqiao, please believe me, I didn't lie to you."
To make her believe him under such circumstances...
"Gu Nianchen, do you really think I'm a fool?"
"Why are you talking!" Gu Nianchen frowned, a little annoyed by her tone.
"Then what do you want me to say? You don't tell me anything, and then you ask me to believe you, Gu Nianchen, how do you want me to believe it?"
Cen Zhiqiao was also anxious, and his voice suddenly rose. Even Tong Ruidong, who was in the lounge, heard the noise and came out, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Seeing her wearing only a cashmere sweater outside, it was so cold, and he could feel her whole body trembling as soon as he got closer.
He hurriedly took off his coat and put it on her body, and his tone was vaguely reproachful: "It's such a cold day and you don't wear a coat. What if you get sick?"
Cen Zhiqiao didn't move, just let him put the clothes on his body, his head held high from beginning to end.
Only then did Jiang Simon notice the weirdness of the atmosphere. He turned to look and his eyes touched Gu Nianchen's cheek. He was startled and hurriedly put his hand away, nodding towards Gu Nianchen: "Mayor Gu, you are here too.
"
He spoke politely, but did not notice that Gu Nianchen's eyes suddenly darkened.
"Why are you here?"
There was already a questioning tone in his tone.
Cen Zhiqiao frowned. Before Jiang Simon could speak, she interrupted Gu Nianchen: "Please pay attention to your attitude. Simon is my friend. I invited him to my studio. Isn't this okay?"
"Friend?" Gu Nianchen looked at her cheeks, which were a little red. He didn't know whether it was from the cold or from anger. It was reflected under the men's windbreaker, which made her more and more thought-provoking.
He frowned, and the waves in his eyes surged: "What kind of friend needs you to go out with him in the snow and ice with a big belly? You are not going to a public place like a coffee shop, but to the studio, Cen Zhiqiao, you are in there
What did you do?"
What words are these!
Cen Zhiqiao was immediately annoyed: "You are allowed to hook up with other women and show off everywhere, but I have restrictions on where my friends can reminisce about old times. Gu Nianchen, what's the point of this!"
"Hooking shoulders?" Gu Nianchen's brows furrowed even more.
At this moment, Du Tingting, who was in the car, came over again and urged impatiently: "Brother Nianchen, I want to go home. My head hurts and I feel so uncomfortable."
With a soft and squirming word, the tense atmosphere disappeared without a trace in an instant. Gu Nianchen endured his anger and turned around, looking at Du Tingting, whose red lips were slightly raised beside him, and curled her lips after a moment: "Okay.
, let’s go.”
The smile did not reach his eyes, but slowly swept across Cen Zhiqiao's face. Finally, he suddenly turned around, hugged Du Tingting's shoulders, and left without looking back, leaving only his back, lonely and lonely.
"Qiaoqiao, what is going on? What happened to you and Mayor Gu? Who is that girl?"
Jiang Simon was full of doubts, and after Gu Nianchen left, he hurriedly asked questions.
But Cen Zhiqiao bit his lip: "It's nothing, just a quarrel!"
As he said this, he felt very depressed in his heart.
In my memory, I had never had such a quarrel with Gu Nianchen, but this time it was so unpleasant that I was still not in high spirits when I got home.
After eating some supper in a hurry, he excused himself as tired and went upstairs to rest, but was stopped by Cen Shanfang.
"Qiao Qiao, what happened between you and Nian Chen? Did you have a quarrel?"
Cen Zhiqiao was stunned for a moment: "Ah? No, don't think about it, we are fine."
"You still want to lie to me. Look at your face. You haven't relaxed since you came home. If it wasn't because of the quarrel with Nian Chen, could it be that Si Nan's return to China made you sad?"
"It's none of Si Nan's business..." Cen Zhiqiao shook his head hurriedly.
With such a good temper, Jiang Simon would only always be there to comfort her. How could he do anything that would make her sad?
"Then we still have a quarrel with Nian Chen." Cen Zhiqiao said with a deep voice.
Cen Zhiqiao had no choice but to nod: "We had a fight, but Dad, it's really okay. It will be fine in two days."
She didn't believe that Gu Nianchen could bear not to see her, or if he could really bear it, then she would have failed.
After hearing what Cen Zhiqiao said, Cen's father didn't say much. He just said something emphatically at the end: "Qiao Qiao, it is a common thing for young couples to quarrel, but after calming down, they should think carefully about who is right and who is wrong in this matter.
, instead of blindly blaming the fault on the other party.”
After saying this, he returned to his room. Cen Zhiqiao also sat for a while and followed him upstairs.
Lying on the bed, Cen Shanfang's words were in my mind.
After calming down, you should think about who is right and who is wrong!
Yes, it was wrong for Gu Nianchen to be so close to Du Tingting, but she shouldn't lose her temper indiscriminately.
Playing with the ring on her ring finger, she couldn't help but sigh.
[Yinzi is going on a trip tomorrow, from the 1st to the 3rd, starting from today, I will update 5,000 words every day. Everyone, I wish you all a happy weekend in advance~]