Sure enough, on the way, Lin Xia's angry call came in calling Master Xing for questioning.
"Nannan, what's going on with you? I told you a lot yesterday not to be late, but you... look, what time is it now? The girls have all arrived early, look at you...
It’s so outrageous, it’s so outrageous! Come over here right away, hurry up!”
"Mom, don't worry. I had something to do and was asked by the leaders of the construction committee to talk to me, so I was delayed for a while."
"Construction Committee? Why are they looking for you?" After all, she was concerned about her godson, so Lin Xia held back her dissatisfaction and asked hurriedly.
"I went to the Construction Committee to take a temporary position. After I was appointed, I went to fill out the form and get the appointment documents. At the same time, Director Hu of the Construction Committee also talked to me, and it took me a few minutes to go back and forth."
"Okay, come here quickly and I'll explain it to the girl." After saying that, Lin Xia hung up the phone.
Zhou Nan arrived at Haidu Hotel ten minutes later. The hotel's cafe was on the roadside, and Lin Xia and the female officer were sitting by the window, so Zhou Nan saw the two of them at a glance.
Through the brown floor-to-ceiling glass, he saw the female officer sitting there, wearing a fitted woolen winter uniform, a red big-brimmed hat neatly placed on the coffee table, and her long black hair pulled into a bun. Zhou Nan
In fact, I only saw a profile from the back, but I could faintly see that his features were picturesque, but his expression was slightly cold.
Lin Xia also saw Zhou Nan, smiled and pointed at Zhou Nan through the window, "Xiao Xie, this is our Zhou Nan."
The female officer with the one-bar and two-star epaulettes said "Oh" and turned her head to look out the window. Zhou Nan was wearing a black windbreaker and a white scarf around her neck. She was tall and had a calm demeanor. She was striding up.
The marble steps of Haidu Hotel.
Zhou Nan is not a tall and handsome young boy, but his face is sharp and angular and exudes a heroic spirit. Moreover, his temperament has a strong bookishness, and it is obvious at a glance that he is a "scholar" with a high level of education.
Zhou Nan strode into the coffee shop. Lin Xia stood up and raised her hands and said, "Nan Nan, come over here!"
When the female officer saw Lin Xia standing up, she also stood up politely and glanced towards Zhou Nan's path.
"Nan Nan, this is Xie Bing and Xie Bing. This is the Zhou Nan I told you." Lin Xia quickly introduced the two of them with a smile, then winked at Zhou Nan and quietly mentioned her identity and escaped.
Zhou Nan glanced at Xie Bing and found that this woman was very delicate. Strictly speaking, her facial features alone are not outstanding, but when they are gathered together in one face, they look perfect and give people a very elegant feeling.
Chuchen. And the hint of coldness between her brows and eyes injected a bit of eye-catching charm into this perfect appearance.
She had a slender figure, and the unfashionable military uniform could not hide her slim and fit figure. Instead, she had a dash of heroic spirit. Zhou Nan only took one look at her and remembered this face deeply.
However, although she is also a peerless beauty who has captivated the country, but compared with Lan Ruo, Xie Bing is still inferior, not in appearance, but in temperament. Lan Ruo's noble youthfulness, which originates from flesh and blood, is not what Xie Bing likes.
It can't be compared. But Xie Bing's coldness and heroic spirit are enough to make up for this noble temperament.
Zhou Nan was sizing up Xie Bing, and Xie Bing was sizing him up at the same time. To be honest, Xie Bing was a little surprised. According to her empirical logic, a son of an official like Zhou Nan, especially his father, was considered a good figure in Haidu City.
People with real power should be those with a more flamboyant temperament and arrogant behavior.
But the Zhou Nan in front of him was mature, steady, restrained, and full of bookishness, which Xie Bing did not expect.
However, after all, it was just a casual encounter, and Xie Bing didn't take it seriously. In fact, what happened to Zhou Nan had nothing to do with her. She agreed to meet with Zhou Nan today, but she couldn't refute the leader's face.
"Hello, please sit down." Zhou Nan smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Hello." Xie Bing stretched out his slender pink hand and let Zhou Nan shake it before Yingying did it. The movement was very elegant. This elegant and gentle manner reminded Zhou Nan subconsciously of Meng Chunting.
"What would you like to drink?" Zhou Nan greeted him proactively, as he was a man after all.
"Anything is fine." Xie Bing's brows slowly widened and he smiled faintly.
Zhou Nan frowned secretly, this little girl seemed a bit cold. However, he had the same coping mentality as Xie Bing, and seeing that she was not very enthusiastic, he stopped saying anything.
After randomly ordering two cups of coffee and a few plates of snacks, the two stopped talking and looked out the window silently. Zhou Nan was embarrassed to look directly at each other, for fear that the other party would regard him as a lecherous prostitute, otherwise,
When they went back and told the introducer, who was Zhou Nan? He was a pervert. Although he had no intention of "talking" with the other party, Zhou Nan did not want to ruin his image.
Xie Bing, on the other hand, is simply cold-hearted. There are many men pursuing her and surrounding her, many of whom are outstanding. Although Zhou Nan is not bad, in Xie Bing's eyes, it is nothing.
It's just that she has long been accustomed to being surrounded by stars, and almost all men try their best to please her when alone with her. Only Zhou Nan is lukewarm, and his words and demeanor are also a bit perfunctory, which makes Xie Bing
I feel a little unhappy in my heart.
When the coffee was served, Xie Bing stirred it slowly, then leaned over and took a sip.
Zhou Nan glanced at her, secretly shook his head and smiled, and continued to drink coffee.
The atmosphere was very dull, and Zhou Nan knew in his heart that after drinking this cup of coffee, the two of them should say goodbye to each other, and they would have nothing to do with each other from now on.
"Is Miss Xie from Haidu? Or is she just a soldier in Haidu?" Zhou Nan asked casually while drinking coffee.
"My home is in the provincial capital, and I serve as a soldier in Haidu. I have been in Haidu for three years." Out of politeness, Xie Bing replied softly.
After these two sentences of conversation, the two of them had nothing to say anymore, and each drank coffee. If the coffee was not too hot, Zhou Nan doubted whether he should drink it in one gulp, then say goodbye and leave.
I'm afraid, Xie Bing feels the same way in her heart.
But as the saying goes, if God has destined the two of them to have an inescapable fate, neither Zhou Nan nor Xie Bing can escape the arrangement of fate.
In just a moment, the originally clear sky suddenly became overcast with clouds, a biting northwest wind blew in, and a sudden sleet came suddenly. In the dark sky, pedestrians on the road ran and disappeared one after another.
It started with sleet and snow, but later it turned into a torrential downpour. The rain curtain crashed and made a huge noise.
Xie Bing frowned, and Zhou Nan was also a little irritated. It hadn't even been the Spring Festival yet, but it rained so unexpectedly! It's really evil...it's really evil!
…
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was blowing violently. The Haidu City Radio broadcast was played in the cafe, saying that Typhoon Anna had made landfall in the coastal area of Haidu in advance, and asked citizens to make preparations for typhoons. As a coastal area,
In the city, violent typhoons often strike, and for the citizens of Haidu, this is a common occurrence.
"What kind of weather forecast is this? The typhoon has already come, so you're just forecasting it?" Zhou Nan couldn't help but muttered, and Xie Bing glanced at him lightly, "The weather station issued a typhoon warning the day before yesterday, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly.
!”
Zhou Nan said oh.
Looking at the increasingly fierce rain and wind outside the window, Xie Bing frowned, stood up suddenly and said, "I'm sorry, I have to rush back. I have a train at 12 noon. I am on annual leave and have to go home to celebrate the New Year."
Zhou Nan also smiled, stood up and said, "But the storm is so bad, Miss Xie can't get in the car, why don't we wait? Wait for the rain to lighten up before we go!"
Zhou Nan said it casually, without any real intention to persuade him to stay. But Xie Bing raised his wrist and looked at his watch, but he still frowned and sat back.
As soon as she sat back down, Zhou Nan could only sit with her. The atmosphere was still dull and awkward, and the two of them still turned to look out the window in silence.
Zhou Nan's big brother's phone suddenly rang. Zhou Nan took it out and saw that it was Lin Xia's phone, so he picked it up. Xie Bing just glanced back and turned his head again.
"Hey, Mom"
As soon as Zhou Nan said hello to Lin Xia, Lin Xia started laughing and said, "How about it, Nan Nan, God is so kind today, creating such a good opportunity for you to get along with each other, thank you so much."
Bing has to rush back to the provincial capital at noon to celebrate the New Year. I think her train is probably delayed. Don’t you have a car? Take the initiative and send her to the provincial capital! It’s a two-hour highway drive..."
Zhou Nan smiled bitterly in his heart, what are you planning to do? Don't say that I don't have time to send her off yet. Even if I want to go, will she be willing to let me send her off?
But Zhou Nan couldn't say anything more in front of Xie Bing, so he could only speak vaguely.
"Okay, give the phone to Xiao Xie and I'll have a few words with her."
Zhou Nan had no choice but to hand the phone to Xie Bing.
Xie Bing took it and smiled softly, "Aunt Lin, I'm Xie Bing, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Xiao Xie, Auntie heard from Lao Meng (Xie Bing's section chief) that you have to catch the 12 noon train back to the provincial capital, right? Look at how heavy the rain is now, and you can't catch the train... Is that so?
,Xiao Xie, don’t worry, let us
Zhou Nan will see you off... He has a car, and he will drive you back to the provincial capital on the highway. You will be down in two hours... Why are you so polite? We are all a family... What is the relationship between me and Lao Meng? Then
But good sisters who grew up together..."
Listening to Lin Xia chatting with Xie Bing on the phone, Zhou Nan secretly smiled bitterly, thinking that this might be the arrangement arranged by his godmother and her sister Lao Meng. Even if there was no such storm today, they would have done it.
Find out the excuses and create opportunities for yourself to be alone with Xie Bing.
Although Zhou Nan had no intention of pursuing Xie Bing, Lin Xia was still a little touched by Lin Xia's "old-road enthusiasm" towards him. After recognizing this godmother, Lin Xia really had nothing to say to him, and she simply regarded Zhou Nan as her own.
Treat him like a biological son.
Returning the phone to Zhou Nan, Xie Bing hesitated for a moment and then said softly, "Sorry to trouble you."
Zhou Nan was startled and thought to himself, I haven't agreed to give it to you yet. What are you grateful for?
He shook his head secretly and thought to himself, forget it, just give it away. Even if it is for the sake of his godmother, it can't be too rude. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Thank you for being so polite, Miss. It's a big thank you."
Well, it doesn’t matter.”
Xie Bing frowned without any trace, and said softly, "Sorry, I am a soldier, you should call me Xie Bing... I don't like the title Miss Xie very much."
"Haha, okay. Thank you Bing, what do you do in the guard area? I know that the female soldiers include art corps and communications corps, but I don't know what branch you are?" After this, the atmosphere relaxed a little, Zhou Nanshun
I asked him a question right after he started talking.
"I am studying communications, and I am working as a secretary at the headquarters." Xie Bing turned around and smiled. Although his expression was still a bit cold, it was much softer than before.
…
At around 12:30 noon, the storm gradually stopped. For a coastal city like Haidu, the storm caused by the typhoon came and went quickly, and the clouds dispersed and the wind subsided quickly. The city's drainage system is very good.
There aren't many traces of water on the road.
Sun Ge, the driver of Feiteng Company, drove the car over and parked downstairs. He smiled respectfully at Zhou Nan and Xie Bing who came over and handed over the keys, "Mr. Zhou!"
"Well, you can take a taxi back. I'll use the car to do some errands." Zhou Nan smiled, stepped forward and opened the door, "Xie Bing, get in the car."
After getting in the car, Zhou Nan drove straight to the green military camp where the Haidu City Security Headquarters was located. Xie Bing got out of the car, walked into the camp with light steps, and walked out not long after with a big bag.
Zhou Nan hesitated for a moment, but took the initiative to get out of the car and ran over to take the bag from Xie Bing's hand, then carried it and put it in the trunk.
Zhou Nan opened the passenger seat. Xie Bing hesitated, shook his head, and sat in the back. Zhou Nan shrugged. He was just acting unintentionally and had no intention of taking the opportunity to get close to the beauty. As for Xie Bing, sitting in the front
It made no difference to him whether he sat in the back or sat in the back.
While driving, Zhou Nan called Sun Xiaolan and told her that she had something to do and had to leave Haidu and come back in the evening. Then Zhou Nan called Zhang Ying and asked her about the company.
Just as the car was about to enter the highway, Zhou Nan's cell phone rang again. Zhou Nan was about to answer the phone when he heard Xie Bing say softly from behind, "Driving while talking on the phone violates traffic rules. It's very dangerous. Please be careful!"
Zhou Nan was startled, smiled, and put down the phone without answering it.
"Can I borrow your phone? I want to call home." Xie Bing's soft and slightly indifferent voice rang again.
Zhou Nan was speechless, took the big brother who had put it aside and handed it over smoothly.