Li Jihua pondered for a moment and began to tell the story between him and Liu Qingya.
"When Xiaoya first came to our home, I didn't pay much attention to her. Most of my impressions of her came from my son Xu Bai. He told me and his mother that Teacher Liu was gentler than the teachers in school and taught him questions.
He is very patient and will not lose his temper even if he makes a mistake. But Teacher Liu is very serious and will repeatedly explain the knowledge points he does not understand to him, and will also find many questions of the same type for him to complete. "
"However, the child not only did not dislike her, but also liked her very much. During that period, she was more interested in English than before. Her mother and I are very satisfied with this."
"As the father of a child, I don't have much contact with Xiaoya. I only say hello when we meet. If I am at home after class, I will send her out of the house, that's all."
"The relationship between us changed in July last year. At that time, Xu Bai had already been admitted to junior high school. His mother wanted him to learn the first-year junior high school courses in advance, so she continued to ask Xiaoya to teach him English. Because she was a junior high school student during the summer vacation
Ya also has another part-time job, so her class time is scheduled every Wednesday and Friday from 6 to 8 pm."
"One Friday night, I came home a little earlier than usual, about seven o'clock. Xiaoya was teaching Xu Bai in his room. I didn't disturb them and went to the study to process the documents. After a while
, it started to rain outside, and the rain was quite heavy. It wasn’t until after eight o’clock that Xiaoya finished teaching Xu Bai, and the rain didn’t stop. I thought it was really hard for a little girl to take the bus back to school in such a heavy rain.
It was inconvenient, so I offered to drive her to her."
"At first Xiaoya refused to say anything, for fear of causing trouble to me. I said we invited you to come to class. If something happens on the way back, we are also responsible, right? Xu Bai also advised her, and later she also felt that this
It’s really inconvenient to walk twenty minutes to the bus station in such weather, and I probably won’t be able to get a taxi, so I reluctantly agreed.”
"I don't know if the rain that day was intentional. Halfway through my drive, it was raining so hard that I could hardly see the road. I had to park the car on the side of the road and wait for the rain to subside." Li Jihua crossed his fingers and stared at himself.
With his fingertips, he carefully recalled the scene at that time.
"Xiaoya felt so sorry that she kept apologizing to me, saying that she wasted my time. At that time, I was thinking, why is this girl trembling like a little rabbit? She is so cute. In order to prevent her from being so
Nervous, I told her it didn’t matter, in addition to being students’ parents, we are also alumni.”
"As soon as she heard this, she asked me which major I majored in and when I graduated."
"I told her one by one, and also told her interesting stories from when we were in school. Xiaoya gradually relaxed and became less wary of me. We chatted happily and didn't even notice when the rain got lighter.
"
"Later, I sent her to school. The moment she got off the bus, I suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave. After all these years of struggling in society, I have long since lost sight of such an innocent smile, and no one would ignore it.
Talk to me like this for any purpose."
"I asked for her contact information and gave her my personal number so that she could come to my company when she was free. She did not refuse and said she would like to see the garden I designed if she had the chance."
"That night, I had a rare insomnia. When I closed my eyes, all I saw was Xiaoya's bright smiling face. I knew this was wrong, so for a while I tried to avoid my nights on Wednesdays and Fridays. But I only lasted two days like this.
Zhou, I couldn't help but go home early on Friday night, just to hear her voice and see her."
"Isn't your wife at home?" Duanmo couldn't help but interject.
Li Jihua's forehead moved slightly, showing an unclear expression: "She is a doctor, very busy at work, and often not at home."
Duanmo nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Li Jihua smiled bitterly and said, "I know you may look down on me, but emotional matters cannot be controlled as much as you want."
"Mr. Li, you misunderstood." Duanmo explained, "I was just asking out of curiosity. I didn't want to comment on your feelings."
As a man with a wife and children, having feelings for other women and developing a special relationship was indeed despicable to her. But she just wanted to understand the truth of the matter from an objective perspective, not to
Who to blame.
Li Jihua picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and then said again after putting it down: "I don't want to talk about my wife behind her back, but when we got married, we did have our own purposes. She took a fancy to my skin, and I
What I liked was her identity. Her uncle is the deputy director of the Bureau of Land and Resources, and I happened to meet her when I went to do some work. We became boyfriend and girlfriend, and the project at that time was successfully approved."
It has to be said that Li Jihua has a tall and straight figure and deep facial features. Although he is over forty, time seems to have been particularly kind to him. What has settled on him is not the signs of aging, but the calmness and wisdom of a mature man. He may have lacked it when he was young.
Although he has this mature aura now, his appearance and temperament will still make many women fall in love with him.
"Maybe you will think it's a bitch, but that's the fact." Li Jihua shrugged, "I admit, I'm not a gentleman, I sold my feelings in exchange for career success. But my company is very clean, and I get convenience.
All are within the scope allowed by policies and regulations.”
"Before I met Xiaoya, I thought life like this was pretty good. I had a company with good performance, a wife who was a doctor, and a sensible son. In the eyes of outsiders, everything about me was perfect, even myself.
I think so too. After that rainy night, my heart was empty and I desperately longed for someone to fill it, and that person was Xiaoya."
"I have never missed a woman as much as I missed her, not even at the age when I first fell in love. That Friday, I went home as soon as I got off work. When I heard Xiaoya's voice coming from the room, I was silent for many years.
My heart is beating like a drum."
"But I have not completely lost my mind. I know that the gap between me and her, age, marriage... these are the gaps that cannot be bridged between us. I have no other luxury, as long as I can see her and talk to her.
That’s fine.”
"After class that night, I said that I just had to go out to do errands and could take her back to school on the way. Xiaoya didn't refuse in every possible way like the previous time. She just nodded and agreed after a few polite words."
"On the way, I told Xiaoya that the company had just completed a project recently and asked her if she was interested in visiting it. She thought about it and told me that her part-time job would not end in a week, and there would be nothing else except a few tutoring classes.
It’s a matter of time, you can take time to take a look when the time comes.”