Chapter 49 Section 4

Su Zhe stood beside a dusty gray Volvo XC90 with a Shenzhen license plate on the side of the road, and saw Shao Yimin approaching from a distance.She was wearing sneakers, jeans, and a gray jumper over a knee-length red down jacket. Her hair was casually tied into a bun at the back of her head. She was no longer the business attire he had seen in Beijing.He felt a little dazed for a while, and felt that in the twilight, the girl who was getting closer and closer seemed to be the girl he had been waiting for at the east gate of the Normal University before, and there was no distance of nearly three years between them.

Shao Yimin stood in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and was about to speak, Su Zhe spoke first: "If you dare to call me Mr. Su again, I will strangle you to death, so as not to be pissed off by you first." His voice was a little hoarse, but he looked at her with a smile in his eyes.She had no choice but to say, "You've made it difficult for me, Su Zhe." Su Zhe raised his eyebrows: "Do you think I came to interfere with your life again for no reason?" "Isn't it? As I said, it was just a chance meeting, it didn't make any sense. If we meet, we will meet. If it's over, it's over. Why bother to meet again."

Su Zhe's face darkened, but he didn't get angry, just said: "Don't get busy arguing with me, okay? I drove for ten hours and only had a bad lunch in the expressway service area. Now let's go to eat Bar." He opened the door of the passenger seat, and Shao Yimin had no choice but to sit on it. "Why are you driving here?" "I will stay here for a long time, it will be more convenient to drive here." Su Zhe quickly drove the car to a restaurant in the urban area, which used to be a concession area, and the inconspicuous facade was hidden deep in an alley.The space inside is not small. In addition to a courtyard, there is also a small glass sun room. The indoor sections are exquisitely divided, and there are only a dozen tables.The dark floor is deliberately worn out, and the walls are covered with wooden wainscots, giving it a sense of age.There are old-fashioned tables and chairs with embroidered cushions, and the classic poster of "In the Mood for Love" is pasted on the facing wall. Near the poster, there is a retro-style storage cabinet, and an old-fashioned suitcase is placed on top of the cabinet. There is a piano in the back of the restaurant, and a beautiful woman is playing jazz-style music right now.

Shao Yimin has accompanied Mr. Xu and company guests here before. She doesn't like this kind of petty bourgeoisie atmosphere that is too emphasized, but the dishes here are mainly local dishes and southern Fujian dishes, which are fresh and crispy. It is also very delicate, which is still good.It's just that her clothes really don't match the environment.Even the waiters here are wearing improved cheongsam, but fortunately Su Zhe sitting opposite her is also in casual clothes.When the menu was brought up, she ordered a salt-baked razor clam, a seasonal vegetable, and a serving of hot rice without looking at it.Su Zhe flipped through the menu and added a chicken soup and a crispy sea bass.

On the evening of the seventh day of the lunar new year, there were not many people eating, and the lazy piano music echoed softly in the room, and the dishes were served quickly.Shao Yimin pointed to the salt-baked razor clams: "This restaurant does a good job with this dish, try it." "Don't act like you're entertaining guests, can you? You're already cold when you don't mean to be polite." She couldn't laugh or cry: "I said that I don't need to eat this kind of meal that is destined to make each other unhappy. If I get offended so easily, it will be difficult for me to keep being polite to you."

"Then you should be polite, we will meet again tomorrow anyway." Seeing her frowning angrily, he relaxed, "Don't worry, I made an appointment with you Mr. Xu on the phone, and I won't be an uninvited guest. Your company." Shao Yimin was stunned, and quickly digested the information at hand: "Are you going to talk to Mr. Xu about the location of the department store?" "Your intelligence used to be used for homework, but now it's probably used for work. That's right, Mr. Xu and I were indeed talking about this matter. Let's eat vegetables, this razor clam is pretty good."

Shao Yimin ate without taste, feeling that he was in a difficult situation.She doesn't think that Su Zhe's move is aimed at herself. The city center project won by Fenghua last year is located in the city's traditional business district. The group's development intention is to transform it into a shopping center, but the final plan has not been determined. .If Haotian chooses the location of a department store in this city, the geographical location of this project determines that it will naturally enter their consideration.As Xu Huaying's special assistant, it was impossible for her not to be involved in this matter, but if she followed Su Zhe's attitude in front of her, she would find it difficult to get along no matter how calm she was.

Su Zhe didn't speak, he served her a bowl of chicken soup and put it in front of her, then ate hot rice.The hot rice here is one of the signatures. It is prepared with broth and is very delicious.Yi Min was full of worries and had no appetite, so she stopped eating after drinking some soup. "What are you thinking about?" "Let's have a good talk, Su Zhe." "Let's talk, I can't ask for more." Shao Yimin looked at him and said as calmly as possible: "You come back to take charge of the work of developing the local market. I think Haotian has placed high hopes on the development of the department store industry in the central region. My work is not as important as yours, but for me It is very important. Since you have said that it is possible to discuss business with Mr. Xu, I think it is better for us not to meet in private in the future. "

"Do you only have work in your eyes?" "As I said, work is very important to me." "There is currently no overlap between Haotian's local development and Fenghua's main business. What I will discuss with Mr. Xu tomorrow is only a part of Haotian's development, and it is a win-win cooperation. We should be able to reach an agreement soon. You can rest assured that it will have any effect on your work. Can we talk about something else?" "What are you talking about, reminiscing about the old days? Although the environment here today is very suitable for remembrance."

Su Zhe smiled, and said coldly: "You are as ruthless as before, Yi Min, and you always know how to hit me the most effectively. Next, you should tell me that you have forgotten everything, and you can't remember it, right?" Shao Yimin lowered her eyes and was silent for a while, before saying: "Reminiscing is a luxury habit, I don't intend to indulge myself to do it. I don't know why you are angry, let alone why you still want to see me when you are angry. We will do it our own way in the future. Don't meet each other again, you should be good to each other."

"Shao Yimin, I knew that you sometimes have a very strong and slow mind towards others, so I have to explain it clearly to you. I didn't see you suddenly, so I remembered that there are people like you in the world, so I decided to pester you again You." His voice was still cold, "For you, our encounter in Beijing was just a simple encounter, and you can even predict that we will always meet by chance. But have you ever thought that before that encounter I have been looking for you for more than two years." She was taken aback, and almost couldn't believe her ears looking at him.She thought that if she asked him why he was looking for her, it would be almost provocative, so she could only close her lips tightly and keep silent, and he obviously didn't wait for her to answer. "I hesitated for a while, Yi Min. With your determination, I don't know how to get it back. I think if this is the only way, then try to forget, but I can't forget you." Su Zhe said The voice was a little tired, and at this moment, a piece of piano music was played, and the room fell into a brief silence. He looked at Shao Yimin who was sitting across from her. She lowered her head slightly and couldn't see her expression, but he guessed that it was still a calm face.He once broke that calm, but only once, now he doesn't expect to make waves immediately. "I can't reach you at all. When I called your dormitory again, no one answered; I logged into the alumni record of your class, and there was no news about you; I sent you an email, but I didn't receive a reply. I thought you had gone to After leaving Canada, I went to Vancouver for two consecutive autumns, and went to several famous universities to see their overseas student admission lists.” Shao Yimin raised her head in surprise, only to see that his lips were already tightly pursed, and his face was expressionless. She has never been on the alumni record or attended class reunions, probably only Luo Yin and Zhao Qizhi know her current whereabouts.She forced a smile: "It turns out that I was angry with me for this, so I apologize. I really never thought about reporting my whereabouts to you after breaking up. I always feel that it might be good for each other to forget each other." "You're wrong, I'm not angry with you. If I'm angry, it's at myself. Because I can't forget, even if I know clearly, you have forgotten me before I forget you. " The bitterness of the smile on her face deepened: "Are you still so concerned about this? Well, to be honest, I haven't forgotten it. I tried it too, but I found that the more I want to forget, the harder it is to forget. It's better to reach an agreement with my own memory." It's easier to compromise and be honest. I'm having a good time and I guess you should be too, at least you've always enjoyed life better than I do. It's no good for anyone to rummage through the past, I like memories are memories, reality It’s reality, there’s no need to dwell on the past.” "Then let's all be calm, glad I still have a place in your memory. I'll be here for quite some time, though, and you'd better get used to seeing me in more than just your memory." "You can do whatever you want. I want to go back, and I have to go to work tomorrow." She said sadly. Su Zhe called the waiter to pay the bill, and the two came out of the restaurant. It was already dark outside.They got in the car, she reported the address to him, and he drove the car without saying a word, and soon drove to the outside of the dormitory she rented. Su Zhe stared at the dormitory area in front of him. This is an old-fashioned residential area common in urban areas. In a simple yard, many old dormitory buildings are arranged in a haphazard manner, cramped and crowded, without planning and greening at all.It's only eight o'clock now, and the surrounding area is very busy with people coming and going. Outside the courtyard is a row of small facades that are obviously built in violation of regulations, doing small restaurants, small fruit shops and other businesses. "You have always loved quietness so much, why do you live here?" "The transportation here is convenient, and the life is also convenient." She simply replied, said "goodbye" and got out of the car, striding into the yard.She went up to the seventh floor, and she could hear the chatter and laughter coming from the door. She stood in the dark for a while, adjusted her mood, and then took out the key to open the door.The small hall was filled with heat. Luo Yin, Zhang Xin, and David Fan were sitting around the table, having a good conversation while eating. Seeing her come in, Luo Yin hurriedly said, "Shao Yimin, come and have a drink together." She took off the down jacket and threw it on the sofa, and sat next to Luo Yin.David Fan asked her, "Wine or beer?" "Just the wine bar." She really needed a drink to calm herself down.David Fan brought a disposable cup and bowls and chopsticks in front of her, and poured her a small glass of red wine. Luo Yin's face was already flushed from drinking, and he was telling an interesting story about a reader she received before the Chinese New Year: "He said that he wanted to find an older reporter who knew how to listen and who had maternal love to listen to him tell about his A tortuous life story. I’m sorry. There are only three reporters in our edition. The basic requirement is to know how to listen. But one is a man, which obviously does not meet your requirements. The other two women, besides me, is Wu Jing, you Which of us do you think looks more like a mother? Guess what he said?" David Fan said bluntly: "You don't have any shadow of motherly love. People will definitely choose another one after seeing your sharp teeth." "Wrong. He sat in our office, looked at me and then at Wu Jing, and said, although you are young, you know how to give people the opportunity to choose. You are as considerate as my mother, and you are the only one." Zhang Xin and David Fan burst out laughing, and David Fan repeatedly said, "It really doesn't make a man look good." Shao Yimin couldn't help laughing, and had to admit that Luo Yin's talk about ordinary trifles could make people very interested.Zhang Xin looked at Luo Yin with doting eyes, and poured her another glass of beer.Looking at them, Shao Yimin couldn't help feeling a little bit, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.She thought, what Xu Huaying said was right, she really shouldn't regard work as the whole of her life, otherwise she might never be able to establish such an intimate relationship with others. David Fan stared at her through the heat of the hot pot, wondering secretly, Shao Yimin in front of him, under the steam and alcohol, his face was flushed, his eyes were foggy, and he looked a little distracted.She didn't smile very happily, that smile didn't reach her eyes, it wasn't the kind of coquettish and silly laugh of girls she was used to, but it was a bit helpless.The posture of holding the wine glass, the posture of tilting his head to drink, is free and easy, without coyness, which makes him feel indescribable. Luo Yin noticed his gaze, raised his eyebrows, and instinctively wanted to hit him twice, but then thought, Shao Yimin lived with him for so long, and no one was pursuing him at all.It doesn't seem like a bad thing for a playboy like Lao Dai to show his courtesy. Anyway, Shao Yimin will definitely not be fooled by him, but he will make him hit a wall. He deserves it.