Chapter 38 Chapter 37 The Ocean of Time

Suddenly it began to rain, and the sound outside the window was like waves crashing on the shore. The street lamps are like dim lighthouses, all with the same wet faces.Luo Zhi heard the screams of men and women walking on the path outside the window, their footsteps were chaotic, and they fled in all directions, but there was no trace of panic in their screams, and even a little excitement and expectation. Luo Zhi's mobile phone seemed to be suffering from aphasia. She held it in the palm of her right hand, groping for the smooth screen with her thumb, and suddenly felt an urge to throw it into the sea of ​​rain outside the window.

Never worry about it. Suddenly the door was pushed open.Jiang Baili appeared in the shadow of the lights in the corridor.She came back from nowhere, reeking of alcohol, wearing a crimson dress, talking to herself while walking.Luo Zhi stood up to help her, but she staggered and knocked her down, the chair overturned and made a loud noise. Jiang Baili got up with a smile, and the moment she sat on Luo Zhi's bed, she whimpered as if she had pressed the wrong switch, her voice was very small, and then she gradually began to wail. Luo Zhi stood leaning against the window, her heart filled with frustration.

"Why did you even think of coming to check this?" At that time, Gu Zhiye asked her softly, his tone was like asking about their final exam arrangement when they went out to eat together for the first time. "Where's Belle?" She first remembered that he had chased Belle out. "Don't worry, I won't commit suicide. I called a taxi for her and took her back to school." "So, Chen Mohan booked the room, right? Did you do it on purpose?" She cut to the chase. Gu Zhiye lowered his head and lit a cigarette. The younger brother who answered the door came over and told him that Mr. Sorry, the lobby is also non-smoking.

"yes." "I sang KTV that day. I listened to you talking on the phone in the car. It seemed that a girl was yelling at you. I couldn't hear you clearly. Jiang Baili probably didn't notice it. The waiter at the door asked if you had an appointment. Mr. Gu couldn't find it, so you sent us two away. Later, when I went out, my friend went to ask for me. Our room was booked by a Ms. Chen. What a coincidence, I also met Chen Mohan that day and Gobi." "Just because of this, you infer that Ms. Chen is her? Thinking about framing Jiang Baili today? Your association is too far-fetched."

"I didn't think too much about it at the time, and I don't know why I was curious to inquire about it. But now that I think about it, you sent us to school, and when you answered the phone, you suddenly kicked us out to sing and said there was a cash drawer nearby. It must be because of Chen Mohan's sudden request that he ran all the way to Lama Temple." Gu Zhiye glanced at Luo Zhi, and there was a hint of admiration in her eyes, which made her feel very uncomfortable, so she frowned and held back a look. He sighed with a smile, and turned his eyes: "She and her boyfriend just got into an awkward situation again. In front of many college classmates in KTV, she is a little bit embarrassed, so I hope I can help her and create a coincidence to stimulate her boyfriend."

"You're in your thirties. How can you cooperate with a young girl with a sick mind and spend so much energy doing such a boring thing? Are you free?" Gu Zhiye laughed, but his voice calmed down: "This is a bit ugly to say, this matter has nothing to do with you from the beginning to the end." Luo Zhi's sharp eyes were intercepted by herself halfway.She didn't finish her question. "So all the reasons were planned, to make Gobi hate Jiang Baili, and to frame her as the second generation of rich people..." Luo Zhi started another topic, endured all the evaluations of them, collected herself, and continued to ask, "Then the New Year's reception?" Come on, you also approached Belle on purpose?"

"Mohan helped her boyfriend contact me for the sponsorship of the New Year's Reception. She originally wanted to show her face to support the show, but she suddenly asked me for a little favor, saying that the boy's ex-girlfriend came to make trouble, can you help me stop Stay." When Gu Zhiye talked about this matter, his tone was a little helpless and joking, and he was calm and understated. hold back.It's so easy for a man of his age and status to want to charm a little girl. "She told me about a girl wearing a white shirt and jeans, with her hair tied up plainly. How did I know that you two were wearing the same clothes? I actually recognized the wrong person at first."

Turns out it wasn't a psychotic episode.Luo Zhi recalled Gu Zhiye's strange behavior at the reception at that time, and deliberately approached and struck up a conversation with those who thought it was disgusting, and finally understood the reason. "Bai Li told me about you chasing her after the reception. The comforting things she said, including your first love girlfriend who loves to read romance novels, are all nonsense taught to you by Chen Mohan, right?" Gu Zhiye nodded with a smile. "It works." Luo Zhi tried her best to restrain her anger from wanting to stand up and beat him.

"But, you also spent a lot of time on Jiang Baili..." "It's just a few meals, and it's convenient to drive and meet people. The little girl just likes to think about it." Luo Zhi was choked and speechless. She originally wanted to ask him if he liked Belle a little bit, and if he didn't reveal the truth, how would he end or continue this relationship with Jiang Baili, but unexpectedly, all these stupid questions could be saved . "Luo Zhi." His tone was very patient, with his elbows on his knees, his back bent, and he said slowly and kindly, "To put it bluntly, I'm not your good friend. I didn't cheat her feelings, let alone Lie her into bed or something, it’s not about me hurting her, if there is, it’s because you little girls think too much. Of course, I admit that there are lies and misleading, but don’t think that my words are ugly, you are still naive I asked for it. Whether you didn't find out about Chen Mohan today, I will leave Beijing and go back to the company, and I will never contact Belle again. Say hello to her for me, it's up to you whether you want to send a message."

Luo Zhi lowered her head, clenched her hands a little weakly. "Why do you help Chen Mohan do such wicked things..." He interrupted her with a smile: "To make the official children happy, why do you still have to ask? Are you stupid in college? But this has nothing to do with you, don't be filled with righteous indignation here. I think you are very interesting." Don't be ungrateful for telling you this." After Gu Zhiye finished speaking, he stood up, patted the creases on the trouser legs caused by sitting for a long time, nodded to her, and left. Luo Zhi was speechless, and sat there blankly, watching this man calmly pass through the revolving door and walk towards her car.

Luo Zhi didn't know why Jiang Baili was crying. Because of Gobi's vacillation and indecision, or because of Chen Mohan's sarcasm, or because of Gu Zhiye. Worried about Gu Zhiye feeling that he still loves Gobi?Embarrassed by being self-indulgent?Or anxious about his disappearance and no contact. Luo Zhi didn't know.However, she felt that no matter which of the above reasons, it was better than telling Belle the truth about Gu Zhiye. Belle cried so hard that she couldn't say a word, Luo Zhi stared out the window, the early summer night was more than pouring, she remembered that "smoke" was often used to describe such pouring in her hometown. smoke.Luo Zhi walked to Jiang Baili's desk, but did not turn on the light. She opened the first drawer and groped inside for a long time with the help of the faint street light outside, before she took out a pack of cigarettes and a cheap light green plastic lighter . "Smoking?" she asked. Jiang Baili took a clumsy puff while twitching, then suddenly hiccupped, her face was flushed from choking, her cough was earth-shattering, her nose and tears were dripping with embarrassment. Luo Zhi didn't get there either, she couldn't remember which two fingers those coquettish women in the movie used to hold the cigarette, and after playing with it for a long time, she burned the back of her hand before taking a sip. Two cigarettes lit up both eyes in the dark room, making Luo Zhi think of Gu Zhiye's slightly mocking demeanor for no reason. Jiang Baili smoked a cigarette in a daze, and Luo Zhi felt that the smell was strange after taking two swallows, so she stubbed it out on the concrete floor and threw it into the trash can.Belle stood up again and took out a pile of nail polish of unknown age, and carefully applied it to the twilight light of the window. "are you crazy?" Jiang Baili didn't look back. "Luo Zhi, I found out later that they all know each other." Luo Zhi didn't find a word to say for a long time, but Jiang Baili fanned the nail polish to dry at this moment, turned her head, tears stained her face, and smiled at her brightly. "I think I'm a big fool X. It hurts so much." When Luo Zhi grabbed Jiang Baili's arm and dragged her out of the dormitory, the other party didn't say a word and let her lead her away.She didn't know where she was going, and when she went out, she kicked the unopened package by the table, which contained the hometown snacks she got from Aunt Fu today. "Your mother really misses you." They pushed open the door and rushed into the rain. Their bangs stuck to their foreheads, and the water flowed into their eyes, blurring their vision. "I picked and picked so much food, I said it was all your favorite." Luo Zhi neatly climbed the stadium where Jin had already closed the iron gates, and Jiang Baili followed suit, almost plunging headlong into it. "She has been compensated in this life. God has eyes. My daughter is obedient and excellent. Now she has found her home again. I am also happy for her." She strode forward along the red clay track, breathing heavily, her throat, trachea, and chest ached as if they had independent life and consciousness. The sound of wind and rain mixed together, and she gradually couldn't hear Jiang Baili's cry behind her. Voice. "The family has finally received retribution. The man went in and is investigating. They said that he must not be sentenced lightly, and the money will not be paid back. If not, the wife will also be implicated and go in together!" Luo Zhi suddenly couldn't feel her own heartbeat.The mobile phone is probably short-circuited by water, and there is no need to check whether there is an envelope icon floating from afar.She didn't stop, eyes wide open in the rain, arms outstretched. It's like running into the ocean of time.