Chapter 4 third chapter

The old lady said "Ouch", and threw out the crutches and goods in her hand at the same time, and she fell backwards on her back. Just when she was about to fall to the ground in various ways, Ni Kefei rushed out and knelt down on the ground desperately. On the ground, holding the old man's waist and neck with both hands - at that critical moment, the old man was saved from serious injuries. Ma Wen, who was seven or eight meters away, witnessed this thrilling scene with his own eyes, and broke out in a cold sweat. He knew very well that if Ni Ke hadn't jumped over to hold the old man in time, this heavy fall would have a huge impact on a seven or eight For a ten-year-old old man, it is completely fatal. Now, he ran over quickly, together with Xiao He who rushed over, first helped the old lady, and then helped Ni Ke up from the ground.The two elementary school students who collided with the old lady also fell on their backs, but it was nothing for the children to squat on their buttocks, and there was a schoolbag behind them, so they didn't hit their heads at all.The two children quickly got up from the ground, but their faces were full of panic, obviously frightened.

Ma Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Old lady, are you okay? Ni Ke, how about you?" Ni Ke was covering the knee of his right leg, obviously sweating, but he shook his head and said, "I'm fine. Is the grandma hurt?" The old grandma held her chest, calmed down, waved her hands and said, "I'm fine, thanks to this girl, otherwise my old bones might fall apart..." Ni saw that the old man was fine, he breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his head, and said with a relieved smile, "It's good that you're fine, but fortunately I heard the voices of these elementary school students just now, and I just wanted to come over and help him." You go, or it will be too late."

"Yeah, luckily there was no danger." A middle-aged woman next to him said, "These kids are real, don't run around, they are so dangerous." "Fortunately, the female clerk was thoughtful and responded in a timely manner, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." "This girl is really nice." The surrounding customers chattered and commented.All praise and affirm Nick.Ma Wen reprimanded the elementary school students, helped the old lady go out, gave her the two small commodities, and asked Xiao He to help the old man go home, and he was relieved.

Ma Wen walked to Ni Ke's side, and saw that there were beads of sweat oozing from her forehead again, and she was leaning against a shelf with a painful expression on her face.He asked with concern: "What's the matter, Ni Ke, were you injured just now?" Ni Ke shook his head: "Maybe it's just a knee bump, it's nothing serious." "Don't be brave, come to the office and I'll take a look for you." "It's okay, boss..." "Stop talking." Ma Wen couldn't help but support Ni Ke, "Follow me to the office."

With Ma Wen's support, Ni Ke dragged his painful right leg and moved slowly.In fact, her knees were really painful, and she just endured it. When she arrived at the office, Marvin helped her sit on the sofa, then squatted down, and carefully rolled up her right trouser leg. Ni Ke didn't expect Ma Wen to check the wound himself, and felt very sorry, and said, "Boss, I'll do it myself." "Don't move." Marvin ordered without stopping. When the trouser legs were rolled up above the knee, Marvin saw that Ni Ke's knee was bruised and swollen. He pressed it lightly and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Ni Ke gritted his teeth and said, "...it doesn't hurt very much." Knowing that she wasn't telling the truth, Ma Wen stood up and said to Ni Ke, "I'll drive you to the hospital for an examination now to see if you have any bone injuries." "Ah, no need, such a small injury..." "Ni Ke," Ma Wen said in a non-negotiable tone, "I'm here, just listen to me." As he said that, he slowly helped Ni Ke up, helped her out of the office, and briefly explained a few words to Zhou Yi and Xiao He.Then, he helped Ni Ke to the parking space next to him, and drove to the nearest hospital.

After the doctor's examination, Ma Wen was relieved—Ni Ke's knee was only bruised under the skin due to the impact, and did not hurt the bone. It only needed to be applied externally and then put on ointment.But there will be a period of time when the right foot is inconvenient, and there is no problem when walking, but it cannot run, nor can it be overexerted and hit again.Remembering the doctor's instructions, Ma Wen helped Ni Ke out of the hospital after the treatment. At this time, it was past seven o'clock in the evening, and the lights in the block where they were located were just beginning to come on, and people were coming and going.Marvin said, "Let's find a place to eat."

"Aren't we going back to the store?" Ni Ke said. "Your leg is hurt and you don't have to work today." "It's a small injury that won't hurt." "A small injury can turn into a big injury if you don't rest well." "But, are Zhou Yi and Xiao He in a hurry to come over?" "no problem." "Or we'll still eat in the store..." "Ni Ke." Ma Wen interrupted her suddenly, staring at her with a pair of eyes, his eyes and tone were different from usual, "Can I invite you to dinner?"

Ni Ke stared blankly at Ma Wen, confused by his attitude at the moment, and for some reason, she felt a little blushing and heart beating. "Are you... willing?" Marvin asked lightly. Ni Ke lowered his eyes and nodded gently. Marvin smiled, "Okay, let's get in the car." The car drove to a very tasteful and exotic high-end western restaurant.After Ma Wen parked the car, he got out of the car first, then made a detour to the other side, opened the car door for Ni Ke himself, and carefully helped her out. Ma Wen's considerate behavior and meticulous care make you both moved and uneasy.

She clearly felt that Ma Wen's concern for herself had obviously surpassed the scope of the boss's concern for employees. They sat down in the most elegant corner of the western restaurant.A young male waiter came to light the silver candles on the table for them.The candles on the candlesticks exude a faint fragrance of flowers, and the slightly swaying flames are matched with the violin playing in the restaurant, like a girl singing and dancing.Everything here is like a romantic poem. The male waiter politely handed over the menu: "Two please order." Marvin handed the menu to Ni Ke in a gracious manner: "You order first."

Ni Ke stared blankly at the names of the unfamiliar dishes on the menu. After a while, he said embarrassingly, "I don't know what to order. I've never tried these dishes before." Marvin said, "Then let me recommend it to you, okay?" Ni Ke handed the menu to Marvin, Marvin skilfully flipped through it, and said to the waiter: "Italian cheese sausage platter, Caesar salad, creamy wild mushroom soup, and green tea mousse for dessert—two servings .” "Okay." The waiter - write down, "Would you like a drink, please?" Ma Wen asked Ni Ke for advice, "Shall we have some wine?" Ni Ke said, "I don't know how to drink." "It's all right, just have a little cider, it's not intoxicating." Seeing Ma Wen's expectant gaze, Ni Ke could only agree: "Okay." Marvin said to the waiter, "Two glasses of sparkling cider with a little rock sugar and ice." "Okay." The male waiter took the menu and left. During the few minutes of waiting for the food to be served, Ni Ke didn't know what to chat with Ma Wen, but it was strange that the two of them kept silent.She noticed that Marvin crossed his hands and looked at herself with soft eyes, as if she could see the gods. She felt her face was a little hot, and she lowered her head unconsciously, not daring to drink Marvin. She didn't know if it was an illusion - was it caused by the ambiguous atmosphere and the soft lighting here, or was Marvin's eyes really so gentle at the moment? Fortunately, the cider was served soon, and Marvin raised the wine glass, motioning for Ni Ke to do the same, "Thank you, Ni Ke." "What I should do today is what I should do." Ni Ke raised his glass and said. Marvin smiled and said, "I'm not just referring to today's matter." "What else?" "Thank you for everything you've done for the store, and—" Marvin paused, "thank you for coming to my side." Ni Ke's heartbeat accelerated, which was a wonderful feeling she had never experienced before. It was not her boss who brought her this feeling, but a man named Ma Wen. They clinked their glasses silently, and Marvin took a swig.Ni Ke tried to take a sip - it tasted good.The bubbles in the wine are just like the atmosphere at the moment, full of dreaminess. All kinds of delicious dishes were served one after another. Ni Ke had never tasted these delicacies. Moreover, Ma Wen noticed that she had obviously never eaten Western food, and she didn't know the methods and details of eating Western food. This girl might come to a small place.He thought to himself. After more than half of the meal, both of them were a little full.They ate dessert and drank cider.Marvin thought of Ni Ke's daughter—it made him feel awkward—a young woman of twenty-two with a seven-year-old daughter."Is your daughter home now?" he asked. Ni Ke's body shook slightly, as if she had forgotten about it.Suddenly it was mentioned by Marvin again.She put down the fork in her hand and gave a vague "hmm". Ma Wen knew that Ni was unwilling to talk about everything related to this daughter.But he was so curious that he couldn't help asking, "Is she at home alone?" "yes." "Does she cook for herself?" "……Ok." "She didn't go to school?" "yes……" "why?" Ni Ke showed a reluctant expression: "Can we not talk about her?" "Okay." Marvin had no choice but to give up.This happens every time.Just talk about her daughter.Within a few words, they will stop completely. After a while, Ni Ke asked: "Boss, what about you? Are you living alone now?" Hearing Ni Ke's question, Ma Wen was secretly happy.She finally started caring about my personal life. "yes." "That woman who came to the store to look for you that day...is your ex-wife?" Just like Ni Ke didn't want to mention his daughter, Ma Wen suddenly realized that he also had things and people that he didn't want to mention. His eyes were dim, and he took a sip of wine: "Yes." "You...why did you make such a fuss? I mean, even if you get divorced, you don't have to be enemies, right?" Marvin smiled wryly, and sighed; "Yes, even if an ordinary couple divorces, they won't hate each other like this, but that woman and I are a special case." Ni Ke could see that this was Marvin's pain, "If you don't want to say it..." "It's nothing." Marvin forced a smile, "After that, this incident can no longer constitute any harm to me." Ni Ke looked at him silently. "We met two years ago, but divorced after less than a year together. The reason is very simple-actually what you saw and heard that day-this woman married me, and she was my wife. Property, to put it bluntly, is my shop." "Do you still have a store in the city?" "Yes, it was my parents' inheritance. I didn't expect to be spotted by this woman. At that time, she approached me and pretended to love me very much. I was dizzy and married her soon. Her nature It was exposed almost on the wedding day. I quickly found out her real purpose... I proposed to divorce her, which was completely in her favor. She proposed to share half of my property, including the store. It’s okay , I hired the best lawyer at a high price, and only let this woman take away one million property. But, as you can see—she didn't give up at all, and was still thinking about my store. " "How much is that store worth?" Ni Ke couldn't help asking. "A store in the busiest part of the city - worth at least a few million." Ni Ke showed a surprised expression, obviously this number was beyond her imagination. Marvin sighed bitterly: "My first wedding banquet was such a tragedy, or farce, made up of exploitation and deception—isn't what happened that day the best proof? And the most hateful What's more, even though I'm divorced, I haven't gotten rid of that woman, she's still pestering and calculating me, she won't give up until I reach her goal, she's just a ghost!" Ma Wen clenched his fists and expressed his resentful request. Ni Ke felt uncomfortable, and said sadly as if resonating: "Actually, everyone has his distress and sorrow, and even, there are such things that others can't imagine. Terrible experience…” When she said this, she couldn't help but look sad.Ma Wen regained his composure, realizing that he might have inadvertently triggered the opportunity for Ni Ke to reveal his life experience.He asked: "Are you talking about yourself? Ni Ke, can you tell me what happened to you before?" Ni Ke was shocked, as if she just realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said. She showed a look of confusion and shook her head again and again: "It's nothing, we'd better...don't say these things." From the way Marvin looked at her, he knew it was her reluctance to open up—at least not yet.He didn't force it, and didn't ask any more questions.