Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Don't touch the old injury

Xie Nan went to Zhang Xin's company after work this day. She concentrated on making accounts. Zhang Xin had already let the staff go and concentrated on his own planning plan. David Fan was concentrating on smoking and staring at the computer. At 8:30, Zhang Xin Luo Yin, his girlfriend, brought a midnight snack and invited them to eat together.David Fan didn't eat either, and walked to the window sill to look outside, his silence was abnormal. "What's wrong with my second senior brother, I've never seen him like this before." Xie Nan was really puzzled. Luo Yin squinted at him: "Spring is here, old Dai Chun's heart has sprouted."

"But why do I feel that the second senior brother will be moved all year round?" Zhang Xin and Luo Yin laughed out loud in unison, and David Fan turned around and said bitterly, "Xie Nan, you usually look quite honest, but now you're trying to squeeze me out." Luo Yin tried his best to hold back his laughter: "Xie Nan hit the nail on the head, he summed up your stink problem in one sentence." David Fan has never been able to fight back against Luo Yin's sarcasm, and always says to Zhang Xin: "You found such a powerful girlfriend to treat me." : "You guys are all united now, and you all take pleasure in hitting me."

Xie Nan knew that this second senior brother had always pretended to be romantic, and if he could have a woman to let him taste the feeling of being trapped by love, it would be really not easy.She didn't intend to tease him anymore, so she turned to talk about their accounting business: "Senior brother and second brother, I think you can consider hiring a full-time accountant for your current business volume, which will be more convenient for your development." "Hey, Xie Nan, I heard that you resigned the tent of the old Wang next door." "Yes, I just finished the last time. I think his company is not operating in a standardized manner. I don't want to be troublesome."

Zhang Xin nodded: "That's right, he's a bit unreliable right now, you're right to be cautious. For our side, I know you're thinking about us. But the business hasn't stabilized yet, and Lao Dai and I Discuss it again, you should do it first and then talk." Xie Nan quit the job with the account there, on the one hand, because he was not optimistic about their company, and on the other hand, because Yu Mucheng had promised to be busy for a while, the industrial park officially started construction, and his life returned to the previous routine. Spend more time with her.He was very puzzled by her frugal life, and besides her full-time job, she had to pay bills at both ends.

"Are you short of money?" "Except for Bill Gates and Buffett, who dares to say that they are not short of money." She said confidently. Yu Mucheng was very surprised: "You actually use the two of them to block me." She also found it funny: "Okay, okay, I will quit one first. The boss of the other is my brother. Their company is getting better and better. Sooner or later, they will have to hire a full-time accountant. I guess it won't be long." Yu Mucheng was very satisfied with her attitude: "I remember you made a wish. After you really take me as your boyfriend, you will max out my card. Think about when to honor it."

It was the first time Xie Nan heard that a man applied for a girlfriend to spend his money so eagerly, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and then said ruthlessly: "Are you throwing money at me? Well, when you are free, come with me to the mall, and then don't be scared gone." Yu Mucheng laughed loudly: "It's decided, I want to see how much you will prosper with such a frugal habit. I will help you carry your things, and I promise not to stop." Xie Nan came out of the advertising company and walked towards the parking lot. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The night was gentle, and the cool spring breeze in early April was blowing on his face, making him very comfortable.She was about to take out the keys when the cell phone rang first, she answered it, and it was Xiang Xinyang's voice that came from the microphone, which made her quite surprised.

"Hello Xinyang, what's the matter?" "Nan Nan, are you home now?" Xie Nan hesitated: "I'm outside." "I have something to do, I want to see you. Where are you, I'll come and pick you up." Xie Nan didn't want to meet Xiang Xinyang, but his attitude was unexpectedly persistent, so she had no choice but to say, "Okay, tell me the location, and I'll drive here." Xiang Xinyang was sitting in the car parked outside the cafe by the river at this moment. Through the glass, with delicate light and shadow, he could clearly see a man and a woman sitting opposite the window talking with a smile. The man was Yu Mucheng.

In the evening, when Xiang Xinyang was having dinner with someone, he suddenly received a call from Xu Yan, saying that he wanted to meet him.He had no friendship with Xu Yansu, and was about to evade, but Xu Yan emphasized that there was an important matter to be interviewed, so the two made an appointment to meet in this riverside cafe.But after she was seated, Xu Yan chattered about and didn't talk about any important matters.Xiang Xinyang looked at Xu Yan suspiciously: "Why did you invite me over?" Xu Yan said lightly: "We are also alumni, isn't it normal to have an appointment when we have time?"

Xiang Xinyang never liked Xu Yan, but knowing that they had nothing to talk about, she must not simply want to ask old classmates to catch up, so he decided to wait and see when she got to the point. Xu Yan suddenly motioned him to look at another corner of the cafe, where a man and a woman had just walked in, and sat down opposite each other at the table by the window, chatting relaxedly, Xiang Xinyang didn't know them, and asked Looking at Xu Yan, Xu Yan tilted her head and smiled, "That man's name is Yu Mucheng, and he is Xie Nan's current boyfriend." Xiang Xinyang was taken aback, and couldn't help but look over there again.When he was chasing Xie Nan's car back to the one-way street that day, he saw Xie Nan embracing a tall man. He didn't see his face clearly in the night, but now he saw that the man was tall, wearing a white shirt, and his posture was relaxed. Sitting upright, with a smile on his upright face, he was listening to the beautiful girl opposite.He looked back at Xu Yan: "And then?"

"The girl sitting across from him is Zhang Jiayi, the daughter of Director Zhang of our Municipal Development and Reform Commission. She recently returned from studying in the United States and joined our bank to work. Last month, the vice president specially introduced them to a blind date. As far as I know, they have a good relationship. Very often." Xu Yan said leisurely, "Xie Nan probably doesn't know about it yet." Xiang Xinyang looked at Xu Yan: "Why did you tell me this?" "I don't want to see her being kept in the dark. It's not easy for her these years. If there is a man's heart-to-heart talk, I guess she won't be able to bear it. Hey, why are you looking at me like this?"

"I'm a little surprised at your sudden compassion." Xiang Xinyang sneered. Xu Yan laughed: "You can think whatever you want, anyway, what I said is the truth, you can go to our bank to inquire about it and you can confirm it. But I don't plan to tell Xie Nan directly, she has too much prejudice against me, I'm afraid it will I feel that I am uneasy and kind enough to tell a story." Of course, Xiang Xinyang didn't think that Xu Yanan's intentions were kind, but he had no time to think about it at the moment, and when he glanced at it, he saw Yu Mu Cheng holding up the fruit teapot and filling it up for the girl, while talking, the girl was watching him with a smile .It would not be an exaggeration to say that this was a speculative scene. Xu Yan didn't say anything more, got up and left. Xiang Xinyang beckoned the waiter to check out, went out to get in the car, looked back at the cafe, thought about it, and took out his mobile phone to call Xie Nan. When Xie Nan drove to the riverside cafe, the first thing he saw was Yu Mucheng's white BMW X5 parked by the side of the road, and he couldn't help being startled.Xiang Xinyang got out of his car and gestured with his chin. She looked over and naturally saw Yu Mucheng and the girl sitting opposite each other in the cafe. "Xinyang, there's no need to ask me to see this." She frowned and said softly, and hurriedly turned back to get in the car, not wanting to be seen by Yu Mucheng, who misunderstood that she was following him, but Xiang Xinyang immediately pulled her away. The co-pilot sat on it. "Let's go, I have something to tell you, let's change places." Xie Nan had no choice but to sit up and start the car. After thinking about it, she turned the steering wheel to cut into the rolling traffic on the Yanjiang Road, and drove forward. Xiang Xinyang watched her skillful and stable driving posture, feeling a little emotional. "When I taught you to drive before, you always said that you would be scared when you saw too many people and cars." Xie Nan smiled slightly. Indeed, Xiang Xinyang taught her to drive. At the beginning of learning to drive, she was very timid. She only dared to try driving on the road leading to the lakeside community at night. At that time, the road was very remote, but it was suitable for driving. practice car.Xiang Xinyang repeatedly praised her for being fast and encouraged her to go into the city, but she refused.After getting her driver's license, she was still a little apprehensive and didn't easily try to drive alone, let alone go downtown.After breaking up with Xiang Xinyang, she never touched the steering wheel again. After graduation, she went to apply for another job as a cashier with a slightly higher salary. One of the conditions required by the other party was to have a driver's license.She bit the bullet and handed in her driver's license, claiming that she had more than two years of driving experience, but she was hired. It was the first time that she drove the company car alone to the bank. She was trembling and put the key in. She didn't dare to start the ignition for a long time. She only tried to recall the details of learning to drive in the driving school, but Xiang Xinyang's voice came to her mind. "Relax, engage first gear first, then release the handbrake." "Don't hold down the clutch pedal for long periods of time." "Be sure to pull up the handbrake after parking." "No, no, please remember, you can't step on the accelerator so hard." She finally plucked up the courage to start the car. After a short distance, she was very nervous, and her clothes were soaked in sweat. When she got out of the car at the bank, her hands and feet were already weak. Unexpectedly, she ran into Xu Yan head-on again, and she couldn't help regretting. Apply for that job. But it didn't take long for her to get used to it, she could drive anywhere freely, and she could also face Xu Yan with a calm expression.Human potential really needs a stimulating process, she thought. "How can you still be afraid? I'm not 21 years old, Xinyang." "Yes, I know, of course I know, you are 28 years old this year, and I am 31." Xiang Xinyang talked about the age of the two, with unconscious tenderness and sigh in his eyes, "So many years have passed in a blink of an eye, I don't remember when I saw the first gray hair on my head, but then it started to grow and I didn't really care." Xie Nan remembered seeing silver strands in his black hair at the other table at the Green Door Cafe that day. Car, sit in the open-air coffee seat in front of the door. "Xinyang, I know you care about me for my own good, but when two people get along, they must have their own living space. It is impossible for me to control Mu Cheng's daily dealings with others. That would be too ridiculous." "That girl is the daughter of the director of the National Development and Reform Commission who was specially introduced to him. Don't you care about him dating and dating other girls?" Xie Nan was stunned, speechless for a while.Xiang Xinyang looked at her, she was wearing a thin off-white short-sleeved suit, the cuffs of her white shirt were rolled up, her hair was casually draped over her shoulders, she looked much better than the last time he saw her, she was dazed, But it's not surprising, obviously, the news he said was not completely unprepared.With a pain in his heart, he said softly, "You actually put up with him like that?" "Sitting together and drinking coffee doesn't mean anything." Xie Nan said vigorously, "Besides, this matter really has nothing to do with you, Xinyang, just leave it alone." "How could I see you being let down by others again." Xie Nan clenched her fists tightly, she needed to clench her teeth to restrain the trembling of her body.Be let down by others again - this sentence is like a spell, easily hitting the most vulnerable side of her heart.She glared at Xiang Xinyang, and said in a low voice: "Why do you still tell me this?" "Sorry, I……" Xie Nan raised his hand to stop him, and stood up with his hand on the table: "What do you want from me, rush into the cafe and question him? No, Xinyang, I didn't question you when Xu Yan made insinuations before." , because I didn't trust her at all at that time, I chose to trust you. Although this trust seems too blind and stupid, the result is actually the same, and questioning is probably nothing more than knowing the ending earlier." "What did Xu Yan tell you?" Xie Nan shook his head: "There's no need to mention the past. As for Mu Cheng, I don't want to question him either. He has always been very measured. I don't plan to ask him about things he didn't take the initiative to tell me. But I will be honest. Treat him and trust him to be honest with me when he makes his choice." "Then what about your choice? Nannan, are you going to wait for him to finish his choice and then accept it? It's the same as you did to me before." "What else? If I can't keep it, I won't take the trouble to keep it. This is a little common sense that life has taught me. That's it. Please don't tell me these things in the future. " Xie Nan suddenly turned around, stumbled on the armrest of the chair, staggered, and before Xiang Xinyang reached out to help her, she stood still, hurriedly walked to the parking place, and quickly started the car.She drove back to the community and parked the car, only to feel that she was exhausted, as if she had run a half marathon instead of driving through the city. She dragged herself up to the fourth floor, turned on the TV, and threw herself on the sofa. Then she remembered that she forgot to go back to her home to pick up her clothes, but she was too lazy to move. There was an ancient costume on the screen in front of her. In martial arts dramas, men and women in all kinds of costumes groaned and fought together. She was tired of watching it, but she didn't even want to reach out for the remote control to change the channel. Her heart was as chaotic as the screen, with all kinds of thoughts surging in her heart one after another, the words of Xu Yan and Xiang Xinyang rang in her ears alternately, the scenes of Yu Mucheng sitting and laughing with that girl kept going floating in front of her eyes.For a moment, she only felt that her heart was beating fast and slow, and she was a little overwhelmed. She sat blankly for a long time, and only changed her posture when her legs felt a little numb.She remembered what Ru Bing said, taking a bath can relieve stress, and decided to try it, at least it was better than being in a daze like this. Xie Nan has always showered, and he has never used the jacuzzi in the bathroom of the master bedroom.She went in, filled the bathtub with water, then took off her clothes, and slowly immersed herself in the slightly hot water. She took a long breath, closed her eyes and lay quietly. The past flashed through her mind bit by bit, she thought the wound had healed long ago, and what was left was nothing more than a hidden scar, she didn't have the addiction to lick the wound and look at herself in pity, as long as she didn't touch it, she could hardly feel its existence, but like this It still hurts to be touched forcibly. During the summer vacation when she finished her junior year, Xiang Xinyang drove her home and met her parents for the first time.It was only then that the parents found out that she was in love with this boy. Although they were a little surprised, Xiang Xinyang standing in front of them looked handsome and polite, and looked at Xie Nan with gentle eyes. He drank, then rushed to buy vegetables and cook, and entertained him graciously. Xie Nan's parents were shocked when they heard that they bought a house together during the meal. After Xiang Xinyang left, her mother immediately said: "You child, he wants to buy a house and let him buy it. Why do you want to name it for nothing?" Go up, beware of others saying you are greedy for money." Xie Nan felt wronged: "I really didn't want to be named, he insisted on writing my name on it." "You have a big idea now, and it took you so long to hide it." "Aren't I afraid that you will get angry?" Xie Nan muttered guiltily. "He probably didn't tell his family." "I don't know, he said he bought it with his own money, and he paid off the loan himself. After I graduate..." She spoke in a softer voice, but saw her mother looking at her with stern eyes, and she definitely couldn't get past it. , had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue, "I will marry him, and we will repay the loan together." "Nonsense." The father on the side couldn't help it, and scolded, "You are only so old that you want to get married." "I'll be 22 years old after I graduate, and I've already reached the legal age of marriage." Her father always spoiled her, but she was already blushing, but she still answered boldly. The parents looked at each other in blank dismay, they really didn't expect their always shy daughter to talk about marriage so calmly. After a pause, my father said, "Nannan, do you two know what marriage means? Don't make such a big decision on the spur of the moment." "We are not impulsive, we have been in love for almost three years." Mom digested this sentence, and became angry again: "Did you fall in love as soon as you entered college? You are really promising, and you keep everything from the family." The parents were accidental, and they had a lot of practical considerations, but seeing her firm attitude, they only told her to be careful and not to act recklessly, so they acquiesced, and planned to wait until she graduated to say anything. Since then, Xiang Xinyang will try his best to drive four hours to live in the city where Xie Nan's family is located every weekend throughout the holiday.Life in the small town is quiet, local residents love to drink tea, and there are luxurious or simple tea houses open everywhere. Xie Nan took him around the city and its surroundings, pointed him to the school where he studied when he was young, and introduced his old classmates to him.Her parents made delicious food for them to eat when they went back, and soaked the local Maojian for him. She lives on the second floor, and downstairs is a large flower bed planted with honeysuckle, facing the window of her house. In summer, honeysuckle is in full bloom, and the fragrance lingers in the room through the window, which is very pleasant. She leaned at the window to watch Xiang Xinyang leave, waved her hands with a smile, and couldn't help thinking that if they got married in the future and lived in that lakeside community, she would still be able to smell the fragrance of flowers and send him off to work. Such days continued until October after school started.That day Xiang Xinyang took her to watch the movie and drove her back. She walked briskly towards the dormitory, but she ran into Xu Yan arguing with a boy. She never wanted to provoke Xu Yan's mean mouth, so she immediately went to another way to go. After returning to the dormitory, the two met again in the water room. Xu Yan said bluntly, "Did you enjoy watching the fun just now?" "I've never liked to watch the excitement." She replied displeased, no matter how good-tempered she was, she would not allow the other party to be so rude. "But I like to watch the excitement, and let me warn you, you will soon show us a big excitement, which is far more sensational than picking up a bunch of flowers in the trunk." Xie Nan was taken aback. In fact, she has never been a ostentatious character. She would blush when a few more people noticed her. After Xiang Xinyang sent flowers that time, she had already quietly told him not to do this again.She also promised her parents to pay attention to her words and deeds, but she couldn't figure out what Xu Yan meant by such a firm forecast at this time. "Everyone loves to read fairy tales, but not everyone can be the heroine of fairy tales, let alone 12 o'clock, when the prince will marry the real princess, Cinderella will show her original shape, the carriage will turn into a pumpkin, what do you say? Is it hilarious and fun? I can't wait, lol." "What do you mean by that?" "It's nothing interesting. I just happened to know some news in advance, but I don't plan to tell you. It's better to wait for Xiang Xinyang to reveal it to you." Xu Yan walked away, Xie Nan felt a little uneasy, Xiang Xinyang was not in a good mood those few days, he just said that there seemed to be some problems with the family business, but he quickly said that it was nothing serious, his father could always handle it.Apart from this, she couldn't think of anything else that Xu Yan could watch as a joke, and she didn't want to ask Xiang Xinyang about it. When Xiang Xinyang reappeared in front of her a few days after disappearing and told her to break up, she knew that Xu Yan's prediction was really accurate. Now Xu Yan made a prophecy to her again. Although she tried her best to choose to ignore and think about those words, her mood was still disturbed, and she only tried to use her reason to persuade herself to calm down.However, Xiang Xinyang came to touch her today, making her unable to maintain her superficial composure. Xie Nan's tense body seemed to be relaxed under the gentle and uninterrupted impact of the water flow and vortex from the massage nozzle, but his heart did not relax at all. A big hand with a little callus gently caressed her face, she opened her eyes, and Yu Mucheng was standing in front of the bathtub looking at her with concern: "Why are you frowning so tightly, are you uncomfortable?" "It's okay," she leaned her head against his hand, "I'm just a little tired." "Don't do that part-time job in the future, take good care of your body." She was noncommittal: "Did you work overtime again today?" "I didn't work overtime today. I just had a social event. There's nothing I can do." She no longer asked what kind of entertainment it was, but stared blankly at Yu Mucheng, who stood tall in front of her, with a smile on his thin lips: "Are you satisfied with what you see?" No matter how depressed Xie Nan was, she couldn't help laughing. Of course, she remembered what he said when she looked at him for the first time when he proposed dating her.She looked at him again, and said softly, "It's much more pleasing to the eye than at the beginning." Yu Mucheng laughed and sat down on the edge of the bathtub: "I will always be more tolerant than you, and my evaluation of you is far more than pleasing to the eye." Xie Nan suddenly had mixed feelings, wanted to blurt out a lot of words, but didn't know what to say for a while.Seeing her hesitating to speak, Yu Mucheng couldn't help being surprised: "What's the matter? It seems that I still praise you less. You actually have this expression when you praise." She could only lower her eyes and smile bitterly: "Yes, I have been like this since I was a child, and I can't stand praise. When others praise me, I feel uncomfortable." "What a strange child, come on, tell me, do you have any other quirks?" "A lot. I'm still afraid of meeting strangers, afraid of crowded places, afraid of people making fun of me, afraid..." She stopped abruptly, and when she continued, she almost reached the point where the knot haunted her, "I used to Mom told me to go downstairs to the canteen to buy a packet of salt, and I would have to twist it for a long time." Yu Mucheng laughed: "It turns out that you have been an awkward child since you were a child." "Well, I was awkward since I was a child. When I first performed on stage when I was learning the piano, I was pushed up by the teacher tremblingly. I just bowed and looked up at the dark crowd below. I was so scared that I ran down and didn't dare to go up again. .” "How did it end?" Yu Mu Chengda asked with interest. "The teacher caught me, and used all the criticism and temptation. I refused to take the stage." Remembering this past, Xie Nan smiled at the ceiling, "I had to cancel my show." "Aren't you going to perform on stage in the future?" "Wow, I was beaten by my mother when I got home, and I became honest immediately. I wrote a review with the teacher, and went on stage obediently for the next performance. I dare not commit any awkwardness. After the first time, I will go on stage again. Just treat it as a pile of Chinese cabbage underneath, and don’t care at all.” She suddenly remembered that Xiang Xinyang also mentioned this when she spoke to her for the first time, and this association made her shut her mouth abruptly.She looked at Yu Mucheng, and saw his thoughtful face, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.She was so embarrassed that she felt ashamed for a while.She looked away and rested her head on the towel by the tub. But Yu Mucheng bowed his head and leaned closer to her, staring at her with bright eyes: "On Valentine's Day, I asked you to play the piano for me. Did you also use me on the other end of the phone as a Chinese cabbage?" Xie Nan laughed "puchi": "Is there any Chinese cabbage that you ask for so much?" Yu Mucheng acted deeply shocked: "I don't think my request is too much, and it is very reasonable." Xie Nan couldn't think of how to refute his good self-feeling for a while, so he just snorted and ignored him. "By the way, is your mother very strict with you? I feel that the daughters taught by strict mothers are either very rebellious, or they are obedient like you." "My mother is strict, but my father dotes on me. If my mother wants to beat me, he will protect me." "It turns out that your awkwardness needs to be cured with a beating." Yu Mucheng said thoughtfully, Xie Nan gave him a sideways look, he couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hand to try the water: "The water is cold , get up quickly." "Lend me your pajamas, I forgot to bring them up." "No, let's see if you still have to carry your clothes on your back every day like fleeing from a refugee." Xie Nan bit her lip and ignored him, sinking her body into the bathtub a little deeper. Yu Mucheng pulled a big bath towel and motioned her to stand up.She didn't move, she just tilted her head and looked at him, he smirked, reached out and grabbed her wrist, she couldn't help being dragged up, he was about to unfold the bath towel to wrap her, she struggled angrily, directly Throwing her into his arms, his wet body immediately wetted his shirt. Yu Mucheng threw away the bath towel and hugged her directly: "You recruited me, so you can't blame me." She remained silent, hugged him tightly, and kissed his lips with some indescribable emotion.It is rare for her to be so proactive and bold, but only in the rare moments when she actively triggers his more violent actions than usual, she seems to find some kind of proof that the two are infinitely close to each other.