Chapter 26: Chapter 26

26 - This time I handed it to you personally.

Cheng Li originally wanted to call a car directly to the company, but as soon as she put on her shoes, the driver called her and told her that his car was parked in the basement and told her the specific parking space.

Only then did Cheng Li know that Rong Qi had arranged for a driver to pick her up in advance, just like last time.

After finding a parking space, Cheng Li got in the car.

"Did you take Rong Qi to the airport this morning?" Cheng Li asked.

The driver nodded: "Assistant He called me last night. I was surprised. I said before that Mr. Rong would not come back until the weekend. Why did he suddenly come back last night?"

Cheng Li pursed her lower lip slightly.

But when she turned to look out the window, she saw the smile on her lips in the reflection of the car window.

But when she arrived at the company, she sent Meng Yuange a WeChat message.

Cheng Li: [Ms. Ling didn't check the post last night, right? ]

Meng Yuange: [Don't worry, no. But to be honest, Ms. Ling would rather you date a man. 】

She didn't go home last night, so she sent an impromptu WeChat message to Ms. Ling.

She made an excuse, saying that it was raining too much outside, so she slept at Meng Yuange's house tonight.

It's not like she didn't stay overnight outside, mostly with Meng Yuange.

Meng Yuange: [But where were you last night? Could it be what I thought? 】

Meng Yuange: 【Is Rong Qi's figure one of a kind? To be honest, although he was wearing clothes when I interviewed him that day, I feel that he must exercise regularly. He has wide shoulders and a narrow waist, and he looks particularly good even in a shirt. ]

Cheng Li: "..."

Cheng Li: [Is it appropriate for you to say this in front of me? 】

Meng Yuange: 【Yes, best friend and husband should not be bullied. ]

Meng Yuange: [But I still want to hear the details. 】

Cheng Li: 【The details are that I slept alone last night. The bed in the guest room was very comfortable and soft. I had a good night's sleep. ]

Meng Yuange: [? ? ? ? ? ? ? 】

Meng Yuange: 【 Damn it, can he bear this? ?

Meng Yuange: [On a dark, windy, rainy night, isn't this the best opportunity to knock down the little sheep ? 】

Cheng Li: 【I'm not as hungry as you think. 】

Meng Yuange: 【No, my sister has big breasts, long legs, and a beautiful face, but she can't win against him? 】

Meng Yuange: 【Isn't it too difficult for abstinent men? 】

Cheng Li reminded: 【It's early in the morning, please restrain yourself. 】

Meng Yuange: 【It's because it was so early in the morning that I asked this. If I had asked last night, I would have bothered you more. ]

"..."

Cheng Li felt that it was better not to continue chatting, otherwise it would be endless.

Peninsula Hotel Beijing.

Jiang Zhe yawned. He was dragged to the bar last night and didn't come back until after two o'clock in the morning.

He felt that he was simply dedicated to being able to get up now and prepare for the meeting in half an hour.

As he was picking up the coffee cup, he saw Rong Qi coming from the dining bar. He raised his hand in surprise, and Rong Qi came over with a plate.

"You just got up too?" Jiang Zhe was a little shocked.

He knew that Rong Qi was different from him and had a very regular schedule. Even if he was on a business trip, he would exercise for half an hour in the morning.

It was so unlike him to appear at this point in the restaurant.

Rong Qi: "No, I just came back."

Jiang Zhe yawned again and asked casually: "Where did you come back from?"

"Shanghai."

"What the hell?" Jiang Zhe almost spilled his coffee.

Rong Qi dragged his dinner plate aside.

Jiang Zhe ignored his disgusted behavior and asked, "Where did you say you came back from?"

"Shanghai," Rong Qi seemed to have no intention of hiding it.

Jiang Zhe: "You went back to Shanghai last night?"

"To be precise, you went back in the afternoon."

Jiang Zhe couldn't help but glance around and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

His expression Nervous, afraid of hearing some unexpected news.

Sometimes no news is the best news.

After all, the market is changing rapidly.

Rong Qi calmly raised his head and looked at him: "A married man, after being on a business trip for so long, is it worth making a fuss about returning home?"

Jiang Zhe looked at him and said in shock for a while: "Do you know what you just said?"

Fortunately, he still said I thought something big had happened.

"Can you even say such a thing?" Jiang Zhe became angrier as he thought about it, suddenly feeling that he could not be allowed to witness such a shameless thing alone.

So he took out his cell phone and made a call directly.

Fang Xinyang was in the laboratory and saw the call was from Jiang Zhe.

We even found a quiet place to pick him up.

"Did you know that Rong Qi returned to Shanghai last night?" Jiang Zhe asked directly.

Fang Xinyang asked in surprise: "Ah? He went back to Shanghai last night? What happened? What happened."

Hearing Fang Xinyang's series of questions.

Jiang Zhe finally felt a little more relaxed.

Look, normal people would be so surprised when they heard about his return to Shanghai last night.

Jiang Zhe glanced at Rong Qi and repeated what he just said.

There was sudden silence on the other side.

"Fuck you."

After a while, a voice finally broke the silence.

Jiang Zhe turned on his phone in time. Fortunately, at this time, there was almost no one in the cafeteria, and the surroundings were even more empty. Therefore, Jiang Zhe was not afraid of being overheard, and the founder of Qiyu Technology was rude in public.

"How can he say such shameless words?" Fang Xinyang was sincerely shocked.

Jiang Zhe: "Look, look, what an honest man has been forced into."

Rong Qi raised his eyelids slightly and said nothing.

He looked at the two of them coldly, singing and singing together over the phone.

"No, I have to call and make an appointment for him," Jiang Zhe thought for a while and said seriously.

Fang Xinyang: "What's the date?"

Jiang Zhe: "I have to ask the doctor, can this love brain be grown at the age of thirty?"

There was a sound of laughter from the other side.

Rong Qi: "You're in a good mood, right?"

Fang Xinyang said seriously: "I really want to meet you, my wife who has never been masked before."

"Just, when will we arrange to meet," Jiang Zhe said speechlessly: "Are we so helpless? As your best friend, you can't even see your wife?"

Rong Qi was not provoked by him and kept saying the same thing: "It depends on the situation."

Fortunately, Fang Xinyang was also busy there. , and hung up the phone.

"To be honest, I really doubt whether you were lowered," Jiang Zhe thought seriously about this possibility.

After all, a month ago, the Rong Qi he met was still a beautiful woman who had never been in love before his eyes. However, in a short period of time, he seemed to be a completely different person.

Rong Qi looked up at him: "Do you want to know the reason?"

Jiang Zhe nodded, of course he did.

Rong Qi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a sultry tone: "You'll know when you get married."

Jiang Zhe: "..."

Is this the only thing you can say? ?

Rong Qi flew back to Shanghai on the weekend, and Cheng Li asked him on WeChat early what his plans were.

Who knew, he only had two words.

Have a meal.

But this time, he didn't ask for home-cooked food, he just said he had booked a restaurant.

Cheng Li was originally thinking about whether to go with the driver to pick him up at the airport in order to show off the grandeur.

But I thought that he had been on a business trip for so long and came back covered in dust.

Maybe I would go back to the bungalow first to visit my grandparents, so I gave up this idea.

Around six o'clock, Rong Qi sent a WeChat message asking her to come downstairs.

Cheng Li thought he was waiting in the community outside, so she hurried down.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I got downstairs, I saw him standing under the sycamore tree.

"Why are you waiting here?" Cheng Li discovered that he had a soft spot for this sycamore tree and would stand in the same position every time.

Rong Qi's voice was low: "I'll pick you up for dinner."

This time is too dangerous.

Cheng Li glanced left and right, fearing that she would bump into her neighbor.

After all, she has lived here for so many years and knows all the neighbors downstairs.

If someone saw her and told her teacher Ling and Lao Cheng, wouldn't everything be exposed?

"Let's go," Rong Qi looked at her looking around and couldn't help but smile.

Cheng Li couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief as she didn't meet anyone she knew until she got into the car.

Rong Qi was amused by her behavior. He was not too angry, but simply asked: "I'm so helpless?"

Cheng Li was still lowering his head to buckle his seat belt.

After hearing this, he suddenly raised his head and turned towards him.

"Ah?" Cheng Li stared, and it took him a while to realize what he meant, and whispered: "It's just because it's so good that I have to keep it properly."

Knowing that she was deliberately trying to trick people, he just ate it. This set.

Rong Qi chuckled and started the car.

The place where the two of them ate was a restaurant in the city center.

It's the kind of place where the environment is elegant and the atmosphere is romantic, but the price is so expensive that it's jaw-dropping.

Rong Qi had booked a private room in advance, but the waiter in the restaurant seemed to know him.

As soon as I saw him, I didn't even check his mobile phone number, so I took them directly to the box.

After the two sat down, the waiter handed them the menu.

Cheng Li flipped through the menu. Fortunately, she and Meng Yuange were a eating and drinking duo. It was not like they had never been to this kind of restaurant, and the prices there really didn't scare her away.

This meal was quite enjoyable.

But halfway through, Rong Qi's cell phone kept ringing.

The phone vibrated again. Cheng Li looked up at him, but he reached out and pressed it down.

Cheng Li: "You won't answer??"

She is also a social worker, and she knows that sometimes when work comes, she can't stop it.

Although Rong Qi is a capitalist, when he is busy at work, he is no different from a social animal.

"Eat," Rong Qi glanced at her plate and asked in a low voice, "Does it suit your appetite?"

Cheng Li nodded: "It's delicious."

Although she has a Chinese stomach, it is quite good to eat Western food occasionally.

But when Cheng Li lowered his head and cut the steak in front of him with the knife, ripples still appeared in his heart.

In fact, he must have been so busy, but he was willing to spend time with her to eat such a time-consuming Western food.

After the two of them finished eating and were about to leave, Cheng Li got up and went to the bathroom.

Originally, she wanted to foot the bill.

But I was told that this box had already been signed for.

Cheng Li pouted, then carried her bag and went to the bathroom.

When she came out, she saw that Rong Qi's car had been parked at the door, but he did not start the car, but sat in the driver's seat to answer the phone.

Cheng Li was about to walk over, but was stopped by the person next to him.

"Cheng Li."

This sound also made Rong Qi, who was sitting in the car, raise his head.

They both looked at the man walking towards Cheng Li.

"Are you stupid? You don't recognize me?" The other party walked up to Cheng Li and raised his hand to touch her hair.

This intimate gesture made Rong Qi, who was sitting in the car, frown.

Fortunately, Cheng Li ducked back and said calmly: "Who are you?"

At this time, the man was standing at the door, and the light fell on him.

Rong Qi's eyes fell on his face.

Recognized each other at a glance.

He Yunze.

"Me," He Yunze chuckled and deliberately approached her: "I really don't know you anymore? Then I will be sad. After all, you are the first love of my life."

Cheng Li said coldly: "If you say such boring words again, I'm leaving."

He Yunze said quickly: "No, no, no, I said you are not excited at all when you see me. After all, we haven't seen each other for several years. I haven't seen you since I went to the United States. Right. You have completely forgotten the relationship between us as childhood sweethearts."

Cheng Li glanced at the car out of the corner of her eye.

"If you're okay, I have to leave," Cheng Li said.

He Yunze asked directly: "Are you still the same WeChat person you used to be?"

Cheng Li did not answer. He Yunze chuckled: "If you are so uncooperative, then I will have to ask Teacher Ling for it."

"You are boring," Cheng Li asked directly . Li finally felt impatient.

He Yunze had long been accustomed to her attitude and was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled and said, "Seeing you like this, I feel relieved. You are still the centimeter I am familiar with."

Cheng Li didn't want to talk to him anymore and turned around to leave. .

Fortunately, He Yunze also came with a friend, and his friend was standing not far away and called him.

When Cheng Li turned around and got into the car, He Yunze waved to her: "See you next time, Centimeter."

These words, along with Cheng Li's action of opening the door, also reached the ears of Rong Qi, who had been sitting in the car.

"Who will meet you next time?" Cheng Li muttered speechlessly.

Seeing Rong Qi sitting there, Cheng Li explained, "I met an old classmate."

"He Yunze."

"Huh?"

Cheng Li was shocked that she could actually calmly hear He Yunze's name.

She asked in surprise: "You can still remember him?"

He Yunze and them were not in the same class, but in the same grade. He Yunze was in another class.

You know, Cheng Li took the initiative to mention her name before, but Rong Qi seemed to barely remember it.

He didn't even have an impression of her as a classmate.

He could actually remember a boy from another class.

But soon, Cheng Li suddenly said: "Is it because he is ranked below you every time?"

In high school, there were two legends in No. 1 Middle School.

The first one is Rong Qi, a genius boy who dropped out of the juvenile class and returned.

He lived up to expectations and became the unbeatable number one in his grade as everyone expected.

The second one is He Yunze.

His original admission ranking was No. 1 in the school, and he was the son of the former principal of No. 1 Middle School. Although Principal He was transferred to the Education Bureau, he was still the focus of all the teachers in the school.

I thought that in high school, he could still maintain the glory of being the first in the school.

Unexpectedly, Rong Qi came along the way.

Although the two of them are not in the same class, they feel a bit like a king without seeing the king.

At that time, every time there was an exam, what everyone was most concerned about was the age ranking, whether Rong Qi was still the unbeatable number one, or whether He Yunze, the second oldest in the world, could overthrow the throne and successfully ascend to the throne.

It's a pity that Rong Qi is always Rong Qi, and he is always the one who wins.

"No."

Hearing Rong Qi's denial, Cheng Li nodded: "Yes, everyone can only remember the first place, who remembers the second place."

Anyway, she was always very happy when she was in high school. Rong Qi could overpower He Yunze. One end.

Ms. Ling, who was also in the province, kept going home and saying how awesome He Yunze was.

"You have a good relationship?" Rong Qi asked.

Cheng Li categorically denied: "No."

Rong Qi put his palms on the steering wheel and suddenly said: "Then if he gets injured during sports, you will send him to the school doctor's office?"

"Ah?" Cheng Li suddenly fell into a trance and was stunned for a long time. .

Because she really didn't remember when He Yunze was injured during the sports meeting and she sent him to the school doctor's office.

No, why doesn't she, the client, remember such an incident?

But Rong Qi's words were like a key.

Opened up her memory.

Soon, she finally remembered when this incident happened.

He must be a sophomore in high school.

At this time, Cheng Li looked up at Rong Qi in the car and suddenly asked, "Did you sign up for a three-thousand-meter race that year?"

"Do you remember?" Rong Qi's voice was very calm.

Cheng Li said: "Of course, you were my savior at that time."

At that time, she was the monitor of the class, and the school was holding a sports meeting, and the teacher asked her to count the list of events to participate in the competition.

Although the students in No. 1 Middle School have very strong intellectual development.

But it's obvious that he is physically unable to keep up.

She asked around, but no one was willing to sign up.

Yes, especially the 3,000 meters for boys and the 1,500 meters for girls are a big problem. No one in the entire school was willing to sign up. Cheng Li yelled at the class for a long time, but no one was willing.

I don't know how it turned out, but when the deadline for registration came.

Rong Qi suddenly came over and told her that he was willing to run three thousand meters.

Cheng Li was so moved that she almost cried.

Although she was not familiar with Rong Qi at that time and the two of them had not spoken a few words, she immediately said enthusiastically: "You can run with peace of mind, I will ensure the logistics for you. Just tell me what you want to drink when the time comes. "

No need." Rong Qi still looked like a cold scholar.

Cheng Li: "It's okay, just say it, I will do it if I can do it. So what else do you need me to do?"

Rong Qi seemed to be a little impatient with her, and reluctantly said: "Then you just wait for me at the finish line. , Just give it to me personally when the time comes."

"Okay." Cheng Li assured.

Buzzing is the sound of the engine starting.

Rong Qi started the car directly, interrupting Cheng Li's memories.

Seeing that he was leaving, Cheng Li asked, "Shall we go home now?"

"Otherwise?" Rong Qi turned to look at her.

Cheng Li hesitated and said firmly: "Would you like to go to a movie?"

Rong Qi seemed to think about the proposal for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay."

Are you so reluctant to watch a movie with a beautiful woman?

The two of them arrived at a nearby shopping mall. Cheng Li bought the movie online in advance and picked up the tickets directly when they got there.

Fortunately, we only had ten minutes to leave the venue.

"What do you want to drink?" Cheng Li asked proactively.

Rong Qi glanced at it and seemed to have no interest.

Cheng Li: "How about I buy this set meal."

After saying that, she was going to scan the QR code with her mobile phone. Now everything is very convenient, even the snacks in the movie theater can be scanned.

"Go buy it, I'll wait for you." Suddenly, Rong Qi said.

Cheng Li looked at him in surprise, but nodded: "Okay."

Rong Qi looked at her as she went to line up.

Amidst the noise around him, his thoughts gradually fell into the past.

Although everyone is looking forward to the sports meeting, because it will have two days without classes. But that doesn't mean everyone is willing to sign up for the project.

Everything else is okay, long-distance running is something no one wants to get involved with.

As the squad leader, Cheng Li usually has great appeal in the class, but at that time, no matter how hard she talked, no one was willing to sign up.

Until the deadline.

Rong Qi was in the corridor and overheard her chatting with Meng Yuange.

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​I can't help anyone, so I have to go up on my own."

"Ci, it's not like I won't help you. You know, even eight hundred meters will cost me my life."

Cheng Li: "I know. , I know, so I signed up myself."

Meng Yuange: "But you don't have appendicitis, will it affect you?"

Cheng Li: "It should be fine. At most, I will run slower and be the last one."

That afternoon, Rong . Qi took the initiative to walk to Cheng Li's seat and said, "I'll sign up for three thousand meters."

Cheng Li, who had already given up, heard this sentence, and his face lit up. He repeated the confirmation in disbelief: "Three thousand meters." Meters?"

"Well, three thousand meters."

When she asked what she needed.

Rong Qi failed to restrain his selfishness. He hoped that when he crossed the finish line, she would be there waiting for him.

On the playground that year, the stands were filled with students waving flags and shouting. Cheng Li was wearing a light blue sportswear and standing next to the rubber track.

When Rong Qi raised her head, a gust of wind blew by, and her flying ponytail was floating in the air.

"Rong Qi, come on."

That was the first time in his memory that she called his name loudly.

But in the end, he didn't wait for her at the end.

When a boy in the class handed over the glucose, he was panting heavily and sweating profusely. He looked like he had been fished out of the water. He lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Where is Cheng Li?"

I don't know who answered him.

"Cheng Li took He Yunze to the infirmary. He Yunze sprained his foot while doing the high jump."

At that moment, the noise around him seemed to fade away.

He could only hear his own heartbeat, slowing down little by little, and slowly returning to deathly silence.

Cheng Li, who was queuing up at this time, looked up at the screen in front of him, which had the prices of various snacks written on it.

But a memory that had long gone away suddenly hit her.

Because she finally remembered what happened when she sent He Yunze to the school doctor's office. At that time, she seemed to have promised Rong Qi to wait for her at the finish line, but He Yunze sprained his foot while participating in the high jump.

Originally, this was none of her business.

But when He Yunze met her on the edge of the playground, he insisted on asking her to help him take her to the infirmary.

Cheng Li didn't want to talk to him at all.

Rong Qi is still playing on the field.

It turned out that the grade director was right next to him. He was very familiar with He Yunze's father. He Yunze called him uncle in private and helped: "Cheng Li, please send Yunze to the infirmary."

Everyone around him was helping, as if If Cheng Li doesn't give it away, it would be unethical.

This is actually what Cheng Li hates about He Yunze the most.

He seems to be born knowing how to use his identity to achieve his goals.

And he will not give up until he achieves his goal.

She knew that continuing to waste time like this would only waste more time.

In the end, she could only help and sent him to the school doctor's office.

But soon, she immediately returned to the playground, but by then Rong Qi's game was over.

He ran second.

Among all the athletes, it is really amazing that he can achieve this ranking.

When she came back, she saw him standing alone in the corner.

Cheng Li ran over and said happily, "Congratulations on winning second place."

At that time, Rong Qi just looked at her quietly, turned around and left without saying anything.

She didn't understand what happened, and quickly asked the boy before her: "After Rong Qi's game, did you give him glucose supplements?"

"I gave it to him, and all the classmates around him saw it." The boy said.

Cheng Li frowned and looked at Rong Qi who was walking away.

At that time, she didn't take this matter to heart, thinking that she would just give the things.

At this moment, so many years later, 28-year-old Cheng Li stood in the cinema.

Suddenly I remembered that lonely figure going away.

Cheng Li bought the things and walked back slowly.

Somehow, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Rong Qi watched her coming, glanced at the watch on his wrist, and whispered: "If you take a few more steps, the movie will be over."

This meant that she was as slow as a turtle.

"I bought you a Coke," Cheng Li handed him the Coke in the cup holder.

Rong Qi stretched out his hand, ready to take it.

Cheng Li whispered: "I handed it to you with my own hands this time."

Rong Qi paused with his palm in mid-air, took it indifferently, and after a long time said, "Oh."

Cheng Li sighed in his heart.

I don't know if he can understand what she means.

Just when she turned around and was about to walk forward, Rong Qi suddenly said: "Your hands seem to be very cold."

"Maybe there was ice cubes in the Coke when I just took it."

But before she could finish speaking, the hand hanging by her hand That hand was gently held by him.

Her somewhat cold palm was wrapped in his palm, until his fingers dug into hers one by one, from holding to interlocking her fingers.