48 -Â Because I like you.
Rong Qi did not see this video immediately because he just attended a financial meeting today.
When he reaches his position, it is inevitable that there will be some public business activities that he needs to face.
By the time the meeting was over, everyone was chatting and socializing.
Rong Qi was surrounded by everyone and chatted for a long time, until the secretary made an excuse to free him.
Originally, he was going to go back to the company directly, but when he walked outside, he saw He Yunze looking down at his phone in the corridor. He had seen each other at the meeting before, but did not say hello.
Although they graduated from the same high school, they have no friendship.
He Yunze was looking down at his cell phone. He seemed to hear some movement and looked up. Their eyes met.
Rong Qi looked away coldly, took his assistant and others, and prepared to leave.
"Mr. Rong," He Yunze suddenly stepped forward and shouted.
Assistant He Zhuoyuan blocked his approach, preparing to stop him.
He Yunze chuckled: "We meet old classmates, we can chat for a while."
He Zhuoyuan was stunned, but he didn't expect that the other party was the boss's old classmate, so he turned back to look at Rong Qi.
Rong Qi said calmly: "We don't seem to have any old friends, let's talk about it."
"It seems you haven't seen this yet?" He Yunze suddenly raised his phone, and a video started playing on the phone interface.
Rong Qi watched helplessly as a strange man broke free from the restraints of several people and wanted to pounce on Cheng Li, but in the end the other person picked up something on the table and threw it at Cheng Li.
When half of Cheng Li's body was splashed, Rong Qi couldn't help but close his eyes.
At this moment, it seemed as if the cup of coffee had been poured on him.
He Zhuoyuan noticed the video and saw the boss's expression, and secretly screamed.
If others don't know, how could he not understand the relationship between his boss and Cheng Li.
Rong Qi motioned for the others to leave, leaving only him and He Yunze.
"What do you want to say?" Rong Qi looked at He Yunze indifferently.
He Yunze stepped forward: "You should know who that man is, Gao Zhihe."
Rong Qi remained silent.
"I heard that Fanhai and Qiyu are about to cooperate recently, so I can probably think of why Cheng Li is so anxious to deal with Gao Zhihe." He Yunze looked at Rong Qi and suddenly wrinkled his nose slightly, seemingly distressed: "You said "Isn't it strange that Cheng Li always seems to encounter some bad things when she gets involved with you?"
"Who are you?" Rong Qi is not usually a smiley person. He feels alienated when dealing with strangers. Very strong, and when he was furious at this moment, his whole body's air pressure dropped several degrees, and when he looked at people, his eyes were extremely sharp, with a frightening power.
At this moment, he stared at He Yunze, his eyes were cold and sharp, which looked particularly scary, and his voice was extremely cold: "What qualifications do you have to say such things for Cheng Li?"
He reminded He Yunze word by word, even if the other party didn't know that he Regarding his relationship with Cheng Li, He Yunze was not qualified to say this for Cheng Li.
He Yunze seemed to know that he had angered him, and spread his hands slightly: "Sorry, I'm talking nonsense, don't mind. After all, you and Cheng Li have nothing to do with each other now, and this matter will definitely not involve you."
At this moment, The anger on Rong Qi's face seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.
But He Yunze accidentally hit his weak spot.
It was he who asked Cheng Li to deal with Gao Zhihe.
"Well, you are busy, so I won't disturb you anymore." He Yunze smiled faintly, but before leaving, he added:
"Don't forget what I just said, just think that I am talking nonsense. As an old man, Classmate, I am very happy to meet you, and I am also very happy that you can achieve your current achievements."
He Yunze spoke to you with great respect.
After Rong Qi got into the car, he immediately started calling Cheng Li.
Unexpectedly, the phone was always busy.
Rong Qi, who had been unable to find Cheng Li, panicked for the first time. He said, "Go to Fanhai."
"Now?" He Zhuoyuan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was a little surprised.
Fortunately, the driver heard the order and changed the route directly to Oceanwide.
Rong Qi, who was sitting in the back seat, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes slightly. When he raised his head again, he was staring at the top of the car in a daze.
This was not the first confrontation between him and He Yunze.
It's just that the status and situation of the two of them in the past were completely opposite to what they are now.
When my mother was seriously ill, my grandparents borrowed money from almost all relatives, friends, and acquaintances in order to treat her. In the end, almost no one wanted to borrow money again.
But even so, she still couldn't keep her young life.
After his mother passed away, there was no resurrection, but the debt would not leave with the person.
My grandparents originally had a retirement salary, but compared with the debt, the retirement salary was a drop in the bucket. The two old men have been strong all their lives and never opened their mouths to others.
In order to treat his daughter's illness, it is right to borrow money from everywhere, and it is also right to pay back the money.
So, they set up a small stall specializing in oil dumplings near No. 1 Middle School.
Fortunately, business is pretty good, there are schools nearby, and there is a lot of traffic.
He can also take care of Rong Qi and go to school nearby.
At first, Cheng Li didn't know that the grandparents setting up the stall at the door were Rong Qi's biological grandparents. One time, the old man caught a cold and didn't leave the stall for a week.
Cheng Li didn't know where he came from, so he found out the addresses of the two elderly people and went directly to find them.
So, in that small, depressed and run-down rental house, Cheng Li and Rong Qi bumped into each other.
At that time, Rong Qi also thought it was funny how much she liked eating this gadget, and she actually came to her home just for food. Cheng Li, on the other hand, looked like she had revealed his biggest secret.
After all, Rong Qi had never been with his grandparents, which made Cheng Li mistakenly believe that he didn't want others to discover this secret.
Rong Qi didn't care at all.
On the contrary, grandparents are more concerned about it. The students in No. 1 Middle School are not only good at studies, but many of them come from well-off families. Every time after school, there are many luxury cars parked at the door to pick up the students.
They were afraid that Rong Qi would be looked down upon by his classmates and decided not to allow him to help at the stall.
Afterwards, neither Cheng Li nor him mentioned this meeting.
The two of them were at school, but they still didn't say anything.
But Cheng Li would still go to her grandparents' stall to buy oil dumplings. Until the self-study get out of class ended that night, Cheng Li would still buy things there because there were a lot of people that night, so she helped out for a while.
Unexpectedly, there happened to be a few students from a nearby vocational high school that day and asked for six oil dumplings.
After they got it, they got on the motorcycle and were ready to go directly.
Cheng Li stopped them: "Hey, you haven't paid me yet."
When the boy in the lead saw that a beautiful girl was calling him, he immediately became interested and said with a smile: "Beauty, what did you say?"
Cheng Li He frowned slightly, but reminded me: "Give me the money, you haven't given me the money yet."
"We've given it before," the long-haired boy came up to her, staring at her intently.
Cheng Li has always been beautiful, and she is very popular among the group of serious-study boys in No. 1 Middle School, not to mention such gangster boys. At this time, they wish they could all have their eyes on her.
The long-haired boy laughed and said, "There is a milk tea shop in front of you. How about I treat you to milk tea."
Rong Qi came out late that day because he was detained by the teacher for a while. When he arrived at his grandparents' stall, he heard The boy laughed and said this to Cheng Li.
"What are you doing?" Rong Qi immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Cheng Li.
The gangster boy looked up at him: "I'm talking to a beautiful woman, why are you meddling in other people's business."
At this time, grandma also heard the situation here, and quickly said: "Okay, okay, just a few fat guys. , when grandma invites you to eat."
"If you don't treat me, who can't afford it?" The long-haired man couldn't bear it and took out a handful of coins and threw them over.
Several of them hit Rong Qi directly.
Cheng Li, who was standing behind him, immediately frowned and angrily said, "Be respectful and pay for food. It's only natural."
She was not the kind of person who naturally loves to fight against injustice, but she just couldn't stand these people bullying two old people.
The old man sets up a stall here at night to earn hard-earned money, but these people actually want to eat for free.
"How about you teach me what respect means?" The long-haired gangster wanted to pass Rong Qi and directly tease Cheng Li behind him.
Just when Rong Qi couldn't bear it anymore, suddenly there was a voice from the roadside.
"Cheng Li."
Everyone looked up and saw the windows of a black Audi A8 being rolled down, with He Yunze sitting in the passenger seat.
Soon, He Yunze got out of the car and walked over. He looked at Cheng Li with a smile: "Are you here to steal food again? My mother's car is over there. Come on, I will take you home by the way."
Cheng Li She didn't want to deal with He Yunze at first, and she didn't want to take his car at all. She said directly: "I'll wait for my mother here. She will get off work soon."
"Teacher Ling hasn't left either. That's okay, I'll wait too. Wait, Teacher Ling should be coming from school soon."
When He Yunze said this, he was not afraid at all and looked at the gangster boy opposite him with a smile.
The gangster was already a little frightened when he heard the word "teacher". In addition, He Yunze got off the Audi A8 and had a sense of superiority.
This kind of kid from a rich family can even look at the gangsters and dare not offend them easily.
Soon, the gang roared away on motorcycles.
Rong Qi watched with cold eyes as a possible dispute was easily resolved in just a few words from He Yunze.
After they left, He Yunze looked at Cheng Li and said helplessly: "Is it worth talking to this kind of person? You are a group of social scum. If you say another word, it will be a waste of your life." "
You need to take care of it." Cheng Li was cold.
He Yunze didn't get angry when she was retorted by her, he just said calmly: "Okay, then I'll talk to Teacher Ling later. I guess you won't want to eat this stuff again in the future."
After saying that, He Yunze looked at it with disgust. In her hand was the half-eaten oil dumpling.
"I don't know why you like to eat greasy things."
He spoke to Cheng Li in a friendly and natural tone.
This was something Rong Qi had never experienced before. He stood aside blankly and listened to their conversation.
However, Cheng Li seemed to be extremely impatient: "I just like to eat. Your eldest young master eats foreign bread. I have a Chinese stomach."
Cheng Li also looked at Rong Qi carefully, as if he was afraid that He Yunze's words would hurt him. he.
"Okay, okay," He Yunze added, "How about you buy one for me to try."
Hearing He Yunze's arrogant tone, Cheng Li couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "You deserve to eat it."
After saying that, she turned around and left, ignoring He Yunze again.
From the beginning to the end, Rong Qi stood aside without saying a word, and seemed unable to get a word in.
He had known for a long time that the two of them were childhood sweethearts. Even in the school, there were rumors about He Yunze and Cheng Li. Everyone said that even if they did talk, the teacher would not beat them up like other students. It's a bit of a joy to hear.
This was the first time he saw the two of them bickering in front of him.
Even without saying it, he could feel the familiarity between them.
I thought this was the end of the matter.
Until a month later.
Another night after self-study class, Rong Qi accidentally saw those gangsters again at the school gate. They were standing at the school gate smoking and chatting, because Rong Qi was wearing the uniform of No. 1 Middle School and was surrounded by students in school uniforms. He walked over They didn't even notice.
But when he passed those people, he heard a voice saying: "Brother, I have already asked you. The girl you met that day must be the beauty of No. 1 Middle School. She was in the school next to me when she was in junior high school. That beautiful girl , the whole school is famous."
"Pure?" asked the long-haired gangster.
The boy next to him said: "Chen, there were people chasing her when she was in junior high school, and she was not a bitch at all."
Rong Qi walked to a place slightly ahead, slowly squatted down, and pretended to tie his shoelaces.
The three people behind were still chatting.
"It's still exciting to do something pure like this," the long-haired gangster took a deep drag on his cigarette.
The younger brother said coquettishly: "The blood must still be there, brother, please work harder." The
long-haired gangster said: "It's only been three years. I am impulsive this time. Anyway, I will feel better first."
These little gangsters I don't necessarily dare to do it, most of the time it's just a mouthful.
But after waiting for a long time, the long-haired gangster finally got impatient. He kicked the younger brother and said, "Why haven't you seen anyone yet?"
"I heard that her family lives in Jiayuan Community. How about we go there to block her?" Let's go."
As soon as they left, the three people got on their motorcycles and prepared to go to Jiayuan Community.
Jiayuan community.
Cheng Li lives there.
Rong Qi was also sure at this time that the person they wanted to block was Cheng Li.
So he touched a piece of gravel from the flower bed on the roadside, stepped forward, and without thinking, hit the long-haired gangster on the head.
After the other person howled, he hit the other two people like crazy.
Soon, he didn't know whether it was his own blood or the blood of those three gangsters.
They were fighting near the school and were soon discovered by the school security.
That night, several people were taken to the police station.
It was the school teacher who came to deal with it. As soon as the head teacher saw Rong Qi, he decided that he was bullying Rong Qi and repeatedly assured that Rong Qi was a good student in school with both good character and academic performance.
Because it was a fight between students, although there was blood, the characters of the two parties were too unequal.
These three gangsters were at the gate of No. 1 Middle School, so they were naturally identified as the ones who provoked them first.
This matter will be settled.
Later, for some reason, the school found out that these three people had blackmailed other students from No. 1 Middle School before, so they were severely punished at the school entrance.
Those gangsters never dare to come again.
As for Rong Qi, although no one knows the real reason why he fights, they heard that he didn't lose even after one fight against three. At that time, everyone in the class thought he was awesome.
It was also that afternoon, on the way back from dinner.
Rong Qi suddenly met Cheng Li, and they had just passed each other.
Cheng Li suddenly stopped and said to Rong Qi: "Rong Qi, don't take those people to heart."
That seemed to be the first time that Cheng Li took the initiative to talk to Rong Qi.
He looked at each other blankly.
Cheng Li seemed to have thought for a long time before making up her mind. She said, "Your future will be infinitely bright, so don't let this kind of person hold you back, and don't let this kind of person delay your life."
After that, She just waved her hand and walked forward.
At this time, He Yunze, who was on the basketball court not far away, also saw this scene.
He threw the basketball directly, and his teammates dared not say anything in anger.
He Yunze thought for a moment and walked over directly.
Just when Rong Qi raised his lips, He Yunze walked up to him, and the two sides looked at each other.
There is always a competitive spirit among young boys.
Especially since both parties like the same girl. Although Rong Qi has never expressed his feelings, the first person in the world to discover this is actually the person he hates the most.
He was tired of the kind of intimacy between He Yunze and Cheng Li, which he had never experienced before.
At this moment, He Yunze looked at Rong Qi and suddenly said calmly: "Cheng Li is very simple, so I think you should not involve her with those messy things." With
this sentence, the winner was immediately determined.
yes.
This time it was him who stopped those gangsters, but this incident also happened because of him.
The boy who had nothing could not even say the words "I can protect her" openly.
Because he has nothing.
Talk about protection.
...
The phone vibrated, suddenly waking up Rong Qi.
Let him come back to his senses from the long memories. He thought it was Cheng Li who called him, so he quickly kept a low profile, but he didn't expect it was someone else.
After he finished answering the phone, the car arrived downstairs at Fanhai.
Rong Qi originally wanted to get off the car directly.
But He Zhuoyuan still had to bite the bullet and said: "Mr. Rong, we are still in the process of acquiring China Oceanwide with Oceanwide. I think your appearance at this time may cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. How about I go up and invite Mr. Cheng down?"
Rong Qi took a deep breath: "As soon as possible."
He Zhuoyuan was indeed very fast, taking less than ten minutes to go back and forth.
When he got back into the car, he didn't even take a breath before he said, "Mr. Cheng is not in the company. Just now I heard from her colleagues that she seemed to have something to do at home and asked her to leave."
This time, there was no need for Rong Qi to give orders. The driver We all know where we are going.
But Cheng Li was not at home at this time.
She was called to her grandma's house by a phone call.
Cheng Li also didn't expect that such a video on the Internet could be seen at such a speed by an old lady who didn't know how to watch videos online.
But all this must be attributed to her cousin Duan Yuling.
It just so happened that the last time Cheng Li came home for dinner, Duan Yuling went to Hong Kong to buy wedding items.
Later, Cheng Li was busy and didn't come over much.
She and Duan Yuling haven't seen each other much.
However, they are not the kind of cousins ââwho have a close relationship. They don't have much contact with each other, and their personalities are completely different.
After Duan Yuling graduated, she met her current rich second-generation boyfriend without even having a serious job.
Soon the two families decided to get married.
She usually just buys things and then posts them online.
Cheng Li had also seen her accounts on Weibo and a certain sweet potato before, and they were all posting various things.
When she arrived home, she didn't expect that Ms. Ling and Cheng Dingbo were both there.
"Dad, aren't you going to work?" Cheng Li was stunned for a moment.
Grandma immediately said: "My daughter has become like this, how can he still think about going to work?"
When Cheng Li heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Grandma, what's wrong with me?"
"Sister, don't hide it anymore, online video I've seen it all, oh, you said it's true, it's just a job, why do you have to suffer so much?" Duan Yuling said leisurely.
Cheng Li looked at her: "Did you show it to grandma?"
Cheng Li, who had been smiling just now, suddenly turned cold.
To be honest, Duan Yuling was really a little scared of Cheng Li. After all, the only person in this family who didn't like her was Cheng Li.
When she was a child, if she dared to mess with Cheng Li, she would be beaten by Cheng Li.
Although Cheng Li would be taught a lesson by her grandma later on, after the lesson was over, she would still do it.
Grandma looked at Cheng Li: "How much money do you think your company pays you? You are so embarrassed, scolded and have coffee thrown at you. You are not a chief or something, so why are you still like this?"
The sister-in-law on the side said Smiling and said: "Mom, you don't understand. Those business cards now belong to CEOs and managers. These titles are not valuable."
"Okay, shut up." Cheng Dingbo was the most annoyed, and they put their mouths On Cheng Li.
The sister-in-law immediately said aggrievedly: "Second brother, what are you yelling at me for? We have good intentions. As soon as Lingling found out about this, she told me immediately. I was also worried about you. I was afraid that Cheng Li would be wronged outside. You I don't even know, I'm telling you this specifically. You don't think I'm just trying to laugh at you, right?
"
Cheng Li finally said, "Grandma, this matter is really not that serious. It's just a small friction at work."
"You reported someone and sent you to jail for a small friction, and someone poured coffee on you for a small friction?" The old lady obviously said It's not easy to fool, of course she knows too much.
Cheng Li looked at Duan Yuling rudely, and the other party quickly said: "This is all leaked on the Internet, it really has nothing to do with me."
"Okay, it just so happens that your education is not low. Lingling just agreed and said that she can help you with Her boyfriend asked her to intercede and see if she could get a job in his company. After all, this is a relative's company and she won't let you suffer this kind of injustice,"
the old lady said matter-of-factly.
Cheng Li almost laughed out loud and said directly: "It's better to leave such a good job to Duan Yuling."
"As for you, you don't say that you love your daughter the most all day long. You don't care just to see her being wronged like this. "What?" Seeing that Cheng Li couldn't make sense, grandma simply turned to Ling Shuanghua.
Ms. Ling has been silent since Cheng Li came in.
When the old lady spoke, she slowly said, "I will talk to Cheng Li."
The old lady was satisfied.
After the family of three came out, Cheng Li was still speechless: "This Duan Yuling is really big-mouthed, and so is grandma. She called me back in a hurry. I thought something big had happened."
"I won't send you away, I still have to Go back to the company." Cheng Li turned to her parents.
She was taking out her mobile phone and preparing to call Didi.
Ling Shuanghua snatched the phone away, and she said seriously, "Get in the car."
"What's wrong?" Cheng Li was confused.
Seeing her nonchalant look, Ling Shuanghua immediately raised her voice and said, "You're still asking me what's wrong? Go and ask some parents who would be happy seeing their children being bullied."
Cheng Li had to explain: "Mom, let me say it again, this time it was really an accident, nothing serious."
If she really meant bullying, she even sent Gao Zhihe to the detention center.
"This time it was coffee. What if it's sulfuric acid next time?" Ling Shuanghua became more and more excited as she thought about it, wishing Cheng Li would resign immediately.
Cheng Li was amused by Ms. Ling's ability to make up her mind. She said, "I promise, there will be no next time."
"You promise it's useless. Go home."
Cheng Li knew that she couldn't go back to the company today. I can only get in the car and go home with them first.
Cheng Dingbo, who had always spoken for Cheng Li, stood firmly by Ms. Ling's side this time.
This time, the company has simply become a dragon's den and a tiger's den in their eyes, and she must never go back.
"I have said that our company will get back on track soon, and when it is acquired, my shares will be worth a lot of money," Cheng Li explained seriously.
Ling Shuanghua: "What's the use of money? If you've been wronged, you can't buy it back with any amount of money."
Cheng Li simply shut up.
My parents wouldn't listen to anything at this time.
Cheng Dingbo, who had been silent, whispered: "Cheng Li, you have to think about your parents' feelings. You said you have grown so big, have I ever touched a finger on you? Your parents hold you in their hands and grow." "Have you been wronged once? If a big cup of coffee is poured on you, it will be poured into dad's heart."
Ling Shuanghua turned to look at her and said, "Did you hear that? Your dad came here crying all the way." "
Cheng Dingbo: "..."
Cheng Li looked at the dusk-shrouded sky outside and stopped talking.
After all, her parents were so excited because they cared about her.
The feeling of being cared about is actually very good.
Cheng Li was completely quiet now and no longer tried to refute her parents.
A family of three arrived at home. As soon as they came out of the elevator, Ms. Ling was almost startled by the person standing at the door of her house.
It was Cheng Li who recognized her first: "Rong Qi."
Seeing her return safely, Rong Qi looked relieved and whispered, "I called you, but you didn't answer."
"My cell phone?" Cheng Li was about to say Taking the phone, I remembered that Ms. Ling had just taken the phone away and never returned it to her.
Ling Shuanghua opened the door and said, "Come in quickly, it's so cold outside."
"Can I have a few words with Cheng Li first?" Rong Qi asked in a low voice.
Listening to his tone, Ling Shuanghua sounded a little pitiful, and immediately said: "Let's talk, let's go home and cook first."
Then, the door of the house was closed, leaving only the two of them standing in the corridor.
When Cheng Li saw his expression, she couldn't help but sigh: "You saw it too."
She stepped forward and reached out to hold his face.
Unexpectedly, Rong Qi suddenly ducked back.
Cheng Li sighed and said: "You must not do this. I have been talked about crazy this afternoon, first by my grandma, and then by my parents. Really, I have nothing wrong with me. Just a cup of coffee. , after splashing, I threw away all the clothes..."
At this point, Cheng Li found that she had spilled the beans a little bit.
"It's me." Suddenly, Rong Qi's Adam's apple rolled slightly and his voice became hoarse.
Cheng Li was slightly startled.
Rong Qi stared at her, the emotions rolling in his black eyes were so complicated that Cheng Li couldn't tell what they contained, until he whispered: "I asked you to deal with Gao Zhihe."
It was him. Forced her to go.
Cheng Li opened her mouth and stepped forward without hesitation this time, holding his face.
"Rong Qi, it was just a cup of coffee. I was not harmed at all. Really, I made an appointment with the police that day, and I made an appointment in a public place like a cafe. I made all preparations and would not let myself get hurt. "So don't take this matter as your responsibility."
Cheng Li stared at him and said solemnly, "I would still choose to do this even without you."
"So don't worry so much, I'm really fine. " ."
Seeing that he remained silent, Cheng Li realized that something was wrong with him.
"And you see in the video, even though I had coffee poured on me, I'm still pretty." Cheng Li joked, trying to lighten the mood.
But it obviously had no effect. In the end, Cheng Li had to say softly: "I still like the way you looked in the conference room that day. What is the reason for you today?"
Rong Qi reached out and held her shoulders, as if he had made up his mind. .
"It's because I'm afraid you will get hurt."
Cheng Li opened his mouth, but did not speak.
Because she was straightforward, he seemed to have something to say.
"It's because I care about you."
At this time, there were the sounds of teenagers laughing and playing outside the corridor. Only a door away from home, parents were discussing tonight's dinner, and the sound could be heard faintly.
The surrounding smoke seemed to slowly disappear.
It was as if there was an invisible glass cover enveloping her and Rong Qi.
Cheng Li's heart slowly swelled, this time at an extremely slow speed, and the eyes of the man opposite him, which contained various emotions, finally slowly pulled away and returned to the end.
There was only one person reflected in his eyes now.
Finally, Rong Qi's clear and solemn voice sounded in the dim corridor.
"It's because I like you."