Chapter 40 Love Moon·040 "With my husband...
"The first month."
He held her hand with his backhand, and felt a violent pulse under his palm.
He Chuyue thought he wanted it, so she stretched out her other hand, but he held it again.
In the darkness, she found his eyes, unable to tell whether the emotion in them was rejection or welcome.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I'll just take a shower." He held her hand tightly and said formally, "Thank you."
Before He Chuyue could react, her neck was embraced, and a familiar breath came over her, making her forehead feel hot.
He kissed her forehead.
...
The sound of dripping water came from the bathroom. He Chuyue kept her eyes open, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
She recalled recent events, and meeting He Changda in the restaurant that night was beyond her expectations.
Since she broke down and cried that night, she was happy when Xiao Zhiyan confessed his feelings to her, so she put He Changda's matter behind her and tried not to think about him. But what she couldn't deny was that she had never forgotten his words and expression that offended her mother.
She has passed the period when she found it difficult to accept the present He Changda and the kind He Changda in her past memories, just as she never questioned sincerity, but sincerity changed rapidly.
Now her relationship with Xiao Zhiyan is in the honeymoon period. He Chuyue has never been in a relationship before and she doesn’t know how long it will take for her to get over it after the relationship ends. Now the only thing is to feel it well, get along well with each other, and cherish every second. Even if bad results still come, she will not regret it.
“Pah.”
The bathroom door was opened, and Xiao Zhiyan was a little surprised to see that He Chuyue was not asleep, "Do you want to turn off the lights?"
"Okay." The sadness on her face was gone.
He went to bed. He Chuyue kept looking at him. Until he lifted the quilt, she took the initiative to move towards him.
With a sigh, Xiao Zhiyan pinched her cheek and said, "Chu Yue, just stay here."
"What?"
"Otherwise I have to take another shower."
There was helplessness in his words, but his eyes were burning. He Chuyue curled her lips and didn't move.
"Don't forget the interview on Friday," she reminded.
"Yeah, I didn't forget." Xiao Zhiyan tilted his head, "Are you afraid that I'd forget and that's why you're not sleeping now?"
"No, I was just thinking about something. I was thinking about He Changda."
Xiao Zhiyan originally thought that if she didn't ask, he wouldn't ask, but he never thought that she would say the man's name so frankly.
His eyes narrowed: "What do you want him to do?"
Perhaps it was because Xiao Zhiyan rarely showed his emotions, or because he was not disguising his anger, He Chuyue curled her lips and suddenly felt that it was not that bad. I winked at him and said, "Think about how ugly his face was when you scolded him."
He was stunned, and He Chuyue said again: "Professor Xiao, I didn't expect that someone who looks tepid can actually be very aggressive and say things that hurt him."
She reached out from under the quilt and held his hand, rubbing her hands together. "It's great to have found a husband who is both civil and military."
Xiao Zhiyan lowered his eyes. The person next to him lowered his head and his expression could not be seen clearly, but there were two soft hands in his palms, so gentle and soft.
He was silent for a long time before he raised his eyes.
"very nice."
He Chuyue had closed her eyes, but her head was facing this side, and her posture seemed uncomfortable.
Xiao Zhiyan moved his fingers and still held her in his arms, just like every night before when she was unaware.
"What? Didn't you tell me not to move?" She said dissatisfied but didn't move.
"But I want to hold you while sleeping." His breath fell on her ear and rubbed it, "Can I?"
She didn't know whether it was her hair or his breath that made her feel itchy. He Chuyue shrank her neck and tried to hold back her laughter. "You've already hugged me, what else do you want?"
"Okay, then I'll hold you while you sleep."
In the darkness, the smile on her lips deepened. He Chuyue pursed her lips to prevent herself from being too conspicuous, "Good night, husband."
"Good night, wife."
Xiao Zhiyan kissed her on the forehead.
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Friday, HC top floor.
The two women stood with their backs to the closed door of the rooftop. There was only the sound of wind blowing around them, and their hair was blown messy behind them, but none of them left.
It wasn't until the phone beeped that He Chuyue saw the content clearly, then turned her head to look at the person next to her: "Boss Tang is looking for me, if you don't say anything I'll leave."
She walked away, and Mei Qingxue's voice came with the wind: "I want to resign."
She really stopped and looked back: "Why?"
"I don't know either, but I can't find a reason for me to stay."
He Chuyue thought it was ridiculous: "Just because Tian Yuanyuan refuted you? I didn't realize that your little heart is quite fragile."
"Don't you think HC is now..." She looked around and squinted at He Chuyue suspiciously, "You didn't record it, did you?"
She laughed: "I don't know what you are talking about, why record it?"
"Give me your cell phone." Mei Qingxue didn't believe it and reached out to her.
He Chuyue rolled her eyes and did as she was told: "Can you please tell me quickly? The rooftop is really cold."
Mei Qingxue confirmed that she had not recorded anything before she said, "Mr. Tang is different now, and the atmosphere at HC is also different. Profits come first, and in cases involving rich people and ordinary people, the rich are the priority. This is an unwritten rule among our senior lawyers. Don't you know?"
She took a deep breath, and the frost in her nose and chest made her sober: "I know."
"and you--"
“So I want to be in that position so I can have the choice.”
Hearing this, Mei Qingxue looked at He Chuyue with a serious gaze.
The woman's cold and elegant face was pale and cold, with a blank expression between her brows. She was so calm as if she was talking about something insignificant.
Mei Qingxue sighed: "So this is why you want to become a partner... But that's a higher position, the more rights you have, the more restrictions you have, it's not as simple as you think."
"That would give me more say than now."
"......" she admitted, "You also saw how President Tang treated Wang Yingmiao. He kicked her out when something went wrong, and he also opened a backdoor for his relative to let an uneducated person enter HC. In recent years, he has been in close contact with those business tycoons. The KPI has gone up, but you have heard about what the outside world has said about our HC. President Tang would never be like this in the past."
The wind on the rooftop was raging and seemed even stronger than before.
He Chuyue's feet were pushed by resistance. She tightened her arms around her chest and stood upright in the wind. "She submitted her resignation application before the accident. What does it have to do with President Tang? As for..."
"He Chuyue, stop lying to yourself."
She suddenly stopped talking and looked at the woman beside her.
Those eyes seemed to be able to see through He Chuyue.
"Actually, we are the same kind of people, Lawyer He."
...
In the office of Beijing University, Zhou Yu stood at the door and said goodbye to Xiao Zhiyan: "Thank you very much, Professor Xiao. Do you have any objection to me treating your wife to a meal some other day to repay the favor?"
Xiao Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No problem."
"Okay, I'm leaving now, you go ahead and do your work."
After saying this, Duan Zeming was unhappy: "Zhou Yu, I have been with you for half a day, and you are just going to end it like this without having a meal?"
Zhou Yu glanced at Xiao Zhiyan, then glared at Duan Zeming, saying unhappily, "Professor Xiao will have a lecture later. Besides, how can I have dinner with my bestie's husband when Chuchu is not here?"
Duan Zeming pointed at himself and said, "And me! If he can't eat us, then we can eat him."
Zhou Yu sneered, but before she could say anything she was dragged away by Duan Zeming. Before leaving, he waved to Xiao Zhiyan: "We are going to have dinner, Lao Xiao, you can go to the lecture by yourself!"
Xiao Zhiyan shook his head helplessly, closed the door and walked towards the classroom, sending a message to He Chuyue on the way.
At home, He Chuyue sat at the dining table. She had unwrapped the cake in front of her but did not touch it. She propped her chin up in thought, and the phone on the side lit up, attracting her attention.
Xiao Zhiyan: [Are you home yet? ]
He Chuyue replied: [Well, are you done? ]
Xiao Zhiyan: [It’s over. We have to go to the classroom now. ]
Xiao Zhiyan: [Really not coming? ]
Xiao Zhiyan had already invited He Chuyue this morning, but she declined because she thought there were too many people around and she was not in the mood. Now when he asked again, the person sitting alone at the table seemed a little shaken.
Since they moved in together, the two of them had eaten every meal with each other. This was the first time He Chuyue had eaten alone, and she couldn't help feeling disappointed. Looking around the empty room, she came up with an idea. After replying to Xiao Zhiyan that she would not go, she opened the chat interface with Zhou Yu.
[Do you know which building Xiao Zhiyan will give his speech in? ]
Zhou Yu, who was telling tales to He Chuyue, told Duan Zeming to shut up and gave up typing and called her instead.
"I've sent you the address and location, but I estimate that given your husband's popularity, there will be almost no seats. But these are not important. What's important is that you go there to assert your sovereignty!"
He Chuyue, who was getting dressed to go out, felt strange: "Declaration of sovereignty?"
"Yes! I just found out today when I went there. I heard from the students that Professor Xiao was posted on the forum with a certain teacher a few days ago. Their photos were circulated like crazy on the space confession wall!"
"Hey, He Chuyue, don't listen to Zhou Yu's exaggeration." Duan Zeming, who was driving, couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "Old Xiao denied it immediately under the post. It didn't happen at all."
"So what? Do you know who posted and took the photo? Whoever it is has ulterior motives. Allowing such a person to stay in school is like a time bomb. As the wife, Chuchu shouldn't show up?"
He Chuyue, who was driving, was confused. She turned around and saw the gate of Peking University without saying anything more to the two of them. After parking the car, he saw the forum post sent by Zhou Yu and finally understood what was going on. Recalling that someone's invitation might have the same meaning, He Chuyue planned to hold someone accountable. The first step was to suddenly appear at his seat and give him a scare.
Thinking of this, He Chuyue quickened her pace, followed her memory to find the auditorium, and went straight to the third floor. When she got out of the elevator, she saw that the open-door lecture hall was full of people, and there were even many students standing outside the door.
There are so many people?
He Chuyue was hesitating about how to get in when she suddenly heard a low call from behind.
She saw the person and was delighted: "Professor Xu!"
Trotting to his side, who knew how excited He Chuyue was right now.
Xu Qinglin was delighted to see that it was He Chuyue, and introduced the two people beside him: "Chuyue, Zhiyan's girlfriend."
He Chuyue nodded at the middle-aged man and raised her eyebrows slightly when she looked at the woman next to him.
Xu Qinglin: "Chu Yue, this is the director of the Propaganda Department, and this is the teacher in the Propaganda Department, Chen Qing."
After a simple greeting, He Chuyue noticed that Chen Qing's gaze was still on her. She lowered her eyes and then looked back at him. The latter was indeed surprised, and then smiled.
"Miss Chu looks very young. She must be younger than me, right? She married Professor Xiao so early."
He Chuyue and Xu Qinglin were both stunned, especially He Chuyue, who couldn't help but raise her hand and touch her chin.
She went home, took a shower, removed her makeup, and went out with her bare face. Her cold white skin was without any makeup, and her beautiful and aggressive facial features looked even more gentle without any makeup. Although she doesn't have as much charisma as when she's wearing makeup, she is almost thirty after all. I'm afraid there's something wrong with Teacher Chen's eyes.
He Chuyue looked at the woman a few more times and smiled: "Teacher Chen misunderstood, my last name is He."
Chen Qing didn't expect this to happen, and an embarrassed blush appeared on her face: "It turns out that I misunderstood."
"It doesn't matter. I'm very happy that Teacher Chen said I'm young. In fact, Xiao Zhiyan and I are the same age. We were college classmates."
Chen Qing frowned, and Xu Qinglin beside her said, "Yes, they are both from Beijing University, what a fate. Chu Yue, you came to see Zhi Yan, right? Didn't he save a seat for you?"
He Chuyue smiled and said, "I didn't tell him I was coming. I wanted to scare him, but I didn't expect that I couldn't get in."
"That's okay. Xiao Chen is in charge of this lecture. Let her take you in and find a seat. The director and I have something else to do, so we'll leave first." Xu Qinglin looked at Chen Qing again, "I'll leave my daughter to you, okay, Xiao Chen?"
"No problem, Director Xu."
After watching the two of them leave, Chen Qing glanced at He Chuyue and said, "Come with me."
He Chuyue stopped smiling, nodded, and followed the others into the classroom.
Because she arrived late and the lecture was almost over, many students had left while they were talking. He Chuyue was arranged to sit in the last row, and Chen Qing sat down as well.
"Here it is."
"Thank you."
Chen Qing curled the corners of her mouth, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
The students around her were discussing until a cold male voice sounded in the auditorium, and He Chuyue saw the man on the side of the screen.
The half-framed glasses rested on his nose, and her cool temperament and tall stature made her unable to look away. It was the same outfit she had seen in the morning, but He Chuyue felt that he looked very strange in this way.
He spoke with eloquent professionalism and easy-to-understand knowledge points. He seemed to be shrouded in a layer of silver aura, like a magnificent sight, attracting many people to stop and admire.
Among them is of course He Chuyue.
"It is not only used in agriculture or experimental projects, but also in the food, clothing, and even the glass of water we drink that we are familiar with. Biochemistry is naturally closely related to our lives..."
Xiao Zhiyan raised his hand to signal everyone to look at the big screen. His simple sentences had a strong rhythm and logic, which focused everyone's attention on the stage. They couldn't help but follow the logical chain and didn't draw much attention to his appearance.
He Chuyue suddenly understood.
She originally thought that biochemistry was boring and she would not have taken the course if it was not a scoring subject for the college entrance examination. But after Xiao Zhiyan's simple explanation, she was able to find some fun in it. From this, she couldn't help but wonder, if the biochemistry teacher she met in high school was like him, would her college entrance examination score be higher?
With a sudden epiphany, I finally understood why he had the confidence to say that the failure rate was zero.
She believed his students who were attending class seriously.
His teaching style is just like him, boring at first glance, but actually he is an interesting soul.
"You and Professor Xiao have been dating since college?"
Chen Qing beside him suddenly spoke.
He Chuyue glanced sideways and found that she was not looking at him, so he simply brought out the excuse he had memorized before: "No, we just met last year."
Chen Qing suddenly looked over and asked, "You're chasing him?"
She paused and said, "He chased me."
"How is that possible?" Chen Qing sneered, "How could someone as aloof as Professor Xiao pursue someone?"
This time He Chuyue stopped talking. His gaze stayed on Chen Qing's face for a long time. Finally, he swallowed the question, smiled, turned around and continued to listen to her.
It was already the final question-and-answer session. He Chuyue didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that Xiao Zhiyan seemed to glance over here a few times. However, with so many people in the auditorium, she was a little unsure.
After several rounds of professional questions, a teacher reminded everyone that this was the last question session and asked everyone to seize the opportunity.
At this time, He Chuyue heard the two girls on the right side constantly instigating:
-"Hurry up and grab it! Ask Professor Xiao if he is really married!"
-"Are you crazy? Professor Xiao doesn't allow questions that are not related to your major!"
-"What are you afraid of? Didn't someone from the biochemistry department ask about this a few days ago? Professor Xiao was not angry and took the initiative to show everyone his wedding ring and said he was married. Ask him who his wife is and whether she is a female teacher in our school."
-"Get lost! Why are you so nosy? Ask yourself!"
He Chuyue frowned again, wondering when did this happen?
By chance, the last student grabbed the microphone. He stood up and asked the last question of the lecture in front of everyone:
"Professor Xiao, have you had dinner so late?"
-"Oh my god! What kind of stupid question is that?"
-"If I had known I would ask such a meaningless question, I should have gone and robbed him!"
- "Who asked?"
"......"
There were cries of grief for a while, but He Chuyue thought the student was cute and smiled. I caught a glimpse of someone looking at me from the corner of my eye, but I ignored him.
Xiao Zhiyan was also surprised, and the corners of his lips slightly raised: "Not yet. After the end, students should not crowd on the way to the cafeteria, and leave in an orderly manner."
After the words fell, there was a commotion, and suddenly a voice came from the microphone, and someone asked, "Professor Xiao, will you eat by yourself later?"
The floating person suddenly stopped, and the place suddenly became quiet. Even He Chuyue, who was looking around, sat in her original position and heard the clear voice slowly ringing out.
"With my wife. She's waiting for me."
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