◇ Chapter 39 Do you regret being with me?

Lu Fangchi packed his luggage and went downstairs to check out. When he passed the lobby, he saw a huge clock hanging right behind him. The hour hand pointed to eight, the minute hand pointed to three, and the second hand jumped forward one by one.

The time now is eight thirty-one.

I boarded the plane at 10 o'clock and landed at 12:30 in the morning. I estimated that I would be home around 1:30.

Lu Fangchi did not tell Zhou Zheng in advance, intending to show up suddenly and give him a surprise.

We walked out of the hotel and got in a taxi. The car drove forward and joined the main road. We drove at a steady speed on the flat and wide road. After a while, the speed gradually slowed down and turned into a turtle speed moving forward.

Lu Fangchi looked up and glanced outside. Before he knew it, the road ahead, behind, and on both sides was jammed with cars, all with their red rear brake lights on.

Seeing Lu Fangchi's actions, the driver said, "There's a traffic jam."

Lu Fangchi nodded, but the evening rush hour had already passed and this road was not a traffic jam. It had four lanes and should have been smooth all the way.

Perhaps because of the unsuccessful experience before the business trip, Lu Fangchi frowned slightly and prayed in his heart that he would not be as unlucky as last time.

But things don't go as planned, the reality always goes against our ideal wishes, God is like a naughty child who likes to play tricks on people, the more you fear something, the more it will come.

After a while, scattered snowflakes floated from the sky and fell on the car windows. Little crystal clear fragments fell down and melted into water droplets.

"This weather is really weird. It's almost the beginning of spring and it's still snowing." The driver sitting in the driver's seat complained.

Lu Fangchi frowned, having a bad feeling.

The extra time allowed Lu Fangchi to arrive at the airport early even though there was a traffic jam. After passing through security and entering the waiting hall, he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out. Snowflakes were falling outside, and the scene was dreamy under the illumination of the orange and yellow street lights.

The snow seems to be getting heavier.

Lu Fangchi recalled Zhou Zheng’s definition of snowflakes. Alpha thought that snowy days were very romantic and they could grow old together getting wet in the snow.

Thinking of Alpha, a smile appeared in Lu Fangchi's eyes. Lu Fangchi did not understand the phrase "grow old together" at that time. It was only later when he was reading the news and saw entertainment gossip and a marketing account explaining it to him that Lu Fangchi understood the eagerness in Zhou Zheng's eyes when he said that.

However... Lu Fangchi's smile faded, thinking of what Sui Zhuoyang said last night, "Did we meet your partner when we were kids?"

At that time, Lu Fangchi's reaction was very confused. His brain was stuck for more than ten seconds, and he asked in confusion: "Is there?" He had no impression at all.

After all, it was too long ago, and Sui Zhuoyang couldn't remember it clearly. He put his hand on his chin, looking uncertain: "It seems that one winter, when we were in the first grade of junior high school, I was walking home in the alley in the evening and saw a little boy being surrounded and beaten by a group of children on the school campus. Do you remember it?"

Lu Fangchi thought for a while, searching his mind for this memory. He frowned and asked, "Is there?"

"Yes, it snowed that day. It rarely snows in City A, so I remember it clearly." Sui Zhuoyang said.

Speaking of snow, Lu Fangchi seemed to have some impression, vaguely thinking that there was such a thing, but he had no memory of the little boy or anything.

"You mean that little boy is my target?" Lu Fangchi grasped the key point.

"Ah," Sui Zhuoyang nodded. After all, it wasn't a good thing. He frowned and said uncertainly, "Maybe, maybe. After all, it's been too long and I can't remember it clearly."

"Well, did we help him?" Lu Fangchi asked with a frown.

Sui Zhuoyang rolled his eyes and replied, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Since he asked this, he would naturally just stand by and watch. Lu Fangchi has never been a person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs.

Love is probably always a feeling of indebtedness. Lu Fangchi felt sour in his heart and tried hard to think and recall the scene at that time. It would be better not to do so. He didn't want Zhou Zheng to have such a bad experience.

I really couldn't remember, and my thoughts were interrupted by the ding dong ding dong sound of the cell phone ringing in my pocket.

Lu Fangchi took it out and saw that it was a video call request and the caller ID showed Xiao Zhouzhou.

Lu Fangchi looked back and found that there was no place to hide, so he rejected the video call and took the initiative to make a voice call.

Zhou Zheng's low voice came from the phone, as if whispering in my ear, "What are you doing?" He dragged out the last syllable and had a light tone. He seemed to be in a good mood. He didn't question why I didn't answer the video call, or whether there was someone next to me who was not convenient for me to see.

Lu Fangchi smiled and answered, "Nothing, I was just lying down." A white lie does not count as a lie, he thought without blushing or beating his heart.

"Really?" Zhou Zheng seemed to be particularly happy today, with a tilde in his voice.

"What good news happened today?" Lu Fangchi was infected and his tone of voice became lighter.

Zhou Zheng hummed twice with great pride and said, "Someone is at the airport. Is he coming back?"

Tsk, I actually forgot about this.

Lu Fangchi was surprised to be exposed, but he was not angry. He nodded with a smile in his eyes and admitted: "Yes."

"I checked the flight information, you are taking flight UD826, right?" Zhou Zheng asked.

"Well, yes." Lu Fangchi nodded.

"Then you will be able to board the plane in a few minutes. I will pick you up at the airport later." Zhou Zheng's voice became increasingly cheerful, and his happy mood was about to penetrate the screen and spread to Lu Fangchi.

Thinking that they would see each other soon, Lu Fangchi smiled and said, "We still have two hours to fly. There's no need to leave so early."

"I want to see you sooner." Zhou Zheng expressed his love without any concealment.

With a smile spreading to his eyes, Lu Fangchi said, "Okay, whatever you want."

While we were chatting, we heard "Do Re Mi Fa" behind us. The electronic broadcasting voice sounded: "Ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention. The following is an important announcement. Due to weather reasons, flight UB826 from city A to city B has been suspended. The boarding time is to be determined. Thank you..."

The broadcast sound has strong penetrating power and falls clearly into Lu Fangchi's ears and the telephone receiver.

Zhou Zheng on the other end of the phone fell silent. It was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.

Lu Fangchi frowned and interrupted the silence: "I'll go find out what's going on and get back to you."

"Yeah." Zhou Zheng's voice was very soft, and his expression was like an eggplant hit by frost.

Lu Fangchi pursed his lips and finally hung up the phone without saying anything.

The check-in counter was crowded with passengers, all asking about the reason for the flight suspension.

The staff pointed out the window and shook his head, saying, "We can't take off due to extreme weather. The danger index is too high."

Following the finger, I looked outside and saw that the silky dots had turned into heavy snow. In just a moment, a few small patches on the ground were already covered with white. Seeing is believing, and facts are always more convincing. The passengers had almost no doubts about this and began to inquire about the refund process, with some passengers complaining.

"Oh, I was away on a business trip for a week, and the cat was alone at home for a week. I finally got to go back, but the flight was suspended again. How unlucky!"

"Who said it wasn't? Is the earth going to be destroyed? It's already spring and it's still snowing. It's so annoying. All the tickets I bought for the show are going to be wasted!"

"It's even harder for me. I was delayed for several hours when I came here, and it was like this when I left. Who could be more unlucky than me?"

Yes, Lu Fangchi is the loser like him.

It was different from the time we came here, when there was at least hope of taking off. But this time, based on what the staff said and the weather outside the window, I estimated that there was no hope of taking off.

Lu Fangchi gave up waiting in the airport and walked out of the airport to get a taxi, preparing to go back to the hotel and see what happens tomorrow.

The road conditions were not very good due to the extreme weather, and it became difficult to get a taxi. I waited for a quarter of an hour before a driver accepted the order.

Half an hour after sitting in the car, Lu Fangchi rubbed his frozen hands, opened his phone and sent a message to Zhou Zheng: It's snowing heavily, I can't go back today.

Zhou Zheng replied almost immediately: Yeah.

Just from this one word, Lu Fangchi could imagine Zhou Zheng's expression, with his eyes downcast and his lips pursed, looking unhappy.

But without any support, Lu Fangchi was also annoyed, so how could he not be disappointed?

Fortunately, Zhou Zheng had a clear sense of right and wrong, he was just unhappy and listless.

However, this definition is premature.

The flight suspension was just the beginning. Subsequent developments took a magical direction. The heavy snow showed no sign of stopping, but instead intensified and turned into a super blizzard.

Lu Fangchi stood in front of the hotel window and looked out. It was all white outside. The branches of the trees were bent downwards under the weight of the snow, and some were even broken at the waist.

There was almost no one in sight, and the bustling streets suddenly became a deserted city.

Various events such as the grounding of flights, suspension of high-speed rail and bus services, frequent accidents caused by icy ground, and traffic paralysis have pushed the term "Blizzard in City B" to the top of the trending searches.

Lu Fangchi was trapped in City B day after day, and Zhou Zheng's mood became worse and worse, and he couldn't be comforted no matter what he did.

"When can you come back?" Zhou Zheng asked on the computer screen, his eyebrows wrinkled and his patience running out.

"I don't know." Lu Fangchi tapped his fingers on the keyboard and took the time to reply in between his busy work.

After a moment of silence, Lu Fangchi realized that his tone was too blunt, and added in a gentler tone: "The weather is too extreme, the ground is frozen, the utility poles are frozen, and there is no means of transportation to travel, so it may take some time."

"How long is a period of time?" Zhou Zheng asked.

Lu Fangchi estimated, "The snow will stop and melt." The meeting reminder that popped up on the computer screen gave him a headache.

The delay affected all aspects. Zhou Zheng was unhappy because a lot of work had been piled up and could not be pushed forward. Lu Fangchi felt like a huge rock was pressing on his heart because he was stuck in the hotel every day and could not relax.

He raised his hand and pinched his brow, looking tired and said, "I'll hang up first. I have a meeting."

"You're hanging up after just ten minutes. Why do you always have so much to do every day?" Zhou Zheng raised his voice, which was a bit harsh.

Lu Fangchi patiently explained: "After the investment was negotiated, the company started to promote new projects. I was unable to go back. Video conferences are less efficient, so I was a bit busy."

Zhou Zheng said nothing, and there was no understanding on his face.

Ding Dong, a message popped up: Assistant: Mr. Lu, is the network bad? You haven't come in yet.

Lu Fangchi raised his hand and typed: Right away.

"Baby, the person over there is asking for help. I'm going to hang up first and call you back later." He spoke very quickly and was about to hang up.

Zhou Zheng frowned, pursed his lips and said, "If you don't want to come back, just say so."

What is this? Lu Fangchi licked his lips, suppressed the fire in his heart, and controlled his emotions: "Let's talk about everything later. I have to go to a meeting now."

Zhou Zheng sucked his lips, his cheeks sunken inward, and nodded in agreement: "Hang up, you don't have to call me later, and you don't have to call me in the future."

A naked threat.

Lu Fangchi frowned, took a deep breath, and said helplessly: "Baby, I'm really busy right now, can you please understand me?" He was almost kneeling down to beg him.

Zhou Zheng refused to eat anything, just gritted his teeth and didn't loosen his teeth.

Lu Fangchi had no choice but to send a message to his assistant: Wait for me for ten minutes.

Assistant: Okay.

Lu Fangchi pushed the keyboard forward, crossed his arms, and asked him, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"Not so good." Zhou Zheng said stiffly, pursing his lips.

The two of them stared at each other in silence for two minutes. Finally, Lu Fangchi lowered his head and spoke out in a weak voice: "You really don't want me to call you?"

Zhou Zheng bit his lip and didn't answer.

Lu Fangchi tilted his head slightly and guided gently, "Hmm?"

It took Zhou Zheng a long time to respond. He opened his lustful lips and said, "You wish for it."

I waited for a long time and heard this. It's so unpleasant.

Lu Fangchi frowned, looking unhappy, "What did you say?"

This question seemed to open up a conversation. Zhou Zheng sneered and repeated: "I said, you wish you didn't call me back, right? Is that what you want?"

Lu Fangchi's brows furrowed even deeper, and he opened his lips slightly to try to retort, but Zhou Zheng didn't give him the chance. "This snow must have touched your heart, right? Have you had a good time chatting with Sui Zhuoyang these days?"

Why is Sui Zhuoyang involved again? What does this have to do with him?

"Can you please stop talking nonsense?" Lu Fangchi frowned and stopped him.

"Why?" Zhou Zheng sneered and asked, "Are you heartbroken?"

Lu Fangchi felt that Zhou Zheng was being unreasonable and had already started to talk without thinking. He didn't want to argue, so he raised his hand to stop him, "Calm down."

The more he tried to stop her, the more he kept talking. Zhou Zheng became even more aggressive, "You regret being with me, right? Are you thinking about how to get rid of me so you can be with him?"

"Zhou Zheng!" Lu Fangchi shouted in a stern voice and with a serious expression.

His angry reaction frightened Zhou Zheng. The alpha was stunned and finally shut up.

Lu Fangchi's chest kept rising and falling, and it seemed that he was very angry.

He pinched his brows, took a deep breath, and said impatiently: "Think whatever you want." Then he hung up the video call.

I got up and took out a bottle of ice water from the refrigerator. I gulped down half the bottle in one gulp. The coolness flowed down my throat and soothed my restlessness.

Lu Fangchi rested his hands on the table for a while, completely suppressing his rising anger, then turned back to sit at the desk and look at the computer again.

He raised his hand to adjust his collar, placed his palm over the mouse, clicked into the video conference, cleared his throat and started the meeting.

Work always makes people lose track of time. Time flies by in the blink of an eye, and it was already two hours later when the video conference ended.

Lu Fangchi turned off the computer exhaustedly. He felt dizzy and had no appetite for dinner. He used up his last bit of strength to wash up, went to bed and sank into the quilt. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep.

But he did not sleep well. He suddenly woke up half an hour later. The extremely poor sleep quality made his headache so severe that it was about to explode. Lu Fangchi reached out to touch the mobile phone on the bedside table, but found nothing.

Oh, it should be next to the computer.

Lu Fangchi stood up, walked to the desk with quick steps, picked up his cell phone and took a look. It was half past twelve.

Slide open the screen and it will be on top without any movement.

Now I have time to think carefully about what Zhou Zheng just said. When I think about it seriously, I still feel that it is very unpleasant. I don't know what went wrong. Zhou Zheng has been moody recently. The words he just said have a bit of the sarcastic force of the past.

Click into the dialog box and see that the message stops at the video ending the call. Scroll up twice and you will see a basically white dialog box.

Xiao Zhou Zhou: I’m eating porridge, how about you?

Xiao Zhou Zhou: Overtime.

Xiao Zhou Zhou: I feel so sleepy. I’ll drink two cups of coffee in the afternoon to keep myself awake.

Xiao Zhou Zhou: What are you doing?

Xiao Zhou Zhou: Just to please me.

Xiao Zhou Zhou: Take care of me.

Lu Fangchi paused, okay, maybe there was something wrong with him too.

Lu Fangchi typed: Are you asleep?

Send.

A striking red exclamation mark.

The message was sent, but was rejected by the other party.