Chapter 98 Chapter 98 End of the text
After that phone call, Li Jinglang didn't see Tang Ningyue for nearly half a month. He almost closed all social software and ignored all gossip except the daily financial newspaper.
The old cell phone that he had sealed in the study was scrapped. He didn't want to secretly follow her movements late at night anymore. He felt like an abandoned stray dog, tossing and turning in bed, with no other feelings. She would not know.
But isolating himself like this didn't seem to help much either. Instead of getting better sleep, he became more tired.
The days will eventually become dull, and the fermentation of public opinion on the Internet will not continue to expand. Zhou Yuhe has always been a low-key person, especially after the Zhou family incident, he rarely appeared in front of the media.
Time will dilute everything. No matter how sensational something is, people will always gradually forget it in their busy lives. Even the topics of conversation after dinner are always updated rapidly due to the fast-paced life.
The Zhou family's affairs had caused such a sensation, and even divorce rumors were reported by many media outlets, but now they have all become false.
Netizens took to social media to express their feelings of being fooled, angrily criticizing the media's rumors. But no matter how angry they become, it's just entertainment. Who would truly feel the need to waste their limited emotions on such a matter in their exhausting lives?
It's not that Li Jinglang hasn't seen these news. There are always employees taking a break and chatting in the tea room. He can pretend not to hear them, but he can't pretend they didn't happen. The facts are right in front of him, and people keep repeating them in his ears.
Sometimes he felt that life was really long and he couldn't find any meaning in it. Even when he took a break from his busy schedule, he felt empty.
If a person could be on standby 24 hours a day, he would rather work like a robot, without the need for life or emotions.
A few days ago, he received a letter from Ouyang Che. Nowadays, when people receive a postcard, most of them will choose to post it on their Moments to record this romantic connection.
However, Ouyang Che said that it was simply because the signal was too poor and it was inconvenient to communicate.
After Ouyang Che left Singapore, he chose to be sent to Africa. This letter was sent from a tourist area.
In fact, he could obviously communicate with the country, and everyone knew it. However, once the call was connected, no one seemed to be able to do anything other than remain silent. No one needed to bother finding an excuse, no matter how poor the excuse was.
It's hard to talk about the past. Ouyang Che always said that he was a negative example and could only write a postcard with a few short sentences. He still used two lines of words to remind Li Jinglang not to follow his path. It sounded like a joke, but Li Jinglang seemed unable to say anything except a wry smile.
I don’t know when it started, maybe it was when we really entered society, everyone became lifeless adults, no longer talking about everything, and every chat was about irrelevant things.
Everyone has become very respectable and yet very distant. Even love and hate can be taken lightly. It turns out that this is what maturity is.
It sounds like it's getting pretty pathetic.
This is how society is forged. When a group of people become bad first, the people behind them can only follow suit, otherwise they will not be able to survive.
Bad money drives out good money, and it seems that this is the way to survive.
On the day Li Jinglang received Zhou Ruian's invitation to the engagement party, he was in a regular meeting.
He was in a pretty good mood that day. As long as it wasn't extremely bad, it was pretty good for him.
He is always like misty rain, gloomy and doesn't like to smile. Everyone seems to have gotten used to it, used to the boss not having too many expressions and emotions.
For employees, as long as the salary and benefits are good and the boss is not too harsh, they will be satisfied. Occasionally, they will talk about a few gossips about the boss and that's fine.
Everyone is more concerned about what is happening in their own class and discussing stories around them.
Just then, at the regular meeting that day, Li Jinglang saw the email and laughed bitterly. Everyone in the meeting room looked at each other in confusion and fell silent for a moment.
For the first time ever, Li Jinglang actually chatted with a new intern in the tea room that day.
The report for the regular meeting that day was made by the intern who had just been hired on behalf of his boss who was on a business trip. He was interrupted by Li Jinglang's wry smile, and he was depressed the whole day.
Normally, a grassroots employee like him would not have had contact with the big boss, but that day his immediate boss and his boss's boss were not there, as the two leaders were on a business trip together. Moreover, the project itself had been rejected several times, and no one was willing to take on this hot potato. In the end, the newcomer had to take the blame.
I went ahead with it, but got the same result. For a recent graduate, it's quite painful before the student's mindset changes.
"Are you married?"
"Not yet..." He felt awkward when asked this question by Li Jinglang, even though he knew it was just small talk. "My girlfriend hasn't graduated yet."
Li Jinglang glanced at him, nodded, and suddenly changed the subject, "Your report is well done."
The intern showed a look of surprise on his face, then smiled in surprise and thanked repeatedly.
"Today... I received good news from a friend, but his girlfriend didn't graduate either... I didn't mean anything personal to you."
In fact, there was no need for Li Jinglang to explain all this, even if it was a misunderstanding. It seemed that the unspoken rules of the workplace meant that newcomers had to endure some inexplicable humiliation and do some extra work for their leaders.
"You are indeed different from the rumors." The intern shook his ID card in front of him. His identity had only recently changed, and his joy had not completely dissipated.
"What's the difference?" Li Jinglang raised his eyebrows.
"There are rumors that you're not very emotional and always have a blank expression at work, but I think you're just too sentimental..."
After he finished speaking, he felt that he had said too much. He wanted to take it back but it was too late. He could only scratch his head in embarrassment.
"Do you think being sentimental is a good thing?"
"Of course!" He nodded. "My girlfriend and I have been together for many years because we value our relationship."
“…”
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Perhaps because of Zhou Ruian's stimulation, or perhaps because of the long period of loss, Li Jinglang still had an emotional outburst that night and drank several glasses of strong liquor in a row. The burning sensation when he swallowed it from his throat made his whole body numb.
He doesn't like to pursue any excitement. Even with his favorite drone, he would not try any dangerous actions. He always pursues stability in any project he participates in.
But emotionally, he has never been stable. His hormones rise and fall like a roller coaster. He tries hard to control his emotions and act like a normal person during the day, but his energy is exhausted again at night.
In his drunken state, he vaguely saw the door being pushed open a crack. He opened his eyes slightly and turned over his body that was lying on the carpet.
The wine bottle at his hand slowly rolled down because of his action and stopped at the feet of the person who came.
He couldn't see who was coming, nor could he remember who could crack the password to his house. He just turned over and lay back down, closed his eyes again, and looked like he was ready to be slaughtered.
Her high heels tapped on the floor. She walked in arrogantly without changing or taking off her shoes, bringing with her a scent.
The fragrance was very familiar, blending with the smell in the house. Li Jinglang opened his eyes suddenly as if he was hit by a stick.
"woke up?"
The owner of the high heels was already sitting on the sofa next to him, legs crossed, as if she was the owner of the house.
“.....”
Li Jinglang felt that he was dazzled. He would rather believe that he was dreaming than believe that Tang Ningyue would appear in his house late at night.
He subconsciously touched the wine bottle, hoping to continue the dream.
"Not drunk yet?"
Tang Ningyue kicked the empty bottle, and Li Jinglang's hand just brushed past it.
“.....”
He opened his mouth, his throat was hoarse and sore, and he couldn't speak, but he still found his way to her side. After reaching out and touching her warm body, he buried his head in her lower abdomen and hugged her tightly with his arms.
“.....”
Tang Ningyue quickly felt the warm, wet tears through his clothes. She pursed her lips and stroked his neck twice.
"do what?"
"Why am I having this dream again?"
"..." She lifted his head, held it in her palm, rubbed his hair vigorously, and asked, "Is this a dream?"
“…”
The person in front of him was too real, so real that Li Jinglang's eyes could not hold back the tears, the blush on his cheeks began to swell, and his whole body temperature began to rise.
"Why did you come to see me?" He forced himself to stop crying, "Aren't you all reunited with your family?"
As he spoke, a huge teardrop fell on the back of Tang Ningyue's hand, burning her terribly.
"Then I'll leave?" She smiled and teased him deliberately.
"no!"
He tied her up again and buried his head in her arms, "Don't go, don't go..."
“Stop bullying me…”
The emotions that had been suppressed for so many days finally burst out uncontrollably, like a wounded beast, erupting completely in a quiet corner late at night.
"You've grown up now and are not the same as before." She smiled, as if relieved.
"....." He raised his head with a dazed look in his eyes. He knew very well that she hated him for being like that, so even if he forced himself to change his personality, he did not expect to gain any benefit.
"How long will you stay with me?"
Li Jinglang felt a little regretful and hated himself for drinking today and not being able to clearly remember the moments he spent with her.
"Forever," she said.
"What?" Li Jinglang didn't like such jokes. He didn't like any promises that could not be fulfilled.
"In no mood?"
"You lied to me." He couldn't believe it.
Tang Ningyue smiled, took out two notebooks from her bag, and turned on the floor lamp beside her.
The strong light was a bit dazzling, and Li Jinglang even felt that he could hardly recognize the words above.
"Are you divorced?" He was a little shocked. The date on it was not recent. It was probably processed a few days after Zhou Yuhe came back, and the date of the divorce agreement was even earlier.
"...Then you..."
"Who knew you were so vulnerable...and ended up like this?"
"How could he agree... How could he bear to let you go..."
Of course Zhou Yuhe was reluctant to let go. If it were Li Jinglang, he would also be very anxious. But when people are deeply in love, they always want to support their loved ones.
He would do the same even if the person who signed it was Li Jinglang.
It had been delayed for so long, and he needed to give the public some time to cool down. He also needed Tang Ningyue to help him through this difficult time.
After all, she is still not as heartless and ungrateful as her parents.
"Are you still crying?" She smiled and wiped the tears from his cheeks.
“…”
He read several pieces of paper over and over again. In fact, he had already put himself in a very low position. Even if they would never separate, he could hide himself for a lifetime.
But Tang Ningyue refused and refused to give him even this opportunity.
Li Jinglang finally put down the pages of paper. He looked up and leaned in her arms, frowned slightly, and finally spoke to her.
"Can you kiss me now?"
"Can it be a little longer?"
"Can you stay with me forever?" -2025.10.19-
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Having a son in old age, Qiu Mingxia was spoiled too much.
Even when she bullied Rao Mu at home, the elders would turn a blind eye.
"It's just children playing around. Xia Xia is doing this because she likes him."
After hearing such words so many times, Qiu Mingxia became more and more aggressive.
At first, I asked him to carry my schoolbag and bring breakfast for me.
Later, it became that she asked him to keep watch when they were dating in the woods, and he took the blame when she got into trouble. She was really awful to him.
It wasn't until Qiu Mingxia's family arranged a marriage for her that she finally let him go, saying, "You're free now."
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Rao Mu is a distant relative of Qiu Mingxia who is not related at all.
After both his parents passed away, he always thought that he would not survive this year until he was taken in by Qiu Mingxia's grandfather.
Rao Mu didn't feel that Qiu Mingxia was bad to him. Compared to his previous life in the small town, he was now in heaven.
He deserves to be scolded by her for taking care of her and being nice to her. He said she is very cute.
He was the last one to know that Qiu Mingxia was getting married. When he rushed back, exhausted, she was trying on her wedding dress. She said this might be the last time they met.
"Did the man outside serve you well?"
That was the first time he was so angry, gritting his teeth and wishing he could tear her polite fiancé who was sitting outside to pieces.
"He's been very good to me."
"What a bullshit! I haven't let anyone else serve you in all these years. Does he know that you need me to coax you to sleep at night? Does he know who washed your underwear all these years?"
"Rao Mu!" she exasperated.
Instead of getting angry, he laughed: "Do you still want me to feed you tonight?"
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