At seven o'clock, the hotel delivered her a sumptuous breakfast on time.
When he rushed back to Beijing, he did not forget to order food for her, but Min Xi was not in the mood to eat.
Before changing clothes and going out, she called Min Ting and asked him to arrange a driver. She had already found a reason: it was a rare break, she wanted to go around and look around, but she was too lazy to drive.
In fact, I was unable to concentrate on driving, so for safety reasons, I let the driver follow.
In less than half an hour, the driver arrived and asked her where she wanted to go.
Min Xi said, "I don't know." He couldn't make things difficult for the driver, so he thought for a moment and said, "Just find an exhibition to look at."
The driver didn't know which exhibition would suit her taste, so he sent a message to Min Ting for help. Min Ting gave her some suggestions and bought the tickets.
【Bad mood? 】Min Ting asked with concern. My sister will only spend her rest time casually when she is in a bad mood.
Min Xi replied: [How many workers can have a good mood? 】
Min Ting thought she had encountered something unhappy at work, [Do you regret entering the public relations industry? When you and Yu Chengtan returned to China to do this business, I advised you not to act on impulse. 】
Min Xi sent two consecutive messages:
[No regrets.] Isn't it okay for people to complain about it? 】
[Besides, I don’t do crisis public relations, I’m only interested in marketing. 】
Min Ting hesitated to speak: [If you feel bad, call Fu Yanzhou and ask him to come over to accompany you. 】
When Min Xi saw the three words "Fu Yanzhou", he immediately lost the desire to continue the conversation.
[No need, everyone has their own business.] 】
Min Ting: [Isn’t the purpose of marriage to provide emotional value to each other? Otherwise what's the point of getting married. 】
Min Xi didn’t argue with him: “I understand. 】
End the chat.
After watching the exhibition for two hours, Min Ting had booked a restaurant for her at noon in advance, and the dishes were also carefully selected.
After the big meal, Min Xi found a riverside cafe, ordered a cup of coffee, sat in an open-air booth, and opened his laptop.
Feeling the river breeze, you can let your mind wander to your heart's content.
The people drinking coffee next to her thought she was concentrating on her work.
I saw Yu Chengtan’s circle of friends. He posted a few photos of the wedding scene with the caption: [Happy wedding and a long-lasting marriage. 】
Yu Chengtan usually never posts personal updates, at most he would forward some classic cases of crisis public relations. Today's update should be a task assigned to him by Chairman Yu, so he had to post it.
Once he posts on his Moments, all the key account managers of Jiachen Public Relations can see it.
Which customer doesn't want to work with a supplier who knows how to get things done?
Min Xi didn't click on Zhu Youran's wedding photo to enlarge it, but gave a like to Yu Chengtan's post.
Yu Chengtan privately messaged her: [It’s fine if others liked it, but you, who knows the inside story, still liked it. My dad asked his secretary to take a photo of this post on WeChat Moments and ordered me to post it. I am ashamed of my own hypocrisy. 】
Min Xi smiled: [Hypocrisy is the norm in life. 】
After she finished her cup of coffee, the waiter gave her another one.
From afternoon to sunset, she drank three cups of coffee and logged into her email twice, but Sheng Jianqi never replied.
The last ray of afterglow faded away, the sky darkened, and the laptop ran out of battery and shut down automatically.
At the end of the day, there was no call or news from Fu Yanzhou.
She ordered a light meal to finish her dinner.
From last night when she learned that he had to rush back to attend Zhu Youran's wedding until this moment, she has felt uncomfortable every moment.
This kind of sadness cannot be expressed in words, and no one can understand it.
As night fell, the driver asked Min Xi where to go next.
Min Xi leaned back in the car seat and thought for a while: "Let's find a quiet bar nearby."
A bar is not like a cafe. The driver got out of the car after parking. Even though it was a bar, he was not comfortable with Min Xi going there alone.
After entering the bar, the driver consciously sat apart from Min Xi to ensure that Min Xi was within his sight.
Min Xi ordered a glass of wine, ordered juice for the driver, and paid for the songs. They were all slow and sad songs. She was not in a good mood to listen to light songs.
Sitting at the bar, she propped up her chin and looked at the resident singer on the stage, her thoughts no longer in the bar.
Not far from her, there was another person who was also listening to the song attentively.
After singing three songs in a row, each song suited Chu Yi's mood. He waved to the staff, tipped the resident singer, and planned to order a few more songs.
The staff informed: "Sorry, we can't sing the song you requested now. The lady has reserved the whole place tonight."
Chu Yi looked in the direction indicated by the staff. The lady had her back to him and was looking towards the stage. She had a straight back, long arms and legs, and a graceful silhouette.
Chu Yi retracted his gaze and gave the money for the song request to the singer as a tip.
He brought over a few glasses of unfinished wine and moved over.
“Thank you for the song you ordered.”
Hearing the voice, Min Xi turned around.
Under the dim light, Chu Yi could still see the other person's appearance clearly. She was wearing delicate light makeup, her eyebrows and eyes were cold, and her temperament was ethereal and otherworldly, giving people a sense of unattainability and alienation.
There was no other wine glass in front of her, only a glass of wine in her hand, which was almost empty.
"I can't listen to your song for nothing, so I'll buy you a drink."
Min Xi was not interested: "Thank you. One glass is enough. I came here to drink, not to get drunk."
Chu Yi was ashamed and said, "Let me learn from you."
His every move was watched by the driver, who secretly observed Chu Yi's dress and temperament. Since Chu Yi did not do anything excessive, he did not rush to disturb him.
After one song ended, the resident singer moved on to the next one, which touched Chu Yi's heart. He clinked glasses with Min Xi and thanked her again for ordering the song.
Zhu Youran's wedding is today, and he feels uncomfortable in Beijing, so he uses a business trip as an excuse to hide in Shanghai, thinking that being farther away will make him feel better, but it's no use.
He couldn't help but act shameless, so he sent a message to Fu Yanzhou at noon, asking which of Fu Yanzhou's high school classmates had gone.
Fu Yanzhou didn't reply to him.
Chu Yi could easily express his inner distress to a stranger. He drank the whole glass of wine in one breath, tilted his head and said to Min Xi: "The person I like is getting married today."
Min Xi nodded and said, "Today is a good day, many people are getting married."
Chu Yi suddenly couldn't continue the conversation and burst out laughing.
Min Xi took a sip of wine and said, "You are not as miserable as me. My husband went to attend the wedding of a female classmate he liked."
"Thank you for your comfort." Chu Yi added, "You only found out after marriage that your husband has someone he can't forget?"
After a moment of silence, Min Xi said, "Before marriage."
Chu Yi sighed and said from the bottom of his heart: "Are you stupid? Why did you marry him when you knew he didn't have you in his heart?"
Min Xi didn't speak for a long time, then turned around and looked at the resident singer on the stage.
Chu Yi would not be so tactless as to ask a stranger about something he didn't want to say. He ordered another glass of wine and drank it amid the sad song and Min Xi's silence.
A friend called him and asked him to play cards.
Chu Yi politely said hello to Min Xi before leaving, walked to the door of the bar and turned back, "Do you want me to call you a car?"
Min Xi turned around, his expression still dull: "Thank you, I have a driver."
"That's good. Let's go back early after listening to the song." Chu Yi left with his suit, looking very sober.
If it weren't for Min Xi's words 'I'm here to drink, not to get drunk', he would not have been able to walk out of the bar sober tonight.
It’s past eleven o’clock and the weekend carnival has just begun.
The driver looked at the time and didn't rush Min Xi.
More and more people came to the bar, and from time to time someone would approach Min Xi to chat. He stood up and sat on the high stool next to Min Xi.
The driver was actually the bodyguard of Min Ting's friend, who was temporarily hired as Min Xi's driver. Someone else came to chat with Min Xi, but he just gave him a cold look and the person walked away tactfully.
Min Xi didn't know what time it was. She turned around and wanted to ask the driver, but opened her mouth and said nothing. She took out her cell phone and checked the time. She couldn't help but look at the screen to see if anyone had contacted her.
At this time, in the yard of a villa dozens of kilometers away.
Fu Yanzhou lit up his fourth cigarette of the day. It was the day he smoked the most since he started smoking.
Xu Xiangyi brought the ashtray to his nephew and raised his chin: "Pinch it out. Smoking too much makes your throat dry and uncomfortable."
The phone rang at this time. Fu Yanzhou thought it was Min Xi, so he reached out and took the phone on the table. It was Yan Heyu.
Yan Heyu had just learned two minutes ago that today was Zhu Youran's wedding, so he asked, "Where are you? Is it convenient to talk?"
"In Shanghai. What's going on?"
"Are you on a business trip in Shanghai?"
"Min Xi is on a business trip."
"That's good."
Fu Yanzhou lost his patience: "What's going on?"
"I originally wanted to ask you if you went to Zhu Youran's wedding today." Since you were in Shanghai with Min Xi, you definitely didn't go. "I've been too busy these days and forgot to tell you not to attend her wedding. What's past is past. Be good to Min Xi."
After taking only two puffs of the fourth cigarette, Fu Yanzhou extinguished it in the ashtray and said in a deep voice, "This is the nth time you have brought it up, something that has long passed. I didn't bother with you at the Jiangcheng cocktail party, but here you are again."
"Okay, okay, I will never mention it again."
As long as he didn't attend Zhu Youran's wedding, he would feel relieved, and Yan Heyu hung up the phone.
There are lush shrubs in the yard, and after burning incense, you can occasionally hear mosquitoes buzzing.
Xu Xiangyi leaned back in the recliner and looked at his nephew: "I've taken care of three meals for you today, so at least say a few words."
Fu Yanzhou picked up the water cup and took a few sips to moisten his throat, then asked his uncle, "What do you want to hear?"
Xu Xiangyi: "You've been at my house for a whole day, are you really that free?"
He doesn't believe it anyway.
"Don't tell me you came here just to see me. Anyone who believes me is a fool."
Fu Yanzhou took off the ring on his ring finger and placed it on the wooden table. He had worn it for a whole day, and a mark of neither deep nor shallow was left on his finger. He took off the ring to relax his finger.
Xu Xiangyi understood what was going on and asked bluntly, "Is there something wrong with your marriage?"
Fu Yanzhou did not deny it: "It's not a matter of principle."
Xu Xiangyi is an experienced person. If it is not a matter of principle, then the two of them are just quarreling and having a cold war. There is no need for outsiders to interfere when a couple quarrels; they will naturally make peace after their anger subsides.
Uncle didn't answer, Fu Yanzhou raised his eyes and said, "You asked me to say it, why don't you continue asking?"
Xu Xiangyi smiled and said, "What's so good about asking about quarrels? Who hasn't had a quarrel?"
At the time, I was young and hot-tempered, and I cared a lot about my reputation. After the quarrel with my wife, neither of us could bring ourselves to apologize. The longest cold war lasted a week, but in the end he still went to talk to his wife first.
"Your aunt and I were in a free love relationship. When we were young, we could quarrel three times a day. Not to mention your loveless marriage. Isn't it normal to quarrel?"
He asked his nephew: "Tell me the truth, do you regret marrying Min Xi?"
Fu Yanzhou was silent for a moment, picked up the ring on the table and put it back on his ring finger, fitting perfectly on the previous ring mark.
Xu Xiangyi understood, and he sat up from the recliner and pointed to the villa behind him: "It's up to you whether you want to stay here or go back to your own home."
There is a special room for Fu Yanzhou on the second floor of the villa. He often came here during summer vacation when he was a child. The room he lived in has been kept and cleaned every day, so there is no need to tidy it up specially.
"I'm going to sleep. I'm not as strong as you young people. I can't stand it."
Xu Xiangyi had just returned to the bedroom when the sound of a car engine was heard in the quiet yard downstairs.
Afterwards, a black car drove away from the villa.
It's past midnight.
Min Xi ordered his second glass of wine tonight and sang all the songs he ordered. The resident singer continued singing in a low voice as if he was tireless.
She turned around again, wanting to ask the driver what time it was, and made eye contact with the person next to her.
I don't know when Fu Yanzhou sat next to her.
Min Xi didn't want to say anything. He tilted his head slightly and took a sip of wine.
Fu Yanzhou took her wine glass away and said, "If you have something to say, please talk to her nicely. Don't start a cold war."
Min Xi met his cold gaze: "I want to have a cold war? Fu Yanzhou, the person in this world who least wants to have a cold war with you is me."
Unable to control herself, her eyes became hot and she turned away from him.
The light in the bar was dim, and Fu Yanzhou did not see the grievance in her eyes.
He squeezed the glass hard: "Min Xi, please be reasonable. I have my own things to do. I can't be around you 24 hours a day. The class reunion in the afternoon is not for fun. There is business to discuss. What difference does it make if you choose the ring earlier or later?"
Min Xi adjusted his breathing and tried his best to make his voice sound normal: "It's too difficult for me to reason. I can tell you right now that I can't do it."
When he is angry, he always says whatever is hurtful: "I know you are busy, and I can't change my temper. We should live our own lives from now on. If you have any questions about interests, you should come to my brother."
"I didn't go back to attend the wedding. Secretary Bai went on my behalf. So what was your reason for separation?"
She had her back to him the whole time. Fu Yanzhou held the back of her head and turned her head to face him. Just as he was about to say something, he saw tears flashing in her eyes, but she tried hard to control herself and didn't let the tears fall.
He was slightly startled, put down his wine glass, and pulled her in front of him.
Min Xi put his hand on his chest, unwilling to get any closer.
Fu Yanzhou held her tightly and didn't let go until she got tired of holding on and had no choice but to let him hold her.
"Xixi, what should I do with your unreasonable temper?"
He said helplessly, holding her tightly in his arms.
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