Chapter 61 Chapter 61
The east gate of Ren Li's university is adjacent to a main north-south road in Beijing. This area belongs to Haidian District, which has many colleges and universities and star-rated hotels.
Ten minutes later, Wen Shuo parked the car in front of a building.
The doorman who was waiting on the side came forward and helped open the car door. Wen Shuo got out of the car, threw the key to him, and then stood aside waiting for Ren Li to get out of the car.
Ren Li looked calm on the surface, but those little details like lifting her hair and looking around betrayed her instantly.
"Are you staying here tonight?" she asked.
Wen Shuo nodded: "Let's go."
She and Wen Shuo walked into the revolving glass door of the hotel together. At this time, there were few people in the hotel lobby. In the corner of the sofa, there were two dusty travelers sitting.
"Wait for me here."
Wen Shuo walked to the front desk, took out a card, and handed it to the staff on the night shift:
"Two penthouse suites, please."
The pretty receptionist smiled professionally. Seeing the top VIP membership card, she naturally didn't dare to neglect it. She worked on her computer for a while and quickly presented two room cards.
"Mr. Wen, the room is ready. Do you need me to take you upstairs?"
Wen Shuo turned around and looked at Ren Li who was dozing off on the sofa in the hall with her computer in her arms. His heart suddenly softened.
"Thank you. No thanks."
Ren Li heard Wen Shuo's approaching footsteps, opened her eyes, and asked, "Are you okay?"
Her eyes were a little blurry because of sleepiness, and when she looked down, she looked innocent and naive.
Wen Shuo's heart suddenly trembled. He bent down and picked up Ren Li's bag for her: "Let's go, the elevator is over there, go up and sleep."
"Oh, okay." Ren Li stretched, got up from the sofa, and followed him into the elevator obediently.
The elevator went up all the way, and neither of them spoke much.
Ren Li stared at the rapidly rising numbers on the elevator screen, lost in thought, not knowing what was going on in her head. Wen Shuo looked at her and suddenly felt that it would be nice if time could stop at this moment.
After all, it was only at times like this that she would behave well, at least she wouldn't have the extra energy to annoy others.
The number on the elevator screen finally stopped at 45. The door of the elevator opened, and Ren Li stepped out, finally perking up for a moment.
The rooms are easy to find. Just walk through the corridor and you will find the two rooms at the end.
Ren Li walked lightly on the carpet and quickly found the room marked on the room card.
She stood in front of the door, swiped her room card, and with a "tick", the door opened.
Turning to look at Wen Shuo, he said, "I'm here. Good night."
The tone of the final "good night" was not very affirmative. Perhaps, subconsciously, she still didn't want to say goodbye to Wen Shuo so soon.
"Well, good night." He replied quietly.
The side light from the slightly dim corridor shone through, and Ren Li couldn't see the expression on Wen Shuo's face.
He turned and walked into the next room, leaving Ren Li standing there alone.
It was not until the sound of the door closing was heard that Ren Li came to her senses, shook her head, and hurried into her room.
She closed the door of the room, leaned her back against it, took a few deep breaths, and then pounced on the bed.
The white quilt of the hotel was very soft. Ren Li buried her face in it. It took her a long time to calm down.
She poked her head out from under the quilt, pricked up her ears, and tried to listen to the movement in the next room.
However, everything was quiet, without any sound, except for the electronic clock on the table quietly turning pages.
It’s past twelve o’clock, Wen Shuo may have already fallen asleep.
She climbed out of bed, but was no longer sleepy. She tidied her messy hair and looked around at her shelter for the night.
It was the first time for Ren Li to live in this kind of room. She looked around and was immediately attracted by everything here.
It's worthy of being a premium suite in a star-rated hotel. The bathroom is said to be as big as a whole room, with a luxurious electric bathtub and flower petal and red wine bubble balls. The living room also has a huge 270-degree floor-to-ceiling window, allowing you to overlook the night view of Beijing.
Sure enough, it’s great to have money.
She sighed in her heart, but still retained the last bit of rationality and silently calculated the expenses for tonight.
She opened her mobile banking app and took a look at her balance. Thinking that her one-month internship had been in vain, her eyes suddenly darkened and she felt a little heartbroken.
But since she had already spent the money, she might as well enjoy it. With this in mind, she decided to stay up a little longer despite feeling sleepy.
So she walked around the room for a long time, studying everything big and small, and then she went to the bathroom to wash up and climbed into bed with satisfaction.
The mattress is very soft, and when I lie in the quilt, I feel like I'm sinking into it.
Her eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Ren Li was still thinking about Wen Shuo next door one second, and the next second, she quickly fell into a sweet dream.
A good night's sleep.
Waking up is a new day.
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The next day, Ren Li was not woken up by the alarm clock, but by a call from Wen Shuo.
The moment her phone rang, she habitually fumbled to turn it off. She was usually grumpy when she woke up, so she planned to snooze for another nine minutes until the next alarm went off.
However, after a while, the "alarm clock" rang again.
Ren Li narrowed her eyes, fumbled for her cell phone from under the pillow and picked it up. After seeing Wen Shuo's black portrait on the screen, her thoughts paused for a few seconds before she pressed the call button.
"Hello——" Her voice sounded a little lazy and a little hazy, with a hint of the light sunshine in the early morning.
After hearing this, Wen Shuo on the opposite side paused for a moment, and then suddenly started coughing violently.
"Huh?" Ren Li didn't know what was going on. She had just been woken up, and a part of her mind even thought she was dreaming.
"It's okay. I was just drinking some water." Wen Shuo straightened his expression and said, "Ren Li, you should get up."
The moment she heard Wen Shuo calling her name in a low voice, Ren Li sat up from the bed with a cry.
The curtains in the room blocked out the faint light of the morning sun, and the whole room was a little dark. Only the screen of the mobile phone in my hand emitted a soft light.
She looked down at the phone screen and thought, this is not a dream, Wen Shuo is really back.
"Are you listening?"
Perhaps because he hadn't heard a response for a long time, Wen Shuo asked again.
She was about to answer, but when she raised her phone to her eyes, she saw 6:32 in the upper right corner of the screen and immediately became grumpy again.
Well, in the end, the firm belief of wanting to sleep finally defeated those beautiful imaginations of Wen Shuo.
"Come on, it's only six o'clock." Ren Li spoke weakly into the receiver, "No, I need to sleep a little longer!"
Elsewhere, in the gym, Wen Shuo had finished his workout. He looked at the call on his phone that Ren Li had hung up on, feeling baffled.
Perhaps energetic people find it difficult to understand the mentality of someone like Ren Li who likes to sleep in. Even though Wen Shuo is still adjusting to jet lag, he still manages to wake up at 6 a.m. and show up at the gym.
He took a shower, changed into clean clothes, read the report sent from the American company yesterday, and waited patiently for Ren Li to get up.
It wasn't until 7:20 that there was any movement from her side.
The cell phone rang, and this time it was Ren Li who called.
She seemed to have just woken up, her voice a little weak, "Good morning. I woke up, where are you now?"
"The restaurant on the second floor." Wen Shuo said, "Wait for you to have breakfast, and then take you to the company."
"Ah, you haven't left yet?" Ren Li said, "I originally thought that you would disappear when I woke up."
Her tone was tinged with caution. Perhaps it was because of Wen Shuo's sudden departure that she felt a reluctance to trust him again.
There was a long silence.
Wen Shuo exhaled slowly, then said, "I do have something to do today, but it won't delay me from taking you to work."
The happiness on the other end of the phone could not be concealed at the moment, "Okay, then I'll be down right away, wait for me five minutes."
After hanging up the phone, Wen Shuo's bitter feeling just now rose up from the bottom of his heart again.
Five minutes later, Ren Li showed up on time.
She walked into the restaurant and stood on tiptoe to look around through the crowd out of habit.
"Ah, I see." After seeing Wen Shuo, she finally smiled happily.
Wen Shuo sat at the dining table not far from the window, watching Ren Li walk towards him.
The person in front of her matched the image in her memory, wearing the uniform of No. 4 Middle School. When she was angry, she would slightly frown, when she was sad, she would unconsciously pout, and when she was happy, her eyes would be filled with an unconcealable smile...
It turned out that he remembered every scene about her.
Snow blanketed the ground, and under the morning sky, she had promised to go to college together in the same city. Suddenly, he was on the California coast, staring blankly at the photo on his phone, his smile frozen as the scorching sun stung his vision.
He didn't know how he should face this moment.
For four years, he had become accustomed to disguising himself, allowing busyness and numbness to gradually erode every inch of his senses.
Perhaps without realizing it, he has changed, becoming a person that even he himself feels is a stranger, and is no longer the boy that Ren Li knew many years ago.
After breakfast, he still has to continue to repeat the busy routine day after day, attend countless meetings, and meet many people he needs to meet, and he can no longer spare enough time for the people he loves.
At that moment, he even thought that it would be better if his self-esteem had not been so strong four years ago.
If I had been more calm and composed during the phone call that day, and not been swayed by momentary emotions, and they hadn't argued, perhaps everything would be different now.
Maybe he could be with the person he loves forever, and not be pushed forward by time to reach his current situation.
Unfortunately, time can never go back.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Ren Li sat down opposite him naturally and put down the bag on her shoulder. "I'll go get something to eat."
Wen Shuo stroked the handle of the coffee cup with his fingertips, staring at the delicate white porcelain luster of the cup, and did not speak for a long time.
Ren Li came back soon, bringing a plate with a steamed dumpling and a boiled egg on it.
She didn't seem to have much appetite in the morning. After drinking a cup of coffee and taking two bites of dumplings, she stopped.
"I'm full." She stretched and turned to look out the window. There was a rising sun, and the morning light shone on her face. She closed her eyes, enjoying the moment, and showed a satisfied expression for the first time in a long time.
Wen Shuo's eyes moved slightly.
"Let's go." After an imperceptible moment, he stood up from the table. "It's time to go to work."
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