Chapter 61
While Xu Li still had to go to class, Li Qingzhu told Jiang Huizhou that she would treat him to dinner.
Because if Jiang Huizhou invited them, the purpose would be too obvious.
Jiang Huizhou thought about it and agreed.
After school, Xu Li learned that Jiang Huizhou had agreed, and she quickly asked Li Qingzhu on WeChat: Why did Jiang Huizhou agree to come with me?!
Li Qingzhu replied to her: I forced him to do that.
Xu Li:?
Would Jiang Huizhou never refuse any dinner party? She remembered that he had attended every dinner party organized by Director An, without missing a single one.
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Li Qingzhu brought two other people to a Japanese restaurant.
This Japanese restaurant was recently opened. Because the food is delicious, the atmosphere is great, and the decoration is elegant, it usually has a lot of customers.
As the three of them entered, they saw a girl playing in the music area. The music was soft and brought a sense of peace and tranquility.
Jiang Huizhou took care of their feelings, helping to pull out chairs and pour water, doing just the job of a waiter.
Li Qingzhu drank water and secretly observed the status of the two. She knew that Jiang Huizhou had a good impression of Xu Li, but Xu Li didn't seem to have that kind of interest in Jiang Huizhou.
At this time, a call came into Xu Li's mobile phone. She pointed at the phone and said, "I'll take the call."
Xu Li got up and walked outside to answer the call.
Seeing that Xu Li was not there, Jiang Huizhou confessed to Li Qingzhu, "I'm not afraid of you knowing that I like her."
As he spoke, Jiang Huizhou glanced at the figure outside the window.
It was a very direct sentence. Li Qingzhu knew Jiang Huizhou's intention of inviting them to dinner without even asking.
"So, thanks to you, I can treat her to a meal." Jiang Huizhou laughed helplessly. He then said, "Teacher Li, can I ask you for a favor? I want to get to know her better and find out what she likes."
"Why do you like her?"
After a while, Li Qingzhu asked him.
She actually had a lot of things she wanted to ask Jiang Huizhou, but to sum up, it seemed that only this question was the most important.
Jiang Huizhou wasn't surprised to hear Li Qingzhu ask him this. He had asked himself this question before.
Why do you like Xu Li?
Maybe it was because all her points hit his heart.
"I won't hide it from you, she's my ideal type."
"At first, I met her in a flower shop. I took one look at her then, and that was the first time I remembered her.
Later, when we met at school, we discovered we were colleagues. I thought maybe this was fate, so I began observing her quietly at school. She was intelligent, elegant, easygoing, cheerful, serious, and full of life.
Jiang Huizhou recalled that one Wednesday night, they were on duty and were the only two left in the office.
That night, the classroom had a power outage, and after they had comforted the students in the classroom, they stood in the corridor for more than half an hour. During that half an hour, they were only 20 centimeters apart.
That night, he smelled the fragrance of Xu Li's body. He guessed that the fragrance might be the smell of shampoo, shower gel, or the smell of laundry detergent on clothes.
But no matter what the smell was, it actually made his heart feel flustered.
Jiang Huizhou himself didn't know why he had developed such an inexplicable affection for Xu Li. That night, he even thought to himself: I wish the power had been cut off that night.
Although such selfish thoughts are a bit unfair to his students.
Love came so fast, maybe because of that glance in the flower shop that made him willing to fall in love; or maybe it was because of the close conversation between the two of them on the night of the power outage that made me inadvertently intercept his heartbeat signals.
"I don't dare let her know, so please don't tell her. She doesn't have that intention towards me at the moment, and I'm afraid she will avoid me if she knows." Jiang Huizhou said sincerely.
Li Qingzhu thought for a while, and when she saw Xu Li hung up the phone, she promised him, "Okay, I'll keep your secret. I'll just believe that you're really moved."
"I hope you can treat her sincerely."
Li Qingzhu was thinking that they had only known each other for a month or two and hadn't gotten to know each other well enough. If Jiang Huizhou showed his affection right away, Xu Li would inevitably be overwhelmed and find it difficult to accept, and would want to escape from him.
So Jiang Huizhou knew that the most important thing was to slowly infiltrate into the other person's life and gain her favor bit by bit.
Jiang Huizhou knew that Li Qingzhu was afraid that he wasn't sincere, so he assured her, "I will."
Xu Li came in and they both stopped talking in time.
Seeing that neither of them said anything, Xu Li glanced at Li Qing, who was drinking water calmly. She glanced at Jiang Huizhou again, and he smiled back, as if knowing she was looking at him.
She was afraid of the awkward atmosphere, so she said, "By the way, this is my good friend, Li Qingzhu."
"This is Jiang Huizhou, our new math teacher, Mr. Jiang."
Xu Li probably knew they had already been introduced to each other, otherwise they wouldn't have come to dinner together. She just wanted to find something to say to break the silence.
"We have just introduced ourselves in the office," said Li Qingzhu.
"That's right, otherwise why would you come to eat?" Xu Li nodded.
The waiter brought the dishes over, and Jiang Huizhou stood up to help put the dishes in front of Xu Li first.
"The food is here, let's eat first." Li Qingzhu said to Xu Li while pouring herself a glass of water.
Watching Jiang Huizhou diligently busying himself, she suddenly missed Leng Qingxiu. Thinking carefully, it seemed they had never eaten out together. Aside from the first two meetings, they had always come with a purpose.
Thinking of this, Li Qingzhu thought again: He will be back from his business trip soon, right?
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After Leng Qingxiu signed the document, his assistant knocked on the door and said that he had to go to the factory for inspection tomorrow.
After listening to the assistant's schedule for tomorrow, Leng Qingxiu let him go. Leng Qingxiu put on his coat and prepared to drive back to the hotel.
Because of what happened with Kong Zhuo last night, he thought of Li Qingzhu again. Since he was free tonight, he wondered if he should bring her something.
Leng Qingxiu changed direction and drove to the mall. He arrived at a nearby mall and browsed around the jewelry store on the third floor.
He saw a nice watch with a brown strap, very small and delicate dial. He thought the pattern on the dial would match well with Li Qingzhu.
So he asked the shopping guide to help him take it out and have a look.
"Sir, you have excellent taste! This is the most distinctive watch in our store. Look, the bamboo in it has a very classical charm. And with the recent trend towards Chinese style, this watch is the perfect gift for my girlfriend..."
The shopping guide tried his best to introduce the watch, and continued to talk about the "many" advantages of this watch, for fear of missing out on this big order.
Leng Qingxiu didn't listen to the shopping guide's boasting. When he heard the word "girlfriend", he felt something was wrong and corrected her, "It's not girlfriend, it's wife."
The salesperson stopped introducing the product, realizing that the deal was going to happen, and quickly changed his tone to apologize, "Sir, I'm so sorry."
"Since you're married, it would be a perfect gift for your wife. We also have couple's watches, and I have a men's watch here. Can I show it to you?"
After saying that, without waiting for Leng Qingxiu's reaction, the shopping guide went over and handed him another watch.
"Many couples buy watches from our brand. Some couples find it troublesome to wear rings, so they choose to wear watches to represent the meaning of wedding rings, indicating that the other party is taken."
She noticed that the customer, although married, was not wearing a ring.
Leng Qingxiu looked at the two watches in his hand, thinking about the shopping guide's words. He glanced at his own hands. His fingers were empty, and he was not wearing anything on them.
"That's all I need."
"Then please wait here for a moment, sir. I will pack it for you." The shopping guide was very happy and took the two watches aside to pack them.
Leng Qingxiu took out his cell phone, looked at the call log column, and dialed Li Qingzhu's number.
The moment the phone was connected, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He cleared his throat and said, "I'll be back tomorrow."
After saying that, he hung up.
Suddenly, he felt a little irritated.
He felt that he had been unable to control his emotions recently. Whenever he did something he shouldn't have done or said something he shouldn't have said, he would always feel upset afterwards.
Leng Qingxiu tugged at his tie, then reached into his pocket with his right hand and found a pack of cigarettes. He realized he was in the mall, so he had to give up on his next move.
Unable to divert his thoughts, he thought about other things.
He was thinking: How would Li Qingzhu feel when she received this watch?
Will she be happy?
He thinks so.
Leng Qingxiu closed his eyes gently, as if Li Qingzhu was right in front of him.
He saw Li Qingzhu putting it on in front of him, with joy in her eyes. She smiled at him and said thank you.
She looked extremely happy.
Leng Qingxiu slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were dazed with a hint of anticipation.
He did the right thing by coming here tonight.
Bamboo, bamboo.
Leng Qingxiu silently repeated these two names in his mind, and the slight hesitation he had just felt disappeared.
He felt that this was fine. There was no need to dwell too much on whether to continue or stop something. He thought, just let it be, let it continue, and maybe he would gain something different.
Here, Li Qingzhu had just finished dinner with Xu Li and the others and had returned home. She took out her key and was about to open the door when she received a call from Leng Qingxiu.
She hadn't said a word to him yet, she only heard one sentence from inside: I'll be back tomorrow.
There was no further words after that, and he hung up the phone on her.
Li Qingzhu was stunned for a long time. At first she thought Leng Qingxiu was puzzling, but later she realized that Leng Qingxiu was actively telling her about his affairs.
She put the key on the table and sat on the sofa, thinking about Leng Qingxiu's tone just now. It seemed that he was a little embarrassed to say this, but also felt justified.
Come back tomorrow, so she should go back tomorrow too?
She is suddenly a little happy now, what should she do?
Li Qingzhu touched her face with both hands. She knew without looking in the mirror that the corners of her mouth were raised.
"Hey, I'll go pack my things first."
Li Qingzhu put on slippers and walked into the room to pack her clothes.
Night hangs in the sky, though it lacks the brightness of day, and though some people assign it negative connotations. But today's night sky, while still pitch black and insecure, lacking the sun to illuminate it like daylight and bring brightness, evokes longing for one another. This endless night helps them convey the words they have yet to express: I miss you.
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