Chapter 37 She is not a canary
The night light shone into the empty living room through the floor-to-ceiling windows until the door was opened and the headlights were turned on.
The tall figures of a man and a woman appeared at the door, adding a touch of liveliness to this cold room.
Zhou Qingti happened to meet Lu Yanzhi who had just returned in the garage and went upstairs together.
"Do you know the owner of Yunqi Hotel?" Zhou Qingti took off his shoes and walked in.
Lu Yanzhi put her changed shoes into the shoe cabinet behind her and said, "Yunqi belongs to Ah Hai's family."
"He told me about your class reunion today."
Zhou Qingti poured him a glass of water. Both of their movements were natural and smooth, as if they had done it thousands of times.
"How did he know I was going to Yunqi for dinner today? Did you tell him?"
Lu Yanzhi washed his hands and said, "I mentioned it to him, but I didn't expect you to actually make a mistake."
Around 8:00 AM today, Ah Hai sent him a WeChat message: [I heard from someone at my hotel that my sister-in-law had an argument with someone at a class reunion.]
Originally, Lu Yanzhi was really planning to go there, but he felt relieved after Ah Hai told him the truth.
He believed she could handle it.
He realized that he was not looking for a canary to keep in captivity. He liked to see Zhou Qingti shine in the field he was good at.
She can have sharp claws so that she can fight back immediately when she is hurt.
Lu Yanzhi touched the top of her head and said, "It's a pity there's no surveillance camera in the box, otherwise I'd really like to see your sharp tongue."
Zhou Qingti was quite surprised by Lu Yanzhi's reaction.
"Don't you think I'm too aggressive and unreasonable?"
Lu Yanzhi raised the corner of his mouth in a beautiful arc, his eyes gentle: "No, I think you are very good like this."
Zhou Qingti was greatly pleased by these words, as if he had stepped into the morning light and was covered by the gentle sunlight.
When she sued the boy who slandered her in college, many people said she was making a big deal out of nothing. She didn't lose any flesh or skin, so she just needed to apologize privately.
Even her relatives thought she was making a big deal out of nothing, and at that time only Lin Miao supported her.
After Zhou Qingti was moved, he thought of the key question: "Then, isn't it because of me that Ah Hai spent a lot of money today, or was it you who paid for it?"
Lu Yanzhi put down the empty water cup: "Don't worry, you don't have to pay for it, just consider it a meeting gift from him."
Zhou Qingti felt relieved after hearing his words.
Lu Yanzhi lowered his head while replying to the message. After sending it, he looked up at Zhou Qingti and said, "I'm leaving for Hainan on a business trip on a 10 o'clock flight tomorrow. I'll be back in five days."
The Lu family's business is spread all over the country, and business trips are common, but he will now try his best to shorten his trips.
"Okay, have a safe trip then."
"Do you want any gift? I'll bring it back for you."
Zhou Qingti combed her hair up and tied it into a bun: "I don't want anything, no need to buy it."
"OK."
"It's getting late, so I'm going to take a shower first." Zhou Qingti stood under the shower, letting the hot water spray on his face.
The relationship between her and Lu Yanzhi is a little subtle now, sometimes like friends and sometimes like a young couple in a dull period.
I shook my head, trying to get rid of the unnecessary thoughts in my mind and the water droplets on my face.
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In the golden month of September, the autumn wind is a bit bleak and the temperature is slowly dropping. On sunny weekends, many people will make plans to go on autumn outings and camping together.
But because of Zhou Qingti's work, Lin Miao would come to her shop when she missed her.
Lin Miao felt like she was at home in Zhou Qingti's shop and took a loaf of Earl Grey black tea pastry bread.
He took a big bite and said, "Mmm, delicious. This European bread chef you found is quite good."
"If it tastes good, just eat more. What brings you to see me today? Don't say you missed me. We just went to a class reunion together yesterday." Zhou Qingti knew her very well and would never come to her house without a reason.
Lin Miao slowly took another bite of bread and said vaguely, "I just missed you."
After chewing a few times, he swallowed the bread and said, "I need your advice."
"Men's business?"
Lin Miao nodded. "I'm so fed up. Men are so hard to chase. In the past, it was always men who chased me!"
Lin Miao is good-looking and has a lively and cheerful personality. Many boys will start pursuing her after getting along with her.
Unlike Zhou Qingti, who has a cold temperament and aloof personality, there are fewer people pursuing her than Lin Miao.
Logically speaking, Lin Miao shouldn't have this kind of trouble.
Zhou Qingti poured a glass of water and sat down opposite her: "Is there anyone you can't take down? How far have you come?"
Girls are like this, they know nothing about their own relationships but can be strategists for their friends.
Lin Miao took a sip of her water and said, "I just don't know how to take the next step. It feels like my life and his don't have much intersection, except that I go to his bar every night, and sometimes he's not there."
“You don’t have WeChat contact?”
"Yes, but our schedules are different. When I'm free, he's not."
Lin Miao showed Zhou Qingti the chat history. There was a half-hour gap between each sentence between the two of them, and it seemed like they were having an awkward conversation.
Zhou Qingti thought about himself and Lu Yanzhi. They didn't have much to talk about on WeChat.
Zhou Qingti gave her some advice: "He has to eat, so why not ask him out for dinner?"
"I mentioned it once, but he said he was in a faraway suburb and couldn't make it back. Who knows if that was an excuse?" Lin Miao frowned.
Zhou Qingti didn't take it seriously: "Why don't you make another appointment? Just say you want to treat you to the first meal of September."
Lin Miao was not a shy person, so she unlocked her phone, typed a few words quickly, and clicked send.
Then he quickly turned off the screen, looking as if he was afraid to look.
"Don't they say it's easy for a girl to chase a boy? No one says this is an iron gauze!"
Zhou Qingti comforted her: "You are just chatting online, which doesn't mean anything. Some people may not be good at chatting online. Face to face communication is actually very good."
"Why don't you ask him what his hobbies are? If he likes sports, you can go climb Wanfu Mountain. That way you can spend the whole day together." Zhou Qingti gave her advice.
Lin Miao's eyes lit up: "Wanfu Mountain is good, and we can also go to the temple to pray for marriage."
Young people nowadays choose to burn incense between going to school and going to work, choose to pray to Buddha between asking others and asking themselves, choose to do things according to their behavior between being a human being and doing things, and choose to fulfill a vow between paying debts and repaying loans.
Lin Miao's phone screen lit up, showing a WeChat message.
"Help me see what he said."
Zhou Qingti took her phone, entered the password to unlock it, and then read the WeChat message to Lin Miao: "I'm sorry that I can't accept your invitation, because in advance..."
Lin Miao interrupted her with a sad face: "Ah, no chance. This is a decent thing between adults - I declined.
I'm in a bad mood and want to eat something sweet! You accompany me to eat our favorite barbecue restaurant tonight! I want to turn my sadness into appetite. "
Lin Miao stood up and took out a piece of raw chocolate brownie from the refrigerator.
Zhou Qingti looked at her speechlessly: "Sister, can you please let me finish reading it?"
"What's the point of saying no?" Lin Miao put a big piece of dessert into her mouth.
"He said he had an appointment with a friend in advance."
Lin Miao: "It must be an excuse. You know what I mean by politely declining."
Zhou Qingti continued, "If you don't mind, you can come along, because my friends also brought friends I don't know, so I don't think you will be embarrassed."
Lin Miao's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
She took the phone, confirmed the text on it, and quickly replied: [OK]
Zhou Qingti felt helpless as he watched Lin Miao's mood change 180 degrees.
"Why don't you bring some desserts? I'll help you on your love journey."
Lin Miao blew a kiss at her: "Yes, yes, thank you, boss, you are so generous."
Lin Miao packed a few small cakes that looked very pretty and happily went home to put on makeup.
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