Chapter 5
Li Qingyao was surprised, but quickly calmed down and asked, "What do you think? Do you want to go?" After all, his company is doing well now, and he is not necessarily worse off than some of his peers who graduated from prestigious universities. If he goes to school, it would be like starting all over again.
Sure enough, he said, “I’m still thinking about it.”
Li Qingyao thought for a moment and said seriously, "Follow your true inner thoughts. I don't think that studying at Tsinghua University is more noble and worthy than starting a business from scratch. The key is what kind of person you want to be in this life and what kind of life you want to live in the future. If studying at Tsinghua University can help you achieve that goal, it can't be replaced by making more money. But I believe that no matter which path you take, you will do well." Then she smiled again, brightly and cheerfully: "Boss Luo, don't forget each other when you become rich and powerful. I believe that in the near future, a small police officer like me will also have an old friend who is either rich or powerful."
Luo Huaizheng also smiled, his eyes slightly curved, his pupils looked deeper than the night sky and brighter than the stars.
"Thank you for your kind words," he said. "I'll think about it carefully."
Li Qingyao waved at him and went upstairs. But after taking a few steps forward, she could still feel the gaze from behind, as if it were real, falling on her. Li Qingyao paused for a moment, without looking back, and strode upstairs.
Luo Huaizheng grabbed the stair handrail with one hand and raised his head. Through the gap between the stairs, he could only see the corner of her clothes, appearing and disappearing from time to time. The lights came on layer by layer, and she went all the way to the top floor. Then she heard the faint sound of a door opening, and then the door closed with a "bang".
Silence returned to the stairwell, and the lights gradually dimmed, leaving only darkness.
Luo Huaizheng let go of the stair handrail, lowered his head, and there was a concrete floor under his feet. He saw tiny pieces of garbage and a lot of dust in the gaps between the steps. He was stunned for a moment, turned around and looked at his car. His hand had already touched the car keys in his pocket, but he didn't want to leave just like that.
He felt very clearly that he didn't want everything to end like this.
So he took out half a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from his pocket, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, tilted his head to block the wind with his palm to light it, lowered his head to take a puff, held it between his fingers, and looked up at the dilapidated neighborhood.
He was taught to smoke in prison, but he never smoked much. After he was released from prison, he only smoked a few cigarettes when he was extremely tired, or when he could hardly bear it anymore. He had been apparently happy and relaxed the whole evening, but now he inexplicably wanted to smoke.
A cigarette quickly burned out, and he poked the butt out on the top of the trash can and threw it into the ash pile. The autumn night wind brought a little chill. He gathered his windbreaker with both hands, leaned against the dirty wall, and stood with his long legs slightly bent. There are dark buildings all around, the lights on the road are dim, and there are a few pedestrians walking in a hurry. At this moment, Luo Huaizheng suddenly felt the loneliness surging like a tide again, almost drowning him.
But he just stood there without moving. After a while, he lit another cigarette and smoked it slowly, puff by puff. He lowered his head, thinking about something.
Always thinking.
Luo Huaizheng didn't know how he looked in the eyes of others at this moment.
Chen Pu walked to his balcony when Luo Huaizheng lit his fourth cigarette.
Just as Li Qingyao expected, he ate two bowls of instant noodles with pickled cabbage and beef in a huff, and added a sausage. Before he had completely digested it, he went to lift weights and did 5,000 jumps. After sweating all over, he felt refreshed and all his depression was gone. After taking a shower, Chen Pu put on an old T-shirt, shorts, and slippers and went to the balcony to get some fresh air.
The first thing I looked at was of course the window opposite.
The lights were on, but the curtains were drawn.
Chen Pu narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately felt comfortable.
I came back quite early.
If there is really something between a man and a woman, even if it is just on a spiritual level, how could they go home before 9 o'clock?
Chen Pu's slightly tense muscles suddenly relaxed. He lazily draped one arm over the balcony, leaning his body sideways, looking around comfortably and aimlessly.
When I looked up, I saw a man standing downstairs on the opposite building.
Chen Pu was stunned.
The night was like a pool of thick ink, submerging the entire street and the entire building. Even though the surrounding background was so bleak, it couldn't hide Luo Huaizheng's handsome and upright figure. His hair is darker than dark clouds, his face is more handsome than a painting, and his every move exudes a temperament as tranquil yet dazzling as jade.
Luo Huaizheng held a cigarette between his fingers, and from time to time he raised it and took a deep puff. Chen Pu immediately noticed that his smoking action revealed a rare impatience. Someone walked by, which alerted the sensor light and illuminated the face of the male Bodhisattva. Chen Pu clearly saw that Luo Huaizheng's brows were extremely solemn, his dark eyes were staring at the air in front of him, and he looked absent-minded. Even Chen Pu could feel how much he was struggling and how suppressed he was at the moment.
Chen Pu's heart skipped a beat, as if he understood something.
At this moment, Luo Huaizheng seemed to notice Chen Pu's overly sharp gaze and looked over.
More than ten meters apart, in the thick night, their eyes met in the air.
During this period, the two had a lot of contact because of the case. Luo Huaizheng has always been grateful to this group of police officers, especially Chen Pu, so in daily interactions, he is very polite and expresses his respect and gratitude to Chen Pu without any reservations.
When Chen Pu was working, he never allowed himself to bring in personal emotions, as that was too unmanly. What's more, Luo Huaizheng's experience is worthy of sympathy. It is the most unbearable story of a top student in distress that Chen Pu can't bear to see - after all, Chen Pu has loved top students since he was a child, and no matter whether they are boys or girls, any delicate top students can get his pity. Besides, hadn't Chen Pu already made up his mind to be a decent contestant in front of Li Qingyao? So Chen Pu has always been very friendly and caring towards Luo Huaizheng. It can be said that the two men understood each other tacitly and got along harmoniously.
But at this moment, they looked at each other quietly, no one laughed, but no one showed any malice either. He looked at his embarrassment and hesitation, he looked at his vigilance and readiness.
After just a few moments, Luo Huaizheng lowered his head, took a deep puff of his cigarette, and then extinguished the ash on top of the trash can. So Chen Pu followed his gaze and saw three more cigarette butts.
Chen Pu suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Luo Huaizheng didn't look at him again. He gently patted the ash off his fingers. His expression was completely calm, his brows were peaceful, and his steps were neither hurried nor slow.
Luo Huaizheng turned around and went straight upstairs.
Chen Pu's eyes widened.
He watched the lights light up one by one, but he could no longer see Luo Huaizheng. Chen Pu had a fiery body, and his whole body was originally warm, but at this moment, he felt a layer of chill on his back, and cold sweat appeared on his palms without him noticing when.
He stared at the scene blankly, his mind was confused for a moment. When he walked into the room, he realized that he had come in without knowing when. He looked at his familiar home and everything around him, and suddenly felt his heart pounding. He had an urge to rush downstairs right now, climb up the opposite building at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, and stand between them regardless of anything. But he really didn't have the face to do such a despicable and cheap thing.
The male protagonist, who had been away for seven episodes, finally decided to show up and take the female protagonist away. Male No. 7 hasn't even uttered a decent line yet, is this going to end in disgrace? But damn, even Male No. 7 had to admit that they seemed to be the same kind of people, a match made in heaven that even God couldn't bear to separate.
Chen Pu was sitting on the sofa. His eyes fell on his phone. He picked it up, opened WeChat, and saw the conversation between himself and Li Qingyao these days. He stared at it blankly for a while, put his finger on it, paused for several seconds, and then sent a message: [I have something to say to you later. 】
A second later, he sent a second message: [Wait for me! 】
Li Qingyao: [? ? 】
Chen Pu sent the third message: [Li Qingyao, you must wait for me. 】
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