Chapter 20 Partner
After Zhao Tingyu left, Lin Jingchuan picked up the construction contract for the latest investment project of a factory in the southern region on the table, looked at it for a while, but didn't read it very carefully. He knew that he was impatient, so he simply put the contract down and walked to the window.
Night slowly fell, and the glass windows reflected his handsome eyebrows and eyes wrapped in irritation. Although he appeared to have the upper hand in front of Zhao Tingyu, only he himself knew that he was not as relaxed as he appeared.
Why did Xu Mo agree to marry him? He knew that she married him to forget Zhao Tingyu, and he had already accepted this. But when Zhao Tingyu stood in front of him, he found that he was unwilling to accept it.
The tiny jealousy that had been hidden deep in his heart was like a spark, spreading outward like a blanket of fire. Lin Jingchuan looked at his own face, so gloomy that it seemed as if it could drip with water, reflected in the mirror. He wished that if Zhao Tingyu hadn't existed, Xu Mo wouldn't have fallen in love when she was in college. Or maybe if he had just been so reckless and approached her back then, even if he couldn't have stopped Zhao Tingyu from becoming her white moonlight, at least she wouldn't have been entangled with him for so long.
Having managed the group's operations for years, he knew full well that if a problem wasn't contained at its inception, it would cost many times more money to clean up later. Just like Xu Mo and Zhao Tingyu right now, he struggled to pry open the rock-solid bond between them, feeling smug for a moment, only to sink into another depression within the next ten minutes of Zhao Tingyu's presence. This fluctuating feeling of weightlessness made Lin Jingchuan irritable. He glanced at his phone; it was almost time for dinner.
Lin Jingchuan opened the chat box with Xu Mo and found that she had replied to the message he sent at noon with a little bear emoticon, which seemed to express her dissatisfaction with his teasing of her.
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Lin Jingchuan stared at the screen for two seconds and dialed the WeChat call.
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After get off work in the evening, Xu Mo found the new Sichuan restaurant near the company according to the location sent by Lin Jingchuan. The seats in the queue outside the door were full of people, but Lin Jingchuan was able to get an excellent window seat. He must have either made a reservation or queued up a long time in advance to get it.
When Xu Mo walked over, Lin Jingchuan was flipping through the menu. Seeing Xu Mo coming, he smiled slightly and handed the menu over.
Xu Mo held the menu and asked, "Is there anything big happening today?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Why do we have to eat together if there is nothing to do?" Xu Mo asked.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with this sentence. After all, from Xu Mo's perspective, she and Lin Jingchuan were not very familiar with each other.
But in the ears of Lin Jingchuan, who had just had a quarrel with Zhao Tingyu, this sentence was drawing a clear line.
"We are husband and wife. Of course we can have dinner together if we have nothing to do." Lin Jingchuan looked at her and spoke with a slightly heavy voice.
Xu Mo pursed her lips and looked at the man opposite her. He was wearing a navy blue shirt with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. For some reason, although he still had that gentle and noble face, Xu Mo felt that his eyes were a little darker, as if he had something on his mind.
However, Xu Mo didn't ask directly, she just lowered her head and nodded twice.
It is difficult to guess a man's thoughts. This is something she understood when she was with Zhao Tingyu.
Instead of spending time and energy giving a man an emotional massage, it’s better to treat yourself well.
Although Lin Jingchuan was emotional, he actually didn't want to end the topic. He kept waiting for Xu Mo to speak, but Xu Mo's attention was always on the plate of spicy chicken and pickled fish on the table. She ate a lot, and the bones and peppercorns piled up on the bone dish like a small mountain.
Lin Jingchuan has no appetite.
He looked at the yellow hills piled on Xu Mo's bone dish, and his thoughts gradually calmed down. He shouldn't put his emotions towards Zhao Tingyu on Xu Mo. From Xu Mo's occasional emo friends' late-night posts a few years ago, he roughly understood the real reason why Zhao Tingyu and Xu Mo broke up. It was because Zhao Tingyu ignored her feelings and didn't take good care of her.
But now, if he sent some bad emotions to Xu Mo inexplicably, wouldn't he be no different from Zhao Tingyu?
More importantly, Xu Mo knew nothing about what had just happened and she was innocent.
Thinking of this, Lin Jingchuan adjusted his expression.
He added a chopstick of blanched Shanghai greens to Xu Mo's plate: "Eat some greens."
Xu Mo raised her head and smiled: "Okay, you should eat more too."
She also picked up a piece of spicy chicken for him and said, "This Sichuan restaurant is pretty good. How did you find it?"
"My secretary recommended it. Some colleagues from the region came to headquarters for a meeting and had a meal here. The feedback was pretty good." Lin Jingchuan said, "As long as you like it."
Xu Mo nodded: "I like it very much. I can bring colleagues and friends here if I have the chance in the future."
Lin Jingchuan asked: "Did work go well today?"
Xu Mo: "Well, it's okay... We've formed a team."
Xu Mo had no intention of telling Lin Jingchuan about Zou Kexin being stuffed into the team.
Although Lin Jingchuan is no longer the direct contact person for the project, he is still a senior executive of Lan Da. Telling him that there is someone unreliable in the newly formed project team will obviously affect the impression of the company and the project team in the client's mind.
After attending classes for several years, Xu Mo knew what not to say.
Lin Jingchuan chewed the spicy chicken she had picked for him, and the aroma of mixed peppercorns and dried chilies filled his nose. In fact, his mind was not on the project team he had just mentioned.
While he was chewing, his eyes fell on the opposite side. Xu Mo raised her chin slightly and drank a sip of jasmine tea. Her slender neck and collarbone trembled slightly as she swallowed.
He licked his lips and asked Xu Mo, who had already started wiping her mouth, "Have you finished eating?"
Xu Mo didn't know whether it was Lin Jingchuan's first time or he was just too energetic, but after returning home, he quickly hugged her and rolled onto the bed.
Maybe it was because the top students all had the habit of doing it everywhere, so when doing it, Lin Jingchuan really observed the expression on her face, so that he quickly figured out her sensitive spots.
Xu Mo was so exhausted that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She leaned on Lin Jingchuan's well-defined chest and said, "I'm so tired."
Lin Jingchuan stroked her hair and whispered in her ear, "Thank you for your hard work, baby."
The word "baby" made Xu Mo's heart tremble. She said slowly, "When I first met you, I never thought you would be like this..."
"so?"
Xu Mo wanted to say corny, but she felt that these two words didn't seem very appropriate. In the end, she just tapped his chest and said, "I thought you were so serious."
Lin Jingchuan kissed her forehead and smiled: "Well, I was pretending to be tired in front of you before."
Xu Mo also smiled and hit him lightly. Lin Jingchuan grabbed her wrist, hugged her shoulders, and let her lean tightly against his arms.
He lowered his eyes and looked down at her sleeping face: "Shall we find a mountain villa for our honeymoon on New Year's Day?"
"Okay." Xu Mo squinted her eyes, feeling sleepy. "It's been cold lately, so a hot spring would be great."
Lin Jingchuan stroked her smooth back and inhaled the faint fragrance on her body: "As you wish."
On New Year's Day, Xu Mo followed Lin Jingchuan to a high-end hotel in the suburbs. The hotel was built on the mountain and had just been completed last year. Both the decoration and the service were very comfortable. After checking in, Xu Mo put on her swimsuit and bathrobe to soak in the hot springs, and Lin Jingchuan joined her.
After soaking in the hot springs, the two went to the hotel restaurant for dinner. From the destination to the hotel to the restaurant, the entire itinerary was planned by Lin Jingchuan. It must be said that he planned it very well, and Xu Mo felt very comfortable and cozy.
While drinking pigeon soup, she thought that her life was actually quite good after marrying Lin Jingchuan. In addition to enjoying a good sex life, she also had a partner for eating, drinking and having fun. At present, the two of them were quite harmonious in all aspects. As long as there were no major differences in values in the future, they might be able to go to the end.
Xu Mo's comfort lasted until a week after New Year's Day.
After they got married, Lin Jingchuan would ask her out for lunch three times a week near the office—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It was another Friday, and Xu Mo happily packed up her things after work to go to the appointment. Who knew she'd run into Zhao Tingyu, whom she hadn't seen for nearly a month, at the base of the office building.
The man was still dressed in his usual black clothes and black pants, with sharp features. After not seeing him for a month, Xu Mo even felt that his eyebrows and eyes looked a little unfamiliar.
Xu Mo nodded at him: "HI."
She was wearing a light pink cardigan today, with a lace camisole underneath, and creamy white trousers that made her legs look long. Her hair was tied into a bun and fixed with a white satin scarf. She was obviously dressed up carefully.
Zhao Tingyu stared at her, not missing any texture on her pretty face. He wanted to see some traces of haggardness caused by longing on the face of the woman in front of him, but her fair skin, rosy cheeks, and relaxed brows made him realize that the secret expectation in his heart was just a fantasy.
——She even gained weight.
Zhao Tingyu looked at her: "How have you been lately?"
"Not bad." Xu Mo looked at him calmly. She had never thought that after breaking up, she would meet Zhao Tingyu again. Her heart was filled with only peace. "How about you?"
"Not good." Zhao Tingyu looked at her straight.
Xu Mo pursed her lips, wondering how she should respond.
In fact, the greeting just now was just a courtesy, and she didn't care how Zhao Tingyu was doing recently.
But the words have been spoken, so I have to find a way to make amends.
Xu Mo recalled how her father usually taught her at home and said in a pretentious manner: "There is always some pressure at work. Take a break when you need one. Balance work and rest."
After knowing each other for so many years, how could Zhao Tingyu not notice her perfunctory attitude? His face darkened.
Xu Mo glanced at the time and guessed that Lin Jingchuan was already waiting for her in the hotel, so she said to Zhao Tingyu, "I have something else to do. If you don't have anything to do here, I'll leave first."
Zhao Tingyu didn't say anything.
Xu Mo started walking towards the mall, but just as she passed Zhao Tingyu, her arm was grabbed by a man.
Xu Mo frowned slightly and looked at him. Zhao Tingyu didn't look at her. He looked ahead with a cold gaze.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Xu Mo asked.
Zhao Tingyu finally moved his gaze to her eyes: "Are you married?"
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