Chapter 246

Author: Qin Ruoxu MACHINE TRANSLATION

It was snowing. Tonight was the first time it had truly snowed since winter began in forest city.

It did not melt after landing. A thick layer of snow covered the entire world.

In a private room on the rose coast, a man stood tall by the French windows. He looked out at the bleak garden, the beautiful snowy scenery, and the sea that seemed to be connected to the night not far away.

The cigarette between his fingers was slowly emitting smoke. He did not smoke it, but it was burning just like that. A speck of scarlet reflected a dazzling light on the window glass.

His gaze was very far-reaching, and almost nothing could be seen. However, it made people feel that there were a lot of emotions, and it was difficult to tell the depth of them.

Hearing the vibration of his phone, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the bright screen. He swiped the answer button. “Qiao man is drunk. Come and pick her up. ”

After hearing that, the man seemed to be in deep thought for a few seconds before he said, “I have other things to do later. You send her back. ”

Fu Qingshan took Qiao Man’s phone and opened the contact list. “She doesn’t have any number in her phone. Other than you and Yan ‘er, I’ll look through it again… ”

The man pulled down the contact menu again, his tone slow and lazy. “There are still a few unknown numbers. Why don’t I call these numbers and see if anyone is willing to take Qiao Da’s daughter home? ”

“Why are you talking so much nonsense? ”

The man’s large hand holding the phone was so hard that it turned white. His voice was filled with a thick layer of displeasure. His jaw was Taut and his face was unfriendly.

“Ji, Yan ‘er is also drunk. Do you think I can handle two ‘drunk’ women together? ”

The man’s voice was still neither too fast nor too slow. It carried an extreme laziness as he said, “think of a way yourself. ”

After saying that, he hung up the phone with a thud.

Fu Qingshan looked at the phone screen that was gradually dimming. A hint of a smile that was not a smile appeared on his indifferent face.

…

When Qiao man woke up in the early morning, she only felt thirsty. As soon as she got up, she felt that the space was not right.

She got used to the light in the dark for a long time before she confirmed that this was Qingshan villa.

She lifted the quilt and got off the bed. Through the gap of the curtains, she looked out of the window at the white snowy ground that was reflected by the various colored landscape lights. Her heart felt even more empty.

She didn’t want to admit it, but she had to admit that she was very sad.

She was actually very sad to divorce him.

But she also knew that he had never been her best choice.

This had nothing to do with how much she loved him.

Even if it hurt, she had to let him go.

After standing for a while, she found a piece of clothing to put on and walked out of the room.

She went downstairs according to her memory, turned on the lights, took out a cup and poured herself a cup of warm water. After drinking it, she felt much more awake.

She glanced at the old-style Wall clock on the wall. The time indicated that it was already four o’clock in the morning.

Unable to fall asleep again, she simply turned on the television and watched variety shows or comedies to ease the sadness in her heart.

It was not until the clean light of winter shone through the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room that she moved. She raised her head again to look at the old-fashioned clock on the wall. It was already six forty in the morning.

The Sunrise in Forest City was very beautiful, especially since it was close to the sea. The terrain was high, and one could almost overlook the coastline that stretched for thousands of miles and the endless sea.

This bustling metropolis would not stop making noise just because a person was upset.

It was useless.

She stood up, put on her clothes, and went back to her room. She washed up briefly, changed her clothes, and carefully folded the pajamas she wore last night. She placed them on the big bed and left the room.

The morning sunlight was evenly distributed to all corners of the courtyard. The dried branches were covered in white snow, and under the sunlight, they sparkled.

She walked all the way to the front door of the villa. Her high heels left deep and shallow marks on the snowy road.

The bodyguards guarding the door watched her approach from afar. They opened the door of the car that had already been prepared, waiting for her to get in.

She nodded slightly at the two bodyguards, thanked them, and sat on it.

Why did she feel like she was suffocating when she was close to someone she was familiar with.

The same luxurious villa, the same exquisite garden, the same bodyguards in black, the same… … style of doing things …

Actually, perhaps it was because she was thinking too much.

But at this moment, she could not control herself.

The sales of alcohol today went very smoothly, earning thirty thousand yuan.

Just as she thought that if she continued to earn like this, she would soon have enough money to open a psychological clinic, she was called over by the general manager, saying that she had been complained about by a customer.

“Xiao Qiao, I have never liked to interfere in other people’s private affairs, but a customer complained to me that you interfered in other people’s families and seduced their husbands. Although you always make money by relying on your ability, I still hope that you can pay more attention to this aspect… ”

Speaking up to this point, before Qiao man could say anything, the door of the general manager’s office was pushed open from the outside, and a woman dressed coquettishly walked in.

She looked to be in her forties, and her entire body was shining with jewels. She was short and fat, and she wore a knee-length Qipao. On the outside was a black mink coat, and on the bottom was a pair of black tight-fitting leggings. On her feet was a pair of ten-centimeter white high heels.

The whole outfit was even more luxurious, but the matching seemed to be out of place.

This kind of person, at first glance, was the wife of a nouveau riche.

She walked over and saw Qiao Man. Without any explanation, she grabbed Qiao Man’s hair and pulled it out. “vixen, how dare you seduce my husband. I think you’re tired of living. ”

Qiao man was long and thin, and she was unprepared. She was pulled by the woman and staggered, almost falling down.

The woman pulled Qiao man into the corridor, looking like she was the mistress of a mistress. “those who are passing by, come over and take a look. Take a look. In the past, a socialite’s daughter was selling wine, seducing other people’s husbands to live a life. ”

At the same time, in the SVIP room next door.

Ji Yunshen had drunk an unknown number of glasses, and he was already a little tipsy. He leaned against the back of the SOFA, his back was deeply sunken, and he closed his eyes to ward off the dizziness.

Secretary Yang’s phone vibrated for the umpteenth time, and he finally mustered up the courage to step forward and say respectfully and carefully in Ji Yunshen’s ear, “CEO JI, the old lady has called 45 times already. ”

“Okay. ”

The man only responded softly, and did not have any reaction.

Secretary Yang looked at the vibrating phone and said, “President Ji, even if you don’t go on this blind date, the old lady will arrange for the next one… ”

“I know. ”

The man suddenly opened his eyes and looked over. “Go back and say that I’ll be there in twenty minutes. ”

“Okay, President Ji. ”

Secretary Yang seemed to have solved a century-long problem. He reached out and wiped the sweat on his forehead.

Ji Yunshen picked up the wine glass and explained to his other business partners that he had to leave now. He also punished himself with three glasses to apologize.

After three glasses, he stood up and left the private room.

Just as he walked out, he heard a hoarse female voice shrieking from the crowd surrounding him “I believe everyone knows her name. Qiao man, the daughter of a prominent family in forest city, the Qiao family. She was defeated due to an internal conflict in her family and was dumped after she failed to seduce young master JI. Now, she’s reduced to selling wine in a nightclub. ”

“She’s already in such a miserable state, but she doesn’t have a long memory. Every day, she still wants to seduce other people’s men. I say, Miss Qiao, why are you so cheap? ”

A sharp pain came from Qiao Man’s scalp. She could not withstand the strength of the woman, so she lifted her high heels and landed on the woman’s feet, stomping heavily.

The woman screamed in shock, because of the pain, she quickly let go of Qiao Man.

After Qiao man gained her freedom, she smoothed out her messy hair, then raised her hand and swung it heavily on the woman’s face. With a “PA” sound, it exploded in the noisy corridor. In the next second.. The entire corridor was so quiet that almost no sound could be heard.

“Madam, did you graduate from a martial arts school? With such a strong physique, you must have won the national championship, right? ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding crowd burst into laughter.

The woman was angry, but because of the girl’s clean gaze, she could not help but step back as the girl approached. She only stopped when her back was against a wall.

Qiao man was a full head taller than the woman in front of her, and her eyes were filled with contempt. “Who is your husband? Let’s not talk about whether he is worthy of my seduction, but when I saw your face, I felt that he must have lost his appetite. ”

The woman seemed to be frightened by her imposing manner, and she began to Stutter as she spoke, “you vixen, what did you say? ”

“What did I say, can’t you hear me? ”

Qiao man raised her left hand and looked at the dial. “One minute, you better explain it to me clearly, or I’ll call the police right now, and when that time comes, I won’t be the one losing face. ”

Because of Qiao Man’s words, the woman’s face suddenly became colorful, and it took her a long time to react.

“Call the police? Alright, do you think I’m scared? Who’s afraid of WHO? I’d like the whole world to know the face of your ex-socialite’s poor daughter. ”

“Madam, at least I still have the name of a former socialite daughter. What about you? Are you a tigress? Can you think before you speak? You’re not a pig. Do you have to show your stupidity as cuteness? ”

The woman obviously did not expect Qiao man to be so eloquent. After a long time, she did not say a complete sentence. She raised her hand and swung it at Qiao Man’s face, but the girl caught it neatly and threw it back.

“Madam, you haven’t told me who your husband is. There’s no need to be so angry out of embarrassment. I’m not so afraid to admit that I slept with a man. I’m just afraid that your husband won’t be able to stand up and even enter my eyes. ”

The woman was so angry that her face turned red. “Tongzhou Pharmaceutical, Wanzhou. ”

Tongzhou pharmaceutical was the largest pharmaceutical company in forest city. It involved the development of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine as well as health products.

It could also be considered a large company that everyone knew about.

“Oh, so it’s boss Wan! ” Qiao man blinked her eyes, her voice innocent and confused. “He did have this idea, but I rejected it. ”

After saying that, she straightened her back and looked down at Mrs. Wan. “However, with a tigress like you at home, how dare he come out to cheat? Mrs. Wan, you really don’t live up to your name! ”

In Lin city, everyone knew that Wanzhou was afraid of internal affairs.

Not only because of his nouveau riche father-in-law, but also because his father-in-law and wife had 80% of the shares of Tongzhou Pharmaceutical.

In other words, Wanzhou was just a puppet who used extraordinary business methods in exchange for unlimited glory on the surface.

“You… ” Mrs. Wan raised her right hand and pointed her index finger at Qiao Man’s face. “Don’t spout nonsense here. Wanzhou loves me very much, why would they fall for you? Bah! ”

Mrs. Wan brought a lot of bodyguards with her. She felt that she could not win against Qiao man, so she waved her hand and motioned, “what are you all standing there for? Drag her out for me. ”

Secretary Yang, who was watching from the side, was trembling with fear. When he retracted his gaze, he saw that his boss had an indifferent look on his face. He wiped his sweat and reminded, “CEO JI, do you need me to… ”

“No need. This is mansion number one. She will be fine. ”

Qiao man turned her head casually and caught a glimpse of Ji Yunshen, who was standing behind the crowd, through a gap in the crowd.

He seemed to have drunk some alcohol. His eyes were slightly drunk, and there was almost no emotion on his exquisite face. He stood there, looking no different from a bystander.

He was in a sorry state, embarrassed, and most of all, stifled.

She moved her gaze away with difficulty and pressed the walkie-talkie in her hand. “security, someone is causing trouble in the mansion. ”

“Roger that, we will settle it immediately. ”

Qiao man was an employee of mansion number one, and the security here would not let anything happen to her employees on their own turf.

Although Mrs. Wan was famous for being fierce, she was still quite afraid of the boss of mansion number one, so she did not continue to cause trouble. Instead, she glared fiercely at Qiao Man. “I will wait for you outside. I don’t believe that they will be able to protect you outside. ”

After saying that, she waved her hand. “Let’s go. ”

The crowd dispersed. The man leaned against the wall in the dark corner and was about to follow behind the crowd to the elevator when the girl caught up with him and blocked his way.

“What’s the matter? ”

“Ji Yunshen, if something like this happens in the future, I hope that you’d better turn around and leave. ”

Ji Yunshen’s eyes glanced at her indifferently, as calm as a breeze. “You ordered me? ”

The meaning of these four words was: Who are you to me? Why do you care what I do?

Of course, there was another meaning.

‘Why do you care so much about my reaction? ‘?

Qiao man bit her lip. Perhaps it was because she had been wronged, which caused her to become impulsive.

Two seconds later, she quickly calmed down.

She looked up with a warm and faint smile in her eyes. “I’m sorry, Mr. Ji. I may have drunk a little too much and am not quite awake. ”

“Oh, then can you please move aside? ”

“Okay. ”

Qiao man moved to the side. The man then took a step forward and brushed past her, walking in the opposite direction.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, which had been mostly silenced by the carpet, she closed her eyes and patted her head hard, thinking that she might have gone crazy.

It was not easy to get rid of someone, so what was she doing now?

Was she hoping that he would regret it and then seriously pursue her?

She was simply crazy.

Because it was soon time to get off work, for safety reasons, she still called the police.

After the police arrived, Mrs. Wan and the others really left.

After all, if this matter was blown up, it would not look good for them either.

It had been snowing in Lin city for the past two days, drifting down from the sky. Qiao man walked on the snowy streets, stepping lightly on the snow.

Her shadow was drawn long by the dim yellow street lights. She raised her head and looked at the road covered in snow, but she couldn’t see the end of it. Suddenly, she felt less sad.

Perhaps it was because her heart had been twisted for too long that she suddenly realized the cause of the distortion and wasn’t so conflicted anymore.

…

Returning to the two-bedroom apartment she rented, she turned on the Stove and prepared to cook some noodles.

Just as she put the noodles into the pot, she heard her phone vibrate on the dining table.

She walked over and was stunned for two seconds when she saw the name on the screen. Then, she answered the call. “Man Man. ”

A Hoarse and unpleasant female voice came from the other side. It was Tong Qin.

“Is your throat better now? Later, I went to the hospital to see you. Fang Jinglun said that you needed to rest, but I only glanced at you from afar and didn’t go in. ”

It had been more than a month since she went to the hospital to see her last time.

“Yes, I know. He told me everything. ”

Tong Qin’s vocal cords had been severely damaged. Her sweet and clean voice was now only Husky.

“Why did you call me? What’s the matter? ”

Qiao man had a hunch that something was up with her, but she did not know what it was that she needed to find her.

After all, Tong Qin and Xiao Meng were best friends. Xiao Meng had recently lost her love, so they must have been spending every day together. Perhaps… …

Tong Qin already had some superfluous thoughts about Xiao Meng while Xiao Meng was complaining about her prejudice.

Although she felt that she had a clear conscience, Jiang Yingdong had been appearing in front of her frequently recently, so it was no wonder that others would think too much of him.

“nothing much. It’s just that we haven’t seen each other for a long time. I want to chat with you. Do you have time? ”

“Yes. ”

Tong Qin smiled and said slowly, “then tomorrow night, we’ll meet at the misty rain restaurant? ”

“Okay. ”

After hanging up the phone, Qiao man walked back and turned off the stove. She fell into a daze.

After a long while, she fished out the noodles that had been boiled.

Since they were no longer edible, she simply threw them away and returned to the living room. She picked up the key, phone, and Wallet and decided to go to the Wonton shop that she used to frequent to eat wontons.

At seven o’clock, the evening rush hour had passed. The bus was not crowded, and there were no traffic jams on the road. Soon, she arrived at the Wonton shop.

From Afar, she saw a tall and straight man and an elegant-looking girl walking out. They were Ji Yunshen and Ji Han.

Ji Yunshen was holding a package of wontons in one hand and something that looked like a gift box in the other.

Perhaps it was because she stood there in a daze, it was too obvious, so the two of them looked over at the same time.

Their gazes met, and she came back to her senses as if she had been electrocuted. She calmly walked over and said, “buying dinner? ”

Ji Yunshen did not say anything, but Ji Han, who was beside him, answered, “yes, grandma hasn’t been able to eat for the past two days. Ah Shen and I came here to have dinner. thinking that grandma likes to eat wontons from this restaurant, we came over to pack a portion and bring it back. ”

“Oh, is that so? Then you guys go back slowly, the snow is slippery. ”

Qiao man walked past the two of them as if she was instructing her friends. Then, she walked towards the Wonton store.

Ji Yunshen put the gift box into the back seat. He turned around and opened the car door for Ji Han. “Get in the car. The wonton won’t taste good if it’s too late. ”

“Okay. ”

His voice pierced through the night wind and reached Qiao Man’s ears. It carried a magnetic gentleness.

For him, getting back together with Ji Han was also a good choice.

After all, it was true love. After experiencing some setbacks, they would cherish each other even more.

And they could also use all their strength to love again.

Living in a city, there would definitely be many chances to meet or bump into each other in the future. She hoped that she could always face him in the cleanest way possible.

And He, she really hoped that he could be happy and be happy with Ji Han.

…

After eating the Wontons, her stomach felt much better. Just as she was about to pay the bill, her phone on the table vibrated. The name on the screen lit up was Xie Zhiqian.

It had been a long time since they had contacted each other. When she touched the screen, her fingers trembled.

“Man man, how have you been recently? ”

“Me. Ji Yunshen and I are divorced. Now, we are selling alcohol at Mansion No. 1. In a few days, we might find a place to open a therapy room. ”

Selling alcohol was only a temporary stepping stone to a transitional life. It was impossible to work for a long time.

“My therapy room has always been there. It would be a pity to close it. You can open it. Just treat it as if I am a shareholder. We will split the money equally. ”

Xie Zhiqian had mentioned this suggestion before. However, at that time, she was still in the production team of legend of the beauty and had not thought about what kind of life she would have in the future.

Now that the dust had settled, she felt that the only thing she wanted to do was to do what she liked in the field that she was familiar with.

For example, if she treated those who had psychological trauma, she would feel satisfied if it was effective. In that case, her life would have a lot more meaning.

“Ever since you arrived in Syria, you seem to have become more indifferent. ”

“Is that so? ” Xie Zhiqian took a puff of the cigarette in his hand and said in a low voice, “I guess you’re used to seeing life and death! ”

“Here, poverty and disease are everywhere. Some children have not even had a full meal because of the war, and they don’t even know what a banana looks like. ”

“When I see them, I feel that my life is not a loss. I’ve gotten everything I want, and it seems to be enough. ”

At this point, he let out a long sigh, and his tone was subtle “Previously, I heard the colleagues of the International Rescue Organization say a joke. They said, if you feel that there is nothing in this world that is worth your nostalgia, please don’t die yet. Come to Syria, and you will know how meaningful your life is. ”

Qiao man and Xie Zhiqian chatted for a long time. They listened to him talk about the war and illness in Syria and what he had seen and heard on the battlefield. Suddenly, she thought that if one day, she felt that the life in front of her was dull enough and meaningless, would she give up everything.. To become an international rescue field doctor.

Perhaps, she would.

“If I have nothing to worry about in forest city, I will go to Syria to look for you. ”

“Didn’t I tell you that this place is not suitable for women? You should just stay in the country and enjoy a good life. I’m hanging up. ”

It was still snowing outside. She glanced at Xie Zhiqian and suddenly felt envious of him for letting go of everything.

It took courage for a person, especially someone who had made a name for himself, to be able to give up everything and go to the poorest place in the world where there were constant battles to become a battlefield rescue doctor.

Moreover, it was free of charge!

She paid the money and walked out of the Wonton shop to the bus stop.

It was past eight o’clock. There were people coming and going around, but the snow did not delay their journey.

Most of them were couples holding hands.

Perhaps it was because Christmas was approaching that everything was so romantic?

Two minutes later, the bus drove over in the wind and snow. She walked in, sat in the last row, and looked out of the window.