Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 22 Waiting
Sitting at the dinner table, Haihou observed the people eating opposite her for the first time in a true and complete sense.

Then she discovered something very strange.

The other person's temperament is very contradictory.

Although her face is very young, she has an unusually calm temperament.

And thinking back along this temperament, it seems that he has always been like this since the first time I met him.

An eighteen-year-old boy, thoughtful and mature, looks like he has been through a lot. But this calmness is completely contradictory to his age.

Indeed, Hu Li has also seen many calm "young men".

Because of the influence of their family environment, these young people often understand the principle of being cautious in what they say and do from an early age.

However, they are just used to it and cannot give off the temperament of an old-fashioned person at an age that does not belong to them.

But the big boy in front of me is different.

Hu Li was a little dazed for a moment.

I recalled all the small details revealed in the few times we met since he met me.

He is so thoughtful.

To the point that, subconsciously, I didn't think of him as a child at all.

But it is a role of...driver and secretary.

Even the other party's consideration for the "leader" was fully displayed at this time.

Very contradictory.

Very strange.

and……

Quite good looking.

Very clean.

Her thoughts slowly strayed.

It's rare to see a clean and tidy big boy...

"Is it delicious?"

she asked.

Lu Yao, who was eating with his mouth shut, looked up and saw her looking at him, then nodded:
"Mm. It tastes good."

He spoke the truth from his heart.

This was the first time he had eaten such a feast.

To sum it up, every dish on the table doesn’t have the flavor of a “banquet”.

Whether it was the presentation or the taste, it looked like a business banquet, and one with a fairly high standard.

It really doesn't look like something made by a big boss.

But it was precisely because of this that he was so impressed.

What's more... there are a total of twenty dishes on the table, including the dishes that the waiter changed from large plates to small plates.

Two people, twenty dishes.

Although he had attended high-end business banquets with his leaders in his previous life, this kind of scale still gave him a rustic mindset that "this is how the emperor used to eat."

Hearing Lu Yao's words, Hu Li smiled slightly:
"I have a card here. If you want to eat, just come over next time and tell me my name."

"Thank you, Sister Li."

Lu Yao did not refuse and expressed his gratitude with a smile.

But if you ask him to come on his own, he definitely won't come.

It doesn't make sense or reasonable.

But he still accepted the kindness.

"How did you do on the college entrance examination?"

Hu Li seemed to be full, and started chatting with Lu Yao while holding a cup of water.

Seeing this, Lu Yao also put down his chopsticks.

The admiration in Hu Li's eyes became even stronger.

What a contradiction.

Although he is still a big boy, he is very polite.

"It's OK. My performance is normal. But I'll have to wait until tomorrow to get the estimated scores to know the exact score."

As he answered, he was muttering to himself.

How does the Queen of the Sea feel at this moment... She's just like the leader.

The tone sounds a bit "old".

"Have you decided which university to apply to? The president of Fuhua is here today. I'll take you to meet him later."

"Uh... no no, thank you Sister Li."

Lu Yao's heart skipped a beat.

Who is this sister?
The principal of Fuhua...that's not a low level.

Why does it sound like she wants to meet me right away?

While thinking, he quickly changed the topic to his own "ZONE".

"I plan to apply to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China to study electronic engineering technology."

Hu Li was a little surprised:

"So you have good grades?"

"It's OK. Not particularly outstanding, otherwise I would have gone to Qinghua."

Lu Yao finished speaking with a smile and asked:

"Sister Li... should be good at dancing, right?"

"Did you see it?"

"Ah."

Nodding again, he said:

"The average person's manners are not what you have."

The most important rule in the workplace is to praise your boss and flatter him.

Brackets: There is no shame in flattery.

Of course, this is a joke.

In Lu Yao's view, the Queen's demeanor when walking was just like the way fans in later generations praised Liu Zhishi.

Among the celebrities, Liu Zhishi has the best manners.

To be honest, the Queen of Hai in front of him is a bit better than Liu Zhishi that Lu Yao saw in the short video.

But in the face of the flattery of Lu Yao, the sycophantic villain, the Queen of the Sea did not accept it, but her flattery began to spread again.

It seems like a smile but not a smile.

"It seems you have been secretly observing me for a long time."

"Uh……"

Now, Lu Yao finally discovered it.

She couldn't really laugh.

The sea queen who doesn’t smile is like a charming and beautiful flower with a charming temperament hidden deep in her bones.

Can be felt, but cannot be seen or touched.

But as long as her pretty face is tinged with a little smile, she will be like the Jiangnan region flowing downstream in March.

When all things lower their heads, they gain countless more.

Although it does not compete for spring, it can make other flowers pale in comparison.

So he avoided the Queen's seductiveness and picked up the chopsticks again.

But the Queen seemed to have won, she was very proud and in a good mood.

However, unlike Lu Yao's appetite which could continue to eat, she was full.

Just pick up the phone.

moment.

"Hey, where are you?"

"…I'm with Xiaolu."

"Yeah, I'm almost done."

Hearing this, Lu Yao guessed that she must be calling the rich woman.

"What are your plans for the afternoon?"

"...Okay, I understand. Then I'll ask him to take me home."

"Well, you should have a good rest."

After hanging up the phone, Hai Hou said:
"She won't be going back to Fortune Garden this afternoon. Please take me home."

"Ok."

Lu Yao nodded and put down his chopsticks again:

"Then I'll go get the car."

"I am full?"

"Ah."

"Let's go then."

Seeing that she had stood up, Lu Yao held the wet suit and helped her open the door.

The noise was heard again.

Lu Yao took a look at the food which had at least four fifths left and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes. Then he followed the Queen of the Sea and walked out.

Along the way, Hu Li met many familiar faces.

Or rather, she seems to be very famous among today's guests.

Many people know her.

And they all had very polite smiles on their faces.

Lu Yao could even see a kind of "fear" in some people of extraordinary temperament.

But this is where the contradiction lies.

Why would that mother say... to avoid her?
To be honest, Queen Hai is very pretty, and she is not the kind of person who is cold and unfriendly to others. He was a little confused for a moment, but he still followed Hu Li and went downstairs under the curious gazes of some people.

When he arrived at the door, he opened the umbrella and covered Hu Li's head.

Hu Li subconsciously looked up, then turned to look at him in a white shirt.

"Take another one."

She took the umbrella from Lu Yao on her own initiative.

Lu Yao was stunned...

Then he quickly picked up another umbrella from the umbrella stand, quickened his pace and led her to the parking space.

Soon, they got in the car.

Hu Li didn't tell the address, but just clicked a few times on the navigation and confirmed the destination.

Lu Yao didn't ask any more questions. He just memorized the navigation address and walked directly in the direction of the navigation.

Unlike the chattering and laughing at the dinner table just now, Haihou fell silent again after getting in the car.

Even the charm on her face was gone.

Occasionally, when Lu Yao looked at the right rearview mirror, his eyes would fall on Haihou's face.

He discovered that... a late spring cold snap had begun to hit the south of the Yangtze River.

There was no expression on Hai Hou's face, as cold as a piece of ice.

It seemed that even the air pressure inside the car had dropped a little.

Midway through, someone called Haihou.

After Haihou answered the call, she said two sentences.

First sentence: "Hello."

Second sentence: "You are a little annoying."

Then he hung up the phone.

There was no more words to say all the way.

The X6 drove all the way to the destination.

Lu Yao looked at the security guard who looked like an armed policeman, and the two-story building inside the community that was faintly visible in the wind and rain, wondering who lived here. While parking the car, Hai Hou got out directly.

Lu Yao instinctively opened the car door and wanted to get out to help her hold the umbrella, and asked:

"Sister Li, aren't you going to drive in?"

But Hu Li took out the umbrella and said directly to Lu Yao:

"You go."

After saying that, he held up an umbrella and walked towards the door.

"..."

Lu Yao was speechless for a moment.

But after watching her leave, the conversation she had with Xu Ruochu in the car yesterday afternoon popped into her mind:

"I'll go back tomorrow, show up, say hello, and then use the excuse of accompanying you as an excuse. The old man and the old woman won't say anything. Anyway, they won't be bothered by me if they don't see me."

After thinking about it, he called Xu Ruochu.

But as soon as the call was made, he hung up immediately.

It took quite some time to walk from that Cai Tan restaurant to here.

It's already 1:20 now.

The professional habits he developed in the research institute in his previous life made him understand that the time period from 12 o'clock to 2: is actually a very sensitive time.

not to mention……

My leader got up at around four o'clock and cried and broke down in the morning.

If I had a full meal at noon, then...

So he changed his phone calls to text messages:

"Boss Xu, I've already sent Sister Li to her destination."

He didn't ask questions like "Should I wait for her?" or "When you were chatting yesterday, she said she would come out soon after she got home."

As a driver, even if he is a temporary worker, he probably has a scale in his mind about what to say and what to pretend not to hear even if he hears it.

At this time, as long as Xu Ruchu replied, he could continue asking.

For example, if Xu Ruochu replied "OK", he would reply "Then I will come to find you?" or "Where are you? Do you need me to pick you up?"

Only after Xu Ruochu nodded could he leave with a clear conscience.

Otherwise... it will be difficult to walk.

Unfortunately, Xu Ruochu did not reply.

It means either he didn't see it or he was taking a break.

Just then, there was a knock on his car window.

Lu Yao turned his head and quickly lowered the car window.

Before he could say anything, the "doorman" knocking on the window saluted him:
"Hello, comrade, please turn around from the front and park your vehicle in the guest parking space at the back to clear the traffic lane."

"Okay, sorry."

Lu Yao apologized politely, followed the direction he pointed, came to the traffic light ahead, and turned around along the dotted line.

Then turn around again.

The parking space is on the left side of the community gate.

After parking within the parking space, he had just enough line of sight to see the people coming in and out of the door.

Obviously, this was designed.

"Tsk."

For a moment, Lu Yao felt a little emotional.

His eyes fell on the A6 with Shanghai license plate in front of him, and then he looked back.

Passat, Audi...X6 seems out of place.

He thought about it and sent another message to Xu Ruochu:
"Mr. Xu, it's raining heavily. I'll pick you up. Where are you now?"

Still no reply.

For a moment, Lu Yao was a little confused.

Although Hu Li said that Xu Ruochu would not return to Fortune Garden in the afternoon, the problem was that she also said yesterday that she would "say goodbye and leave."

I think you two are making things difficult for Fat Tiger.

He shook his head helplessly, thought about it, and finally decided to wait where he was.

After getting out of the car to smoke a cigarette, he got back in, connected his phone to Bluetooth, and opened the "French Wine Guide" recommended by his colleague Liuzi.

As it turned out, there seemed to be something wrong with his choice.

First, he shouldn't have chosen the awkward French original version...

Second, he shouldn't eat so much rice at noon.

Because he was a little sleepy.

Come to think of it, he only slept for two or three hours and then got up, and he didn't dare to sleep too deeply in the morning.

I've just had lunch and I'm already feeling sleepy.

It’s not easy to persist until now.

I looked at the time, it was half past two.

After thinking about it, he called Xu Ruochu.

"Hello, the phone you dialed has been turned off..."

"..."

Lu Yao, whose eyes already had traces of tears due to exhaustion, twitched his lips.

Rich women are really unreliable at critical moments.

Feeling the world suddenly spinning, he looked back and forth at the Audi and Passat, lowered the windows a little, then piled the wet suit near the window of his own driver's seat, reclined the seat slightly, and closed his eyes.

He fell asleep quickly.

But I didn't sleep much.

Because some raindrops would come in through the window gaps from time to time.

Moreover, the suit was getting wetter and wetter.

The wetness of his left arm put him into a light sleep again.

While he was dazed, he suddenly heard the sound of a car starting and opened his eyes instinctively.

The first reaction is to look at the car in front.

The Audi is slowly driving away.

The second reaction is to look around.

"!"

When he saw the silhouette standing on the side of the road holding an umbrella, his instinct outpaced his thoughts and he immediately shifted into gear and drove forward.

When he was about to reach Hu Li, he glanced at the clock on the central control panel out of the corner of his eye.

17: 34.

He slept for three hours.

But he didn't have time to think about it. After he drove the car to the door, he got out quickly.

At the same time, he also saw Hu Li's surprised look.

"Sorry, Sister Li, I kept you waiting."

As he spoke, he quickly opened the passenger door.

"..."

Hu Li seemed really stunned, and just stared at him blankly:
"Didn't I let you go?"

"Uh...it's raining heavily. Please get in the car first."

Lu Yao, who was caught in the rain, said quickly.

Hu Li was stunned for a moment, then handed the umbrella in his hand to Lu Yao.

After Lu Yao took it, he helped her get into the car while shielding her from the raindrops, and walked around the front of the car towards the main driver's seat.

Inside the car, Hu Li looked at him wiping the rain off his face, and his brows softened.

(End of this chapter)