cast a peach

Chapter 70 Happy New Year

"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable, please try again later..."

Zhao Guangshui held up his mobile phone in a daze, listening to the melodious female voice repeating this passage for the third time.

She sighed, stopped listening, and hung up the phone.

"What's the matter, no one answered?"

Lian Keqin observed her expression and asked tentatively.

"Yeah... I can't get through."

Zhao Guangshui raised his face, forced a smile at her, then lowered his head, looking at his calves hanging beside the bed, "Just... Sister Li may be asleep now, or her mobile phone is turned off, like this."

"The Tan family has a custom of keeping the year old. Tan Mingli is the eldest daughter. She has to watch the year all night. How can she sleep now?"

The capital has underfloor heating, so Zhao Guangshui was dressed very thinly in the room, with slender white legs under the pajamas.

The milk-like lustrous color, under the bedside lamp, looks more and more delicate like the first snow, as if it can be grasped with one hand.

Lian Keqin couldn't help but take another look, then quickly looked away, and said flatly: "Besides, she is the general manager of Tan's now, and her mobile phone should be turned on 24 hours a day, and there are many social activities in the middle of the year. Shut down."

Zhao Guangshui clenched the bed sheet tightly and did not speak.

She's just young, she's not stupid, it's not that she doesn't understand what Sister Lian said.

She just didn't want to believe it, and didn't dare to think about the possibility that was almost certain and set in front of her——

"She just doesn't want to talk to you, Miss Zhao."

Lian Keqin sighed and said in a low voice.

"..."

Zhao Guangshui bit his lip and whispered, "I know."

"But I just want to say happy new year to her, is that all right?"

Zhao Guangshui's voice was blank and helpless, even his shoulders were trembling slightly.

She is so sad.

She really didn't think... She didn't want anything else, she just wanted to say happy New Year to Sister Li on New Year's Eve, other than that, she didn't dare to have any extravagant wishes.

She really hasn't heard elder sister Li's voice for a long, long time.She just wanted to... talk to Sister Li in a normal way, even if it was just a few polite greetings like the elders and juniors, she would feel satisfied.

This was enough for her to think about it in her heart for a long time like a kitten who stole a candy.In this way, she can hold on for a long time when she thinks about today.

But elder sister Li didn't even agree to this.

Lian Keqin was silent for a moment, walked over, patted her head, and said:

"Don't be sad, go to sleep, eh? You'll meet better people later."

That woman Tan Mingli was too thoughtful and too smart. Xiao Shui was young, inexperienced, pure and sincere, and lacked the care of a mother since childhood. It is normal to have a crush on a gentle and considerate older woman.

She was just afraid that Xiao Shui would suffer if he was caught.Taking advantage of the fact that I am young and easily forget things, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, so I am so cruel, it is better to end it sooner.

"Do not……"

Zhao Guangshui raised his face, with tears in his eyes, showing rare persistence and stubbornness, and shook his head slightly, "Sister Lian, you are wrong...no one is better than her."

Sister Li is the best, there is no one better than her in the world.

There is no second person who can squat in front of her and call her "Xiao Shui" when she is seven years old, hug her and whisper comfort after she has a nightmare, tell her that she is never a trouble, but a concern, give her that Tender and respectful love.

There may be other people who are more beautiful, better, and more shining than Sister Li, but love is never a competition.

She only wants her, she only likes Tan Mingli, no matter how good the others are, they are not the ones she puts on top of her heart.

Lian Keqin didn't expect to get such an answer. She stood there in a daze, tongue-tied, not knowing what to say.

"You...maybe when you grow up a bit, you won't think so..."

The woman hesitated for a while, then said softly:

"You are too young, Ms. Zhao. Children are always easy to take a person who is not so good at first as everything. You think she is the sun, the moon that cannot be plucked, and everything you have, but in fact, it may be just... fantasy A blinding leaf."

She couldn't bear it, but she continued calmly:

When you are 20 or 30 years old, when you look back, you will feel that all of this is not a big deal, it’s just that you are young and passionate, and then you will also find that Tan Mingli is not as good as you imagined. Well, it's just that you put a filter on her—"

"I understand what you said, Sister Lian."

Zhao Guangshui interrupted her softly.

She was much calmer than before, and except for the pink under the eyelids from holding back the tears, she seemed to have completely calmed down.

"But I disagree with your statement."

She slowed down a bit before continuing.

"You adults are always very strange... you like to make judgments and draw conclusions on things in advance. Why do you all treat me like a child? I like that Sister Li is just a child's play in your eyes, yes The Oedipus complex is a momentary infatuation. But only I know, it’s not like that.”

Her tone was light but firm.

"However, I am still very young, I am still very useless, and I am still very weak, so I have not yet qualified to prove my sincerity. It is normal for you not to believe me."

She spoke softly again.

Zhao Guangshui's expression was very quiet, without any resentment or dissatisfaction, he just lowered his eyes, and his crow-feather-like eyelashes trembled slightly under the light.

"So I will work hard to prove myself."

The young girl raised her face and looked directly at the tall woman, "I will prove my heart. When I become an adult, when I grow up to 20 or 30 years old, I will become an adult who speaks his words. I still like Sister Li , I still like her, my heart is moved when I see her, and I think she is the best in the world. At that time, it will not be too late for you to judge me. "

"Sister Lian, it's late, go to bed."

Zhao Guangshui gently held the woman's cold hand, warmed her hand with his own body temperature, and said softly, "Good night. I wish you a sweet dream."

She obviously didn't want to bring up this topic anymore and made her own decision.

Lian Keqin looked at her helplessly, paused, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.She just nodded and squeezed the girl's soft and warm palm:

"Good night, Miss Zhao."

"Sister Lian, happy new year."

Just before she closed the door and left, Zhao Guangshui said softly to her.

Lian Keqin paused for a moment, then smiled unconsciously in the darkness, and gently closed the door.

Happy New Year, Xiao Shui.

After going out, she raised her face, stretched her body, and rubbed her cervical spine.

Her name is Lian Keqin, she is Lian's special assistant, she is very dedicated, and she has a great work ethic.The morality of an assistant should be immoral, and she happened to be the best in this way.

In the few years she followed Zhao Zhihua, she also wandered between the fringes, with cold hands and a hard heart, and did many things that were not good, but she didn't care at all, and she didn't have the slightest psychological burden; people in Meishi secretly scolded She is a poisonous scorpion, who cursed her to die, even though she heard it face to face, she was indifferent.

She Lian Keqin is notoriously heartless.

Like today, deleting Tan Mingli's call records casually, lying without changing his face, and coaxing a girl who trusted her was just a trivial matter in her long working life.

But now she suddenly felt guilty.

Am I doing something wrong?

Asking himself, Lian Keqin couldn't get a definite answer.

"You rest well and don't worry about anything else."

Tan Mingqing lowered her head and said in a low voice while concentrating on peeling the apple.

Tan Mingli smiled helplessly, and propped herself up a little, "Actually, I feel that I'm fine..."

Tan Mingqing let out a "hey" and stood up, "Lie down, lie down, the doctor won't tell you to move around. Can't understand the words, right? Tan Mingli, resting, just tell you to lie down."

She stretched out the word "lying", emphasizing it.

The doctor's words were like a precious sword, Tan Mingli had nothing to say, so he had to lie down again.

"Can you give me my phone?"

Lying on the bed for a while, she couldn't help it, and looked at Tan Mingqing and pleaded softly.

Tan Mingqing raised her eyes and looked at her: "Want to check your phone?"

"Ah."

Tan Mingli nodded quickly.

There was still some faint hope in her heart.I don't know...Whether Xiao Shui will call her again this morning.

"Let's rest."

Tan Mingqing cut off her thoughts neatly, "Your cell phone broke when you passed out yesterday. I'll take it for you to fix it. It won't be fixed until tomorrow."

...Why does it sound so tragic?Tan Mingli blinked in embarrassment, and said nothing.

She fainted suddenly last night and frightened many people, and when she woke up again, she was already in the hospital.I heard that Grandpa canceled the New Year's Eve for her, and waited until the doctor said she was fine before going back at dawn.

The doctor said that she needed to rest, so there were not many people in the ward. When she woke up, only Mingqing was with her. The young woman had a stinky face and didn't speak, but when she thought about it, she got up quietly and sat up a little while she was not paying attention. , she will be warned that according to the doctor's order, she must lie still.

I still don't know why the reputation of "Tan's parents and daughters really care about Tan's" has been left behind.

Thinking that everyone thought she had worked so hard for the Tan family that she fainted on the night of the New Year's Eve, Tan Mingli felt a little guilty and embarrassed.

Who would have thought that it was because of Xiao Shui that she...

Thinking of Xiao Shui, Tan Mingli still couldn't help feeling anxious, and asked anxiously, "Then...can you bring it to me as soon as possible after it's repaired?"

If Xiao Shui really called her, but she didn't pick up and didn't reply in time, it would be bad.

She really wanted to borrow Mingqing's mobile phone to make a call, but after thinking about it, she couldn't hold back her mouth.

She was afraid of being selfish.If Xiaoshui didn't call her at all, what would it matter if she went back at this time?

"Row."

This time Tan Mingqing agreed very happily, "You just need to take good care of it, and I will bring it to you tomorrow."

"Is it okay for you to stay here with me?"

Tan Mingli thought for a while before asking politely.

In the middle of the year, there are a lot of social gatherings, not to mention that Ming Qing is now the Tan family's Xiao Tan, a high-level executive with real power, and there must be a lot of people who come to visit her at the end of the year.

Moreover, the two of them are still hostile on the surface. If Mingqing came to the hospital to take care of her, didn't all the previous performances in front of everyone be in vain?

Tan Mingqing understood what she meant, and remained silent for a long time.

"It's just...not necessary."

She peeled an apple, mumbling and whispering, "Yesterday when you fainted, I didn't hold back. I acted a little...overly concerned. My dad is so smart. Of course, we have found out that the two of us have colluded. After going back today, we have started Defenses are in place."

Tan Mingli blinked, looked at her young cousin, but didn't react for a while.

"But don't worry, I've made arrangements."

Tan Mingqing quickly added, "We made sufficient preparations last year. Even if my dad starts to wake up and take precautions now, it will be too late. At most, it will be a little troublesome in the finale."

She finally peeled the apple, handed it to Tan Mingli, and said calmly:

"This time it's my fault. If there is any loss, I will bear it. It has nothing to do with you."

Tan Mingqing obviously doesn't know how to peel apples at all, so he clumsily peeled them with a fruit knife for a long time, but the skin was peeled off, and the flesh was almost gone.

There was only a core with a thin layer of flesh in the shape of bones, pinched pitifully in the woman's hand.

Tan Mingli looked at the pitted apple that she had peeled, and the self-confidence that had been hit in making dumplings before suddenly came back a little. She couldn't help smiling, and nodded slightly:

"It's okay. Don't worry about these things, Mingqing."

"The overall situation is settled, Second Uncle can't make any splashes."

Her tone is gentle, her light-colored pupils are gentle and light, spreading out a lingering light, "Besides, that's fine."

"Compared to suddenly plotting behind the scenes, I still prefer to play the game openly, and compete with brains and computing power with real knives and guns."

Tan Mingli smiled and nodded her head.

Her pride is a famous cold knife, which is deeply hidden under a gentle and dignified appearance on weekdays, and only when it is time to use it does it come out of the sheath, and it is as bright as water at first glance.

Tan Mingqing was stunned, wiped his hands unnaturally, and said in a sullen voice, "It's good that you have an idea."

Tan Mingli has always been a person with ideas, but her younger sister can't help her very much, she can only cause trouble for her.

"I have something else to do, so I'll go first."

Tan Mingqing stood up and straightened her clothes, "You should stay in the hospital for a few days first. The doctor said that your blood pressure is too low and your heart rate is a little irregular. You need to recuperate for a few days."

She added: "That's good, you don't have to socialize everywhere, it's a blessing in disguise."

She had seen that her complexion was not good, and she wanted to remind her, but she was used to being stubborn, and she didn't know how to care for others, so she could only worry in her heart.Last night's vigil, cold and tired, and Tan Mingli's old illness, finally couldn't hold on and suddenly passed out, it was only natural.

Tan Mingli was so ecstatic at work some time ago that she was almost like a programmed robot, spinning around for several days.In comparison, she herself was considered a very hardworking person, but even she was a little intimidated by her cousin's posture.

how to say……

It felt as if...Tan Mingli had a tight string in her heart, set a vague deadline for herself, and tried her best to push herself to complete it on time.

She knew a little about her sister, and Tan Mingli was not someone who would push herself here to fight for power.

But to make Tan Mingli, who never cared about anything, so nervous, she couldn't figure out what this thing was.