Shen Manjun, who was hiding outside the wall, broke down.
Especially when the sound inside the wall became smaller and smaller and everything returned to normal, Shen Manjun's mood was not relaxed at all. Instead, she became more and more desperate.
"What happened?"
"Was he ambushed?"
"Otherwise, why didn't he come out?"
The fragile Shen Manjun's imagination ran wild. The more she thought, the more desperate she became.
Suddenly. She stood up, no longer worrying about whether she would have a chance to come out after going back. She rushed to the gate of the Zhao family like crazy. She wanted to know if Xiao Zheng was okay. He was dead and escaped.
"I risked my life to get you out. You are not going to walk into the trap, are you? "
Suddenly, a relaxed voice came from the dark corner of the wall. He was holding a cigarette between his fingers. After every puff, he would quietly put it behind him to prevent others from discovering the red light in the dark.
"You are not dead!?" Shen Manjun rushed over and hugged Xiao Zheng's body tightly. She said in a trembling voice. "I thought … thought you …"
"Thought I was killed by him?" Xiao Zheng raised his head, took a puff of the cigarette and said in a low voice. "I am not afraid to tell you. I did want to kill him just now. But the environment didn't allow it, and there were too many people around him. "
Hearing this, Shen Manjun's body involuntarily trembled slightly. Then, she subconsciously took two steps back and looked at Xiao Zheng with a pale face.
She heard it clearly.
She heard that Xiao Zheng said he wanted to kill her father, the Zhao family that even she hated.
However, no matter how evil he was, no matter how despairing he was, Shen Manjun never wanted him dead. After all, no matter how hateful and hateful he was, he was still her father.
In this world, how could there be a daughter who wanted her father to die?
"You … want to kill him?" Shen Manjun's lips trembled slightly, and her eyes were unfocused.
"Is there a problem?" Xiao Zheng asked cruelly. "He has killed me once. And, I believe it will not be the last time. "
"Why can't we sit down and talk?" Shen Manjun argued weakly. "He used to admire you so much, and hoped that you …"
"Can you fool yourself with these words?" Shen Manjun shook her head and took a puff of her cigarette. "He admires me? Maybe. If he didn't appreciate me, why would he entrust such an important matter to me? If he didn't admire me, how would he dare to lie on the bed alone and ask me to settle everything for him? "
Shen Manjun said with a trembling voice: "He is old, one day, he will leave —"
"Ha." Xiao Zheng realized that when Shen Manjun defended Mister Zhao, she had no intelligence to speak of. He could even come up with such a ridiculous reason. Xiao Zheng, who was single and had no family, could not understand it. "Can we believe that the bad guy won't do bad things just because he's old? Have you ever heard of a saying? It was not the old man who had turned bad. It's the bad guys getting old. "
Shen Manjun said dejectedly, "I know that no matter what I say, you won't forgive him, but I hope —"
"Hope for what? If you were me, what would you do? "Xiao Zheng asked.
"I —" Shen Manjun said blankly. "I don't know —"
"You know." Xiao Zheng said word by word. "You just don't dare to face it. After all, you're not me. "
Shen Manjun no longer had the strength to defend herself. Xiao Zheng also realized that what he said to Shen Manjun was undoubtedly a great harm. Perhaps, because Xiao Zheng had no family, he couldn't put himself in Shen Manjun's shoes and consider her feelings?
If this bad guy was not Mister Zhao, but the old dean, what would he do? Xiao Zheng thought, even if he was deceived by the old dean a thousand times, ten thousand times, he probably wouldn't want to kill him for the sake of raising him, right?
With this thought, Xiao Zheng felt that he was too unreasonable, too reckless. He couldn't help but take the initiative to break the silence and asked softly, "Where are you going?"
Shen Manjun also slowly wiped away the confusion and annoyance in her mind. She knew that she would never be able to reconcile with Xiao Zheng on this issue. She would never be able to persuade him. She could only let go of the fear that would never disappear and said in a low voice, "I don't know."
"You left home. You have to find a place to stay. "Xiao Zheng asked. "Is the Empire State Building still livable?"
"Since I left, I can't go back." Naturally, I can't go back, "Shen Manjun said bitterly. "Speaking of which, he removed my position as the general manager a few days ago. Now, I'm alone and don't have any burdens. "
"Then find a hotel to stay in first." Xiao Zheng said calmly.
"Mhmm." Shen Manjun nodded and followed Xiao Zheng to the car.
With Mister Zhao's power, once Shen Manjun used her identity to stay in a hotel, he would definitely find out her whereabouts immediately. Therefore, Shen Manjun couldn't use her identity to stay in a hotel. Secondly, Shen Manjun came out in a hurry. Not to mention a change of clothes, she didn't even bring money. Therefore, she could only use Xiao Zheng's identity to stay in a hotel and pay for it.
"Two rooms." Xiao Zheng smiled at the front desk lady.
In the middle of the night, he brought a gorgeous beauty to stay in a hotel, but this young man asked for two rooms. It seemed like he was a man with manners. As a female, the front desk lady's attitude was much better. Soon, she booked two business class rooms for Xiao Zheng.
The front desk lady was pleased with Xiao Zheng's decision to book two rooms, but Shen Manjun felt strange. Didn't Xiao Zheng have a home? Didn't he already live with Lin Huayin? Why did he choose to book two rooms? Could it be that he planned to stay here to accompany me?
Perhaps he saw through Shen Manjun's thoughts, or perhaps he wanted to explain his behavior, Xiao Zheng said while accompanying Shen Manjun to the elevator, "Your father will not only check your identity, but I believe he will also check mine. Two rooms is to prevent him from finding me immediately. Be careful. "
Shen Manjun heard this and the warmth that just rose dissipated. She pursed her lips and said, "Understood."
Out of the elevator, Xiao Zheng personally booked a room for Shen Manjun. Then, he glanced at the layout of the room and said, "The environment is a bit simple, but the living facilities are complete. You can put up with it for one night. After tonight, if you have any ideas, just tell me directly. I'll arrange it for you. "
Shen Manjun nodded gently and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Xiao Zheng smiled and then slowly said. "Then you rest. I'll see you again tomorrow. "
Having said that, he strode toward the door.
"Xiao Zheng." Shen Manjun suddenly called out.
"Yes?" Xiao Zheng slightly turned his head and smiled. "What's wrong?"
"Can you —" Shen Manjun struggled. "Can you accompany me for a while?"
Xiao Zheng's face slightly changed. Finally, he smiled and nodded, "Of course."
Closing the door, Xiao Zheng casually sat on a chair. Next to him were ashtrays, tools to boil tea, and a card full of service phone numbers. Because it was already early in the morning, Xiao Zheng, who had been busy all night, couldn't bear the hunger. He asked Shen Manjun, who was sitting quietly on the bed, "Are you hungry? Why don't I order something to eat? "
"Okay." Alright. "Shen Manjun changed her attitude and nodded. "I'm also hungry."
"Then let's eat together." Xiao Zheng smiled and called room service.
In the past few days, Shen Manjun's mood was too low. Let alone eating, she didn't even get out of bed. She seemed to be depressed all of a sudden. She couldn't do anything and had no interest. Now, she was finally brought out by Xiao Zheng. Although she would start a new life from today onwards. But for Shen Manjun, the future of her new life was uncertain. She didn't know if it would be smooth or full of thorns. She didn't know if she should continue to stay in Pearl City or leave this city where she had lived for many years to go to a new place where no one knew her.
Everything entered her mind in an instant. Her expression was complicated and she couldn't calm down.
Sitting on the side, Xiao Zheng saw Shen Manjun's complicated expression and couldn't help but light a cigarette. He handed it to Shen Manjun and said, "Do you want one?"
"Yes." Shen Manjun took the cigarette and took a deep puff. Then, she let the smoke circulate in her lungs before she exhaled from her alluring red lips.
After smoking a cigarette, Shen Manjun opened the hotel's built-in liquor cabinet and took out a bottle of whiskey. Then, she took out two glasses and filled them up.
Gulp.
Shen Manjun drank a large glass of hard liquor in one breath and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
She didn't say anything. She didn't know what to say to Xiao Zheng. Business? She and Xiao Zheng were destined to stand on opposite sides. Even if she didn't stop him, she didn't have the ability to stop Xiao Zheng from doing anything. But her identity determined the direction of her thinking.
Would she help Xiao Zheng kill her father? Never.
Private business?
In the past, Shen Manjun could still think of ways to get along with Xiao Zheng in private. She could even use all kinds of ways to provoke him. Seduce him. But now, Shen Manjun didn't have such courage. She didn't have the mood to do so.
Who was she?
She was the daughter of Xiao Zheng's enemy. Because of her, Xiao Zheng was deceived by Mister Zhao for several months. In the end, he had to pay with his life. How could she still have the face to pretend that nothing had happened and return to her previous relationship with Xiao Zheng?
When a woman had no way to communicate with a man normally, it was destined that the fate between this woman and this man was over. It was over.
Gulp.
Shen Manjun drank one glass after another. Her heart, which had already cooled down, was instantly shattered. It was so cold that it seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar.
"Stop drinking."
Xiao Zheng stopped Shen Manjun, who had drunk a whole bottle of whiskey. With a complicated expression on his face, he said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "The liquor here is more than twice as expensive as outside."
Shen Manjun just wanted to say that she would give it back to him. But considering that she was really penniless now, she might not be able to be as extravagant as before in the future. She couldn't help but put down the glass and said with a bitter smile, "I don't even have the right to drink two glasses of liquor now."
Although she was smiling, her eyes were full of tears.
Yes.
She had nothing.
Without the man she liked, without her father who doted on her, without a job, without freedom, even her life was gray —
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