Shi Mengwan hesitated for a while, then opened it. Other than a few cards and a stack of cash, there was no other identification.
Shi Mengwan was about to close the wallet when she saw that the place where the photo was supposed to be was white. It seemed to be the back of the photo.
A strange thought flashed through his mind. What kind of situation was this? Why didn't they show the front of the photo?
She looked at the back of the photo and felt that she could see a secret. Out of politeness, she should put down her wallet and contact Zhan Haoze to get it.
But she really wanted to know whose photo was in his wallet. She reached for the photo and was about to pull it out —
"Miss Shi's manners seem to be lacking. Didn't anyone tell you not to touch other people's things? "
The sudden voice at the door shocked her so much that she almost threw the purse in her hand. Although he didn't throw it out, it was close enough.
Her purse fell on the table with a thud. She looked at the tall figure at the door and felt guilty.
"Mr. Zhan?"
Zhan Haoze stood at the door, expressionless. His thin lips were pressed into a straight line. His slender legs were now striding inside.
With every step she took, Shi Mengwan felt as if the other party's footsteps were stepping on her heart.
She tried to stand up, but found that her body was very weak. There was no strength in his legs at all.
She could only press her back against the back of the chair she was sitting on. She wasn't a timid person, but she didn't have the confidence to be caught red-handed doing such a bad thing.
Zhan Haoze had already walked to the desk. He walked around the desk and stood in front of Shi Mengwan.
Shi Mengwan blinked and tried her best to remain calm. "Mr. Zhan, my staff found this wallet. It is now returned to its rightful owner. "
She placed the wallet in front of Zhan Haoze. Zhan Haoze didn't take it. Instead, he bent down and looked at her.
His gaze was too sharp. Even Shi Mengwan, who had seen many celebrities, felt a little scared when she was stared at like this.
"Mr. Zhan –"
"You're not going to play the game of mistaken identity anymore?"
What does that mean? Shi Mengwan blinked and took a few seconds to understand what he meant.
Her face was a little red. She couldn't tell if she had mistaken him for someone else.
"Mr. Zhan, if there's nothing else, we're already off work."
She lowered her eyes, feeling an indescribable sadness in her heart. That year was deeply engraved in her heart, leaving an unerasable mark.
But the person who had left such a heavy stroke in her life didn't remember anything between them.
Shi Mengwan's rationality returned. She remembered that the man in front of her was no longer her Dear Brother. Now, he was Zhan Haoze, another woman's boyfriend.
She stood up and casually tidied up the things on the table. Just as he was about to leave, he realized that Zhan Haoze was standing there without moving.
She was about to reach for her bag when she paused. She thought about it, picked up the wallet again and handed it to Zhan Haoze.
"Mr. Zhan."
Zhan Haoze stared at her face for a long time, then reached out and took the wallet. The moment he took the purse away, his fingertips brushed against the back of her hand.
His hands were a little cold. It was already past the Mid-Autumn Festival. Lin City was very hot during the day, but it was a little cold at night.
However, she still felt that his hands were a little too cold. The moment he retracted his hand, he met Zhan Haoze's gaze.
He was still staring at her. His eyes were long and narrow, and his gaze was sharp. The bridge of his nose was high, and his thin lips were slightly pursed.
Shi Mengwan stared at his lips and suddenly had an urge to lean forward and kiss his thin lips.
His lips were as cold as his hands, or were they warm?
Realizing what she was thinking, Shi Mengwan's face slowly turned a little red. She had never been in love before, and such a secret thought made her feel a little ashamed.
"Mr. Zhan?"
Zhan Haoze stared at her face and finally retracted his hand. He wrapped the money up.
Shi Mengwan heaved a sigh of relief. The atmosphere was too awkward for a man and a woman to be alone in the same room.
However, Shi Mengwan quickly realized that she was happy too early.
Her studio was on the third floor of an office building in a pretty good area in Lin City.
There was a corridor that wasn't long from the studio, and then there was the elevator.
When the two of them walked to the elevator together, Shi Mengwan realized that she was going to take the elevator with Zhan Haoze.
Realizing this, she took two steps back.
Zhan Haoze happened to press the elevator button at this moment. When he saw her actions, he turned around and glanced at her.
"Uh. Mr. Zhan, you go first. I seem to have forgotten to lock the door. "
As she spoke, she took another step back. The elevator arrived at this moment, and Zhan Haoze stood there without moving.
"You locked it just now."
"Huh?"
"When I came out, you locked it."
Was that so? Shi Mengwan felt inexplicably awkward. The elevator opened, and Zhan Haoze stood there looking at her. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and quickly walk into the elevator.
Zhan Haoze looked at her back and followed her into the elevator.
The door closed, and only the two of them were left in the narrow space.
Shi Mengwan had never been like this before. The short three floors made her feel like a year.
Zhan Haoze was standing less than 50 centimeters away from her. She could even smell the scent on his body. It was faint, similar to the scent of mint.
The last time she thought he was her Dear Brother, she smelled the same scent. She moved to the side without a trace, putting some distance between the two of them.
When she looked up, she realized that Zhan Haoze was staring at her face. Her moving footsteps were frozen there. Her face was a little hot. Such an abnormal person wasn't like her usual self at all.
The elevator didn't move. She couldn't help but look up at the elevator and realized that they had actually stopped on the third floor.
She was stunned for a moment. She didn't understand why Zhan Haoze didn't press the floor button. She looked at Zhan Haoze, and he was also looking at her.
Shi Mengwan felt uncomfortable being stared at by him. She didn't understand what he wanted to do. She didn't want to stay in such a confined space with Zhan Haoze, so she could only choose to press the one.
The moment her hand was about to touch the button, Shi Mengwan realized that when she leaned close to the button, she was also close to Zhan Haoze.
Her arm brushed past his body, and her shoulder was very close to him. Such a close distance made Shi Mengwan momentarily lose her composure.
She subconsciously looked at Zhan Haoze and found that he was also looking at her.
His deep gaze was deep. She couldn't see the meaning in his gaze, but she instinctively murmured those three words.
"Dear Brother?"
Zhan Haoze's gaze suddenly changed and became a little more gloomy.
Shi Mengwan was shocked by the sudden change in his gaze and subconsciously wanted to retreat. However, she forgot that she was leaning forward at this moment.
With this retreat, her entire body lost balance. She subconsciously wanted to grab something, but there was nothing else in front of her other than Zhan Haoze.
In a flash, Shi Mengwan gave up and let her body move forward. She wanted to use her hands to stabilize herself.
A big hand appeared on her waist. Zhan Haoze's hand was placed on her waist. Her body was half suspended and pressed against his body. Her hands were forward, and her entire body was in a strange posture.
Shi Mengwan was embarrassed again. She was in a rather sorry state. She used both her hands and feet to try to leave Zhan Haoze's body. However, in her panic, her hand hit his face instead.
She didn't really hit him, but brushed past his face. She was shocked and quickly retracted her hand. As a result, her upper body couldn't exert any strength, and she leaned completely on Zhan Haoze's body.
"Throwing yourself into my arms?"
"…"
Shi Mengwan's face was very red. She mumbled and wanted to explain herself, but Zhan Haoze easily scooped her body up at this moment and pressed her against the elevator wall.
"Zhan –"
"First, you mistook me for someone else, and then you threw yourself into my arms? Miss Shi, do you always treat your clients like this? "
His almost humiliating words made Shi Mengwan's face instantly turn as pale as blood. She wanted to push Zhan Haoze away, but she realized that his body was as immovable as a mountain.
"Mr. Zhan, please let go of me."
"You're not calling me Dear Brother anymore? Hmm? "Zhan Haoze stared at Shi Mengwan's red face because of embarrassment and shyness. His slender and slightly cold fingers gently caressed her cheeks.
Shi Mengwan's body instinctively trembled. She looked above Zhan Haoze.
"Mr. Zhan, please let go."
There were cameras in the elevator, and she really had no intention of becoming the news person of the entire building tomorrow.
Zhan Haoze stared at her face and didn't retreat. Instead, he put his hand past her side. Shi Mengwan became more and more nervous.
At this moment, Zhan Haoze pressed the button for the first floor. The moment he retracted his hand, he approached her.
Their faces were less than five centimeters apart. He stared into her eyes.
Shi Mengwan had a pair of extremely beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and the corners of her eyes were slightly raised. She looked seductive.
Especially when her red lips were slightly opened, as if she was kissing him seductively. Zhan Haoze's eyes darkened slightly, and his tone was even colder than before.
"If you don't want a man to have sex with you in the elevator, don't make such a seductive move next time."
The redness on Shi Mengwan's face disappeared completely.
The elevator had already reached the first floor. Zhan Haoze let go of his hand and took a step back. Without looking at Shi Mengwan, he stepped out of the elevator and left.
If it weren't for her last bit of willpower, Shi Mengwan would have slid to the ground.
She had never been humiliated like this in her life. Seduction? He really dared to say it.
If it weren't for the fact that he was the Dear Brother that she had always missed. If it weren't for the fact that she always had different feelings for him.
How could she let herself lose her composure like this?
Seeing that the elevator was about to close again, Shi Mengwan grabbed the bag on her shoulder and quickly stepped out of the elevator.
The night wind blew, and it was a little cold. It also allowed her to completely calm down.
Some people were no longer the people they used to be. She didn't need to care. She didn't need to care.
She just needed to pretend that that person wasn't her Dear Brother. She just needed to find her Dear Brother again.
..
Su Qingsang didn't stay in Rong City for long. She only stayed for a week before coming back.
Every time she went out, she would bring a gift for herself. This time was no exception.
Shi Mengwan had something on her mind. But she couldn't let Su Qingsang see it. She used her laughter to distract Su Qingsang's attention. She didn't realize that there was something wrong with her.
After all, he was the Dear Brother that she missed so much. Shi Mengwan couldn't stand him talking to her like that. Fortunately, she was used to adjusting her mood. Within two days, she let herself put this matter aside.
Chen Feifei came again later, but she came with a friend of hers. Not seeing Zhan Haoze, Shi Mengwan couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or relieved.
Half a month had passed. That day, Su Qingsang rarely had time and said that she wanted to treat her to a meal.
The two sisters hadn't had a gathering for a long time. Shi Mengwan went and found that Huo Jinyao was also there.
At first, she was a little uncomfortable, but now she was completely used to it.
With Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang at the scene, it wouldn't be called showing off. It was called Dog Butcher.
The two of them had to show off their love during a meal, which made her a little speechless. After a few teasing words, she felt a little stifled.
They didn't even talk about dating and jumped straight to marriage. They were also doing very well now.
Maybe she really had to listen to Su Qingsang's suggestion and forget her Dear Brother and find a man. Maybe he could be like Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao?
Although she thought so, she clearly knew that it was unlikely.
After separating from Su Qingsang, Shi Mengwan wasn't in a hurry to go home. Feeling a little annoyed, she unconsciously drove the car to the entrance of a small alley.
The alley was very dark, and only the intersection had a faint light.
Shi Mengwan didn't feel afraid. She stared at the small alley. She could almost imagine what kind of scene it would be like if she were to pass through this alley.
It had been more than ten years. Many places in Lin City had changed, but this place hadn't changed until now.
Passing through the entrance of the alley, there were small alleys on both sides. They were of different sizes, and there were many people living there. Almost all the people at the bottom of Lin City's society lived here.
She looked at the hidden darkness behind the intersection and got out of the car. She was very bold today. In fact, she used to come to this place often.
She wasn't afraid of encountering danger. Although the people here weren't very friendly, there really weren't any bad people.
There was a breakfast stall at the outermost part of the alley. It was closed now. Further inside, there was a small shop. It was also closed today.
She still remembered that she was very hungry at that time. She wanted to eat, but she didn't have any money on her.
What happened after that?
Dear Brother found a steamed bun and opened it, half for each of them. He said that it was half for each of them, but in fact, her half was more, and his half was less.
She said, "Dear Brother, you're bigger. Do you eat this big piece?"
"No need. I'm a man. I can withstand hunger better. You eat. "
A teenager wasn't a man at all, but Shi Mengwan felt that the young man was an indomitable man.
He was so thin and young, but he raised her for a year, a whole year.
At that time, she was eating the steamed bun and watching Dear Brother finish the small half of the steamed bun in a few bites. She knew that Dear Brother wasn't full.
She deliberately left half of it, saying that she didn't have an appetite today and couldn't eat anymore. Before Dear Brother could react, she put the steamed bun into his mouth.
At that time, how did Dear Brother react?
Shi Mengwan's memories were interrupted. She heard a voice coming from the fork in the alley not far ahead.
It was getting late, and Shi Mengwan didn't intend to cause trouble. She turned around and wanted to leave, but she heard a voice that wasn't unfamiliar to her.
"Cut the crap. Do you want to come one by one, or do you want to come at me together?"
This voice was clearly Zhan Haoze's. Shi Mengwan was stunned for a moment. Not only did she not leave, but she also walked closer.
"Very arrogant. Since that's the case, let's teach him a lesson. "
A sharp male voice sounded. Shi Mengwan quickly heard muffled groans and the sound of fighting.
She could tell that there were quite a few people on the other side. Using the dim street lamp at the entrance of the alley, she approached very carefully.
Using a telephone pole as cover, she carefully poked her head out.
She saw a group of people fighting. No, it wasn't right to say that it was a group of people fighting. It should be a group of people fighting around a person.
The person who was surrounded was naturally Zhan Haoze.
When she saw that face clearly under the street lamp, Shi Mengwan almost screamed.
Why was he here? Also, why were so many people beating him up? Could it be that he got into trouble again?
She thought of that year, Dear Brother worked very hard every day to support her.
Once, when he was about to come back, he was stopped at the entrance of the alley by two youths who looked taller and stronger than Dear Brother.
The other party wanted Dear Brother to hand over all his money. How could Dear Brother be willing?
In order to protect the money that he had earned with great difficulty, he refused to hand it over. In the end, he was beaten up by the two of them.
At that time, it was also like now, two people beating him up.
Back then, Zhan Haoze might not have had the ability, but now, he should be different, right? He was someone who was going to marry Chen Feifei.
How could such a person provoke these people from the underworld?
Shi Mengwan's mind was running wild. However, her eyes were filled with worry.
She wondered if she should call the police now and ask them to come? Or should she think of a way to lure those people away?
However, before Shi Mengwan could do anything, she saw the situation in front of her clearly.
She, who had been letting her imagination run wild just now, didn't notice that Zhan Haoze had already beaten that group of people to the ground.
Zhan Haoze was still standing. He was a little far away, so she couldn't tell if he was injured.
However, she was stunned to see that the people who had just attacked him were all lying on the ground. There were cries of pain in the alley. It could be seen that they were all seriously injured.
Such a change shocked Shi Mengwan. When did Dear Brother's skills become so good?
"Tell your master that no matter what he wants to do, I'm here and will accompany him at any time."
"You, you –" One of the people lying on the ground said for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything new. Over and over again, it was just a few threatening words.
Shi Mengwan saw that Zhan Haoze was fine and was about to leave, but Zhan Haoze had already started to walk in this direction.
Shi Mengwan was shocked. Before she could think of where to hide, Zhan Haoze had already walked to her side.
When he passed by her, he glanced at her and then stopped in his tracks. He looked at her and saw that half of her body was hidden behind the telephone pole, but it was completely useless. She was still clearly seen by others. "Have you heard enough?"
Shi Mengwan was shocked. She didn't expect that she would be discovered by him. She had nowhere to hide even if she wanted to.
She looked at the person behind her who was still lying on the ground in pain. Shi Mengwan took a big step back. She didn't know what was under her feet, but she almost stepped on it.
However, this time, she balanced her body well and didn't let herself fall again.
"What, what a coincidence. Mr. Zhan. "
Zhan Haoze ignored her greeting. He looked at the people at the other end of the alley and finally, his gaze fell on Shi Mengwan.
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