death distance

Chapter 73

As soon as I arrived at the editorial department, I saw a bouquet of black roses on my desk. I was surprised when my colleague Zhang Jie came over with a look of envy: "Black roses, this is a rare species. I didn't expect your boyfriend It's quite personal."

"Boyfriend?" I didn't get used to this address for a while.

"That's right, a tall, thin and handsome guy just sent it. Who else would give roses besides her boyfriend." She took it for granted.

Liu Meijuan, a colleague at the side, interjected doubtfully: "Isn't everyone giving red roses? How about giving black roses? It's an unlucky color."

"You don't know that, it's nothing new to give red roses, and black roses are still a rare variety, which shows that her boyfriend is a caring person, and such boys are rare now." Sister Zhang said with emotion.

"But I heard that black roses represent death, isn't that good?" Liu Meijuan continued.

"That's why you misunderstood. The flower language of black roses is gentleness and sincerity," Sister Zhang corrected, "It is said that the number of flowers also has different meanings." While speaking, he glanced at the number of flowers and explained: "Five roses, Five flowers represent sincere appreciation, Su Mo, yes, I found Prince Charming so quickly, how is it, love feels good, when can I have your wedding candy?"

"Sister Zhang, you're too gossip," Liu Meijuan continued, "I'm even embarrassed by Su Mo."

Sister Zhang smiled awkwardly when she heard the words: "Okay, I won't ask anymore, it would violate privacy if I ask again, but you must notify us when something good is coming."

I smiled perfunctorily, sat in my seat, and they continued to work on their own; looking at the heavy and weird colors in the vase, I suddenly felt that they were quite suitable for me, just like Liu Meijuan said, black is more Like a representative of death, I will use flowers to present Buddha to remember those dead souls, no matter what they looked like before they were alive, after all, we ended their lives.

"Do you still like black roses?" He Xinqi spoke softly on the phone.

"I like it, thank you." I replied casually.

"It's fine if you like it, you and I don't have to be so polite," he said, "I thought you might not like vulgar things, so I picked something more unusual, and I was afraid that you would not like it, it seems that I chose the right one. .”

"You don't have to bother," I said, "it's too expensive."

"It doesn't matter," he didn't care, "You are different from ordinary girls, and of course you have different things, so that you can reflect your value."

"Thank you."

"I've already said that you don't have to be so polite with me. This will make the distance farther away." He reiterated.

"Okay." I replied.

"Do you know what day it is two weeks from now?" He asked knowingly.

"I don't know." I really don't know, and I have never been interested in dates.

"Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day," he said in a good mood, "I think if you think it's too hasty for us to get married right away, how about we get engaged first and set the date on that day?"

How different is "getting engaged to..." from getting married.

"Yeah, what do you think?" he said.

"No, you decide." I didn't care about that, I was just thinking about how to get Su Cha to accept it.

"Aren't you happy?" He heard that my tone was not relaxed, and asked.

"No, it happened suddenly, and I'm not ready yet," I said.

"That's right," he expressed his understanding. "Actually, I'm also a little nervous. I don't know what to prepare. I feel that time is too tight..."

I glanced at the time and interrupted him, "I'm going to work, hang up first."

"Well, you can work at ease. I'll pick you up when you get off work." He stopped the topic.

"No need, I can go back by myself." I didn't want to bother him, and in fact I didn't want to owe him favors, but it seemed impossible.

"If you don't need a free car, do you have to spend money to pay for others?" He teased slightly, with an unquestionable tone, "Tell me, what time do you get off work?"

"I don't know, it depends on the workload." I didn't accommodate his machismo either.

"What about the approximate time?" He continued to ask.

"Maybe seven o'clock." I replied casually.

"Understood, work hard, see you tonight."

After he said this, there was no movement over there, but I didn't hear the busy signal. I hesitated for a while, and when I was considering whether to hang up the phone, his voice sounded again, a little puzzled: "Why didn't you hang up?"

"what?"

He chuckled: "I'm waiting for you to hang up the phone."

"Oh." My face was slightly hot, and I ended the call instantly.

Because of working overtime, I was an hour and a half later than usual. When I walked out of the gate, a familiar black car parked nearby slowly drove up, the passenger door opened, and He Shenqi in the car smiled softly: "Get off work Already? Get in the car now."

I got in, and the radio in the car was playing exciting music, without lyrics, but it felt very refreshing.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" I asked subconsciously. I said before that I would get off work at 08 o'clock. Now it is 30:[-]. He couldn't really wait outside for so long.

"I didn't think it was too long, it passed after listening to a few songs," he didn't mind, and asked instead, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first?"

"No, I want to go home directly." Su Cha should be worried if she goes back late, she still doesn't know about my promise to marry He Shenqi, and I'm not sure how she will react when she finds out about it.

"Okay then," he suddenly leaned over and startled me, and I said in surprise, "what are you doing?"

He froze for a moment, then said in a daze, "Seat belt..."

I turned my head and saw the seat belt hanging beside me, knowing that I had misunderstood him, I was a little embarrassed: "Thank you, I will do it myself." I reached out and pulled the seat belt to fasten it.

He sat upright, looked beside me, and asked, "Why don't you see Black Rose?"

"I put it in the office." I replied.

It's hard to explain it when you take it home.

He took a wrapped gift box from the back seat and handed it over: "It's for you."

"What is this?" I asked.

"Open it and have a look," he said.

After receiving the box and opening it, there is a themed music box in the shape of human bones, and the skull pattern on the box cover is shocking.

Another death-themed gift.

Although the theme is heavy and weird, the workmanship of the objects is still exquisite, natural and smooth without artificiality, which is my favorite style; probably because I have been neighbors with death for a long time, and I have discovered its cute side from the original seriousness.

"How is it? Don't you like it? Do you think it's too heavy and weird?" He asked tentatively.

"No, it's good," I said truthfully, "I like the style, thank you, and it cost you again."

"Can I make a request to you." He said suddenly.

"what?"

"Don't be so polite to me in the future. I will be very uncomfortable. We are going to get married. We can't live in such a polite way in the future."

What he said is also reasonable, but I am really not used to being too close to him, so it is a foregone conclusion.

"Understood, I will try my best." I said perfunctorily.

Before entering the door, he suddenly became shy, glanced at the newly replaced anti-theft door, and said tentatively: "In TV dramas, when the male lead sends the female lead home, there will be a kissbye... I don't ask you to agree to kiss me, but that's okay. Can't you give me a hug?"

I am numb.

A kissbye is nothing to couples, let alone a hug, but, can I refuse.

I can only watch him come over and hug me carefully into his arms. I am motionless, feeling that he wants to hug me tightly but dare not to hesitate, and my heart is silent.

Inadvertently glanced at it, and saw a figure standing a few meters away, the sadness was beyond words.

He should have left, but he didn't move, he just stood there, looking at the love in his eyes.

"Call me if you're hungry at night, and I'll bring it to you." He Shenqi said.Before I could say anything, he turned around and got in the car and left.

It's also his way of expressing his feelings.

"Why are you still here?" I looked at someone not far away and said indifferently.

"Are you dating him?" He asked knowingly.

"We're getting married," I replied.

"How long have you known each other," he said incredulously, "Do you like him?"

"You can come to the wedding." I continued to answer irrelevant questions.

"I remember you said that you liked your sister...but now you are with another boy. Is it just to reject my excuse?" He continued to ask.

I didn't want to answer, turned around and was about to enter the room, he rushed over and grabbed me: "Momo!"

"This is my business and has nothing to do with you!" I replied immediately.

"You were forced, right?" He said understandingly, "I heard your conversation that night, you did it out of necessity, his family is very rich, you did it because of your father's last resort... ..."

"Of course not!" I immediately denied it, looked at his stunned eyes, and exhaled helplessly, "That's not the point, the point is that I'm getting married soon, you're a good boy, don't waste your time on me anymore. "

"As long as you have money, right?" He asked abruptly.

I looked at him puzzled.

"No matter what the reason is, money is the cause of this matter. Didn't your father also value the wealth of his father's generation?" Tao Chun said to himself, "My family is also very rich. As long as you want, I can let my Dad helped Dad get through this difficulty, since you are going to get married, you can marry me, I promise that I will treat you better than that person, love you more, and will not let you suffer a little bit..."

"Tao Chun."

"You don't like him but you can marry him, why don't you marry me, at least I have you, and you have feelings for me."

"Tao Chun..."

"You may be disappointed in me, but I really love you. I can correct my shortcomings. As long as you bring it up, I will obey unconditionally. Can he do this? You don't know him much... ..."

I don't know much about you either.I wonder.

"Momo, marry me," he said with deep affection in his eyes, "as long as you nod your head, you don't have to worry about anything, I will help you solve it."

"Tao Chun!" I finally interrupted him, "You think too simply, and this matter has nothing to do with you from the beginning to the end."

The biggest unknown now is Su Cha. The choice I made was to protect her, but I don't know if she accepts my favor.

I can imagine the consequences of being ungrateful.

"No, it has something to do with me," he said stubbornly, "It's because you once had feelings for me and I still love you as always. I have already regretted the dangerous situation, and this time I will not hesitate again, not only for you, but also for myself."

He was really stubborn.

"Even if you do this, I won't agree." I said ungratefully.Now I'm already having a headache, and I don't want him to get involved in irrelevant things anymore.

"Actually, there is one thing I didn't tell you. I am a rich second generation. My father's business runs through the financial world, so I am confident that my family will be richer than his family," he said truthfully, "The reason why I didn't tell you The truth is that I don’t want you to feel pressured and alienate me, now that things have come to this point, do you want to reconsider, if you are afraid of having a difficult relationship with my family, we can move out after marriage.”

I couldn't laugh or cry: "Why do you have to get involved in this matter?"

"Because I always think you are my woman, even if you don't agree with me, you can still call me traditional. In short, since that night, you are mine, and I will only have you as a woman. So I will always love you," he was stubborn, with a little grievance, "At first, I thought, even if you like girls, it doesn't matter, at least you won't marry a man, but now things have changed;" said this, his eyes There is more hope in Li, "Think about it carefully, a man will have a bit of a virgin complex, you have already given it to me, wouldn't he mind, he doesn't feel comfortable if he doesn't say it, and in terms of conditions, I'm more suitable for you too."

I am ashamed, why does he still remember this incident, and even brood over it, for his affection, I immediately feel that I have committed a serious crime.

"It's useless even if you say so much," I said lightly, "I've already promised him."

"I know, you think I'm too hasty and didn't take it seriously." He pretended to be smart, "It's okay, then I will formally pursue you from now on, Momo, I will let you accept me .”

"That's impossible." I couldn't help but turn around and open the door to enter the room.

"Even if you don't accept me, don't accept other men!" His unwilling voice was blocked by me.

Things seem to be getting a little out of hand, what do I do.

Sighing lightly, I turned around wearily, and saw Su Can's lovely and pitiful face.

"What are you doing standing here?" I was startled.

"Is Sister Momo really going to marry?" She burst into tears.

I quickly looked around the room and said for sure, "Where's Susu?"

"She's upstairs." Her eye circles were moist.

"That's good." After making sure that Su Cha didn't hear this, I breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the sofa weakly.

"Is sister Momo really going to get married?" Su Can asked again.

"Yeah," I slumped, "I'm surprised."

"What about Su Cha?" She asked, "She will be sad."

"You are still young and don't understand," I smiled wryly, "This is the best way."

She stopped talking.

"Su Mingyu hasn't come back yet?"

"No."

The air fell silent again.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Su Chen came out of the bedroom, looked at me expressionlessly and said calmly, "I want to talk to you."

Both Su Can and I were a little surprised, and then Su Can avoided it knowingly.

I looked at his mature and childish face, and I was a little curious about what this taciturn boy would tell me at this time.

I sat aside and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

"Would you like something to drink?" I said.

"No, I like to be straightforward." I didn't find his voice quite nice, "Then I'll just say it directly?"

"Speak." I also like to be straightforward.

So he said: "I know that you and Su Cha don't like us living in, and we also feel like we're depending on others, but for the time being, we can only do this for now. There is something you don't know, or you don't want to know, but I'll tell you anyway, The main reason for the divorce between Dad and Mom was not the emotional discord, but because Dad lied to Mom's property."

I was slightly stunned: "Cheat?"

"Yes, lie," he affirmed, "their relationship has been at odds for many years, because my sister and I have never divorced, just before coming here, because my father tricked her into investing in his shares, there has been no return for a long time He was very annoyed, but Dad secretly used a [-]-square-meter house that Mom used as a dowry as collateral for a bank loan, but there was no income. The house was in vain, and Mom divorced him in a rage. I want him to repay her for the loss, but my father's money is all on his so-called career, so my sister and I moved here with my father."

It turned out that he was driven back to live on his laurels at the end of his life.I despise.

"Since he is in such a recession, why are you still following him?" I wondered, "Now is the time when you need money..."

"Dad said he was reluctant to part with us," he said with a disdainful smile, "but I know that we are like chips, since we can't get rid of them, then hold them in your hands, and they will come in handy."

His words were astonishing, and I was stunned. I never thought that this 17-year-old boy would have such thoughts; but I felt that there was something in his words, and there was no deep meaning.

He seemed to see through my thoughts, his tone was cold, but something settled in his eyes.

"Yes, we are just like you," he said.

☆, incompetent girlfriend.