Because of Zhou Chen's song, several people were tossing and turning that night, unable to fall asleep.
Several people living in this windy courtyard all have their own troubles. Zhou Chen's song reminds them of their past and grief, and naturally they find it difficult to calm down.
Hu Youyu went to Zhou Chen several times to persuade Zhou Chen, but he was always rejected by Zhou Chen. Even after returning to the room, he still gave Zhou Chen authority.
Xu Hongdou was in his room, looking at the photo of himself and Chen Nanxing under dim light, with an unusually complicated expression.
"Chen Nanxing, I miss you again. One of his songs made me think of you again uncontrollably. If it were you, you would definitely advise me not to cry. Just like his song, I feel that his song
It’s as if the song is being sung to me.”
Holding the photo, Xu Hongdou couldn't sleep, her mind was filled with the melody and lyrics of Zhou Chen's song.
Three days have passed in a flash. A few days have passed. Xu Hongdou has not responded to the phone she sent for repair. She is not anxious at all. Instead, she takes Damai and runs to have sex with Aunt Agui and Aunt Baoping.
Gone were the milk fans and flower cakes.
In this day and age, many things are inseparable from mobile phones, especially young people. It is estimated that they will feel uneasy if they cannot touch their mobile phones for a day.
Fortunately, Hongdou has not used his mobile phone for almost a week, and he is not irritable at all, as if he has become accustomed to a life without mobile phones.
In the evening, Zhou Chen received a call. There was a reply to what he asked the company employees to check, so he was going to go to Xie Zhiyao's house next door to tell him.
As soon as I arrived downstairs, I saw Xu Hongdou following Ma Qiushan in the yard.
"Zhou Chen, it's so late, where are you going?"
"Go to Mr. Xie's house next door. There is already news about what he asked me to help investigate. Do you want to go together and finish talking and then go for a walk?"
Xu Hongdou tilted his head and thought for a few seconds, then nodded quickly.
"Okay, I can't sleep anyway, so I'll go out with you for a walk."
After spending so many days with Zhou Chen, she is no longer wary of Zhou Chen. If it were before, she would definitely not go out with a man so late at night.
"Have you had dinner?"
"Nope."
"Oh, are you losing weight?"
"No, I just didn't think of eating it. I have nothing to do anyway. I can eat it anytime. There's no rush."
Since arriving in Yunmiao Village, apart from wandering around for the first few days, she has been lying down for the next few days, sleeping until she wakes up naturally in the morning, and sleeping whenever she wants at night.
As for eating, except for lunch, which is on time, breakfast and dinner are not ordered. You can eat when you remember. If you can't remember and you are not hungry, then don't eat.
"Then you're quite comfortable."
Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou walked into the small courtyard of Xie Zhiyao's house, and were about to enter the main room when they suddenly heard a quarrel between Xie Zhiyao and his brother Xie Zhiyuan.
Xie Zhiyuan asked Xie Zhiyuan to go to school, but Xie Zhiyuan refused to go, saying that he did not want to be embarrassed anymore.
They were arguing, and Xie Zhiyuan was very impatient and told him that Xie Zhiyuan had a stomachache in class and couldn't help but shit his pants. Xie Zhiyuan was so angry that he screamed, shouted angrily that he was going to die, and then rushed out.
outside the house.
But when he ran outside the house, he was dumbfounded. He looked at Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou standing outside the door with a confused face. He couldn't control himself and fell directly in front of Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou.
When Xie Zhiyao heard the screams, he ran out of the room. When he saw Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou, he was also a little confused.
Xu Hongdou pulled Zhou Chen's clothes and winked at Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen expressed his purpose expressionlessly.
“Mr.
With that said, he was about to turn around and leave, and Xu Hongdou followed suit.
But when Xie Zhiyuan, who fell to the ground, heard that Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou were about to leave, he rushed over and hugged Zhou Chen's thigh in excitement.
"You can't go, you can't go."
Xie Zhiyao looked embarrassed: "I'm sorry, did you all hear that just now?"
Xu Hongdou immediately waved his hand: "No, we didn't hear anything. We just arrived, so we really didn't hear anything."
But this sentence is like there is no three hundred taels of silver here, how can the Xie brothers believe it.
Xie Zhiyao said: "Zhou Chen, come in and talk. It's okay to stand outside. I also want to know what happened to Xiaoxia."
As soon as Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou entered the house, Xie Zhiyao closed the door of the main room with great force, then pressed his body against the door, staring at Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou, not letting them have the chance to leave.
His appearance made the three people in the room feel helpless, but Xie Zhiyao didn't take it seriously and just asked Zhou Chen: "Did Brother Kevin that Xiaoxia mentioned find out anything?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "I found some, but not the specific ones. However, according to my investigation, this Kevin is not what Xiaoxia said. He is very likely to be a liar."
"fraud?"
Xie Zhiyao's expression changed drastically. In fact, he was also suspicious of that Kevin, so he asked Zhou Chen to help investigate.
Zhou Chen's speed surprised him, and the results of the investigation shocked him even more.
"sure?"
Zhou Chen said: "You know it's impossible for people in my company to lie to me, and they are all professionals. This answer is based on investigation and analysis. I can't say it is 100%, but the accuracy rate is definitely over 90%.
"
Xie Zhiyao's face turned ugly. Zhou Chen had already said so, so it was almost certain that Brother Kevin, whom Xiaoxia was talking about, was probably really a liar, and what was the purpose of the liar in deceiving Xiaoxia?
It can only be money.
"Zhou Chen, thank you so much this time. I will tell Xiaochun and Xiaoxia about Kevin. If it weren't for you, Xiaoxia would have been deceived."
"Just trust me. I actually told Xiaoxia that it's not a bad thing to go out and have a try. It's just that if you go out alone, you will inevitably encounter difficulties. He has never been far away. He has a simple temperament and is the easiest person to go to.
Being deceived."
"You are right. In fact, Xiaochun and I are also worried about this. Now that we know that the other party is a liar, we will naturally not let Xiaoxia be deceived again."
Although Xie Xiaoxia is not Xie Zhiyao's biological brother, the relationship between the two families is very close, and it is impossible for him to watch Xie Xiaoxia be deceived.
Xie Zhiyuan originally wanted to get angry when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, but when he heard that it was about Xie Xiaoxia, he suppressed his anger.
After the conversation, when they saw that Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou wanted to leave, they shouted: "You are not allowed to leave, you are not allowed to leave."
Xie Zhiyao showed a helpless expression towards Zhou and Chen, and then glared at Xie Zhiyuan fiercely.
"Stop messing around and get out of the way."
"I won't let them go. If they go out and spread the news about me, my reputation will be completely ruined. Oh, I can't let them go."
Seeing that Xie Zhiyuan refused to give in, Xie Zhiyuan was so angry that he took out his slippers and tried to throw them at him, but Xu Hongdou stopped him.
"Hey, hey, don't fight, don't fight. Talk to him nicely and don't do anything."
"I didn't want to fight, but this kid, alas..."
Zhou Chen smiled and said to Xie Zhiyuan: "Ayuan, we have known each other for a long time. I even taught you to ride a horse. Don't you even believe me?"
Xie Zhiyuan pursed his lips: "I believe you, but I don't believe her." His eyes met Xu Hongdou.
Xu Hongdou raised his hand and said, "I can promise that I will never tell anyone."
Xie Zhiyuan showed hesitation, hesitated for a while, and then said: "I still don't believe you."
Zhou Chen said at this time: "Well, Ayuan, I promise you, Xu Hongdou will never tell anyone. If she does, come to me and I will be responsible."
Xie Zhiyuan: "If word spreads about her, what's the use of me looking for you again?"
Xie Zhiyuan couldn't stand listening anymore. He stood up angrily, pointed at Xie Zhiyuan and shouted: "Ayuan, stop making nonsense, do you hear me? If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude."
Xie Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said loudly: "I won't let it go. I can't let my reputation be ruined. I will defend my reputation to the death."
Zhou Chen couldn't help but laugh. This kid is really stubborn.
So he stood up and walked to Xie Zhiyuan at the door. Xie Zhiyuan looked nervous.
"You, what do you want to do?"
Zhou Chen just stretched out a hand and gave it a gentle move, and Xie Zhiyuan gave way uncontrollably.
Zhou Chen opened the door and said to Xie Zhiyuan: "Don't worry, I won't tell others. Although this incident is a bit embarrassing and hurts self-esteem, a real man should not shrink back, but should have the courage to face difficulties and solve them."
Difficult, I think you should listen to your brother and go back to school."
After saying that, he walked out first, Xu Hongdou followed her, and before leaving, he made a cheering gesture to Xie Zhiyuan.
"I won't tell anyone. Zhou Chen is right. You should overcome difficulties instead of avoiding them. Come on."
Xie Zhiyao looked at Muleng's younger brother and shook his head helplessly and sighed, this kid is still immature.
After leaving Xie Zhiyao's house, Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou did not return to the courtyard, but walked along the dark village road.
Xu Hongdou sighed: "Xie Zhiyuan is just a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. I can understand his mood when something like this happens. Children of this age need face and self-esteem the most. It's no wonder that he doesn't want to go back to school."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It's really embarrassing, but it's not a problem to keep running away. Mr. Xie is right. If it doesn't work, just change schools."
"We are going to Yang Guanjun's barbecue stall soon. Do you want to get something to eat?"
Xu Hongdou shook his head quickly: "I'm not going. I've eaten several barbecues in less than half a month since I came here. I can't eat anymore. I'd better go back and make rice noodles with Damai."
"Okay, let's go back after taking a walk."
"Um."
Maybe the two of them were walking together in the dark, and the atmosphere was a bit ambiguous, so Xu Hongdou deliberately found a topic.
"Zhou Chen, are you running a company in Magic City? They found the person Xiaochun and the others were looking for so quickly."
Zhou Chen explained: "I do have a company, and there happens to be people doing research in the company, so I found out so quickly."
"oh."
There was another silence for a while.
"The song you sang yesterday was very nice. Can I ask you to give me the lyrics? I like the lyrics of that song very much."
"Of course, no problem. I'll write it to you when I get back. If you like it, I can teach you, or I can go to a recording studio in the city to record the song and send it to you."
Xu Hongdou waved her hand and said, "No need to go to that trouble, I just want to read the lyrics."
"no problem."
Zhou Chen thought for a while and decided to take the next step, so he asked tentatively: "Hongdou, I remember when we met in the capital, you were not alone, there was another person. I think she has a very good relationship with you.
She should be your good friend, right?"
Xu Hongdou suddenly stopped and his expression became very complicated.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Chen asked knowingly.
Xu Hongdou was silent for a long time, and finally said: "She is indeed my best friend, but I don't want to say it now, I'm sorry."
"Why are you saying sorry to me? She is your friend. If you want to say it, say it. If you don't want to say it, don't say it. I just asked casually. I am the one who should say sorry."
Xu Hongdou's answer surprised Zhou Chen. He thought that mentioning Chen Nanxing would touch Xu Hongdou and tell him about the matter between her and Chen Nanxing.
But Xu Hongdou's answer was different from what he thought. It seemed that Xu Hongdou still hadn't come out and didn't want to share Chen Nanxing with others for the time being.
However, he was not discouraged. This was the first time he mentioned it. Although Xu Hongdou didn't want to say it, he didn't mean to be angry. This was a good sign.
Maybe they talked about a sensitive topic, so the two of them walked for a while and then returned to the courtyard.
Early the next morning, while Zhou Chen was still meditating, Xie Xiaoxia ran into the small courtyard and went straight to Zhou Chen who was meditating.
"Brother Zhou, I have something to ask you."
A few seconds later, Zhou Chen opened his eyes, and Ma Qiushan next to him also opened his eyes and looked at Xie Xiaoxia curiously.
When Zhou Chen saw it was Xie Xiaoxia, he knew why he was here.
"You are here to ask me about Kevin. I have already told Xie Zhiyao, and everything I told you is the truth."
Xie Xiaoxia asked eagerly: "I don't believe Brother Kevin is a liar. He is really nice and he didn't lie to me, let alone take anything from me. How could he be a liar?"
Zhou Chen said calmly: "I told you, what I told is the truth. As for whether you believe it or not, that's your business, but you have to understand that I know you, and I only help you for the sake of your elder brother and sister.
I checked it for you. As for Kevin, I don’t even know him. Do you think it’s necessary for me to arrange him? What good does it do me to deceive you? "
Nana walked out of the room. She was also very surprised when she saw Xie Xiaoxia's anxious look.
"Xiaoxia, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?"
"I……"
Seeing his sweetheart Nana, Xie Xiaoxia's momentum suddenly weakened.
"Xiaoxia, Xie Xiaoxia, Xie Xiaoxia."
Xie Xiaochun shouted and rushed into the small courtyard. When he saw Xie Xiaoxia, he immediately rushed over and gave him a hard blow.
"You kid, why don't you know what's good and what's good? Zhou Chen is helping us, and you still come to question them. Are you confused?"
Xie Xiaoxia was so angry that she hit her head again.
Xie Xiaoxia was beaten so hard that she didn't dare to resist and just covered her head.
Xie Xiaochun gave Xie Xiaoxia a good beating, and then apologized to Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, I'm sorry, this kid is too stupid and too naive. He doesn't believe us. He has to believe that liar. He doesn't know anything about it."
Zhou Chen didn't mind: "It doesn't matter. After all, I have never experienced such a thing, so it's normal not to believe it."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Xiaoxia again and said: "You may not believe what I say, but Xiaochun is your sister. Others may lie to you and harm you, but it is absolutely impossible for her to lie to you and harm you. Xiaoxia
, you are already an adult and should have your own thoughts."
"Remember a few words, you must not have the intention of harming others, you must have the intention of guarding against others, you must be courteous for nothing, and you can steal on sight. Think carefully about what Kevin said to you, and think about what he asked you to do.
What do you want me to do, I believe you can see the problem."
In fact, it can be seen from the plot that Kevin's method of deceiving Xie Xiaoxia was not very clever. Xie Xiaoxia was deceived entirely because he was too naive and trusted the other party too much. It was because of this that people chose this trick.