After Gu Jia's divorce, she focused more on her son Xu Ziyan and her work. Under her leadership, Chenxing slowly became prosperous again.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
A lot of things have happened in the past month or so, many of which have nothing to do with Zhou Chen, but there are also many that are related to Zhou Chen.
Gu Jia still works at Chenxing Rehabilitation Institution as always, and has become more serious and responsible, as if she has completely integrated into this big family.
Zhong Xiaoqin didn't have much time before she gave birth, so Chen Yu specifically requested Zhou Chen to reduce the number of business trips.
Zhou Chen naturally had no objection, but instead gave him some guidance. Now you are the boss of the research department. How can there be a boss who is the first one to rush on business trips every day? The boss of the department is more about regulating the department and managing it well.
personnel……
Zhou Chen's words made Chen Yu wake up from a dream. The reason why he took the lead in doing things before was mainly because he didn't realize the problem and didn't face his own identity.
The other one of the three best friends, Wang Manni, didn't survive, and finally left the city and returned to her hometown.
Since that time, Zhou Chen and Wang Manni have not seen each other again. Naturally, he does not know the news about Wang Manni.
During this period of time, what makes Zhou Chen most happy is undoubtedly the new drug put on the shelves by his pharmaceutical factory. It has received a lot of praise, has begun to cause discussion in the circle, and sales are slowly increasing.
This speed surprised Zhou Chen. He originally thought that it would take a year or two for the new medicine to be fully developed, but he did not expect that in less than three months, the first wave of outbreaks would already be ushered in.
It is foreseeable that this new drug will soon make his pharmaceutical factory famous, and getting rich overnight is no longer a dream.
As for Liang Zhengxian, who once caused him a stumbling block, he has not forgotten that a big net has been slowly unfolding against Liang Zhengxian. What he is waiting for now is to close the net, which will definitely surprise Liang Zhengxian.
And lots of other trivia…
For example, Linda sent him several messages during this period, which can no longer be said to be hints, but explicit messages.
But he really didn't want to continue with Linda, and he was very busy recently, so he never replied once.
"Husband, I went for a checkup today. The doctor said the child is developing very well. Do you think I should check the gender?"
Zhao Jingyu held Zhou Chen's arm and asked expectantly.
Zhou Chen said: "To me, men and women are the same. If you want to check, you can check it. It's okay to confirm."
For him, there is actually no difference between boys and girls, and he does not favor boys over girls.
He has no feelings for Zhao Jingyu, but he still attaches great importance to his upcoming child.
Zhao Jingyu said nervously: "It would be great if it was a boy."
Ever since she met Mr. Zhou, she had been looking forward to having a boy, because once it was a boy, he would be the eldest son of the next generation of the Zhou family, and he would be able to take him and raise him.
Maybe he might not be able to become the eldest son and inherit the Zhou family's business, but he would definitely have a place in the Zhou family. At worst, he could be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of his life, and even his mother could be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of his life.
Zhou Chen smiled and said nothing. Preferring boys over girls has been an idea that has been passed down in China for thousands of years, and it has only been in the past hundred years that equality between men and women has been advocated.
But in fact, in most places, especially the poorer and more remote places, this phenomenon becomes more and more serious. There are also those big families with big businesses. They may not favor sons over daughters, but they definitely still hope to have sons to inherit.
Family business.
Let’s not talk about others, just take Zhou Chen himself as an example. He really doesn’t favor boys over girls, and he even likes girls more.
But if he really wants to distribute the family property, he will definitely leave most of the property to his son, for no other reason than that his son's future children will have his surname.
On this day, Zhou Chen and Gu Jia went to the city to communicate with people from other rehabilitation institutions, and did not return until evening.
"Gu Jia, I wonder if I have the honor to invite you to have dinner with me?"
Zhou Chen drove the car and asked Gu Jia, the co-pilot. Since Gu Jia's divorce, this was the fifth time he invited Gu Jia. Gu Jia had rejected him the previous few times.
Seeing that Gu Jia was about to speak, he quickly said: "Gu Jia, you have rejected me several times, at least agree to it once. I promise it is just for eating, not a date."
Gu Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Zhou Chen, I am just a single mother with a child now, why are you so persistent? I don't deserve this."
"Whether it's worth it or not is up to me."
Zhou Chen didn't care and said with a smile: "When you were not divorced before, I really had no idea at all, but now that you are alone, I have the opportunity to pursue you. Do you agree or not?"
It's your business, whether you pursue it or not is my business."
Gu Jia said helplessly: "I don't think about these things at all now. I just want to take care of Ziyan and work well. I don't have extravagant expectations about emotional matters anymore."
"It's very tiring to raise children alone. Ziyan is a good child, but a single-parent family is really not conducive to the growth of children."
Gu Jia: "Single-parent families are indeed not conducive to children's growth, but I don't want Ziyan to live in a complicated family."
She didn't say it explicitly, but her meaning was very obvious. She didn't want Ziyan to have a stepfather, at least not for the time being.
Zhou Chen asked: "Are you still thinking about Xu Huanshan? If so, just pretend that I didn't say anything before. I respect your choice."
"No."
Gu Jia did not hesitate and said directly and firmly: "I will not forgive a man who has betrayed me and his family, not now and not in the future."
She does still have an old love for Xu Huanshan, but she has buried this feeling deep in her heart. In the short term, she will never want to have anything to do with Xu Huanshan again.
"Then treat me as the boss and treat you, a great hero, to a meal. You won't refuse, right?"
"This, okay."
Gu Jia finally agreed.
"Very good."
Zhou Chen showed a happy expression. After such a long time, he finally took the first step.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. No matter what happens in the future, since he can set a precedent, he will have the opportunity to widen the gap even further in the future.
"I know there is a restaurant with a very nice environment. Do you want to go to a private room or the lobby?"
"Let's go to the lobby."
Gu Jia didn't dare to go to the private room. Although she felt that Zhou Chen would not force anything to happen to her, she always felt awkward when a man and a woman were alone in the same room.
The reason why I agreed this time was because Zhou Chen had been invited several times and his attitude was very sincere and he respected her.
It would be a lie to say that he was not moved at all. After all, Zhou Chen was so good that even when she was not married, she could not reach a higher level, let alone being a single mother now.
Furthermore, although she had never thought about getting involved in a new relationship so soon, if Zhou Chen could really persist after she rejected him many times, she might really consider it.
She knew very well that if she could really be with Zhou Chen, it would be extremely beneficial to her and Xu Ziyan, and her son's future prospects would be limitless.
"good."
For Zhou Chen, the lobby and private rooms were the same, and he was not prepared to take down Gu Jia the first time. That would be unrealistic.
Zhou Chen drove Gu Jia to a beautifully decorated music restaurant.
"I've been to this restaurant twice. The food is pretty good and the atmosphere is nice. I can show you my skills later."
Naturally, the reason for coming to the music restaurant is to date Gu Jia, and naturally his best skill is various musical instruments. Most women will like talented men.
Gu Jia was indeed attracted, and asked Zhou Chen in surprise: "Can you also play musical instruments?"
"Why, are you surprised that I can play a musical instrument?"
"It's not that, with your background, it's normal to know how to play a musical instrument. I just feel like you know how to do everything. I've known you for so long, and I've never seen anything that puts you in trouble."
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Then you really think too highly of me. There are so many things I don't know, at least I don't know how to give birth."
Gu Jia was immediately amused by Zhou Chen.
"Yes, you should smile more like this. This is the first time I have seen you smile so happily in such a long time."
Zhou Chen seemed to be stunned by Gu Jia's smile and couldn't help but speak.
Gu Jia couldn't help but roll his eyes. In Zhou Chen's eyes, he was really charming. This was the first time he saw Gu Jia make such an expression towards him.
"Let's go, I'm still waiting for you to show me your skills."
"Then let's go."
Zhou Chen took Gu Jia into a music restaurant called 'Taoyuan'. The location of this music restaurant is relatively secluded and has a sense of paradise. However, he is not sure whether the name of this restaurant has this meaning.
Already.
Because it was evening, there were already many people sitting in the restaurant. Zhou Chen and Gu Jia, led by the waiter, came to a seat relatively close to the piano table.
After asking Gu Jia's opinion, Zhou Chen quickly ordered a few dishes.
After the food was served, Zhou Chen took the initiative and said: "Speaking of which, this is the first time we have eaten together alone. I am really happy tonight."
Gu Jia smiled and did not answer. She didn't know how to respond. Before the divorce, she was a rational person. Now that she was divorced and the pressure was greater, she became more rational.
"Their fish is pretty good, you can try it later."
The two of them ate leisurely. Gu Jia didn't want to order wine at first, but Zhou Chen still ordered a bottle of red wine and poured a glass each.
Zhou Chen was talking most of the time, and Gu Jia would respond from time to time. When talking about topics she was interested in, she became cheerful and talked more.
Gu Jia didn't want to drink at first, but while talking to Zhou Chen, she couldn't help but start drinking.
The main reason is that she was divorced not long ago, and although she never showed any emotions on the surface, she was actually still very uncomfortable inside, but she just couldn't vent it out.
Zhou Chen was the only one here who knew her, and Zhou Chen was very familiar with her, so she slowly let go of her guard and started drinking with Zhou Chen.
"Didn't you say you were here to show off your skills?"
After drinking for three rounds, Gu Jia smoothed her hair and asked Zhou Chen.
Looking at Gu Jia with a reddish face, her long straight hair and delicate facial features, Zhou Chen's heart was filled with excitement.
"Of course, after he finishes playing, I will show you my skills."
The pianist in the hotel was playing at the moment, so it was naturally impossible for Zhou Chen to interrupt midway.
After a few minutes, he got up and went to the piano stage, laughing and discussing with the pianist.
Naturally, a music restaurant would not object to guests playing the piano, especially since there are many people here. It would be really embarrassing if they went on stage to play without two brushes.
Since Zhou Chen dared to come up, it showed that he was confident, so the pianist quickly handed the piano to Zhou Chen.
Playing the piano for a woman was something he had done more than once, but this time it was different. He was facing a single mother with a child.
Before he came, he had already thought about what music he wanted to play, so it didn't take long for his hands to start playing briskly.
"Ding…………"
The crisp sound of the piano sounded. At first, no one noticed that the pianist had been replaced, but it didn't take long for someone to hear that something was wrong with the pianist.
This is a sad song, telling a sad love story. Zhou Chen learned it from other film and television worlds. It is not top-notch, but for Gu Jia at this time, it is definitely very lethal.
After a piece of music ended, there were scattered applause in the restaurant. Zhou Chen didn't pay attention and continued to play, but changed another piece of music.
This time it is no longer a sad piano music, but a lively piano music. Even a novice who doesn’t play the piano can hear that this is a piece full of joy.
Two completely different songs naturally attracted more attention.
Gu Jia held her chin with her right hand and looked at Zhou Chen who was playing with blurred eyes. She didn't know if it was because of the alcohol or something else, but Zhou Chen in front of her slowly changed his figure, as if he had turned into Xu Huan.
Mountain.
And her thoughts slowly immersed in the memories of the past. It was not until the cheerful piano music ended that she finally came back to her senses.
"How did my talk go?"
Looking at Zhou Chen who had returned to his seat, Gu Jia said: "It's very nice. One song is sad and the other is happy. It should describe two different love stories, right?"
"It's amazing, you can even hear it."
Zhou Chen gave a thumbs up: "You are right, these two songs are indeed adapted from two different love stories."
Gu Jia asked curiously: "What kind of love story can you tell me?"
"certainly."
Zhou Chen naturally would not refuse, and Gu Jia also listened carefully.
"The first song is sad, which naturally means that it is a sad love story. It is about a young couple, and the happiness and unhappiness between them..."