After leaving the prison, Lin Wanqing stood in front of the gray door and watched the iron door slowly close.
The winter wind was so cold that it made her head shiver.
But she couldn't tell whether it was cold or something else.
The cell phone rang.
It's a bank.
She glanced at it but didn't answer.
It rang again.
It's Suppliers.
Still didn't answer.
The third phone number is Court.
She finally answered.
"Ms. Lin, your company has been filed for bankruptcy liquidation by creditors. Please come to court at nine o'clock next Monday morning..."
She didn't finish listening.
The phone slipped from my hand and fell to the ground, the screen shattered.
She bent down and wanted to pick it up.
But his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
The concrete floor in winter is as cold as ice.
But she couldn't feel it anymore.
She just knelt there, looking at the broken phone on the ground and the face reflected on the screen.
She almost didn't recognize that face.
After a long time, she slowly stood up.
There is no looking back.
Step by step, she headed towards the path she least wanted to take.
Lin Wanqing's every move now has people paying attention to her. The scene of her leaving the prison in despair was quickly spread by interested people.
The first time it arrived, it reached the ears of Chen Xi.
Chen Xi opens the door and comes in:
"Zhao Zong, Lin Wanqing There is news over there.
Her company was accepted for bankruptcy liquidation by Court today.
The equity of the three projects has also been officially transferred to the name of Haoyu."
She paused:
"Also, she just went to the prison to see Zhao Jianguo.
But Zhao Jianguo didn't give her any money. The two had a fierce quarrel and finally broke up."
Zhao Chen stood in front of the window and said nothing.
Su Wantang walked to him and gently held his hand.
Chen Xi asked:
"Zhao Zong, what else should we do?"
Zhao Chen shook his head:
"No need."
He looked out the window at the darkening sky:
"She will go her own way."
Chen Xi nodded, turned and left.
Only Zhao Chen and Su Wantang are left in the office.
Su Wantang leaned on his shoulder:
"It's over?"
Zhao Chen nodded:
"It's over."
He paused:
"It's completely over."
Two Lifetimes's grudges are finally understood.
Zhao Chen stood in front of the window, looking at the sun gradually setting outside the window.
Su Wantang stood beside him and did not disturb him.
She just stayed with him quietly and looked at his profile.
There was no joy on that face as she expected.
Not even a sense of relief.
Just something... she couldn't explain.
After a long time, Zhao Chen spoke:
"Wantang."
"Huh?"
"Tell me, Lin Wanqing, how do you feel now?"
Su Wantang was stunned for a moment.
Zhao Chen continued:
"Thirteen years. She stayed at Henglong for thirteen years. From a small cashier to Finance Director, she climbed up step by step with Zhao Jianguo. Finally..."
He didn't finish.
Su Wantang gently held his hand:
"What do you want to say?"
Zhao Chen shook his head:
"I don't know. I just feel... a little sad."
He looked out the window:
"Engrudges, grudges, grudges. That's the end of it."
Su Wantang was silent for a few seconds.
Then she whispered:
"You go to school for a walk."
Zhao Chen turned his head and looked at her.
Su Wantang said:
"It's too boring here. Go for a walk around the campus and see the young students. It will make you feel better."
She paused:
"Just take a walk."
Zhao Chen thought for a while and nodded:
"Okay."
Liu Haitao parked the car at the usual place in front of the school.
Zhao Chen When we got off the bus, the setting sun happened to shine on the school gate, plating the big characters in gold.
He stood at the door and watched the students coming in and out.
Some were holding books, some were carrying express packages, and some were chatting and laughing in twos and threes.
Ordinary college life.
We are already far apart from him.
He stepped inside.
No destination, no direction.
Just walk casually.
Walked by Library, walked by Teaching Building, walked by the path full of Wutong.
The sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground.
He walks very slowly.
There are many things in my mind.
Those pictures of Previous Life.
The desperate self in court.
The self who spent more than a thousand days and nights in prison.
He thought, what would he be like now if he had not been reborn?
Probably worse than Lin Wanqing.
He shook his head and put the thought away.
When he turned a corner, he was stunned.
Shen Zhiyi stood five meters away and was also stunned.
She was wearing the beige coat that he was familiar with, her hair was slightly raised by the wind, and she was holding a cup of milk tea in her hand.
Next to her stood Zhou Xiaowen, Chen Shuhua, and Li Jing.
All three of them also had milk tea in their hands.
Their eyes met, and the air became quiet for two seconds.
Zhou Xiaowen was the first to react:
"What the hell, Zhao Zong?"
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses and showed a rare expression of surprise:
"Zhao Chen? Why are you here?"
Li Jing blinked and subconsciously took a step back.
Shen Zhiyi looked at Zhao Chen, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
She saw it.
He is not happy.
Zhao Chen smiled, the smile was very light:
"Passing by, just take a walk."
Zhou Xiaowen glanced at Shen Zhiyi, then at Zhao Chen, and then suddenly said:
"Oops, I suddenly remembered that I still have homework to do!"
Chen Shuhua was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted:
"That's right, my paper hasn't been handed in yet."
Li Jing first update:
"Zhiyi, I'm leaving first."
The three people disappeared around the corner like a gust of wind.
Shen Zhiyi stood there, dumbfounded.
Zhao Chen looked at her and suddenly felt a little better.
"They..." he started.
Shen Zhiyi said:
"They're afraid of being light bulbs."
The two walked forward side by side.
Shen Zhiyi said nothing.
She just walked beside him quietly, occasionally looking at him.
After walking for about five minutes, she spoke softly:
"What happened?"
Zhao Chen has no answer.
Shen Zhiyi said:
"I can tell. You're unhappy."
Zhao Chen was silent for a few seconds.
Then he said:
"Lin Wanqing's company is about to go bankrupt."
Zhao Chen continued:
"I was the one who pushed her to this point."
He paused:
"Since I took over Henglong, we have been on opposite sides..."
He looked at the long road ahead:
"In the end, she was defeated, completely defeated."
Shen Zhiyi said nothing.
Zhao Chen said:
"Logically speaking, I should be happy. After all..."
He smiled bitterly:
"But I don't know why, I can't be happy."
Shen Zhiyi Listen quietly.
Then she spoke:
"Do you feel sorry for her?"
Zhao Chen thought for a while:
"It's not pitiful. It's just..."
Shen Zhiyi interrupted him:
"I don't feel sorry for her."
Zhao Chen looked at her.
Shen Zhiyi's eyes are very bright, and there is something in them that he rarely sees:
"She chose every step for herself. If she chooses, she will have to bear the consequences. This is not caused by you, but by herself."
Zhao Chen was silent for a few seconds.
Then he asked:
"Don't you think I'm too cruel?"
Shen Zhiyi shook his head:
"I don't think so."
She said:
"I only know that you are unhappy now."
She reached out and took his hand:
"I don't care about righteousness and morality. I only care about you."
Zhao Chen was stunned.
Shen Zhiyi's eyes are sparkling:
"What happened to Lin Wanqing was something she asked for. What happened to Lu Shen was something he asked for.
What happened to you Father Zhao Jianguo was something he brought upon himself. You did nothing wrong."
She squeezed his hand:
"So, stop thinking about it."
Zhao Chen looked at her.
He suddenly felt that the mess in his heart slowly dispersed.
"Okay." He said, "I don't want to anymore."
After dinner, Liu Haitao's car was already waiting at the same place.
Shen Zhiyi stood beside the car and looked at Zhao Chen:
"Are you feeling better?"
Zhao Chen nodded:
"Much better."
Shen Zhiyi laughed:
"That's good."
She suddenly stood up on tiptoes and kissed him gently on the face.
Then she turned and ran:
"Be careful on the road!"
Zhao Chen stood beside the car, watching her back disappear into the night.
The warmth of her lips was still on her face.
He smiled, opened the car door and got in.
Liu Haitao looked at him in the rearview mirror:
"Chairman Zhao, Assistant Chen called her just now and asked you to call her back when you are free, saying that she has something important to report."
Zhao Chen nodded:
"Okay."
After finishing the phone call, Zhao Chen finally remembered that it was already December and it was the harvest season.
So, he asked Liu Haitao to send him back to Henglong, and asked Su Wantang to prepare a midnight snack and bring it to Henglong.