Deluge - Chapter 28

[Chapter 28]

When Pei Yu left, Xu Juan didn’t check if he had moved everything away.

He was too lazy to take off his clothes, so he went into the bedroom and fell on the bed, closing his eyes and sleeping for a night.

It was a lonely night.

It’s a bit uncomfortable to have a person’s body temperature missing, but it’s not a big deal.

Xu Juan conciously thought that this is not bad.

If he is willing to think about Pei Yu, then he will stop here and stop entanglement. It is a good thing for Pei Yu to end early.

It’s a pity that Mr. Pei is such a good person. It’s a pity to be harmed by him. It’s only been over a month, and it won’t be too difficult for Pei Yu to get out.

Thinking like this, Xu Juan gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, he was awakened by the vibrating sound of his mobile phone.

“Hello?” Xu Juan answered the phone sleepily.

It was Yue Xuelin: “Mr. Xu, happy birthday.”

“…”

Xu Juan’s drowsiness dissipated for the most part, he rolled over and sat up, looked down and saw the wrinkled clothes on his body, he couldn’t help frowning, his tone was downcast No change, she politely said, “Thank you.”

Yue Xuelin smiled softly. Her voice was soft, but her tone was straightforward: “Have you considered it? I’m waiting for your reply.

” On the phone, he unbuttoned his right hand and took off his shirt, “I don’t seem to have a reason to refuse.”

“Okay, then I’ll wait for you.”

After the call, Xu Juan sat naked on the bed and pondered for a few seconds.

He really had no reason to refuse an engagement.

The left side of the scale is empty, do I still need to choose?

But when things came to an end, he suddenly found that he couldn’t be happy. Having made this decision today, his future life will be over at a glance, and there is nothing to look forward to.

But if you refuse, you don’t seem to know where to go, and there is no sense of expectation.

so be it.

Xu Juan thought about nothing, got out of bed to take a shower, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and picked out a suit in the closet.

It has become his instinct to maintain his image. He may not be able to live, but he is very good at dressing himself up brightly, and anyone who looks at it can’t pick out a single fault.

Before going out, Xu Juan chose a fragrance with a lighter scent, and as soon as the scent touched his body, his mood improved a lot.

Finally, he packed up and drove to the hotel.

…

According to the usual practice, Mr. Xu’s birthday party every year is a popular event in the circle.

What does “circle” mean? Generally speaking, it is the circle of rich people, including but not only the political and business circles and the entertainment circle. Of course, these people are not all from Xu Juan, and most of them are close to him. The essence is for his father, his brother, or his sister.

There are also some people who want to participate, just for the sake of communication, as if only qualified to participate in Xu Juan’s birthday party, can they truly enter the upper class.

Therefore, every year on this day, Xu Juan feels like a mascot.

Otherwise, just relying on his broken company that will not close down, is it worth so many people to praise his stinky feet?

Xu Juan drove the car to the door of the hotel, and a special person went to park for him.

His cell phone kept ringing from the morning to the present, and the birthday wishes were wholesaled in boxes. He walked inside while responding to the remuneration message on WeChat.

Today, the whole building of Wanju Building was vacated, dedicated to his birthday.

As soon as he entered the hotel door, the blessing flower baskets filled half of the lobby. Xu Juan glanced at them quickly. There were many signatures on the flower baskets that he did not know, and some vaguely remembered the names, but they didn’t match his face.

Xu Juan didn’t care about this.

He took a photo of the flower basket, edited a few polite words of thanks, and posted it on the Moments.

It is still early, the guests have not arrived, and the banquet will not start until later.

Everything today is hosted by He Xiangzi himself, and Xu Juan can just be his mascot. So, he contacted Yue Xuelin, and the two entered a lounge on the second floor together.

The lounge is in an excellent location, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the hotel entrance.

Xu Juan stood by the window and looked down. He didn’t speak, and Yue Xuelin didn’t disturb him. He had been sitting on the sofa and playing with his mobile phone quietly.

Xu Juan was very satisfied with this. If they could maintain this good state of not annoying anyone after they got married, it would be very harmonious.

After a while, he was tired from standing, so he sat down on the sofa and played with Yue Xuelin face to face with his mobile phone.

WeChat messages are still jumping.

Xu Juan had just been muted.

He opened the circle of friends, and the “birthday thank you” he just sent received a lot of likes and comments. In addition to Guo Shao, Hou Shijie and others, there were also ex-lovers he didn’t delete, such as Li Mengzhou, although not in the private chat. Excuse him, but give him a thumbs up here.

Xu Juan stared at Li Mengzhou’s praise, and his mind couldn’t help but deviate a bit.

He thought that people like Li Mengzhou were smart. He knew that there would be no follow-up between them, so he didn’t send private chats, but he still missed his old feelings, or he had let go, and he was willing to make “likes” with himself. , In this way, when the two think of each other, they seem to have become friends and will not be embarrassed anymore.

What about Pei Yu?

After breaking it, Pei Yu will probably delete him directly. If he is liked, it is probably annoying to see him.

Xu Juan smiled.

He suddenly found that when he thought of Pei Yu, he would feel a little dull in his heart, but not very uncomfortable, but a little happy.

The origin of this happiness is unknown, and it is very inexplicable.

Maybe it’s because he still likes Pei Yu – he’s not tired of it yet, he broke up unexpectedly, this relationship is not a happy ending, it’s a premature death, his enthusiasm has not had time to be squandered by time, and now it’s all stuck in his heart, let He was kind of stuck in his throat.

Xu Juan shook his head, pulled the interface, and refreshed.

Several more people’s names appeared in the likes list. Surprisingly, he saw Pei Yu’s name.

Xu Juan was stunned for a moment, suspecting that his eyes were wrong – knowing that today was his birthday, they discussed it several times before, and he also said that he was hosting a birthday party. Today, Pei Yu ignored him at all, obviously , which means that one shot and two broke up, how could it be possible to give him a thumbs up now?

Sure enough, refresh it again, and it’s gone.

“…”

Xu Juan was not sure whether Pei Yu canceled it after clicking, or if he had hallucinations himself.

Forget it, that’s it.

Xu Juan yawned lazily, looked down at the time, it was time to enter the auditorium, so he stood up and walked out with Yue Xuelin.

This year, his birthday party was bigger than in previous years.

At first glance, it doesn’t look like a birthday, but it has the style of an engagement ceremony.

Xu Juan felt that this was his mother’s intentional arrangement, and Ms. He Xiangzi wished that he would get engaged on the spot.

It was rare for Xu Juan to be a good baby. Together with Yue Xuelin, one stood on the left of He Xiangzi and the other on the right, chatting with his mother and the guests present, let alone a new couple.

However, although the news that he and Yue Xuelin are about to get engaged has basically spread, it is still official to announce it in person.

He Xiangzi asked Xu Juan to announce it when cutting the cake, but Xu Juan had no opinion.

To Xu Juan’s surprise, his eldest brother came over very early today. Not only did he come early, but he also chatted with him alone for a while.

Xu Juan was flattered.

God knows how busy Xu Zhouyi is, they haven’t seen each other for months.

In fact, the relationship between him and his brother is not bad. The “good” is embodied in the fact that the well water does not make the river water. Xu Zhouyi is too lazy to pay attention to him. If he has something to come to the door, Xu Zhouyi will give him a sum of money in his account and let him play while playing. Don’t waste your time.

This seems to be petting, but it is actually perfunctory, because the most important thing in their family is money.

In the past few years, Xu Juan encountered many difficulties when he tossed and started his own business.

Most of the things in this world seem simple but difficult to do. When Xu Juan was struggling, he also thought of asking his father and brother for help. If Xu Zhouyi was willing to give him some pointers, maybe his entrepreneurial road would be smoother.

But on the one hand, Xu Zhouyi was too busy, and they didn’t communicate much. On the other hand, Xu Juan was a little embarrassed—his problem was too pediatric. When Xu Zhouyi was doing the math Olympiad, how could he be so embarrassed to take “1+1″ =?” to disturb his eldest brother?

Moreover, he was the one who swore to “be brave and be yourself”. He didn’t make a breakthrough on his own, and he turned back and surrendered in a disheartened manner.

Unexpectedly, when the sun came out in the west today, Xu Zhouyi took the initiative to care and asked him, “I heard that you are getting engaged?”

Xu Juan said yes.

Xu Zhouyi nodded: “It’s better to get married early, if you don’t want to do a career, it’s better to go home early, and men should at least take care of one end.”

Xu Juan smiled: “Yes, I will take good care of my family, my wife and my daughter in the future.”

Xu Zhouyi: “… …”

He successfully got angry with his brother, Xu Juan stayed alone in the corner of the auditorium, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly faded, and his mood sank again.

He didn’t want to admit it, he missed Pei Yu again.

Maybe his love for Pei Yu was nothing, but at a time when no one understood him—admittedly, because he deserved it and didn’t deserve to be understood—he especially missed the nights he and Pei Yu spent together on the top of the mountain watching the stars and talking.

Xu Juan thought, maybe he did something wrong.

Since today six years ago, he has been wrong.

But he had no desire to correct it.

He had already consumed all his anger, and it seemed that it didn’t matter whether the days in the future were good or bad.

He returned to the center of the crowd.

When it was finally time to cut the cake, Xu Juan wanted to make another wish.

Birthday wishes are hard to come by.

Six years ago, at the age of 20, he had a lot of wishes, wanting to relax, want to be free, want to go out on his own, want beautiful women and wine, and want the whole world.

Six years later, he has been relaxed, free, and swayed, and he has loved countless beauties, and traveled all over the world. But today, when he looks back, has his wish come true? Maybe not.

“What am I dissatisfied with?”

Xu Juan stood in front of the ten-layered luxury cake, and the eyes from the audience stared at him, curious, envious, and looking up. This is the look of others looking at him.

Xu Juan exhaled softly: “I…”

He just opened his mouth, when there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the auditorium, and someone called his name: “Xu Juan!”

“…”

Xu Juan was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in surprise Look outside.

I saw a person breaking in at the door, and two security guards stopped him, but they didn’t stop him.

– It’s Pei Yu.

Pei Yu probably ran in all the way, panting slightly, and stood still in front of the crowd. He didn’t know where he came from, but his appearance was dusty, and he was a little embarrassed compared to the well-dressed VIPs.

Everyone looked at him.

Some were surprised and curious, some whispered. But he didn’t feel anything, only Xu Juan was in his eyes.

“Is this your birthday party, or an engagement party?” Pei Yu’s face was not good-looking, but there seemed to be fire in those eyes, burning hot, with an air that he could get out of no matter what others pointed at him. Decided.

Xu Juan was scalded.

Pei Yu stared at him closely: “You compromised? You don’t love me anymore? Are you going to break up with me?”

He took a few steps forward.

The momentum forced Xu Juan to shake his hand, and accidentally rubbed onto the cake and dipped a piece of cream.

Everyone in the audience was shocked. Probably in the eyes of these most respectable dignitaries, no one would do such an indecent thing on such a formal occasion, even though he seemed to have a relationship with President Xu Substantial.

No one stopped him.

Pei Yu walked up to Xu Juan.

“I’m not angry.” Pei Yu said, “If you love me, shouldn’t we be together? No matter what happened yesterday, I’m not angry with you anymore. I’ll give you a chance. I’ll go.”

“…”

“Come with me now, would you like to, Xu Juan?”

[End of This Chapter]