Can't help feeling for you: can't live without you

Chapter 23 The Man's Disaster (1)
When a man meets love, it is a disaster. What can love do?Will it make you immortal or immortal?What love can do is to turn you from a normal person to blind and deaf, who can't see or hear anything but that one person. It's still good to lose your mind and lose your fortune. If you're unlucky, you can even lose yourself.

Although it was another warm winter, in the tall buildings in Lujiazui, the moment he opened the door and got off the car, the cold wind blowing against his face still made Wen Bailiang couldn't help but cover up his coat.

"It's cold." He held the car door and spoke to Dai Ailing who had just put his feet out of the car.

They came to attend the annual business elite awards ceremony. For such a formal occasion, Dai Ailing was of course wearing an evening dress. Although the dress was covered with a mink shawl, it was still cold.But she didn't speak, just put her hand into Wen Bailiang's arm as soon as she walked out of the car door, and her body was pressed against his, leaving no distance.

Although there were no entertainment stars in this awards ceremony, the reporters of the major financial magazines were also moved after hearing the news. They waited at the entrance of the hotel early, and when they saw them getting off the car, the flashing lights immediately flashed one after another.It was the first time for Wen Bailiang to attend such an occasion with Dai Ailing as a male companion. The feeling of being the center of attention was very different from being a follower. He couldn't adapt for a while, so he raised his hand to block the strong light. Countless whispers have already sounded from the side.

"is it him?"

"Yes, it's him. You see, she brought him out so openly today."

"It's really hard to survive, and it's not bad to rely on women."

"Envy? Then you should try it too."

He turned cold and looked at Dai Ailing again, but she was still smiling, she probably saw someone she knew, and she raised her hand and waved it lightly, the other hand held his with a little strength , as if silently urging him to follow.

He gritted his teeth, followed her footsteps, and smiled on his face, as if everything he heard before was just wind, without any meaning.

After entering the venue, many people came over to say hello to Dai Ailing, and of course they couldn't avoid saying a few words to him beside her. She always smiled and held his arm, as if he was another mink shawl for her.

She was like a fish in water, but he gradually felt that it was difficult to breathe. Just when someone came to greet Dai Ailing, he withdrew his hand without a trace, and said, "I'll get two glasses of wine." She was talking to someone, just nodded, he Then he turned around and walked away, at first he controlled his steps, but then he couldn't help but increase his pace, and in a blink of an eye, he reached a place where he couldn't see her.

The award ceremony has not yet started, and the banquet hall is full of warm greetings, some people are talking, some old friends are reunited, and some are purely here to expand relationships and distribute business cards everywhere.

The waiter shuttled through the hall with a tray full of champagne glasses. Wen Bailiang took two glasses casually, but was suddenly patted on the shoulder, and turned around to see a familiar face.

It was one of his past clients who looked at him with a smile on his face and asked, "Mr. Wen, long time no see."

Wen Bailiang was almost sentenced to prison for the crime of illegally absorbing private capital. This person was also one of his clients. He invested millions of dollars in his company's projects. He was the one who came to ask him to pay back the money.Wen Bailiang still remembered that he was desperate at that time, and begged the person in front of him bitterly, but he spit on the ground in front of him and said to him, "Even if you sell your mother today, you have to give me the money .”

The familiar face in front of him was still smiling enthusiastically at him, seeing that he didn't answer, he continued, "I heard that you came with Miss Dai, is Miss Dai the award presenter today? Can you introduce me? "

Wen Bailiang laughed after a short moment of astonishment, "Really? Then there is a chance, let's have a drink first."

The other party was overjoyed, and immediately took the wine in his hand, and the two champagne glasses collided together, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

Wen Bailiang raised his head, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and heard the cold laughter from his heart clearly in his ears.

Look, this is the reality. He used to be an ant that could be crushed to death anytime under his feet, but now?When they reached his feet, all looked down with contempt, all looked up with humbleness, even for this one minute, he would never go back to the low place again, no matter how much the price was.

The unbearable feeling around Dai Ailing just now suddenly faded away, Wen Bailiang stopped talking to the people in front of him, and just in time another waiter walked past him with a flat plate, he put down the empty glass and took two more. After drinking a glass of champagne, she turned back to look for Dai Ailing.

Dai Ailing was talking to two couples, when she saw him walking over with a wine glass, she smiled, and stretched out her hand to greet him.

"here."

He walked over, and Dai Ailing introduced him to the two couples, and they smiled at him together, and said, "Mr. Wen is so young, it's amazing, it's like the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead."

Pure businessman's slickness.

He has long been used to it, and laughed and chatted with them.As the topic continued, one of the wives opened her eyes wide and spoke with great interest.

"Didn't you just talk about Yuan Jingrui? Why didn't you say it? Go on, is he really missing?"

"Don't talk nonsense, how is it possible." The man was a little dissatisfied with the woman's eager eyes.

"Don't tell me, I haven't heard from him for a while." Another man also spoke.

"Isn't Cheng Fang about to have a road show? He's not in China, is he?"

"Even if you fly out, it won't take a month or two. Besides, it's almost the end of the year, and there are a lot of events, big and small. I heard that Cheng Fang didn't show up at the company's annual meeting."

"The annual meeting didn't come out? Then he won't come today? I still want to introduce my friend to him." The woman showed a disappointed expression.

"Come on, that friend of yours looks like the daughter of a township entrepreneur at first glance, who would like it?" Seeing that the topic was diverted in an inexplicable direction by the woman's words, her husband frowned again.

"What's wrong with the township entrepreneurs? They sell socks and are worth hundreds of millions. Don't look down on my friend."

The lady next to him came out to persuade, "Okay, okay, I heard something more interesting, that Yuan Jingrui fell in love with his secretary and promoted her to be the manager."

"Impossible. I've seen his secretary before. She has a small nose and small eyes. She looks like she came from a small family. If she can't do anything, Yuan Jingrui will fall in love with her?"

"It's true. Yuan Jingrui went to the events that Yuan Jingrui didn't attend recently. She went with Cheng Fang's senior management. I saw it last time. The Cheng Fang senior management were all extremely polite to her."

The two wives spoke happily, and the two gentlemen felt their faces were dull at the same time. They hugged their wives and said goodbye at the same time. Just when the master of ceremonies began to invite guests to the table, everyone turned around, and the topic just now was naturally left behind.

Someone came to ask Dai Ailing to take a seat, and Wen Bailiang went with her. She sat in the first row with a gold-rimmed name card on the back of the seat, and he sat behind her. The distance between the two rows of seats was very small. Sitting like this, he could smell her perfume with every breath.

She uses CHANEL NO5, the smell is very strong, no matter what kind of crowd it stands out, Dong Zhiwei has never used perfume, so he was not used to it when he was with Dai Ailing at first, and then he became numb.

Dong Zhiwei...

When he thought of this name, his heart felt like a needle was pricked lightly.

Yuan Jingrui hadn't appeared for a long time, of course he knew about it, but no one knew why he didn't show up, even Dai Ailing, who was as powerful as Dai Ailing, couldn't get the news, but Dong Zhiwei had made his way in Chengfang, and suddenly he changed from a secretary to a supervisor The news spread to their ears quickly. Just a few nights ago, Dai Ailing sneered and talked about it, asking him if he hadn't thought of it?

How did he answer?He had already forgotten it, but he always remembered the way Yuan Jingrui looked at him that night, the kind of vaguely threatening eyes that made him angry.

That man got her!

The thought surprised him, angered him, betrayed him, and made him sleepless.

How could Dong Zhiwei be with someone else, she should love him, even though he had to leave her once, but he always knew that she loved him and should love him forever.

As usual, the award ceremony had an opening speech. The moment the lights dimmed, Dai Ailing turned around and whispered in Wen Bailiang's ear.

"Look at those two empty seats."

He turned his head and saw that Dai Ailing was sitting in the first row, separated by two or three people, there were indeed two vacant seats, and I don't know whose.

The lights were all gathered on the stage, and he turned sideways to look at the nameplate behind the empty seat. The light was not good, and he glanced at it so hurriedly that he couldn't see anything clearly.

At this moment, three more people were ushered in by the guiding lady in black velvet uniform, and the couple walking in front were ushered to the only vacant seat in the first row. The lights in the first row were brightly lit. In an instant, many whispers sounded, and even the chairman who was giving a speech on the stage glanced in this direction, smiled, and nodded to the man.

The man who hadn't sat down smiled and bowed. He had a good demeanor. It was Yuan Jingrui who hadn't shown his face for a long time.

The whispers from the audience grew louder, almost overshadowing the speeches on the stage.

"Miss Dong, your seat is here." Miss Daoyin turned around and whispered to Dong Zhiwei who was lagging behind among the three.

Dong Zhiwei replied a few words of thanks in a low voice, and sat down on the vacant seat in the second row closest to the corridor. The strange feeling made her raise her head, and the moment she turned her head, she inevitably met a pair of familiar eyes.

It's warm, white and cool.

She was surprised and froze from his eyes.

People say that surviving a catastrophe will bring blessings, but Dong Zhiwei's life has been undergoing irreversible changes after experiencing such a terrible accident.

Back to two months ago, Yuan Jingrui was sent to the operating room immediately after being sent to the hospital in Chengdu.The injury was really serious, the left arm was broken and a steel nail was used.There were also two or three severe bruises on the ribs, because Zhang Cheng was dragged out of the car with great strength afterwards, which aggravated the bruises on the ribs and bruised a little of his lungs.The doctor said that if he continues to move, the ribs are likely to change from contusions to fractures, and then directly puncture the internal organs. Once the internal bleeding starts, it will be really difficult to heal.

When the doctor said this, the operation was over, and Yuan Jingrui hadn't woken up yet, Yin Feng was in the ward, and when he heard this, he said, "Then there's no need to save him, just dig a hole and bury him."

The doctor smiled, "He knows his situation."

Yin Feng snorted, "Finally, it's not to the point of being desperate."

After the doctor finished speaking, he turned to leave, but when he opened the door, he found Dong Zhiwei standing outside.

Although she had been given a sedative, she had already woken up, and was taken for a full-body examination. Except for a few bruises, she was actually fine. The doctors said it was a miracle.

As soon as the door opened, the two men saw her. It was already broad daylight, but she was still pale.

Dong Zhiwei's complexion was originally light, and when he looked at them silently like this, it was even more frosty and snowy. Even Yin Feng, who didn't want to look at her more, noticed it, and asked the doctor with a frown, "Didn't she say Are you okay?"

The doctor hesitated, "It's all right, do you want to take another CT?"

"I'm really fine. Excuse me, can you let me in?"

Yin Feng wanted to say something else, but the doctor had already nodded and dragged him away.

When Yuan Jingrui woke up, there was already some twilight in the ward.The transparent bottle was hung above his head, and the potion was falling drop by drop at a constant speed, and the surroundings were quiet. He turned his face and saw Dong Zhiwei.

She was on his right side, lying on the edge of the bed and fell asleep, with her face resting on her arm, facing him, only half exposed.Her hair was a bit messy, but she still looked embarrassed.

He didn't call her, just looked at her quietly for a while, and finally stretched out his right hand, gently stroking her hair, regardless of the needle still stuck in his wrist.

Dong Zhiwei woke up almost immediately, but she didn't dare to move. The fingers that brushed her hair seemed to ignite a fire in her heart, making her body hot, but more anxiety and panic gripped her tightly. It hurt her body so that she couldn't move a bit.

How would she respond to him?She is not a fool, and she is not numb. Yuan Jingrui's attention to her from some unknown time brought her a kind of sweet fear.

Isn't she attracted to him?No, like anyone facing the light, she couldn't help but want to walk towards him.

She used to think that all she had towards him was rejection, avoidance, and even faint fear, but the truth of all this was ruthlessly exposed the moment she faced life and death.

She cared about this man just like she cared about herself, and she didn't want to lose him just like she didn't want to lose herself.

She didn't even know when this change happened, maybe it was from the moment when he hugged her tightly in his arms when he fell off the cliff, maybe it was from his inexplicable gentle touch on her cheek, maybe it was from him He appeared in front of her at night, took her to the pharmacy, and lowered his head in front of the fruit stand to ask for a bag of pears. Maybe it all goes back to the time when he opened the door and appeared in front of her on a snowy morning. , and smiled back at her as he left.

Every tiny fragment of memory made her tremble, and she felt that her body would soon betray her will, making her soften in front of him and lean into his embrace.

She still remembered how warm it was, as if she didn't need to think about anything in this world, and he would be her strongest support.

But what is the result?She knew it without guessing.

Some things can be dreamed about, and some things cannot even be dreamed about. Yuan Jingrui is like this to her.

Did he set his sights on her?Yes, he began to pay attention to her, he showed her a tenderness that others couldn't see, his strength weakened in front of her, and sometimes he even showed some embarrassment because he couldn't get a response from his heart, just at ten A few hours earlier, he had saved her despite the danger.

On the edge of the cold hell, when no one knew whether they could escape the fate, he called her Zhiwei, and apologized in her ear, saying "I'm sorry, you know me..."

How should she respond?ecstatic?Weeping with gratitude?Still burst into tears?
No, she has nothing to do.

Because the time for her to answer has passed. In the cold edge of hell, when no one knows whether they can escape the doom, she may be able to indulge herself, but now everything has returned to reality, and they are no longer just between each other. Between the two people of life and death, she and Yuan Jingrui are separated by the distance from the sun to the moon, even farther than that.

If she doesn't want to start, there will be no end. She would rather endure the torment born of resistance than become the next object of his abandonment.

Why does a man need a woman?Need her body?Need her soul?No, they only need what they need.Wen Bailiang taught her the most realistic and cruel lesson. He chose Dai Ailing because she had what he needed, so what else could she need?
She lowered her head, motionless like a statue, but her heart was racing. The door knocked lightly, and someone opened the door and came in to speak. It was a doctor.

"How do you feel now?"

The feeling of light touch on the hair disappeared, and Yuan Jingrui replied, "It's okay."

"She just fell asleep."

Dong Zhi moved slightly, raised his head, and glanced at them.

"Are you awake?" Yuan Jingrui asked knowingly.

When she answered him, her face had returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

The doctor came and left, Dong Zhiwei also wanted to leave, but Yuan Jingrui stopped him when he stood up.

He asked her, "Where are you going?" His voice was unusually gentle.

She only answered one word, "I..."

Then he said softly again, "Zhiwei, you know me..."

She interrupted him suddenly, and asked him instead without looking at him, "Mr. Yuan, you said that if you can't make it to the EMT meeting tonight, you will cancel it by video conference? "

He paused for a while, as if he didn't keep up with her speed of changing the topic, and there was a slightly dazed expression on his face, which was a look she had never seen on him before, and it made her heart ache suddenly, It was like being slapped by someone.

But he quickly ignored her words, still gently, "Come here, I'll talk to you."

But she took a step back, "Is there anything else you need to arrange?"

"Don't you know what I'm going to say?" He was almost taken aback by her reaction.

how?Under that cliff, wasn't she leaning in his arms, as docile as a dove?Didn't she die and was unwilling to leave him to escape alone, and wanted to be with him?What made Dong Zhiwei change back to the past after just a dozen hours? No, her attitude was even more evasive than before.

Could it be that he was wrong?

Thinking of this, his eyes narrowed slowly, and the ward fell into a stagnant silence.

Dong Zhiwei lowered her head, she didn't want him to be unhappy, especially at this time, but she had already made up her mind.

Even if she felt that she was already regretting it now.

Dong Zhiwei's face gradually turned pale. In order not to let her agitation finally break the surface of her calm, which was difficult to maintain, she took the lead in breaking the terrible silence, and mechanically repeated the question.

"So, do I have to notify them of the cancellation?"

He looked at her, every line of his face was tense, she thought she would not get an answer, but suddenly his hoarse voice came from her ear.

"No, just change it to a conference call."

This time it was Dong Zhiwei's turn to be surprised, "But this is still a hospital..."

"Can't use the phone in the hospital?" He asked her back like this, and turned his head away after speaking, without looking at her, like an awkward boy who has been treated unfairly and doesn't want to show weakness.

(End of this chapter)