Chapter Twenty-Five

  For nearly a month, Lin Jing did not contact her again and disappeared from her life as if he had never come back. Zheng Wei sometimes thought that this meant the temporary companionship they had shared on their journey had reached its end. However, even if the person we meet is only a temporary travel companion, they will inevitably leave us with something, and take away a part of us. This time, Lin Jing did not let Zheng Wei take Miao Bao away, nor did he call to ask for his cat and some clothes and daily necessities that were left behind. Zheng Wei had made up her mind that no matter how far he accompanied her, she would keep Miao Bao with her.

  The company has temporarily suspended Zhou Qu's job to accept the investigation, and Deputy Manager Zhang is in charge of the overall work. Zheng Wei let herself ignore Zhang's polite and guarded expression when he looked at her, knowing that if Zhou Qu didn't come back, she wouldn't be able to continue as a deputy manager secretary either. Deputy Zhang is good at engineering management, but lacks decisiveness and is getting older, making it easy for him to hesitate in his work. In this unstable situation, even if he wanted to achieve something, he was powerless. He didn't particularly like Chen Xiao Zheng before, but it's undeniable that Chen Xiao Zheng, as another leader of the second division company, gave him the most support and help at this time. When facing unexpected events, Chen Xiao Zheng was indeed clearer and calmer than him. Therefore, not only did Deputy Zhang look at Chen Xiao Zheng with new eyes, discussing major and minor matters with him, but also, on the surface, Deputy Manager Zhang was in charge, while in reality, most things were decided by Deputy Manager Chen.

  Zheng Wei looked at Chen Xiao Zheng's palm, and the bandage was slowly unwrapped, revealing a terrifying scar that was fading day by day. Time is indeed a tyrannical but effective medicine.

  Ruan Ruan's leg injury gradually recovered with the passage of time, and after the plaster was removed, she could move around without any major problems. Zheng Wei joked that Ruan Ruan had almost grown moss at home, so Ruan Ruan invited her to dinner on the left bank on Friday.

  After meeting, Ruan said "You'd better not lose any more weight, your eyes already take up one-third of your face, you look like the heroine in a horror movie."

  Zheng Wei touched her own face "I used to have a baby fat face, that was the beauty of youth now it's finally gone and I've become a classic beauty."

  Ruan Ruan burst out laughing and then asked: "Has Lin Jing called you yet?"

  Zheng Wei shook her head.

  "It seems that you have really been provoked by me. You've accomplished a great feat. No matter how well-mannered or emotionally intelligent someone is, they'll still fall apart when dealing with you."

  Zheng gave Ruan a sideways glance, "How come you always stick up for him? What did he give you that's so good? You're always speaking up for him." Ruan took a sip of water and said seriously, "To be honest, you wouldn't listen anyway. Lin Jing has been pretty good to you, you should feel it yourself. You got a diamond, just wear it and don't bother asking where it came from or why it ended up in your hands."

  "He's perfect in every way, but his emotions are too rational and calm. I always feel like I can't see through him, which scares me."

  "You're demanding of him just proves that you have expectations in your heart. Lin Jing getting angry just proves that he's not as rational as you thought in this relationship. Since that's the case, why make things difficult for yourself? Never mind how much love there is, can't the emotions from your past and present be enough to live a good life?"

  "Is this a lifetime like yours and Wu Jiang's?" Zheng Wei always spoke her mind in front of Ruan Ruan, only to realize later that she might have hurt someone.

  Ruan Ruan looked at the bubbles in her glass and said, "Happiness is getting what you wish for. Before I married Wu Jiang, he didn't hide that his goal in marrying was to have a family, and I felt the same way. Now, what's there to be dissatisfied about? Weiwei, before I came here, I just did a pregnancy test at home and I'm pregnant! I can finally become a mother."

  Zheng Wei was overjoyed upon hearing the news. She was happy for Ruan Ruan because she knew how much Ruan Ruan had been wanting a child. "It's been so long since we've heard any good news! That's great, I'm going to be an aunt... no, I should say godmother... have you told Wu Jiang yet?"

  Ruan Ruan smiled and said: "It's not urgent, let me go to the hospital to get the test results and then tell him, it won't be too late."

  Zheng Wei and Ruan Ruan have been together since they were seventeen or eighteen years old. She could see that behind Ruan Ruan's smile, there seemed to be some worries. "Is anything wrong?"

  Ruan Ruan fell silent for a moment before calmly telling Zheng Wei, "Yesterday I received a call from Shi Yong. He probably got my phone number from someone else. He said he's getting married soon."

  "Zhao Shi Yong?" Zheng Wei's expression changed "What does that stinky man want to do?"

  "He told me he's getting married."

  Zheng Wei angrily said: "He's getting married, just go ahead and get married. Specially calling to tell you, what does that mean? Are you playing some trick?"

  Ruan Ruan shook her head, "No matter how bad he is, he's not a bad person after all... When I received the call, I couldn't even remember how many years it had been since we last saw each other - three or four? He should be getting married by now."