Beijing-Hong Kong Confession

Chapter 134: Morning Heat Rising (2)

The blue Victoria Harbour, the dark night, rows of crisscrossing skyscrapers, neon lights illuminating the entire harbor, and everything you see is colorful.

He Lianzhou was on the other end of the phone, calling her name in a tone that was familiar to her: "Zhu Xia."

Zhu Xia suddenly felt that the noise around her was like the wind blowing across the sea, the waves rising and receding further and further away. However, other waves were getting stronger and stronger, and were heading straight towards her.

But she couldn't move.

The phone was pressed against her cheek, and she could clearly hear her breathing. After a long silence, Zhu Xia cleared her throat and said:

"You called me, why didn't you tell me something?"

"Feeling down?" he asked.

"No." Zhu Xia said, "I made an appointment with Yueliang to have a pajama party at her house tonight."

He Lianzhou understood what she meant and knew that she couldn't be with him tonight.

"I'll take you there."

"No, I've already..." Zhu Xia was about to say that she had already arrived at Lin Jiayue's house, but before she could finish her words, she heard him utter two words: "Turn back."

Zhu Xia subconsciously turned her head to look. The man appeared without her knowing. In the distance, the Central Ferris Wheel was gorgeous and magnificent. In the near distance, the twinkling lights were reflected on him, as if he was wearing stars and the moon.

The sea breeze suddenly made her eyes sore, and Zhu Xia stood there looking at He Lianzhou.

At night, in the dim light, he looked like a phantom.

But no, she knew he wasn't.

Forgetting that the call was still on the screen, Zhu Xia stared at the man walking towards her. She wanted to speak, but her throat was choked. She needed some time to adjust herself, and at that moment, he was already standing in front of her.

Almost instinctively, Zhu Xia opened her arms and hugged He Lianzhou, throwing herself into his warm arms.

The surroundings suddenly fell into silence. There was no extra sound except for their heartbeats and breathing.

A cool evening breeze blew by. Zhu Xia looked up at him, blinked her eyelashes slowly, and said, "Why are you here?"

"You didn't answer the phone."

"Oh." Zhu Xia was very confident this time, "But I often miss calls, you can't come to me every time."

He Lianzhou stared at her face, carefully examining it three times but still couldn't see any negative emotions, as if the sadness he felt on the phone just now was just an illusion.

Zhu Xia felt a little embarrassed by his stare, so she buried her face in his chest and whispered, "You are not doing your job properly. If you go bankrupt, I won't support you."

He Lianzhou smiled: "Bankruptcy liquidation does not mean zero assets, but if you are willing to support me, I can lower my living standards."

Zhu Xia didn't say anything, but hugged him tightly with both arms. After a while, a deep voice came from above his head: "Are you still going?"

Are you still going to Lin Jiayue’s house?

Zhu Xia thought for a moment and said, "Yes."

She loosened her arms and distanced herself from the man. He suddenly held her neck with his big hands and bent down to kiss her on the lips.

Before Zhu Xia could come to her senses, He Lianzhou took her hand and walked towards the Maybach parked on the side of the road. The driver today was the special assistant Chen Shao. After greeting him politely, Zhu Xia sat in the spacious and comfortable back seat.

He Lianzhou covered her with a red plaid wool blanket, and Zhu Xia told Chen Shao the address while spreading the blanket.

Chen Shao started the car, and the fender separated the front and back seats. From time to time, lights from the roadside shone in, and the light and shadow made the man's deep outline more distinct. She reached out her hand, and he held her hand in his palm in return.

"Have you had dinner?" Zhu Xia asked.

He Lianzhou nodded and said, "Let's go back to the old house and eat."

He moved her head, which was resting on the back of the chair, towards his shoulder. Zhu Xia leaned on the man's broad shoulders and closed her eyes to rest.

She wanted to ask if he was with Grandpa He? Why didn't you ask if I had dinner? But as soon as she leaned on him, she didn't want to think about anything.

The dark-black Maybach drove on the street, passing by the numerous Hong Kong-style road signs, red taxis, and double-decker minibuses.

Yueliang now lives in K11 ARTUS in Tsim Sha Tsui, a serviced apartment with a panoramic view of Victoria Harbour.

The car arrived at the destination and stopped for sixteen minutes before Zhu Xia opened her eyes hazily. She rubbed her eyes and came to her senses. Just as she was about to say goodbye to the man, she saw him get out of the car.

He Lianzhou strode over to Zhu Xia and opened the car door for her. Zhu Xia stepped on the solid ground and saw He Lianzhou take the lunch box handed to her by Uncle Cai, and he gave it to her.

In front of him, she always easily let down her guard and became confused.

Zhu Xia lowered her eyes and stared at the exquisite food box in a daze. Her shoulders suddenly sank and she looked up at him.

He Lianzhou put his suit jacket on Zhu Xia, scratched her nose with his fingers, and said in a low and magnetic voice: "Go ahead."

Zhu Xia paused and smiled for the first time that night.

"You look like a parent sending a child to school."

After she finished speaking, she was startled by her own light tone, and then she said quickly: "Goodbye!"

The girl hurried inside, carrying the lunch box. Her steps were not hurried, but rather cheerful, like a joyful bird.

He Lianzhou stood still until Zhu Xia's back disappeared from his sight, then he said to Uncle Cai slowly:

"Find out what happened today."

"Yes." Uncle Cai responded.

The young master only trusted him with matters concerning Zhu Xia.

I had dinner with Mr. He at the old house tonight. I couldn't contact Dr. Zhu, so the young master asked him to check his whereabouts. After finding out, he left the old house without saying a word.

Uncle Cai suggested arranging bodyguards to follow Zhu Xia at all times, but He Lianzhou did not agree.

Zhu Xia doesn't like being watched in her life, she feels she has no freedom.

……

Zhu Xia entered the elevator, put the lunch box on the ground, took out his cell phone and sent a message to Lin Jiayue to inform her that he had entered the elevator.

Lin Jiayue: "Here it comes! Here it comes!"

Zhu Xia smiled, put the phone back in her pocket, and picked up the lunch box. When the elevator door opened, she saw Lin Jiayue standing outside the elevator in a lace nightgown and a shawl.

"Did you just finish dating a man?" Lin Jiayue pointed her finger at Zhu Xia's dark blue suit jacket, "Didn't you have time to go home and change clothes?"

"What are you thinking about?" Zhu Xia patted her hand and said with a smile, "We met on the road."

"How come there is food on the road?" Lin Jiayue pointed to the food box in her hand.

"It's just... I can't explain it." Zhu Xia bent down at the entrance to change his shoes. "He Lianzhou gave it to me."

Instead of going to the kitchen table, the two of them took out the food and placed it directly on the coffee table in the living room, chatting and eating while watching TV.

Fried stuffed crab shell, sea cucumber stewed with fresh matsutake and vegetable bile, Australian Wagyu beef tenderloin cubes stir-fried with black tiger mushroom, lily and bell pepper, thirty whole Japanese abalone and grouper fillet in oyster sauce, lobster and seasonal vegetables in soup... Lin Jiayue held the chopsticks and counted them one by one.

“The Cantonese cuisine at the Michelin three-star restaurant is delicious.”

She poked Zhu Xia with her elbow and said with great excitement: "Catch him!"