Beijing, after all, has nothing to do with me

Chapter 30 The Contest Between Love Rivals (2)
Tao Jie didn't have the strength to push away this warm and strong embrace, her whole body was burning like in a fire, she felt that if she continued to endure like this, she would definitely explode!
She cried bitterly in Mai Zhiqiang's arms. In her vague consciousness, she felt that her tears had messed up the front of his clothes, but she had no extra energy to apologize, and she suddenly felt that , to be able to snuggle up in a strong embrace like this, even if it was only for a short while, she longed for and cherished it.

Mai Zhiqiang patted her back lightly with his palm to comfort her, but his face was solemn. He didn't know why she was crying, he just wanted to comfort her.

It suddenly occurred to him that she loves to cry very much, and every time it seems like the sky is about to fall.

Who would have the heart to hurt such a girl!
Tao Jie's crying was finally forcibly controlled by reason, and she gently raised her head from Mai Zhiqiang's arms, "I'm sorry, I made your clothes dirty."

"It's okay." He smiled kindly.

He thought she would push him away just like that, and he hesitated whether to let go of the hands around her shoulders, but he finally felt a little bit reluctant.

"Tonight..." Tao Jie, who lowered her head in his arms, asked in a low voice as if mustering up great courage, "Can I... go to your house?"

She believes that anyone, in this state, can clearly understand the meaning of her words.

Her boldness not only made her blush, but also made her heart ashamed in an instant.

However, if she didn't do something, she was afraid that she would really go crazy.

After a long time, Mai Zhiqiang did not move, Tao Jie became a little sober, and a sense of shame crept into her heart little by little. She gently got rid of his embrace, and carefully wiped her hot face with her hands, wanting to be silent. Slipping away from him without a breath.

Before he could take a step, Mai Zhiqiang whispered behind him: "I'll wait for you downstairs."

Before she could reply, he hurried out without even finishing his coffee.

Tao Jie stood there in a daze for a while, then walked back slowly.

After packing up her things and going downstairs, the moment she pushed open the glass door, a bitter cold wind hit her face, Tao Jie shrank and hid in her clothes, her eyes subconsciously glanced around, Mai Zhiqiang's car was already quiet Moored quietly in the night.

It took her a few seconds to decide whether to get in his car or not. Mai Zhiqiang didn't seem to be in a hurry to put pressure on her, and waited patiently.

Tao Jie understood that from a rational point of view, she should just turn around and leave at this moment, and ignore it. With Mai Zhiqiang's personality and status, he would never do anything stalking.

However, there was a strong rebellious air in her body, which kept urging her to approach him. She gritted her teeth suddenly and walked towards the car.

The two of them were silent all the way.

Tao Jie kept suppressing the genuine sense of shame that surged up from the bottom of her heart in anxiety. She forced herself to go out and not look back. At the same time, she also felt a little grateful to Mai Zhiqiang because he didn't ask.

Mai Zhiqiang's home is very close to the company, in R&F City near China World Trade Center. He bought it early, and the house price back then was not as outrageous as it is now.The reason why he considered buying here is that it is close to the company, and the environment of the community is good, and the sales work is very hard. He is willing to spend this money to make himself live more comfortably.

After entering the door, Tao Jie changed into slippers at the entrance, looked up, the interior space is quite large, there are stairs next to the wall of the living room, the upper and lower floors add up to more than 200 square meters.

The interior decoration is not luxurious, but it is very comfortable in the eyes, with a simple and bright style.

"Sit whatever you want." Mai Zhiqiang greeted her while taking off his coat and hanging it on the hanger.

Tao Jie nervously walked to the sofa and sat down. In an unfamiliar environment, she couldn't help being a little apprehensive. On such a night, staying at the house of a man who was interested in her, she felt too much emotion. She couldn't figure it out for a while, but she didn't think about backing down.

"What do you want to eat? But I only have very simple things here, noodles or quick-frozen dumplings." Mai Zhiqiang's tone was apologetic. He originally wanted to invite Tao Jie to eat out, but she didn't have an appetite.

"Anything is fine." Tao Jie tried to smile at him, "I will eat whatever you eat."

Mai Zhiqiang shrugged, "Then let's make noodles. My tomato and egg noodles are better."

Looking at her expression, Mai Zhiqiang could vaguely guess what was going on in her mind. He hoped to relieve her tension, but obviously, the effect was not great.

Tao Jie was left alone in the living room, staring in a daze at the huge LCD TV. There were occasional clanging sounds from the kitchen, reminding her that she was not alone.Too wide a space will make her feel ethereal and empty. At this moment, she needs a little popularity, even if she doesn't really like it.

After sitting for a while, she felt a little hot on her body, and then she realized that she was still wearing her coat.

He took off his coat and looked around. There was no other place to store the coat except the hanger standing in the corner, and there was already a gray coat of Mai Zhiqiang hanging there.

She hesitated for a while, but still didn't have the courage to go over, so she had to put the clothes on the armrest of the sofa hastily.

The cell phone in the bag rang suddenly, which was particularly jarring in the quiet space.

It was Li Yaoming calling again.

This time, Tao Jie didn't pinch his phone again, and stared at the three words on the screen for a long time before slowly picking it up.

"Tao Zi! You, don't hang up in a hurry, listen to me!"

Maybe it was because Tao Jie refused to answer his phone before, but Li Yaoming's voice was full of excitement and anxiety.

"Speak, I'm listening." Tao Jie said slowly.

"Xiao Yang went to look for you today? Don't pay attention to what she said to you, she, she is already crazy!"

Tao Jie laughed silently, "Li Yaoming, haven't you already kicked her out of your company? Haven't you already stopped dealing with her? Why do you already know what she just did?"

"She called me and told me that!" Li Yaoming was about to shout anxiously, "Tao Zi! Where are you now? Tell me quickly, where have you been? I have been waiting at the gate of your company for more than half an hour. I didn't see you, and you weren't there when you went to the hotel where you stayed, you..."

"You don't have to worry about me." Tao Jie interrupted him abruptly, "I won't commit suicide for you!"

The second half of the sentence was spoken fiercely, Li Yaoming was stunned for a moment, and after a pause for a few seconds, he said dejectedly: "Tao Zi, that's not what I meant...do you really no longer believe me?"

Tao Jie's throat suddenly choked, "You... how can I trust you."

She cut off the phone suddenly, raised her head, and swallowed back her tears.

"Let's eat something first." Mai Zhiqiang's voice suddenly rang in his ears, Tao Jie turned his head away as if disturbed, there were two bowls of noodles on the table at some point, and the air was full of tomatoes and The sweet and sour aroma of sesame oil.

"Okay." She hastily put away the bewildered look on her face, and turned her eyes to the hanger in the corner inadvertently. Her coat had been hung upright on it, and it was tightly attached to Mai Zhiqiang's coat. Like a pair of close lovers, although it is only a tiny detail, she is a little dazed when she sees it.

A basketball game was being broadcast on TV, and Mai Zhiqiang turned down the volume of the TV and used it purely as the background, so as not to appear too awkward because the two of them were alone.

Tao Jie is not interested in the game, but she can tell which two basketball teams are playing. Li Yaoming is a basketball fan. She has watched many games with him. Seeing it now, she feels distant and familiar familiarity.

I don't have much appetite, but the noodles cooked by Mai Zhiqiang are really delicious.

"Sometimes I come back late, I'm very hungry, and I don't want to go out to eat, so I always keep some dry food at home." Mai Zhiqiang explained with a chuckle.

Wearing a sweater, he exudes a strong charm of a family man. He walks in his own house leisurely and seamlessly.

Tao Jie even drank the noodle soup meticulously, carefully put down the bowl and chopsticks, "It tastes really good."

"Practice makes perfect." Mai Zhiqiang smiled, "Are you enough? I'll cook some more."

"That's enough, thank you!" Tao Jie said hurriedly.

He doesn't have a big appetite, just like Tao Jie, he put a bowl in a medium-sized bowl, she remembered that he had a stomach problem.

After eating, Tao Jie scrambled to wash the dishes. In the dazzlingly clean kitchen, she stood restlessly by the sink, washing the pots and chopsticks one after another, but her mind was full of other messy things. idea.

Tonight, she will live here.What this means is self-evident.

Tao Jie was nervous all night because of this matter. She came here with Mai Zhiqiang with a willingness to fight.

But is she really willing to let go?Will she regret her actions today when she wakes up?

Life is always full of uncertainties. Even Tao Jie herself never thought that one day she would take such impulsive and extreme actions.She couldn't even figure it out, was she doing this to leave Li Yaoming, or to get revenge on Li Yaoming?
Maybe a lot of things can't be seen clearly until we look back.

While Tao Jie was washing the dishes, Mai Zhiqiang put on his coat and went to the balcony, lit a cigarette in the twilight night, and smoked slowly.

Looking out from his balcony, the night in Beijing is far more beautiful than the daytime, and only at this time can one truly appreciate the unique charm of a big city.

He couldn't help wondering, how many young people are passionate about such a city, obsessed with it?Do they really know what they want and what they are suitable for?

Beijing at night is filled with too many ideals, temptations and doubts. They are mixed together to form colorful neon lights, waving and flickering in every street, which makes people dazzled and moved.

Through the glass door, I still heard the crisp sound of "bang bang", Mai Zhiqiang quickly put out the cigarette butt, and walked into the room quickly.

In the kitchen, Tao Jie was squatting on the ground annoyed, using her detergent-stained hands to clean up the broken bowl pieces.

"Don't pick it up, I'll do it." Mai Zhiqiang immediately pulled Tao Jie up, quickly checked her fingers, but luckily there was no scratch.

"I'm really sorry, I was too careless." Tao Jie was extremely frustrated, she regretted her half-heartedness, "Am I very useless?"

Mai Zhiqiang knew that with her current mood, even a small setback might cause mental frustration, he patted her on the back, and said softly: "Go and wash your hands, sit outside for a while, no big deal."

When he finished disposing of the debris on the floor and came out of the kitchen, he found that Tao Jie had already put on her coat, and was standing in the middle of the living room with the bag she had brought in in both hands.

Mai Zhiqiang was taken aback for a moment, and looked at her speechlessly.

"I think... I'd better leave, I'm here... I'll only cause trouble for you." Tao Jie said in a low voice, with a trace of embarrassment on his face.

Mai Zhiqiang paused for a moment before saying, "Do you want me to take you...back?"

Tao Jie shook her head, "No, thank you!"

In the kitchen just now, the moment the bowl slipped from his hands to the ground and shattered, Tao Jie suddenly realized how stupid he was, using one mistake to deal with another, would the result satisfy him?

She bowed her body to say goodbye to Mai Zhiqiang, many words were hidden in her heart and she didn't know what to say, but she was really grateful to the man in front of her, although gratitude was not the same as love.

Mai Zhiqiang walked to the door one step ahead of her and opened it for her.He pressed his hand on the doorknob, but he refused to press it down. With his back turned to Tao Jie, he said slowly, "I don't think you are troublesome. Tao Jie, if you feel bored and uncomfortable about some things, you can say Come out, even if you can't solve it, at least you don't have to hold back, as I said, we are still friends."

Tao Jie stared blankly at his beige-gray back in a cashmere sweater, tears streaming down her cheeks. It's often not a man's arrogance that women can't resist, but his tenderness.

"Thank you." She choked up.

Mai Zhiqiang turned around and once again saw her face covered by tears, he walked over, stopped in front of her, stretched out his hand to carefully wipe away the tears on her cheeks, "I hope that I will never see you cry again. "

Tao Jie gritted her teeth hard and nodded desperately, as if nodding could only repay his care for her.

After all, she did not tell Mai Zhiqiang about the entanglement between her and Li Yaoming, after all, it was a matter between the two of them, no matter how distressed she was, she was unwilling to share it with a third party.

But she ended up staying.

After taking a bath, she put on Mai Zhiqiang's large pajamas and walked into the living room. He was watching a ball game, and the TV remote was tossing and turning in his palm, a little absent-minded.

"I," Tao Jie swallowed and cleared her throat, "cough, I'm done washing."

Mai Zhiqiang looked up at her.

Tao Jie was dressed in his pajamas, hiding inside like a child. Under the light, her clean cheeks became fairer and fuller, and her hair, which was always bundled up, fell loose at this moment, giving her an indescribable charm, Mai Zhi Something rolled in Qiang's throat.

"Tired? Do you want to take a break right away, or—" He turned his face and glanced at the TV, "Watch TV for a while?"

Tao Jie shook her head, then nodded hurriedly. Mai Zhiqiang smiled and handed her the remote control in his hand.Tao Jie took it with a blushing face, and sat down on the sofa embarrassingly.

When Mai Zhiqiang went to take a bath, Tao Jie began to tune the channel frequently, a thin layer of sweat broke out in his palms, and his heart became even more numb.

What the hell is going to happen tonight?
She regretted not leaving resolutely just now, so that she would not have to face such entangled problems at this time.

Originally thought it was a very simple matter, but unexpectedly discovered that there were many obstacles before the battle. She is not a casual person, but now she may encounter a "casual" incident.

If Mai Zhiqiang asked her something, what should she do?Can she refuse?After all, she proposed it on her own initiative. Although he didn't say anything, isn't this kind of thing self-evident?

In the face of all kinds of guesses, Tao Jie felt that she didn't know Mai Zhiqiang so much, because she was not sure about his possible reaction at all.

While thinking wildly, Mai Zhiqiang's voice suddenly came from behind, "Why do girls like to watch this kind of TV series?"

"Eh?" Tao Jie looked at the back. Mai Zhiqiang had come out of the shower and was wearing pajamas similar to hers. The two glanced at each other, and then quickly turned their eyes away. uneasy.

This discovery made her even more flustered. In order to cover up, she had to make random comments on the urban emotional drama that she was not watching at all, "It's quite interesting, probably...Compared with real life, it fits better."

"Really?" Mai Zhiqiang smiled noncommittally.

Tao Jie straightened her back and pretended to be watching seriously. After a while, there was silence behind her. She turned her face away, and Mai Zhiqiang was no longer in the living room.

After watching TV for a while, Tao Jie glanced across the clock by chance, secretly startled, it was almost eleven o'clock, and the time passed so quickly.

When Mai Zhiqiang reappeared in the living room, it was 10 minutes later. He also glanced at the time first. The TV series had come to an end and an advertisement was being put on at this time. He said to Tao Jie: "I have to go to work tomorrow, so go to bed early .”

Tao Jie pursed her lips, tried her best to be as comfortable as possible, got up and said, "Oh, okay, I'm a little tired."

She followed Mai Zhiqiang into a guest room, which was lit with warm orange lights, and the quilts, sheets, and pillows were all brand new.

When Mai Zhiqiang turned around at the door, she almost bumped into Tao Jie who was still walking forward, and she hurriedly took two steps back.

"You, don't you recognize the bed?" Mai Zhiqiang asked jokingly.

"Fortunately, probably not." Tao Jie was embarrassed and nervous, her face turned red involuntarily.

"Then, good night." Mai Zhiqiang smiled and said goodbye to her softly at the door.

"Good night." Tao Jie clasped her hands behind her back and twisted them hard to calm herself down.

When he exited, he closed the door for her.

It wasn't until there was only a white door in front of her that Tao Jie let out a heavy breath as if she had just woken up from a dream. It turned out that nothing happened, and she felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

Sitting in the feather-soft blanket, Tao Jie tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.

But her mind gradually sobered up, recalling the bits and pieces after she came to Beijing, she found that the happiness she gained was pitifully small, and the relationship that she was once proud of that was not blocked by time and space turned out to be just wishful thinking created by herself Fairytale, in the face of reality, it is too fragile.

She suddenly thought, if she hadn't come to Beijing to look for Li Yaoming on her own will, if she had broken up with him when she graduated like many people did because of differences in work places, would she and him have a better life than they are now? Son?

This is of course an inconclusive hypothesis, because there are no ifs.

However, in the turbulent waves of thoughts, she clearly felt that she and Li Yaoming had finally come to an inevitable end.

(End of this chapter)