Chapter 113 The Coming of the Guest
The Spring Festival passed in a hurry. Bai Shu'an stayed in Yuecheng for a week before returning to Yuncheng. At this time, Luo Hanfeng had gone to the United States on a business trip.
In the new year and a new beginning, the personnel transfer plan of Luo's Group was finally determined. With the help of Zimo, Xiao Li was successfully transferred to the Finance Department as the deputy director and took office from now on.
It is said that the secretary newly selected by the Personnel Department for Luo Hanfeng is more talented and good-looking. It is an outstanding person found by Zhou Ziyi from thousands of candidates. Although Luo Hanfeng has not seen it in person, everyone who has seen it has seen it nodded and praised.
Bai Shu'an was not very interested in the new secretary. After returning from Yuecheng, on the surface, she still focused on the clothing store. In secret, he began to collect information before Luo Hanfeng was seven years old, but most of the people who suffered from Luoyuan knew nothing about the past.
Bai Shu'an thought hard for a long time and had to come to the conclusion that except Luo Tianqi and Ruan Lingqiu, I'm afraid that no one knows the truth of the incident in those years.
Going directly to ask Luo Tianqi, there is no doubt that she is throwing herself into the trap, but Ruan Lingqiu is far away from the United States. In desperation, she has to temporarily put the focus on the bottom of her mind.
In a blink of an eye, it is the Lantern Festival. Although the weather is still cold, the snow has melted and the sun is shining. The long streets of Chaoyang Road are covered with big red lanterns, and the atmosphere of the festival is very strong.
That afternoon, Bai Shu'an was busy in the store. Suddenly, a well-dressed and well-dressed middle-aged man came in. After asking the store manager Bobo at the counter at the door, he went straight to her side, bent down slightly and said politely, "Miss Bai, there is a distinguished guest who wants to see you, just in the car at the door. Can you go out with me?
With the direction pointed by the middle-aged man's hand, Bai Shu'an saw a luxurious black car parked at the door of the clothing store.
Bai Shu'an gave A Lang, who was standing in the corner, and motioned him to go out with him.
Alang immediately understood. Bai Shu'an went out with his feet forward, and he followed up with his back foot, but when he approached the car, he was blocked by two other tall men.
The middle-aged man led Bai Shu'an to approach slowly, but he also stopped a meter away and only allowed her to come forward alone.
Bai Shu'an thought in her heart what kind of identity this person is. In order to hide the eyes and ears, she needs so many people to guard. Isn't it coming to trouble her? But the words and behavior of the middle-aged man who led the way just now is not the same.
In doubt, the person had been close to the side of the car. Through the window that had only a finely opened seam, she found that Zhang Jinyan, the mayor of Yuncheng City, was sitting inside.
A white face was stunned and looked at him with some emboldering. It was not the first time to meet, nor was it the first time to talk so close, but it was inexplicably nervous. For a moment, he forgot to say hello and stood still.
But Zhang Jinyan smiled kindly at her first and said gently, "Don't be nervous. I have something to find you, and it's inconvenient to go in directly, so I asked Lao Wu to call you out. You won't feel abrupt."
"No, no, what's the matter with Mayor Zhang? Just say it directly. Shu'an, listen?" She blushed slightly and half-respected her body. Her slim curves bathed in the golden sun in the afternoon, which looked particularly charming.
Zhang Jinyan half raised his head and looked at the beautiful figure nearby outside the window. Suddenly, he felt dizzy, and a familiar scene flashed in his mind... This almost strange woman in front of him, every time he approached, he always felt like he had known each other and talked to her. It will bring a strange feeling...
Zhang Jinyan suppressed the inexplicable excitement in his heart and said calmly, "Shua'an, do you have time now? What I'm talking to you can't be explained in a few words. Can you find a place to sit down and let's have a good chat?"
The mayor personally went to the door of her store and took the initiative to invite her. It was difficult for Bai Shu'an to refuse, so she had to turn around and say hello to A Lang, and then got into Zhang Jinyan's car.
After the car started, it drove along Chaoyang Road to the riverside. After several turns, it finally stopped in front of the gate of a private hall by the river with excellent scenery.
In the car, Zhang Jinyan has introduced to Bai Shu'an the identity of the middle-aged man who had just been asked about in the store. It turned out that he was Zhang Jinyan's secretary, and Bai Shu'an called him Wu Bo.
At this moment, what is presented in front of her is a light gray foreign-style building with a combination of Chinese and Western styles. There is a huge garden in front of the door, led by Wu Bo. Bai Shu'an and Zhang Jinyan crossed the cement road in the garden and went straight to the reception room on the second floor. The living room is decorated in an ancient style, with a lot of mahogany furniture. Through the wide window, it can be seen rolling. The quiet river is rushing away.
A small mahogany round table by the window. The two sat opposite each other. After Wu Bo put two cups of steaming tea in front of them, he closed the door and left.
Zhang Jinyan accompanied her to look at the beautiful scenery by the river in the afternoon for a while, then slowly took a sip of green tea and asked casually, "Shuan, are you also 22 years old this year?"
"Well, to be precise, it is 21 years old, but people in Yuncheng seem to be used to talking about virtual age." Bai Shu'an explained it very seriously.
Zhang Jinyan's eyes lit up slightly and he continued to ask, "Your parents... Oh, don't get me wrong. I just heard from Han Feng last time that you are an orphan, so I asked casually. If you think it's inconvenient to answer, you can not say it."
"It's okay. I'm really an orphan. It was Aunt Man who raised me. My mother passed away when I was 5 years old."
Although Bai Shu'an had a very bad impression of Zhang Shiyao, she had a very subtle intimacy for the graceful Zhang Jinyan in front of her. At this moment, she did not have to explain in such a detailed, but her unsuspecting thoughts told the truth on impulse.
"Your mother died when you were 5 years old?" Zhang Jinyan muttered and repeated, "So you are not..." In the middle of saying that, he felt that he had lost his words and quickly corrected it. "Do you still remember what your mother looked like?"
Only then did Bai Shu'an find that Zhang Jinyan was testing himself step by step. Because he didn't know what his heart was, he smiled as if he didn't understand. "I don't remember. At that time, I was too young, and my mother's appearance was already very blurred... Aunt Man said that she met our mother and daughter by the Yuecheng Lake. At that time, my mother I was attacked by a gangster and seriously injured. I was dying. Fortunately, I met Aunt Man and saved me..."
After Bai Shu'an spread this big lie full of loopholes, there was a trace of regret in her heart. No matter what Zhang Jinyan had for her, she should not talk about her mother's tragic experience. If Zhang Jinyan further asked about her father's deeds, wouldn't she have to make up another lie to tell a lie?