和前男友的死对头闪婚
Marrying the arch-rival of my ex-boyfriend in a whirlwind wedding

　　作者: 诸葛锦
Author: Zhuge Jin

　　简介:
Introduction:

　　火葬场/修罗场/男二上位/狗血打脸/甜宠
Crematorium/Hellish Battlefield/Second Male Lead's Rise to Power/Over-the-Top Drama/Sweet Romance

　　宁青青和沈之骞恋爱9年，从高一到大学再到职场2年。
Ning Qingqing and Shen Zhiqian have been in a relationship for nine years, from high school to college and now two years into their careers.

　　他们感情稳定、经济稳定，一切似乎都是水到渠成，然而她暗示了好多次结婚，沈之骞都没有任何表示。
They had a stable relationship and financial situation, and everything seemed to be going smoothly. However, despite her repeated hints about marriage, Shen Zhiqian never made any moves.

　　终于，宁青青25岁生日，她最后一次暗示无果后，毅然转身，直接和沈之骞的死对头闪婚。
Finally, on her 25th birthday, after her last hint went unanswered, Ning Qingqing turned around and married Shen Zhiqian's arch-rival in a whirlwind marriage.

　　婚礼当天，沈之骞盛装出席，眸色猩红。
On the day of the wedding, Shen Zhiqian attended in formal attire, his eyes bloodshot.

　　也是到了这一刻，他才知道自己到底失去了什么。
It was only at that moment that he realized what he had lost.

　　◆这是我的结婚请柬，就在后天◆
◆This is my wedding invitation. It's the day after tomorrow.◆

　　◆我盛装出席，只为错过你◆
◆I dressed up to attend, only to miss you◆

　　◆追妻火葬场，却再也追不到◆
◆Chasing after my wife at the crematorium, but I can never get her back◆

　　漫长的爱情长跑往往只有两个归路——要么结婚，要么分手。
A long-term romantic relationship often has only two outcomes: either marriage or breakup.

　　她不幸是后者，却又很幸运遇见了更适合的人~
Unfortunately, she was the latter, but she was lucky enough to meet someone more suitable.

　　阅读说明：
Reading instructions:

　　1.男二上位，先婚后爱，糖分超标
1. The second male lead rises to prominence, marries first and falls in love later, with an excess of sweetness.

　　2.闪婚后一路修罗场虐渣打脸，爽到尾
2. After a whirlwind marriage, she goes through a series of trials and tribulations, humiliating her ex and ending up happy in the end.

　　3.直接从准备分手开始写，无校园，全都市
3. Start writing directly from the moment you decide to break up, no school setting, all urban.

　　内容标签： 豪门世家 甜文
Content tags: wealthy family, sweet story

　　搜索关键字：主角：宁青青 ┃ 配角：顾宥琛，沈之骞 ┃ 其它：男二上位，完结文见专栏
Search keywords: Main character: Ning Qingqing | Supporting characters: Gu Youchen, Shen Zhiqian | Other: Male second lead rises to prominence, completed work available in the column.

　　一句话简介：这是我的结婚喜帖，就在后天
One-sentence summary: This is my wedding invitation. It's the day after tomorrow.

　　立意：选择自己的人生，无所畏惧
Idea: Choose your own life, fear nothing.

第1章 什么时候结婚1
Chapter 1: When to Get Married 1

　　帝城的倒春寒今年来得比往年凶猛些，晚上十点半，宁青青从车里下来，被冷风吹得不由一个激灵。
The late spring cold snap in the imperial city was more severe than usual this year. At 10:30 p.m., Ning Qingqing got out of the car and shivered involuntarily in the cold wind.

　　她拢了拢身上的风衣，走向澜悦会所。
She pulled her windbreaker closer around her and walked toward the Lanyue Club.

　　二十分钟前，她接到了男朋友沈之骞的电话，说他喝了酒胃疼，让她给他送点药过来，一会儿再送他回家。
Twenty minutes ago, she received a call from her boyfriend, Shen Zhiqian, saying that he had drunk alcohol and was suffering from stomach pain. He asked her to bring him some medicine and then take him home later.

　　澜悦会所是沈之骞朋友开的，沈之骞这几年常来，宁青青也来过好几次，于是轻车熟路去了楼上的‘听雨阁’。
The Lanyue Club was opened by a friend of Shen Zhiqian. Shen Zhiqian had been there often in recent years, and Ning Qingqing had also been there several times, so she easily found her way to the "Listening to the Rain Pavilion" on the upper floor.

　　刚走到包间门口，就见到送酒上来的服务生从里面出来。服务生认出她，冲她点点头，因此也就没关门。
Just as she reached the door of the private room, she saw the waiter who had brought the wine coming out. The waiter recognized her and nodded, so he didn't close the door.

　　敞开的包间里，悠扬的歌声传来，伴随而来的还有男人们的交谈和女人的笑声。
In the open private room, melodious singing could be heard, accompanied by the chatter of men and the laughter of women.

　　只听一道男声说道：“咦，这首歌有点耳熟。”
Only a male voice said, "Hey, this song sounds familiar."

　　另一人笑：“这是司络晴出道时候的歌吧？”
Another person laughed, "This is a song from Si Luoqing's debut, right?"

　　那人说罢顿了顿，声音带了几分揶揄：“说起来，咱们里面的人还和司络晴有些关系呢！”
After saying that, the man paused for a moment, his voice tinged with sarcasm: "Come to think of it, some of us are actually related to Si Luoqing!"

　　之前那人来了兴趣：“谁？”
The person before him became interested: "Who?"

　　另外几人一起道：“骞哥啊，司络晴是她前女友！”
The others chimed in, "Qian, Siluqing is her ex-girlfriend!"

　　聊起这种话题来，男人似乎也避免不了八卦，几人议论开来：
When talking about this kind of topic, men seem unable to avoid gossip, and the group began to discuss it:

　　“骞哥从小和司络晴一起长大的，算是青梅竹马。只是司络晴初中毕业就去国外上高中了，两人才分手。”
"Qian grew up with Si Luoqing, and they were childhood sweethearts. However, Si Luoqing went abroad to attend high school after graduating from junior high school, and the two broke up."

　　“之后骞哥很快在高中和就宁青青在一起了，也就是他现在女朋友，老陈你一会儿就能见到。”
"After that, Qian quickly got together with Qingqing in high school, who is now his girlfriend. Old Chen, you'll meet her in a moment."

　　科普到这里，其中一人问一直对此不发一词的沈之骞：“骞哥，司络晴今天回来了你知道吗？”
After the explanation, one of them asked Shen Zhiqian, who had remained silent, "Brother Qian, do you know that Si Luoqing came back today?"

　　门外，宁青青捏着药袋子的手微微收紧。
Outside the door, Ning Qingqing's hand holding the medicine bag tightened slightly.

　　司络晴，这个名字她听过，但是每次沈之骞都轻描淡写地说，初中时候过家家谈的女朋友罢了。
She had heard the name Si Luoqing before, but every time Shen Zhiqian mentioned it, he would dismiss it as just a girlfriend he had had when he was playing house in junior high school.

　　可她不知道，他们是青梅竹马……
But she didn't know that they were childhood sweethearts...

　　此刻，里面传来沈之骞漫不经心的声音：“是吗？”
At that moment, Shen Zhiqian's indifferent voice came from inside: "Is that so?"

　　他的朋友显然还想挖掘他的态度：“今天机场都被她粉丝挤爆了，现在超火的，骞哥你和她还有没有联系？”
His friend clearly wanted to probe his feelings further: "The airport was packed with her fans today. She's super popular right now. Qian, are you still in touch with her?"

　　沈之骞淡淡道：“早没联系。”
Shen Zhiqian said indifferently, "We haven't been in touch for a long time."

　　见他似乎的确对司络晴无感的模样，另一个朋友于是将话题扯过来：“骞哥肯定是更爱现任啊，咱嫂子人特别好，漂亮不输司络晴，还对骞哥死心塌地！”
Seeing that he really didn't seem to care about Si Luoqing, another friend changed the subject: "Qian must love his current girlfriend more. Our sister-in-law is a really nice person, just as pretty as Si Luoqing, and she's devoted to Qian!"

　　“是啊，嫂子这姑娘不错。”另一人道：“话说骞哥，你们打算什么时候结婚啊？”
"Yeah, your sister-in-law is a nice girl." Another person said, "By the way, Qian, when are you two planning to get married?"

　　一语落下，所有人都在等沈之骞的回答，于是他的沉默就让原本热闹的气氛突然变得凝滞。
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone waited for Shen Zhiqian's response, and his silence caused the originally lively atmosphere to suddenly become tense.

　　偏偏电视里的音乐刚好唱完，切换下一首的时候，中间有很短的空白。
The music on TV ended just as I switched to the next song, leaving a short pause in between.

　　这空白突兀地将空间里的寂静渲染得有些尴尬。
The blank space awkwardly accentuates the silence in the room.

　　门外，宁青青呼吸凝住，心跳在这一刻也被猝不及防的安静压抑得近乎沉寂。
Outside the door, Ning Qingqing held her breath, her heartbeat suppressed by the sudden silence until it was almost silent.

　　直到，里面终于传来了男人平静又寡淡的声音：“回头看看吧。”
Until finally, a calm and indifferent male voice came from inside: "Take a look behind you."

　　这一刻，宁青青感觉刚才失去的所有感官骤然归位，心脏在二十多秒的压抑后，轰然爆发，咚咚咚撞击着胸腔，连带着血液也被这力道带得冲上了天灵盖。
At that moment, Ning Qingqing felt all her senses suddenly return. After more than 20 seconds of suppression, her heart exploded, pounding against her chest and causing the blood to rush to her scalp.

　　可她只有一个感受——
But she had only one feeling—

　　冷。
Cold.

　　仿佛全身血液都被那声‘回头看看’冻成了冰，连带着它们流经的每一寸土壤，都结出冰棱。
It was as if all the blood in his body had frozen into ice at the sound of "Look back," and every inch of soil through which it flowed had formed icicles.

　　四肢变得僵硬，她站在门口一动不动。
Her limbs became stiff, and she stood motionless at the doorway.

　　里面的对话还在继续：“骞哥着什么急结婚啊，今年不才26？男人30岁前结婚就是自入坟墓！”
The conversation inside continued: "Why are you in such a hurry to get married, Qian? You're only 26 this year. Men who get married before the age of 30 are digging their own graves!"

　　“哈哈哈，这倒是，反正嫂子和骞哥在一起这么久了，难道还会跑？”
"Hahaha, that's true. Anyway, my sister-in-law and Qian have been together for so long, why would she run away?"

　　“谁跑咱嫂子也不会跑啊，毕竟都这么多年了！”
"Who would run away? Not even my sister-in-law would run away! After all, we've been together for so many years!"

　　“算算都快九年了？我记得骞哥高一开学没多久就和嫂子在一起了吧？”
"It's been almost nine years? I remember that Qian Ge started dating his wife not long after he started his first year of high school, right?"

　　“卧槽，好像是……不过那会儿骞哥不是才刚和司络晴分手？”
"Damn, it seems like... But didn't Qian just break up with Si Luoqing?"

　　“我们还记得，当时骞哥听说司络晴出国，开学前还去国外找她。”
"We still remember when Qian heard that Si Luoqing was going abroad, he went to find her overseas before the start of the semester."

　　“是吗？骞哥，你——”
"Really? Qian, you..."

　　沈之骞打断几人：“早不记得了。”
Shen Zhiqian interrupted them: "I don't remember anymore."

　　说罢，他似乎是低头看了下时间，有些疑惑宁青青怎么还没到，于是拿出手机，准备给宁青青发消息。
Having said that, he seemed to glance down at the time, wondering why Ning Qingqing hadn't arrived yet. He took out his phone and prepared to send her a message.

　　而就在这时，又有服务生经过这边，见宁青青站在包间门口，于是出声想要询问。
Just then, another waiter passed by and saw Ning Qingqing standing at the door of the private room, so he asked her something.

　　宁青青骤然反应过来，冲对方摇了摇头，她深吸一口气，走向包间。
Ning Qingqing suddenly realized what was happening, shook her head at the other person, took a deep breath, and walked toward the private room.

　　踏入的一瞬，她的脸上已经扬起了轻松明快的笑容，仿佛刚才血色褪尽的是另一个人。
The moment she stepped in, a relaxed and cheerful smile appeared on her face, as if the person who had just lost all color was someone else.

　　包间里众人的聊天因为她的骤然踏入，而安静了一瞬。
The chatter in the private room fell silent for a moment as she suddenly entered.

　　但很快，沈之骞已经站起来。
But soon, Shen Zhiqian was already standing up.

　　他走到宁青青面前，拉着她的手坐下。察觉到她手指有些凉，不由蹙眉：“怎么不多穿点？”
He walked over to Ning Qingqing, took her hand, and sat down. Noticing that her fingers were a little cold, he frowned involuntarily, "Why didn't you wear more?"

　　说罢，他拿了遥控器，打开了室内暖风空调。
Having said that, he picked up the remote control and turned on the indoor heating.

　　宁青青将手里的药递给沈之骞：“吃过饭吗，你的胃药最好不要空腹吃。”
Ning Qingqing handed the medicine in her hand to Shen Zhiqian: "Have you eaten yet? It's best not to take your stomach medicine on an empty stomach."

　　沈之骞笑，一双漂亮的眼睛里此刻都是温柔：“嗯，刚才垫了点。”
Shen Zhiqian smiled, his beautiful eyes filled with tenderness: "Yes, I just put something under it."

　　他就是这样，不笑时候凌厉桀骜，可一旦笑起来，却仿佛春风化雨。宁青青想，当初自己最早就是被这样一双眼睛给迷住的。
That's just how he is—stern and unyielding when he doesn't smile, but once he does, it's like a gentle spring breeze. Ning Qingqing thought to herself that it was those very eyes that had first captivated her.

　　那时候她刚从外地转学过来，说话口音很重，是沈之骞给了她最初的温暖……
At that time, she had just transferred from another city and had a strong accent. It was Shen Zhiqian who gave her the warmth she needed...

　　宁青青正有些恍惚，突然感觉到了一道热流。她心头不由有些懊恼，这次的大姨妈怎么提前了一周？
Ning Qingqing was feeling a bit dazed when she suddenly felt a rush of heat. She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Why did her period come a week early this time?

　　“我去一下洗手间。”她脸上没有丝毫波澜，挺直腰背径直往外走。
"I'm going to the restroom." Her face showed no emotion as she straightened her back and walked straight out.

　　沈之骞原本想说包间里也有洗手间，可宁青青已经走了出去，还体贴地帮他们将门带上了。
Shen Zhiqian wanted to mention that there was also a restroom in the private room, but Ning Qingqing had already walked out and thoughtfully closed the door behind them.

　　这边服务台就有给客人准备的各种应急用品，宁青青要了一包卫生巾，抬步往走廊尽头的洗手间走去。
The service desk had various emergency supplies for guests. Ning Qingqing asked for a pack of sanitary napkins and walked toward the restroom at the end of the corridor.

　　而经过一个包间门口时候，那边的门被人打开，宁青青来不及收回脚步，猝不及防撞到了一个人的身上。
As she passed by the door of a private room, the door was opened by someone, and Ning Qingqing couldn't stop in time, colliding unexpectedly with a person.

　　身子后仰，她下意识抬手，抓住那人手臂才稳住身形。
Leaning backward, she subconsciously raised her hand and grabbed the man's arm to steady herself.

　　“啪。”手里的姨妈巾没拿稳，掉在了地上。
"Snap." I didn't hold the sanitary napkin tightly enough and it fell on the floor.

　　宁青青连忙后退半步，正要弯身去捡地上掉落的东西，可面前的人已经率先弯身，将它捡了起来。
Ning Qingqing hurriedly took half a step back, about to bend down to pick up the item that had fallen to the ground, but the person in front of her bent down first and picked it up.

　　于是，宁青青就看到了一只白皙修长、骨节分明的手，男人指甲修剪得干净整齐，大拇指压住的地方赫然写着两个大字——夜用。
So, Ning Qingqing saw a white, slender hand with clearly defined knuckles. The man's nails were neatly trimmed, and the two characters "night use" were clearly written where his thumb pressed down.

　　会所这边为了卫生，提供给客户的都是这样的独立包装，因此在夜用下面还有一行字——绵柔呵护您量多的夜晚。
For hygiene reasons, the club provides customers with individually packaged products. Therefore, there is a line of text printed on the nighttime use packaging that reads, "Gentle care for your heavy nights."

　　“抱歉。”男人声音干净清冽，将手里软绵绵的东西递了过去。
"Sorry." The man's voice was clear and crisp as he handed over the soft object in his hand.

　　他的目光本能看向自己手里的东西。
His gaze instinctively turned to what he was holding in his hands.

　　大大的‘夜用’二字落入他清凌凌如霜似雪的眼底。
The two large characters "night use" fell into his clear, frosty eyes.

　　他一愣，随即似乎意识到了这是什么东西，连忙将视线上移。
He was startled, then seemed to realize what it was and quickly looked up.

　　这么一来又和宁青青的目光对上。
This caused his gaze to meet Ning Qingqing's again.

　　宁青青看清他模样的一霎，眼底有片刻的怔愣，这不是沈之骞的死对头顾宥琛吗？他之前一直在国外，竟然回国了？
When Ning Qingqing saw his face clearly, her eyes widened in surprise. Wasn't this Gu Youchen, Shen Zhiqian's arch-enemy? He had been abroad all this time, and now he was back in the country?

　　短暂的疑惑之后，宁青青的心绪马上被脚趾抠地的尴尬所取代，可她的表情却十分镇定：“没事，也是我走路太急没看路。”
After a moment of confusion, Ning Qingqing's mind was immediately replaced by the embarrassment of her toes digging into the ground, but her expression remained calm: "It's okay, I was walking too fast and didn't look where I was going."

　　说罢，她还能平静地将东西接过来，冲顾宥琛礼貌点头，迅速离开。
Having said that, she calmly took the items, nodded politely to Gu Youchen, and quickly left.

　　因此他也就没有留意到，男人在看到她样子时候一瞬的错愕。
Therefore, he did not notice the momentary look of surprise on the man's face when he saw her.

　　他转头，瞧着宁青青消失在转角，这才收回视线。
He turned his head and watched Ning Qingqing disappear around the corner before finally looking away.

　　手里的手机已经没再响了，顾宥琛也没了回客户电话的心思，径直回了包间。
His phone stopped ringing, and Gu Youchen no longer felt like returning his client's call. He headed straight back to the private room.

　　包间很热闹，今天是几个朋友因为他回国而攒的局，见他回来，发小新开了一瓶酒冲他举杯。
The private room was bustling. Today, several friends had gathered to celebrate his return from abroad. Upon seeing him, his childhood friend opened a bottle of wine and raised it to him.

　　他靠在沙发上，拿起酒杯，浅浅啜了一口，脑海里还是刚才的画面。
He leaned back on the sofa, picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, and the image from earlier was still in his mind.

　　“琛哥？琛哥？”发小叫他。
"Chen Ge? Chen Ge?" His childhood friend called out to him.

　　“卧槽，琛哥怎么一脸浪荡的样子？不会在想妹子吧？”
"Damn, why does Chen look so lecherous? He's not thinking about girls, is he?"

　　“怎么可能，别人想女人我都信，咱们琛哥我打死也不信！”
"No way! I believe everyone else when they say they want women, but I'd never believe our Chen Ge!"

　　“不对……琛哥的耳朵红了！卧槽，琛哥你快说刚刚出去干嘛了，为啥回来就耳朵都红了？！”
"No... Chen's ears are red! Damn it, Chen, tell me what you were doing outside just now. Why did you come back with red ears?!"

　　几人像是发现新大陆一样围着顾宥琛。
Several people gathered around Gu Youchen as if they had discovered a new continent.

　　顾宥琛蹙眉，冷冷扫了众人一眼。然而红透了的耳尖，让他这样平日里威力十足的眼神，都没了半分杀伤力。
Gu Youchen frowned and gave everyone a cold glance. However, his bright red ears made his usually powerful gaze lose all its lethality.

　　瞧着他的模样，几人一致得了一个结论——
Looking at his appearance, everyone came to the same conclusion—

　　天要下雨，娘要嫁人，我们琛哥也终于思春了。
It's raining, my mother is getting married, and our Chen Ge has finally reached puberty.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　啊，两三年前就想开的坑终于开了……
Ah, I finally started the project I've been wanting to do for two or three years...

　　呜呜呜，不造收藏的小天使们还记得我不？打滚求评论哇~~
Woo woo woo, little angels who don't know how to save this, do you still remember me? Roll around and beg for comments~~

第2章 什么时候结婚2
Chapter 2: When to Get Married 2

　　开车去沈之骞家的路上，宁青青望着前方认真开车，一路都没有说话。
On the way to Shen Zhiqian's house, Ning Qingqing looked ahead and drove carefully, not saying a word the entire way.

　　“青青，不开心？”身侧传来男人的声音，他喝了酒，声音比平时低磁些。
"Qingqing, are you unhappy?" The man's voice came from beside her. He had been drinking, and his voice was lower and more magnetic than usual.

　　“没有。”宁青青说罢，随手开了车载广播。
"No," said Ning Qingqing, and turned on the car radio.

　　沈之骞平时爱听财经频道，宁青青和他一起，也习惯路上都听财经。此刻里面一条报道闯入耳膜——
Shen Zhiqian usually likes to listen to the financial channel, and Ning Qingqing, who is with him, has also gotten used to listening to it on the way. At that moment, a news report caught their attention—

　　“顾氏集团继承人顾宥琛于今日回国，这或许是顾氏将重心转移到国内的风向标……”
"Gu Yuchen, heir to the Gu Group, returned to China today, which may signal that the Gu Group is shifting its focus to the domestic market..."

　　宁青青听到这句，下意识看向身旁的男人。
When Ning Qingqing heard this, she subconsciously looked at the man beside her.

　　果然沈之骞在听到顾宥琛这个名字的时候，眉头蹙起，连带得车里的气温似乎都低了两度。
Sure enough, when Shen Zhiqian heard the name Gu Youchen, his brows furrowed, and the temperature in the car seemed to drop by two degrees.

　　她正要换台，手却被沈之骞按住，男人凉飕飕地道：“我倒是听听他还有什么新闻！”
She was about to change the channel, but Shen Zhiqian held her hand and said coldly, "I'd rather hear what else he has to say!"

　　宁青青没再动作，继续开车，脑海里却不由自主地浮现起今天在澜悦会所看到的男人。
Ning Qingqing didn't move, continuing to drive, but the image of the man she had seen at the Lanyue Club earlier that day kept popping into her mind.

　　说来也是奇怪，她还是高中时候见过顾宥琛，之后对方出国就再没关注过。没想到几年不见，她依旧能一眼将他认出。
It's strange, she had met Gu Youchen when she was in high school, but after he went abroad, she never paid attention to him again. Unexpectedly, after not seeing him for several years, she still recognized him at first glance.

　　有别于沈之骞那种凌厉桀骜的五官，和时而慵懒、时而张扬的气质，顾宥琛的眉目更加精致，身上有种独特的气质，仿佛山巅皓雪，清凌凌不染半分尘埃。
Unlike Shen Zhiqian's fierce and domineering features and his sometimes lazy, sometimes flamboyant temperament, Gu Youchen's eyebrows and eyes are more delicate, and he has a unique aura, like snow on a mountain peak, clear and pure, untouched by dust.

　　因为一些复杂的豪门往事，加上沈之骞和顾宥琛年龄相近，所以二人从小就被拿来比较。
Due to some complicated family history, coupled with the fact that Shen Zhiqian and Gu Youchen are close in age, the two have been compared since childhood.

　　渐渐地，二人几乎已经势成水火。
Gradually, the two became like water and fire.

　　当然这是宁青青单方面从沈之骞这里得到的信息。
Of course, this was information that Ning Qingqing obtained unilaterally from Shen Zhiqian.

　　就在这时，身旁男人手机振动了下。宁青青不知为什么，就真是下意识看了一眼沈之骞刚刚解锁的屏幕。
Just then, the man beside her phone vibrated. For some reason, Ning Qingqing couldn't help but glance at Shen Zhiqian's screen, which had just been unlocked.

　　那是微信验证好友的界面，上面有个粉色的圆形头像，宁青青有些距离，看不清微信名。
That was the WeChat friend verification interface, with a pink circular avatar. Ning Qingqing was a bit far away and couldn't see the WeChat name clearly.

　　身旁沈之骞看了一眼，没有任何操作，便直接将手机扔到一边，没有半点儿情绪波动。
Shen Zhiqian glanced at it, did nothing, and threw his phone aside without the slightest emotion.

　　他似乎喝了酒真有些疲惫，靠在座椅上闭目养神。
He seemed a little tired from drinking and leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes to rest.

　　就这么一路到了沈之骞的小区，这边私密性很好，全都是从地下停车场直达业主房间的大平层。
We arrived at Shen Zhiqian's residential area. This area was very private, with all the apartments being large, open-plan flats with direct access from the underground parking lot to the owners' rooms.

　　宁青青停好车，将沈之骞的包递给他：“晚上早点休息。”
Ning Qingqing parked the car and handed Shen Zhiqian his bag: "Get some rest tonight."

　　可男人没有动，他握住宁青青的手：“青青，发生什么事了？”
But the man didn't move. He held Ning Qingqing's hand and said, "Qingqing, what happened?"

　　他努力回想了一下今天的事，也没有想到有哪件事会影响宁青青的心情，于是问：“是不是身体不舒服？”
He tried hard to recall the events of the day, but couldn't think of anything that would have affected Ning Qingqing's mood, so he asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

　　宁青青于是顺势点头：“大姨妈来了。”
Ning Qingqing nodded in agreement: "I got my period."

　　“那就别回家了，跟我上去休息。”沈之骞说着，下车绕到了宁青青座位，俯身解开对方安全带，伸臂就将人抱了出来。
"Then don't go home. Come up with me and rest." Shen Zhiqian said, got out of the car, walked around to Ning Qingqing's seat, leaned over to unbuckle her seatbelt, and pulled her out with his arms.

　　宁青青抬手要推开，可大姨妈来了实在没力气，等一阵难受过去，人已经被沈之骞放在了电梯前。
Ning Qingqing raised her hand to push him away, but her period had started and she was too weak to move. After a moment of discomfort, she found herself being held in front of the elevator by Shen Zhiqian.

　　本来也有些晚了，加上也不是没在沈之骞的公寓里住过，宁青青懒得再推拒，就这么和人一起上去。
It was already quite late, and she had stayed at Shen Zhiqian's apartment before, so Ning Qingqing didn't bother to refuse and went up with him.

　　她去客房将包放下，洗完澡出来，发现沈之骞在她的房间。
She went to the guest room to put down her bag, took a shower, and when she came out, she found Shen Zhiqian in her room.

　　他手里拿着一碗红糖姜茶：“青青，肚子疼不疼？先把这个喝了。”
He held a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea in his hand: "Qingqing, does your stomach hurt? Drink this first."

　　灯光下，男人眉眼里的桀骜都变成了温柔。
Under the lights, the arrogance in the man's eyes turned into tenderness.

　　宁青青接过碗，三两口喝了，要去洗碗却被男人拦住：“我一会儿洗。”
Ning Qingqing took the bowl, drank it in a few gulps, and went to wash the dishes, but the man stopped her: "I'll wash them later."

　　他说罢，伸臂很自然从身后环住了宁青青的腰，温热手掌落在她的小腹，下巴也搁在了她的肩窝：“青青告诉我，今天怎么不开心？”
After saying that, he naturally wrapped his arms around Ning Qingqing's waist from behind, his warm palm resting on her lower abdomen, his chin resting on her shoulder: "Qingqing, tell me, why are you so unhappy today?"

　　骤然被温暖包裹，宁青青心底响起一声叹息。她或许可以再和他好好沟通一下，关于他们，关于未来。
Suddenly enveloped in warmth, Ning Qingqing sighed softly. Perhaps she could talk to him again, about them, about the future.

　　毕竟在一起九年，沈之骞对她的确很好，也从来没有过令她不放心的行为。
After all, they had been together for nine years, Shen Zhiqian had always been good to her and had never done anything to make her feel uneasy.

　　“之骞，我25岁生日快到了。”宁青青从镜子里看着沈之骞的眼睛：“都说25是个坎儿，好像到了25就不那么年轻了。”
"Zhiqian, my 25th birthday is coming up." Ning Qingqing looked at Shen Zhiqian's eyes in the mirror: "They say that 25 is a turning point, as if you're no longer young once you reach 25."

　　“就因为这个发愁，所以不开心？”沈之骞低低的笑声落在她耳畔，他换一只手给宁青青暖肚子：“在我眼里，我们家青青是最漂亮的，即使将来老了也漂亮！”
"Are you upset because of this?" Shen Zhiqian's low laughter fell on her ears. He switched hands to warm Ning Qingqing's stomach: "In my eyes, our Qingqing is the most beautiful, even when she's old!"

　　听到他说‘老了’，宁青青下意识问：“那你觉得很多年后我们会在做什么？”
When she heard him say "old," Ning Qingqing subconsciously asked, "Then what do you think we'll be doing many years from now?"

　　闻言，沈之骞恍惚了一下，随即眼底亲了亲宁青青的侧脸：“不说老，我们都还年轻。”
Hearing this, Shen Zhiqian was taken aback for a moment, then kissed Ning Qingqing's cheek gently: "Don't say we're old, we're still young."

　　“嗯。”宁青青应了声，身上还很暖，可心头的火苗已经逐渐开始熄灭。
"Hmm." Ning Qingqing responded, still feeling warm, but the flames in her heart were gradually beginning to die down.

　　“你今天喝了酒，早点睡吧，我明天也得早起。”她说着，从沈之骞的怀里出来。
"You've been drinking today, so go to bed early. I have to get up early tomorrow." She said, getting out of Shen Zhiqian's arms.

　　“好，青青晚安。”男人说罢，瞧着宁青青躺下，这才关了灯，拉上房门。
"Okay, good night, Qingqing." The man said, watching Ning Qingqing lie down, then turned off the light and closed the door.

　　房间之中，宁青青望着黑暗，缓缓吐出一口气。
In the room, Ning Qingqing stared into the darkness and slowly exhaled.

　　正当她要闭眼时候，手机却连续响了起来。意识到忘了关机，宁青青起身拿起手机，就看到了还是几年前刚建群时候比较活跃的高中班级群突然热闹了起来。
Just as she was about to close her eyes, her phone rang repeatedly. Realizing that she had forgotten to turn it off, Ning Qingqing got up and picked up her phone, only to see that the high school class group, which had been quite active when it was first created a few years ago, had suddenly become lively again.

　　她刚刚点进去，便看到了一个红包提示。或许因为太晚了脑子短路，反应过来时候，宁青青已经点开了红包。
She had just clicked on it when she saw a red envelope notification. Perhaps because it was too late and her brain wasn't working properly, by the time she realized what was happening, Ning Qingqing had already opened the red envelope.

　　39.7元。
39.7 yuan.

　　这么大的拼手气红包还真是少见，然而宁青青一看发红包的头像，瞳孔骤然收紧。
It's rare to see such a large red envelope, but when Ning Qingqing saw the avatar of the sender, her pupils suddenly contracted.

　　这个头像如果她没看错的话，两个小时前在沈之骞的微信好友申请界面见过。
If she wasn't mistaken, she had seen this profile picture two hours ago on Shen Zhiqian's WeChat friend request page.

　　粉色的圆形头像，昵称是‘晴天’。
A pink circular avatar with the nickname "Sunny."

　　宁青青记得所有高中同学她都加了好友，而这位显然是个陌生人。
Ning Qingqing remembered that she had added all her high school classmates as friends, but this person was clearly a stranger.

　　不过不用她去上面翻阅记录，已经有人为她解惑了对方的身份——
However, she didn't need to go and look through the records herself, as someone had already explained the other person's identity to her.

　　“啊啊啊，谢谢女神！我还是第一次拿到这么多的微信红包！”
"Ah, thank you, goddess! This is the first time I've ever received so many WeChat red envelopes!"

　　“女神回国发展，同学会搞起来啊，为女神接风！”
"The goddess is returning to China to pursue her career. Let's get the alumni association together to welcome her back!"

　　“络晴美女，哪天有时间啊？我们一定准时参加，一睹女神风采！”
"Luoqing, when are you free? We'll be there on time to catch a glimpse of the goddess!"

　　下面，那位‘晴天’在连续发了几十个红包后回复：“我都可以呀，刚刚回国还需要适应时间，所以经纪人给我放了一周的假。”
Below, "Sunny" replied after sending dozens of red envelopes: "I can do it. I just got back from abroad and need time to adjust, so my agent gave me a week off."

　　“wow，正好周末是徐老师生日，我们就在那天开同学会吧？给老师庆生，再给络晴接风！”班长兴奋道。
"Wow, it's Mr. Xu's birthday on the weekend. Let's have our class reunion then! We can celebrate his birthday and welcome Luoqing back!" said the class monitor excitedly.

　　下方一片附和。
There was a chorus of agreement below.

　　‘晴天’也回复道：“好啊，周六吧，那天我没事。”
"Sunny" replied, "Sure, Saturday is fine. I'm free that day."

　　见状，班长直接艾特了全体：“同学们，周六下午三点同学会，司络晴大明星会参加，大家都踊跃报名啊！”
Seeing this, the class monitor directly tagged everyone: "Everyone, there will be a class reunion at 3 pm on Saturday afternoon. The famous actress Si Luqing will be attending. Everyone, sign up enthusiastically!"

　　宁青青知道，她高中同学几乎都是初中部直升上来的，所以很多人和司络晴应该都是初中同学。估摸着有人有对方联系方式，将人拉来了这个群。只不过她不去她的初中群，来他们群的目的什么？
Ning Qingqing knew that almost all of her high school classmates had been promoted directly from junior high school, so many of them should have been classmates with Si Luoqing in junior high school. She guessed that someone had the other person's contact information and added them to this group. But why would she join their group instead of her junior high school group?

　　就在宁青青打算直接离开群聊时候，有人突然艾特了她。
Just as Ning Qingqing was about to leave the group chat, someone suddenly tagged her.

　　卢月：“咦，青青也领了红包呀？所以青青周六一定会来吧？”
Lu Yue: "Hey, Qingqing got a red envelope too? So Qingqing will definitely come on Saturday, right?"

　　宁青青现在无比希望时间能倒退两分钟，回到她刚刚不小心点开红包的前一秒。
Ning Qingqing now desperately wished that time could be turned back two minutes, to the moment just before she accidentally clicked on the red envelope.

　　可木已成舟，她只能回复：“可能会出差，到时候看看，一定争取过去。”
But it was too late. She could only reply, "I might have to go on a business trip. I'll see when the time comes, but I'll definitely try to make it."

　　卢月道：“一定要争取哦！司络晴大美女转学走的时候你还没来我们学校，但是美女的聚会，我们现任班花也不能缺席的，对吧？”
Lu Yue said, "You have to try hard! When the beautiful Si Luoqing transferred schools, you hadn't come to our school yet, but we can't miss a gathering of beautiful girls, right?"

　　她又接着发了条：“哦对了，络晴以前和沈学长关系就很好，你应该听沈学长提过。”
She then posted another message: "Oh, right, Luoqing used to be close with Senior Shen. You should have heard him mention it."

　　宁青青心头冷嗤一声，手上却回复：“真的吗？我没听过耶，那我回头问问之骞。”
Ning Qingqing sneered in her heart, but replied, "Really? I've never heard of it. I'll ask Zhiqian about it later."

　　这时，有个同学道：“络晴，我记得你以前和沈学长谈过吧？”
At this moment, a classmate said, "Luoqing, I remember you talked with Senior Shen before, right?"

　　一语落下，班级群顿时有片刻的彻底寂静。
As soon as he finished speaking, the class group fell completely silent for a moment.

　　不过很快，司络晴就回了，态度不明：“我也几年没见之骞了，一定更帅了。”
However, Si Luoqing replied quickly, her attitude unclear: "I haven't seen Zhiqian in several years either. He must be even more handsome now."

　　下面一片起哄。
The crowd below began to cheer.

　　宁青青直接在群里发了一张沈之骞的照片。
Ning Qingqing directly posted a photo of Shen Zhiqian in the group chat.

　　照片里，男人穿着挺括的西服，领带打得很端正，然而似乎正转头看什么，镜头抓拍的时候，在翻白眼。
In the photo, the man is wearing a crisp suit with a neatly tied tie, but he seems to be turning his head to look at something, and the camera captured him rolling his eyes.

　　“之骞号称359度无死角，这是唯一的死角。”
"The Zhiqian is touted as having 359 degrees of coverage with no blind spots, but this is the only blind spot."

　　宁青青发完这句话，直接退出了微信。
After sending this message, Ning Qingqing immediately exited WeChat.

　　隔壁，沈之骞丝毫不知自己的丑照被发到了班级群。
Next door, Shen Zhiqian had no idea that his ugly photo had been posted in the class group chat.

　　他洗完澡出来正在擦头发，手机响了，是个陌生来电。
He came out of the shower and was drying his hair when his phone rang. It was an unknown number.

　　知道他私人手机号的不多，他干脆挂掉。然而那个电话再度响起。
Not many people knew his private phone number, so he simply hung up. However, the phone rang again.

　　他蹙眉接起，眼底已经有了几分戾气：“哪位？”
He frowned and picked up the phone, his eyes already filled with anger: "Who is it?"

　　里面传来温柔女声，但是尾调很平，显示着她的故作亲近却有自持身份的矜持：“骞，我是络晴，我回来了。”
A gentle female voice came from inside, but the tone was flat, revealing her feigned intimacy and self-restraint: "Qian, it's Luoqing. I'm back."

　　沈之骞闻言，继续擦着头发，眼底依旧写满了漫不经心：“哦，络晴……哪位？”
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiqian continued to wipe his hair, his eyes still filled with indifference: "Oh, Luoqing... Who is that?"

　　那头传来低低的一声叹息，继而道：“之骞，我在13级1班班级群看到了你的照片，好多年不见，你的确比以前更帅了。”
A low sigh came from the other end, followed by, "Zhiqian, I saw your photo in the 13-1 class group. It's been so many years, you really are more handsome than before."

　　沈之骞淡淡道：“你打电话有事吗？”
Shen Zhiqian said indifferently, "Is there something you need?"

　　司络晴道：“我发送了微信好友验证，通过一下。我回国发展，可能以后还有很多需要合作的地方。”
Si Luoqing said, "I sent you a WeChat friend request. Please accept it. I'm returning to China to develop my career, and we may need to cooperate on many things in the future."

　　“公事？”沈之骞道：“让你的经纪人加我的秘书，没什么事我挂了。”
"Business?" Shen Zhiqian said, "Have your agent add my secretary to his contacts. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

　　“好。”司络晴道：“同学会见。”
"Okay," said Si Luoqing. "See you at the reunion."

　　沈之骞已经挂了电话。
Shen Zhiqian has already hung up the phone.

　　他想起自己没进宁青青的班级群，于是给发小发了条消息：“把我拉进你们班级群。”
He remembered that he wasn't in Ning Qingqing's class group, so he sent a message to his childhood friend: "Add me to your class group."

　　很快，接二连三的消息声响起，沈之骞进入群聊，就看到了自己那张照片被P成了表情包——
Soon, a series of messages popped up. Shen Zhiqian entered the group chat and saw that his photo had been turned into a meme.

　　“359度无死角的男人，您值得拥有。”
"A man with 359 degrees of perfection, you deserve him."

　　沈之骞按住额头揉了揉，起身走到隔壁门口。
Shen Zhiqian pressed his forehead and rubbed it, then got up and walked to the door next door.

　　宁青青的房门紧闭，里面似乎已经完全没了动静。
Ning Qingqing's door was tightly closed, and there seemed to be no sound coming from inside.

　　他只好回到房间，这才发现班级群因为他的加入而炸了锅。
He had no choice but to return to his room, only to find that the class group chat had exploded because he had joined.

　　“啊啊啊，沈学长来了？沈学长我们周六同学会，你也一起吧？青青和络晴都去！”
"Ah, Senior Shen is here? Senior Shen, we're having a class reunion on Saturday. Will you join us? Qingqing and Luoqing are both going!"

　　沈之骞因为刚进来，并不知道宁青青根本没答应去同学会，所以只好问了句：“青青说她要参加？”
Since Shen Zhiqian had just arrived, he didn't know that Ning Qingqing had never agreed to go to the class reunion, so he could only ask, "Did Qingqing say she's going?"

　　那个卢月连忙应道：“嗯，青青说她准时去，所以学长也来呗？”
Lu Yue hurriedly replied, "Yes, Qingqing said she would be there on time, so you're coming too, right?"

　　沈之骞回应：“好，时间地点发我。”
Shen Zhiqian replied, "Okay, send me the time and place."

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　嘻嘻，修罗场预定~~
Hehe, it's going to be a battlefield~~

　　大家别急哈，文案的剧情必须有！
Everyone, don't worry, the plot of the copy must be there!

　　渣渣必须后面被打脸到亲妈都认不出~感谢在2022-05-16 13:29:13~2022-05-17 13:32:03期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
The scum must be humiliated so badly that even their own mothers won't recognize them~ Thank you to the little angels who cast their votes or gave me nourishment between 2022-05-16 13:29:13 and 2022-05-17 13:32:03~

　　感谢投出地雷的小天使：越努力越幸运 3个；
Thank you to the little angels who cast landmines: The harder you work, the luckier you get 3;

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：嘻嘻 2瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Hehe 2 bottles;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

第3章 什么时候结婚3
Chapter 3: When to Get Married 3

　　第二天，宁青青和沈之骞一起出差。
The next day, Ning Qingqing and Shen Zhiqian went on a business trip together.

　　宁青青大学学的金融和法律双学位，但毕业后沈家那边有些变故，沈之骞需要自己人盯着合同，她于是去了沈氏上班，是公司的合同专员。
Ning Qingqing earned a double degree in finance and law at university, but after graduation, there were some changes in the Shen family, and Shen Zhiqian needed someone he trusted to oversee the contracts, so she joined Shen's company as a contract specialist.

　　正好早晨海城那边打来电话，说之前集团和供应商那边有个合同纠纷需要处理。宁青青和公司法务一起过去，沈之骞则是和市场部那边一起见替代的供应商。
Just then, a call came in from Haicheng in the morning, saying that there was a contract dispute between the group and a supplier that needed to be resolved. Ning Qingqing went over with the company's legal team, while Shen Zhiqian went with the marketing department to meet with the replacement supplier.

　　这两天二人都很忙，除了晚上发一个晚安外，几乎没有任何联系，虽然都住同一个酒店，但面也没有见过。
Both of them have been very busy these past two days. Except for saying good night at night, they have had almost no contact, even though they are staying at the same hotel.

　　直到周六上午，宁青青这边终于协商解决了问题。她拿起手机正打算给沈之骞发条消息，男人就出现在了她的视线。
It wasn't until Saturday morning that Ning Qingqing finally managed to resolve the issue. She picked up her phone, intending to send a message to Shen Zhiqian, when the man suddenly appeared in her line of sight.

　　他眼底难得也有几分疲惫，见到她后却先递给她一个袋子：“客户送的当地小吃，尝尝。”
There was a rare hint of fatigue in his eyes, but when he saw her, he handed her a bag first: "A local snack from a client. Try it."

　　宁青青接过来，问：“都忙完了？”
Ning Qingqing took it and asked, "Are you done with everything?"

　　“嗯。”沈之骞道：“听吴特助说你们那边也很顺利？”
"Hmm." Shen Zhiqian said, "I heard from Special Assistant Wu that everything is going well on your end?"

　　“差不多吧，都解决了。”宁青青道：“我们哪天回帝城？”
"Almost, everything's settled." Ning Qingqing said, "When are we going back to the imperial city?"

　　沈之骞笑：“忘了今天什么日子？”
Shen Zhiqian smiled, "Have you forgotten what day it is today?"

　　宁青青一怔，随即发现今天竟然是4月11号，是当初沈之骞对她表白的日子。
Ning Qingqing was startled, then realized that today was April 11, the day Shen Zhiqian had confessed his feelings to her.

　　高一时候，沈之骞表白后一个月，她答应做他的女朋友。
When they were in their first year of high school, Shen Zhiqian confessed his feelings to her, and a month later, she agreed to be his girlfriend.

　　“想起来了？”男人帮她提公文包：“我们上楼去收拾行李，飞机还有两小时起飞。”
"Remember?" The man helped her with her briefcase. "Let's go upstairs and pack our luggage. The flight leaves in two hours."

　　二人从帝城机场出来时候，是下午两点多，司机已经等在了国内到达出口。一路上，宁青青因为也有些疲惫，竟然不知不觉睡着了。
When the two of them came out of the Imperial City Airport, it was around 2:00 PM, and the driver was already waiting at the domestic arrivals exit. On the way, Ning Qingqing was also a little tired and fell asleep without realizing it.

　　醒来时候，发现身上盖着一条薄毯，她的头枕在沈之骞的肩上，男人同样也在闭目养神。
When she woke up, she found herself covered with a thin blanket, her head resting on Shen Zhiqian's shoulder, and the man was also closing his eyes and resting.

　　“沈总，到了。”司机在一家会所前停了车。
"Mr. Shen, we're here." The driver stopped in front of a club.

　　宁青青看向会所的名字，无端觉得有些眼熟，但一时间想不起来在哪里听过这个名字。
Ning Qingqing looked at the name of the club and felt it looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

　　沈之骞本就浅眠，听到司机的话睁开眼睛：“到了？”说罢，他打开车门下车，又给宁青青拉开了车门。
Shen Zhiqian was already a light sleeper, and upon hearing the driver's words, he opened his eyes and asked, "Are we there?" With that, he opened the car door and got out, then opened the door for Ning Qingqing.

　　他牵着宁青青的手走入会所，服务生迎接道：“先生，请问您有预定吗？”
He took Ning Qingqing's hand and walked into the club. A waiter greeted them, "Sir, do you have a reservation?"

　　沈之骞道：“103号包间。”
Shen Zhiqian said, "Private room 103."

　　宁青青已经察觉到有什么不对，而当包间门被打开，他们被包间里所有人的目光聚焦的时候，她终于知道自己在哪里听过这个会所的名字了！
Ning Qingqing had already sensed something was wrong, and when the private room door opened and they were met with the stares of everyone inside, she finally realized where she had heard the name of this club before!

　　是那天在班级群，有人提了一句说这家会所消费高，但当时宁青青只是扫了一眼，根本没有太留意！
It was that day in the class group chat when someone mentioned that this club was expensive, but at the time, Ning Qingqing just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention!

　　“哇，看谁来了？”班长兴奋地迎过来：“沈学长，青青，就等你们了！”
"Wow, look who's here!" The class monitor excitedly came over: "Senior Shen, Qingqing, we've been waiting for you!"

　　“啊，沈学长和青青到啦，快快快，欢迎欢迎！”
"Ah, Senior Shen and Qingqing are here! Quick, quick, welcome, welcome!"

　　扑面而来的热闹将宁青青包裹，她却感觉所有的热情都似夹带着凛冽的风，残酷又可笑！
The bustling crowd engulfed Ning Qingqing, but she felt that all the enthusiasm was like a bitter wind, cruel and ridiculous!

　　今天是什么日子？
What day is it today?

　　——是同学会的日子。
It's the day of the class reunion.

　　而这个同学会，很明显就是司络晴攒局的！
And this class reunion was obviously organized by Si Luoqing!

　　恰好这时，大包间里正在唱歌的女人忽而转头看过来，她眉目明艳，画着心机裸妆，从头发丝到浑身衣服都写着精致。
Just then, the woman singing in the large private room suddenly turned her head and looked over. She had bright eyes and a subtle makeup look, and from her hair to her clothes, she exuded elegance.

　　或许做明星的都有一张很小的上镜脸，司络晴就是这样，脸蛋儿明显比旁边的同学小了一圈，笑起来也是标准的仪态，一切都恰到好处。
Perhaps all celebrities have small faces that look good on camera. Si Luoqing is one of them. Her face is noticeably smaller than her classmates', and she has perfect posture when she smiles. Everything about her is just right.

　　宁青青今天刚出差回来，虽然换掉了西服西裤，但穿的也是再休闲不过的针织衫和牛仔裤。
Ning Qingqing just returned from a business trip today. Although she changed out of her suit, she was still wearing a casual knit sweater and jeans.

　　她不上班时候喜欢素颜，平时连口红都懒得涂。头发在车上睡觉的时候马尾弄得有些凌乱，出差带的公文包，没带手包，所以此刻手机随意插在牛仔裤后面口袋，脚下是白色运动鞋。
When she's not working, she likes to go makeup-free and doesn't even bother putting on lipstick. Her hair is a bit messy from sleeping in the car with it tied back in a ponytail. She brought her briefcase for work but forgot her handbag, so her phone is casually tucked into the back pocket of her jeans. She's wearing white sneakers on her feet.

　　身旁的男人，倒是习惯了衬衣西裤，虽然没打领带，可依旧像是随时都能开商务会议的精英。
The man beside him was accustomed to wearing a shirt and slacks. Although he wasn't wearing a tie, he still looked like an elite executive who could start a business meeting at any moment.

　　包间里的司络晴将目光在宁青青身上悄然转过一圈后，便落定在了沈之骞身上。她捏着麦克风的手微微收紧，片刻后站起来，微笑走了过来——
In the private room, Si Luoqing quietly shifted her gaze from Ning Qingqing to Shen Zhiqian. She tightened her grip on the microphone slightly, then stood up and walked over with a smile.

　　“沈同学，好久不见。”
"Ming, long time no see."

　　她身高165，穿着高跟鞋，比168的宁青青还高了不少。这么过来时候，宁青青认出司络晴身上的是C家今天新春高定。
She is 165 cm tall and wearing high heels, making her significantly taller than Ning Qingqing, who is 168 cm. When she approached, Ning Qingqing recognized that Si Luqing was wearing C House's Spring Festival haute couture.

　　“你好。”沈之骞目光平静，只是淡淡落在司络晴身上，很快就收回，没有半点儿情绪波动。
"Hello." Shen Zhiqian's gaze was calm as he glanced briefly at Si Luoqing before quickly looking away, showing no emotion whatsoever.

　　气氛似乎有些尴尬，直到卢月走了出来，瞧见宁青青，顿时夸张地挽住她的手臂，冲司络晴介绍：“络晴，这是沈学长的女朋友宁青青，也是我们班高中的班花哦！”
The atmosphere seemed a little awkward until Lu Yue came out, saw Ning Qingqing, and exaggeratedly took her arm, introducing her to Si Luoqing: "Luoqing, this is Senior Shen's girlfriend, Ning Qingqing. She was also the class beauty in our high school class!"

　　司络晴好像这才看到宁青青这个人一般，将目光落过去，冲宁青青伸手：“久仰大名，果然很漂亮！”
Si Luoqing seemed to notice Ning Qingqing for the first time, and turned her gaze toward her, reaching out her hand. "I've heard a lot about you. You're really beautiful!"

　　“谢谢。”宁青青伸手和她的握了握，语气大方：“司小姐唱歌很好听。”
"Thank you." Ning Qingqing shook her hand and said generously, "Miss Si sings beautifully."

　　司络晴挽了一下耳旁发丝，笑道：“叫我络晴就好，这边都是我们的同学，不用见外。”
Si Luoqing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled, "Just call me Luoqing. These are all our classmates, no need to be formal."

　　几人一起走进包间。
Several people entered the private room together.

　　司络晴那首歌已经唱完，于是有同学嚷着要帮沈之骞点歌。
Si Luoqing finished singing the song, so some classmates started clamoring to help Shen Zhiqian request a song.

　　沈之骞转头看向身旁宁青青：“青青，想唱哪首？”
Shen Zhiqian turned to look at Ning Qingqing beside him: "Qingqing, which song would you like to sing?"

　　而宁青青还没回答，卢月已经给二人点好了，恰好是司络晴和一个男星合唱的《你是我的星》。
Before Ning Qingqing could answer, Lu Yue had already selected a song for them, which happened to be "You Are My Star" sung by Si Luoqing and a male celebrity.

　　这首歌几乎是这两年KTV必点对唱情歌，应该没有几个人不会。
This song has been a must-sing duet in karaoke bars for the past two years. I don't think there are many people who don't know it.

　　然而下一秒，沈之骞抬眼：“我不会唱，你们唱吧。”
However, the next second, Shen Zhiqian raised his eyes and said, "I can't sing, you sing."

　　这么一说，所有人似乎都嗅到了猫腻，气氛再度变得尴尬起来。
With that said, everyone seemed to sense something fishy, and the atmosphere became awkward again.

　　有人看向司络晴，随后又将目光落在宁青青身上。真一对比，似乎各有千秋。
Some people looked at Si Luoqing, then shifted their gaze to Ning Qingqing. When compared, they seemed to have their own unique charms.

　　司络晴现在像是个精致漂亮的公主，但宁青青即使素颜，身上也有种精心打扮没有的神韵。
Si Luoqing now looks like a delicate and beautiful princess, but even without makeup, Ning Qingqing has a charm that cannot be achieved by careful grooming.

　　班里不少同学知道她是南方来的，据说是水乡长大，人坐在那里的时候似乎没有存在感，可一旦将目光落在她的身上，就再难让人移开。
Many of her classmates knew that she was from the south, and it was said that she grew up in a water town. When she sat there, she seemed to have no presence, but once you looked at her, it was hard to take your eyes off her.

　　就像是水墨，让人宁静忘俗。
It is like ink wash painting, bringing tranquility and allowing one to forget the mundane.

　　那是任何妆容也画不出来的味道。
That's a look that no makeup can achieve.

　　那首《你是我的星》已经开始播放起来，因为没有人唱，伴奏都显得单调乏味。
The song "You Are My Star" began to play, but since no one was singing along, the accompaniment sounded monotonous and boring.

　　就在这样的气氛越来越诡异间，班长连忙点了一首别的对唱，切了过去，笑着圆场：“这首沈学长不能还说不会了吧？”
As the atmosphere became increasingly strange, the class monitor quickly selected another duet and switched songs, smiling to break the tension: "Senior Shen, you can't say you don't know this one, can you?"

　　“嗯，这个会。”沈之骞拿起了话筒。
"Yes, this meeting." Shen Zhiqian picked up the microphone.

　　不是第一次和宁青青唱这首，两人声线一个低磁，一个宁静如水，配合默契。到了后面，不少同学都忍不住鼓掌。
It wasn't the first time they had sung this song together. Their voices complemented each other perfectly, one low and magnetic, the other calm and peaceful. By the end, many of the students couldn't help but applaud.

　　所以当一曲结束时候，有同学笑着问：“沈学长和青青这么夫唱妇随，打算什么时候结婚？”
So when the song ended, a classmate asked with a smile, "Senior Shen and Qingqing are so in sync, when are you two planning to get married?"

　　这么一句，又让所有人的焦点再度向着二人聚拢。
This sentence once again drew everyone's attention to the two of them.

　　宁青青没有说话，她的眼底是前方大屏幕里斑驳的光影。光影中，面前的男人似乎变得有些模糊。
Ning Qingqing didn't say anything. Her eyes were fixed on the flickering images on the big screen in front of her. In the flickering images, the man in front of her seemed to become a little blurry.

　　她听到沈之骞说：“最近怎么总被问结婚？让我误以为我不是26，而是36！”
She heard Shen Zhiqian say, "Why am I always being asked about marriage lately? It makes me think I'm 36 instead of 26!"

　　众人笑起来：“是哦，沈氏太子爷大婚，哪能那么草率？”
Everyone laughed, "That's right, it's the wedding of the Prince of the Shen family. How could it be so hasty?"

　　说话的那个同学或许无心，可很快所有人都将目光落在了宁青青的身上。
The student who spoke may not have meant anything by it, but soon everyone's eyes were on Ning Qingqing.

　　在场同学都知道，宁青青是从南方转来帝城上学的，当初上学时候衣着就很朴素，家境似乎很一般。
All the students present knew that Ning Qingqing had transferred to the Imperial City from the south. When she first started school, she dressed very simply and seemed to come from an ordinary family.

　　她自己好像也从没提到过自己家里人，估摸着根本拿不出手。而且就算真是个中产阶层，那和沈之骞的家世背景也是天壤之别。
She never mentioned her family either, probably because she had nothing to be proud of. Even if she was middle class, it would be worlds apart from Shen Zhiqian's family background.

　　可女孩依旧是安静淡然的模样，似乎什么都没听出来。
But the girl remained quiet and calm, as if she hadn't heard anything.

　　有人看好戏，有人幸灾乐祸，不过很快大家又将注意力落在了司络晴身上。
Some people enjoyed watching the spectacle, while others gloated over her misfortune. However, everyone's attention soon turned back to Si Luoqing.

　　现在大家都毕业了，知道人脉的重要，三角恋固然有意思，但抱司络晴大.腿更重要。
Now that everyone has graduated, they know the importance of connections. Love triangles are interesting, but it's more important to climb the corporate ladder.

　　恰好这时宁青青手机响了，她拿出来发现是闺蜜乔晓冕打来的，于是走到外面接听。
Just then, Ning Qingqing's phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was her best friend Qiao Xiaomian calling, so she walked outside to answer it.

　　“青青，我才知道你竟然和沈学长去了同学会！你之前不是不去的？早知道你要去，我出差加班加点今早也争取回来了！”
"Qingqing, I just found out that you went to the class reunion with Senior Shen! Didn't you say you weren't going? If I had known you were going, I would have worked overtime and tried to come back this morning!"

　　宁青青笑道：“没事，我也是临时过来的。”说罢，她将自己和沈之骞沟通搞出的误会讲了一遍。
Ning Qingqing smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just here temporarily." After saying that, she explained the misunderstanding that had arisen between her and Shen Zhiqian.

　　乔晓冕顿时义愤填膺：“所以他什么意思？他不知道自己应该避嫌吗？还专门带你过去是想吃着碗里的看着锅里的？！你等我下，我们视频！”
Qiao Xiaomian was filled with indignation: "So what does he mean? Doesn't he know he should avoid suspicion? Did he deliberately take you there to have his cake and eat it too?! Wait for me, let's video chat!"

　　说罢，挂掉电话又很快打了个视频过来。
Having said that, he hung up the phone and quickly called back on video.

　　宁青青在飞机上没什么胃口，现在有点饿了，于是径直走出会所，打算去对面蛋糕店一边吃蛋糕，一边和闺蜜视频。
Ning Qingqing didn't have much of an appetite on the plane, and now she was a little hungry, so she walked straight out of the club and headed to the cake shop across the street to eat cake while video chatting with her best friend.

　　“快给我说说，那个司络晴真和电视上一样？她的脸整容痕迹明显不？”乔晓冕迫不及待地问。
"Quick, tell me, is Si Luoqing really the same as she is on TV? Are the signs of plastic surgery on her face obvious?" Qiao Xiaomian asked impatiently.

　　宁青青一边走一边道：“这个倒是没看出来，不过吧，你姐妹我今天完全不知道要出来见同学，素颜加休闲，在人家面前就像村姑。”
Ning Qingqing said as she walked, "I didn't notice that, but I had no idea I was going to meet my classmates today, so I came out in my casual clothes without any makeup. I looked like a country girl in front of everyone."

　　乔晓冕这么一听顿时不乐意了：“青青你这样很好看好么？知道什么是清水出芙蓉，天然去雕饰？你这样也美出天际好吧！我隔着屏幕都要控制不住了！”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomian immediately became displeased: "Qingqing, you look great like this, okay? Do you know what it means to be like a lotus blossoming from clear water, naturally unadorned? You look beautiful enough to reach the heavens! Even through the screen, I can hardly control myself!"

　　宁青青被她彻底逗笑：“行啦，等你回来我们聚！我并不在意司络晴，我和之骞的问题，与她人无关，总之回头见面我和你说。”
Ning Qingqing was thoroughly amused by her: "Alright, let's hang out when you get back! I don't care about Si Luoqing. The issue between me and Zhi Qian has nothing to do with her. Anyway, I'll tell you when we meet again."

　　“行吧。”乔晓冕噘嘴：“来来来，大美女么么哒，我去继续赶计划书了！”
"Alright." Qiao Xiaomian pouted, "Come on, beautiful lady, give me a kiss. I'm going to continue working on my report!"

　　“嗯，么么哒！”宁青青说着，人已经走到了蛋糕店门口。
"Okay, bye!" Ning Qingqing said, already walking to the cake shop door.

　　她一眼看中了自己喜欢的那种随意款提拉米苏：“你好，帮忙拿一下这个‘月光宝盒’提拉米苏。”
She immediately spotted the tiramisu she liked, which was casually presented: "Hello, could you please hand me the 'Moonlight Treasure Box' tiramisu?"

　　店员却露出为难：“小姐，这个提拉米苏刚刚被这位先生买下了……”
The shop assistant looked embarrassed and said, "Miss, this tiramisu was just bought by that gentleman..."

　　宁青青闻言，这才发现店里还有个男人，一身正装，就连领带都打得恰到好处，像是刚从谈判桌上下来的。
Upon hearing this, Ning Qingqing noticed that there was another man in the store, dressed in a suit with his tie perfectly knotted, as if he had just stepped away from the negotiating table.

　　她眼底露出惊讶，竟然是顾宥琛！
Surprise flashed in her eyes. It was actually Gu Youchen!

　　顾宥琛也看了过来，四目相对，他冲她微微颔首，随即对店员道：“把提拉米苏让给这位小姐。”
Gu Youchen also looked over, their eyes met, and he nodded slightly to her, then said to the waiter, "Give the tiramisu to this lady."

　　店员疑惑地瞧了二人一眼，却还是马上点头：“好的，那先生重新选一款吧！您给女朋友买的话，女生一般都喜欢这个青柠朗姆的，最下层也是有咖啡饼打底，您看看行吗？”
The shop assistant looked at the two of them in confusion, but nodded immediately: "Okay, then please choose another one, sir! If you're buying it for your girlfriend, girls usually like this lime rum flavor. The bottom layer is also coffee cake. Would that be okay?"

　　然而下一秒，只听男人开口：“我没有女朋友。”
However, the next second, the man said, "I don't have a girlfriend."

　　宁青青诧异转头，视线又和顾宥琛的对上，他正望着她。
Ning Qingqing turned her head in surprise, and her gaze met Gu Youchen's again. He was looking at her.

　　似乎在对她解释：“我买了是我自己吃。”
It seemed like he was explaining to her, "I bought it for myself."

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　顾宥琛：男生就不能吃蛋糕？
Gu Youchen: Boys can't eat cake?

　　绝对不能让媳妇误会！
Don't let your wife misunderstand!

　　我单身，我单身，我单身！重要事情说三遍~~
I'm single, I'm single, I'm single! Important things must be said three times~~

　　有多少小伙伴在看呀，来留言举个手哇~~
How many friends are watching? Leave a comment and raise your hand!

　　感谢在2022-05-17 13:32:03~2022-05-18 12:59:41期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thank you to the little angels who cast your votes or provided nourishment between 2022-05-17 13:32:03 and 2022-05-18 12:59:41.

　　感谢投出地雷的小天使：欧气满满，好运常来！、小黄 1个；
Thank you to the little angels who voted for us: May you have good luck and good fortune! 1 vote from Xiao Huang.

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：小黄 2瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Xiao Huang, 2 bottles;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

第4章 什么时候结婚4
Chapter 4: When to Get Married 4

　　“哦。”宁青青愣了下，随即很快反应过来：“那这个提拉米苏如果你真喜欢的话，我们各分一半？”
"Oh." Ning Qingqing paused for a moment, then quickly responded, "If you really like this tiramisu, shall we split it in half?"

　　长方形的盒子，其实有点多，宁青青一个人吃不完。因为它不是那种加了吉利丁片的，所以形状比较随意，打包也不是很方便。
There were quite a lot of rectangular boxes, which was too much for Ning Qingqing to eat by herself. Since they didn't contain gelatin sheets, their shapes were irregular, making them difficult to pack.

　　只不过当宁青青问出来后，又有点后悔。虽然她知道对方是谁，可顾宥琛应该并不认识她，没准人家根本不记得那天在走廊还撞见过她。
However, when Ning Qingqing asked the question, she regretted it a little. Although she knew who he was, Gu Youchen probably didn't recognize her. Maybe he didn't even remember bumping into her in the hallway that day.

　　可宁青青还没来记得收回提议，就听男人道：“好。”尾音略上扬，似乎很高兴。
Before Qingqing could withdraw her suggestion, she heard the man say, "Okay." His voice rose slightly at the end, as if he was very happy.

　　唔，他看来是真的很喜欢这家的提拉米苏了……
Hmm, it seems like he really likes the tiramisu at this place...

　　“那两位在这里吃？”店员道：“我帮两位平分在两个盒子里？”
"Are those two eating here?" The shop assistant said, "Shall I divide it equally between two boxes for you?"

　　宁青青对自己刚刚的提议懊恼不已，但木已成舟，只能在心头叹息，表面却风轻云淡：“好的，谢谢。”
Ning Qingqing was extremely annoyed with her own suggestion, but it was too late to change it now. She could only sigh inwardly, but outwardly she remained calm and said, "Okay, thank you."

　　店员已经将提拉米苏一分为二，放在两个碟子里，分别递给二人。
The shop assistant has already divided the tiramisu into two portions, placed them on two plates, and handed them to the two people.

　　这家店很少有人堂食，大多数顾客都是买了就走，因此店里就只有两个小桌子。
Few people eat in this restaurant; most customers buy and go, so there are only two small tables in the restaurant.

　　宁青青拿着自己那盘，有些踌躇。她还没把钱给顾宥琛，而如果坐一个桌子说转钱的事好像距离太近也有点尴尬。
Ning Qingqing held her plate, feeling a bit hesitant. She hadn't given the money to Gu Youchen yet, and sitting at the same table to talk about money seemed too close and a bit awkward.

　　然而男人已经先一步坐到了其中一张小圆桌前，他拿起纸巾擦了擦自己对面的位置，冲宁青青点头。
However, the man had already sat down at one of the small round tables. He picked up a paper towel and wiped the seat opposite him, then nodded to Ning Qingqing.

　　“哦，谢谢。”宁青青只能过去坐下，随即拿出手机：“你刚刚付款了，我给你把我这一半转过去。”
"Oh, thank you." Ning Qingqing could only go and sit down, then took out her phone: "You just paid, I'll transfer my half to you."

　　顾宥琛似乎迟疑了下，就在宁青青准备解释其实可以点收付款，这样就不用加她好友、也不会有隐私问题的时候，男人已经打开了自己的微信二维码递了过去。
Gu Youchen seemed to hesitate for a moment. Just as Ning Qingqing was about to explain that they could just use the payment feature, which would avoid adding each other as friends and prevent any privacy issues, the man had already opened his WeChat QR code and handed it over.

　　顾宥琛的微信头像是个抽象的几何图形，宁青青觉得自己一定是脑抽了，居然看这个图形也觉得像提拉米苏。
Gu Youchen's WeChat profile picture was an abstract geometric shape. Ning Qingqing felt like she must have lost her mind to see this shape and think it looked like tiramisu.

　　她打开自己的扫一扫，点击添加好友。当着人家的面，她也不好意思选择‘不让他/她看我’这个选项，所以直接点了发送。
She opened her QR code scanner and clicked "Add Friend." In front of the other person, she felt awkward selecting the option "Don't let him/her see me," so she just clicked "Send."

　　那边顾宥琛秒通过，宁青青于是将一半的价格给他转了过去。
Gu Youchen accepted immediately, so Ning Qingqing transferred half the price to him.

　　顾宥琛接收后收起手机，开始低头吃了起来。
Gu Youchen took the phone and put it away, then began to eat with his head down.

　　他一身商务打扮，在这样粉丝的蛋糕店里显得格格不入，但看他一勺勺舀奶油的样子，又有莫名的反差萌。
He was dressed in a business suit, looking out of place in a cake shop full of fans, but the way he spooned the cream onto the cake was strangely adorable.

　　宁青青意识到自己竟然盯着人家看了好几秒，连忙收回视线，默默吃起了自己的来。
Ning Qingqing realized that she had been staring at him for several seconds, quickly looked away, and silently ate her own food.

　　而就在这时，她手机响了，是沈之骞打过来的。
Just then, her phone rang. It was Shen Zhiqian calling.

　　“青青，你电话接完了吗？我怎么没看见你？”沈之骞那边比较安静，显然人应该在外面的走廊。
"Qingqing, did you finish your phone call? I didn't see you." It was relatively quiet on Shen Zhiqian's end, so he must have been in the hallway outside.

　　“我突然有点饿，去对面买了个蛋糕，很快回去。”宁青青说罢，瞧了一眼对面坐着的顾宥琛。
"I'm suddenly a bit hungry. I'll go across the street to buy a cake and be right back." After saying that, Ning Qingqing glanced at Gu Youchen sitting across from her.

　　她突然有点儿好奇，在顾宥琛眼中，沈之骞是不是他死对头？两人之间到底有没有什么实质性的过节？
She suddenly felt a little curious. In Gu Youchen's eyes, was Shen Zhiqian his arch enemy? Was there really some kind of real feud between the two of them?

　　“你在原地别动，我去接你。”沈之骞的声音迅速拉回宁青青的思绪。
"Stay where you are, I'll come pick you up." Shen Zhiqian's voice quickly brought Ning Qingqing back to her thoughts.

　　闻言，她连忙制止：“没事，我马上吃完了，就两步路，我自己上去就好。”
Hearing this, she quickly stopped him: "It's okay, I'll finish eating right away. It's just a few steps, I'll go up myself."

　　开玩笑，那天沈之骞在车载新闻里听到顾宥琛的名字都反应那么大，如果一会儿见到人，天知道会怎样！
Just kidding, Shen Zhiqian reacted so strongly when he heard Gu Youchen's name on the car radio that day. Who knows what would happen if he saw him in person!

　　“好。”沈之骞也没再坚持，而是道：“注意安全，我在会所等你。”
"Okay." Shen Zhiqian didn't insist any further and said, "Be careful, I'll wait for you at the club."

　　“嗯。”挂掉电话，宁青青下意识看了一眼对面顾宥琛，恰好男人也抬起眼睛。
"Hmm." After hanging up the phone, Ning Qingqing subconsciously glanced at Gu Youchen across from her, just as the man also raised his eyes.

　　四目相对，她尴尬冲他笑笑，继续埋头吃蛋糕，两人之间再无交流。
They looked at each other, she smiled awkwardly at him, and continued to eat cake. There was no further communication between them.

　　直到她匆匆吃完起身，冲对面顾宥琛说了声今天谢谢了，便快步往会所走去。
Until she hurriedly finished eating, stood up, said "thank you" to Gu Youchen across from her, and quickly walked toward the club.

　　回到会所，宁青青先去了下洗手间。
Back at the clubhouse, Ning Qingqing went to the restroom first.

　　洗完手，就听到身后隔间门被打开，接着，镜子里出现了司络晴精细描摹过的脸。
After washing my hands, I heard the door of the cubicle behind me open, and then the mirror reflected the face that Si Luoqing had meticulously sketched.

　　“好巧。”司络晴冲她一笑：“听之骞说，你们今天刚出差回来，都没来得及回家就过来了。”
"What a coincidence." Si Luoqing smiled at her: "Zhiqian said that you just got back from a business trip today and didn't have time to go home before coming here."

　　宁青青抬眸，在镜子里和司络晴对视：“嗯，所以妆都没化，失礼了。”
Ning Qingqing raised her eyes and looked at Si Luoqing in the mirror: "Hmm, so I didn't even put on any makeup. How rude of me."

　　司络晴瞧着镜子里宁青青不施粉黛也毫无瑕疵的脸，笑容就有些僵硬了：“那你们挺忙的，明天他妹妹18岁成人礼，还得早起吧！”
Si Luoqing looked at Ning Qingqing's flawless face in the mirror, without any makeup, and her smile stiffened a little: "You guys are pretty busy, right? Tomorrow is his sister's 18th birthday party, so you have to get up early!"

　　沈之骞妹妹沈之语的成人礼？宁青青根本不知道。
Shen Zhiqian's younger sister Shen Zhiyu's coming-of-age ceremony? Ning Qingqing had no idea.

　　心头涌起一阵叹息，宁青青本能想到一句话——
A sigh rose in her heart, and Ning Qingqing instinctively thought of a phrase—

　　如果有人真的能利用你身边人攻击你的话，那一定是身边的人给了对方伤害你的机会。
If someone can really use the people around you to attack you, then it must be the people around you who gave them the opportunity to hurt you.

　　抽出一张纸，宁青青将手仔细擦干，把纸抛入纸篓，语气大大方方：“我不知道他妹妹明天生日，他们没有邀请我。”
Pulling out a piece of paper, Ning Qingqing carefully wiped her hands dry, tossed the paper into the wastebasket, and said casually, "I didn't know it was his sister's birthday tomorrow, and they didn't invite me."

　　说罢，她径直离开。
Having said that, she left straight away.

　　司络晴注视着她离去的背影，发现自己竟然没有一丝畅快。
Si Luoqing stared at her departing figure and realized that he didn't feel the slightest bit relieved.

　　回到包间，宁青青和徐老师聊了一会儿。依旧是被问到个人感情问题，和沈之骞相处得如何，打算什么时候定下来。
Back in the private room, Ning Qingqing and Teacher Xu chatted for a while. She was still asked about her personal life, how she was getting along with Shen Zhiqian, and when she planned to settle down.

　　宁青青突然发现，在即将满25岁的这一年里，自己被问到什么时候结婚的次数越来越多。然而无一例外，她竟然无法回答。
Ning Qingqing suddenly realized that as she approached her 25th birthday, she was being asked more and more often when she was getting married. However, without exception, she was unable to answer.

　　因为沈之骞从未提过，即使她觉得自己已经暗示了，但对方对此也根本没有规划过。哪怕说30岁结婚也好，至少有这么一句。而他……
Because Shen Zhiqian never mentioned it, even though she felt she had hinted at it, the other party had never planned for it. Even if he had said he would marry at 30, at least he would have said something. But he...

　　之后的聚会宁青青一直意兴阑珊，后来靠在沙发上还差点睡着。沈之骞本来也是以为宁青青答应来参加才过来的，见状直接将人带走。
After that, Ning Qingqing lost interest in the gathering and almost fell asleep on the sofa. Shen Zhiqian had thought that Ning Qingqing had agreed to come, so he took her away when he saw what happened.

　　“我回自己公寓。”宁青青道：“明天晓冕回来，我们约了逛街。”
"I'm going back to my apartment," said Ning Qingqing. "Xiao Ming is coming back tomorrow, and we've planned to go shopping."

　　“好。”沈之骞点点头：“正好我明天也有点事。”
"Okay." Shen Zhiqian nodded. "That's perfect, I have something to do tomorrow too."

　　只是有点事么……宁青青没有戳穿，坐上车的时候她甚至突然清醒地发现，她和沈之骞在一起将近九年，他提到家人的次数似乎用一只手都能数过来。
Just something to do... Ning Qingqing didn't press the issue. When she got into the car, she suddenly realized that she had been with Shen Zhiqian for nearly nine years, and he had mentioned his family so few times that she could count them on one hand.

　　宁青青第一次认真审视着他们之间的未来，某个念头，在她心头首次开始萌芽……
For the first time, Ning Qingqing seriously considered their future together, and a thought began to sprout in her heart...

　　第二天，她睡了个自然醒，来到和乔晓冕约好的步行街。
The next day, she woke up naturally and went to the pedestrian street where she had agreed to meet Qiao Xiaomian.

　　两人一起吃了个火锅，又去看了场电影出来，去逛了乔晓冕很喜欢的一个服装品牌。
The two of them ate hot pot together, went to see a movie, and then went to check out a clothing brand that Qiao Xiaomian really liked.

　　就在这时，一道女声闯入耳畔，带着莫名的骄横：“也不知道我哥怎么回事，那个女人根本就是想嫁进豪门呀，他居然谈了这么多年都没分手！”
Just then, a woman's voice burst into my ears, sounding strangely arrogant: "I don't know what's wrong with my brother. That woman is obviously trying to marry into a wealthy family, and he's been dating her for so many years without breaking up!"

　　声音是从旁边的试衣间里传出来的，显然里面有两个人。
The sound came from the fitting room next door. There were clearly two people inside.

　　那个骄横的女声还在继续：“当初我哥和她在一起还不是赌气，因为你去了国外他心情不好，所以随便找了个！呵呵，一晃九年，他也能忍！”
That arrogant female voice continued, "At first, my brother was only with her out of spite because he was upset that you went abroad, so he just picked her up! Haha, nine years have passed, and he's still able to put up with her!"

　　宁青青听到‘九年’这个词，下意识蹙眉。
When Ning Qingqing heard the word "nine years," she frowned subconsciously.

　　这时，一道有些熟悉的声音响起：“之语别这么说，我看你哥还挺喜欢她的，应该是真爱了。”
At that moment, a familiar voice rang out, "Zhi, don't say that. I think your brother really likes her. It must be true love."

　　“真爱？不过养在外面解闷的罢了！”那女声冷笑：“灰姑娘都想嫁豪门，但也不看看这是现实，不是童话！要不然我哥怎么谈了这么久从来不带她见家长呢？还不是根本没打算和她结婚！”
"True love? It's just a way to pass the time!" The woman sneered, "Cinderellas all want to marry into a wealthy family, but they don't see that this is reality, not a fairy tale! Otherwise, why would my brother have dated her for so long without ever introducing her to his parents? It's because he never had any intention of marrying her!"

　　说到这里，那女声突然转变了语气，笑盈盈道：“晴姐姐，我还是喜欢你！我们同学很多也都是你的粉，我想让你当我的嫂子！”
At this point, the female voice suddenly changed its tone and said with a smile, "Qing sister, I still like you! Many of my classmates are also your fans. I want you to be my sister-in-law!"

　　听到这里，宁青青如果还不知道里面是谁就白活了。她挽住另一边正在挑衣服的乔晓冕手臂：“晓冕，我们换一家。”
Hearing this, Ning Qingqing would have lived in vain if she still didn't know who was inside. She wrapped her arm around Qiao Xiaomian, who was picking out clothes on the other side, and said, "Xiaomian, let's go to another store."

　　“啊？”乔晓冕没有听到刚才对话，有些不明所以。她手里拿了两条裙子，一个S，一个M，将M的递给宁青青：“宝贝，我觉得这条裙子特别适合你，咱们去试试，以后当双胞胎穿！”
"Huh?" Qiao Xiaomian hadn't heard the previous conversation and was a little confused. She was holding two dresses, one in size S and one in size M. She handed the M one to Ning Qingqing: "Sweetie, I think this dress is perfect for you. Let's try it on and wear matching dresses like twins!"

　　宁青青瞧着乔晓冕比自己矮了七八厘米的身高，问：“双胞胎？”
Ning Qingqing looked at Qiao Xiaomian, who was seven or eight centimeters shorter than her, and asked, "Are you twins?"

　　“哎哎哎，不带这样鄙视人的啊！”乔晓冕笑着，拉起宁青青的手就要去试。
"Hey, hey, hey, don't look down on people like that!" Qiao Xiaomian laughed, pulling Ning Qingqing's hand to try it out.

　　而恰好这时，那个一直关着门的试衣间门被推开了。
Just then, the door of the dressing room, which had been closed, was pushed open.

　　沈之语穿着同款的那条红色收腰裙走了出来，她对着镜子道：“好像有点大？得换M的。”她平时穿M或者L，这条裙子尺码比较正，可能M也能穿。
Shen Zhiyu walked out wearing the same red waist-cinching skirt. She looked at herself in the mirror and said, "It seems a little big. I should change to an M." She usually wears M or L, but this skirt is true to size, so an M might fit.

　　“服务员，帮我拿一条M的。”沈之语开口，向来目中无人的她，并不会将目光落在其他顾客身上。
"Waiter, bring me a size M," Shen Zhiyu said. She was always aloof and never paid attention to other customers.

　　可司络晴却看到了宁青青，她今天带着口罩墨镜，全副武装的样子让人看不清表情。
However, Ke Siluoqing saw Ning Qingqing, who was wearing a mask and sunglasses today, fully armed, making it impossible to see her expression.

　　“不好意思，我们店每款都只有一个尺码，M的在这位小姐手里……”店员有些犹豫地道。
"I'm sorry, we only have one size for each item in our store. The M size is in this lady's hands..." The shop assistant said hesitantly.

　　顺着店员的话，沈之语终于将目光落到了宁青青身上。这么一看，她眼底就露出嘲讽来。
Following the shop assistant's words, Shen Zhiyu finally set her gaze on Ning Qingqing. Upon seeing her, a look of mockery appeared in her eyes.

　　径直向着宁青青走来，她语气趾高气扬：“这条裙子标价一万二，已经超过一个合同专员的一个月正常工资了吧？所以你如果要买它，是要刷我哥的卡吗？”
She walked straight toward Ning Qingqing with an arrogant tone: "This dress is priced at 12,000 yuan, which is more than a contract specialist's monthly salary, right? So if you want to buy it, are you going to charge it to my brother's card?"

　　她声音并没有刻意压低，加上都是美女，所以周围人的目光全都吸引了过来。顿时，众人眼神都变得复杂起来。
She didn't lower her voice deliberately, and since they were all beautiful women, everyone's attention was drawn to them. Suddenly, everyone's expressions became complicated.

　　乔晓冕是个暴脾气，闻言迅速猜到了对方身份，就要冲上前去。然而宁青青拉住了她。
Qiao Xiaomian had a quick temper. Upon hearing this, she quickly guessed the other person's identity and was about to rush forward. However, Ning Qingqing held her back.

　　“这位小姐稍等一下。”说罢，她进了试衣间。
"Please wait a moment, miss." With that, she entered the fitting room.

　　沈之语完全不知道对方什么意思，直到宁青青从试衣间里走了出来。
Shen Zhiyu had no idea what the other person meant until Ning Qingqing came out of the fitting room.

　　顿时，所有人眼前都是一亮。
Suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up.

　　面前的人就像是素净的水墨被骤然点上了色彩，清雅明艳。没有化妆，却乌发雪肤，映衬得旁边穿着同款的沈之语就像个惨淡对照组。
The person in front of her was like a plain ink painting suddenly splashed with color, elegant and bright. Without makeup, her hair was jet black and her skin snow white, making Shen Zhiyu, who was wearing the same outfit, look like a pale contrast.

　　“喜欢这条裙子那就让给你，不是你说么，正好替你哥省钱。”宁青青淡淡道：“希望你穿得愉快。”
"If you like this dress, I'll give it to you. You said so yourself. It'll save your brother some money." Ning Qingqing said indifferently, "I hope you enjoy wearing it."

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　宝贝们，为了逼我自己专心码字，我改为每天0点发文，以后都是这个时间哈，大家别熬夜，第二天起床再看，么么~
Dear all, in order to force myself to focus on writing, I will change my posting time to midnight every day. This will be the new schedule, so please don't stay up late. You can read it the next morning when you wake up. Take care!

　　宁青青：说我是灰姑娘？呵呵~~
Ning Qingqing: You say I'm Cinderella? Haha~~

　　女主有独立事业，看后面我们打脸那些瞧不起我们的渣渣！
The female lead has an independent career. Just wait and see how we'll prove those jerks who looked down on us wrong!

　　爱吃甜品的顾宥琛：青青，求包养，给我提拉米苏就行~
Gu Youchen, who loves desserts: Qingqing, please support me financially. Just give me some tiramisu~

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：茯苓 1瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Poria cocos 1 bottle;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！感谢在2022-05-18 12:59:41~2022-05-18 23:15:28期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard! Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or gave me nutrients between 2022-05-18 12:59:41 and 2022-05-18 23:15:28.

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：茯苓 1瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Poria cocos 1 bottle;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

第5章 什么时候结婚5
Chapter 5: When to Get Married 5

　　宁青青说完，回试衣间就很快将裙子换了下来。她将裙子递过去，沈之语脸色胀红，一时间不知道接还是不接。
After saying that, Ning Qingqing quickly changed out of the dress in the fitting room. She handed the dress to Shen Zhiyu, who blushed and didn't know whether to take it or not.

　　因为这个插曲，乔晓冕也没了继续逛这家店的心思，她直接去自己的朋友圈发了一条动态，动态里拍到了沈之语的鞋子，但人并没有入镜，配字——
Because of this incident, Qiao Xiaomian lost interest in continuing to browse the store. She went straight to her WeChat Moments and posted a photo of Shen Zhiyu's shoes, but the person was not in the frame. She captioned it:

　　“撞衫不可怕，谁丑谁尴尬。”
"It's not scary to wear the same outfit as someone else. It's embarrassing if you look ugly."

　　发完后，她心头还有些不平，拉着宁青青去了楼下的奶茶店。
After posting, she still felt a little uneasy, so she pulled Ning Qingqing to the milk tea shop downstairs.

　　“青青，不是我说，你看他家里人到底什么意思啊？居然说你和他在一起是因为想嫁豪门？呵呵，你需要么？！”乔晓冕用力咬着奶茶里的波波：“你现在就问问沈之骞，他在家里是怎么提起你的！”
"Qingqing, I'm not saying this, but what do you think his family really means? They actually said you're with him because you want to marry into a wealthy family? Haha, do you really need that?!" Qiao Xiaomian bit down hard on the bubble tea in her cup: "Just ask Shen Zhiqian right now, how did he talk about you at home!"

　　乔晓冕是娃娃脸，一生气脸蛋鼓鼓的，像一只小河豚。宁青青忍不住戳了下她腮帮子的软肉，戳了一下觉得不过瘾，又戳一下。
Qiao Xiaomian had a baby face, and when she got angry, her cheeks puffed out like a small puffer fish. Ning Qingqing couldn't help but poke the soft flesh of her cheek. One poke wasn't enough, so she poked it again.

　　“喂！”乔晓冕急了：“你还有心思玩笑？你看那个司络晴，表面上一副正直大方样子，实际上就是想挖墙脚，真想把她假面撕下来，让她粉丝好好看看！”
"Hey!" Qiao Xiaomian was getting impatient. "You still have time to joke around? Look at Si Luoqing. She acts all proper and dignified, but she's just trying to steal your fans. I really want to tear off her mask and let her fans see her true colors!"

　　宁青青搅动了下奶茶顶部的奶芙，吸了一口，感觉甜味在唇齿间蔓延，不知为什么突然就想到了穿着西服在蛋糕店里吃甜品的顾宥琛。
Ning Qingqing stirred the milk foam on top of her milk tea, took a sip, and felt the sweetness spread across her lips and teeth. For some reason, she suddenly thought of Gu Youchen wearing a suit and eating dessert in a cake shop.

　　她忍不住笑了声。
She couldn't help but laugh.

　　对面乔晓冕气鼓鼓望着她——
Across from her, Qiao Xiaomian glared at her angrily.

　　还真是皇帝不急太监急！
It's true that the emperor isn't in a hurry, but the eunuch is!

　　“好啦，小冕冕，其实昨晚我好好想了一下。”宁青青正色道：“我在思考和沈之骞还能不能继续。”
"Okay, Xiao Mian, actually, I thought about it carefully last night." Ning Qingqing said seriously, "I've been thinking about whether I can continue with Shen Zhiqian."

　　乔晓冕还是第一次听自家闺蜜说这样的话，顿时波波都忘了嚼，坐直身子听着。
Qiao Xiaomian heard her best friend say something like this for the first time, and she immediately forgot to chew, sitting up straight to listen.

　　宁青青道：“我和他在一起九年，彼此朋友圈倒是都熟悉，但是亲人这边都很陌生。其实毕业时候我想带他去见我妈的，之后两次我妈来这边出差，我也打算叫他一起吃饭，但他都说正好有事推脱了。”
Ning Qingqing said, "I've been with him for nine years, and we're familiar with each other's friends, but we're strangers to each other's families. Actually, when I graduated, I wanted to take him to meet my mother, and then twice when my mother came here on business, I planned to invite him to dinner, but he always said he had something to do and declined."

　　“昨天同学聚会，司络晴说今天是沈之语的18岁成人礼，而我发现我竟然不知道。我说今天和你约了逛街，他说正好自己有点事。你知道吗？就在他说出‘有点事’的那一瞬，我第一次真正动了结束的念头。”
"Yesterday, at a class reunion, Si Luoqing said that today was Shen Zhiyu's 18th birthday, and I realized that I didn't even know. I told him that we had plans to go shopping today, and he said he had something to do. Do you know what happened? The moment he said 'something to do,' I had the thought of ending things for the first time."

　　“之前哪怕他没有许诺，我也没想过。因为你知道我从小父母离婚，我跟着我妈。我妈是个女强人，平时没时间管我，我和外婆一起长大，对外婆很亲。”
"Even if he hadn't promised, I wouldn't have thought about it. You know, my parents divorced when I was young, and I lived with my mom. She's a strong woman who was always busy and didn't have time for me, so I grew up with my grandmother and was very close to her."

　　“当初我转学到帝城时候，外婆身体就不好了，但她说南方小城教育资源差，非让我过去。我不知道她生病，就过去了。直到我高三那年，外婆重病，是沈之骞偷偷借用他爸的名义，安排了私人飞机带我回去，我才能见到外婆最后一面。”
"When I transferred to the imperial city, my grandmother was already in poor health, but she insisted that the small southern city had poor educational resources and insisted that I go there. I didn't know she was ill, so I went. It wasn't until my senior year of high school that my grandmother fell seriously ill. It was Shen Zhiqian who secretly borrowed his father's name to arrange a private plane to take me back, allowing me to see my grandmother for the last time."

　　宁青青深吸一口气：“他因为这个，回家后第一次被他爸打，两天没能下床。”
Ning Qingqing took a deep breath: "Because of this, he was beaten by his father for the first time when he got home, and couldn't get out of bed for two days."

　　“青青——”乔晓冕拉住宁青青的手，向来暴脾气的她在这种时候反倒不知道怎么安慰闺蜜。
"Qingqing..." Qiao Xiaomian grabbed Ning Qingqing's hand. She was usually quick-tempered, but at times like this, she didn't know how to comfort her best friend.

　　“所以我对他，有爱情也有感激。”宁青青将奶茶边缘的奶芙刮了一下，道：“不过很快就是我生日，我会在生日之前要一个答案。我一直都想要安定，如果他对我们的未来没有计划，我会选择分手。”
"So I have both love and gratitude for him." Ning Qingqing scraped the milk foam from the edge of her milk tea and said, "But my birthday is coming up soon, and I'll ask him for an answer before then. I've always wanted stability. If he doesn't have any plans for our future, I'll choose to break up."

　　乔晓冕瞧着宁青青眼底的坚决，她突然觉得闺蜜其实看着柔软，但每次的决定都会很有力量。
Qiao Xiaomian looked at the determination in Ning Qingqing's eyes and suddenly felt that her best friend seemed soft, but her decisions were always powerful.

　　一时间不知道说什么，乔晓冕拿起奶茶和宁青青举杯：“嗯，我们不能一直在一个人身上耗着，看不到未来！那么就要一个答案，不论结果怎样，闺蜜都陪你！”
At a loss for words, Qiao Xiaomian picked up her milk tea and raised it to Ning Qingqing: "Hmm, we can't keep wasting our time on one person and not see a future! So we need an answer, no matter what the outcome is, my best friend will be by your side!"

　　“好！”宁青青和乔晓冕碰杯，她拿起手机打开朋友圈：“刚刚你发的那条朋友圈，我现在转载。”
"Alright!" Ning Qingqing and Qiao Xiaomian clinked glasses. She picked up her phone and opened her WeChat Moments: "I'm reposting the WeChat Moment you just posted."

　　说罢，直接找到那个‘撞衫不可怕，谁丑谁尴尬’点击内容复制，转发出去。
Having said that, I directly found the post that said, "It's not scary to wear the same outfit, it's embarrassing if you're ugly," clicked on the content to copy it, and forwarded it.

　　她没有配图，就一行文字。和之前经常发的关于工作的朋友圈格格不入，所以刚刚发出没一会儿，就来了好多好奇的评论。
She didn't include any pictures, just a line of text. It was completely different from the work-related posts she usually shared, so shortly after she posted it, she received many curious comments.

　　“对对对，我们宁大美女肯定是艳压群芳的那个，所以怕什么撞衫？全世界一起撞衫更好！”
"That's right, our beautiful Ningda girl is definitely the one who will outshine everyone else, so why worry about wearing the same outfit? It's better if everyone wears the same outfit!"

　　“所以今天是哪个倒霉鬼和我女神撞衫了？容我幸灾乐祸十分钟！”
"So who's the unlucky person who wore the same outfit as my goddess today? Let me gloat for ten minutes!"

　　不少都是宁青青大学时候同学和工作认识的朋友，直到一条评论撞入眼帘——
Many of them were classmates from Ning Qingqing's university days and friends she had met at work, until a comment caught her eye—

　　Keith：“你一定不会是尴尬的那个。”
Keith: "You're definitely not going to be the one who's embarrassed."

　　宁青青看到这个名字还愣了一下，直到她看到那个几何线条拼接的头像。
Ning Qingqing was taken aback when she saw the name, until she noticed the geometric lines that made up the avatar.

　　唔，是提拉米苏。
Um, it's tiramisu.

　　哦不，是顾宥琛。
Oh no, it's Gu Youchen.

　　顾宥琛竟然在她朋友圈评论，还似乎说了一句夸她颜值的话？宁青青被这个认知吓到了。
Gu Youchen actually commented on her WeChat Moments, and even seemed to compliment her appearance? Ning Qingqing was shocked by this realization.

　　毕竟在之前沈之骞的描述里，顾宥琛可是一个在商场上心狠手辣冷酷无情的奸商。
After all, in Shen Zhiqian's previous description, Gu Youchen was a ruthless and cold-hearted businessman.

　　可这位‘奸商’会在蛋糕店里和她分吃一盒提拉米苏，还会在她朋友圈里肯定她颜值。
But this "crooked businessman" would share a box of tiramisu with her at a cake shop and praise her looks on her social media.

　　宁青青想了想，给顾宥琛回复：“谢谢你的肯定，我笑纳了。”说罢，她随手点了下顾宥琛头像，去了他朋友圈。
Ning Qingqing thought for a moment and replied to Gu Youchen, "Thank you for your affirmation. I accept it with a smile." After saying that, she casually clicked on Gu Youchen's profile picture and went to his WeChat Moments.

　　正如她所猜测的那样，顾宥琛朋友圈背景图都是单色调的一个建筑，看着就不怎么容易接近。而他发的朋友圈很少，只有一些业界咨询，偶尔是顾氏那边的动态。
As she had guessed, Gu Youchen's WeChat Moments background image was a monochrome building that looked rather unapproachable. He rarely posted anything on WeChat Moments, only some industry news and occasional updates from the Gu family.

　　宁青青刚退出来，就吓了一跳，因为她突然多了二十多条评论。疑惑地点进去，这才明白发生了什么事。
As soon as Ning Qingqing logged out, she was startled to find that she had suddenly received more than 20 comments. Confused, she clicked on them and finally understood what had happened.

　　只见最上面，‘宁总’评论：“和别人撞衫了？我早说专门为你请个设计师，但你又非要低调。”
At the top, "Mr. Ning" commented, "Did you clash with someone else's outfit? I told you I'd hire a designer just for you, but you insisted on being low-key."

　　就在这位‘宁总’评论后，宁青青通讯录里一堆平时八竿子打不着的老男人们纷纷出现：“宁总，第一次在朋友圈见到您，哪股风把您吹来了？”
Right after "General Ning" posted his comment, a bunch of old men whom Ning Qingqing had never spoken to before appeared in her contact list: "General Ning, this is the first time I've seen you on WeChat Moments. What brings you here?"

　　宁总：“我女儿这股风。”
Mr. Ning: "My daughter is the one who started this trend."

　　于是下面炸开了锅：“原来是令千金，看我这备注，怎么当时就写了个‘宁总助理’？多大的误会！”
So everyone was shocked: "So it was the boss's daughter! Look at my notes, why did I write 'Mr. Ning's assistant'? What a big misunderstanding!"

　　“宁大小姐，这也太低调了，我记得宁小姐上次见面还自称宁总小助理，我当时就说，怎么有气质这么好的助理！”
"Miss Ning, you're being too modest. I remember when I last saw you, you introduced yourself as Miss Ning's assistant. I said at the time, 'How can an assistant be so elegant?'"

　　“小宁不怕啊，你要是和别人撞衫，那尴尬的肯定是别人！”
"Xiao Ning, don't be afraid. If you wear the same outfit as someone else, they'll be the one who feels embarrassed!"

　　“小宁喜欢什么衣服，叔叔就是做服装的，回头叔叔让助理给你送几套穿着玩！”
"What kind of clothes does Xiao Ning like? I'm a tailor. I'll have my assistant send you a few outfits to try on!"

　　宁青青瞧着这些中年大叔油腻的发言，有些头疼地扶了扶额。
Ning Qingqing looked at these middle-aged men's greasy remarks and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

　　‘宁总’是她母亲，大学刚毕业时候母亲带她参加一个饭局，因为故意锻炼她，也没介绍她身份，当时加了这群大叔，他们就以为她是母亲的小助理。
"Ms. Ning" is her mother. When she had just graduated from university, her mother took her to a dinner party to deliberately train her. She did not introduce her, so the group of older men assumed she was her mother's assistant.

　　距离那次饭局已经过去快两年，这些人在她朋友圈躺尸了这么久，今天是第一次互动。
It's been almost two years since that dinner party, and these people have been lying around in her WeChat Moments for so long. Today is the first time they've interacted.

　　人都现实，宁青青深知这点。
People are realistic, and Ning Qingqing knows this well.

　　今天逛完街，沈之骞没来接宁青青，也没有打过电话。宁青青想起，似乎之前也有类似的情况，而每次都是在沈之骞和家里人有过聚会的时候。
After shopping today, Shen Zhiqian didn't pick up Ning Qingqing, nor did he call. Ning Qingqing remembered that there had been similar situations before, and each time it was after Shen Zhiqian had a gathering with his family.

　　当晚一.夜无梦，宁青青第二天先去了客户公司，等回公司时候已经接近中午。
That night, she slept soundly. The next day, Ning Qingqing went to the client's company first and returned to her company around noon.

　　她所在的法务部在总裁办下一层，宁青青先去办公室放了包和文件，拿起手机，想看看沈之骞有没有给她发消息说一起吃饭。
Her legal department was located one floor below the president's office. Ning Qingqing first went to her office to put down her bag and documents, then picked up her phone to see if Shen Zhiqian had sent her a message asking her to have lunch together.

　　手机里干干净净，只有今天一早沈之骞例行发来的‘早安’。
My phone was clean and tidy, with only the "Good morning" message that Shen Zhiqian sent as usual this morning.

　　宁青青不清楚他是不是有饭局，她原本也不算饿，于是先去茶水间打算提前煮一杯茶，一会儿放冰箱冷了后加入牛奶当奶茶喝。
Ning Qingqing wasn't sure if he had dinner plans. She wasn't particularly hungry, so she went to the tea room to make a cup of tea to put in the refrigerator to cool down and add milk to drink later.

　　今天这边办公区安安静静，她的高跟鞋走在地毯上几乎没有声音，因此茶水间里正热饭的两个同事并没有察觉到宁青青的到来。
Today, the office area was quiet. Her high heels made almost no sound on the carpet, so the two colleagues heating up their meals in the tea room didn't notice Ning Qingqing's arrival.

　　小声的对话闯入宁青青耳膜——
A quiet conversation entered Ning Qingqing's ears—

　　“咱们集团最近要换代言人了你知道不？”
"Did you know that our group is changing its spokesperson recently?"

　　“哈，我正想说这个！今天人都到了咱们总裁办，据说这两天就会把合约定下来。”
"Hey, I was just about to mention that! Everyone is at the president's office today, and it is said that the contract will be finalized in the next couple of days."

　　“这么急？换代言人不是应该董事会那边通过吗？之前没听风声啊！”
"So urgent? Shouldn't the board of directors approve the replacement of the spokesperson? I haven't heard anything about it before!"

　　“嘿嘿，小道消息——这位代言人不一样，因为她是我们沈总的前女友！”
"Hehe, insider information—this spokesperson is different because she is our CEO Shen's ex-girlfriend!"

　　“什么意思？沈总中学就和宁青青在一起了啊，怎么又钻出个前女友？”
"What do you mean? Shen was already with Ning Qingqing in middle school, so how did an ex-girlfriend suddenly appear?"

　　“我也是听人说的啊，说沈总和那位从小一起长大的青梅竹马，早就在一起了，宁青青是后来转学才认识的。据说因为那位出国，沈总失恋才谈的恋爱！”
"I heard it from someone else. They said that Mr. Shen and his childhood sweetheart had been together for a long time, and Ning Qingqing only met him after transferring schools. Apparently, Mr. Shen started dating her because his childhood sweetheart went abroad and he was heartbroken!"

　　“天哪，那岂不是咱们老板娘可能易主了？”
"Oh my God, does that mean our boss's wife might be changing?"

　　“不一定……总之看吧，你想啊，咱们在合同部，回头真签了代言，合约还得第一个送到宁青青那里审核！”
"Not necessarily... Anyway, let's see. Think about it, we're in the contract department. If we really sign the endorsement deal, the contract will have to be sent to Ning Qingqing for review first!"

　　“啧啧，真是修罗场！我都替宁青青冤，这得多打脸啊！”
"Tsk, tsk, what a battlefield! I feel so sorry for Ning Qingqing. How embarrassing!"

　　“不过打不打脸什么的，还要看沈总的态度。你懂的，虽然一个是曾经的白月光，但毕竟这么多年了，天知道沈总现在心里住着的是谁！”
"But whether or not it's a slap in the face depends on Mr. Shen's attitude. You know, even though she was once his white moonlight, it's been so many years. Who knows who Mr. Shen has in his heart now!"

　　“这倒是……不过和我们也没关系了，我们也就吃吃瓜吧！”
"That's true... But it's none of our business, so let's just enjoy the show!"

　　正好微波炉‘叮’的一声，菜已经热好，两人拿着饭盒坐在吧台吃了起来。
Just then, the microwave beeped, signaling that the food was ready. The two of them took their lunch boxes and sat down at the bar to eat.

　　外面，宁青青面无表情收回脚步，径直拿了手机去电梯间，准备出去吃饭。
Outside, Ning Qingqing turned away expressionlessly, walked straight to the elevator, and got her phone ready to go out for dinner.

　　电梯很快到了，不是沈之骞的专属电梯，可里面却有四个人——
The elevator arrived quickly, but it wasn't Shen Zhiqian's private elevator. However, there were four people inside—

　　沈之骞、沈之骞父亲、司络晴和司络晴的经纪人。
Shen Zhiqian, Shen Zhiqian's father, Si Luqing, and Si Luqing's agent.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　唔，来求一波评论哇，是不是催分手？快了快了！
Um, come on, give me some comments! Are you trying to break up with me? It's almost done!

　　顾宥琛：今天又是不遗余力夸老婆的一天~~
Gu Youchen: Today is another day to praise my wife wholeheartedly~~

　　祝宝子们520快乐～～
Wishing all the little treasures a happy 520!

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：坐看云起时 1瓶！
Thank you to the little angel who provided the nutrient solution: Sitting and watching the clouds rise, 1 bottle!

第6章 什么时候结婚6
Chapter 6: When to Get Married 6

　　几个人的目光撞在一起。
Several people's eyes met.

　　宁青青站在原地，瞧着电梯里的四人，突然之间觉得他们之间似乎多了一道无形的墙。
Ning Qingqing stood where she was, looking at the four people in the elevator, and suddenly felt as if an invisible wall had appeared between them.

　　沈之骞他们几人在墙内，而她在墙外。
Shen Zhiqian and several others were inside the wall, while she was outside.

　　所有的情绪冲击疯狂叫嚣着，可她却已经将所有的情绪在刹那间藏好，就连眼睛里也没有泄露出来半分。
All the emotional turmoil raged wildly, but she had hidden all her feelings in an instant, not even letting a hint escape from her eyes.

　　“沈总好。”宁青青对沈之骞父亲沈业源恭敬颔首，随后将目光落在沈之骞身上，眸底平静无波。
"Hello, Mr. Shen." Ning Qingqing bowed respectfully to Shen Zhiqian's father, Shen Yeyuan, then turned her gaze to Shen Zhiqian, her eyes calm and still.

　　正要招呼，恰好这时她的手机铃声响起。宁青青快速从包里取出手机，莫名地，竟然松了口气。
Just as she was about to greet him, her cell phone rang. Ning Qingqing quickly took her phone out of her bag and, for some reason, felt relieved.

　　她冲里面几人微微颔首，往后退了一步，示意他们先行。
She nodded slightly to the people inside, took a step back, and motioned for them to go ahead.

　　于是，站在电梯口的司络晴经纪人按了关闭，电梯门在宁青青身侧合上。
So, Si Luoqing's agent pressed the close button at the elevator door, and the doors closed beside Ning Qingqing.

　　她去安全通道里接听客户电话：“好的，张经理，我们这边结果出来，我会第一时间和您沟通……”
She went to the security passageway to answer a customer's call: "Okay, Manager Zhang, we have the results here. I will contact you as soon as possible..."

　　等打完电话，宁青青站在安全通道，没有马上回办公室。
After finishing the call, Ning Qingqing stood in the emergency exit and did not immediately return to her office.

　　她站了一会儿，手机再度响起，这次是沈之骞。
She stood there for a moment, and her phone rang again. This time it was Shen Zhiqian.

　　“青青，我刚刚从客户那边回公司就遇见了我爸过来，所以没来得及叫你吃饭。”沈之骞道：“你现在下来，我们去吃你最喜欢的那家。”
"Qingqing, I just got back to the office from a client when I ran into my dad, so I didn't have time to call you for dinner." Shen Zhiqian said, "Come down now, let's go to your favorite place."

　　宁青青不知道沈之骞为什么能说得这么自然，她反问：“我过去你们方便吗？”
Ning Qingqing didn't know why Shen Zhiqian could speak so naturally. She asked in return, "Is it convenient for you if I come over?"

　　沈之骞道：“我一个人，我爸他们单独去了餐厅。”
Shen Zhiqian said, "I'm alone. My dad and the others went to the restaurant separately."

　　所以，是沈业源和司络晴二人一起去的？果然啊，青梅竹马的世交的确是不同的！
So, Shen Yeyuan and Si Luoqing went together? Sure enough, childhood friends who have known each other for a long time are indeed different!

　　“你和他们去吃吧，我不饿。”宁青青道：“我已经点了外卖，马上就会送上来。”
"You go eat with them. I'm not hungry." Ning Qingqing said, "I've already ordered takeout. It'll be here soon."

　　“青青，你是不是生气了？”沈之骞语气变得有些小心，他解释：“我也不知道司络晴会过来，刚才下电梯只是碰巧。”
"Qingqing, are you angry?" Shen Zhiqian's tone became a little cautious as he explained, "I didn't know that Si Luoqing would come over. I just happened to be getting off the elevator."

　　宁青青是相信沈之骞的，就像她对乔晓冕说的一样，她和沈之骞的问题，从来都与第三者无关。
Ning Qingqing believed Shen Zhiqian, just as she had told Qiao Xiaomian: the issues between her and Shen Zhiqian had never involved a third party.

　　只不过第三者就像是个照妖镜，会将他们之间的裂痕照个清清楚楚！
It's just that the third party is like a mirror that reveals their cracks clearly!

　　如果沈之骞真的对未来有打算，刚才就会直接叫她。沈之骞当时介意的是沈业源，而不是司络晴！
If Shen Zhiqian really had plans for the future, he would have called her directly just now. At that time, Shen Zhiqian was concerned about Shen Yeyuan, not Si Luqing!

　　“没有生气。”宁青青不想在公司谈论这些私事：“我生日快到了，到时候我们回学校逛逛，拍点照。”
"I'm not angry." Ning Qingqing didn't want to discuss these personal matters at work: "My birthday is coming up soon. When it's time, let's go back to school, take some photos, and have a look around."

　　沈之骞听出宁青青语气平静，也就放了心：“好，到时候我请一个摄影师跟拍。”
Shen Zhiqian heard the calm tone in Ning Qingqing's voice and felt reassured: "Alright, I'll hire a photographer to follow you around."

　　挂掉电话，宁青青去洗手间给自己的脸拍了拍水，这才回到了座位。
After hanging up the phone, Ning Qingqing went to the restroom to splash some water on her face before returning to her seat.

　　她拿起桌上的台历，在自己25岁生日那天画上了一个圈。用笔尖细数一下，她发现也只剩9天了。
She picked up the desk calendar and circled her 25th birthday. Counting with the tip of her pen, she realized there were only nine days left.

　　恰好是9，似乎倒计时的每一天，正好对应她和沈之骞在一起的一年。
It just so happened that it was the 9th, as if every day of the countdown corresponded to the year she had spent with Shen Zhiqian.

　　这样也好。
That's fine.

　　她几乎预见到了到时候的答案，但终究还是想给自己这9天的时间，再揭开这最终的结果。
She almost knew the answer, but she still wanted to give herself nine days to reveal the final result.

　　这时，茶水间里传来动静，应该是那两个员工吃完了过来。
At that moment, there was a noise coming from the tea room. It must have been the two employees who had finished eating and were coming back.

　　宁青青本能蹙眉，起身重新去了电梯间。这次没遇到任何人，她径直去了大堂，走出了大厦。
Ning Qingqing instinctively frowned, got up, and went back to the elevator. This time, she didn't encounter anyone. She went straight to the lobby and walked out of the building.

　　不是很饿，一时间也不知道应该随便吃点什么，她走在快节奏的金融街，全世界都在匆匆，只有她的脚步颇慢。
She wasn't very hungry, and couldn't think of anything to eat on the spot. She walked along the fast-paced financial district, where everyone was rushing about, but her steps were slow.

　　这时，一辆黑色商务轿车从她身侧的大道上经过。
At that moment, a black business sedan drove past her on the main road.

　　坐在后排的男人不经意转眸，就看到了走在路边的宁青青。
The man sitting in the back seat casually turned his head and saw Ning Qingqing walking on the side of the road.

　　“停车。”顾宥琛对司机道。
"Stop the car," Gu Youchen told the driver.

　　司机连忙靠边缓缓停下。
The driver quickly pulled over to the side of the road and slowed down.

　　宁青青眼角余光看到了一辆车停在了自己身侧大道上，她没有理会，也没心思去理会。
Ning Qingqing caught a glimpse of a car pulling up beside her on the road, but she didn't pay any attention to it.

　　人生能有几个九年？有时候做决定说起来轻松，实际却是与自己的过去割舍。
How many nine-year periods are there in a lifetime? Sometimes making decisions seems easy, but in reality, it means cutting ties with your past.

　　她不可能真的平静。
She couldn't really be calm.

　　而车里，顾宥琛落在车门把手的手顿住，原本要推开门的动作也停了下来。
Inside the car, Gu Youchen's hand paused on the door handle, and he stopped pushing the door open.

　　他就那么看着宁青青走远。
He just watched Ning Qingqing walk away.

　　他第一次在她身上看到这样的情绪，明明都没看到她的脸，可仅仅只是一个背影，依旧让人觉得心头仿佛被什么东西压得难受。
It was the first time he had seen such emotions on her. He couldn't even see her face, but just her silhouette was enough to make his heart feel heavy, as if something was pressing down on it.

　　“顾总？”司机以为顾宥琛认识旁边女孩，可见人都走远了，顾宥琛也没半点儿动静，不由出声提醒。
"Mr. Gu?" The driver thought that Gu Youchen knew the girl next to him, but when he saw that she had walked away and Gu Youchen hadn't moved, he couldn't help but remind him.

　　“开慢点。”顾宥琛道。
"Slow down," said Gu Youchen.

　　司机虽然不明所以，可他从后视镜里看到顾宥琛的眼神一直落在外面那个女孩身上。
Although the driver didn't understand why, he saw from the rearview mirror that Gu Youchen's gaze was fixed on the girl outside.

　　于是，他重新发动了车，跟着宁青青，速度却放得很慢。
So he restarted the car and followed Ning Qingqing, but drove very slowly.

　　宁青青走了一路，来到了一家咖啡厅门口。她在露天椅子上坐下，随意点了些东西。
Ning Qingqing walked all the way to the entrance of a coffee shop. She sat down on an outdoor chair and ordered something at random.

　　眼角余光扫过，宁青青看到距离她十多米的地方，停着一辆黑色轿车。
Out of the corner of her eye, Ning Qingqing saw a black sedan parked about ten meters away from her.

　　她不觉得自己有被人跟踪的必要，也就懒得留意。
She didn't think it was necessary to be followed, so she didn't bother to pay attention.

　　车里，顾宥琛一边在手机上搜索操作，一边时不时望向宁青青。
In the car, Gu Youchen searched for instructions on his phone while occasionally glancing at Ning Qingqing.

　　他看到了宁青青拿起手机。
He saw Ning Qingqing pick up her phone.

　　咖啡卡座前，宁青青一边搅动拉花，一边点开了和沈之骞的聊天记录。
In front of the coffee booth, Ning Qingqing stirred her latte art while opening her chat history with Shen Zhiqian.

　　他们的聊天记录她从来没有删过，即使换手机，也全都转移了过来。
She never deleted their chat records, even when she changed her phone, she transferred them all over.

　　她搜索关键词，终于翻到了她之前谈论某婚纱品牌的话题。
She searched for keywords and finally found the topic where she had previously discussed a certain wedding dress brand.

　　而下面是沈之骞的回答：“喜欢婚纱的话，回头我定做一套送过来。”
And here is Shen Zhiqian's reply: "If you like wedding dresses, I'll have one custom-made and send it to you."

　　不是我们结婚时候就可以穿，而是当普通商品一样，买回家穿着玩……
It's not something you wear when you get married, but something you buy like any other commodity and wear at home for fun...

　　宁青青自嘲一笑，呵呵，她之前是有多自欺欺人，才会一直都刻意去忽略这个问题？
Ning Qingqing laughed self-deprecatingly. How had she been so self-deceiving to deliberately ignore this issue all along?

　　她没有再看聊天记录，而是直接去了朋友圈。只是这么一看，就有些惊讶。
She didn't look at the chat history again, but went straight to her Moments. Just one glance was enough to surprise her.

　　只见自己朋友圈里，全是同一个人发的内容——
All I could see in my WeChat Moments were posts from the same person—

　　Keith：“公司举办一场球赛，每进一球，就为希望工程捐50快。球赛结束，我恭喜小王：厉害了得分王，恭喜摘得全场MVP！小王回复我：恭喜个屁，差点被开除了！”
Keith: "The company held a soccer game, and for every goal scored, they donated 50 yuan to the Hope Project. After the game, I congratulated Xiao Wang: 'Way to go, top scorer! Congratulations on winning the MVP award!' Xiao Wang replied: 'Congratulations my ass, I almost got fired!'"

　　Keith：“从前有个剑客，他很冷，后来……冷死了。”
Keith: "Once upon a time, there was a swordsman who was very cold, and then... he froze to death."

　　Keith：“生我弟弟时候我家很穷，于是给他取名旺财。有天村长家进小偷，他碰见我就对我说，把你们家旺财借我看看门呗！ 带孩子带的正烦的我连忙把襁褓里的婴儿递给他。”
Keith: "When my younger brother was born, my family was very poor, so we named him Wangcai, which means 'prosperity'. One day, the village chief's house was robbed, and he saw me and said, 'Let me borrow your Wangcai to guard the door!' I was busy taking care of the baby, so I quickly handed him the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes."

　　Keith：“老张有个邻居姓王，老张媳妇怀孕了，请问孩子姓什么？”
Keith: "Old Zhang has a neighbor surnamed Wang. Old Zhang's wife is pregnant. What will the child's surname be?"

　　宁青青看到这里，忍不住噗嗤笑了出来。
When Ning Qingqing saw this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

　　顾宥琛怎么回事，突然在朋友圈里发段子，是不做老板改行做段子手了么？
What's up with Gu Youchen? He suddenly posted a joke on his WeChat Moments. Is he quitting his job as a boss and becoming a comedian?

　　他发的段子几乎刷屏，有的是冷笑话，有的还真的挺逗。
The jokes he posted went viral, some of them were dry, but some were actually quite funny.

　　宁青青一条条看下来，不知不觉把点的东西都吃完了。
Ning Qingqing looked through them one by one and, before she knew it, had eaten everything she had ordered.

　　她正要退出时候，又看到顾宥琛分享了个视频，于是她点了进去。
Just as she was about to leave, she saw that Gu Youchen had shared a video, so she clicked on it.

　　视频是个动画，一个结巴男人排队登记自己身份信息，然而因为结巴，报手机号的时候，11位数字被他说成了27位。登记人目瞪口呆：“是不是得开劳斯莱斯才能配得上这么长的手机号？”
The video is an animation of a stuttering man waiting in line to register his personal information. However, due to his stutter, he ends up saying 27 digits instead of 11 when giving his mobile phone number. The person registering him is stunned and asks, "Do you need to drive a Rolls-Royce to have such a long mobile phone number?"

　　宁青青这次真忍不住了，她坐在座位上笑起来，肩膀不停颤动。
Ning Qingqing couldn't help herself this time. She sat in her seat and laughed, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

　　觉得这样不太淑女，然而实在搞笑，尤其是里面工作人员的口音还特别逗，后面排队人的表情也相当丰富。
I don't think it's very ladylike, but it's really funny, especially the staff's accents, which are very funny, and the expressions of the people waiting in line behind them are also quite rich.

　　她连续看了两遍，一直在笑。
She watched it twice in a row and laughed the whole time.

　　车里，顾宥琛望着宁青青的侧脸，唇角忍不住勾起。
In the car, Gu Youchen gazed at Ning Qingqing's profile, unable to resist the smile that curved his lips.

　　恰好这时，手机响了，是发小周凌航打来的：“琛哥，你微信没事吧？中毒了？”
Just then, my cell phone rang. It was my childhood friend Zhou Linghang calling: "Chen, is your WeChat okay? Did you get a virus?"

　　顾宥琛蹙眉：“什么意思？”
Gu Youchen frowned, "What do you mean?"

　　周凌航道：“我就知道不是你！你手机不知道被哪个傻.逼盗号了，一个劲发搞笑段子！哎别说，有几个段子还挺逗，我都忍不住笑，我看那傻.逼恐怕准备发了段子就开始发诈.骗信息了！”
Zhou Ling said, "I knew it wasn't you! Your phone must have been hacked by some idiot who keeps sending funny jokes! Hey, don't tell me, some of them are actually pretty funny. I couldn't help but laugh. I bet that idiot is planning to send some scam messages after sending the jokes!"

　　顾宥琛浑身气场冷了下来，他一字一句：“段子是我自己发的。”
Gu Youchen's aura turned cold as he said slowly, "I posted the joke myself."

　　说罢，直接挂掉了电话。
Having said that, he hung up the phone.

　　他的手机还停留在微信朋友圈界面，因此刚刚增加的评论点赞又再度刷新。
His phone was still on the WeChat Moments interface, so the newly added comments and likes were refreshed again.

　　顾宥琛原本也没打算理会，然而却在退出时候，看到了宁青青的头像。
Gu Youchen didn't intend to pay any attention to it, but when he was about to exit, he saw Ning Qingqing's profile picture.

　　宁青青给他发的三个段子点了赞，在最后一条视频转发那里评论：“所以他的手机号到底是多少？”
Ning Qingqing liked the three jokes he sent her and commented on the last video repost: "So what's his phone number?"

　　卡座那边，宁青青也是发完评论后就起身去结账了。
At the booth, Ning Qingqing also posted her comment and then got up to pay the bill.

　　顾宥琛那天主动评论了她，今天她也礼尚往来一下。尤其是，今天原本很糟糕的心情，真的因为顾宥琛转发的段子而被治愈了。
Gu Youchen commented on her post that day, so she returned the favor today. What's more, she was in a terrible mood today, but Gu Youchen's repost really cheered her up.

　　宁青青结账出来，往公司走。
Ning Qingqing paid the bill and headed toward the company.

　　而那辆黑色轿车也终于径直离开，消失无踪。
And the black sedan finally drove away, disappearing without a trace.

　　宁青青回到公司后，正好有个比较着急的工作要处理，忙完已经是下午五点多。
After returning to the company, Ning Qingqing had some urgent work to do, and by the time she finished, it was already past 5 p.m.

　　她活动了下脖颈，拿起手机随手看了一下朋友圈。
She moved her neck a little and picked up her phone to casually check her WeChat Moments.

　　她收到了一条回复，是顾宥琛发来的，只有一串数字，正好是11位的手机号——
She received a reply from Gu Youchen, which was just a string of numbers, exactly 11 digits long—a mobile phone number.

　　18233337777。

　　宁青青疑惑地看着这串数字，又去看了下那个视频。
Ning Qingqing looked at the string of numbers in confusion, then went back to watch the video.

　　她发现视频里那个结巴的人报的数字分明有4有6，而这个除了开头182，后面都是叠字，似乎是专门挑选过的号码。
She found that the person stuttering in the video clearly said the numbers 4 and 6, but except for the beginning 182, the rest were repeated numbers, which seemed to have been specially selected.

　　宁青青心头涌起一个猜测——这不会是顾宥琛的手机号吧？
A thought crossed Ning Qingqing's mind—could this be Gu Youchen's phone number?

　　她被自己这个想法吓了一跳，但很快又否定了。顾宥琛是顾氏唯一的继承人，顾氏身价多少，他又身价多少，怎么可能轻易将自己号码给一个陌生人？
She was startled by her own thought, but quickly dismissed it. Gu Youchen was the sole heir to the Gu family fortune. How could he, with his immense wealth, give his phone number to a stranger?

　　虽然这么想，宁青青还是控制不住伸手，去百度搜索了下关键词——顾宥琛。
Although she thought so, Ning Qingqing couldn't help but search for the keyword "Gu Youchen" on Baidu.

　　于是，男人的基本信息显示出来，上面还有个他的出生年月。
So, the man's basic information was displayed, along with his date of birth.

　　正好是：3月7日。
It happens to be March 7th.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　琛哥：不用骚操作都没法把号码报给媳妇~
Chen Ge: Even without any fancy tricks, I can't give my number to my wife~

　　快存，快存！
Quick save, quick save!

　　话说当时发文应该早几天的，这样就能卡大家要的520或者521分手了，呜呜，不过没关系，文案上的都会有哈，大家再等等我，分手真的快了~~
I should have posted this a few days earlier so that everyone could break up on May 20 or 21. Oh well, never mind. It will be in the copy, so please wait a little longer. The breakup is really coming soon~~

第7章 什么时候结婚7
Chapter 7: When to Get Married 7

　　宁青青捏着这手机号，只觉得自己好像捏着烫手山芋。
Ning Qingqing held the phone number tightly, feeling as if she were holding a hot potato.

　　而就在她犹豫是应该装傻还是什么的时候，脑海里突然灵光一现。飞快复制了那串号码，宁青青直接在微信添加好友那里搜索。
Just as she was hesitating whether to pretend she didn't know or what, a sudden idea popped into her head. She quickly copied the number and searched for it in WeChat's add friend feature.

　　片刻后，她屏幕出现搜索结果——Keith。
A moment later, the search results appeared on her screen—Keith.

　　宁青青靠在椅背，脑子嗡嗡的。
Ning Qingqing leaned back in her chair, her head buzzing.

　　而就在这时，高跟鞋的声音响在办公区，宁青青抬起眼睛，就看到了被市场部经理带过来的司络晴经纪人凯尼。
Just then, the sound of high heels echoed through the office area. Ning Qingqing raised her eyes and saw Kenny, the agent of Si Luqing, being led over by the marketing manager.

　　陈经理道：“青青，这位是凯尼，他过来和你对接一下司小姐的代言合同。”
Manager Chen said, "Qingqing, this is Kenny. He's here to discuss Miss Si's endorsement contract with you."

　　宁青青点头：“好的，凯尼先生，我们去会议室。”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "Okay, Mr. Kenney, let's go to the conference room."

　　会议室里已经坐了不少人，公关和市场部负责的同事都在其中，沟通会议基本由他们来负责，而宁青青需要拟定合约，所以更多的是记录的工作。
There were already quite a few people sitting in the conference room, including colleagues from the public relations and marketing departments, who were responsible for communicating during the meeting. Ning Qingqing needed to draft the contract, so she was mostly busy taking notes.

　　有疑问的时候，她会直接提出来。
When she has questions, she asks them directly.

　　然而平日里很不好说话的市场部同事，今天对方只要不是太过分的要求，他们几乎都答应了下来。还好最后谈价那里尚算理智，属于正常的市场价。
However, our marketing department colleagues, who are usually difficult to talk to, agreed to almost all of the other party's requests today, as long as they weren't too unreasonable. Fortunately, the final price was reasonable and within the normal market range.

　　“接下来没有什么疑问的话，我们会尽快整理好合约。”市场部负责人说罢，对宁青青道：“青青，这个合约比较急，今天辛苦一下把初稿定下来发给凯尼。”
"If there are no further questions, we will organize the contract as soon as possible," said the marketing manager. Turning to Ning Qingqing, he added, "Qingqing, this contract is urgent. Please work hard today to finalize the draft and send it to Kenney."

　　宁青青点头：“好的。”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "Okay."

　　会议室散场，宁青青拿着资料回到自己座位，也不知道是不是自己敏.感，她感觉在场有好几个同事望着她，眼底似乎带了几分怜悯。
The meeting ended, and Ning Qingqing returned to her seat with her documents. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that several colleagues were looking at her with pity in their eyes.

　　呵，才半天时间，公司里就已经传开了？
Huh, it's only been half a day, and it's already spread around the company?

　　也对啊，顶层办公室的动态，全公司都盯着，想必今天中午沈之骞父子二人和司络晴一起下楼的事情，前台都已经解读了好多种版本了吧！
That's right. The entire company is watching the movements of the top floor office. I'm sure the front desk has already come up with many different interpretations of why Shen Zhiqian and his son went downstairs with Si Luoqing at lunchtime today!

　　之后的时间宁青青静下心来拟定合约，在其位谋其职，她不会因为个人感情原因而针对工作。
After that, Ning Qingqing calmed down and drafted the contract. She would not let her personal feelings affect her work.

　　忙完时候外面天色已经暗了下来，宁青青拿起手机，这才看到有两个未接来电，都是沈之骞打过来的。
When she finished, it was already dark outside. Ning Qingqing picked up her phone and saw two missed calls, both from Shen Zhiqian.

　　她当时开会用了静音，加上一直忙碌也没注意手机，发现沈之骞在电话未接后，给她发了条语音。
She had her phone on silent during the meeting and was busy, so she didn't notice her phone. When she saw that Shen Zhiqian had called her, she sent him a voice message.

　　宁青青所在办公区这片地方已经没什么同事了，她索性直接点击播放。
There were no colleagues left in the office area where Ning Qingqing was working, so she decided to just click play.

　　沈之骞那头传来机场广播的声音，男人一边走一边说：“青青，海源那个项目临时有事，我出差过去处理，顺利的话后天回来。”
From Shen Zhiqian's end, the airport announcement could be heard. The man walked while saying, "Qingqing, something came up with the Haiyuan project. I have to go there on a business trip to handle it. If everything goes well, I'll be back the day after tomorrow."

　　说罢又补充：“这两天要降温，注意上班别穿太少了，带一件风衣到公司备着。”
After saying that, he added, "The temperature is going to drop in the next couple of days, so be careful not to wear too little to work. Bring a windbreaker to the office just in case."

　　这两条语音过了十多分钟，沈之骞道：“是不是在忙？晚饭别耽误，我登机了，到了那边再联系。”
After more than ten minutes of voice messages, Shen Zhiqian said, "Are you busy? Don't delay dinner. I'm boarding the plane. I'll contact you when I arrive."

　　宁青青给他回复完消息，这才发现自己还真饿了。她今天中午只是随便吃了点儿，现在过去了好几小时，早已腹中空空。
After replying to him, Ning Qingqing realized that she was really hungry. She had only eaten a little something for lunch, and now, several hours later, her stomach was empty.

　　将合约再过了一遍，宁青青将其发给了凯尼，随即关机起身。
After reviewing the contract once more, Ning Qingqing sent it to Kenney, then turned off her computer and got up.

　　她平时上班很少开车，因为她住的公寓就在地铁站附近，而公司这边是CBD商圈，地铁也在旁边。
She rarely drives to work because her apartment is near the subway station, and her company is in the CBD business district, with the subway also nearby.

　　宁青青从大厦出来，正要去地铁站，经过路口的时候，突然有人叫她。
Ning Qingqing came out of the building and was on her way to the subway station when someone suddenly called her as she passed the intersection.

　　“宁小姐。”司络晴戴着墨镜口罩，身旁是凯尼。
"Miss Ning." Si Luoqing wore sunglasses and a mask, with Kenni by her side.

　　宁青青停住脚步，转眸：“司小姐找我有事？”
Ning Qingqing stopped in her tracks and turned her head: "Miss Si wants to see me?"

　　司络晴唇角扬着微笑：“今天因为我的事让你加班到现在很抱歉，想请你吃饭赔罪。”
Si Luoqing smiled slightly: "I'm sorry you had to work overtime today because of me. I'd like to take you out to dinner to make it up to you."

　　宁青青瞧着女人墨镜，因为周围光线已经很暗了，她的镜片里只能看见城市的霓虹，而看不见她眼睛里的表情。
Ning Qingqing looked at the woman's sunglasses. Because the surrounding light was already very dim, all she could see through the lenses were the neon lights of the city, and she couldn't see the expression in her eyes.

　　“赔罪大可不必。”宁青青淡淡道：“职责所在。”
"No need to apologize," said Ning Qingqing indifferently. "It's my duty."

　　“这倒是。”司络晴扶了扶镜框，伸出手：“以后我们的合作将会很多，请多多关照。”
"That's true." Si Luoqing adjusted his glasses and extended his hand. "We will be working together a lot in the future. Please take care of me."

　　宁青青没有伸手，她不觉得自己在下班时候，还有照顾看不顺眼的人情绪的必要——
Ning Qingqing didn't reach out. She didn't feel it was necessary to deal with someone she didn't like after work.

　　“司小姐如果想借用握手让我扶你就不用了，你可以让你经纪人扶着，毕竟这么黑还戴墨镜的确有碍视线。”
"Miss Si, if you want to borrow my hand to help you walk, you don't have to. You can ask your agent to help you. After all, it's so dark and you're wearing sunglasses, which does obstruct your vision."

　　司络晴没想到宁青青会直接怼她，她也收起笑容，压低声音道：“我们的合约这么顺利，你应该知道是什么原因吧？”
Si Luoqing didn't expect Ning Qingqing to confront her directly, so she put away her smile and lowered her voice, saying, "Our contract went so smoothly, you should know why, right?"

　　宁青青没有说话，直接转身。
Ning Qingqing didn't say anything and just turned around.

　　而凯尼却在她身后补充道：“宁小姐，以后都做好自己分内的事，不是你的，怎么守也守不住！”
But Ken added behind her, "Miss Ning, just do your own thing from now on. What isn't yours, you can't keep no matter how hard you try!"

　　宁青青闻言，眸色彻底冷了下来。
Upon hearing this, Ning Qingqing's eyes turned completely cold.

　　她转身，看向二人：“两位，如果我把你们今天对我说话的语音公布出来，你们说会有什么效果？”
She turned and looked at the two of them: "Gentlemen, if I were to publish the audio recording of your conversation with me today, what effect do you think it would have?"

　　两人表情一变，突然之间有些不确定宁青青是不是真录音了。
The two of them suddenly looked uncertain, wondering if Ning Qingqing had really recorded it.

　　毕竟他们在叫宁青青的时候，宁青青一边走，一边还看着手机。
After all, when they called Ning Qingqing, she was walking while looking at her phone.

　　“你想得到他是你的事，但是不要招惹我！”宁青青锁住司络晴的眼睛：“做好你分内的事，同样的话也回敬给你，如果你想抢不属于自己的，那小心人财两空！”
"It's your business if you want him, but don't mess with me!" Ning Qingqing locked her eyes on Si Luoqing: "Do your own job, and I'll say the same to you. If you try to take what doesn't belong to you, you'll lose both your money and your life!"

　　说罢，直接转身离开。
Having said that, he turned and left.

　　快进地铁站的时候，宁青青打了个电话出去：“聂哥，帮我查一下，帝城司家公司最近的经营状态如何？”
As she hurried into the subway station, Ning Qingqing made a phone call: "Nie Ge, please check the recent operating status of the Imperial City Company for me."

　　聂禹是宁青青母亲的特助，比宁青青大十岁，一直都把宁青青当小妹妹照顾，工作上也指导过不少。
Nie Yu is the special assistant to Ning Qingqing's mother. He is ten years older than Ning Qingqing and has always treated her like a little sister, guiding her in her work.

　　他也没问宁青青查司家做什么，而是直接答应：“好，青青，我查了情况后告诉你。”
He didn't ask Ning Qingqing what she was investigating about the Si family, but agreed directly, "Okay, Qingqing, I'll let you know after I look into it."

　　“嗯，谢谢聂哥。”宁青青笑：“回头来帝城我请你吃饭！”
"Hmm, thank you, Brother Nie." Ning Qingqing smiled, "Come to the Imperial City later, and I'll treat you to a meal!"

　　“客气。”聂禹道：“改天出差过来，我给你带你喜欢吃的那家点心。”
"You're welcome." Nie Yu said, "Next time I'm in town on business, I'll bring you some of your favorite pastries."

　　挂掉电话，坐上地铁后没两站，就是两条地铁线的中转站，宁青青不需要换乘，于是走到另一侧不需要开门的那边。
After hanging up the phone, she got on the subway and after two stops, she arrived at the transfer station between two subway lines. Ning Qingqing didn't need to change trains, so she walked to the other side where she didn't need to open the door.

　　而就在这时，一个娇.小身影被挤了过来，宁青青和对方看见彼此都是一愣。
Just then, a petite figure was pushed forward, and Ning Qingqing and the other person were both startled when they saw each other.

　　乔晓冕惊喜道：“亲爱的，我竟然还真遇见你了！”
Qiao Xiaomian said with surprise, "My dear, I actually ran into you!"

　　两人平时不走一个线路，乔晓冕今天正好去客户那边开会，所以才走了这边。现在已经八点多了，她根本没想到这都能遇见宁青青。
The two of them don't usually take the same route. Qiao Xiaomian happened to be going to a meeting with a client today, so she took this route. It was already past 8 o'clock, and she never expected to run into Ning Qingqing.

　　看到闺蜜，宁青青心情顿时由阴转晴：“所以说是缘分啊！”
Seeing her best friend, Ning Qingqing's mood instantly brightened: "So it's fate!"

　　乔晓冕笑着挽住她胳膊，让宁青青这个高个子的拉住把手稳定两个人的重心：“我俩这都能遇见，必须一起去喝一杯庆祝！”
Qiao Xiaomian smiled and hooked his arm around her, letting the tall Ning Qingqing hold onto the handrail to steady both of them. "We've met here, so we have to go have a drink to celebrate!"

　　宁青青瞧着她：“不怕明天起不来？”
Ning Qingqing looked at her: "Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get up tomorrow?"

　　“没事，老大这几天不在，我负责的项目今天也刚刚忙完一阶段。”乔晓冕道：“要不就去你家附近？晚上我去你家睡。”
"It's okay, my boss isn't around these days, and I just finished the first phase of my project today." Qiao Xiaomian said, "Why don't we go to your place? I'll sleep at your place tonight."

　　“好。”宁青青点头：“不过睡觉时候不许踢被子。”
"Okay." Ning Qingqing nodded. "But don't kick the covers off when you sleep."

　　二十分钟后，两人一起下地铁，去了宁青青家附近的清吧。
Twenty minutes later, they got off the subway together and went to a quiet bar near Ning Qingqing's home.

　　这家清吧老板还很会做菜，因为一次机缘巧合，对方急性阑尾炎发作却又因为帝城那天暴雪而打不到车。宁青青正巧在那里和客户女儿聚会，于是马上开车送老板过去。
The owner of this quiet bar is also a great cook. Once, by chance, he had an acute appendicitis attack but couldn't get a taxi because of a heavy snowstorm in the city. Ning Qingqing happened to be there with her client's daughter, so she immediately drove the owner there.

　　所以之后宁青青只要去那边，老板都会做点私房菜给她尝尝。这个是她独有的，别人都没有，点也点不到。
So after that, whenever Ning Qingqing went there, the boss would make her some special dishes to try. This was unique to her; no one else had it, and you couldn't even order it.

　　这也是乔晓冕一直馋的，所以几乎隔两个月就想和宁青青来这家清吧。
This is also what Qiao Xiaomian has always craved, so he wants to come to this quiet bar with Ning Qingqing almost every two months.

　　二人在店里坐好，吧台那边有钢琴手在轻轻弹奏着。卡座上有三三两两的人坐在一起，一边喝酒，一边小声交谈。
The two sat down in the bar, where a pianist was softly playing the piano. There were small groups of people sitting together in the booths, drinking and talking quietly.

　　老板亲手炒的菜上来，乔晓冕迫不及待动筷子，尝了一口后赞不绝口，这才拿起酒杯：“来，亲爱的，喝！”
The boss served the dishes he had cooked himself. Qiao Xiaomian couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks. After taking a bite, he praised it highly and then picked up his wine glass: "Come, dear, drink!"

　　宁青青明天还要上班，不敢多喝，但也不知道是不是今天发生的事情始终不太舒服，一杯鸡尾酒下肚，就有些晕乎乎的。
Ning Qingqing had to go to work tomorrow, so she didn't dare drink too much, but she didn't know if it was because of what happened today that she still felt a little uncomfortable. After one cocktail, she felt a little dizzy.

　　乔晓冕将手机递给她看：“你看我妈给我找的相亲对象，你觉不觉得长得就像笑星？”
Qiao Xiaomian handed her his phone to look at it: "Look at the match my mom found for me. Don't you think he looks like a comedian?"

　　宁青青闻言，忽而想到顾宥琛发的那些段子。她道：“我还真认识一个，表面上看着一本正经的，但他可能是笑星。”
Upon hearing this, Ning Qingqing suddenly thought of the jokes Gu Youchen had sent her. She said, "I actually know someone like that. He seems serious on the surface, but he might be a comedian."

　　“啊？”乔晓冕好奇：“谁啊？我认识不？”
"Huh?" Qiao Xiaomian was curious: "Who is it? Do I know them?"

　　宁青青摇头：“不认识，我也是无意间遇到的。”
Ning Qingqing shook her head: "I don't know him. I just ran into him by accident."

　　说着她还将今天看到最搞笑的那个讲了一遍。
She even recounted the funniest one she had seen that day.

　　而就在这时，她们身后走廊的包间门打开，男人一出来就听到了熟悉的声音。
Just then, the door to the private room behind them opened, and the man heard a familiar voice as soon as he stepped out.

　　他脚步微顿，看到女孩因为喝了酒，而红扑扑的脸。
He paused slightly when he saw the girl's flushed face from drinking alcohol.

　　宁青青毫无所觉，还在继续：“还有个更搞笑的，我给你表演一下……”
Ning Qingqing was oblivious and continued, "There's something even funnier. I'll show you..."

　　她将那个结巴报手机号的学了一遍，对面的乔晓冕顿时笑得前仰后合：“这也太有才了吧！快说，那段子手是不是帅哥？”
She repeated the stuttering phone number, and Qiao Xiaomian on the other end burst into laughter: "That's so clever! Quick, tell me, is the guy who came up with that joke a hottie?"

　　顾宥琛听到这句，身子微微往宁青青那个方向倾斜，仿佛几厘米的距离差能让他听得更清楚些一般。
When Gu Youchen heard this, his body leaned slightly toward Ning Qingqing, as if the few centimeters of distance would allow him to hear more clearly.

　　宁青青刚刚讲段子的时候就无意识又灌了一杯鸡尾酒，此刻脑子已经有些迟钝。
When Ning Qingqing was telling jokes, she unconsciously poured herself another glass of cocktail, and now her mind was already a little dull.

　　她好像真想了一会儿去回忆顾宥琛的样子，随即咧嘴一笑：
She seemed to think for a moment about recalling Gu Youchen's appearance, then smiled broadly:

　　“帅，特别帅，还挺甜。”
"Handsome, very handsome, and quite sweet."

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　顾宥琛：媳妇夸我甜~~
Gu Youchen: My wife praised me for being sweet~~

　　青青：我夸的是提拉米苏～
Qingqing: I'm complimenting the tiramisu!

第8章 什么时候结婚8
Chapter 8: When to Get Married 8

　　角落里，男人听着女孩带着几分醉意的回答，整个人愣在原地。
In the corner, the man listened to the girl's slightly tipsy reply and stood frozen in place.

　　耳畔不断回响着宁青青的话‘帅，特别帅，还挺甜’。
Ning Qingqing's words echoed in his ears, "Handsome, really handsome, and quite sweet."

　　他喉结重重滚了滚，手指不自觉落到自己脸颊上。
He swallowed hard, his fingers unconsciously falling onto his cheek.

　　以前没什么照镜子的心思，现在去特别想去镜子前看看。
I never used to care about looking in the mirror, but now I really want to go and look at myself.

　　那边卡座区两个女孩已经咯咯笑个不停，似乎又聊起了别的.宁青青嘴角还沾了一颗芝麻粒，看得顾宥琛特别想过去帮她摘下来。
Over there, two girls in the booth area were giggling nonstop, seemingly chatting about something else. A sesame seed was still stuck to Ning Qingqing's mouth, and Gu Youchen really wanted to go over and help her remove it.

　　而就在这时，一道疑惑的声音拉回他思绪：“琛哥，你怎么还在这里？”
Just then, a puzzled voice brought him back to his thoughts: "Chen, why are you still here?"

　　周凌航出来上洗手间，就见着顾宥琛杵在这里，似乎站了很久。
Zhou Linghang came out to use the restroom and saw Gu Youchen standing there, seemingly for a long time.

　　“卧槽琛哥，你站这里看美女呢？”周凌航声音有些大，听得顾宥琛不由蹙眉，转身就往洗手间走。
"Damn, Chen, you're standing here looking at the beautiful women?" Zhou Linghang's voice was a little loud, causing Gu Youchen to frown involuntarily and turn to walk toward the restroom.

　　周凌航追了上来：“琛哥，你最近有情况啊？怎么怪怪的，不会是喜欢上哪个妹子了吧？”说着，目光在大堂卡座去逡巡，然而又似乎什么都没发现。
Zhou Linghang caught up with him: "Chen, something's up with you lately. You seem weird. Don't tell me you've fallen for some girl?" As he spoke, his gaze swept across the lobby, but he didn't seem to find anything.

　　顾宥琛已经一语不发，径直到了洗手间。
Gu Youchen said nothing and went straight to the bathroom.

　　周凌航晚了半步，洗手间合上的门差点拍在他的脸上。
Zhou Linghang was half a step too late, and the bathroom door almost hit him in the face as it closed.

　　他用手撑住挤进去，站在了顾宥琛旁边，目光忍不住往旁边飘。
He pushed his way in with his hands and stood next to Gu Youchen, unable to resist glancing to the side.

　　然而下一秒，只觉得周围气压骤降，他对上了顾宥琛警告的眼神。
However, the next second, he felt the air pressure around him drop suddenly, and he met Gu Youchen's warning gaze.

　　“琛哥，我错了！”他连忙举起双手投降，不敢再看、不敢再比大小。
"Chen Ge, I was wrong!" He hurriedly raised his hands in surrender, not daring to look up or compare sizes anymore.

　　两人一起回到包间，顾宥琛拿起酒杯浅酌一口，抬眼：“那个项目就按照刚才我们谈的入股比例？”
The two returned to the private room together. Gu Youchen picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and looked up, "So, the project will proceed according to the equity ratio we discussed earlier?"

　　几人都是和顾宥琛一个大院里长大的，也是当初给顾宥琛接风的那几个。
Several people grew up in the same courtyard as Gu Youchen, and they were also among those who welcomed him back.

　　众人点头，都没异议。而且这次是顾宥琛牵头，他们只需要投资一部分，后续就能拿到分红，谁都高兴。
Everyone nodded in agreement. Moreover, Gu Youchen was leading the initiative, and they only needed to invest a portion of the funds and would receive dividends later, which made everyone happy.

　　所以正事说完，几人忍不住就开始问起来：“琛哥，今天朋友圈什么意思？那段子真是你发的？”
So, after finishing their business, the group couldn't help but ask, "Chen, what did you mean by your WeChat post today? Did you really post that joke?"

　　顾宥琛朋友圈什么时候发过乱七八糟的东西了？今天简直就像是被盗号了！
When did Gu Youchen post all this nonsense on his WeChat Moments? It's as if his account was hacked today!

　　“琛哥，我好奇那个结巴的电话号码到底是多少？”有个发小问道。
"Chen, I'm curious about that stuttered phone number. What is it?" asked a childhood friend.

　　顾宥琛顿时想到了他发给宁青青的那串数字。
Gu Youchen immediately thought of the string of numbers he had sent to Ning Qingqing.

　　她知不知道那是他的？应该会知道吧，毕竟她很聪明。
Does she know it's his? She should know, she's smart.

　　那么，她存了吗？为什么不回消息，是不是觉得他有什么目的？
So, did she save it? Why isn't she replying? Does she think he has ulterior motives?

　　“琛哥——”发小见他脸上表情微妙，忍不住又喊了声：“琛哥，你刚刚表情怎么那么浪？”
"Chen Ge..." His childhood friend saw the subtle expression on his face and couldn't help but call out again, "Chen Ge, why did you look so wild just now?"

　　周凌航见有人附和，顿时来劲了：“看看看，不是我一个人觉得吧？咦，刚刚琛哥这表情怎么有点甜？”
Seeing that someone agreed with him, Zhou Linghang became excited: "Look, look, I'm not the only one who thinks so, right? Hey, why does Chen's expression look a little sweet just now?"

　　一个‘甜’字，成功让顾宥琛想到了宁青青的形容。
The word "sweet" successfully reminded Gu Youchen of Ning Qingqing's description.

　　他活到26岁，还是第一次被人形容‘甜’。
He lived to be 26 years old, and this was the first time anyone had ever described him as "sweet."

　　于是，他掀起眼皮，凉凉地问了一句：“怎么个甜法？”
So he lifted his eyelids and asked coolly, "How sweet is it?"

　　几个发小惊掉大牙，随后还是周凌航开口解释：“就他.妈那种看着就想恋爱的浪荡表情！”
A few childhood friends were shocked, but Zhou Linghang explained, "It's just that kind of lewd expression that makes you want to fall in love with him!"

　　说完，人已经躲在了另一个发小身后。
After saying that, he hid behind another childhood friend.

　　顾宥琛没给他任何回应，然而当他放下自己手里那杯酒，靠在沙发上的时候，也不知道想到什么，整个耳尖全都红了。
Gu Youchen didn't respond to him, but when he put down the glass of wine in his hand and leaned back on the sofa, he didn't know what he was thinking, but his ears turned red.

　　发小们继续喝酒，气氛越发嗨了起来，也不知道谁提议玩游戏，等第二轮开始的时候，酒瓶正好转到了顾宥琛的方向。
The childhood friends continued drinking, and the atmosphere became more and more lively. No one knew who suggested playing a game, but when the second round began, the bottle happened to land in front of Gu Youchen.

　　“琛哥——”发小对上顾宥琛的眼神，瞬间气势矮了半截，临时更换了出题：“你现在要么喝掉这满满一杯酒，要么出去找个小姐姐，要对方联系方式。”
"Chen Ge..." His childhood friend looked at Gu Youchen and instantly lost his nerve, quickly changing the question: "Either you drink this whole glass of wine, or you go out and find a girl and get her contact information."

　　“不公平，为啥到了琛哥这里就这么简单？”周凌航不服，他上把输了，被要求倒立嗑瓜子，这会儿气息还没缓过来。
"That's not fair! Why is it so easy for Chen Ge?" Zhou Linghang was dissatisfied. He had lost the previous round and was required to stand on his head and eat melon seeds. He was still catching his breath.

　　“你觉得琛哥会去要人家电话号码吗？虽然他手到擒来——”然而发小的话还没说完，顾宥琛已经站了起来。
"Do you think Chen Ge would ask for someone's phone number? Even though he's good at it..." However, before his childhood friend could finish his sentence, Gu Youchen had already stood up.

　　他推开包间门，径直往外走。
He pushed open the door to the private room and walked straight out.

　　“卧槽，琛哥来真的？”几人顿时激动，全都跟在顾宥琛身后。
"Holy crap, Chen Ge is serious?" Everyone was excited and followed Gu Youchen.

　　宁青青和乔晓冕已经将桌上的菜吃得七七八八，虽然两人都有些晕乎乎的，但是这会儿清吧里清唱的歌手是她们喜欢的风格，所以都没舍得走。
Ning Qingqing and Qiao Xiaomian had already eaten most of the food on the table. Although both of them felt a little dizzy, they didn't want to leave because they liked the style of the singer performing at the bar.

　　就在这事，宁青青旁边的卡座边缘落下一只手臂。男人穿着衬衣，袖子挽到小臂，露出黑色手表，还有白皙又不乏力量感的手腕。
Just then, an arm fell from the edge of the booth next to Ning Qingqing. The man was wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing a black watch and a white, yet powerful-looking wrist.

　　宁青青目光落在那骨节分明的手指上几秒，缓缓抬头。
Ning Qingqing's gaze lingered on those slender fingers for a few seconds before slowly raising her head.

　　手臂的主人俯身，重心撑在卡座边缘，目光锁住她的。
The owner of the arm leaned forward, supporting his weight on the edge of the booth, his gaze fixed on her.

　　“啊？”宁青青有些懵，语言表达却快于迟钝的大脑：“段子手先生。”
"Huh?" Ning Qingqing was a bit confused, but her words came out faster than her slow brain: "Mr. Joke Teller."

　　顾宥琛猝不及防听到这个称呼，原本的计划被打乱，却又很快镇定下来，随机应变别地措辞：“嗯，所以为什么不回我的评论？”
Gu Youchen was taken aback by the nickname, his original plan disrupted, but he quickly regained his composure and improvised, "Hmm, so why didn't you reply to my comment?"

　　宁青青眨了眨眼，眼底的迷茫在两秒后散去，她眼睛一亮：“你意思是要我也回电话号码啊？”
Ning Qingqing blinked, the confusion in her eyes disappearing after two seconds. Her eyes lit up: "You mean you want me to give you my phone number too?"

　　顾宥琛点头，脸上表情不显，然而只有他知道，自己的心脏在疯狂撞击着胸腔。
Gu Youchen nodded, his expression unchanged, but only he knew that his heart was pounding wildly in his chest.

　　“我的号码是159……”宁青青正要报数，似乎想起来什么，连忙摸出手机，点开了顾宥琛给她的那条回复，将自己的电话号码一个个数字打上去。
"My number is 159..." Ning Qingqing was about to give her number when she seemed to remember something. She hurriedly took out her phone, opened the reply Gu Youchen had sent her, and typed in her phone number digit by digit.

　　点击发送，她扬起小脸：“发过去啦！”
After clicking send, she raised her little face and said, "I sent it!"

　　“嗯。”顾宥琛瞧着她的屏幕：“我的号码存下来吧。”
"Hmm." Gu Youchen looked at her screen: "Save my number."

　　“哦。”宁青青点头，在男人的视线里，将他电话复制，添加到通讯录。
"Oh." Ning Qingqing nodded and copied the man's phone number and added it to her contacts.

　　在输入名字的时候，她打了个哈欠，手指跟随本能：“爱吃提拉米苏的段子手”。
When entering her name, she yawned and her fingers followed instinctively: "Segment writer who loves tiramisu."

　　顾宥琛瞧着这个称呼，唇角抽了抽。
Gu Youchen looked at this title and his lips twitched.

　　他对她道：“早点回家，注意安全。”
He said to her, "Go home early and be careful."

　　宁青青又打了个哈欠，点头：“哦，好，拜拜。”
Ning Qingqing yawned again and nodded, "Oh, okay, bye."

　　她说着，拉着还在迷迷糊糊想要找顾宥琛讲笑话段子的乔晓冕，一起往外走。
As she spoke, she pulled Qiao Xiaomian, who was still drowsy and wanted to tell Gu Youchen a joke, and walked out together.

　　等二人走到门口，顾宥琛径直跟了过去。
When the two reached the door, Gu Youchen followed them straight away.

　　他一路走在二人身后，直到二人进入小区。确认小区安全性好，他这才转身离开，回到清吧。
He walked behind them until they entered the residential area. After confirming that the area was safe, he turned around and left, returning to the bar.

　　“琛哥牛逼了，刚刚这是送人家妹子回家？”
"Chen, you're awesome! Did you just give someone's sister a ride home?"

　　“琛哥，电话号码要到没有？你刚刚是不是还给那妹子说了你的号码？你不会真看上那妹子了？！”几人刚刚没敢靠太近，所以也没听到具体对话。
"Chen, did you get her phone number? Did you just give it to her? You're not really into her, are you?!" The others hadn't dared to get too close, so they hadn't heard the entire conversation.

　　“你们没看清吗？那妹子超漂亮的！不过怎么看着有点眼熟，好像在哪里见过？”
"Can't you see? That girl is so pretty! But she looks familiar, like I've seen her somewhere before."

　　“不对，她好像是沈之骞女朋友啊？一次聚会，我见沈之骞带她一起出来过，听说他们从高中就在一起了……”
"No, I think she's Shen Zhiqian's girlfriend. I saw Shen Zhiqian bring her out once at a party. I heard they've been together since high school..."

　　众人忍不住看向顾宥琛。
Everyone couldn't help but look at Gu Youchen.

　　顾宥琛脸上已经没了什么多余表情，眸色却是凛冽：“没有结婚的事，谁也说不准！”
Gu Youchen's face was expressionless, but his eyes were cold: "No one can say for sure that we're not getting married!"

　　……

　　第二天，宁青青是踩着上班点到公司的。
The next day, Ning Qingqing arrived at the company just in time for work.

　　好在她喝的酒度数不高，倒是没有宿醉后的头疼感觉。
Fortunately, the alcohol she drank was not very strong, so she did not experience a headache the next morning.

　　刚打开电脑，就收到了凯尼的邮件，有几个地方的细节需要彼此再修订一下。
I just turned on my computer and received an email from Kenney. There are a few details that need to be revised.

　　宁青青一上午都在和对方酌字酌句敲定合约，直到凯尼那边终于同意了所有条款。
Ning Qingqing spent the entire morning negotiating the contract with the other party, until Kenney finally agreed to all the terms.

　　将合约提交法务经理审核后，宁青青根本没有松口气的时间，因为之前谈的一个项目，同样有很多条款要沟通确认。
After submitting the contract to the legal manager for review, Ning Qingqing had no time to relax, because there was another project she had been discussing that also had many terms that needed to be communicated and confirmed.

　　要不是司络晴这边紧急，按理说应该先做那边。
If it weren't for the urgency on Si Luoqing's side, we should have done that first.

　　“青青，和凯文那边的合约敲定了，但你得去一趟对方经纪公司。”公关部那边同事将盖章的合约送了过来：
"Qingqing, the contract with Kevin's side has been finalized, but you need to go to his agency." A colleague from the public relations department brought over the stamped contract:

　　“因为司络晴今晚8点要参加一个时尚活动，明天一早要飞海城。合约如果快递过去来不及，所以只能辛苦你了。”
"Because Si Luoqing has to attend a fashion event at 8 o'clock tonight and fly to Haicheng early tomorrow morning. If the contract is sent by express delivery, it won't arrive in time, so I'm afraid you'll have to make the effort."

　　宁青青闻言看了下时间，现在已经下午五点。
Upon hearing this, Ning Qingqing glanced at the time and saw that it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

　　她问：“他们几点从公司出发去活动现场？”
She asked, "What time did they leave the company for the event venue?"

　　同事确定了一下，道：“说六点半出发，你现在过去应该来得及。不过马上就是下班高峰期，最好是坐地铁，免得堵了。”
My colleague confirmed, "We said we'd leave at 6:30. You should still make it if you go now. But it's almost rush hour, so it's best to take the subway to avoid traffic."

　　宁青青应了，确认合约所有章都盖好后，拿文件袋装好，从公司出发。
Ning Qingqing agreed, confirmed that all the seals on the contract were in place, put the documents in an envelope, and left the company.

　　一路坐地铁到了司络晴公司大堂，是下午六点，宁青青拿起手机给凯尼打了过去。
She took the subway all the way to the lobby of Siroqing Company. It was 6 p.m. Ning Qingqing picked up her phone and called Ken.

　　然而第一次没人接，第二次直到电话快要自动挂断，那边终于接了，听背景音显然在室外：“宁小姐。”
However, no one answered the first time. The second time, just as the phone was about to hang up automatically, someone finally answered. Judging from the background noise, they were clearly outdoors: "Miss Ning."

　　宁青青心头有种不好的预感：“凯尼先生，我过来给你们送合约，顺道带走你们盖章的。”
Ning Qingqing had a bad feeling: "Mr. Kenney, I came to bring you the contract and pick up the stamped copy."

　　凯尼这才似乎想起这件事：“不好意思宁小姐，我怎么给忘了，都怪我！这下麻烦了，我们已经去活动现场了，络晴的私章在我这里，你现在赶过来也来不及。要不这样，你在公司等等，我这边尽量提前赶回来？”
Only then did Kenny seem to remember: "I'm sorry, Miss Ning, how could I forget? It's all my fault! This is troublesome. We've already gone to the event venue, and Luoqing's private seal is with me. It's too late for you to rush over now. How about this: you wait at the company, and I'll try to rush back as soon as possible?"

　　宁青青深吸一口气，按捺住所有情绪：“好，我将合约放在贵公司前台小姐那里，你结束后盖了章送到我们公司大堂的收件柜就好。”
Ning Qingqing took a deep breath and suppressed all her emotions: "Okay, I'll leave the contract with the receptionist at your company. After you're done, just stamp it and send it to the mailbox in our company lobby."

　　凯尼显然没料到她会这样，他在迟疑几秒后道：“这样吧，你在我们公司等我一下，我现在送络晴去现场，等她到了那边，我就马上赶回来。”
Kenny clearly didn't expect her to respond that way. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said, "How about this? Wait for me at our office. I'll take Luoqing to the scene now, and I'll rush back as soon as she arrives."

　　宁青青只能道：“好。”
Ning Qingqing could only say, "Okay."

　　然而凯尼所谓的‘马上’，足足让她从下午六点等到了晚上九点。
However, what Kenny meant by "right away" meant that she had to wait from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.

　　章终于盖好，宁青青从凯尼那里接过合约的时候，对上了男人居高临下的目光。
When the chapter was finally sealed, Ning Qingqing took the contract from Kenji and met the man's condescending gaze.

　　“宁小姐，我那天对你说的话，今天深刻体会到了？”
"Miss Ning, do you now deeply understand what I said to you that day?"

　　宁青青知道他什么意思，凯尼无非不过就是暗示她，这个合约是沈业源亲自叮嘱才会这么快的，沈家人的意思是什么不言而喻。
Ning Qingqing knew what he meant. Kenji was merely hinting that this contract was personally instructed by Shen Yiyuan, and the intentions of the Shen family were self-evident.

　　“是深刻体会了。”宁青青直视着他的眼睛：“今天的事，我记住了。”
"I understand deeply." Ning Qingqing looked him straight in the eye: "I will remember what happened today."

　　他日，她会找回来。
One day, she will get it back.

　　宁青青走出大厦，这才发现外面下了大雨。
Ning Qingqing walked out of the building and realized it was raining heavily outside.

　　她站在大厦门口，打开打车软件，然而不论是出租车还是网约车，没有一个接单。
She stood at the entrance of the building and opened the ride-hailing app, but neither taxis nor ride-hailing vehicles accepted her request.

　　她将红包价格提高，终于有人接单，可距离她还有七八公里。
She raised the price of the red envelope, and finally someone accepted the order, but it was still seven or eight kilometers away from her.

　　而她一看地图，这段路全是红色，显然堵得不轻。
But when she looked at the map, that section of the road was completely red, indicating heavy traffic.

　　宁青青看了一下距离一百多米的地铁站，咬牙快步冲入了雨中。
Ning Qingqing glanced at the subway station about a hundred meters away and gritted her teeth as she rushed into the rain.

　　而就在这时，一亮黑色轿车从宁青青身侧经过，因为速度快带起了满地积水，全都溅在了宁青青的身上。
Just then, a shiny black car sped past Ning Qingqing, splashing water from the puddles onto her.

　　她猛地转眸，只看到轿车故意打了一下的双闪，就像是羞辱！
She suddenly turned her head and saw the car deliberately flash its lights twice, as if to humiliate her!

　　来不及发泄什么，宁青青只能护着手里的牛皮纸袋不要被打湿，一路冲入了地铁站。
With no time to vent her feelings, Ning Qingqing could only protect the brown paper bag in her hands from getting wet as she rushed into the subway station.

　　而就在这时，她的手机响了，是沈之骞发过来的视频聊天。
Just then, her phone rang. It was a video call from Shen Zhiqian.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　唔，明天青青会直接问沈之骞关于结婚的事啦，所以分手的情绪正在继续累积中，就要逐渐爆发啦！
Well, tomorrow Qingqing will ask Shen Zhiqian directly about marriage, so the emotions of breaking up are continuing to accumulate and are about to gradually explode!

　　顾宥琛：拿到媳妇的电话号码了，媳妇喝了酒后好甜~
Gu Youchen: I got my wife's phone number. She's so sweet after drinking~

　　青青：昨晚发生了什么？爱吃提拉米苏的段子手是什么鬼？不认识，删掉！
Qingqing: What happened last night? Who is this joke writer who loves tiramisu? I don't know them, delete it!

　　顾宥琛：……
Gu Youchen: ...

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：发光的梧桐啊 1瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Glowing Paulownia Tree, 1 bottle.

第9章 什么时候结婚9
Chapter 9: When to Get Married 9

　　宁青青点击接通，那边出现沈之骞的头像。
Ning Qingqing clicked to answer, and Shen Zhiqian's profile picture appeared on the other end.

　　他应该是刚开会结束，还穿着正装，领带一丝不苟，背景是大片落地窗。
He must have just finished a meeting, still wearing his formal attire with his tie neatly tied, against the backdrop of large floor-to-ceiling windows.

　　看到宁青青头发上的水珠，沈之骞蹙眉：“青青，你身上怎么湿的？下雨没带伞？”
Seeing the water droplets on Ning Qingqing's hair, Shen Zhiqian frowned: "Qingqing, why are you wet? Did it rain and you didn't bring an umbrella?"

　　宁青青点头：“突然就下雨了，我打车没人接单，所以坐的地铁。”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "It suddenly started raining, and no one picked up my taxi, so I took the subway."

　　沈之骞语气顿时严肃起来：“我不是说过，如果我出差，你可以打电话给我司机，让他接送你？”
Shen Zhiqian's tone suddenly became serious: "Didn't I tell you that if I'm away on business, you can call my driver and ask him to pick you up?"

　　宁青青对着视频整理了下头发，摇头：“没事，很近，我快走几步就到了。”
Ning Qingqing fixed her hair in front of the video and shook her head: "It's okay, it's close by. I'll walk quickly and be there soon."

　　沈之骞似乎还在生气，语气依旧严肃：“青青，全公司都知道我们在一起，你不用顾忌别人怎么说。”
Shen Zhiqian seemed to still be angry, his tone still serious: "Qingqing, the whole company knows we're together, you don't have to worry about what others say."

　　宁青青听到这句反而有些不知道该怎么回应，沈之骞知道现在公司里怎么说她的吗？
Ning Qingqing heard this and didn't know how to respond. Did Shen Zhiqian know what people were saying about her at the company?

　　说她失势了，说不属于她的，就算得到了，早晚也得还回来！
They say she's fallen from power, and that what isn't hers, even if she gets it, will have to be returned sooner or later!

　　就连今天送合约，其实都是公司风向变化的一个最明显佐证。
Even the delivery of the contract today is actually the most obvious proof of the company's change in direction.

　　如果是过去，那份合约不需要她去送，就算真要去送，法务这边的车限号，市场部也会将他们的车借过来。
In the past, she wouldn't have had to deliver the contract herself. Even if she really had to, the legal department's cars were restricted from driving, so the marketing department would have lent them one of their cars.

　　“好，我以后会给你司机电话。”宁青青浑身都湿漉漉的不舒服，只想早点回家，不要在这个话题纠结：“之骞，你什么时候回来？”
"Okay, I'll give you the driver's number later." Ning Qingqing felt uncomfortable with her clothes all wet and wanted to go home as soon as possible. She didn't want to dwell on this topic: "Zhiqian, when are you coming back?"

　　沈之骞听到宁青青问自己回来日期，顿时眉宇舒展开来：“明天一早签约，签完就马上回来。”
When Shen Zhiqian heard Ning Qingqing ask him when he would be returning, his brows immediately relaxed: "I'll sign the contract early tomorrow morning and come back right after."

　　他唇角扬起：“青青，我想你了，你有没有想我？明天下午有个饭局，是陈叔牵头，他从南城过来的，下班时候我们一起过去。”
The corners of his lips turned up. "Qingqing, I miss you. Do you miss me? There's a dinner party tomorrow afternoon. Uncle Chen is organizing it. He's coming from South City. Let's go together after work."

　　宁青青还比较喜欢陈氏科技的那位叔叔，总觉得每次和对方聊天都能学到不少东西，于是点头：“好。”
Ning Qingqing still liked Uncle Chen from Chen Technology. She always felt that she learned a lot from chatting with him, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

　　沈之骞道：“那快回家，到家了给我发个消息，记得马上泡个热水澡。”
Shen Zhiqian said, "Then hurry home and send me a message when you get there. Remember to take a hot bath right away."

　　宁青青应了：“好。”
Ning Qingqing agreed, "Okay."

　　她没有去公司，毕竟现在已经很晚，合约明天扫描存档就可以，所以径直回的家。
She didn't go to the company. After all, it was already late, and the contract could be scanned and archived tomorrow, so she went straight home.

　　出地铁口的时候，宁青青买了把伞，雨虽然遮住了，可一场雨下来，气温骤然降了好几度。
When she got out of the subway station, Ning Qingqing bought an umbrella. Although it blocked the rain, the temperature dropped several degrees after the rain.

　　身上衣服在路上干了大半，却依旧有些发潮，被风一吹顿时冰冷彻骨。
Most of my clothes had dried on the road, but they were still a little damp, and the wind made them instantly bone-chillingly cold.

　　一路到家，宁青青先打开牛皮纸袋，确认合约没有打湿后松口气。
On the way home, Ning Qingqing first opened the brown paper bag and confirmed that the contract was not wet before breathing a sigh of relief.

　　她这才放水洗澡，临睡前给沈之骞发了个条晚安后，宁青青点进了微信。
She finally ran a bath, sent Shen Zhiqian a good night message before going to bed, and then opened WeChat.

　　于是，她又看到了顾宥琛发的搞笑段子。
So she saw the funny joke Gu Youchen posted again.

　　那天晚上在清吧的回忆忽然涌上心头，宁青青想起当时朦胧画面，连忙切换到了通讯录。
Memories of that night at the bar suddenly came flooding back, and Ning Qingqing recalled the hazy scene, quickly switching to her contact list.

　　因此她看到她通讯录里还真躺着一个号码——爱吃提拉米苏的段子手。
Therefore, she saw that there was indeed a number in her contact list—a comedian who loved tiramisu.

　　啊啊啊，她当时都在做什么？顾宥琛是不是都看到这个备注了？
What was she doing at that time? Did Gu Youchen see this note?

　　宁青青简直无法直视，尤其是她好像还给人家发了她的号码！
Ning Qingqing couldn't even look at him, especially since she seemed to have given him her number!

　　她切回微信，斟酌着要不要给顾宥琛点赞评论，然而随着她看完那些段子，唇角都扬了起来。
She switched back to WeChat, considering whether to like and comment on Gu Youchen's post, but as she finished reading the jokes, the corners of her lips turned up.

　　又有好几个梗，简直太好笑了好么！
There are several more jokes, and they are quite amusing.

　　在她看第二遍的时候，终于控制不住笑出声来。
When she watched it for the second time, she finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

　　反正是在自己家床上，宁青青甚至笑得在被窝里滚了圈，随后给顾宥琛发的所有段子都点了个赞。
Anyway, she was in her own bed, so Ning Qingqing even laughed so hard that she rolled around in her blankets, then liked all the jokes Gu Youchen sent her.

　　随后，她把手机静音，甜甜地睡了一觉。
Then she silenced her phone and slept soundly.

　　当晚，顾宥琛洗澡出来，又去看自己的微信，这是他看的第11次。
That night, Gu Youchen took a shower and checked his WeChat again. This was the eleventh time he had checked it.

　　微信9条评论的提示出来，他飞快点进去，随后发现宁青青给他今天傍晚发的所有段子都点赞了，一条不落。
A notification popped up indicating nine comments on WeChat. He quickly clicked on it and found that Ning Qingqing had liked all the jokes he had posted that evening, without missing a single one.

　　他也是今天才发现，微信朋友圈可以设置分组可见，此刻他屏幕的分组里，只有一个人。
He also discovered today that WeChat Moments can be set to be visible only to certain groups. At that moment, there was only one person in the group on his screen.

　　分组名是个骚包的心形。
The group name is a heart shape.

　　*

　　第二天，宁青青将合约录入，又把自己手里其他未完成的合约整理了一遍。
The next day, Ning Qingqing entered the contract into the system and organized the other unfinished contracts she had on hand.

　　她这才发现自己自从元旦开始，除了法定假日，竟然一天假都没有休过。
She realized that since New Year's Day, she hadn't taken a single day off except for public holidays.

　　手里负责的项目合约已经逐渐接近尾声，新项目还在考察阶段，估计就算开工，也得一个月后。
The project contract I am responsible for is gradually coming to an end, and the new project is still in the investigation stage. I estimate that even if it starts, it will take a month.

　　宁青青望着面前的文件夹，突然有种微妙的感觉——
Ning Qingqing looked at the file folder in front of her and suddenly had a strange feeling.

　　就像是一种暗示，暗示她其实所有一切都可以说结束就结束。
It was like a hint, hinting that she could actually end everything whenever she wanted to.

　　中午吃饭时候，同事王茜瞧着宁青青微红的脸颊，疑惑道：“青青今天打腮红了？”
At lunchtime, colleague Wang Qian looked at Ning Qingqing's slightly red cheeks and asked in confusion, "Qingqing, did you put on blush today?"

　　“没有啊。”宁青青转动了下酸痛的脖颈，突然发现自己忙了一上午，脑海里一直绷着一根弦想要尽快完成自己手里的活，现在松懈下来，好像浑身都有些酸痛。
"No." Ning Qingqing turned her sore neck and suddenly realized that she had been busy all morning, her mind focused on finishing her work as quickly as possible. Now that she had relaxed, her whole body felt sore.

　　“是不是感冒了？我怎么听你声音也不对。”王茜说着，伸手摸了摸宁青青的额头：“啊，好像发烧了！”
"Are you catching a cold? Your voice sounds strange." Wang Qian said, reaching out to touch Ning Qingqing's forehead. "Ah, you feel hot!"

　　宁青青也意识到自己状态不舒服，吃饭也没多少胃口，随便吃了些，她叫的外卖送药也到了。
Ning Qingqing also realized that she wasn't feeling well and didn't have much appetite. She ate a little and ordered some medicine to be delivered.

　　“青青，要不然你下午请假吧？”王茜帮她倒了杯热水：“咱们后面的合约都没那么急。”
"Qingqing, why don't you take the afternoon off?" Wang Qian poured her a cup of hot water: "The contracts we have later aren't that urgent."

　　宁青青喝了药：“没事，想早点结束。”她的生日已经只有一周时间，她也不知道生日之后，是否还在沈氏。
Ning Qingqing took the medicine: "It's okay, I just want to get it over with." Her birthday was only a week away, and she didn't know if she would still be at the Shen family after that.

　　王茜却不知道她的打算，而是笑道：“那你趴着休息会儿，唉，别人家的老板娘都是指挥人干活的，就你简直像个劳模！”
Wang Qian didn't know what she was planning, but laughed and said, "Then lie down and rest for a while. Sigh, other people's bosses' wives are always bossing people around, but you're just like a model worker!"

　　宁青青笑笑，没有说话。
Ning Qingqing smiled and said nothing.

　　趴了小睡了会儿，她继续整理合约。
She took a quick nap, then continued organizing the contracts.

　　将原本存档的文件都编码分类，再将正在进行中的合约标注了上面所有关键节点的时间。
Encode and categorize all archived files, then mark all key nodes in the ongoing contract with the corresponding times.

　　不知不觉忙到了下午五点多，男人的脚步声靠近，宁青青没有抬头，以为是同事，直到听到有人叫“沈总好”。
Before she knew it, it was already past 5 p.m. She heard footsteps approaching, but Ning Qingqing didn't look up, thinking it was a colleague, until she heard someone say, "Hello, Mr. Shen."

　　她这才抬起头，看向已经到了自己工位前的沈之骞。
She finally raised her head and looked at Shen Zhiqian, who had already arrived at her workstation.

　　男人将西装随意搭在臂弯，身子直接靠近宁青青的屏幕：“我家小蜜蜂在忙什么？”
The man casually draped his suit over his arm and leaned close to Ning Qingqing's screen: "What's my little bee up to?"

　　宁青青保存了下面前的Excel统计表，道：“现在去饭局吗？”
Ning Qingqing saved the Excel spreadsheet in front of her and said, "Are we going to the dinner party now?"

　　沈之骞点点头，却还是疑惑地道：“现在是月中，也需要整理报表？”
Shen Zhiqian nodded, but still asked doubtfully, "It's the middle of the month, do we still need to organize the reports?"

　　宁青青心头微微一突，可脸上没有情绪波动。她摇头：“是我怕到时候整理起来比较麻烦。”
Ning Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, but her face showed no emotion. She shook her head: "I'm afraid it will be troublesome to sort out later."

　　沈之骞没有多想，他站起身：“走吧，陈叔和我们这边还有些距离，开车过去得40分钟。”
Shen Zhiqian didn't think much of it. He stood up and said, "Let's go. Uncle Chen is still some distance away, and it will take 40 minutes to drive there."

　　宁青青点头，收拾好自己的东西起身。
Ning Qingqing nodded, tidied up her things, and stood up.

　　然而刚才一直坐着没觉得什么，现在思维放松一站起来，顿时有些天旋地转。
However, I didn't feel anything while sitting down just now, but now that I've relaxed my mind and stood up, I suddenly feel dizzy.

　　她重心不稳，下意识抓向身旁的东西。而沈之骞已经飞快一把接住了她，一手揽住她的腰，另一手握住了她的手臂。
She lost her balance and instinctively reached out to grab something nearby. Shen Zhiqian quickly caught her, wrapping one arm around her waist and grabbing her other arm with his other hand.

　　隔着一层衬衣衣料，沈之骞都能感觉到宁青青手臂的温度。
Through the layer of shirt fabric, Shen Zhiqian could feel the warmth of Ning Qingqing's arm.

　　他顿时蹙眉，一手继续扣着宁青青的腰，另一手托住了她的后脑勺。身子下压，沈之骞的额头抵在了宁青青额头上感受体温。
He frowned, one hand still holding Ning Qingqing's waist, the other supporting the back of her head. He leaned down, his forehead touching hers, feeling her body temperature.

　　“怎么这么烫？”他直起身来：“青青，你发烧了，必须马上去医院！”
"Why is it so hot?" He stood up straight: "Qingqing, you have a fever. You must go to the hospital immediately!"

　　说罢，在所有人的目光里，沈之骞将宁青青的包勾在小臂，随即直接将人打横抱起，大步往外走。
With that, under everyone's gaze, Shen Zhiqian hooked Ning Qingqing's bag onto his forearm, then picked her up horizontally and strode out.

　　在场众人瞧着这一幕，全都捂住嘴，心头各种猜测涌起——
Everyone present watched this scene, covering their mouths, their minds filled with speculation.

　　沈总看来很在乎娘娘啊，是谁说司络晴来了，宁青青就要失势的？
Mr. Shen seems to care a lot about the empress. Who said that Ning Qingqing would lose her position when Si Luoqing arrived?

　　看来老板娘之位，现在悬念还很大啊！
It seems that the position of boss's wife is still up in the air!

　　沈之骞抱着宁青青一路坐专用电梯下去，宁青青有些不自在：“刚刚就是突然站起来可能低血糖了，我自己量了温度，38.2度不算太高，你快把我放下来。”
Shen Zhiqian carried Ning Qingqing down in a special elevator. Ning Qingqing felt a little uncomfortable: "I suddenly stood up just now and may have low blood sugar. I measured my temperature myself, and it's 38.2 degrees, which isn't too high. Please put me down."

　　沈之骞不放，瞧着已经快到一楼，他警告她：“安分点，否则我当着公司前台的面亲你！”
Shen Zhiqian wouldn't let go. Seeing that they were almost at the first floor, he warned her, "Behave yourself, or I'll kiss you in front of the company receptionist!"

　　宁青青顿时不敢动了，这一刻，她好像又想起当初校园时候，沈之骞也曾这么威胁过她。
Ning Qingqing immediately froze. At that moment, she seemed to recall how Shen Zhiqian had once threatened her in the same way back in school.

　　心头涌起一阵酸楚，酸楚之后就是荒芜。
A wave of sadness welled up in my heart, followed by a feeling of emptiness.

　　为什么现在会成这样了呢？她以前明明什么都喜欢和他讲的，可现在很多时候，各种情绪在她心头发酵，她却都没有讲出来的冲动。
Why has it come to this? She used to love talking to him about everything, but now, most of the time, all kinds of emotions ferment in her heart, yet she doesn't feel the urge to express them.

　　“你让司机送我去医院就行，陈述那边不要让人家等了。”宁青青道。
"Just have the driver take me to the hospital. Don't make Chen Shu wait," said Ning Qingqing.

　　沈之骞下颌线绷紧：“宁青青，你再说一句试试？”
Shen Zhiqian's jaw tightened: "Ning Qingqing, say one more word and see what happens!"

　　知道拗不过他，宁青青也就安分没动，由着沈之骞继续公主抱，将她抱出了大堂。
Knowing she couldn't win, Ning Qingqing behaved herself and let Shen Zhiqian continue to carry her princess-style out of the hall.

　　一路她眼角余光都能看到前台震惊又吃到甜瓜的表情，想都不用想，估计今天之后，公司同事对她又会回到之前的态度。
All the way there, she could see the shocked and amused expressions on the faces of the front desk staff out of the corner of her eye. She didn't even have to think about it to know that after today, her colleagues at work would go back to treating her the way they always had.

　　这就是现实，是人性。
This is reality, and it is human nature.

　　上了车，沈之骞给陈叔打了个电话：“陈叔实在不好意思，我们家青青突然发高烧，我现在送她去医院……今天不能过去了，改天我亲自去南城像您赔罪……哈哈，谢谢陈叔关心，青青她也挺惦记您的，回头我带她去南城找您……”
After getting into the car, Shen Zhiqian called Uncle Chen: "Uncle Chen, I'm really sorry, but our Qingqing suddenly came down with a high fever, so I'm taking her to the hospital... I won't be able to come today, but I'll come to South City myself to apologize to you another day... Haha, thank you for your concern, Uncle Chen. Qingqing also misses you very much. I'll bring her to South City to see you next time..."

　　挂掉电话，沈之骞将宁青青的头按在自己肩膀上：“好好休息会儿，到了医院我再叫你。”
After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhiqian pressed Ning Qingqing's head against his shoulder: "Get some rest. I'll call you when we get to the hospital."

　　两人距离很近，宁青青甚至能看清沈之骞根根分明的睫毛，还有睫毛下那双深邃的眼睛。
The two were very close, and Ning Qingqing could even see Shen Zhiqian's distinct eyelashes and the deep eyes beneath them.

　　此刻眼底满是温柔，和从前一样，似乎从来都没变过。
At this moment, his eyes are filled with tenderness, just like before, as if nothing has ever changed.

　　或许因为此刻的温柔，也或许因为生病后的脆弱，她心头压抑许久的情绪终于决堤，她抬头，对上沈之骞的视线，一字一句问：
Perhaps because of the tenderness of the moment, or perhaps because of her vulnerability after being ill, the emotions she had suppressed for so long finally burst forth. She looked up, met Shen Zhiqian's gaze, and asked, one word at a time:

　　“之骞，我们会结婚的吧？你有考虑过具体什么时候吗？”
"Zhiqian, we're going to get married, right? Have you thought about when exactly?"

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　唔，女孩子主动提出这样的事情，青青真的已经用掉了最大的矜持和勇气~
Well, for a girl to take the initiative in such a matter, Qingqing really has used up all her restraint and courage~

　　PS，本周内分手~
PS, we're breaking up this week~

第10章 分手进行时1
Chapter 10: Breaking Up in Progress 1

　　沈之骞被这个问题弄得一愣，几乎是本能地，他想到了自己家里的事，心头就涌起一阵烦躁。
Shen Zhiqian was taken aback by this question. Almost instinctively, he thought of his family, and a wave of irritation welled up in his heart.

　　可肩膀上的姑娘还一直望着他，因为发烧，她脸颊发红，眼底水光潋滟，好看得让他移不开眼。
But the girl on his shoulder kept looking at him. Because of her fever, her cheeks were red and her eyes were teary, so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off her.

　　他想起九年前上高二时候，他一眼就看到了那个高一转来他们学校的姑娘。
He recalled that nine years ago, when he was in his second year of high school, he immediately noticed a girl who had transferred to their school from the first year.

　　姑娘从南方来，普通话算是不错了，可依旧N和L不分，平翘舌有时候会弄错，H和F有时候也会错。
The girl came from the south, and her Mandarin was pretty good, but she still couldn't distinguish between N and L, sometimes got the flat and retroflex sounds wrong, and sometimes confused H and F.

　　他们第一次说话，是宁青青找他问路，女孩扎着一条高马尾，穿着白色T恤蓝色牛仔裤，再简单不过的穿着，在她身上依旧有种洗尽铅华的美。
The first time they spoke, it was Ning Qingqing who approached him to ask for directions. The girl had her hair tied up in a high ponytail, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans—a simple outfit that still exuded a natural beauty that had been stripped of all artificial adornments.

　　明明还很稚嫩的样子，却依旧隐隐有了风骨。
Even though he still looks very young, he already has a hint of dignity.

　　她站在他面前仰头望着他，声音有南方女孩独有的软绵绵调子：“学长，请问四号楼13层是音乐教室吗？”
She stood in front of him, looking up at him, her voice soft and gentle like a girl from the south: "Senior, is the music classroom on the 13th floor of Building 4?"

　　里面si和shi的发音就有好几个，她怕自己说错，说得很慢，咬文嚼字的模样十分可爱。
There are several pronunciations for the characters "si" and "shi" in the text, and she was afraid of saying them wrong, so she spoke very slowly, sounding very cute as she carefully chose her words.

　　沈之骞当时也不知道自己怎么回事，脑子一热就道：“那个音乐教室不好找，我带你过去。”
At that time, Shen Zhiqian didn't know what was wrong with him. He got carried away and said, "The music room is hard to find. I'll take you there."

　　他在路上问到了她几年级几班，还问到了她的名字。
He asked her which grade and class she was in, and also asked her name.

　　之后，他总是有意无意去偶遇她，稍微熟点儿后，还主动教她纠正口音。
After that, he always tried to run into her by chance. Once they got to know each other a little better, he even took the initiative to help her correct her accent.

　　这些事情即使过去很久，每次想起沈之骞都忍不住心动。
Even though it's been a long time, every time I think of Shen Zhiqian, I can't help but feel excited.

　　他想，或许这就是一见钟情、再见倾心，他也从没这么喜欢过一个姑娘。
He thought, maybe this was love at first sight, and he had never liked a girl so much before.

　　“青青，你发烧了要多休息。”沈之骞揉了揉宁青青的头发道：“别的事情先不要想，等生病好了我们再说。”
"Qingqing, you have a fever. You need to rest." Shen Zhiqian rubbed Ning Qingqing's hair and said, "Don't think about anything else. Let's talk about it when you're better."

　　宁青青听着男人的话，心一点点沉入谷底。
Ning Qingqing listened to the man's words, her heart sinking deeper and deeper into despair.

　　她其实还想问，是不是沈家相中司络晴了，所以他什么都承诺不了她。但又觉得这么问，显得自己嫉妒又可悲。
She actually wanted to ask if the Shen family had set their sights on Si Luoqing, which was why he couldn't make any promises to her. But she felt that asking such a question would make her seem jealous and pathetic.

　　她不想成为那样的人。
She didn't want to become that kind of person.

　　“那等我好了后。”宁青青继续望着沈之骞，道：“我生日还有一周时间，那时候给我一个答案好吗？这对我来说很重要。”
"Then wait until I'm better." Ning Qingqing continued to look at Shen Zhiqian and said, "My birthday is in a week. Can you give me an answer by then? It's very important to me."

　　沈之骞点头，将她的头重新按好在自己的肩膀：“好，现在你先睡。”
Shen Zhiqian nodded, repositioning her head on his shoulder: "Alright, now you should sleep."

　　宁青青应了声，闭上眼睛。
Ning Qingqing nodded and closed her eyes.

　　公司门口有些堵车，好容易才开出拥堵路段，沈之骞感觉到肩上的女孩没有什么动静，估摸着似乎睡着了。
There was some traffic congestion at the company entrance, and it took a while to get out of the jam. Shen Zhiqian felt that the girl on his shoulder wasn't moving and guessed that she had fallen asleep.

　　他略微侧头，垂眸望着宁青青的侧脸。
He tilted his head slightly and gazed at Ning Qingqing's profile.

　　喉结滑动，他声音很低：“青青，其实两个人在一起有爱就够了，婚姻并不能保证什么。我能保证的是，会永远爱你。”
His Adam's apple moved, and he spoke softly, "Qingqing, actually, love is enough for two people to be together. Marriage doesn't guarantee anything. What I can guarantee is that I will always love you."

　　肩膀上，宁青青睫毛轻颤了颤，心底深处响起一声叹息，她闭着眼睛，没有任何回应。
On her shoulder, Ning Qingqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a sigh sounded deep in her heart. She closed her eyes and did not respond.

　　很快到了医院，司机停下车，绕到后座开了车门。
We arrived at the hospital quickly. The driver stopped the car, went around to the back seat, and opened the door.

　　沈之骞抱着宁青青下车：“青青，我们到医院了。”
Shen Zhiqian carried Ning Qingqing out of the car: "Qingqing, we're at the hospital."

　　“嗯。”宁青青装作刚醒的样子，掀开眼皮：“那我自己——”
"Hmm." Ning Qingqing pretended to have just woken up and lifted her eyelids: "Then I'll do it myself..."

　　可沈之骞不给她自己走的机会，将人抱着径直往医院走。
Ke Shen didn't give her a chance to walk on her own, but carried her straight to the hospital.

　　宁青青有些无奈，可身子实在没力气也挣不开，只能由着沈之骞抱她走向门诊。
Ning Qingqing felt helpless, but she was too weak to struggle, so she let Shen Zhiqian carry her to the outpatient clinic.

　　而就在这时，她眼角余光看到了一个还算熟悉的人影，似乎是顾宥琛。
Just then, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, who seemed to be Gu Youchen.

　　而就在她打算仔细看一下的时候，男人转眸过来。宁青青心头一突，连忙将脸埋进了沈之骞怀里。
Just as she was about to take a closer look, the man turned his gaze toward her. Ning Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly buried her face in Shen Zhiqian's embrace.

　　她也不知道自己躲什么劲，可能是前天在顾宥琛面前丢脸一次，不想再继续丢人。
She didn't know why she was hiding. Maybe it was because she had embarrassed herself in front of Gu Youchen two days ago and didn't want to embarrass herself again.

　　而与此同时，周凌航撞了撞顾宥琛的手臂：“那好像是宁青青吧？”
At the same time, Zhou Linghang nudged Gu Youchen's arm: "Isn't that Ning Qingqing?"

　　自从那天后，他们也知道沈之骞的女朋友是宁青青，而他们向来不近女色的琛哥，竟然看上了别人的女朋友。
Since that day, they also knew that Shen Zhiqian's girlfriend was Ning Qingqing, and Chen Ge, who had always shunned women, had actually set his sights on someone else's girlfriend.

　　加上沈之骞和顾宥琛之间那复杂关系，两人项目还经常竞争，所以这三角恋的瓜似乎格外香。
Add to that the complicated relationship between Shen Zhiqian and Gu Youchen, and the fact that the two often compete on projects, and this love triangle seems particularly juicy.

　　顾宥琛今天是有个发小生病做手术所以过来看望，他刚刚一眼就看到了沈之骞，随后才看清沈之骞抱着的女孩。
Gu Youchen came to visit his childhood friend who was undergoing surgery today. He immediately spotted Shen Zhiqian, and then noticed the girl in Shen Zhiqian's arms.

　　虽然只是那么一瞬，他也认出那是宁青青。
Although it was only for a moment, he recognized that it was Ning Qingqing.

　　沈之骞抱着宁青青来医院，谁生病了不言而喻！
Shen Zhiqian carried Ning Qingqing to the hospital. It was obvious who was sick!

　　顾宥琛原本看完朋友已经要离开，这又转身往医院里走。
Gu Youchen had finished watching his friend and was about to leave, but then turned around and walked back into the hospital.

　　身后，周凌航连忙追上：“琛哥，咱就算要抢妹子，也不能当着人家男朋友的面啊！挖墙脚挖墙脚，咱们得先去墙角那边挖，而不是人家大门口挖啊！”
Behind them, Zhou Linghang hurriedly caught up: "Chen, even if we want to steal a girl, we can't do it in front of her boyfriend! If we want to steal someone's girlfriend, we should go to the corner and steal her there, not right in front of her boyfriend's door!"

　　顾宥琛没理会周凌航的苦口婆心，而是径直回了门诊大厅。
Gu Youchen ignored Zhou Linghang's earnest advice and headed straight back to the outpatient hall.

　　这边是高端私立医院，所以进来后根本不用排队，门诊那边人也不多，顾宥琛一眼就看到了坐在休息区的宁青青。
This is a high-end private hospital, so there was no need to wait in line after entering. There weren't many people at the outpatient clinic, and Gu Youchen immediately spotted Ning Qingqing sitting in the waiting area.

　　沈之骞在一旁交钱办理抽血，宁青青坐在椅子上，等他拿了单子后，男人还要抱她，她先一步自己去了验血室。
Shen Zhiqian paid for the blood test nearby, while Ning Qingqing sat on a chair and waited for him to get the form. When the man tried to carry her, she went into the blood testing room first.

　　“琛哥，我们这有点显眼啊——”周凌航故意站在顾宥琛面前，生怕沈之骞一眼就看到他家觊觎人女朋友的琛哥。
"Chen Ge, we're a bit too conspicuous here—" Zhou Linghang deliberately stood in front of Gu Youchen, afraid that Shen Zhiqian would spot his girlfriend, whom he had been eyeing.

　　好在顾宥琛没有继续往前，而是站在原地，拿出了手机。
Fortunately, Gu Youchen didn't continue forward, but stood where he was and took out his cell phone.

　　他直接给宁青青发消息：“我刚刚在医院，好像看到你了？”
He sent a message directly to Ning Qingqing: "I was just at the hospital and thought I saw you?"

　　宁青青抽完血，和沈之骞一起到了休息区，感觉到手机振动，她拿起来一看，发现是顾宥琛发来了。
After having her blood drawn, Ning Qingqing went to the rest area with Shen Zhiqian. She felt her phone vibrate, picked it up, and saw that it was a message from Gu Youchen.

　　她心头叹息一声，唉，还是被看到了，真丢脸啊！
She sighed deeply in her heart, "Oh no, I've been seen. How embarrassing!"

　　她回复：“嗯，感冒发烧过来看看。”
She replied, "Yeah, I have a cold and fever, so I came to get checked out."

　　顾宥琛见了后松口气：“温度高不高，是不是昨天下班时候降温着凉了？”
Gu Youchen relaxed when he saw her: "Is the temperature high? Did you catch a chill when it cooled down after work yesterday?"

　　宁青青回复：“嗯，应该是昨晚没注意变天，38度其实不用来医院，我男朋友非让我来检查。”
Ning Qingqing replied, "Yeah, I guess I didn't notice the weather change last night. 38 degrees isn't really a reason to go to the hospital, but my boyfriend insisted that I get checked out."

　　顾宥琛看到后面半句，眸色黯了黯。
Gu Youchen saw the second half of the sentence and his eyes darkened.

　　一旁周凌航一直瞧着他表情，见状也不知道怎么劝，只能说：“琛哥，你也看到人家有男朋友，咱们就算担心，也的确轮不着咱们。”
Zhou Linghang watched his expression the whole time. Seeing this, he didn't know how to advise him, so he could only say, "Brother Chen, you can see that she has a boyfriend. Even if we're worried, it's really none of our business."

　　“嗯。”顾宥琛淡淡应了声，走到一边的等候区座椅上坐下：“你先回去，我在这里坐会。”
"Hmm." Gu Youchen responded softly, walking over to a seat in the waiting area and sitting down. "You go back first. I'll sit here for a while."

　　周凌航哪里肯走？不过知道顾宥琛想一个人，也就点头：“行，那我再去老秦楼上找他聊会儿，你走的时候喊我。”
How could Zhou Linghang leave? But knowing that Gu Youchen wanted to be alone, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go upstairs to Old Qin's place to chat with him for a while. Call me when you leave."

　　“嗯。”顾宥琛点头。
"Hmm." Gu Youchen nodded.

　　那边验血结果终于出来，宁青青是病毒性.感冒，医生建议她挂水后回家休息两天，按时吃药。
The blood test results finally came back. Ning Qingqing has a viral cold. The doctor recommended that she get an IV drip and rest at home for two days, taking her medicine on time.

　　医生给她输上了液，这边的输液区都是独立房间可以睡觉，宁青青躺下，沈之骞在旁边守着。
The doctor gave her an IV. The IV area here consisted of separate rooms where patients could sleep. Ning Qingqing lay down, and Shen Zhiqian stayed by her side.

　　他明显有些忙，就这么一会儿，就接了两三个工作电话。
He was obviously busy, taking two or three work calls in just a few minutes.

　　“青青，你先睡，我去外面打几个电话。”沈之骞怕打搅宁青青休息，走到了外面大厅。
"Qingqing, you go to sleep first. I'm going to make a few calls outside." Shen Zhiqian didn't want to disturb Ning Qingqing's rest, so he walked out to the hall.

　　宁青青点头，她躺在床上刻意让自己别睡，免得到了夜里又黑白颠倒睡不着。
Ning Qingqing nodded. She lay on the bed, deliberately trying not to fall asleep, lest she end up staying up all night again.

　　而就在这时，门口传来动静，她转头：“电话打完了——”
Just then, there was a noise at the door, and she turned her head: "The phone call is over..."

　　话还没说完，就发现门口的人竟然是顾宥琛。
Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that the person at the door was none other than Gu Youchen.

　　“你——”她疑惑地问：“怎么来了？”
"You..." she asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

　　顾宥琛没回答这个问题，而是道：“普通感冒还是病毒性的？”
Gu Youchen didn't answer the question, but said, "Is it just a common cold or is it viral?"

　　宁青青道：“病毒性，估计抵抗力差的时候，被病毒钻了空子。”
Ning Qingqing said, "It's viral. I guess when your resistance is low, the virus takes advantage of it."

　　“嗯，我朋友就在旁边输液。”顾宥琛解释一句，目光落在宁青青脸颊上，片刻后道：“你好好休息，我走了。”
"Yes, my friend is getting an IV treatment right next door," Gu Youchen explained, his gaze resting on Ning Qingqing's cheek. After a moment, he said, "You rest well, I'm leaving."

　　宁青青点头。
Ning Qingqing nodded.

　　顾宥琛刚走到门口，就见着沈之骞走了过来。
As Gu Youchen reached the door, he saw Shen Zhiqian walking over.

　　男人手里还捏着手机，对电话那头低声说：“抱歉稍等，我这边突然有点事，等一下给你回过去。”
The man still held his phone in his hand and whispered into it, "Sorry, hold on. I've got something to do. I'll call you back in a minute."

　　说罢，他蹙眉望着站在宁青青病房门口的顾宥琛，眸色冷沉：“你怎么在这里？”
Having said that, he frowned and looked at Gu Youchen standing at the door of Ning Qingqing's hospital room, his eyes cold and deep: "What are you doing here?"

　　说罢，人已经快步从顾宥琛身侧经过，来到病房宁青青的床边，问：“青青，没事吧？”
Having said that, he quickly walked past Gu Youchen and came to Qingqing's bedside in the hospital room and asked, "Qingqing, are you okay?"

　　宁青青摇头。
Ning Qingqing shook her head.

　　她这算是第一次见到沈之骞和顾宥琛面对面，也是终于感受到了两人之间的剑拔弩张。
This was the first time she had seen Shen Zhiqian and Gu Youchen face to face, and she finally sensed the tension between them.

　　她突然涌起一个想法——
She suddenly had an idea—

　　顾宥琛回国后为什么总出现在她周围？一次两次是巧合，次数多了就连她都开始疑惑起来。
Why does Gu Youchen keep showing up around her after returning to China? Once or twice could be a coincidence, but after so many times, even she began to wonder.

　　而且对方无缘无故还给她手机号，并要了她的号码。
Moreover, the other party gave her their phone number for no apparent reason and asked for hers.

　　难道因为要对付沈之骞，所以从她这里下手？
Is it because you want to deal with Shen Zhiqian that you're going after her?

　　她眼底闪过狐疑，打量着门口的顾宥琛。
A look of suspicion flashed across her eyes as she eyed Gu Youchen at the door.

　　几乎只是一个眼神，顾宥琛就猜到了宁青青的想法。
With just a glance, Gu Youchen guessed what Ning Qingqing was thinking.

　　心底深处，莫名涌起一阵黯然，感觉仿佛被什么尖锐的东西扎了一下般，有些刺痛。
Deep down, a vague sense of sadness welled up, like being pricked by something sharp, causing a slight sting.

　　“抱歉，走错了房间。”他淡淡道。
"Sorry, I got the wrong room," he said indifferently.

　　说罢，目光已经飞快从宁青青身上收回。
Having said that, his gaze quickly shifted away from Ning Qingqing.

　　沈之骞眸色锋锐，挡在宁青青面前，似乎在防范什么洪水猛兽。
Shen Zhiqian's eyes were sharp as he stood in front of Ning Qingqing, as if guarding against some kind of flood or beast.

　　而恰好这时，顾宥琛手机响了，他滑了接听：“你们在病房？好，我马上过去。”
Just then, Gu Youchen's phone rang. He slid it open and answered, "You're in the hospital room? Okay, I'll be right there."

　　说罢，直接离开。
Having said that, he left immediately.

　　沈之骞听出他这不像是演戏，却也还是瞧着对方离开，这才转身对宁青青道：“青青，他刚刚进来没说什么吧？”
Shen Zhiqian could tell that he wasn't acting, but he still watched him leave before turning to Ning Qingqing and asking, "Qingqing, he didn't say anything when he came in, did he?"

　　宁青青摇摇头：“他应该只是走错。”
Ning Qingqing shook her head: "He probably just took a wrong turn."

　　她自己也莫名松了口气。
She herself felt inexplicably relieved.

　　看来是自己想多了，虽然她对顾宥琛接触不多，但觉得对方不像是传言里那种心机深沉手段狠辣的。
It seems like I was overthinking it. Although she didn't have much contact with Gu Youchen, she didn't think he was the kind of person who was cunning and ruthless like the rumors said.

　　不过不论怎样，她或许和沈之骞之间的关系都已经进入倒计时了，到时候沈之骞顾宥琛之间的恩怨，都会与她无关。
However, no matter what happens, her relationship with Shen Zhiqian is probably coming to an end, and when that happens, the feud between Shen Zhiqian and Gu Youchen will have nothing to do with her.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　琛哥：总有一天，我会让今天的身份对调，宣示主权~
Chen Ge: One day, I will reverse our current roles and declare my sovereignty~

第11章 分手进行时2
Chapter 11: Breakup in Progress 2

　　宁青青挂完水后请了两天病假，感冒也终于完全恢复。
After finishing her IV drip, Ning Qingqing took two days off work and finally recovered from her cold.

　　坐沈之骞的车到了公司，宁青青收到了同事无比热情的迎接，纷纷上来嘘寒问暖。
When she arrived at the company in Shen Zhiqian's car, Ning Qingqing was greeted enthusiastically by her colleagues, who came up to ask her how she was doing.

　　只有王茜在中午吃饭时候悄悄对她道：“青青你不知道，那天沈总抱你离开办公室后，全公司都炸了。”
Only Wang Qian whispered to her during lunch, "Qingqing, you don't know, after Mr. Shen carried you out of the office that day, the whole company was in an uproar."

　　他们有个两员工群，一个里面有沈之骞也有宁青青，另一个群专门避开了他们和高管。
They have two employee groups, one with Shen Zhiqian and Ning Qingqing, and another specifically excluding them and senior management.

　　王茜将手机递给宁青青：“你看，都在说司络晴就算签了代言人也翻不起风浪，搞定了老子不见得能搞定儿子。”
Wang Qian handed her phone to Ning Qingqing: "Look, everyone is saying that even if Si Luoqing signs an endorsement deal, she won't be able to cause a stir. She may have dealt with me, but that doesn't mean she can deal with my son."

　　宁青青瞧着那些话，有些哭笑不得。她突然想起前两天让母亲特助聂禹帮忙查的事情。
Ning Qingqing looked at those words and felt a bit amused and sad at the same time. She suddenly remembered something she had asked her mother's assistant, Nie Yu, to look into a couple of days ago.

　　说曹操曹操就到，恰好这时，聂禹电话打了过来。
Just as I mentioned Cao Cao, he arrived. At that moment, Nie Yu called.

　　宁青青走到一边安静地方接听：“聂哥。”
Ning Qingqing walked to a quiet place to answer the call: "Nie Ge."

　　聂禹道：“司家那边还真出了问题，据说是司霖军进军小视频平台市场失败。而前期野心太大，砸了很多钱，现在血本无归。
Nie Yu said, "There really is a problem with the Si family. It is said that Si Linjun's advance into the short video platform market has failed. They were too ambitious in the early stages and invested a lot of money, but now they have lost everything.

　　他们司家靠着风投起家，资金一旦断裂风险就很大。加上听说正好有个项目，他们前期预估失败，投资上亿几乎都打了水漂。
The Si family started their business with venture capital, so they were at great risk if their funding dried up. On top of that, they heard about a project, but their initial estimates failed, and they lost almost all of their investment of over 100 million yuan.

　　司家只能靠着之前投资分红勉强支持，实际现在已经是空壳子。负债倒是不至于，但绝对只是表面风光罢了。
The Si family can only barely support themselves with dividends from previous investments. In reality, they are now an empty shell. They are not in debt, but that is only on the surface.

　　我们宁创资本一直和他们是竞争对手，你母亲上月底还在疑惑，为什么最近好几个不错的项目，司家都没有任何动静。这几天才发现，他们问题在这里。
We at Ningchuang Capital have always been their competitors. Your mother was wondering last month why the Si family hadn't made a move on several promising projects recently. Only in the last few days did we discover the problem.

　　现在他们之前和我们有竞争力的市场份额，现在已经被你母亲和另外一家风投公司拿走。因为之前他们一直掩饰得好，所以我们也是最近才发现。
Now, the market share they previously had that was competitive with us has been taken by your mother and another venture capital firm. Because they had been concealing it well, we only discovered it recently.

　　我们预计，司家要想脱困只有两个方式——
We anticipate that there are only two ways for the Si family to overcome their difficulties:

　　一是找一家资本雄厚的公司，愿意拿出资金帮忙周转，而司家则将这笔资金用于他们擅长的风投，再让出大部分份额，自己只取小部分，大多数分红归那家公司。
The first is to find a company with strong capital that is willing to provide funds to help with cash flow. The company will then use these funds for venture capital, which it is good at, and give up most of the shares, taking only a small portion for itself and giving most of the dividends to the other company.

　　但是这种可能性不大，因为如果那家公司如果真有这笔资金，为什么不选择我们宁创资本或者国际更有名的风投机构，而选一家空壳子？
However, this possibility is unlikely because if the company really had the funds, why would it choose us, Ningchuang Capital, or a more internationally renowned venture capital firm, instead of a shell company?

　　第二个选择是，司络晴不是回国了吗？她利用娱乐圈的人气，或者找人投资，或者和人联姻。
The second option is that Si Luoqing has returned to China, right? She could use her popularity in the entertainment industry to find investors or marry into a wealthy family.

　　只要她夫家实力和口碑都不错，可以为司家做担保，那么司家可以申请银行贷款，利用这笔资金将项目做活。加上两家联姻的消息，从而再次进入市场，和我们一起强占市场份额。”
As long as her husband's family is powerful and has a good reputation, they can act as guarantors for the Si family, who can then apply for a bank loan to use the funds to revive the project. With the news of the marriage between the two families, they can re-enter the market and join us in capturing market share.

　　说到这里，聂禹突然语气里带着欣喜：“青青，你肯了解我们宁创的竞争对手，是不是想通了，愿意回家帮你母亲了？”
At this point, Nie Yu suddenly spoke with delight, "Qingqing, you're willing to learn about our competitors at Ningchuang. Have you come to your senses and decided to come home and help your mother?"

　　宁青青听到这里，嘴角抽了抽。
When Ning Qingqing heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched.

　　片刻后她道：“可以啊，我好好考虑考虑。”
After a moment, she said, "Sure, I'll think about it."

　　聂禹原本已经做好了宁青青拒绝的准备，闻言浑身一震：“青青，真打算回来？”
Nie Yu had already prepared himself for Qingqing's refusal, but upon hearing her words, he was shocked: "Qingqing, are you really planning to come back?"

　　宁青青道：“我大学虽然是金融和法律双学位，但是毕业后一直是法律相关，金融那边还完全是个新手。”
Ning Qingqing said, "Although I have a double degree in finance and law, I have been working in the legal field since graduation and am still a complete novice in finance."

　　聂禹笑道：“没关系，你愿意回来，我们全公司都会带你。”
Nie Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, if you want to come back, the whole company will welcome you."

　　说罢，他突然语气严肃了些：“不过青青，我现在以大哥的身份问你，你突然愿意离开沈氏，是不是沈之骞对不起你？”
Having said that, his tone suddenly became serious: "But Qingqing, now I'm asking you as your older brother, are you suddenly willing to leave the Shen family because Shen Zhiqian wronged you?"

　　他今天还得知，司络晴签约了沈氏。这个节骨眼上宁青青要离开，不由得他不多想。
He also learned today that Si Luoqing had signed with the Shen family. At this critical moment, Ning Qingqing was leaving, which made him think twice.

　　宁青青道：“没有啦，我只是觉得和别人打工不如给自己人打工。我妈不是只有我一个女儿？我早晚也得回家的。”
Ning Qingqing said, "No, I just think it's better to work for my family than for someone else. My mom doesn't have any other daughters, right? I'll have to go home sooner or later."

　　“好。”聂禹语气更加愉悦：“那就顺便再告诉你一个好消息，宁创准备正式迁到帝城。”
"Good." Nie Yu's tone became even more cheerful: "Then let me tell you some more good news. Ningchuang is preparing to officially move to the Imperial City."

　　“啊？”宁青青是彻底震惊了。
"What?" Ning Qingqing was completely shocked.

　　聂禹道：“现在帝城的投资环境比南方更好，所以我们今年年初就已经在准备了，预计下月正式转移。”
Nie Yu said, "The investment environment in the imperial city is better than in the south, so we started preparing at the beginning of this year and expect to officially relocate next month."

　　宁青青唇角忍不住扬起，却还故作生气：“好哇，你们居然都合起来瞒着我！”
Ning Qingqing couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, but she still pretended to be angry: "Great, you all conspired to keep this from me!"

　　聂禹笑到：“这不是打算给你个惊喜？好了，如果打算从沈氏离职，现在就可以开始准备工作交接了，到时候休息一周，直接到宁创上班。”
Nie Yu smiled and said, "Isn't this supposed to be a surprise for you? Alright, if you plan to resign from Shen's company, you can start preparing for the handover now. You can take a week off and then go straight to Ningchuang to start work."

　　宁青青应道：“好。”
Ning Qingqing replied, "Okay."

　　挂了电话，她突然有种松口气的感觉。
After hanging up the phone, she suddenly felt relieved.

　　她想，不论她和沈之骞能不能继续走下去，她都不可能继续在沈氏上班了。
She thought that regardless of whether she and Shen Zhiqian could continue their relationship, she couldn't continue working at Shen's company.

　　法务这边她锻炼了两年，继续做这个工作，并不能提高自己，除非她直接去律所当律师。
She has been working in legal affairs for two years, and continuing in this job will not improve her skills unless she goes directly to a law firm to work as a lawyer.

　　而家里有条件为什么不用？大学时候她也很喜欢研究投资的项目，或许她可以在这个领域找到想要的成就感。
Why not use it if you have the means at home? She was also very interested in researching investment projects when she was in college, so perhaps she could find the sense of accomplishment she desires in this field.

　　她从来都不想只是被沈之骞庇护的小花，如果他们能一直走下去，她也希望能成为可以和他并肩的树。
She never wanted to be just a little flower protected by Shen Zhiqian. If they could continue walking together, she hoped to become a tree that could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

　　所以下午时间里，宁青青开始准备交接的资料，并继续将之前未完成的合约完善并提交上级审批。
So in the afternoon, Ning Qingqing began preparing the handover documents and continued to finalize the previously unfinished contracts and submit them to her superiors for approval.

　　就这么忙碌了两天，宁青青眼看着她生日的倒计时越来越近，就在三天后。
After two busy days, Ning Qingqing watched as the countdown to her birthday drew closer, just three days away.

　　自从那天提及结婚，她和沈之骞再没提过这个话题，他们照常一起上班、如果没有饭局的话，一起下班。
Since that day when they mentioned marriage, she and Shen Zhiqian never brought up the topic again. They went to work together as usual, and if there were no dinner parties, they would go home together.

　　而宁青青会在每天睡前都看到顾宥琛发的搞笑段子，她有时候也会点赞或者评论两句，两人之间也只会在朋友圈互动。
Ning Qingqing would see Gu Youchen's funny jokes every night before going to bed. Sometimes she would like or comment on them, and the two would only interact on WeChat Moments.

　　但是彼此再没遇见过。
But they never met again.

　　宁青青手里只剩一个合约需要修改，她忙了一上午，接近中午时候，她因为犯困，去楼下买了一杯咖啡。
Ning Qingqing had only one contract left to revise. She had been busy all morning, and as noon approached, she felt sleepy and went downstairs to buy a cup of coffee.

　　上来时候，她从电梯出来，却没料到有人刚好走进电梯，那人速度很快，直直就向着宁青青撞了过来。
When she got on, she came out of the elevator but didn't expect someone to walk in at the same time. The person moved quickly and bumped straight into Ning Qingqing.

　　宁青青连忙后退，可已经来不及了，咖啡杯被撞在地上，洒了满地，还溅了不少在对面人的身上。
Ning Qingqing hurriedly stepped back, but it was too late. The coffee cup was knocked to the ground, spilling all over the floor and splashing some onto the person opposite her.

　　“啊——”女人尖叫，接着宁青青被人用力推了一把，后腰猛地撞上了电梯里的扶手，一阵疼。
"Ah!" The woman screamed, then Ning Qingqing was pushed hard, her lower back hitting the elevator railing, causing a sharp pain.

　　面前司络晴身上穿着品牌搞定，妆容精致，可她似乎被烫到了，脸上表情有些扭曲。
In front of her, Si Luoqing was dressed in designer clothes and wore精致 makeup, but she seemed to have been burned, her face contorted.

　　而她身边的凯尼一边扶着她，一边眼神喷火冲宁青青吼道：“你怎么回事，走路不看路的吗？”
While she was being supported by Kenny, who was standing beside her, he glared at Ning Qingqing and shouted, "What's wrong with you? Can't you watch where you're going?"

　　这边电梯的动静很快吸引了楼层其他同事的注意，纷纷过来。
The noise from the elevator quickly attracted the attention of other colleagues on the floor, who all came over.

　　司络晴脸上已经换上了泫然欲泣的表情：“好疼……我今天过来是要和沈总拍宣传片的……”
Si Luoqing's face was already filled with tears: "It hurts so much... I came here today to shoot a promotional video with Mr. Shen..."

　　此刻裙摆上一片狼藉，她光着的腿上有几处皮肤被烫红了，虽然没有起泡，但她皮肤白，所以几处红痕颇有些触目惊心。
At that moment, her skirt was in disarray, and her bare legs had several red burns. Although there were no blisters, her skin was white, so the red marks were quite shocking.

　　就在这时，沈业源走了过来：“发生什么事了？”公司宣传片，原本让沈之骞和司络晴拍，可沈之骞不愿意，沈业源只能亲自上阵。
Just then, Shen Yeyuan walked over: "What's going on?" The company promotional video was originally supposed to be filmed by Shen Zhiqian and Si Luqing, but Shen Zhiqian refused, so Shen Yeyuan had no choice but to step in himself.

　　他瞧着司络晴身上狼藉，不由吩咐助理：“带司小姐换身衣服，再去医院处理一下。”
Seeing Si Luoqing's disheveled state, he couldn't help but instruct his assistant, "Take Miss Si to change her clothes, then take her to the hospital to get checked out."

　　“没事，就一点点红，没关系。”司络晴努力做出坚强的表情，对沈业源道：“沈伯伯，我还能继续拍，就是这个裙子脏了，我需要点时间去找品牌方借。”
"It's okay, it's just a little red, it doesn't matter." Si Luoqing tried to look strong and said to Shen Yiyuan, "Uncle Shen, I can continue filming, it's just that this skirt is dirty, I need some time to find the brand to borrow another one."

　　周围有人听着司络晴对沈业源的称呼，眼神微妙。
Those around them listened to Si Luoqing's address to Shen Yeyuan, their expressions subtle.

　　似乎谁是将来老板娘，还真不好说？
It seems that it's hard to say who will be the boss's wife in the future.

　　“那你休息一下，礼服的事情我来安排。”沈业源说罢，将目光落到了宁青青身上。
"Then take a rest. I'll take care of the formal dress," Shen Yeyuan said, then turned his gaze to Ning Qingqing.

　　他是知道宁青青的，毕竟自己儿子的女朋友，就算没有正式介绍过，他也印象深刻。
He knew Ning Qingqing. After all, she was his son's girlfriend. Even though they hadn't been formally introduced, he remembered her well.

　　就在这时，一旁凯尼开了口：“沈总，咱们沈氏上班时间员工还能下楼买咖啡？”
Just then, Kenny spoke up, "Mr. Shen, can employees still go downstairs to buy coffee during work hours at Shen's?"

　　他一脸疑惑，似乎真的是在询问。
He looked puzzled, as if he really was asking.

　　毕竟又没人给他介绍过，宁青青是沈之骞的女朋友。在他眼中，宁青青就是个法务部普通员工。
After all, no one had introduced him to her before, and Ning Qingqing was Shen Zhiqian's girlfriend. In his eyes, Ning Qingqing was just an ordinary employee in the legal department.

　　沈业源闻言，看了下时间眉头微蹙：“公司上班时间的确不能擅自离岗。”
Upon hearing this, Shen Yiyuan glanced at the time and frowned slightly: "You can't leave your post without permission during company working hours."

　　凯尼乘胜追击，望着宁青青：“宁小姐，这么烫的咖啡，你拿着走路还不看路，多危险啊！幸好没出什么大事，络晴这边也只是伤了一点皮肤。”
Kani pressed his advantage and looked at Ning Qingqing, "Miss Ning, you were walking with such hot coffee and not looking where you were going. That was dangerous! Fortunately, nothing serious happened, and Luoqing only suffered minor skin injuries."

　　一语落下，彻底将所有的责任都扣在了宁青青身上！
With those words, he placed all the blame on Ning Qingqing!

　　所有人目光顿时落过来，全都很想知道，沈业源到底会怎么处理！
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to him, all wanting to know how Shen Yiyuan would handle the situation!

　　而就在这时，男人大步赶过来，拨开人群，先看了宁青青一眼，确定她没受伤后，转头对司络晴道：“的确是我们员工的问题，我替她道歉——”
Just then, the man rushed over, pushed through the crowd, glanced at Ning Qingqing to make sure she wasn't hurt, then turned to Si Luoqing and said, "It was indeed our employee's fault. I apologize on her behalf..."

　　宁青青震惊望着过来的沈之骞。
Ning Qingqing looked at Shen Zhiqian in shock.

　　她后腰被撞的地方还很疼，估计肿了。她心头涌起强烈的委屈，而现在所有的委屈从他承认她的错开始，变成了憋屈。
The area on her lower back where she was hit still hurt, and it was probably swollen. She felt a strong sense of injustice welling up inside her, and now all that injustice turned into resentment when he admitted his mistake.

　　他竟然问也不问，就和别人一样，都认定是她的错！
He didn't even ask her, but just assumed it was her fault, just like everyone else!

　　明明直接冲过来的是司络晴，而她当时在电梯里，根本退无可退！
It was clearly Si Luoqing who rushed straight at her, and she was in the elevator at the time, with nowhere to retreat!

　　宁青青看向沈之骞的眼睛，一字一句道：“沈总，这件事是因我而起，真要道歉也是我。”
Ning Qingqing looked into Shen Zhiqian's eyes and said slowly, "Mr. Shen, this matter was caused by me, so if anyone should apologize, it's me."

　　沈之骞下意识蹙眉，他不明白为什么自己要代替宁青青道歉，她还生气。
Shen Zhiqian frowned unconsciously. He didn't understand why he had to apologize for Ning Qingqing, who was still angry.

　　宁青青则已经转头看向司络晴：“司小姐，对不起。”
Ning Qingqing turned to Si Luoqing: "Miss Si, I'm sorry."

　　司络晴温柔冲她笑笑：“没事，也是我自己不小心。”
Si Luoqing smiled gently at her: "It's okay, it was my fault."

　　她脸色还疼得有些发白，却马上就笑得柔和，顿时让人觉得她大气又大度。
Her face was still pale from the pain, but she immediately smiled gently, instantly making her appear magnanimous and generous.

　　“好了，衣服脏了我马上让人送来。”沈之骞不喜欢解决这种事情，但他更不想别人对此刻的情况妄加猜测。
"Alright, I'll have someone bring you some clean clothes right away." Shen Zhiqian didn't like dealing with such matters, but he didn't want others to speculate about the current situation.

　　他走到宁青青面前，低头在她耳畔压低声音安抚道：“青青，我去楼上处理一下，你回办公室等我一起吃饭。”
He walked up to Ning Qingqing, leaned down close to her ear, and whispered reassuringly, "Qingqing, I'm going upstairs to take care of something. Go back to the office and wait for me to have lunch together."

　　说罢，他转身对凯尼道：“两位和我去楼上会客室，我朋友会很快送一套礼服过来。”
Having said that, he turned to Kenney and said, "You two go upstairs to the guest room with me. My friend will send a set of formal clothes over soon."

　　几人相继离开。
Several people left one after another.

　　电梯脏了，阿姨拿着拖把进来清理。
The elevator was dirty, so the cleaning lady came in with a mop to clean it.

　　宁青青缓缓走了两步，手落在受伤的后腰上，随后对阿姨道：“阿姨，我想下楼透透气。”
Ning Qingqing slowly took two steps, her hand resting on her injured lower back, then said to the aunt, "Auntie, I want to go downstairs to get some fresh air."

　　阿姨点头：“没事，我在里面打扫，一会儿你下去后我再上楼继续弄门口的咖啡。”
The aunt nodded: "It's okay, I'm cleaning inside. I'll go upstairs and finish the coffee at the door after you go down."

　　“好，谢谢。”宁青青道。
"Okay, thank you," said Ning Qingqing.

　　她从公司慢慢出来，不想走太远，于是在公司旁边的一家咖啡厅坐下。
She slowly left the company, not wanting to walk too far, so she sat down at a coffee shop next to the company.

　　就在这时，有人叫她：“咦，宁青青？”
Just then, someone called out to her, "Hey, Ning Qingqing?"

　　宁青青转头，看向那人，也不由惊讶：“吴学长？”
Ning Qingqing turned her head and looked at the person, surprised, "Senior Wu?"

　　吴飞是沈之骞高中同桌，沈之骞和宁青青谈恋爱，对方自然也认识宁青青。
Wu Fei was Shen Zhiqian's high school classmate. Shen Zhiqian was dating Ning Qingqing, so naturally Wu Fei also knew Ning Qingqing.

　　“我正好过来办点事，没想到遇见你。”吴飞说罢，在宁青青对面坐下，聊道：“你怎么一个人，沈之骞呢？”
"I just happened to be here on business. I didn't expect to see you." After saying that, Wu Fei sat down opposite Ning Qingqing and asked, "Why are you here alone? Where's Shen Zhiqian?"

　　“他还在楼上忙。”宁青青道。
"He's still busy upstairs," said Ning Qingqing.

　　沈飞于是聊了些别的，他向来健谈，两人也算熟，所以不至于冷场。
Shen Fei then changed the subject. He was always talkative, and the two were familiar with each other, so there was no awkward silence.

　　而就在这时，沈之骞从楼上下来。
Just then, Shen Zhiqian came downstairs.

　　他听阿姨说宁青青下楼了，他打电话也没人接听，于是下来找人。
He heard from his aunt that Ning Qingqing had gone downstairs, but when he called her, no one answered, so he went downstairs to look for her.

　　他不明白宁青青为什么生气，或许是因为对方是司络晴。
He didn't understand why Ning Qingqing was angry, perhaps because the other person was Si Luoqing.

　　而他早就对宁青青说过，他当初和司络晴在一起，完全就是小孩子过家家，那时候他连喜欢是什么都不知道，纯粹觉得找个女朋友好玩。
He had already told Ning Qingqing that when he was with Si Luoqing, it was just child's play. At that time, he didn't even know what love was. He just thought it would be fun to have a girlfriend.

　　心想着一会儿怎么解释，沈之骞走到路口，一转眸就看到了咖啡厅窗边，和吴飞聊得开心的宁青青。
Thinking about how to explain it later, Shen Zhiqian walked to the intersection and turned his head to see Ning Qingqing chatting happily with Wu Fei by the window of the coffee shop.

　　沈之骞的脚步骤然顿住，眸色发沉，最后变成一抹自嘲！
Shen Zhiqian's footsteps suddenly stopped, his eyes darkened, and finally turned into a hint of self-mockery!

　　呵呵，吴飞以前就喜欢宁青青，他怎么可能看不出来？而他这么担心宁青青，她倒好，和一个暗恋她的男人有说有笑！
Haha, Wu Fei has always liked Ning Qingqing. How could he not notice? And he's so worried about her, but she's having fun with a man who has a crush on her!

　　一切想要解释的话都变成了对自己此刻在意的嘲讽，沈之骞眸色冷沉，转身离开。
All the words he wanted to say turned into mockery of his own current state of mind. Shen Zhiqian's eyes darkened, and he turned and left.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　宝子们，我写配角的时候名字随意取的，结果今天才意识到沈之骞和他爹名字怎么发音都一样（叫沈谦，汗！）……我赶紧把他爹名字改了（改成了沈业源），前面也改了，大家忽略我这取名废……
Hey guys, I just made up the names for the supporting characters when I was writing, but today I realized that Shen Zhiqian and his dad have the same pronunciation (his name is Shen Qian, oops!). I quickly changed his dad's name (to Shen Yeyuan) and fixed it earlier. Please ignore my terrible naming skills...

　　唔，看到司络晴家不行没？今天的仇，后面必然加倍报回来！
Well, did you see that Si Luoqing's family is no good? The grudge from today will definitely be repaid tenfold later!

第12章 分手进行时3
Chapter 12: Breakup in Progress 3

　　咖啡厅中，宁青青和吴飞聊了一会儿，看已经到了吃饭时间，拿起手机才发现沈之骞给她打了两个电话。
In the coffee shop, Ning Qingqing and Wu Fei chatted for a while. When it was time to eat, she picked up her phone and found that Shen Zhiqian had called her twice.

　　她连忙给沈之骞回拨了过去。
She hurriedly called Shen Zhiqian back.

　　那边响铃结束也无人应答，宁青青于是给他发了条消息，解释刚才手机不小心静音了没听见。
When the ringing stopped, no one answered, so Ning Qingqing sent him a message explaining that she had accidentally muted her phone and hadn't heard it.

　　恰好王茜找她吃饭，沈之骞那边没有消息，宁青青就告别吴飞，和王茜去了员工食堂。
Just then, Wang Qian invited her to dinner. Since there was no news from Shen Zhiqian, Ning Qingqing said goodbye to Wu Fei and went to the staff canteen with Wang Qian.

　　今天电梯间发生的事情估摸着也已经在公司里传开，很多人继续热情给宁青青打招呼，但有的表情有位微妙。
What happened in the elevator today has probably already spread throughout the company. Many people continued to greet Ning Qingqing enthusiastically, but some of their expressions were subtle.

　　她和王茜刚打了饭坐下，就听到小食堂那边传来一阵骚动。
She and Wang Qian had just finished getting their food and sat down when they heard a commotion coming from the small cafeteria.

　　宁青青循声转头看去，就看见沈之骞和父亲一起并肩走在前面，二人身后，司络晴和凯尼、还有沈之骞的特助走在后面，一起去了小食堂。
Ning Qingqing turned her head in the direction of the sound and saw Shen Zhiqian and her father walking side by side in front of her. Behind them were Si Luoqing, Kenney, and Shen Zhiqian's assistant, all heading toward the small cafeteria.

　　几乎是同时，所有人的目光在看到这一幕后，齐齐向着宁青青方向看过来！
Almost at the same time, everyone's gaze turned toward Ning Qingqing after seeing this scene!

　　宁青青手里捏着筷子，脸上几乎没有表情，可她分明感觉到，自己就快握不住那轻飘飘的筷子！
Ning Qingqing held the chopsticks tightly in her hand, her face almost expressionless, but she could clearly feel that she was about to lose her grip on the light chopsticks!

　　她其实一直都很相信沈之骞的，就算是现在沈之骞和司络晴等人一起吃饭，其实也只是工作。
She has always trusted Shen Zhiqian. Even now, when Shen Zhiqian is having dinner with Si Luoqing and others, it is just work.

　　但心里理解是一回事，不介意是另一回事。
But understanding something in your heart is one thing, not minding it is another.

　　她也是女孩子，会敏.感、会在意、会吃醋。
She is also a girl, so she is sensitive, cares, and gets jealous.

　　尤其是现在很多人都意味深长望向她这一边，仿佛在说——
Especially now that many people are looking meaningfully in her direction, as if to say—

　　宁青青，你已经失势了。
Ning Qingqing, you've lost your power.

　　毕竟这个饭局也不算多官方，沈之骞大可以叫上宁青青一起去吃，而不是正牌女友吃食堂大锅饭，绯闻前女友吃小灶！
After all, this dinner wasn't exactly official, so Shen Zhiqian could have invited Ning Qingqing to join them instead of having his official girlfriend eat cafeteria food while his rumored ex-girlfriend got special treatment!

　　“青青，没事吧？”王茜担忧望着她：“其实沈总就是公事应酬，只是有些人酸葡萄心理，过度解读。”
"Qingqing, are you okay?" Wang Qian looked at her with concern. "Actually, Mr. Shen was just entertaining business guests. Some people are just jealous and reading too much into it."

　　宁青青点点头，扯出一抹笑容：“没事。”
Ning Qingqing nodded and forced a smile: "It's okay."

　　她想到自己给沈之骞打的那个电话，她明白对方是生气了。
She thought about the phone call she had made to Shen Zhiqian and realized that he was angry.

　　为什么生气？就因为她在电梯里自己去道歉，没有给他面子？
Why are you upset? Just because she apologized to you in the elevator and didn't give you face?

　　但是他不知道，更委屈的是她，她被凯尼猛地推了一把，现在腰上还疼着。
But he didn't know that she was even more wronged. She had been pushed hard by Kenney and her waist still hurt.

　　一顿饭吃得食不知味，等回办公室，宁青青去了洗手间。
She ate her meal without enjoying it, and when she returned to the office, Ning Qingqing went to the restroom.

　　关上隔板门的一瞬，她眼泪忍不住滚了下来。
The moment she closed the partition door, tears rolled down her cheeks.

　　她的手机一直安安静静，沈之骞没有半句解释。
Her phone remained silent, and Shen Zhiqian didn't offer a word of explanation.

　　她相信，沈之骞经过大食堂门口去小食堂的时候，应该是看到她了的。
She believed that Shen Zhiqian must have seen her when he passed by the large cafeteria on his way to the small cafeteria.

　　宁青青手指轻轻摸向后腰的位置，因为是撞伤，倒是没伤口，但触感似乎有些肿。
Ning Qingqing gently touched the back of her waist. Since it was just a bump, there was no wound, but it felt a bit swollen.

　　她自己拿手机在外卖平台上买了云南白药，等着对方送来后，叫来王茜帮忙。
She bought Yunnan Baiyao on a food delivery platform on her phone and waited for it to arrive before calling Wang Qian to help her.

　　“茜茜，我刚刚不小心撞了，你帮我看看是不是青了？”
"Qianqian, I accidentally bumped into something. Can you check if it's bruised?"

　　王茜掀开宁青青衣摆一看，顿时蹙眉：“撞红了，中间部分还有点紫，有些肿，天哪，你怎么弄的？”
Wang Qian lifted Ning Qingqing's skirt and frowned, "It's red, and there's a bit of purple in the middle. It's swollen. Oh my god, what did you do?"

　　宁青青道：“刚才电梯里，司络晴被烫到后，她经纪人推了我一把，我撞在了电梯里的扶手上。”
Ning Qingqing said, "Just now in the elevator, after Si Luoqing was burned, her agent pushed me, and I bumped into the handrail in the elevator."

　　“什么？！”王茜震惊：“沈总知道吗？”
"What?!" Wang Qian was shocked: "Does Mr. Shen know?"

　　说着，她打开喷瓶的盖子，道：“不知道会不会疼，我轻点啊……”
As she spoke, she opened the spray bottle cap and said, "I don't know if it will hurt. I'll be gentle..."

　　“嗯。”宁青青应道：“他不知道，我还没来得及说。”
"Hmm." Ning Qingqing replied, "He doesn't know. I haven't had a chance to tell him yet."

　　王茜给她喷药，确定宁青青不难受后，这才压低声音：“青青不是我说，你看那个司络晴在外面一副大明星的样子，实际我看她就是想上位！你和沈总这么久了，也不能让别人插足了。
Wang Qian sprayed medicine on her and made sure Ning Qingqing wasn't in pain before lowering her voice: "Qingqing, it's not me saying this, but look at that Si Luoqing acting like a big star outside. I think she's just trying to get ahead! You've been with Mr. Shen for so long, you can't let someone else come between you."

　　我一直觉得，你性格好，长相气质好，虽然家庭条件一般吧，但是我如果是沈总，肯定娶你！但是男人不一样，每天诱.惑那么多，所以你得把握好机会……”
I've always thought that you have a good personality and a nice appearance. Although your family background is average, if I were Mr. Shen, I would definitely marry you! But men are different. They are tempted by so many women every day, so you have to seize the opportunity...

　　宁青青知道王茜是真的担心她，她整理好衣服，笑着道：“嗯，我知道的。但是我一直觉得一段感情如果真的没有问题，就不需要专门守。而如果真的有问题，努力了也守不住的话，就该认命。”
Ning Qingqing knew that Wang Qi was genuinely worried about her. She tidied up her clothes and smiled, "Yes, I know. But I've always believed that if a relationship is truly fine, there's no need to guard it. And if there really is a problem, and you've tried your best but still can't save it, then you should accept your fate."

　　王茜皱眉：“青青，你——”
Wang Qian frowned: "Qingqing, you..."

　　宁青青抱抱她：“我最近工作都忙得差不多了，会休个长假，你在公司要好好照顾自己哦！”
Ning Qingqing hugged her: "I've been very busy with work recently, but I'm going to take a long vacation. Take good care of yourself at the company!"

　　王茜某种预感越来越浓，语气变得严肃：“青青，你和沈总……你们之间出问题了？”
Wang Qian's premonition grew stronger, and her tone became serious: "Qingqing, you and Mr. Shen... is there a problem between you two?"

　　宁青青摇摇头：“这个还不知道，不过快了。”
Ning Qingqing shook her head: "I don't know yet, but it won't be long."

　　还有两天就是她生日，生日过后，一切尘埃落定。
There are only two days left until her birthday, and after that, everything will be settled.

　　王茜被她说得内心惶惶，还要再问，洗手间又有人进来，二人只能默契走了出去。
Wang Qian was so frightened by what she said that she wanted to ask more questions, but someone else came into the restroom, so the two of them left in unspoken agreement.

　　当天下午快下班时间，宁青青收到沈之骞消息，说他下午有个饭局。
That afternoon, just before quitting time, Ning Qingqing received a message from Shen Zhiqian saying that he had a dinner party that afternoon.

　　她回复说她自己坐地铁回家，男人回复说好。
She replied that she would take the subway home, and the man replied, "Okay."

　　第二天，宁青青将最后一个合约收尾，下班时候，她将那个统计表格上传到了发件箱，设置了收件人姓名，定时发送预约在生日的第二天。
The next day, Ning Qingqing finished the last contract. When she left work, she uploaded the statistics table to the outbox, set the recipient's name, and scheduled it to be sent on the day after his birthday.

　　下班时分，宁青青坐电梯下楼，遇见了顶层总裁办的行政助理小文。
At quitting time, Ning Qingqing took the elevator downstairs and ran into Xiao Wen, the administrative assistant in the president's office on the top floor.

　　小文是今年招的大学生，平时热络健谈，见到宁青青，礼貌叫她“青青姐”，聊了几句后小声找宁青青八卦：
Xiao Wen is a college student who was recruited this year. He is usually outgoing and talkative. When he saw Ning Qingqing, he politely called her "Sister Qingqing." After chatting for a few moments, he quietly approached Ning Qingqing to share some gossip:

　　“咱们沈总今天不知道怎么好像一天都不高兴，让我打印资料的时候，那表情能吃人，吓死我了！”
"Our boss Shen seems to be in a bad mood today. When he asked me to print out some documents, he looked like he could eat me alive. It scared me to death!"

　　宁青青点点头：“嗯，是不是项目出什么事情了？”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "Hmm, is there something wrong with the project?"

　　小文摇头：“不知道啊，反正从昨天中午吃了饭后开始，他就这个样子。不过好在他四点就走了，带着行李应该是出差。”
Xiaowen shook his head: "I don't know. Anyway, he's been like this since yesterday afternoon after lunch. But it's good that he left at 4 o'clock. He must have gone on a business trip with his luggage."

　　宁青青闻言，整个人彻底愣住。
Upon hearing this, Ning Qingqing was completely stunned.

　　而电梯恰好到了一层，小文还要找前台拿沈之骞的包裹，于是冲宁青青摆摆手：“青青姐我先去忙啦，唔，老板出差了我还得加班，小可怜！”
The elevator arrived at the first floor just then. Xiao Wen still had to go to the front desk to pick up Shen Zhiqian's package, so she waved to Ning Qingqing: "Sister Qingqing, I have to go now. My boss is on a business trip, so I have to work overtime. Poor me!"

　　宁青青点点头：“嗯，加油。”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "Yes, good luck."

　　她走出公司大楼，望着外面虽然到了6点，还格外明亮的天光，觉得有些冷。
She walked out of the company building and looked at the bright sky outside. Although it was already 6 o'clock, she felt a little cold.

　　她和沈之骞的聊天界面还停留在昨天下午，沈之骞说他晚上有饭局。
Her chat interface with Shen Zhiqian was still stuck on yesterday afternoon, when Shen Zhiqian said he had a dinner party that night.

　　今天一天，他们没联系过，沈之骞也没说他要出差。
They didn't contact each other all day, and Shen Zhiqian didn't say he was going on a business trip.

　　这样的冷战之前有过，但很少，实际上他们在一起九年，上学时候也吵过架，但都是沈之骞主动来哄。
There had been cold wars like this before, but rarely. In fact, they had been together for nine years and had argued when they were in school, but it was always Shen Zhiqian who initiated the reconciliation.

　　工作后反而几乎没有吵架的时候，只有偶尔闹不愉快，但很快就好了，就没有超过一天时间的。
After starting work, we hardly ever argue. We only have occasional disagreements, but they are quickly resolved and never last more than a day.

　　生日就在明天，宁青青想，这个答案她应该提前知晓了。
Her birthday was tomorrow, and Ning Qingqing thought she should have known the answer in advance.

　　她回到所住的小区，在楼下超市买了些菜，给自己做了一顿晚餐。
She returned to her neighborhood, bought some vegetables at the supermarket downstairs, and made herself dinner.

　　吃了晚餐，乔晓冕打来视频电话：“提前预祝我们大美女青青生日快乐哦！”
After dinner, Qiao Xiaomian called on video chat: "Happy birthday in advance to our beautiful Qingqing!"

　　宁青青见她背景竟然是公司，问：“小冕冕你还在加班？”
Seeing that she worked for a company, Ning Qingqing asked, "Xiao Mian, are you still working overtime?"

　　“是啊，苦逼的打工人。”乔晓冕说着，眼睛亮亮：“不过这次项目结束，我可能就要升职了！”
"Yeah, it's tough being a worker," said Qiao Xiaomian, his eyes shining. "But once this project is finished, I might get a promotion!"

　　她压低声音，做了个嘘声的动作。
She lowered her voice and made a shushing gesture.

　　宁青青给她竖起大拇指：“哇，小冕冕有出息了！老乔这不得喝三杯酒庆祝。”
Ning Qingqing gave her a thumbs up: "Wow, Xiao Mianmian has made something of himself! Old Qiao will have to drink three cups of wine to celebrate."

　　老乔是乔晓冕父亲，前阵子查出来三高，烟酒几乎都被管了起来，啥也不让吃，只有特别时候才能碰。
Old Qiao is Qiao Xiaomian's father. He was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol. He has been restricted from smoking and drinking, and is not allowed to eat anything except on special occasions.

　　乔晓冕笑：“到时候我让我妈暂时给他个痛快的机会！”
Qiao Xiaomian laughed, "When the time comes, I'll ask my mom to give him a quick and painless death!"

　　说罢，她语气认真起来：“青青，这次生日之后，你就会决定了吗？”
After saying that, she became serious. "Qingqing, will you make a decision after your birthday?"

　　宁青青也收起笑容，点头：“嗯，我等到明晚12点。”
Ning Qingqing also put away her smile and nodded, "Okay, I'll wait until midnight tomorrow."

　　“好。”乔晓冕道：“明天我知道你想一个人静一静，后天我下班我们再一起补过你的生日。”
"Okay." Qiao Xiaomian said, "I know you want to be alone tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, after I get off work, we'll celebrate your birthday together."

　　“嗯。”宁青青道：“你快忙工作吧，这都九点多了，早点昨晚早点回家，回头路上注意安全。”
"Hmm." Ning Qingqing said, "You should hurry up and get back to work. It's already past nine o'clock. Go home early tonight and be careful on the way back."

　　乔晓冕鸡啄米点头：“好啦好啦，我去干活啦，大美妞生日快乐！25岁后，我们一起迎接新生活！”
Qiao Xiaomian nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Okay, okay, I'm off to work. Happy birthday, beautiful girl! After you turn 25, let's welcome a new life together!"

　　宁青青挂掉视频，望着窗外夜空。
Ning Qingqing hung up the video call and gazed out at the night sky.

　　是的，25后迎接新生活。
Yes, after 25, embrace a new life.

　　不论是和沈之骞结婚还是分手，对她来说都是崭新的阶段。
Whether she marries Shen Zhiqian or breaks up with him, it will be a brand new chapter in her life.

　　当晚睡觉前，她照样看了顾宥琛发的段子这才关灯。
That night, before going to bed, she read the jokes Gu Youchen sent her as usual before turning off the lights.

　　这些天里她不知不觉形成了习惯，似乎看了那些段子，睡觉都能做个开心的梦。
Over the past few days, she has unconsciously formed a habit. It seems that after reading those jokes, she can even have happy dreams when she sleeps.

　　当晚，她以为自己睡不着，却没想到很快就入睡了。
That night, she thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but she fell asleep quickly.

　　正陷入沉睡状态时候，放在床头的手机不断振动。
Just as I was falling asleep, my phone on the bedside table started vibrating.

　　宁青青迷迷糊糊睁开眼睛，强光下她缓了几秒才看清，是沈之骞打过来的。
Ning Qingqing opened her eyes dazedly. In the bright light, it took her a few seconds to see clearly that it was Shen Zhiqian calling her.

　　她滑了接听：“喂。”
She slid to answer: "Hello."

　　沈之骞似乎喝了不少的酒，声音比平常任何时候都要沙哑：“青青，生日快乐。”
Shen Zhiqian seemed to have drunk quite a lot of alcohol, his voice hoarser than usual: "Qingqing, happy birthday."

　　宁青青看了下，时间正好过午夜12点，今天是她的生日。
Ning Qingqing glanced at the clock and saw that it was just past midnight. Today was her birthday.

　　顿时，她心跳忍不住加速起来，睡意一下子全消。
Suddenly, her heart began to race, and she was wide awake.

　　那天沈之骞带她去医院时候，他们说好的，生日当天给她答复。
That day, Shen Zhiqian took her to the hospital, and they agreed that they would give her an answer on her birthday.

　　“谢谢之骞。”她语气变得有些轻：“你现在是要——”
"Thank you, Qian." Her tone became a little lighter: "Are you now going to..."

　　然而那边很嘈杂，男人们互相劝酒的声音隔着听筒传过来，与宁青青此刻的安静相比对，就像是两个世界。
However, it was very noisy over there. The sounds of men urging each other to drink came through the receiver, which was like two different worlds compared to the quietness of Ning Qingqing at that moment.

　　沈之骞低低地笑了声：“喝多了，想我们家青青了，宝贝。”
Shen Zhiqian chuckled softly, "I've had too much to drink. I miss our Qingqing, my treasure."

　　那边似乎有人起哄。
It seems like someone is making a commotion over there.

　　沈之骞又继续：“没喝多也想，任何时候都想……宝贝，那天是我不对，不该闹情绪，你原谅我好不好？”
Shen Zhiqian continued, "Even when I'm not drunk, I want it... anytime... baby, I was wrong that day. I shouldn't have gotten emotional. Please forgive me."

　　宁青青捏着手机，问：“你要对我说的就这个吗？”
Ning Qingqing clutched her phone and asked, "Is that all you have to say to me?"

　　沈之骞又继续哄：“都是我的错，我不该因为吃醋而出差都不和你说。那个吴飞，他高中时候就喜欢你，被我发现好几次他偷看你，那天我让你等我，你却和他一起喝咖啡，所以我才生气。”
Shen Zhiqian continued to coax her, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone on a business trip without telling you because I was jealous. That Wu Fei has liked you since high school. I caught him staring at you several times. That day, I asked you to wait for me, but you went to have coffee with him, so I got angry."

　　宁青青一愣，完全没料到是因为这个。而且吴飞喜欢她？她根本不知道。
Ning Qingqing was taken aback, completely unprepared for this. And Wu Fei likes her? She had no idea.

　　沈之骞那头的人笑闹得更厉害，沈之骞也有些不好意思：“青青，所以原谅下你男朋友好不好？”
The people on Shen Zhiqian's side laughed even louder, and Shen Zhiqian felt a little embarrassed: "Qingqing, will you forgive your boyfriend?"

　　宁青青只能应道：“好。”
Ning Qingqing could only reply, "Okay."

　　沈之骞又低低笑了声：“我给你准备了生日礼物，明天给你。”
Shen Zhiqian chuckled softly again: "I've prepared a birthday present for you. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

　　宁青青呼吸顿时微微收紧：“所以那天的答案，是不是明天可以给我了？”
Ning Qingqing's breathing tightened slightly: "So, can you give me the answer tomorrow?"

　　沈之骞那边一顿闹腾，加上他喝多了，也没注意宁青青的话，只是一个劲应着：“嗯好，你要什么，明天白天都给你。”
Shen Zhiqian was making a fuss, and he was drunk, so he didn't pay attention to what Ning Qingqing said. He just kept responding, "Okay, whatever you want, I'll get it for you tomorrow."

　　宁青青心尖儿颤了颤，捏着手机的掌心一片汗湿。
Ning Qingqing's heart trembled, and her palms were sweaty as she held her phone.

　　她唇角止不住地扬起，眼底都盛满了星光：“好。”
The corners of her lips couldn't help but turn up, and her eyes were filled with starlight: "Okay."

　　“宝贝快睡吧，睡个美容觉，漂漂亮亮的。”沈之骞语气低缓缱绻：“晚安，爱你。”
"Sweetheart, go to sleep. Get some beauty sleep so you'll look pretty." Shen Zhiqian spoke softly and tenderly, "Good night, I love you."

　　挂掉电话，宁青青捏着手机，在被窝里开心地滚圈圈。
After hanging up the phone, Ning Qingqing clutched her phone and rolled around happily in her bed.

　　她没有理解错的话，沈之骞这是提前给她答复了？
If she understood correctly, Shen Zhiqian gave her an early answer?

　　只不过他明天要送礼物，所以那个肯定的答复他会当面给她讲，这样更正式、更有仪式感。
It's just that he has to give her a gift tomorrow, so he will give her a definite answer in person. That way, it will be more formal and ceremonial.

　　她很开心，心头满满都是期待。
She was very happy, her heart filled with anticipation.

　　在一起九年，她一开始并不是很喜欢沈之骞，但是在一起久了，感情一直都在增加。
They had been together for nine years. At first, she didn't really like Shen Zhiqian, but as time went on, their feelings for each other grew stronger.

　　她会因为他揉揉她的头发而心动，会因为他的拥抱而新如擂鼓，会因为他的关心而雀跃半天。
She would be moved when he ruffled her hair, her heart would beat like a drum when he hugged her, and she would be excited for hours because of his concern.

　　虽然这一年因为身边人一句‘什么时候结婚’，令她第一次认识到他们之间的关系似乎有些问题。
Although this year, a question from someone close to her, "When are you getting married?", made her realize for the first time that there seemed to be some issues in their relationship.

　　但她喜欢他，是真的。
But she really liked him.

　　她说得决绝，也早将一切做好了准备，可她的心分明在告诉她，她不想分手。
She spoke decisively and had already made all the necessary preparations, but her heart clearly told her that she did not want to break up.

　　她希望自己能和沈之骞有个家、有未来，有很多个朝朝暮暮。
She hopes to have a home and a future with Shen Zhiqian, and many days and nights together.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　文案上这句话送给沈之骞——
This line in the copy is dedicated to Shen Zhiqian—

　　“也是到了这一刻，他才知道自己到底失去了什么。”
"It was only at that moment that he realized what he had lost."

　　这周分手下周闪婚，等沈之骞得知，彻底傻眼~~
They broke up this week and got married next week. When Shen Zhiqian found out, he was completely dumbfounded~~

　　感谢在2022-05-25 18:00:02~2022-05-27 00:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thank you to the little angels who cast your votes or provided nourishment between 2022-05-25 18:00:02 and 2022-05-27 00:00:00!

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：姜迟 5瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Jiang Chi, 5 bottles;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

第13章 分手进行时4
Chapter 13: Breakup in Progress 4

　　当晚，宁青青很久才睡着，所以第二天自然醒的时候已经是上午十点。
That night, Ning Qingqing took a long time to fall asleep, so when she woke up naturally the next day, it was already 10 a.m.

　　她今天请了假，起床后吃了早餐，随后坐在梳妆镜前，给自己化了一个美美的妆。
She took the day off today. After getting up and eating breakfast, she sat in front of the dressing table and put on some beautiful makeup.

　　沈之骞昨晚还在外地，今天要回来应该也得下午，宁青青不想沉浸在等人的焦虑中，所以她午后去了一家书吧。
Shen Zhiqian was still out of town last night and should be back this afternoon. Ning Qingqing didn't want to dwell on the anxiety of waiting, so she went to a bookstore in the afternoon.

　　书吧安静，她在里面找了几本不错的书，点了些喝的，坐下来静静看着。
The bookstore was quiet. She found a few good books, ordered something to drink, and sat down quietly to read.

　　时间缓缓流逝，直到有个女孩来到宁青青对面，问：“小姐姐，请问这边有人坐吗？”
Time passed slowly until a girl came up to Ning Qingqing and asked, "Miss, is there anyone sitting here?"

　　宁青青抬眼，看见女孩长得十分漂亮，脸蛋儿还有微微的嘟嘟肉，看起来应该只有十五六岁。
Ning Qingqing raised her eyes and saw that the girl was very pretty, with a slightly chubby face. She looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.

　　她摇头道：“没人坐。”
She shook her head and said, "No one is sitting there."

　　女孩于是将自己找的书放下来，一边喝奶茶一边看。
The girl put down the book she had found and began to drink her milk tea while reading.

　　然而她翻了手里的书没多久，就忍不住偷瞄宁青青，发现宁青青很专注在看书，于是她拿出手机，悄悄拍了一张照片。
However, after flipping through the book for a while, she couldn't help but sneak a peek at Ning Qingqing. She found that Ning Qingqing was very focused on reading, so she took out her phone and secretly took a photo.

　　因为心虚，她手有些抖，照片拍得模糊，但即使不清晰，依旧能看出看书的女孩清雅柔美。
Because she was nervous, her hands were shaking a bit, and the photo came out blurry, but even though it wasn't clear, you could still see that the girl reading the book was elegant and beautiful.

　　女孩还想拍，宁青青却已经抬头，吓得她连忙收起手机不敢动。
The girl wanted to take more photos, but Ning Qingqing had already looked up, scaring her into quickly putting away her phone and not daring to move.

　　宁青青原本什么也没注意，现在因为女孩的反应，倒是多看了她两眼。
Ning Qingqing hadn't noticed anything at first, but now, because of the girl's reaction, she took a closer look at her.

　　瞧着女孩一双大眼睛望着她，里面写满无辜，宁青青有些无奈，笑道：“我不是你班主任，不会管你玩手机的。”
Seeing the girl's big eyes staring at her, filled with innocence, Ning Qingqing felt a little helpless and smiled, "I'm not your homeroom teacher, I won't tell you off for playing with your phone."

　　女孩闻言顿时眼睛一亮，吐了吐舌头：“姐姐好漂亮，我们能一起合个影吗？”
Hearing this, the girl's eyes lit up and she stuck out her tongue: "Sister, you're so pretty. Can we take a picture together?"

　　宁青青又不是什么明星，面对这种提议自然是拒绝：“不好意思啊，你可能认错人了。”
Ning Qingqing isn't a celebrity, so she naturally refused the offer: "I'm sorry, you must have mistaken me for someone else."

　　“哦。”女孩有些失望，不过很快她就正大光明拿着手机玩。
"Oh." The girl was a little disappointed, but soon she was playing with her phone openly.

　　宁青青继续看书，女孩则是打开了一个聊天界面，对立面备注‘帅表哥’的人发消息：“哥，我今天看到一个特别漂亮的女孩子，而且我观察了，她特爱看书，觉得很适合你！”
Ning Qingqing continued reading her book, while the girl opened a chat interface and sent a message to the person marked "Handsome Cousin" on the opposite side: "Brother, I saw a particularly beautiful girl today, and I observed her. She really loves reading, and I think she's perfect for you!"

　　北市，正出差的顾宥琛手机震动了下，他拿起来看到是自家表妹秦炎月的发来的，点了进去。
In the northern city, Gu Youchen, who was on a business trip, felt his phone vibrate. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from his cousin, Qin Yanyue. He clicked on it.

　　看到内容，他下意识蹙眉，冷淡打字：“不用。”
Seeing the content, he frowned unconsciously and typed coldly, "No need."

　　然而才刚刚点击发送，秦炎月第二条消息就来了，那是一张照片，虽然是正脸拍，但那手抖的像素，分明就是偷拍的。
However, just as she clicked send, Qin Yanyue's second message arrived. It was a photo. Although it was a front-facing shot, the shaky pixels clearly indicated that it was taken surreptitiously.

　　顾宥琛眉头拧得更紧，正要教育秦炎月两句，目光蓦地顿住。
Gu Youchen's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he was about to lecture Qin Yanyue when his gaze suddenly stopped.

　　他飞快点开照片，于是看到了宁青青的脸。
He quickly opened the photo and saw Ning Qingqing's face.

　　呼吸在刹那暂停，他迅速保存了突然，随即按住自己刚刚发送的‘不用’，点击撤回。
His breath stopped for a moment, and he quickly saved the message, then pressed "Don't send" and clicked "Withdraw."

　　下一秒，秦炎月问：“哥，你刚刚撤回了什么？我没看到呢。”
The next second, Qin Yanyue asked, "Brother, what did you just withdraw? I didn't see it."

　　顾宥琛高冷道：“没什么。你在哪里？今天不是周末，为什么没上课？”
Gu Youchen said coldly, "Nothing. Where are you? It's not the weekend, why aren't you in class?"

　　啧啧，她表哥什么时候一次性发这么多字给她过？秦炎月露出得意的小表情，直接发了一张截图。
Wow, when did her cousin ever send her so many words at once? Qin Yanyue showed a smug expression and immediately sent a screenshot.

　　顾宥琛点开，发现这是他们聊天界面，而他刚刚的‘不用’二字十分清晰。
Gu Youchen clicked on it and found that it was their chat interface, and the words "no need" were clearly visible.

　　秦炎月发了一连串表情包，她觉得自己和表哥这么久，第一次看见表哥吃瘪。
Qin Yanyue sent a series of emoticons. She felt that after knowing her cousin for so long, this was the first time she had seen him embarrassed.

　　顾宥琛捏了捏眉心，妥协：“在哪里？给我发个定位。”
Gu Youchen pinched the center of his forehead and relented, "Where is it? Send me your location."

　　秦炎月这次倒是乖乖发了定位，随后道：“哥，我听姨妈说你不是在北市出差？”
Qin Yanyue obediently sent her location this time, then said, "Brother, I heard from my aunt that you're not on a business trip in North City?"

　　“嗯，现在是在北市。”顾宥琛道。
"Yes, we are currently in North City," said Gu Youchen.

　　也就是说，过几个小时还在不在北市得另说。
In other words, it remains to be seen whether they will still be in the north of the city in a few hours.

　　秦炎月是个小人精，她顿时品出了什么：“哥我观察了一会儿，这个美女是一个人哦！不过她旁边放了好几本书了，我估计她来了好一会儿了，现在这么晚了还不走，说不定在等人。”
Qin Yanyue is a little schemer. She immediately figured something out: "Brother, I've been watching her for a while. This beauty is alone! But she has several books next to her, so I guess she's been here for a while. It's so late and she's still here. Maybe she's waiting for someone."

　　顾宥琛看完消息，转头问身旁特助：“沈氏那边，这次沈之骞来了没有？”
After reading the message, Gu Youchen turned to his assistant and asked, "Has Shen Zhiqian arrived from the Shen family?"

　　特助于是马上打了个电话出去，随后回答道：“顾总，沈氏那边这次沈之骞也是亲自来了，显然对这个项目很重视。”
The special assistant immediately made a phone call and then replied, "Mr. Gu, Mr. Shen Zhiqian from the Shen family has also come in person this time, which clearly shows that they attach great importance to this project."

　　当然重视了，标的额十几亿的项目，对谁来说都不是一个小数字。
Of course, we take it seriously. A project worth hundreds of millions of dollars is no small sum for anyone.

　　顾宥琛拿起手机给秦炎月发消息：“小月，继续在那里看书，如果饿了我给你点你最爱的锦格轩外卖。”
Gu Youchen picked up his phone and sent a message to Qin Yue: "Xiao Yue, keep reading there. If you get hungry, I'll order your favorite Jin Ge Xuan takeout."

　　秦炎月马上回复：“好，哥你放心，我必然幸不辱命！”
Qin Yanyue immediately replied, "Okay, brother, don't worry, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

　　于是小姑娘又去书架上拿了几本书，一副要坐到天荒地老的模样。
So the little girl went to the bookshelf and took a few more books, looking as if she was going to sit there until the end of time.

　　而随着时间流逝，外面天色逐渐暗了下来。
As time passed, it gradually grew dark outside.

　　秦炎月接到电话，她的外卖到了。
Qin Yanyue received a call informing her that her takeout had arrived.

　　她去拿了外卖，故意将自己的包放在座位上，对宁青青道：“小姐姐，我去吃点东西，你帮我看着座位好不好？”
She went to get takeout, deliberately leaving her bag on the seat, and said to Ning Qingqing, "Miss, I'm going to get something to eat. Can you watch my seat for me?"

　　说完，突然意识到宁青青这么半天也什么都没吃，于是道：“要不然我们一起去吃吧？我点了好多，肯定吃不完。”
After saying that, he suddenly realized that Ning Qingqing hadn't eaten anything in a long time, so he said, "Why don't we go eat together? I ordered a lot, so there will definitely be leftovers."

　　宁青青摇摇头，笑道：“谢谢啦，我不饿。你过去吃吧，我帮你看着。”
Ning Qingqing shook her head and smiled, "Thank you, but I'm not hungry. You go ahead and eat. I'll watch for you."

　　她说完，下意识看了一眼时间。已经傍晚六点半，沈之骞还没到。
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the time subconsciously. It was already 6:30 in the evening, and Shen Zhiqian still hadn't arrived.

　　对面秦炎月瞧着宁青青动作，心头有些急——
Qin Yue looked at Ning Qingqing's movements and felt a little anxious.

　　难道漂亮姐姐真的在等人？
Is the pretty lady really waiting for someone?

　　就在这时，宁青青手机响了。
Just then, Ning Qingqing's cell phone rang.

　　看到是沈之骞的司机打过来的，于是接听。
Seeing that it was Shen Zhiqian's driver calling, he answered.

　　司机小王道：“宁小姐，沈总让我给您一件东西过来，您现在在家吗？”
Driver Xiao Wang said, "Miss Ning, Mr. Shen asked me to bring you something. Are you at home right now?"

　　书吧距离宁青青家不远，走路就能回去，她听到小王语气，心头有种不好的预感：“他出差还没回来？”
The bookstore was not far from Ning Qingqing's home, and she could walk back. Hearing Xiao Wang's tone, she had a bad feeling: "He hasn't come back from his business trip yet?"

　　小王疑惑：“是啊，我听吴特助说，沈总原来订的是明天回来的机票，但是那边事情棘手，吴特助让我把车送去保养，因为沈总估计一天两天回不来。”
Xiao Wang was puzzled: "Yes, I heard from Assistant Wu that Mr. Shen originally booked a flight back tomorrow, but there are some complicated matters on his end, so Assistant Wu asked me to take the car in for maintenance because Mr. Shen probably won't be back for a day or two."

　　宁青青听到这里，耳畔一阵嗡嗡声。
When Ning Qingqing heard this, her ears rang.

　　许久，她才听到自己嗓音干哑道：“我在我家小区往东走一个路口的‘时光书吧’。”
After a long time, she heard her own hoarse voice say, "I'm at the 'Time Book Bar' one intersection east of my apartment complex."

　　“好的，我大约20分钟到。”小王道。
"Okay, I'll be there in about 20 minutes," said Xiao Wang.

　　宁青青挂掉电话，身子靠在椅背上，只觉得一阵阵发冷。
Ning Qingqing hung up the phone, leaned back in her chair, and felt a chill run through her body.

　　她努力告诉自己，或许这是沈之骞给她的惊喜呢，他或许今晚就能赶回来，给她一个明确答复。
She tried to tell herself that maybe this was a surprise from Shen Zhiqian. Maybe he would rush back tonight and give her a clear answer.

　　不论怎样，她都会等他等到晚上12点。
No matter what, she would wait for him until midnight.

　　不多时，小王来了，宁青青接到电话出去，目光一扫，只看到小王一个。
Before long, Xiao Wang arrived. Ning Qingqing answered the phone and went out. She glanced around and saw only Xiao Wang.

　　她的心脏层层坠.落，在小王说“沈总说他这几天都在外地开会很忙，让我一定要将东西亲自交到你手里”的时候，彻底溺亡在伸手不见五指的深渊！
Her heart sank layer by layer. When Xiao Wang said, "Mr. Shen said he's been busy attending meetings out of town these past few days and asked me to make sure you get this personally," she completely drowned in a pitch-black abyss where she couldn't even see her hand in front of her face!

　　“好，谢谢。”她嗓音发干，几乎用尽全力才克制住不露出任何脆弱的表情。
"Okay, thank you." Her voice was dry, and she almost used all her strength to control herself and not show any signs of weakness.

　　可小王还是察觉到了什么不对，问：“宁小姐，没事吧，是不是身体不舒服？”
But Xiao Wang still sensed something was wrong and asked, "Miss Ning, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

　　宁青青摇头：“没事，今天谢谢你，你回去忙吧。”
Ning Qingqing shook her head: "It's okay, thank you for today. You can go back to work."

　　小王点点头：“好嘞，那我先走了。”
Xiao Wang nodded: "Okay, I'll be going then."

　　宁青青手里拿着一个包装精美的小盒子，整个人仿佛被抽掉灵魂一般回到书吧。
Ning Qingqing held a beautifully packaged small box in her hands, and her entire body seemed to have been drained of its soul as she returned to the book bar.

　　就在打开盒子的一霎，她甚至都还在想，如果里面是婚戒呢？
The moment she opened the box, she even wondered if it was an engagement ring.

　　然而盒子打开，里面是一把车钥匙。
However, when the box was opened, there was a car key inside.

　　保时捷的车标，是很多人梦寐以求的，却不是她想要的。
The Porsche logo is something many people dream of, but it's not what she wants.

　　沈之骞在她的25岁生日这天失约，或许作为补偿，他送了她一辆百万豪车。
Shen Zhiqian stood her up on her 25th birthday, but perhaps as compensation, he gave her a luxury car worth millions.

　　宁青青自嘲一笑，眼泪突然噼里啪啦往下掉。
Ning Qingqing gave a self-deprecating smile, and tears suddenly began to fall.

　　而另一边，秦炎月虽然在吃饭，却一直关注着宁青青这边情况。
On the other side, Qin Yanyue was eating, but she kept her eyes on Ning Qingqing.

　　她视力很好，隔着老远距离，也看到宁青青在哭。
She had good eyesight and could see Ning Qingqing crying from a long distance away.

　　连忙将筷子放下，秦炎月慌忙发消息：“哥，怎么办，姐姐刚刚接了个电话出去，有人给她送了个东西回来，她看到就哭了。”
Hurriedly putting down her chopsticks, Qin Yanyue sent a message in a panic: "Brother, what should I do? My sister just took a phone call and went out. Someone brought her something, and she started crying when she saw it."

　　发完后又继续道：“我要不要去安慰她？哥，我应该做点什么？”
After sending it, he continued, "Should I go comfort her? Brother, what should I do?"

　　这句话还没来得及点击发送，那边顾宥琛电话就打进来了。
Before she could click send, Gu Youchen's phone rang.

　　“小月，你看见给她送东西的人没有？送的什么东西？”
"Xiaoyue, did you see who brought her something? What did they bring?"

　　秦炎月道：“就是个小伙子，他们在门口很短时间，没看清什么样子，但一看就不是她男朋友。那人给了她一个包装漂亮的小盒子，但我不知道里面是什么。”
Qin Yanyue said, "He was just a young man. They were at the door for only a short time, so I didn't get a good look at him, but I could tell he wasn't her boyfriend. He gave her a nicely wrapped small box, but I don't know what was inside."

　　顾宥琛思考片刻道：“好，我现在买机票回来。”
Gu Youchen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll buy a ticket and come back right away."

　　秦炎月嗅到了什么：“哥，你是不是早就认识她？”
Qin Yanyue sensed something: "Brother, have you known her for a long time?"

　　顾宥琛是什么人？不可能仅凭一张照片，就对一个女孩一见钟情还这么冲动。
Who is Gu Youchen? It's impossible to fall in love at first sight and be so impulsive just based on a photo.

　　她当时发照片给顾宥琛，纯粹也是逗表哥玩。
She sent the photo to Gu Youchen at the time purely to tease her cousin.

　　因为顾宥琛已经26，居然一个女朋友也没谈过，过年时候长辈们没少操心，甚至她大姨还悄悄对母亲说，担心自家儿子喜欢男人。
Because Gu Youchen is already 26 and has never had a girlfriend, his elders were very concerned during the New Year. His aunt even secretly told his mother that she was worried that her son liked men.

　　因为顾宥琛身边，要么是工作客户，要么是他几个发小，清一色男人。
Because Gu Youchen was surrounded by either business clients or his childhood friends, all of whom were men.

　　就在秦炎月好奇时候，顾宥琛开了口：“认识她的时候，你还在幼儿园大班。”
Just as Qin Yanyue was curious, Gu Youchen spoke up, "When I met her, you were still in kindergarten."

　　“啊？”秦炎月震惊，随即又惊喜起来：“所以我哥不是gay！哥哥加油！我继续帮你盯着嫂子！”
"What?" Qin Yanyue was shocked, then delighted: "So my brother isn't gay! Go for it, brother! I'll keep an eye on your wife for you!"

　　这一个电话，称呼都变了。
This one phone call, and even the way he addressed me has changed.

　　她怕打搅宁青青，等看着宁青青那边稍微平复了后，这才小心翼翼回到座位：“谢谢姐姐，我吃完啦！”
She was afraid of disturbing Ning Qingqing, so she waited until Ning Qingqing had calmed down a little before carefully returning to her seat: "Thank you, sister. I'm done eating!"

　　说完，又瞧着宁青青有些发红的眼睛问：“姐姐是不是遇到什么不开心的事啦？”
After saying that, he looked at Ning Qingqing's slightly reddened eyes and asked, "Sister, did something unpleasant happen?"

　　宁青青连笑容都扯不出来，只是摇摇头：“没事。”
Ning Qingqing couldn't even manage a smile, just shaking her head: "It's nothing."

　　说罢，她开始收拾东西。
With that, she began to pack her things.

　　秦炎月见她要走，顿时有些心焦。
Seeing that she was about to leave, Qin Yanyue suddenly felt anxious.

　　等着宁青青收拾了东西离开，她这才像是做贼一样结账离开，偷偷跟出去。
Waiting for Ning Qingqing to pack up and leave, she finally paid the bill and left like a thief, secretly following her out.

　　好在宁青青走得很慢，而且思维明显不在这件事上，所以没有察觉到被一个十五六岁女孩跟踪了。
Fortunately, Ning Qingqing was walking slowly and her mind was clearly elsewhere, so she didn't notice that she was being followed by a girl of about fifteen or sixteen.

　　她沿着马路慢慢地走着，明明人已经在深渊，却还是等着那最后一抹希冀。
She walked slowly along the road, clearly already in the abyss, yet still waiting for that last glimmer of hope.

　　那天沈之骞明明答应她，今天会给她一个答复的。
That day, Shen Zhiqian clearly promised her that he would give her an answer today.

　　现在距离12点还有四个小时，她还在等。
It is now four hours before midnight, and she is still waiting.

第14章 分手进行时5
Chapter 14: Breaking Up in Progress 5

　　时间就像是沙漏中的沙子，缓缓降落时候，散下去的不仅仅是光阴，还有宁青青在这段感情里所有的热情。
Time is like sand in an hourglass. As it slowly falls, it carries away not only time, but also all of Ning Qingqing's passion for this relationship.

　　她不知道自己走了多久，等反应过来时候，才发现自己已经经过了小区，来到距离自己家一站地铁的一个小型商业区。
She didn't know how long she had been walking. When she finally realized it, she found that she had passed her neighborhood and arrived at a small commercial area one subway stop away from her home.

　　现在已经是下班时间，所以商业区里来往走过匆匆人群，有上班族有情侣，每个人都有自己要去的目的地。
It is now quitting time, so the business district is bustling with people rushing by, including office workers and couples, each with their own destination.

　　宁青青恍惚在商业区中央站了好一会儿，这才转动目光，向着一家蛋糕店走去。
Ning Qingqing stood in the middle of the commercial district for a while, then turned her gaze toward a cake shop.

　　她25岁生日，要对过去9年告别，也要重新去拥抱生活。
On her 25th birthday, she wanted to say goodbye to the past nine years and embrace life anew.

　　她可以哭，可以难过，但不能不爱自己。
She can cry and feel sad, but she must not stop loving herself.

　　宁青青走近里面，选了一个水果蛋糕，8寸的正式的生日蛋糕，要了蜡烛和蛋糕烟火，提着它往家的方向走。
Ning Qingqing walked inside, picked a fruit cake, an 8-inch formal birthday cake, asked for candles and cake fireworks, and carried it toward home.

　　身后，小尾巴秦炎月一直跟着，随后拿起手机随时向着自家亲哥汇报：“嫂子买了生日蛋糕，今天是她朋友生日还是她的生日呀？但是她好像没有约人耶。”
Behind her, Qin Yanyue followed closely, then picked up her phone to report to her older brother at home: "My sister-in-law bought a birthday cake. Is it her friend's birthday or her birthday today? But it seems like she didn't make any plans."

　　顾宥琛回复：“她的生日。”
Gu Youchen replied, "Her birthday."

　　北市某会所，顾宥琛推门往外走，特助周洛追在身后：“顾总，明天是项目关键时间，您不在我们胜算会大大降低啊！”
At a club in Taipei City, Gu Youchen pushed open the door and walked out, with his assistant Zhou Luo following behind him: "Mr. Gu, tomorrow is a critical day for the project. If you're not there, our chances of success will be greatly reduced!"

　　顾宥琛脚步不停：“你尽量对甲方解释，我相信你的能力。”
Gu Youchen kept walking: "Try to explain it to the client. I believe in your ability."

　　周洛一脸苦逼：“顾总，沈氏也参与了这边竞争，他们集团整体实力虽然不如我们，但是他们在这个领域比我们资深，我们并没有什么优势。”
Zhou Luo looked miserable: "Mr. Gu, the Shen family is also competing with us. Although their group is not as strong as ours, they are more experienced in this field, and we don't have any advantages."

　　顾宥琛道：“我争取拖延时间，我回去办完事后会回来。”
Gu Youchen said, "I'll try to delay them. I'll come back after I've finished what I'm doing."

　　周洛郁闷：“好的顾总，我尽力……”
Zhou Luo was depressed: "Okay, Mr. Gu, I'll do my best..."

　　顾宥琛边走边说：“我安排了周凌航今晚赶过来，他家虽然别的领域，但是他有些人脉，明天的会议你们一起过去。”
Gu Youchen said as he walked, "I've arranged for Zhou Linghang to come over tonight. Although his family is in a different field, he has some connections. You can all go to the meeting together tomorrow."

　　周洛点点头：“好。”他稍微重拾了下信心。
Zhou Luo nodded: "Okay." He regained some confidence.

　　宁青青回到小区的时候，顾宥琛坐车去私人机场。
When Ning Qingqing returned to the residential area, Gu Youchen was driving to a private airport.

　　当晚飞帝城的机票已经售罄，顾宥琛调用了集团在北市这边的私人飞机。
The flight to Emperor City that night was sold out, so Gu Youchen arranged for the group's private jet in North City.

　　等他坐上飞机，冲上云霄时候，宁青青点的外卖也到了。
By the time he boarded the plane and took off into the sky, Ning Qingqing's takeout had arrived.

　　她将每个盒子拆开，放入自己买的全套青瓷餐具中，又将蛋糕放在了正中央。
She opened each box, placed the items in the complete set of blue and white porcelain tableware she had purchased, and placed the cake in the center.

　　餐桌上满满一桌，格外丰盛。
The table was full, and the meal was especially sumptuous.

　　宁青青打开蜡烛盒子，将2和5两个数字蜡烛分别插在蛋糕两边，又在中央插上了蛋糕烟花。
Ning Qingqing opened the candle box, placed the number 2 and 5 candles on either side of the cake, and then inserted the cake fireworks in the center.

　　戴上蛋糕店送的生日公主发箍，宁青青点燃了蜡烛，随后关掉了家里的灯。
Wearing the birthday princess headband given to her by the cake shop, Ning Qingqing lit the candles and then turned off the lights in the house.

　　点燃烟花上的引线后，漂亮的火焰在蛋糕上方燃烧，跳动的光影里，宁青青闭上眼睛，双手合十许愿——
After lighting the fuse on the fireworks, beautiful flames burned above the cake. In the flickering light, Ning Qingqing closed her eyes, put her hands together, and made a wish.

　　“愿我的家人朋友都健康平安。”
"May my family and friends be healthy and safe."

　　“愿我在25岁后，能翱翔在自己的蓝天上。”
"May I soar in my own blue sky after I turn 25."

　　她睁开眼睛，吹灭蜡烛。
She opened her eyes and blew out the candle.

　　烟火烧尽余温，只剩最后一点儿黑色的灰烬，被包装纸兜着，避免落到蛋糕上。
The embers burned out, leaving only a little black ash, which was caught by the wrapping paper to prevent it from falling onto the cake.

　　宁青青将蜡烛和烟火一一取下，给自己切了一块蛋糕。
Ning Qingqing took down the candles and fireworks one by one and cut herself a piece of cake.

　　“青青，生日快乐啊！”她对自己说。
"Happy birthday, Qingqing!" she said to herself.

　　她一口一口认真吃着蛋糕，认真吃着点的菜，直到肚子鼓鼓。
She ate the cake carefully, bite by bite, and ate the dishes she had ordered carefully until her stomach was full.

　　这时，放在桌上的手机响了，是母亲打来的。
At that moment, the cell phone on the table rang. It was my mother calling.

　　“我家宝贝，生日快乐！”宁若君女士快五十岁了，依旧还是空中飞人，此刻的她刚刚下飞机，正在曼哈顿机场。
"Happy birthday, my precious!" Ms. Ning Ruojun is nearly fifty years old, yet she is still a frequent flyer. At this moment, she has just gotten off the plane and is at Manhattan Airport.

　　“谢谢妈妈。”宁青青喉咙一哽。
"Thank you, Mom." Ning Qingqing's throat tightened.

　　之前没什么感觉的，可当听到母亲声音的一瞬，她很想哭。
She hadn't felt anything before, but the moment she heard her mother's voice, she wanted to cry.

　　努力不让母亲听出自己声音的异样，她问：“你在哪里？”
Trying hard not to let her mother hear the change in her voice, she asked, "Where are you?"

　　“曼哈顿有个项目，还得我亲自出马，唉，青青啊，我听聂禹说你打算回来，这孩子没骗我吧？”宁若君问。
"There's a project in Manhattan that I have to take care of myself. Oh, Qingqing, I heard from Nie Yu that you're planning to come back. This child isn't lying to me, is she?" asked Ning Ruojun.

　　宁青青道：“没有，我觉得现在的工作已经不适合我，我想要锻炼一下。”
Ning Qingqing said, "No, I don't think my current job is right for me anymore. I want to try something new."

　　“好，那妈等你。”宁若君说罢，转头看向一边，顿时愣住。片刻后她冷冷笑了声：“你猜我看到了谁？你爸！”
"Okay, Mom will wait for you." After saying that, Ning Ruojun turned her head to the side and froze. After a moment, she laughed coldly, "Guess who I saw? Your father!"

　　宁青青怔然：“啊，他也去曼哈顿？”
Ning Qingqing was stunned: "What, he's going to Manhattan too?"

　　“天知道他去做什么。”宁若君和丈夫在20年前就离婚了，她拿到了抚养权，女儿改和她姓。
"Only God knows what he's up to." Ning Ruojun and her husband divorced 20 years ago. She got custody of their daughter, who now shares her surname.

　　两人当初还是夫妻的时候天天吵架，离婚成了陌生人后生意场上偶有交集，见面就互相打嘴炮，总之不可能和平。
When they were still married, they fought every day. After divorcing and becoming strangers, they occasionally crossed paths in business and would engage in verbal sparring whenever they met. In short, there was no possibility of peace.

　　宁若君想到今天女儿生日，决定不去理会那个男人，而是道：“青青你现在在你公寓还是？”
Ning Ruojun thought about her daughter's birthday today and decided to ignore that man. Instead, she said, "Qingqing, are you still at your apartment?"

　　宁青青道：“我在公寓。”
Ning Qingqing said, "I'm at the apartment."

　　“好，妈妈给你买了生日礼物，一会儿送到。”宁若君道。
"Okay, Mom bought you a birthday present. I'll send it over in a bit," said Ning Ruojun.

　　“嗯，谢谢妈妈！”
"Yes, thank you, Mom!"

　　宁青青刚挂掉电话，手里的手机再度响了起来，是父亲谭海泽。
As soon as Ning Qingqing hung up the phone, it rang again. It was her father, Tan Haize.

　　“青青啊，生日快乐！”谭海泽只有在女儿面前是乐呵呵的：“爸爸出差了，准备了生日礼物让人给你送过来，你在家还是在？”
"Qingqing, happy birthday!" Tan Haize was only cheerful in front of his daughter: "Dad is on a business trip and has prepared a birthday present for you. Are you still at home?"

　　这台词，和母亲怎么那么像？
These lines sound so much like my mother.

　　宁青青道：“我在自己公寓。”
Ning Qingqing said, "I'm at my apartment."

　　“哦，和小沈还好吧？”谭海泽虽然离婚后又有了自己的家庭，但对宁青青也是一直关注。
"Oh, is Xiao Shen doing well?" Although Tan Haize had remarried after his divorce, he still cared about Ning Qingqing.

　　“嗯，挺好的，谢谢爸爸送的礼物。”宁青青道。
"Hmm, it's pretty good. Thank you for the gift, Dad," said Ning Qingqing.

　　“跟爸爸怎么这么见外？”谭海泽笑道：“爸爸出差去曼哈顿了，呵呵，你猜爸爸看到了谁？”
"Why are you being so formal with your father?" Tan Haize laughed, "Dad is on a business trip to Manhattan. Hehe, guess who Dad saw?"

　　宁青青原本沉郁的心情因为父母这番话竟然有些想笑，她道：“看见我妈了，因为她刚刚还和我打了电话，说在曼哈顿出差。”
Ning Qingqing's originally gloomy mood was lightened by her parents' words, and she even felt like laughing. She said, "I saw my mom. She just called me and said she's on a business trip in Manhattan."

　　“哦——”谭海泽很遗憾：“竟然比她晚了一步。”较劲较输了。
"Oh..." Tan Haize was disappointed: "I was one step behind her." He lost the competition.

　　宁青青丝毫不能理解二人之间的争锋相对，而是道：“那你出差注意身体。”
Ning Qingqing couldn't understand the tension between the two, and said, "Take care of yourself on your business trip."

　　“嗯，我知道，还是女儿贴心！”他感叹一句。
"Hmm, I know, daughters are so thoughtful!" he sighed.

　　因为二婚后，他现任给他生了个儿子，比宁青青小9岁，正是叛逆期，中学了还总请家长。
Because after his second marriage, his current wife gave birth to a son who is nine years younger than Ning Qingqing and is currently in his rebellious phase, often getting called to the principal's office in middle school.

　　两人寒暄两句，挂掉电话。
They exchanged a few pleasantries and hung up.

　　房间蓦然又安静下来。
The room suddenly fell silent again.

　　有句歌词说‘最怕突然的安静’，宁青青望着满桌饭菜，她吃得再多，也只能动那么一小半。
There is a song lyric that says, "I'm most afraid of sudden silence." Ning Qingqing looked at the table full of food. No matter how much she ate, she could only manage a small portion.

　　蛋糕还剩很多，她将它小心翼翼装好，放入冰箱。
There was a lot of cake left, so she carefully wrapped it up and put it in the refrigerator.

　　整理好餐桌，她又开始打扫房间。
After clearing the table, she started cleaning the room.

　　都说忙碌起来就会忘记时间，但家务也总有干完的时候。
They say that when you're busy, you forget the time, but there's always an end to housework.

　　等做完所有，发现此刻的茫然比起刚才更是成倍增长。
After finishing everything, I found that my confusion was now even greater than before.

　　外面已经逐渐安静下来，这座繁华都市也有沉睡的时间。街道上偶有加班或者聚会到很晚的人经过，最后再归于平静。
Outside, it gradually grew quiet. Even this bustling city had its time to sleep. Occasionally, people working late or attending parties passed by on the streets, and then everything returned to calm.

　　宁青青看向墙上的挂钟，距离12点只剩半个小时。
Ning Qingqing looked at the clock on the wall. It was only half an hour until midnight.

　　她知道，自己终究等不来一个答案。
She knew that she would never get an answer.

　　或者说，沉默，就是沈之骞给她的最后判决。
Or rather, silence was Shen Zhiqian's final judgment on her.

　　她起身来到书房，找了个行李箱，将桌上两人合影的相框放了进去。
She got up and went to the study, found a suitcase, and put the photo frame with the two of them on the table inside.

　　相框、礼物，一件一件，放入的是她青春里很多个时刻的回忆。
Picture frames, gifts, one by one, filled with memories of many moments from her youth.

　　一个箱子装不下，她又继续拿别的箱子装，这么装完才发现，原来这些年里，属于彼此的东西真的很多。
One box wasn't enough, so she continued to use other boxes. After packing everything, she realized that over the years, they had accumulated so many things that belonged to each other.

　　直到装完两个大箱子，公寓里的陈设都少了一半。
By the time we had packed two large boxes, half of the furnishings in the apartment were gone.

　　宁青青将两个箱子锁好，放在了角落。
Ning Qingqing locked the two boxes and placed them in the corner.

　　而此刻，顾宥琛正从私人机场开车过来。秦炎月说，宁青青进了小区，一直没有出来。
At that moment, Gu Youchen was driving over from the private airport. Qin Yanyue said that Ning Qingqing had entered the community and had not come out yet.

　　小姑娘也是拼了，她一直蹲在小区门口守着，到现在还没走，一直在和小区保安一起逗门口的流浪狗。
The little girl is really determined. She has been squatting at the entrance of the residential area, and she hasn't left yet. She has been playing with the stray dog at the entrance with the security guard.

　　顾宥琛赶到时候，秦炎月在保安室门口打着哈欠。
When Gu Youchen arrived, Qin Yanyue was yawning at the door of the security room.

　　他连忙让小姑娘去车里等他。
He hurriedly asked the little girl to wait for him in the car.

　　不多时，秦家的车也赶了过来，将秦炎月接回了家。
Before long, the Qin family's car arrived and took Qin Yanyue back home.

　　顾宥琛站在小区门口，给宁青青电话。
Gu Youchen stood at the entrance of the residential area and called Ning Qingqing.

　　房间里，宁青青听到隔壁手机声响，下意识先看了一眼墙上的钟。
In the room, Ning Qingqing heard the sound of a cell phone ringing next door and subconsciously glanced at the clock on the wall.

　　刚好12点。
It's exactly 12 o'clock.

　　她飞快来到隔壁房间，拿起手机。
She quickly went to the next room and picked up her cell phone.

　　屏幕上显示的是——爱吃提拉米苏的段子手。
The screen displays: "A comedian who loves tiramisu."

　　是顾宥琛？宁青青眸底的光彻底熄灭。
Is it Gu Youchen? The light in Ning Qingqing's eyes completely faded.

　　而此刻，墙上的指针从已经转过了午夜12点。
At that moment, the clock on the wall had already struck midnight.

　　她的生日结束了，手机里只有沈之骞在十多分钟前发来的生日快乐，还有桌上那把保时捷车钥匙。
Her birthday was over, and all she had on her phone was a "Happy Birthday" message from Shen Zhiqian sent over ten minutes ago, along with the Porsche car keys on the table.

　　她9年的初恋终究以这样的方式画上了句号。
Her nine-year-long first love finally came to an end in this way.

　　宁青青没有接顾宥琛的电话，她现在没有任何应付他人的力气。
Ning Qingqing didn't answer Gu Youchen's call. She didn't have the energy to deal with him right now.

　　等到电话自动挂断，宁青青这才拿起手机，打开和沈之骞的聊天界面，给他发了一条消息过去——
When the call ended automatically, Ning Qingqing picked up her phone, opened the chat interface with Shen Zhiqian, and sent him a message:

　　“之骞，我们分手吧。这是我慎重考虑后的决定，不论你怎么想，我们都已经结束了。祝你未来一切都好。”
"Zhiqian, let's break up. This is my decision after careful consideration. No matter what you think, it's over between us. I wish you all the best in the future."

　　点击发送，宁青青这才发现自己的手抖得厉害。
When she clicked send, Ning Qingqing realized that her hands were shaking violently.

　　而这条信息已经发了过去，上面显示的时间是0点1分。
And this message has already been sent, with the time shown as 0:01.

　　结束了，在她25岁的第一天，她斩断了过去，不再去等一个人。
It's over. On her 25th birthday, she cut ties with the past and stopped waiting for someone.

　　她的尊严让她割舍了很难割舍的过去，开启自己另一段未知的人生。
Her dignity made her give up a past that was difficult to let go of, and start a new chapter in her life.

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　顾宥琛：等到了等到了！虽然我不能进小区，但是也可以喜大普奔~感谢在2022-05-27 20:05:29~2022-05-28 20:19:20期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Gu Youchen: I waited and waited! Although I can't enter the community, I can still be happy for everyone~ Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or gave me nutrients between 2022-05-27 20:05:29 and 2022-05-28 20:19:20~

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：源源 28瓶；酒岁 10瓶；坐看庭花落 1瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: YuanYuan 28 bottles; JiuSui 10 bottles; ZuoKanTingHuaLuo 1 bottle;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

第15章 闪婚1
Chapter 15: Flash Marriage 1

　　宁青青关闭手机，关灯回到床上躺下。
Ning Qingqing turned off her phone, turned off the lights, and returned to bed.

　　黑暗是脆弱情绪的最好遮掩，她终究还是哭了。
Darkness is the best cover for fragile emotions, and she ended up crying after all.

　　分手不是那么一句话发完就没事了，而是将过去所有的回忆和期许生生从血肉里挖出来，于是那些地方就空了一块。
Breaking up isn't something you can just say and then forget about. It's like digging up all the memories and expectations you had for the past and tearing them out of your flesh, leaving a hole in your heart.

　　眼泪在黑暗里肆无忌惮，她蜷缩在被窝里告诉自己，一切都会好的。
Tears flowed freely in the darkness as she curled up in her bed and told herself that everything would be okay.

　　而小区门口，一身衬衣西裤的顾宥琛在那里站了很久。
At the entrance of the residential area, Gu Youchen, dressed in a shirt and slacks, stood there for a long time.

　　保安虽然看着他就觉得非富即贵，可也不会放他进去。
Although the security guard looked at him and thought he must be rich or noble, he wouldn't let him in.

　　他打了一个电话宁青青没接后，没有继续打，而是站在门口继续发笑话段子。
After calling Ning Qingqing and not getting an answer, he didn't call again, but stood at the door and continued telling jokes.

　　深夜一点，他发了二十多个。
At 1:00 a.m., he sent more than 20 messages.

　　他不知道宁青青的房间是哪一个，但是随着夜色变浓，小区里很多夜猫子的灯光都逐渐熄灭。
He didn't know which room was Ning Qingqing's, but as night fell, many of the lights in the neighborhood gradually went out.

　　顾宥琛回到车里，靠在椅子上休息。
Gu Youchen returned to the car and leaned back in his seat to rest.

　　偶尔有流浪小猫从旁边的绿化带一掠而过，为了生计奔波的网约车从他的车旁疾驰穿梭。
Occasionally, stray kittens would dart across the green belt beside him, and ride-hailing cars would speed past his car as their drivers scrambled to make a living.

　　这个城市在一.夜的睡眠后，迎来了天边第一抹曙光。
After a night's sleep, the city welcomed the first rays of dawn on the horizon.

　　顾宥琛从浅睡里睁开眼睛，活动了一下有些酸痛的脖颈，转头看向小区。
Gu Youchen opened his eyes from a light sleep, stretched his slightly sore neck, and turned his head to look at the neighborhood.

　　现在很早，才刚五点出头，小区里只有个别晨练的老人进出。
It's very early, just past five o'clock, and there are only a few elderly people out for their morning exercises in the neighborhood.

　　随着天光越来越亮，上班上学的也终于陆续出来。
As the sky grew brighter, people finally began to emerge for work and school.

　　顾宥琛坐直身子，仔细辨别着开出来的车。
Gu Youchen sat up straight and carefully distinguished the car that was pulling out.

　　他不确定宁青青今早会不会出来，他也没有什么身份立场去主动问她行程，只能就这么等。
He wasn't sure if Ning Qingqing would come out this morning, and he didn't have the right to ask her about her plans, so he could only wait.

　　终于，在八点十分的时候，顾宥琛看到了从小区里出来的宁青青。
Finally, at 8:10, Gu Youchen saw Ning Qingqing coming out of the residential area.

　　她挎着一个颇大的包，穿着正装，走向地铁站。
She was carrying a large bag, dressed formally, and walking toward the subway station.

　　应该是去上班。
I should go to work.

　　顾宥琛隔着车窗瞧着女孩的脸，不知是不是自己的错觉，总觉得宁青青眼睛有轻微的肿。
Gu Youchen looked at the girl's face through the car window. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he couldn't help but notice that Ning Qingqing's eyes seemed slightly swollen.

　　他发动了车，一路缓行跟着她，亲眼看到她进了地铁站。
He started the car and followed her slowly, watching her enter the subway station with his own eyes.

　　随后他这才开车去了沈氏的方向。
Then he drove toward the Shen family's residence.

　　早高峰时间，开车比地铁还慢些，顾宥琛到沈氏时候已经九点十分。
During the morning rush hour, driving was slower than taking the subway, and Gu Youchen arrived at the Shen family residence at 9:10 a.m.

　　他下了车，直接去问沈氏门口的保安：“请问宁青青小姐在这里上班吧？”
He got out of the car and went straight to the security guard at the entrance of the Shen company and asked, "Does Miss Ning Qingqing work here?"

　　他算准了保安知道宁青青，毕竟对方是总裁的女朋友。
He figured that the security guard knew Ning Qingqing, after all, she was the president's girlfriend.

　　果然保安点头：“宁小姐已经上楼了，您是？”
Sure enough, the security guard nodded: "Miss Ning has already gone upstairs. Who are you?"

　　顾宥琛冲他道谢地点点头：“我电话和她联系。”
Gu Youchen thanked him and nodded, "I'll call her."

　　说罢，走到了一边。
Having said that, he walked to one side.

　　楼上，宁青青来到自己工位打开电脑。
Upstairs, Ning Qingqing came to her workstation and turned on her computer.

　　她开始打字，一封辞职信，早已在失眠的昨夜打了无数次腹稿，短短十多分钟，就已经写好。
She began typing a resignation letter, which she had already drafted countless times in her sleepless night. In just over ten minutes, it was finished.

　　她将辞职信打印下来，签字的时候，掌心有细细密密的汗珠。
She printed out her resignation letter and signed it, her palms covered in fine beads of sweat.

　　昨夜她几乎没怎么睡着，开始在哭，后来就是无法控制地去回忆。
She hardly slept last night. She started crying, then couldn't stop remembering.

　　回忆这九年，回忆曾经的甜蜜。
Looking back on these nine years, I recall the sweetness of the past.

　　直到将所有东西都想了一遍，那些深刻印在心头的东西才仿佛终于有了慢慢释然的机会。
It was only after thinking everything through that the things deeply engraved in my heart finally seemed to have a chance to slowly let go.

　　空着的地方依旧还空着，但或许麻木，所以它们已经没那么疼。
The empty spaces remain empty, but perhaps they have become numb, so they no longer hurt as much.

　　她会好的，未来很长，或许多年后回过头来看，那些伤痛都早已在时光里被抚平。
She'll be fine. The future is long, and maybe years later, when she looks back, those pains will have been smoothed away by time.

　　宁青青将抽屉里自己的东西一一收好，她今天背的包大，平时放在公司的私人物品并不算多，都能全部装下。
Ning Qingqing carefully packed her things into her drawer. Her bag was large today, and she didn't have many personal items at work, so she was able to fit everything inside.

　　随后，她又把那些整理过的合约分别贴上标签，方便接替她的同事能很快找到所有需要的东西。
Then, she labeled the organized contracts so that her colleagues could quickly find everything they needed.

　　忙完已经是上午十点，宁青青起身，敲响了法务总监的办公室门。
It was already 10 a.m. when she finished her work. Ning Qingqing got up and knocked on the office door of the legal director.

　　“进来。”汪总监道。
"Come in," said Director Wang.

　　宁青青走进去：“汪总早。”
Ning Qingqing walked in: "Good morning, Mr. Wang."

　　“青青啊——”汪总监见到是她，笑着道：“沈总这几天在北市忙项目，如果那边成功谈下来，我们法务部估计又有得忙了！”
"Qingqing!" Director Wang smiled when he saw her and said, "General Manager Shen has been busy with a project in North City these past few days. If the negotiations are successful, I guess our legal department will have a lot of work to do again!"

　　宁青青冲他微微点头，下一秒，将手里的辞职信用双手递了过去：“汪总，我打算辞职了。”
Ning Qingqing nodded slightly to him, and in the next second, she handed him her resignation letter with both hands: "Mr. Wang, I've decided to resign."

　　汪总监愣住：“什么？”
Director Wang froze: "What?"

　　他震惊地甚至忘了接辞职信。
He was so shocked that he even forgot to accept the resignation letter.

　　宁青青点头，重复了一遍：“汪总，我已经把我工作文档全部整理好了，现在手里也没有任何未完成的合约，随时都能进行工作交接。”
Ning Qingqing nodded and repeated, "Mr. Wang, I have organized all my work documents and don't have any unfinished contracts on hand. I am ready to hand over my work at any time."

　　汪总监这才意识到宁青青来真的，他抬眼：“青青，你是不是工作里遇到了什么难处？”
Director Wang finally realized that Ning Qingqing was serious. He looked up and said, "Qingqing, are you encountering any difficulties at work?"

　　难道是前几天让宁青青负责司络晴的合约，所以女孩子心里不舒服了？
Could it be that Ning Qingqing was put in charge of Si Luoqing's contract a few days ago, so the girl is feeling uncomfortable?

　　汪总监虽然平时都在自己办公室，但有些风吹草动，他手下心腹也会对他讲。
Although Director Wang usually stays in his office, his confidants will report any rumors to him.

　　“不是因为这个。”宁青青深吸一口气：“因为我大学是双学位，这两年我在公司锻炼得很好，但我希望还有别的提升，也算是职业规划原因吧，所以不能继续留在沈氏了。这两年，谢谢您的悉心栽培。”
"It's not because of that." Ning Qingqing took a deep breath: "Because I have a double degree from university, I've gained a lot of experience at the company over the past two years, but I hope to improve further. It's also part of my career planning, so I can't stay at Shen's anymore. Thank you for your careful guidance over the past two years."

　　汪总监忍不住问：“这也是沈总同意的？”
Director Wang couldn't help asking, "Is this also what Mr. Shen agreed to?"

　　宁青青不想再在这个问题上纠缠解释，所以点头：“嗯，我昨晚已经对他说了。”
Ning Qingqing didn't want to dwell on the issue, so she nodded and said, "Yes, I already told him last night."

　　虽然从昨晚发消息到现在，沈之骞都还没回复只字片语。
Although it has been a while since I sent the message last night, Shen Zhiqian has not replied with a single word.

　　汪总监自然就以为宁青青的意思是，沈之骞也同意了这件事。
Director Wang naturally assumed that Ning Qingqing meant that Shen Zhiqian also agreed to this.

　　涉及到人家恋爱中人的私事，他自然也不会再仔细问什么，于是点头：“好吧，既然沈总也同意，那我这边也不敢不放人啊！”
When it came to the private affairs of someone in a relationship, he naturally wouldn't ask any more questions, so he nodded and said, "Okay, since Mr. Shen agrees, I can't refuse to let him go!"

　　他笑着问：“想好下一个工作是什么了吗？”
He smiled and asked, "Have you decided what your next job will be?"

　　宁青青点头：“已经规划好了，不过可能要先休半个月的假。”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "It's already planned, but I might have to take half a month off first."

　　“也对。”汪总监道：“你今年好像基本都没怎么休过假吧？那这两天把工作交接做了，把之前的年假休了，和沈总好好放松下。”
"That's right." Director Wang said, "It seems like you haven't taken any vacation this year, right? Then hand over your work in the next two days, take your annual leave, and relax with General Manager Shen."

　　宁青青应着：“嗯，好的，谢谢汪总。”
Ning Qingqing replied, "Yes, thank you, Mr. Wang."

　　汪总监于是拿起桌上电话，给人事那边打了个过去：“小江啊，来我办公室一趟，给宁青青办理离职手续。”
Director Wang picked up the phone on his desk and called HR: "Xiao Jiang, come to my office and process Ning Qingqing's resignation."

　　他挂掉电话，突然好像反应过来什么一样：“青青，你这突然要休假，是不是要和沈总度蜜月啊？”
He hung up the phone and suddenly seemed to realize something: "Qingqing, you suddenly want to take a vacation. Are you going on a honeymoon with Mr. Shen?"

　　毕竟沈之骞和司络晴到底有没有什么，他们这些高层是清楚的。
After all, the higher-ups know whether Shen Zhiqian and Si Luqing have anything going on.

　　就算是沈业源和司络晴似乎走得近，但他们也知道，沈之骞向来有自己主意，尤其是感情方面，他父亲左右不了他。
Even though Shen Yiyuan and Si Luoqing seem to be close, they know that Shen Zhiqian has always had his own mind, especially when it comes to love. His father has no control over him.

　　宁青青突然来辞职，又说要休假，汪总监表面上说是蜜月，实际就差问宁青青是不是奉子成婚了。
Ning Qingqing suddenly quit her job and said she wanted to take a vacation. Director Wang said it was a honeymoon, but he was practically asking Ning Qingqing if she was getting married because she was pregnant.

　　宁青青笑笑，她的沉默在汪总监眼里就是默认。
Ning Qingqing smiled, and her silence was taken as consent by Director Wang.

　　正好沈业源前些日子说有个世交的孩子打算来法务部锻炼下，他之前还想着给个什么职位，现在这不是正好？
It's perfect timing. Shen Yiyuan mentioned a few days ago that the child of an old friend of his wanted to come to the Legal Affairs Department for some training. He was thinking about what position to give him, and now this is perfect.

　　于是，在宁青青和人事办理手续的时候，那位世交的孩子被汪总监一个电话叫过来了。
So, while Ning Qingqing was going through the personnel procedures, the child of the family friend was called over by Director Wang with a phone call.

　　原本以为颇费一番功夫的交接竟然十分顺利，宁青青完成所有的时候，才刚到吃饭时间。
The handover, which she had thought would take a lot of effort, went very smoothly. By the time Ning Qingqing had finished everything, it was just about time for lunch.

　　王茜刚才就注意到了这边的情况，直到现在才终于找到机会过来：“青青，你要辞职？”
Wang Qian had noticed the situation here earlier, but only now found the opportunity to come over: "Qingqing, are you resigning?"

　　宁青青点点头：“嗯，已经办完手续了。”
Ning Qingqing nodded: "Yes, I've already completed the procedures."

　　她抱了抱王茜：“以后照顾好自己，我们有空约哦。”
She hugged Wang Qian: "Take care of yourself. Let's hang out when we have time."

　　王茜一时间不知道说什么，只能喃喃地道：“青青，你还好吧？你和沈总……”
Wang Qian didn't know what to say for a moment and could only mutter, "Qingqing, are you okay? You and Mr. Shen..."

　　宁青青道：“分手了。”
Ning Qingqing said, "We broke up."

　　直到此刻她才发现，原来割舍也只是这么轻飘飘的三个字。
It wasn't until that moment that she realized that letting go was just three light words.

　　“啊——”王茜虽然有预感，可现在也不知道说什么，只能问：“你撞伤的地方还疼吗？”
"Ah—" Although Wang Qi had a premonition, she didn't know what to say now, so she could only ask, "Does the place where you were hit still hurt?"

　　宁青青摇头：“好多了，不去用力按都没感觉了。”
Ning Qingqing shook her head: "It's much better. I don't feel anything even when I don't press hard."

　　终有一天，她失恋的伤也会和这个撞伤一样，就算去按，也不会再有疼痛。
One day, the pain of her broken heart will be just like this bump—even if she presses it, it won't hurt anymore.

　　“好吧，那以后你也加油哦。”王茜道：“我们以后会一直是朋友吧？”
"Okay, then you work hard too." Wang Qian said, "We'll always be friends, right?"

　　“当然。”宁青青冲她笑：“我们以后都加油。”
"Of course." Ning Qingqing smiled at her: "Let's all work hard in the future."

　　加油活成自己希望的样子。
Keep striving to become the person you want to be.

　　从公司出来，宁青青没有回家，而是去了以前的高中。
After leaving the company, Ning Qingqing did not go home, but went to her former high school.

　　忘记一段过去不是强迫自己什么都不去想，而是跟随自己的心，去曾经的地方感受，再学会平静放下。
Forgetting the past does not mean forcing yourself to think about nothing, but following your heart, going to places you once visited, feeling what you felt, and then learning to let go and find peace.

　　楼下，等了一上午的顾宥琛看到她打了个车，于是马上开车跟上。
Downstairs, Gu Youchen, who had been waiting all morning, saw her hailing a taxi and immediately got into his car and followed.

　　到高中校门口的时候，宁青青下车，在门口小卖部买了一些零食和啤酒，走了进去。
When they arrived at the high school gate, Ning Qingqing got out of the car, bought some snacks and beer at the small shop at the gate, and went inside.

　　保安认识她，笑着和她打招呼：“回学校来看老师啊？”
The security guard recognized her and greeted her with a smile, "Back at school to see your teacher?"

　　宁青青点头，从里面取出一听啤酒递过去：“晚上下班喝。”
Ning Qingqing nodded, took out a can of beer from inside, and handed it to him: "Have a drink after work tonight."

　　保安笑：“当初上学就这么让我给你开门。”
The security guard laughed, "When you were in school, I used to open the door for you like this."

　　宁青青也想到了高中时候，眼底露出些许回忆。
Ning Qingqing also thought back to her high school days, a hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes.

　　而她的身后，顾宥琛被拦了下来，还是给学校领导电话后，才被放了进去。
Behind her, Gu Youchen was stopped and only allowed to enter after calling the school leadership.

　　宁青青一路来到当初喜欢去的运动场看台，找了个位置坐下。
Ning Qingqing walked all the way to the stands of the sports field she used to like and found a place to sit down.

　　放在手边的手机终于响了起来，她拿起来看，发现是沈之骞。
The phone she had placed nearby finally rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Shen Zhiqian.

　　男人声音很急：“青青，对不起你生日没能陪你，我现在还在北市，这边项目很棘手，不过应该快了，这周就能尘埃落定。”
The man's voice was urgent: "Qingqing, I'm sorry I couldn't be with you on your birthday. I'm still in North City. The project here is very tricky, but it should be settled soon. It will be finalized this week."

　　宁青青望着下方操场上年轻又热血的面孔，语气很轻：“我那天说过，那个答案很重要，微信那条消息，是我深思熟虑后的结果，不会改变。”
Ning Qingqing looked down at the young, passionate faces on the playground below and said softly, "I said that day that the answer was important. That message on WeChat was the result of careful consideration, and I won't change it."

　　沈之骞有些慌：“青青别生气，我知道是我不好，关于结婚这件事，我会好好考虑。你别说那样的话，我会害怕。我昨晚和客户喝酒喝多了，胃炎发作今天一直在医院，刚醒，所以现在才回你电话。”
Shen Zhiqian was a bit flustered: "Qingqing, don't be angry. I know it's my fault. I'll think carefully about getting married. Don't say things like that, or I'll get scared. I drank too much with a client last night and my gastritis flared up. I've been in the hospital all day and just woke up, so that's why I'm only calling you back now."

　　宁青青捏着手机的手本能地收紧，可眸底却更多是坚决：
Ning Qingqing instinctively tightened her grip on her phone, but her eyes were filled with determination.

　　“你好好照顾身体，我把以前你送我的东西都整理好了，改天会送到你公寓。你送的车我不要，车钥匙今天上班我着急走忘了带，明天我会交给小王，我们以后不要再联系了。”
"Take good care of yourself. I've sorted out all the things you gave me before and will send them to your apartment one of these days. I don't want the car you gave me. I was in a hurry to go to work today and forgot to take the car keys with me. I'll give them to Xiao Wang tomorrow. Let's not be in touch anymore."

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　嗯，顺利离职，真的就和前东家没有瓜葛了~
Well, I left my job smoothly and really have no ties to my former employer anymore~

　　这周闪婚~
Got married this week~

　　感谢在2022-05-29 00:00:00~2022-05-30 00:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thank you to the little angels who cast their votes or provided nourishment between 2022-05-29 00:00:00 and 2022-05-30 00:00:00!

　　感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：晗晗 1瓶；
Thank you to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Hanhan 1 bottle;

　　非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

第16章 闪婚2
Chapter 16: Flash Marriage 2

　　“青青，我不接受。”沈之骞语气变得严肃：“我不觉得我们之间的问题需要需要用分手来解决。我这边项目这周能结束，等我回来我们当面好好谈谈。你这几天好好休息下，应该是太累了才会胡思乱想。”
"Qingqing, I don't accept that." Shen Zhiqian's tone became serious: "I don't think our problems need to be solved by breaking up. My project will be finished this week. Let's talk about it face to face when I get back. You should rest well these few days. You must be too tired to think straight."

　　宁青青在心头叹息一声：“之骞，我们已经结束了。”
Ning Qingqing sighed in her heart, "Zhiqian, it's over between us."

　　沈之骞打断她：“青青，这个电话就当我没打过，你的气话我也会马上忘掉！等我回来我给你补过生日，以前错过的所有我都会补回来，我也依然爱你，只爱你一个。”
Shen Zhiqian interrupted her: "Qingqing, just pretend I never made this call. I'll forget all the harsh words you said right away! When I come back, I'll make up for your birthday. I'll make up for everything I missed before. I still love you, and I only love you."

　　说罢，他直接挂掉了电话，仿佛只要这样，他和宁青青之间的所有关系也都还维持着原状。
Having said that, he hung up the phone, as if by doing so, everything between him and Ning Qingqing would remain the same.

　　而提分手的裂痕，总有一天会被时光抚平。
The cracks that lead to a breakup will eventually be smoothed over by time.

　　他们还能在一起长长久久。
They can still be together for a long time.

　　宁青青收起手机，一边吃着零食袋里的东西，一边看着操场上运动的学生换了一波又一波。
Ning Qingqing put away her phone, eating snacks from a bag while watching wave after wave of students exercising on the playground.

　　她想起当初和沈之骞在一起的自己，一开始她对他也没有那么喜欢。
She recalled how she felt when she was with Shen Zhiqian. At first, she didn't like him that much either.

　　那时候她刚从南方过来，母亲平时又忙，只听说这边这所高中是重点。
At that time, she had just moved from the south, and her mother was always busy, so she only heard that this high school was a key school.

　　加上帝城考大学的分数线比起南方容易很多，所以她只身一个人过来。
In addition, the admission requirements for universities in the capital city are much easier than in the south, so she came here alone.

　　住校时候，彷徨又有些孤独。
When I lived in the dormitory, I felt lost and a little lonely.

　　是沈之骞的出现，让她逐渐适应了北方的干燥，适应了这边的口音，周末就连去图书馆也有人陪了。
It was Shen Zhiqian's appearance that gradually helped her adapt to the dry climate of the north and the local accent. Even on weekends, she had someone to accompany her to the library.

　　他们现在虽然分手，也更多是因为彼此分歧的观念已经无法继续走下去了，而不是彻底否定过去。
Although they have broken up, it is more because their differences in opinion have become irreconcilable, rather than a complete rejection of the past.

　　那些美好的东西依旧在那里，只是她这次再故地重游一遍，它们或许就能逐渐淡忘在时光里。
Those beautiful things are still there, but this time, when she revisits the place, they may gradually fade away with time.

　　时间缓缓流逝，宁青青她依旧安静坐在那里，望着前方，仿佛望着多年前的自己。
Time passed slowly, and Ning Qingqing sat there quietly, staring ahead, as if she were looking at herself from many years ago.

　　她举起啤酒，对着空气说：“再见了。”
She raised her beer and said to the air, "Goodbye."

　　咕咚咚酒液滚下喉咙，虽然度数低，可酒精依旧冲上眼睛，让她眼眶酸痛。
The alcohol rolled down her throat. Although it was low in alcohol content, it still stung her eyes, making them water.

　　有些情绪一旦决堤，就会找到出口肆无忌惮。
Once certain emotions break free, they will find an outlet and run rampant.

　　宁青青没有去管不断落下的眼泪，她在看台的角落，没有人注意她，这一次她不再去顾忌别人的眼光。
Ning Qingqing didn't bother to wipe away the tears that kept falling. She was in the corner of the stands, unnoticed by anyone. This time, she didn't care about what others thought.

　　和过去告别，彻底结束所有。
Say goodbye to the past and end everything completely.

　　她拿起手机，打开沈之骞的微信，点击-删除。
She picked up her phone, opened Shen Zhiqian's WeChat, and clicked "Delete."

　　当是否确定删除的弹窗出现时候，一颗眼泪落到屏幕，正好在确定那里。
When the pop-up window asking if you are sure you want to delete appears, a tear falls onto the screen, right where you click "OK."

　　于是屏幕一闪，那个人已经在她的通讯录里消失。
Then the screen flashed, and the person disappeared from her contact list.

　　速度之快，仿佛某种命运的暗示。
The speed was so fast, it seemed like some kind of omen.

　　那种空空的感觉瞬间再度袭来，分手的真实到了现在才好像更加深刻！
That empty feeling came rushing back instantly, and the reality of the breakup seemed even more profound now!

　　而就在这时，一道带着几分讥诮的声音传来：“咦，这不是我哥那见不得光的女朋友吗？”
Just then, a voice tinged with mockery rang out: "Hey, isn't that my brother's girlfriend who can't be seen in public?"

　　宁青青猛地抬眼，这才看到有两人走了过来，竟然是沈之语和沈之骞的母亲薛文兰。
Ning Qingqing suddenly looked up and saw two people walking over. They were Shen Zhiyu and Shen Zhiqian's mother, Xue Wenlan.

　　宁青青是知道一点儿沈家的情况的，听说薛文兰在多年前和沈业源离过婚，沈之骞是她生的，而沈之语是沈业源二婚妻子生的。
Ning Qingqing knew a little about the Shen family. She heard that Xue Wenlan had divorced Shen Yeyuan many years ago, and Shen Zhiqian was her son, while Shen Zhiyu was born to Shen Yeyuan's second wife.

　　但是这个二婚妻子在沈之语很小时候就发生了意外去世了，薛文兰于是又回了沈家。
However, this second wife died in an accident when Shen Yuyu was very young, so Xue Wenlan returned to the Shen family.

　　但是沈业源似乎并不承认她，就连沈之骞和她的关系都不怎么好。
However, Shen Yeyuan does not seem to acknowledge her, and even Shen Zhiqian does not have a good relationship with her.

　　可她估摸着是会讨好人，倒是和沈之语这个继女关系不错。
But she guessed that she would be good at flattering people, and she got along well with her stepdaughter, Shen Zhiyu.

　　此刻，薛文兰听了沈之语的话，视线随之转过去，就看到了看台上的宁青青。
At that moment, Xue Wenlan heard Shen Zhiyu's words and turned her gaze to see Ning Qingqing on the stands.

　　她不由地眉头皱起。
She couldn't help but frown.

　　“哦，原来是她啊。”薛文兰翻了个白眼：“上班时间溜出来完，沈氏也没人管管她！”
"Oh, it's her." Xue Wenlan rolled her eyes: "She snuck out during work hours. No one at the Shen family will discipline her!"

　　沈之语眼底的嘲讽更浓：“阿姨你怎么忘了，有我哥给她撑腰啊！她不上班也没事，只要把我哥哄好了，还不是什么都给她！”
The mockery in Shen Zhiyu's eyes grew even stronger: "Auntie, how could you forget that my brother is backing her up? She doesn't have to work, and as long as she keeps my brother happy, he'll give her anything she wants!"

　　薛文兰听到这里就来气，她这些年虽然住回了沈家，可没人待见她。
Xue Wenlan was furious when she heard this. Although she had returned to the Shen family over the years, no one treated her well.

　　宁青青有什么好？穷丫头一个，沈之骞却把她当成宝！
What's so great about Ning Qingqing? She's just a poor girl, yet Shen Zhiqian treats her like a treasure!

　　同样都是普通家庭出生，凭什么宁青青能得到自己得不到的？
We were both born into ordinary families, so why did Ning Qingqing get what I couldn't?

　　而且她的儿子那么优秀，找谁不行，找宁青青有什么用？一张狐媚子脸，能帮到沈之骞事业吗？
Moreover, her son is so outstanding. Who else could she find? What use is Ning Qingqing? With her seductive face, how could she help Shen Zhiqian's career?

　　比起司络晴这样风光无限的大明星，简直一个山鸡一个凤凰！
Compared to a big star like Si Luoqing, it's like comparing a mountain chicken to a phoenix!

　　所以薛文兰就说了：“不过啊，她想嫁到我们沈家可不容易，之骞也就是玩玩而已，如果是认真的，怎么都不带她见家长？！”
So Xue Wenlan said, "But it won't be easy for her to marry into our Shen family. Zhiqian is just playing around. If he were serious, why wouldn't he introduce her to his parents?"

　　沈之语咯咯笑：“就是啊，天天巴着我们家简直笑死了！我哥怎么会娶她？别说我哥了，我们帝城上流圈有哪个男人愿意娶她？”
Shen Zhiyu giggled, "Exactly! She's always hanging around our house, it's hilarious! How could my brother marry her? Never mind my brother, which man in the upper class of Imperial City would want to marry her?"

　　两人越说越难听，薛文兰更是因为周围没什么人，彻底忘了端着她那‘沈夫人’的身份，刻薄地道：“被我儿子玩了9年，当然不可能有人要她！”
The two spoke more harshly, and Xue Wenlan, finding herself alone, completely forgot her status as Mrs. Shen and said harshly, "After being played by my son for nine years, of course no one would want her!"

　　然而话音刚落，就听一道冷沉的男声道：“谁说没人娶她？我娶！”
However, no sooner had she finished speaking than a cold, deep male voice rang out, "Who said no one will marry her? I will!"

　　薛文兰和沈之语完全没料到这里还有第四个人，顿时齐齐向着声音发出的地方看去。
Xue Wenlan and Shen Zhiyu had no idea there was a fourth person here, and they both looked toward the source of the sound.

　　男人一身衬衣西裤，虽然皮鞋上沾了些许风.尘，却依旧难掩一身高山皓雪的清冷气质。
The man was dressed in a shirt and slacks. Although his leather shoes were slightly dusty, they could not hide his cool and elegant demeanor.

　　“宥琛，你——”薛文兰完全没料到顾宥琛竟然会在这里，一时间她都有些失语。
"Youchen, you..." Xue Wenlan was completely taken aback by Gu Youchen's sudden appearance and was momentarily speechless.

　　而她身旁的沈之语则是直直将目光落在顾宥琛身上，一颗小心脏扑通通在胸腔里跳个不停。
Meanwhile, Shen Zhiyu beside her stared intently at Gu Youchen, her heart beating wildly in her chest.

　　她早就知道顾宥琛的，是从沈之骞那里听说的名字。
She had known about Gu Youchen for a long time, having heard his name from Shen Zhiqian.

　　一开始她也和沈之骞同仇敌忾，可或许正因为这种特别的关注，却在她心里渐渐演化成了别的情绪。
At first, she was united with Shen Zhiqian against a common enemy, but perhaps it was precisely because of this special attention that it gradually evolved into other emotions in her heart.

　　她表面上讨厌着，可内心却忍不住想要探究得更多。
She pretended to dislike it, but deep down she couldn't help wanting to explore it further.

　　顾宥琛原本并不打算这就出来的，他看出来宁青青想要发泄情绪，所以本打算等宁青青稍微好受些，他再去她身边。
Gu Youchen didn't intend to come out just yet. He could tell that Ning Qingqing wanted to vent her emotions, so he planned to wait until she felt a little better before going to her.

　　却没料到，沈家这二位平日里端着淑女贵妇样子的，私下里竟然这么龌龊不堪！
But I never expected that the two ladies of the Shen family, who always act like proper ladies in public, would be so disgusting in private!

　　顾宥琛没理会那两个人，而是径直站定在了宁青青面前。
Gu Youchen ignored the two men and stood directly in front of Ning Qingqing.

　　宁青青脸上的泪痕在薛文兰出现时候就马上被她自己抹干了。
The tears on Ning Qingqing's face were quickly wiped away by herself when Xue Wenlan appeared.

　　她不想让这个女人看到她任何的脆弱，即使她已经和沈之骞分手，和她们都没有任何关系。
She didn't want this woman to see any of her vulnerability, even though she had broken up with Shen Zhiqian and had nothing to do with them anymore.

　　可二人越说越难听，表面上是两人在互相对话，但句句都在骂她！
But the more they talked, the harsher they became. On the surface, it seemed like they were having a conversation, but every sentence was an insult directed at her!

　　宁青青火气也上来了，可在要张口的一瞬，她的心头突然涌起一种难以言喻的情绪，她竟然也对自己产生了质疑——
Ning Qingqing's temper flared up, but just as she was about to speak, an indescribable emotion suddenly welled up in her heart, and she began to question herself.

　　是不是在所有人眼里，她都是这么不堪？
Does everyone see her as so despicable?

　　也就是这么迟疑的一瞬，顾宥琛出现，开了口。
It was just that moment of hesitation when Gu Youchen appeared and spoke.

　　宁青青甚至都没反应过来他刚刚话里的意思，男人就已经走到了她面前。
Ning Qingqing didn't even have time to react to what he had just said before the man was already standing in front of her.

　　他直接伸手拉住她的手腕，将她强势地从看台上拉了起来。
He reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her forcefully up from the stands.

　　宁青青喝了酒，骤然起来，有些天旋地转。
Ning Qingqing drank some wine, suddenly stood up, and felt dizzy.

　　下一秒，手臂被男人扶住，他低沉的声音落在她头顶：“我们走。”
The next second, her arm was held by a man, and his low voice fell on her head: "Let's go."

　　宁青青还有些晕，她的手抓住顾宥琛的手臂，掌心都是冷汗。她怔然地问：“去哪里？”
Ning Qingqing was still a bit dizzy. She grabbed Gu Youchen's arm, her palms covered in cold sweat. She asked blankly, "Where are we going?"

　　顾宥琛见她站稳，这才稍微松开她的手臂，可抓住她手腕的手没有放开。
Gu Youchen saw that she was steady on her feet, so he loosened his grip on her arm slightly, but did not let go of her wrist.

　　他道：“去结婚。”
He said, "Go get married."

　　他语气自然而淡定，可只有他知道，结婚两个字，他在竭力克制着颤抖的尾音。
He spoke naturally and calmly, but only he knew that he was trying hard to suppress the tremor in his voice when he said the words "get married."

　　宁青青感觉自己一定是喝醉了，以至于大脑都彻底反应不过来了。
Ning Qingqing felt like she must have drunk too much, to the point that her brain couldn't react at all.

　　顾宥琛说什么去结婚？谁和谁结婚？
What did Gu Youchen say about getting married? Who is getting married?

　　而就在这时，薛文兰开口了，她已经换上了一副端正贤淑的模样：“宥琛，你认识我们青青？她可是我未来儿媳妇！”
Just then, Xue Wenlan spoke up, having changed into a dignified and virtuous expression: "Youchen, do you know our Qingqing? She's my future daughter-in-law!"

　　刚刚顾宥琛的话她可是听清了，虽然不明白顾宥琛怎么会和宁青青认识、还帮宁青青说话，可她才不相信，顾宥琛会真的娶宁青青！
She heard what Gu Youchen said clearly. Although she didn't understand how Gu Youchen knew Ning Qingqing and why he was speaking up for her, she didn't believe that Gu Youchen would really marry Ning Qingqing!

　　她都这么说了，就算顾宥琛一时间被宁青青外表迷惑，也很快就会打消念头。
She said it herself. Even if Gu Youchen was temporarily captivated by Ning Qingqing's appearance, he would quickly dismiss the idea.

　　呵呵，嫁不进沈家，就出去偷吃，攀上顾家，宁青青这算盘打得怎么这么好呢？！
Haha, unable to marry into the Shen family, she goes out to cheat on her husband and climbs onto the Gu family. How clever of Ning Qingqing to calculate this so well!

　　身旁的沈之语也马上反应过来，她冲顾宥琛露出一个自认为甜美的笑，道：
Shen Zhiyu, who was standing next to her, immediately reacted. She flashed a smile she thought was sweet at Gu Youchen and said,

　　“顾哥哥你可能还不认识青青姐吧？她是我嫂子，和我哥在一起九年了！”
"Gu Ge, you probably don't know Qingqing yet, right? She's my sister-in-law and has been with my brother for nine years!"

　　说罢，转头望着宁青青，用轻快俏皮的语气道：“嫂子，你前几天还住我哥那里，现在却和顾哥哥纠缠不清，这样不太好哦！”
Having said that, she turned to look at Ning Qingqing and said in a lighthearted and playful tone, "Sister-in-law, you were staying at my brother's place a few days ago, but now you're entangled with Brother Gu. That's not good!"

　　这半路母女的一番话，直接将帽子死死扣在了宁青青身上！
The words of this mother and daughter on the road directly pinned the blame on Ning Qingqing!

　　宁青青要教训这两个人，但不想将局外人顾宥琛牵扯进来，于是伸手想将自己手腕抽出。
Ning Qingqing wanted to teach these two a lesson, but she didn't want to involve the outsider Gu Youchen, so she reached out to pull her wrist away.

　　然而男人扣得很紧，她抽不出来，只能抬头望着顾宥琛。
However, the man held her tightly, and she couldn't pull away, so she could only look up at Gu Youchen.

　　这么一看，这个男人浑身戾气，和平时清风霁月的出尘模样判若两人。
Looking at him like this, the man was full of malice, a complete contrast to his usual calm and refined appearance.

　　和她朋友圈里天天发搞笑段子、和蛋糕店里用塑料小勺子舀提拉米苏的样子也判若两人。
She is completely different from the person in her WeChat Moments who posts funny jokes every day and scoops tiramisu with a plastic spoon at a cake shop.

　　她微微动了动手臂，压低声音对他道：“没事，我自己能处理。”
She moved her arm slightly and whispered to him, "It's okay, I can handle it myself."

　　说罢，她望着母女二人一字一句道：“我和沈之骞已经分手了，两位如果继续拦路说一些难听的话，我不介意把你们刚刚的样子发到网上，让你们那个圈子的人好好看看！”
Having said that, she looked at the mother and daughter and said slowly, "I've broken up with Shen Zhiqian. If you two continue to stand in my way and say hurtful things, I won't mind posting what you just did online for everyone in your circle to see!"

　　与此同时，她指纹解锁了手机屏幕。
At the same time, she unlocked her phone screen with her fingerprint.

　　屏幕上，正是薛文兰二人刚刚一言一语的对话画面！
On the screen, it was precisely the scene of Xue Wenlan and the other two exchanging words just moments ago!

　　二人脸色一变。
The two's expressions changed.

　　“现在可以让开了吗？”宁青青问。
"Can you move now?" asked Ning Qingqing.

　　两人冷冷瞪她一眼，虽然气不过，也只好让开。
The two glared at her coldly, but even though they were angry, they had no choice but to step aside.

　　宁青青和顾宥琛径直往前走，直到来到操场门外，宁青青停下脚步，转头对顾宥琛道：“今天谢谢你帮我解围。”
Ning Qingqing and Gu Youchen walked straight ahead until they reached the playground gate. Ning Qingqing stopped and turned to Gu Youchen, saying, "Thank you for helping me out today."

　　“嗯。”顾宥琛点点头，松开了她的手腕，语气自然：“走吧。”
"Hmm." Gu Youchen nodded, let go of her wrist, and said naturally, "Let's go."

　　宁青青疑惑：“走去哪里？”
Ning Qingqing was puzzled: "Where are you going?"

　　顾宥琛道：“领证。”
Gu Youchen said, "Let's get married."

　　作者有话说：
A word from the author:

　　宝宝们，下章入V，届时更新一万字大肥章（入V三章合一放在一章内），看我们新晋男主和女主领证闪婚哈！
Hey, everyone, the next chapter will be behind a paywall. When it's up, I'll post a 10,000-word chapter (the first three chapters behind the paywall will be combined into one). Come see our new male and female leads get married in a whirlwind wedding!

　　大家要看的打脸渣渣们，也都必须有哈，虐死他们！
Everyone wants to see these trashy people get their comeuppance, so they must be included. Let's crush them!

第17章 闪婚3
Chapter 17: Flash Marriage 3

　　“啊？！”宁青青彻底怔住：“谁去领证？”
"What?!" Ning Qingqing was completely stunned: "Who's going to get the marriage certificate?"

　　刚刚用录制视频打脸那两个恶心人的时候, 她脑袋还算清醒，但是现在可能酒精后劲来了，彻底当机了。
When she recorded the video to expose those two disgusting people, she was still relatively clear-headed, but now the alcohol has kicked in and she's completely passed out.

　　身旁的男人则伸出自己的手来：“你那天在医院应该听沈之骞说过我, 但我还是自我介绍一下。我叫顾宥琛。”
The man beside him extended his hand: "You should have heard about me from Shen Zhiqian at the hospital that day, but I'll introduce myself anyway. My name is Gu Youchen."

　　宁青青瞧着男人骨节分明的大手, 讷讷将自己的伸过去：“我叫宁青青, 顾先生您好。”
Ning Qingqing looked at the man's large, well-defined hands and hesitantly extended her own: "My name is Ning Qingqing. Hello, Mr. Gu."

　　下一秒，她的手被他的握住, 她也不知道为什么，今天掌心一直在冒冷汗, 而顾宥琛的干燥温暖。
The next second, her hand was held by his. She didn't know why, but her palms had been sweating all day, while Gu Youchen's were dry and warm.