Marriage First, True Love Later



179 Chapter 013: empathy

The car slowly came to a stop at a red light.

Zhou han turned his head and saw Lin Li’s eyes staring outside. Her expression was very serious, but her eyes were empty.

She had been like this since the beginning, and even her posture had not changed. Her forehead, which she had accidentally hit just now, was now red and slightly swollen, but she did not seem to be affected at all.

Zhou han stared at her for a while until the red light in front turned green and the car behind pressed its horn unhappily. Only then did he come back to his senses and start the car to leave.

When Zhou han parked the car in the company’s garage, Lin Li still had the same posture and expression as before, as if she didn’t know that they had already arrived.

Zhou han was silent. He turned off the engine but didn’t get out of the car immediately.

Lin Li’s thoughts were still stuck on what had just happened, and the expression on Chengxiang’s face was still lingering in her mind. Her heart was as cold as the broken glass shards, falling to the ground one by one.

Why did her heart still hurt? it was as if it had been pricked by needles. She thought that the most painful thing was when he turned around and left, when the doctor told her that her child could not be saved, and when she decided to end her ten-year relationship. However, when he saw his doubtful expression, his heart still ached. It ached that she had given her ten-year relationship to a man who did not believe in her character at all, and she had paid a painful price for it. It was not worth it. It was not worth it.

“How long do you plan to mourn for your unworthy relationship?” Zhou Han’s voice was cold and hard. There wasn’t much emotion or emotion.

Hearing this, Lin Li slowly came back to her senses. She looked outside and realized that they had arrived at the company without her knowing.

She turned her head and happened to see Zhou Han’s slightly serious face. After more than half a month of getting along, Lin Li had slowly gotten used to this face that didn’t have much expression. She only said indifferently, ” we’re here.

Zhou han raised his hand to look at his watch, then looked at her and said coldly, ” “Yes, it’s been 10 minutes!”

Lin Li was stunned, and her expression was a little embarrassed. She was angry and muttered in a low voice, ” “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” As she spoke, she reached out to unbuckle her seat belt and opened the door to get out of the car. She hated being seen in a daze by others. It made her feel like she was being watched. It was very awkward and uncomfortable.

Zhou han also opened the door and said, ” “Are you sure you can hear me?” Just now, she was completely immersed in her own world, and her thoughts occupied her mind. It probably didn’t make a difference whether he called her or not.

Lin Li bit her lip. She naturally knew the answer in her heart, but it didn’t feel good to be exposed like this. She didn’t like it at all!

Without turning her head or retorting, Lin Li just quickly picked up her bag and walked towards the elevator.

Zhou han walked over with steady and orderly steps. He stood beside her and waited for the number on the monitor to change.

Lin Li didn’t look at him. She only lowered her head slightly and gently kicked the floor with her feet, making a soft sound.

Zhou han said softly, ” that man was the one who abandoned you at the wedding? ” He should have asked a question, but his tone was surprisingly certain, as if this was a fact, a fact that everyone knew, and there was no dispute.

Upon hearing this, Lin Li’s feet stopped moving and her grip on her bag became a little heavy. She didn’t look up and only responded softly, ” mm … her voice was as low as a mosquito’s buzz. If Zhou han didn’t have good hearing, he would probably have missed it and thought that she didn’t say anything.

Ding! Swish!

The elevator finally arrived while the two of them were waiting. There was no one inside, so Zhou han took the lead and stepped in. Lin Li, who was outside the elevator, seemed to have not come out of the question that Zhou han had just asked. She stood there in a daze and didn’t move.

Frowning, Zhou han asked coldly, ” “You’re not coming in?”

Only then did Lin Li come back to her senses. She raised her head to look at him and stepped in.

Their office was on the 26th floor, and the atmosphere in the elevator was a little awkward and strange. Zhou han stood upright at the side with a briefcase in his hand. His eyes were fixed in front of him, and the expression on his face was still faint and cold. Lin Li was staring at the LCD screen and watching the numbers jump up one by one, her heart softly repeating it in her heart.

Because it was working hours, no one pressed the elevator button on the way. The elevator went straight to the 26th floor, so the awkward and strange atmosphere didn’t last long.

When the elevator door dinged open, Lin Li wanted to leave, but she heard Zhou Han’s faint voice coming from beside her, ” “It seems that you don’t have a good eye for men.”

Lin Li was stunned and only regained her senses after a while. She looked up and saw that Zhou han had already walked far away. His figure was about to disappear behind his office door. After getting out of the elevator, she strode forward. Before he opened the door and entered the office, she said to his back, ” “You don’t have a good eye either!” Mother Zhou had told her a lot about him. It was about how he had insisted on breaking up with his family and friends for the sake of Xiaobin’s mother, but in the end, he had still broken up with them. Also, it seemed that Xiaobin’s mother was the one who had instructed him to push Anran away on purpose. A person who would use his own son to do bad things couldn’t be any better!

When Zhou han heard this, his hand that was holding the door handle suddenly stopped. His back view looked a little stiff.

After saying this, Lin Li felt a little regretful. She regretted rubbing salt in other people’s wounds. She clearly knew how painful and uncomfortable it was. She could tell how much Zhou han loved Xiao bin’s mother, and his indifference and lack of care for Xiao bin was probably because of the strong love and strong hatred.

Clenching the bag in her hand, Lin Li looked at his stiff back and opened her mouth to say something, but she didn’t know how to start.

Just as Lin Li was struggling with what to say, Zhou han suddenly opened his mouth and said with a faint smile, ” “It seems like we are in the same boat.” Without turning around, he opened the door and entered the office.

Lin Li stood there in a daze, watching the office door open and close. He had clearly said it with a smile just now, but she could clearly feel the helplessness and sorrow in his voice. She suddenly felt an indescribable heartache in her heart. She didn’t know if it was for him, or for his words, or because they had the same experience and the same pain.

They were in the same boat. Yes, they were in the same boat. They would only have the same experience if they had the same experience.

To be honest, he was worse off than her. He and Xiao bin’s mother were childhood sweethearts. With his personality, the reason why he would betray his family and leave her for love was probably because he was deeply in love and couldn’t extricate himself. That was why he had the determination to take her abroad. Love and feelings needed time to settle and accumulate. It wasn’t without reason. It didn’t mean that one could say that they loved each other deeply just because they liked one today. If she had used ten years to love Chengxiang, to view Chengxiang as her everything in life, then he had used more than ten years to love a woman, not hesitating to give up everything for her. If she were to talk about being hurt, he would probably be hurt even deeper and more seriously than she was.

Sighing silently in her heart, she turned back to her seat, turned on her computer, and put her bag in the drawer under her desk. Her mind was still reverberating with the topic just now.

She wanted to check today’s work, but when she opened her calendar, she remembered that she hadn’t come yesterday. As for today’s work, she really couldn’t keep up. She got up and was about to knock on the door to ask him about his schedule for the day and if there were any important documents for her to do. Just as she walked to the door of his office and was about to push it open, she suddenly stopped. She thought of his lonely back view just now, shook her head, turned around, and went to the pantry. She made him a cup of coffee and then knocked on the door with the coffee.

“Come in.” Zhou Han’s voice rang out from inside. His voice was still deep and cold.

Lin Li pushed the door open and saw Zhou han packing up the documents and putting them in his briefcase, looking like he was about to leave.

“You’re going out?” he asked while holding a cup of coffee.

Zhou han looked up at her and replied softly, ” “Yes.” Her hands didn’t stop moving. She kept the documents into her bag and called assistant Xu on her phone. assistant Xu, have you contacted the client? ”

yes, I’ve contacted them. They’ve agreed to change the date to the morning. yes! assistant Xu replied.

okay, wait for me in the parking lot. I’ll come down immediately. After hanging up the phone, Zhou han picked up his bag and was about to leave.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Lin Li asked, ” “Um, do you have any urgent documents to sort out today?” Although she was not a very competent Secretary and could not help much, she was still very competent in organizing documents and replying to emails.

Zhou han glanced at her, grabbed a document on the table, and threw it to her. He said, ” help me read this document and give me a summary of its contents. Also, there’s a printed document in the email and it’s on my desk.

Lin Li nodded, took the documents, and followed him out of the office with her coffee. However, just as he was about to enter the elevator, he suddenly remembered Xiao bin’s kindergarten sports meet in the afternoon and quickly called out to him, ” wait a minute!

Zhou han turned around and frowned at her. “What else is there?”

Lin Li put down the coffee and documents in her hands on her desk and jogged to his side, saying, ” “Um, when are you coming back to the company?” She could tell that although Xiao bin was afraid of him, he still liked him. Every time he came, the child’s eyes would almost light up. If he didn’t come in the afternoon, the child would probably be very disappointed.

Zhou han frowned and looked at her.

“Are you really not going to the sports meet this afternoon?” Lin Li looked at him and asked with some uncertainty. If he insisted on not going, she had no choice. After all, he didn’t really listen to her.

Zhou han looked at her for a while and didn’t say anything in the end. He turned around and entered the elevator.