Chapter 563: The romance on the highway

I was woken up by a piercing stomachache.

Opened my eyes, saw Zhu Huayu driving with full concentration, and looked outside the car, it was pitch black.

I asked her to pull over, Zhu Huayu asked softly: "Awake." Then she braked the car in the parking belt, and handed me the roll of paper she brought up, smiling at me and moving her lips, signaling me to get out of the car.

I took the paper roll awkwardly, and couldn't be polite at all, the stomach was churning like a sea, making me rush to the road.

I was stupid when I got out of the car! Through the faint car light, I saw that this was a cliff-like road, and from the roadbed, I couldn't find a foothold at all.

Cars were coming and going on the highway, and the car lights cut the night sky into pieces.

I couldn't care about anything else, rolled and crawled down, after a burst of comfort, let out a long sigh of relief, packed myself up, and climbed onto the road surface.

Zhu Huayu didn't move in the car, she was waiting for me with double flashing lights.

Seeing me come up, she handed me a bottle of water, signaling me to wash my hands.

After washing my hands, I wanted to get in the car, but Zhu Huayu got out of the driver's seat, smiled lightly and said: "You drive."

I had to sit in the driver's seat and start off.

Zhu Huayu was still sitting behind me, without saying a word.

I had already slept, and solved the problem of stomachache, now I felt full of spirit and refreshed.

Two people in the car not talking is more uncomfortable than death.

In the past, Yu Wei drove for me, I sat in the passenger seat, and Zhu Huayu sat behind. As long as the three of us were in the car, I didn't need to open my mouth, Yu Wei would tell all the big and small news and jokes one by one.

Now that Yu Wei was missing, I felt like something was missing in the air.

I broke the silence and said: "Leader, are you asleep?"

Zhu Huayu hummed and said: "No."

"If you're not asleep, why don't you talk?" I teased her: "If we don't talk all the way, our mouths will be smelly when we return to Hengyue City."

Zhu Huayu laughed, punched me lightly on the shoulder and said: "You're the smelly one."

I took the opportunity to say: "Oh, so comfortable."

Zhu Huayu was stunned, took her hand away and said: "I won't punch you anymore."

I begged her deliberately: "Leader, the little one's shoulders are sore, please be kind and make the little one comfortable."

If this were in the past, I wouldn't say it even if I were beaten to death. After all, we were in a superior-subordinate relationship, and there was a Huang Qishan in the middle. No matter how bold I was, no matter how unrestrained I was, I had to maintain a gentleman's face in front of my subordinates.

The so-called gentleman first corrects himself, which is the meaning.

If a leader is unscrupulous and talks nonsense in front of subordinates, what he gets in return must be the subordinate's disrespect, and even despise in his heart.

I speak like this now because Zhu Huayu will no longer have entanglements with me. She is studying for a graduate degree now, and no one can predict where she will fly after graduation.

The relationship between her and me is purely that of an old friend and a friend.

In front of friends, one must be true. If you are still hiding, you are not a real friend.

Zhu Huayu knew I was teasing her, but she wasn't angry, and raised a fist again, knocking on my shoulder a few times and said: "Don't call pain!"

I nodded vigorously, staring at the road surface, driving the car to the point of perfection.

Her fist knocked on my shoulder a few times and turned into a pinch. She tentatively pinched my neck a few times, and seeing that I didn't react, she simply put both hands on my shoulder by my neck, ten fingers jumping like playing the piano.

Another burst of numbness, and in the blink of an eye, it was as quiet as a breeze blowing willows, and then ten fingers, light and heavy, like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate, seemed to be able to hear a crisp sound.

Her hands slowly touched down from my shoulders, and tentatively wandered on my body.

I twisted my body and said: "Itchy."

She didn't make a sound, and quickly withdrew her hands.

I wished I could slap myself, so I laughed dryly and said: "However, comfortable."

She clearly understood the meaning of my words, hesitated for a while, and put her hands on my body again. This time she simply stretched into the hem of my clothes, stuck tightly to both sides of my body and said: "It's really warm here!"

I smiled and said: "There are warmer places."

"Really? Where?" she urged me to ask.

I touched my chest and said: "Here beats a strong heart, naturally the hottest and warmest place."

She hesitated for a long time before slowly exploring her hands, timidly, as if afraid of disturbing something, hesitated for a while, and then her hands hugged my chest.

I was agitated by her gentleness, and couldn't even see the road ahead. Simply parked the car in the parking belt again, hugged her over, and slowly stretched my lips over.

Zhu Huayu was still struggling, but her whole body was already soft, lying in my arms, as obedient as a little sheep.

"I'm afraid!" she said, trembling all over.

I touched her face in the dark and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Just as I was about to take further action, there was another churning in my stomach.

I pushed her away apologetically, grabbed the paper towel and ran out of the car without saying a word.

Someone in the village in the distance was setting off fire

I pushed her away apologetically, grabbed a tissue, and fled the car as if escaping, without saying a word.

In the distance, someone in the village was setting off firecrackers, and soon after, several fireworks soared into the sky. The scent of the New Year was growing stronger in the air; I felt as if the New Year itself was walking toward me.

After I felt relieved, I didn't get straight back into the car, but instead pulled out a cigarette and lit it. I needed to calm myself down!

If it hadn't been for that sudden stomach pain just now, perhaps I would have already crossed the line. If I had crossed it, my conscience would have been condemned once again!

Because I knew deep down that I couldn't give her anything!

I couldn't give her a family, I couldn't give her happiness, and I couldn't even give her much money. The only thing I could give was so-called love! And if love exists because of carnal desire, what a desecration of love that would be?

Love is just a lightweight word. In the eyes of some, love is more important than life, more important than honor, and more important than money. But in my view, love is nothing more than a lightweight phrase.

Because my love sprouted in the Xue Bing era and ended in the Huang Weiwei era.

To talk of love again is a luxury!

After finishing the cigarette, I opened the car door, sat in, and said coldly, "Hua Yu, you should get some rest; we'll be there soon."

Zhu Huayu was clearly stunned by my coldness. She didn't even glance at me, closed her eyes, and leaned against the seat to doze off.

I gathered all my focus, and half an hour later, the car entered the Hengyue City toll station.

After exiting the highway, I had to turn onto the outer ring road. After driving on the North Outer Ring for a dozen minutes, I reached the intersection leading to the Development Zone.

I turned to look at Zhu Huayu and found that she had already woken up, staring out the window with wide eyes.

I hesitated for a moment and said, "Hua Yu, shall I go and get you a room to rest in?"

Zhu Huayu shook her head and said, "No need, I have somewhere to go."

I asked worriedly, "A relative's house or a friend's house?"

"A friend's."

"What kind of friend?"

"That, I don't think is any of your business, is it?" Zhu Huayu sneered and said, "At the next traffic light, let me off."

I still wanted to ask her exactly where she was going, but one glance at her cold face made me swallow the words back. I didn't know if Zhu Huayu had relatives in Hengyue City, but I knew she had no friends here! At least, not a friend she or I could trust.

Could she be going to Huang Qishan's house?

This thought popped up, and I startled myself.

Zhu Huayu and Huang Qishan had broken up; this was a secret everyone knew. But I hadn't seen Huang Qishan, and I didn't know if what Zhu Huayu said was true or false.

If they had truly broken up, Zhu Huayu couldn't possibly go to his house.

If it was a fake breakup, what was Zhu Huayu's intention?

She stubbornly insisted on stopping at the intersection to let her out. I had no choice but to stop the car and urged her, "Remember to call me if anything happens."

I said it in a very anxious manner, reminding her repeatedly.

Zhu Huayu smiled beautifully and said, "I know."

She walked away, leaving me with a slender silhouette.

My heart was in a tangled mess. I watched her figure disappear behind a tall building before starting the car and heading straight for the Maternal and Child Health Hospital.

Huang Weiwei was at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital; my wife was in the hospital waiting to give birth. Inside her belly was my future!