Jiang Zhimiao glanced sideways again.

The man at the door had disappeared like a phantom.

Jiang Zhimiao pressed her chest, thinking that she would not be able to sleep tonight. She boiled a pot of hot water for herself, held the warm porcelain cup, and slowly drank the hot water.

It's still snowing outside.

The snow piled up deeper and deeper, as if it was going to cover the entire world.

Jiang Zhimiao quietly admired the snow scene. When the sky brightened and the snow stopped swaying, he turned on the mobile phone at hand.

She glanced sideways.

It’s a message in the company group.

The general idea is that the snow is too heavy, so we should take a day off today and ask them not to come to the company.

Jiang Zhimiao put down the cup, picked up the phone, replied with a "received", went to take a hot shower, and returned to bed steaming hot.

It could be the effect of the medicine, or maybe he was tired after looking at the snow all night.

Jiang Zhimiao fell asleep very quickly, and as soon as he touched the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep.

A dreamless sleep.

She opened her eyes again because someone was knocking on her door.

Jiang Zhimiao got up drowsily, put on his coat, and went to open the door.

What caught my eye was Adolf's anxious face.

Jiang Zhimiao was caught in a state of confusion and asked , " What happened to the company?"

Adolf looked at her fair little face and suddenly let out a long breath , " I was worried that something happened to you. Why didn't you answer the phone all day?"

Jiang Zhimiao , "... "

She looked up at the sky that was about to get dark, then looked into the bedroom belatedly and apologized , " I fell asleep and didn't hear the phone ring."

Adolf said , " I'm glad you're okay. I happened to bring some cookies and sliced noodles. Do you want to eat some?"

Jiang Zhimiao didn't want to give Adolf hope, he just looked at him - his trouser legs covered with snow and his face red from the cold.

It's all because of worrying about her.

Jiang Zhimiao compromised and turned sideways, "Come in first, can you have some black tea?"

Adolf nodded , " Sure."

Jiang Zhimiao got up to make some black tea.

Adolf put the food on the table and hung his coat on the hanger at the door. He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Jiang Zhimiao in the kitchen. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Jiang Zhimiao pointed at the sofa and said, "You are a guest, just sit down, it will be quick."

Adolf had no choice but to go over and open the things.

The water vapor boiled and emitted hot air.

Seeing that it was boiling, Jiang Zhimiao turned off the gas, poured hot water into the cup of tea leaves, and when the red and orange liquid began to sway and dilute, she brought it to Adolf.

Adolf had opened the curtains and was looking at the snow outside.

And right opposite the window, a family was carrying things into the house.

Jiang Zhimiao glanced at it and handed the tea to Adolf. "What are you looking at?"

Adolf said , " It's not easy to buy the house across from you."

Jiang Zhimiao , " How did you know that?"

"Furniture." Adolf turned around and sat on the sofa . " Those furniture are very expensive. You can't buy them just by having money."

What this means is that having money may not be enough, you also need status.

Their company serves high-end people like this, so it's no surprise that Adolf could recognize him.

Jiang Zhimiao raised his eyes and looked at him.

Adolf looked at the table, as if he remembered something, and pushed the knife-cut noodles in front of Jiang Zhimiao.

He pursed his lips and said in broken Chinese , " Eat quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold. I fought so hard to get here from the market."

Jiang Zhimiao had just woken up and was not very hungry yet. She glanced at the box of sliced noodles.

She recognized the brand.

It is a knife-cut noodle brand founded by a fellow blogger. They had previously asked her for advice on operations and video editing techniques.

Speaking of this, she thought of Cen Nian again.

I don't know how his account is doing now, and he asked her to appear on the show with Shen Zhuowen ...

Jiang Zhimiao interrupted her thoughts and looked at the blond and blue-eyed man. There was pure enthusiasm and sincerity in his eyes.

The refusal was about to come, but he changed his words , " We can each have half? I don't have much appetite right now."

Adolf had no objection.

Jiang Zhimiao took out a small bowl, picked up a little, and then pushed it to Adolf.

Adolf is a genuine American, and his appearance is no different from those imagined American gentlemen.

I heard that he is the descendant of a noble family. The reason why he is now in Country W is because he wants to create a world of his own and start his own business.

Logically speaking, Jiang Zhimiao actually admires this kind of people the most, who are courageous, wise, and can move forward fearlessly.

That's who she most wants to be.

But when these words are used in the context of love, they become a direct attack that is impossible to escape.

But Jiang Zhimiao has no intention of falling in love.

So these seemingly sweet straight balls become a kind of trouble.

Adolf finished his sliced noodles, wiped his mouth, looked at Jiang Zhimiao in front of him, and said , " Jiang, can you tell me why you don't agree with my confession?"

Jiang Zhimiao pursed her lips into a straight line, "I don't approve of workplace romance."

Adolf corrected him , " You've used this excuse five times. If you want to fool me, you should at least change your way of saying it."

Jiang Zhimiao , "... "

Rejecting someone is always embarrassing.

What's even more embarrassing is that others could see on the spot that the reason for my refusal was just a perfunctory one.

She rubbed her throbbing temples with her white fingertips, clasped the gold-rimmed porcelain cup tightly, and said after a while , " You are very good, but I have no plans to fall in love now."

Adolf looked at her steadily, "Why? Is it because you are afraid of being hurt again, or because of what happened in your past?"

Jiang Zhimiao immediately raised his eyes and looked at Adolf.

Adolf whispered , " I'm sorry, I didn't mean to delve into your past. I just happened to see you go to a mental clinic once."

Jiang Zhimiao understood.

But having said that, there is nothing more to say but to be honest.

"Yes, I still have some resentment about the hurt in the past and I can't forget it." She paused and chose her words carefully , " I am afraid to enter into a new relationship and I don't want to enter into it again. In other words, I just want to work hard to make money."

Adolf raised his face and smiled, "Do you mind if there is one more person on the road to making money? If I pursue you for ten or eight years, will you agree?"

Neither of these two questions is easy to answer.

Jiang Zhimiao said , " I don't know."

There is no certainty about what will happen in the future. Maybe she will never come back after she goes back; or maybe when she comes back again, everything will have changed.

Another point is——

If you have met too many amazing people when you are young, you will find everyone you meet later in your life somewhat boring.

Adolf stepped forward and said, "I will try my best to make you accept me."

Jiang Zhimiao paused and was about to persuade him.

The doorbell suddenly rang.

This gave Jiang Zhimiao a chance to catch her breath. She staggered to her feet and went to open the door.

The man at the door was wearing a black woolen coat, with a cold and dignified temperament. He wore a frame of sunglasses on his eyes, making him look like a blind man.

He was polite and said , " Sorry, I'm a neighbor who just moved here. I want to ask if you have any soy sauce."

Jiang Zhimiao grabbed his sleeves, calmed down his emotions, and said , " Soy sauce?"

The man belatedly explained , " I just asked a few households, and they said you can have some here. In fact, my family forgot to buy seasonings when cooking, so I wanted to borrow them."

This reason is simply full of loopholes.

Jiang Zhimiao was about to speak, but his eyes slightly shifted and he saw the girl walking from the opposite side.

The girl held Shen Zhuowen's arm, wrinkled her nose, and asked coquettishly , " I'm sorry, this is my boyfriend. He didn't cause you any trouble, did he?"

And Adolf, who had been waiting in the living room for a long time, also came out.

He asked , " What happened, Jiang?"