A Disabled Alpha’S Guide To Being Loved Chapter 22
byChapter 22 Is my ranking number one in your heart? Cheng Cheng is not the reason…
Cheng Cheng didn’t call Wei Zhi on purpose. Not long after Wei Zhi left, he received a call from Tian Qianqian.
At first, he thought it was because of Su Xiaohe’s affairs. Tian Qianqian wanted to invite him to visit Su Xiaohe. After all, Su Xiaohe was hospitalized with a cold a few days ago, and Tian Qianqian had always cared about her.
When he picked up the phone, he was about to say, “Sister Qianqian, let’s make an appointment to see Xiaohe.” However, Tian Qianqian hit him first.
“Xiaocheng, I’m at the ‘Sweet Pomelo’ milk tea shop near your home. I have to tell you about Zhiping.”
Tian Qianqian’s voice sounded hoarse as if it had been covered with a layer of sandpaper. She was very tired, as if she hadn’t had a good rest in many days.
Cheng Cheng’s heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition arose in his heart, and he immediately hurried out to attend the appointment.
He didn’t even have time to zip up his coat. He grabbed his phone and rushed downstairs. The voice-activated lights in the corridor were awakened one by one by his rapid footsteps.
Under the warm yellow light of the milk tea shop, Cheng Cheng saw Tian Qianqian by the window at a glance.
The last time we met, she had exquisite makeup, and she looked energetic even in a simple T-shirt. But now her hair was pulled up casually, the ends of her hair were a little messy, and her eyes were staring blankly at the busy traffic outside the window. She didn’t even notice Cheng Cheng running up to her.
It wasn’t until Cheng Cheng’s breathy “Sister Qianqian” sounded that she slowly turned her head. The red blood in her eyes was like fine spider webs. She was wrapped in a heavy confusion, and she was completely different from the last time they met.
“What’s going on?” Cheng Cheng pulled out the chair across from him and sat down. His fingertips were slightly cold due to nervousness. “Zhiping told me on the phone last time that the construction site has not been busy recently. How could it be…”
Tian Qianqian twitched the corners of her mouth and wanted to laugh, but her laughter was uglier than crying.
She picked up the cold milk tea in front of her and took a sip. The sweet taste made her eyes sore: “He can’t tell you anymore. He fell from the scaffolding three days ago and is still lying in the ICU of the hospital without waking up.”
Cheng Cheng’s breathing paused suddenly, a sense of sourness suddenly appeared in his nose, and his eyes were slightly red. The veins in his hand holding the corner of the table were bulging, and his voice was trembling: “Is it because the shelf is not firmly set up? Or…”
“It’s just that the safety measures are not in place.” Tian Qianqian took a deep breath, clenched her hands into fists, her knuckles turned white, and her nails almost dug into her palms. “The boss is only willing to pay 300,000 yuan, saying that Zhiping did not fasten the safety rope himself. We want to file a lawsuit, but the lawyers we find say they are not sure…”
At the end of her words, the trembling in her voice could no longer be suppressed, and her tears hit the table like broken beads, causing circles of water stains.
“I have money! I have saved tens of thousands in the past few years. You can use it to pay lawyer fees first!” Cheng Cheng suddenly leaned forward and eagerly wanted to pat Tian Qianqian’s shoulder, but stopped in mid-air and instead gently covered the back of her cold hand.
He bit his lower lip desperately to suppress crying, his eyes full of sincerity: “If it’s not enough, I will think of a way, and I will definitely be able to save Zhiping!”
Tian Qianqian shook her head slightly and looked at him with tearful eyes. She moved her lips several times before speaking with difficulty: “Xiao Cheng, let’s raise the money together. I want to…”
Cheng Cheng saw that Tian Qianqian was hiding something, and quickly said: “You can do whatever you need me to do!”
Tian Qianqian stared at Cheng Cheng with hope in her eyes: “Zhiping told me before that your current boss is very nice and very capable. Can you…can you ask him to help find a good lawyer? We are willing to pay any amount of money!”
These words hit Cheng Chengxin like a stone. He knew that Tian Qianqian was desperate before she spoke this way.
Cheng Cheng paused, gently held Tian Qianqian’s cold and trembling hands, and nodded solemnly: “Don’t worry, I will definitely help Zhiping find a good lawyer.”
“Thank you, Xiaocheng!”
Tian Qianqian finally couldn’t hold back her crying. She turned her face to wipe her tears and talked about the details of the accident intermittently.,
The weather that day, the looseness of the scaffolding, the testimonies of the workers… Cheng Cheng listened very carefully and took out his mobile phone to write down a note.
By the time he walked out of the milk tea shop with heavy steps, the sky had completely darkened, and the street lamps cast long shadows on the ground.
He took out his cell phone and was about to call Wei Zhi back, only to find that there were four missed calls on the screen, all from Wei Zhi.
As soon as the call was dialed, Wei Zhi’s muffled voice came, as if it was covered in cotton: “Hello.”
“Brother Wei, I’m sorry! I just met a friend. I was in a hurry and forgot to check my phone.” Cheng Cheng explained quickly and kept walking home, “Do you have anything to do with me?”
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and only slight breathing could be heard.
Cheng Cheng murmured in his heart and asked again: “Brother Wei, are you feeling uncomfortable? The voice doesn’t sound right.”
At this time, Wei Zhi was sitting on the sofa in the living room, with his wheelchair parked by the window.
When he came back in the afternoon, he didn’t see Cheng Cheng. The slippers at the entrance were still the same as when he went out. One of the two slippers flew away. He felt anxious at the first sight and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
Wei Zhi waited from six o’clock to seven o’clock, and then waited until eight o’clock. The longer he waited, the more impatient he became. He made four calls but no one answered. Now he was still asking himself what was wrong as if nothing happened. His mood was swallowed up by an inexplicable grievance.
Wei Zhi said coldly: “It’s okay, I just want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs tonight.”
“Well, okay,” Cheng Cheng jotted it down in surprise, “I’ll buy some ribs and cook them for you when I go home!”
Wei Zhi rarely takes the initiative to ask what food he wants to eat. Most of the time, he is like an immortal who doesn’t eat fireworks. He eats whatever is given to him, as if drinking dew can fill his stomach.
Wei Zhi interrupted him, with a tone that was a bit arrogant: “I want to eat the sweet and sour pork ribs from Yunding Restaurant. You go and buy them.”
Cheng Cheng said doubtfully: “Okay, let me order takeout for you, Brother Wei. Nowadays, takeout software is very advanced, and it’s faster than what I can buy.”
Wei Zhi almost couldn’t finish it. He faced the person on the other side of the screen speechlessly and angrily, but could not refute Cheng Cheng’s words. He just wanted to punish Cheng Cheng for leaving him behind, but he laughed at him for not knowing the food delivery software.
Cheng Cheng wanted to say a few more words to Wei Zhi, but a busy signal came from the other side.
Why did I hang up the phone for no apparent reason without even saying goodbye?
Cheng Cheng complained softly in his heart. He had to tell Brother Wei about this bad habit when he got back. It was a bit rude.
The sweet and sour pork ribs arrived home before Cheng Cheng. When Cheng Cheng returned home, he saw Wei Zhi sitting at the dining table playing with his mobile phone, with a bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs in front of him.
Cheng Cheng changed into home clothes and didn’t understand Wei Zhi: “Brother Wei, if you are hungry, eat first.”
Wei Zhi glanced at him and continued to look at his phone: “I’m not hungry.”
It’s really strange that he was asked to order takeout when he wasn’t hungry. It was obviously healthier to come back and cook.
“Okay, but now I’m hungry, let’s eat together.” Cheng Cheng took out the rice and opened the lid of the sweet and sour pork ribs.
“Eh?” He remembered something, put down his chopsticks and ran into the kitchen to search, “Brother Wei, didn’t I order four dishes? Didn’t the tomato scrambled eggs, sour baby cabbage and matsutake chicken soup come?”
Wei Zhi put down his phone and pursed his lips: “No, maybe the deliveryman ate it secretly.”
Cheng Cheng scratched his head and came out of the kitchen: “How could the delivery guy do this? The merchant must have forgotten it. I have to contact him.”
In fact, the three dishes had been delivered long ago. When Wei Zhi saw that Cheng Cheng had not come back, the dishes arrived first. Feeling angry and annoyed, he simply asked the delivery man to take away the dishes and gave him an extra two hundred yuan as a tip.
He took Cheng Cheng’s wrist and said calmly: “Forget it, you stir-fry some more vegetables and let’s eat briefly. It’s not easy for a delivery person. You just eat what you want, and you don’t have much money.”
Cheng Cheng looked at Wei Zhi’s serious eyes and sighed in his heart, he is indeed the boss, he is kind, and he is considerate of the workers.
He stuffed his phone back into his pocket: “Okay, then I’ll fry some mushrooms and greens. You wait for me for ten minutes.”
The sound of washing vegetables and sizzling cooking came from the kitchen. Wei Zhi put down his cell phone and his eyes drifted to the kitchen door involuntarily.
Cheng Cheng was wearing an apron with a bear pattern on it and was tiptoeing to reach for the spices in the cupboard. There was a lively smell of fireworks from his back.The anger in his heart gradually dissipated, leaving only a faint warmth.
During the meal, the two sat facing each other, and there was only the sound of chopsticks clinking against the bowl.
Cheng Cheng ate his rice and kept thinking about finding a lawyer.He secretly glanced at Wei Zhi, who was slowly chewing on ribs, with soft lines on his face.
After a while, Cheng Cheng asked thoughtfully: “Brother Wei, how are things going in your company? Is it going well?”
Wei Zhi took a piece of green vegetables with chopsticks and said calmly: “Well, it’s okay. With new investors joining, this project can continue to be promoted in Zhiyu.”
“That’s great!” Cheng Cheng sounded a little excited. He was happy for Wei Zhi.
He trusted Wei Zhi very much. Wei Zhi had always been very planned and organized in his work. Every move was like playing chess, carefully weaving a big net and waiting for his opponent to fall into a trap.
“Yeah.” Wei Zhi nodded and didn’t answer any more.
The air fell silent again.
Cheng Cheng wanted to ask Wei Zhi for help finding a lawyer over and over again, but he didn’t have the courage to say it.
When his father passed away and his mother was paralyzed, he didn’t even ask for help. He relied on compensation and donations from disabled people to get by.
Now he really doesn’t know how to tell Wei Zhi. After all, he and Wei Zhi have an incompatible relationship.
Cheng Cheng suddenly felt that if he also had a good academic qualification and some excellent connections, he would be able to help Xu Zhiping without having to look at other people’s faces.
Cheng Cheng chewed the rice in his mouth and sighed heavily.
Wei Zhi looked up at him and asked, “What’s wrong? What happened today?”
Wei Zhi’s tone couldn’t help but take on the dignity of a superior, as if he was asking about the work situation of his employees.
Cheng Cheng trembled and recalled the appearance of the high school dean, a little scared.
Wei Zhi noticed his uneasiness and helplessly softened his tone: “Don’t be nervous. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly.”
Cheng Cheng swallowed, put down his chopsticks, and said cautiously: “I grew up working as a shelf worker. An accident happened at the construction site two days ago. He is still in the ICU. His girlfriend is helping him fight a lawsuit with the construction site boss. I want you to find a reliable lawyer.”
Wei Zhi didn’t respond immediately and maneuvered the wheelchair to Cheng Cheng’s side, next to his chair.He could smell the faint smell of oil smoke on Cheng Cheng’s body, mixed with the fragrance of shampoo, and a very light grape smell that seemed to float away at any time.
“Xiao Cheng, is this the reason why you have been uneasy while eating? Are you worried that I won’t agree or are you just feeling sad for you?”
Cheng Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded honestly: “Both, yes. I know Zhiping has nothing to do with you, and I shouldn’t trouble you, but…”
Wei Zhi suddenly reached out and gently took Cheng Cheng’s hand, his two palms tightly folded together.
His voice was as calm as ever: “As for the former, I hope you don’t have any worries. As long as you ask, I will definitely help you within my ability, and I will find ways to help you beyond my ability.”
“For the latter, I only have a small request. I hope that in your heart, my ranking can be ranked higher than yours.” Wei Zhi looked at him quietly, his eyes shining with stubbornness, “After all, I have never been in second place since I was a child, so I will be very uncomfortable.”
Cheng Cheng’s eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly, a little confused.This sounded a bit strange, but when it came out of Wei Zhi’s mouth, it was so reasonable that he couldn’t refute it.
“But…” Cheng Cheng knew that he should flatter his boss at this time and say something nice, but he really didn’t want to lie to Wei Zhi. He scratched his head, a little embarrassed, “Brother Wei, Zhiping and I grew up wearing the same pair of underpants, and we have played together since kindergarten. He…”
Wei Zhi squeezed Cheng Cheng’s hand tightly and said with a bit of unreasonableness: “Then you should slowly adapt. From today on, I will be in front of him.”
“Okay, okay.” Cheng Cheng blinked, “Brother Wei, you pinched me a little bit.”
Wei Zhi let go of Cheng Cheng’s hand with satisfaction: “I’ll ask you again tomorrow, you still have to remember.”
Cheng Cheng nodded, fearing that he would pinch his hand again: “I will remember it well! Brother Wei, and the lawyer…”
Wei Zhi frowned: “Why are you so anxious? Didn’t I say I would help you? You can forward me the business card you sent to your little girlfriend later, and I will explain it to Xiao He and let her contact Xiao He directly.”
Cheng Cheng hurriedly forwarded the business card to Wei Zhi, sighing in his heart that Brother Wei had thought more carefully, and Secretary He would definitely be able to explain it more clearly than he did.
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The author has something to say: Here we go~
Banxia novel, a lot of fun