1
The Ancient City is 360 kilometers away from Beijing. Rui Xiaodan took the overnight train for over four hours and arrived at Beijing Railway Station at 7:30 a.m. She walked out of the station following the flow of passengers, then stopped and looked around. She saw a young man holding a sign high above his head with "Rui Xiaodan" written on it, and there was a man standing beside him. She recognized the young man holding the sign. It was Xiao Zhao, who had driven Ding Yuanying to the Ancient City. They had met once in Nancun Community.
She quickened her pace as she walked over, looking around, but couldn't see any sign of Xiao Yawen. She was puzzled: They had made an appointment on the phone, so why wasn't she here?
Xiao Zhao also recognized her and quickly walked forward to greet her, "Hello, Miss Rui!"
Rui Xiaodan greeted him with a smile, "Hello."
Xiao Zhao introduced, "This is our President Han, the president of Zhengtian Group."
Zhengtian is a well-known domestic brand. Rui Xiaodan never expected that the person who came to pick her up at the station so early in the morning was the president of this large group company. Subconsciously, she felt that Xiao Yawen had been here and left on purpose. She felt rather uncomfortable. It was at this moment that a word she rarely paid attention to flashed through her mind: class.
Han Chufeng was dressed simply yet elegantly. His calm eyes exuded authority. He said politely and amiably, "Hello, Miss Rui. I'm Han Chufeng, a friend of Yuanying's. Let's not stand on ceremony. Let's get in the car."
The three of them walked to the parking lot and got into a black Mercedes-Benz S600. The young man drove, Han Chufeng sat in the front, and Rui Xiaodan sat in the back. The car then drove away from Beijing Station.
In the car, Han Chufeng said politely, "Miss Rui, your accommodation has been arranged at Zhengtian Hotel. You can check in first and go about your business. I'm too busy during the day. Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll be the host."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Thank you for the trouble, President Han. I'll contact Xiao Yawen later. I'd like to have lunch with her at noon. I have nothing to do in the afternoon. I'd like to go shopping alone."
Han Chufeng said, "I know Miss Xiao. She's a very nice person."
After driving for more than 20 minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of Zhengtian Hotel. Immediately, a uniformed attendant came forward to open the car door. Han Chufeng led Rui Xiaodan into the hotel and waited for Xiao Zhao at the elevator entrance in the lobby. During this time, people kept coming and going, greeting Han Chufeng, all addressing him as "President Han".
A moment later, Xiao Zhao came in, quickly fetched the room key from the front desk, and the three of them took the elevator to the 19th floor. Led by the floor attendant, they arrived at Room 1901 and entered. The attendant briefly introduced the services and precautions to Rui Xiaodan, and Han Chufeng waved his hand to let her leave.
Han Chufeng thought for a moment and said, "Miss Rui, the restaurant is on the second floor. I'm too pressed for time to have breakfast with you. You've had a long overnight journey. Have a rest this morning. Xiao Zhao will pick you up at 11:30 a.m. You can arrange your activities freely. If you want to go shopping this afternoon, do me a favor and let Xiao Zhao accompany you to our Zhengtian Commercial Building."
Rui Xiaodan nodded and said, "Okay."
Han Chufeng said, "Then I'll take my leave."
Rui Xiaodan saw them off at the door.
After seeing Han Chufeng off, Rui Xiaodan closed the door and looked around the suite, which consisted of a bedroom, a living room, a study, and a bathroom. Each room was decorated in a beautiful European style, and every item and detail showed luxury. The luxurious suite in front of her and what had just happened seemed to form an omnipresent pressure around her, making her feel vaguely uncomfortable. She sat on the sofa in the living room for a while and then went downstairs for breakfast.
She was very restless. On the way to the restaurant, she was still thinking about Ding Yuanying sweating profusely in the stuffy room and the records he sold for just a few dozen yuan. A sense of admiration and sadness welled up in her heart.
After having breakfast, she returned to her room and called Xiao Yawen. By this time, Xiao Yawen was already at work. On the phone, she deliberately avoided the topic of why she hadn't seen Xiao Yawen at the station and directly made an appointment to have lunch together. Xiao Yawen set the meeting place at the entrance of Beijing Hongda Office Building.2
At 11:25 a.m., the driver Xiao Zhao called the room on time to inform Rui Xiaodan to go downstairs. Rui Xiaodan was already ready to go out. She quickly went downstairs after receiving the call. The car was parked at the entrance, and Xiao Zhao was standing beside it with the rear door already open.
Seeing Rui Xiaodan approaching, Xiao Zhao took a step forward and said, "Miss Rui, please get in the car."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Thank you." and got into the car.
Half an hour later, the car stopped on the roadside of Hongda Office Building. Through the car window, Rui Xiaodan saw that on the left side of the road was a row of fences, with many signs of cultural organizations hanging on both sides of the gate. Inside the yard was a building, and more than a dozen cars were parked in front of it. On the right side of the road were several exquisitely decorated restaurants, and all the parking spaces in front of the restaurants were occupied.
Rui Xiaodan saw Xiao Yawen standing on the roadside from afar, and the car stopped right beside her. Rui Xiaodan got out of the car and warmly held Xiao Yawen's hand, asking, "How long have you been waiting?"
Xiao Yawen said, "I just got off work. Hello, Xiao Zhao!"
"Hello, Miss Xiao!" Xiao Zhao said, "You two have lunch. I'll pick up Miss Rui at 1:30 p.m."
Xiao Yawen nodded to Xiao Zhao and said apologetically, "Thank you for your trouble."
After Xiao Zhao drove away, they entered a restaurant named "Gulai Xiang" and chose the most secluded table in the corner, which was most convenient for talking. Without looking at the menu, Xiao Yawen ordered a pot of chrysanthemum tea and two traditional dishes to the waitress, clearly a regular customer here. The waitress brought a pot of tea and two cups on a delicate wooden tray.
Xiao Yawen poured two cups of tea and placed one in front of Rui Xiaodan before saying, "I went to the station. I saw Han Chufeng from a distance. He's now the president of Zhengtian Group. You're really being treated well. It would be tactless of me to push myself forward, so I quietly came back to work. If I didn't even have this bit of sense, I'd have starved to death long ago."
Rui Xiaodan changed the awkward topic and asked, "What are you busy with these days?"
Xiao Yawen said, "I'm working for a headhunting company. Life is okay. Let's talk about you. What's going on between you and him?"
Rui Xiaodan said, "I think... I'm in love with him."
Xiao Yawen was slightly stunned and said calmly, "Then don't think about anything else. You're heading for hell."
Rui Xiaodan asked, "How do you know it's hell?"
Xiao Yawen smiled and said, "You're not being honest. You left out a sentence. The full sentence should be: If you haven't had that kind of thought, how do you know it's hell? But you overestimate me and also underestimate me. I say you overestimate me because I'm not so noble as to forget who I am; I say you underestimate me because I'm not so naive as to forget what I want."
Rui Xiaodan said, "In other words, I don't know who I am."
Xiao Yawen took a sip of tea and said calmly and with feeling, "Women, so many base things are inborn. As long as you're a woman, you can't get rid of them. Even I, as a woman, know this, let alone those perceptive people. I worked as his assistant for a year. No matter how much he respects women, it can't hide the fact that he's afraid of women deep down. Being afraid means looking down on them, just like the saying 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise'. From a woman's perspective, Ding Yuanying isn't popular with women. He's not practical and doesn't have what women want. This kind of person is only meaningful when kept at the position of an acquaintance or a friend. If the distance gets closer, this value will be ruined."
Rui Xiaodan said, "In other words, I've ruined this value and let you down. I'm not just embarrassed now. I feel like I've committed a crime. I don't need to wait for hell in the future. I'm already in hell."
Xiao Yawen said, "Listen carefully. I haven't even started talking about hell yet. I've met his ex-wife and had a few words with her. You can take her words as a reference. She said that he would never quarrel with you. Every pore of his exudes a condescending tolerance towards secular culture, so tolerant that he doesn't even bother to reason with you, so tolerant that you'll feel vulgar and inferior by yourself. When you're almost suffocating and going crazy, the only word that comes to your mind is 'escape'!"
Rui Xiaodan nodded and said, "It's very practical and profound. It doesn't seem like an excuse."
Xiao Yawen said, "Escape, that's hell."
Rui Xiaodan said, "I disagree. There's no question of escape here. If Ding Yuanying stumbles over the same stone twice, he's a fool. It's him who should be tortured in hell. If anyone needs to escape, it's him."
Xiao Yawen said, "So, he won't let himself stumble twice. And you, longing for him so much, have to endure the pain of lovesickness. Ancient and modern poems have described how bitter lovesickness can be. You're a woman, with a woman's nature. Once you fall into it, it's hard to extricate yourself. Ding Yuanying is meaningless to women. Women have greed, anger, and ignorance. Women without these are women from the celestial kingdom."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Even if it's hell, I have to taste what it's like."
At this time, the waitress brought the food, two bowls of rice and two servings of the specialty dish: Guliang Lion's Head. The arrival of the food temporarily interrupted the conversation. Xiao Yawen picked up her chopsticks and said, "This dish tastes better when it's hot. Let's eat first."
After eating for a while, Xiao Yawen put down her chopsticks, wiped her lips with a tissue, and said with a mysterious smile, "Sister, a woman's greatest magic is her beauty. And you're extremely beautiful. Since you're determined to do this, use all your tricks, fight him until he's completely defeated. Then I'll be your family, and I'm sure to benefit from you in the future."
Rui Xiaodan laughed and said, "Oh my god. Is there a sister who teaches like this?"
Xiao Yawen waved her hand gracefully and said, "Do I need to teach? It's instinct. Saying 'teach' is an insult to the Creator."
The two continued to eat and chat. Rui Xiaodan briefly told Xiao Yawen about what had happened recently.
When it came to the "selling records" situation, Xiao Yawen was secretly shocked. She had been worried that Chen Ru taking 150,000 yuan would affect Ding Yuanying's life in the Ancient City, but she never expected it to be this serious.
Xiao Yawen was thinking to herself: Should I tell her about Chen Ru taking the money? If I don't, she might accidentally reveal the record-selling thing to Han Chufeng, and then Chen Ru borrowing money from Ding Yuanying privately would no longer be a secret. If I do, she'll deliberately avoid this issue when meeting Han Chufeng and bear great financial pressure. If I fund Ding Yuanying myself, it's clearly inappropriate during this sensitive period. After much consideration, Xiao Yawen decided to keep silent on this issue. After all, it had been a year since Chen Ru borrowed the money. It was most appropriate for Han Chufeng to solve Ding Yuanying's living expenses. It was proper in all aspects, and this amount of money was negligible to Han Chufeng.
So, Xiao Yawen didn't mention Chen Ru borrowing money. Instead, she continued the previous topic, "Actually, you might as well not have come to Beijing this time. Meeting Han Chufeng will only cause you more trouble."
Rui Xiaodan was puzzled and asked, "Why?"
Xiao Yawen said, "Just wait and see. Han Chufeng will receive you with a very high standard. However, if you really think you deserve this standard, you're wrong. It's not you who deserves this standard, but Ding Yuanying. For you, this standard will only push you to extremes. Either it'll make you feel inferior, or it'll make you look like a stingy, greedy person, leaving you with no proper choice at all. Even if you see through this, it seems wrong to complain when others are nice to you. In that circle, it's not you who screens them, but they who screen you. Originally, you had some self-confidence, but after his care, it'll be almost destroyed."
Rui Xiaodan said, "I'm here to find out the situation. If I'm destroyed, it's also part of the situation I need to know."
Xiao Yawen thought for a while and said, "Judging from Ding Yuanying's designating stocks for Ouyang Xue and providing guarantees, it makes me think this might be possible. He's not concerned about face with Ouyang Xue. He cares about your feelings."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Just showing some kindness to a lady, giving her some face."
Xiao Yawen said, "Maybe, but not necessarily. Ding Yuanying is a man who keeps his promises. He signed an agreement in Berlin, promising not to get involved in the stock market again. 500,000 yuan worth of stocks may not be a big amount for him in quantity, but there's no difference in nature. What does this mean? What kind of person is worth him breaking his promise?"
3
Nearly 1:30 p.m., Xiao Zhao arrived on time. After greeting Rui Xiaodan and Xiao Yawen, he went to wait in the car outside. Xiao Yawen paid the bill and told Rui Xiaodan to eat a little less when meeting Han Chufeng in the evening. Then they could go to a bar to listen to music, have coffee, and have midnight snacks at the snack street. It was almost time for Xiao Yawen to go back to work, so the two said goodbye at the restaurant entrance.
Zhengtian Commercial Building is located on a bustling street in Beijing. The wide square in front of the building, in this prime location where every inch of land is precious, is especially humane, thus looking more magnificent and imposing. On the right side of the main entrance of the building, there is a small parking lot, where only the cars of the group's privileged employees are parked. As soon as the car Rui Xiaodan was in drove in, it was recognized by the on-duty security guards. The guards directed Xiao Zhao to park the car in a suitable spot.
After getting out of the car, Rui Xiaodan said to Xiao Zhao, "Thank you so much for the trouble. You can go back. I'll just look around inside. I'll take a taxi back later."
Xiao Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I won't wait for you."
Rui Xiaodan waved politely to Xiao Zhao and then entered the mall.
The decoration inside the mall was magnificent, and the dazzling array of commodities was overwhelming. Whether it was the coming and going customers or the bewildering array of billboards, everything showed the trendiness and fashion of the metropolis. According to the guidance of the shopping guide map, Rui Xiaodan went directly to the fashion mall on the fifth floor, browsing intently. Sometimes she stopped to examine a piece of clothing carefully, and sometimes she went to the fitting room to try on a piece of clothing that particularly interested her. Unconsciously, more than two hours passed. Although she didn't plan to buy anything, she still couldn't help buying a pair of jeans and a casual top.
Rui Xiaodan looked at her watch and thought it was time to go back. She needed time to get ready because she had an important conversation with Han Chufeng in the evening. However, when she walked to the entrance, she was unexpectedly stopped by the mall security guards.
The security guard said politely, "Miss Rui, please wait."
Rui Xiaodan immediately realized that she was being watched. At least it meant that Xiao Zhao hadn't left but had been waiting here to pick her up. She asked politely, "Sir, is there a problem?"
The security guard said, "Please come with me, Miss Rui. Our general manager is waiting for you outside."
Rui Xiaodan followed the security guard outside. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw that the black car was still parked there. Xiao Zhao was talking to a middle-aged man beside him. Seeing Rui Xiaodan coming, Xiao Zhao took a step forward, took her things, and said with a smile, "Miss Rui, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Ma Guo'an, the general manager of the mall. You've met in the Ancient City."
Rui Xiaodan remembered that when she met him in the Ancient City, others called him "Director Ma". Just one year had passed, and he was already the general manager of Zhengtian Mall. She shook hands with Manager Ma but didn't know what to say, so she just smiled politely.
Manager Ma said vaguely, "Please wait a moment, Miss Rui. There's one more box to be loaded into the car." Before he finished speaking, a young man in a suit rushed over here with a cardboard box. Xiao Zhao opened the trunk and put the box in. Seeing that the box was loaded, Manager Ma said, "Miss Rui, please get in the car."
As soon as Rui Xiaodan got in the car, it started. She saw Manager Ma waving goodbye to her and waved subconsciously. The whole process ended before Rui Xiaodan even understood what was going on.
On the way, Rui Xiaodan said to Xiao Zhao, "You shouldn't have waited for me. It's not appropriate."
Xiao Zhao said, "It's my job."
Rui Xiaodan didn't say anything more.
When they arrived at Zhengtian Hotel, Xiao Zhao parked the car at the entrance. After getting out of the car, Rui Xiaodan said to Xiao Zhao, "Thank you. Goodbye." Xiao Zhao just smiled and drove to the parking lot.
Rui Xiaodan took the elevator to the 19th floor, went back to her room, put down her things, and then went to the bathroom to turn on the hot water. Just as she started to wash her hands, the doorbell rang. Rui Xiaodan wiped her hands and opened the door. It turned out that Xiao Zhao hadn't left. He was standing at the door holding the cardboard box, so she quickly let him in.
Xiao Zhao put down the box and explained, "Miss Rui, just now, neither Manager Ma nor I dared to tell you. This box is for you. As soon as you entered the mall, someone was following you. The box contains all the clothes you noticed in the mall. Manager Ma arranged this, and the money has been paid, charged to President Han's account. I'm just a driver. Please don't make things difficult for me. My task is completed when I deliver the box here."
Only then did Rui Xiaodan understand why Han Chufeng had deliberately recommended her to go to Zhengtian Mall. She asked, "How much did it cost in total?"
Xiao Zhao replied, "The invoices are all inside. It's about 13,000 yuan."
Rui Xiaodan said, "I got it. You can go back."
So Xiao Zhao thanked her repeatedly and then left.
Rui Xiaodan opened the cardboard box and randomly took out a few pieces of clothing to have a look. Sure enough, they were all the clothes she had paid special attention to in the mall. She put the clothes back into the box, lay down on the sofa sideways, and fell into deep thought.
4
In the evening, Han Chufeng came to pick up Rui Xiaodan in person.
The car drove to the embassy area and stopped at a high-end hotel named "Hotel de Paris". Although it was called a hotel, it was more like a noble palace. Entering the hotel, two doormen dressed as ancient Roman knights stood on both sides, bowing to the guests. A middle-aged man in a white hotel uniform greeted them with a smile and led them to a table to sit down.
The waiters in the hotel were different. They were all middle-aged men. Most of the guests in the hotel were foreigners, all with elegant manners and extraordinary temperament. Although there were quite a few guests here, it was very quiet, and no one was speaking loudly.
Han Chufeng ordered the dishes and then said casually, "Miss Rui, this place is like the second trading floor for international trade. Most people who come here are here for business, not just for a meal. But today, I invited you here just to let you have a good meal. You're a guest in Beijing, and I naturally have to show my hospitality as the host."
Rui Xiaodan said, "President Han, I came to Beijing to learn something about Ding Yuanying from you."
Han Chufeng said in a calm tone, "Miss Rui, you're the guest, and I'm the host. It's no problem to let you live comfortably and eat well. But why do you think you can talk about Ding Yuanying with me at the same table?"
Rui Xiaodan was silent for a moment and then said calmly, "I thought the person Ding Yuanying first thought of borrowing money from must be a true friend, but it turns out he's also someone who likes to associate with the powerful. I was being too imaginative. Since I'm here, I should respect your nobility. I'm just being presumptuous. I'll take my leave." After saying that, she stood up to leave.
"Wait!" Han Chufeng stopped her, nodded, and said, "This 'having nothing to rely on' is exactly something to rely on. Please sit down, please!"
Rui Xiaodan thought for a moment and then sat back down.
Han Chufeng softened his tone a little and said, "It's not easy to explain what kind of person Yuanying is. Without some basis, it'll only become a bigger and bigger question mark. I don't mean to deliberately make things difficult for you."
Rui Xiaodan said faintly, "Putting me up in a hotel, giving me clothes, and having dinner here... I haven't even got close to Ding Yuanying yet, and you've already thrown me a bone. It's very much the style of the upper class. In this way, I'm no better than a vase, at most just a wine bottle for you men to show your friendship."
Han Chufeng was silent, not saying a word. His gaze and expression gradually changed.
At this time, the drinks and dishes were served. However, neither of them touched the tableware.
After thinking for a long time, Han Chufeng finally said, "Whether you're a vase or a female confidant, we'll only know after weighing it. I apologize for any lack of courtesy. Return the clothes, you pay the hotel bill, and I'll treat you to this meal. How about that? And please change that polite 'you' back."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Thank you. If there's a chance in the future, please also understand the difficulties of us poor people. I can't afford to eat in this kind of hotel, and I can't afford to eat in that kind of hotel."
"I'm being inconsiderate. I'm sorry." Han Chufeng chuckled, and the previous unpleasantness disappeared immediately. He picked up the knife and fork and said, "Last year, Director Ma and Xiao Zhao sent Yuanying to the Ancient City. When they came back, they said they saw a female police officer and that she was extremely beautiful. Now that I've seen you, it's really true. Come, let's talk while we eat."
Rui Xiaodan tasted a few dishes and took a sip of the drink, then stopped, waiting for Han Chufeng to get to the main topic.
Han Chufeng picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth and lit a cigarette. He fully understood the purpose of Rui Xiaodan's visit, but instead of talking about Ding Yuanying as Rui Xiaodan expected, he asked, "What happened when Yuanying borrowed money?"
Rui Xiaodan told him the whole story of Ding Yuanying's phone call to borrow money.
Han Chufeng pondered for a moment and said, "I'd like to ask you for a favor. When you go back, please drive Yuanying's car back for me along the way. This is between us and has nothing to do with anyone else. If I send someone specially, I'll need two cars and a lot of back-and-forth. It's just a one-way trip for you."
Rui Xiaodan said, "It's okay for a more than 300-kilometer highway."
Han Chufeng nodded, with the meaning of both confirmation and gratitude, and then said apologetically, "Miss Rui, I'm sure I'll disappoint you when you came to see me. Yuanying is extremely afraid of women, to the bone. You can't teach him, you can't fight with him. It's even more straightforward to spend money on prostitutes. As for evaluating him, I think one sentence is enough: Yuanying is a sensible person."
Rui Xiaodan's heart trembled slightly, and she could hardly tell what kind of feeling it was.
5
After the face-to-face talk between Rui Xiaodan and Han Chufeng at the Hotel de Paris that night, Han Chufeng sent Rui Xiaodan back to Zhengtian Hotel at around 9:00 p.m. After taking a short rest, Rui Xiaodan called Xiao Yawen as agreed, and they met at Sanlitun Bar Street. Sanlitun Bar Street is the most famous bar area in Beijing, with glamorous dance halls, warm and romantic havens, and elegant and avant-garde cultural spots... It has all kinds of places. They chose a jazz bar named "The Other Side of the Mississippi River", drinking coffee while enjoying the jazz performance, soaking in the atmosphere and the mood. At midnight, they went to the well-known snack street in Beijing to have midnight snacks, having a bowl of almond tea, a plate of pan-fried buns... eating from one end to the other.
It was already late at night when Rui Xiaodan returned to Zhengtian Hotel to rest. That night, she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. She felt that she and Ding Yuanying were like two people standing on opposite sides of a canyon. Although they were so close, it seemed incredibly far away to be together.
At 10:00 a.m. the next day, Rui Xiaodan packed her things and went downstairs at the time agreed with Han Chufeng. Han Chufeng and Xiao Zhao were already waiting in the parking lot of Zhengtian Hotel. Han Chufeng was smoking, and there were two black cars parked beside him. One was the Mercedes-Benz S600 of the Zhengtian president, and the other was Han Chufeng's personal BMW 730.
When Rui Xiaodan walked over, Han Chufeng patted the BMW and said, "This is the car. All the driving documents are in it."
Rui Xiaodan put her handbag and the new clothes she bought into the car, closed the door, and examined the car, saying, "It's really beautiful. I've never driven such a nice car before."
Han Chufeng smiled and said, "The car is in excellent shape. You'll get the hang of it after driving a few kilometers. Yesterday, I was thinking that the way you hung up Yuanying's phone must have been really cool, like a swordswoman."
Rui Xiaodan said politely, "Sorry to have troubled you this time."
Han Chufeng waved his hand and said, "Since you've already taken care of Yuanying's borrowing money, I won't add any more trouble. Zheng Jianshi brought 15 jin of Tieguanyin from his Anxi hometown for Ding Yuanying when he returned to China in April. Jenny asked Zheng Jianshi to bring him over 20 records. When you go back and tell him, he'll know. The tea is all vacuum-packed in small bags. I've been keeping it in the freezer, so the quality won't be affected much."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Okay."
Han Chufeng said, "You still have a long way to go. Get in the car."
Rui Xiaodan waved goodbye to Xiao Zhao, who was standing not far away, and then got into the car, started it, and buckled her seatbelt. When she was checking the driving license and road maintenance fees and other travel documents, she noticed that the name of the car owner was Han Chufeng, not Ding Yuanying. However, due to her rather awkward position at the moment, she didn't feel it was appropriate to ask more questions.
It was only then that Han Chufeng, in the tone of an elder brother, gave her a few words of advice, saying, "Yuanying isn't the kind of person who is obsessed with achieving great success. He's content as 只要有口饭吃. He likes peace and quiet and is used to being alone. For women, this may seem negative, withdrawn, and unenterprising. The Ancient City isn't a place for him to stay for long. His funds were frozen in Berlin and won't be unfrozen until May 1998. By then, he'll be able to find a place, buy a house, and perhaps just live a quiet life. For Yuanying to accept you means he needs to rebuild his lifestyle, which isn't an easy thing."
After saying that, Han Chufeng closed the door for her, waved his hand, and signaled her to drive.
Rui Xiaodan understood the care behind these words. She rolled down the window and said, "Thank you!" She also waved to Han Chufeng. The car made a turn and drove out of the parking lot, merging into the traffic on the road.
After getting on the fully enclosed highway, the hustle and bustle of the metropolis was left far behind. In front of her were vast fields, and farmers were busy with the summer harvest and autumn planting.
Rui Xiaodan had no intention of enjoying the scenery along the way. She held the steering wheel with her left hand, took out her sunglasses from her handbag with her right hand and put them on, then rolled down the window. The strong wind blew into the car, hitting her face. She was thinking about what Han Chufeng had just said, thinking to herself: In this era, it's not difficult to be obsessed with achieving great success. What's truly difficult is not being obsessed with it.除了用词和表达,还有哪些方面可以优化翻译?有没有专门的翻译优化工具推荐?如何进一步提高翻译的质量和流畅度?