Flowers all the way

Chapter 12 Details Lost in the Past
Xin Chen washed his hair and took a bath, applied a facial mask, then put a rose bubble bath into the bathtub, turned the water to the maximum, watched the bubbles rise, lay down in it, and sighed comfortably, only feeling that his tired body seemed to be floating in the air. In the clouds.

After Xin Di's parents moved out, she redecorated the bathroom, which was completely different from Xin Chen's minimalist style with only a shower head.Light-toned mosaic tiles, a small pink shell-shaped jacuzzi, a large stack of thick bath towels, and a variety of skin care products on the shelves.Xin Chen has to admit that these gadgets of Xin Dibei are still very useful.

After taking a shower, she didn't have any appetite to eat for a while, so she lay down on the velvet sofa to rest.She has always liked this old-fashioned sofa. It is low and wide, and the dark red velvet is just right. When she puts her hand on it, it feels like touching an old friend who makes people feel at ease.

In fact, Xin Chen likes the whole house.The high and deep space, the long and narrow living room, the old floor with mottled wood grain, and the curtains with floral patterns, every place has the leisure and comfort of home.When Xin Di said that she would redecorate everything, she was frightened at once. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, it's very good."

Xin Di laughed, "Hey, it's fine if these furniture are old. The key point is that they have no special features. They are just the craftsmanship of carpenters in the late 20s. Why do you cherish them so much?"

Xin Chen couldn't tell the reason at all, but of course she cherished this place.A courtyard in the bustling downtown area, although not big, is relatively quiet. Two Albizia Julibrissin trees in the courtyard grow luxuriantly, and in summer they bloom beautiful flowers, exuding a light fragrance.The people living inside are all colleagues who know each other, there is a teacher on duty at the door, and there is a special person to clean the corridor.Especially the aunt Li Xin has a pair of skillful hands in housekeeping, the floor is waxed regularly, everything is neatly arranged, and all the furniture is spotless, which is in stark contrast to where she lives.

She began to spend her vacation here when she was 12 years old, and lived here for a whole year after she was in her third year of high school.Although she has never been intimate with her aunt, she is still reluctant to destroy the warm home order created by her aunt.

Xin Di's parents also overturned her grand remodeling plan and let her have less trouble. In the end, she only changed part of the furniture and remodeled the bathroom.

When it was Xin Chen's turn to start decorating the house, Xin Di deliberately walked over to look at it, and shouted: "Hey, you really can do it, throw away everything you can throw, and knock on all walls you can knock on."

She said with a smile: "Hey, I made money, and my dad also sent money here, supporting me to do whatever I want."

After she finished decorating, Xin Di came to see it again and sighed: "You have turned your entire home into an office, how can you decorate like this."

She said with satisfaction: "How nice it is."

Of course, it's so good that there is no trace of the old days.

Xin Chen turned over on the sofa and fell asleep in a daze. In a daze, there seemed to be a pair of gentle and strong hands hugging her, gently stroking her back, relaxing her tired and tense body Come down, let her head rest on the slightly sunken place on his shoulder, and whisper "Don't be afraid" in her ear, the heat of her breath brushes over her ear, causing a slight numbness... The phone rang, and she Suddenly turned over and sat up, holding his head: unexpectedly having such a dream again.

But when you lie on this sofa, don't you just want to indulge yourself into a dream?Even such a hug in the dream is no longer as pure as a memory, but it is almost like a spring dream, with a bit of indescribable beauty.She smiled sarcastically at herself, and took a look at the phone, it was her father Xin Kaiyu calling.

"Chenzi, why don't you come home in the middle of the night?" He pretended to be dignified.

She couldn't help laughing, "Your tone doesn't have any deterrent effect at all. I'm staying at Dizi's side today. You should take the key with you."

"The weather is fine, let's go out and have a supper with Dad."

Xinchen was really hungry, so I made an appointment with my father to find clothes in Xindi's closet. They were nearly 10 centimeters apart in height, so they couldn't share clothes. Fortunately, she is a designer, and there are quite a lot of stocks at home. Xin Chen changed into a white T-shirt and a blue batik wrap skirt that didn't require size recognition, then put on her flip flops and dragged out the door.

On local summer nights, there are always many people having a midnight snack outside. The place they made an appointment is near the river, not far from Xindi's residence.Walking at night is a pleasant thing, with the faint wind blowing, the people coming and going seem relaxed, with a calm gait, without the sense of anxiety in the high temperature during the day.

Xin Kaiyu had already sat there, and there were various small plates of stewed vegetables on the small table. He patted the seat beside him and handed a bowl of beef and radish soup to his daughter. .”

"It's only fun to drink this on a hot day."

This is actually a small storefront, which has been in business for many years and is very famous in the local area.The boss is a big old lady with dark skin and gloomy face. She is called Mrs. Wang. She never greets guests with a smile. This kind of marinated food is very delicious, and the diners who come here just don't care about their attitude.

At night, the dozens of simple tables and chairs outside the door are full of people, many of them are well-dressed white-collar workers, put their purses aside, loosen their ties, loosen their shirt collars, and eat with coarse porcelain bowls It was such a joy, and many people drove over to buy takeaway.A few small shops have opened next to the trend, selling other flavors, and it is bustling, like a food stall.

"I'm in Kunming. Apart from thinking about you, I miss the food here."

Xin Chen picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup. As expected, he inhaled suddenly, "I'm afraid I don't spend as much time thinking about the food here as I do."

Xin Kaiyu laughed, poured a glass of cold beer for his daughter, and went to a nearby shop to order red bean paste, "Drink this quickly, Dizi is more spicy than you, and I like the beef soup here, why don't you ask her to come with me? "

"She has a date today."

"Has no one asked you out? It's unbelievable that such a beautiful daughter of mine would not have a date on the weekend."

Xin Chen also laughed, "Your daughter, I didn't get your good inheritance at all, so I really lose face."

"Chenzi, don't shut yourself up at home all the time. I'm very worried about you like this."

"I've never seen a father like you. I wish my daughter could go wild all over the world to be happy."

"If you don't enjoy life while you're young, don't you regret it when you're old?"

"Come on, I have enjoyed being young and frivolous, and now I am enjoying another life, which is not bad."

Xin Kaiyu shook his head, "You should be in love and enjoy the attention of boys."

"I tried it, and it can pass the boring time, but it doesn't seem to be very interesting. Dad, I have always wanted to ask you, can you keep the original good mood if you keep falling in love?"

"Of course I didn't stop when I was bored, okay? Especially now, I really want to stop and have a rest." Xin Kaiyu paused, looked at his daughter, "Chenzi, I'm planning to get married."

Xin Chen was taken aback. The hand holding the duck's tongue with the chopsticks stopped in the air, tilting his head and looking at his father. His expression was relaxed, but he definitely didn't mean to be joking.She asked suspiciously, "Who is that lucky bride?"

Xin Kaiyu took out the wallet and handed it to her. She opened it, and there were two photos inside. One was a photo of herself and him, and the other was a lady. From the photo, she was about 30 years old, with a pair of piercing eyes. Her eyes are thin, her lips are slightly smiling, and her appearance can only be described as delicate and correct, which is definitely not outstanding.

Xin Chen couldn't help but be surprised. Ever since she was a child, she had seen many women of all kinds who tried their best to seek marriage and promises from her flamboyant father. Among them, the most violent woman was nine years ago when she was a sophomore in high school. Sometimes, he even bankrupted his business and almost went to jail.

She had a cold and headache that day, came back from school early, and stood at the door of her house and heard the conversation between her uncle and her father. Only then did she know that her father, who stayed at home abnormally and didn't run around, had caused big trouble.

"Why don't you just agree to marry her and let her settle this matter. She's a bit ruthless, but she has been with you for several years for no reason, and she probably really cares about you." It was uncle Xin's enlightened voice, She stood still and wondered, is dad getting married?

"Marrying her is no different from going to jail." Xin Kaiyu said without soft-spoken, "And it has reached this point, she also understands that she can't turn back, big brother, don't be naive."

Xin Kaiming, who had always been reserved, finally raised his voice and broke out, "If you had listened to my advice and found a decent woman to live a good life and stop fooling around, why did you get to this point?"

Xin Kaiyu was silent for a while before saying: "Leave this matter alone, brother."

"You think I want to control you. I'm sorry for Xiaochen's irresponsible father like you. Anyway, this kind of thing will be sentenced to one or two years at most. Locking up and reforming can calm down your temper, but why Xiaochen? manage?"

Xin Chen was so frightened that the schoolbag in his hand fell to the ground, and the two brothers found her standing at the door. Xin Kaiyu hurried over to pick up the schoolbag for her, and said nonchalantly, "Is school so early today? I'll take you out for dinner later. .”

Xin Chen grabbed his sleeve in a hurry, and called out with a crying sound, "Dad—"

Xin Kaiming has always loved his niece, and regretted scaring her by blurting out his words in a fit of anger, "Xiao Chen, don't be afraid, what uncle said just now was angry, it's just a little economic dispute, your father can solve it."

Xin Chen couldn't believe it, and looked at him tearfully, "Uncle, I won't stop my dad from getting married, I don't want him to go to jail."

Xin Kaiming let out a long sigh, "No, Xiaochen, you concentrate on your studies, and adults will worry about these things."

It was only later that Xin Chen finally understood that Xin Kaiyu's girlfriend at the time had a good family background and had been doing business with him in partnership. When the forced marriage failed, she actually signed several contracts in his name that would bankrupt him.At her instigation, those clients had already reported the case and threatened to sue Xin Kaiyu for fraud.

After a few days, Xin Kaiyu was taken away by the procuratorate for investigation in front of Xin Chen. Xin Kaiming came after hearing the news and brought his pale niece back home. Li Xin brought a hot towel to wash her face and wipe off her Her head was covered in cold sweat, even if she didn't like her, and she was tired of the troubles brought by her uncle, she couldn't help but comfort her softly: "Don't be afraid, your uncle will find a way, don't tell anyone about this, including you Sister and Lufei."

She could only nod mechanically, knowing that this was not a good thing, not worth sharing with anyone.

Fortunately, the case itself was not complicated. Xin Kaiming found a relationship to release Xin Kaiyu on bail pending trial. Xin Chen hugged his bearded father, too scared to cry.After that, she would run to the school gate every day between classes and use the IC card phone to call her father to make sure that he was fine; she would go home immediately after school, wishing she could follow her father every step of the way.Xin Kaiyu looked at the frightened daughter and felt very guilty, so he could only promise her that he would never go out unless necessary.

In this case, it is not surprising that her grades plummeted.

Xin Kaiming kept running for his brother's affairs, and even met with the family of the ex-girlfriend who was loved and hated because of love. , It can be regarded as pooling money to escape from prison.

At the invitation of a friend, Xin Kaiyu decided to go to another place to start again, while Xin Chen could only live in his uncle's house.

On the day before leaving, Xin Kaiyu took his daughter to a restaurant for dinner, looked at her and said, "This trip is no worse than a business trip. I won't be back in a short time. You have to take care of yourself and don't make uncle and aunt angry."

Xin Chen knew that his father was fine, and his heart finally returned to the original place. After months of suffering, both of them lost a lot of weight.For other fathers and daughters, it may be sentimental to have such a farewell dialogue, but they all use the tone of gossip and family, and they try their best to appear relaxed, "I see, I promise to be good, and you don't give yourself any more Provoke this kind of rotten peach blossom."

Xin Kaiyu shook his head and smiled wryly, "Chenzi, listen to what auntie said, and stop dating that boy named Lu Fei."

The original words Li Xin said to their father and daughter the day before were "Don't pester Lu Fei anymore", Xin Chen stood up immediately, Xin Kaiyu was also very annoyed, he still held down his daughter who was about to have a seizure, and looked coldly at his sister-in-law. Said politely: "It's always been someone who pestered my daughter."

Li Xin has nothing to do with this little uncle who has caused trouble and still has no expression of regret, so he can only say with a headache: "Anyway, I have explained the truth to both of you father and daughter, and this is for Xiaochen's good, you can figure it out Bar."

Xin Chen's answer to his father was still fierce, "I'll ask Lu Fei, if he doesn't want to associate with me, I promise to ignore him again, and I won't pester anyone."

"If you like him, don't force him to make a decision, Chenzi, he's already in college, he should know what to do is best for you, just promise me, don't take the initiative to find him."

Xin Chen was thoughtful, "Are you all afraid of being forced to make a decision?" Seeing that Xin Kaiyu was puzzled, she said, "Like this time, you would rather go to jail than be forced to marry."

Xin Kaiyu stroked her hair with a smile, "Your father's matter is more complicated. It doesn't mean exactly the same thing, but it's almost the same."

Not knowing how she tied up her father, Xin Chen looked at the photo in her hand, anyway, this lady did what other women failed to do, so there should be something special about her.She returned the wallet to Xin Kaiyu, and joked: "I actually put the photo in the wallet and put it side by side with my daughter. It is estimated that one day, sooner or later, I will be kicked out completely."

Xin Kaiyu laughed and knocked her on the head, "Nonsense, you are the most important person in Dad's life, and no one can replace you."

"I'm not touched." She curled her lips, "Why did you suddenly think of getting married? Didn't you get me a younger brother and sister, and marry your son?"

"The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes." Xin Kaiyu shook his head and smiled, "No, we have reached a consensus that we don't plan to have any more children. I'm not interested in trying to change diapers for children at this age, and she's not interested in being an old woman either. Maternity, she said, as long as you want to..."

"Stop, stop, but don't tell me that as long as I want, she will treat me like a daughter. I'm really afraid that people will say this to me. Get married, I promise you don't have any objections, so you don't have to play goodwill with me. "

Xin Kaiyu smiled helplessly, "She said that as long as you want, you can come and live with us at any time."

Xin Chen also laughed, "Hey, you really should warn her, you have a spoiled daughter with a bad temper, you are very difficult to coax. No, I am used to living alone, Kunming is a good place, but even if I go, I will I plan to find a house to live alone."

"Don't look for it, Chenzi, she is arranging the decoration of the house, and specially reserved a bedroom facing south for you, and asked me to ask if you have any special requirements. If you insist on not living with us, I will raise money when I go back I will buy you a small house nearby."

Xin Chen begged for mercy with a bitter face, "Dad, do you have to let me cry to make you happy? You really don't need it. You haven't made a lot of money, and your business needs money. Besides, you're just getting married, so you must have money." Spend money, don't buy another house. If I go there, I will live in the guest room, and I won't live there for a long time."

"I have no objection to where you want to go, Chenzi, as long as you are happy, I will always leave a place for you. I can't be said to be a good father after so many years. You must not deprive me of this opportunity to show my father's love."

Xin Chen picked up the beef soup and took a big gulp. Stimulated by the spicy taste, the tears flowed down in a legitimate way, and then printed the tears with a tissue, "Hmph, bribe me, and don't want me to call her mother. She doesn't care much about me, I have the cheek to call her mother, I'm afraid she won't have the cheek to agree."

"You can call it whatever you want, that's not a problem." Xin Kaiyu picked up the beer and refilled it for himself, then suddenly changed the subject, and said casually, "I just came home and saw Lu Fei standing downstairs all the time."

"Who is Lu Fei?"

"Stop pretending to me." Xin Kaiyu smiled.

Xin Chen also laughed, "Hey, really, when I have more people, I haven't seen you pay more attention to anyone before."

"Do you blame me, Chenzi? If it wasn't for me..."

Xin Chen made an unbearable expression, "Dad, you really look like a man about to get married now, so sentimental. The matter between me and him has nothing to do with you, and it's the same if you stay in the local area if your business is fine. We separate, no problem. People forced us, and there is no misunderstanding. It's not that you don't know about your daughter's nature, but everyone has their own way to go."

"Would you still consider him now?"

"We've all gone our separate ways, what are you thinking about. Dad, I never asked you about... my mother, did I?"

Xin Kaiyu was stunned, "This is a implicit signal to me to shut up and leave your business alone."

"Dad, do I still use such twists and turns for you? I just heard that you are going to get married and find me a stepmother. I suddenly thought of it. You and my mother are each other's first, don't tell me that you are 19 years old. Holy, there have been countless seas."

Xin Kaiyu couldn't help but feel a little emotional, his youth has long gone, and he doesn't like to recall the days that were full of troubles and bewilderment.Of course, they are each other's first ones. They also just got rid of the heavy studies in high school and the supervision of their families. They fell in love at first sight and enjoyed the passionate emotions that only existed when they were young. A kiss and a hug will soon not be able to satisfy their curiosity and desire.

If there were no subsequent accidents, even if they separated later, it would still be a pure and beautiful memory. However, an accident has resulted in consequences that young lives cannot bear, and then they can only pay the price.

Naturally, she paid a higher price. She was severely reprimanded by her family members who came from other places, and she was expelled from school.The two parents were discussing the aftermath, and they sat aside, but they had no right to intervene.He looked over and saw that she was pale and haggard, her eyes were dull, her hands were resting on her belly, and a thick coat couldn't cover her swollen belly, she was staring blankly at the opposite wall.The girl in front of him completely lost her former agility, her face was gloomy, which made him equally at a loss.

In the evening, he found the hotel where they were staying, and asked the waiter to quietly pass a note up. After a while, she came down, and the two confronted each other, but they suddenly felt that each other was a little strange. The lobby of the old hotel was dimly lit, and each other's expressions were blurred in each other's eyes.

Xin Kaiyu thought that he had made up his mind to take on the responsibility that life suddenly entrusted to him, but he hesitated at this moment.He was silent for a while, decided not to give himself a chance to repent, and said to her: "You stay, we will get married when we are old."

She was visibly shocked, and tears finally flowed out, but she didn't say anything, just shook her head, kept shaking her head, he didn't know whether this rejection made him suffer or was a little relieved.

When he came out of the hotel, the autumn wind outside was already chilling.He pulled up his collar and wandered outside until late at night before returning home. His parents scolded him as usual, but he was dazed and didn't respond at all.

They haven't seen each other alone since then.When his parents brought the little baby back from the hospital, he realized for the first time that he had become a father at a little over 19 years old. half of his flesh and blood.After a long day of greed and joy, he could only condense into such a delicate life, he only felt strange and bewildered.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the little baby has grown into a slim girl, sitting beside him, looking at the glass of cold beer in his hand, lost in thought, as if he forgot what question he just asked, and he has no idea what this question reminded his father of. Such memories.

Xin Kaiyu knew that his daughter had something on his mind, and he always tried his best to pamper her, to some extent, he wanted to make up for the girl who was forced to end her youth early and face the difficulties in the world, but at the same time, he also tried her best to pamper herself, which is really not traditional conscientious Good father.

"She and I should be each other's first love."

Xin Chen looked back at her father, but she didn't know what to ask.What can I ask?When she was a child, her grandparents and father doted on her, but she didn't mind if she didn't have a mother.Later, when I grew up a bit, I hurriedly met the woman who claimed to be her mother, but I didn't have the courage to turn around and ask my father who never talked about it.

They all looked so young, unlike her cousin and classmates' parents.As she grew up, she could only guess that it was probably just a mistake they made when they were young, and then each of them forgot each other in the rivers and lakes.As the result of a mistake, asking again would only add embarrassment or sadness.

Everyone treated her carefully with a gentle and tolerant attitude, avoiding this topic, for fear of touching her mind.It wasn't until Feng Yi'an's mother found her suddenly that she was surprised to find that not having a mother turned out to be a congenital defect in the eyes of others.

Hearing this sentence from Xin Kaiyu's mouth, she suddenly felt relieved. Then they had love at the beginning, and it was a good time of first love. Who can attribute the passionate love when they were young to a mistake that should not have happened?

She picked up the beer glass and bumped it with her father, "Dad, that's all I know. No one can promise to go with someone forever. There is nothing to regret." She raised her head and drank the glass of wine.

It was already late at night after supper, Xin Kaiyu sent Xin Chen outside Xin Di's courtyard, and told her to go to bed early.Xin Chen walked in lazily with a bit of alcohol, but saw two people standing very close to each other beside the car on the side of the semi-dark courtyard, seeming to be whispering. Xin Di, she walked in without looking sideways, the two people had already separated in a hurry, Xin Di stopped her with a smile: "Hey, if you pretend not to see it, it seems that I am committing a crime."

David Fan smiled and waved to them, "Good night, I'm leaving first."

When the two sisters went upstairs, Xin Di opened the door with the key and asked her, "Where did you go to play? Did you just come back?"

"I have a midnight snack with my dad, it seems that it's not too late to come back, haha."

Xin Di yawned, "It's just right for you to come back, I just don't know how to say goodbye. Flirting is a thing, a little bit can make the heart beat faster and the blood flow faster. If there is too much, it will be boring."

Xin Chen smiled knowingly, absolutely agreeing with this.Xin Di threw the bag on the sofa casually, looked at the skirt she was wearing, and couldn't help but startled, "This is still the work I made when I first learned pattern making, remember? It was cut according to your figure, and it's ready for you to try on, Lu If you don’t say it looks good, you don’t appreciate it, you say it looks like a noodle pocket, and it has been kept in my closet since then, this style is not out of date now, it looks good with a white T-shirt.”

Xin Chen was slightly taken aback, "What year is it?"

Xin Di pickily pushed her and turned her sideways to face her, squatted down and began to re-tie her skirt, "Hey, you ran out of a bow tie so sloppily, I'm really sorry for my design, even if it was an early one. I Think about it, it should be the summer vacation of my junior year, so you should be in your senior year."

Xin Chen let her tidy up the ties and adjust the angle of the skirt, and didn't want to protest that she would take off her pajamas and go to bed soon, so there was no need to bother.

Of course, it was that summer vacation, when her happy memories came to an end.At that time, she was already about the same height as she is now, and she liked clothes that looked like girls, but she didn't like the dull and rough blue batik fabric, and the style that was longer than her knees and not neat enough was natural.She doesn't have a good memory for clothing-related details like Xindi, but according to her cousin, she has worn this chic dress herself, and Lu Fei has also commented on it.

However, today, she took it out of the closet and put it on, and took a selfie in the mirror before going out, and she didn't have the slightest impression. She was a little confused and a little relieved.

Then, the memories will gradually fade with the passage of time, and more details will be lost in the past little by little. One day, the once unforgettable memories will be completely calm.

After sending his father Xin Kaiyu away, Xin Chen returned to work, sat in front of the computer for a long time to process pictures, and never went out for a week.

Lin Yueqing has become a frequent visitor to her place. He often takes photos of the old buildings in the city with his camera, and in the rest of the time, he brings packed food to eat with her.After dinner, she continued to work, and he used her notebook to sort out the pictures he had taken, or play games or read books. When he was tired, he would lie down on the chaise longue at the side of the studio to rest. Walk.

Xin Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Hey, you're tired of staying here with me, I'm afraid your father will come to look for you, I can't tell."

"You can't escape the crime of abducting a boy." Lin Yueqing laughed.

Xin Chen had no choice but to let him go.In fact, she also welcomes Lin Yueqing. He stays here and does not disturb her work, but when she has been facing the computer for a long time, she will suddenly push her swivel chair away from the workbench and move it to the balcony. Force her to look outside for a while and chat for a while to relax.

He told her his name seriously, "Lin Yueqing. I also have a twin sister named Lin Leping. That child is only 6 minutes younger than me. She relies on Xiaomai and takes pleasure in bullying me for a long time. Our names are put together. It's a word card: Qing Ping Le, so poetic. From now on, you will call me Yue Qing, which will be more kind."

Xin Chen suppressed a smile, "Then shall I introduce myself formally?"

"No, I know your name is Xinchen, but I like to call you Hehuan, this name sounds nice."

Lin Yueqing helped her water the flowers, "After I came to Canada at the age of 15, I earned pocket money by helping my mother water the flowers and mow the lawn. How about it, the posture is professional enough."

She took a note and put it in his hand, "Hold it, don't need to look for it."

It was his turn to be dumbfounded, "Bravely taking advantage of me, Hehuan."

Xin Chen finished editing the pictures. It was the first time she went downstairs at noon that day. Lin Yueqing was waiting for her downstairs. She planned to go to the advertising company to hand in the pictures together, and then she would accompany him to take pictures of some old buildings hidden in the alleys.

After she came out, she was surprised to find that several long banners were suddenly pulled up on the front of the street, which read "I would rather have a bed in the city than a house in the suburbs" and "We demand fair and reasonable compensation for demolition". the content of the class.In the place where the demolition announcement was originally posted, there was a big-character poster with dripping ink, which analyzed in great detail the price of new houses in this area, the level of compensation given by the demolition company in the same area, and the explanation of the relevant contents of the "Property Law", etc. Calling on all residents to unite to resist unreasonable demolition, neighbors standing in twos and threes everywhere, talking about demolition is naturally.

Lin Yueqing smiled and said: "You are really cut off from the world, your place has been so lively these days."

He was taking out his camera to take pictures of the scene, when someone next to him asked, "Young man, are you a reporter?"

He shook his head and was about to speak, when suddenly someone called: "Yueqing, Xiaochen."

Walking towards them were Lu Fei and a short-haired woman in her thirties wearing a blue silk top and gray linen trousers. Lin Yueqing smiled and agreed: "Hi, hello. Auntie, why are you here? "

The woman said with a smile: "I'm looking at the situation with the people from the design institute. I'm not very satisfied with the preliminary plan they came up with. Hello Xiaochen, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Xin Chen smiled, "Hi, Lu is sister, it's been a long time. I'm sorry, I have to do something, excuse me first." She nodded politely to Lu Shi and Lu Fei, and Lin Yueqing also said goodbye. They waved their hands, "Let's go first, goodbye."

After getting into the taxi, Lin Yueqing said, "Don't you ask me how I knew Lu Fei and his sister?"

"It is said that any two strangers in the world can be connected by six people. It seems that it is not strange for anyone to know each other." Xin Chen said with great interest.

"I just found out a few days ago that Lu Fei is the younger brother of my little cousin's sister-in-law." This awkward statement made Lin Yueqing laugh, but his little cousin Su Zhe's brother Su Jie and his little cousin have the same father and mother. , he is only related to his little cousin. He called Su Jie's wife Lu Aunt just out of etiquette. It's really hard to explain the twists and turns in the middle.

Xin Chen was not interested in figuring it out, he just looked ahead and said nothing.Of course, the mutual connection between strangers is far more complicated than they imagined, and after the former acquaintances become strangers, it is even more impossible to sort out the inexplicable connections between each other.

When she arrived at the advertising company, Xin Chen asked Lin Yueqing to wait for her in the reception room.She often comes here, and goes straight to Davidfan's office by the familiar way. When she goes in, she is stunned. Davidfan is not there. A tall girl with healthy and delicate wheat-colored skin is answering the phone and saying: " Okay, okay, I'll be right back." While walking outside, seeing her come in, she put down her phone and stopped to look at her rudely.She could only ask, "Excuse me, is Mr. Dai there?"

The girl looked her up and down, and saw that she didn't show any signs of evasion, but instead looked at herself with interest, so she said, "He's not here, what do you want from him?"

Xin Chen thought, three days after the farewell, you have to look at him with admiration. Could it be that David Fan's airs have risen so fast that he has already appointed a secretary to keep out the idlers?And a secretary with such an arrogant attitude.She just said, "Then I'll go out and wait for him."

Xin Chen turned around and went back to the reception room, only to see that the company's copywriter Xiao Zhao had already struck up a conversation with Lin Yueqing, "Are you here to audition for that advertising model?"

Lin Yueqing said solemnly: "Do you think my conditions are suitable?"

"It's a waste of your temperament to shoot such a vulgar product. If only you came to shoot the advertisement of the hot spring resort last time."

"I don't know what product it is yet."

"Men's health medicine."

Lin Yueqing laughed out loud while slapping the table, and said: "No, no, this is good, it should suit me. I'm actually wild in my heart, and I have a masculine temperament."

Xin Chen couldn't help laughing, "Xiao Zhao, he is my friend, not a model."

"Tell your friend to try a part-time guest role, Xin Chen."

"You can convince him yourself, I don't care, hey, is Mr. Dai a secretary?"

Xiao Zhao was surprised, "The company only has one secretary and front desk Zhenzhen, and it's not like you don't know her."

"Who was the girl who came out of his office just now?"

While speaking, Zhenzhen brought two cups of tea and came over to them, and said with a grin: "That's Mr. Dai's minister under the suit pants, Shen Xiaona, a sea turtle who returned to China in the first half of this year, the daughter of the owner of Xinhe Clothing Company and the design director , come to our company twice a day, I think we will have to add a desk for her in Mr. Dai's office soon."

Xiao Zhao also smiled, "Zhenzhen, with your mouth, didn't Miss Shen entrust our company to make a picture album?"

"I handed in the picture album early, okay? I used to have an excuse to visit, but now I don't have an excuse. The shelf is bigger than the serious boss. I want coffee and adjust the temperature of the air conditioner. I sit for a long time. Hey, I finally left. "

Several people laughed, but before the laughter stopped, David Fan appeared at the door, "Zhenzhen, I'm chewing my tongue again."

Zhenzhen stuck out her tongue, but she wasn't afraid of him, she just said with a playful smile, "Boss, can I tell the truth? Alas, who made Mr. Dai have boundless charm, attracting bees and butterflies?"

David Fan has always been unassuming in the company, and he really couldn't help this group of tired employees, so he just laughed and scolded: "Go and work hard for me, Xin Chen can go to my office."

David Fan imported the pictures from Xin Chen's mobile hard drive into his computer, looked at them and said, "That Shen Xiaona is just my junior, don't listen to their nonsense."

Xin Chen remained silent, and David Fan looked up, only to see her face was half a smile, she couldn't help being a little anxious, "I already have a bad reputation in Xin Di's eyes, so don't add insult to injury to me."

"Do I need to say anything, Mr. Dai?" Xin Chen said slowly, "You can't catch up with my family Xin Di even if you clean your hands and feet, but try to chase her with a burden."

David Fan laughed, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, and I won't do such a bad thing."

After Xin Chen left, David Fan threw his pen on the desk and began to think about what Xin Chen said just now.Of course, the pursuit of Xin Di went smoothly and not smoothly. If it went well, it meant that Xin Di was not hypocritical. If he called to ask her out and she was free, she would readily agree to it; The moment of fascination, but he did not enter the state of love at all as he wished.

David Fan has never tasted the feeling of being trapped by love. He has always been loved by others openly and secretly. His own limited secret love experience also ended in the bud, and it was over before it had time to go deep. It was just a little melancholy.The girls have always been turned upside down by him, and they looked at him with bright eyes, as if with him, no matter how boring the show became, it became interesting.

But Xindi is not like this. Even when she is facing him, she is easily distracted, and she admits confidently that she has thought of a certain design idea.In the bar, she would cover her mouth and yawn, feeling that the air was turbid and the music didn't match the atmosphere. She was focused on watching movies, but she obviously didn't care about the plot. No matter how sensational the movie was, it was broken down into costumes and pictures by her, and the actors were crying there As for the communication, she said: "This kind of clothes with shoulder pads and high waistline may become popular again. Maybe our boss is right, fashion is really unreasonable."

This performance made David Fan both frustrated and ruthless, determined to get rid of this difficult woman.He checked the time, called her, and asked her to have dinner with her in the evening. Xin Di absent-mindedly hummed a few times.

David Fan hated her half-heard state the most, and suffered a lot.Once, he clearly made an appointment to meet her downstairs in her office building, but he waited stupidly for almost four or ten minutes without her coming down, and when he called her again, she was surprised, "When did I promise you?"

"We made an appointment yesterday."

"I don't remember it anymore. I'm working on a design draft now. You can go and eat it yourself." She hung up the phone quickly, and David Fan was so angry that he wanted to beat the steering wheel, and at the same time he despised himself for being so angry.But two days later, when she called and asked him if he was free to drink together at night as if nothing happened, he actually said that he was free right away.

In fact, the two of them were not the only ones who went to drink. He didn't know until he passed by that Xin Di was mainly looking for him to accompany Ah KEN.A KEN doesn't have many friends in this city, he doesn't care about idlers, but he is very curious, he likes to wander around, and he likes to be accompanied by Racine wherever he goes.

After being with Xin Di for a few times, she was very annoyed, and called David Fan out in the spirit of making the best use of everything and people, and at the same time said in a Tuogu tone: "KEN, if you want to have fun in the future, go directly to David Fan, so that I won't be in the way of a woman." It's your business. He specializes in eating, drinking and having fun, so he must be more than competent to accompany you. Or you can give him an English name to call him, um, I have it now, just call him David."

Seeing Xin Di's overjoyed look, David Fan was both angry and funny, and once again felt ruthless in his heart. When one day she fell into it, he would...he had no idea what to do, and he felt that the idea was so naive.

"Hey, are you listening to what I have to say?"

"Listen, listen, what did you just say?"

David Fan could only patiently say it again, "I'll pick up Yan Xuhui at the airport in the afternoon, and then we'll treat him to dinner together."

Xin Di smiled, "Let's be clear, you invited me, not us. Did Yan Xuhui go to Beijing to get the title of the most cutting-edge fashion photographer in China? How could he have such a big face for me to invite you? You take it Let him come over to meet directly, and KEN and I will review the style of the album first, and he will return to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow, so we have to hurry up and finish it in these two days."

Xin Di put down her mobile phone and continued to discuss the design draft with A KEN. When she was busy, someone called her.

When that gentle voice said "Hello, I'm Ji Ruoli" on the phone, she had no idea at all and could only reply: "Hello."

There was an embarrassing silence on the phone. When she was about to admit that she had no memory of the name, the voice said, "We met in Beijing more than two years ago and had dinner together. I am Lu Fei's fiancée. , maybe the ex-fiancée."

Xin Di was stunned, and made a long voice, but didn't know what to say next. She just realized that she was a little embarrassed, and she really couldn't tell if it was about her name or "ex-fiancée", which made people feel uneasy. identity of.

(End of this chapter)