Flowers all the way

Chapter 3 Another Compromise

David Fan sat in the corner with his friend, and he looked in surprise at the two people who walked into the restaurant, who happened to know both of them.The slender and calm man was Lu Fei, whom he had met at the airport half a month ago, and last week, and the girl next to him was Xin Chen, Xin Di's cousin.Xin Chen is a freelancer who does computer graphic design and image post-processing. She is a little famous in the local area. She takes jobs at home and cooperates with David Fan's advertising company from time to time.

At the airport that day, someone came to pick up Lufei and sent him to a meeting. He said to Xindi apologetically, "I can't see you off today, Xiaodi, I will go to your house to find you at night."

Xin Di smiled and nodded, "You can do your work and call in the evening."

Lu Fei nodded to David Fan, and left the airport with the person who picked him up. David Fan asked leisurely, "It seems like you haven't seen each other for a long time."

"It's not too long. I haven't seen you for more than two years. I didn't expect to meet here. It's great."

"Have you known each other for a long time?"

"We've known each other since before kindergarten, how long do you think?"

David Fan didn't expect it to be a friendship between childhood sweethearts, but Xin Di smiled and seemed to be in a much better mood than before. He didn't want to let go of this opportunity, "Xin Di, I want to explain what happened that day."

Xin Di smiled, "No need, I think I can understand."

David Fan knows that Xin Di has always been proud of his talents, and he, a school girl, really has the capital to be proud.She has an outstanding talent in art. She has won prizes in various design competitions since she was a student. At the age of 28, she has become the youngest design director of Suomei, the largest clothing company in the riverside city in the Mainland. Her alma mater's fashion design major is proud of her. For several years in a row, she was invited to go back and share her experience with the younger students.

After he ran away absurdly that day, he was very upset when he came out. Thinking about it carefully, she was so tightly nestled in his arms, her lips were sweet and soft when kissing passionately, and her petite body trembled slightly. It felt really good. He even had a sense of dizziness that he hadn't felt for a long time.

He thought, this girl who has always been proud and arrogant in front of him is willing to let go of her arrogance, and she must have had a good impression of him for not a day or two. The previous indifference was probably just a kind of self-protection, and his actions were too hurtful.He was determined to make amends, and on second thought, it might be nice to have a romantic relationship with such a talented girl.At this time, Xin Di was so understanding, he couldn't believe his ears.

"It's great that you understand, we can try to take it slowly..."

Xin Di looked up at him, with mockery in his eyes, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted him solemnly: "Although I have no experience, I have heard that men seem to be bad at times. You are still young, don't Be discouraged, face reality, now that medicine is advanced, it should be curable."

There are surprise, surprise, embarrassment, and anger on David Fan's handsome face, and all the expressions are changing, which is really wonderful.Xin Di tried her best to hold back her laughter, and lowered her voice a little: "Don't worry, this is your privacy, hidden disease, I won't tell anyone, goodbye."

She put on her bag, pushed the suitcase and walked away.

David Fan looked at her back and stood there not knowing whether to laugh or cry. After a long time, he grinned and laughed out loud.

Xin Di behaved like this, he admitted that his good sense of self was really hit.In the past, Xin Di never pretended to him, he didn't care, there were too many girls around him, his constant worry was how to evade.He has long been used to the attention of everyone, and occasionally a girl pretends to be cool in front of him, and he is very tolerant and feels that it is not a loss in his life.

But now, Xin Di actually gave such an explanation for his running away. He realized that this girl's coolness probably wasn't faked, and it might be difficult for him to get another chance to prove his majesty and manhood to her. In short, this humiliation was very shameful.

As soon as he came back to work, David Fan received a call from Manager Li of Suomei Planning Department: "Mr. Dai, please send over the samples of this season's promotional materials. Only after the director has reviewed it can he place an order for production and put it on the market in various places.”

David Fan was surprised that in addition to the main brand, Suomei also has multiple sub-brands. Currently, the design department is in charge of two design directors, and one of them is Xin Di, who he is a little afraid to meet now. "Manager Li, this is not planning Is it about the department? How did you get the design department involved?"

"Don't mention it. When Xindi went to the store, she saw that there was a difference between the last season's poster and the pre-determined color. Only her eyes could see it. When she came back, she went mad at the company meeting. Mr. Zeng always emphasized that the devil is in the details. At the same time, I have eaten this meal, alas, in short, we will finalize the draft, and the design director will review and sign it before it counts."

Suomei's promotional materials are the most important part of the company's clothing advertising business. David Fan finally took the next step. He complained to his partner and friend Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin was busy, so he didn't dare to ignore him. He brought samples at the appointed time. Go to Somerset.The other design director is from Hong Kong and does not stay here permanently. In fact, Xin Di signed the contract alone, but she hasn't come out for a long time.

Manager Li said helplessly: "Wait, Mr. Dai, she is like this, we have to accommodate her time."

David Fan secretly became ruthless, and silently recited "Only a woman and a villain are difficult to raise" many times, thinking, this time it fell into her hands, so she had to let it go.When it was time to get off work, Xin Di hurried in with a handbag that was still disproportionate to her figure, and she was taken aback when she saw him, "Why are you here?"

David Fan thought it was a good idea to ask questions knowingly, and Manager Li hurriedly said, "Xin Di, Mr. Dai is here to show you the samples."

Xin Di let out an oh, and she was not polite. She sat down and looked at everything carefully, and took out one of the POP samples, "The color is wrong, you can see it by comparing it with the album."

David Fan nodded, ready to accept her harsher criticism.She pointed at the bag sample and frowned, "Who came up with the idea, choosing this kind of material looks cheap."

Manager Li said aggrievedly: "The dumb pink paper selected last season, KEN said it was too deep and depressing."

A KEN is Suomei's design director in Hong Kong, and he is also a picky man. Xin Di has a good relationship with him, and he just curled his lips and said, "I suggest changing the material with a lower brightness, and there are no major problems."

She dragged the document to sign and approve it, wrote this line of opinion on it alone, and then nodded to Manager Li, "I'm off work, I'm leaving first."

David Fan didn't expect to pass the test like this, and he couldn't help but blame himself for being a villain just now.It was raining heavily outside, he thought, to send Xin Diquan as an apology, he quickly packed up the samples spread all over the table to bid farewell to Manager Li, and hurried downstairs.Sure enough, Xin Di was standing with others under the porch of the office building, seemingly waiting for a taxi.He was about to walk over, but he saw a black Audi Q7 with a Beijing license plate parked at the door. A man got out of the car, strode over with a black umbrella, and went up the steps. Yuli, with the heavy rain behind him, made his posture calmer. It was Lu Fei whom he had just met a few days ago. He greeted Xin Di: "Xiao Di, get in the car."

Xin Di walked down, and he covered her with an umbrella, then moved her slipped handbag back to her shoulders, wrapped her in one hand and walked to the side of the car, opened the door for her, and waited for her to sit on it before closing the door and walking around The driver's seat closed the umbrella and got into the car, and the car quickly started to drive away.There are already female employees of other companies and Suomei employees who have started to gossip: "Hey, isn't this Xin Di, the design director of your company?" "This man has such a good temperament, is he Xin Di's boyfriend?" "Yes Yes, it looks so intimate."

David Fan thought, well, maybe his embarrassment in Hong Kong has done a good thing, fulfilling the reunion of his childhood sweetheart.But no matter how much you laugh at yourself, it's somewhat indescribable.

Next, their company also took over the job of setting up the stage for Suomei's autumn dress conference, and it was inevitable that they would meet Xin Di.He pushed it to his partner Zhang Xin, although Zhang Xin was very strange, "Obviously you are familiar with this aspect."

He just waved his hands, "Old Zhang, why don't I give you a chance to see all the charms backstage? Your girlfriend won't be jealous."

At this moment in this restaurant, I saw that Lu Fei was actually with Xin Di's cousin. Although there was no intimate behavior, Xin Chen took the menu and looked at it carefully. Lu Fei leaned on the back of the chair and looked at Xin Chen with clear and focused eyes. And gentle, with indescribable emotions.Xin Chen turned his head, as if asking for his opinion, he narrowed his eyes, regained his composure, and nodded slightly.

David Fan felt a little ignorant in his heart. He didn't know whether he despised the man who had a good relationship between the two sisters, or felt sorry for the proud Xin Di.As soon as this thought came to his mind, he was taken aback.

What does it matter to you?he said to himself.

However, Xin Di is also your junior, so it doesn't seem very kind to watch her being cheated on.After a pause, he said to himself again.

David Fan bid farewell to his friends, left the restaurant ahead of time, and drove straight to a local five-star hotel, where Suomei's autumn clothing launch will be held tomorrow, and it should be the last time for the models to rehearse on stage.He went up to the second floor and entered the multi-functional hall. The runway had already been set up. At the end, three large spray-painted back panels were arranged in a staggered manner. It was supervised by him. Models walked out from there following the rhythm of the music.

Xin Di stood under the stage with her arms folded and looked up. She was wearing a strange ivory white asymmetrical long shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows, pencil pants and a pair of fish mouth shoes, making her petite figure even more.Under the changing lights, she looked tired and a little helpless, obviously not satisfied.

The editor and director of the model agency was yelling: "Stop, stop!" The music stopped, and he shouted angrily to a girl, "Tell me, talk about you, focus your eyes, don't wink, next time tomorrow It’s the client who’s sitting, and they’re looking at the clothes, not you.”

The girl was unbelievably tall, and even though she wore exaggerated heavy makeup, she still had an immature face. She looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, but she didn't show any fear at all. She stood there innocently, "I was concentrating just now, You say I'm rigid, what exactly do you want from me, boss?"

David Fan has been in this business for a long time, and he knows that the local area is not a fashion center after all, and there are not many professional models. Usually, these faces come and go at auto shows and press conferences. Generally, a few college art department modeling students work part-time on the stage, and the conditions are slightly better. They would choose to participate in competitions everywhere in order to become famous, or simply go straight to Beijing, Shanghai and other places where there are many brokerage companies to try their luck.Every year, clothing companies hold autumn press conferences and order fairs, and the graduates who are familiar with the previous session just leave, and the brokerage company will pull some freshmen to come to the stage, and the effect is naturally not satisfactory.

The choreographer glanced at David Fan and said with a smile: "Old rules, Xiao Dai, go up and demonstrate to her."

David Fan used to be the leading male model of the Academy of Fine Arts, not only in good physical condition, but also rich in stage experience. At that time, many people urged him to take the path of professional modeling, but he didn't have this ambition, and gradually quit this line after graduation.Whenever he is doing a catwalk show, the choreographer and director who rely on familiarity will always invite him to participate in the guidance.He was really not in the mood today, but looking at Xin Di, he stepped onto the runway in one step and took a few steps back. The director signaled that the music started, he turned around, walked to the stage with a relaxed gait and stood still, turning his head slowly, His eyes swept across the stage, as if he saw everything, but nothing was in his eyes, and any gesture was intimidating.

The choreographer said hello, "You see, miss." The girls on the stage looked at David Fan with admiration in their eyes.

Xin Di majored in design, and she knows that models must be trained in expressive eyes. It sounds mysterious, but in fact there is a formula to follow, but the point of sight on the runway is controlled within a certain range, and when looking straight ahead, it does not change. Over 15 meters, the movement of turning the head should not be abrupt, and the included angle should not be greater than 90 degrees; when the mandible is tilted slightly, you can see about 20 meters below the stage, but you can’t focus on one point, keep your eyes empty, and use your peripheral vision Look to both sides; when locating the gaze, cooperate with the subtle movements of the head, and change the gaze direction instantly when the eyes blink.

Of course, this is easy to say, but not easy to do. She knows that there are children who are in good physical condition, but their eyes can't be controlled well, and they lack the so-called aura.

Just now her eyes briefly met with David Fan, and she felt a little overwhelmed. She had to admit that this playboy usually played around the world with ease, but he was probably born good at discharging. Mysterious and reserved, he is completely different from off stage.At the same time, she couldn't help but think of the scene at the Hong Kong hotel that day, and her face became slightly hot.

Xin Di has never been entangled with herself, and she is so focused on the design that she doesn't care about other things at all. These days, she didn't think about David Fan at all. It's time, I haven't walked through it yet."

The music sounded again, and the choreographer stared at the stage, and said to David Fan: "Xiao Dai, it's a waste of money if you don't do this business, and it's a waste of your good conditions. There is a big-name suit for the press conference next month. You must Come on for a cameo."

"Pull it down, I don't have that much free time, and I just want to stand on the stage and be yelled at by you."

The rehearsal was relatively smooth this time, and Xin Di only pointed out two areas in the arrangement that she thought were not smooth enough. The choreographer did not dare to neglect her opinion, and immediately revised it.

Seeing that it was almost done, Xin Di wanted to be quiet for a while, went out and asked the waiter to bring a cup of coffee, sat on the sofa by the window and drank slowly, after a while David Fan also came out, and went straight to sit next to her on the sofa.

"Don't worry, customers can't see the professionalism of the models. They are serious about looking at the clothes, and they don't have any other ideas when they don't take it seriously when they see a table full of beauties."

Xin Di absent-mindedly shook her head, "It's just an ordered autumn and winter clothing release, and I didn't expect supermodels to come to the show."

"To be honest, this season's clothes don't look like your design style."

Xin Di was surprised. David Fan just said part of her thoughts. Although she had many reasons to dislike this guy, she knew that he also majored in design-related majors. In the clothing business, I have seen a lot of press conferences at various exhibitions, and I still have some knowledge.

Of course, her troubles are not limited to the absence of models. She will not make meaningless comparisons between local models and big names from well-known domestic agency companies, even if she is not satisfied, she can bear it.But standing under the catwalk just now, seeing the sample clothes worn on the models, she felt that this season's autumn and winter clothes had too many compromises, compromised with the market, compromised with the boss's overall development ideas, compromised with another Hong Kong design director, KEN, The resulting effect is no longer the same as her original design intention.

She has been designing under Zeng Cheng, a well-known strong boss in the local industry, for more than six years. She clearly knows that the designers working in the company are like dancing in shackles. The space for personal development is always restricted, but it feels so helpless and powerless But it was so strong for the first time.

"Maybe I'll end up with no style," she said, a little disheartened.

David Fan didn't expect that his comment would hit the always confident Xin Di, "Hey, I'm not criticizing you, I'm just saying that your style has changed."

Xin Di was thinking about his own concerns and kept silent, so David Fan could only continue to say in a chatty manner: "I was eating out just now, and I ran into your childhood sweetheart." Xin Di had to think about it before he knew who he was referring to. One sound, but no answer.

"He is with your cousin Xinchen."

Xin Di let out another oh, still in a daze.

"Hey, don't pay too much attention, it's just eating together. Speaking of which, he and Xin Chen should be childhood sweethearts." In David Fan's view, Lu Fei and Xin Di seem to have a much closer relationship. She smiled gently at her with her hand, still embracing her with one hand and holding an umbrella for her; while she and Xin Chen obviously kept a distance, without any physical contact.However, the content of Lu Fei's eyes looking at Xin Chen is so rich and subtle that he can't express it.

Xin Di was at a loss, and immediately understood what David Fan's nonsensical words meant, and couldn't help but feel a little playful. She put down her coffee, looked not far away and said quietly: "That's different, Xin Chen is only 14 years old. know him."

"There's no such thing as first come first served."

"When I was young, I thought that I would definitely marry him when I grew up."

David Fan snorted, "When I was young, at least half of the girls in the class said they would marry me when they grew up. If they all took it seriously, I would have to die."

This typical David Fan's arrogance immediately annoyed Xin Di, she gave him an annoyed look, and stood up too lazy to play, "Sure enough, being young and ignorant is harmful."

David Fan looked at her in embarrassment as she walked into the multi-purpose hall without looking back. He had never comforted people, so he didn't know what to do for a while.

Xin Di was about to enter the elevator and go downstairs when David Fan caught up, "Is this yours?"

The large storage box in his hand was her personal belongings.Xin Di yelled inwardly, "It's dangerous. She always throws things away. This box is full of all kinds of spare accessories she has hoarded for many years. They are not necessarily valuable, but they are not easy to accumulate. They can often come in handy when doing press conferences. If you lose them, you will lose them." What a pity, I quickly reached out to pick it up.

"It's getting late, I'll see you off." David Fan walked alongside her carrying the suitcase, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry just now, I just said it in passing."

Xin Di was at a loss, she was easy to get angry, but she was also easy to turn around and forget.After the rehearsal was over, the assistant ordered the models to put the clothes off one by one, hung them up according to the number, and then sent them to the reserved room. I was already exhausted, and I just wanted to go home early to rest. What I was still thinking about was my own clothing style. , I don't remember what he said in passing.

After getting out of the hotel and getting into the car, David Fan said carefully, "Actually, no one can tell the truth about feelings. In short, we can't force them."

It was only then that Xin Di realized that whenever David Ganqing wanted to comfort her, he suddenly thought of playing a prank, "Have you ever had a crush on someone else before?"

David Fan nodded, "Yes."

Xin Di thought that he would say something like "Only others have a crush on me" as usual, and was ready to sarcasm, but he didn't expect him to answer like this, so he couldn't help being curious, "Do you confess?" ? Did it succeed?"

"She got married before she had time to confess her love, but it is said that it's useless for me to confess my love, and I still can't succeed."

Xin Di was amused when he confessed so frankly, "Okay, I'm balanced, there will always be times in life when your head is caught by the door, that's the way it is."

She was relaxed, and David Fan heaved a sigh of relief, feeling that girls who were really free and easy behaved differently.

The place where Xindi lives is located in a small courtyard in the old concession area. There are two tall Albizia juliensis trees growing in the courtyard. At this time, the flowering period has passed. Very graceful.

Facing a row of three-story old houses, Western-style buildings, high and low roofs, and chimneys on top, the side facing the street is full of long, narrow and narrow windows with arched tops, not the stereotyped plastic-steel windows nowadays, but old-fashioned wooden ones. Window frames, red mullions.Although the outdoor units of air conditioners hanging everywhere seem to be inconsistent with the red brick facade, and the appearance is a bit dilapidated, it is still quite exotic.

Davidfan parked the car and opened the rear door to get the storage box. At this moment, a man standing in the shadow of the silk tree came over. The street light shone on his face. It was Lu Fei, "Xiaodi, why did you come back? You don't answer the phone either?"

"The music is too loud, so I didn't hear it." Xin Di reached out to take the box and said to David Fan, "Thank you, goodbye."

David Fan saw that she handed the box to Lu Fei very familiarly and informally, and couldn't help being confused again, but he didn't say anything more since he knew that he didn't have a deep friendship. The secret love and the reunion made her dizzy, would she rather acquiesce that this man is between her and her cousin?If this is the case, the head must be pinched too hard by the door.

What does it matter to you?That night, he said to himself again.

but--

Nothing more, he interrupted himself a little rudely, said "goodbye" in a muffled voice, got into the car and made a U-turn, passed the two of them quickly, and drove out of the yard.

Lu Fei, who was always calm, also showed a little surprise at this sudden speed, and shook his head amusingly, "Is your boyfriend? Xiaodi, let him not misunderstand."

"What's wrong with you, ordinary friend." Xin Di covered her mouth and yawned, "It's so late, what's the matter, Lu Fei?"

"Xiaochen asked me to give you the tapestry she brought back from Tibet." He opened the trunk of his car and took out the tapestry, "I'll send it up, it's a bit heavy."

Xin Di was also polite, and led the way in front, went up a few steps, and entered the dimly lit porch. What appeared in front of her was an old-fashioned wooden handrail staircase, which was obviously out of maintenance for a long time.But the steps of the stairs are actually dark green marble, and it exudes a bit of old-fashioned luxury atmosphere.

Up to the second floor, Xin Di took the key to open the door.This two-bedroom apartment is the old dormitory of Xin Di’s mother’s work unit. The family lived here for a long time. Later, her father was allocated a bright and well-structured house in the civil servant’s complex. Her parents moved there, and Xin Di But insisted on staying here alone.Fortunately, the two places are not far apart, and there are many government agencies around, so the law and order are good, so the parents agreed.

The house type here is not practical enough from a modern point of view, the living room is too small, the kitchen and bathroom are very dark, but the indoor space is high, the wooden floor with mottled vicissitudes, and the old wooden furniture that Xindi specially bought. The dark maroon velvet sofa that has been around for nearly 20 years has a sense of time everywhere, with a melancholy taste.

Xin Di unfolded the tapestry, she is a person who knows the goods, she can tell that it is made of pure wool by hand, the color is complex and exquisite, it is the abstract pattern she likes, not the specific palace figures, birds and animals, "Chenzi's vision It’s still good, and the things I buy every time are very appetizing to me. The shawl I bought back from Xinjiang last time was so beautiful, it made me want to go there. By the way, how did you talk today?”

Lu Fei smiled wryly, "She didn't say anything at all, I don't know how she became so silent, what happened after I left?"

"After you left?" Xin Di recalled with a frown. She was not confident in her memory in a certain part except fashion design, but the year when Lu Fei left was meaningful to her.In the spring of that year, she was in her junior year at the age of 21, and she won the most important award in her student days: the first prize in the National Fashion Design Competition for New Talents. , full of plans and confidence for the future; that summer, Lu Fei was 22 years old and went to study in the United States after graduating from university; that early autumn, Xin Chen was almost 18 years old and went to college.

"Before you left, there were a lot of things, but you all knew it. After that, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and the weather will be smooth, but..."

Xin Di hesitated, of course something must have happened.It was from the time when she was in college that Xinchen changed quietly, from a troublesome quasi-problem girl to a quiet girl.Her university was far more peaceful than that of middle school. Although she did not become a steady office worker according to Xindi's father's arrangement after graduation, but became a freelancer after changing a few jobs, there is no doubt that she worked hard. It was as still as still water, and nothing was wrong.

From junior high school to university, Xinchen has been pursued by many people and has changed many boyfriends. Aunt Li Xin is very displeased with this, and her uncle who loves her is also quite disapproving. He often teaches her, and she always keeps talking , but not much correction.

After graduating from university, she suddenly cultivated herself, handled the relationship with each suitor properly and rationally, and did not go out with others easily. What surprised Xin Di the most was that she accepted the blind date arranged by her uncle and met his old colleague's son Feng Yi'an. The meeting and later dating really puzzled Xin Di, "You've just turned 23, Chen Zi, are you willing to accept a blind date?"

Xin Chen just shrugged, "I always want to have a boyfriend. This guy was introduced by my uncle, and it will save my uncle from worrying about me all the time."

With this answer, Xin Di had nothing to say, and could only look up and down at her cousin, but she obviously didn't mean to be perfunctory.

Later, they ran into each other on the road, and Xin Chen introduced them to each other.Feng Yi'an looks pretty good, looks gentle and handsome, every move reveals education and tact, net worth, co-founded a company with a friend, always a standard low-key yuppie dress, likes photography, has no bad habits, takes good care of Xin Chen .

The two maintained a relationship for more than a year. When Xin Kaiming met Feng Yian's father, he even jokingly talked about the possibility of the two children getting married, but they broke up suddenly two months ago. It was calm and not unpleasant.

She usually lives a well-behaved, reclusive life. The only thing that may be considered different from others is that she has a slightly unusual hobby. She often participates in hiking and climbing mountains, and goes to remote and desolate places every year Travel once.

However, all the changes happened unconsciously, and no one could say exactly when it started. Xin Di sighed, "You know, Xiaochen and I are very close, but we can't talk about everything, and we each have our own differences. In the circle of life, she is closer to my dad, but she won't say anything to him."

Lu Fei is silent, of course he knows that even in her girlhood, Xin Chen was lively and self-willed, but she is still not a child who likes to speak frankly, and there is a part of her that is always hidden deeply.

"Is her change related to your departure? Or what did you promise her?" Xin Di was surprised when she had this association for the first time.

Lu Fei felt pain again tonight. His slender fingers resting on the coffee table held the corner of the tapestry, and his knuckles were so hard that they turned white. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "I hope I can promise her, Xiao Di, But Xiaochen is not willing to want a child who makes false promises."

"That's right. You've always been too steady. You probably won't say irresponsible words when you're about to leave. Besides, Xiaochen's personality isn't that weak." Xin Di turned her head to think about it, and gave up. "I don't have a clue. , maybe everyone will change, sooner or later."

Lu Fei looked at the tapestry with a focused expression, as if he wanted to find some rules from the complicated patterns. After a long time, he shook his head, "But you haven't changed at all."

"Don't blame me for this," Xin Di smiled, "Actually, I have changed too. I just discovered it during the catwalk rehearsal. Now I have learned to compromise. Life is really a good school."

Of course, design was her hobby in the past, but now design has become her job, with the sign of design director, she has to compromise.

The Xin Chen who used to live a willful life, like the Xin Di who had an eclectic imagination, only existed in the past.Although she had a completely different youth, she also compromised in another way, Xin Di thought melancholy.

At a party, Xin Di slightly drank some wine and said drunkenly, "Xin Chen is my muse and source of inspiration."

Everyone in the room laughed, including Xin Chen, who always looked at the harmless childishness and artistry of her cousin who was three years older than her with a tolerant eye.

Everyone admits that Xin Chen is of course a beauty. She is tall, with an exquisite figure, a small and delicate face, black hair, fair skin, bright eyes, and a small dimple looming on the left cheek when she smiles, but this His beauty is not uncommon in this riverside city, nor is it particularly outstanding.In particular, she wears jeans or outdoor sportswear most of the time, and she is careless about her clothes. Except for the clothes that Xin Di gave her, she hardly buys fashion, and she doesn't look like someone with such an important mission.

Only Xin Di knew that she was not exaggerating at all.

Xin Di always insists that before the age of 18, Xin Chen's beauty cannot be copied and cannot be recovered.

It's still the same face, but at that age, with a bright and radiant face, translucent skin, a lively demeanor, flowing and charming eyes... Xin Di used her cousin as a model to practice portraits sketches, and once persuaded her to wear her own designs for photos.She is very sure that her memory has not deviated. She has always had an amazing sensitivity and memory for beauty, which is more reliable than the girly Xinchen in the photo.

"Do you still remember the time when Chenzi wore my design for the picture album?" Xin Di narrowed his eyes and recalled, "You seem to have something to leave after looking at it for a while."

When she was in her third year of college, Xin Di made a set of clothing designs called Lolita. She asked Xin Chen to act as a model, and asked Yan Xuhui, a student majoring in photography, to help take a set of photos and make a simple album.

With this group of designs, Xin Di won the first prize in the national cutting-edge fashion design competition. Experts gave the evaluation opinion: "The image is rich and unrestrained, the shape is bold and unique, the youthful and fashionable atmosphere is strong, and the fabric elements are used properly. Unrestrained and warm yet reserved, it forms a conflict and organic integration of innocence and charm, reflecting a unique design concept."

That was the first important award she got, and she became famous in the school for a while.

Of course Lu Fei clearly remembered the scene that day.

At that time, Xin Chen was not yet 17 years old, and usually only liked to wear T-shirts and jeans.When she changed into the clothes designed by Xin Di and came out, Lu Fei's heart felt as if it had been severely pinched.Xin Di put on pale makeup for her. The heavy eyeshadow made her big eyes brighter, her skin was almost transparent, her lip gloss was light-colored with pearly luster, and her hair was slightly messy with a curling iron. Wave effects draped over the shoulders, and a black bare-shoulder top with a chiffon tiered tower skirt had an almost another-time feel to it.

The most terrible thing is that her clothes and makeup greatly accentuate her innocent but indulgent temperament. Yan Xuhui, who is holding a camera, has his admiring eyes fixed on her unabashedly, but she doesn't realize it.

Lu Fei only stood there for a while and left in a hurry, but the scene had already penetrated deeply into his heart.

However, after more than seven years of separation, Xin Chen reappeared in front of him, only calm and serene, no longer that unruly.

(End of this chapter)