Chapter 26
Tang Ye said to Cheng Yin: "I won't sing the birthday song. If we gentlemen sing it, we are afraid that we will attract wolves. Make a wish, and then we will blow out the candles for you!"

Before Cheng Yin could get emotional, Tang Ye added viciously, "Don't promise too much, greed is the original sin!"

Xie Mei couldn't help it, she shook her shoulders and swallowed the smile under her tongue.

In the flickering candlelight, Cheng Yin folded her palms reverently, closed her eyes, and silently made a wish to the double-layer cake.

"God! Please give me a gentle and considerate lover who is gracious and talented, and most importantly—a lover who will never step on two boats!"

When she opened her eyes, she saw Yang Fan on the opposite side staring at her silently, his thoughtful expression seemed to have seen through her psychology.

Cheng Yin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she hurriedly looked away.

"What wish did you make?" Someone teased her.

Tang Ye hurriedly made a blocking gesture, and seriously advised his younger sister, "Yinyin, please don't say it, it won't work!"

Everyone laughed.

"Tang Ye, since when did you become so superstitious?"

Everyone was giggling and laughing, but Cheng Yin buried a little expectation in her heart, she couldn't tell what it was exactly, but she just vaguely felt that something was slowly melting in her heart, and when it faded away, when she felt it carefully, But it is warm.

Perhaps this is what it feels like to have hope in life.

Tang Ye treats guests, and the final program must be K songs. He is born with a good voice, even if he is a wheat bully, others can only bear with it.

Xie Mei's singing is also one of the best. Cheng Yin tried to push her to go on stage to sing with Tang Ye a few times, but she always pushed back. On the contrary, she had a hot fight with Tang Ye's buddy. After the performance, the young man became Xie Mei's flower protector , sent Xie Mei away under Cheng Yin's nose, and she fetched water from a bamboo basket again.

Standing under the glass eaves in front of the KTV, Cheng Yin was waiting for Tang Ye to drive over. Yang Fan came out and stopped beside her.

"Why are you standing here?" He was a little surprised, "Are you waiting for a taxi? Why don't I see you off."

Cheng Yin turned around and saw that it was him, she immediately laughed, "No, third brother went to pick up the car, he will see me off."

"Oh." Yang Fan was a little disappointed, but still smiled.

The two stood by the side of the street, unable to find anything to say for a moment, Cheng Yin saw that he was with her, so she could only speak again, "Thank you for the brooch, it's really beautiful!"

Yang Fan subconsciously looked at her chest, feeling that something was wrong, he quickly moved his eyes away, "It's just as long as you like it."

The summer evening wind is still warm to the body, as if there are countless small tongues licking on the skin, burning and uncomfortable.

On this sultry midsummer night, everything was wrong.

Tang Ye's car drove over and called Cheng Yin to get in the car.

Yang Fan waved to them as a farewell. Seeing Tang Ye's car whizzing away, he felt a little sour in his heart. Even though they were both Cheng Yin's cousins, they were still close.

Sitting in the car, Tang Ye asked Cheng Yin, "What was Yang Fan talking to you just now?"

"It's nothing. He asked if he wanted to take me back, and I said your car will be here soon." Cheng Yin sighed for no reason.

"what happened?"

"Why do you always treat Xie Mei coldly? Look, she left with Xiao Zhao in the end."

"I said why!" Tang Ye sneered, "Why are you still worrying about this! I told you it was impossible."

"Then it's possible for you and Shu Yan?" Cheng Yin replied angrily.

Tang Ye took his time, "Whether it is possible for me and Shu Yan is hard to say now, but for Shu Yan and Yang Fan, it is absolutely impossible."

"You think you are a prophet, you know everything?"

"The two of them are not suitable." Tang Ye said, sneaking a glance at Cheng Yin, "To be honest, don't feel embarrassed, Yang Fan, in fact, he is more allergic to girls who are too smart, he still likes girls like You're such a silly type..."

Before she could finish speaking, Cheng Yin really exploded, "Where am I stupid, where am I stupid? Isn't that stupid one time in my life?"

"Look, look, just talk about your temper, and you have to be anxious with me before you finish talking."

Cheng Yin calmed down, thinking to herself that looking through this old account is really boring, "Okay, you continue, I'm listening!"

"Shu Yan looks like a good old man on the surface, but she is actually a smart person in her heart, and she has a sense of proportion in what she says and does. You think she likes Yang Fan, but if Yang Fan doesn't take the initiative to pierce the window paper with her, she will never go up rashly. Confession."

These words hit Cheng Yin's sore spot again, she hated to hear that she was not as good as Shu Yan, but in order to hear it completely, she endured it.

"Shu Yan and Yang Fan's last girlfriend are actually very similar, they are both quite smart."

"Is that the one you looked for in college after you went abroad?"

"No, it's the one behind the university. Oh, it doesn't seem to be the case. It's a female colleague he met in that big company."

"My God, how many girlfriends has he had?" Cheng Yin felt that she had been deceived for so many years, because her imaginary enemy was always in the photo Yang Fan sent back—the girl with a bright smile.

"Yang Fan has the best relationship with his first girlfriend. That girl came back with him once, and we met before. She's a pretty girl with a sweet mouth. Anyway, she doesn't look like an awkward person."

"How come I don't know anything?"

Cheng Yin felt as if she had been sent to the moon and then sent back, many things could not keep up with the rhythm.

Tang Ye thought for a while, "Uncle should have called you, right? You were busy with the college entrance examination at that time! You refused to attend any parties."

"Then why did they separate?"

"Who knows, Yang Fan never mentioned it."

"Could it be that he ran away with a rich man?"

"People and girls have money at home."

"That's...Yang Fan can't stand the arrogance of a rich girl, so..."

"Hey, hey!" Tang Ye interrupted her, "You've read too many stupid novels, what a mess!"

"What's the matter!" Cheng Yin was unconvinced, "Life is sometimes more stupid than fiction!"

"Ha! That's right!" Tang Ye laughed, and thought about it seriously, "But Yang Fan is a person who pursues perfection, and sometimes he is almost harsh. Maybe the girl broke up because he couldn't meet his expectations."

Cheng Yin recalled Yang Fan's face that was sometimes serious like a iron plate, and suddenly admired herself very much, and dared to bump into it without knowing the heights of the sky and the earth.

Tang Ye said with emotion, "It was difficult to find water in the sea. Yang Fan looked for it later, but one was not as good as one! I don't think he may have figured out what he was looking for."

"How many people can figure it out." Cheng Yin muttered in a low voice.

"For example, me!" Tang Ye boasted.

Cheng Yin thought about it carefully, and it was true that her brother had never explicitly admitted who was his girlfriend, nor had he brought a girl home to meet the elders. He was never serious, so he was never hurt.

However, how many people can do it like him!
"Ah! I've told you too much today, and I've given you Yang Fan's old self! You've heard it and you've forgotten it!"

"Yeah! Go back and wash your ears now!" Cheng Yin snorted.

The annual performance appraisal takes place in September.

Based on Cheng Yin's work enthusiasm and results, it is very likely that she will transform from an assistant to a junior consultant—at least that's what Liu Zongwei analyzed for her.

Therefore, she waited for Gao Xiang's talk with great anticipation.

But she forgot that there is an old saying that "everything is hard to come by". Since promotion is a good thing, it is impossible for her to fall on her head smoothly.

Gao Xiang gave her an overall rating of B, which is considered a good level among the four levels, indicating that the boss is generally satisfied with her.

"I know you've always wanted to become a regular," Gao Xiang never beat around the bush, "but I think with your current state, the time is not yet ripe."

Cheng Yin's stomach full of expectations deflated like a punctured ball.

"The most important thing to do things independently is to have precise insight and judgment. You still lack in this area, and you don't see problems thoroughly enough. Once you become a consultant, you will have a lot of indicators on your back, and the work pressure will also be high. The sudden increase, I’m worried that you won’t be able to carry it by then. Fanny, you’re still young, and you haven’t been to AST for a year. I think you should spend some time to sharpen it, and wait until you are ready from mentality to strength. It’s not too late to turn.”

Cheng Yin came out of Gao Xiang's office holding her breath, and met Peter who went in for a talk before her. The two exchanged briefly, and Peter immediately defended her.

"It's the same old way again! I knew it would not be so easy for you to transfer. Gordon is like Xiang Yu back then, holding the seal in his hand, the edges and corners are almost worn away, and he is reluctant to continue the reward. It's too sad."

Although the regularization was unsuccessful, the work had to continue. On Sunday afternoon, Cheng Yin made preparations for another business trip.

She didn't expect that Shu Yan would call her at this time, with a lot of preoccupations and a bit of embarrassment.

"Fanny, do you have time now? I want to talk to you."

Cheng Yin was very surprised, "What happened?"

"It's not a big deal! Just, I just want to... talk to you."

Her coquettish tone made Cheng Yin shiver, her first instinct was that Tang Ye had probably confessed her love to others, Shu Yan couldn't make up her mind for a while, she wanted to find out from her, such as how Tang Ye was.

Cheng Yin struggled for a while, thinking that it was rare for the third brother to be so devoted to a girl, and it would be too unkind for her to hold him back, so she gritted her teeth and said with a dry smile: "Okay, tell me a place, I'll go there now."

Half an hour later, they met in a café.

Seeing Shu Yan's expression, Cheng Yin's guess became a little more certain, but she didn't know whether she planned to accept Tang Ye or reject Tang Ye.

Just as she was thinking about the tangled issue of whether she would rather see them walking together or apart, Shu Yan who was sitting opposite smiled and spoke.

"Fanny, I asked you to come out. You don't think it's sudden, do you?"

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Actually, I've always wanted to ask you a question." Shu Yan's eyes were charming, and a shyness rarely flashed in them.

"It's just that this question is more personal."

Cheng Yin held the corner of her mouth, drank her coffee speechlessly and listened to her continue talking nonsense.

"You don't mind, do you?" Shu Yan approached her suddenly, and a faint fragrance came over her, Cheng Yin gave way to the side with a bit of a headache, she was not used to getting too close to unfamiliar people.

"Uh, what the hell is... what?"

Shu Yan bit her lip, two red clouds rose on her cheeks, "Andy...does he have a girlfriend?"

Cheng Yin's mind was full of waiting for her to spit out the word "Tang Ye", and when she realized who she wanted to check, her respiratory system immediately became disordered, a sip of coffee was choked into the trachea, and her internal organs almost went wrong after coughing bit.

Shu Yan quickly handed her a tissue, "Are you okay, sorry! I, I..."

Cheng Yin was also blushing, and filled in the blanks for her to complete the following sentence, "I...I...don't...know!"

Shu Yan blinked her big beautiful eyes, feeling lost and confused, "You don't know either? Aren't you his cousin? Could it be that...he even hides it from you?"

Cheng Yin finally suppressed the riot in her lungs, wiped her tears and said: "This is his privacy, he doesn't need to tell me, we are not authentic cousins..."

"Huh?" Shu Yan was even more surprised.

"I mean..." Cheng Yin rolled her eyes slowly, "I mean, we belong to distant relatives, not the kind who walk very close."

"Oh--"

Only then did Shu Yan show an expression of reassurance, and then, her exquisite facial features were slightly wrinkled together again, Cheng Yin stared at her impeccably depicted face, it was the first time for her to observe so closely and seriously She, assuming she was a man, would probably be moved by her sad expression.

It turned out that my previous guess was not wrong, Shu Yan's heart was really placed with Yang Fan.

Falling in love with a serious man like Yang Fan is doomed to suffer. She is someone who has experienced it, and she has experienced it all over.Thinking of this, Cheng Yin slightly shrugged her shoulders, picked up the cup and sipped coffee earnestly, a little on the sidelines.

Shu Yan looked up at Cheng Yin, the indifference on the latter's face made her a little discouraged, but she was glad that Cheng Yin didn't show gossip or fuss, her calmness aroused Shu Yan's desire to confide further.

"You must have guessed...I like Andy very much, right?"

Cheng Yin stared at her with a perfunctory smile on his face.

"Two years ago, shortly after I graduated from university, I met Andy by chance, and soon joined Yingrui as his secretary. It was not easy to find a job at that time, and the recruiting unit kept asking how many years of work experience you had. But Andy told me that he doesn't mind recruiting fresh graduates. Compared with people with work experience, we haven't got too many bad habits. As long as we are willing to do well, he is willing to spend time cultivating them. I started from that It's time to start to have a good impression of him."

As Shu Yan said, she lowered her head and smiled at the coffee cup.

Cheng Yin felt that there was something secret and fulfilling in Shu Yan's smile, which made her feel jealous, although it was unnecessary now—her feelings for Yang Fan were illusory from beginning to end This is completely different from Shu Yan's long-term relationship.

"Andy, he knows what you mean to him..." Cheng Yin didn't know what words to use to express the current situation, but fortunately Shu Yan understood what she meant.

She shook her head, "We only talk about work. He pays great attention to personal privacy, so I don't dare to be too..."

"Cough," Cheng Yin cleared her throat a few times as if feeling uncomfortable, "You don't have to worry, there are some things, that, it will always come to fruition, maybe one day you..."

Speaking of this, Cheng Yin felt that her tone was too dry, and, based on her previous experience and her subsequent state of mind, she is still sitting here to comfort others with a high-sounding sound, isn't she stupid?

"Maybe you don't know." Shu Yan frowned even tighter, "I suspect that he...may have a girlfriend, of course, it may not be an official girlfriend, but he must have fallen in love with someone. "

"Oh, really?" This time even Cheng Yin was also surprised, she couldn't imagine what kind of girl Yang Fan would fall in love with - except for the beautiful Shu Yan in front of her.

Speaking of this, it is obvious that she can't vomit quickly, not to mention that Cheng Yin is not an outsider, so Shu Yan simply told her all about Yang Fan asking her for advice and wanting to choose a gift for a female friend.

"If it was an ordinary friend, he wouldn't be so serious about it, and when I asked him if he wanted to help, he said he would take care of it himself. I've never seen him so nervous before." Shu Yan added worriedly.

"You mean..." Cheng Yin's thinking seemed to turn into a fork, flickering, "He chooses gifts for female...friends?"

"Ok!"

"Do you know what he chose in the end?" Cheng Yin suddenly felt her muscles tense when she asked this question, God knows what she was nervous about.

"It's a burgundy crystal bracelet. I saw it in his car. It's very beautiful."

She took his car that day and found it when she was looking for a CD. When she asked him why he hadn't sent it out, he replied that the time hadn't come yet.

Cheng Yin was in a daze, and after a while, she came back to her senses and burst out laughing. She suddenly understood the reason for her birthday present. It's ridiculous that she was so excited that her heart almost stopped beating just now.

But that's good too, at least she won't have the slightest distraction towards him in the future, at this moment, apart from feeling lost, Cheng Yin also gained a rare sense of relief.

"Whether two people can get together depends on the fate of each other, and you can't force it." She imitated Tang Ye's tone to enlighten Shu Yan.

"Yes!" Shu Yan smiled wistfully, "But sometimes, there will always be a little reconciliation, and I am the one closest to him!"

She tilted her mouth and smiled helplessly. This childish expression suddenly touched Cheng Yin. She felt that, putting aside her previous prejudices, Shu Yan is actually a pretty good girl, with outstanding looks, good temper, and careful work. Serious, warm and polite to others, it's no wonder Tang Ye thinks she's nice.

Cheng Yin didn't realize it subconsciously, perhaps it was because she let go of all expectations of Yang Fan that she could truly treat Shu Yan objectively and tolerantly.

At this time, Shu Yan, to a certain extent, felt pity for her past self, and Cheng Yin miraculously developed a sense of intimacy towards her, and she couldn't help but want to test Shu Yan.

"If someone else liked you, would you accept it?"

Shu Yan raised her eyelids, her sad expression remained the same, "If I'm as good as Andy, I'll accept it."

"There is no one who is exactly the same in the world!" Cheng Yin sighed, "Besides, what is so good about Andy? To be honest, I really don't see it too much."

Shu Yan immediately defended Yang Fan, "I have worked with him for two years, and I can see his kindness clearly. Needless to say, he is smart and IQ. Besides, he is also loyal and honest to his boss. He is gentle and patient with his subordinates, and he has nothing to say to customers. Anyway, as long as he promises, he will definitely keep his word. His prestige in our company is higher than that of the general manager!"

Cheng Yin retorted, "Maybe he is different in life! Some people are used to wearing a mask to live their lives, but you didn't notice it."

Shu Yan glanced at her reproachfully, "He is your brother, why do you say that about him!"

"I'll just make an analogy, some people, not just him."

Shu Yan thought about it seriously, then shook her head and denied, "No, he won't. In the past two years, although he has been single, he never went out with others. Once I heard a boss of the company joke with him and asked him why If you don’t take advantage of being single to go out and have fun, you will be married in the future, and you will not be free if you have a wife in charge.”

Cheng Yin couldn't help asking, "How did he answer?"

"He said he didn't have that kind of idea, and said that it's always good to be serious about feelings. He will always meet the right person in the future, and he doesn't think he will regret the absurdity before."

Cheng Yin was fascinated.

Shu Yan looked at her, "If such a man is not a good man, I really don't know who else is qualified. Fanny, I think it will be very happy to fall in love with him, because he will love you all his life. I'll be with you forever."

"That's not necessarily the case." Cheng Yin muttered in a low voice, almost telling the truth about Yang Fan's several girlfriends, but after thinking about it, forget it, she promised Tang Ye that she would forget about it.

At this moment, Shu Yan had unrealistic longing in her eyes, Cheng Yin watched coldly, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows.

It seems that the girl is not seriously ill, the third brother's hope... is slim, slim.

(End of this chapter)

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