Awakening Secret

Chapter 2 Gorgeous Transformation

In front of Li Luo, Lin Jiaqi had to admit that she was indeed pretty, and her appearance was decent.

This time, Landa recommended two graduate students to study at Qinghuai Institute of Biochemistry and Cells. When the list was announced, it caused heated discussions because the two students were both handsome.Lin Jiaqi saw the photo of Li Luo published on the website in the dormitory, and her roommate stood by and said, "Jiaqi, this ID photo must have been P, it's too fake."

Lin Jiaqi also thinks it's fake, Li Luo's photo is like the "most beautiful ID photo" taken by a photography club, everyone is fair-skinned and beautiful, but the real person is...

After finding any reason, Lin Jiaqi came directly to Shangyan.

Men look at the whole, women look at the details.Lin Jiaqi looked at Li Luo's sneakers, jeans and white shirt, plus a fading brand watch, and basically understood Li Luo's family background and ways.Lin Jiaqi took Shang Yan's arm intimately, and directly stated her identity, "I'm Lin Jiaqi, Shang Yan's girlfriend, a freshman at Lanzhou University."

oh yeahThe little girl's emotions and thoughts are so simple, but she still pretends not to mind.Li Luo nodded and introduced himself simply: "Li Luo, a member of your boyfriend's same group."

Lin Jiaqi: "Nice to meet you."

"Me too."

Then Lin Jiaqi got on the back seat of Shang Yan's bicycle and left, and Li Luo took the school bus back to the north gate of Landa University.

Midsummer passed, and the days of September were shortening day by day.Li Luo walked across the road, and the street lights ahead turned on.It was getting dark, and everything on the road disappeared in the darkening twilight, and then made a noise in the successively lit lights.This is what the city looks like at night.Li Luo hates the dark because she suffers from deep insomnia.

Li Luo watched movies all night.A 3D projector and player were installed in the bedroom of the apartment. In the middle of the night, wearing 3D glasses and leaning on a comfortable pillow, she watched three old movies that she had never seen before.

Thankfully, she was still not sleepy the next day, and continued to make herself a breakfast energetically.Today's breakfast is Western style, with ham sandwiches, honey muffins, and a serving of hot milk.Yesterday she and Shang Yan added WeChat, refreshed Moments and saw that Shang Yan posted a new Moments last night, the content was: "Watched a bad movie with my girlfriend again."

Very pure big boy style.

Li Luo was suddenly curious, what kind of circle of friends did Xie Yuning have?
Surprisingly, Lin Jiaqi took the initiative to add her WeChat last night.Li Luo passed the verification and browsed through Lin Jiaqi's circle of friends. A happy little girl naturally has a happy family.

Her mother is a well-known socialite in Lan City, and her father has a successful career.Li Luo clicked to open a group photo of their family of three, the green lawn, the family of three, the photo is like a watercolor painting, bright and joyful.

Li Luo gently leaned against the back of the dining table and chair.

Lin Jiaqi took the initiative to send a smiley emoji, and Li Luo put down her phone and went to the bathroom to wash up.There are bottles of homemade skin care products on the washstand.

In the morning, Li Luo stayed in the laboratory all the time, completing the small experiment that Xie Yuning explained——observing the newly proposed living microorganisms under the microscope.After recording the observation results, Shang Yan had already tidied up the experimental bench, and said, "Li Luo, let's go to the cafeteria together."

"Okay, please wait." Li Luo went to the public restroom outside to wash his hands.In front of the washstand, she used a black hairpin to clamp the broken bangs on her forehead behind her head.

Unknowingly, my hair has grown a lot.

Li Luo came out of the bathroom and saw Xie Yuning coming down from the third floor, wearing her private clothes.

Except for staying in the laboratory, Xie Yuning basically didn't wear a white coat.He took off his white coat, and today he is wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with his hands in his trouser pockets... He doesn't look like a biochemical expert, more like he just came back from a fashion show and came here for a stroll.

As soon as Xie Yuning saw Shang Yan waiting on the sofa, he said, "Come out to dinner with me." In the order, there was also the kindness of an elder talking to a junior.

It's just that Xie Yuning's kind order, Shang Yan refused: "...Uncle, I'd better eat in the cafeteria."

Without discussing, Xie Yuning threw Shang Yan a sentence: "The food in the cafeteria here is terrible."

Business words: "..."

Li Luoye: "..." She should not have been seen by Xie Yuning.

Not enough, Xie Yuning seemed to have a lot of resentment towards the cafeteria of the Institute of Biochemistry, and added: "The chicken is as if soaked in formalin."

Shang Yan was completely speechless: "Uncle, I'll go—"

"Okay, let's go then." Xie Yuning turned around and took Shang Yan away like a kid.

Shang Yan felt that he had expressed the wrong meaning, so he turned his head and looked at Li Luo who came out.A little embarrassed, he stood still and asked Li Luo: "Li Luo, shall we eat outside together?"

In the words of Shang Yan, Xie Yuning turned around leisurely, only to see Li Luo who had just come out of the bathroom.He looked casual, it didn't matter whether she wanted to go with her or not.

It really doesn't matter, to Xie Yuning, there is no difference between bringing one little kid to dinner and taking two little kids.

However, one must be sensible in life, Shang Yan is his nephew, she is not.Li Luo shook his head, found a reasonable and not embarrassing reason to refuse, and said, "I haven't finished my task today, so it's more convenient to eat in the cafeteria."

In an old chain restaurant in Qingchuang Plaza, Xie Yuning scooped up half a bowl of flat liver carp fish soup, glanced at the unappetizing Shang Yan, and said, "Shang Yan, I think you get along well with that Li Luo .”

"Uncle, it's not what you think." Shang Yan raised his head to explain, speaking in a hurry, Xie Yuning was taken aback.

Xie Yuning was a little funny, and deliberately asked: "What do I think?"

Shang Yan's face was a little red, and his usual reserved and polite appearance became more boyish in front of his uncle.He put down the spoon, and said to Xie Yuning seriously: "Little uncle, I just feel that Li Luo is a bit pitiful."

"Poor?" Xie Yuning asked casually.

Shang Yan was hesitant to speak but stopped, and did not speak for a while.On the one hand, he felt that it was not good to tell Li Luo's life experience, on the other hand, he wanted to explain his feelings for Li Luo clearly. After hesitating for a while, he said to Xie Yuning: "Li Luo is an orphan."

"Orphan?" Xie Yuning was still indifferent, took out a tissue to wipe his hands, and said: "Li Luo is an orphan, does it have anything to do with you?
The noon sun has an incomparable smell.The canteen restaurant in the Qinghuai Institute of Biochemistry has an elegant and bright environment, but the food looks really ordinary.Li Luo took a special look at the chicken in the cafeteria. They were just a little blanched with less soy sauce. Why did Xie Yuning say that they seemed to be soaked in formalin... However, Li Luo turned his head and went back to the laboratory.

Li Luo bought a bottle of water and a pair of compressed biscuits in the vending cabinet.

She is not picky about food now, she mixes a pack of compressed biscuits with mineral water, and she still eats it with gusto.While finishing lunch, I flipped through biochemical magazines to pass the time.The phone next to her turned on, and there was a new message, from Lin Jiaqi.

Lin Jiaqi asked her to compare the two essences, probably because she saw a popular science article on skin care ingredients that she posted on the public platform.Li Luo looked at the two essence lists sent by Lin Jiaqi, skillfully switched the input method, and gave Lin Jiaqi some suggestions.

'Thank you, Miss Li Luo. "Lin Jiaqi sent a cute expression, and complained by the way, "Shangyan is also learning this, but it is useless to find him. "

Isn't the mother, Miss Lin, the vice president of the daily chemical company?Li Luo didn't continue to reply, watching the cute expressions in the chat box flickering after another, picked up the phone and asked Lin Jiaqi: "I want to cut my hair recently, do you have a good barber shop barber to recommend?"

Li Luo and Lin Jiaqi made an appointment to meet on Saturday at the self-help bookshelf beside the Qingchuang Plaza at the North Gate of Landa University.She accompanied Lin Jiaqi to buy skin care products, and Lin Jiaqi recommended a barber shop to her.Lin Jiaqi recommended a barber shop in Nancheng Tianlan Center, sent her the address and brief introduction, and then asked her thoughtfully: "Is the price acceptable?"

Li Luo was busy with something and didn't reply right away.

Five minutes later, Lin Jiaqi sent another message: "...how about I ask my classmates if they have any other recommendations."

Li Luo replied: "It's okay, just this one."

On Saturday, Li Luo woke up with a cold.After processing some data and backing it up in the USB flash drive, she ate a piece of VC, put on light makeup, and took the elevator directly to the parking lot on the first floor.

Walk to a sports car in parking space 101.

This sports car may not be as good as Xie Yuning's, but the pure white assembly line shape is very attractive to girls.Li Luo sat on the driver's seat and pressed the black button on the center console.

The weather is fine today, not too hot.Li Luo set off from the parking lot to Qingchuang Plaza, 3 minutes before the time she and Lin Jiaqi agreed on.Not far ahead, Lin Jiaqi was already waiting for her at the self-service bookstore on the street; there was also a female companion who was traveling with her, who should be a roommate or classmate.

As a freshman at Lanzhou University, Lin Jiaqi caused quite a stir when she first entered the school. Firstly, she is a well-known Shang Yan childhood sweetheart girlfriend. Secondly, she is also a student representative at the opening party and an active member of club activities. Landa's well-deserved little goddess.Soon, everyone knew her family background again.

Lin Jiaqi's outfit today is also worthy of her status.She was wearing an early autumn dress, the latest style from the C family, and was carrying a mini bag of the same brand in her hand.The girl next to her was also wearing high heels and a skirt, and the two of them were talking with each other.

Of course, today Li Luo is not dressed modestly either.Brands are the least likely to be worn wrong, as long as you choose expensive ones.She slowly parked the car in front of them, and the female companion brought by Lin Jiaqi reacted first, stretched out her hand and looked at Lin Jiaqi in the distance.

The surprise in Lin Jiaqi's eyes was expected.Li Luo took off his sunglasses, pulled the corners of his lips and said, "Get in the car, let's go."

2
The sun is streaming and the breeze is warm.

In the white sports car, Li Luo raised his hand and stroked his messy hair.Black and white eyes, bright face, just like the retro beauty with red lips and white teeth in the sports car commercials... Lin Jiaqi just felt dazzled.

This is the true elegance and infinity.Lin Jiaqi looked at it sourly, but still asked, "Sister Li Luo, is this car yours?"

"Well, yes." Li Luo smiled and responded casually.

Lin Jiaqi wowed: "...that's great."

"Oh... By the way, there is one more thing." Li Luo turned her head and said to Lin Jiaqi and her companions, "You still need to recommend a restaurant to me later, let's have lunch together first, is there any problem? "

"Is there any problem?" Li Luo was definitely influenced by Xie Yuning. Every time he finished the task, he would add "Is there any problem", as if she and Shang Yan were two children.

Lin Jiaqi nodded and agreed with the meal in the restaurant, and her tone weakened: "...no problem."

According to the navigation prompt in the car, Li Luo got on the elevated road.Lin Jiaqi took out her mobile phone and sent a short message to Shangyan, with only one sentence: "Unhappy."

At the Landa Tennis Court, Shang Yan just finished playing, and replied, "What's wrong?"

Lin Jiaqi: "Nothing."

It is really difficult to establish a friendship between girls, but it is very easy to make an ordinary friendship.After eating a sumptuous and exquisite lunch together, Li Luo had her hair cut at the styling center recommended by Lin Jiaqi, and Lin Jiaqi's broken mood improved with the clerk's voice from Ms. Lin.

In the VIP cubicle, the senior designer asked Li Luo what hairstyle he wanted, and Li Luo showed the designer the pictures on his phone.

Designer: "Beauty, this picture is more than 20 years old."

Li Luo turned back from the mirror: "Is there a problem?"

"Of course no problem." The designer held Zheng Li Luo's head in both hands, bit his lip handsomely and said, "I'm best at creating retro hairstyles."

Just like that, Li Luo cut a pretty short hair.

In addition, the barber shop charges are indeed not cheap, when Li Luo swiped his card to sign the bill, he paused and wrote down another person's name.

I don't know which third-rate female writer once said that a woman is not bankrupt in shopping, but a new life in shopping.

Next, at the International Shopping Center, Li Luo gave himself two sets of the latest models, and bought a sample for Lin Jiaqi and the female classmate who accompanied him as gifts.After signing the bill in a hurry, Li Luo looked dazed for a moment, thinking of a funny movie called "Glamorous Transformation" that she watched at night a few days ago.

Exaggerated, nonsensical, and ironic.It's easy to transform into a woman, as long as you have money in your card.

Tonight's Li Luo has indeed changed, with bright short hair, orange lips, and a natural and casual flamboyant atmosphere, it's simply shocking.As a result, Xie Yuning was sitting in the car opposite, and almost didn't recognize him. If it wasn't for him, he would have seen Lin Jiaqi beside him.Hanging up the dialed number, Xie Yuning twitched the corners of her mouth, reconfirming that the beautiful girl who threw the two big trophies into the sports car not far away is really Li Luo, the good student who looked down at the biological cells with a serious face yesterday ?
This is... mutated?

Various bottles and jars were listed in front of the French-style carved dressing table, and the woman in a purple ice silk nightgown sat down in front of the mirror, depressed.The beauty is old, and the face in the mirror is about 40 years old.Not old, but not young either.

Even though the skin is still fairly tight, the hair is still black and shiny like a girl because of proper maintenance.However, it is really not young anymore.

Lin Xiyin looked at her face, feeling a little irritated for no reason.She opened the floating drawer, took out an expensive mask, carefully covered it in front of the mirror, then got up sullenly, and walked to the big bed.

There is a baroque oil painting on the wall beside the bed, which was auctioned by Lin Xiyin at the oil painting exhibition many years ago.When she got married, her husband mentioned hanging the wedding photo by the bed, but Lin Xiyin thought it was too tacky and didn't allow it.

It's just that looking at this painting bought at a high price now, Lin Xiyin can see a vulgarity again, as if there is an unreasonable discomfort in her body.No matter how delicate a woman is, she has lost her color in time; no matter how enviable a marriage is, her husband also stays out at night.

Daughter Lin Jiaqi's circle of friends has been updated with new content, only the age of playing, the rest of the circle of friends is all about eating, drinking and having fun except business talk.Lin Xiyin clicked on the four updated photos of her daughter, and she could almost see how much her daughter spent today.

The last photo is a group photo of three girls.

Lin Xiyin clicked on the photo on the screen, and soon noticed the girl in the middle, her gaze suddenly tightened; her finger touched the girl's smiling face, and she trembled almost instinctively...

The group photo of the three of them uploaded by Lin Jiaqi was taken when she and Li Luo had dinner together at noon.What to do if a strong competitor appears next to your boyfriend, the best way is to become friends with the opponent first.

At least, on the surface, be like friends.

The sad thing is that Lin Jiaqi went shopping with Li Luo today, so this month's living expenses will be gone.Her card limit cannot be spent freely like Li Luo's. Lin Jiaqi felt the contrast for the first time.

When her mother Lin Xiyin called, Lin Jiaqi was talking to Shangyan via video.After listening to her complaints, Shangyan transferred her a reward of love, and they hung up after being so sweet with each other. Lin Jiaqi answered her mother's call, and a harsh question almost made Lin Jiaqi's forehead shrink.

"Who are you eating with today?" Lin Xiyin asked.

Lin Jiaqi replied: "...student, college classmate."

Lin Xiyin asked: "Really, are they just your classmates?"

Lin Jiaqi: "Mom, what's wrong with you... Is something wrong?"

Lin Xiyin hung up the phone, feeling that she should be making a fuss out of a molehill. More than 20 years have passed, and that person has been dead for more than 20 years, so how could he appear in her daughter's photo.The girl in the photo is indeed very similar to that person, but they are different when you look closely: the person has a small brown mole on the left cheek, and Jiaqi's female classmate does not.

In fact, even if that person is really alive, how could he be this young.

Her husband, Fang Ziwen, came back and was escorted back to the door of the house drunk by the female manager.

Fang Ziwen used to work in AC Group, and worked with Shang Yu for more than ten years. He left AC a few years ago to start his own business, and ran a foreign trade company. He was already a veritable general manager.

Lin Xiyin came out to pick up people in her nightgown, and gave the manager a blank look. The manager explained, "...Miss Lin, Mr. Fang accidentally drank too much."

"Accidental?" Lin Xiyin asked coldly, "Then what do you want, isn't inviting you over to work to keep Fang Boss from drinking?"

The female manager didn't reply, she didn't say anything on the surface, but she was aggrieved in her heart.

Lin Xiyin helped Fang Ziwen into the gate, and calmed down: "Why did you drink so much?"

Fang Ziwen raised his face and smiled: "Isn't Mr. Shang here today?"

"Boss Shang is looking for you?" Lin Xiyin's face softened a lot.

"That's right..." Fang Ziwen was dazed and supported by Lin Xiyin to the living room, and told Lin Xiyin as he walked, "Next month will be Mrs. Shang's birthday. Have you chosen the gift yet?"

"I've chosen it, I won't forget it!" Lin Xiyin angrily pushed Fang Ziwen to the sofa.

Fang Ziwen was paralyzed on the sofa, showing his indecent belly. He stretched out his hand and pulled off his tie, and said to himself: "When our Jiaqi marries Shangyan, our life will get better and better, better and better... ..."

Finally repeating "better and better", Fang Ziwen almost grinned excitedly.

Lin Xiyin looked at it coldly. She was not in the good mood of Fang Ziwen, so she went back to the bedroom without seeing anything and went to rest first.

Lin Xiyin had a dream.

In the dream, Shang Yu was still young and handsome.He got out of the car with a happy face, walked to the co-pilot's door with long legs, then opened the co-pilot's door warmly, and waited for the people inside to come out.

In the dream, Lin Xiyin was worried, and also waited.

But the person who got out of the car was not himself, but that person.The face was clearly blurred, but Lin Xiyin could feel that it was an unruly and confident face.Yes, that person seems to have an innate pride.

Lin Xiyin opened her eyes and woke up.Why, after so many years, she still remembers the appearance of that person, like a haunting nightmare.

The lingering nightmare, Li Luo still can't sleep today.The player in her bedroom has a 3D stereo surround sound function, and the sound effect is comparable to that of a first-line theater.A person with deep insomnia, a person who seeks pleasure late at night.Li Luo sat in the middle of the big bed with his legs spread out, called the karaoke function, and sang old songs one after another.An angry roar in Mandarin came from the upstairs terrace: "It's the middle of the night, can you be gentle?"

Isn't it already midnight?Li Luo realized that he was disturbing others, put on his slippers, and ran outside to respond: "I'm sorry, I'll stop immediately."

A new German student named Frank lives upstairs in Li Luo.Frank looked at Li Luo downstairs, touched his head, and immediately changed his tone: "So it's you, hi...my name is Frank."

"Hi, my name is Li Luo." Li Luo leaned on the railing, raised his head, his curved eyes seemed to be filled with starlight. "I'm sorry, I was really sorry just now." Li Luo said again.

Frank hurriedly denied: "It's okay, it's okay! It's my pleasure..."

Li Luo smiled: "Then you should rest earlier, I wish you a sweet dream."

Frank felt that he was going to die of happiness: "Okay, good dream, Luo!"

Li Luo returned to the room with the corners of his mouth twitching, turned off the circular sound in the room, and then sat on the edge of the bed with a face of silence.What to do, she still couldn't sleep awake.

On Monday, Li Luo got off the bus, and Xie Yuning drove into the Biochemical Cell Institute.

Today she has a report to give a speech, and the one-week assessment time is up, and it is not yet known whether Xie Yuning will accept her.Xie Yuning parked the car in front, Li Luo stepped forward and said politely: "Good morning, Professor."

"Morning." Xie Yuning replied.Xie Yunning's worst temper is definitely in the morning, especially early in the morning when she didn't sleep well last night.He looked at Li Luo's short-cut hair, and restrainedly slammed the car door.

It seems that he did not misread the wrong person yesterday.

Today, Li Luo wore a skirt for the first time to come to the Biochemistry Institute.The knee-length skirt is paired with a loose white shirt, stiletto high heels, and short hair; not only slim, but also stylish.

The short haircut last night was really nice, retro and trendy.

Similarly, Shang Yan, who is going to make a study report today, is also wearing a formal suit and tie.Judging from his taste in clothing, it should be prepared with the help of his mother.

In the afternoon, Li Luo and Shang Yan gave a report in the lecture hall on the second floor.Shang Yan was one ahead of her, and she sat down and waited.The old researcher next to him said to Xie Yuning: "Xiaoyan, this kid is really young and talented."

Xie Yuning stared ahead, and replied to the old researcher: "Indeed, except for the fact that I almost have a poor eye for choosing a girlfriend, everything else is fine."

Li Luo who was sitting beside him: "..."

If Shang Yan sat next to him and heard it, he would vomit blood.In the front, Shang Yan stood in front of the lecture table and talked tactfully, looking tall and straight.Shang Yan's appearance should be a little more like his mother's, especially his pair of long and narrow eyes with slender slits, narrow inside and wide outside.A man with such eyes tends to appear delicate and gentle.

Because, Xie Yuning also has such eyes.However, even though Shang Yan and Xie Yuning have the same facial features, they still look slightly different.Probably because the atmosphere is too different.

Grades are reported on a point system.

Compared with the reported score, Li Luo cares more about whether he can stay in Xie Yuning's group.Even if she still stays in the Qinghuai Institute of Cell Biochemistry as an intern, if she is kicked out of the group by Xie Yuning, she will be quite aggrieved.

The content of her report today is the issue of XX immunity. She put forward her own idea in the basic case and cited some experimental data.The content is very mediocre.Of course, she also has confidence, and her speech ability will be a plus.

Therefore, she still doesn't know if she has passed Xie Yuning's assessment.

Li Luo was sitting on the workbench across from the laboratory thinking about something. Shang Yan came from outside, took off his suit jacket, and said to her with a smile, "Li Luo, you gave a really good speech today."

"Thank you." Li Luo raised his eyes and boasted back, "Your report is also very exciting."

"I'm okay..." Shang Yan picked up a pen, and seeing that she didn't seem to care, he told her something exciting, "By the way, Teacher Zhou told me that we will have a dinner together next week and say welcome Our joining."

Li Luo: "Oh, very good."

However, she didn't even know if she could stay in Xie Yuning's group, let alone attend the party.The two chatted for a few more words, Li Luo picked up the phone beside her, saw Lin Jiaqi's updated photo last night, and liked it.

Then, stand up and leave.

"Sister, I got it. I'll go over later, that's it, hang up first..."

Perfunctorily hanging up the phone, Xie Yuning swiped his card and came out of his office area. Before he took two steps, he saw Li Luo standing in front of him.She lowered her head, with a face that was so silent that it was almost sad. It didn't look like the one I saw in the underground parking lot on weekends.

Xie Yuning waited for a blind date banquet, feeling quite irritable.He walked down the stairs with his hands in his pockets, holding back his temper and asked, "If you don't go back, what are you doing here?"

Li Luo looked up, and replied slowly, "...waiting for you."

wait for him?Waiting for him to go on a blind date together?Xie Yuning let out a deep breath.

Afraid of being misunderstood again, Li Luo hurriedly said, "Professor, have I passed?"

Xie Yuning was taken aback.

Li Luo looked at Xie Yuning, and continued to ask: "Didn't you say that I have a week's assessment? Today's time is up...I don't know if I passed or not."

Oh, that's why I was looking for him.

To be honest, Xie Yuning almost forgot about the assessment.He originally wanted to assess Li Luo, who was plugged in by Professor Wang.However, the girl who came back from the United States provided very little personal information except for a beautiful photo that left an impression.

He could hardly find her.

After the impromptu interview in the car that day, he looked up the projects and activities she said, and everything fit again.Apart from these, in this week, her experimental operation and comprehensive ability have performed very well.

The two stood facing each other, Li Luo was still waiting with a nervous expression on his face.Xie Yuning glanced back and said the result of the assessment: "...passed."

"Yeah!" Li Luo jumped up and down, almost dancing happily.

Such a smile is real.

She was really so happy to stay in his group?Xie Yuning looked at the girl in front of her and tugged at the corner of her mouth.Seeing Li Luo's raised right hand, he stretched out his right hand from his pocket and slapped her perfunctorily.

Interested enough?
Li Luo almost froze, but she just wanted to wave her hand.

The palms of the two passed by, Xie Yuning quickly retracted, then turned around and walked down the steps.

Li Luo stood behind, his voice amused: "Professor, goodbye."

"Goodbye." Xie Yuning said goodbye and continued to walk down the steps.

Li Luo smiled and added: "I wish you a smooth blind date."

Xie Yuning stopped her steps, regretting her soft heart just now.

(End of this chapter)