Chapter 15 A name caught at a glance, seeing a new you. ...

Zheng Ting's eyes moved from the mobile phone screen to Li Su's face.

Li Su, sitting on the sofa, looked very thin. Her glasses were propped up and placed on her head. She supported her jade-like white arm to support her forehead. The other hand held the mobile phone. Her eyes were lowered, and she looked like she was thinking and adapting to the situation.

Her small face was pure and pale, clean and undecorated. She was sharp, weak, and beautiful.

"Mom, I'm sorry to make you worry about me. I know everything. Alas..." Li Su tried to be roundabout. She pleaded in a pitiful tone: "Can I call you back in the evening?"

"Li Su!" Liang Jing screamed sharply, as if she was completely angered by Li Su's clever evasion.

They had both pretended to be confused for a few years, but now Liang Jing was unwilling to do so.

It was sensitivity, inferiority, and grief. Facing her daughter who was about to go off the track, Liang Jing wanted to win her dignity as a mother.

"It's not that mom is suppressing you on purpose, but you have to face it - I won't talk about the distant past, just look at your two college entrance examinations, you only got into a second-tier university because of your art. These have already proved your strength, you are not a promising person, the suppression of adversity and the encouragement of prosperity can't make you fly high, your father's education method is useless, you have to admit it!"

With a solemn tone and firm denial, Liang Jing's words were like icicles, piercing Li Su's heart unexpectedly.

After pouring cold water, Liang Jing changed to a considerate tone and said gently: "Of course, your father and I don't expect you to make a name for yourself. I even think: Instead of letting you venture out alone, it's better to go home!"

"Your father hasn't retired yet, you go and get a teacher's certificate, come back and take the exam, let your father use his connections to get a stable job, five or six thousand a month, and there are winter and summer vacations, I don't know how much more comfortable life will be!"

"You don't have to eat takeout or junk food at home. It's great to have mom and dad take care of you! You can also take care of Lele... In another two years, she will go to elementary school. You will be a teacher and you can just watch her! The best of both worlds." The best of

both worlds?

From childhood to adulthood, because her mother never interfered with Li Su's growth, Li Su never tried to find out what her mother really thought of her.

Li Su was a little surprised by the sudden face. It turned out to be "You are not a promising person" and "I don't expect you to make a name for yourself"...

Li Su felt that her heart was about to break. She had always been afraid of her mother's revenge, but at this moment, she would rather her mother's words were just revenge.

——She should know, she has always known. Maybe her mother has not let it go. She still wants to retaliate against her and punish her. Did her mother deliberately cause trouble for her?

Aunt Xu had reminded her long ago that this hatred would never dissipate in her lifetime.

Her eyes were almost burning. Before tears flowed, Li Su closed her eyes and propped her right hand on her knee. She tried to straighten her spine, but she felt her body become so heavy.

As if she was falling into the sea.

"Why don't you say anything? I'm not exaggerating, am I?" Liang Jing whispered softly, as if she was concerned about her daughter's emotions, and kindly comforted her: "I don't expect my daughter to become a phoenix anymore, so don't put too much pressure on me."

"Alas..." Liang Jing sighed and said to herself: "When will you come back?"

Listen. What a considerate statement.

It's just a matter of fact, right? As a mother, she didn't even make any difficult requests. She did nothing wrong.

But, did she really do nothing wrong? For example: Compared with making demands, not expecting, not expecting, and not supporting, isn't this more enough to defeat a child?

Li Su opened her eyes, and her eyes were still red. She raised her eyes and her gaze bumped into Zheng Ting, who was looking at her at the other end of the desk.

Zheng Ting is calm, Zheng Ting is indifferent, and Zheng Ting is successful.

Li Su slowly and long breathed a sigh of relief.

No, Mom, I can also be an excellent person.

I am not an "almost" child, you know? I have my expertise, I have met a mentor who appreciates me, I can actually shine, no longer a supporting role, but a performer on the stage.

- Mom, I can also be your pride.

"Li Su? Are you listening?" It was too quiet, Liang Jing said uncertainly: "You didn't put the phone aside and didn't listen? You are too disrespectful!"

"Mom," Li Su said, and felt that there was saliva sticking to the corner of her mouth. She raised her hand to wipe it, and her hand was covered with lipstick, like blood. "I'm doing well outside. Hang up first, something's wrong."

Li Su hung up the phone almost without hesitation, as if she was afraid that her mother would call again to urge her to die. This time, she decisively chose to turn off the phone.

Finally quiet. But my heart has been in a mess for a long time.

Li Su half hugged her arms, trying to calm her heart.

She saw the shadow on the ground moving. It was Zheng Ting who came back.

A wet tissue was handed over to her. Li Su took it. Following Zheng Ting's guidance, she looked at her hands and, belatedly, wiped off the lipstick on her fingertips.

As if the episode just now had never happened, Zheng Ting spoke again, just continuing the unfinished words just now.

Refilling the teacup and gently placing it back in front of Li Su, Zheng Ting reminded her: "You will be measured wherever you are. Choosing a boss who can appreciate you may not be much better, but at least you can suffer less grievances."

Well, right? Li Su looked at Zheng Ting and couldn't help asking herself: So, what do you want to choose? Stay here and use your beauty to exchange for resources, or leave here and continue to be innocent. Li Su remembered

what she looked like. She had never thought of being a heroine, nor did she care about being a supporting role. This was Li Su.

But at this moment, Li Su, after listening to her mother's words, no longer wanted to be Li Su.

"Boss Zheng, you are right." Li Su's erratic voice gradually became clear.

Sadness twisted her internal organs, letting the snow in her heart fall. Until her self-esteem and pride were completely frozen, she decided to take a risk.

Become another kind of person who can easily become a scene person, appear on the stage, and abandon the corner.

Be stared at, judged, and let others think what they want. She wants to let go of her worries and burdens, she wants to give up her reputation and ideals, she wants to be reborn.

Use her own strengths to conquer the world.

Putting down the hot mobile phone, Li Su smiled gently, and glanced at Zheng Ting sharply. Her wet deer eyes were naturally charming. When she was not competing with others, she always had an indescribable pleasant style.

Like the cold wind blowing from a humid island, like the first love lingering in people's hearts in the dead of night.

"Then don't insist, just switch to business." Li Su's voice was weak and harmless. She asked: "Mr. Zheng, how much salary do you want to increase for me?"

Zheng Ting smiled.

They are not stupid, they all know: Li Su chose to stay and agreed to the transfer, this answer is almost equivalent to agreeing to some kind of hint, entering the gray area from white to black.

Maybe it has not been successful yet, but there is already a good chance.

Zheng Ting is not surprised by this result. ——A truly happy girl will not leave her hometown. The moment Li Su set foot in a foreign land, it was equivalent to telling the whole world that she was ready to be changed.

Ideals are beautiful, but many people are not the same from the beginning.

It's just that according to the standards of the world, under the stimulation and ridicule of reality, we who were once mavericks are also being pruned and changed, and gradually decide to live as a "promising" person.

Sometimes it's to return home in glory, sometimes it's to prove yourself, and sometimes it's just... I don't want to go back.

Li Su couldn't refuse him, because at her age when she had nothing, this was the fastest way for her to get and hopefully climb to the top of the mountain.

Zheng Ting smiled, and Li Su decided to use him as a stepping stone to jump up.

And Zheng Ting didn't mind.

Zheng Ting raised his hand and gestured "yeah" to Li Su. He joked with her with a double meaning: "Let's add 2,000 first. Step in and explore it. When you are sure, we can talk about the project commission."

Li Su couldn't help but feel relieved. Very good, really good.

After the salary increase, it was only 5,800 yuan. This salary was not inflated at all. Obviously, he was not going to attack her. He still gave her dignity.

Treat her as an employee, not a woman.

Just now, Li Su always felt that Zheng Ting didn't listen to her words. Until this moment, she understood that maybe... maybe Zheng Ting listened to it.

Her refusal, her emphasis: Li Su will not be a mistress.

"Thank you." Li Su said softly, she leaned over, picked up the hot water, poured the tea, stirred the fragrance, hung her wrist, and poured the tea. She gracefully and skillfully poured a cup of tea for Zheng Ting.

Pick up the teacup and hand it to him with both hands.

As tea lovers who like to taste tea, maybe they can also become friends.

Zheng Ting took the tea with one hand and half leaned back on the sofa. He did not sip it carefully, but raised his head and drank the tea in a very heroic manner.

He held the cup against his knees, looked at Li Su, and responded in a low voice: "Thank you too."

"Boss," Li Su regretted her acting before entering the door. She made up for it again and said a witty remark: "I promise, I will learn from you, starting with pouring tea."

"Well," Zheng Ting responded humorously: "You also need to learn not to turn the table, not to pass the steamed bun... Know the measure, eat by your ability."

"That's right, that's right," Li Su touched his face and said embarrassedly: "Thank you for your kindness, oh, my face is red."

Zheng Ting looked at Li Su for a while, and understood her character. Like a fox pretending to be tamed, she cleverly accepted being kept in captivity, always well-behaved, seemingly not fighting, but actually very unwilling to admit defeat.

It was also the first time for him to date such a girl.

Zheng Ting handed the phone on the table to Li Su, "Please help me take care of this work phone of mine. You can also help me reply to some messages. Just remember to tell me if there is any important information."

"Okay." Li Su didn't expect the work to come so quickly. She took the phone and saw that the screen was still on. She glanced silently and saw that on the WeChat dialog box, each contact was preceded by their titles.

Investors, producers, dubbing directors...

are all important roles. Zheng Ting is willing to hand this phone to her, which is a sign of trust.

After taking the phone back, she can look through the previous chats and see everyone's circle of friends.

This is the fastest way for her to get information about the film and television industry and everyone. Maybe in the future, it can also reduce the probability of her making mistakes.

Zheng Ting is helping her.

"Mr. Zheng!" Li Su actually didn't know what to say.

"Li Su," Zheng Ting's tone suddenly became more serious, "Whether you believe it or not, I am really looking forward to you."

Li Su blinked, and in Zheng Ting's calm eyes, she suddenly had some confidence: believe in this moment, believe in the self who made the decision.

"Let's try." She lowered her head shyly, scanning the WeChat dialog box for no reason, until she unexpectedly found a name that was extremely familiar and yet distant.

Among so many people, so many names with a long list of notes. She actually caught it at first sight.

- Xu Shen.