"You don't know how beautiful those two people were against the backdrop of the fireworks. When I saw them, I didn't feel envious, but jealous, because one of them was the one I liked, and the one I liked kissed someone else. If I could still say I was envious, then I would be lying."
Qingyou said with a funny look on his face.
Because of taking care of her mother, Qiange has not been in a very good mental state at work recently.
Because of Xuan Lu, Qiange's direct supervisor did not punish Qiange. Instead, he asked Qiange with concern whether she needed a leave to rest.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yanyan couldn't help but pout: "It's different if you have a relationship."
When the boss heard the complaint, he turned around and scolded Zhou Yanyan: "Zhou Yanyan, you are the one who has the least time!"
Zhou Yanyan rolled her eyes at her boss and continued to do her own thing.
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, Xuan Lu sent a WeChat message to Qian Ge:
Qian Ge! Do you want to go to the hot springs? I'll treat you!
Qian Ge was about to refuse, but saw Xuan Lu said:
Alan said you haven't been in a good mental state lately, so I'll take you out to relax.
Qiange was stunned for a moment. Her bad mental state had affected her work. She was still a newcomer in the workplace and it was not good to be so willful.
Qian Ge thought about it and responded to Xuan Lu:
You can take a hot spring bath, but you have to pay for it yourself.
Xuan Lu said:
OK!
It would be good to relax, Qiange rubbed his sore neck.
After get off work, Xuan Lu drove Qian Ge to a hot spring. Xuan Lu said, "I know you would be uncomfortable if I brought my boyfriend out, so I was very tactful today and dumped my boyfriend to accompany this beautiful woman!"
Qian Ge smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have wronged your Mr. Yu."
Xuan Lu laughed happily: "Hahaha! For you, it's nothing!"
The two chatted and laughed all the way to the hot spring villa, which is also one of the Xuan family's properties. Today, because the eldest daughter wanted to bring her friends over, the villa did not receive other guests.
In the huge hot spring pool, Qian Ge enjoyed the comfort of the hot steam on her face and said with satisfaction, "It's so comfortable."
Xuan Lu approached Qiange with a wicked smile and reached out to touch Qiange's body: "There are more comfortable ways, do you want to try it?"
"No, hahaha! I'm ticklish!" Qiange dodged with a smile until she was one foot away from Xuan Lu.
Xuan Lu looked at Qiange with a smile, and felt a sense of warmth in her heart. Xuan Lu had lived a life of luxury since she was a child, and she had few friends. It was her luck to meet Qiange.
"Qian Ge, I like you." Xuan Lu said with a smile.
Qian Ge silently pushed her hair back and said, "Luckily you have a boyfriend, otherwise I would have thought you liked women."
"You're so annoying!" Xuan Lu swam towards Qiange, who immediately jumped out of the hot spring and said, "I'm not going to mess with you anymore. I'm going to go have some tea first."
Xuan Lu watched Qiange climb ashore, then took off her towel and prepared to put on her clothes.
But at the moment when she took the towel, a glaring object pricked Xuan Lu's eyes like a sharp silver needle, causing pain.
She walked to the shore like a possessed person, and reached out to wipe the familiar red spot on Qiange's lower back: "Qian Ge, what's this?"
Qian Ge turned around, put on her T-shirt with a smile: "This is a birthmark, it can't be wiped off."
birthmark?
birthmark!
Xuan Lu suddenly looked up and stared at Qiange, her pupils suddenly filled with fear.
Seeing Xuan Lu's loss of composure, Qian Ge asked in a daze, "What's wrong? Lulu."
Xuan Lu swallowed her saliva, looking a little flustered. She quickly got up from the hot spring, grabbed Qiange's shoulders, and asked, "Birthmark? When did it appear?"
Qian Ge's shoulder felt a little painful from being scratched, and she said, "Of course the birthmark has been there since childhood."
"Qian Ge, Qinge, tell me, are your parents your biological parents?" Xuan Lu was anxious, with tears in her eyes.
Qian Ge shook her head: "I...my parents are my adoptive parents."
"Boom——" It was as if the world collapsed in an instant! Xuan Lu's legs softened and she knelt down helplessly.
Qian Ge exclaimed, and quickly squatted down to support Xuan Lu, shouting worriedly, "Lulu, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
Xuan Lu jumped up as if she had received an electric shock, avoided Qian Ge, and said vigilantly: "Don't touch me!"
Qian Ge was startled: "Lulu..."
Xuan Lu pointed at the exit of the hot spring and shouted abnormally: "Go! Go now! Hurry up!"
“Lulu…”
"Don't touch me! Go away!" Xuan Lu roared, her pupils trembling slightly with fear.
Qiange immediately retracted her outstretched hand. When she saw Xuan Lu like this, she didn't dare to touch her. She had to grab her things and ran out of the hot spring in a panic.
Before leaving the hot spring villa, Qiange called Anjiu and said that Xuan Lu was not in a good mood and asked Anjiu to come and pick her up.
When An Jiu rushed to the villa, Xuan Lu was sitting in the dressing room in a daze.
She was only wearing a purple bra embroidered with roses, and her coat was piled in a mess in front of the full-length mirror. Her graceful back was reflected in the mirror. On her lower back, there was the same birthmark as Qiange's - a red birthmark that looked like a crescent moon!
But how could it be possible for two people in the world to have the same birthmark in the same place on their bodies? One of their opinions must be false.
"Lulu, what's wrong with you?" An Jiu walked to Xuan Lu and put his hand on her shoulder.
Xuan Lu closed her long eyelashes and a tear fell. She reached out and hugged An Jiu's waist, sobbing softly: "An Jiu, I'm so scared..."
"What happened?" An Jiu asked Xuan Lu with endless tenderness, stroking her hair.
Xuan Lu sobbed and said, "I don't know what I'm afraid of... but I'm just afraid. I'm afraid that everything I've worked so hard for for so long will be lost one day. What should I do then?"
"Fool, what are you imagining? These are your things, how could you lose them all?"
Hearing this, Xuan Lu held back her sobs, slowly looked up and stared at An Jiu.
Tears streamed down her cheeks, she choked and asked, "Anjiu, will you always stay with me?"
An Jiu helped Xuan Lu wipe away her tears and said, "Of course, of course I will always be by your side."
Xuan Lu seemed to be comforted and smiled. When Xuan Lu smiled, even the tears on her face looked very touching.
Looking at Xuan Lu's smile, An Jiu was a little dazed for a moment.
The Xuan Lu he knew was spoiled and naive, and would work very hard for what she wanted, even if she used means that were not understood by others. In this respect, she was very similar to him.
However, Xuan Lu was still very stupid. After being together for so long, she still couldn't see that he was using her.
Xuan Lu ignored Qiange.
Although Xuan Lu and Qiange do not have any direct work connection, they are in the same company after all, so they will see each other every day.
Whenever Xuan Lu met Qiange, she always pretended not to see anything. Even when Qiange greeted her, she never responded.
Qian Ge didn't know what was going on, it was as if everything had returned to the time when they didn't know each other.
Although when she was with Xuan Lu, she always gave off an aura that she couldn't get too close to her, but in Qiange's heart, she had already treated Xuan Lu as a friend.
Qiange would feel more or less sad when her friends suddenly ignored her.
At noon, when Qian Ge was about to go to lunch, she suddenly received a WeChat message from An Jiu:
Are you free? I'll wait for you in the restaurant downstairs.
The restaurant downstairs? Qian Ge responded nervously:
Is there anything I can help you with?
Anjiu said calmly:
Don't worry, I just want to ask you about Xuan Lu.
Qiange thought for a while and decided to go downstairs to meet Anjiu.
The restaurant downstairs is always crowded with office workers at noon.
Anjiu and Qiange were sitting in the corner, facing each other, with only two cups of steaming coffee on the table.
"This is what happened. I don't know what happened. She has been avoiding me these two days." Qiange said.
An Jiu asked: "So what happened when you were taking a hot spring bath?"
Qian Ge thought for a moment and said, "She...asked about my parents..."
"Ask your parents what?"
"I don't know." Qiange shook her head.
An Jiu frowned and asked again: "Think about it again, is there anything else you have overlooked?"
Qian Ge's eyes moved, she lowered her head, and said calmly: "I really don't know, we were all very happy at first, but then she saw the birthmark on my body and asked about my parents, and then it became like this."
"Birthmark? What birthmark?"
Qian Ge tightened her grip on the coffee cup: "It's the birthmark, the birthmark I was born with."
An Jiu's mind flashed with an image, and his expression suddenly changed. He said, "Yes, I forgot that Qiange had a birthmark. Yes, Xuan Lu also has one, on her lower back, a red crescent. When I saw this birthmark, I felt it was familiar. It turns out... it turns out to be exactly the same as the birthmark on your body..."
When An Jiu was a child, he accidentally discovered the birthmark on Qiange's body. Later, he saw the same one on Xuan Lu, but he didn't think of it at that time.
Seeing Anjiu say this, Qian Ge slowly raised her eyelids and asked, "Exactly the same birthmark?"
"Well, Xuan Lu has a red crescent-shaped birthmark on her body. Qiange, you must be familiar with this birthmark, right?" An Jiu stared into Qiange's eyes.
Qian Ge was stunned. The birthmark was exactly the same...
For Qiange, the birthmark is the only evidence of her true identity. If there is someone in this world with the same birthmark as her... could it be that Xuan Lu has a blood relationship with her?
"I know what you're thinking of." Anjiu's expression became serious, and he reminded Qiange, "Qiange, there must be a reason why Xuan Lu avoids you like this."
"I don't know the reason." Qiange took a sip of coffee from the coffee cup, which was shaking slightly in her hand because of nervousness.
"Qian Ge." An Jiu grabbed Qiange's hand, and the warm temperature was transmitted through his skin into Qiange's flesh and blood, which slowly calmed Qiange's mood.
An Jiu said: "Don't think too much. I will help you with the things you don't understand."
"What are you going to do?" Qiange asked, looking up.
An Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you or Xuan Lu, you will all be fine."
Even so, Qiange's heart was still beating restlessly, and she didn't even know when Anjiu left.
When Qian Ge came to her senses, it was almost time to go to work.
She quickly calmed herself down and walked upstairs to Xuan's house. As soon as she left the restaurant, Zhou Yanyan also came out.
Looking at Qiange's back, Zhou Yanyan sighed: "Wow, I almost missed today's good show. It would be great if Xuan Lu could see today's show."
After saying that, she smiled, and the diamond-studded phone case on her hand emitted a dazzling light in the sun.
It was afternoon working hours when Xuan Lu received the photo sent by Zhou Yanyan. Zhou Yanyan sent it anonymously, but Xuan Lu didn't care who sent it, she only cared about the content of the photo.
In the photo, Anjiu was holding Qiange's hand, his eyes were so gentle that tears could be dripped out of them.
Xuan Lu had also felt this kind of tenderness, but now seeing An Jiu being so gentle to other people, she suddenly felt that all the tenderness An Jiu had shown her before was fake.
After get off work in the afternoon, Anjiu came to pick up Xuan Lu as usual, but when Xuan Lu saw Qiange coming out of the company, she asked Qiange to go back with her.
"We're not going our way." Qiange looked at Xuan Lu blankly.
"Let's take you back first, let's go." Xuan Lu grabbed Qiange's hand and almost forced her into the back seat.
Qian Ge did not refuse and let Xuan Lu put her in the car. An Jiu glanced at her silently and said nothing. He opened the door for Xuan Lu as usual, then got in the car and fastened her seat belt.
Qiange sat silently in the back, watching Xuan Lu helping Anjiu peel oranges in the passenger seat and feeding them into his mouth considerately.
"Qian Ge, why haven't I seen Xia Kong come to pick you up recently?" Xuan Lu asked lazily.
Qian Ge was stunned for a moment and said, "Ah...he...he is busy."
"That's not good, Qiange. No matter how busy a man is, you must find opportunities for him to be nice to you. Otherwise, he will be nice to other women." Xuan Lu laughed.
Qiange lowered her eyes and did not answer.
Although An Jiu, who was driving, had no expression on his face, his eyes revealed a hint of displeasure.
Xuan Lu continued to speak as if no one was around: "Look, if An Jiu comes to pick me up from get off work every day, he won't have time to go out and meet other women, and our relationship will last."
Qian Ge was shocked and her heart started beating fast.
Anjiu's expression changed at that moment, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the steering wheel: "Lulu, what are you talking about? Xia Kong is not that kind of person."
Xuan Lu smiled at An Jiu, looking harmless: "So you are?"
An Jiu frowned, stopped the car on the side of the road, and said to Qiange: "Qian Ge, I'm sorry, you get off first, please go back by yourself."
Qian Ge knew what An Jiu meant and said, "It's okay, thank you."
After saying that, she opened the car door and got out.
Xuan Lu was unhappy, and all her emotions were written on her face: "What's wrong? Are you afraid of showing a bad image in front of Qian Ge?"
An Jiu said: "Lulu, do you know? I have known Qiange since I was seven years old."
Xuan Lu knew Anjiu's past, but she didn't know that Qian Ge was in Anjiu's past. She was stunned for a moment, but then she was suppressed by her emotions: "So what? Are you trying to tell me that you knew each other earlier than me?"
"What I want to tell you is that Qiange is a very important person in my life, but that importance does not conflict with you. You are also very good friends, and I don't want any misunderstandings between you." Anjiu did not intend to continue hiding the fact that he knew Qiange.
Xuan Lu's eyes were red as she questioned, "Even if you had a good relationship before, even if she was very important to you, you could have just told me directly. I wouldn't do anything to you. Why did you go on a date with her behind my back? And downstairs from my company!"
An Jiu said quietly, "I went to see her because I saw you were in a bad mood when I went to the hot spring villa that day, so I wanted to ask her what happened to you that day. I held her hand to comfort her because she knew that you two had the same moon-shaped birthmark on your body, and maybe she could find out her true identity from it. She was very emotional, so I comforted her like this. Apart from holding her hand, I didn't do anything with her. It was innocent, not what you think."
The same birthmark...
birthmark……
Xuan Lu clenched her hands, which were hanging on her legs, into fists and her whole body was shaking.
"Lulu?" An Jiu saw that Xuan Lu was not in a good state, so he reached out to touch her, but Xuan Lu pushed his hand away coldly and asked, "An Jiu, if you can only choose one between me and Qiange, who will you choose?"
"Don't ask such stupid questions." An Jiu still tried to comfort Xuan Lu.
Xuan Lu asked again: "If one day I have nothing, will you still stay with me?"
An Jiu was slightly startled. Xuan Lu looked cold and sad, with her eyes full of expectation. An Jiu couldn't bear it and said, "Lulu, no matter what, I will never leave you."
After getting such an answer, Xuan Lu finally felt relieved. She smiled with relief: "It's good to hear you say that."
After that, she lowered her head again and said sadly, "Let's go home."
"Okay." An Jiu was still a little worried, and he would always turn his head to glance at Xuan Lu while driving.
Xuan Lu turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window, but her mind was not on the scenery.
Whether it is the relationship between Qiange and Anjiu, or the birthmark on Qiange's body, they are fatal threats to Xuan Lu.
Qiange, I'm sorry, Xuan's can't keep you anymore.
The night was dark, as if covered with a thick layer of blue cloth. The stars hid behind the clouds, and the moon was emitting a dim light. Everything seemed low and dead silent.
In the hospital, Xia Kong was dozing off on the sofa in the ward. Jiang's mother had already woken up and was lying quietly.
Qiange pushed the door open gently. Mother Jiang looked up and made a gesture to keep quiet.
Qian Ge glanced at Xia Kong, nodded to Jiang's mother, slowed down her pace and walked to the bedside, and asked in a low voice: "Mom, are you okay?"
Mother Jiang smiled and said, "Much better. The nurse will be here tonight. You and Xiaoxia don't have to accompany me. You both have to work during the day. It's too tiring."
Seeing that Jiang's mother's face was gradually flushed and her complexion had obviously improved a lot, Qian Ge nodded: "Okay, I understand."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards Xia Kong, and pulled the blanket that had slid onto his knees a little higher. The small movement startled Xia Kong, who shuddered and opened his tired eyes.
"Qian Ge."
"If you're awake, let's go back." Qiange smiled.
Xia Kong glanced at Jiang's mother, who waved at him and said, "Go back and rest quickly. Aunt Fang will have a nurse to take care of you tonight."
Xia Kong looked at Qiange again. Qiange smiled and nodded at him, and the two walked back together.
It was not too late at this hour, but the population had already become sparse. In the winter night of City B, there was only the whistling cold wind, which made people's cheeks hurt.
After walking for a long time, Qian Ge didn't say anything. Xia Kong opened his mouth slightly, and white mist came out of his mouth: "What's wrong, are you in a bad mood?"
In front of Xia Kong, Qian Ge didn't need to hide her emotions. She nodded: "Yeah."
Xia Kong smiled, took his hand out of his pocket and handed it to Qiange. Qiange was slightly stunned, only to see that there was a piece of candy in Xia Kong's palm.
"Eat a piece of candy and your mood will become sweeter."
Qian Ge couldn't help laughing, took the candy from Xia Kong's hand, and said, "Thank you."
Xia Kong smiled even more deeply, with dimples faintly imprinted on the corners of his mouth, as intoxicating as if filled with aged wine.
When returning home from the hospital, they would walk along a street that was neither long nor short. Being able to walk with Qiange all the time was Xia Kong’s greatest happiness.
"Xia Kong, if you lose your current job, what would you like to do?" Qiange asked tentatively under the night sky.
Xia Kong smiled and said, "I like taking photos of the scenery while traveling the most. If possible, it would be great to be a travel photographer. This way, I wouldn't be like working in a photo studio, taking artistic photos for others over and over again according to templates."
"That's great! If that's the case, I will definitely congratulate Xia Kong." Qian Ge smiled at Xia Kong, but her eyes turned dim in an instant. "If I lose my current job, I don't know what I should do."
Xia Kong asked doubtfully, "Do you want to resign, Qian Ge?"
Qian Ge shook her head: "Not really, I just wonder, if I don't do this job, what else can I do?"
Xia Kong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if you don't have your current job, you know what you want. If you know what you want, are you still worried about not being able to find a good job?"
"That's good, then..." Qiange lowered her head even more, her inky black hair covering half of her face, but Xia Kong could still clearly see the faint sadness on Qiange's face.
Xia Kong frowned and stared at the gray night sky in a daze.
Qiange, I would only bless you if you left Xuan's.
That place did not bring you happiness.
Although Qiange asked Xia Kong what would happen if she lost her job at Xuan's, she actually had no plans to resign.
But the next day, Qiange received a letter of resignation from the HR department. The letter clearly stated that after comprehensive evaluation criteria, Jiang Qiange was not suitable for work in the marketing department and was therefore persuaded to resign. The Xuan Group would bear all the losses caused to Jiang Qiange.
Qiange knew that this was not a subtle persuasion but a naked dismissal, and the person who asked for her dismissal must be Xuan Lu.
Qiange didn't make any excuses, but just packed her things silently.
Zhou Yanyan sat in her seat, applying nail polish while mocking, "So that's why I say that the Xuan family won't keep vixens. Tsk tsk, so shameless, actually setting her sights on the eldest lady's boyfriend."
The colleagues nearby were pointing and whispering at Qiange.
Qiange silently packed all the things into a cardboard box and slowly walked towards Zhou Yanyan.
Zhou Yanyan looked up and said disdainfully: "What for?"
"You know about my meeting with Anjiu." It's a statement, not a question.
Zhou Yanyan rolled her eyes: "You dare to do it but are you afraid of being seen by others?"
"I'm not afraid." Qiange said coldly, "I, Jiang Qiange, am upright and honest. I'm not like some people who secretly take photos of others and then secretly complain to their superiors, doing things that are shameful."
"Who are you talking about?" Zhou Yanyan screwed up her nail polish unhappily, stood up, folded her arms across her chest, and glared at Qiange.
A sneer appeared on Qian Ge's lips: "I'll say whoever responds to me."
"Jiang Qiange, no matter what I say, I'm just stating the facts. You seduced Xuan Lu's boyfriend, and I have clear evidence!" Zhou Yanyan said arrogantly.
"So it was you who took the photo and sent it to Xuan Lu anonymously?" Qiange said, "Anjiu and I have a clean and honest relationship. You can say whatever you want, but don't try to embarrass me."
Zhou Yanyan snorted, "Clear and honest? You keep calling me Anjiu, who do you think you are?"
"I'm no one. I just knew Anjiu when I was still wearing open-crotch pants. As for you, you are so stupid as to tell some things to everyone in the company. You should first think about how to keep your job in Xuan's." After saying this, Qiange turned around and picked up her storage box, then strode away from Xuan's.
Zhou Yanyan was so angry that her chest was heaving. In the end, she could only yell at her colleagues who were watching the fun: "What are you looking at? There's nothing good to see!"
When the colleagues saw that the main character had left, they had to rustle back to their seats and continue doing their own things.
After Qiange was fired, he invited Xia Kong, Qing You and Lin Fangke to dinner.
During the meal, Lin Fangke and Qingyou were afraid of touching a minefield, so they looked at each other for a long time before asking cautiously: "Qian Ge, are you okay?"
Qian Ge smiled easily: "It's okay."
Qingyou and Lin Fangke didn't believe it and looked at Xia Kong again: "Xia Kong..."
Xia Kong shook his head at them, signaling them not to ask so many questions.
However, without asking anything and without saying anything, Qingyou and Lin Fangke had an unpleasant meal.
"By the way, do you have any jobs you can recommend to me? Anything will do." Qiange looked at Qingyou and Lin Fangke.
Lin Fangke scratched his head first and said, "This... is not a difficult task." As he spoke, he looked up at the shopping mall where they were having dinner.
The entire mall belongs to the Lin family, and Lin Fangke can arrange anything for Qiange to go in and work. However, there doesn't seem to be any job suitable for Qiange.
"Or, you can walk around the mall and see where they are recruiting. If you think a good one is good, just tell me and I will go and let them know," said Lin Fangke.
Qian Ge smiled and patted Lin Fangke's shoulder generously: "It's good to know a rich man, so loyal!"
Lin Fangke couldn't laugh, he felt that Qian Ge wasn't that happy. He turned around and looked at Qingyou and Xiakong, they were also in a depressed mood and couldn't laugh at all.
Alas, Lin Fangke sighed silently in his heart.
But the only thing worth being happy about was that Qiange found a job on the same day - a management trainee in a clothing store.
The store manager knew Lin Fangke's identity. How could she refuse someone recommended by Master Lin? So, Qian Ge became a management trainee in the store smoothly. However, according to the rules, she had to start as a salesperson at the bottom.
"It's okay, I can do it." Qiange said with high morale.
Qingyou tugged at Lin Fangke's sleeve and whispered, "Old Lin, let's retreat first."
"Wow, you are so generous today?" A smile appeared on Lin Fangke's face.
Qingyou naturally knew what he meant and rolled her eyes at him unhappily: "Today is just temporary! Are you leaving or not?"
"Let's go, let's go." Lin Fangke was of course happy to be able to leave alone with Qingyou.
"Xia Kong, Qiange , Qingyou and I have something to do, so we'll leave first." Lin Fangke waved to Xia Kong and Qiange.
Xia Kong and Qiange nodded, and Lin Fangke immediately pulled Qingyou and ran away.
“Hey, Lin Fangke!” Qingyou pulled back her hand and glared at him, “I said I’m going with you, I didn’t say you can hold my hand.”
Lin Fangke grinned and said, "Okay, I won't do that anymore."
Qingyou rolled his eyes and walked ahead in silence. Lin Fangke followed behind Qingyou with a smile on his face, his eyes suddenly becoming unusually gentle.
After completing the employment registration, Qian Ge walked out of the clothing store and stretched. "I was fired during the day and found a new job at night. I'm awesome!"
Xia Kong stood beside her and asked, "Where do you want to go?"
Qian Ge shook her head and turned to look at Xia Kong: "Let's go to the hospital to see mom."
"Yeah." Xia Kong narrowed his eyes and smiled.
After I came out of the mall, the colorful neon lights on the street kept flashing. It was night again. Why did I always feel bad at night?
Qiange looked at the night sky. Although she was smiling, her eyes had gradually become desolate.
"Qian Ge..." Xia Kong stopped and couldn't help frowning, "I know you are not happy."
Qian Ge stood on tiptoe, spun lightly, and smiled easily: "Xia Kong, what are you talking about? I am so lucky, I am already very happy."
Xia Kong didn't respond.
Qian Ge turned around again and took two steps forward.
But I can't bear it any longer.
Qiange stopped, lowered her head slightly, her hands hanging at both sides of her body, clenched into fists, and hot tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Xia Kong looked at her gradually trembling shoulders and felt a sudden pain in his heart.
"I've tried so hard..." Qian Ge reached out her hand and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, saying in a hoarse voice, "I've tried so hard not to cry, but... in the end, there was nothing I could do."
"Qian Ge..." Xia Kong murmured Qinge's name.
The girl in front of him suddenly turned around, tears in the corners of her eyes flashing dazzlingly under the neon lights. She rushed towards him and crashed into his arms, pulling his clothes tightly with both hands, and cried: "Xia Kong...what should I do...I have no other choice..."
Xia Kong felt extremely distressed, and held her tightly in his arms with enough to make her feel safe and warm, whispering to her in comfort: "It's okay, Qiange, I'm here for you, you don't have to be afraid of anything. Just cry it out... You won't be depressed like this anymore..."
The girl finally burst into tears in the boy's arms.
It’s nice to have someone by my side so that I don’t have to pretend to be strong.
Among the many cars on the street, there was one with faint double flashes on. In the car, Yu Anjiu silently watched the two people hugging each other on the street. His expression was not so much calm as it was impossible for others to guess what he was thinking.
Just like the sea before a storm, it is calm yet makes people feel uneasy.
Qiange has been working as a clothing salesperson in the shopping mall for several days. There is no need to learn much to do this. As long as you are sweet-talking and quick-witted, you can get the hang of it in one day.
This is the case with Qian Ge. One of her greatest strengths is her strong ability to adapt to new environments.
"Sister, would you like to see some clothes? If you like any, you can try them on. If you need anything, you can call me. My name is Qiange." A woman in her forties walked in, but she was well-maintained and elegant, and looked no more than thirty years old.
Qiange spoke sweetly, and the woman felt comfortable listening to her, so she came in and looked at a few more clothes.
"You guys get new styles pretty quickly." The woman said with a smile as she fiddled with some new items on the hangers.
Looks like a regular customer?
Qiange went up to him and said with a smile, "Our designer has been very creative recently, and the new products he designed are very popular among women. Sister, you came at the right time. These clothes just arrived today."
The woman smiled and glanced at Qian Ge, then slowly looked at the girl in front of her. She had a pair of clear and lively eyes, with long eyelashes curled slightly at the end of her eyes, which made her eyes more charming. The corners of her mouth were naturally raised, showing a typical smiling lip.
Looking at myself again, I have the same smiling lips.
Seeing that Qiange looked somewhat similar to herself, the woman couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.
"Sister?" Qiange opened her eyes wide and gently called the trance-loving woman.
The woman realized what she had done and felt rude, so she said, "I'm sorry, I just thought you looked familiar, so I took a few more glances at you."
Qian Ge smiled: "It's okay."
The woman picked up a few clothes and said, "Then pack these for me?"
Qian Ge was overjoyed and quickly helped the woman pack her clothes: "Okay, sister, please wait a moment."
After packing the clothes skillfully and swiping the card to pay, Qiange handed the shopping bag to the woman with both hands: "Welcome to visit us next time, sister."
The woman took the shopping bag, smiled at Qiange, and then slowly left the clothing store.
Ale, a colleague who had been standing nearby, couldn't help but applaud: "Qian Ge, you are amazing! These four pieces of clothing cost more than 30,000 yuan in total!"
Qian Ge breathed a sigh of relief and turned back, a hint of fatigue on her face: "Maybe I met someone who is easy to talk to."
Ah Le shook his head, walked up to her, took Qiange's hand, and said, "It's not that she's easy to talk to. Mrs. Xuan is a frequent visitor to our house, but she has never been so generous when buying clothes in the past. She would even complain if she saw bad styles. But today, she didn't say anything and bought four pieces with great interest! Qiange, you are so charming!"
Qiange smiled awkwardly. Is it charming?
She was just lucky.
Alas, Qiange sighed and decided to continue working.
However, for some reason, ever since Mrs. Xuan met Qiange, she often came to this store to buy things. After seeing Mrs. Xuan so many times, the two of them became familiar with each other.
Qiange never refuses customers who give her bread, so after learning that Mrs. Xuan is Xuan Lu's mother, she still treats Mrs. Xuan warmly as usual.
However, Xuan Lu didn’t think so.
Xuan Lu seemed to want to force Qiange into a corner before she would give up.
It seemed that after thinking for a long time, Xuan Lu took the clothes that Mrs. Xuan bought to the clothing store. Without saying anything, she threw the clothes in Qiange's face and said, "Look for yourself! What kind of clothes are you selling?"
When the people in the store saw this, they came forward to apologize.
Qiange shook the clothes and spread them out, and found that the thread under the armpit of the sleeve had unraveled, leaving a hole the size of a finger.
"RL is also a well-known brand. Is this how you treat your old customers? Just because my mother doesn't mind doesn't mean I don't mind!" Xuan Lu's tone was aggressive, and her eyes were fixed on Qiange like glue.
Qian Ge said calmly: "This stitch was cut by someone maliciously."
"What?" Xuan Lu took a few steps closer to Qiange and asked, "You mean I deliberately broke the seams to frame you?"
"The seams of our clothes are neat, but the edge of this hole clearly shows signs of being cut by a sharp object. It's not caused by natural unraveling." Qiange handed the hole in the clothes to Xuan Lu to see.
Xuan Lu snatched it and threw it under her feet, then stepped on it. She pointed at Qiange's nose in frustration and said, "Jiang Qiange, you're just a clothes seller. If you want to shirk responsibility, just say so. What's your attitude?"
I don’t know why, but at that moment, Qiange felt not heartbroken, but nauseous.
She had never felt so disgusted with Xuan Lu as she did now.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Miss Xuan, can we change it for you?" The manager came over hurriedly, trying to calm Xuan Lu, but Xuan Lu pushed her, and the manager's high heels sprained and she fell to the ground instantly.
The shop assistants were all shocked and didn't dare to come forward.
Xuan Lu vowed not to give up: "I don't want it, you have ruined my mood! Either you compensate me for my mental damage and apologize publicly, or fire this bitch who has no service level!"
"No need." Qian Ge said coldly, "If you want me to leave, just tell me. But, will you promise not to make trouble after I leave?"
Xuan Lu sneered: "I am so happy that you left."
Qian Ge was too lazy to look at Xuan Lu. She leaned over to help the store manager up and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, store manager. This is my fault. I don't need to be paid for these days. Consider it compensation to the store."
After saying that, Qiange took off her work badge, changed into her own clothes, and left the mall without looking back.
Qiange felt that she must have done something extremely bad in her previous life, which was why she was being punished in this life.
The work failed after only one month.
It seems that Xuan Lu really doesn't intend to let her have an easy life.
"Qian Ge, Qian Ge!"
Qiange was sitting on the lazy sofa in the courtyard, enjoying the sun. She heard Lin Fangke's voice from a distance, as well as the chaotic sound of "da da da" footsteps.
Qiange took off the book covering her face, and when she looked up, she saw Lin Fangke rushing into the yard, followed by Qingyou, who was running breathlessly.
"I heard everything!" Lin Fangke gasped for breath and stood in front of Qiange.
Qian Ge said calmly, "It's not a big deal."
"Qian Ge, go back. No one dares to do anything to you while I'm here." Lin Fangke patted his chest.
Qian Ge shook her head: "Xuan Lu is an unreasonable person. If she continues to make a scene and embarrass me in the mall, it will not have a good impact on the mall."
"That Xuan Lu! I'm going to tell my dad to forbid Xuan Lu from going to our shopping mall!" Lin Fangke said angrily.
"What are you doing? Are you a fool?" Qingyou cursed Lin Fangke behind his back, walked over and sat next to Qiange, and said, "I think, Qiange, you should just come to our store. My store is my home. I don't believe Xuan Lu dares to come to my house and make trouble!"
Qian Ge sighed: "I know nothing about porcelain."
"You can learn if you don't know anything." Qingyou said with a smile, "It's not a difficult thing. Besides, my father does want to hire an employee to help me manage Qingyou Workshop. Instead of leaving the opportunity to others, it's better to give it to you."
"Hey? This is fine. The Xuan family won't come to Qingyou's shop to cause trouble." Lin Fangke also thought this was a good idea.
Qiange thought for a while, tapping her fingers rhythmically on the book. The warm winter sun shone on her long eyelashes. She closed her eyes slightly, then opened them, with waves of light flowing in her eyes like clear spring water.
"Okay." Qiange said, meeting Qingyou's gaze.
Qiange didn't believe it. The world was so big, how could Xuan Lu really turn the world upside down?
Qiange came to Qingyou Workshop, and Qingyou explained to Qiange the simple basic knowledge about porcelain. Qiange was smart and understood it quickly.
Besides, Qingyoufang is the boss of Qingyou, and Qiange is equivalent to Qingyou's assistant. If there is any professional knowledge that you don't understand, Qingyou will usually come forward to deal with it. Therefore, Qiange does a good job in Qingyoufang.
Qingyou helped Qiange a lot, and Qiange kept it in mind.
So, Qiange also wanted to help Qingyou.
In the evening, when Xia Kong was cooking dinner in the kitchen, Qiange sneaked into the kitchen and pretended to be enthusiastic to help Xia Kong.
Seeing Qian Ge's poor acting skills, Xia Kong couldn't help but laugh: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
Qian Ge smiled shyly, took a step to the side, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xia Kong. The distance between their bodies was very close, hovering between touching and separating.
"Xia Kong, how old are you this year?" Qiange seemed to be asking an idiotic question.
Of course, Xia Kong knew that this was an idiotic question, so he also answered idiotically: "The same age as you."
Qian Ge nodded: "Yeah! Is it time to get a girlfriend?"
Xia Kong was startled, and a blush quickly jumped out on his fair cheeks. He lowered his eyes slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
Qian Ge said mysteriously: "Of course I want to help you find a girlfriend."
The blush on Xia Kong's face instantly disappeared, and he returned to his fair appearance. He said, "Are you too full and have nothing to do?"
"How could that be?" Qian Ge said seriously, "I am your closest person, and I should consider your lifelong affairs. I think you are old enough to fall in love, and there is a girl near us who is especially suitable for you."
Xia Kong was too lazy to talk to Qiange, so he turned off the fire, wiped his hands on his apron, and walked towards the living room.
"Xia Kong, please listen to me." Qiange chased after him and followed behind Xia Kong.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Xia Kong took off her apron, sat on the sofa, and stared at the black screen of the TV with lifeless eyes.
Qian Ge sat next to him and said, "You know Qing You likes you, right?"
Xia Kong did not answer, but stared at the TV intently. In the black screen, Qian Ge leaned forward slightly towards him, very close to him.
"Hey, don't be silent." Qian Ge tightly grasped Xia Kong's hand and said in a coquettish tone, "You also think that green glaze is good, right?"
Xia Kong turned his head and looked at Qiange.
Qian Ge smiled and said, "Xia Kong and Qing You are a perfect match. Do you want to consider it?"
"Are you really stupid or just pretending?" Xia Kong asked calmly.
Qian Ge scratched her face awkwardly: "I... I am serious..."
Xia Kong's eyes darkened, and he suddenly said, "I am serious too."
After saying that, before Qiange could react, Xia Kong pushed Qiange down. Qiange was frightened and supported Xia Kong's chest with her hands, but Xia Kong still leaned down easily and kissed Qiange's lips accurately.
It was as if an electric current was spreading between them, and a wonderful feeling enveloped this small living room.
Qiange's lips were like honey. Xia Kong originally just wanted to punish Qiange, but somehow, he couldn't leave her...
Not only are some of them indispensable, some are even obsessed with them.
As for Qiange, her mind was completely blank, and she even forgot about the rejection at that moment. Only later did she understand how she felt at that time. Sometimes people forget to refuse just because they don't want to refuse.
An ambiguous and strange atmosphere hovered on the small sofa, and a tingling feeling all over the body engulfed the consciousness of the two people. As if possessed by a ghost, Xia Kong slowly reached out his hand and grasped the softness of Qiange's chest.
The man's broad hands grasped her soft body, and the strange feeling quickly woke Qiange up. She pushed Xia Kong's chest with force, separating Xia Kong from herself.
Xia Kong also woke up and saw Qian Ge under him with a flushed face, looking at him in shock.
As if a warning bell had sounded in his mind, Xia Kong got up in annoyance and sat on the sofa without saying a word. Qian Ge silently propped herself up on the sofa and sat up, curled up in the corner like a kitten, her mind still in a mess.
Silence, silence, and silence.
Finally, Xia Kong couldn't stand the silence anymore and stood up: "I'll go get the soup and send it to Aunt Fang."
When he reached the kitchen door, Xia Kong sighed and said slowly: "Qian Ge, I'm always afraid that you can't realize my feelings, and I'm always afraid that after I tell you my feelings, you will avoid me. You won't, right?"
Qian Ge's body trembled, and she hugged her legs, not knowing what to say. Xia Kong couldn't wait for an answer, so he sighed again and slowly walked into the kitchen.
When Xia Kong came out with the incubator, he could no longer see Qiange in the living room. Xia Kong turned his head and looked at Qiange's closed door, frowning.
Is it good or bad to tell her your feelings?
But he couldn't care less. He had kept it a secret for more than ten years, so he had to tell her.
It's impossible to hide forever...