After Zhou Yao's love anniversary, although everyone was a little unhappy because of the little incident involving Xu Yaxin, Zhou Yao seemed to be in a much better mood, and the three of us became closer.
Therefore, when Sister Linda notified me to go to the show to participate in the audition, and Zhou Yao asked to go with me to the scene, I agreed to apply to Sister Linda. Probably because of Lu Yan, Zhou Yao has been very popular at work recently, and Sister Linda hesitated for a while, but still agreed.
After arriving at the recording site, I said hello to Sister Linda and then got down to work.
We had some difficulties in finding debaters before, and we didn't have enough people. Sister Linda said that I had a lot of experience in debate competitions, so she asked me to take over. Therefore, I also had to participate in today's program audition.
After getting ready, I stood outside the recording area waiting for the recording. Watching the staff in the recording area perfect the stage design bit by bit, and thinking that I was also a part of it, a sense of accomplishment arose spontaneously.
After arriving at the recording site, Zhou Yao, who was called away by Sister Linda to help, came to my side and handed me a bottle of mineral water. She also considerately helped me unscrew it and asked, "Are you nervous? Drink some water and you will feel better."
I took the water gratefully and took a big sip: "I haven't been on stage for a debate in a long time. I am a little nervous. Thank you!"
"It seems like you haven't participated in any debate competitions since we met. I've never seen you standing on the stage to debate. I'm looking forward to your performance today. Who knows, you might become famous all of a sudden and become a star!" When Zhou Yao said these words, she was looking at the stage with a burning desire in her eyes.
Before I could chat with Zhou Yao any longer, the director urged me: "All cameras, get ready. All staff, pay attention. The debaters will be on stage in ten minutes."
Seeing that I would be going on stage soon, I stuffed the water back into Zhou Yao's hand and prepared to go to the dressing room to touch up my makeup. As soon as I turned around, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my stomach. It hurt so much that I squatted down and couldn't stand up.
"Li Ge, Li Ge, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yao shouted my name loudly, attracting a group of staff to watch.
I calculated the date, and it wasn't my period recently. Could it be that I had a stomachache ? Why did the pain come at this time? I looked up at Zhou Yao, who looked anxious and called for help, but she didn't squat down to help me.
"Li Ge, are you okay? You're about to go on stage, can you hold on?" The director heard the voice and came over.
I wanted to say I was fine, but my stomach hurt so much that I couldn't speak.
"Should we take you to the hospital?" the director asked.
"Director, you should find someone to replace her. I'll take her to the hospital." Just as I was hesitating, Lin Chujian suddenly appeared. He walked straight to me, picked me up horizontally, and trotted out, leaving Xu Yaxin stomping her feet in frustration behind us.
Leaning in Lin Chujian's arms, feeling the familiar warmth, my nose couldn't help but feel sore.
Why does Lin Chujian always give me despair and hope again and again? This alternation makes me go further and further on the road of loving him, and I can't turn back.
There was a hospital near the recording location, and Lin Chujian quickly sent me to the hospital. When I was put on the bed, my heart felt empty, as if I had lost something.
After examining me, the emergency doctor said that I had eaten something wrong and had mild symptoms of food poisoning and needed to stay for observation overnight.
I am destined not to be able to take the stage at tonight's debate.
When the pain had subsided and I was lying on the hospital bed receiving an IV drip, Lin Chujian's phone rang. He looked at me with some embarrassment.
I nodded at him, motioning him to answer the phone.
As soon as the call was connected, Xu Yaxin's harsh and coquettish voice was heard: "Brother Chu Jian, why haven't you come back yet? Everyone is waiting for you to record the show!"
"I can't leave here yet, you can just record first." Lin Chujian hesitated, but still refused.
I looked at his embarrassment and said to him, "I'm fine here, you go back first, everyone is waiting for you to record the show!"
"But you're alone..." Lin Chujian looked at me worriedly.
"It's okay, I've sent a WeChat message to Yi Tian, ​​and she'll come to accompany me in a while." Two people who were so close before felt a little awkward being alone together at this moment. I didn't want to face this increasingly estranged situation, and I just wanted Lin Chujian to leave quickly.
Lin Chujian probably understood what I was thinking. After hearing what I said, she no longer insisted. After explaining something to the nurse, she left.
In fact, I regretted it as soon as Lin Chujian left. Seeing that everyone in the hospital bed next to me had someone to take care of them, but I was alone, I couldn't help feeling a little lost.
Fortunately, Yi Tian came not long after. Seeing me lying on the bed, she grabbed the nurse and shook me for a long time. After confirming eight times that I was fine, she came to me and asked, "What happened to you? What did you eat wrong? How could you get food poisoning?"
I answered helplessly: "I don't know either. I didn't eat anything at night, so I drank some water when my mouth was dry..."
Speaking of drinking water, my heart skipped a beat, but I immediately shook my head vigorously, telling myself that it was impossible.
"What are you doing? You're glaring and shaking your head. Has the poison ruined your brain?" Yi Tian touched my forehead and couldn't help but complain.
"You're the one with the broken brain!" I couldn't help but say.
I joked with Yi Tianxiao for a while, and she suddenly asked me, "Do you know who took your place on stage?"
I shook my head.
It was not until late at night when I finished my IV drip and insisted that Yi Tian accompany me to the recording site because I was worried about the recording of the show. Only then did I realize that Zhou Yao had replaced me.
We arrived at the recording site not long ago. It was the end of the recording. The host was giving the closing remarks and we didn't get to see Zhou Yao's performance. We were waiting on the sidelines. As soon as the show ended, a group of people came to greet me. I walked through the crowd and saw Lin Chujian looking at me with concern. He seemed to want to come over, but Xu Yaxin beside him held him back.
Thinking that Xu Yaxin didn't act up today, I looked away. I didn't want to provoke Xu Yaxin to pester me because of the eye contact between Lin Chujian and I.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and Zhou Yao also came over. She said to me shyly but excitedly, "Li Ge, when the director asked me to go on stage to replace you just now, I was really nervous! Fortunately, I studied broadcasting and hosting before, so I have an advantage in speaking, so you didn't mess up even if I didn't."
I smiled and said, "You are really good. Don't underestimate yourself. My colleagues just said that you performed very well today!"
Zhou Yao wanted to say something, but the director called her over.
Before she had even gone far, Yi Tian said to me quickly, "Those people haven't seen your performance in the debate competition, right? Once you're on stage, no one else has a chance to compete."
After Yi Tian finished speaking, Zhou Yao paused for a moment. It was not known whether she heard what Yi Tian said, but she did not turn around. She just paused for a moment and then quickly walked towards the director again.
I quickly pulled Yi Tian and asked her to stop talking.
Yi Tian then realized that if Zhou Yao heard what she had just said, it would cause misunderstanding, so she quickly explained to me: "I didn't say Zhou Yao's performance was bad! The three of us have such a good relationship , so of course it's better for Zhou Yao to represent you than for others! It's just that I've seen your performance in the debate competition, and I know your ability to control the situation."
Zhou Yao didn't hear the explanation. I knew that Yi Tian's quick words just now would definitely make her feel a little bit resentful. What I didn't know was that at this moment Zhou Yao felt more and more that she could not fit in between Yi Tian and me, and that we were drifting further and further apart.
"You should be careful with your words next time, otherwise Zhou Yao might misunderstand you." I reminded him.
Yi Tian pouted, leaned close to me and whispered, "Do you feel that since Zhou Yao and Lu Yan got together, she has become a little vain and eager for quick success? Sometimes when I see her, I feel like she has become a different person, so strange. The smile that I used to be used to see now feels a little unreal."
I have had this feeling for a long time, but I didn't want to discuss it with Yi Tian because the more I talked about it, the more the doubt in my heart would grow, until it swallowed up our friendship.
Since the program has been recorded, there is nothing for me to do anymore, so I took Yi Tian and left the recording site.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I met Lin Chuyu who was about to come in.
Because of the ambiguous words and attitude he had said to me before, I felt a little embarrassed when I saw him. But he asked me very calmly: "I just heard that you were admitted to the hospital. Why did you come here so soon?"
"Oh, I came to see you now that I'm well."
Lin Chuyu looked at me, then glanced at Yi Tian beside me, and his tone suddenly became stronger: "If you feel uncomfortable, don't be stubborn. It's late. Ask your friend to take you back to rest."
I didn’t understand why Lin Chuyu suddenly became so enthusiastic. I didn’t want to stay with him any longer, so I agreed perfunctorily and pulled Yi Tian away.
On the way, Yi Tian mentioned again that Lin Chuyu seemed to want to pursue me.
I can only smile bitterly. Perhaps finding a replacement for love as soon as possible will be a good way for some people to forget the past, but I still can't accept it.
Even if Lin Chuyu has a thousand good qualities, he is not the person I want, and all his good qualities will eventually become a burden.
What's more, Lin Chuyu's hot and cold attitude is hard for me to understand, and I always feel that it would be dangerous if I get close to him.
Because Zhou Yao took my place in the recording, I simply took a leave and rested for the next two days.
On the one hand, it was because I was feeling a little unwell, and on the other hand, I didn’t want to work with Brother Lin Chujian. It felt too weird to me, and the complicated relationship just made me want to escape.
I didn’t know that during the two days I was resting, Lin Chujian did not go to the recording site, but was arguing with his parents at home.
After Lin Chujian rejected Xu Yaxin's engagement proposal, Xu Yaxin kept pestering her, and her half-coquettish and half-threatening attitude gave Lin Chujian a headache.
What made Lin Chujian even more worried was that when she was fighting with her father and Xu Yaxin, her mother was suddenly admitted to the hospital.
When Lin Chujian rushed to the hospital , he saw Xu Yaxin taking care of his mother by the bed.
Xu Yaxin was carefully helping Mother Lin up and greeting her softly. Father Lin stood by and looked at Xu Yaxin with satisfaction.
"Mom, are you okay?" Lin Chujian walked straight into the ward.
When Father Lin saw him, his face changed and he shouted at him, "Huh, you know you're here now? Did you know that your mother fell outside the house and fell into a coma? If Yaxin hadn't come home to find you and found you in time, your mother would have been in big trouble."
Hearing her father say this, Lin Chujian felt more grateful to Xu Yaxin.
But what her father said next made Lin Chujian completely disappointed: "Chujian, Yaxin is your mother's savior. Even if we don't consider the cooperation between the two families, you can't refuse to get engaged to her. Your mother will be discharged from the hospital next Saturday. Then you can go directly to your engagement ceremony. I will arrange everything."
"Dad..." Lin Chujian wanted to refuse.
"You don't have to say anything more. My decision cannot be changed." Father Lin's words were whispered with infinite authority, and the threat in his tone was so obvious.
Lin Chujian finally realized that she was still too weak and had no say in this family.
On Wednesday, when I was at work, I learned the news that Lin Chujian was getting engaged to Xu Yaxin.
Early in the morning, Xu Yaxin led a group of people into our office. Because of the cooperation on the program, almost everyone knew each other.
The people she brought were all holding paper bags of varying sizes, filled with coffee and desserts, which they distributed to the staff on site one by one.
"Thank you for your hard work. Lin Chujian and I are getting engaged this Saturday, so I'm sending out wedding candies and invitations to everyone first." Xu Ya looked at me smugly, handed me the paper bag with a smile, and said, "Li Ge, it happens that you are here too. Here, this is your invitation. Remember to come!"
The staff holding paper bags started to bless and cheer, but I couldn't fit in. The word "engagement" struck me like lightning, and I sat stiffly in the chair, with a smile on my face, but my heart was extremely desolate.
Lin Chujian once again surprised me. I pretended to be calm as I opened the white invitation, but when I saw the gold-embossed name Lin Chujian on it, I was so shocked that I almost cried.
But I couldn't cry. I tried to suppress the turbulent emotions in my heart, looked up and smiled at Xu Yaxin, "I will be there on time. I wish you happiness!"
Xu Ya was stunned for a moment. She probably didn't expect me to react like this.
She must have rehearsed the scene of hundreds of rounds of verbal battles with me before she came. Suddenly seeing me so calm, she didn't know how to respond.
Am I calm?
On the surface, yes, but in his heart he had already strangled Xu Yaxin to death a thousand times and trampled Lin Chujian under his feet like a villain.
"Ouch!" She lowered her head and rummaged through her bag, and a photo fell to the ground.
In the photo, Lin Chujian is wearing a well-tailored black suit and Xu Yaxin is wearing a white wedding dress. The two are standing together, looking extremely intimate.
Xu Yaxin bent down to pick up the photo and blamed herself, saying, "Oh, I was so careless. The photo is almost dirty!"
I didn't care whether Xu Yaxin's action was intentional or unintentional. In my mind, there was only Lin Chujian's appearance in the photo, with clear eyes, gentle gaze, and there seemed to be a smile on the corners of her mouth.
That smile stung my eyes and pierced my heart.
Those details of being deeply loved surged in his mind like a river bursting its dam. The terrible pain caused by his departure was engraved in his bones and was extremely tragic.
So, Lin Chujian, is this what you want?
"We went to try on wedding dresses yesterday, but we haven't decided which one to choose. When I saw my brother Chu Jian, he said that I looked good in any one of them. It's so annoying. Was he like this when he was with you? Oh, I forgot. You two never talked about marriage, so how could there be such a scene? I'm sorry." Xu Yaxin saw that my face was turning pale, and her expression became even more proud.
I walked outside the office and squatted down in an empty corner near the window.
The weather is really nice today, the sun is shining, the weather is gentle, there are white clouds, and the sun is warm and the wind is gentle.
But the heavy rain in my heart is falling fiercely at this moment.
Once at a school sports meeting, I signed up for a long-distance race on a whim. Halfway through the run, I ran out of energy. Lin Chujian, who was running with me, said to me, Li Ge, keep running, and persevere to the finish line. He would accompany me.
Later, I fell before I reached the finish line. A long cut was made on my calf, and blood gushed out like a small fountain. I was so scared that I burst into tears. Lin Chujian rushed to the infirmary with me in his arms, panting. I blamed him. If he hadn't forced me to run, I wouldn't have fallen. If I had been disabled this time, my second half of life would be over.
Lin Chujian said, I have him for the rest of my life, don’t worry, no matter if I become disabled or stupid, he will always be by my side and will never let go.
I want to ask him, does what he said before still count?
The scars on my calves haven't completely healed yet, why does he no longer want me?
I sat in the corner, trying not to figure it out.
I took out my cell phone and called Lin Chujian.
I called five times, but no one answered.
When the sixth one came, he answered: "Hello."
"Hello." I had thought about it before calling him. I wanted to ask him if he had forgotten all the things that happened during these years with me. Didn't he say that before? I have a stubborn temper and I can be cured with a little coaxing. So, how did we become like this?
But when I heard his voice, I was speechless.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"I heard you were getting engaged."
"Yeah." It was a simple response.
"Oh." My eyes felt a little sore.
"are you coming?"
Lin Chujian on the other end of the phone asked these three questions simply, his tone was very calm, but in his heart was a sadness that I was unknown to me, as well as the last glimmer of hope.
The sun shone brightly in my eyes. I rubbed them and said in a very soft voice, "Okay."
The news of Xu Yaxin and Lin Chujian's engagement soon reached Yi Tian.
Early Saturday morning, I heard her mumbling, "Li Ge, are you really going to attend Lin Chujian's engagement ceremony today? Are you crazy? He's your ex-boyfriend. Do you think Xu Ya hasn't hurt you enough?"
"Only when I go there can I let go completely!" I said this but my hands never stopped packing my things.
I originally thought that the largest packaging box would be big enough to hold all these things, but I didn't expect that in more than three years, there would be so many things that belonged to us.
I didn’t like collecting souvenirs before, as I thought keeping a lot of things would be a burden. But after being with Lin Chujian, I kept everything we had.
The peripheral water cup I bought when watching "Avengers", all the movie tickets over the years, the paintings he drew for me, the notes he wrote, the dolls he bought for me, the dried flowers for Valentine's Day, the ring, and the skirts and bags.
During the days of separation, I didn't dare touch these past events that were filled with strong memories. I thought that in this way I could forget Lin Chujian and become the fearless Li Ge again.
My trembling fingers told me that I was not as strong as I thought.
"Li Ge." Yi Tian pulled my sleeve and said with concern, "Why don't you think about it again? The misunderstanding between you and Lin Chujian can still be explained clearly..."
"No need, there's nothing to explain. Don't follow me anymore and go change your clothes. Don't you have to go too? And Li Qiuyang, call him and ask him if he's ready?" I pushed Yi Tian to her closet and told her to stop talking nonsense.
"I'm not going!" Yi Tian kicked the door angrily, "How dare he invite me? Isn't he afraid that I will blow up his place?"
"Are you his ex-girlfriend or am I his ex-girlfriend? Why are you so excited?" I sealed the packed box with scotch tape.
"Go ahead. If you don't go, who will protect me?" I patted her shoulder.
"If I'm not going, can't I just stay here to protect you? Don't go there, just name a place, even if it's right now, right now, to Europe or Africa, I will accompany you there. It's better to go through fire and water than to go there."
"Why not go? Not only do I want to go, I want to go in glory!" After saying that, I opened the closet.
When Yi Tian heard what I said, she stopped insisting and opened the closet. While picking out clothes, she asked me, "Which one are you going to wear?"
I picked up a black skirt with a wide hem: "This one."
"Okay! Let's wear couple outfits!" Yi Tian opened the closet and took out a black dress that was similar in style.
These two skirts were holiday outfits we bought for Halloween last year. They were extremely dark and gothic in style. We only wore them that one time, but we didn't expect they would come in handy at this time.
Wearing such an exaggerated skirt, she took a taxi to the engagement ceremony of Xu Yaxin and Lin Chujian.
Every time the taxi driver stopped at a red light, he couldn't help but keep glancing at the two of us.
When we got off the car, I couldn't help but ask, "Are you two girls going to a funeral?"
I held the big box and nodded.
"Yeah, my ex-boyfriend's funeral."
Although I said it tough, I actually regretted wearing this outfit as soon as I went out. Looking at the slightly excited smile on Yi Tian's face, I resisted the urge to go back and change.
Just think of it as a funeral, a funeral that buries first love in your heart.
From today on, the boy who once loved me deeply will never belong to me again.
From today on, I, who once loved him deeply, will no longer be obsessed with him.
The engagement party was held in Lin Chujian’s family villa. The entire scene’s decoration could only be described in one word - magnificent.
This is obviously the style that the older generation likes. Should I say that Xu Yaxin is filial, or that Lin Chujian's father is overbearing and authoritarian?
Yi Tian and I met Li Qiuyang outside the Lin family mansion. Li Qiuyang was also dressed in black, not much more casually than Yi Tian and I.
Yi Tian and Li Qiuyang looked at each other and smiled knowingly. The tacit understanding between them made me feel for the first time that these two people were a perfect match.
As soon as the three of us entered the engagement ceremony, our exaggerated outfits immediately attracted everyone's attention. It felt like walking on the red carpet, with everyone's attention.
"Li Ge, you're here. I thought you wouldn't come!" Xu Yaxin was wearing a white off-shoulder dress, the slim fit outlined her exquisite figure. Seeing Li Qiuyang and Yi Tian behind me, her smile seemed a little strange, "Well, the relationship between you three is really good..."
Lin Chujian was wearing Armani Haute Couture. He never liked things like ties and bow ties. He had one button of his white shirt undone, revealing the edge of his collarbone.
When he saw me, he was stunned at first, but quickly calmed down and didn't say much.
"How could I not come? I have to witness your happiness with my own eyes to feel at ease..." After saying that, I stuffed the big box full of memories into Lin Chujian's hand, "Happy engagement, it's time to return these things to you."
His face was much paler than before, and his hand that took it was a little stiff.
Xu Yaxin deliberately ignored Lin Chujian's expression, looked at me and Yi Tian and laughed, "You two are really dramatic, dressed like this, are you trying to cosplay as crows?"
“Come on, just because we wear black doesn’t necessarily mean we are crows, but you can’t become a princess if you dress like this!” Yi Tian said.
Xu Yaxin glared at both of us and said, "Have fun as you please. The ceremony will begin soon. You must watch the ceremony before leaving!"
After saying that, she took Lin Chujian's hand and walked away proudly.
"He definitely has no good intentions." Yi Tian said.
I took a glass of champagne and sat down in a corner.
This location allows for a clear view of the ceremony without being easily discovered.
I found myself still timid, not confident enough that I would not cry because of Lin Chujian's engagement. This corner was just the right place to hide my tears.
"Do you want to watch that ghost ritual again?" Yi Tian sat opposite me, and Li Qiuyang went to the side to get food.
I nodded: "Yeah."
If you want to die, you'd better die quickly!
This is the only thought in my mind at the moment.
"Okay, then I'll accompany you." After saying that, Yi Tian dragged her skirt and rushed to the dessert area.
This guy probably thinks today's venue is a super luxurious buffet...
I underestimated the speed at which gossip spreads. Even if you are sitting in a corner, there will be people with ulterior motives who pretend to pass by you and then pretend to glance at you casually.
In a short while, seven or eight people had walked past me, and what they were talking about was always, "Is this the ex-girlfriend? I've heard of her."
What have they heard?
The once unscrupulous Li Ge? Or the Li Ge who clings to her boyfriend after the breakup?
No matter which one, if Yi Tian heard it, it would be earth-shattering. I admire Xu Yaxin a little bit, she actually dared to invite us.
I drank champagne and pretended to be content.
Then I saw Lin Chuyu.
He leaned against the corner of the stairs on the second floor of the villa, his head lowered, holding his mobile phone, his fingers sliding and swiping across the screen.
His own brother's engagement is such an important matter, but he doesn't seem to care at all.
Come to think of it, he said that his relationship with Lin Chujian had always been very strange and cold.
After a while, Yi Tian came over with a bunch of desserts.
"Nothing strange will happen. I'm going to use my appetite to ruin her engagement party."
Seeing her serious look, I didn't want to discourage her, so I could only encourage her: "Come on, eat as much as you can, including my share."
Soft and soothing music sounded, and a man in a white suit walked to the middle of the banquet hall with a microphone. At his gentle and somewhat effeminate call, Xu Yaxin appeared in everyone's sight holding Lin Chujian's hand.
The talented man and the beautiful woman are a match made in heaven.
The first half of the ceremony was a time for the parents of both sides to express their gratitude, which could be roughly summarized as thanking the heavens, the earth, and fate for allowing them to be together. Then they began to imagine the future, what kind of new cooperation would come from the strong alliance between the two families, and a company named after the two would be established in the near future.
People who don’t know would probably think that this was a press conference held by a joint venture between two companies!
When it was Lin Chujian and Xu Yaxin's turn, Lin Chujian didn't say anything, but Xu Yaxin showed off her affection. She first talked about how she had liked Lin Chujian since freshman year, but he had a girlfriend at the time, yes, the girlfriend here was me, and then how she hid her feelings, and how she accompanied him meticulously, caring for him and encouraging him after he was abandoned by his ex-girlfriend in senior year.
Finally, she said: "Thanks to the ups and downs over the years, we have realized that we are the most suitable and beloved people for each other."
I wanted to laugh when I heard this. Didn't I become the storm in their love life over the past few years?
I have also thought about the wedding with Lin Chujian. It doesn't need to be too luxurious. We can just find a small park on a sunny afternoon. I don't want a wedding dress, and he doesn't want a suit. I will wear a white dress with a veil, and he will wear a T-shirt, jeans and canvas shoes, with a bouquet of cute flowers in his hand. In the park, we will squeeze each other and say unreliable vows, and then dance to the music with friends on the lawn until sunset.
Yi Tian stuffed dessert into her mouth while muttering, "This guy is really good at tampering with history. Based on what she just said, you have become an unforgivable sinner, and she is the ray of hope for saving Lin Chujian? Tsk tsk, she really should be sent to Japan to revise the history textbooks!"
I didn't say anything and continued drinking. When Li Qiuyang looked at me, his eyes were a little worried. I smiled at him.
Lu Yan appeared out of nowhere and was a little surprised to see Yi Tian and me.
"You two are dressed really well..." After thinking for a while, he finally managed to come up with an adjective, "So modern!"
Yi Tian and I glared at him at the same time.
"I say, you are not coming here to steal the bride, right?" Lu Yan asked cautiously.
"Don't worry." Yi Tian stood up and touched her round belly. "For this Lin Chujian, robbing the bride? It's not worth it. Our Li Ge is a straightforward person. He can take it or leave it."
Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Yi Tian glanced at him and said, "Why are you alone here? Where's Zhou Yao?"
Since Zhou Yao and Lu Yan got together, she has basically moved out of the dormitory. She told us that she also received an invitation letter and would come with Lu Yan, so we didn't invite her today.
"She said she had to work overtime and would come over later. Our Yaoyao is down-to-earth and reliable in her work and life, unlike you..." Lu Yan glanced at the two of us with an expression that seemed a little angry.
Yi Tian and I both rolled our eyes at his unprincipled behavior of protecting his child.
"Li Ge, does your company always require overtime? These few days, when I went to pick up Yaoyao, she said she had to work overtime until very late and didn't let me go. I thought, if your company is so tiring, then we should find her another job!" Lu Yan asked me.
The recording of the second episode of the program was officially completed yesterday, and the response was good. We just had a holiday today. The people who usually work overtime the most are the post-production and planning staff. Zhou Yao is now mainly responsible for the early copywriting and publicity, and the workload is not very heavy.
I wanted to tell the truth, but I was afraid that my words would cause misunderstandings among their lovers, so I joked, "This shows that your Yaoyao is positive and worthy of praise! Maybe you, Mr. Lu, will become Zhou Yao's gigolo in the future!"
Lu Yan sighed: "Actually, Yaoyao, she is very tough inside. Really, she knows that her family conditions are not good, and her environment is not as good as yours and Yi Tian's, so she works very hard, hoping to make a difference. I really admire her for this."
Yi Tian said she had a stomachache and went to the toilet, leaving Lu Yan and I to chat idly. In the end, he probably felt that the foreshadowing was enough and asked me, "Li Ge, have you really let go of Lin Chujian?"
I didn't say anything and just played with the cup. Then I saw Yi Tian walking towards me angrily, holding up her skirt.
"Li Ge, let's go. We can't stay here any longer! You don't know, I was in the restroom just now and heard Xu Yaxin and her group of sisters with plastic surgery faces saying bad things about you. It was so unpleasant that I couldn't help but want to rush out and fight them, but they were outnumbered and I had no weapons, so I rummaged in my bag for a long time and found a bottle of makeup remover, which I splashed on their faces."
Throwing makeup remover? Only she could think of such a thing.
But before I could laugh out loud, I saw Xu Yaxin and her group of sisters slowly appearing in my sight.
One of the girls with pointed chin and monkey face grabbed Yi Tian's hair, while the other girl with huge breasts slapped Yi Tian in the face.
Several movements were completed in one go in a very short time. When I reacted and saw Yi Tian's appearance, I suddenly became furious.
"Let her go," I yelled.
Xu Yaxin's eyes were cold: "She was the one who provoked us first."
I walked up to Xu Yaxin and glared at her fiercely: "I'm not going to cause trouble. It seems that you don't want to hold this engagement ceremony properly."
"Li Ge, what do you want to do?" Xu Yaxin asked vigilantly.
"I'll hit you." I said, raised my arm and slapped her hard.
I thought she would dodge, or ask her sisters to fight me, but she didn't. She stood there, took the slap from me obediently, and then gave me a particularly ghostly smile, and the sisters around her actually let go of Yi Tian obediently.
Then I saw a person appear behind her.
Lin Chujian stood there, his eyes dark and unclear, it was hard to tell whether he was angry or something else. On the other side, Xu Yaxin, possessed by the queen of the screen, moved to Lin Chujian's side with grievance, and said with tears in her voice: "Li Ge, I know you hate me for taking away brother Chujian. It doesn't matter how you beat me or scold me, but can you and Yi Tian let me go on the day of my engagement."
At this time, Lin Chujian pushed her away and walked towards me.
"It's my first time meeting you, brother. It's my first time meeting you, brother." Xu Yaxin began to act coquettishly and covered her face. "Forget it, forget it. It's okay. I don't feel any pain at all."
Lin Chujian looked at me and I looked at him.
"Yaxin, that's enough. Stop making trouble. Don't embarrass your parents on a day like today, okay?" Lin Chujian turned to Xu Yaxin who was nagging non-stop.
"I wasn't making a fuss. It was obviously Li Ge who was making a fuss!" Xu Yaxin probably wanted Lin Chujian to slap me back, but she didn't expect to be taught a lesson instead. She felt a little aggrieved.
Lin Chujian turned to look at me: "Li Ge, can you let me go and be quiet for a while?"
Hearing this, I looked at his face and suddenly felt so strange.
Let him go?
Lin Chujian asked me to let him go?
I am usually a very face-conscious person and I hate crying in front of others, but now I am like a useless little girl, with tears falling down my face.
I know it would be shameful to cry right now, but I really can't help it.
I felt like I was beaten several times in the heart, painful and aggrieved.
Li Qiuyang, who came hurriedly from the side, saw this scene and immediately jumped over to protect Yi Tian and me.
"What happened? Who bullied them?" Li Qiuyang asked viciously.
When Lin Chujian saw him, her originally sad expression was tinged with anger: "Li Ge, Yi Tian, ​​which one do you really care about? Do you think you are the guardian of justice? On the one hand, you are claiming to be Yi Tian's boyfriend, and on the other hand, you are disgustingly protecting Li Ge. Do you think you are so capable?"
Hearing this, Li Qiuyang couldn't help but said, "Do you know what Li Ge and I are like..."
Before he could finish his words, Yi Tian grabbed him and said, "Li Qiuyang, my face hurts a lot, come and help me."
I looked at . I knew she did it for me. She didn't want my family affairs to become a topic of conversation in public, so she concealed it for me again.
Li Qiuyang looked back at me, I looked at him with pleading in my eyes, and his expression became forbearing.
At this moment, Zhou Yao appeared out of nowhere. She looked at the scene with a concerned expression on her face and said to me, "Li Ge, why don't you tell everyone that Li Qiuyang is your half-brother? Wouldn't that save a lot of misunderstandings?"
Hearing this, everyone at the scene exploded. Lin Chujian, who was originally angry, also looked at me with incredible eyes.
Is it really necessary for the truth to come out?
Amidst everyone's discussions about me, I tried hard to escape from this place without looking too embarrassed, but after taking only two steps, someone pushed me from behind and I fell directly into the swimming pool next to me with a splash.
I am a good swimmer. I used to joke that if someone asked Lin Chujian, if your mother and Li Ge fell into the river at the same time, which one would you save, he would answer without hesitation that he would save his mother, because Li Ge was a good swimmer.
But today, when I fell into the swimming pool, I felt all the water pouring into my nose, throat and ears, and that black skirt was like a heavy lead block that kept pulling me towards the bottom of the pool.
"Li Ge! Li Ge!" I heard Yi Tian's voice, and she followed me and jumped into the water with a "splash", but she forgot that she couldn't swim.
I'm not afraid, really. I believe this small swimming pool won't kill me. I'm more worried about Yi Tian and whether something will happen to her.
I struggled to swim, and at this moment a man jumped into the swimming pool. He swam to my side, pulled me out of the water, and then carried me to the shore.
Lin first met.
Looking at him, my mind is filled with a myriad of thoughts.
Soon, Yi Tian was also rescued by Li Qiuyang. By the swimming pool, Yi Tian and I were soaked like two ridiculous clowns.
Xu Yaxin's face flushed with anger. She glared at Lin Chujian and asked with gritted teeth, "Do you really have to embarrass me today?"
"Who is embarrassing whom?" Lin Chujian asked back. He took the high-end suit that he had put aside before entering the water and put it on me. He said softly, "I'll ask the driver to take Yi Tian back, and I'll take you."
I was confused.
Does this count as a successful marriage robbery?
I, an ex-girlfriend dressed like a vampire, kidnapped the groom-to-be after the engagement ceremony. Suddenly, I felt like all the spotlights were on me and I became the heroine.
"Dad is angry, you go and deal with it. I'll arrange to send them back." Lin Chuyu came over at some point and pulled me away from Lin Chujian.
In the moment of separation, I saw Xu Yaxin again. She glared at Lin Chuyu angrily, with a terrifying light in her eyes.
Lin Chujian stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to pull me back to him. After pausing in the air for a few seconds, he retracted his hand and turned to walk towards the direction of the elders.
Lin Chujian, you always give me hope and despair. How can I completely eliminate you from my heart?
This boy, for whom I had once fought so hard, now turned around and left with another girl. And I could only follow behind Lin Chuyu, like a drowned chicken, unable to find the exit of my memory.
Yi Tian poked me from behind, pointed at Li Qiuyang beside her and said, "He'll take you back, we'll leave first."
I nodded.
"Where are you going?" Lin Chuyu drove on the streets of the city, maintaining his usual cold expression.
"Ms. Lin, I think I should change this wet skirt first." I said with a wry smile.
"Wait a minute." The car stopped at a parking space on the side of the road. Lin Chuyu got out of the car, took a box from the trunk and handed it to me. "I'll drop you off at the entrance of a shopping mall later. Go in and change this!"
When I opened it, there was a classic black dress from a famous brand. Yi Tianxin and I had been coveting this dress for a long time, but the price was so horrible that we had no idea where to start.
I looked at him uncertainly and asked, "Is it really okay for me to give this to the client? I don't have any money to give to the company."
"It was originally for you." Lin Chuyu said, "Don't ask anything yet, I'll take you to change it first. My car seat cover is very expensive."
I threw the wet clothes into the trash can in the mall. They were so heavy that it took me a lot of effort to throw them away.
After putting on a brand name dress and putting on some makeup, I, Li Ge, become a great beauty who can bring disaster to everyone.
When he came out, Lin Chuyu leaned against the car, holding a cigarette but never putting it in his mouth.
I got in the car and let him take me around the city. Occasionally, I turned my head and saw his profile, which always reminded me of Lin Chujian at the engagement party. This was also the first time I thought about whether there was another hidden reason for our separation after we broke up.
The car finally stopped in front of a lake. I had been here before, but I couldn’t remember what the lake was called.
It was another awkward beginning. I didn’t know how to start saying the first sentence to Lin Chuyu. Maybe it’s better not to say anything. In front of him, I always make more mistakes the more I talk.
After a while, Lin Chuyu raised a meaningful smile and said softly, "Li Ge, you really make me feel more and more interesting. It would be more interesting if you could be with me."
What does this mean? Another confession?
But at this moment, I no longer have the energy to respond to any good intentions or... bad intentions.