The end of June is the 10th anniversary of Shenzhen Magazine. The company's senior officials have arranged a rather grand party for this purpose. Corporate executives who have business dealings with the company have all been invited.
Shen Ji Xu Magazine recently planned to open a new column. Du Siqiu was busy writing copy, and she didn't pay attention to the party at all. Finally, when the dinner started, Xue Yan called her to urge her, and she suddenly realized it and hurriedly
When I went out, I didn't even put on a formal dress or fancy shoes.
Xue Yan looked at her dignified appearance, shook his head, and was too lazy to say anything. Du Siqiu snickered, our family He Dong didn't come again, who should I dress up for? Of course, she called He before departure.
Youdong asked him if he wanted to go with her. He Youdong said that he was still working overtime at the company and would not come, so she went out so casually.
As a result, she met Peng Tao at the banquet.
The last time we met was probably a month or two ago. It wasn't long ago, but now every time we meet, it's inevitable that there is always something strange.
Peng Tao was different from her. He was still as sociable, talkative, and funny as ever. Du Siqiu seemed a bit petty in front of him.
"Hi, long time no see!" Peng Tao, dressed in formal attire, greeted her warmly and started with his catchphrase.
"Hey, why are you here? Where is Mr. Yang?"
"Haha, I'm just here to take some advantage on behalf of our Mr. Yang. He's been really busy lately."
It turns out that the Xihai project that He Youdong mentioned before has a relatively large amount of work, and it has only come to an end now. The whole company has been busy with this project for a long time. No wonder their boss Yang couldn't spare the time and sent his subordinates.
Come in his place.
Du Siqiu didn't have much to say to Peng Tao. He only chatted with him for a few words and then hurriedly went to find Xue Yan. There were some things she needed to discuss with her about the copywriting.
"Editor Xue!" She walked over and patted Xue Yan's shoulder gently.
"What's the matter?" She turned her head, the diamonds on her ears were brilliant, making her a little more charming than usual, but the heroic look in her brows was not diminished.
"That copywriter, maybe..."
Before he finished speaking, Xue Yan stopped him: "Stop, don't talk about work during the party. We'll talk about copywriting on a cloudy day. Don't think about anything now, just go and have fun." After that, he turned back to find some boss to chat and laugh.
.
Du Siqiu was dumbfounded. Damn it, is this still Xue Yan? He seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person.
"Tell me what's wrong with the copywriting." Du Siqiu turned around and saw Chen Jun standing behind her for some reason. On such a grand occasion today, he instead threw away the formal suit he usually wore at work in the company and dressed casually.
, but it looks a bit clearer, like a friendly big boy next door.
"Uh..." She couldn't help but smile.
"Huh?" Chen Jun didn't know why she was laughing.
"No, I just think your clothes today match my home clothes very well." Speaking of this, they are truly the outliers in tonight's party.
"So you came here to make soy sauce?"
"Hey, you can see this." Du Siqiu thought that this topic should not be continued, otherwise it would inevitably be suspected of not paying attention to company activities. She thought for a while and then changed the topic: "By the way, I forgot to ask you before, you
Why did you suddenly go to Xiamen for vacation? I seem to have heard Youdong mention it, saying that you hate the climate in the south and prefer the climate in the north."
"...Is there any? Why did that guy even tell you this?" It was originally a normal transitional sentence, but Chen Jun seemed to be suddenly asked a difficult question that he was not comfortable to answer, and what he said was wrong.
Mouth.
"He, he said everything." Unfortunately, Du Siqiu was too slow to notice his reaction. She only focused on her own curiosity and asked again: "Is it true?" In fact, she just wanted to thank him again.
It happened that she went to Xiamen, otherwise she would definitely have died.
Chen Jun was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "Well, I do prefer the north. However, I don't have a long vacation during work, so I can only go somewhere closer to here."
"Oh...I understand!"
"What do you know?" Chen Jun rubbed his nose and smiled, feeling that their conversations today were never on the same channel.
"I mean, even though our president is a busy man, he still has to accompany a beautiful woman. You went with your girlfriend, right?" She remembered that Chen Jun's innocent and delicate girlfriend seemed to be called Miya.
This time Chen Jun simply ignored her words, left her and ran away: "The distinguished guest has arrived, I will go over to greet him first. You have a good time."
Du Siqiu scratched his head in confusion and said to himself: Are my questions really so boring?
When it was close to ten o'clock in the evening, the guests gradually left. Apart from drinking and eating snacks, Du Siqiu did nothing else all night. He didn't dance with the men present or find anyone to chat with. He just sat in the same inconspicuous room from beginning to end.
In her opinion, this kind of situation is actually boring.
When the show was about to end, Du Siqiu went to the restroom, planning to go back to bed early. She had to go to work on a cloudy day. When she came out of the restroom and passed through the corridor, she suddenly heard a faint sound of a girl crying.
came into her ears. She followed the sound and took a closer look, only to find a familiar figure squatting in the corner with his back to her, holding the crying girl's head and comforting: "Okay, don't be sad,
My sister has already taught that bitch a lesson for you! Our president is blind and you still think about what he does!"
Hearing these words, Du Siqiu subconsciously took two steps back behind the pillar, because she recognized the resentful voice, which really belonged to Xiao Song. And she also recognized the girl who was crying so hard that she was full of tears.
, she is Chen Jun's girlfriend, Song Ya. If she hadn't heard Xiao Song claim to be her sister just now, she would not have been able to remember her last name.
Song Ya tried her best to stop crying, raised her head, and looked at Xiao Song with a blank expression: "Teach her a lesson? That Du Siqiu, what did you do to her?"
Hearing them mention her name, Du Siqiu's heart skipped a beat, and an unknown premonition surged into her heart. She held her breath and heard Xiao Song sneer: "That time we went to Xiamen on a business trip, I
All documents related to her work were destroyed."
"Sister!" Song Ya was surprised, "I'm very angry that Chen Jun broke up with me for Du Siqiu, but I don't want you to take revenge on her. If others find out about this, you will be fired..."
Chen Jun broke up with Song Ya for her? Du Siqiu's eyes widened.
"Hmph! A bitch like her deserves it. It's a pity that Chen Jun is protecting her again!" Her words sounded as sharp as a knife, which made people shudder.
Du Siqiu almost forgot to breathe. Suddenly she felt weak all over her body and stared dully in the direction of the speaker.
Song Ya shook her head as if she had realized something: "No, no, you already hate her, right? You hated her before I met Chen Jun? Why?"
Next, Xiao Song finally told the reason why he suddenly disliked Du Siqiu: "Ha, we are all in the same position, and we are all interns, and her ability is not as good as mine at all, why should she beat me? Xiaoya, you
You know, I liked her quite a bit originally, but one day, when I overheard our president telling Editor Xue that no matter what the assessment results were, I hoped she would definitely keep Du Siqiu, that meant that no matter how I
I work hard, but I am the one who gets eliminated in the end. Do you know how helpless I am!"
Du Siqiu couldn't listen to a word of what was said next. At this moment, it was really hard to describe what she felt in her heart, but there was a strong sense of shame that made her feel very uncomfortable.
Chen Jun, Chen Jun, are you really like Xiao Song said, protecting me regardless of gossip? Why did you do this? Do you really like me? But, I would rather you never did this.
I gain my thoughtfulness at the expense of hurting others.
Thinking of this, Du Siqiu suddenly thought of Feng Xue, and was shocked in her heart. This was a very bad guess: So, Feng Xue's departure probably had something to do with her...
Until this moment, she really felt that Feng Xue had left for a long time and would never come back.
She said silently in her heart: Feng Xue, at that time, you must have been so conflicted and painful...
After leaving the venue, she called He Youdong. When she was vulnerable, she would always think of He Youdong immediately.
"Youdong...where are you? My activities are over...downstairs in the sports center building. Come and pick me up." At this moment, she was only afraid of hearing him reply to her, saying, "I'm still working overtime in the company."
However, he did say this: "...I still have something to do."
She said, well, then you should be busy. Remember to eat when you go back and don't go hungry.
"Well, be careful on the road."
She smiled helplessly, and after thinking about it, she might as well fight back by herself.
She couldn't wait for a taxi all the way, and the buses had stopped running, so she had to stop and go, hailing taxis as she walked. She thought that tonight could not be worse than this, but unfortunately, the reality was always abnormal.
Across the road, He Youdong is holding a young and slender woman with one hand, and the other hand is holding the mobile phone he just talked to her on. Under the warm yellow street light, the man and woman who seem to be a perfect match are affectionate.
They looked at each other. Du Siqiu stumbled and almost fell. She held on to the tree trunk next to her and took a closer look, and then she recognized that the young woman was Huang Ying.
She was confident that she would not be sincere to any man, and she did not have to worry about being hurt by anyone. But now, her heart was like a knife and she was suffering from unfamiliar pain. Tears welled up in her eyes.
A generous palm was placed on her shoulder from behind, and then she heard Peng Tao's slightly pitiful voice: "You are hungry, I will take you to eat beef brisket noodles." Beef brisket noodles was her favorite when she was in college.
When she is in a bad mood, as long as she eats a few bowls of beef brisket powder, all her worries will be forgotten.
She didn’t know how she followed Peng Tao to a roadside stall to eat noodle soup. In the summer, after ten o’clock, there were still many men dressed as migrant workers drinking, eating barbecue and eating oysters, chatting and laughing at loud voices.
.The lively atmosphere will only make her feel more lonely.
Du Siqiu's beef brisket noodles came soon, and there were three bowls. Peng Tao sat across from her and said with a smile: "Eat it, don't think about anything."
Only then did she come back to her senses. What was she doing now? Why did she turn around and follow her ex-boyfriend to eat beef brisket noodles when she saw her boyfriend holding another woman in the middle of the night? It was really funny.
She shook her head: "You can eat, I'm not hungry."
Peng Tao shrugged: "Okay, I'll eat it then." He ate the hot beef brisket noodles without saying a word.
Du Siqiu was suddenly in a trance, as if she had returned to the past. She was having a temper over some trivial things, and he took the trouble to coax her. Such a considerate Peng Tao was no different from the one she first met. Before they broke up, there was no difference between them.
She has always been happy. But He Youdong gave her more disappointment and loneliness.
When you love someone, you will inevitably worry about gains and losses.