Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Love Is Harder Than Marriage

What's so great about being married?Blind marriage is also possible, and organizational decisions are also acceptable. People in the past have far more courage than us, and they have the courage to bear the consequences. Falling in love is different, falling in love is more difficult, and if you want to bear the consequences, others may not be willing to accompany you. After tossing and turning all night to no avail, Qian Duoduo simply went to exercise the next morning to forget the troubles in his heart by sweating profusely. In winter, it was Sunday morning again, and there was no one in the swimming pool of the fitness club.She plunged down and swam back and forth five or six times before stopping, when she looked up and heard someone calling.

"I knew you were here, and you didn't wait for me." It was Yiyi, wearing a new swimsuit with a waist-digging design, and when she walked over, she was shining white. "Are you late?" They often come to this place, and Qian Duoduo made an appointment with her early in the morning. The coach was sitting by the pool, leaning lazily at first, but seeing Yiyi walk in, he straightened up.Qian Duoduo looked amused, "Come down quickly." Yiyi tried the temperature of the water with her toes, and shivered, "It's really cold, I shouldn't listen to you, it would be great to go to yoga."

"Swim around twice? It's really troublesome, Empress Dowager." Qian Duoduo stretched out his hand to grab her. A morning swim is invigorating.Qian Duoduo is good at swimming, and in a blink of an eye there are five or six back and forth. Yiyi's so-called sports are all about putting on airs, and when she gets into the water, she is breaststroke leisurely. While swimming, he wanted to talk to Qian Duoduo, but when he looked up, he realized that something was wrong, and saw Qian Duoduo passing by with a splash, causing a splash of water, and passed before he had time to say hello.

Floating on the water, she wondered, watching Qian Duoduo swim to the end in one breath and return, when Yiyi passed by, she wanted to talk again, but unexpectedly she swam in another direction. When passing by for the last time, Qian Duoduo was grabbed by Yiyi in the swimming pool, "Duoduo, did you get stimulated by something? Why did you swim vigorously without saying a word?" Qian Duoduo stopped stepping on the water, shook the water off his face, twisted his nose before speaking: "Yiyi, I'm afraid I'm going to smash this blind date too." "Huh? Isn't it very reliable?"

"He had a girlfriend before." "Nonsense! Ye Mingshen is already a man in his thirties, aren't you afraid of not having a girlfriend?" "No." Qian Duoduo was irritable, "Yesterday someone mistook me for his ex-girlfriend." "Misidentified?" Yiyi stopped stepping on the water and dragged her to the edge of the pool. When the water splashed out, the corner of Qian Duoduo's eyes caught the coach's body straightening up again. well!Qian Duoduo actually laughed when she shouldn't have laughed, which shows that Ye Mingshen's blow to her was obviously not big enough.

After leaving the fitness club, the two of them went nearby to eat ice cream.This is Qian Duoduo's bad habit—every time after a lot of exercise, he goes straight to the ice cream shop, how many times have he been laughed at by Yiyi, and he just stuffed his stomach with high-calorie food after only a few puffs. Wasn't it useless before? "Have you asked him?" Not in a hurry, Yiyi sat down and continued the topic just now. "I asked, and he admitted it himself." "Is this man real or fake? He admits this kind of thing! What did he say?" "It's a bit similar when I pretend to be a lady, but I won't mention anything else." Qian Duoduo followed Ye Mingshen's example and made Yiyi laugh out loud.

"How many times have you dated? It sounds like a good relationship." "Huh?" Qian Duoduo stared, "Is this a good relationship?" "It's not nonsense! A man can joke with you like this, does it mean that he treats you as his own?" "Are you kidding? What I'm looking for is a man who can spend my whole life together, not an infatuated man who recalls the past to me all day long. In case he can't think about it one day, he wakes up in the middle of the night and hugs me and calls out his ex-girlfriend's name loudly. , I still don’t have the creeps?”

Yiyi laughed, "Since he is willing to admit it and said it lightly, it proves that he didn't take it to heart at all. What's wrong with his resemblance? It just so happened." "Is there such a coincidence? Besides, his old friend admits his mistake at a glance, and calls other people's names to me from a long distance away. If I meet his ex-girlfriend in the future, the two of them will stand opposite each other, just like looking in a mirror. How terrifying .” "You're thinking too far, why is it so easy to meet your ex-girlfriend? Have you ever met your ex-boyfriend?"

"No." Qian Duoduo told the truth.Strange to say, the director of Singapore is fine, everyone is not from the same country.The two of them lived in the same city before, and the home of their first love was even near the company she worked for now, but after they broke up, they never met once, not even by chance. "That's right." Qian Duoduo clapped his hands together. "What's wrong?" "I've been meeting a person recently, and it's not good to see him. Do you think it's a bad year?" Why did the topic go so far?Obviously feeling that the troubles that Qian Duoduo put on Ye Mingshen would not last long, Yiyi followed Shan Ruliu and asked, "Who is it?"

"Xu Fei." Hearing this name again, Yiyi immediately regained her spirits. "Aren't you from the same company? You can see it every day." "It's not in the company, I mean it's normal! Ye Mingshen and I went to the movies yesterday. In such a big place, we could meet him." "Really? Who did he go to the movies with?" "one person." "Alone..." Yiyi dragged her voice, recalling the handsome young man who was so radiant back then, with watery eyes, "It's so pitiful." "What is there to be pitiful about that kind of man?" Qian Duoduo said in a vicious voice.

"Uh..." It's rare to see Qian Duoduo so excited, isn't it so sad to be promoted?In my impression, Duoduo is not such a person. Without knowing the inside story, Yiyi couldn't talk. Qian Duoduo, who had a fierce voice, then sighed, and then supported his head with a tired face, "Yiyi, I've been thinking recently, should I find a chance to leave UVL?" "Why? You've been working there for so long, and you became a senior manager before you turned 30. Even Steve praised you for being amazing." "What's the use of a senior manager who hasn't reached his thirties? Now I have a twenty-seven-year-old marketing director on my head." No longer proud, Qian Duoduo looked frustrated. "There is a difference between men and women! Resignation is a big deal, are you serious?" Having never worked before, she has no experience with such topics, and Yiyi obviously lacks confidence when she speaks. Are men and women different?Well said, to the point.Qian Duoduo sighed weakly, "Yiyi, I'm really tired, look at how I look now." "Appearance? Your appearance has always been very good. After so many years, you still want to praise me. Don't you, Duoduo!" Yiyi smiled. "I'm serious." Qian Duoduo emphasized his tone, "It's a time of trouble in the company. Rather than just sit and wait for death, it's better to find a way out early." "Well, I support you no matter what, as long as you don't feel sorry." Without saying a few words, Yiyi's phone rang, she picked it up and said "Hello", then her voice softened, "Well, I'm outside. What? A lot..." Qian Duoduo smacked on the opposite side, "Steve?" Yiyi nodded while holding the phone. "He's back?" Yiyi said in the morning that he was in Shenzhen. Yiyi nodded again, with a sorry expression on her face. "Then go back quickly." Qian Duoduo immediately made a gesture of sincerity and waved. That Mr. Steve has a big business, the group is applying for listing, branch offices are spread all over the place, and there are seven to eight hundred employees, so the most remote place is his home.It's not easy to come back once, Qian Duoduo can't be a villain, a magpie bridge fairy who stops other couples. "It will take a while for the driver to come over, don't worry." Yiyi closed the phone. "Aren't you in a hurry? How long has it been since we saw you this time? What are you waiting for, the driver? Why don't you swoop back and dress up beautifully, make your eyes shine, and then go hungry?" "Hungry tiger rushing for food?" Yiyi laughed to death, "Forget it, old couple! Now even if I am naked in front of him, he can laugh it off." "Ah? Then you don't have a sense of crisis?" "Hey, sex is not the only thing that maintains a marriage? There are many more." "That's right, it's such a long life, how annoying it is to be with this person all day long! It's fine for couples on weekends, everyone, leave some room for living." "Duoduo, you think too much about marriage. Last time you wanted a partner, but now you want a weekend couple. Are you dizzy?" "Be clear with your partner about the way you get along in advance, there is no contradiction between the two." Qian Duoduo spoke in a professional tone when he came to a conclusion. "Too avant-garde? Which man can bear it?" "Ye Mingshen thinks so too, otherwise I'll date him again and again?" Speaking of Ye Mingshen, Qian Duoduo was troubled again, holding his head in thought, "Isn't it because of this, why am I so annoying?" Yiyi sat opposite and frowned.Qian Duoduo has always been emotionally heartless. She has long been used to it, but she never expected that she would treat marriage in the same way in the end, a typical business-like approach. "Duo Duo, do you dislike Ye Mingshen?" "Like it? We've only dated three times, how can we talk about whether we like it or not? But I just don't hate him, and I can accept it." "Just accept it?" Yiyi opened her eyes wide. "In ancient times, there were blind marriages. Isn't it the same to cultivate relationships after marriage? My parents' marriage is still decided by the organization, isn't it the same for a lifetime?" Qian Duoduo is very reasonable. The phone rang again, and the driver was already waiting outside.Yiyi couldn't stay longer, so she got up and left in a hurry. Before leaving, she hugged Qian Duoduo and said the last sentence: "Duoduo, it's still different, you will know later." After suffering from sequelae, now Yiyila has to carefully confirm whether it is the license plate of his own car in front of Yila's door. Of course, the driver got out of the car to open the door for her. Seeing his wife standing on the side of the street with her head tilted and hesitant, she felt a little funny. There were many people on the road, and there were a lot of bicycles and mopeds in the back, and they hurriedly bypassed the body and continued to move forward.It's always bad to block the driveway, Yiyi waved him to get in the car quickly, and stretched out her hand to pull the door. As soon as her fingers touched the handle, the door was pushed open from the inside. She was startled, and only when she regained her composure did she realize that it was her husband.He pushed against the door with one hand, pressed his other hand to his ear, and was listening to the phone. She has been restless recently and rarely sees him coming back, so after sitting in, she can't help but lean on his shoulder and act like a baby: "Why are you so nice, you suddenly thought of coming to pick me up." But his body was straightened, and he frowned and said, "Don't make trouble, I'm answering a very important call." Steve was more than ten years older than her. He was already in his thirties when we first met, and because he was a bit old-fashioned by nature, she thought this man was at least forty at that time. He used to be a manager of a large factory in the inland area, but later he resigned and went to sea, and caught up with the trend of enclosure in southern Shanghai. Because of his cautious personality, he stopped in time, and unexpectedly retreated. He also accumulated the first initial capital, and then he left It was relatively smooth, and he was considered a very successful figure among the first generation of real estate developers who started from scratch. When I met Yiyi, she was still in high school.A very old section of the bridge—on a rainy day, he rushed to a bidding meeting, the driver was rushed, and the sewage splashed far when crossing the pond.She was riding a bicycle, and when she dodged, she fell to the ground and her clothes were torn. At that time, she was still very young, with bright red lips and scratched calf, but she didn't care at all, just pouted to look at the torn corner of the clothes. He sent an assistant to the bidding meeting that day, and took her home by himself.The shantytowns are densely packed, and the eaves of thousands of households are drooping in the rain, and the water is dripping like water. Pushing the bicycle, she limped in, turned around and waved at him, and seemed to be swallowed when she disappeared. He ran to pull her out again and never let go. But in the first year of marriage, she had an accidental miscarriage, and she hasn't had another one these years.As he was getting older, his parents wanted to see the third generation born, and gradually became resentful, and they even didn't want to see this daughter-in-law. He was caught in the middle and it was difficult to do both.Business is also troublesome, this industry has cycles, he retreated without any risk last time, but in the past two years, he has gradually felt powerless, and he spends more time in meetings with financial directors than with her, familiar with the project The manager's complaining is better than being familiar with her acting like a baby. And recently, he didn't know why he was so easily annoyed.Sometimes when I go home in the middle of the night, I suddenly don’t want to go up, and turn around and let the driver drive away. Is this the legendary seven-year itch? Putting down the phone, she saw that she was sitting very upright, and she seemed startled when she saw his sideways face, but she smiled very hard, with the corners of her mouth curled up, but her eyes were a little dodged. Unable to help feeling a little guilty, he stretched out his hand and patted the back of her hand, "I'm sorry, I've been with you too little recently, do you want to buy something? Do you have enough money?" In fact, she was thinking about other things in her mind, and this reaction was just a little frightened because she was suddenly interrupted by him. When he was a teenager, when he looked at himself, he was obsessed with his eyes. She never had to buy anything she liked, and someone would send it to her nose if she showed it a little. But she never expected that time to last forever.Seeking benevolence!She has already got what she wants, everything has a price, there are gains and losses, if everything goes according to her wish, then she will die early. But for so many years, there is affection without love, and kindness without affection.Knowing that he has been troubled recently, hearing him comfort her immediately returned to her senses.This time I smiled happily, "Then let's have dinner together today! Then go shopping, you pay for the whole process and bring a bag." "I still need to make a few phone calls, and have a meeting with the person in charge of the construction site here at night..." He frowned and hesitated, then looked at his watch, "Well, let's go to dinner first, and then let Wang Sheng accompany you to go shopping, Is one hour enough?" Wang Sheng was his personal assistant, and he was sitting in the passenger seat at this moment. After hearing this, he turned around and called "Madam", as if he was on call at any time. While eating, she watched the man across from him constantly talking on the phone, Yiyi lowered her head and dialed the delicate soup in the small cup, suddenly felt very tasteless. How can such a good thing feel tasteless?Maybe I ate too much, next time I might as well drink porridge. That night, Yiyi suffered from insomnia. After dinner, she went shopping according to the original plan. Walking behind her was Wang Sheng, with a humble attitude all the way, responsible for carrying the bag when trying on clothes, and swiping the card when paying the bill. Wang Sheng was good-looking, and he wore a neat suit. He nodded in agreement with everything she picked up. Before she came out of the fitting room, he had already asked the lady to bill her. The efficiency was astonishing. All the ladies showed envy.There was a young one who couldn't hold back and said, "Your husband is so kind to you! He is so handsome." When he spoke, his eyes were shining, and he almost didn't stand in front of her in the distance. Wang Sheng in front of the cashier wiped his saliva. She couldn't laugh or cry after listening to it, and didn't bother to explain it. Later, she lost interest and went home. Wang Sheng dutifully sent her to the door of the house. Aunt Zhang ran over to open the door. Seeing her tired face, she didn't dare to ask any more questions after receiving the things. After returning to the room, put the shopping bags into the cloakroom. The bedroom has this built-in cloakroom. When she walked in for the first time many years ago, she was stunned by its huge emptiness, and the delicate shelves seemed to cover the sky in front of her.My husband added with a smile behind him: "Buy it, fill it up." At that time, her heart was full of joy, she felt heaven, and she was like a bird when she threw herself into his arms.But now, all the shelves have already been filled, and many of the things that make every woman's eyes shine and dream of, many of which even have pale hang tags, are scattered and half hidden in the untouched packaging bags, Like many out-of-date actors who dressed up in the backstage every day but never had the opportunity to appear on stage, they laughed coldly at her desolation. What else are you singing?What's the point of gorgeous costumes when you travel at night in brocade clothes and epiphyllum blooms in deep valleys, no one appreciates them?She also sneered, still holding a huge golden shopping bag in her hand, she threw it on the ground casually, turned her head and left. Let go of her hair and go into the bathroom to take a shower. When the water sprayed down, Yiyi seemed to hear the ringing of the phone in the room, which rang for a while and then stopped. Ignoring it, she continued, and the white and greasy foam spread around her body with the bath cotton.The music on the mobile phone rang again, but she was still indifferent, she closed her eyes and slowly raised her head under the water column, maintaining the same posture, and did not move for a long time under the water column. Stepping out of the shower room dripping wet, the bell rang again as he was wiping himself.Standing in front of the mirror applying body lotion, Yiyi finally saw a little surprised look on her face in the mirror this time. She knows her husband well, and Niu Zhensheng has a stable personality.If he expected her to be at home, but the two phone calls were not connected, the next one would definitely be called to Aunt Zhang, and then he would find out what she was doing, why one after another, she was busier than when she was in love.But it was so late, who else could call her besides him?What's going on in such a hurry? Wrapped around the bath towel and walked to the bed, she freed one hand to fumble for the phone in her handbag. The music kept playing, and she was a little anxious to be urged.As soon as she touched the phone, she connected it to her ear, "What's wrong? I was taking a shower just now." "Yiyi, it's me." The voice on the other end was very low, very familiar to the ears.Not only is it familiar, it is unforgettable.The phone became hot, and her hand trembled, but she couldn't hold it firmly, and almost dropped it. After regaining her composure, her voice became much colder when she spoke again, "Why are you? What's the matter?" "Yiyi, I'm waiting for you at the old place, are you coming?" It was him.He has always been a man of few words, he cherishes words like gold, and he speaks a few short words slowly, but it sounds difficult and lengthy to his ears. "Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying." There was no sound in the background. He seemed to be in a vast and empty place. There were faint chirping insects, but it seemed that the phone was quieter, and even the faint sound of breathing was amplified many times. old place?Forget it, time has passed, how can there be a place in this world that will never change? He didn't speak, and she didn't speak again.After a few seconds of stalemate, she moved her finger and cut off the call decisively. After cutting it off, she threw the phone on the bed, thought for a while, then bent down to pick it up, and pressed hard to turn off the power. It was too quiet in the bedroom. After she sat on the bed, she turned on the TV and let the voices pour out. The same soap opera is being played on TV, and the heroine has just been dumped, standing on the street and crying loudly. Unmoved at all, she opened her eyes in a daze, and many, many fragments of the past were scattered.She thought that she had lived a comfortable life for too long, so she was only thinking wildly recently, and was troubled by inexplicable things. The man who gave up long ago, the relationship that ended long ago... Didn't you think about everything on the wedding day?In this life, the dust has settled, and it is easy and prosperous.She has chosen a man, and this man is good to her. Which woman is not asking for these?It's just that some people waste their long youth in pursuit of some illusory feelings, and only after falling down countless times do they want to understand this truth.Fortunately, I got what I wanted after I figured it out; unfortunately, I was delayed by myself for the rest of my life. She just set her goal firmly from the very beginning and successfully completed it without wasting any time, so she is a lucky girl that everyone envies, who doesn't secretly envy her? Repeat these words in your heart. The bedside lamp is retro in shape, with gold tassels jingling around the edges.Milky white lighting, everything is exquisite and comfortable as far as the eye can see, every day is rich in clothing and food... She is a girl who struggled out of that doghouse, what else is there to be unhappy about? After thinking about it, she said to herself, smile, but she couldn't laugh.A little despised of herself, she finally turned off everything in a fit of anger and lay down, pulled up the quilt, rested her elbows on her eyes, and forced herself to fall asleep. Niu Zhensheng came back very late, and met the bosses of several construction companies and the person in charge of the construction site at night. After talking about it, everyone was a little excited.The direction of the wind has changed, and the capital chain is getting tighter and tighter. Who is not complacent when acquiring land?A year passed by in a blink of an eye, and the scenery at that time was boundless, but now the projects that everyone is competing to invest in have become tasteless, even worse than tasteless, and no one can avoid it. When getting out of the car, the driver also saw that he was in poor spirits, and when he opened the door, he said "Boss Niu, you are working too hard", but he smiled and did not answer. It was already two o'clock in the morning, and there was no sound in the house.When the door was opened, the room was full of loneliness, which felt strange.This house was chosen and bought by him before he got married. In the past, he only felt spacious and comfortable, but recently he felt more and more empty and lonely.Sometimes when I go home alone, I know someone is asleep in the house, but I just feel unpopular. It's better to have children!If there are three or two children running around here, it must be a completely different scene. This thought was extremely strong as soon as he came up, he walked quickly when he went upstairs, and after he opened the bedroom door, the room was dark, and there was no sound on the bed, expecting that Yiyi had already fallen asleep.He went into the bathroom to take a shower alone, and took a good look at his body in the mirror as he undressed. The man is forty, he has been busy all year round, I don't know how long it has been since he took a good look at himself.It turned out to be really old, with a loose waist and no lines at all. Not the time to think about these things.He turned and walked into the shower room, took a quick combat shower, and then went to bed. His wife was sleeping in the middle of the bed, as if she had already gotten used to this place being hers alone.She turned her back to herself and made no sound at all. He hugged her tightly from behind after lying down, and turned her over.In the darkness, she let out a soft "Huh", as if a little surprised, but she was very obedient and opened herself without any resistance. He suddenly found that her eyes were tightly closed, she didn't look happy at all, and she didn't even want to pretend. He felt cold.From the first time I saw her, I feel that she will always be the little girl who pouts slightly and pulls the corners of her clothes, and she always looks up to herself, like a small bird, and tries her best to play her role well. But now, the woman with her eyes closed is so strange.Is this his wife?Why doesn't he know him anymore? With a sigh of relief, he suddenly lost interest, turned over and lay down again. "What's the matter?" She opened her eyes and looked at him, asking in a very low voice. "It's nothing, maybe I'm too tired." Her eyes were beautiful, and they were clear when she looked at him.Although the bedroom was dark and dark, he was used to it, and no matter how dark it was, he could clearly see those black and white eyes. This is his wife!He waited carefully for so many years, waiting for her to grow up, and waiting for her to marry him willingly.No matter how tired he was in the past, as long as he saw her, he felt satisfied.What's wrong?She actually feels strange. Feeling guilty, he stretched out his hand to hook her to his chest, bowed his head and said "I'm sorry". How should she answer?Next to her lay her husband, who had just tried to make love to her, they had so little time together, for the first and possibly last time of the month, but he stopped halfway, unsuccessfully. Yiyi reached out and touched his face, Niu Zhensheng looked old, the brows were already wrinkled, and recently there were two deep lines.She sighed silently, she didn't mean to complain, she just felt that there was no one in this world who was pitiful. After saying goodbye to Yiyi, Qian Duoduo sat in the car alone and began to sigh.It was just a matter of holding on to a smiling face in front of Yiyi just now, but of course it's different whether you feel it or not.How could she not know? It's not that I haven't been in love, and it's not that I don't know the difference between the two. Love is not the same, it takes the right time, place and people.It turns out that you are here too - love is a difficult thing to do. But what she wants now is not love, but marriage. I thought it was not difficult to get married. Blind marriage was fine, and organization decisions were fine.If you want to get married, there are many idiots who hate women in the world. If you overcome your own barrier, as long as you can accept it physically and psychologically, you can get married at any time. I didn't expect it to be so troublesome. I thought I found a like-minded person, but I made a mess of my ex-girlfriend. She wasn't afraid that he would forget his old relationship, but that he pretended to be like-minded with her for the sake of unforgettable old relationship. Driving all the way and thinking all the way, Qian Duoduo thought of a headache. There is no solution to come and go, Qian Duoduo thought about giving up in the end. forget it!Her time was precious, and she couldn't afford to play guessing games like this. She went through all the troubles to get married. If she didn't notice for a while and became a substitute for others, how would she live with her self-esteem for the rest of her life? It's a pity that there is no other way, it has been decided.Taking a deep breath, she took out the phone and dialed the number. The connection on the other end was quick, with voices rising and falling in the background, and there was a faint greeting. "Are you busy?" What he wanted to say next was not very pleasant. After thinking about it, Qian Duoduo should first determine the environment and atmosphere the other party is in. "Today, I have a class for postgraduate students. It just ended. It's okay, you can talk about it." His voice was still smiling as always, and Qian Duoduo found it harder to speak. How to speak?Say what?Let's just say we forget it because I don't want to be a substitute?Or more simply, say that I feel bored and not get married at all? But in front of my eyes, my mother's staring face jumped out, and my father sighed and said the opening line: "Duo Duo, you have to know that everything in the world has a law of survival." yes!There are rules.The rule is that she has reached the age of a lot of money, and if she is not married, she is a different kind.She is not afraid of being treated as a different kind of person. There are many single female executives in the company. The problem is that her parents are afraid. She hesitated, the originally very direct sentence lingered on her lips for a long time, and finally spit it out completely changed, "I, I've been very busy recently, and I may not be able to see you in the next few weeks." He paused for half a second before answering. The time was so short that it was almost imperceptible. He spoke again with a soft voice and a gentle tone, "Really? Then take care of your body and don't get too tired. Let's get in touch again." After hanging up the phone, Ye Mingshen stood alone for a while.There were a lot of people on the campus, and two girls who had just finished class were passing by. They were both working graduate students, in their mid-twenties.Seeing him stop for a while, they smiled and pushed each other a few times before coming up to greet him: "Ms. Ye, are you off work? What are your plans for tonight?" The old professors in the on-the-job graduate courses are basically very friendly, and the young and gentle Ye Mingshen stands out from the crowd in a harmonious background. He has always been used to female students having a good impression of him.Usually, he has always reacted quickly, like a martial arts master, he can handle this kind of problem with all his might. But today he was unresponsive after listening to it. It took a few seconds for him to raise his head and look at them carefully. He didn't smile as usual when he answered. , take a step first." After watching him leave, the two girls stayed where they were, and one of them finally spoke after a long while, with his mouth curled up, with a dissatisfied expression on his face, "Are you so handsome?" Qian Duoduo doesn't have clairvoyance, so of course he can't see the situation on the other end of the phone. After finishing the call with Ye Mingshen, she unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, at least gaining a few weeks of thinking time, so the driving went smoothly, focusing on the road conditions all the way, and stepping on the accelerator vigorously. When she got home, she went upstairs and rang the bell, but no one answered the door.Remembering that Mom and Dad went to a wedding today, she reached into her bag to find the key, but after digging for a long time, she stomped her foot suddenly, making Qian Duoduo feel annoyed. I went to the gym early in the morning and changed my bag. The key must have been left in another bag. The year is not good!Nothing good had happened since someone came into her life.Should she say goodbye and get rid of the bad luck? Looking at the time, it's still early. Today's wedding ceremony is the marriage of the daughter of her mother's old colleague. She is not used to that kind of occasion. Sitting next to her parents, the older generation at the table is the third child who comes up to ask. "This is Duoduo, right? I grew up so much in a blink of an eye, how old are you this year? Are you married?" A few years ago, my mother could still ask and answer them with a smile. In the past two years, when I heard such questions, my mother could throw a knife at her from the air. Later, Qian Duoduo learned how to behave , If you can't go to such an occasion, don't go. Turning around and going downstairs, after returning to the car, Qian Duoduo took out his mobile phone to find someone to have dinner with.The address book was densely packed, and one by one the names were searched, but there was no number that could be dialed. Holding the phone in silence for a minute, Qian Duoduo suddenly lost his temper and threw the phone on the passenger seat. The bell rang together with the muffled sound of the collision.After glancing at it and picking it up again, Qian Duoduo glanced at the screen and frowned. The screen was very bright, and it was jumping to show an incoming call from the company - the direct line of the director. Not in a hurry to pick it up, she checked the time on the car first - four o'clock in the afternoon on weekends.Why did this man suddenly think of calling her? The bell rang five or six times, then cut off, then rang again, still the same number. Qian Duoduo gritted his teeth, pressed down with one finger and took it. "Hey?" "Manager Qian, I'm Kerry." Xu Fei's voice, he gave his English name.Her tone was still formulaic, "Well. What's the matter with the director?" "I'm at the company, and I'm reading the plan submitted by your team. I have a few questions I want to ask you. I can just call. Is it convenient now?" His tone was very businesslike, and Qian Duoduo naturally became serious when he answered, "What's the question?" There was a page-turning voice over there, "Which countries does your proposal cover? All of Southeast Asia?" He was talking about one of her latest projects.The plan was just made based on the latest market research in these countries, and she has been busy with her team for several weeks. "Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore, but no India." "Okay, I just checked the latest import product indicators released by the Thai government. The H5033 marked in your raw materials is acceptable in other Southeast Asian countries, but it doesn't seem to be acceptable in Thailand." Qian Duoduo gasped, she was going to present this plan in front of the senior management on Monday.She handed over the Thailand part of the data to Janie, and asked her to check the standard parameters of the last three years last week. She did not expect such a fatal problem to occur in the end. "When was the latest standard released? Yesterday?" The standards of some countries in Southeast Asia have been updated every day, and she also feels a headache. "Last month, and this prohibition is mandatory. Didn't you ask the team members to check the latest standards?" Of course she has!Impulsively, he wanted to call Jane to question her, but Qian Duoduo knew clearly that this would not solve any problems.Taking a deep breath and forcing herself to calm down, she immediately responded, "I understand. Director, are you still in the company?" "Yes, what's wrong?" "I'll come over right away. The information is in my company's computer. Wait for me for twenty minutes." The other end was quiet for a while, and then Xu Fei's voice sounded again, "Today is Sunday, you don't need to work overtime." Is this sarcasm?Aren't you working overtime on Sunday to study my proposal?Qian Duoduo grasped the steering wheel and bowed his head to admit his mistake. "I'm sorry, the problem is with me. Please give me a chance to fix it." Qian Duoduo held the phone in one hand and the steering wheel in the other, and stepped on the accelerator hard. After hanging up the phone, she called Jane again, and the female voice on the other end of the phone repeated monotonously: "The number you dialed is not in the service area." After dialing several times, Qian Duoduo became furious, dropped the phone to announce his abandonment, and accelerated all the way to the company. Although she has a straightforward personality, she has always been very careful about her work.The cause of this error and omission is obviously on Jenny, but as the project leader, she cannot shirk responsibility anyway. After thinking about countermeasures all the way, after entering the company's underground garage, she has calmed down.Seeing her frustrated expression while waiting for the elevator, she habitually pinched the inside of her wrist to force herself to be more energetic. It was indeed her fault. In the past, she would check carefully before handing in any reports, but recently, she was so preoccupied that she made such a serious mistake.If Xu Fei loses his temper or ridicules later, she has nothing to say. The marketing department was empty, and the doors and shutters of the director's office were closed.After Qian Duoduo ran in, he was not in a hurry to find him. He ran to his computer to retrieve the information and rearranged it. After everything was ready, she walked over and knocked on the door. There was no expected response, and the door opened directly from the inside.With one hand still on the doorknob, Xu Fei greeted her from a distance of one foot: "Manager Qian, you are here." He had a good attitude and even had a smile on his face, which was a thousand miles away from what she had imagined.Before Qian Duoduo could speak, he was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't keep up with the situation when he recovered, "Uh, hello, director." "You came quickly." The BOSS had a pleasant face, Qian Duoduo answered along with him no matter how impatient he was: "Yes, it's a rest day." Then he walked quickly to his desk, found a place to put down his computer, and turned to look at him again, "Director, I brought all the materials, can I start editing?" "Okay, wait a minute." Xu Fei turned around and walked to the desk to find out the plan.When Qian Duoduo looked down, he saw many pencil marks - words, numbers, lines, patterns, everything. Seeing such detailed annotations for the first time, Qian Duoduo immediately cheered up and turned on his laptop to prepare for the challenge. This man is indeed very capable at work, and has a hard work that doesn't match his age. Otherwise, it would be impossible to be selected as a management trainee out of a million, and then pass all the way to become the youngest legendary director. 在工作上相处一月有余，钱多多对这点已经看得很清楚，因此一旦在工作状态下面对他，早已养成了即时全神贯注的好习惯。 一边改一边征询他的意见，许飞措辞很中肯，钱多多点头表示赞同，在计划书里当场修改。 一旦投入工作就忘记时间，再抬头，钱多多惊呼：“七点了？” 许飞也抬头看钟，“钱经理有约会？” 突然想起昨天他看到她和叶明申在一起的那个眼光，钱多多敏感，“昨天在环艺……” 许飞笑，他长相有些娃娃脸，笑起来眼角弯弯的，更是阳光灿烂。“你约会嘛，不跟我打招呼很正常。对了，以后别叫我总监了，我第一天开始就要求大家叫我Kerry，只有你总是忘记。” What does it mean?示好？免战牌？对他的态度感到诧异，钱多多混乱了。 原本以为他会伺机报复，给她穿穿小鞋什么的，她过来的时候满心的戒备和不安，没想到他态度友善，对于她的错失并无责怪。这样的举动堪比自备车马雪中送炭，最后还在她家门前帮忙扫雪。太让人感动了，她反而没反应。 不是她钱多多小气不能容忍突然空降的年轻上司，实在是他们两个再见面时情景太劲爆了。她虽然自诩现代人，好歹也算熟女之流，但面对一个曾经跟醉酒之后的自己互相缠绕着法式湿吻的男上司，不舍得甩手辞职，又不能整天当他透明，实在很难摸索到一套完美的相处模式。不过钱多多一向吃软不吃硬，他态度亲和，又刚刚帮了她一个大忙，实在不好再摆之前的臭脸。 她放缓态度回答：“那你也别再叫我钱经理了，听上去很奇怪。” “那叫你什么？” “叫我Dora好了，Sam他们都是这么叫我的。” 他又笑，“Dora？听上去像儿童冒险小主角的名字。” 计划书修改完毕，大功告成，钱多多心情好转，这时不由自主轻松下来，“那你跟我的Team一起叫我老大，我也不介意。” “OK！”他做出一副严肃表情，“那你让Sam先这么叫我，成了公司文化以后我一定照办。” Sam是这儿的洋老总，长得跟圣诞老人差不多。钱多多忍不住幻想他嘴里冒出“老大”这两个字的样子，憋不住笑了出来。 “好。计划书很不错，周一等着看你表演，到时候我坐在下面第一个鼓掌。放心吧！”不说笑了，许飞结束话题。 打印机送纸声迅速，想到周一例会时就要用到，钱多多抓紧时间拿着刚打好的计划书又去了趟影印间复印装订，回来的时候满手文件夹。 虽然是周日，但是一路走过还是看到很多同事进出公司，海外部更是忙碌，就着时差开视频会议，偌大的会议室里坐满了人。 会议室玻璃幕墙没有拉下遮光帘，钱多多抱着文件夹路过的时候，正好被坐在正手位置的海外部主管看到，老远对她笑了笑，露出同舟共济的神色。 钱多多有点儿尴尬，像是小时候占了原本不属于自己的夸奖，想解释都不知从何说起。 一切结束之后，钱多多去敲总监室的门跟他告辞：“总监，哦，Kerry，那我先走了。” 许飞正坐在桌前低头忙碌，听到声音抬起头笑笑，也不挽留，“好，路上小心。” 那表情太自然了，她的脑子里仿佛听见叮的一声，豁然开朗。一个月来被那个酒后亲吻困扰的钱多多，终于松了口气。 大家都是成年人，忘了吧忘了吧！人家年龄比她小，又长了一张全民偶像的脸，说来说去，她也不吃亏啊。 一旦松懈下来，防备感就散了，又近距离被这样的光芒笼罩，自认对他的个人魅力有免疫能力的钱多多也被照得眯眼一秒钟。 骂自己没用，钱多多转身想走，但脚步迈不出去，迟疑几秒还是走了回去。 好吧，她钱多多虽然不是什么圣人君子，但是人家今天这么帮忙，态度又好，虽说大家是一条船上的，她出丑他面子上也不好看，但做人要知恩图报，别人都做到这个份上了，她总不能再那么睚眦必报下去，倒显得她小气。 “Kerry，今天谢谢你。” 他放下手里的东西看过来，笑笑回答：“不用。” “你还在忙什么？”她看一眼表，随口一问。 “我想看一下这几年新型饮料市场反馈的数据，这些是去年的，丸美和正江昨天刚整理完。” 市场反馈？她有点儿疑惑。走得近了，看到报表她才明白他说的是什么，然后禁不住就有些想叹气的感觉。 想起上个月她也曾经无意看到他在反复翻阅这一类的资料，原来市场部总监的工作并不轻松，更何况他还是半路空降下来的。现在在进行的这些项目就够他伤脑筋的了，这男人哪里来的无穷精力，这些可以称得上毫无意义的东西他都会不停地花时间？ 低头扫过那份数据，钱多多眉头一拧。 这个项目是她曾经参与过的，所以一眼扫过就很熟悉。反馈的数据当年是由她亲自负责整理的，再交到统计部负责归档保管，至少保留三年。怎么到他手里居然只是一些原始数据，列表都没有一份，他这么看，要看到哪年哪月去？ Do you want to tell him?嘴已经张开了，她突然想起前任总监所说的话，心中突地惊了一下。 算了，她没必要去这浑水。 许飞空降国内，摆明了就是来探路的先锋军，他能不能站稳脚跟，与他的直属上司今后的江山稳固关系密切。亚洲区总裁这样一个肥缺，原来的势力怎会就这样轻易放手？ 多事之秋，每个部门总监都有自己的打算。“不怕做错事，只怕站错队”——这是亘古不变的道理。这样的时候，她最好还是一切保持缄默的好。 想好了，她再次打算撤退，身体角度已经开始往外偏，脚尖跟着动。他翻动文件，窸窸窣窣的声音。此时窗外已经夜色笼罩，她是站着的，从这个角度看过去，只看到他头发浓密，头上很漂亮的一个旋，眉毛也是，乌黑笔直。 还看？Still not leaving? 心里在说话，她张开嘴要告辞。 周末没有人，办公室真安静。他还低着头，看得很仔细，眉头微微皱起来，手里拿着一支铅笔，灯光很亮，他睫毛的阴影投在眼窝下，也在微微颤动。 一根手指落在报表上，雪白的A4纸，密密麻麻的数字。她指甲修剪得很简单，也没有任何装饰，粉色之外的边缘短短的，雪白圆润的一弯弧线。 “错了，这个数据错了。”耳边听到自己的声音，跟原来设想的完全不一样。手指还落在那个数字上，钱多多瞪着它，好像在瞪一只不听话的猫。 而他抬起头对她笑，因为仍是坐着的，睫毛的阴影投在眼窝下，在笑意里微微地动。