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"I just want to see you. I don't have any other intentions. Let's see if you're doing well."

"I'm doing very well. Thank you for your concern."

"Is there a need to make our relationship so stiff?"

"I have nothing to do with you. When you took advantage of my amnesia to trick me into keeping me under house arrest, you should have known that we couldn't even be friends."

Xia Zhi raised his eyebrows, his deep eyes revealing traces of pain and unwillingness, "Then now that you're back, Ling Qiao must have told you quite a bit, don't you think that your past is very hurtful? Or did Ling Qiao not tell you about his ugly face in the past? "

"No matter if it's good or bad, I don't want to care. I just want to live my current life, using my real identity, my real role, and live a better life now and in the future."

"Shu Shu, Ling Qiao is a mercenary businessman. He can sell anyone out for benefits, including you. Do you still want to be his pawn?"

At this point, Shu Shu's heart began to panic. Ling Qiao, is she really such a person?

"Shu Shu, it wasn't easy for you to break away from the Ling family, and now you want to jump in again?"

"It's not what you said at all. Don't lie to me anymore. If you lie to me again, it will only make me hate you even more." Shu Shu's emotions were agitated.

"Did I say I was ashamed and angry?"

Shushu took a deep breath, her embarrassment wasn't enough. She calmed herself down and said seriously, "I don't need the innocent life that you deliberately created. This is my life, cruel but real. I'm not a flower in a greenhouse. Moreover, I don't think that Ling Qiao would abandon me for benefits. Even if it is, that is what I need to face. This is life. "So, in the summer, Jan, oh no, I should call you Mr. Cherry Blossom, please don't mess up my life. If I don't have anyone's life, I'll be fine, and I'll also take on both honor and defeat."

Xia Yang only felt a burst of pain in his heart. Look, Shu Shu was such a stubborn girl, he already knew this from the beginning. He sighed and said, "Alright, since you are so resolute, I won't force you. But Shu Shu, I will prove to you that Ling Qiao will abandon you again for the sake of benefits."

Shushu was furious when she heard this. This summer, Young Master Yang only knew how to act according to his plan and would never take into account her feelings.

She slammed the table and stood up, "Then let's talk here. Don't talk too much. Don't look for me like this in the future. We aren't even friends." With that, she turned and left.

Summer Jan saw her back as she left, his heart filled with bitterness.

Arriving at the office early in the morning, a public announcement immediately attracted a flurry of discussion. The book illustrations competition had begun, the preliminary competition was recommended by the publishing firm, and within three days, ten spots would be selected. This time, they were facing the national publishing houses. Not only could the championship be recorded in the annals of history, there was also a certain reward for it. The competition was quite fierce.

"Shu Shu, go and participate. You're the only one in our office who can do illustrations."

"That's right, that's right. In the past, the first group often ridiculed us for not having any illustrations and had to trouble their elder sister Fang. Now is the time for us to vent our anger."

Faced with the encouragement of his colleagues, ShuShu embarrassedly said, "I've just arrived and I don't have much experience. I definitely can't do it."

"This has nothing to do with experience. Creation depends on talent. Join and just treat it as practice."

At this time, Chen Fang walked past the bulletin board and sneered, "Humph, whether I participate or not is my cannon fodder."

When his colleagues heard this, they held their breaths and did not dare to speak loudly.

During the morning meeting, the editor said, "Chen Fang from the first group, Shu Shu from the second group, Zhu Xinya from the third group, I've already invested in your works. Can you let us know the result after three days?"

Chen Fang looked calm and composed as it was only right. ShuShu nervously asked, "Editor-in-Chief, I don't intend to participate."

The editor explained, "This competition is jointly organized by the city government and the Ling Bai Group, so our publisher can choose to participate in it or not, no recommendation from the publishing house, no limit to the number of entries. Any illustrator can participate in it, ShuShu, just treat it as increasing your experience, don't give yourself any pressure."

"Oh."

On the way back to work, Shu sent Ling Qiao a text message. Ling Qiao immediately called back, "What, do you miss me the moment you get off work?"

"En, that's right. Ling Qiao, did you get the editor to register me for the drawing creation competition?"

"The news has been announced? Yeah, you're not angry, are you? I wanted to give you a surprise. "

"Scared? If I go, I'll only make a fool of myself."

"How could that be? You're too unconfident. I've seen your comic book before, and it's better than a lot of painters."

Speaking of which, ShuShu did not boast. Her comic book was very popular in Japan. "But comics are different from illustrations, after all."

"Believe in me, and believe in yourself."

"But …" I can join, but I can't reveal our relationship. "

Ling Qiao, of course, knew of Shu Shu's concerns. "Mm, didn't you say that you'd keep it a secret all along? I'll listen to you."

"When will you be back?"

Three days later, I'll be at the island. I might have to go to the island to have a month of experience on the island before the finals, so if you enter the finals, then we'll take a vacation. If you don't, then I'll come back immediately after the finals and then go back on the day of the finals.

"It seems that you have already planned everything."

"Humph, let's act according to the plan."

"Don't be so talkative, I'm hanging up. We're home."

"Alright, remember that I miss you."

"I know, it's long-winded."

Three days later, the preliminary results came out. Chen Fang entered the finals without any suspense. ShuShu also entered the finals, causing the colleagues in Group Two to cheer for a long time. However, what made ShuShu even more worried was that the Magazine's Summer Yang had also entered.

That's right, I forgot, he still has another identity. He's Cherry Blossom and it's summer.

The island is a government project and is still under construction. The municipal government will promote the island and revitalize the island's tourism. This time, before the creation of the illustrations, there was already a literary competition that had a huge impact on the city. After carefully selecting ten literature publications related to the island, the creation of the illustrations similarly attracted the attention of the masses.

During the literary competition, the selected writers stayed on the island for three months.

When it finally came to the island experience, the city arranged for the ten entrants and the press representatives to gather at the docks at nine o'clock, and then to board the ferry together.

This guy had sent her a message at five in the morning saying that he was on the plane. At that time, she was still sleeping and had only seen him when she woke up, but his phone had been called and his phone had been turned off. It was possible that he was still on the plane.

Now that she had suddenly appeared in front of him, it was truly a pleasant surprise.

Ling Qiao walked at the front and boarded the cruise ship, with Shu Shu at the back. From time to time, she would look at him. After not seeing him for a few days, Ling Qiao had lost weight and turned black.

The cruise ship departed on time. Ling Qiao suddenly appeared behind Shu Shu, grabbing her hand and pulling her into the lounge.

When the door closed, Ling Qiao could not wait and kissed her lips. A scorching heat spread in front of her. Terrified by the sudden kiss, Shushu leaned back against the door.

Ling Qiao was like a ferocious beast. After hungering for several days, he finally found food. With one hand, he grabbed the back of her head and with the other, he fiercely reached into her clothes.

"Hey, it's only half an hour's journey, how would you dare …"

"Mm …" Shu Shu couldn't help but gasp for breath. The sudden warmth made her feel overwhelmed, but the pleasure was far greater than the pain.

Ling Qiao did not hesitate at all. This battle did not last long, and after the passion wore off, both of them were drenched in sweat. Seeing the messy spots on the bed sheets, Shu Shu felt extremely ashamed.

It was truly a difference between a new marriage and a small one!

Ling Qiao laid his cheek against her chest as he panted heavily. Shu Shu pushed him, reminding him, "Hurry and get up, everyone is on the deck. I don't want to see you, but if you don't want to see me, everyone will definitely come looking for you."

"Can't I have private space? "This is my room. There is a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door. Everyone knows that I am resting."

"Then we have to get up. We should be there soon."

"Don't move." He reacted again, picking at her cherry lips.

Shu Shu shrunk her body and said, "Really, stop messing around. I don't want to arouse suspicion from everyone."

Ling Qiao suppressed the desire that had once again risen within him. He knew that if he started now, it would be a mistake. "Wait, I'll help you clean up and get back up as soon as possible."

At last, they arrived at the island area. Perhaps it was because of the island, but it was not as stuffy as the city center. The cool weather was especially pleasing. Ling Qiao was dressed in a light pink shirt and white slacks. His handsome appearance gave off a sense of intimacy, but his bloodshot eyes revealed a sense of exhaustion.

Shu Shu changed into a similar light pink sweater and white pleated skirt. Her loose hair fluttered in the wind.

Of course, they were hiding behind the cruise ship. Everyone was discussing on the front deck, so no one noticed what was behind them.

As the cruise ship sped forward, Shu Shu's hair was blown by the wind. Ling Qiao couldn't help but stroke Ling Qiao's face as he used his hand to comb through her hair, his tone even gentler than the spring wind. "Wife, speaking of which, we haven't traveled properly this year …" Thinking of this, he felt a little sorry. His deep eyes seemed even more melancholy, "In this past half year, I have made you suffer too many grievances."

ShuShu stretched out her five fingers, purposely playing around with it in front of his eyes. "That's right, that ring you gave me was one size bigger than the ring you gave me. It caused me to be unable to bring it with me."

It was fine when she took it, but it was a little loose, but she had to paint and hold a brush, and the ring was often loose and loose, so it was too inconvenient, so she kept it at home.