C98

When Lin Qingrou entered university, apart from being better friends with Liu Yuxi, she also had a very good friend — Chu Yin.

Chu Yin was their classmate, fair skin and beautiful long legs. She had been the captain of the school model team for the past four years. Lin Manshui and Liu Yuxi once thought that Chu Yin would be like them, working after graduation and earning money to support themselves. Unexpectedly, two months after graduation, while they were still looking for a job to submit their resume, Chu Yin quickly got married.

So from then on, Chu Yin married a "merchant woman" — she started working from home and didn't have to earn money to support herself.

However, after Chu Yin's marriage, the three of them never contacted each other again.

Liu Yuxi once told Lin Manshou, "Chu Yin's greatest advantage isn't this graduation certificate, but herself. If one day she has to rely on her talent and not her face, that will be the biggest joke. "

Lin Manshou disagreed, "What's wrong with relying on talent? Chu Yin's learning is also not bad."

Liu Yuxi scoffed, "Let's look for a job now. Other than the top ten names on the leaderboard being signed off, there's basically no difference from the rest of the 11 names all the way to the last one. Was Chu Yin in the top 10? No. Therefore, to her, relying on her face was a shortcut. That's right. If she had to rely on her looks to accomplish something, wouldn't it be presumptuous if she had to rely on her talent? "

Lin Qingrou was about to retort, but Liu Yuxi immediately raised a finger to cut her off, adding, "I said we should rely on our faces, not our bodies. I'm very clear on Chu Yin's bottom line. Even though it's not high, there are still some bottom lines. "

Lin Manshou was speechless. "Is there anyone who praises others like you?"

Liu Yuxi shrugged his shoulders and laughed, "I just can't stand to watch people act like they depend on their talent. His parents had given him face, and the knowledge was earned by you. Both of these things are good at business, and they're also capital. Do you really have to differentiate between high and low? It's so narrow. "

Of course, Lin Manshou understood what she meant. After all, only Lin Manshui could understand Liu Yuxi's "unique point of view".

Seeing Chu Yin again was the time for Lin Qingrou to arrive at the job fair.

Chu Yin's appearance had not changed, but her temperament had become more mature.

"Long time no see!" Weren't you working for a media company before? Why are you here at the recruitment now? "

Lin Qingrou found it hard to finish her sentence. She had only come to take a look, she had no intention of finding a job.

After a moment of surprise and surprise, the two began to talk about recent developments.

"I had matters to attend to at home, so I resigned."

Chu Yin brought her to a nearby lounge and handed her a can of hot coffee.

"Remember you liked the smell, didn't you?"

Lin Qingrou took it. This brand of instant coffee was essential for them to have at the end of term. She had always liked the taste of the mocha. She didn't expect Chu Yin to remember it all.

"Thank you, I didn't think you would still remember."

Chu Yin curled her lips into a smile. "I know. You must hate me for not contacting you after graduation."

Lin Qingrou smiled, "How have you been these past few years?"

Chu Yin put down the things in her hands and looked into the distance, "Fortunately, my daughter is about to go to school. "I'm here to help my mother-in-law recruit for her company, I didn't expect to meet you."

Lin Qingrou was curious, "After graduation, you directly got married?"

"Yes."

"Actually, I didn't contact you all back then because I didn't know how to face you."

Her expression suddenly darkened.

"I found out I was pregnant before I graduated. By the time he graduated, it was already in his mind. So I left in a hurry after graduation, and I can't see you anymore. "

Lin Qingrou had not expected there to be so many hidden secrets. She could not help sighing. She looked around and thought of the company she had just seen. It had a good reputation too. It seemed that Chu Yin had been living a good life this year.

"That's good. As long as you are well. "

Chu Yin took a deep breath, her brows furrowed in confusion. However, she soon wiped away her worry, and smiled at Lin Qingrou. "What about you? I heard you got married this year. Yet, we didn't invite any of our classmates over at the wedding. "

Lin Qingrou was a little embarrassed, "At that time, the wedding was in a hurry and many people did not notice it. On the other hand, you clearly know our situation, why didn't you come find us? "

Chu Yin lowered her head as she fiddled with the ring. Lin Qingrou could not see her expression clearly.

"I wanted to go find you too, but I didn't have the chance."

"What did you say?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Chu Yin looked at her watch. "I should go back now. I've already made a note of your phone. Let's talk later!"

With that, she made the gesture of a phone call, then picked up her bag and hurried away.

Lin Qingrou watched her back as she walked away. She felt that under her perfect appearance, there was something unknown. But she did not know what it was.

After she left the recruitment company, she walked aimlessly by the side of the street. The sun was so bright and clean that she didn't want to go home. She would rather stay out in the cold.

After walking for a short while, just as Lin Qingrou was about to give Liu Yuxi a call, Liu Yuxi suddenly called him at the same time.

"Where are you?"

"I just came out of the recruitment company. I'm near the company."

Liu Yuxi snorted disdainfully, "Why are you looking for a job again? Can't you take a few days off first!?"

Lin Qingrou was still holding the cup of coffee, her hands still warm.

"Guess who I saw?"

"Who?" Who else would be at the job fair? "

"I saw Chu Yin just now. She's here too."

Lin Manshui waited for Liu Yuxi's reaction after she finished speaking, when she heard Liu Yuxi say, "Oh," and then said, "She went to take care of the company for her mother-in-law."

Lin Qingrou was taken aback. "How did you know? You met her before?"

"How did I meet them? Didn't I hear it from them before when we were in the reunion?"

After hearing Liu Yuxi's words, Lin Qingrou subconsciously looked at the cup of coffee in her hands, a strange feeling rising in her heart.

"Why do you sound like that? Is there something wrong with her?"

It seemed like Liu Yuxi already knew enough about Chu Yin's current life, much more than what Lin Qingrou had said just now.

Liu Yuxi seemed to be unconcerned, "She? He had secretly gotten to know a rich second generation in school, but ended up getting pregnant first. At first, the family didn't agree, but later on, she started crying and making all sorts of noise before hanging herself, and finally married her current husband. "

"I thought that I would start living a blissful life from here, but who would've thought that her husband was courting death by insisting on developing his real estate. In the end, he broke off his production last year and now he is relying on his mother-in-law's small company to support him!"

Liu Yuxi finished speaking in one breath, not feeling tired at all. He quietly waited for Lin Qingrou to speak.

"How do you know? I heard that each student was passing on a person to the other?" Lin Qingrou was in disbelief.

Liu Yuxi felt that her IQ had dropped after getting sick, so she impatiently explained, "Chu Yin's sister-in-law is a staff member of our company, how could I not know!?"

Lin Qingrou was shocked.

After hanging up the phone, she unknowingly walked to her house. Just as she was about to take out her key to open the door, the door suddenly opened from the inside.

"You're back so early today?"

Lin Qingrou quickly entered the house and closed the door behind her.

Ye Qingming took off her scarf and coat. Seeing her face turn red from the cold, he could not help but ask, "Where did you go? I won't drive or come back in a taxi. "I'm fine now, what if I catch a cold again?"

Lin Manshou rubbed her hands, then tilted her head to look at the steam rising from the kitchen, and asked, "What are you doing? "It smells so good."

"Hot pot soup." Ye Qingming seemed to be unhappy.

Lin Qingrou looked at him warily, "What's wrong? Because I didn't drive? "

He put the book down at random and looked at her gravely and helplessly.

Lin Qingrou knew that she was being unreasonable, so she took the opportunity to smile and admit her mistakes.

"It's my fault. Next time, I will definitely drive out. It's not like this anymore. Aren't you punishing yourself for my mistakes now? "Don't be angry, if you go to surgery with all the grievances accumulated, the patient won't be so unlucky."

He lost his temper and could only earnestly advise her, "It's not that I'm nagging, but you're already such a big person. You can't always let me follow you around. What if there comes a day when I …"

He stopped talking all of a sudden.

Lin Qingrou looked at him, the smile on her face gradually turning stiff.

"In case what?" she asked.

As he walked towards the kitchen, he smiled at her and said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to say that if one day I'm not home when I'm on business, you can't be waiting for me to remind you, right?"

Even after she heard what he had to say, she still felt uncomfortable in her heart. The Ye Qingming just now seemed to be different from the one he was now. She held onto the door frame and looked at Ye Qingming from a distance. She wanted to say something but hesitated.

She didn't know why he said that, but she suddenly had a bad feeling.

"First, drink some soup to dispel the cold. Otherwise, if the cold air does not disperse in your body, you will still get sick."

He carefully brought out a bowl of soup and placed it before her.

Lin Qingrou sat by the side and said, "There's something I'm curious about."

"What is it?"

She thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It's nothing." Then he lowered his head and quietly drank the soup.

Ye Qingming nodded. Since she didn't want to say it, he could only endure and ask.

The soup was very fresh and light, very to her liking. Therefore, after drinking two bowls of soup, she couldn't help but say, "I can drink enough soup to fill my stomach. It seems that I've saved a lot of money for dinner."

Lin Qingrou looked at Ye Qingming and asked, "You don't want to drink? I can't drink it alone. "

Ye Qingming shook his head, "This is nourishing soup. If I finish it, my nose will probably bleed. Please spare me."

Lin Qingrou smiled. She picked up an apple and was about to eat it when Ye Qingming reached out to grab it.

"What's wrong?" She didn't understand.

Ye Qingming said, "Eating now will cause my stomach to ache, so wait till it gets a little warmer before eating."

Lin Qingrou didn't say anything. She just quietly leaned against the table, watching Ye Qingming's busy figure.

It wasn't that she didn't know of his care and concern, nor was it that she didn't remember. It was just that they had not met at the right time, and their positions were different. In the end, they could not be together in peace for the rest of their lives.

As she thought about it, Lin Qingrou's mood dropped even further. She could not help but pull her fingers on the table as her heart was in a mess.

When Ye Qingming saw her act this way, he wanted to ask, but the words that came out of his mouth made him feel uneasy. These invisible thoughts were like a transparent barrier that separated the two of them forever. Even though they could look at each other, even feel each other's breath and warmth, at the last moment, they still understood that it was impossible to touch each other any further.

Therefore, in such a safe distance, Lin Manshui and Ye Qingming would defend their own territory while each had their own thoughts and worries.

Liu Yuxi's final results were retrieved half a month later. Surprisingly, Liu Yuxi was exceptionally calm.

Lin Qingrou accompanied her to the shopping mall at the center of the city. They sat there, doing nothing but quietly watching the people coming and going.

"Do you know, for the past month or so, what I have wished for the most is to be like them, to be able to walk the streets without fear of death? Every minute and every second at home is like hell. "

How could Lin Qingrou not know of this unbearable pain? She pulled Liu Yuxi's hand, speechless but filled with strength.

Liu Yuxi smiled and said to her, "I understand. After experiencing so much, I know everything that I need to know."

"That's good, now it's just a false alarm, what do you think you're doing?" Lin Qingrou took the initiative to ask.

Liu Yuxi's mind gradually returned to normal, and he couldn't help but smile. Even though the corners of his eyes were missing, he still hid his worries.

As the two of them walked around, Lin Manchu suddenly realized that Liu Yuxi's way of doing things didn't seem like how he usually did things.

If it was in the past, her posture would be that of a proud and upright person. But now, her steps gradually slowed down and her figure became a little sluggish, no longer as proud as before.

At first, Lin Qingrou thought that she was too tired. After all, she had been through such a tense period.

Slowly, Lin Qingrou started to realize that something was wrong as she watched her get quieter and quieter.

Once, she cautiously asked Liu Yuxi, "Have you been feeling a little better after coming back to the company recently?"

Liu Yuxi silently lowered his head and took a bite of the steak. Weiwei frowned as if it was hard to swallow, then said, "Yeah, it's fine. It's the same as before."

If he were to tell anyone else this, it would definitely be true. However, if he were to speak with Lin Qingrou, it would be a lie.

Lin Manrou wanted to say something, but when she thought of her unsettled expression, she thought for a while before slowly saying, "You still have something on your mind, can't you tell me?"

Liu Yuxi nodded, his gaze erratic, as if pondering over the answer in his mind.

After a while, she slowly spoke up.

"I don't know what's wrong with me. Ever since the results of the inspection, I don't want to see anyone, I don't want to go to a place with many people. I always feel like others will despise me."

Liu Yuxi's gaze suddenly changed from dodging to becoming one of helplessness. She just stood there in a daze, looking at Lin Qingrou in confusion.

Although Lin Qingrou had already thought of it, she still felt a sharp pain in her heart. How could this be!

But he still had to comfort her.

Lin Qingrou said solemnly, "Listen, you are now out of the dark days. You don't have to be afraid to check up on them or take their pills. All you have to do is be yourself and Liu Yuxi.

"No, no, no." Liu Yuxi denied it vehemently.

"I can't, I won't be able to go back. From the time I got that call, I felt dirty and out of place with everyone, as if everyone looked down on me and hated me. I know that's not right, but I really can't control it! "

Lin Manshui silently sighed, quietly watching Liu Yuxi's terrified appearance. She was helpless to do anything about it.

When he returned home that night, Lin Manrou saw that Ye Qingming had not come back yet. She picked up a cigarette by herself and began to smoke on the balcony.

She had never smoked a cigarette again, even in the most difficult times. But now, she seemed to be unable to hold on.

Not long after that, the terrace beside him was filled with cigarette butts.

She sighed again.

Liu Yuxi seemed to have lost half of his support due to his sluggishness. They had been the source of nearly all of his mental support and strength during that period of time when they were helping each other. She had thought that things would go on like this forever, but she didn't know that such a thing would happen.

Liu Yuxi was dispirited, and at the same time, he also caused Lin Manshui to sigh in confusion, and even feel a little scared.

'Bang! '

A door closed behind him. It was Ye Qingming.

Ye Qingming thought that there was no one at home. It was only when he got closer that he saw Lin Qingrou.

He was a little surprised. "You are …" Smoking? "

Lin Qingrou held onto a cigarette and remained motionless. After a while, she turned her head to look at Ye Qingming and gave a faint "yea" sound.

Surprisingly, Ye Qingming didn't say anything. After putting down her clothes, she also went to the balcony and put on a coat for her.

"If you're cold, remember to enter the house."

Lin Qingrou took a deep breath and blew out a smoke ring that was fragmented, "Why?"

"What?"

"Why?" Why are you being so nice to me? "

Ye Qingming was stunned for a moment before he said indifferently, "Isn't this what I should be doing? Why are you asking?"

"Oh …" "No, nothing."

Lin Qingrou recklessly extinguished the cigarette that she had just lit. Then, she turned around and walked past Ye Qingming. Just as she was about to return to her bedroom, she was called out by him.

"You seem to have something on your mind." He was direct.

She did not hide it.

"Yes, I'm in a bad mood."

"Can you tell me something? Maybe it would be better to say it out loud. "

Lin Qingrou stood with her back to him, looking slightly moved.

"It's nothing. It's just a matter of work. It'll be settled very soon."

She went back into the bedroom and slammed the door.

Ye Qingming smiled bitterly. He did not know that he could say such humble words. At the same time, Lin Qingrou could only slowly slide to the ground, hugging herself. She had to let herself touch the ground until she could truly feel the temperature coming from a certain place before she could recover to her original state.

It was as if a long time had passed, as if a century had passed. Lin Qingrou opened the door and saw Ye Qingming sitting in the study room.

Hearing the voice, he also turned around and looked at her.

Lin Qingrou touched her hair unnaturally, "Just now … Don't misunderstand me, I'm not in a good mood, so I don't really know how to speak. "

Ye Qingming didn't blame her. On the contrary, he only smiled faintly and indicated for her to come over.

Lin Qingrou started to feel uneasy.

Ye Qingming made her sit in the same position as before and pointed at the computer screen, "This is my friend's company, I was recently looking for someone." Instead of trying to find a job every day, why don't you go to her place? "

Lin Qingrou rejected him subconsciously, "No, no. "Well, I mean, I'll look around."

Ye Qingming was puzzled. "The treatment here is very good for everyone. It's much easier than your previous job, and much safer as well."

He had seen her original job before. Not to mention the hardships, she was also facing all kinds of dangers. It seemed like she was not that much more relaxed than he was.

After Lin Qingrou calmed down and thought about it, there didn't seem to be any reason for her to reject him. Furthermore, she really needed a job to divert her attention.

She could only say, "Okay, then I'll go here."

Ye Qingming nodded and looked at her, "That's good."

Pausing for a moment, he then continued, "Although I don't know what happened to you today, but we are living together after all. Caring and taking care of you are things that I should do."

Lin Qingrou listened to what he said and looked at him, feeling a strange sense of panic in her heart.

What is a "living together"? That was true, but it still sounded harsh.

That was why he had been on guard against her. He was even on guard against her, treating her as someone under the same roof instead of having a closer relationship with her.

But as she thought about it, Lin Qingrou could not help but smile bitterly. If he wasn't the same, why would he ask him to treat himself as someone close to his bed?!

However, as she thought about it, Lin Qingrou suddenly realized that her relationship with the two of them was getting more and more entangled, almost falling in!

This seemed to be a warning signal, reminding Lin Manmei to straighten out her position and clarify the relationship between them.

"Waves after waves started to happen. She became more and more afraid. When she stood up, she almost bumped into Ye Qingming." What's the matter with you? " Ye Qingming was truly at a loss. He did not know how a person who was usually calm and collected would be able to lose his composure like this.

Lin Qingrou subconsciously waved the hand he was holding, wanting to leave. But he was already holding her and she sat back down.

"What are you doing?" she suddenly asked cautiously.

Ye Qingming sighed and pointed to the computer screen, "I wonder what happened to you today. "Let's take a look at the specific details of the work first, so that we don't get confused and confused when the time comes!"

Lin Qingrou came back to her senses and remembered that she was looking at the recruitment notice. She apologized, "I was distracted, sorry."

Ye Qingming raised his hand and patted her shoulder as he comforted her, "There's no rush, take your time and read."

At that moment, his phone rang.