On a summer day at the end of June, Yanjing is blazing.

After a lot of cool summers in Wales, it is difficult to adjust to the "heat" of more than 30 degrees or to spend long periods of time in unventilated and air-conditioned rooms. In less than 25 minutes from customs clearance to the airport express train, Lin Yilong's back was already soaked with sweat.

Lin Yilong didn't plan to stay in Yenching for too long, but in four days at most, the Yeang sisters could visit the Yenching Palace, the altars, and the royal summer palace[1], as well as the Great Wall, which almost every foreigner admires, and museums and other places that can only be talked about later.

On the way out of the Airport Express station to the hotel they booked, the Yeon sisters, who claimed to speak four Chinese, found themselves illiterate, unable to read the information on the street signs or read the words on the hotel signs. Even so, Lin Yilong didn't need to accompany the Yeang sisters in person, and directly signed up for the hotel's private travel service to the Yeang sisters to meet his old friends.

Friendship is a thing that before marriage and after marriage are two different feelings: before marriage, a few single friends get together to blow water and skewers, except for a real personal situation to leave, everyone will get together to the end; after marriage, this situation has completely changed, everyone in the circle of friends has established their own small family, and there will be no other arrangements after a short gathering.

Lin Yilong's circle of friends in the international trade, from primary school to study abroad, most of them are still in the so-called career start-up, working 10-12 hours a day, living in the residence - the company at two points and one line.

Of course, there are also those who will not get married for various reasons for a while, such as Xu Zhenkun, who has always kept in touch with Lin Yilong.

His girlfriend's splitting leg hurt Xu Zhenkun very much, and he has not been able to recover from the pain and distrust.

However, Xu Zhenkun is still very happy to see Lin Yilong again.

The nature of their work made the two of them try to avoid talking about their respective career priorities, talking about world events was too vague, and there were no new travel destinations recently, and finally found that there was nothing to talk about, and inevitably returned to talking about their private lives.

“...... So, I don't know if it's right or wrong. Lin Yilong told the story and the story between him and Katie, and did not mention anything about the Yeon sisters.

"Then where do you put her?" Xu Zhenkun asked.

“Mistress。 Lin Yilong didn't hide it, and directly talked about his positioning of Katie, "If there is no emotion, there is more or less a little, but it is definitely not love." ”

Xu Zhenkun's eyes changed a little when he looked at Lin Yilong, and he became a little distant from kindness.

"I really didn't expect you to have today. Xu Zhenkun's strange scrutiny lasted for two minutes, and his tense expression was replaced by a wicked smile, and the smile was very reluctant.

"I'm not married anyway, so it doesn't matter. Lin Yilong retorted, "You also know that there are a lot of people who don't get married abroad and get along with each other, and I don't have any burden." ”

"You've got to figure it out, dear. Xu Zhenkun reminded, "You just don't have the burden of public opinion, it's not that you don't have worries or your Katie doesn't have concerns." ”

"What do you say?" Lin Yilong didn't pretend to be confused. People who know Lin Yilong, not counting the well-known Katie and Yeang couple, and only the janitor of the Riverside Street apartment and the Korean restaurant proprietress of New Merdan can guess the relationship between the Yeang sisters and Lin Yilong. Sister Yeon and Katie have different statuses in Lin Yilong's heart, and he will not have this or that hesitation about Sister Yeon, nor can he talk about any concerns.

"It's very simple, it's like a blind date, for example, your aunt introduces you to a woman whose social status, wealth, and manners match you, and she can almost be a predetermined wife, but if you are not familiar with her, there is no way to trust her. Xu Zhenkun explained, "Moreover, even if they come together in the end and get married, they can be directly ended with a green paper due to the distrust between the two." The marriage and love we know are different from the reality of this era.

"If you think about it carefully, from ancient times to modern times, women are used as male appendages, women have actual needs for men, marriage and family are stable, but today is not that era after all, if men and women have their own careers and social circles, in addition to emotional and physical feelings, there can be no dependence between husband and wife, people are a very complex animal, if the emotional foundation between you has been affected, there is no need to contact other aspects, scatter is certain; if you want stability, then you have to let your Katie have to ask you in some aspects, so that she can't do without you; status reversal, if Katie really likes you, she will be like this。 ”

"That's a bit off the rails, as if more inequality is more stable, and more equal is more divisive. Lin Yilong complained, "It has been proven politically incorrect." ”

"You're right, but in society, people are members of society only in different roles, and the social basis is equal, but in family life, according to the model of you and Katie, she is not a member of your family, and she can't think in terms of equal members - if there are feelings as the glue, it's okay anyway- If not, you can only think about maintaining the stability of the advantage over Katie, and I say maintaining it rather than increasing it, too much of a relative advantage will make the two lose their interaction, and there will be no stability. I've only recently figured this out. ”

"You seem to have come to an enlightenment. Lin Yilong thought about it, and his best friend was indeed right, "Then what do you say about your family life in the future, and then find a girlfriend with a similar background to you, who can talk, and then lose her feelings and run away?"

"Don't mention her, that slut!" Xu Zhenkun waved his hand, "I guess it's because I'm waiting for her to wait for this problem to happen." ”

"Why aren't you calm down when it comes to yourself?" Lin Yilong asked, "Is there anything I don't know about last year?"

"I'm green, that's all. Xu Zhenkun said angrily, "Originally, I thought it was an ordinary breakup, but I later learned that she had already been with a second-generation brother-in-law." ”

"As your buddy, I've found some interesting information, and I'm sure you've done some preparation. Lin Yilong glanced at Xu Zhenkun meaningfully, and after operating on his mobile phone, a file was directly transmitted to Xu Zhenkun's mobile phone through Bluetooth [Note 2].

Xu Zhenkun browsed the entire document, and his face changed abruptly.

"What's the matter, I remember that you are quite guts, don't you dare to do it?" Lin Yilong asked with a smile.

"I'm a little bit unsure about the impact on the future. Xu Zhenkun looked at Lin Yilong, since Lin Yilong could get this document, the result would be the same with or without his participation. irreversible, "but my instinct told me I should do it, and I did it!"