After being away from home for many days, Jiang Lai finally returned to his apartment.

While eating, Jiang Jiang peeked at Jiang Lai from time to time.

Jiang Lai ate quietly, waiting for someone to take the initiative to confess.

When she finally put down the bowl, Jiang Jiang couldn't help it.

"Sister!"

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Jiang licked his lips and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I have something I want to tell you!"

Jiang Lai nodded: "Say it!"

"Uh...... I'm happy, I'm in love with someone!"

"Oh!"

Jiang Jiang blinked: "No, sister, don't you ask who that person is?"

Jiang Lai smiled: "I know!"

"Huh?"

"Zhou Yubai, right?"

The tone is affirmative.

Jiang Jiang was dumbfounded: "How do you know?"

"I knew it in the police room that day, and you two have problems no matter how you look at it!"

Jiang Jiang understood in seconds, how did she forget that her cousin was a screenwriter!

"I'm going to take a shower, remember to brush the dishes after you eat!"

As soon as Jiang Lai stood up, he was stopped by Jiang Jiang.

"But cousin, I'm not sure if he likes me, he's so good, so many people like him!"

Jiang Lai sat down again, thought about it, and asked, "Then does he have a girlfriend?"

Jiang Jiang shook his head: "I have inquired, he is our chief golden bachelor in the office building, and his business ability is first-class, and many people have named him to find him." ”

"Then that's fine! It's someone else's business that someone else likes, and it has nothing to do with whether you like him at all. He doesn't have a girlfriend and you have equal opportunities with everyone else. Besides, you're excellent too!"

Jiang Jiang was a little unsure: "Really?

Jiang Lai rubbed his cousin's head: "Of course you can! And I don't think he has no feelings for you at all!"

Jiang Jiang's eyes lit up: "Really? Where did you see it? Cousin, tell me quickly!"

Jiang Lai smiled: "That day in the police room, when Jiang Yuan was about to pounce, didn't he block you behind?"

Jiang Jiang thinks about it, it seems to be true!

"Ah......h

Jiang Jiang hugged Jiang Lai and screamed excitedly.

"Let go of me, I'm almost out of breath!"

After Jiang Lai was freed, he helplessly looked at Jiang Jiang who was dancing excitedly: "Go and brush the bowl!"

"Okay!"

Hearing the singing from the kitchen, Jiang Lai suddenly felt a little envious.

It's good to be young!

Although she and Jiang Jiang are only four years apart, they do not have this joyful simplicity.

As long as the person you like has a little bit of kindness to yourself, you will be excited like a child who gets his beloved candy.

--

Jiang Lai used to work in a magazine.

It's not a long time, but I get along well with my colleagues.

Therefore, there is still contact after leaving the company.

On this day, her former colleague Tong Yue asked her out for dinner.

As soon as Jiang Lai entered the restaurant, she heard someone calling her.

Tong Yue beckoned to her from the window.

After serving the food, the two began to chat.

"How's it going?"

"Fortunately, since I came back with the group a few years ago, I've been resting!"

Tong Yue sighed, with a look of envy on her face: "I really envy you, freelance, you can rest if you want, I almost forgot when the last weekend was!"

"There is a saying: With great power comes great responsibility, and now that you are the editor-in-chief, of course, you have all the opportunities. ”

Tong Yue snorted: "It seems that I have become a screenwriter and have also been trained in the entertainment industry, so good at talking!"

Jiang Lai also smiled: "What I said is true, do you think I look like a person who can say beautiful things?"

"You remember that at that time, we were at the same time, and we used to go out to eat together and work overtime together. ”

Jiang Lai interjected: "We are still being trained together!"

After saying that, both of them laughed.

When I talk about the past, I can't stop.

The two of them chatted while eating.

Tong Yue suddenly remembered someone and asked Jiang Lai: "Do you remember the boy who was diagonally opposite you at that time?"

Jiang Lai thought for a while: "It seems to be a little impressive, but I can't remember it clearly." ”

Tong Yue smiled ambiguously: "You can't remember, but people have been thinking about you!"

Jiang Lai held the chopsticks in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense!

"Really, we met at an event the other day, and he asked me if I had any contact with you and if I had a boyfriend!"

Jiang Lai's expression froze: "What did you say?"

Tong Yue raised her eyebrows: "Of course it's telling the truth! We haven't seen each other for a long time! But it's also strange, at that time, we all left our contact information, why did he still ask me?"

Jiang Lai said secretly, of course, because she blocked this person!

At that time, this boy and they entered the magazine at the same time, and Tong Yue usually chatted with him a lot.

Jiang Lai doesn't like to talk, so he occasionally interjects.

Suddenly, one night, she received a WeChat message from this boy.

She casually chatted with him.

Then, the boy suddenly asked her if she wanted to stay in Beijing to develop in the future, or go back to her hometown.

Jiang Lai said he wanted to stay in Beijing.

The boy suddenly said that he also wanted to stay in Beijing and had plans to buy a house.

Jiang Lai felt inexplicable, whether you want to stay in Beijing or not, what does it have to do with her whether you buy a house or not!

Jiang Lai only replied: "That's good!"

And then there was no follow-up.

Until the night she left her job, she packed up her things and headed to the subway station

There is always a feeling that someone is following you on the road.

She kept an eye on it, quickened her pace, and leaned against the side of the road.

When she went through security, she took a few quick steps and got to the front.

Then he hid in a corner.

She wanted to know who was following her.

I saw this boy unexpectedly.

At that time, I also received a message from him, asking if she had come home

She said that she had already gotten on the subway, and when she sent it, she added two more words: What about you?

Then the response I received was: "I'm still working overtime!"

That night, Jiang Lai blocked all his contact information.

"Jiang Lai?"

Tong Yue shook her hand in front of her eyes.

Jiang Lai came back to his senses and listened to her ask, "Are you thinking about that boy?" I thought he was interesting to you at the beginning. Now that he is also a newspaper reporter, his temperament and conversation are very different from those back then!

Jiang Lai smiled: "Don't be joking, maybe just ask casually!"

Tong Yue sighed: "That is, you can't see that your reflex arc extends from the first ring to the fifth ring." When you talk about other people, you are all the head of the way, and as soon as you encounter your own affairs, the radar will automatically turn off. ”

This Jiang Lai does not deny it.

Her "induction radar" has always been insensitive, especially the feelings of the people around her. Often it is that others already know it, and she is surprised after seeing it, when did these two people get together?

That is, after writing novels full-time, I slowly began to pay attention to the emotional changes of the people around me.

After becoming a screenwriter, you have to learn to deal with all kinds of people.

But for their own affairs, the "induction radar" is still as insensitive as ever.

Even if there were signs, it made her extinguished.

Tong Yue prophesied: "Look at it, he will definitely find a way to contact you!"

Jiang Lai didn't speak, but secretly wrote it down in his heart, wary of unfamiliar numbers.

After chatting about personal matters, Tong Yue talked about the real purpose of today's treat.

"Jiang Lai, my column wants to do a series of interviews about women's inspirational work, can you take the lead?"

Jiang Lai pointed at himself in disbelief: "I, don't tease!"

Tong Yue put down her chopsticks and said seriously: "I mean seriously, you see that your novel is so popular, and you have successfully transformed from a novel author to a cutting-edge screenwriter, what a good example!"

Jiang Lai refused: "No, I can't, my whole body stiffens as soon as I face the camera." Besides, I don't have that much influence, and I can't afford to lose sales of the magazine!"

Tong Yue clasped her hands together: "I really need you to be this first example." The ones I'm looking for can't be scheduled. If you don't come, I'm going to open the skylight!"

Jiang Lai's gaze turned from the dinner table back to Tong Yue's face: "So, the purpose of this meal is not to catch up with the old days, but to do this!"

"It's all there, it's all there, don't delay talking about the old days and talking about business!"

"Tong Yue, it's not that I don't want to help you, I'm really scared of the camera, and you don't know!"

And this kind of motivational interview may mention things from the past and involve personal issues, which is why she rarely gives interviews except on necessary occasions.

Tong Yue raised her hand and swore: "You don't have to worry about this, the interview won't be too long, it only takes twenty minutes, as for the pictures, I'll do it then." For the sake of our old days, please!"

Jiang Lai sighed, when it came to this, she could only agree.

"Okay then, but let's talk about it in advance, try to ask as few personal questions as possible, and it's better not to ask!"

“OK！”

When the two of them came out of the restaurant, they unexpectedly saw someone they knew a few steps away.

Jiang Lai regretted a little, why did he have to wear contact lenses when he went out, so clearly he saw Xia Bai and a man hugging and saying goodbye by the car.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed not far away, and Jiang Lai realized that there might be reporters around.

She looked away and pulled Tong Yue to hurry away.

Tong Yue felt strange: "Why are you walking so fast, what did you just see?"

Jiang Lai joked: "It's nothing, I saw the flash of the camera, there may be reporters nearby." I came out today in a hurry and didn't paint my eyebrows. ”

Tong Yue smiled: "When did you pay attention to this?" Even if I photograph you, it's nothing? Are you also riddled with scandals?"

"Do you think I'm going to have a scandal? Didn't you say that I'm a cutting-edge screenwriter, and you're going to give me an interview? What if they read your report and recognize me? People say, "Oh, it's also an inspirational woman, look at this raunchy look." ”

Tong Yue was amused: "Okay, let's go faster, don't let your image collapse!"

--

On the day of the interview, Jiang Lai was still nervous despite the countless psychological constructions he had done.

As long as everyone's eyes are focused on her, she will be uncomfortable, and she doesn't know where to put her hands and feet.

Tong Yue cheered her up: "You said that you haven't seen any big occasions, and you are afraid of an interview?

Jiang Lai rubbed his hands nervously: "The signing meeting just needs to bow your head and sign, and then look up and say thank you." ”

Tong Yue looked at her with hatred: "You, you just lack exercise! With me, I will ensure that you are safe!"

When it came time to take pictures, Jiang Lai was even stiffer like a robot, and his smile was more ugly than crying.

Tong Yue raised her forehead: "I might as well put a smile dummy here!" at least keep smiling." ”

Jiang Lai was manually controlling his stiff facial muscles: "I'm smiling!"

Tong Yue couldn't cry or laugh: "You might as well not laugh!"

Jiang Lai's expression narrowed when he heard this: "Really? You really can't stop laughing! Then you don't say it earlier!"

Tong Yue glanced at the photos taken by the photographer and sighed: "You can't laugh or not, when you laugh, you force your face to laugh, as if you are forced." When you don't smile, it's like someone owes you money. Jiang Lai, you really haven't made any progress!"

Jiang Lai had a bitter face: "I said I can't do it, you have to let me go." ”

Tong Yue later came up with a way, she stood outside the camera and chatted with Jiang Lai, so that the photographer could capture her most natural expression.

It worked.

Tong Yue sighed: "I suddenly thought of a poem 'When I ride the red dust and the concubine laughs, no one knows that it is a lychee'!

Jiang Lai: "......"

She didn't want to, she couldn't react instinctively!