When I returned to the high-end apartment on Taipingqiao Avenue that my friend Lan Xinzi had provided for the "popcorn" group all year round, it was already dark. Turning the door lock of the apartment, the furnishings in the room are the same as in previous years, as if the time has been pulled back to two years ago.

This is a three-bedroom, two-hall duplex apartment decorated in blue and white tones. Entering the door is a foyer, on one side there is a large and deep shoe cabinet, on the other side is a spiral staircase leading to the second floor, through the foyer to the depth of the first floor, is a main living room of more than 80 square meters, one side is connected to the open dining room and kitchen, on the other side is a simple study and bathroom, the second floor is furnished with three bedrooms, in addition to the master bedroom with a fully equipped bathroom, there is a bathroom for guest rooms at the end of the corridor. Lan Xinzi's father gave her this apartment as a birthday present when she was a sophomore in high school, and since then, it has become a base for Nobuko, Suzune, and Shuxian. Here they played, gossiped, looked forward to the future, teased each other, and swore to marry Jin Lan, and spent the best years of their lives together...... Time flies, the interior of this apartment has not changed much compared to what I saw in my sophomore year of high school, and it is still clean at this time, it seems that Suzune must have come over to clean it when she came back to Beijing on a business trip last week.

Perhaps because she was back in a familiar environment, the fatigue and jet lag of the long-haul flight guide came to her from the moment she entered the door. In order to cheer herself up, she hurriedly took a shower, went to the bedroom that had been equipped with her all the year round, pulled out her Apple laptop and drawing tablet, and began to work.

Of course, even immortals can't make a shiny wedding dress design overnight, let alone a mortal like Jin Shuxian. She had already thought on the road that the design of the wedding dress competition had to be thought about, and as for whether it was enough to apply for the competition, she planned to call again tomorrow to consult, if not......

No, no, no.

She shook her head at the thought of this.

For Minxiang, it's okay if you can't do it!

I don't know when I fell asleep.

Until——The default ringtone of the iphone rang, Shuxian picked up the phone indirectly in a half-asleep, and a half-foreign male voice immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Shuxian, your American mobile phone number is still in use in China--it's great! It's dinner time soon, do you want me to come and pick you up for dinner?"

“…… What the...... Dinner?!" The faint head suddenly sobered up for more than half of a year, and Shuxian turned over and sat up from the bed, "I still have something to do, so I won't talk about it." Hanging up the Harry phone, Shuxian glanced at the time displayed on the iPhone screen, and unconsciously wailed, it was already a quarter past five in the afternoon.

She immediately opened the magazine handed to her by Xiao Wei, locked her eyes on the page of competition registration, and immediately dialed the consultation number.

The staff of the organizer was obviously very busy, and before Shuxian could explain all the details of the special situation, the female voice on the other end of the phone politely rejected Shuxian's mention of wanting to register late - "Miss, I'm sorry, I'm sure you have also seen it, the registration information published in our magazine clearly says that it is due today." We're sorry we have to do things by the rules, or you'll be back next year. Thank you for your interest in our brand and the competition, and thank you for your call, goodbye. ”

The impeccable answer also gave people goosebumps, so that Shuxian didn't react for a while, and the other party had already hung up the phone.

Sitting on the bed and exhaling deeply, Jin Shuxian picked up the phone and stared at it for a while, and finally made up her mind—she dialed Harry's number—"Hello, Harry, I'm Shuxian, didn't you just say that we would have dinner together in the evening?" Can you please call that diamond with you?...... I have something to consult him. ”

Refusing Harry's request to pick up and drop off, Shuxian hurriedly put on a pullover and jeans, and then put on a pair of canvas shoes, and went out without makeup. Looking around the street to get a taxi, she finally got stuck at half past six in the evening and arrived at the Palazzo Bru French restaurant at 23 East Street, exactly as agreed.

However, two tall, handsome, and well-dressed men sat at the table by the window, apparently waiting for some time, and the bottle of Lafite 1990 that had been opened diagonally in the wine table was enough to illustrate it.

Looking at the sight - the dress of the two masters and the powerful aura created, and then looking at their sloppy and casual appearance, Shuxian shrugged her shoulders and walked towards them with the strange eyes that occasionally came from her surroundings.

"Please present this young lady a glass of wine. Once Shuxian was seated, Diamond said to the waiter who was waiting.

"No, I'm not used to drinking such expensive wine. Shuxian refused without thinking about it.

"Just drink a little bit, red wine is good for the body. This is what we just opened before you entered, just to taste if it tastes good enough. You know, the taste of wine that has been left for a while and sobered up will be different, but I personally think that the taste is the most correct at this time. So, the taste you have now is the best!" Harry said to Shuxian word by word, his expression always so serious every time he tried to speak Chinese.

Diamond then added, "This is what Harry ordered for you, isn't 1990 your year of birth?"

Jin Shuxian's face reflexively put on a helpless expression: "I said that the two rich masters, aren't they just going out for a light meal, is it necessary to open a wine of tens of thousands of yuan to make me frightened? This cup is worth thousands of yuan, right? Thousands of yuan, do you have a concept of thousands of yuan? Thousands of yuan is almost a month's salary of a working class, and thousands of yuan can make a family eat for several years in a poor mountainous area......

Harry was about to say something, but Diamond interjected first: "Okay, okay, please give this young lady a drink list, you can drink whatever you want." ”

“icewater。 Shuxian replied without thinking, "I don't need a drink list." ”

Diamond looked at Shuxian, then turned to Harry, and commented again, "You're so weird about your taste. ”

"Hear Harry say you're looking for me?" Diamond's question led the dinner conversation to the point as the foie gras was served.

Kim Shuxian fiddled with her fork twice and replied, "Yes, I just saw it from a magazine yesterday...... It seems that the registration for this competition is closing today, so I would like to ask if it is possible to postpone the submission of the design and the application by a week?"

"Who's going to sign up?" Shuxian, are you going to compete?" asked Harry, curious.

Kim fiddled with her fork a few more times and replied, "Yes, I'm going to compete." ”

Diamond burst out laughing, which made Shuxian feel uncomfortable for a while.

Immediately, he said, "You don't have to participate, just give up, you can't win." ”

"Why?" Kim Shuxian suddenly raised her face and looked directly into Diamond's eyes. The ferocious momentum made Harry, who was sitting on the side and was about to interject in the round, swallow back the words that came to his lips.

"Because the theme of this contest is 'prefectlove' – perfect love. I said, you lesbian lesbian who hates men and has never been in love with a woman, do you know what love is?" Diamond looked back at Jin Shuxian's eyes without blinking, "It is said that design comes from the soul of the designer, and clothes are the magic that releases the soul of a woman?—— In my opinion, to be able to make a wedding dress that meets the theme, this designer must be in love, experienced in many battles, know how to love, and understand perfection, but I haven't found any of these qualities in you. In short, the designer who can win the award can't be a male phobia, right?

"Why do you think that I didn't become gay after a lot of battles? We have only known each other for two days, how many days and nights have I had in the past twenty-five years, do you know me? Do you know me? How many times have I been in love, how earth-shattering love is, and how do you know? I just think I can make clothes that fit the theme, so I plan to compete!"

"Ha, with the way you are now, I don't believe it, I just don't believe it - you have the ability to talk to me about a perfect love, otherwise, I will never believe that you can make a dress that can win. ”

"What does it have to do with a wedding dress and whether you are in love or not? You have the ability to let me sign up, I will submit the design draft to you in a week, if you are not satisfied, I am willing to bet on losing and not participating in the competition. ”

"You also know that the registration deadline is today, and it is very unreasonable to postpone the submission of designs and applications by one week, even if my company sponsors this competition, it is very bad. Diamond slowly crossed her hands, the expression on her face unchanged.

"I know...... It's really hard to forget it. Hearing this, Shuxian suddenly felt uneasy.

"Of course, it's not entirely impossible. Heh, I can make a special case for you, but I have a request. Diamond paused, glanced at Harry, and the corners of her mouth twitched up slightly, "In a week, not only will you have to submit your design and application for the application, but you will also have to find a man to officially talk about 'perfect love'." Based on the theory I have stated earlier, I believe that this is not too much to ask. Seeing Harry sitting on the side, suddenly smiled, Diamond asked, "Do you dare to agree?" ”

After hearing this provocation, Shuxian's brows were almost wrinkled together - because, the sense of responsibility for Minxiang, the invincible self-esteem, and the latent factor of 'ultimate love terminal disease' stirred and stirred in her heart, fighting each other, and tangled her with a headache. In the end, sense of responsibility and self-esteem prevailed, and she slapped the table and replied, "Dare!"

After putting aside the cruel words, Jin Shuxian's mind was full of wedding dress design drawings floating around, and her fighting spirit was extremely high. She ate the foie gras, steak and ice cream on the plate in two bites, and then hurriedly said goodbye to the two masters.

Rejecting Harry's attempt to escort the beauty home, Shuxian got into a taxi, but hesitated for half a minute when she told the driver of her destination. Looking at the time on the phone, there is still a quarter of an hour to eight, and it seems that the best time to visit the patient has passed. However, in addition to visiting Minxiang, at this moment, Shuxian only had one place she wanted to go to, so she looked up and said to the taxi driver, "Take me to the 798 Art Park." ”

Standing under the fluorescent lights of the familiar attic building in the corner of Section D of the Art Park, the surrounding scene proves that time only adds to the bustle of the city. The iconic mottled red brick walls, scattered industrial plants, criss-crossing pipes and slogans on the walls of 798 Park are still there, only more lights decorate them to add new interest. Shuxian looked up and saw that the plaque made of peach wood on the second floor of the attic was displayed on the four white-glazed fonts "Shuxiang Mendi", which had faded slightly compared with two years ago, which added a bit of sadness about the passage of time. There was an orange light flashing in the studio, and it seemed that there were still people inside, guessing whether Xiao Wei and Mengmeng hadn't gone home yet, Shuxian stepped up the stairs and walked to the second floor.

"-Mengmeng, I'll still build yì for you to change places. I have a few offices in my company that are vacant, much larger than yours, and it should be better to decorate them than here. What's more, if nothing else, moving in can at least save some rent. A male voice came from the studio, just as Shuxian was about to step in—the sound made her freeze as if she had been struck by lightning.

"Sister Shuxian?" the sharp-eyed Mengmeng poked her head out from behind a man's background to greet her, "Did you come to see us so late?"

Shuxian swallowed her saliva, but she couldn't say anything about the response that had already reached her mouth, her feet were as heavy as lead, and she couldn't move, she only felt that her mind was blank but buzzing, and her eyes were staring at the familiar and unfamiliar back and slowly turned around-

It's him, it's him—the person who can be clearly identified by her Kim Shuxian even if he turns to ashes—Lim Yongjun.

"Shuxian, long time no see. With a soft spring smile on his face, as if it had never happened, he asked, "How are you?"

Can't make your own.

Kim Shuxian wolf bèi and fled.

She didn't understand why, two years later, those wounds were still freshly shining, hot, and painful, as if she had been stabbed with a sharp blade a second ago. I just feel that it hurts.

A few steps down the stairs made of steel plates, running forward - the woman's escape speed that had reached the limit was still unable to match the man's natural physical advantage, and before she reached the corner, Jin Shuxian's right arm was firmly grasped by Lin Yongjun, who seemed to be thin and weak. Dizzy and nauseous, she snapped back and slapped him on the shoulder. Lin Yongjun snorted, and then, with all his strength, he straightened Jin Shuxian's body with both hands, lowered his voice, and asked, "Shuxian, what are you doing here? Do you hate me so much?"

"Hehe......" Jin Shuxian lowered her head and smiled bitterly, her tense body trembling slightly, "Do I hate you? I sue you, not only do I hate you and hate you, but I also completely despise you and despise you. You're a bastard - modern Chen Shimei, contemporary Hu Lancheng, just hearing your name makes me feel disgusted, and I want to trample you to death! You still dare to show up? Are you looking for a fight? Let go of me!"

Ruthless and accurate, right in the heart.

"Ahh Shuxian, please, please let me help you, help Minxiang, help Shuxiang, you also know that the situation is critical now......"

Jin Shuxian stopped moving, her shoulders drooped, as if she had lost her strength in an instant. She had a tearless expression on her face, and she bowed her head and said nothing.

"Calm down, calm down...... Then, shall we talk?" asked Lin Yongjun cautiously.

There was silence for a long time, and finally, she nodded slowly.

The two walked silently for a short distance before entering a café called Cafeflatwhite. Although it was dark, the room was full of guests, and only the two flags against the wall could still be seated. After sitting down, Lin Yongjun insisted on ordering a cup of signature flatwhite coffee for each of them, and broke the silence.

"I just learned about Minxiang's illness for a few days. Two years ago, after you left, I visited her in the studio a few times. This year, the company was very busy, so I didn't have contact for most of the year. I came to visit a few days ago and learned the news...... Shocked and saddened, she was such a good person. I still remember the three of us rushing to the Great Hall of the People to watch the Vitas concert, and after that, in order to save some taxi fare, we walked for several hours in the middle of the night before returning to the student dormitory. Fighting along the way, everyone bought a bottle of beer and drank it, talking about struggles and ideals, it was really fun...... It was one of the best memories of my life. ”

"yes?—— thank you for your concern for Minxiang, she's a very nice person indeed. As for those memories about you, I don't remember them for a long time, and I don't need to mention them in the future. ”

"Shuxian, don't ...... like this"

"Then what do you want me to do? Do you really think you can exchange one of your turns for my lifetime of forget-me-not?"

"I think we can at least be friends......"

"Lin Yongjun, okay, let me explain the words - we can't be friends. If it weren't for Minkka, I wouldn't have been wasting time sitting here with you, the distance between us is the distance between the Milky Way and the extragalactic galaxy. ”

"Hey, if you've forgotten about me for a long time...... It's been put down a long time ago, why do you still react so much?"

"I hate you and hate you for having nothing to do with me 'letting go or not letting go', just because you have a bad character -- you are cowardly and timid, and you don't even have the courage to tell me clearly, you only know that you disappear and can't play, what kind of man are you? Based on the preface, don't get me wrong, I still have the slightest affection for you—no, never, yes, impossible. I'm most afraid of people putting gold in my face, so you'd better sober up for me, or we won't have to talk about it anymore. ”

"I know I've done a lot of things wrong, but trust me really didn't mean to, I don't want to hurt you...... Those promises I made to you back then were from the heart, and I just don't know how to deal with them......"

"I don't know how to face it?" Shuxian's voice was cold and deep, "Hehe...... Don't mention the bullshit promises and garbage oaths of the past, I finally understand that the 'promise' of the promise and the 'oath' of the oath are all unintentional, and I will never believe it again...... Never ...... again"

Lin Yongjun sighed deeply, buried his head down, and said a sentence half-loudly: "I really didn't mean to." ”

Jin Shuxian wanted to say: If "I didn't mean it" can solve the problem, then the police uncle must not drink the northwest wind all day.

But I couldn't say it.

The words swirled in her throat, and her eyes were red, but she could only be plugged into her intestines and buried in her heart with tears.

The two fell silent.

That night, before ten o'clock, Jin Shuxian returned to the high-end apartment on Taipingqiao Street. It's only been a few hours out, but it's like a whole day. Her thoughts were a little confused, and she knew that this was not the state that a designer Superwoman who was about to enter a state of preparation should have, so she lay on the bed and began to tidy up her love. The screen begins to rewind, and the first scene is Lin Yongjun's dialogue with her before she snatches the door from Cafeflatwhite-

"Shuxian, I know that Minxiang needs a large amount of treatment fees, and the 'Shuxiang Mendi' is also facing life and death. I really want to help you and we can make a business...... Why don't you sell me the 'Shuxiang Mendi' studio? Not wanting to wait in silence, Lin Yongjun turned the conversation to the topic, "Actually, I know that 'Shuxiang Mendi' is no longer valuable, and Minxiang is not well-known in the industry. I asked her about her net profit last year, and it was only a hundred thousand, which is really not a climate. It's really hard to find a buyer for such a studio. However, I can buy it, I will pay 500,000 to buy it. Minka said that she gave you ownership of the entire studio, as long as you agree to sell it, so ...... Actually, I've been thinking about contacting you and talking to you about it. Coincidentally, we met today, and it was really fate...... You don't have to thank me, I am willing to help you with the love before us. ”

"Five hundred thousand?" Shuxian's face turned white, and she muttered reflexively.

It's a pity that Lin Yongjun didn't realize her feelings at the moment. He pushed the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and continued to add: "Yes, 500,000, if you are too little, I can add it to 550,000." However, the money may have to be paid to you in installments, as is the case with the usual acquisition process. When you sign the contract, we will pay you a lump sum of 250,000 yuan, and the remaining 25 or 300,000 yuan only requires you to work for our company for five years to get all of them. Of course, we will pay you a high salary during these five years, and we can negotiate the salary price. Oh, by the way, my company is Glamorous Fashion Group, and we have five clothing companies, one of which is Chrisli, who made a big splash at the Tokyo show last year, and you've probably heard of it. In addition, we have a chain of photo studios, and the business is quite diversified. And ah, I'm now the director of the apparel department of this group, and I have the right to speak, so of course I'll help you. Joining us will be of great benefit to your future. ”

"This Meili Fashion Group belongs to Yu's Enterprise, right?" asked the girl sitting opposite coldly.

Lin Yongjun choked for a few seconds, and before he could answer, Jin Shuxian immediately picked up his words: "Lin Yongjun, you guy who eats soft rice, don't put me in the same category as you! Do you think I'm a beggar? It's too contemptuous—you listen to me, I will never sell Shuxiangmendi Studio to you, let alone 500,000, I won't sell it if you give me 500 million! Don't be foolish and dream-"

After speaking, she picked up the signature coffee on the table that had just been served on the table two minutes ago, and splashed it at Lin Yongjun's little white face...... Then, in the amazed eyes of everyone, he rushed out of the door......

Ay.

Jin Shuxian rolled over on the bed, buried her face in the flat soft quilt, and sighed deeply.

Within a week, I either flipped the table or poured coffee in the two cafes, and after smashing the field on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean and the field in the capital on the east coast, I was indeed an expert in smashing the café. It seems that this month is taboo - avoid coffee, men and little white faces.

Closing his eyes, trying to calm down, Diamond's frosty face floated out again, wandering around and repeating himself: Do you dare to promise, dare to promise, dare to promise......

Damn!

Jin Shuxian couldn't bear it anymore, turned over and sat up, and secretly swore: Fight, whether it is a competition or a bet, I must win!