22. Chapter XXII
Jin Yu was settled in a four-star hotel, and the evening reception and dust banquet was inevitable. After taking a shower in the hotel, changing into clean clothes, and touching up a makeup to cover the wound on the bridge of the nose, the phone in the guest room rang, "Well, okay, I'll come down immediately"
The driver waited respectfully for Jin Yu at the door of the hotel, and when he saw Jin Yu come out, he turned over and opened the door for her, and Jin Yu sat in the back seat of the car and headed towards the destination.
The familiar entertainment scene appeared in front of Jin Yu, the person who looked younger than her was Guo Mingxiang, the general manager of the branch, and the other people around Jin Yu had guessed that they were basically managers and assistants of various departments.
"Manager Qiu, the head office must have come to help us when they sent you" Guo Mingxiang deliberately held Jin Yu like this, after all, he was sent by the head office, although he was only a department manager, but it is said to be very experienced, especially for the planning of this part, and what they are most worried about and concerned about at the moment is also the activities planned by the opening ceremony after January, and they are not very familiar with the rules for the invited guests. If Tianhe wants to gain a foothold on this land, it must first have a good relationship with the local bigwigs, which is a necessary step in business, and there can be no mistakes.
"It's over, Mr. Guo, I'm embarrassed that you are so polite," Jin Yu said politely while maintaining the image and demeanor of the head office.
"Since we are all working together in Tianhe, let's make a toast for this, and hope that we will have great development in S City" After speaking, Guo Mingxiang took the lead in raising a glass and led the rest of the people to clink glasses to celebrate.
The banquet lasted until ten o'clock in the evening, Jin Yu returned to the hotel after the end, the slightly drunk state made her a little uncomfortable, she rarely drank but did not shirk too much today, the fight was that the asthma was not committed, which really made her a lot easier. Jin Yu, dressed in pajamas, sat on a chair on the balcony with a teacup.
There is an ancient canal in S city, although it is no longer used for water transportation, but it has become a symbol of the city, so the construction of the urban area will naturally not fall on this canal, and the rows of bright lights on the river on both sides will decorate it like a dragon dormant in the city, and there are many passenger boats carrying tourists to enjoy the prosperous night view of S city. Jin Yu couldn't help but be infected by this artificial beauty, she took out her mobile phone and took a few photos in a row, but then she remembered who she could share it with? That person has gone against her, a little desolate sighed, she put her mobile phone on the table and took a sip of hangover tea, and when the alcohol subsided, she could carefully study the plan that had been designed to get back today, she tried her best to win the opportunity to come over from the company at this time, not to help them, but to come and set up, and the person who was going to be caught in was Wang Fengyu.
Guan Xiao, who came home at night, unscrewed the door, it was pitch black inside, she remembered that Jin Yu had been on a business trip, and the empty house was so quiet that it was terrible, Guan Xiao began to feel that she was coming back early at eleven o'clock, she tiredly unbuttoned her shirt and threw the coat she took off on the sofa, and felt extremely tired after pretending to be in front of He Yunfeng for a few hours, she laughed at herself for being so hypocritical, but she had no other choice.
Guan Xiao, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the night sky outside the window, looking at her as if she had seen Jin Yu's smiling face on the transparent window pane, she sat up straight and blinked, but the disappearing illusion left more silence, "Jin Yu, it seems that we have been without contact for almost twenty-four hours, and the funny thing is...... I actually think of you like this" Guan Xiao shook her head self-deprecatingly, just when her thoughts were floating on the person's body, the mobile phone screen on the side was measured, it was He Yunfeng calling, Guan Xiao hesitated for a moment and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Well, okay, thank you for accompanying me home, then see you tomorrow" Guan Xiao quickly ended the short conversation, she felt that she and He Yunfeng had already said too much today, so much so that she didn't want to say a word more. I don't know how long I have been lying on it, Guan Xiao walked to the bedroom with her sore body, tomorrow she will go back to the place where she grew up, seven years have passed, and Guan Xiao has only gone back once after graduating from college. She was afraid to return to that ruined home, to see her emaciated mother, and the growing shame and hatred that could rob her of all reason.
The two people are under the same sky, and different cities miss each other but are alienated from each other.
Jin Yu, who had always slept lightly, only rested for four hours before waking up, for some reason she dreamed of Guan Xiao's desperate face all night, the tears on her face had not dried, and her originally radiant eyes were full of dead gray color. The corners of Guan Xiao's mouth, who were standing opposite Jin Yu, lost her smile, she hissed and said something to Jin Yu, but Jin Yu couldn't hear a word, and finally stopped shouting Guan Xiao smiled desolate and turned around and walked towards the endless darkness, and she Qiu Jinyu could only stand in place and keep stretching out her hand but couldn't touch Guan Xiao, such a helpless and fearful familiarity crawled out of her mind again, waking her up from her dream, a cold sweat on her forehead, The bad feeling was like a maggot on the tarsal bone, and she remembered the same feeling she remembered when she came home many years ago to see her mother lying in a pool of blood.
She grabbed the corner of the quilt with one hand, touched the mobile phone at the bedside with the other, and swiped the screen to see that it was half past four. She pursed the corners of her lips tightly, and her slightly trembling fingers pointed at Guan Xiao's name, just when she was stunned, her fingers couldn't help but put it down, and the touched screen suddenly turned to the dialing interface, and Jin Yu pressed the hang-up button in a panic. Her heart was pounding, at this moment she was glad that it was four o'clock in the morning, Guan Xiao must be sleeping, which made the panicked Jin Yu slowly calm down, she leaned on the head of the bed in a daze, and it was difficult to fall asleep again.
The early morning sunlight shone in through the window of the living room, waking up Guan Xiao, who slept on the sofa last night, she raised her eyes and looked at the wall clock before she got up slowly, Guan Xiao, who couldn't sleep in bed alone yesterday, finally decided to sleep in the living room, so that she wouldn't see the door opposite, and she wouldn't think about that person anymore.
He Yunfeng came to pick up Guan Xiao on time, and they agreed to take the train back to Guan Xiao's home together today. Carrying a small suitcase, Guan Xiao went downstairs with a complicated mood, He Yunfeng still took Guan Xiao's salute with a considerate attitude, and he became Guan Xiao's driver again, but Guan Xiao didn't say a word to He Yunfeng along the way, and her tired appearance was not relieved a little because of the night's rest, but even worse. He Yunfeng, who was driving the car, observed Guan Xiao's state through the rearview mirror from time to time, and He Yunfeng, who had always been humble and polite in the past, gently lowered the corners of his upturned mouth, and the corners of his eyebrows were slightly raised with a sense of calculation, but Guan Xiao didn't see these things, all she cared about was how to go back to face her mother.
Jin Yu sat until eight o'clock in the morning, took a bath that allowed her to temporarily put aside the dream, stood in front of the mirror and carefully wiped the water droplets on her face, looking at the pink thin line on the bridge of her nose in the mirror, she gently touched it with her fingers, the slight tingling sensation made Jin Yu refresh, exhaled a breath of turbidity, put on a light makeup that looked energetic and went to a few companies she drew in her circle yesterday, she felt the need to meet with the heads of these companies today, Convey to them Tianhe's intention to maintain a good relationship with them, as a planner but did someone else's work, Jin Yu's positivity is to cover up her anxiety, the ominous dream last night made her extra concerned, and the preparation of laying the net was also carried out in advance, and she could go back to see Guan Xiao immediately after the goal was achieved. Even if you don't speak, you can be relieved to see that she is doing well.
Guan Xiao sat in the carriage of the train, and He Yunfeng sat opposite her. Guan Xiao propped one hand on his chin and looked at the trees and scenery that flashed quickly outside the window. He Yunfeng looked at it for a while, then stretched out his right hand and grabbed Guan Xiao's left hand on the table, Guan Xiao was startled and relieved from the distraction just now, and wanted to withdraw in embarrassment, but found that her hand was grabbed by He Yunfeng, she frowned, with anger in her eyes, and indeed He Yunfengsen's bottomless gaze, "Guan Xiao, I like you, this time I go home with you, can I propose to you?" ”
This sudden question made Guan Xiao stunned, she looked at this man with wide eyes and stunned, they had just known each other for a month, and they actually asked her to get married, no matter how you look at it, He Yunfeng may know what Guan Xiao thinks, he immediately added, "If you like it, you have to shoot quickly, this is my style of doing things, I hope it doesn't surprise you"
"Wait a minute, I'll ...... Let's not talk about that...... You let me calm down" Guan Xiao felt that this request on the train was a bit ridiculous, and her mind was suddenly messed up by this man, she pushed open the door of the carriage in a panic and walked to the junction of the two carriages, and the wind that was squeezed in cooled Guan Xiao's brain, then for a moment she suddenly understood what Jin Yu felt, a person who is kind to herself, your shame will make you fall into a situation where you can't choose, that person is like a nail in your heart, and then always reminds you to repay him, Guan Xiao also fell into such a trap.
Yiqiē looks so sparse and ordinary, but Guan Xiao really feels what powerlessness is.