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You were waiting for Shu Li at a bus stop not far from home. He bought a lot of cooked food and fruit at the farmers' market near the station, and bought some candied melon seeds that women love to eat at the grocery store, and loaded the bicycle basket to the full. Today he is the male protagonist and a supporting actor. He had to make tea and water for the two ladies, cook and cook food, so that they could eat and talk. Although Shu Li was very happy to accept his invitation on the phone and agreed almost without thinking about it, Zhou You still had some worries and doubts about the meeting of these two women. He wondered if they could really get along. Can the three of them really build an honest friendship with each other? Isn't Rainbow a little whimsical? It was after all a man's or woman's dream for many years that a current lover and an old lover had befriended, and so far he had never seen in his life......

Zhou You looked at his watch, ten minutes had passed the agreed time, and Shu Li was still nowhere to be seen. He suddenly remembered that there was still a Songhua egg ordered by Shui Hong and forgot to buy it, so he hurriedly stepped into the car and turned back to the vegetable market.

As soon as he walked on the front foot, Shu Li arrived on the back foot. She got out of the taxi, walked through the crowd of people waiting for the bus, and stood on the high steps in front of a store, looking around leisurely, looking for a reason. The fashionable skirt shirt looks particularly eye-catching among the pedestrians who are hurrying by.

She knew she was late. The reason for being late was that she hadn't decided what to wear today at the last minute of the door. The floor and bed were littered with skirts and blouses, and she tried again and again, always feeling unsatisfied, either because the shoes didn't match the style or the jewelry didn't match the color. In the end, I hurriedly changed into an orange tweed miniskirt, a sky-blue silk linen pullover, plus a bright orange and yellow short vest, and a string of weird bone ornaments, and re-touched up the makeup before I could get out.

She's never been so sorry for the costumes. But today is a day like no other. When meeting with an old lover's girlfriend, I'm afraid the first thing is that she must be in her costume to make that Miss Qin's eyes refreshed.

To be honest, she didn't care about seeing Zhou You's girlfriend. She had seen a lot before, and in the end, she was not defeated by her hands one by one. She appeared today, and she also had a sense of demonstration.

That day, Zhou You called her to invite her, and she was excited and a little caught off guard. In the past few days since Zhou You left, she could hardly do anything, and she had been waiting for Zhou You's reply. Although his confession that day chilled her and his estrangement disappointed her, Shu Li, who had experienced the sweetness of business and the cruel risks of the casino, already had the psychological quality to win and lose. She is confident that she will soon recover from this heavy blow. It's just that she doesn't want to throw in the towel easily at the moment. She has to wait and see the unpredictable market, as long as she holds the currency and does not leave the stock market, there will always be opportunities. Over the years, although she has no shortage of suitors and boyfriends, Zhou You is the high-quality blue chip stock that she has repeatedly selected and she loves the most. It's a pity that now its dealer has changed hands and its strength is too strong. No matter how the market jumps up and down, the dealer is holding on to it and refusing to throw it. She had to scrape a little friendship stock from retail investors first. However, she still waited patiently to grab a lover's stock (she understood that the 'wife's stock' that was originally a sure winner may never be able to grab it now), and if its dealer was really a strange woman who opened the sky and opened the week, then she would be in a small part of the lover's stock, and she would convincingly sell all the old shares and then enter the new shares. Even if she can't find her own good stock again, she would rather be a single nobleman for the rest of her life.

But no matter what, she believed that Zhou You would not be able to reject her thousands of miles away at once, and Zhou You would not easily reject her plan. She must use every opportunity to get close to him, to get close to him, to enter his circle of life. However, she didn't expect Zhou You to invite her to his house so soon. The woman called Miss Qin, is she pretending to be confused or too confused? Thinking about it like this, Shu Li herself was a little confused. In any case, the woman who can make Zhou You, a wolf in the north, like a military dog, is by no means idle. Shu Li reminded herself not to be careless.

It's just that she can't think about what position and role she should adjust her mentality to.

was hesitating, and saw Zhou You jump in front of her from a speeding bicycle. As soon as she saw Zhou You carrying the vegetable basket, she couldn't help but be happy.

"Yo, the great painter also buys it himself! This basket of things is really brightly colored, red, green, and green, which makes people greedy at first sight. "She deliberately used an accent on the word 'gluttony', and pronounced it loudly.

Zhou You interrupted and said, "Not really." How about I get a table of food performance art for two ladies today? ”

Shu Li grabbed Zhou You's arm. "I'm a direct salesman, you better get me a bed to comfort me, and I'll be guaranteed to make you never get tired of it."

Zhou You was a little embarrassed. looked at her costume and said, "You are so beautiful today, but it is not cold in such a short dress." ”

"Short skirt to show off the charm of my legs, I'm here to worship your god of beauty, but unfortunately my legs are weak now......"

She tightened her grip on Zhou You, leaned her head on his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't you dare to hug me?" Don't even give a little bit of leftovers? Do you think that if you buy vegetables and cook today, I will receive your love? It's just that your former girlfriends, if they see you like such a model husband, they must be very distressed. ”

"Don't make fun of me. You didn't have much of it when you were a mission? That time you asked me to buy you 'Shuermei', and the service lady squeezed her eyes at me, and she tried to put porcelain ...... with me."

"Well, there are no more good days." Shu Li walked slowly. "I wish it was a long walk, it's been a long time since I've walked with you like this. You see you carrying a vegetable basket and holding me, what a warm little family weekend, you see that people on the road are looking at us, so envious. If there is no 'Suzhou Incident', as soon as I see you this time, I will guarantee that you will not be able to get out of bed for three days......"

"Don't keep talking about going to bed, okay?" Zhou You broke away from her arm. "You're a bad girl, I found out that I was actually quite pure, and I let you abduct and be bad."

"But don't you men like bad women? Now that I'm getting better, sure enough, you don't like me anymore, do you? ”

"Lili, don't say that. Then you won't have a true friend for the rest of your life. ”

"You really want me to be your friend?" Shu Li's eyebrows were raised high. "You're so stupid, men nowadays, it's not that the more lovers, the better. Those who engage in art don't care. People are trying to open up and liven up, you are good, but you have gone backwards, it is really boring. ”

"If you say it's boring, it's boring? I just have the energy myself. ”

"Oops......" Shu Li patted the back of Zhou You's hand. Why can't I tell you that I don't understand...... Let's put it this way, after you left that day, I thought about it a lot, and in the past two days, I finally figured it out, and I don't have to marry you, in fact, being your wife is also quite tired. I know you're no longer in contact with your old girlfriend, and they're asking me about you. This can't work: it's troublesome enough if it's too much, you just want me as a lover, we don't have to be together every day, just go on a date once a few days, anyway, I have a ready-made place, if you come to me, she won't know. I'll be better with you than before, and in less than a year I'll be able to get your paintings to be developed in Italy, or anywhere, you choose. The price of a painting can be more than ten times higher than what you have now. In the future, I will accompany you out to open an art exhibition, we are inseparable every day, and when I return to Beijing, I will return you to that Suzhou lady, how modern and energetic this way is......"

"Lili!" Zhou You's face was stunned. "You...... What kind of thing is that...... It's not like that...... Only couples with imperfect married life will need a lover as a supplement. Didn't I make it clear to you that day? ”

Shu Li pouted and muttered, "Hmph, that's just your thoughts, I still have my thoughts." If you don't agree, you'll really force me to run away, don't regret it......"

Zhou You said with a straight face: "Come to my house later, you are not allowed to talk such nonsense!" ”

Shu Li walked silently for a while, and asked without words, "When did you move here?" How did you find such a remote place? ”

"I moved here after you left. The house is not big, it is borrowed from other people, and it cannot be lived for a long time......"

Shu Li blinked her eyes and calmly came out of her mind for a while.

Zhou You opened the security door, and Shui Hong heard the sound of the door, so he took the initiative to greet him from the hall.

"Hello, Miss Shuli. I'm really glad you're here. Shui Hong smiled kindly and stretched out her hand to Shu Li.

Shu Li also smiled kindly. But she only glanced at the woman, and the lover's dream of the past few days was suddenly shattered.

The Miss Qin in front of her is not at all like the woman upstairs in the hotel a few days ago. It seems that Zhou You has changed another girlfriend in just a few days - her pure and fair skin, emitting a translucent soft luster, black eyebrows, red lips, refreshing and refreshing, there is not even a trace of light makeup on her face, but she exudes a touching charm; She was dressed in a silk casual dress with light beige florals, loose and flowing, without any makeup on her body, looking natural.

Shu Li seemed to be nailed there. All her speculations and Zhou You's passionate depictions over the past few days have all turned into this vivid and beautiful portrait in front of her, gently but ruthlessly forcing her gaze. Her eyes, which have been trained in star-rated hotels for a long time and are good at appreciating people of the same sex, tell her that the woman in front of her is indeed incomparably beautiful and very attractive. At that moment, Shu Li's self-gender consciousness suddenly became extremely confused, and she felt that she was almost in love with Miss Qin. She even developed a jealousy not for this woman, but for Zhou You. No wonder Zhou You has become so evil and so unreasonable. At this moment, Shu Li could no longer stand on her own sense position, and her mind was in chaos......

"Please be seated." Rainbow beckoned to her.

Zhou You brought three cups of green tea and said to Shui Hong: "You see that you made Lili nervous." I've never seen Miss Shu Li restrained. Then he turned to Shu Li and said, "Why don't you speak, if you don't speak, I'm going to tell Shui Hong what you just said." ”

"Don't," Shu Li hurriedly waved her hand. "Zhou You, I'm talking to you for fun, I don't dare to talk nonsense about Miss Qin......"

"It's okay, I'm also a very casual person, you can just call me Shui Hong."

"Thank you." Shu Li held the teacup in both hands, still feeling a little uncomfortable for a while.

"Shu Li, although we are officially meeting for the first time today, in fact, we already know each other very well, right?" Shui Hong said with a smile.

"That'...... Zhou You's introduction to me is it realism or abstract deformation? ”

"Then I also have to ask, is Zhou You's introduction to me a bit mystical or absurd?"

They both laughed.

Shui Hong looked at Shu Li and said, "Your clothes look good." The effect of the color is very strong, and the jewelry that goes with the top is just right. ”

"Isn't this color too bright?" Shu Li looked down at herself. "I always like bright colors and famous brands, otherwise it's like I'm going to disappear into the crowd, and I can't ......help it."

"No, it's for you. Clothing has emotions and you wear it out of your own personality. You have long legs, and there is a special charm in wearing a short skirt. Shui Hong praised. Whether a woman can wear clothes or not, sometimes it's just a little bit worse, and the famous brand actually depends on who wears it......"

Shui Hong's topic about clothing made Shu Li feel a lot more relaxed. When she has free time, she likes to talk to women about clothing the most, it is a casserole that never dries up and is always boiling, and almost all the gossip of women can be put in it to stew. She seemed to have gradually gotten rid of the chaotic feeling, and it seemed that the woman named Shui Hong in front of her was really an old friend who had not seen her for many years.

"Come on, let's eat strawberries, they've just been put on the market, they're fresh." Zhou You brought a large plate of red and bright strawberries, mixed them with ice cream, and served them in three small bowls. "If you want me to say, Lili is a modern chivalrous woman, are you here to rob the rich or help the poor?"

"What kind of chivalrous woman am I? I'm the number one benefit. I only talk about affection to a few friends, not benefits, but affection also needs to be reciprocated. Zhou You, you are happy now, and you can still think of me as an old friend, I'm afraid even if I am lucky......" Shu Li's tone became sad.

Shui Hong handed the bowl to Shu Li and said, "In the future, you will often come to play if you have nothing to do, I have no relatives in Beijing, so Zhou You has such a boyfriend." But a woman has to have a girlfriend, otherwise where will she go if she gets angry? I really want to hear from you about Hainan and Shenzhen, and I can learn some business experience from you, otherwise my life circle will be too narrow......"

"Then why don't you go to parties so often?" Shu Li asked.

"Because ......" Shui Hong seemed to hesitate, and Zhou You, who was wearing an apron, poked his head out in the kitchen and hurriedly replied: "I won't let her show up, I'm afraid of the 'Beijing incident'......"

"Oh, by the way, I've ordered a 'Santana' and it will arrive next month. In the future, I'll pick you up and go out to play, there are many fun places in the far suburbs. Zhou You, in fact, you should also learn to drive, take a notebook and buy a car yourself......"

Shu Li said with great interest. She doesn't feel inhibited anymore. She became more and more fascinated by the rainbow, admiring the rainbow as she spoke. Her eyebrows, her skin, her casually draped black hair, and the quiet and soft charm and temperament exuded from her words and words all made her faintly envious and admired, and for a moment, Shu Li even had a feeling of self-shame. She seems to be looking up at the rainbow, like looking up at the stars and mentors. What she likes the most is Shui Hong's spontaneous demeanor, not pretentious or pretending to be profound at all. Shu Li has seen a lot of so-called talented women, and there is always such a kind of high school that rejects people thousands of miles away, which makes people unappetizing. And Shui Hong chatted with her plainly, neither rejecting her nor pleasing her, as if nothing had happened between them, just old friends who knew each other. Shu Li's heart was gradually haunted by a sour sense of unease, and she regretted coming here a little. In fact, what she is most afraid of is this kind of rainbow. If she came to the three chapters of the law with herself as soon as she opened her mouth, then she Shu Like would make Qin Shuihong unable to step down. But now, the challenge has no goal and it is too late to escape, she can be regarded as taking this water rainbow, and she has no temper at all.

Shu Li began to walk around the room, admiring the new works on the wall, and exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, Zhou You, it turns out that you have painted so many good paintings, this time I know your old background." You're two notches higher than two years ago, when are you going to take it out to the exhibition...... It's a pity that the house is too small, why don't you want to buy a bigger house? ”

Shui Hong said: "The paintings here are only part of it, there are still a lot of his paintings in the company's big warehouse, let Zhou You take you to see them in the future." ”

Shu Li nodded and turned to the door of the bedroom.

As soon as her eyes touched the human painting on the wall, she froze there as if she had been struck by lightning. She felt that what she was seeing was not a painting, but a lifelike god of beauty. No, it's a self that was passionately loved by Zhou You many years ago.

"Can you ...... Let me...... Let's go in and have a look......" she stammered.

"Absolutely." Shui Hong said with a smile. "Let's go in, though, so far, not a single friend has seen this painting, you know, we live here, and we haven't invited his friends to come."

Shu Li leaned against the wall and walked into the bedroom. She felt like she was about to pounce on that painting - the three walls of the room, one was the misty Jiangnan Water Town; The other two are the body paintings of the rainbow. The rainbow on the painting squinted her dreamy eyes slightly, and her contemplative gaze crossed the hustle and bustle of the city, tracking the ubiquitous Zhou You. She seems to be in the misty heavenly palace, floating in a beautiful fairyland, transcendent from the earth...... Shu Li looked at it, and tears welled up in her eyes. She not only saw Shui Hong's human beauty that could no longer make people jealous, but also saw her intoxication and happiness, and also saw Zhou You's adoring love for Shui Hong. Shu Li, who has been haunting the art market for many years and has seen fine works, has never seen such a breathtaking human body work.

Shu Li stood dumbfounded, confused in front of her. The colors of that painting are very dignified, the brushstrokes are delicate, and it is only the background behind the human body, which has an ethereal and ethereal feeling. And Shu Li felt that the whole picture had been occupied by the rainbow, and there was no gap except for the rainbow, and in that small space like a boat, there was no room for a lover......

She muttered, "I've lived for nothing...... You're the real Monopoly......" she said, bursting into tears.

Shui Hong couldn't help but be deeply touched. At this moment, Shu Li, the shadow of the big woman and businesswoman on her body suddenly disappeared, and all that was left was the pain of a big girl falling out of love. Money still can't completely annihilate the love in a woman's heart. Love is being squeezed by money, becoming more and more scarce and precious. It's a pity that love can't be distributed fairly, Shui Hong feels that her love is like a rare diamond, this diamond can't be cut, once cut, it will be broken into a pile of worthless glass ballast. So can you lend it to Shu Li for a few days? Shui Hong didn't dare. Such valuable things cannot be lent, and there is no insurance company in the world that loves it. Shui Hong really felt a little pity for Shu Li. In the face of Shu Li's sobbing sobs, any comfort may be superfluous, Shui Hong brought a towel and water for Shu Li, and stood aside silently.

Shu Li cried for a long time, and finally slowly calmed down. She looked up and said intermittently, "...... Never have I ever cried in front of a picture...... I was just too impulsive. In the past, I have heard of Chinese students crying in front of the Louvre Museum in France, because those treasures are so great...... I didn't expect it to be in China...... I will really be moved by a painting......" Her eyes looked for Zhou You, and tears overflowed in her eyes again. "Zhou You, I regret it so much, why have you never painted such a moving body painting for me? Can ...... now I can't get ...... anymore."

Zhou You handed her the teacup and said cautiously: "No, as long as you want, I can draw it for you at any time." I've never been able to draw a human body for you, and even I regret it......"

"Are you serious?" Shu Li's eyes widened.

"It's true." Zhou You said seriously. "I've thought about it for a long time, and I should have left a little memorial to our friendship for so many years. But in the past, you didn't have time, and you never wanted to sit honestly for ten days and half a month and be a model for me......"

Shu Li couldn't wait to interrupt him and said, "But I have time now...... You say, when? She jumped up from the edge of the bed, turned around and rushed into the bathroom with her handbag. By the time she came out, her blush, lipstick, and eyebrows had been carefully repaired, and her face looked radiant again.

Rainbow invited her to sit down in the living room and changed her for a hot cup of coffee.

Zhou You said: "When I came back from you that day, I was also very sad. I will never forget the scene when you called me at the top of the stairs. It seems to call for the love that modern people will never return, and there are many indescribable contents in it, which make people think and ponder, whether it is a man or a woman, in front of this picture, there will be a strong sense of resonance...... I thought, if you don't object, I'll ask you to be a model and paint a human body like this......"

"Why should I object? It's just amazing! Shu Li's eyes flashed with joy.

Zhou You said: "If you are satisfied with the painting, I will give you this painting." But...... I expected the effect of this painting to be very strong, and besides, I haven't seen it in the art world for a long time, so before I give it to you, I want to let it participate in this year's oil painting exhibition, will you agree? ”

Shu Li exclaimed, "I know about the exhibition, and the organizing committee is pulling me to help them prepare." Today I was going to ask if you had any works to exhibit. Without your work, everyone would be disappointed. It's great now, it's really not delayed. ”

Shui Hong gently interjected: "But Lili, you also have to think about it, this is your body painting as a model, take it out for public exhibition, it won't cause you trouble, right?" ”

Shu Li shook her head vigorously and said again and again: "I don't care, I want to declare to everyone: I love freedom and money, but I need love more!" Besides, I'm so proud to let so many people appreciate the beauty of my body. Say, when will it start? Where is it? ”

"It's up to you." Shui Hong said.

Shu Li said without thinking, "It's right there with me, right?" ”

“…… No, no, you're in such a mess there, and people are looking for you all day long. It's too much trouble to move easels or something. Zhou You said.

“…… Well, that's at your house," Shu Li said. "I can call, I promise to work on time...... Shui Hong, you don't care, don't drive me away, I want this painting so much. The day after tomorrow, I'll arrange everything tomorrow, don't bother me, let's start ...... the day after tomorrow."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou You brought the wine and food very quickly, everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed and active again. Shu Li said the most, from the stock market to real estate, and from art dealers to gamblers. She said with emotion that they are still old friends in the end, trusting each other. But I haven't seen her for two years, what if she is now a person in the underworld? Nowadays, the society is playing 'killing ripeness', even if it is the best friend, you have to take it easy. She has a girlfriend who has been friends for more than ten years, and she has lost money in business, and the people who force the debt are lined up. The girlfriend was forced to be helpless and cheated 200,000 yuan from her, and then she couldn't find this person again. And said that this time she in order to come back to find Zhou You, ruthlessly withdrew from the stock market, as soon as she withdrew from the market, those big friends thought that she got some inside information in Beijing, and also followed her to withdraw, just a few days after the withdrawal, the stock market plummeted, and the points fell by half, they were lucky to avoid a loss of tens of millions, a few days ago, they called her, and said that she should be given a bonus.

"Come, raise a glass, speaking of this windfall, I have to thank Zhou Youna! Come, I'll give you a toast! Shu Li laughed happily and gulped down her beer.

"What does this have to do with me? You came to me on your own, and I didn't ask you to come back. You avoided the loss, that's your luck, I think I still owe you a lot......" Zhou You also raised his face and drank a big glass in one go.

"It's fate, anyway, without you, my life might be completely different...... Zhou You, don't say you owe it or not, you forgot, when I first met you, I wanted to be self-reliant, I didn't want to spend my parents' money, I couldn't even afford high-end fashion, and you didn't buy my first set of famous brands for me, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to enter the social arena...... I remember it all in my heart. Shu Li drank the wine in the cup again in one go.

"Lili's personality is really refreshing, or you are a modern chivalrous woman." Shui Hong poured wine for Shu Li, and comforted her with a smile: "However, Lili, don't gamble in the future, it's too risky, you might as well find a suitable big company to work, according to your ability, you can become a very good senior management talent......

"No, no, no, I don't work for others, I want to be my own boss...... I have now decided to put half of my money in the art market and the other half in the stock market. I have opened an account in Beijing, but I will not soak in the stock market every day, I only do it once or twice a year, low in and high out, not low and not in, not high and not throwing, I am frustrated in love, the casino should always be proud a few times, come, drink ......" Shu Li poured down a large glass of beer in one breath, raised the empty cup and shook it, and seemed to be slightly drunk.

Shui Hong was holding the dishes for Shu Li, and she was a little worried that Shu Li would be really drunk if she continued to drink like this, so she suggested that she should listen to music, Shu Li said again and again that she didn't want music today, just drink; Shui Hong proposed again, then dance, the two of us take turns to dance with Zhou You, so that Zhou You can also enjoy today. Shu Li shook her head again, saying that the house is too aggrieved, why don't you want to change to a bigger house, this is not dancing but squirming. If you really want to dance, go to the dance hall in the sky instead, and she treats her.

"It's better to drink a bar, wine can make people forget everything......" Shu Li's hand holding the wine glass tightly, trembling slightly, her eyes were misty and sad. I think...... I think it's best for us to open an art company together, with three people joining forces, Shui Hong as the chairman, I as the general manager, and Zhou Youma as the chief craftsman...... We can make a lot of money, and with the money, we can buy a big studio for Zhou You, so that he can paint happily......"

Shu Li leaned on the sofa, and her body involuntarily leaned over Zhou You's shoulder. She felt her head heavy and she couldn't open her eyes. She couldn't remember what she had said, and in her tired and vague memories there was only a clear realization that she couldn't afford to lose it. She can't live without a reason - whether as a lover or a friend, her love history cannot be rewritten.