In the early summer weather, the sun is warm, and many people are already dressed in various cool summer clothes, hurrying to different directions.

I gradually adapted to the climate here. I rented a one-bedroom apartment not far from the company, and the taxi price was just the starting price, and then I switched to walking, which was considered exercise. Life has to go on, and without love, I still have to move forward.

Best friend Liu Min is also based in Shanghai. She was shocked to find the name Levia on my phone, who was a college alumnus of us but five years older than us. The two have had a few contacts at work by chance, so they have some friendship. I later mentioned this to him and laughed that he was hiding too deeply, and that his gentle male voice was light and smiling.

"This is our fate, I never knew about your graduation school, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, and I also hooked up with your best friend."

I smiled and continued to pretend to be stupid and didn't answer. Don't I know that there is something in his words, but this day is not a water pipe, and it can be connected casually if it is broken.

The new owner, ZY, is a well-known regional cosmetics company, and its main brand ZY enjoys a certain reputation in the Yangtze River Delta region, and is actively seeking to expand in the mainland.

I am mainly responsible for the overall operation of the ZY brand. Ten days after joining the company, Peter Shi smiled and revealed that FK had recently acquired a new stake in ZY, which is my original owner FK, with a ratio of 51%, and became the largest shareholder of ZY.

Peter was an easy-going and steady boss, and we got to know each other quite well over the course of a few days.

My eyebrows jumped when I heard this, and I blurted out: "Why is it so sudden?" I hadn't heard of it before. ”

He said: "It's not sudden to say that it's not sudden, but it's just not announced to the public." The boss of the company has been looking for a good owner since last year, this time I heard that it is K Wang Aromatherapy threading the needle, and soon caught up with the big tree of FK, just your old owner has just invested in two major agency companies, and we can use the channels they have mastered to broaden the distribution surface. That's good for the brand. You're from FK headquarters, so you'll be more comfortable working in the future.

I soothed the surging in my heart, hesitated again and again, and finally called Mr. Chen. After some pleasantries, I went straight to the point.

"Mr. Chen, did you already know that ZY was invested by FK before you introduced me?"

Mr. Chen's thick northern accent came: "Shu Hua, knowing it or not doesn't affect the fact that I recommend you to ZY." I just know that you are suitable for this position, and you need such a platform as well. No matter what the reason is, since you are gone, you can work with peace of mind and work hard to make a performance, and it is not in vain to be recommended by me. Your boss has a bad mouth, and if you don't do it well, I'm the one who will be derogatory and ridiculed when you turn back. Don't embarrass me. ”

My hand holding the phone was shaky and weak, and I could barely hold the palm-sized machine. I asked softly, "Did Mr. Luo know that you introduced me to this position at that time?" ”

The other end was silent for a moment, and replied: "Shu Hua, your fate is in your hands, no matter what the process is, the current result is that you went to Shanghai and went to ZY, who knows that it doesn't matter, the important thing is that you bravely seized the opportunity and took that step." There is no point in you dwelling on this issue now, and it will not make any sense. ”

Suddenly, I couldn't stop crying, and I said, "Mr. Chen, thank you, I will make a performance." ”

I hung up the phone, I felt that my heart was sour and clogged, I took out a tissue and wiped my tears, but the more I wiped, the more I wiped, and finally the waste paper in the trash can was white, and my tear glands were like a broken faucet, and I couldn't stop it.

Li Wei came to Shanghai on a business trip, and in the evening, Liu Min initiated to pick up the wind for him and invited several university alumni to eat and drink. In the dim light and dense environment of the K hall, I drank orange juice and sat silently in the corner of the sofa looking at the joy of the room. Jumping young, happy notes, only I was in a quiet daze. There shouldn't be such emotions in KTV.

I don't know who cut the song to the familiar one, the late singer, the mournful melody, majestic and sentimental.

"Loneliness is a one-man

Carnival is the loneliness of a group of people

The original beginning of love is companionship

But I also gradually forget

What kind of company it was at that time

I ate and traveled alone, stopping everywhere

I also read and write letters alone, and talk to myself about my heart

It's just that the heart has drifted to somewhere

I can't even see it myself

I guess I didn't just lose you......"

I listened and listened, tears streaming down my face over and over again.

(I am the dividing line of time*************

Three years later.

"We are well aware of the beauty of women, not simply covering up imperfections, as a leading brand of domestic fashion makeup, ZY adheres to the global procurement of raw materials, the integration of the latest technology, for different skin tones, skin types to create different color beauty, so that every beauty lover can have a beautiful and healthy color."

After being interviewed by a fashion magazine reporter in the afternoon, I walked briskly back to my office to tidy up my things, informed Peter and the rest of the department, and hurried downstairs, where Livia was already waiting in the parking lot. Today I'm going to train my colleagues in their game branch on skincare and makeup.

This is a benefit prepared by their company for employees, and similar lectures are held from time to time, and beauty knowledge is popularized for IT otaku who wear jeans, T-shirts, board shoes, and shoes on weekdays. In the past few years, Li Wei has traveled frequently to Shanghai, and with my resources, he volunteered to connect with me. This is the potential customer base of our brand, and the company has no objection to me taking up my working hours to go out to teach.

Since it was my first time there, Levia was worried that I didn't know the way, so she graciously came to pick me up.

After three years of carving, his elegant face has added a little calmness, and he is now the vice president of their company's online game division.

"Didn't you say there were only about 100 people? How did it become 200 people again. I asked while wearing my seatbelt.

"Originally, there were only two departments involved, but then one department also joined in. It doesn't matter, 100 people say this, 200 people say the same thing, you follow your plan, don't worry too much. He held the reverse plate steadily, gently comforting.

"It's the first time I've lectured to so many people, and I'm a little nervous." I said uneasily.

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and his voice was brisk, "Don't be nervous, it's a great honor for you to go, in short, today will be a surprise day for everyone." ”

Surprise?

When I saw the plain-faced, casually-dressed IT men and women in the office and saw the posters of their newly launched games, I finally understood what it meant to be surprised.

"Real people are much more beautiful than pictures."

"The 3D effect is really not as good as the real effect."

"Mr. Li, why didn't you hand over the photos at the beginning, which caused us to think hard and meditate, and pondered how to show those bright eyes for a long time."

……

I stood there, feeling the heat in my cheeks all the way up to my neck.

It turned out that at some point, Levia had hand-painted my portrait and used it as a prototype to create the heroine of their new online game. It's just that I'm not in the gaming circle, so naturally I don't know.

The staff only knew that the portrait was a prototype, but they had never seen my photo, so that when I appeared, everyone was surprised and delighted, and some people joked about Levia's golden house.

I whispered my dissatisfaction in private: "Why did you sell my portrait without saying a word?" ”

He smiled heartily, "What a waste to hide such good conditions." I have secured a copyright for your portrait rights, and I will give it to you soon. It's okay, it won't affect your normal life. ”

When I heard this, I was even more ashamed. Because most of the heroines in the game have big eyes, bee waists, and big breasts, especially the plump breasts, they often show their cleavage as bloody.

He laughed like this, and his plain words revealed a bit of ambiguity.

And the portrait copyright fee he said surprised me again and again, and I was about to refuse, but I heard him say: "Everyone has arrived, Teacher Nian has been invited." ”

I came back to my senses, collected my emotions, and walked steadily onto the podium with a smile.

This is the multi-purpose hall of their branch, and I was quite touched by the fact that the space of more than 100 people was full, and some people moved office chairs to listen in the aisle.

I taught them skin knowledge, daily care points, special for IT workers to make daily skin care suggestions, in addition, I also popularized the knowledge of daily base makeup for girls, and introduced a few base makeup suitable for lazy people.

Because of the identity of the prototype of the heroine of the game, my teaching quickly gained support from everyone.

During this period, I also demonstrated the universal skin care techniques for men and women. The people who work quietly on weekdays seem to be relieved at this moment, and the scene is very warm and cheerful.

I don't know if I fell for the evil or what, but I always felt that there were two warm eyes coming from the back seat in the distance. Even if I glanced at the audience on the podium, I would not stop at any smiling face. It's just that the feeling is familiar and vague, and it makes my heart tremble slightly.

After the end, I passed through the aisle, and vaguely heard the voices of a few: "A handsome guy just came, with a high appearance and stability, why haven't I seen it in any department?" ”

"You said the gray shirt? I heard that the company is going to seek cross-border cooperation with FK Cosmetics, and I am likely to be a representative of the other party. ”

"Wow, there are a lot of beauties in cosmetics companies, but I didn't expect a male god to come out, you didn't see his tall figure like a model."

"Cut, it turns out that you are so good, everyone is 36 years old, the whole uncle."

"Uncle is the only one who tastes. Hey, how do you know so much. ”

"Who am I, as long as the handsome guy who has been haunted in the company, which one can escape my eyes?"

……

I was breathless, maybe I talked too much in the lecture, my throat was a little dry and a little astringent, I said hoarsely, "You don't have to send me, I want to go back to the company first." ”

Levia was empathetic and only said, "Okay, remember to eat on time at night." ”

I nodded with a stiff smile and walked away quickly.

In the elevator that was going down at a steady speed, I somehow suddenly remembered a line:

Is he really who he is

Is it still possible

This is the forbearance of fate

Or another ill-intentioned joke