In the café, Xue Zhiqian's "Actor" is echoing, the melody is gentle, mixed with the aroma of coffee wafting into the ears of all kinds of guests, or arousing ripples in some people's hearts, or it may be like a breeze blowing, leaving no trace......

Zhang Yue held her cheeks, listened to the melody quietly, and walked out of the past. Yan Xi sat opposite him, sipping a cappuccino, frowning slightly from time to time: "This is the most bitter cappuccino I have ever drunk, and this café you recommend is really poisonous." ”

"It's too sweet to taste."

"It's too bitter."

"......" Zhang Yue glanced at Yan Xi's serious eyes, put away her intention to continue arguing, and consciously turned to another topic: "Let's leave after drinking, it's not too early." ”

Yan Xi shook his head: "You deserve to have no girlfriend, there are still a few movies at this point, and you didn't even invite me to watch a late-night movie." ”

The corners of Zhang Yue's mouth twitched slightly, and she smiled reluctantly: "I just finished the task, I'm tired." ”

"I despise you."

……

Zhong Wuyan, also known as Zhong Lichun, one of the four ugly women in ancient China, and the wife of King Qi Xuan. According to legend, not because of his ugly appearance, he risked his life to meet King Qi Xuan and talk about the way to govern the country. King Qi Xuan was greatly moved and made her queen. Since then, Qi has been in great peace.

Zhong Wuyi silently recited this well-known history in his heart, trying to make himself look better in the mirror. But it's not as simple as it seems.

The swarthy forehead was high and shiny, and one or two thick * black * black eyebrows were like a dividing line leaving the forehead alone above, and below was a pair of godless little eyes, in the depths, the gray pupils were dirty, I don't know if it was because of the world she saw, or because of the self she saw now.

It's an indescribable face, but it grows on the body of a young girl. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness. Zhong Wuyi looked at himself for a long time...... Finally, he sighed helplessly. The only person who can look at his face is probably himself! No, no, no, and him! She said secretly to herself.

Zhong Wuyi changed into professional clothes and hurriedly went out. Walking on the street, the eyes of evil ghosts were projected from all directions, and as soon as they touched her face, they quickly evacuated, for fear of staying for a second longer.

For this situation, Zhong Wuyi has long been used to it. From the moment she was born, she seemed destined to become an alien in the eyes of others. And she also learned to bear all the sorrows as early as the day when her parents died and she had to live independently.

It seems like it should be an inspirational story of ugly girls growing up, but in fact it is not. Zhong Wuyi graduated from Peking University a year ago. Now a year later, she is still unemployed, living in a low-rent house, and struggling with one yuan and five cents a day.

Is Zhong Wuyi incompetent? She just has no face, and her ugly face has made her rejected by countless workplaces. Her resume is almost impossible to turn down at any employer, but when it comes to the interview stage, her face becomes a curse of her inevitable failure.

Zhong Wuyan stopped in front of a building, and silently recited Zhong Wuyan's history in her heart, hoping that this would give her some confidence. Taking a deep breath, Zhong Wuyi walked towards the building. She had just crossed the threshold when a tall figure crossed in front of her.

"Who are you?" The security guard frowned, did not hide his disgust and disgust, and said coldly.

Zhong Wuyi was not surprised, she took a step back, raised her head, and looked directly into the eyes of the security guard. Such a face was presented in front of him so closely that the security guard took two steps back, and a trace of vigilance rose in his eyes: "Who are you?" ”

"Zhong Wubo, I'm here for an interview." Zhong Wuyi said lightly, but the vigilance in the eyes of the security guard was still deeply imprinted in her heart.

The security guard hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, please wait here, I'm going to let you know." ”

"Good ......"

Zhong Wuyi stood outside the door, his legs together, his waist straight, looking straight ahead, still standing as tall as a pine in the scorching sun. Time passed, and the coolness of the morning was inexorably pushed by as the sun fell. Ten minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour......

I don't know how long it took, Zhong Wuyi was still standing under the scorching sun, standing in the heat of more than thirty degrees. Sweat soaked her clothes, and a greasy glow cast on her face, and she was not beautiful now, like discarded ice cream, only flies and mosquitoes came to visit.

"Excuse me...... The company plans to cancel the interview. "It's still the same security guard.

Zhong Wuxian pursed his lips: "Why?" ”

"I'm sorry you're standing here and affecting our work. Please leave as soon as possible. The security guard said. Polite and polite words came out of his mouth, and the words were like knives.

Zhong Wuyi swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and opened his chapped lips: "Why? ”

"Miss......"

"I ask you why?"

"Damn, don't be embarrassed, you don't look at what you look like, don't be spicy here, get out of here. Think I don't dare to do it? I won't have a psychological burden when I beat someone like you. ”

Zhong Wuyi looked at the middle-aged security guard in front of him in a daze, his chest rose and fell slightly, and the intense anger was suppressed in her heart, and she almost wanted to explode: "You ......" She trembled her delicate body, wanting to vent her anger, and finally could only sobbing and putting down her hand and limping away.

"Damn, I graduated from Peking University, and when I look like this, I graduated from Harvard, and I'm also a bitch. It's really unlucky, my face is spicy, I have to wash my eyes if I can't do it, lest I get a needle eye ......"

The security guard's fragmented complaints drifted into Zhong Wuyi's ears intermittently, and slashed into her heart word by word.

"In the past, there was a bell without beauty, and now there is a bell without being tired, people live in the Jinluan Palace, and I sleep in the grass shed...... Hahaha, God doesn't pity me! Zhong Wuyi pushed open the door of the house, sat down on the wooden bed and cried in a low voice, muttering his own nonsense poems, but his heart was surging with countless grievances.

She failed again...... She didn't know how many times she had failed. Sometimes, she was kept out of the company, as she is today; Sometimes, with a little luck, she could see the head of the personnel department, and then she couldn't talk half a sentence before she politely declined...... Everyone only saw her Zhong Wuyan's appearance, but no one saw her as talented as Zhong Wuyan.

She is a student of Peking University, full of wealth, and full of poetry and books, but everything is covered by her face. Zhong Wunu's eyes were hazy with tears, and he looked at himself in the mirror. "It's ugly...... It's really ugly......" she muttered in a low voice, tears running down her face, over her pockmarked face, over her slumped nose, over her thick lips, and finally down her wide chin.

Tears are like rain, but they can't wash away the lead, and they can only end up with exhaustion and sadness. Zhong Wuyi lay on the bed and fell asleep with tears stained. In the dream, she sang and danced lightly, gave birth to lotus step by step, turned her face upside down, and captivated the country and the city with a smile, how beautiful it was!

A dream is a dream after all, and if it is a dream, you will definitely wake up. It's just that God doesn't want to make this dream longer. The melodious ringtone of the mobile phone woke up Zhong Wuyi in her dream, and she picked up the phone in a daze and connected the phone.

"Boring, how was the interview today?"

It's him! Zhong Wuxian pinched his thigh hard to make himself fully sober before replying, "Failed." ”

“…… Well, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it for you. It will definitely work. ”

"Thank you! But ......"

"Insatiable, you have to believe in yourself."

"Ahh Well, I'll try my best. ”

"Boring, don't worry, I'm here, I'll always be with you, you're free now, I'll go see you."

"Huh? Now, yes, yes......"

Zhong Wunu's hands trembled and he put down his phone, his eyes flashing with rare brilliance, bright and full of hope. She wiped tears from her face, her fingertips smearing a layer of greasy oil. Zhong Wuyi was stunned, his expression darkened a lot, and then he looked at his messy mattress quilt, sat up hurriedly, and hurriedly began to clean up......

The whitened mattress was neatly folded into tofu cubes and placed at the head of the bed against the edge of the bed, and the loose clothes were hastily gathered and stuffed into a worn-out plastic storage bin. Zhong Wuyi pushed the box under the bed, secretly relieved, she didn't want him to see her few clothes on the ground.

Zhong Wuyi got up and swept around the room, and suddenly found that there seemed to be nothing left to clean up. yes, it's just a broken house with no toilet. Zhong Wuxian sighed, but when she thought of the magnetic voice on the other end of the phone, she cheered up again, tidied up her appearance a little, and began to wait for the face that haunted her. Qi Xuan looked at his face carefully in the mirror, his heart full of pride. He was indeed entitled to be proud of his looks. A well-defined face with a layer of white skin is the best foundation. The sword eyebrows are slightly upturned, the starry eyes are slightly flashing, the bridge of the nose is high, and the two thin lips are lightly opened and closed, and there is a whisper...... Everything is as perfect as God has drawn it out with a single stroke.

After a long time, Qi Xuan confirmed that his expression was friendly and there were no flaws, so he moved his face away from the mirror. Qi Xuan looked at the call record on his mobile phone just now, and the name was reflected in his eyes. He smiled: "What a poor man! ”

After a while, Qi Xuan stepped off the bus, and as soon as he landed, he smelled a pungent smell. Not far away, a cleaner uncle was rumbling a cart of garbage down and piling it on the ground.

Uncle seemed to be completely oblivious to the indescribable smell of all kinds of garbage mixed together. People and garbage form a picture that is difficult to look at. Some people saw it and felt pity. Some people looked at it, only to glance at it in disgust.

Qi Xuan quickly retracted his gaze and cautiously stepped on the floor full of inexplicable stains. There are many high-rise buildings in front of you, but it is not a prosperous scene. Each building is close to each other, eager to blend together. All kinds of lines are staggered in the air between the buildings, and from time to time a few hang down, walking in them, as if shuttling through a maze of cobwebs.

This is what people often call the handshake building, called the handshake, and it sounds beautiful. But the people who live here don't think so. Sunshine is never willing to share a little more warmth, and it is not willing to show them a little kindness even in the world. They are like ants, living in this nest every day, and then dragging the wreckage around the outside world. Despicability and poverty have become synonymous with them.

Qi Xuan walked into the dark and damp alley, searching for the dilapidated little iron gate with his memory. Along the road, several children looked at the glamorous and handsome guy in front of them with some fear.

Qi Xuan smiled kindly and continued to move forward. Xu saw Qi Xuan's kindness, and a little girl actually tried to take a few steps forward, staring at Qi Xuan with big eyes, as if she wanted to see through his whole person.

"Brother...... You're so good-looking. ”

"Uh...... Hehehe, huh? Thank you, little friend, my brother still has something to do, go back to your parents. ”

"Mom and Dad are not ......"

"Uh...... Brother is really busy, goodbye. ”

Without waiting for the little girl to speak, Qi Xuan had already trotted up, ignoring himself

Nike casual shoes stepped on a pool of black black water stains. Looking at Qi Xuan's distant back, the little girl lowered her head silently.

Walking through the alleys, Qi Xuan finally found one of the dilapidated buildings. Although it was not the first time he came, Qi Xuan still couldn't understand why humans could live in such a building, the broken tiles and the cracks that spread from top to bottom made him tremble.

Qi Xuan hesitated for a moment and dialed the familiar number: "Boring, I'll pick you up downstairs from your house, come down now!" ”

"Uh...... You, aren't you coming up? ”

"I'll ask you to go for coffee, you must be tired today, relax with a cup of coffee."

"That's a lot of trouble......

"Be polite to me, I'm going on a date with you!"

"Huh? Appointment? That... Alright, I'll go down now. ”

Zhong Wunu put down his phone and pressed it tightly on his chest, and the handsome face in his mind gradually emerged, becoming clearer and clearer. She grabbed a small pack of tissues and hurried downstairs.

Qi Xuan pinched his nose from time to time, hoping to make the unbearable stench around him less waft into his nasal cavity. Zhong Wuyi didn't live high, but for Qi Xuan, the few minutes of waiting was still tormenting.

Zhong Wuyi almost rushed down the stairs, that face, she really thought too much. Seeing Zhong Wuying, Qi Xuan's frowning brows instantly relaxed, and the whole process was so natural.

"Xuan!" Zhong Wunu stopped his momentum, he was still wearing the sweat-stained professional clothes, the shirt was attached to the skin, outlining her figure, but there was nothing outstanding, it looked like a pillar with a wet cloth.

Looking at Zhong Wuyi's appearance, Qi Xuan smiled slightly, with doting: "It's hot, so you don't have to run so fast." ”

Zhong Wuxian was stunned, only then did he remember that he was still wearing the sweaty wet shirt on his body, and pulled his clothes awkwardly: "I'm sorry, it's hard to go on a date, but I ......"

"It's okay, let's go." Qi Xuan smiled and took her hand, his fingertips gently brushing the rough calluses on her hands, making Zhong Wuxian nervous for a while.

"Xuan, thank you." Zhong Wuyi whispered.

"Huh?"

"Ahh Nothing, let's go. ”

Qi Xuan walked a little fast, Zhong Wuyi followed in great strides, and the ill-fitting high heels knocked on her toes, causing a burst of pain. Zhong Wuyi didn't care about this, no matter how fast Qi Xuan walked, his hand was still holding her hand tightly! She could clearly feel Qi Xuan's body temperature, cold and cold, very comfortable.

The scorching sun is still tirelessly shining and steaming the world. People's power is like water, evaporated little by little, and they walk on the street like walking corpses, sluggish and unfocused.

But when the couple broke into their world, they woke them up instantly. The fuss-free nature of human beings is fully exposed.

"Oh my God, that woman is so ugly! How could anyone look like this? ”

"The one next to her holding her hand is her boyfriend? It's not scientific! This is the beast and the prince! ”

"My sister is so much more beautiful than that monster, why can't she look down on me? Is...... It's literal. ”

“……”

All kinds of words, word by word, drill into the heart, and then drill out of the heart without stopping. Zhong Wuyi's heart has long been full of holes, as long as Qi Xuan is by his side, any gossip is just a gust of wind, and it will blow.

What about Qi Xuan? His smile was still the same, but the palms of his hands were oozing drops of sweat, cold.

The two soon entered a café and sat down in an inconspicuous seat, but even so, they managed to attract the attention of the entire café.

The service lady twisted her waist, shook it in one step, lifted it in two steps, and buttoned a few gaps on her chest for some reason, revealing a little spring. "Little handsome guy, what should you drink first?" She raised her eyebrows slightly, and the undisguised autumn waves in the depths of her eyes rippled in circles.

Of course, all this is not aimed at Zhong Wuyi, but completely aimed at Qi Xuan. "Huh? Let's start with two cappuccinos. Qi Xuan didn't raise his head, his eyes stared straight at Zhong Wuyi, and continued: "What else do you want?" ”

Zhong Wuxian was a little scared, Qi Xuan's eyes were so honest and clean, it made her heart beat rapidly, and she was stunned for a long time before she squeezed out a sentence: "No need." ”

Qi Xuan nodded, still didn't look at the service lady who had been posing for a long time, and said, "That's all, thank you." ”

"Uh...... Okay, wait a minute. The service lady nodded awkwardly and left in a hurry.

Zhong Wuyi secretly glanced at the delicate figure of the young lady, and lowered his head in disappointment: "That person is so beautiful." ”

"It's just a stinky skin, where can you compare to you, a graduate of Peking University?" Qi Xuan waved his hand and said.

"Xuan, thank you, it's really ......" Zhong Wunu's eyes flashed with tears. This encouragement, real or not, was too important to her. She couldn't imagine how she would have survived without Qi Xuan and his recognition and companionship.

Qi Xuan smiled: "Thank you, the facts." What's the use of being good-looking, isn't it still a service lady? But you are different, you have knowledge, ability, you will be able to achieve something in the future, isn't it often said that knowledge changes fate? ”

Zhong Wuyi nodded and smiled a little reluctantly. "Knowledge changes fate? This kind of words can only be convincing when they come out of Xuan's mouth! Zhong Wuxian thought to himself, how much bitterness and bitterness there is, only he knows!

Qi Xuan seemed to see the helplessness in Zhong Wuxian's smile, straightened his face, and said, "Boring! You can't give up so easily! If there is no way out for Peking University students after graduation, then wouldn't other third-rate graduates have no need to pass? Have faith in yourself. ”

"I know...... It's just, like me......"

"Appearance is just appearance, I don't mind, naturally there are people who don't mind. And, it really doesn't work...... It's not for nothing that there is a faceless job! ”

"Huh?"