The willfulness she retains

Xin Chen was afraid of such a sudden quiet, and there seemed to be memories floating in the air, and these memories became clear in front of him little by little, as if they were tangible and qualitative, and within reach. She could almost feel the blazing sunlight dappled through the thick shade of the plane tree, faintly hear her own crisp laughter when she was young, smell the light fragrance of acacia flowers, and the young man in her memory looked at her, and at this moment coincided with the deep eyes in front of her, also full of concern and tenderness, as if there was no long distance in time.

She bit her lip tightly and pulled herself back to reality. For a long time, she has learned to keep her memories in a corner of her heart and not to turn them around.

Xin Chen successfully showed a casual smile and put aside the mobile phone he had been holding tightly, "You're right, the demolition notice was posted downstairs, it seems that this house is about to come to an end." ”

Lu Fei didn't mind her changing the subject, "What are your plans?" ”

"Let's see."

Lu Fei was not ready to let her perfunctory again, "Didn't you read the announcement date?" ”

"I didn't pay attention."

"The demolition compensation negotiation is about to begin, and the developer this time is Haotian Group, which has always been known for its pursuit of efficiency, and has now completed the preliminary planning and entrusted the demolition to a professional demolition company. As far as I know, the actions and reputation of domestic demolition companies are not good, but they are notoriously fast to guarantee. ”

"It's okay, I don't plan to be a nail household, and I will definitely accept the demolition conditions that most people can accept."

"Where do you want to live in the future, do you like to see the river or the lake? Maybe it's better to plant flowers in a house with a yard in a suburban community, and I'll drive you to see it one day. ”

Xin Chen shook his head, "No, I'm not interested in buying a house, I got the demolition money, and I just went to another place." ”

"Where to go?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, maybe I can live for a while in a place with milder climate and flowers blooming all year round, but my work is the same wherever it is done."

"Are you going to get out of here when I get back?"

Xin Chen looked at him with a little surprise, "How could you speculate like that?" There is no causal relationship at all. You've been to a lot of places and know what it's like to live somewhere else. I've been in this city since I was a child, and I've never left except for traveling, isn't it normal to want a change of environment? ”

"I can't help but make such associations, the last time I came back, you went to Qinling; This time, you said you were going somewhere else, and you didn't even say anywhere. ”

"We've been completely out of communication for almost seven years, each with its own life, I really don't know what you think, why do you have to connect two unrelated things?"

"You and I both know that it's not really completely irrelevant, is it?" He looked at her and asked calmly, Xin Chen could only look away, "Xiao Chen, don't deny it." You don't want to see me again, you nearly died on an inadequately prepared hike to escape, and now you've decided to leave the place where you grew up. ”

"You're thinking too much, Lu Fei, my life is not your responsibility." Xin Chen blurted out almost without thinking, and the two of them were stunned at the same time.

After a long time, Xin Chen smiled tiredly, "Yes, this is what you said to me when I was 17 years old: Xin Chen, your life is your own business after all, not my responsibility." You see, I memorized every word. After that, I didn't let myself be anyone's responsibility again, so, go ahead and let me arrange my life, and you go and live your life too, okay? ”

This refusal came so clearly and directly, Lu Fei was silent, looking at the still young and beautiful face in front of him with a desolate and cold expression, his heart tightened, "I hate myself." Although self-examination is meaningless, I am indeed an out-and-out fool, Xiao Chen, I actually hurt you with such an indifferent sentence. ”

"I forgot, you're still so self-reflective. No, Lu Fei, I didn't mean to settle or blame you, nor did I gamble with you. In fact, your words are good words for me, and they are definitely not harmful, and I have to understand this truth sooner or later and learn to be responsible for myself. She tilted her head, the nonchalant smile on her face again, "I'm grateful that you taught me this, it's much gentler than letting life teach me a lesson." ”

Her tone was calm, and Lu Fei was speechless for a while.

The mobile phone rang, Xin Chen picked it up and answered, it was David Weifan calling, he told Xin Chen that the LOGO she designed, the customer had just seen it, and was satisfied with the second set of plans, and at the same time proposed that the color tone should be adjusted, Xin Chen agreed one by one, "Okay, okay, although I think this customer of yours is likely to be a little weak, but whoever pays is the boss, I will adjust it according to what he said." ”

She looked back at Lu Fei and said with a smile: "It's really a bit busy at this time, let's talk another day." ”

She politely ordered him to be evicted again, and Lu Fei sighed, "This Saturday, I will invite Uncle Xin's family to dinner, and I will pick you up then, okay?" ”

Xin Chen felt that Aunt Li Xin might not welcome her, but she didn't say anything, "I'll contact my uncle." ”

The door closed behind Lu Fei, Xin Chen stood in a daze, and after a long while, she walked into the bedroom. Her bedroom, like the studio outside, was minimalist, with a bed covered with an off-white bedspread, a large wardrobe, and nothing else.

She opened the closet, and the clothes inside were neatly organized, not a little messy. She took out a dark red Oxford cloth bag from the corner, sat cross-legged on the floor, opened the bag, took out the standard game rubber and cloth chess mat inside, flattened it in front of her, and then arranged the pieces one by one.

"King to king, queen to queen; The black king stands in the white grid, and the white king stands in the black grid. The white back stands the white grid, and the black back stands the black grid. ”

"The latter is the most powerful piece in chess, you can move horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, and the number of moves is not limited, but you can't cross the move."

"Yes, that's castling."

"No, no, that's not in line with the rules."

"Do you want to be a rippy again?"

This chess set was given to her by Lu Fei when she was 15 years old, and that year, Xin Kaiyu was still doing business everywhere and rarely had a family. Lu Fei often came over to tutor her and play chess with her, and his deep and melodious voice seemed to still echo in the room at this moment.

Although she made the most changes to the structure of the house during the renovation, replacing all the old furniture, including the two old-fashioned rattan chairs that they had sat on the balcony and chatted on many occasions, although they were basically intact, she also let the decorators take them.

But in the end, she left this chess deck behind.

She remembered all the rules clearly, but she never played against anyone again. Only on some lonely nights, she would take it out, silently set it up, listen to the guidance of the voice, and move the chess pieces, as if the boy was still sitting opposite, patiently guiding herself.

"You live in your own world and sometimes completely ignore other people's feelings." Xin Chen's last boyfriend, Feng Yi'an, once accused her of this.

After all, she is not the wayward girl who will walk away if she doesn't agree, she just smiled and said, "Hey, let's be fair, I didn't ask you to give up your world, nor did I ask you to take my feelings too seriously." ”

"Are we in love?"

"Walking, eating, watching movies, hugging, and kissing, what is not love? You're not going to do these things with Passerby A, are you? ”

"Of course I don't do this with anyone, but you don't care who is doing all this with you."

"I don't seem to have any requirements for men." She protested, not enough confidence.

"Your request is not aimed at me as a person, you just want someone who is quite interesting and pleasing to accompany you when you are not working, hiking, traveling, or in a daze, and when it comes to the future, it seems that it is my own business, and you don't care at all."

She had no choice but to admit defeat, "I'm sorry, I thought I had almost become a reasonable good person, but I didn't expect me to be so virtuous in your eyes." ”

Feng Yi'an turned around with an anger she didn't understand, he came to her after a few days, she was not arrogant, the two made peace, but in the end it left a shadow, such disputes became more and more frequent, each time it ended with Feng Yi'an's sleeves flicking away, and finally broke up, she admitted that although she was unhappy, she did feel that it was a relief.

Feng Yi'an's father was an enlightened old colleague of her Da Bosing, who also held a leadership position in another department, and the two had a close relationship. Xin Kaiming was puzzled by their breakup, "Xiao Chen, you really have to change the habit of being willful. ”

Xin Chen knew that he had a bad criminal record, so he could only justify: "This breakup was proposed by Feng Yi'an. ”

"Whoever brought it up, you should all sit down and have a good talk, not child's play. The last time I saw Lao Feng, he also said that his son was very satisfied with you. ”

"Uncle, don't talk about it, Feng Yi'an has already made a new girlfriend, we met on the road a few days ago." Xin Chen helplessly told the uncle that it was impossible to tell the cause and effect, and she had to tell this fact. At that time, Feng Yi'an greeted her and took the initiative to introduce the lovely people around her, very polite and thoughtful, it seemed that there was no unpleasantness at all, of course, it was irreparable.

Hearing that he had just broken up and was looking for a new love, Xin Kaiming was even more annoyed, and almost called his father Xingshi to ask for the guilt, Xin Chen hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile: "Don't ask anything more, it's normal to break up, uncle, we can't get along." ”

Li Xin on the side was thoughtful, "Since Xiao Chen has said so, don't worry too much about young people's affairs." ”

Xin Kaiming had no choice but to give up.

Xin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, after more than a year of dating, the two of them can get along well, but Feng Yi'an did not wronged her, she was indeed not involved. When everyone felt that she was no longer willful, she still retained a little willfulness, that is, she stubbornly left a part of her life in a world where only she was left.

She can't give Feng Yi'an's attention to it, with this premise, the result of the breakup is not hurtful.

Xin Chen stretched out his hand and swept the chessboard in front of him, hugged his knees, leaned back against the closet, and looked out through the bedroom window, only to see the flock of pigeons flying low.

She chose a sensible life, planting flowers, hiking, working hard, socializing with men who were equally sensible and reliable, and although she lacked a little enthusiasm, she was gentle and tolerant.

She just couldn't give up the warm memories she'd had since she was 14, even if he had decided to leave her world and never have any contact with her.

Xin Di into the phone, this is the standard tone when she answers her mother's phone as an adult.

Putting down the phone, Xin Di sighed. Until the year of college, her mother Li Xin was the absolute ruler of her life, and deciding when to conceive and let her come to the world was just the beginning, and then decided which brand of milk powder she took, which kindergarten to go to, which kind of interest class, what musical instrument to learn, what kind of painting method to learn from what teacher, which primary school and middle school to study, which class teacher to lead, what kind of clothes to wear, what type of friends to make, which movies and extracurricular books to watch...... Exhaustive, all-encompassing.

Being controlled like this, growing up in accordance with the rules, and still maintaining his imagination and passion for art, Xin Di feels that he can praise himself without blushing: You are really a wonderful flower.

She will always remember that Xin Chen's first menstrual period was during the summer vacation when she was 13 years old, and the little girl asked her to borrow a sanitary napkin in a hurry, and then changed her underwear, washed and dried it, and she was not surprised to see it, which was too strong in contrast to her panicked running home from school during her first period, and she asked ashamedly: "Tatsuko, aren't you afraid?" ”

Xin Chen asked rhetorically: "What's so scary, my father has already shown me a book on physiology and hygiene, and told me that I will definitely go through this process of development." ”

Xin Di knew that her father cared for her more than her uncle loved Xin Chen, but she couldn't imagine that a father would talk to his daughter about this topic. Even her mother only implicitly talked about hygiene matters that should be paid attention to after the fact, and at the same time added a lady's moral education to be more self-respecting and self-loving in the future.

After going to university, Xin Di moved into the notoriously simple dormitory of the Academy of Fine Arts, and for the first time shared a room with five other people.

Of course she loved her mother, but she didn't love the life her mother had arranged for her, and she didn't love the gray and ill-fitting clothes that had always accompanied her to grow up. Whoever wants to tell her that clothes are just something outside the body, she promises to sneer at the first time. No, as far as her personal experience is concerned, the impact of clothes on the development of the body and soul cannot be overstated, and she has always agreed with this sentence: You have a much better life if you wear impressive clothes.

Only going home once a week and arranging her own clothes, Xin Di adapted to college life in the shortest time, and when Li Xin found that her daughter was irreversibly out of her control, she was already powerless.

Xin Di slowly learned to use a hippie smile to prevaricate her mother, including urging her to go on a blind date and get her boyfriend married.

For example, my mother said, "Xiaodi, it's time to think about personal problems." ”

Xin Di replied with great sincerity: "I have been thinking about it, very seriously, and I have come to the conclusion that it is better to have less than to have more. ”

When she was 28 years old, her mother could no longer wait for her to think about it slowly, "Xiaodi, I feel uncomfortable when I think that after my father and I left, you will be left alone in this world. ”

Usually it is difficult for a girl to resist such a warm confession from her mother, and when Xin Di relayed this to her good friend, Ye Zhiqiu, who is also 28 years old and unmarried, immediately had tears in her eyes.

But Xin Di only smiled and held her mother's hand, and said with the same affection: "Mom, you and your father are both mainstays at this age, and you are serving the country and have not yet retired, how can you say this." Besides, if I meet someone unladylike, it's far more pitiful than living alone, right? ”

Her mother was speechless.

However, this time, what her mother said to her on the phone was not something she could casually perfunctory.

She knew that her mother had always liked Lu Fei, of course, who wouldn't like such an excellent man.

Protecting her playmates since kindergarten, one of her best friends since childhood, Xin Di also likes it, when she was young, she once said casually, "I will marry Lu Fei when I grow up", which made the two adults laugh from ear to ear, and jokingly booked a doll.

It's just that she clearly knows that the love between the two has never been a male or female, not to mention, she now knows that Lu Fei has feelings for Xin Chen that go beyond friendship.

Xin Di didn't dare to say this to her mother, her mother had always made it clear that Xin Chen had at least ruined the possible development between her and the two boys, one was naturally Lu Fei, and the other was her college classmate Yan Xuhui, who studied photography.

And Xin Chen's last boyfriend, Feng Yi'an, Li Xin also planned to give priority to Xin Di, "This child is very good, his father and your father have been colleagues for many years, he is the same age as you, graduated from a prestigious school, has a smooth career, has suitable family conditions, has no bad habits, and has a good personality." ”

Xin Di was made laughing by this standard blind date introduction, and resolutely refused to meet, so Li Xin gave up.

After Xin Chen and Feng Yi'an broke up, Li Xin showed an expression of "I expected it a long time ago", which made Xin Di even more puzzled.

Xin Di felt that the charges sent by Li Xin to Xin Chen were very inexplicable, and she tried her best to explain to her mother before: "Lu Fei and I are brothers and sisters, and we are nothing more than sisters and brothers when we develop, and besides, Chenzi was only sixteen or seventeen years old at that time, you are too exaggerated." ”

Li Xin only looked at her helplessly, "You are too simple, Xiaodi." Xin Chen's kid is a big ghost, far more complicated than you think. ”

Xin Di originally wanted to say, "I am so simple because of you", but after all, I didn't dare to make my mother with rheumatic heart disease too angry, so I could only swallow it back.

When it came to Yan Xuhui, Xin Di was even more surprised.

The ancients said that the poor are rich in martial arts, but in modern times, entering the Academy of Fine Arts is equivalent to learning martial arts, which burns money compared to ordinary colleges and universities, and the investment in learning photography is greater. When they were in school, digital cameras were not yet commonplace, not to mention the shooting equipment, and the film and processing were also a considerable expense, not to mention that they had to go out from time to time to collect wind or hire models to shoot. Yan Xuhui's family is wealthy, and he often runs around the world, and his chic style of treating film like dung when he presses the shutter really impresses many people, including teachers.

He is passionate about photographing beautiful women first and landscapes second. He and Xin Di exchanged fashion photography and had a common topic. The two have similar tastes and opinions, both are a little arrogant and uninhibited, and he can also understand Xin Di's design expression very well, and the shooting effect can satisfy her. So the two often get together, hooking up with models and beauties inside and outside the campus, Xin Di came up with design ideas, wanted to have some whimsical themes, and he made some so-called creative films, which actually won a lot of praise, some were adopted by magazines, and some won not important awards.

After all, Li Xin was not worried about Xin Di, and would often interrogate her whereabouts, and Xin Di treated Yan Xuhui as a completely harmless middle-aged agent to her mother to reassure her. Unexpectedly, Yan Xuhui, who was thin and tall, seemed to be loyal, and talked about Swen, hid his edges and corners well in front of his elders, and he was quite favored by Li Xin.

In her sophomore year, Xin Di was going to Beijing to see a clothing exhibition, and her mother asked her peers as usual, and she was surprised when she heard Yan Xuhui's name, "He didn't study clothing, which door to see the clothing exhibition?" Then he nodded, "Xiaodi, I am also relieved to have him take care of you." ”

Xin Di didn't bother to explain that he was going to the model Ruyun at the clothing exhibition, but he didn't expect Li Xin to misunderstand.

In his junior year, Xin Di persuaded Xin Chen to wear his proud work and asked Yan Xuhui to take it, and he immediately fell for Xin Chen, and the set of photos he took was very successful.

Xin Kaiming saw that Xin Chen suddenly showed no intention of declining in the second semester of the second semester of high school, and began to arrange for her to study art in order to apply for the art major for further study, and Yan Xuhui also volunteered to guide her. His little caution was seen by Xin Di, who unceremoniously warned him to restrain himself, "My sister is still an underage girl, and she is about to enter her third year of high school, you have to dare to harass her, beware of me turning against you." ”

Yan Xuhui nodded, but she still couldn't hold back, and she also went to find Xin Chen during the holiday, and later persuaded her to take a set of advertising photos, causing a big storm. Li Xin was angry, so she naturally deduced a story of empathy and farewell, and later mentioned it every time, which made Xin Di very frustrated.

"What is this mother, Yan Xuhui and I are alumni, no matter how pure the relationship between classmates, I don't feel anything about him, don't pull me and him together."

"Who and who started out with pure friendship, are there still fewer of your classmates from love to marriage?"

Xindi understands that her chances of convincing her mother are as low as her mother's ability to convince her, and she finds that as long as she doesn't have a boyfriend, her mother will stick to her own and find the most readily available explanation for her talented, cheerful daughter's singleness so far. She had no choice but to let her mother go, anyway, her mother's complaints were only posted at home, and her father was just as disapproving as she was.

Xin Di couldn't meet her mother's requirements, she fell in love several times one after another, but she never could concentrate on it. She doesn't think she's a picky person, but she is hopelessly critical of other people's clothes, and few people can pass her taste; She thinks she is not a quiet person, but she has no sympathy for the national economy and people's livelihood issues, and if she finds a topic for a dull white-collar elite, it will kill her. Those insipid ways of getting along make her feel that it is not as interesting to spend time alone at home watching the discs of the fashion show.

She once communicated with Xin Chen curiously: "What is the joy of love?" ”

At that time, Xin Chen was in her second year of college, and there was a handsome boy next to her to follow up, she only smiled, "I can make me not lonely." ”

Lonesome? Xin Di felt that this word was really far away from him. She has never felt lonely, she is very popular in school, she has a close friend Ye Zhiqiu, and a lot of teachers and classmates who appreciate and admire her talent; After work, I am even more busy and lonely, I just hate that I have too little time to be alone, and I don't have enough time to settle down and organize the design ideas for further improvement.

If love just occupies a little of her limited spare time, she shrugs her shoulders and decides to forget it.

Of course, there are men who can talk, and Xin Di's friend Ah Feng is a good example. The two met by chance at an art exhibition, Ah Feng in a plaid shirt looked a little like a literary youth, a little unruly and uninhibited, the clothes were casual and elaborate, and the conversation was funny.

Speaking of his job, Ah Feng and his friends co-run a car repair and modification company, which has nothing to do with literature and art, but also invests in a bar that is not profitable, and occasionally sings part-time, likes adventure, and is shifting his interest from self-driving to more exciting mountaineering.

Xin Di and he left contact information, and later had a date, they like the same art genre, appreciate similar bands, movies, directors and writers, such a high degree of interest and taste fit, so Xin Di is also a little puzzled, could it really be that he met the right person?

But after getting along slowly, although they talked speculatively, they really couldn't find a little heartbeat and throbbing. After a day of familiarity, you can pat each other on the shoulder and say what is on your mind, but there is no way to hug and be affectionate, let alone kiss, can this be regarded as the feeling of love?

That's not the answer that others gave Xin Di.

Xin Chen smiled and said, "If you can't have physical intimacy with him, you can talk about it as a confidant." ”

Xin Di's friend Ye Zhiqiu, who was in love, said: "When I am with him, sometimes I don't have to say anything, I do my own thing, but when I turn around, he must be looking back at me at the same time." ”

Xin Di admits dejectedly that she is not in love, and she doesn't know which link went wrong, and she turned a possible boyfriend into a buddy.

Ah Feng felt the same way as her, and they agreed that it would be more appropriate to go back and be good friends, and half-jokingly agreed that if they couldn't find a suitable partner and the family was forced to marry, they might as well live together after the age of 35.

Lu Fei quietly returned to work in Hanjiang City, and said that he had broken up with his girlfriend and was single, Li Xin was once again stimulated by his imagination, and he had been talking about him on the phone just now, and Xin Di's head suddenly became bigger.

She stared at the design in front of her, turning the pencil quickly with one hand, a habitual gesture of hers. The thin pencil turned between her fingers, and those who first saw it couldn't help but be surprised, but the people in Suomei's design department were used to it, and knew that it was best not to disturb her at this time.

However, not everyone was interested, and the front desk called and said that Mr. Dai of the advertising company had brought the improved advertising samples to Director Xin for review.

Xin Di regretted taking this matter, she found that since she hung up the title of design director, she listened to the majesty, but had to deal with more and more administrative affairs, and most of these were boring to her, but she was annoyed, but she couldn't push it off, so she had to throw down her pencil and go to the reception room.

ANOTHER DESIGN DIRECTOR, KEN, WAS ALSO SITTING THERE, CHATTING WITH DAVIFAN. She couldn't help but wonder that Ah Ken and others didn't care about people, and they actually had a good conversation with David Fan, could it be that this person's beauty has an impact on both men and women. Seeing her come in, Ken said, "I've signed it, let's go back to work first." ”

The modified sample didn't look like there was anything wrong with it, and Xin Di muttered, "Isn't it over when Ken signs it alone?" However, after carefully reviewing it, he signed and approved, got up to leave, and Dai Weifan hurriedly said: "Xin Di, do you like Jacky Cheung's songs?" ”

"Okay."

"Are you free on Saturday night? One went to see his concert tour. ”

Xin Di put his hand on the table in the reception room, slightly surprised, "Davifan, do you want to date me?" ”

Of course, Dai Weifan nodded, he thought about it a few days ago, and felt that it was probably in vain to play some tricks with Xin Di to get away with it, and he planned to pursue it with a straight knife. He guessed that Xin Di should not be very interested in Jacky Cheung, but there are not many such performances in the local area, and the choice is limited, so he can only try.

Xin Di looked at him thoughtfully, and the corners of his mouth suddenly hung on the corner of his mouth that made Dai Weifan feel a little sly, he was a little nervous, and he didn't know what thoughts were turning in her head.

"It's okay to watch the concert, but you have to promise to have dinner with me on Friday night."

David was overjoyed, a little disbelieving in his good luck, "Of course, of course." ”

"It's up to me to set the location."

David had no objections.

XIN DI RETURNED TO THE DESIGN ROOM, AND KEN WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HER DESIGN DRAFT, HE WAS IN HIS 40S, A THIN HONG KONG MAN, AS IF THE NUTRITION OF HIS WHOLE BODY WAS CONCENTRATED ON HIS HEAD, HIS HAIR WAS UNUSUALLY THICK AND THICK, AND HIS CLOTHES WERE DELICATE AND SIMPLE, LIKE AN URBAN YUPPIE.

"KEN, IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE IN THE FUTURE, DON'T PUSH ALL THOSE TRANSACTIONAL THINGS TO ME, AND ONE DAY I WILL BE BROKEN BY THESE."

Ah Ken said in Mandarin that was not salty or light: "I'll give you a chance, Sandy, how handsome Xiao Dai is, and he clearly wants to pursue you." ”

Sandy is the English name he gave Xin Di on his own initiative, he is a relatively well-known designer in Hong Kong, a year ago he was hired by Suomei's boss Zeng Cheng with a lot of money, he didn't smile when he first came, the whole design room was frightened by his name and that serious face, but Xin Di's nerves were relatively thick, and he was not shaken by other people's pomp and circumstance at all, he was lame, she was even lame than him.

KEN ASKED ALL THE GIRLS IN THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT TO TAKE THEIR NAMES IN ENGLISH, CLAIMING THAT THEY WERE EASIER TO CALL THEM. In places where foreign companies are not as concentrated as Beijing and Shanghai, not everyone has always had a foreign name, but everyone responded enthusiastically, and even the girls from the finance department and the marketing department followed suit and called each other Susan, Mary and the like. Xin Di ignored it, he called her Sandy, she honestly and politely refused to agree, and called him "Mr. Wang Yaolun" without being embarrassed, which made him so annoyed, he felt that this girl who had begun to be in charge of the design of Suomei's main brand was difficult to get, probably because she wanted to engage in the personnel struggle that the legendary mainland company was famous for.

But after a few rounds, he found that Xin Di was not actually addicted to playing office politics, she had no interest in power, and she was a girl who couldn't be more direct. After reading Xin Di's design draft, he sighed and shook his head, and said directly: "Sandy, what I didn't say, you are very talented." ”

Xin Di also admits that this arrogant Hong Kong man is also talented, his design and market are very well combined, and he is highly sensitive to popular commercial elements, and the use of fabric materials is very skillful, which is worth learning from her.

The two sympathized with each other, and began to call each other by their English names, which was considered reconciliation. Both of them have the title of design director, but according to Zeng Cheng's arrangement, the division of labor is clear, and they check and balance each other, but they also cooperate well.

Xin Di looked at him suspiciously, "Ah KEN, you only stay here for a few days a year, and you actually know his name, and you know that he is going to pursue me, which is comparable to the paparazzi." ”

KEN LAUGHED, "THIS IS INTUITION, EATING THIS BOWL OF RICE WITHOUT GOOD INTUITION CAN BE DIRECTLY OUT." I read your new sketch, Sandy, you seem to have a naughty boy living inside, refusing to grow up, it's like a female version of Peter Pan. ”

This statement made Xin Di stunned. Of course, she remembered that many years ago, Lu Fei had described Xin Chen in a similar way, which impressed her deeply. KEN SEES THAT HER DESIGN IS OBVIOUSLY WITH A PROFESSIONAL EYE AND IS VERY ATTENTIVE. And Lu Fei, who was 18 years old at the time, has always had a serious personality, is cautious in words and deeds, and has not shown interest in any girls, if he hadn't carefully observed Xin Chen, how could he have come to this conclusion.

She can only admit that her mom is much more sensitive than she is in this regard.

Ken spread out her sketch and pointed out with gusto, "There's something I'm weird about, Sandy. People draw manuscripts, and the faces of the models are all omitted, so why do you take the trouble to draw very clearly every time, and it seems that the painting is the same girl. ”

Xin Di smiled: "It is against heaven and earth for men to be too delicate, Ah KEN, sooner or later I will have no secrets in front of you." This girl is my cousin, and I have loved drawing her since I was a child, and her face comes to mind when I draw manuscripts. ”

Of course, not only when she draws a manuscript, she thinks of Xin Chen, in fact, every work comes out, and when she sees the company's fitting model put it on, she can't help but imagine what effect the sixteen or seventeen-year-old Xin Chen should have when she wears it. Such associations sometimes have a very ironic effect, because the positioning of the main brand of Suomei, which she is responsible for designing, has become more and more mature in recent years, but the second-tier brand she is only responsible for reviewing is taking the youth route.

"This girl is so beautiful and vivid, when will you introduce you to me?"

"You've seen it, the last time we went to dinner together, I pointed it out to you, and it was my cousin and her boyfriend at the table next to me."

Two months ago, Xin Di took Ah Ken to eat local specialties, and when he met Xin Chen and Feng Yi'an eating together, they nodded to each other and said hello. Ah Ken is used to seeing beautiful women, and he didn't mean to be amazed when he saw Xin Chen, he only said that Xin Di let her cousin go out so simply and casually, and she was sorry for her designer's name.

Halfway through the meal, the two people at the table over there seemed to be arguing over something, Xin Di glanced at it, and saw that Feng Yi'an, who had always been polite, looked very excited, and the green tendons on his forehead were beating, although he tried his best to keep his voice down, he could also see the anger. Xin Chen remained calm and spoke softly. In the end, it was Feng Yi'an who got up and rushed away angrily, Xin Chen only smiled bitterly, watched him walk out of the restaurant thoughtfully, and then lowered his head and continued to drink soup.

Xin Di sat down, intending to comfort Xin Chen, but Xin Chen smiled, didn't care about his expression, and only said, "It's okay, it's just a quarrel, Di Zi go and accompany your friends." She beckoned to the waitress to settle the bill and shrugged her shoulders, "It's terrible for a man to be ungraceful." ”

Her demeanor was very good, but Xin Di felt really strange, and when she returned to her table, Ah Ken smiled and said, "Sandy, your cousin looks more mature than you. She could only acquiesce.

AFTER EATING WITH KEN, XIN DI WAS A LITTLE UNEASY, AND WENT TO XIN CHEN'S HOUSE, XIN CHEN SAT IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER AS USUAL AND REPAIRED THE PHOTOS, LOOKING LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.

Xin Di asked Xin Chen, "Why did he quarrel with you?" ”

Xin Chen frowned in confusion and recalled, not knowing the point, "He has been like this a lot lately, it's all trivial, and he turns his face when he talks about it." I ignored him, and he spoke eloquently; When I ignored him, he accused me of being indifferent. ”

Xin Di found out that she had asked the wrong question, in fact, what she really wanted to know was why Xin Chen tolerated him so much. In her opinion, Feng Yi'an does not have a charm worthy of Xin Chen's tolerance, and Xin Chen has never been a girl who is willing to tolerate it, "It's not normal to be like this often, are you just up to him?" ”

"In two days, he came to the door to apologize, and it was to send flowers and review, and I will forget it."

"Hey, you're not going to take this for fun, are you? This man is very immature, he is expensive this year, and he still plays this set. ”

"I've been annoyed for a long time, if I wasn't afraid that my uncle would say it, I would have broken up with him directly."

Xin Di almost vomited blood, "I can't see that you are so afraid of my dad, and my dad doesn't have to ask you to fall in love and marry a naïve man." ”

"He's not naïve, but ......" Xin Chen thought for a moment and gave up, "Forget it, God knows what is going on with men's emotional cycles?" ”

After a few days, Xin Chen broke up with Feng Yi'an, although it was Feng Yi'an who proposed to break up, but Xin Di breathed a sigh of relief for her, she really felt that their relationship always revealed a bit of weirdness that made her indescribable.

KEN LOOKED DOWN AT THE DESIGN AGAIN, AND THEN CONCLUDED: "THEY JUST HAVE SIMILAR FACES, YOUR COUSIN WHO SAW YOU THAT DAY IS SO CALM THAT PEOPLE ARE SCARED, SHE IS THE KIND THAT CAN MAKE A MAN COLLAPSE, I SYMPATHIZE WITH HER BOYFRIEND." ”

"She's grown up, and I'll always paint what she looked like when she was 15."

"Then I'm really right, you're helping her resist growing up in your heart."

"Can you resist it? The torrent of time swept everything. Xin Di thought, these days are really strange, it seems that everyone is discussing this issue.

"Some people are blessed, like Vivienne Westwood, who is 60 years old and can still turn sideways on the stage, don't tell me you don't like her."

Xin Di nodded, she did like the punk godmother, although her own designs were not punk-like, "Like her, you have to have a firm belief, decades of uncompromising day-in-progress, I can't do it, and now more than ever, I realize that I am unconsciously compromising and changing." ”

"Too fast to live, too young to die, Vivienne Westwood's early store name. Life is short, and the past is hard. Change doesn't always make people frustrating, just like your cousin, even if she has grown into an indifferent city girl now, at least in your heart, she will always combine the characteristics of a girl and a naughty child, and will always inspire you, how good. ”

"KEN, IT'S A WASTE OF YOUR TALENT TO BE A DESIGN DIRECTOR, YOU SHOULD GO TO A PART-TIME PSYCHOANALYSIS JOB AS A SPIRITUAL MENTOR." Xin Di didn't care about other people's analysis of her little hobby, and admitted that he was reasonable.

"You don't have mercy on denying my design, and I'll feel guilty if I want to deny your unique design, but ......"

"Pull it down, don't tell me your reasons, I'm more familiar with them than you are: we have to think about the audience, we have to be close to the market, we have to keep the style consistent, right? These designs are my personal inspiration, not to be denied to you, and the part that is used to discuss the final draft will be much more conservative. ”

"Smart girl." KEN SMILED AND EXCLAIMED, "I REALLY WISH ZENG COULD ALWAYS GIVE YOU MORE ROOM TO PLAY." ”

Xin Di tilted his head to look at the blueprint, "He won't, will he still repeat his famous words to you with me?" Fashion is just a conspiracy of professionals to fool consumers, and I guess no kind of design can impress him. ”

He is right, and only with such a mentality can he not be moved by the dazzling trend and lose the established business strategy. But I still feel that it is a pity that such a beautiful design can only stay on paper. ”

Xin Di smiled silently, she had a lot of ideas about her future and design, and she didn't plan to discuss it with her colleagues.

Ken grabbed his bag and prepared to get off work, "Let's go in love, Sandy, design is not everything in life, Xiao Dai is quite eye-catching." ”

Xin Di smiled, "The summer is not over, you have a spring heart, don't pull me." ”