Chapter 15: Running for the Dream
The day Nie Congcong left was June 9th, and the weather in Xi'an was very hot. Early in the morning, the sun hung hot in the sky and turned on the barbecue mode.
When they left, Nie Congcong had not gotten up yet, and the two took turns to Nie Congcong's bedside to tell her, pay attention to safety on the road, don't talk to strangers, don't eat strangers' things, don't drink strangers' water, and call to report safety when they arrive...... Maybe because she really wanted to part, her sister, who had never spoken much, became a little verbose this morning, Nie Congcong felt a little sad in her heart, but she pretended not to care, pulled up the towel and wrapped her head, and said with a grin, you two go quickly, let me sleep a little longer, can I lose a person as big as me? My sister glared at her hatefully, and said viciously, you conscienceless dog, you are really kind and not rewarded. Hearing the footsteps of my sister going out, and listening to my sister and mother going out one after another, the moment the door slammed shut, Nie Congcong cried.
She really, never became, a brave person. I'm afraid of a car, I'm afraid of walking alone at night, and I'm even more afraid of sleeping alone...... She grew up so big, except for going to Changsha and Wuhan on a business trip, she has never been far away, let alone starting to live and work again in a strange place, like a seed, scattered in a strange place, breaking the ground and growing strongly, it is a difficult thing, and at that moment, she suddenly understood her father's worries.
After crying for a while, Nie Congcong got up to wash her face, took ice cubes from the refrigerator and compressed her eyes, and after seeing that her eyes were not swollen, she began to sit in front of the dresser and wear hidden shapes, apply foundation, draw eyebrows, draw eyeliner, and wear lipstick...... After this series of things were done, she was no longer so sad in her heart. Because I have to go out, consider pulling up my hair and tying my head with a ball. I don't know what's going on, the sandalwood comb that I was holding in my hand fell to the ground, and there was a crisp sound, Nie Congcong instinctively prepared to pick it up and continue to use it, but when she found that the comb had broken in half, she sighed in her heart, and there was an ominous feeling. Looking at the broken comb on the ground, Nie Congcong was stunned for a moment, she didn't consciously check how the comb broke, but she took another handful out of the drawer and combed her hair. Then, she squatted down and put the comb that had been broken in half on the butt, and found that even if she used all-purpose glue to stick it, there would be an obvious gap, she shook her head, sighed, picked it up and threw it in the trash.
Before going out, Nie Congcong looked in the mirror again and again, it was still the same small round face, the nose was not long, the nose bridge was not high, a little like a cat's nose, the eyes were still dark and bright, without any impurities, and it looked familiar and unfamiliar.
The shoulder-length short hair is more refreshing, and the large platinum earrings make her makeup look exquisite, as if she has no makeup. The white suspender belt is very harmonious with a light blue solid color short-sleeved T-shirt and wide-legged pants with vertical stripes on the lower body, and the 10 cm high gold high heels make her 157cm tall a lot higher out of thin air, and the whole person looks elegant and professional, so Nie Congcong makes Nie Congcong himself satisfied. The only thing that dissatisfied her was that her skin, which was not white enough, was a little darker than before after two months of tanning. I didn't have a good rest last night, and my face was slightly haggard.
She tried to adjust her expression in the mirror, smiled at herself, and said in her heart, Nie Congcong, you have to come on, now you have no way out. No matter how scared you are, you have to move forward. Besides, if you try it, you won't die. She took a deep breath, reached out and slapped her face twice for a while, letting her cheeks feel the warmth of her palms and transmit to every cell in her body.
Nie Congcong looked at his watch, there were still two and a half hours before the departure. She decided to go out, a one-person trip, try to hurry up early and not late, in case of traffic jams along the way, crying without tears.
Nie Congcong saluted very little, only a small bag and a large plastic bag containing five dresses and a change of underwear, not feeling like going to another city for work, but a trip to go. She carried her things, walked around each room, picked up Fendi's big sunglasses on the dresser and put them on and went out.
She walked to the auspicious road at the gate of the courtyard, waited and waited, but did not see a taxi coming. Although it was already 9:40 a.m., past the rush hour, the traffic on the road was still slow, and almost every car was moving like an ox cart. She walked to the bus stop opposite, and she knew that as long as she was not afraid of crowds, bus No. 14 could take her to the train station in one stop, without reversing in the middle.
Ten minutes later, the No. 14 bus came, she squeezed up, and as soon as she moved to the middle, a young man who looked like a young student stood up, beautiful sister, your face is not very good, you sit here! Nie Congcong was happy in his heart, and he was a little proud. But after all, he was not embarrassed to sit in that seat, and gave it to an aunt in her sixties next to her.
Until getting on the train, Nie Congcong's mood was very normal, and after walking this way, she not only got rid of her nervousness and uneasiness, but also began to plan her new job and new life in her heart, and even a little joy, a little excitement, Nie Congcong felt that he was the real self at this time, as his father said, fearless and reckless, besides, there are no consequences to bear now.
The only thing to solve is to give her boyfriend an explanation, and she hasn't told him about it until she leaves. I'll see him next time. Anyway, it's like this now, the boyfriend is willing, the two of them will continue, if they don't want to, then everyone will be separated, and no one will delay anyone. For Nie Congcong now, no one can stop her from moving forward. Just like Xu Wei sang in the blue lotus - nothing can stop you, your yearning for freedom, your imaginative career, your heart has no worries, through the dark years, you have also felt hesitant, when you bow your head, only to find that the road under your feet, the free world in your heart, so clear and lofty, blooming and never withering, blue lotus......
During the four-hour drive, Nie Congcong slept for an hour and a half, chatted with the boy opposite for an hour and a half, and answered six phone calls by himself, and the whole trip was not lonely at all.
Before arriving at the station, President Zhao arranged for Xu Zheng, the driver who picked her up, had already arrived at the station, and told Nie Congcong that he was waiting for her at the exit of the station, he was wearing a black T-shirt with her name on the pick-up sign, and she could see him as soon as she went out. By this time, Nie Congcong had completely let go of her heart, she felt that her choice was not wrong, and the place of her dreams was a foreign country.
When I arrived at the station, Nie Congcong couldn't wait to come out, and saw Xu Zheng at a glance, she walked over to greet Xu Zheng, Xu Zheng took the plastic bag in her hand very enthusiastically, Editor-in-Chief Nie, are you coming to have a look, or? Nie Congcong hurriedly said, I have already seen it last time, and I have already communicated with President Zhao. This time I came to prepare for the official post. Xu Zheng was very happy, that's great, seeing that you have taken so few things, I thought you were just coming to take a look, and it hasn't been officially decided yet. Now that the agreement between our magazine and the investor has been signed, we are waiting for you to officially launch it. There is no fashion magazine in our magazine, and the black and white magazines on the market are almost the same, only the fashion publication is particularly good. Nie Congcong said, I have also confirmed this situation from several publishers, and this year is really the spring of the magazine. We're just in time for that...... Xu Zheng sent Nie Congcong to the hotel and accompanied her to dinner before leaving.
After returning to the hotel, taking a shower, and lying on the big bed, Nie Congcong called his mother and sister to report that he was safe. Although he was in a strange city and slept in an ordinary hotel, Nie Congcong still felt very relieved, and dreamed until dawn. As everyone knows, the mud of life in the future began from this day......
There has never been an unpredictable prophet in this world, and there is no medicine called regret medicine, if Nie Congcong knew that it was the result from the beginning, would she still come without hesitation, or can she sleep so peacefully and so solidly on this night......