Xingchen and Kiyoko used all their minds to prepare for this competition, especially Kiyoko's diligence and seriousness surprised Xingchen very much, and the days when the two of them went hand in hand seemed to return to campus life. Every day at work, home, and in the library, the simple life of three points and one line has never been fulfilled and happy.

And Enron, like their senior brother, gave them some advice in his spare time. Xingchen and Kiyoko felt a little hungry when they came out of the library tonight, and Kiyoko proposed to go eat something before going home, and Xingchen, who hadn't eaten a roadside stall for a long time, was very interested.

Beer, skewers, and open-air stars are all so relaxed and comfortable, and in the blink of an eye, it is winter days again, although it is a little cold, but it still can't stop their fiery hearts.

"Do you have any plans for this year's New Year?" Kiyoko asked.

"It's still far from the Chinese New Year, let's see it then!"

Since the death of her grandmother, the New Year has been a depressing day for Xingchen, and Kiyoko has also offered to accompany her for the New Year many times, but she has refused. Now, after all these years, this soft place seems to be slowly becoming harder.

I don't know when Xingchen began to be less repulsive to beer, and even liked the taste a little. I don't know when Kiyoko has become different from her, but she likes to drink red wine, and even grilled skewers with red wine can be eaten so leisurely.

"I forgot when you started drinking such elegant things?" Xingchen watched Kiyoko hold the transparent glass filled with red liquid and shake it gently, and then took a sip, and through the soft yellow light, the whole person exuded a charming charm.

"It's like you don't know when you're going to like to drink beer!"

Kiyoko really understood her, and she knew what she was thinking at the moment with a single sentence and tone.

Xingchen smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth, and when she raised her wine glass and touched Qingzi's wine glass to her mouth, she stopped unconsciously: "Mr. Long? Sister Fang? ”

Kiyoko followed the eyes of the stars and saw a couple of cuddling men and women coming out of the bar, obviously a little drunk, and then hurriedly got into a taxi and left quickly.

"What's wrong?" Kiyoko asked.

"I saw a former colleague, it's not early, let's go back!" Xingchen suddenly lost his mood.

The picture of He Fangfang and this dragon always lingering in Xingchen's mind, she really can't imagine what kind of picture a greasy middle-aged man and a young and beautiful girl are together, is she too narrow-minded or is society too tolerant?

After returning home, Xingchen immediately knocked on Enron's door.

"I suddenly have some questions to ask An Ran, you take a shower first, I'll go back later." Xingchen was obviously impulsive and ignored that it was not too early, and she insisted on showing up at another man's house.

"Okay, you come back early." Obviously, Kiyoko didn't understand.

An Ran opened the door quickly, and he was also a little worried when he saw Xingchen's anxious look.

"I saw Mr. Long with another woman tonight, isn't he married? How could he be with another woman? Xingchen sat down on the couch as soon as he entered.

"Xingchen, what's wrong with you? Who is Mr. Long with, that's his freedom! Enron was still inexplicable.

"In this way, he will hurt an innocent girl, Mr. Long's wife will definitely not let her go."

"Who is that person? Do you know? Seeing that Xingchen was silent, An Ran guessed the reason why she was looking for him tonight, it seems that this person who may be hurt is an important person for her, so An Ran chose to confess.

This so-called Mr. Long's happy family is just an "illusion", and the relationship between him and his wife is just a "divorce certificate", so the lives of the two people are basically unconnected, and the happiness of both parties is not disturbed by each other's current mode of getting along.

An Ran recalled the explanation when Mrs. did not appear at such an important birthday banquet as Mr. Long, and now she finally understands, this is the way of life of the rich, no matter how elegant the environment is, it is inseparable from the shackles of the world, it turns out that not only "poor couples mourn", but also rich couples are not happy.

"Is there a lot of women around Mr. Long?" Xingchen continued to ask.

"I don't know much about that...... Did you see Mr. Long tonight or something? Actually, Mr. Long is still a very good person......"

"I'm going back, you can rest early!" Xingchen interrupted Enron as if he remembered something, and then got up to leave.

After returning home, Xingchen immediately called He Fangfang, but the other party kept on the phone, and she knew that He Fangfang was deliberately avoiding her while still on the phone a few times.

"What's wrong with you tonight, just because it's normal to see your colleague with a man?" Kiyoko couldn't bear the fact that Xingchen kept pacing back and forth in the room.

"But that man has a wife!"

"It's not normal for men to have a little three or four outside now, you, don't worry about it, hurry up and wash and sleep!"

Xingchen tried to understand what He Fangfang did tonight, but even if it was for the sake of performance, the price was too great, and in her eyes, He Fangfang had never been such a person, and she didn't need to be like this!

Suddenly, He Fangfang's impression in Xingchen's heart was greatly reduced, this woman she once envied was also a little disdainful, maybe she didn't know He Fangfang at all, what she envied was just an appearance of her, and the real heart may be chilling.

At noon, Qingzi asked a customer to have dinner in a restaurant near the company, and when she was waiting for a customer in the restaurant, she met An Ran and a woman with exquisite makeup and noble makeup, talking and laughing together, very close. In her impression, she has never seen this woman in either the company or at home, and on the surface, she has an unusual relationship with this woman. And she was sitting at the third table diagonally opposite An Ran, he still didn't notice her, and Kiyoko didn't go over to say hello, just watched silently.

Qingzi has always had doubts about this, until he chatted with Ou Muyang by chance, he learned that An Ran was adopted by Mr. Long, Mr. Long's previous wife and current wife both gave birth to a daughter, and Mr. Long is a traditional patriarchal man who regarded An Ran as his "godson" by chance, and An Ran's biological parents died unexpectedly two years ago.

Kiyoko now finally understands that Enron has never mentioned his parents until now, and even "godfather and godmother" have never come to see him.

Qingzi, who knows the truth of the matter, has more tenderness or a woman's natural compassion for Enron, and she feels that Enron deserves more love to be fair.

Since Xingchen saw that Mr. Long and He Fangfang were together, she had a knot in her heart, and she decided to go to He Fangfang to chat with her when she had time this weekend. Although with her current qualifications, maybe she can't say anything to He Fangfang at all, and they are just ordinary friends, and neither of them has the right to control whose life and choose who to be with. But no matter what, as a friend, she should remind her to explain her worries!

Seeing He Fangfang again, the whole person was radiant, but Xingchen was a little haggard and tired recently because of staying up late.

"Ryan is under a lot of pressure, you've lost a lot of weight." He Fangfang said: "Why don't I tell Huang Jinzhong to let you come back." ”

Although Xingchen knew that He Fangfang was an indispensable person in the eyes of Huang Jinzhong, she didn't expect that she could even let her return to the original company with a word, it seems that He Fangfang's ability should not be underestimated, and suddenly she felt that her arrival this time was too self-sufficient.

"How have you been working lately? Did it go well? The lines that Xingchen had prepared in her heart earlier were now almost forgotten, and she didn't know what she was nervous about, as if she was ashamed that she had done something wrong.

"Okay, there are a few big customers talking."

"Well, that's good."

"Actually, after you left, Huang Jinzhong mentioned the past, but after all, Ryan is much better than Huang Jinzhong's company, so he can't let go of that face to let you come back, and that email I later learned that it was sent by your ex-boyfriend's ex-wife, she is my friend, I apologize to you......"

"Sister Fang, I have already put down the email incident, even if it is a blessing in disguise, otherwise I wouldn't have a chance to be in Ryan today." Xingchen hesitated in his heart for a moment and then said it: "Are you in love?" I saw you and ...... once"

"Mr. Long, right? I've been getting close to him lately, and he's introduced me to several of my clients. ”

"Then you ...... him," Xingchen became a little difficult to say.

"It's good, take what you need."

"But he has a wife......"

"Xingchen, I see what you mean. You must not have thought that I once looked down on those women who relied on small looks and clever women to live a good life with men's money, why should women live in the eyes of men is not comfortable at all, but when you are obviously working hard and not as good as a beautiful skin, she will instantly understand that there is no fairness in this world at all, even if a woman looks good, even if she works hard, she still regards it as what it is, relying on hue to succeed in the position, this is like a conclusion No matter how you explain it, it is useless. Even if I tell you today that I am innocent, that I have tried, will you believe it? ”

Xingchen was shocked by He Fangfang's words, she never thought that women would be troubled because of their beautiful skin, and she had never recognized He Fangfang as clearly as she did today, as if all the "unfairness" in life had a reasonable explanation.

"Sister Fang, of course I believe you, I just don't think it's worth it."

If you always judge something by "worthiness", you will never be able to take that step, because all "worthwhile" things are proved by whether they are worth it or not, you don't have to worry about me, I will be self-aware. ”

Xingchen looked at He Fangfang, a relieved smile appeared on her face, and the corners of her mouth rose, it turned out that her worries were superfluous, He Fangfang knew more than her in terms of being a person and doing things, and she was not just "taught a lesson" but felt good.

Behind all success is hard-won, especially a beautiful and intelligent woman.