Chapter 41: Horizontal Gaps
In September, the new school year began again, and the girls of "Zui Yan Xuan" finally became seniors!
Looking back on the past, they can't help but feel a lot of emotion: their youth has passed three years in countless laughter. You want her to be colorful, and she will sway under your swaying; If you want her to be affectionate, she will fly freely in your enthusiasm; You want to savor your youth, but she won't slow down, even if she carries too many of your dreams and desires.
As soon as her senior year began, Shen Linxi went to a law firm and started her internship life. Her law firm is a large law firm, and the director of the law firm is the lawyer Yue Bin.
During the first two weeks of her internship at the law firm, Shen Linxi was very busy because she had to adapt to many new situations. During this time, Shang Yuchen called Shen Linxi many times to meet her, but Shen Linxi was too busy to see him. Shang Yuchen helplessly asked her what she was busy with, and she said that she was interning in a law firm.
Shang Yuchen was silent on his phone for a while, and then said that if he didn't see Shen Linxi again this Friday, he would go directly to her dormitory and take her out. Shen Linxi hurriedly agreed, because she didn't know if Shang Yuchen would really do that once he didn't care about it.
On Friday afternoon, Shang Yuchen drove to the law firm to pick up Shen Linxi. When Shen Linxi walked out of the building with a male colleague from the law firm, she was still listening with great interest to the colleague chatting about an interesting case.
"Linxi!" Someone was calling her. Shen Linxi looked up and saw Shang Yuchen standing next to a black sedan not far away. So, Shen Linxi said goodbye to her colleagues, and then walked towards Shang Yuchen.
Shang Yuchen didn't speak, he walked to the passenger seat, opened the car door for Shen Linxi, and let her sit in. Then, he himself bypassed the car and got into the car as well.
Along the way, Shang Yuchen didn't say a word. Shen Linxi saw that his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and there was no smile on his face, and she felt very puzzled. What happened to Shang Yuchen? Was he angry? Could it be that she did something wrong?
While Shen Linxi was puzzled, she couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved in her heart, since they released their previous suspicions, Shang Yuchen had never treated her with such an expression.
This condensation atmosphere made Shen Linxi feel very depressed, she secretly took a deep breath, and then said in a cold tone: "Stop, I want to go down." ”
Shang Yuchen stretched out his right hand to shake her hand. Shen Linxi avoided his hand and said expressionlessly, "Go to the nearby subway entrance and put me down." ”
Shang Yuchen sighed lightly, put his right hand on the steering wheel, and drove straight forward. He drove for about ten minutes before he came to the door of a restaurant.
He pulled the car over, unbuckled his seatbelt, and whispered, "Let's go to dinner first!" ”
Shen Linxi looked straight ahead and said indifferently, "I want to go back to school." With that, she unbuckled her seatbelt and raised her hand to open the door.
As soon as Shang Yuchen stretched out his hand, he grabbed Shen Linxi tightly: "Linxi, how long have we not met?" ”
Shen Linxi was stunned for a moment, but did not answer.
Shang Yuchen looked at her deeply and said, "I haven't seen each other for two weeks, don't you want me?" No phone calls, no text messages, if I hadn't called you, wouldn't you have contacted me?
Shen Linxi pursed her lips slightly. Although Shang Yuchen's tone was a little accusatory, she was not a very unreasonable person, because she understood that she was too busy to send a message of greeting to Shang Yuchen, and it was indeed her negligence.
So, she lowered her voice and said: "I've been very busy recently, and as soon as I entered the law firm for internship, the director of our law firm asked me to follow and learn about a company's listing project. I don't know anything, so I have to look up a lot of information, so I don't have time to ......."
Shang Yuchen gently brushed her cheek with his fingers and whispered, "Are you so busy that you don't even have time to send a text message?" You said you were busy and didn't have time to see me, so I had to endure not looking for you. We are so close, but I can only look at the photos every day and miss you. ”
Shen Linxi defended: "I'm really too busy, I have to go to class, intern, and prepare for the graduate school entrance examination, and besides, I don't have the ability to do as much as you, and I can arrange everything in an orderly manner." ”
Shang Yuchen shook his head and continued: "When you came out of the law firm just now, didn't you want to see me in a hurry? You don't seem to have forgotten that I'm waiting for you outside, but you're still chatting so much with that guy. I don't think you care about me at all. ”
When he said the last sentence, there was a hint of amazement in Shang Yuchen's tone, and Yi Min was stunned for a moment, she seemed to hear from Shang Yuchen's tone that he was jealous.
Shen Linxi wanted to say "I'm sorry", but she was still a little dissatisfied with Shang Yuchen's coldness just now, so she frowned and said unhappily: "That colleague is talking about it, I can't just run away!" Besides, can you just throw a tantrum at me? ”
Shang Yuchen looked at her awkward little expression, as if she was an angry little girl, so he reached out helplessly and pulled her into his arms: "Linxi, do I dare to lose my temper with you?" I'm just not happy, can you understand how I feel? ”
Shen Linxi didn't want to be unkind and unreasonable, but she just couldn't bear the grievances Shang Yuchen gave her, so she still complained awkwardly: "Then you just don't come to pick me up, I don't have to work so hard to save me from being angry with you again." ”
Listening to Shen Linxi's aggrieved and coquettish tone, Shang Yuchen lowered his head and kissed Yi Min's forehead, and said with a smile: "Okay, I was wrong, don't be angry, huh?" Shen Linxi reluctantly nodded in agreement.
In the evening, Shang Yuchen insisted that Shen Linxi go home with him. When the two sat side by side on the bed, Shen Linxi glanced at him complainingly and said, "It's all because of you, I have lied many times, and I won't come here next time!" ”
Because every time Shen Linxi came to him, she had to lie to the people in the dormitory, saying that she was going to her fellow countrymen. Alas, I don't know, how long will she be able to spend their trust in herself? Shen Linxi thought helplessly and self-deprecatingly.
Shang Yuchen reached out and hugged her, let her head rest on his shoulder, and then he said: "I am now applying for a cooperation program between our school and a university in the United States, and there should be no problem, so it is estimated that after New Year's Day, I will go to the United States for half a year." In that case, we won't see each other for half a year, so I can't wait to see you every day now, to be able to hold you every day. ”
When Shang Yuchen talked about going to the United States to participate in a cooperation project, he seemed very casual, but Shen Linxi was a little surprised when he heard it. Things that many people can't think of seem to be normal in front of him.
Shen Linxi was about to ask about the project, when Shang Yuchen suddenly asked, "By the way, Linxi, when are you going to introduce me to the people in your dormitory in the name of your boyfriend?" When Shen Linxi heard him ask, she couldn't help but be stunned.
For a long time, everyone thought that she would walk with Yin Yichen, including her former self, but time made her realize the gap between them, and the relationship was still there, but its carrier was gone.
I used to think that what I had to have in my life was true love, but it wasn't until later that Shen Linxi really understood that a love needs fate.
Shang Yuchen saw that she was not moving, so he turned his head sideways, looking at her clear and watery eyes that were not moving, and he didn't know what she was thinking.
Shang Yuchen said again: "Linxi, you set a time to ask the people from your dormitory to come out, and everyone will have a meal together." I've met them before, so we'll be familiar with them from now on. ”
Actually, Shen Linxi really didn't think about it, and now she will introduce Shang Yuchen as a boyfriend to the people in the dormitory. Because, in her heart, she has always had this obsession, that is, if one day, she introduces a man as a boyfriend to relatives and friends, then this person must be the one who will walk hand in hand with her into the marriage hall.
However, can the love between himself and Shang Yuchen last long? Shen Linxi is not completely sure about this. After all, without the baptism of time and the tempering of life, love may just be a dessert that makes people linger, but it lacks a long aftertaste and a thickness that can be saved.
Therefore, now that Shang Yuchen proposed that he wanted to invite the people in her dormitory to dinner, Shen Linxi was suddenly in trouble. She always felt that it was not yet the right time to determine the relationship between Shang Yuchen and her in this way.
So, Shen Linxi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's talk about it when we have a chance in the future!" Now everyone is very busy, just like next summer, every day when the dormitory is closed, you can only see her. ”
Shang Yuchen thought about it for a while, and then reluctantly nodded and said, "Okay." By the way, Linxi, I have one more thing I want to ask you. ”
Shen Linxi felt that his tone had become serious, and she couldn't help but look at him. And Shang Yuchen also turned his head sideways and looked at Shen Linxi deeply, his eyes were a little meaningless. She nodded to him and motioned for him to continue.
Shang Yuchen spoke at this time, his expression was very serious: "Linxi, what career do you want to engage in in the future, do you have any plans now?" ”
Shen Linxi glanced at Shang Yuchen strangely, and then said naturally: "Of course I am a lawyer, although I used to major in finance, but after graduation, I still choose a lawyer after thinking about it, because I feel a sense of accomplishment." ”
When he heard the word "lawyer", Shang Yuchen's face suddenly passed a gloomy look, he closed his eyes, leaned his head on the bed, and his brows were already wrinkled unconsciously.
Shen Linxi was quite confused by his strange expression, she didn't understand, why did the career she was going to engage in in the future make him have such an unusual reaction?
Shen Linxi gently put her hand on Shang Yuchen's arm, and asked cautiously, "Shang Yuchen, I want to be a lawyer, is there any problem?" He didn't answer, and for a moment the two fell silent.
Shen Linxi felt that the room was so quiet that she could hear her heartbeat, she couldn't help lowering her eyes, and rubbed her hands gently. She couldn't even breathe lightly, which made her feel unusually uncomfortable.
After a long while, Shang Yuchen finally said: "Linxi, the profession of a lawyer is too hard, maybe other professions may be better for you, such as going to the university to be a teacher, or going to be the company's legal counsel, which are very good." Shang Yuchen's tone seemed to be a little difficult, but it was very serious, and there was a hint of expectation in his eyes.
After listening to his suggestion, Shen Linxi shook his head very dryly and said, "Being a lawyer is my ideal, and I will not change this." It's hard, there will definitely be it, but I also hope that one day I can find out what happened to my father back then. ”
Shang Yuchen was silent for a moment and continued: "The profession of a lawyer has to face all kinds of clients, and you are so good, you will definitely be harassed and tempted a lot. ”
Shen Linxi heard the meaning of his words, and she said firmly: "I do my job well, and I just ignore things that have nothing to do with work." ”