Chapter 2: Kiss marks
Lin Shuang got out of the taxi and went straight to Ouyang Lie's company. The clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and the heavy rain subsided considerably.
Ouyang Lie's company headquarters is far away from the city and surrounded by mountains and rivers. Lin Shuang looked around at the surrounding mountains and rivers, and suddenly felt refreshed. She straightened her collar and walked out into a manor-like courtyard.
Lin Shuang explained her identity and intention to the doorman, and the doorman immediately invited her in with a smile, saying that President Ouyang had already told her in advance. Lin Shuang was led into a skyscraper by the staff, pressed the number button on the 18th floor, and the elevator rose steadily. When Lin Shuang walked out of the elevator on the 18th floor, he suddenly felt dizzy. The aisle in front of you is magnificent, the decoration is elegant, and even the crystal clear chandeliers also show the wealth and atmosphere.
Lin Shuang worriedly walked through the corridors like palaces and came to a solemn door. The entourage stepped forward and opened the door for Lin Shuang. Lin Shuang was stunned by the vast and heroic space in front of her, she stood at the door, and she couldn't even see the front. At the end of the room, there is a row of floor-to-ceiling windows, and everything in front of the windows cannot be seen.
In the distance, Lin Shuang saw a tall and majestic figure walking towards him. That person should be Ouyang Lie, but he couldn't see his face clearly. Lin Shuang held her breath and walked forward in a bit of a panic. Fortunately, Lin Shuang was wearing a pair of flat shoes today, otherwise if she was wearing high heels, she might really fall.
Finally, two opposite figures met. Ouyang Lie stared at Lin Shuang with a deep face, grinned the corners of his mouth rarely, and greeted Lin Shuang politely.
Ouyang Lie's office was as warm as spring, and he couldn't feel the slightest chill of winter. Beads of sweat oozed from the tip of Lin Shuang's nose, and the broken hair on her forehead pressed against her face.
"Editor Lin, it's not cold in my house, you can take off your coat. You have a cup of coffee first, and we'll talk. Ouyang Lie's voice was soft, but full of strength, presumably because he was used to giving orders in everything on weekdays.
Lin Shuang smiled awkwardly, walked to the chair placed opposite Ouyang Lie's desk, and took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair. Then, at last, I breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. Lin Shuang wore a casual white sportswear this morning, casually wrapped in a navy blue camouflage army coat and went out. This coat is waterproof, windproof, and dirt-resistant, and the fabric is thick, and it is the coat that Lin Shuang wears most often this winter. Lin Shuang's feet are wearing a pair of black flat-soled high-top sneakers. No matter how you look at it, Lin Shuang's dress looks like a middle school student's dress.
Ouyang Lie pressed a simple number on the landline in front of him and ordered, "Two cups of coffee and another dessert." ”
After a while, a woman walked up to her desk with a rectangular tray.
"Just put it on my desk, in front of this lady's eyes, she can use it conveniently." Ouyang Lie said nonchalantly.
Lin Shuang hurriedly got up and thanked the staff. Everyone came out to work, and the situation of people who were soft-spoken was similar. Therefore, Lin Shuang is particularly considerate of the people who work next to the boss. When Lin Shuang looked at the staff member, he was stunned. The other party also looked at Lin Shuang in disbelief, and then deliberately pretended to be disdainful, properly hiding the envy and jealousy in his eyes before.
"Xiaoli, it turns out that you work here. I thought, you work on the 14th floor of our company? Lin Shuang said with a smile of surprise.
Xiaoli smiled at Lin Shuang, but she didn't say a word, and she didn't have the joy that Lin Shuang showed.
"You all know each other, so I don't need to introduce you. Xiaoli, you find out the relevant entrepreneurial information of our company, and Editor Lin will read it later. Ouyang Lie commanded at Xiaoli.
"Okay. Do I keep my materials in a small conference room? It happened to be empty this morning. Xiaoli cautiously asked Ouyang Lie.
"You better put the materials in the back of my office, so that if Editor Lin has any questions, he can communicate with me at any time." Ouyang Lie said casually.
Xiaoli stood a little dumbfounded for a moment, as if she couldn't believe her ears. But after a moment, she reacted wittily and said yes with a smile.
When Lin Shuang turned around to send Xiaoli out, Xiaoli smiled stiffly and coldly stopped Lin Shuang, who looked stupid. Lin Shuang stood in place, a little embarrassed, and didn't understand why Xiaoli was still so cold and arrogant?
"Editor Lin, do you know Xiaoli? She was my secretary. Ouyang Lie asked with a little curiosity.
"Well, Xiaoli and I grew up together. I ran into her in the company's elevator the other day, and I didn't expect her to work in your company. I'm in the city, and I don't have any acquaintances except Xiaoli. Lin Shuang picked up the steaming coffee and brought it to his lips to drink it.
Ouyang Lie stood up from the boss's chair and walked to Lin Shuang's side. He picked up the dessert, approached Lin Shuang's eyes, and asked, "You must not have eaten breakfast yet, right?" Eat it quickly. Although his words were warm, his eyes were still full of coldness.
Lin Shuang was flattered and took the dessert and ate it in a big gulp. Chocolate mousse cake happens to be Lin Shuang's favorite taste.
Ouyang Lie didn't leave immediately, but looked at Lin Shuang with interest. His gaze slowly moved from Lin Shuang's fair and clean face to Lin Shuang's slender neck, where he paused for a long time, and his eyes gradually darkened.
Lin Shuang noticed Ouyang Lie's gaze, looked at Ouyang Lie's handsome face at a loss, and couldn't think of anything to look at on his neck?
Ouyang Lie's gaze finally retracted, and he then asked a question that made Lin Shuang even more strange: "Editor Lin, you go to work without breakfast in winter, won't your boyfriend feel distressed?" ”
Lin Shuang's eyes widened, stared directly at Ouyang Lie's resolute and bright eyes, and said embarrassedly: "I'm single and don't have a boyfriend." ”
Ouyang Lie's brows furrowed instantly, his eyes stared at Lin Shuang deeply for a while, and he smiled implicitly.
After Lin Shuang finished eating and drinking, he listened to Ouyang Lie's general introduction of the difficult process of the family's initial business, and went to the back of his office to start selecting relevant materials. Near noon, Lin Shuang collected all the information and got up to say goodbye.
Ouyang Lie insisted that she finish lunch before leaving, saying that she could talk about the company again. Lin Shuang couldn't refuse, so she had to walk into the elevator with Ouyang Lie and go to lunch.
"You're in a hurry to go back today, so let's have a light meal in our company's restaurant. The restaurant, which is on the ground floor, won't delay you too long. Editor Lin, are you in a hurry to go back to see your boyfriend? Ouyang Lie was in the elevator, looking directly at Lin Shuang coldly.
"President Ouyang, I really don't have a boyfriend. I was in a hurry to go back in order to finish the manuscript as soon as possible, otherwise our director would curse. Lin Shuang's delicate face turned red, and even her fair and small ears turned red.
Ouyang Lie took a step forward towards Lin Shuang, who retreated to the wall in embarrassment, looking at Ouyang Lie in a panic.
"Lin Shuang, since you don't have a boyfriend, then be my Ouyang Lie's girlfriend, right? I'm serious, I'm chasing a girl for the first time, I hope you can accept me. Ouyang Lie's cold eyes were full of sincerity, but such ambiguous love words came out of his mouth, as if he was issuing an order.
Lin Shuang's heart resisted without hesitation. How dare Cinderella, who is so ordinary, do this daydream? These rich sons and daughters are nothing more than playing with girls' feelings, and as soon as the initial freshness passes, they will wave their sleeves and turn around and leave.
Lin Shuang paused and replied to Ouyang Lie seriously: "Ouyang Lie, you are very good. However, I am just an ordinary ugly duckling, and I am stupid, and I don't have the beauty of the country and the city. My family is out of town and belongs to the working class. So, you and I are not people of the same world, and there is no half-point possibility between us. Although I am poor and ordinary, I cherish myself very much, and I don't want to humiliate myself, let alone hurt myself. ”
Lin Shuang firmly said everything he wanted to say in one breath, and looked at Ouyang Lie's gaze without flinching.
Ouyang Lie looked at Lin Shuang in shock for a long time, and then laughed brightly. His smile was so beautiful, this was the first time Lin Shuang had seen him smile. Lin Shuang once thought that he would never laugh in his life.
"That's good, Lin Shuang. Since you insist that you don't have a boyfriend, then I'll treat you as if you don't have a boyfriend. However, even if you don't have a legitimate boyfriend, you can't usually mess around with other men. Even if it's extremely lonely, you can't come nonsense. From now on, you will be my Ouyang Lie's girlfriend, so you have to pay extra attention to this. Ouyang Lie squeezed Lin Shuang's shoulders tightly with both hands, and Lin Shuang was about to cry in pain.
The elevator door opened, and Lin Shuang couldn't say anything more, so she could only silently follow Ouyang Lie into a single room in the restaurant. It seems that this is Ouyang Lie's usual private room.
Lin Shuang walked into the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and held the thin stream of water in her hand. She dipped her fiery cheeks in the cool water, and again and again, a little bitter tangled in her heart. Lin Shuang secretly thought: It is difficult for her to fall in love with someone again in her life, because she hides a Luobei in her heart, and Luobei is a pain that Lin Shuang will never forget in this life!
The staff of the restaurant walked into the private room, finished the meal meticulously, and withdrew.
"President Ouyang, I am indeed single, and my life is not as messy as you think. However, even if I am single for the rest of my life, I don't want to be your girlfriend. Not because you're bad, but because I don't want to. This is my freedom, and even if you have a lot of money, it can't deprive me of my right to choose. Lin Shuang sat calmly at the dining table, the hair on her forehead was still dripping with droplets, and her little red face was shiny.
Ouyang Lie didn't speak, got up and walked over, pulled Lin Shuang up from his seat, and pulled him to the bathroom.
Lin Shuang was suddenly terrified, pushed towards Ouyang Lie's chest, and shouted loudly: "You bastard, if you dare to do something to the old lady, the old lady will kill you today!" ”
Ouyang Lie clenched Lin Shuang's hands tightly, like an iron tong, and Lin Shuang burst into tears in pain.
"Lin Shuang, you think too much, I don't have that Yaxing today. I just want you to look at your neck, the evidence of love is conclusive, and you still say that you are single. It can be seen that your single life is colorful enough, no wonder you want to be single for the rest of your life, so that you can always do whatever you want. ”
Lin Shuang was forcibly taken by Ouyang Lie to the wide mirror in the bathroom. Lin Shuang leaned in front of the mirror, looked at his neck carefully, and his face suddenly turned red like a blooming rose. Lin Shuang saw that the left side of her neck was covered with red dots, exactly the same as the kiss marks when lovers were in a frenzy. But I'm really single, I don't have that kind of life, how did this kiss mark come out?
Lin Shuang was dumbfounded, unable to explain all this, even she herself didn't understand why this was happening.
Ouyang Lie looked at Lin Shuang, who was silent, and said slowly: "Since there is evidence left on your body, you don't wear a high-necked dress to cover it up when you go out to work." Did you deliberately come out in this low-necked dress to show off? It's not that I'm a voyeur, but the neckline of your dress is almost open to the shoulders, and it's so low, so I don't want to see it. ”
Lin Shuang bit her lip hatefully, and said aggrievedly: "I really haven't had any relationship with the opposite sex, I'm really single, and I don't know why this happened?" ”
Ouyang Lie continued: "If you just have a boyfriend, I won't mind, because you are my dish." So, you are destined to become my Ouyang Lie's woman, I just want to warn you. Do you like hardcore men? Otherwise, how could there be a bruise on your chest? ”
Lin Shuang didn't care much, she lowered her neckline in the mirror, and suddenly saw a deep bruise on her chest.
Lin Shuang reminisced about last night's dream, and the more she thought about it, the more scared she became. Who left the kiss marks and bruises on his body? Could it be that Luobei really came? Before going out this morning, I almost finished washing with my eyes closed, and actually walked out of the house with these traces of "love".
Lin Shuang suddenly felt embarrassed, and his heart was full of fear. She shuddered and ran out, grabbed her backpack and coat, and ran out of Ouyang Lie's company like crazy. She ignored Ouyang Lie's shouting behind her, got into a taxi and went straight to the company.
After Lin Shuang arrived at the company, he handed over the information he had collected from Ouyang Lie to Director Song. Then, solemnly, he handed in a resignation report. She told Director Song that there was something going on at home recently, so she had to go back immediately to see, and it was not certain when she would come back.
Director Song looked at Lin Shuang in disbelief. Lin Shuang looked depressed at this time, presumably something really happened at home. Director Song's harsh eyes disappeared in an instant, she cleared her throat, and said to Lin Shuang: "It is not easy for you college students from other places to find a job in this city. You can always come back if you want and call me if you need help. ”
Lin Shuang looked at Director Song in surprise, and a trace of warmth flashed in her heart.
"Thank you, Director Song. I'll come back in the evening to pack my things, there are a lot of people during the day, and I don't want to make a fuss about my colleagues. Lin Shuang smiled gratefully at Director Song.
"Okay, Lin Shuang, whatever you want. Take the key to the editorial office first, I'm still waiting for you to come back and continue to work for me! Director Song smiled rarely.
Lin Shuang ran straight back to her residence as if she had fled, clutching the collar of her coat all the way, afraid that the kiss marks on her neck would be seen. When she could finally lie down without any scruples, the scene of seeing Ouyang Lie for the first time swirled in her mind.