"Spy: Confess leniently, resist strictly, say, what's your name? Xiaoxian: My name is Jackie Chan. Spy: Why don't you call Chen Zhen? Put your attitude right for me, and say what's your name? Xiaoxian: My name is Chen Zhen. …… I said, I said, my name is Brother Zeng, my name is really Brother Zeng, you believe me! ”

is replaying "Love Apartment 2" on TV, Aoi and her colleague Qiao Qiao are laughing back and forth, Qiao Qiao is making plastic seals for milk tea, and Aoi is making sandwiches. A customer walked into the store to order, flipped through the menu on the counter, and looked at the scrolling food photos in the electronic album.

"The hand-drawn caricatures on the windows, menus, and photos are good, who did you draw them?" Visitors look around the store and are covered with matching cartoons on the walls, posters, and menus.

Qiao Qiao raised his eyes and saw that he was a handsome guy, so he pouted, "Oh, our young owner painted it, it's good-looking." Magazine awards. ”

"It's a squirt again, I'm not a young owner." Aoi cut the sandwich into triangles, skewered the tomatoes with a toothpick, and stacked them in pots.

"What magazine?" The visitor asked with great interest.

"You probably haven't heard of Cardamom Years, Girl's Magazine." Aoi walked over to the counter and wiped her hands on her apron, "What do you order?" ”

"The shop belongs to yours." Someone came to get to the bottom of it.

"Uncle's ...... What do you want? Cough. Aoi got a little impatient.

"Oh, uh-huh...... Signboard, you help me choose a few, I'll take it back to the company, afternoon tea. ”

"Then the signature English afternoon tea set, rose milk tea and almond muffins, and home-made peanut nougat, very delicious." Aoi squeezed quickly on the cash register, "How many copies?" ”

"Actually, I just saw that you made a good tuna sandwich, is there a set meal with sandwiches?" The visitor didn't buy it, but asked for a change of order.

Aoi's teeth grinded in her mouth, and she held back, "Okay, let's change to the Royal Milk Tea Set, it's served with sandwiches, and I want a few servings." ”

"Five copies."

"Okay." Aoi cleared the record and pressed the numbers back in.

"But the kind you just said is not bad, five servings of the same."

Aoi choked and continued to press the cash register: "Okay...... ......"

"There's a lot of stuff, can you deliver it for me?" The man handed over his business card, "I'm on the 9th floor of the Longxing Building not far ahead." ”

As soon as she heard about Longxing Building, Kui choked again, and Qiao Qiao next to her knew that she had been frightened by the elevator incident, so she hurriedly took the business card and responded for her: "Okay, I'll send it for you." ”

Aoi didn't look at the business card, so the visitor specially added an introduction, "I'm very happy to meet you, a painter who can make food, my name is Ahn Jae-chen, get to know me?" ”

"Sounds like a Korean, oh, Mingyang Culture Media Co., Ltd., creative director, amazing." Jojo said as he looked at the business card.

"Some people have always said that it is like it, and it seems to have the same name as the actor of some Korean drama that has been broadcast recently, but I am an authentic made i

chi

a。 ”

"Yes, "The Temptation of Angels", it was broadcast on Tomato Channel not long ago, and I just watched it." Jojo gags on the side.

Ahn Jae-sin has a pair of crooked eyes that love to "laugh", and he has been looking at Aoi with interest, "So what do you call you?" ”

"Aoi." She wiped her nose and went to the pantry to pack for him.

"Aoi?" He thought for a moment, "Your name is Aoi?" You won't have the surname Hua, right? ”

"Ha, ha, ha." She laughed dryly, completely chilled by this guy, "What a funny joke, and it's not the first time someone has said it." My surname is Xiang. ”

"Sunflowers? su

flowe

？ ”

"Hmm."

"Is there really someone called Sunflower?" He continued to look through the menu, "The name is as cute as the painting." ”

Aoi didn't answer, and the atmosphere was cold.

Qiao Qiao found that she didn't want to see this guest, so she sniffed and didn't dare to speak, and the two were busy for a while, and An Jaechen took a magazine and flipped through it next to him. Soon after, the milk tea and packaged food boxes were packed into a foam box, Qiao Qiao picked them up, followed behind An Zaichen, and the two went out.

"She's pretty cool."

"That's, our Sister Aoi, the most individual."

"Really? Hehe. The two chatted and walked away.

Aoi pretended not to hear anything, opened the door for business, and was not surprised when people saw too much, she turned her head and went to the sink to wash the dishes.

The phone rang and she answered it.

"Hello? Aoi, is it Aoi? I'm Ye Qi. ”

Aoi chuckled in her heart, not knowing whether it was surprise or joy or something else, "Hey, it's me, it's been a long time." ”

"yes, long time no see, you didn't get angry with me again, did you? Aoi, everything in the past was my fault, have you forgiven me? ”

"Don't say that. You were also helpless at the time. ”

"Aoi, you're so nice, I really want to meet you, I have a book launch at the Hanyuan Bookstore in Tianzifang this Sunday, can you come and play? I'll give you my assistant's phone number, and you can contact him to get a guest ticket when you arrive. ”

While talking, on the TV next to Aoi, the fashion channel is playing an advertisement. "Emotional expert Ye Qi invites you to participate in the book launch, 'Love Female Doctor, Love, Doctor is Life, No Doctor is Death.'" Just this Sunday, Ye Qi and you will not be separated. ”

"Oh, that's amazing, you're on TV."

"yes, will you come? I'd love to share it with you. Before I became famous, we have been working together in Tianya, and my texts are all illustrated by you, and we work together seamlessly, so I miss the old days. ”

"Well, but you really didn't cooperate with me anymore, and you immediately became popular."

"Listen to the tone, you still mind that thing, I'm sorry, the cover and illustrations of the whole book have been matched by you, and finally I said no, I was so annoyed at the time, but the publisher's decision is very tough, I'm really afraid, if I insist, maybe my book appointment will be canceled. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I should have fought for you again! ”

"No, no. I mean......" Aoi scratched her head, not knowing how to organize the language.

"Ah, I have another call, let's talk about it here. Anyway, I'm going back to Shanghai from Beijing this time, and I'll stay for a while, and when the time comes, I'll come out to see me, Aoi, I miss you so much. Ye Qi said and hung up the phone.

Aoi put down her phone, and after a while, a text message came, still Ye Qi's: "I should stay at the Peninsula Hotel, and I will make an appointment when the time comes." ”

What, it's Tianzifang press conference again, it's an assistant again, and it's the Peninsula Hotel again. What used to be a life that would have been described as a joke is now all real. For Ye Qi, it is true that I haven't seen her for a long time, Aoi's memory is only in the past, the two of them are wearing vests and shorts, smeared with Liushen flower water, and they share a Pizza Hut PIZZA and 4 chicken wings together under the air conditioner, and they are very happy.

Ye Qi has already run forward many steps, but he is no different from the past.

Aoi pursed her lips and involuntarily dialed Lian Boxi's phone.

"Ye Qi came back to me, and she asked me if I wanted to attend her book launch. Am I going? ”

"This woman is very popular now, and there is an interview with her in the magazine I cooperated with this time, and the photo is similar to Yang Lan. But Aoi, are you a fool? I told you a long time ago that you can't play with this woman, her eyes are always floating, and at first glance, it means that half of the Lord is left and half is left, since you are separated, it is better not to contact him. ”

"You've always had a prejudice against her......"

"You don't believe me, and you call me to ask me?"

Aoi doesn't speak.

"I know you don't have many friends, but if you are really friends, you will care a lot. But to be honest, don't be angry, you really don't know how to pick friends, you look fierce, but it's actually very easy to deceive you. ”

"Hey, you're my friend too!"

"Hahaha, eh...... But if you really want to see me, you can see it, you just pay attention to two things, one is that she will talk to you about cooperation again, and the other is that she said she wants to see me, OK? ”

"Do you still mind the past?"

"We both don't mind if there's anything to say, the point is that she doesn't mind now. People are popular now, if you have the heart of a whole person, you must guard against it. ”

"Don't make things so complicated." Aoi picked up the fork on the pantry and tapped it lightly on the tabletop, feeling uneasy.

"Why don't you say you're too stupid and naïve?"

"Probably yes, no more talking, 88."

"Come out to eat at night, feed ......"

Aoi hung up the phone first, quite proud, so she smiled. Putting down the phone, thinking of Ye Qi, the smile slowly retracted again.

"It's not that simple, you can find a good partner to talk to, especially after seeing so many betrayals. Always restless, had to be tough, who murdered my romance. It's not that simple, you can love everything else and become practical, maybe half good or half bad, don't love loneliness for a long time and get used to it, don't worry about anyone, and don't have to be controlled by anyone......"

Aoi stood under the overpass for a long time, listening to the street singer singing on the guitar, and the song was changed.

Maybe when I heard Ye Qi, my heart was not very quiet, at nine o'clock in the evening, Aoi put down her paintbrush, went out for a walk, went around in a big circle, ate an Oreomai whirlwind, and had nowhere to go, so I listened to the song under the overpass. Feeling through my pocket, there was only one dollar coin left except for a hundred dollars. Five meters away from the singer on the road, there was an old man who was asking for food playing the erhu, and his voice was sadly covered by the stereos here. Aoi said sorry to the road singer, and then went to throw the money to the old man who asked for food.

In fact, this embarrassment is quite redundant, and people don't care about this yuan.

But Aoi was really embarrassed to listen to it for so long.

Gone, she put her pants in her pockets and looked at the dazzling shop windows on both sides of the road, she wanted a lot of things, and not all of them could be had. A big dream has to have a good life, and both are indispensable. She looked at her phone, she didn't know why, and Lian Boxi, who said that she was looking for her dinner, didn't call for a long time, and didn't know where to play.

Aoi went home and took a shower, sat in front of the computer, looked through Douban, there was a concert by Hisaishi Jean on the weekend, I really wanted to go, she signed up for a name, turned a page, saw a painting activity of a cloth rabbit, and wanted to go, she also signed up again, the third page has a book exchange meeting of carving time, and a public welfare flea meeting in 1933, I want to participate, she pressed down "I'm interested".

Actually, I probably won't go anywhere. This is the self YY of the otaku.

The phone rang, and the caller ID was uncle.

"How's it going? Business has been good lately? ”

"Oh, how can there be a person like you, traveling outside, I don't ask my niece if it's okay when I call, if you want to bring any gifts, ask the business first." The number of uncles next to me fell.

Aoi is also powerful, straightforward, "Business is good." Better than when you were there, uncle. ”

"Okay, okay, you even have a crotch mold, I can't handle you. Oh, what kind of gift do you want, but let me tell you, Thailand is very boring, dirty and messy, and the small stalls look similar to the City God Temple, so there's nothing to buy......"

"Tsk, why are you so uncle, why don't you say it's boring when you watch shemales kill horses and chickens." Aunt snatched the phone, "Aoi, aunt picks a gift for you, don't pay attention to your uncle, hand-woven blankets like to be cut, Nong is a literary and artistic youth, aunt understands, aunt helps Nong choose." ”

"International long-distance calls, save some good money!" Uncle snatched the phone back again, "It's not a big deal, goodbye." ”

The phone hung up. Aoi couldn't laugh or cry.

Aoi flicked her short hair, returned to the drawing table, placed the draft on the light box, pressed a layer of white paper, and re-drew the line. In fact, I have bought Intuo 4, and I can directly use PAINT or PS to paint by hand, but the lightbox I bought many years ago has been reluctant to throw it, and she also likes the old-fashioned line drawing method, the tip of the pen is dipped in ink, and she paints it carefully, and every stroke is like a gongbi painting, which is all painstaking effort

I don't know how long it took to draw, but the phone rang, and the caller ID was Lian Boxi. Aoi subconsciously looked up at the wall clock, and it was past one o'clock in the morning when she answered the phone.

"Aoi-chan? Hello, I'm Umiga. Is it convenient for you to come to Jing'an now? Wu Micha's voice was gentle and gentle, like Lin Chiling.

Aoi was stunned, "What?" ”

"Percy is drunk, can you take him home? I'm flying at four o'clock in the morning, and I can't accompany him anymore, can you come over and take over? ”

"He's looking for you for a drink tonight?" Aoi asked a little knowingly.

"Yes, he said that some of his classmates died suddenly, and he was very depressed, so talk to me. The one who passed away was also Aoi's classmate, right, so Aoi, are you okay? Listen to Percy say that you cry so sadly, it's so pitiful, Aoi, be strong, don't be too sad. "Wu Miga is not very old, but she always looks like a mature bosom sister when she speaks, which makes people naturally want to rely on her.

"Oh......" Aoi was probably completely stupid this time.

"Then would you come over and pick it up? I'm really a little embarrassed, it's almost two o'clock, even if I don't sleep, I still have to pack my luggage, please, please, how about you for a hard time? ”

"Oh......"

"No.88 on Tongren Road, the one where the three of us have gathered before. I'll ask the store manager to take care of Posixian, so I'll rush back to the hotel first, thank you very much, Aoi. ”

"Oh......"

"You're so nice, Aoi, we've seen each other for a long time, good night, thank you." Wu Miga's thick Taiwanese accent is sweet and glutinous.

But today I said that I haven't seen you for a long time, is there too many people who have time to gather?!

Aoi was stunned in front of the painting table, thinking so much about scolding.