At that time, computers were not yet widely available and were considered high-tech rarities.

Of course, Cai Qichang, who knows nothing about computer technology, does not know that in the computer world, the so-called "deletion" is not really disappearing, and those seemingly disappearing data are still hidden in the corner of the recycle bin.

When Cai Qichang's staggering footsteps gradually faded away and the office returned to calm, Li Lili quietly leaned back in her chair and quickly started the recovery process.

Li Lili skillfully and quickly recovered the document that she had just deliberately "destroyed".

Moments later, a brand new report was sorted out and carefully printed out by her, every crease just right, lest she spoil any shred of information on the paper.

Then carefully fold it into a portable size and silently slip it into your pocket, as if you were hiding a big bet in your heart.

That heavy feeling seemed to herald a major change to come.

At the same time, Li Lili dialed a phone, and Zhou Yunzhen's deep and magnetic voice came from the other end of the microphone. She lowered her voice and tried to keep her calm: "Zhou Yunzhen, I have already done your thing." ”

There was an imperceptible tension and urgency in her tone, like a cat in the dark waiting for its prey with bated breath.

Zhou Yunzhen's voice on the other end of the phone was low and mysterious, like an undercurrent in the night, and there seemed to be some kind of urgency and secret hidden in his deliberately lowered voice, "Don't ask more, don't say more, you must come to my house at noon." ”

These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in Li Lili's heart.

After Li Lili heard this, her face was instantly dyed with a shy flush, like a peach blossom blooming, delicate and flustered.

Her eyes were full of doubts and nervousness, and her voice trembled slightly: "You want me to go to your dormitory?" What exactly do you want to do? ”

At this moment, countless conjectures came to her mind like a tide, making her uneasy and her emotions fluctuated.

Li Lili's state of mind was already in chaos at this moment, like a frightened deer, rampaging in her chest, her pounding heart almost bursting out.

Her thoughts were fluttering, and she couldn't help but imagine all kinds of possibilities: if Zhou Yunzhen behaved indecently to her, or made some frivolous movements, or even intended to show ambiguity to her, how should she respond?

Is it to stick to the bottom line, resolutely and decisively refuse, or pretend to be shy, want to refuse and welcome, and resolve the embarrassment and tension with a half-push and half-done attitude?

These contradictory and tangled thoughts kept colliding in her mind, making her more and more confused and overwhelmed.

"Maybe I'm nervous and overthinking. He just wanted to get what he wanted. Thinking of this, Li Lili put her mind at ease.

Then there was a subtle ripple in Li Lili's heart, and her heart echoed in the ocean of thoughts: "Perhaps, all the expectations and speculations I have at the moment are just a beautiful dream I have woven by myself after all."

Zhou Yunzhen, the handsome but unfathomable man with constant bad luck, what he chased and longed for in his heart may only be the goal he identified, the thing he desperately wanted to hold in his hands. ”

A hint of loss flashed in her eyes, but with unwillingness, "However, despite this, am I really not the person he expects and yearns for?" Am I not the precious being he is willing to give everything to pursue? ”

These words echoed repeatedly in her thoughts, like a pendulum that could not be quelled, swaying from side to side, knocking on the defense line in her heart.

There was a hint of helplessness and confusion in her eyes, as if she was looking for an answer that even she was unable to determine.

This ambivalence is like a double-edged sword, which not only makes her soberly aware of the possible cruelty of reality, but also makes her struggle painfully in endless speculation and expectation.

At noon, Li Lili came to Zhou Yunzhen's dormitory with a nervous heart, as if she was carrying a deer in her arms.

At the moment, her mood was like a mixed bag, intertwined with anticipation, nervousness, and a hint of indescribable worry.

Her palms oozed a little sweat, gently pressed the heart that was almost jumping out of her chest, took a deep breath, and then mustered up her courage and raised her hand to knock on the wooden door of Zhou Yunzhen's dormitory.

Each percussion seemed to hit her heart, echoing through the corridors, pushing the subtle emotion to a climax.

The door opened, and Zhou Yunzhen's figure appeared in front of him, his eyes were as calm as a lake, indifferent.

Li Lili clenched the report in her hand, hesitated, and handed it to Zhou Yunzhen.

However, to her great surprise, Zhou Yunzhen took the report, just glanced at it briefly, and said lightly, "Thank you!" ”

"Thank you, Director Li! You have to leave immediately, otherwise if Zheng Wenwu or Cai Qichang knows, you will be targeted, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Zheng Wenwu has always been eager to report it, and if this matter is known by him, it will undoubtedly put you on the cusp, and may even cause an unpredictable catastrophe."

After speaking, Zhou Yunzhen immediately closed the door.

His tone was flat and almost cold, without revealing any of the emotional reactions Li Lili had imagined before.

Zhou Yunzhen's face was as calm as a lake, undisturbed, as if none of this had touched his heartstrings. He didn't even look at her, he didn't even give her a straight eye to confirm her existence.

At this moment, she was stunned, and a ripple of lost emotions stirred up in her heart, and the carefully woven plots and expected pictures in her heart seemed to be extracted in an instant.

The reality of the situation was in stark contrast to her previous assumptions, and she could not adapt to this sudden contrast for a while, so she could only stand there.

Li Lili, who was stunned, could only squeeze out an embarrassed but polite smile on her face, and gently turned away.

"This kid is like two people compared to before, and he can't wait to see himself before, and he can't hold back. Compared with the past, it is like a difference between clouds and mud, and now it has become Yanagishita Megumi? Sitting still? Sent to the door himself, he was indifferent? ”

In the face of temptation or trouble, he can sit still like Megumi Yanagishita, stick to the peace of his heart, and no matter how things change in the world, he can be as steady as a rock and watch the changes?

Isn't it understood that he has lost interest in himself? His once beautiful image was eclipsed in his heart?

Does such a change indicate that the beautiful image that once shone in his heart has been cast a faint shadow?

Does it mean that the beautiful emotions of the past have faded and gradually disappeared in the corners of the years?

Li Lili couldn't come to a conclusion, so she walked away.