Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Dark Room Kiss!
"Why?"
"for……"
Lu Yanxiao frowned and stared at her. He was silent for a few seconds before he spoke slowly and with great restraint, "You are my wife in name only. If someone we know sees you, it will cause unnecessary trouble."
"His car was taken in for repairs. It shouldn't be needed for long." Lin Mo smiled sweetly. "Don't worry. I'll be careful and won't cheat on you."
Lu Yanxiao: "..."
*
The next day, as usual, Lin Mo and Lu Yanxiao finished breakfast together and headed to the company one after the other. After being overtaken by Lu Yanxiao on the first day, she tried to leave twenty minutes earlier every day. Not only did they never meet in the garage again, but she was always the first one to arrive in the group.
Arriving at the office, Lin Mo turned on the water dispenser and, after putting down her things, slowly and carefully wiped her desk with a wet wipe. Then, she pulled a small bag of rose, goji berry, and red date health tea from a drawer and poured it into a cup. Just then, the green light on the water dispenser came on. She picked up the cup and was about to fill it with hot water when Song Yue appeared.
Song Yue had a black bag slung across her shoulder and a yellow paper bag in her hand as she walked happily towards her workstation.
"Mr. Lin, good morning."
"Good morning, Teacher Song."
Lin Mo curled her lips towards him and placed the cup on the water dispenser's sink. She pressed the water switch and hot water slowly flowed into the cup. The purple-red flowers gradually expanded and spread out, and the fresh fragrance of roses filled her nose.
"It's really good for your health!" Song Yue put the bag on the desk.
"Work the latest shifts to stay healthy." Lin Mo raised her cup. "Would you like a bag of this to replenish your blood and qi?"
Song Yue's face was full of resistance, and he shook his head like a rattle. He took out a yellow paper box from his bag and walked towards Lin Mo while removing the quick-adhesive tape on it. "Here, I'll give you another good thing. It's guaranteed to be pleasing to the eyes and even more pleasing to the taste."
Song Yue held the box in his hand, and when he came to Lin Mo, he opened it like he was presenting a treasure: "Dangdangdangdang——"
"Wow, it's so beautiful!"
Lin Mo sighed sincerely. There were six beautifully shaped egg tarts in the box, but they were larger than the common ones. Some were decorated with whole strawberries, some were covered with delicate mochi, some were piled up into blueberry hills, and some were made into pink peach shapes... They were really pleasing to the eyes.
"There's a dessert shop near the community. Usually there's a long line of people. Today I passed by and saw that there were fewer people, so I bought some. They're all for you." Song Yue said as he pushed the box in front of Lin Mo.
Lin Mo was surprised: "All for me?"
Song Yue: "A thank you gift for riding your car."
"Don't be so polite. It's just a small favor for me to give you a ride." Lin Mo didn't take it, but she couldn't bear to refuse the other person's kindness. "Thank you. When the others arrive, we can share the food."
"Okay." Song Yue agreed readily, but turned around with a look of disappointment on his face.
Everyone had already had breakfast, and the egg tarts were particularly large. Although they were delicious, the appetites of the four of them were limited. They shared them with knives and forks, and in the end only finished four, leaving two for afternoon tea. Song Yue volunteered to put them in the refrigerator in the tea room.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to open the refrigerator door, a person suddenly appeared next to him.
"Li Ningxin! What are you doing? You scared me."
Li Ningxin leaned on the refrigerator door, not saying a word, staring at him with her eyes slightly narrowed, with an unfathomable expression.
Song Yue: "Is there something on my face?"
Li Ningxin: "No, you have something wrong."
"You're the one who's kidding." Song Yuebai glanced at Li Ningxin, pushed her head away mercilessly, and opened the refrigerator door.
If she had only had suspicions last night, today Li Ningxin saw everything clearly. When eating egg tarts, Song Yue always gave priority to her senior sister, frequently stealing glances at her. Furthermore, this brand of egg tarts has recently become a popular online dessert, selling for thirty or forty yuan each. Even in the morning, it's hard to find them. It's clear that Song Yue put in some effort. If it weren't for her senior sister, they wouldn't have been able to get a taste of it.
With her accurate sixth intuition: Song Yue definitely likes her senior sister.
"Do you like my senior sister?" Li Ningxin asked directly.
"What nonsense?" Song Yue denied it flatly, but his eyes were wandering and he didn't dare to look at Li Ningxin.
Li Ningxin was even more determined. She helped him close the refrigerator door and said teasingly, "If you like it, then you like it. Why are you afraid to admit it? If you like it, maybe I can help you. If you don't like it, then forget it. Just pretend I didn't ask."
"Wait." Song Yue coughed lightly, revealing a bit of awkwardness. "Was it obvious what I was doing?"
"I don't know if it's obvious or not, but I can see it anyway. I have a very accurate radar in this area."
Song Yue felt relieved. Since Li Ningxin already knew, there was no need for him to hide it any longer. He put on a flattering smile, clasped his fists, and called out "Sister Xin." "How can you help me?"
Li Ningxin deliberately took advantage of Qiao and sat down on the chair next to him, crossing his legs: "It depends on your performance. Now, I want to drink a cup of freshly made cappuccino with three parts sugar."
"Okay." Song Yue diligently made the coffee and handed it to Li Ningxin with both hands. He sat down next to her and suddenly thought of a question that had been bothering him for a long time. He asked, "By the way, is Lin Mo single?"
We have been together for almost two weeks, and she works overtime almost every day. I have never seen Lin Mo make long phone calls, nor does she often send messages on her phone. She is alone at home and at work. All signs indicate that she does not seem to have a partner, but it is better to ask clearly.
Li Ningxin: “Yes.”
"Ah?" Song Yue was injured.
"However, if they met through a blind date, they probably haven't been together for long."
This is exactly why Li Ningxin does not object to Song Yue pursuing Lin Mo.
She clearly remembered Lin Mo telling her she was planning a blind date right after the Spring Festival holiday. Later, she learned she was anxious to avoid worrying the elderly at home. In her mind, Lin Mo was a goddess, an idol, and the idea of a blind date felt somewhat forced.
Although she has never met Lin Mo's "boyfriend", through observation over this period of time, she is sure that the man is not good enough!
My senior sister works so hard overtime, but her boyfriend has never picked her up from get off work. What kind of person is she!
Song Yue at least knows how to care for others, is capable at work, has a good personality, and is not bad looking. As her senior sister's "family member", she approves of such a person pursuing her.
Li Ningxin: "Senior sister's family urged her hard, so she only agreed reluctantly. There is no emotional basis, and it may fall through at any time. I feel that you have a chance."
Song Yue was surprised: "Do you think I can pursue her?"
"That depends on your feelings. We've only known each other for less than two weeks. Who knows if you really like me, or if it's just a whim?"
"Really, more real than gold."
Song Yue slammed his chair towards Li Ningxin. In his haste, he slammed his knee against the table leg, causing him to grimace in pain. However, he didn't care if he was injured or not. He quickly explained, "Actually, I've liked her for a long time."
Song Yue's face flushed visibly as he told Li Ningxin about Lin Mo's visit to Lu's UAV during the Spring Festival. "I fell in love with her at first sight. I thought I'd never see her again, but I never expected you to be assigned here, let alone join your team. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep the whole night."
Song Yue became more and more excited as he spoke, "Ning Xin, you must help me!"
Li Ningxin finished the last sip of coffee, stood up and threw the paper cup into the nearby trash can: "I want to see how you perform first."
Song Yue seemed to have taken a reassurance pill, and strode to keep up with Li Ningxin's pace: "Just your words are enough."
The two of them walked outside while talking, and as soon as they walked out of the tea room, they bumped into a cold face.
"Mr. Xiao." Li Ningxin and Song Yue greeted him respectfully.
Lu Yanxiao's eyes were cold as he glanced at Song Yue, then he nodded slightly at them expressionlessly.
The two of them looked at each other at the same time, and fled quickly tacitly, not daring to say a word until they were completely away from the radiation area of the tea room, and then they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"You feel the same way, don't you?" Li Ningxin desperately needed recognition.
Song Yue: "Mr. Xiao seems to be in a bad mood."
"Yeah, that must be it." Li Ningxin turned around and glanced in the direction of the tea room, muttering thoughtfully, "Could he have heard what we said?"
Song Yue was unsure, but he heard it, so what? How could the boss not allow employees to have a relationship? So, even if President Xiao was angry, it certainly had nothing to do with them. As long as they stayed away today and didn't offend him, it would be fine.
Thinking of this, Song Yue regained his composure: "Who cares?"
"Hey, I want to treat Lin Mo to lunch at noon. Can you help me out then?"
"Okay." Li Ningxin agreed without hesitation.
At noon, when the time in the lower right corner of the computer jumped to twelve o'clock, the two gave each other a look, and Song Yue stood up from his workstation and walked towards Lin Mo.
"Forestry——"
Buzz, buzz.
The sound of a vibrating cell phone interrupted Song Yue's words. Lin Mo looked up from a pile of papers, thinking that Song Yue had something to say about work, so she ignored the phone for the time being and asked him, "What's wrong?"
Song Yue gestured for her to look at her phone first.
Lin Mo tapped the screen lightly. When she saw the sender, her eyes froze for half a second. She quickly picked up the phone, moving the screen away from Song Yue's sight. "I'll call you back. Are you anxious?"
Song Yue: "Don't worry, don't worry, go answer the phone first."
"Okay." Lin Mo ran into the small reception room quickly with her cell phone in her arms.
"Calling back" was just an excuse to avoid Song Yue. In fact, it was a message sent by Lu Yanxiao.
It was lunchtime and people passed by outside from time to time. Sometimes colleagues who ordered takeout would eat in the reception room. To make sure everything was safe, after coming in, Lin Mo closed the frosted glass door, sat down on the chair facing the door, and turned on her phone again.
The message from Lu Yanxiao was concise and to the point, with an imperative tone: [Come to my office.]
Lin Mo replied: [What? ]
Lu Yanxiao: [Grandpa sent over some food.]
Going to his office at this hour was too conspicuous. Lin Mo was repelled by every pore. She made up an excuse and quickly typed on the screen: [Eat by yourself. My colleagues and I have an appointment to have lunch at the campus restaurant.]
Lu Yanxiao didn't give her any room for negotiation: "Grandpa knows you've been busy lately, so he asked someone to make it for you. How about asking Wang Qian to deliver it to you?"
“…”
Lin Mo was speechless. If Wang Qian brought her food, wouldn't it be like announcing their relationship to the whole company with a big lama?
However, it was difficult to disobey the old man's wishes. After all, Lu Qingye didn't know about their "secret marriage." Lin Mo sighed helplessly and replied: "I'll be up right away."
When she returned to the office area, Song Yue was still there, with his arms resting on the partition of the cubicle, waiting for her eagerly.
"Have you finished replying?" Seeing her coming over, Song Yue straightened up.
Lin Mo nodded and said, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, my car isn't fixed yet, so I might have to trouble you again tonight. So, I'd like to treat you to lunch. There's a really good Cantonese restaurant near the park, and it seems you haven't been there yet..."
"Sorry Song Yue, I have something to do later."
Lin Mo smiled embarrassedly, "Also, you don't have to be so polite. I'm just giving you a ride, it's not a big deal."
"Oh, is it work? I'll help you. They do delivery, I'll order it right now."
"No, no." Lin Mo quickly refused.
She was thinking of an excuse in her head, but after much thought, she realized that it was impossible for her to go to Lu Yanxiao's office without being noticed, especially when going up and down the elevator, where she would most likely be seen. In order to avoid being exposed, she might as well tell the truth on key points.
"Assistant Wang just sent me a message saying that President Xiao wanted to know about the progress of the work and asked me to go to his office to report."
"Now?" Song Yue was surprised. "Lunch time?"
Lin Mo wrinkled her nose and nodded in mock annoyance: "I don't know how long it will take. You guys go eat. I'll go to the convenience store and buy some food to make do."
"Okay." Song Yue could only leave in disappointment.
Although the reason was valid, the elevator was always crowded during this time, and it would be troublesome to explain if someone bumped into her. Therefore, Lin Mo lingered at her workstation for a few more minutes on the pretext of sorting out the report materials. When there were only a few people left in the office area, she quickly went to the tenth floor.
To appear authentic, she held her laptop in her arms.
She had stayed on the tenth floor briefly for a few hours before, but her activities were limited to the area from the elevator to the small office. This time, it was still unfamiliar to her, and she didn't even know where Lu Yanxiao's office was exactly.
bite.
The elevator door opened, and Wang Qian stood at the door, inviting her: "I'll take you there."
"Thanks."
Lin Mo followed Wang Qian closely, finally getting a clear view of the tenth floor. It was quiet and spacious. Unlike Lu Yanxiao's flamboyant personality, the tenth floor's decor was completely different from the rest of the building, dominated by dark wood tones, surrounded by greenery, water, and flowers. When they first arrived at Lu's, they had seen from afar a man-made pool beneath the greenery. The bottom of the pool was covered with colorful stones, and a variety of valuable fish swam between the stones and the water tank.
Wang Qian sent her to the door of the president's office and left.
Lin Mo knocked on the door a few times and heard Lu Yanxiao say "Come in". She pushed open the wooden door and the first thing that caught her eye was a wooden shelf filled with various airplane models. Through the gaps in the shelf, she could just see a large office desk, but at this time, there was no one behind the desk.
"Come here." Lu Yanxiao's voice sounded from the other side.
Lin Mo looked in the direction of the voice and saw a whole floor-to-ceiling glass. In front of the glass were a brown leather sofa and a glass coffee table. Lu Yanxiao was sitting on the sofa, opening the thermos in front of him.
Lin Mo hurried over.
Lu Yanxiao glanced at the notebook in her hand: "You still have to work before eating?"
"No, I told others that you asked me to come up and report on my work, so I had to use my computer to pretend." Lin Mo curled her lips, put the notebook aside, and then sat down on the soft stool opposite Lu Yanxiao to help take the food out of the thermos.
There are three thermos buckets in total, containing five dishes, one soup, two bowls of rice, and a box of sliced fruits. The portion of each dish is not large, but the variety is rich. It can be seen that they are carefully matched and nutritionally balanced.
"What a feast!" Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh, "Don't eat yet, let me take a picture."
She stopped Lu Yanxiao in time, opened her phone camera, and took a few photos of the food. After taking the photos, she chose the one with the best angle and lighting, and sent it to Lu Qingye immediately with the caption, "Thank you grandpa for the loving lunch. Yanxiao and I have already started eating!"
She soon received a reply from Lu Qingye, who reminded her to "eat well and have a good rest."
Lin Mo replied to the old man for a few words, and only then did she notice after putting down her phone that Lu Yanxiao had been waiting for her quietly the whole time. He had silently distributed chopsticks and napkins to her, and considerately poured a cup of warm water and placed it next to her.
"Thank you." Lin Mo picked up her chopsticks, thought for a few seconds, and asked, "Grandpa, did you suddenly feel like sending us food today, or will you do it more often in the future?"
If she sent it occasionally, she could still find an excuse to go to the tenth floor, but if she sent it frequently, it would be difficult to fool others.
"I don't know." Lu Yanxiao ate his meal slowly and didn't take this matter to heart.
Lin Mo was a little worried. Firstly, the old man had sent her food out of kindness, and it would be a waste of food and kindness if she didn't go up to eat. Secondly, the old man had recently doubted the authenticity of her marriage with Lu Yanxiao. If she refused directly, it would be bad if the old man became suspicious again.
"Not to your liking?" Lu Yanxiao raised his eyes and glanced at her.
Lin Mo shook her head: "I hope it's just occasional, otherwise, everyone will be suspicious."
Lu Yanxiao didn't respond to her. The two of them ate in silence for a while. He then casually asked, "How have you been getting along with your new colleagues lately?"
"It's okay." Lin Mo answered absentmindedly.
"It's okay?" Lu Yanxiao raised an eyebrow. "Just not that great?"
Lin Mo paused, then corrected him sternly, "When I said 'ok', I meant 'very good'. Song Yue works diligently and has outstanding abilities."
"..." Lu Yanxiao was choked.
After a few seconds of pause, he continued, "What about outside of work?"
"Outside of work?" Lin Mo felt that this question was strange, but then she thought it might be because of the previous incident when Zhao Zhengrong made things difficult for her. So, as a boss, it was time to get to know Song Yue. "He's a very easy person to get along with. Our entire team likes him very much."
She told the truth and tried her best to speak well of Song Yue.
"Do you like him very much?" Lu Yanxiao put down his chopsticks and his expression became serious.
Lin Mo nodded and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you for arranging such an excellent team member for me."
Lu Yanxiao sneered and stared at her quietly. After a while, he squeezed out three words from his lips: "You're welcome." After that, he picked up the water cup on the coffee table and walked straight to the cabinet to pour water.
But in fact, he didn't drink a single sip of the water in the cup, it was almost full.
The water quickly overflowed and flowed all over the counter. However, the person pouring the water seemed to have lost his soul. He still held the handle of the kettle and continued pouring until the water dripped from the counter onto the marble floor without noticing.
"Lu Yanxiao, the water is full."
Lin Mo quickly pulled out some tissues, stood up and rushed over to help wipe the water stains. Lu Yanxiao woke up as if from a dream when he heard the sound, put down the kettle, and also pulled out tissues to wipe together.
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Mo asked.
Lu Yanxiao didn't say anything. He took the water-soaked tissue from her hand, turned around and threw it into the trash can next to the coffee table. When he came back, his expression had returned to calm, and the anger that was originally surging in his eyes was hidden.
He picked up the water glass and said casually, "Thank you," as if nothing had happened.
The two of them sat back down at the coffee table to eat. Lin Mo carefully observed the person across from her as they ate, feeling that he was acting strangely today. At this moment, Lu Yanxiao also raised his eyes, and their gazes met, pausing for half a second.
"By the way." Lu Yanxiao said indifferently, "Grandpa asked me to go back to the old house for dinner tonight."
"Huh? When did it happen?"
Lin Mo was shocked. She had just sent a message to Lu Qingye before dinner, and Lu Qingye had never mentioned asking her to go back to the old house.
Lu Yanxiao: "Morning."
"You promised?"
"Um."
"Why are you like this? I told you I have to work overtime tonight, you know that, and you promised me you could work until Thursday." Lin Mo asked angrily, "Can you refuse?"
"I can't refuse."
Lin Mo put down her chopsticks, not wanting to say a word, and had no appetite at all.
The air seemed to be stagnant, and the two of them were in a stalemate for nearly half a minute. Lu Yanxiao sighed inaudibly through his nose, then picked up his phone, tapped the screen a few times, and then handed the phone over.
Lin Mo was angry and didn't want to watch.
"Rejected." Lu Yanxiao simply put the phone on the coffee table in front of her.
Lin Mo awkwardly glanced at the screen and saw the last two messages between Lu Yanxiao and Lu Qingye. Lu Qingye replied with an "OK" emoji, followed by the sentence, "Come back another day."
A smile gradually formed at the corners of her lips, and she glanced up again inadvertently. This glance froze her on the spot, and her face turned hot.
The reason Lu Yanxiao sent to Lu Qingye was: [We want to have sex tonight, and it’s not convenient to do it in the old house.]
"You..." Lin Mo was extremely embarrassed.
Lu Yanxiao remained calm: "Do you have a better reason?"
Lin Mo was speechless. Forget it. As long as she could successfully reject Lu Qingye, it would be good enough.
After dinner, she volunteered to wash the dishes, but just as she stood up, the office line rang. Lu Yanxiao pressed the answer button, and Wang Qian's voice came out from the loudspeaker.
"Boss Xiao, Mr. Chen from the Finance Department wants to see you. He's already outside the door."
Lin Mo was startled, as if she was afraid that her slightest movement would be heard by Mr. Chen on the other end of the phone. She stood still with the thermos in her hand, not daring to move, staring at Lu Yanxiao with her bright eyes.
Lu Yanxiao was touched by the girl's silly look and suddenly wanted to tease her.
"Are you anxious?" he asked in a deep voice.
"It's urgent, extremely urgent." Mr. Chen seemed to move closer to the microphone, and his voice was several decibels higher than Wang Qian's.
Lu Yanxiao pressed the mute button and looked at Lin Mo: "Do you want to hide first?"
It was too sudden for Lin Mo to react in time. She screamed in panic. She looked around the huge office and there seemed to be no place to hide. "Where can I hide?"
Lu Yanxiao walked to the right side of the office, finally stopping in front of the bookshelf. He reached out and gently pushed on the wall next to the bookshelf. The wooden board covering the wall turned out to be a hidden door. Lin Mo ran in immediately without hesitation.
Inside is the ensuite bedroom with a bed and a bathroom.
But it was strange that there were no windows in the room and it seemed to be soundproofed. When the door was closed, it was pitch black and no sound from outside could be heard, as if it was isolated from the world.
Lin Mo fumbled to turn on the wall lamp beside the bed.
This was Lu Yanxiao's private space, and it was inconvenient for her to move around. There happened to be a soft stool next to the bed, so she sat down and looked at the work documents on her mobile phone in the light of the wall lamp, bored.
Because I had just eaten lunch, my stomach was full and soon I felt overwhelmed by sleepiness.
She propped her arms on the edge of the bed, pinched her brow, and tried to stay awake. But in the blink of an eye, her consciousness began to blur, and she fell into a nightmare. In her dream, she was suddenly back in the laboratory at Changli's workplace. She stood at the lab bench, controlling the equipment, but no matter how hard she pulled the joystick, it wouldn't budge. Time ticked by, and she was sweating profusely. Then, behind her, the leaders appeared, criticizing her one after another.
"Even such a small thing went wrong. Lin Mo, I'm so disappointed in you."
"Lin Mo, I trusted you so much that I sent you to Lu Corporation. You've brought shame to the research institute."
"I'm so disappointed in you..."
"You are so embarrassing..."
Amidst the clamor of criticism, she pulled with all her might, and the laboratory turned upside down. The ground cracked, the roof collapsed, and even the plane in the sky outside crashed to the ground...
Everything seemed like the end of the world. She closed her eyes and covered her head with her arms.
In the blink of an eye, she was back to being seven years old, standing at the T-junction of Qinzhou Lake at night, with her father Lin Zhijie on her left and her mother Xu Jinyan on her right.
Xiaolin Mo held her parents' hands and cried, "Mom and Dad, please don't leave me."
But her parents ignored her and looked at her with disgust on their faces.
Lin Zhijie said, "You're a grown-up kid, why are you so ignorant? Dad has work to do and will be sent abroad for an exchange soon. Go find your mom."
Xu Jinyan said, "Lin Mo, do you also want to trap Mom in this house? No, absolutely not!"
The two men shook off her hands, one to the left and the other to the right, walking decisively.
Xiaolin Mo was the only one left by the cold lake. Her thin, tiny figure huddled in the dim light, all alone. She squatted on the ground, hugging her arms tightly, not daring to cry anymore, for fear of disappointing anyone else.
"Lin Mo——"
"Lin Mo——"
A familiar voice came from somewhere. She stood up and looked in the direction of the voice. She saw a familiar figure appear at the other end of the T-junction. It was Lu Yanxiao.
Lu Yanxiao stood at the gate of Guiyuan, smiled and waved at her, saying, "Lin Mo, go home for dinner."
Hotness welled up in the corners of her eyes, and tears fell uncontrollably. She nodded vigorously: "Yes! Go home for dinner."
The nightmare was broken by the tears in the corners of her eyes. Lin Mo slowly opened her eyes. Just like in a dream, Lu Yanxiao appeared in front of her. He fell asleep sitting on the head of the bed, and she was still holding his arms tightly.
Inexplicably, without any surprise or uneasiness, what surged in my heart was an inexplicable sense of security, just like the ending of the dream.
Lin Mo thought briefly, when exactly did she hug his arm?
Hug so tight.
She let go gently so as not to wake the other person.
The room was extremely quiet, so quiet that every sound was amplified infinitely, including the man's light breathing and the heavy beating of his own heart.
Lin Mo sat up carefully, her eyes inevitably falling on the sleeping person.
The wall lamp outlined the man's profile clearly, and the dim color tinted him with a bit of softness. He had high and three-dimensional brow bones, long and thick eyelashes, which cast a small wing-like shadow in his eye sockets. His nose was straight and the nose line was smooth. His skin was delicate and cold white, which made his lips look as red as cherries.
Like jelly.
Lin Mo unconsciously moved closer, her eyes seemed to be attracted by those two rosy petals and couldn't move away.
She had no idea how the kiss ended, and by the time she realized it, it was too late. She quickly retreated, intending to slip away to the other side, when suddenly someone grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her back to her side.
"What are you doing?" Lu Yanxiao opened his eyes.
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