Avoid him
Chen Yulan is acting very strangely now.
That was his first impression. As Chen Peiyuan was looking at the road, he noticed Chen Yulan's gaze again. Through the rearview mirror, he saw her secretly watching him from the back seat, or rather, observing him.
He silently counted; this was the eighth time she had looked over. In just ten minutes, Lanlan had already looked at him eight times.
Whenever he looked over, Chen Yulan would immediately look away, leaning against the car door with her hands gripping the handle tightly, as if she were ready to open the door and run away at any moment should he make any unusual move.
Was she on guard against him? He stopped looking at her, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.
The car stopped at the red light. He rested his hands on the steering wheel, tapping his fingers repeatedly as he watched the moving vehicles in the distance. Inside the stationary car, only the sound of his fingers tapping could be heard.
Tap-tap-tap-tap.
Outside the car was a bustling city, but inside it was as quiet as still water, as if waiting for someone to throw a stone so that the surface of the water would ripple.
Sitting in the back seat, you couldn't help but look at Chen Peiyuan again. He was wearing a white shirt when he came to pick you up from get off work. You had a moment of madness and didn't know what you were thinking. By the time you realized what you were doing, you were already sitting in the back seat. He looked at you in surprise, and you could only silently press against the car door without making a sound.
Chen Peiyuan turned around, and just as he opened his mouth, "Lanlan, you...", you immediately realized what he was about to say and interrupted him, "Let's drive, I want to sit in the back today."
Chen Peiyuan shut his mouth again, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally turned around and started the car.
You think it's probably the nightmare from this afternoon that's affecting you. You can't look Chen Peiyuan in the eye right now. Even though you know the dream is fake, you still hallucinate that Chen Peiyuan is fine one second, and the next second he turns into the demon from the dream and pounces on you. You feel like you're possessed.
However, Chen Peiyuan seemed a little unhappy, hurt by your attitude. You looked at him many times along the way. Usually, he would chat with you in the car, although you often didn't answer. Today, he didn't say anything except before driving off, unusually quiet as if his mouth was glued shut. You couldn't help but look at him.
You secretly glance at Chen Peiyuan again. He has his back to you, so you can't see his face. You can only look at his reflection in the mirror. His lips are tightly pursed beneath his sharp features, and his brows are deeply furrowed. His usually charming eyes are no longer smiling; he's just staring straight ahead, looking impatient. You rarely see him like this. You look away, wondering if he's really angry with you. You feel conflicted.
You touch your suit jacket. When you're thinking, you tend to hold onto something in your hand. This is something he left in your office this afternoon, and you're taking it down to return it to him after get off work.
You stare at the back of the car seat, feeling conflicted, as if two little people are arguing.
The little figure dressed as an angel said, "Lanlan, he seems really sad, what should we do?"
The white creature sadly spun around in place, its halo above its head seemed to have dimmed considerably, and its pair of wings drooped behind it. It seemed to really like Chen Peiyuan, and its sadness was mirroring Chen Peiyuan's sadness. Watching it made you feel a little sad too.
"So what if you're sad? It's his fault for scaring you in your dream. Humph, you clearly wanted to cooperate with him, but suddenly he turned into a monster and tried to strangle you. He deserves what he's doing now." The little man with devil horns shoved the little angel man aside, his mouth opening to reveal a mouthful of sharp teeth.
You catch the falling little angel in time, gently place it on the ground, and watch as the little angel stands up, whimpering. It seems the little devil is right.
But you always feel something is wrong. The things Chen Peiyuan does in your dream seem different from the real Chen Peiyuan. Is it really right for you to vent your emotions on him like this?
The little angel, hearing the little devil twist the facts and seeing your agreement, panicked. "No, no, he's not the person in the dream. How can you pin the blame on him? Lanlan, don't listen to it. This is wrong!" She waved her hands, trying to get your attention.
Seeing this, the little devil flew in front of the little angel, baring its teeth and threatening it, "We're mortal enemies, what's wrong with that?" Seeing that the little angel was frightened, it lay on the ground, clutching its belly and laughing heartily, extremely happy.
The little angel saw it suddenly start laughing, which was quite inexplicable, but seeing that it seemed unable to stop for a while, the little angel took the opportunity to fly to your ear and whisper, "Lanlan, comfort Yuanyuan. The bad guy in the dream isn't Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan would never treat Lanlan like that." As the little angel spoke, it kept an eye on whether the little devil had noticed it. It was so nervous that many of its wings fell off; it was most afraid of the little devil.
Seeing that you seemed a little hesitant, the little angel was secretly delighted. She gave herself a fist pump to encourage herself and said happily, "Lanlan, Yuanyuan looks really sad. I believe that if you comfort him, Yuanyuan will be happy." After saying that, she flew away immediately because the little devil had seen it whispering to Lanlan and was angrily chasing after her.
As you watched the two little figures disappear in the direction they were, you made a decision: you should apologize to Chen Peiyuan. After all, you vented your emotions on him; it was a dream, not reality.
As soon as you look up, prepare yourself mentally and start the countdown.
5
4
3
2
1
"List..."
When you counted to zero, you finally spoke.
"boom.."
The light turned green, Chen Peiyuan started the engine, and the car drove away.
Two sounds rang out at the same time. Your small voice was drowned out by the car horn, and the courage you had just mustered vanished like a punctured balloon. You shrank back again.
He didn't hear me, maybe next time.
You say this to yourself.
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Chen Peiyuan sat in his office, holding his phone and scrolling through it, his brows furrowed, his serious expression as if he were facing some terrible problem.
It was really bad. Lanlan had been avoiding him for a week. When he went to look for her at noon, she wasn't there. When he asked her secretary, she said she was in a meeting. In the evening, she left early without waiting for him. When he got home, Lanlan was nowhere to be seen. When he knocked on the door, she said she wasn't hungry and wouldn't open it. In the morning, he had just made breakfast when he saw her rushing out. He couldn't stop her. This had been going on for several days. He wasn't stupid; he knew Lanlan was avoiding him.
He kept scrolling through the chat messages, trying to find the right answer, his mind constantly replaying whether he had said something wrong or done something inappropriate a week ago.
No, no, nothing at all. He rubbed his temples in frustration and put down his phone.
The last time he spoke to Lanlan was the last time, the last time, yes, that very time. He opened his eyes, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Thinking of Lanlan's unusual behavior that day, he was absolutely certain that something must have happened that day.
We need to find out exactly what happened that day.
With that in mind, he dialed the president's office internal line and called his secretary in.
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