Chapter 38

"Why did you lie to me?" Shi Jingchen looked at his parents, his eye sockets were red, and there was deep disappointment and anger in his eyes.

Should I say Shi Jingchen is naive?

How could a person with such a high IQ not know the consequences of leaving like this on his family?

After the reunion, did he ask about Grandpa Shi's situation?

Are you afraid to ask or do you already know the result?

"No, what are you talking about?" After Qu Jinglan accused Lin Wei, she quickly comforted Shi Jingchen, "It's okay, Jingchen, don't listen to her nonsense."

Lin Wei said "Ah" and put down the spoon calmly. , She looked at the other party: "Are you talking to me? Everything I said is true. You suddenly mentioned things in the Mainland, so I naturally remembered it. Also, Grandpa Shi recognized the wrong person and took my father. ——"

Dang...

Shi Huaicheng put down the tableware and left with a cold face.

Shi Jingchen slowly closed his eyes, his face pale.

Qu Jinglan was also livid, staring at Lin Wei, but said nothing.

After a while, he also left.

The meal ended unhappily.

Lin Wei finished the soup slowly, took her bag and left.

Shi Jingchen was the only one left at the dining table, his hand holding the tablecloth loosening and tightening several times.

After a while, he got up and chased away.

He went out and caught up with Lin Wei on the garden path.

"I didn't know it would be like this. They said grandpa was in poor health and couldn't leave by boat." Shi Jingchen's hands were shaking slightly and his breathing was rising and falling, obviously trying to control his emotions. "When I understand what this means, I I started to be afraid and didn't dare to think about it at all, so I could only deceive myself..."

Lin Wei said "hmm" and remained silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Do you think I am a cold-blooded person? That's why you are so indifferent to me and think I am an untrustworthy person?"

Huh?

"Of course I believe you," Lin Wei paused and suddenly looked at him, "Do you know who is the organizer of the Miss Xiangjiang beauty pageant?"

Shi Jingchen was stunned.

"I saw that invitation. It said it was for the 9th Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant. It turns out that Miss Hong Kong has started to exist so early." The girl's voice was filled with excitement that could not be suppressed. When she looked at Shi Jingchen, her eyes flashed. The moving light, like the bright sunshine, fills your eyes.

"Can you help me find out who the organizer is? I wonder if we can cooperate with our garment factory. We can customize clothes for the candidates for free."

Shi Jingchen originally thought that Tangtang would not look at him like this again. Shining, full of happy smile, moist and shiny, it turns out that she can still do it, but only when she needs his help with something.

What really arouses her emotions is business, she is only interested in making money now.

The love that belonged to the girl completely disappeared.

"If...I mean if, I can't help you with anything, will you still treat me like you do now?"

The sunset spread across the sky, and the handsome man turned his back to the sunset, staring quietly. The girl in front of me.

Lin Wei's expression stagnated slightly, and then was replaced by a blooming smile: "Of course, we are growing up, it is not an ordinary friendship, you are special to me."

Lin Wei allowed herself to smile more sincerely, Shi Jingchen made friends It is very helpful for her to be able to contact some people in the upper class.

As a qualified businessman, the two most important qualities are initiative and perseverance.

Regardless of whether you are a man, woman, the elderly or a child, your interests come first. The most important thing is whether this person will be helpful to your career.

Being emotional is the worst thing to do.

So Wu Ming always asked her to control her temper, not to be impulsive, and to put aside personal grudges, so that she could be like a king in the shopping mall.

Whether Shi Jingchen is selfish and indifferent, or romantic and passionate, what kind of person he is is not that important.

This time, Lin Wei's answer did not please Shi Jingchen.

He smiled, with unconcealable disappointment in his eyes: "Tangtang, you have changed. You are no longer cute. Once a woman is obsessed with money, she will spend every penny and refuse to suffer. If you lose your cuteness, you will be stained with the beauty of the whole body. Sophisticated and tacky."

His voice was as soft as ever, but his words were sharper than before.

Lin Wei looked at him with a subtle expression, and she couldn't tell what she was feeling. This was the first time she heard Shi Jingchen use such harsh words to describe her.

She was silent for a while, then lowered her head and smiled, saying, "If I could choose, I actually quite like my current sophistication. Cuteness may get men's love and praise, which makes people feel protective, but I expect that kind of charity. Thing, I will become very pitiful now, you see-" Lin Wei raised her head and looked at the house with white walls and red tiles opposite, her eyes became obscure, "Your mother belittled me and mocked my family, I want I must maintain my upbringing and reserve, cannot refute, endure the sadness and digest the pain silently. The most I can do is cry to you, but as long as you say that your parents are unintentional, I will not dare to say anything anymore, for fear that you will think that I am not good enough. Understanding others, enduring all the grievances and licking the wounds silently."

She looked away, looked at Shi Jingchen, and asked, "How can I be cute like that?"

At least she didn't find it cute.

It was impossible for her to compromise and live in frustration. She just had to spend every penny and not let anyone hurt herself.

After saying this, Lin Wei turned and left under the astonished eyes of the other party.

This result cannot be said to be unexpected.

There must be some sincerity in the interactions between people. No one is a fool, and you can always feel it after a long time.

It was hard to say whether Shi Jingchen was sincere to her, but she was destined to not be able to have a heart-to-heart relationship with Shi Jingchen.

With entanglements from her previous life, if it weren't for profit, she would definitely stay away from this person.

"Tangtang..."

Lin Wei stopped, turned her back to him, and said, "Call me Lin Wei from now on, Tangtang is dead."

Shi Jingchen kept watching her leave, and couldn't tell what he was feeling.

There were two forces pulling him in his body. Lin Wei's words made no sense at all. They were things that didn't happen, but a voice in his heart felt that it was entirely possible.

His parents were like that.

When I went back, I heard the sound of quarreling upstairs as soon as I entered the door.

It's not really a quarrel. The father is throwing things and the mother is crying.

As they walked upstairs, their voices became clearer and clearer.

"You blame me now, wuwu - but you don't have the final say in everything at home, how can you blame me?"

"Why not you? It was you who said that the old man was not in good health and would not be embarrassed. I believed you. , I made my father suffer so much. I shouldn’t have married a vicious woman like you in the first place.

How could you say that to me? Who doesn’t want to be a dutiful son? How could I escape from that situation? ? Besides, what did Xiao Nizi say? Why do you believe her words? Maybe the old man is alive and well now. She said it deliberately to offend others. Do you think she is a good thing and abandon her parents? Escaping here by yourself shows that he is a sinister person."

Shi Jingchen closed his eyes in disappointment, turned around and walked to the study room to get the invitation letter, which invited Shi Huaicheng to attend as a public judge.

He had already seen Lin Wei staring at the invitation. At that time, he didn't understand her intention. Seeing her fidgeting, he thought she was impatient.

He looked at the invitation in his hand, what was wrong with it?

Why does this happen?

...

"A group of shabby people who fled from Hong Kong and have no education at all."

Lin Wei was not only angry with the Shi family couple, but also Mrs. Chu. Being neglected by Lin Wei made Shi Jingchen laugh at his background. Since the eldest son was regarded as the heir by her husband Cultivate, she hasn't been this angry for a long time.

Mu Tong didn't want to bring bad luck to her adoptive mother, so she carried her bag and was about to go upstairs, but she saw her adoptive father coming downstairs.

"Tongtong is back, did you have fun?" Chu Aidong asked with a gentle look.

Mu Tong unconsciously took a step back, looked down and looked away, and replied: "It's very good."

"What's very good," Mrs. Chu behind her suddenly said, "They are all ignorant country people, what's wrong with them?" It’s necessary, and that old friend’s daughter you mentioned is just a bitch—” Meeting Chu Aidong’s gaze, Mrs. Chu Er stopped speaking.

Chu Aidong looked indifferent and said in a low voice, "If you feel tired and don't want to move around, then take a good rest at home and don't go out." As he said that, he turned sideways and looked at Mu Tong, "You are the same, you are tired from school. , just rest for a while."

Mu Tong felt the gaze on her head, and felt a cold air rush from the soles of her feet to her skull. She clasped her fingers together unconsciously, trying her best to control her voice, and replied: " No, I'm not tired..."

"It's okay if you're not tired. Your father entrusted you to me, so naturally he can't let you suffer any injustice." Chu Aidong turned around and said in a low voice, "Come up with me and talk about today. What have you seen?"

Hearing the footsteps going upstairs, Mu Tong raised his head and realized that he was trembling.

She turned back to look at Mrs. Chu Er, who sneered coldly: "Look what I do, come up, I called you but you didn't call me."

Mu Tong clutched the hem of his clothes tightly, the light blue veins on the back of his hands tightened, looking at the other party His eyes were faintly pleading.

Mrs. Chu Er stood up indifferently and muttered: "I'm going to see if the soup is ready. I don't know if the soup is ready. This family is raising A Dong, but we must take good care of him."

Mu Tong closed . He closed his eyes and dragged his heavy body upstairs.

She told Chu Aidong what happened at the Shi family. There was nothing to say at first. She tried to be as detailed as possible, but she still finished it quickly.

Chu Aidong didn't say anything, and only allowed her to have more contact with Lin Wei when she had time. Mu Tong had mixed feelings in her heart. She didn't know what his intentions were, whether he was interested in a new prey or had other purposes. For a moment, she hoped it was former.

"Registration for this year's beauty pageant in Hong Kong City has started. I got the registration form for you."

"Miss Hong Kong?" Mu Tong looked a little surprised when she heard that Chu Aidong asked her to run for Miss Hong Kong.

"You want to represent Wanxin Department Store in the beauty pageant. If you get the ranking, you can also go to the United States to participate in the Miss World pageant. You are good at English and good-looking, which will give you more advantages."

Mu Tong took the registration form and said nothing for a while. She hadn't thought about it at all. Showing herself on stage in a swimsuit was not her preference.

Even though she knew that some of the beauties participating in the beauty pageant were from famous families, it could not dispel her resistance.

"What, you don't want to go?" Chu Aidong said softly, "I thought you liked it. I usually see that you like to go out and play, so I will find something for you to do. If you don't like it, forget it." As he said that, he was about to take back the registration form.

"No, I..." Mu Tong closed his eyes and said, "I just didn't react, I like it."

Chu Aidong smiled: "That's good, I also want to see you in a swimsuit, I will definitely do it. It's beautiful..." As he said that, he raised his hand and gently stroked Mu Tong's hair.

Mu Tong's body stiffened. She finally understood what she was resisting. She hated the eyes of those men falling on her.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"A Dong, I cooked the soup and simmered it for six hours. Come out and drink it while it's hot." Mrs. Chu Er's voice came from outside the door.

Chu Aidong looked at Mu Tong who breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of being angry, he smiled. He sighed softly: "A Tong is still cute when he was older."

Mu Tong lowered his head and said nothing until Chu Aidong She was completely relieved when he left, and her forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.

...

"Daqiang, do you know what a woman's cuteness is?" Lin Wei asked Song Ye.

The sudden question stunned Song Yewen.

Lin Wei took the pen and sighed: "If there is a girl who is weak and cannot take care of herself, often cries because of misfortune, relies on you for everything, loves you wholeheartedly, and cannot survive without you, wouldn't it be easy to inspire your protection? "Desire?"

Song Ye frowned: "Protectiveness?"

It seems that he hasn't figured it out yet. Song Ye was so fond of Fang Yantang in his previous life. Lin Wei looked at the line drawings he wrote and said, "You have to polish it in the future." Eyes, if a girl is too weak, she will drag you down."

Song Ye paused, and after a while, Xu Sheng said, "No, my future wife must be very capable, doing laundry, cooking, and having children. "She can't be too weak to support the elderly and make money to support me."

Lin Wei choked. These words were so familiar. They had discussed their views on marriage and love when they were watching outdoor movies in the mainland. "Discuss".

She slowly turned her face, and finally met a pair of gentle eyes.

Song Ye looked at her with a somewhat innocent expression, but there was a subtle arc in the corners of his eyes, and his eyes were as gentle as water under his long eyelashes.

Lin Wei squinted her eyes, "You did it on purpose, right?" She knew it, and Lin Wei turned her head, "Daqiang, you are too narcissistic. Do you know what your name is? Pu Xin Nan! Say You will be laughed at by the girls if you go out."

The sound of "swish" came from the study again, and the sound was much harder than before.

I don’t know if it’s been a long time, but they are used to getting along like this.

Everyone was doing their own thing in the study room, doing exercises and papers. Occasionally, a question would come up. At first it was about study, but later on the question became more and more strange.

"It's really not cute," Song Ye's voice came after an unknown amount of time, "There are not many fantasies about love, and there is no shyness of women towards men. Such women are indeed not very attractive, especially those men who are not good enough. ."

Lin Wei rolled her eyes at first, but then she got a slap in the face.

She didn't expect Song Ye to say this. There are too few people in this era who can understand it this way.

Song Ye went on to say -

"He thinks you're unlovable because he can't control you. Your sobriety makes him feel flustered. He belittles you because you can't reach a higher level. He doesn't know how to appreciate you because you're not good enough."

Lin Wei was in a daze, black Run's eyes were exceptionally deep and bright, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved.

Although she knew that she was not the handsome woman that Song Ye said she was, she was actually a very traditional and tacky woman, but this did not prevent her from being happy.

She was initially judged as not having the temperament of a strong woman at all, and she was neither valiant or heroic nor sexually knowledgeable.

In every media appearance, she wears very beautiful clothes, all of which are big-name luxury goods. She wears exquisite makeup down to every strand of her hair. She always wears high heels and only wears clothes once. The media said that she is artificial and does not look like a woman. The boss is more like the spoiled wife of a wealthy businessman.

This is probably why she had a bad rapport with the media in later generations.

But she doesn't think there's anything wrong with herself, and a strong woman shouldn't have just one look.

Lin Wei held her chin with a pen and looked at the design draft in front of her. Just like women with different styles, they all have their own beauty.

But her view of love has always been very poor.

She said with a smile: "Actually, I have a lot of fantasies about love. What I like to watch the most are the crude and bloody romance dramas, Chasing the Wife in the Crematorium, The Domineering President's Little Wife, the more bloody the better. , deep sadomasochism..."

Lin Wei also likes watching Korean dramas and Japanese comics, and has spent a lot of time learning Korean and Japanese, which contains a love that she cannot satisfy in reality. It's just that she also knows what healthy love looks like. Reason and emotion are in conflict. For a long time, she has been ambivalent about feelings.

"I have been educated in traditional culture since I was a child. This has had a profound influence on me and cannot be eliminated even now. So you don't have to worry from the beginning. I will never be able to take the initiative to confess. The education I received Women are required to be reserved in all aspects. This idea is deep-rooted. I will not take the initiative to pursue anyone. Even if the other person pursues me and I like him, I will still be reserved for a while and will not agree to the other person too quickly. "

Even if she pursues her career again . Determined and proactive, she remains emotionally passive.

She knows that love should be brave, but knowing what to do does not mean knowing how to do it. Emotionally, she needs the other person to give her a sense of security and show enough love before she can take that step.

She guessed that Shi Jingchen should have given her enough emotional feedback, but she still had not found a perfect love.

Shi Jingchen told her that Mu Tong needed him more than she did, and that she was more helpless and desperate -

although she didn't know why a wealthy daughter who was favored by everyone was evaluated like this by Shi Jingchen.

But in this world, if you are weak, there will always be someone softer than you, and if you are strong, there will always be someone stronger. People cannot compare.

Excluding other factors, her emotional failure is mainly because she is not the one in control of love and has always been a passive recipient.

But even if she knew that this view of love was wrong, she would never be able to change it in this life.

Some deep-rooted thoughts are not so easy to change.

Song Ye frowned in confusion, as if trying to understand what she said.

Lin Wei looked at his appearance and sighed softly: "You men don't have such worries. If you want to pursue a girl, you can pursue it and you won't be labeled."

"Yes," Song Ye said slowly, "You will be labeled." People say toads want to eat swan meat."

Lin Wei: "..."

"What does this have to do with a common man like you?"

"

You understand, don't pretend."

The night is getting darker. , separated by a layer of transparent glass, the moonlight outside the window faded into hazy mist in the light, and small whispers occasionally floated out from the study room accompanied by laughter...

After

learning about the beauty pageant, Lin Wei began to collect ... material.

In the past, she always thought that Miss Hong Kong was an event of TVB radio station, but she didn't expect it to have started so early. The earliest Miss Hong Kong can be traced back to 1947.

It was discontinued during this period and this year is the ninth year.

Hong Kong is a city that is both open and conservative. The issue of letting women walk on the catwalk in swimsuits has caused a lot of discussion from the beginning. Local women think it is an insult to women.

It's normal to have this kind of controversy, because in the beginning it was a game for dignitaries, held in a nightclub, with promiscuous women participating in the contest, and a group of lewd and lewd judges.

However, the fourth session of the beauty pageant began to reform its mechanism, introducing all-female judges and celebrities participating in the pageant. After that, most of the contestants were ladies, and the reputation was much better. With the intervention of Shaw Brothers, a five-year acting contract, and the gimmick To become bigger, many people are flocking to it.

However, the beauty pageant at this time was still very dusty. It was held in nightclubs, and swimsuits were associated with "sexy" and were not accepted by the mainstream. There were also scandals about ticketing, and the pageant was suspended during the period.

Lin Wei thinks that women can wear whatever they want. Swimwear is not the problem. The problem is that the male gaze is too heavy.

She likes to watch talent shows, and is a sponsor of some shows, but she almost never watches the Hong Kong Miss beauty pageant. I don’t know if it’s because there is always a greasy male host standing next to the Hong Kong Miss, which makes her feel this way. Purely physiological discomfort.

The pageant itself was a highly controversial event, even into later generations.

But from a businessman's perspective, beauty pageants are a very good platform.

The beauty display is divided into four parts, theme clothing, swimsuits, dresses, and finally cheongsam.

This is an event with clothing display throughout the competition, second only to the clothing exhibition.

This leaves a lot of room for development.

Knowing that there was such a thing, it was not difficult to inquire about the organizer, but Shaw Brothers didn't even give them a chance to meet.

The letter of intent for cooperation sent by Lin Wei also came to nothing.

When Song Ye saw her staring at him, he guessed the possibility that the other party wanted to sell him.

"Otherwise I go to my elder brother for help. He seems to know the top management of Shaw Brothers," Su Tianrui suggested. "At worst, pretend to be a deterrent. How can you refuse without even talking?"

Lin Wei looked at him and asked doubtfully: "Do you think I am the kind of person who will never give up until he achieves his goal?"

Lin Wei felt that he was inexplicable. He pulled him down when he didn't see him, and he didn't insist on cooperating. When he met Su Tianrui's serious eyes, he was so angry that he couldn't speak. .

The bottom line is not to deal with hei society. Those people who don't take human life seriously don't act according to common sense at all. They do all kinds of dirty things. The bottom line is extremely low. If you are not careful, it can easily backfire. Su Tianrui is the result of compromise. A last resort, how could she use gangsters to intimidate her partners? Maybe their background is bigger than yours.

Lin Wei said angrily: "Forget it if we can't cooperate. Not all ideas can be implemented. Proposal and implementation are two different things. Cooperation is not necessary. If you don't want to, forget it. It's such a big thing, we can just do it ourselves." Are you there?"

Seeing that she was angry, Su Tianrui nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. If you don't cooperate, we'll do it ourselves..."

He suddenly stopped talking and looked at Lin Wei in surprise: "What did you say?"

Do it yourself...one?