The female employees of Star Entertainment are very excited recently because the boss has been coming to the company more and more frequently. They are so happy to have the opportunity to see their idol every day.
In contrast, the company's top executives are complaining.
In the past, the boss only came once every two or three days and left soon after. They only had to face his cold face during the weekly work report.
What about now? You never know when you look up and see Mr. Xiao walking towards you with his long legs like a model walking on the catwalk. It is very pleasing to the eye, but it also tests their fragile hearts.
Many people have already discussed privately whether the boss is preparing to implement some changes since he comes to the company frequently?
It is somewhat related. They have gone to the president's office to inquire about the situation and hope to prepare countermeasures in advance.
When the news reached Assistant Huang, he chuckled twice with a blank expression.
Change?
Bullshit change.
Can he say that the big boss comes to the company so diligently just to be his sister's driver and send people to work?
I'm afraid that even if he said it, few people would believe it.
After Su Yi and Qin Mingming communicated twice, they roughly decided on the shooting plan and entered the studio today.
The shooting process went smoothly. Qin Mingming is not very beautiful, but her appearance is recognizable and her smile is very sweet. She is not particularly good at showing herself in front of the camera, but her sweet mouth and cooperation are enough to make up for it. After
half a morning of shooting, she has already called Sister Su Yi all Sister Su Yi.
If it were someone else, they would probably sigh in their hearts that it’s good to be young, or that girls nowadays are so cute, but Su Yi thought it was quite interesting. She was the youngest among her friends in the past, and was always taken care of like a child. This was the first time she was called sister after growing up.
During the break, Qin Mingming’s assistant bought drinks and desserts, and
Su Yi only then realized that the heroine Gu Xiao was one of Qin Mingming’s assistants.
Although she debuted not long ago and her popularity is only slowly increasing, she is not a popular actress, but Qin Mingming still has three or four assistants around her. Gu Xiao has the least experience, so of course others would ask her to do errands like buying drinks, and the others who can show their faces would not get a chance.
Su Yi took a look, but didn't pay much attention to it because Qin Mingming was talking to her. After finishing her portion, she went to the bathroom.
She was in the cubicle and heard two people coming in and washing their hands and putting on makeup in front of the mirror.
"Hey, why didn't I see Tingting just now?"
"She was on the phone with her boyfriend in the stairwell."
"I thought, buying snacks and such has always been her responsibility, but today it was assigned to the newcomer."
Another person sneered, "She loves to do things and show off, so give her a chance to show off."
"To be honest, she's too proactive. She comes the earliest and leaves the latest every day, which makes me feel embarrassed."
"So she is a scheming bitch. We are all just muddling through life, but she is the only one who wants to stand out, making the rest of us look so mediocre. Tsk tsk, and she looks honest. You can't judge a person by his appearance."
"Let's not talk about her. Hey, did you buy a new lipstick? This color is so pretty."
"Isn't it pretty? My boyfriend gave me a whole set. Let's go to my place and let you try it."
"No, I still have some documents to deliver."
"What are you delivering? Just let the newcomer do it. Come on, come on."
The footsteps faded away. Su Yi listened to the whole process and was about to push open the cubicle door when a door next to her suddenly opened.
It turned out that she was not the only one who had inadvertently become an ear in the wall.
Su Yi raised her eyebrows slightly and wondered who this person was. The other party's cell phone happened to ring. The bathroom was very quiet and the voice of the person on the other end of the phone was not low. The voice in the cell phone came out clearly: "Gu Xiao, where are you? I have a few documents to be delivered to the 28th floor. Come and get them."
Su Yi heard Gu Xiao agreed and stood in front of the mirror for a while before slowly walking out.
Now she was sure that she was the only one in the bathroom. Su Yi washed her hands carefully in front of the mirror.
Today's shoot was indoors, and the outdoor scene was set at a beach, but looking at the weather, there was going to be a typhoon in that place recently, so the time was postponed to a few days later.
After finishing work, she casually sent a text message to Xiao Yan, asking what time he would get off work. If it was early, she could get a ride, and if it was later, she would go back first.
As a result, Xiao Yan asked her to stay with just a few words. He said there was a good restaurant and he was going to recommend it to her.
Su Yi took the elevator and waited for him on the top floor.
As soon as he walked out of the elevator, the door of the conference room opened. Xiao Yan led the way out, followed by a group of executives in suits and leather shoes, surrounding him like bodyguards.
Su Yi squinted and looked at him, and nodded secretly in her heart. Sure enough, the people in their family are the most handsome.
Suddenly, a beautiful girl appeared on the top floor. Everyone looked at her. Some already knew that she was a photographer who cooperated with the company and had a close relationship with the big boss. Others were stunned, watching the boss who was cold and ruthless just now, now talking to the girl in a warm and gentle manner like a spring breeze.
"Did the shoot go well?"
"Very good." Su Yi said.
"Wait for me for a while," Xiao Yan raised his wrist to check the time, "Another half an hour will be fine."
Su Yi nodded and followed him into the office. Three or four executives followed him in, probably because they had more work to report.
While they were talking about business, Su Yi sat on the sofa not far away, took out a pack of cream biscuits from the drawer of the coffee table, and ate the biscuits while looking at the clouds outside the window.
She sat there quietly, neither getting up to walk around nor making any noise, but she was impossible to ignore.
More than once, those directors took advantage of Xiao Yan's inattention to secretly look at her.
It was surprising that the big boss allowed outsiders to be present at work, and the other party was so familiar with it, as if it was her own home, and even ate biscuits. They never knew that there were snacks in the drawer of the boss's office!
Imagining the boss with a cold face, curled up in the sofa eating potato chips, everyone shuddered.
After work, Xiao Yan and Su Yi left together.
Rumors gradually spread within the company that their boss seemed to be in love, otherwise how to explain his going in and out with others and having dinner together?
It was no wonder that they misunderstood, after all, very few people knew that Su Yi was the stepdaughter of the Xiao family.
She and Old Lady Qu have been in the Xiao family for ten years. She only showed up at the wedding of Su Wanting and Xiao Xing. She never attended any banquets or receptions afterwards. She went abroad in her second year of high school. So many years have passed. Even if someone saw her at the wedding banquet, they have almost forgotten it now.
Xiao Yan showed his appreciation for her in a way that was not common among step-siblings. Even a biological brother might not be so caring and thoughtful. How could ordinary people guess the real relationship between the two?
Su Yi didn't notice anything about this. When she was not working, she stayed at home, accompanied her grandmother, walked the dog, ate and slept. One afternoon, she suddenly felt like giving a bath to the golden retriever Mimi.
It was summer now, and she was not afraid that the dog would catch a cold. She placed a large bathtub in the yard, filled it with water, stood in front of the bathtub, and called out "Mimi".
Mimi came out of the house, and Suyi clapped her hands at it, and it rushed over with its tail wagging. Just before it was thrown down, Suyi suddenly took a step to the side, revealing the large bathtub behind it.
The dog was about to get wet, and struggled hard in the air, but could not stop the parabola trajectory, and sobbed and dived into the bathtub.
Su Yi was quick to hold the dog down and quickly squeezed the shampoo to make bubbles. The strength of an adult golden retriever's struggle was like a puppy drinking milk in her hands. Mimi had no power to resist.
"Why are you bullying it again?" Old Lady Qu looked at the man and the dog under the awning and shook her head helplessly.
What made her laugh was that the dog was always bullied, but it didn't learn its lesson. Every time Su Yi waved, it went away happily. So Su Yi was so naughty, and it had contributed to it.
Hearing her say this, Su Yi pouted and said in dissatisfaction: "Grandma is partial. I gave it a bath with good intentions. How can I bully it? It's Mimi who doesn't like to be clean. She is sloppy."
She tapped Mimi's forehead and said disdainfully: "Sloppy ghost."
Mimi groaned.
"Why, you still don't accept it? Who rolls on the floor every day? After rolling, he ran to the sofa. Did he make you dirty?"
Mimi swallowed and sobbed.
"Don't make excuses. It's done." Su Yi said sternly.
Seeing her talking to the dog like a parent disciplining a child, Mrs. Qu laughed so hard that she bent over, pointed at Su Yi and shook her head, saying, "You, you, you're such a grown-up..."
She wiped away the tears from her eyes, looked at the two 'big kids' who were responding to each other in the sunlight, and her mouth corners were always curled up.
"By the way, Yi Yi, I heard from your mother a few days ago that she and your uncle Xiao sponsored several children from poor families. I happened to have sorted out a lot of your old clothes and stationery, many of which are new and hardly used. How about we give them to others?"
Su Yi poured water on Mimi and replied, "Okay, grandma, you decide. They're just there anyway."
Old Mrs. Qu nodded in response. When she was packing up recently, she found a lot of old items and a photo of Su Yi when she was a child. She thought she had lost it when she moved to S City, but it turned out that they were all in an old iron box.
In the photo, Su Yi was only three or four years old, leaning against the feet of the middle-aged old lady Qu. With small arms and legs and a round face, her big eyes were particularly eye-catching. She was not shy at all, blinking and looking at the camera with curiosity.
Old lady Qu looked at the photo for a long time under the light, and found that she was really old. The little kid who used to tug at her clothes had grown into a graceful young lady. She also had her own business and could provide her with living expenses.
"Yi Yi, when will you bring a boyfriend back to show grandma?" Old lady Qu suddenly said.
Su Yi turned around and asked, "What?"
Mrs. Qu paused and shook her head slowly, "...Nothing, I said be careful and don't get your clothes wet."
She didn't want to urge the younger generation to make decisions for them, but she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought about her old age. She was afraid that after she left, the people left in the world would be alone and without anyone to accompany them.
But in this case, doesn't it depend on the children's happiness?
Let them be.
Su Yi didn't hear what Mrs. Qu said clearly, but she was really surprised, because her grandmother had never talked to her about related topics.
Thinking about the gossip of Zhang Jiajia and others a few days ago, Su Yi couldn't help but ponder, is this really a necessary stage for being a human being?
It happened that Zhang Jiajia called her that night, and she mentioned it casually.
Zhang Jiajia was unusually silent on the other end.
Su Yi asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Why don't you say anything?"
Zhang Jiajia took a deep breath, and seemed to have made a major decision before she spoke with difficulty: "Have you heard about the recent messy rumors?"
Su Yi's mouth twitched, "Are there any messy rumors?"
She remembered that she was the protagonist of rumors several times in high school, and she was even mixed up with women, and the rumors were so convincing that many people still believe them now.
Su Yi felt that there would be nothing more ridiculous than that.
She had a hunch that Zhang Jiajia's words were related to her, and said with some helplessness: "Tell me, what is it again?"
It can't be that just because she had lunch with Zhang Na, these people said that they were in love, right?
Zhang Jiajia finished speaking in one breath: "I also heard it from He Ye. She has a cousin who is a manager of your brother's entertainment company. Then I heard from his boss that the big boss of their company, that is, your brother, seems to be in love with someone. The other party is a female photographer in her twenties who just returned to China."
"..." Su Yi blinked dully, "Why does it sound so familiar?"
"What do you think?" Zhang Jiajia said weakly.
Su Yi supported her chin.
She was wrong. She wanted to take back what she had just said. She really shouldn't underestimate human imagination and gossip ability. Some rumors have no bottom line. When you think it won't get worse, it is often the time to slap you in the face.
She asked dryly, "Don't those people know that I'm his sister?"
"They shouldn't know." Zhang Jiajia said. Before Su Yi could breathe a sigh of relief, she said, "Fortunately they don't know. After all, you are just step-siblings, not biological ones. Do you believe that once this is exposed, it might make some people more excited?"
Su Yi was really speechless. After a long time, she asked, "What do you think I should do?"
She thought Zhang Jiajia would give a cold response, but she seemed to have thought it over and asked her back, "What do you think?"
"Huh?"
"Let me tell you, what do you think about this? Is it true--"
"Hey, hey," Su Yi couldn't help interrupting her, "You won't believe what others are saying, right?"
Zhang Jiajia thought, it's just a rumor, but she only thought about Xiao Yan's attitude towards Su Yi. Who can say that this is groundless?
However, they have been friends for so many years, and from Su Yi's tone, she knew that she had never thought in that direction.
But then again, who has she ever thought in that direction? This is a person who is destined to be alone.
She thought about it seriously and said, "Even if you tell others that you are step-siblings, it may not be of much help. It's better to avoid it and don't show up with your brother so often. People will forget about it after a while. You don't know how many people want to have a scandal with him, but they will only focus on him and not on you, and would rather forget about you. Of course, if you don't care about other people's nonsense, then let them be."
Su Yi herself certainly didn't care about what others said, but she couldn't ignore other people in the family. If someone was blind and told Mrs. Qu about it, the old lady would know it was her and believe it to be true, what would happen then?
"Okay, then avoid it." Anyway, there was only one location left for the photo shoot, and she didn't have to go to Xiao Yan's company anymore.
Su Yi hung up the phone, rolled on the bed, and felt a little depressed, so she got up, opened the refrigerator, and ate the half of the ice cream cake that she had finally saved after Mrs. Qu's nagging. While eating, she said, "It's not that I want to eat it, I'm just turning my sorrow and anger into appetite."
Mao Tuan picked his nose expressionlessly.
At the same time, Xiao Yan was drinking with Han Lu.
The two were almost inseparable in high school. Although they went to college separately and are now busy with their own careers and don't see each other often, their relationship is still very close.
"Those people's stories are so convincing, I was surprised, but when did you, Xiao Yan, change your personality? Later, when I heard that it was a female photographer, I knew it was a child. When did she come back? Why didn't she tell me?"
"A few days later." Xiao Yan picked up the wine glass, and the ice cubes in the glass hit the glass wall.
Han Lu took a sip of wine, "Let's meet up some other day. I haven't seen her for several years. Your child is amazing. At that time, I thought her so-called world tour was just a joke, but I didn't expect her to be serious. She slapped me in the face without saying a word, tsk."
But then again, since he met Su Yi, he has been slapped in the face many times, not just this time.
Xiao Yan didn't say yes or no, he just clinked glasses with Han Lu.
Seeing this, Han Lu couldn't help but move closer and lowered his voice and said, "Tell me the truth, do you still have those thoughts about little kids?"
Thinking back to the past, he complained about Xiao Yan's sister complex all day long, but it was just a joke, but one day this guy really became obsessed with him. He didn't feel surprised when he found this out at the time. Han Lu felt that he was too calm, too steady, and too reliable.
Xiao Yan glanced at him and responded lightly.
Han Lu shook his head in his heart. He asked you to be calm and pretend. Are you really so indifferent that you would come to drink with him?
Of course, they have been close friends for many years. After complaining, he still has to help give advice.
"I say, it's not a good idea for you to hide it for so many years. It's okay if the child doesn't reveal the secret. If one day she reveals the secret and is taken away by another big bad wolf, you won't even have time to cry. Why not take this opportunity to test her and see if she has that intention. What do you think, do you want me to sound out the matter for you?"
Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and after a while he said, "I'll think about it."
Han Lu sighed in his heart. Otherwise, why do people say that love is dangerous? Xiao Yan is such a confident person, but when it comes to love, he becomes hesitant and worried. When the company encountered a crisis and was on the verge of bankruptcy, he never raised an eyebrow.
In the next few days, Su Yi began to avoid Xiao Yan. It was not that she had to do it deliberately. One was at work and the other was on break, so they rarely ran into each other. Sometimes Xiao Yan asked her if she wanted to eat out together, but Su Yi either accompanied Old Lady Qu or went out with friends, so she declined. When Xiao Yan got home from work, she had already locked the door and prepared to go to bed, so even though they lived under the same roof, they did not see each other.
Her actions were not obvious, at least Old Lady Qu did not notice it, but as the person involved, Xiao Yan must have felt it.
He knew that Su Yi must have heard something, and the current avoidance was her answer.
Soon, the employees of the entertainment company discovered that the former iceberg boss was back, and even colder than before.
Sure enough, saying that the boss is in love, that the iceberg meets the spring breeze, and that spring flowers are blooming are all lies. A group of executives thought so in the severe winter.
A few days later, the weather at the location for the outdoor shooting finally cleared up. After the entertainment company made arrangements, Su Yi set out with Qin Mingming and some staff members.
The shooting location was actually on the beach. In the hot summer, with the scorching sun overhead, not only the photographers were tired, but also the artists were tired. However, the most tired were the staff members.
One of Qin Mingming's assistants had a parasol in her hand. Every time a set of actions was finished, she would run over quickly with the parasol to block the sun for Qin Mingming to prevent her from getting tanned. And when the shooting was about to start, she had to run away quickly to avoid being photographed and ruining the picture.
The assistant happened to be a little chubby, and was out of breath after just one run, with sweat rolling down her neck. But she was reluctant to give up this kind of direct service to the artist, which could please her and win her credit, to others. She could only watch others doing the easy work, and she felt suffocated.
After shooting for about an hour, Su Yi announced a break.
Gu Xiao was sent to buy drinks again. There were many people at the scene, and she carried two full bags. Not to mention an umbrella, she didn't even have time to wipe her sweat. She just walked from
one end of the long beach to the other. When the drinks were brought back, the staff gathered around to choose. Someone frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Why are there only this kind of things? Aren't there any fresh juices?"
Without waiting for Gu Xiao to answer, she reluctantly picked what she was satisfied with and left.
An assistant took two bottles of drinks, opened one of them, and handed it to Qin Mingming attentively.
After they dispersed, Su Yi came forward. There was only mineral water left in the bag. She took a bottle and said, "Thank you."
Gu Xiao looked up at her, her cheeks were red from the sun, and her face was a little surprised and embarrassed. She whispered as if explaining, "The owner said that the typhoon had just passed, and there were only bottled drinks, no freshly squeezed juice." And there were not many drinks left.
Su Yi nodded, pointed to the shade of a tree not far away, and said, "Go over there and have a rest. The next game is still a while away."
Gu Xiao took two steps, then thought of something, and looked back at her hesitantly, "I still have some chocolate here. Do you want to have a piece to replenish your energy..."
She spoke more and more quietly, as if she was afraid of being rejected, but she didn't know that Su Yi would accept anything edible.
Su Yi thought the heroine in the book was very good, and gladly accepted the chocolate from her.
After everyone had rested enough, the next game started.
Although the sky was blue and the sea was blue, and the scenery was pleasant, the sun made people feel restless. Even the sweet smile on Qin Mingming's face was a little stiffer than at first.
After Su Yi took a few photos, she lowered her head to check the results to decide whether to retake them. Suddenly, someone on the side exclaimed. She looked up and saw the slightly plump assistant holding the parasol pushed Gu Xiao and said angrily: "Don't you have eyes? Why are you standing here and getting in the way!"
Gu Xiao pursed his lips and spoke in a low voice, but everyone could hear it clearly: "I have been standing here the whole time. You didn't see clearly when you ran and bumped into me."
"So it's my fault? You knew I was in a hurry to hold the parasol for Sister Qin. You should have avoided me when you saw me coming. You delayed my work and made Sister Qin tanned. Can you afford this responsibility?"
"I--"
"What are you talking about? You don't really think you can be compared with Sister Qin, do you?"
Su Yi only listened to a few sentences and found that the fat assistant was indeed quite powerful. It was clearly her own fault, but she brought Qin Mingming up and kept talking about her. No matter what Gu Xiao said at this time, he would offend people.
Qin Mingming finally spoke up, not caring who was right or wrong, but just impatiently said: "Xiao Chen, what's the matter? Come and help me cover it up."
The assistant responded loudly, looked at Gu Xiao like a winner, and ran over with an umbrella.
Su Yi ignored it and focused on the camera in her hand.
Lunch was eaten on the beach. Su Yi and Qin Mingming's lunch boxes were very rich, while others' were just average.
Su Yi was sitting under a coconut tree. Seeing Gu Xiao not far away, she called out, "Gu Xiao, come and eat with us."
Gu Xiao was startled and didn't move for a long time, suspecting that she had heard wrongly. It was not until Su Yi waved again that she trotted over.
Su Yi pointed at the food in front of her and said, "It's too much. I can't finish it by myself. Let's eat together, don't waste it."
Gu Xiao hesitated for a long time and sat down stiffly, "...Thank you."
Su Yi smiled, "Why are you so polite?"
Seeing her start eating, Gu Xiao also ate the rice without any taste. In fact, she was not only surprised that Su Yi asked her to eat together, but also surprised that Su Yi knew her name.
After all, although they had met several times, they had only spoken to each other in the morning, and it was still insignificant. How could she notice her?
Not to mention Gu Xiao, others were also surprised.
Why did the photographer invite the newcomer to dinner? Did they know each other? But they clearly remembered that newcomer, and his family had no background or connections.
In fact, many people present wanted to put their names in front of Su Yi. After all, before the photo shoot, the agent Sister Lili specifically told them to cooperate with the photographer, not to make him unhappy, and not to curry favor with him. In short, they should be respectful and keep a distance.
If the agent hadn't told them, they might not have been so curious, but they said it so seriously. Doesn't it show that this photographer is very important?
In this circle, connections are everything. Accumulate more connections, and you never know when they will be useful.
Some people are eager to make a move, but because of Sister Lili's words, they dare not take the lead. Now that Gu Xiao has received attention from the other party, some people are jealous.
Gu Xiao didn't even know what she ate for this meal.
She kept thinking about the scene she saw in the cafeteria not long ago. At that time, she was still wondering if it was possible to become one of them. Now, is she closer to this goal?
When the meal was almost over, Su Yi casually mentioned, "The chocolate in the morning was delicious."
Gu Xiao groaned in a daze, then quickly took out her bag and gave the remaining two pieces to Su Yi, "I still have..."
"Thank you." Su Yi accepted it without hesitation, very satisfied, and suddenly asked, "It's courtesy, do you need help?"
Gu Xiao was still a little stunned, and it took a while for her to realize what Su Yi meant, that she wanted to help her.
To be honest, she had been a little exhausted after working for more than half a month, but after sitting here and eating this meal today, she had strength again, because she found her direction again. Just like what she said at the beginning, the direction of becoming a better and more outstanding person.
She glanced around the beach and saw those who ordered her around, spoke ill of her, flattered the powerful and bullied the weak. Are these people her targets? Is she going to become such a person?
Of course not.
She looked at Su Yi cautiously again.
This is it.
This is the brighter and better life she has always dreamed of.
Now that the other party said he wanted to help her, Gu Xiao would never believe it no matter what. It was really a gift of a few cheap chocolates. The only explanation could only be that the other party was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see the old people bullying the newcomers.
But Gu Xiao didn't think that she had any merits that were worth her special help. Moreover, although she was very happy to get the attention of the other party, deep down in her heart, she didn't want to accept the help of the other party. She always felt that if she took such a shortcut, she would never be as good as her in the future.
So she shook her head slowly, "Thank you, but the meal you treated me to is already a help to me."
Su Yi was a little surprised, but didn't insist.
In the afternoon, they filmed for another half a day and officially called it a day.
Star Entertainment Company has always been very generous to its employees. For example, this time, although the filming could be completed in one day, the company booked two-day star-rated hotels for more than a dozen employees, so that everyone could take a break after work.
Perhaps because she had lived by the sea for more than ten years, Su Yi had always felt close to the sea. After dinner, she changed into loose clothes, put on her slippers and ran to the beach.
The sand under her feet was fine and soft. Su Yi threw off her shoes and stepped on the sand barefoot again and again. The rolling waves behind her covered all her footprints. When the sea water receded, there was nothing on the beach, as smooth and clean as at the beginning.
She turned around on the beach and looked into the depths of the waves. The setting
sun had fallen below the sea level. The blue sea water during the day was now surging and deep, as if it was like a starry sky, hiding eternal secrets.
The phone rang suddenly, and she took it out and saw that it was Xiao Yan calling. Since they hadn't seen each other for a few days, they basically didn't talk on the phone. Not knowing what was going on at this time, she looked at it and pressed the answer button.
"Have you finished work?" Xiao Yan asked on the other end, his tone was different from the usual greetings.
"I've finished work." Su Yi said, and also asked him: "Are you off work?"
"Just left the company, you are outside?"
"Yes." Su Yi turned the phone towards the sea, facing the waves, and after a while took it back and said: "Did you hear it? I'm at the beach, it's the sound of the sea."
Xiao Yan said: "I heard it. What are your plans after work? Han Lu asked about you a few days ago and wanted to meet you."
Su Yi shrugged lightly, "I haven't made a plan yet, let's see."
Xiao Yan seemed to be silent for a moment, but it seemed that he didn't, and said, "Okay, see you later."
"See you later." Su Yi put away her phone, looked at the sea for a long time, and exhaled slowly.
She started to walk back. When she reached the door of the hotel, Gu Xiao happened to come in from outside with a bag of snacks. When he saw her, he smiled embarrassedly, "I bought a lot of food from the supermarket. Do you want to see if there is anything you like?"
Su Yi walked over, took a look in her bag, and asked, "Did they ask you to buy it?"
Gu Xiao shook his head and said, "I wanted to buy it myself."
Su Yi looked at her in surprise. It was impossible for her to finish so many snacks by herself. It was obvious that she was going to buy them to share with others.
Gu Xiao saw her reaction and still smiled, but there was a hint of dryness in her smile.
She probably knew what Su Yi was thinking. Those people were obviously bullying her, but she still bought snacks for them. Su Yi probably couldn't understand it.
But not everyone has the capital to do whatever they want and say no whenever they want. The proud sons of heaven have the willfulness of the proud sons of heaven, and small people like them also have their own way of survival. Before they are strong enough, it is obviously not feasible to confront others head-on.
Before, she just put her self-esteem too high and showed too obviously that she didn't want to associate with those people. It seemed that if she didn't do this, she would lose herself and degenerate into the same stream as them.
That self-deceiving persistence is a bit funny now. It was obvious that she was not confident enough in her determination, so she needed to remind herself in this way from time to time.
Now, after reflection, she regarded her goal as a lighthouse on the sea. Even if she occasionally lost her way or took a detour during sailing, as long as the lighthouse was always there, one day, the ship would still be able to reach where the lighthouse was.
So she adjusted her approach. She had always been too passive, so she was manipulated by others. Now she had to take the initiative and integrate with them.
Su Yi finally returned to the room with a bag of nougat. She had not planned to take it, after all, Gu Xiao did not need her help. But seeing the other party's disappointed face, she still accepted it.
She lay on the bed chewing the candy. The room was a sea view room, and the sound of the waves kept coming in from the window that was not closed, one wave after another.
As she was about to fall asleep while listening to the sound, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Su Yi climbed up from the bed and muttered.
Standing outside the door was Xiao Yan. Su Yi raised her eyebrows, took a step back to let the person in, and closed the door again. "Didn't you just get off work?"
Xiao Yan walked to the center of the room, turned his head and looked at Su Yi who was still standing at the door, and suddenly asked: "Did I cause you trouble?"
Su Yi frowned slightly, and soon relaxed. It seemed that Xiao Yan knew that she had heard those rumors and knew that she was avoiding him.
Originally, she never thought that Xiao Yan would have any thoughts about her. But after hearing what Zhang Jiajia mentioned that day, thinking about Xiao Yan's usual behavior, she had a vague guess in her heart. Today, when Xiao Yan came to her, just this one sentence verified her guess.
She felt a little headache.
Over the years, it's not that no one has confessed to her, whether it was a casual confession in high school or a formal confession after adulthood, she could reject them cleanly.
But Xiao Yan is different from those people.
Xiao Yan is... one of her own.
In fact, Su Yi has never had an accurate definition of the so-called one of her own, and she is not prepared to define it. It's too troublesome. She would rather use the three words "one of her own" to summarize everyone. People within this range are naturally much more important than others.
Even so, she had never thought about developing a romantic relationship with Xiao Yan.
"It's not a problem, but..."
"But you don't have the same feelings, right?" Xiao Yan kept looking at her and answered her at the right time.
Su Yi nodded slowly, "Yes."
Xiao Yan walked closer, this distance was closer than he usually kept, so he needed to lower his head slightly to look directly into Su Yi's eyes, "I have always remembered what you said last time. If you don't change your mind and just want to be single, I will not let this kind of thing disturb your peace again, but if one day you change your mind, I hope the person who makes you change is me."
After that, without waiting for Su Yi to answer, he stepped back and returned to the position that stepsiblings should be in, and said in a normal tone: "Have fun, call me if you have anything, I have a meeting tomorrow morning and I need to go back now."
Su Yi was silent for a while, nodded, "Okay, be careful on the road."
After Xiao Yan left, Maotuan emerged quietly and looked at Su Yi's face carefully.
To be honest, it had noticed that something was wrong with Xiao Yan before, but it didn't expect that he really liked Su Yi. If he had confessed his feelings at the beginning, Mao Tuan would have just despised him.
But now, his feelings have been brewing for ten years, and the most inappropriate time was when he just stood half an arm's length away from Su Yi and said those two sentences to her.
Mao Tuan has to say that it admires Xiao Yan a little for his restraint.
It couldn't help but say a few words for Xiao Yan, "Yi Yi, actually...it's okay for you to have a love affair with someone, just treat it as a try."
Su Yi looked out the window, and after a long time she said, "Have you forgotten that we don't belong here, and we will leave sooner or later."
Hearing the word leave, Mao Tuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Having stayed in this world for too long, it almost forgot.
Since it was leaving, it was better not to leave any attachments, which would be good for Su Yi and Xiao Yan.
Maotuan clenched two furry paws. Previously, it thought that the big devil had too many human habits and was fussy. Now it realized that it was just a matter of no principle. What really mattered was that she would always be sober.
Maotuan took a deep breath, jumped onto the windowsill, and looked at the scenery outside the window like Su Yi.
Not far away on the sea, the tide was surging.