17. I like your special
At that time, Ling Ling hadn't yet landed an office on the same floor as Yu Chuanbei; she was still in the "commoner section" of the next building. But she desperately wanted to share the glorious achievement of her permanent position with Yu Chuanbei. Amidst the dense hustle and bustle of the office building during the lunch rush hour, Ling Ling, clad in a smoky blue blouse, darted through the narrow corridors with long strides, a sweet smile on her face. Perhaps this is how we are: we must repeatedly turn our backs on you and run toward you before we learn to say "I love you." She was a bright breeze in this sweltering summer, like the wild grass growing wildly by a stream, full of endless possibilities. She appeared breathlessly at the reception desk at Evercorp and excitedly said to the receptionist who stood up to greet her, "Hello, I'm looking for Yu Chuanbei. I don't have an appointment, but I think he'd be happy to see me." "May I ask who..." Those few fleeting seconds allowed different people in different positions to interpret the situation from different perspectives: Ji Ying, returning from an errand, happened to see Ling Ling appear at the reception desk. With her back to her, she called out Yu Chuanbei's name. Ji Ying turned and saw Yu Chuanbei, walking with his head down, unpacking a package of documents. She immediately tugged him into a luxury boutique in the corner of the lobby. "I'm looking for a tie for my boyfriend as a gift. Would you be willing to help, Mr. Yu?" "Sure, no problem," Yu Chuanbei politely agreed. He was completely unaware that Ling Ling, not far away, had spotted him. Her initial surprise vanished the moment she saw him and Ji Ying together. Ji Ying patiently held ties against his chest, asking for his opinion in a coquettish voice, and he acquiesced gracefully. Ling Ling suddenly felt like Ji Ying, a work of art displayed under a display case—delicate, brilliant, shimmering, gracefully spinning. Ling Ling, on the other hand, was like a piece of unpolished jade beside a dry river. No matter what lay within, it remained untapped, untapped. Why was even Yu Chuanbei captivated by Ji Ying? Perhaps men, as creatures, didn't care about a woman's past, just as they didn't consider the fact that they would eventually age. Uncontrollable anger welled up in her. Why were men so easily drawn to such a rotten woman? But such women were like rotten meat on a hook, attracting only catfish that lived in the slop. Ling Ling left in a rage. Seeing Yu Chuanbei's awkward demurrer, Ji Ying, ever the smooth talker, let him go once Ling Ling had left. Yu Chuanbei approached the front...
At the time, Ling Ling hadn't even landed the same office floor as Yu Chuanbei; she was still in the "commoner section" of the next building. But she desperately wanted to share the honor of being promoted to a full-time position with Yu Chuanbei. Amidst the dense crowds of people in the office building during the lunch rush hour, Ling Ling, dressed in a smoky blue blouse, swiftly made her way through the narrow corridors with long strides, a sweet smile on her face.
Maybe this is how we are: we have to run away from you again and again, and run towards you again and again, before we can learn to say I love you.
She is the bright breeze in this hot summer, like the wild grass growing wildly by the stream with endless possibilities.
She appeared at the front desk of Ever Company, breathless, and excitedly said to the receptionist who stood up to greet her, "Hello, I'm looking for Yu Chuanbei. I don't have an appointment, but I think he would like to see me."
"May I ask who you are?"
These few brief seconds can allow people in different positions to think differently from different perspectives:
Ji Ying, who had just returned from work, happened to see Ling Ling appear at the front desk. She turned her back to Ji Ying and called Yu Chuanbei's name.
When Ji Ying turned around, she saw Yu Chuanbei walking with his head down and opening the express documents.
She immediately twisted and pulled him into the luxury boutique in the corner of the hall.
"I'd like to pick out a tie for my boyfriend as a gift. Mr. Yu, would you be willing to come over and help me?"
"Okay, no problem." Yu Chuanbei agreed politely.
He had no idea that Ling Ling, who was not far away, had already spotted him. Her originally surprised expression vanished the moment she saw him and Ji Ying in the same frame.
Ji Ying took the trouble to compare one tie after another to his chest and asked for his opinion in a coquettish voice. He responded appropriately.
Ling Ling suddenly felt that Ji Ying, at this moment, was like a work of art displayed under a display case—exquisite, brilliant, glittering, and gracefully spinning. Meanwhile, Ling Ling was like a piece of unpolished jade beside a dry river. No matter what she felt inside, no one would care for her, no one would mine her.
Why is even Yu Chuanbei fascinated by Ji Ying? Yes, men as animals may not care about a woman's past, just like they don't think about the fact that women will grow old one day in the future.
She felt an uncontrollable anger well up in her heart. Why were men so easily hooked by such a rotten woman? However, such a woman was like rotten meat on a hook, and all she could attract were catfish that lived in sewage.
Ling Ling left in anger.
Ji Ying saw that Yu Chuanbei had begun to make excuses awkwardly, and seeing that Ling Ling had gone far away, she let him go.
When Yu Chuanbei walked to the front desk, he was stopped by the kind receptionist, who told him that there was a girl he really wanted to meet, but she left suddenly for some reason.
The first person that came to Yu Chuanbei’s mind was Ling Ling—and only Ling Ling.
He finally had the chance to dial the number that his fingertips hesitated over several times every day!
But Ling Ling, who was still angry, did not answer the call.
He then texted her again.
"Lingling, was it you who came to see me just now? I guessed it was you. Can you answer me?"
Ling Ling stood on the noisy subway platform, quietly looking at the words he wrote, and wrote and deleted the words she wanted to reply to him over and over again.
She was secretly thankful that text messages, unlike WeChat, would always show "the other party is typing..."
Yu Chuanbei started calling her relentlessly, and Ling Ling couldn't hold back any longer, so she finally answered the phone.
"Lingling, it was really you just now, right?" Listening to Yu Chuanbei's voice on the other end of the phone, one could imagine the soft smile shining on his face.
"Yeah." Ling Ling's vague response, which even she herself couldn't hear clearly, aroused his excited exclamation.
"Thank God, you finally came! What do you want from me? Why did you leave again?"
"Nothing much, I just got a permanent job at Tuowu, and I wanted to tell you." Ling Ling tried to sound calm and composed.
"Great! Then let's celebrate and meet up, okay? Right now."
"Never mind, it's nothing, and I don't have time either."
"What about tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow will be busy too."
"What about the weekend?"
"I have other plans for the weekend."
"Then I'll go to a place near your house and just have lunch. You always have to have lunch, right?"
"Forget it, you're not going the same way."
"I don't need to drop by. I like to go out of my way to see you."
Ling Ling didn't know how to answer him, but her rejection seemed to give him strength.
"--Oh well."
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hao Shengnan accompanied Ling Ling and waited for Yu Chuanbei on a bench on the street.
"Lingling, someone is pursuing you, but you ask me to be a third wheel. That's really unfair!" Hao Shengnan protested.
Ling Ling dragged her head, sighed deeply, and said, "Alas, I feel guilty too, but deep down I always resist the idea of accepting him."
"What nonsense are you talking about? In one word: do you like him or not?"
Ling Ling raised her head listlessly, her misty eyes gazing off into the seemingly endless distance. "When I'm with him, I can feel every cell in his body telling me he likes me, and I—of course I like him. But... I inexplicably always feel... that somehow, our relationship is destined to have no good outcome and end in separation, so I'd rather not start."
"Silly girl, this means you've met true love!" Hao Shengnan patted her shoulder roughly, making her, who was already a little listless, even weaker.
"How do you know?" Ling Ling muttered.
"Think about it, just like every parent is afraid of their child dying, ever since they had the child, even when the child was just an embryo, they've been imagining a thousand ways a life could die, constantly worrying about their child's safety. What does this mean? It means they're afraid of losing! What is a person most afraid of losing? The person they truly love! True love! Isn't love the same thing?"
"Haha, you are so insightful - a guy who has never had a child and has never been in true love!" Ling Ling mocked her.
Hao Shengnan was about to fight back, but she stopped him by holding his arm. She raised her head and looked at Yu Chuanbei who was searching in the crowd.
Yu Chuanbei wore white shell shoes, sky-blue jeans, and a pure white polo shirt. He moved slowly, searching for her among the bustling crowd, like the refreshing waves in the azure ocean on an autumn afternoon.
Ling Ling waved at him. When Yu Chuanbei saw her, his eyes immediately lit up with surprise.
"Wow, Lingling, you're such a fairy, how did you meet such a top-notch person!" Hao Shengnan's eyes were filled with greed when he saw Yu Chuanbei.
Ling Ling said with three thick black lines on her head: "Big sister, I asked you to just be a light bulb today. Just shine, no need to say anything. If you don't know how to praise others, you don't have to praise them."
Yu Chuanbei approached her and saw Hao Shengnan standing up with her. His joyful expression suddenly dimmed, but he then regained his composure.
"Your friend?" Yu Chuanbei asked with a forced smile.
"Yes. Hao Shengnan, because his parents really wanted a boy, so they gave him this name, and in the end they had to divorce to have a boy; Yu Chuanbei, his uncle has triplets, and their names contain the character "东南", so his name was "北". " Ling Ling spread her hands in the direction of each of them as an introduction.
All the way to the restaurant, Ling Ling kept letting Sheng Nan walk between them, and the three of them chatted casually without any real intention.
As soon as they sat down in the restaurant, Hao Shengnan finally couldn't help but speak out: "Since the three of us are so awkward together, why don't you - handsome guy, tell me about your love history!"
Ling Ling almost spit out the tea in her mouth. She knew that bringing Hao Shengnan here was definitely not a good choice, but she didn't expect the consequences to be so disastrous.
"Sure." Unexpectedly, Yu Chuanbei actually accepted the challenge with great interest.
Ling Ling immediately stopped him, "Stop! I didn't secretly instruct Hao Shengnan to ask you this question, nor did I try to dig into your privacy. Today's dinner was just a courtesy visit, not the slightest attempt at deeper cooperation."
"I understand. Didn't you make it very clear by bringing her here?" Yu Chuanbei looked at her and smiled coldly.
Author's Note
Liu Qiu
author
08-16
Nan Luo’s extra chapter can be read as an independent story. If you are interested, you can skip it and take a look.
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