In the airport office, Lin Moxiao was intently looking at the flight route map she had drawn the night before.
An intern was putting a stack of "Jinling Evening News" into the magazine display shelf behind him and collecting back issues. Perhaps because there were too many books, they fell very high, past his head. He didn't have enough support and his hand slipped. After walking a few steps, the books fell and hit someone on the shoulder and back.
The sudden pain made Lin Moxiao subconsciously rub her cervical spine and twist her neck from side to side.
He glanced at it impatiently, suppressing his anger, but then, seeing the intern's dejected apology, he couldn't bring himself to lash out. The man placed the latest issue of the "Jinling Evening News" in front of Lin Moxiao: "Brother Lin, this is the latest issue of the Jinling Evening News, please take a look," he said quickly, adding a smile to make up for his earlier mistake.
"No need, I don't read newspapers," Lin Moxiao said politely. The man looked embarrassed, but seeing that he was unmoved, he picked up the newspaper on the table, held it to his chest, and bowed to him with a smile.
Lin Moxiao looked up at him and inadvertently caught sight of a familiar face on the newspaper. He paused, then reached into the man's arms and pulled the newspaper out, smiling and thanking him. The newspaper featured an interview with Jiangdao, including an interview transcript with Jiang Shuya, her photo, information about Jiangdao's local customs, the history of various grape varieties, and more... the beautiful Jiangdao fairy, the grape fairy.
She still has those delicate features, no makeup, and a fresh and refined temperament. It seems like she has changed, yet it also seems like she hasn't.
He closed his eyes, furrowed his brow, and tried to suppress the lingering memories of that smiling face that had once haunted his dreams. He rubbed his temples, forcing himself not to think about the past, and tossed the memories and the newspaper into the storage basket beside him.
Lin Moxiao picked up her phone, scrolled through it, and found some ambiguous messages that had been sent by the other party at some unknown time. She found one and replied: "Are you free tonight?" The other person quickly responded: "I've been waiting for you."
In the evening, Jiang Shuyue wandered aimlessly along Phoenix Street. She saw a brightly lit street ahead and remembered that Wang Ziliang had told her that Lin Moxiao lived in the "Yushan Apartment" on this street.
After a moment of hesitation, I saw Lin Moxiao walk out of the apartment gate, then walk to the bushes, skillfully open the car door, and get in.
She nervously turned around, even though they were quite far apart, she was afraid that her unintentional peeping might upset the other person. Before they noticed her, she found a wall and turned around, only secretly letting out a sigh of relief after the car drove past her.
At this moment, a strange urge to verify took over: was he really as dissolute as Wang Ziliang described? He waved, and a light yellow taxi stopped. After getting in, he guided the driver to follow the black Mercedes ahead, following it all the way to the Golden Eagle Building, a high-end shopping mall in the city center.
Through the car window, I could see Lin Moxiao's cold eyes from afar. I quickly walked towards the entrance of the mall and soon encountered a tall woman in a seductive outfit. She had long, wavy hair, wore a black tight-fitting lace dress, and her chest was partially exposed, revealing her fair and smooth skin. She was sexy and charming.
The woman quickly threw herself into his arms, smiling charmingly at him. Lin Moxiao seemed to say a few words of comfort, and the two soon entered the mall hand in hand.
Jiang Shuyue didn't get out of the car, remaining motionless in a daze until the driver asked her if she wanted to get out. Only then did she slowly come to her senses: "Wait a little longer, I'll pay you according to the time."
The driver stopped speaking. At this moment, Jiang Shuyue's eyes were moist. She silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, swallowed, and waited quietly without saying a word.
Two hours later, the two walked out carrying exquisite gift bags, smiling. The woman's satisfaction was undisguised, her smile radiant, while the man's dazzling presence was overshadowed by his indifferent face, which showed no trace of a smile.
Jiang Shuyue followed the car all the way, thinking it would lead to the Magnolia Apartments, but after many twists and turns, the car arrived at a relatively quiet hotel on Zhongnan Road, the "Jingfeng Hotel".
The car found an empty space and parked. A moment later, the two got out, carrying the things they had just bought, and walked into the store behind the counter, embracing each other.
Just as Wang Ziliang had said, she slowly asked the driver to turn around. She drifted in and out of consciousness until she reached a familiar street. After getting out of the car, she squatted down, sobbing and feeling wronged. This whole ordeal had been her own wishful thinking. She regretted opening that box, knowing full well the answer and the outcome, yet still choosing to be hurt so badly that she gave up. She thought he had always loved Xiaoya, but since he had already let go of Xiaoya, why had she stubbornly persisted? What hope was there left?
In this world, only love has no right or wrong. And someone who doesn't love you will not love you no matter what you become. There is no explanation, no reason.
Wiping away my tears, I looked up at the sky, which was full of stars. Just as the stars will disappear, so too will the love, hate, and passion of humankind fade away with time.
It was already the third weekend in Jiangdao. Early in the morning, the Cao family's daughter-in-law from next door was standing at the intersection of their road, as if she had something to do. When her mother-in-law saw that she was ignoring her, she pulled Jiang Shuya to the backyard and whispered, "This family is not a good person. They probably want you to help them take guests. Don't pay any attention to them. We won't take advantage of their little bit of money."
Jiang Shuya remembered this person. In her previous life, she had a lot of conflicts with her mother-in-law's family. She mostly heard about it from the neighbors, but she also experienced it herself once. There were many Chinese toon trees growing by the river near her house. Sometimes they couldn't eat them all, and when they were at their peak, the leaves were about to turn old.
One day, many wives were washing clothes and lingering by the river near the gate. Amidst their laughter, they all pointed at the Chinese toon tree. Cao's wife was generous and readily took a ladder, climbed up, and picked a lot of buds, giving some to each wife. I was standing nearby and even praised how well the tender buds were growing. As a result, all the wives present got some, even Wang Hongjuan and Zhang Xiaohui. Cao's wife gave me a disdainful look, took the ladder, and went home, leaving me standing there awkwardly.
That person might feel ashamed at this point, and it's possible that this wasn't the only time they were in the wrong. It's said that there was also an incident where they extorted two thousand yuan from their mother-in-law. The Cao family had a girl who was less than ten years old. She used to often play at her mother-in-law's house and eat there most of the time. At that time, her mother-in-law had a dog that the girl liked very much. She would often chase and tease the dog and play with it.
Once, the dog angered the girl and scratched her arm, leaving a barely noticeable mark. When they went to the hospital, the doctor said that a rabies shot was not necessary, as it was just a scratch without any red mark or injury. However, the family still insisted on getting the shot, and the mother-in-law's family complied. Fearing that the girl would be frightened, they bought some fruit and went to apologize. But the family still demanded two thousand yuan in compensation, throwing a tantrum and making a scene. The argument between the two families became known to all the neighbors.
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