Never Meet 1 (Tao Xingye x Lin Yu)
Lin Yu landed in Jincheng late at night, and the airport was not crowded. The young man holding a sign to greet her was a young man who asked her to call him sister the first time he saw her.
The boy's name is Li Lianqing. He is 1.8 meters tall and has a strong physique. He doesn't look like an office worker, but more like a passionate power forward on the court.
"Sister, are you Lin Yu? Did I pick up the right person?"
Li Lianqing hesitated. He looked down at the board in his hand. He saw that there was no mistake. He looked up at the girl opposite him, who had a gentle temperament and beautiful appearance. How old was this person?
"It's me." The journey had been long, and she had no energy left. She pulled out the documents from her bag and handed them over. Lin Yu stood straight, looking as if she didn't intend to talk anymore.
Li Lianqing became extremely excited after receiving the invitation. The people around him looked at them loudly. "Wow, you are so young! I thought PhDs in engineering looked like my graduate advisor."
"Yeah." Lin Yu responded casually. The wind was quite strong. She wrapped her shawl tightly around her shoulders and looked at Li Lianqing, "Are you not leaving yet?"
"Ah? Oh. Look how careless I am. Come here." Li Lianqing said as he took off his windbreaker and put it on Lin Yu.
What the hell is going on? Lin Yu was a little annoyed, but she didn't have the energy to get angry. She took off her clothes and pushed the luggage to Li Lianqing, "Let's go."
Her temperament was like water, always carrying a cool air. Her dark hair added a touch of tenderness to her. Li Lianqing then realized how careless she had been. She had flown for such a long time to get here, and talking to her now was a burden.
There was no conversation along the way. When they arrived in front of the hotel, Lin Yu was stunned.
Looking at the two words "Wanyun" hanging high, she hesitated whether to change hotels.
"Sister, this is my first time in this five-star hotel. If it weren't for welcoming you, my boss would definitely not book a room here for me." Li Lianqing couldn't hide her joy as she handed the car keys to the waiter who came over.
Seeing that he was only in his early twenties, Lin Yu suddenly felt a little pity. This pity was not for him, but for the painful years she had also experienced in her early twenties.
After all, she came back to China just to give a speech on behalf of the laboratory and the cooperating company. Not only would she not stay for long, but that company also had no cooperation with Wanyun Group.
She would never meet Tao Xingye, never.
"Sister, come in. It's windy here." Li Lianqing moved closer to Lin Yu. He was tall and blocked Lin Yu tightly.
Several waiters covered their headphones and ran out anxiously, probably because some important person had arrived.
Li Lianqing couldn't bear to see Lin Yu's pale face from the cold, so he directly buckled his jacket on Lin Yu.
"Don't do this, take it away!" Lin Yu pushed.
Li Lianqing held her jacket unceremoniously. "Sister, I'm not trying to trick you. My boss assigned me the task of ensuring your health. You're already in poor health, and this autumn wind is the easiest way to get sick."
He had curly hair, a stiff face, and his voice was somewhat similar to the Jiang Shuang in his memory.
Lin Yu was amused. He guessed that if Jiang Shuang really lived to his age, he would really be as thick-skinned as him.
"I can hold it myself." The moment she entered the room, the wind blew her black hair, and half of her face was blocked.
Behind him, a group of waiters rushed to the Maybach that had just stopped, with respectful expressions on their faces.
If Lin Yu turned around, her eyes would definitely be drawn to him. However, Lin Yu did not turn around. She walked into the elevator, and the door of the Maybach was opened. As a slender leg landed on the ground, the upper body of the person inside was exposed.
It's just a moment, and many times it's just this moment.
Tao Xingye got out of the car. The wind was so strong that his clothes were blown up. Several managers came over and led him to the lobby.
"Sister, my room is next door. Call me if you have any problems." Li Lianqing sent her to the door and watched Lin Yu enter the room before leaving with peace of mind.
After reporting to Zhang Songge that he was safe, Lin Yu began to count the luggage he brought with him.
She didn't have much stuff, not even a change of clothes, and only the necessary documents. Zhang Songge said she didn't want to hand over her work to anyone else unless absolutely necessary, and she certainly didn't want to return to Jincheng.
This happened many years ago, and she and Tao Xingye had been married for only a year. Even then, not many people knew about the inside story, let alone today, six years later.
"You know that's not what I'm worried about," Zhang Songge said, having just emerged from the lab, looking exhausted. Lin Yu poured her a glass of water, but Zhang Songge held it in her hands instead of drinking it. "Xiaoyu, I wasn't in Jincheng back then. I only know you were forcibly sent here before the Spring Festival."
Is it coercion? More of a lie.
"Don't blame me." Zhang Songge suddenly smiled, and there was worry behind the fatigue in his eyes.
Lin Yu didn't understand why she said that. It was just a business trip to Jincheng for her.
"Sister Songge, if you keep being so polite I'm going to get angry."
"Don't be angry," Zhang Songge put down the water cup and held her hand. "Don't be angry with me even after you return home."
Lin Yu stood by the window, the lights outside dimming, the distant street scenes and buildings reflected in the glass. She didn't realize it at the time, but now she suddenly felt a little doubtful.
She had a strange feeling that something was wrong. It was as if her return home had been planned by someone.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly picked up her phone to check the company where she was going to give a speech.
The company was called Xiaokai, and there was nothing special about it. Its founder was a young man named Li Chen, who had nothing to do with Tao Xingye.
Thinking of this, she felt relieved.
Perhaps Zhang Songge's ambiguous words were just because he was too tired from doing the experiment and had not sorted out his thoughts.
The speech was held the next evening, but Li Lianqing called Lin Yu downstairs early in the morning for breakfast.
Lin Yu even got angry with Li Lianqing about this, "If you want to have breakfast, can you just go by yourself?"
"No, I want to go down with Sister Lin Yu." Li Lianqing said in a coquettish tone.
Lin Yu was surprised. "If you continue like this, I will report it to your company and ask them to replace you."
She closed the door and couldn't help but call Mr. Li Chen.
Li Chen didn't comment on this. He suddenly changed the subject and talked about climbing the mountain. "The weather is perfect. Miss Lin, would you like to join me? I have some questions for you, Miss Lin."
"Jinming Mountain is not far from the city. If we really want to talk, why don't I arrive earlier in the evening and we can meet then."
"Then, I will wait for Miss Lin to arrive at 8 o'clock tonight." Li Chen hung up the phone.
Lin Yu listened to the man's voice and felt it was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Jincheng boasts exceptional greenery. This hotel, nestled beside the Le River, offers a glimpse of lush vegetation across the road. Following the zebra crossing, entering the first layer of greenery, the rich fragrance of osmanthus fills the air, instantly separating you from the bustling world outside and making you feel like you've arrived in a forest.
Walking further in, there is a circle of Metasequoia glyptostroboides planted, with a few Koelreuteria trees interspersed from time to time.
The wind was strong, and the bright yellow osmanthus and Chinese magnolia flowers fell all over the ground. If you didn't look carefully, you would mistakenly think that the large area on the ground was made up of osmanthus petals.
This is a green world. Lin Yu felt happy for a rare time. She couldn't help but walk to the river and pick up her cell phone.
I should take a picture with Zhang Songge of this scenery. She has been abroad for so long, I think she will miss the moat that runs through Jincheng.
From a distance, Tao Xingye wondered if he was seeing things.
He paused, his body instantly overcome by a strong numbness. He shuddered. Beside the wooden fence, the man held up his phone, his mind fixed on the screen.
He stood far away, wondering if there was a smile on her lips.
With this thought in mind, he couldn't help but move closer to her.
Zhang Songge: Take a selfie
There were quite a few requirements. Lin Yu raised his phone to face himself and was about to press the camera button when a white figure appeared at the top of the screen.
Thinking that he was blocking the road, Lin Yu hurriedly moved sideways.
The phone screen dropped a little, and an exceptionally delicate yet weathered face appeared on her screen.
Lin Yu paused, her back stiffening.
The wind was dying away, a Luan flower fluttered past her eyes and landed on her screen, while she was surrounded by the fragrance of osmanthus.
The person behind him seemed to have stopped walking.
Everything stopped at this moment. Lin Yu thought with some resentment that a piece of resin would soon drip down from the tree, preferably big enough to cover both her and Tao Xingye.
None of them wanted to go anywhere else, no one wanted to talk anymore, and no one wanted to get close to each other anymore.
They were frozen in this posture and at this distance in the resin, and then the resin solidified, and they were buried together underground for hundreds or even tens of thousands of years.
Finally they turned into amber and were enshrined in museums by later generations.
Perhaps future generations would mistakenly think they were a couple, but after all, they would be mistaken for a couple in a relationship; after all, they were not strangers who met by chance on the street.
"Sister!" Li Lianqing was wearing a red sports suit, and her hair on her forehead was tied up with a headband, making her look more energetic.
He took off the towel hanging around his neck and wiped the sweat off his face. "Sister, are you here to watch me run in the morning?" As he said that, he put his arm around Lin Yu's shoulders.
Lin Yu finally reacted, she turned off her phone and just nodded.
Li Lianqing led her out of the green area and into the hotel without looking back once.
Lin Yu couldn't help but wonder, would Tao Xingye be furious when he saw her walking side by side with a man who looked extremely similar to Jiang Shuang?
No, how could he be angry.
She was the only one trapped in this relationship. Tao Xingye, the eldest son of the Tao family, already had a new wife.
Even though she was abroad, she did not miss the grand occasion of their wedding.
Lin Yu suddenly was no longer afraid to face Tao Xingye. She thought that her uneasiness all along was not because she was afraid to face Tao Xingye.
She was afraid that she would appear in front of him as a loser and take revenge on him, yes, use all means to take revenge on him.
Let Tao Xingye experience her original mood again. From then on, Lin Yu would never think of Tao Xingye again. She would marry someone new, have children with someone new, and grow old with that person.
She would never think of Tao Xingye again.
"Li Lianqing, I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend."
"Ah?" Li Lianqing was stunned as he wiped his sweat. "I... I look like an actor? Why do people always ask me to act?" He was puzzled.
"Give me your phone." Lin Yu didn't waste any words. He picked up his phone and transferred 100,000 yuan to him. "100,000 yuan in ten days, the salary I offer is quite tempting, right?"
"Of course!" Li Lianqing looked at his phone balance in disbelief. "But aren't you only staying in Jincheng for two days? Aren't you flying back to Germany tomorrow?"
"I've changed my mind." Lin Yu looked refreshed. She strode forward and said, "Come with me to buy some clothes."
Li Lianqing was very surprised by Lin Yu's sudden change. Without time to report to Li Chen, he hurriedly followed Lin Yu.
Lin Yu took him shopping in the nearby shopping malls all day long.
Li Lianqing wondered if the information he had collected was wrong. Didn't they say that Lin Yuwu was very low-key and didn't like to dress up?
He had never imagined that one day he would become the one sitting outside the dressing room, watching girls change clothes. However, he only watched. At best, he knew why he became Lin Yu's fake boyfriend, so he didn't think Lin Yu would consider his opinions.
In the evening, Lin Yu and Li Lianqing appeared together at Xiaokai. Li Chen saw the two of them coming in side by side and glared at Li Lianqing.
Li Lianqing shook his shoulders nonchalantly, "You guys chat, I'm going out first."
There was an inexplicable confidence in his tone. Li Chen and he both had the surname Li. Lin Yu immediately understood why this burly Li Lianqing was able to work in Xiaokai.
"Sit down, Miss Lin, would you like some black tea?" Li Chen said as he poured her a cup. "Most girls like black tea."
The tea was at just the right temperature. Li Chen's tea-brewing skills were no less than those of a professional. It was obvious he'd learned the art of brewing tea.
"I heard from Lianqing that Miss Lin plans to stay in Jincheng for a few more days? Then shouldn't we put mountain climbing on the agenda?" Li Chen seemed to be very fond of mountain climbing, and the first thing he talked about was climbing.
Lin Yu observed his aura and felt that he bore some resemblance to Tao Xingye. However, Tao Xingye was even more ferocious today, like a cold wind swirling with hail and snowflakes, stinging at the mere sight of him.
"Okay, you decide the time?"
"Then tomorrow?" Li Chen smiled, "Miss Lin may think I am a little anxious. In fact, I am indeed very anxious." He didn't know what he was laughing at. His expression was very strange, with a secret expectation.
The speech was not held in a conference room, but in Li Chen's villa.
Li Chen personally drove her and Li Lianqing to the villa, which was already filled with celebrities from all walks of life, including a few reporters squatting at the door who had gotten the news from somewhere.
When they saw Li Chen's car stop, they all raised their cameras and moved towards the door.
Before getting out of the car, Li Chen winked at Li Lianqing. He pretended to make a phone call, opened the car door and quickly distanced himself from Lin Yu and the other person.
When the media reacted, only Lin Yu and Li Lianqing were left in the camera.
Li Lianqing took the initiative to put his arm around Lin Yu's shoulders, and Lin Yu also smiled cooperatively. They looked like a real couple.
"Wow, Mr. Li, do you have a new girlfriend?" A media person came over.
"Go away, don't say bad things about me in front of my sister." Li Lianqing protected Lin Yu and squeezed out of the circle of reporters.
Upstairs, Tao Xingye looked at the people below, his expression suddenly cold. Li Chen pushed the door open and walked over with a playful smile. "Xingye, thank you for your support. This Lin Yu is a top student I brought from abroad with great difficulty. I want to take this opportunity to recruit her into Xiaokai."
"Did you do this on purpose?" Tao Xingye said coldly, pushing the hand on his shoulder away and glancing at Li Chen. The window was open, and the smell of smoke had not yet dissipated. He started coughing as he finished speaking.
Li Chen sat on the sofa behind him. There were five or six cigarette butts in the ashtray. He had only been here for a short time. "You weren't this addicted to smoking before."
"You didn't tell me it was Lin Yu who came!" Tao Xingye gritted his teeth.
Li Chen didn't care. "Lin Yu? She's a PhD from a prestigious German university and a researcher at a well-known laboratory. Is she... related to you?" He leaned back on the sofa. "Well, my cousin and she are quite a good match, right?"
"You clearly know it!" Tao Xingye couldn't help coughing violently. He hurriedly covered his lips, and a fishy smell filled his lips.
Li Chen was so disappointed that he couldn't make up his mind. "What do I know? Do you know that Lin Yu is your ex-wife? She has nothing to do with a sickly woman like you."
Tao Xingye stopped coughing, his hand on his chest, motionless. His brow furrowed, as if enduring intense pain. Only then did Li Chen notice the waste wine bottles in the nearby trash can.
"Are you trying to kill yourself?" Li Chen ran downstairs.
The villa was full of guests, so he couldn't show too much anxiety. He had to entertain them while secretly asking someone to invite the doctor upstairs.
Lin Yu began his speech. As the organizer, he couldn't leave, so he could only sit in the audience and send messages to the doctor.
Tao Xingye is a madman. He clearly has acute pancreatitis, but he still drinks and smokes without knowing the consequences.
He felt so uncomfortable just by seeing Lin Yu. I really don't know why he made himself suffer. He and Lin Yu were still young, but they had to stick to each other and not see each other.
"Good!" Li Lianqing cheered for Lin Yu.
The next second, Li Chen's arm pushed his hand off the armrest, and Li Lianqing lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"It's okay, it's okay, keep talking!" Li Lianqing climbed back onto the stool and whispered, "Cousin?!"
"Did I tell you that Tao Xingye and Lin Yu are not in good health? Can you be gentler next time? They are so angry that they are vomiting blood and are receiving treatment upstairs!" Li Chen roared at him in a low voice.
Li Lianqing was surprised. "No way, that Tao Xingye was jogging this morning. I don't think he's that bad physically."
"That's because you haven't seen what he was like when he was young." Li Chen said no more.
Anyone who has seen Tao Xingye’s youthful vigor and vitality will feel that Tao Xingye is corrupt now.
Li Chen looked at the person on the stage. He was now on the ice lake.
This ice lake has been frozen for more than six years, and every step on the ice must be taken with caution.
If you are not careful, the entire ice surface will crack, and everyone will be imprisoned.
The people actually standing on the ice were none other than Lin Yu and Tao Xingye. He, Li Lianqing and the others were only temporarily on the ice.
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