Rock sugar gourd
In December, Lin Yu noticed that his memory was getting worse. While Tao Xingye was supervising at the factory, Lin Yu went to the hospital alone.
After coming out with the checklist, Lin Yu met an unexpected person - Shuang Axi.
It was already winter, but Shuang Axi was wearing only a sweater and a long skirt, with a matching coat draped over her arm. As she walked over, her high heels clicked, and given her already striking appearance, most people in the corridor turned their gazes in her direction.
Lin Yu was hesitating whether to say hello, but Shuang Axi spoke first.
"Xiaoyu, what a coincidence! Meeting here is not a good thing. Are you feeling well?" Shuang Axi naturally tidied up Lin Yu's hair, which was her usual way of dealing with things. No matter who she was with, Shuang Axi always made people feel warm and relaxed.
Lin Yu calmly stuffed the checklist into her handbag and said, "Very good. I'm leaving now."
Shuang Axi was not surprised by Lin Yu's indifference. He watched Lin Yu walk away and then sat aside to wait.
The streets in winter were already cold and windy, and the weather was particularly bad today. The sky was full of dark clouds, which made Lin Yu want to cry. She subconsciously called Tao Xingye.
The call was quickly connected, but before Tao Xingye could even speak, the sound of machinery whirring in came. Lin Yu bit her lip. Tao Xingye had been waiting at the factory for almost a week for this order.
He was more than a little tired.
"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?" Tao Xingye said softly.
"I……"
"Stand inside the safety line! Are you kidding me about getting caught in it?" There was a moment of silence over there. Lin Yu thought that Tao Xingye was probably going to look for those workers.
She hung up the phone and while waiting for the bus, her phone rang again. As expected, it was Tao Xingye. "Xiaoyu, something happened just now. What's the matter?"
"What could happen to me?" Lin Yu lowered his head. "...It might snow tonight, so be careful when you drive back."
She pulled the checklist out of her bag, hesitated for a moment, and a few sheets of paper flew shakily into the trash can. Just then, a taxi arrived and the driver asked Lin Yu where she was going.
Where should I go? I should be going home. But...
"Go to Linjia Village." Lin Yu wrapped his clothes tightly, "Drive steadily, I want to sleep for a while." In the rearview mirror, the girl leaned against the glass window, her face pale but her expression calm.
The snow from the previous few days hadn't melted yet, making the taxi's journey difficult. The driver frowned from time to time. With only three kilometers left to reach Grandma's house, Lin Yu felt annoyed. He paid the fare and got out of the car. "Thank you for your hard work, driver."
The moment he opened the car door, the cold wind blew into his body through his collar. Lin Yu ran into the small village covered with heavy snow with his neck shrunk.
Normally, the three-kilometer journey wouldn't be difficult, but due to the accumulated snow, Lin Yu's footsteps were shallow and he nearly fell several times.
The sky and the earth were the same color, and all that remained before Lin Yu's eyes was the loneliest white.
By the end of the walk, Lin Yu had forgotten why he was stuck in the snow and wind. There was only one thought left in his mind - to leave.
It seems that as long as she is on the road, she still has room to maneuver.
Why did this sequelae happen? What was this? Lin Yu had a hunch that she was the heroine of Les Miserables. Why did she have to be so unlucky?
Brainstem cavernous hemangioma... Shouldn't she be thankful that although the hemangioma is in a dangerous location, there is no bleeding?
What to do? What else can I do?
Her feet were cold, but she finally reached her grandmother's house before she ran out of energy.
The iron gate, unused, had begun to rust in just a few months. The wind-battered glass windows were crumbling, and the four oranges, dried and shrunken, lay quietly scattered on the bed and the floor.
Lin Yu picked up the oranges. The skin was dry, just like the chapped back of an elderly person's hand.
Grandma... Grandma...
The TV will continue to ring, and next year's oranges will still be sour and sweet.
But her grandmother no longer exists in this world.
And what about her, what will be her ending?
Every period of her life was hurried and barren—
When I was a child, I lived with my grandmother and got used to being apart from my parents.
When I was a girl, my eyes were buried in books and I missed the changing of seasons;
Now, I am plagued by illness.
Lin Yu is not a person who feels sorry for himself, but at this moment he suddenly feels so pitiful.
A blizzard was coming, Lin Yu calmed his breath, walked to the cemetery and kowtowed three times to his grandmother.
I waited by the highway until a taxi finally arrived. The driver said that the fare would be increased due to the heavy snow.
Lin Yu took out the last of his money, but it was still not enough. "Master, this is all I have. See how far we can go. If it really doesn't work, when you've paid the fare, drop me off and I'll walk the rest of the way home by myself."
Her hair, soaked by snow, was now frozen into clumps. She looked so pitiful that the driver couldn't bear to see her and finally took her to her destination.
However, when they arrived at their destination and saw the villa complex, the driver said with disdain, "You live in a mansion and you're still haggling over these fees? I'm just unlucky to have you as my customer today."
The driver cursed and urged Lin Yu to get out. Lin Yu was so cold that he couldn't even stretch his hands straight. He opened the door twice, but it still didn't open.
"What the fuck is wrong with you, bitch..."
"Swear at me again!" A deep voice suddenly came from the side. Lin Yu looked up and saw Tao Xingye opening the car door with a stiff face, "Get out."
Tao Xingye didn't give Lin Yu time to react. He bent down, took her arm and led her out of the car. He held a black umbrella and his other hand naturally held Lin Yu's right hand.
Lin Yu was taken behind him.
"Master, where has your quality gone? Hey, you are a local taxi driver, and you dare to run a taxi in Jincheng? Don't you know that they will catch illegal taxis like you in the next few days? Well, you are here to deliver sales to my colleagues." As he said that, Tao Xingye took out his mobile phone.
"You... who are you?" The driver was stopped by his imposing manner.
"You'll know who I am now that my brother is here." Tao Xingye knocked on the car window. "Wait here and don't leave. I've memorized your license plate number. I don't think you'll be able to escape Jincheng today. If you run away and get caught, it won't be just a matter of paying a fine."
Tao Xingye embraced Lin Yu, tilted the umbrella over her head, and said in a normal voice, "Let's go home."
The gloom of the day suddenly disappeared, and Lin Yu smiled, a rare smile. "Why did you walk home?"
The tip of her nose was red. Tao Xingye frowned and touched her cheek with his fingers. It was indeed cold. "What do you think? If I hadn't walked back, I wouldn't have seen you being bullied."
Tao Xingye stuffed the umbrella into Lin Yu's hand and said, "Hold an umbrella for your husband!" He said in an unhappy tone, took off his scarf and wrapped it around Lin Yu's head. Lin Yu was wrapped up so tightly that only a pair of eyes were exposed.
With every breath she took, the heat sprayed onto her eyes, making them misty, like a pool of spring water that had been spared due to winter's partiality.
"Next time someone scolds you, scold back. No matter what happens, I will cover for you." Tao Xingye suddenly laughed. He had been too thin these days, and his dimples were particularly obvious.
He looked mysterious, and Lin Yu was puzzled.
"The employees at the factory said that the candied haws stuffed with jujube paste at the gate of No. 2 Middle School are delicious. You should try them and see if they suit your taste." Tao Xingye unzipped his down jacket, and in the inner pocket were two candied haws wrapped tightly in plastic bags.
"Let's go back quickly. I'm going to freeze myself into a grandson." Tao Xingye shrank his neck and quickly zipped up his pants, took the umbrella, and ran into the community with Lin Yu in his arms.
Lin Yu's tears fell drop by drop on the candied haws, and Tao Xingye didn't notice it until she got into the elevator.
"Xiaoyu, I wasn't blaming you just now. I just wanted you to be tougher..."
"It's very sweet." Lin Yu looked up, her cheeks puffed out like a little squirrel. She handed another candied haws to Tao Xingye, "Happy Chinese New Year...are you?"
What are you talking about?
Tao Xingye took the candied haws and leaned against the elevator wall unconsciously. "This is my first Spring Festival with you, so I must be happy."
The girl lowered her head, and Tao Xingye didn't notice the ugly look on her face, as if she was about to cry.
He took a bite of the candied haws, and before he could swallow it, he suddenly remembered something and grabbed Lin Yu's wrist, "No, this is the second Spring Festival we've spent together. When we were in ninth grade, that was our first Spring Festival together!"
That Spring Festival? He rushed over, woke me up, threw me a gift, and left in a hurry. How long did he stay? How could it be considered a Spring Festival spent together?
"You don't remember? How could you..." Tao Xingye was about to say something when he felt a sharp pain at the corner of his mouth. He touched it and found blood. The culprit was the unfinished candied haws in his mouth. He quickly swallowed the rest of his mouth, "The sugar outside is too hard. Be careful when you eat it, ah..."
His lingering final words faded between Lin Yu's lips. Lin Yu was like a vampire, sucking the blood from the corner of his mouth. When the two separated, only the sweet taste of candied haws remained on Tao Xingye's lips.
"Okay, Lin Yu, you're even more lustful than me." Tao Xingye, like a gangster, moved closer to Lin Yu, shaking his head. "Look up, your husband wants to kiss you now."
"Get out! Why don't you lower your head? I told you your wife wants to kiss you now." Lin Yu left the elevator with a smile. She sat on the sofa with the candied haws in her hand.
Tao Xingye followed and was stunned for a moment.
The girl stared at the candied haws with starry eyes, quietly and gently.
The air around them seemed to be frozen. How wonderful it would be if no one could disturb their peaceful life.
Being a young couple with Lin Yu, spending spring, summer, autumn and winter together, and finally growing old together... How wonderful it would be.
Tao Xingye squatted in front of Lin Yu and took off her shoes. "Why is it so cold? Did you sneak out to play in the snow while I was away?"
Lin Yu thought he was joking, but when she looked up, she saw him staring at her seriously.
She smiled and stroked his hair. "Yes, I made two snowmen. It was fun."
"Don't go out and get wet in the snow!" Tao Xingye stood up with a cold face.
The heating in the room was on high. Lin Yu watched Tao Xingye busy in the kitchen and leaned drowsily on the sofa.
Tao Xingye brought the boiled ginger water to Lin Yu's feet, hugged Lin Yu, and said softly, as if coaxing a child, "Raise your arms." He followed Lin Yu's movements and quickly took off Lin Yu's coat.
Wrapping Lin Yu in a blanket, and then soaking her feet in ginger water, Tao Xingye hugged Lin Yu and could clearly feel the person in his arms getting warmer.
Tao Xingye didn't know that the person in his arms had long since woken up. Although the illness eroded her energy, she was still easily awakened. Two thoughts were struggling in her mind: one was saying: tell Tao Xingye; the other was saying: don't tell him.
The ringing of the cell phone interrupted the peace. Tao Xingye didn't press the hands-free button. Lin Yu could only vaguely hear something about an inspector and a machine...
"Wait a minute, I'll be there soon." Tao Xingye's voice was anxious, but his movements were still gentle.
Lin Yu pretended to be asleep and took the initiative to get out of his arms and lie on the sofa. She closed her eyes and could feel Tao Xingye staring at her, but she still didn't say anything.
Tao Xingye sighed imperceptibly, and with the sound of the door opening and closing, he left.
Lin Yu opened her eyes and was surprised to see Tao Xingye standing straight at the door.
"you……!"
"I'm not leaving." Tao Xingye pursed his lips. "You have something on your mind." He said firmly. He wanted to say something, but the phone rang again. He glanced at it, didn't answer it, and looked at Lin Yu again. "I have to go now. Wait for me to come back."
The door closed, and this time he was really gone.
A sour joy filled Lin Yu's heart. She got up and went to the bedroom. Tao Damai stretched and pounced on her.
"Barley, let's wait together for him to come back."
What Lin Yu didn’t know was that Tao Xingye couldn’t go back for a while.
The surprise inspection triggered by the real-name report was so fierce that even Tao Xingye could not cope with it in a short time.
This was a completely premeditated report, but Tao Xingye was exploited. In actual production, for the sake of efficiency, some minor details are not strictly followed.
Fortunately, he had been monitoring the factory frequently recently, and he had accidentally corrected some of the employees' minor faults.
After working late into the night, Tao Xingye was surprisingly safe and sound, receiving only a few verbal warnings. It was snowing heavily, and he had to get up early the next day. He didn't want to drive while tired, so he settled for the next best thing and stayed in the staff dormitory.
The whistleblower was protected, so Tao Xingye could only investigate from the side to find out who made the report. One thing he was sure of was that the whistleblower must be a mid-level employee of the company.
The new software was upgraded a few days ago and regression testing has just begun.
Not many people knew about the software upgrade. Several senior executives knew that this upgrade only addressed the problem of screen display delay. Since it did not involve the core algorithm, it did not require complete verification.
The whistleblower only knew about the software upgrade but did not know the specific details of the upgrade, which is enough to show that the person had no access to the core of the software.
Tao Xingye felt relieved when he thought of this.
The phone rang again. I thought it was Lin Yu, but when I looked, it was Zhang Songge.
"Ms. Tao, is there a problem with the software?" She is the chief designer of the software, and if there is a problem with the software, she is responsible.
"There's no problem with the software." Tao Xingye didn't want to say anything more. "Sister Songge, is there anything else?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end. Tao Xingye was tired and lazy. Just as he was about to hang up the phone, Zhang Songge's voice rang out again, "There's a traitor, right?"
Tao Xingye's scalp tingled, "Sister Songge, don't tell me it was you."
"It's not me..." The voice on the other end was a little unstable, and there was silence again. "Tomorrow, I will give you a satisfactory answer."
Zhang Songge hung up the phone and looked at Jie Zhou, who was sleeping soundly beside her. She got up quietly and turned on the computer. Jie Zhou would not tell her the computer password, but she was always careful. Jie Zhou had forgotten that he had entered the password in front of her once before.
I entered the string of numbers in my memory, and the computer actually turned on.
Zhang Songge's hands were cold, but she still moved the mouse calmly. The moment the file opened, a roar came from behind her.
"What are you doing?" Jie Zhou pushed Zhang Songge away and looked at the opened computer with anger in his eyes. "Zhang Songge, I'm your boyfriend. Are you trying to team up with others to deal with me?"
"You have to admit your mistakes! Did you peek at me that night when I went home to work on the software?" Zhang Songge sat on the floor, the moonlight shining on her cheek through the gap in the curtains. Her black hair was rarely scattered on her shoulders, and she no longer had her usual elegance and composure.
Jie Zhou's mind was full of thoughts of countermeasures. He was just thinking of making up a lie to deceive her, just like when he was chasing her, when the person on the ground suddenly looked up, and his voice was about to break.
"Jie Zhou, don't lie to me anymore." Her voice trembled, but her expression was remarkably resilient. "I've always known you were lying to me. I just like reading, not that I know nothing. I know you told others that I was stupid from reading too much, and I also know you think I'm old."
Jie Zhou felt cold all over and started to lie subconsciously, "I didn't, Song Ge, did you hear me wrong? I like you so much that I can't wait..."
"Jie Zhou!" Zhang Songge slapped his outstretched hand away. "I thought you were after money." If it was money, she was willing to tolerate it. But if he was trying to get closer to her to get closer to the core of Wu Ming Jiansheng, she would never allow it.
"I love my job more than I love you." Zhang Songge stood up by supporting herself on the floor. She picked up the wooden comb on the dressing table and combed her hair meticulously again.
Xie Zhou's heart suddenly twitched. He felt as if he was really going to lose Zhang Songge. This pain was not because he had lost the opportunity to get close to the core, but because of this "old" woman Zhang Songge whom he despised.
He was a professional con man with a legitimate job. Before he appeared beside Zhang Songge, he knew everything about the boring life of this 32-year-old woman.
This was all thanks to the paper materials provided to him by his employer. As a professional, he naturally memorized everything about the target person as if he were endorsing something.
Zhang Songge was no different from other people who were deceived. He appeared in front of Zhang Songge as the line leader of a production line at WuXi Jiansheng, and every word he said to her was long-planned.
She was fooled very quickly, and she was also very boring.
An inexplicable emotion spread in his chest, choking him so much that he couldn't breathe. Looking at Zhang Songge who was about to leave, Jie Zhou grabbed her arm and said, "Zhang Songge, no matter how sober you are, you are still the woman I deceived! Don't think you are so different from others. You are the same as the women I have had before, but you are more boring and older than them!"
The imagined quarrel never occurred. Zhang Songge watched him finish his words as if he were an outsider. Even before he finished speaking, she asked him considerately, "Are you finished?"
You? How dare she use such an unfamiliar title? She had slept with him before, how dare she!
"Zhang Songge, don't think that I'm not lying to you just because you asked for a breakup. So what if you asked for a breakup? I've squeezed all your value out of me, and I was going to break up with you sooner or later. You took the initiative and saved me the trouble!" Jie Zhou was still not satisfied, and he straightened her body and forced her to face him.
Zhang Songge subconsciously leaned back to distance himself from him. Just this one action instantly ignited all of Jie Zhou's anger.
"Get out of my house now!" Jie Zhou roared at Zhang Songge like a madman. Zhang Songge sneered, pushed away his hands that were holding her shoulders, and calmly put on her coat and scarf.
The door closed and it was as if she had never been there.
Zhang Songge did not leave any trace in his life. After all, she was too boring, had no hobbies, and spent the whole day holding the computer and frowning.
No, there is one. Jie Zhou walked to the dressing table. It was clean, but there was a peach wood comb on it.
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