Chapter 3: Late Return 3
The man's hand gradually moved down. Fu Yin's face was startled and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Clearly feeling that Lan Tian's fingers were not honest, Fu Yin glared at him, immediately grabbed his wrist, shook it off, and took two steps to the side.
Lan Tian sneered and stared at Fu Yin with a sly look. He had noticed her when she first joined the TV station. He had gone to great lengths to get her to the financial channel just to get the upper hand. He hadn't expected that she would be so ungrateful.
In the past two years, he has given her a lot of resources for external procurement, and the newspapers that published her products have all been on the headlines. He originally thought that she understood his thoughts.
"Fu Yin, what do you mean?" Lan Tian asked in a cold voice, with one hand in his pocket, stepping closer to her.
Fu Yin didn't avoid him but looked up at him, her tone cold: "I have my own way. Even if the TV station punishes me, I can accept it."
"You deliberately gave me this task. Did you expect this to happen?"
She is not a fool. If it were so easy to get evidence, Lan Tian would have made the headlines himself long ago. Why would he give her this opportunity?
I just wanted to use this task to restrain her and force her to submit and obey.
She is not that stupid. Moreover, she still has the recording. Even if it is only half of it, it is better to try it.
Lan Tian frowned, his eyes became fierce, and his tone was full of contempt: "I'm giving you a chance."
"Thank you, Director Lan, but I don't need it."
Fu Yin turned and walked out of the office.
Lan Tian stared at her back for a long time, with a smile on his lips.
In the evening, Fu Yin was sitting at his workstation reorganizing the chain of evidence when his cell phone vibrated.
The screen lit up, she picked up the phone and looked at the message, and found that it was from her best friend Jiang Qian.
Jiang Qian sent two voice messages. She clicked on the voice message and put it next to her ear, and Jiang Qian's carefree voice came through.
"Tonight, Xiangyaju, you can't not come to my birthday, right?"
"I've booked a private room. I'll pick you up later."
Jiang Qian asked her out at least thirty or forty times this month, but she always put her off with the excuse of being busy with work. She was indeed too busy with work. The financial channel had good ratings recently, so she worked overtime almost every day.
When she had some free time, she would sleep at home, and sometimes she didn't even reply to a few messages.
According to Jiang Qian, only she could tolerate her as the eldest lady.
Fu Yin typed a few words in the input box and sent a cute emoticon before putting down the phone.
The phone vibrated a few more times, all of which were emoticons sent by Jiang Qian. She smiled helplessly.
Her fingertips slid across the screen, but she accidentally clicked on the blacklist. Seeing the familiar avatar, her heart tightened.
When I clicked into the chat box, the message stopped five years ago, the day he went abroad.
[Lin Xu, if you don't reply to me, I will never forgive you in this life! ]
[The snow is so heavy, I don’t want to like you anymore. ]
It was a snowy night, just like the first time she saw him.
She squatted at the airport entrance, called him over and over again, and sent him messages frantically, but all she got in response was silence.
Without any warning or explanation, he left as if he had never been in her world.
Even when she asked Lin's father and mother, she was met with silence.
But even so, she still waited for five years, and during those five years she was reluctant to block him, for fear that he would not be able to contact her.
But she didn't expect that the other party had never thought of contacting her.
That's ridiculous.
"Sister Fu Yin! Sister Fu Yin!"
The colleague patted her shoulder lightly, and seeing that her eyes were empty, he waved his hand in front of her.
She came back to her senses and felt her eyelashes slightly wet: "Ah? What's wrong?"
"It's time to get off work, aren't you leaving yet?"
"It looks like it's raining outside. My boyfriend is here to pick me up. Do you want me to give you a ride?"
My colleague looked out the window and saw raindrops hitting the window. It looked like the rain was coming pretty heavy.
Fu Yin smiled and shook his head. He sniffed and wiped his nose with a tissue. "It's okay. I can just take a taxi back by myself."
"Then I'll be leaving first."
"By the way, you have to be careful with Director Lan. I always feel that he looks at you with ill intentions." A colleague whispered in her ear.
"I see, thank you." Fu Yin curved his lips, feeling touched that she would say that.
When she first came to the financial channel, she was not welcomed because she was a newcomer and had a lot to learn. No one in the team was willing to teach her, so she had to figure everything out on her own.
Later, she went on many field interviews, risking her life to get several front-page headlines, which boosted the entire channel, and people around her gradually looked at her differently.
After that, she basically stayed in the TV station, became the backbone of the department, and successfully got promotion opportunities.
She also decided to go to the provincial TV station after getting promoted and leave this city.
Colleagues were leaving get off work one after another, and when Fu Yin finished sorting out the last bit of materials, he received a series of fatal calls from Jiang Qian.
She said she was waiting downstairs at the TV station and asked her to hurry up.
Fu Yin hurriedly packed up the things on the desk and stuffed them into her bag, turned off the desk lamp and the computer. When she pressed the button, the USB flash drive in her hand fell on the desk, and she turned and left the office.
When I came out of the TV station, I saw a white Audi parked outside the door.
The car window slowly rolled down. Jiang Qian put one hand on the steering wheel and took off her sunglasses with the other hand and waved to her.
Fu Yin raised his hands over his head and ran to the side of the car, opened the passenger door and got in.
"Yin Yin, my dear, your best friend is really good to you. I'll personally drive you to attend my birthday party."
"Kiss my baby, you are so good to me."
"Well, you always stand me up!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong."
Jiang Qian complained and reminded her to fasten her seat belt while lecturing her. She closed the car window and stepped on the accelerator to drive out.
Fu Yin chuckled softly, rubbed his hands and took off the scarf from his neck.
"How many years have you been wearing your scarf? Why don't you change it?"
The pink plaid scarf has turned slightly yellow, and the tassels at the bottom have pilled, showing that it is obviously quite old.
This was the coming-of-age gift Lin Xu gave her when she was eighteen, and it was also a Valentine's Day gift.
"I heard your elder brother is back. Have you seen him?"
Jiang Qian was concentrating on driving and mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally. She also heard it from Xu Nianbai's loudspeaker.
Xu Nianbai is Lin Xu's good friend, so the news of his return to China must have reached his ears first.
Fu Yin lowered her eyelashes and pursed her lips. She didn't expect that Jiang Qian had also heard about it.
"How do you know?"
"Xu Nianbai told me that a few days ago. I was so busy that I forgot to tell you. Otherwise, I would definitely be the first to tell you."
Jiang Qian responded nonchalantly, not noticing the subtle change in Fu Yin's expression beside her.
Fu Yin took a deep breath, her heart sinking. Did everyone know that he was coming back, and was she the only one kept in the dark?
The atmosphere was stagnant. Seeing that she was silent, Jiang Qian realized that she had said something wrong and quickly changed the subject: "Xu Nianbai, that big mouth, can't be trusted..."
"I saw him yesterday."
Fu Yin chuckled softly and answered frankly.
It wasn't an important thing originally.
The car stopped in front of the Misty Club.
Jiang Qian parked the car and took Fu Yin's arm and led her inside.
The private room is on the third floor. Not many people were invited, all of them were former college classmates.
Except for the old man Xu Nianbai, if it weren't for the childhood friendship, he would not be invited if he was not so persistent in getting involved with women.
"The birthday girl is here! Our Qianbao is getting more and more beautiful."
As soon as I entered the box, several friends shouted in surprise and praised me.
"Look who I brought here?" Jiang Qian pushed Fu Yin in, with a slight smile on her lips.
"Fu Yin! It's been ages since we last met. You never came to the class reunion, and we kept asking Jiang Qian about you."
The person speaking was her college roommate Tian Tian, with whom she had basically lost contact after graduation.
"Yeah, do you remember Liang Shuhong? He always asks you why you don't come to the class reunion every year. Have you really made no progress at all?"
Fu Yin was surrounded by a group of old classmates. Her face turned slightly red as they asked her questions, and she shook her head subconsciously.
"Look, people are coming."
Outside the door, the man was tall and strong, with broad shoulders supporting his slim black shirt. His skin was as white as jade, with a cool luster, and his short brown hair was neat and clean, with each strand clearly distinguishable.
Liang Shuhong walked in with long legs, a gentle smile on his face. He held a gift in his hand and walked straight to the center of the crowd to hand it to Jiang Qian: "Jiang Qian, happy birthday."
"Yin Yin, long time no see."
The man spoke in a low voice, his eyes always fixed on Fu Yin, with a hint of tenderness in his expression.
Everyone cheered and looked at the two of them for a long time with gossipy eyes. Jiang Qian cleared her throat and pulled Fu Yin to her side: "This is my birthday party, everyone order food and drinks!"
Fu Yin looked up at Liang Shuhong. She hadn't seen him for two years. He confessed his love to her at the graduation ceremony, but she rejected him on the spot and nothing happened after that.
She always felt embarrassed and didn't contact him, but he often sent her greetings, and she actually didn't know how to respond.
I didn't expect him to come today.
Fu Yin sat next to Jiang Qian while the other students ordered food and wine.
Half of the dishes were served when Xu Nianbai came in from outside pushing a cake.
He walked up to Jiang Qian and raised his eyebrows: "How is it? Mr. Xu chose this cake specifically for you. Do you like it?"
"Stop talking nonsense, this little pink pig is quite cute." Jiang Qian snorted twice and responded proudly, feeling a little happy in her heart.
Xu Nianbai raised his lips: "Same as you."
Jiang Qian was about to kick her legs, but Fu Yin quickly stopped her: "Be careful not to break the cake Xu Nian prepared for you. You'll be heartbroken in the end."
“Who feels bad.”
Jiang Qian curled her lips, and the corners of her mouth rose inadvertently.
Fu Yin saw through her intentions immediately and said nothing more. He took out a gift from his bag and handed it to her: "I've been too busy recently, so this isn't a very big gift. I'll definitely give you something better next time."
"I'm very happy that you can come." Jiang Qian opened the box and saw a pair of earrings inside, and she couldn't stop smiling.
Fu Yin smiled faintly, but he clearly felt a burning gaze staring at him.
Her heart sank and she subconsciously looked over. When she met Liang Shuhong's gaze, her eyelashes trembled.
Liang Shuhong smiled at her gently and looked at her seriously. She had changed a lot in the past two years, but she still maintained the innocence she had in college, which was the way he liked her.
Jiang Qian and others were cutting the cake, Xu Nianbai was dragged to take various photos, and only Fu Yin and Liang Shuhong were left on the sofa.
"Yin Yin, you said before that you already have someone you like, so are you two together?"
Liang Shuhong moved closer to her, staring at her intently and asked.
Fu Yin couldn't help but lower his head. Lin Xu's face appeared in his mind, and his heart trembled.
She chuckled softly and didn't answer.
After eating the cake, someone suggested playing Truth or Dare, and if you lose, you have to drink.
Place a wine bottle on the table and rotate it. Whoever the bottle mouth points to choose truth or dare. Everyone has cards in their hands, and the king asks the questions.
Fu Yin sat in the middle, feeling a bit reserved. Jiang Qian held her hand, resting her head slightly on her shoulder, and whispered, "I just saw Xu Nianbai reply to the message. It seems that Lin Xu is also in this club."
"He said he was going to meet someone."
Fu Yin's originally confused mind suddenly became clear, and he wondered who he was meeting.
The wine bottle spun on the table and happened to turn towards Fu Yin.
The first round was Fu Yin's turn. Everyone sighed, and the king quickly asked her whether she wanted to choose truth or dare.
Fu Yin blinked and said, "Tell me the truth."
"How long is the person you've liked the longest?"
"Thirteen years." Fu Yin said without hesitation.
Everyone exclaimed, and Xu Nianbai, who was sitting in the corner, was secretly sending messages on WeChat.
"I didn't expect our beautiful Fu to be so innocent."
"Hey, next one!"
Jiang Qian waved her hand to control the situation, and the wine bottle started spinning again.
After several rounds, it was Fu Yin's turn. I don't know how many truthful questions he answered. Some of those who didn't answer all drank.
Time passed little by little, and the last round of wine bottles fell on Fu Yin again. Everyone smiled helplessly: "How about you choose a big dare?"
"That's right, I've told you the truth so many times, I feel like I can't ask anymore."
Fu Yin nodded blankly, his face slightly red, obviously a little tipsy.
Her eyes were blurred, and she curved a beautiful arc, and her voice was very obedient: "Then choose the big adventure."
"Okay! Then I'll draw a card." The king shuffled the cards and let Fu Yin draw one.
Fu Yin drew a card from the middle, and several people asked excitedly, "What did you draw?"
The king leaned over and, after seeing the note, said, "Look into the eyes of the first boy on your left for ten seconds."
"The first one on the left...isn't that Liang Shuhong?"
"Handsome Liang, God is giving you a chance, hurry up."
Fu Yin's eyes turned slightly, his gaze turned to Liang Shuhong beside him, and his lips moved slightly.
Liang Shuhong's Adam's apple rolled twice, his eyes lowered, looking into a pair of misty and affectionate eyes. Their eyes met, and everything around them froze in an instant.
Seeing this, Xu Nianbai's eyes widened immediately. He quickly took a photo, opened the chat box with Lin Xu and sent it to him, long-pressing it to say: "Xu, buddy can only help you so far, your house is on fire."
The author has something to say:
I know the pace will be slow, it's a slow-burning story.
Small Theater:
Fu Yin: I don’t like to block people.
Lin Xu: Honey, why can’t I contact you?
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