Hidden Assassin

The sky was gloomy, and it started raining in the morning. It didn't stop all morning. Looking out from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the streets of the entire city were shrouded in an endless blue curtain of rain. Occasionally, lightning flashed, and then Then there was the sound of thunder.

"Thank you, it's wonderful... You can go back and wait for our call..."

Such a sound echoed in the large and empty room, indicating that a job fair was in front of them. Dongfang Wan sat by the window, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and put it out in the ashtray in front of her: "Sister Ling, I'll be here this morning."

"Okay." The middle-aged woman in charge of the recruitment nodded, took a document and went out. The others were also packing up, looking at Dongfang Wan on the side from time to time. They were all waiting for her instructions, and then dispersed or returned. There is something to do. However, the young female boss obviously did not think of this at this time. She clasped her hands on her chest and faced the heavy rain outside. After a while, she took out another cigarette and lit one, and raised her right leg. , when the lightning flashed, she raised her head and blew out a puff of smoke. There was an elegant loneliness in her posture, and several male managers showed more or less appreciative eyes.

Speaking of which, this female boss is only 22 or 23 years old, but in the past two years from Beijing to Jianghai, she has an indescribable maturity in her actions. Her approach to work has always been grand and not conservative. Don’t rush forward, formulate perfect work rules and procedures, provide sufficient resources, and then wait for the company to develop steadily like an organism. There was no sense of panic or disharmony like when a private company is starting out.

When encountering small difficulties, she would jump over them step by step, but when encountering big temptations, she would not be tempted. She did not blindly desire that kind of rapid development. They don't like desperate plans, and they hate members who are maverick and eager to perform. In the past two years, no less than ten employees who were talented but impetuous have been fired. However, as time has gone by, the company has grown and steadily expanded and encroached on the market. Speaking of what is special, The secret, no one can tell. It boils down to four words: step by step. Some peers who take the wrong approach often shine brightly for a moment, only to be silently surpassed by it.

If the employees talk after dinner, most of them just admire the family quality of the big family. After all, for this boss, in addition to knowing that she comes from a noble family, is beautiful and unapproachable, they only know that she hates others who break the rules. .

"Let's go eat first and take a rest. Come back in the afternoon." After seeing Dongfang Wan's state at this time, he packed up his things. Xu Yiting smiled at everyone and said softly. Knowing the weight of her words, the other people greeted each other and walked outside quietly. Xu Yiting went to make a cup of tea and placed it in front of Dongfang Wan. Then she took the cigarette in her hand and squandered it in the ashtray.

"If you don't like smoking, how can you pretend to be serious..." She said, taking out a white silk scarf from her pocket and tying it around the other person's neck. He took two steps back and said, "This will make you look better. You are wearing all black today, and boss Zhao next door saw it. He even came to me and asked me if my boss is broken up in love."

Dongfang Wan sat there, looked down and saw that she was indeed dressed in black today, a black women's coat, a black elegant ol knee-length skirt, black stockings and black high heels, she couldn't help but laugh. The heels clicked on the ground: "You can match it with anything. I think it feels good. Your calves look very long..." He reached out and touched the stockings on his calves. Standing up and looking at his reflection in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, "How about it, I rarely feel good about myself..."

"If you continue like this, sooner or later you will fall in love with yourself." Xu Yiting laughed and shook her head, "Did you know that many people in the company think that we are lesbians, and the betting market is open."

"But you abandoned me. You like my brother." Seeing Xu Yiting's face turn slightly red, she showed a gentle but helpless expression, "I've convinced you. After so many years, even if I talk to other bosses for hundreds of You don't change your face when it comes to Wan's business, and you blush when you talk about my brother.\\\\\\.\\\\\\That's it, since you abandoned me, I punish you by finding a handsome guy who can make me fall in love, sisters. One game, in exchange for my brother."

"There are too many candidates on the list." Xu Yiting walked to the table and picked up her notepad, "Don't talk about the past, let's just talk about the recent past. On June 28th, Boss Tian from Longxing gave ninety-nine roses. Duo, I want to invite you to dinner. On the afternoon of June 28th, Ke Jiaan called you to invite you to dinner. On June 29th, Lei Qing called you as usual. Fang Ming sent a bouquet of flowers, which expressed his hope to be with you. There will be further developments that day..."

Xu Yiting recited it enthusiastically, Dongfang Wan frowned, walked aside and accused: "You are not sincere!"

"But you can't just say that you are not interested in these people from the beginning. There are many handsome guys, so you have to give them a chance. Even if it wasn't these, there were many people pursuing you when you were in school, okay? Although you scared away many of them. ...I also know your theory. Falling in love itself is a process of display, selection and then standing out, but you don't like the performance of those people and their unique parts. Your view of the problem is too extreme. Well, you won’t have someone show kindness to you and immediately feel that their final thought is to push you to the bed and take off your clothes.”

Dongfang Wan took out a cigarette and said, "That's it."

"Although there is a part of it, it's not all like this. Besides, if the person I like thinks about such things, then I think it's normal."

"So you're fantasizing about my brother sleeping with you?" After saying something casually, Dongfang Wan lit the lighter, and it was suddenly blown out. When she turned her head, she was greeted by Xu Yiting's red face that turned red with embarrassment, "ok, ok, I was wrong, but I think it’s nothing, but my brother’s figure is actually not very good, ugly..."

She turned her head to the side. Finally he lit the cigarette, and when he turned his head, Xu Yiting grabbed the cigarette again. He put it to his lips and took a sip. He choked, then put it into the ashtray again. Dongfang Wan smiled: "I haven't tried this for a long time. You haven't touched this for more than five years..."

"I swore not to touch these lands, but you made an exception..."

After having her worries revealed, Xu Yiting seemed somewhat lost and depressed. In these years, they and Dongfang Road were actually the same school, but we didn't get together that many times. At least not enough to be considered a friend. Dongfang Lu was very popular in school. He had several girlfriends who were all school beauties. They all even had dinner together. Although they ended up breaking up, Dongfang Lu never considered her. Treat them like a very special personal friend. .

Of course, he is actually better to his friends than to his girlfriend - he is that kind of person, never letting anyone around him be despised or left out. In college, most people still only regard her as Xiaowan's follower. viewed. But he is obviously not like this. Because of Xiaowan, he once said when introducing others that this is his other sister...

"This won't work, and that won't work either. You're stubborn. If you want someone who is so unique that you appreciate it, it'll be hard to find someone."

Dongfang Wan laughed: "I don't think so. If it were Andy Lau, I would fall madly in love with him."

"It's true. There was one before, my cousin."

"Which one?" she replied casually.

"Cousin Jiaming."

Dongfang Wan was silent for a moment: "I couldn't help it at that time, okay? We were in the same class, and I couldn't say out to him. You can't fight back just because I said you like my brother. I also like your brother..."

"But you were the one who compromised in the end. || First post... || You also deliberately cultivated a good relationship with him and invited him out to play every year..."

"Yes." Dongfang Wan bit her lip, "He even said thank you to me in the end..."

In fact, some things are undeniable. When I got up this morning, I overheard my father talking on the phone. I don’t know what happened somewhere. My father was very shocked. At that time, he said: "How could it be like this? It can't be done." Gu Jiaming is back to fight again..." Perhaps it was this sentence that made her mood not very high all morning. And I also heard another news.

"Lingjing is back. She arrived the night before yesterday..."

Xu Yiting was stunned: "Then she..."

"She hasn't contacted anyone, but I heard that she has signed with an entertainment company. They decided to promote her... piano..." Dongfang Wan thought for a while, "She hasn't been back for four years, and now she will definitely explore your cousin Ming. Things like the cemetery, the news of his death, my brother is in Shenzhen now, I would like to call him to inform him."

"Actually...I don't know much about their previous relationship. Lingjing and cousin Jiaming...didn't they say that cousin Jiaming's girlfriend was Shasha?"

"The three of them live together..." Dongfang Wan spread her hands, "It's the most impossible kind of relationship. Jiaming got terminally ill and broke up with her. As a result, she ran away to Vienna for four years and didn't come back. There are many people she plays well with, but she has no contact with any of them, it's like she has disappeared from the world, and she is really cruel to herself."

Thunder and lightning flashed outside. Xu Yiting looked at the rain outside the window and sighed. Just as she was about to speak, her cell phone rang. She walked over to pick it up: "Hey, Mr. Qin, hello... Haha, of course I remember... Have you arrived already? Well, well, it’s great that you will come to Jianghai soon... When will the flight arrive? Then I... well, and our boss will go to pick you up... It should be, it should be, thanks to all these years You take such good care of us... Xiaowan is not here right now, yes, I will pass on your words to her... Anything else... Okay, I will write it down... Hmm..."

While winking, Xu Yiting talked on the phone, Dongfang Wan just nodded and looked quietly at the rain outside the window. After a while, she stood up and walked out, took out her mobile phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, brother, it's me... telling you something, although you may already know... Lingjing is back. She arrived home the day before yesterday. I guess she will definitely come to me after seeing Jiaming. I'll give her your phone number. Or...well, when you come back...the things in Shenzhen haven't been settled yet...well, I understand..."

When thunder sounded, an elegant and lonely smile reflected on the window next to the corridor...

2 p.m. When entering the gate of Ye's Martial Arts Hall, the rain had lightened up a lot, and Julian put away his umbrella. Facing Ye Han who came over.

After having a conversation last night, and then asking around, I probably knew that Lingjing once had a sad incident. There was a boy she liked, and now he is dead. To be honest, this is indeed a depressing thing, because you can You can prove your worth by taking love from anyone, but you can never defeat a dead man.

Knowing they would be at the cemetery this morning. Therefore, he waited until the afternoon to come over. The door was closed in the quiet room. Duan Jingxian did not go to work today. She looked worried and she had probably cried. He probably also knew that the boy who died was very close to this family. Being close and treating her as her own child----Lingjing went to the cemetery to visit for a while and then came back. She didn't eat at noon. Duan Jingxian said twice that it was not easy to send her there.

"Let me carry it over."

He has learned some Chinese in the past few years. There was no problem with the communication. Who would have thought that before the food was brought out after talking to Ye Mu, the door of Lingjing's room opened. She was wearing a white shirt, fluffy summer trousers, and sneakers. The girl's eyes were a little red and swollen. Even with a light make-up, he could still see it clearly and looked at the people in the room lightly. She hesitated for a moment before saying hello: "Dad, Mom...Teacher Julian..."

It's hard to imagine what she's feeling right now, and Julian doesn't know the situation in front of the grave today, but in short, she doesn't seem to have a big problem. The voice was still clear, which made the Ye couple even more uneasy. Duan Jingxian said: "Lingjing, Jiaming, he..."

"I'm fine." She breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, her whole body trembled until she gritted her teeth. "I don't believe it. I'm going to the prison to ask..."

"But now...it's very far over there..."

Duan Jingxian wanted to say something else. But Lingjing took an umbrella from the corner of the house and was about to leave. Ye Han waved her hand. It would be a good idea to let her go out and relax. Julian looked at everyone's expressions and said, "I'll see you off. I drove over here. It's still raining outside."

"No need, Teacher Julian..."

"It's okay, I don't have any plans for the afternoon, not to mention your current state... It's better to have someone with you, and everyone will be safer.

When he said this, his mother echoed a few words, and then a few people walked out of the door. Lingjing got into the car borrowed by Julian: "Which way?" Lingjing pointed forward.

The weather outside the window was still gray. Although the rain had lightened up, there were not many pedestrians on the road. They left the community here under the watch of Mr. and Mrs. Ye. Julian said: "The company has already arranged some work for you. , although it started after a period of time, but I know that you have been in a bad mood recently, and you have turned down most of them. In fact, it is more difficult for you to start work as soon as you come back, but it may not be an opportunity. I don’t know what you were doing back then. What happened, but... you have to forget him, because there are still many people who care about you, okay, I know this kind of comfort is very cliché...".

The car drove through the familiar street, with rows of street lights and lights on in the shops on the street: "I know he may be very outstanding, so outstanding that even if you go abroad for four years, you will always think about him and exclude everyone. Honestly Say, I have had such an experience, but in the end... time tells me that the reality is very cruel, because in the final analysis, we are all individuals in this world, we have our own, independent memories, there is no inability to Even if someone is missing, you still have your own memory place."

He sighed: "Maybe we can never have someone, we can only get close to and fit in with someone..."

Under the rustling rain, Lingjing leaned against the window without saying a word. The car turned two blocks, and Lingjing knocked on the window: "Stop here."

"This is it?"

Julian was a little confused. After the car stopped, Lingjing got out of the car and held up an umbrella: "Thank you for sending me out. You don't have to follow me. I'm fine..."

"Hey, what are you doing..."

Lingjing turned around and walked forward. Julian drove the car and followed slowly, speaking outside, "Come in, where are you going? I'll take you there. It's no problem. Isn't it very far?"

She walked for a while and entered the platform where she was waiting for the bus. Silently folding up his umbrella, sitting on a long chair, Julian stopped the car. He held up an umbrella and went out, walked to her, looked around, and naturally knew what was going on here, and spread his hands: "I don't understand..."

The sky was gray, Lingjing sat there quietly, looking up at the illuminated signboard of the store across the street, Julian could not get an answer. I had no choice but to put away my umbrella and sit down next to her. After a long time, I heard Lingjing speak softly.

"no……"

"It's not what..."

"Everyone... has their own independent memory, but I don't..." the girl spoke softly, as if she was talking in a dream, "We... grew up together, and have been together since I can roughly remember things... Maybe everyone has the feeling of being alone more or less, but I don't, never have... He was bullied. I protected him and forced him to call me sister. We went out for a run in the morning and came back together. I bought steamed buns to eat. At first he had half and I had half. Later, we each ate one. We went to school and did homework together. I always wanted him to be like me, and life always revolved around him..."

"There are three of us. Me, another girl, and him. Anyway, we are together like that. When we are happy, we are with them. When we are not happy, we also follow them. We play together on weekends and sleep together. Then I didn't understand anything at that time, I was so happy... Then one day, it happened like that, there were three of them, and the kids didn't understand anything. They drank. The next day, I didn't wear anything, and I felt panicked. But after all, the three of us lived together, and then we lived together for several years, living, living..."

"So happy..." She opened her mouth, her voice suddenly became choked, and she took a breath with difficulty. Maybe it was because she cried too much in the past two days, and after all, no tears fell. "Of course, there are other People, other memories, I also went out with my classmates and did other things at one time, but... is there any meaning? Only when the three of us are together, it is complete. We are like Children who grew up playing with mud on a desert island got together when they didn't understand anything, so... only when they are together are they complete and normal. Everyone has their own memory... yours Do your hands have their own separate memory? What about your feet, your head... If you suddenly lose them one day, will you feel that this world is the same as before? Can hands and feet exist independently of the body? "

"I went to Vienna to study piano... It was not my decision, because I believed that he wanted me to do it, so I did it... It doesn't matter how unhappy I am, he asked me to do it. , I want to learn from it before I come back and scold him. No matter what, if I scold him, I can forgive him, whether it is about breaking up with me or lying to me, four years of being alone again. How about that, it’s not a person’s memory. I thought about it for four years, but when I came back, he said he was dead... I won’t believe it. If I believe it, then what’s the point of me? We are one People..."

"I know his character... He is too stubborn. He doesn't want to implicate anyone. He thinks about everything for others... He has encountered something that cannot be solved, so he doesn't want me to see it... I don't know what he has gone through in the past few years. Whatever happens, you will always get it back, as long as you get it back...as long as you get it back..."

At the bus stop, her voice was always soft and soft, without crying, and slightly hoarse. Julian looked at her side face, listening to all this, and suddenly felt that the girl in front of him seemed to be more beautiful than ever before. To attract yourself, like a whirlpool. Just as he was about to speak, Lingjing had already stood up, holding an umbrella and bowing to him.

"I'm sorry...Teacher, I know you have helped me a lot in the past few years, and I also know...some other things. I have also thought about it. He made me sad and disappointed. When I came back, there was a teacher like you next to me. An outstanding person may make him angry. After being angry with him, I confessed to him... so childish. Teacher, you are actually wrong. He is not outstanding, and he may never be proud of his outstanding things. However, he is not handsome and has a weird temper, but no matter what, I have been connected with him and can't be separated at all. I don't care about his advantages and disadvantages... Teacher, you are a good person, thank you. You, I don’t want to say any more sorry to you..."

With a slight smile on her face, Lingjing turned around and got on the bus.

Julian stood there blankly for a long time, and finally, he drove up and followed...

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