Zheng Shuyi's promotion was stuck at the last hurdle.
When Tang Yi called her into the office, the leaders' scoring sheets were still on the table.
The comprehensive score is very good, but the boss's piece of paper is blank.
"Shu Yi, come here."
Tang Yi turned his pen and pouted his mouth, not knowing how to speak for a while.
"Tell me, sister Yi."
On the contrary, it was Zheng Shuyi who spoke first, "I read the email, and in the end it was the boss who disagreed, right?"
Tang Yi immediately stood up, propped his hands on the table, and leaned towards her, "The boss doesn't deny you, he just thinks you are too young and has relatively low qualifications."
Zheng Shuyi nodded obediently, "I understand."
The style of the big boss of their magazine and the editor-in-chief are completely different. It is known in the circle that he is notoriously slow, he does everything slowly, and often makes the subordinates anxious to death.
Then look back, eh? How did you get things done without anyone noticing
"The boss has been praising you all the time today, but after all, your work report is not for him, and he doesn't know much about you." Tang Yi clasped his hands and looked at Zheng Shuyi very earnestly, "My own company, To suddenly mention such a young deputy editor, he will naturally have to think more about it."
"However, he also said, I haven't seen anyone better than you, and I'll check it out at the end of the year."
The fact that Zheng Shuyi's promotion was blocked spread throughout the company in just 20 minutes.
Size is a gossip, and getting off work is approaching, and the various groups became lively because of this incident.
"I saw that the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief liked her so much, so I thought it was settled."
"Yeah, her output in the past two years is pretty awesome."
"The big boss disagrees, what can I do?"
"Isn't her boyfriend Shi Yan? The boss won't give you any face?"
"Brother, our agency is also an old-fashioned media after all, and we don't rely on them, Ming Yu, for a living."
"That's not good, isn't it just a deputy editor, the boss will save face, and it will be a huge profit."
"Don't you know our boss's temperament? He probably only started to get to know those candidates now."
"Maybe Zheng Shuyi left in a fit of anger and went to seek refuge with her boyfriend."
"Then don't, I still hope to have a good relationship with her, so I can help you usually."
Although Qin Shiyue is a special existence in the company, this kind of news will reach her more or less.
So before Zheng Shuyi came out of Tang Yi's office, Qin Shiyue quietly sent a message to Shi Yan.
Qin Shiyue: Little uncle, little uncle! There is something big!
Uncle: Tell me.
Qin Shiyue: My aunt failed to get promoted today!
Uncle:
Qin Shiyue: It's true!
Qin Shiyue: I heard that the boss disagreed.
Qin Shiyue: Do you... want to unblock
Uncle: I told you to go to work, so you learned these bureaucratic accents
Qin Shiyue: ...
Kindness is regarded as the liver and lungs of a donkey.
Uncle: I see.
Uncle: You don't have to worry about this matter.
Qin Shiyue: What about you? What are you going to do
Uncle: Nothing to do.
In fact, when Qin Shiyue said the words "the boss disagrees", Shi Yan already guessed the general reason.
He knows Lu Yehua, the boss of "Financial Weekly", although he is not familiar with him, but there are always opportunities to deal with him a few times a year.
This person's behavior style is the most stable one he has ever seen.
Sometimes some friends even joked: "Financial Weekly" survived the low tide of paper media, mostly because Lu Yehua's slow speed has not yet climbed into this wave.
So this incident was unexpected, but it is also reasonable.
As Qin Shiyue said, if Shi Yan really went to "clear and clear", how could Lu Yehua sell his face.
At the beginning, he just mentioned something to him, and gave Qin Shiyue a slot for an exclusive interview.
But this time it was Zheng Shuyi.
When Shi Yan saw her for the first time, she had already shown her talents.
In the days that followed, there were misunderstandings, pain and anger, but she has been shining in her own field little by little.
The current Zheng Shuyi is his pearl.
Shi Yan didn't want her light to be covered with a layer of dust because of her meddling.
—
Worse than failing in a promotion is having to work overtime while failing.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Zheng Shuyi walked out of the company building alone.
The streets in summer nights are much more lively than in winter. The pools in the squares of office buildings are lit up, and many adults and children are playing in the water. Vendors selling balloons and lanterns are passing by.
There are also street performers hanging guitars, and the familiar music is coming and going.
Zheng Shuyi lowered his head and walked slowly through the bustle.
Although she understood what the boss was doing, it was impossible not to feel lost.
After all, after waiting for so long, it turned out to be nothing.
The street artist suddenly sang Song Lelan's song, and Zheng Shuyi subconsciously stopped.
She was the only one watching in front of her. After the song ended, Zheng Shuyi touched her bag and found that she didn't have any cash.
"Brother, do you have WeChat?"
The artist suddenly froze.
But before he could speak, another familiar voice sounded beside Zheng Shuyi.
"Why do you need WeChat?"
When Zheng Shuyi turned her head, Shi Yan was standing behind her.
On the noisy side of the road, he was leaning against the car door with his hands loosely folded on his chest, but he was looking straight at Zheng Shuyi.
Zheng Shuyi: "..."
She just wanted to give some money, and she didn't want Hongxing to cheat.
But as soon as he saw him, the loss in his heart seemed to find a focus.
Zheng Shuyi didn't speak, walked over in two or three steps, and bumped into his arms.
She stretched out her arms to hug Shi Yan's waist, and after a long moment of depression, she opened her mouth.
"I'm miserable."
Shi Yan: "I still want to use WeChat, I don't see how miserable you are."
Zheng Shuyi raised his head and looked at him lifelessly.
"Are you going to coax people?"
Shi Yan's silhouette was half hidden in the neon lights, but his eyes were particularly bright.
He looked at Zheng Shuyi quietly and said nothing.
Suddenly, he bent down and kissed her.
Zheng Shuyi was a little confused.
This is a commercial center where people come and go, has Shi Yan been pierced by the soul
Immediately afterwards, Shi Yan held the back of her head and continued to kiss the corner of her lips.
"What are you doing?"
Zheng Shuyi struggled twice, "There are so many people watching."
"Um."
Shi Yan's fingers gently stroked her hair, "Don't you just like this?"
The person who said it was embarrassed, but Zheng Shuyi really liked it.
She put her hands on his front, and she didn't say until the music in her ear ended, "I didn't become the editor-in-chief today, and the boss didn't agree."
"Um?"
Shi Yan looked thoughtfully at the lights of the opposite office building, "Then shall I introduce an ophthalmologist to your boss?"
Zheng Shuyi nodded solemnly: "Then hurry up."
When Shi Yan really wanted to walk towards the office building, Zheng Shuyi quickly grabbed him.
"Are you crazy? Hurry up, hurry up!"
When getting into the car, Shi Yan asked while fastening his seat belt, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Zheng Shuyi looked at the busy traffic outside the window, and said without thinking: "Full Han banquet."
Shi Yan chuckled, put on the seat belt with a "click", held the steering wheel, and stepped on the accelerator.
"It's that simple?"
Zheng Shuyi was aroused by his haughty tone, so that he leaned over.
"Then I don't want to eat the Manchu banquet, I want to eat the official wealth board."
Shi Yan: "What?"
Obviously, Zheng Shuyi accurately grasped the knowledge blind spot of Shi Yan.
Zheng Shuyi didn't explain, and guided him all the way. It took more than ten minutes to drive the car to a downtown in Old Street.
Here is the fish that slipped through the net that Jiangcheng has developed rapidly in the past ten years. The uneven stone roads, unplanned stalls, and haphazardly pulled up wires have precipitated a paradise that is free from the fast-paced life.
But because of the increasingly busy time, Zheng Shuyi has not been here for a long time.
After a while, Shi Yan carried three skewers of barbecue meat, two packs of chestnuts and a cup of cold shrimp in his hand.
And Zheng Shuyi was holding the legendary official financial board in his hand.
Zheng Shuyi didn't expect that Shi Yan would really be patient and accompany her through the thick oily smoke for more than an hour.
But there is no such word as "enough is enough" in her dictionary.
When he saw the cartoon headbands sold at the stall, Shi Yan finally sank his face and said word by word: "Zheng Shuyi."
Regarding the speed of face-changing, Zheng Shuyi has always been unconvinced.
As soon as she heard Shi Yan call her full name, she immediately collapsed, looking like she was about to cry. "I'm in such a miserable situation. My promotion was blocked, and my boyfriend still beat me up. What's the point of my life?"
"..."
In fact, Zheng Shuyi still had a long line to finish, but Shi Yan bowed slightly in front of her. She stopped talking, squinted her eyes and laughed.
While putting the headband on him, Zheng Shuyi immediately took out his phone and turned on the camera.
Shi Yan frowned: "What are you going to do again?"
Zheng Shuyi turned around and pressed against his chest, holding up her phone.
"This is a limited-time small banquet when Zheng Shuyi is unhappy. I don't know if I will have a chance to see her again in the future. I have to take a souvenir."
Shi Yan sighed helplessly, looked around, and buried her head in her ear.
"Not happy yet?"
With a "click", the screen freezes.
In the photo, Zheng Shuyi smiled and rolled his eyes.
She knew that her mind was very sensitive, and her emotions were changeable. One second was like a trickle, and the next second might be like a torrent.
But she is also easy to coax, as long as Shi Yan kisses, all her undercurrents can be instantly calmed down.
—
This year's summer is particularly long, the temperature remains high, and autumn is nowhere in sight.
Until mid-October, a sudden autumn rain finally broke the order of the city during rush hour.
Pedestrians ran into the building to hide from the rain, the bicycles accelerated the speed, the tires splashed water, passed by the takeaway electric car, and almost collided, the sound of cursing was endless, and the harsh car horn was added. , and the applause from the report hall on the 9th floor of Jiangcheng Art Center.
Under the spotlight, the host's voice is dignified and clear.
"The vigorous global digital currency war is raging, and major capitals have entered the game one after another. The legal digital currency is intensified under the traction of market innovation."
"However, she focused her attention on the bottom of the pyramid, recorded the victories and failures of the five digital currency citizens, and showed readers how the wave of digital currency swept the lives of ordinary people."
At this point, everyone here knows who will win the next award, and their eyes are all focused on the woman in the second row of the auditorium.
"The award-winning work of the 5th Financial News Awards Annual Industry Report "In the Era of Global Digital Currency, Where Do Ordinary Currency People Stand? ", the award-winning author Zheng Shuyi, senior reporter of "Financial Weekly"."
The moment Zheng Shuyi got up, the cameras all around were focused on the youngest winner in recent years.
She pressed her skirt, turned and bowed to the audience in response to the warm applause.
The moment he raised his head, he met Shang Shiyan's eyes, like a little peacock triumphantly fighting, and cocked his mouth triumphantly.
It's just that when she went out in the morning, she said that her new dress was a bit ordinary, and she has held grudges to this day.
The eyes just now seemed to say, "No matter how ordinary the skirt is, I am still the most shining person in the audience today."
But in fact, it is.
Unlike You Rongyan in Shiyan, Tang Yi in the audience looked at Zheng Shuyi and finally felt elated.
In the first half of the year, she was so busy that she didn't pay much attention to the people below. It wasn't until she was free for a while that some outdated rumors came into her ears.
For example, during the assessment in mid-June, some people said that Tang Yi praised her so much because he valued her boyfriend's resources.
Some people also said that when Zheng Shuyi first came to the magazine, Tang Yi gave her a good look, probably because he expected to bring her great benefits today.
Knowing these remarks, Tang Yi was so angry that there was an extra wrinkle at the end of his eyes.
Yes, she always felt that Zheng Shuyi's previous boyfriend was not good enough for her, and she deserved better.
But this is just based on some opinions about Zheng Shuyi's private life outside of work. She is not a matchmaker, so what the hell.
Besides, there are so many beauties in this world, not everyone is Zheng Shuyi.
It was as if she recruited Zheng Shuyi in the first place so that she could find a good boyfriend who could bring her resources.
If this is the case, she might as well go directly to win over the wives of the presidents. It's not impossible for her to do it with her social skills.
But she couldn't bring these things to the public to reprimand her, so she could only bear it secretly.
Until today, she finally let out a sigh of relief, and immediately sent the award-winning information to the company's large group.
Tang Yi: Zheng Shuyi won an annual report award, that is, the currency war, everyone should do more research.
Tang Yi: As I said before, everyone's eyesight should be widened and lowered, and interviewees should not stick to a small circle.
Tang Yi: Everyone should open their minds when reporting topics in the future. Don’t think that the opinions at the top of the pyramid are the information. Everyone related to finance in life is worth observing and understanding.
The implication is: Zheng Shuyi can indeed easily obtain the top-level information resources, but if he turns the interviewees into ordinary people that everyone can get in touch with, he can still make achievements. Are you still embarrassed
No matter how many people understood her subtext, in short, dozens of "applause" expressions quickly appeared in the group.
—
Some people are happy, some people are worried.
After the award ceremony, the rain did not stop.
Rainwater hung from the eaves of the restaurant opposite Lanchen Department Store, like bead chains, adding to the sentimentality.
The coffee in front of Qin Shiyue didn't take a sip, but it was completely cold.
She didn't speak, and the low air pressure was visible to the naked eye lingering around her body.
Yu You sat opposite her.
Even though the person in front of him had been silent for nearly twenty minutes, he didn't show any impatience.
He just sat quietly, didn't play with his mobile phone and was not in a daze, waiting for her to digest her emotions.
Today is her birthday.
Different from the way of holding big parties in the past, this year she was very low-key, she didn't invite any sisters and sisters, so she sent a message to Yu You: Tomorrow is my birthday, will you come to my birthday party
She had thought it all over, and when the time came, Yu You asked her, why were there only the two of them at the banquet
Qin Shiyue said: Because I only have you in my inner world.
This is what Zheng Shuyi taught her.
Although it's a bit rusty, she said that the little uncle likes it very much.
But after Yu You came, he didn't ask anything, but brought Qin Shiyue a bolt from the blue.
He is going to England.
Compared with the generous remuneration given by the company, after he tried it, he was still more devoted to academics and decided to continue his unfinished study tour plan.
In the twenty-fifth minute of Qin Shiyue's silence, the waiter came over with the menu and asked Yu You, "Can I order?"
Yu You raised his chin towards Qin Shiyue, meaning to wait for her to order.
Where did Qin Shiyue still have any appetite, she raised her head, not hiding her bad mood.
"I can't eat, I want to go home."
"Um."
Yu You has always respected ladies' opinions and is an out-and-out gentleman, "Then I'll see you off?"
"Need not."
Unable to control her emotions, Qin Shiyue quickly picked up her bag and stood up, "My driver is waiting for me outside."
The two walked to the parking lot one after the other.
The driver came down with an umbrella and opened the door. Qin Shiyue stepped up on one leg, and suddenly turned around to look at Yu You.
"I ask you a question, and you answer me honestly."
Yu You said yes.
Qin Shiyue: "Did you always think I'm just a vase?"
The rain curtain blurred Qin Shiyue's vision, she just vaguely felt that Yu You smiled.
It's like looking at an unreasonable child.
"In the beginning, it was."
Hearing this, Qin Shiyue held his breath suddenly, waiting for his next words.
Then I heard him say unhurriedly, "But now I think you are a lovely vase."
Qin Shiyue: "..."
No matter how cute the vase is, it is still a vase.
Qin Shiyue got into the car, stuck out half of her head, stared at Yu You for a long while, but didn't say a word.
Just like before, Yu You didn't leave, so she let her watch.
After a long time, Qin Shiyue said in a low voice, "Then I wish you a safe journey."
Yu You nodded.
"Wait a minute."
Holding his umbrella, he went to his parking space and took a box from the co-pilot.
Qin Shiyue: "What is this?"
Yu You: "Birthday gift."
This is the only ray of sunshine in today's bad weather.
Qin Shiyue forced a smile, "Thank you."
As soon as the driver drove the car out of the parking lot, she couldn't wait to open the gift.
Inside is a painting.
An oil painting of figures imitating Monet's style, signed in Yu You's name.
Monet's brushstrokes have never been realistic, and the facial features of the characters are only vague outlines, but Qin Shiyue vaguely feels that the woman in this painting is a bit like her.
Holding the painting in her hand, she turned her head quickly, only to see Yu You's taillights flickering in the rain.
She was embarrassed to ask Yu You if the person in the painting was her.
Fear of leaving a sentimental last impression before someone else leaves.
But this specious hope made her make a decision to change her life.
—
At seven o'clock in the evening, Shi's old house.
Although it was Qin Shiyue's birthday today, she wanted to go there by herself, and her family was not reluctant, so they gathered together to celebrate the award for Zheng Shuyi.
So when Qin Shiyue appeared, the whole family was shocked.
"Didn't you go to celebrate your birthday with your friends?"
Qin Xiaoming asked, "Why are you back?"
When Qin Shiyue got out of the car, she was in a hurry, she didn't even open an umbrella, her hair was a few strands wet, sticking to her face, looking a bit embarrassed.
Holding a box in her hand, she looked at her parents eagerly and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to study in England."
Qin Xiaoming pulled away the chair beside him and waved to her, "Drink?"
Qin Shiyue: "..."
She walked over angrily, "I'm not kidding, I really want to study in England!"
After speaking, she glanced at Shi Yan.
She thought that her little uncle would be happy to send her to school, but in his eyes it was clearly written "What kind of trouble are you trying to make?".
Only Zheng Shuyi asked her: "Why do you want to continue studying?"
Qin Shiyue looked around at the people in the room, hesitated to speak.
So Zheng Shuyi stood up and led her to the balcony.
"Is it because of Yu You?"
Qin Shiyue nodded, her eyes were red.
"Yes, anyway, you say I'm not reserved, or you say I'm impulsive, I just want to go."
She gritted her teeth, her chest rose and fell, and her voice carried a stubbornness that she had never had before, "They don't believe that I really want to study, but that's what I think."
"I didn't want to study before because I couldn't find the motivation, I didn't lack money, and my family didn't need me to be a pillar. I didn't know why I was so tired."
"But now I have a goal."
Zheng Shuyi: "Do you really want to stay in the same place as Yu You, or do you really want to study?"
Qin Shiyue became anxious, "Why didn't you understand! This is not contradictory! I, I want to study because I don't want to be treated as a vase by him, and I want to go to England because he is there too!"
Before Zheng Shuyi could answer, Shi Yan's voice suddenly appeared.
"You can go if you want, what's the hurry with your little aunt?"
Qin Shiyue was speechless for a moment, then suddenly recalled.
"Then little uncle, do you mean to agree with me to go?"
Shi Yan didn't speak, but just looked at her with some disgust.
"I'm going to prepare the materials for the visa."
Qin Shiyue ran upstairs, leaving Zheng Shuyi stunned.
"Who did the character of saying that the wind is the rain follow?"
At the same time, Zheng Shuyi tugged on Shiyan's sleeve, "You agreed so easily?"
Shi Yan snorted softly, "Then let's make a bet."
Zheng Shuyi: "What are you betting on?"
Shi Yan: "I bet she won't be able to take it in half a year at the most, and wants to go home."
Qin Shiyue's footsteps were heard on the stairs.
Zheng Shuyi looked at her back and said very solemnly: "I bet she will persevere until she finishes her studies."
Then, she looked up at Shi Yan, with his reflection in her eyes.
"You don't know how hard a woman will work to stand on the same level as the man she likes."
—
In order to catch up with the start of school in January, Qin Shiyue left for England in December.
Two positions in the financial group were suddenly vacant, causing HR to work overtime for several days in a row.
One is Qin Shiyue's position, and the other is Zheng Shuyi's position.
This afternoon, Zheng Shuyi closed the door of his office, looked at the three words "Zheng Shuyi" on the door plate for a while, and then turned and went home.
As soon as she opened the door, she found that the light in the living room had been turned on.
When he walked to the kitchen, he saw Shi Yan standing in front of the cooking counter washing vegetables.
"What are you doing?"
Shi Yan said unhurriedly: "Make dinner for Editor Zheng."
The words "Editor Zheng" really pleased Zheng Shuyi.
"If you had been so sweet-mouthed earlier, our children would be able to make soy sauce."
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.
Shi Yan raised his eyes to look at her, the floating sunlight reflected in his pupils.
But Zheng Shuyi left this sentence and ran to the cloakroom.
Tomorrow is her first day in office, and the new position has a new atmosphere, so she has to prepare the best clothes.
A few minutes later, Shi Yan heard a scream coming from inside.
Shi Yan wiped his hands slowly before walking in.
In the cloakroom, Zheng Shuyi was barefoot and stared wide-eyed at a blue velvet ring box on the jewelry cabinet.
She asked, "What is this?"
Shi Yan leaned against the door and said with a smile, "What do you think?"
Zheng Shuyi didn't seem to come back to his senses, and stood there blankly, silent.
Shi Yan slowly stood up straight, walked in front of her, and took out the ring.
"Editor Zheng, when do you plan to let me get a promotion with you?"
When he was about to raise Zheng Shuyi's right hand, she suddenly took two steps back.
"Where's your report?"
Time Banquet: "..."
A moment of speechlessness was exchanged for Zheng Shuyi's back.
"You are silent? Then you are finished."
After finishing speaking, she pulled on her slippers and ran to the open-air balcony as if fleeing.
Today, there is no wind or rain, and the sunset is like broken gold.
Zheng Shuyi sat on the rattan chair, didn't know where to put her hands, so she pulled out a few wintersweet branches from the vase beside her and hugged them.
She needs to blow some cold air to calm down.
Shi Yan did not follow.
After a while, Zheng Shuyi smelled a light smell of food.
The smell of food seems to always affect people's thinking.
Sometimes, when Zheng Shuyi walks to a certain place and smells a smell of cooking smoke, his memory will be brought back to his childhood, thinking of the days at his grandparents' house.
But the scent she smelled at this moment made her mind see images of many, many years later.
I hope it will be like this every day, year after year.
"Bookish."
When Shi Yan walked over, there was no sound of footsteps, "It's cold outside, come in and eat."
Zheng Shuyi didn't open his eyes, but curled the corners of his mouth.
"Sir, who are you, don't casually chat up beautiful women."
"I'm a man with a husband."
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