Anseong in June is unbearably hot and humid, even walking in the shade of a tree is like swimming in a soup pot. Enduring the scorching heat, he walked quickly into the Era Commercial Building, and the cool breeze hit the entrance of the business office. Wei Ruxia breathed a sigh of relief.
"The weather really hasn't changed at all." Wei Ruxia sighed.
After so many years, the weather in Anseong has not changed, but the urban planning is very different from eight years ago. In recent years, Anseong has developed rapidly. Seven small cities along the southern coast have been merged into it. At present, the center of development of Anseong is moving to the south. What used to be the city center is now the old city.
Wei Ruxia is now in the Jiyuan Commercial Building in the North District of Ancheng Financial Center. She has just finished talking with Zhang Yi, the director of the advertising department of yi group. Next, she will go to visit the production plant of yi group and arrange matters related to tomorrow's advertising shooting.
Originally, Zhang Yi wanted to send her there in person, but Wei Ruxia refused. She hasn't taken the subway in Ancheng for many years, and when she comes back, she wants to take one by herself.
Era Commercial Building is the largest commercial building in the North District and is also the entrance to the subway station. Today is a working day, and there are very few people in the commercial building at this time. After Wei Ruxia entered, she was going to take the escalator to the Starbucks on the third floor to buy a cup of coffee.
She only came from the UK yesterday, and the jet lag has not reversed, so she is not in good spirits now.
Starbucks was on the third floor. Wei Ruxia walked up the escalator. As soon as she got on the escalator, the phone in her bag rang. Wei Ruxia took out her phone and pressed it to answer.
"Hello, is this Director Wei? I'm a clerk in the advertising department of Yi Group. My name is Tong Tong." A soft female voice came over the phone and introduced herself.
"Yes." Wei Ruxia responded with a smile. Listening to the little girl's voice, she should not be too old, Wei Ruxia corrected: "Just call me Teacher Wei."
She doesn't have such high attainments yet to be called "Director Wei". It's quite embarrassing to be called by a little girl like that.
Wei Ruxia's tone was very easy-going, and Tongtong's nervousness was relieved. She was very nervous when she called Wei Ruxia, because the minister had specially instructed that she was the director hired by the group's general manager Cen from the UK to shoot commercials for the yi group's autumn and winter high-end luxury products. Take good care.
"Ah, Mr. Nawei, are you coming from the Epoch Square station right now?" Tong Tong said, "When you come to our factory, you can take the 11 subway directly, and the exit is the light industrial factory area. Give it to me before you arrive at the station. Call and I'll pick you up."
The escalator was about to reach the second floor, but the child standing beside Wei Ruxia suddenly didn't take a step forward. Wei Ruxia quickly bent down and gave it a hand. The parents next to him repeatedly thanked him and gestured for the little boy to thank his aunt.
The little boy was white and clean, and his voice was soft and sweet. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
"You're welcome." Wei Ruxia replied with a smile, looking up to see the sign of the Children's Development Agency in front of her. Today's children don't start school from kindergarten anymore. Almost as soon as they could walk, they were sent to this kind of extension agency for outreach training.
After Wei Ruxia said goodbye to the little boy, she walked up the escalator and continued to the third floor. After she apologized to Tongtong, she said, "I think Line 9 can also be reached."
"That's right." Tongtong responded, then hesitated and said, "But the exit of Line 9 is a bit far from our factory, and it's blocked. I'm afraid I won't be able to connect."
"Then I'll take Line 11."
Wei Ruxia didn't insist, and when she and Tongtong finalized the final ride route, she also entered Starbucks.
There were very few people at Starbucks. Wei Ruxia ordered a cup of ice American, and the clerk helped to make it. Wei Ruxia sat on the high chair and waited. The high chair is by the window, and when you look up, you can just see the children's development center on the second floor.
Business is poor in other places, and the children's development center has people coming in from time to time. It seems that there are classes at this time.
Just when she was feeling that the babies who were just walking were working so hard, a man walked up the escalator. Wei Ruxia's eyes were fixed on the man's face, and her breathing stagnated slightly.
The man's skin is cold and white, and he is wearing a well-cut suit. He is about 190 meters tall, and his body is slender and straight, and the proportions are not inferior to any male models she has ever photographed. He has the nobleness of an elite, and his temperament is gentle and indifferent. From such a long distance, Wei Ruxia could only vaguely look at the man's facial features, deep eyebrows, high nose bridge, angular face, thin lips slightly pursed.
He was holding a little girl in a linen dress in his arms. She looked only three or four years old. The little girl was white and tender and lovely, with very aura of facial features. She wrapped her arms around the man's slender neck, frowned slightly and pouted, as if she was cheating.
The man lowered his head slightly and leaned to the little girl's mouth, listening to what she said quietly with his brows and eyes. After the girl finished speaking, the man raised his eyes slightly, with a helpless smile on his lips, and said something to the little girl. The little girl laughed and buried her whole face on his shoulders.
He felt her coquettishness, and seemed to notice the sight on the third floor, raising his eyebrows.
The man raised his eyes, his eyes were coming towards her, Wei Ruxia stared at his ink-black eyes, and his heart moved slightly. While her gaze was stagnant, the man withdrew his gaze and carried the little girl into the children's development center.
"Miss, your coffee is ready." The clerk brought the coffee over, interrupting Wei Ruxia's vision.
The air-conditioning in the Starbucks was full, and the heat in Wei Ruxia's body had been dissipated, and the air-conditioning was running around in her thin body. She took the coffee, smiled and said thank you to the clerk.
At this time, there are not many people in the subway. Wei Ruxia sat in the seat, the coffee did not relieve her fatigue and distress, she leaned her head against the glass of the subway window, the cold and hard touch reminded her of the boy's hand on the back of her head.
She didn't know if the person she just saw was Luo Tang. After all, eight years had passed and her appearance had changed, not to mention him. And if it was him, was the little girl in his arms his daughter
The subway turned, Wei Ruxia leaned forward, and then leaned the back of his head against the glass, making a soft sound.
I'm so sleepy.
When Wei Ruxia arrived at the exit, she saw a little girl in her twenties. She was wearing a white dress, was very white, had a slightly fat body, and had a ball head. After seeing Wei Ruxia, her slender eyes lit up and she called out, "Is that Mr. Wei?"
This little girl reminded Wei Ruxia of Hu Yinyin. She was very kind. She softened her tone unconsciously, smiled and nodded, and said, "Yes, it's been hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard, just get in the car, it's hot outside~" Tong Tong opened the car door for Wei Ruxia, and after she got up, she also got into the car with her.
The air-conditioning in the car was full, and when the little girl closed the door, she let out a sigh of relief.
After she was relieved, she felt that she was a little indecent just now. She glanced at Wei Ruxia embarrassedly. Seeing that Wei Ruxia didn't mean to laugh at her, she quickly talked to her about the next job.
"Miss Li Wen is also here today, she should be there around the same time as you."
Li Wen in Tongtong's mouth is the spokesperson of this high luxury. She is a popular little flower in China, with traffic, fans and ability. The yi group has been in the clothing business for many years. In order to seek a breakthrough, this time it has made great efforts.
Wei Ruxia has been abroad all the year round and is not very familiar with the domestic first-line florists. In order to shoot this commercial, she also watched other commercials shot by Li Wen. She always felt that this Li Wen was indescribably familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was. Even if she met the real person, she didn't remember it, but Li Wen greeted her first.
The advertising team was arranged in the warehouse on the top floor of the factory building. When Wei Ruxia entered, Li Wen had already arrived. The top floor was a little hotter than the outside despite the air-conditioning on and the sun scorching the concrete roof. Li Wen's agent was complaining about the environment when someone called out, "Director Wei is here."
During the conversation, several people's eyes were cast over.
Mr. Cen hired a director from abroad to shoot this extravagant commercial. The whole yi group thought that he would be a famous photographer in the industry. He should be very experienced and not young, but he really met Wei Ruxia. I didn't expect her to be so young.
She looked about twenty-five or six years old, and she was very tall, 175+, wearing a simple white t and black shorts, with slender and fair legs under the shorts. She wears a high ponytail, her forehead is clean and beautiful, her facial features are deep, her eyebrows are full of heroic spirit, her temperament is clean and clear, her dishes are neat and tidy, and she has a sense of luxury. If it wasn't for Tongtong's introduction, they would have thought she was a model.
Hearing someone call his name, Wei Ruxia nodded with a smile and shook hands with the person in charge here. When it was Li Wen's turn, Miss Li Wen, who was still a little unhappy just now, smiled at her and cried.
"Wei Ruxia."
After being called like this, Wei Ruxia even felt that she and Li Wen knew each other. Seeing the uncertainty in her brows, Li Wen didn't care, and introduced herself: "We were in a high school, and I was a student in the art class at the time. Oh, by the way, Li Wen is my stage name, and my real name is Li Yawen. ."
The name Li Yawen was so old that Wei Ruxia could hardly remember it. She and Li Yawen didn't communicate much in high school, and every communication seemed not so pleasant. But after so many years, no one will take the things of childhood to heart.
She really didn't look the same as before. If she didn't introduce herself, Wei Ruxia wouldn't be able to recognize her. She didn't expect that she would take the initiative to talk to her, Wei Ruxia smiled and reached out to shake her hand, "Yes, long time no see."
Li Wen looked at Wei Ruxia with a light smile in her eyes. The name "Wei Ruxia" was relatively unfamiliar. She saw the director's name and wondered if it might be her, but she didn't expect it to be.
"I heard that you went abroad, why did you come back? Have you been in the country since then?"
Wei Ruxia arranged things, and arranged to talk to Li Wen about the movements later. After a part of the rest, Li Wen came to talk to her.
Tong Tong saw the sweat on her forehead and handed her a bottle of water. Wei Ruxia took it and took a sip. The ice water slid into her stomach, suppressing Wei Ruxia's dryness.
"No, I just took this commercial and left after filming."
When Li Wen heard her answer, she gave a faint "Oh". Her face now looks deeper than before, not as pure as she used to be in high school, but she looks better than before.
A star is a star, and among so many people, she is the most dazzling. Wei Ruxia remembered that Li Wen was accepted by the Film Academy in advance, and it seems that she has developed well in recent years.
After taking another sip of water, Wei Ruxia didn't want to talk more, and after twisting the bottle cap, she said, "Let's continue."
The communication between Wei Ruxia and Li Wen on personal matters was limited to the above few sentences. Later, after the work was completed, she had to catch the opening of a film festival at night, and then left in a hurry.
Tong Tong is now her assistant in China. After Wei Ruxia was done, she hurried over and said to her, "Mr. Cen just called you."
Sure enough, Mr. Wei and Mr. Cen had a close relationship, and Mr. Cen called her personally, and Tong Tong was a little excited. A little girl of this age still has a longing for the kind of love in the novel in her heart.
Wei Ruxia didn't think much about it, she took the phone and called Cen Nianbai. The private number she called, Cen Nianbai quickly answered the phone.
"Is it done?" Cen Nianbai asked, his voice was very nice, with the sexiness and deepness that are unique to men.
"Hmm." While talking on the phone, Wei Ruxia took out the plan and circled the key points of today's work, "Is something wrong?"
"Want to come to my house for dinner? My mother made soup." Cen Nianbai said.
On such a hot day, Wei Ruxia really didn't want to drink soup. She smiled and said, "No, I still have work tomorrow, so I can't accompany you to drink."
There was a low laugh over the phone, and Cen Nianbai said, "Okay, then you can go back to the hotel and have a good rest. The advertising process doesn't need to be rushed."
Wei Ruxia has been placed in the best hotel in Ancheng ever since. The job she took this time was pretty good.
"Thank you boss." Wei Ruxia said jokingly, and hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Tongtong next to her watched her words, and when Wei Ruxia looked at her, she quickly asked, "Then I will take you to the hotel?"
After working with Tongtong for a day today, Wei Ruxia felt more and more like her and Hu Yinyin. She returned to China yesterday and went to work directly today, so she didn't have time to contact Hu Yinyin.
After going to settle abroad that year, Wei Ruxia and Hu Yinyin had been in contact for a while, and then the two of them lived farther and farther away, and the contact gradually became less. It seems that the last contact was four years ago. After breaking contact with Hu Yinyin, she never logged into WeChat again.
"Send me to the subway entrance, I want to go somewhere." Wei Ruxia and Tongtong said.
"I'll take you there directly? It's too hot." Tongtong said with concern. After she was concerned, she felt that she cared too much. Maybe Mr. Wei wants to go shopping by himself
Thinking of this, Tong Tong said, "Then where are you going? I'll tell you how to get there."
The little girl's concern warmed Wei Ruxia's heart. She smiled at her and said, "I used to stay in Ancheng for two years."
"Ah? When?" Tongtong asked in surprise.
"Ten years ago." Wei Ruxia rounded up.
"It's been a long time." Tongtong said with emotion.
Wei Ruxia smiled again, she did not continue, nodded and said, "It's been a long time."
Although a long time has passed, and although Ancheng has re-planned the city, the subway line to Love's apartment has not changed, and the station has not changed. After Wei Ruxia came out of the subway station, he walked towards Love's apartment according to the previous route.
The old town hasn't changed much, and the neighborhood around Love's apartment just looks old, and the rest hasn't changed much. However, the name of the previous convenience store seems to have changed, and several other new stores have opened next to it.
As soon as Wei Ruxia entered the door, the guard opened the window and looked over. He thought that Wei Ruxia had asked her to register. But as soon as the window opened, Wei Ruxia's face turned, and the guard sighed and said, "You are..."
"Uncle." Wei Ruxia was surprised that the guard still remembered her, she smiled and said, "I used to live in Building 9."
"Yes, yes." The guard smiled, handed over the register, and said, "Please register."
The doorman remembered her, but there was still work to be done. In order to treat his father's illness, the house in Love's apartment was sold. Now, she's a "foreigner"
After registering, Wei Ruxia and the uncle guard said, "I'm just here to take a look."
The guard said with a smile, "Go and see."
Since the expansion of the new district in Ancheng, the young and the rich have basically moved to the new district to live. Except for the empty houses, nothing has changed.
At this time, the street lights were all on, and crickets were calling in the grass. Wei Ruxia walked along the road illuminated by the street lamps, and soon arrived at the road between her house and Luo Tang's house.
She is standing next to her house now, someone has lived in it, and the lights are still on. I remember when Aunt Cai said that the house was sold to a product manager working in information technology, and their family was a family of three.
Wei Ruxia observed the yard. The flowers and plants planted by grandma in the yard were gone, and it became a bare lawn, not the same as before.
It was only at this time that Wei Ruxia really felt that this home was no longer hers, but someone else's.
Wei Ruxia smiled and looked up at the house next to her.
There was no one in the house next to it, the lights were not turned on, and even the street lights were broken, and it looked pitch-dark. Wei Ruxia walked over and stood where she used to stand.
Across the low courtyard wall, Wei Ruxia saw a tree standing in the dark courtyard.
This tree is as thin as a forearm, and it grows with luxuriant foliage, even sticking out a branch to the outside of the courtyard wall. The lights from the neighbor's house came over and illuminated the branch.
Wei Ruxia saw the leaves on the branches and the flowers dotted among the leaves. Eight years is too long to forget a lot of things, but Wei Ruxia always remembers this. After she came back, her calm heart was also twisted because of this sentence.
Home is where there are infinite flowers.
The author has something to say:
Wei Ruxia: Home is where there is sugar.
Okay, it's the adult world, and the time is set in eight years!
Explain: the heroine's father is still in the foreseeable future, and she cannot return to China. The male protagonist cannot settle abroad because his family is in China. The male protagonist can indeed study abroad and be with the female protagonist. What about after he finishes his studies? The heroine's father did not recover. She asked him to accompany her abroad and accompany her father to rehabilitate
The male protagonist is the only child, and his grandparents are only his grandson. In eight years, the heroine didn't want to drag the hero to wait for her, so she broke up. What's wrong with the heroine
If she dragged the male protagonist and didn't break up, the two of them would be one domestic and one foreign, which would be nasty to say, would it be like this for the rest of her life
The heroine just doesn't want to delay the hero. After all, the love in the rainy season is not as long as the pain. Why do people say that the heroine is not good.
If she is really bad, she will really drag the male lead all the time. The two have always been in a foreign relationship, and then she asks the male lead to accompany her abroad. Regardless of his family, the female lead can't do it.
She is returning to China now because her father is sick and she dares to come back, otherwise she would not dare to come back, she can't afford the future and promise of the male protagonist. Her mother asked her to compensate her father, and her grandmother asked her to take good care of her father. Can she ignore her only blood relative