During the years when she was with Yan Jia and the years after she separated, Xiao Wanqing had heard all kinds of bad words and endured all kinds of gossip, and she had already become numb to these words. You have no way to keep others from talking, you can only use your ability to make them dare not talk nonsense in front of you. Then, you can fool yourself into pretending that the acid talk behind it doesn't exist.
But when facing such malice again, Xiao Wanqing panicked and frightened after a long time.
It doesn't matter how she is, anyway, it's already like this. However, Lin Xian can't.
Xiao Wanqing lowered her usual gentle eyebrows, and pushed open the glass door with a big movement. Then, the high-heeled shoes touched the floor, making a rhythmic knocking sound, attracting the attention of the person whose back was turned to the door.
The moment she saw Xiao Wanqing who was staring at her with a half-smile, the expressions of the two men and one woman who were talking about people behind their backs suddenly changed, and they said in a panic, "Xiao... Editor-in-Chief Xiao." With a shake, more than half of the water in the glass came out.
How much did Xiao Wanqing hear
Xiao Wanqing saw clearly that among the three people, there was only one woman from her editorial department, the man was Xiao Liu, the photographer who had been on a business trip with her last time, and the other woman was Xiao Chen, who was under the supervisor of the finance department. Xiao Wanqing was deeply impressed by Xiao Chen—she was used as a gunman by the head of the finance department several times, but she didn't know it.
The director of the finance department and the deputy editor of the editorial department are husband and wife. Xiao Wanqing works well with the deputy editor, but his wife inexplicably molests her behind her back several times. Xiao Wanqing never cares about her. Ah…
Xiao Wanqing calmly replied "Yes", took a disposable cup, bent down and started to drink water.
The three people winked at each other, and found a step for themselves: "I remember, I have to press for a manuscript, it's about time, let's go, let's go." Saying that, the three of them walked towards the door in disorder. go outside.
Xiao Wanqing took the water, straightened her waist, and took two steps to the side, just blocking the glass doorknob. She raised her eyes and smiled, and asked the little Chen who had spilled water in a warm voice: "Xiao Chen, I see that you just spilled all the water, don't you want to drink some more?" Whoever caught it in a disposable cup handed it to her.
Xiao Chen was stunned, and didn't dare to reach out to take the cup, not knowing what kind of medicine Xiao Wanqing sold in the gourd. She quietly glanced at the two people next to her, who also looked at each other with a guilty conscience, not knowing why.
Xiao Wanqing's voice was gentle, but her eyes were icy cold: "Drink, you talk so much, aren't you thirsty?"
Xiao Chen's heart trembled, did she really hear it? Unfortunately, they are not the source of the gossip, what's wrong with them just chatting
During the lunch break, the door was blocked, and some colleagues gathered outside. They couldn't get in, and they looked at the four people facing each other inside the door strangely.
Xiao Chen looked outside the door, took a breath, took the water, forced a smile and replied calmly: "The weather is a bit hot, we should add more water."
Xiao Wanqing smiled lightly: "Yes." She turned around and let out the glass door, walked towards the water dispenser, and said casually: "Xiao Chen, I heard that you have a lot of friends with someone who is older than you. Men are holding hands while shopping and watching movies together, have you changed boyfriends?" Actually, she saw it by accident not long ago.
The footsteps of the people walking in and Xiao Chen stopped in an instant. Everyone else looked at Xiao Chen, while Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Wanqing with a guilty conscience, and said in panic, ""Editor, what nonsense are you talking about, when did I hold hands with a middle-aged man to watch a movie? "She and her boyfriend have been dating for a long time, and they have reached the point where they are talking about marriage. She is satisfied with everything about her boyfriend, but she has no money. Recently, because she is always away from get off work after work, the two often quarrel, and the other party is questioning Is she someone out there
The photographer next to him, Xiao Liu, is his boyfriend's best friend.
"Oh, I just heard it from others. Maybe they read it wrong. But what they said was quite true. They said that the person seemed to be an author you were in contact with recently. In fact, it was very good, and his career was quite suitable."
Seeing that her words were getting closer to the truth, Xiao Chen saw that the eyes of colleagues watching the excitement became more and more excited, and Xiao Liu looked at her with more and more dignified eyes. , come and confront me face to face, dirty water is not so splashed."
Xiao Liu also said in a deep voice: "Editor Xiao, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately."
"Oh?" Xiao Wanqing raised the glass, took a sip of water, and there was a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth. She stared at them coldly, and said meaningfully: "You also know that you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately."
The hearts of the three shuddered. It turned out that they were waiting for them here... They couldn't help feeling a little complicated when they saw the gentle woman in front of them who was still smiling, but with a hidden blade in her words. Who has been blind and portrayed this person as a meek image that people comment on
Holding a cup, Xiao Wanqing walked up to them calmly, and said with a faint smile, "Open your mouth to spread rumors, and run away to refute them. You..." She glanced at the blue and embarrassing faces of the three people, and then, as if inadvertently, quickly Scanning the faces of all the colleagues who were watching the excitement, he continued: "Everyone has a mouth, and the cost of talking casually is too low. We who are in the media industry should know the weight of words. If there is no basis, we should It’s better to say less. You see, it’s not good to have misunderstandings that shouldn’t be there. Xiao Chen, I’m sorry.” She patted Xiao Chen’s shoulder earnestly, took a sip of water, and meandered among the crowd. Turned around and left while watching.
She was talking to these three people, and even more so to everyone, to the person who hid behind and deliberately spread rumors. Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry.
What do you mean everyone has a mouth? Everyone asked secretly in their hearts. Sure enough, if you can sit in this position, there is no soft persimmon that you can really pinch casually.
Xiao Wanqing walked back to the office, and the moment she closed the door, the indifferent smile on her lips disappeared without a trace, and her whole face turned pale.
She sat down at the desk, with her snow-white neck hanging down, her forehead resting on her hands, and she let out a long sigh. She reflected on herself, just now, was it too impulsive to retaliate to Xiao Chen for killing chickens and monkeys
But this time, she really couldn't tolerate them involving Lin Xian. She couldn't imagine, if she didn't stop it, what these words would become intensified in the end. What does work have to do with ability and personal life? Xiao Wanqing doesn't understand, as colleagues, what right do you have to comment on other people's personal life.
Her hand holding the water glass trembled a little. Lin Xian has not really entered the society yet, no one knows what Lin Xian will do in the future, she is afraid that she will leave hidden dangers for Lin Xian.
What happened in the nightmare seems to be gradually becoming reality.
On Friday night, Xiao Wanqing worked overtime temporarily and came back late. Lin Xian studied in the study alone until eight o'clock, and his heart was about to move. He sent a text message to Xiao Wanqing and said, "Xiao Xiaowan, let me pick you up from get off work, okay?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wanqing didn't reply to her text message, but quickly called her. Before Lin Xian could jump for joy, Xiao Wanqing's solemn voice came from the phone, her tone was so serious that she didn't seem to be smiling: "Xianxian, don't come here, don't come to my company, I'm serious." She seemed to be It's normal to call when you find time out of your busy schedule, speaking quickly and urgently.
Lin Xian's enthusiasm seemed to be poured down by a basin of cold water after hearing such a rare rejection without warmth from her.
Her eyes dimmed all of a sudden, she suppressed the inexplicable grievance in her heart, and said awkwardly: "Oh, okay, then...then I won't make it through, don't worry."
Xiao Wanqing was a colleague who avoided the discussion in the office, and went out to the empty smoking area to answer the phone. She seemed to be aware of the bluntness brought out by concern and panic in her words just now, she took a breath, and coaxed her softly: "It's too late, it's not safe. My side will end soon, and I will go back soon. "
What Lin Xian minded was not that Xiao Wanqing wouldn't let her go to pick her up, but that Xiao Wanqing's tone just now made her feel that she seemed to be very afraid of going to her company by herself, as if she would bring her big trouble
Xiao Panpan obviously didn't mind it before. Now, what's the matter? Lin Xian was suspicious in his heart.
But other than that, Xiao Wanqing was as gentle to her as ever. Lin Xian suppressed her doubts, she didn't want to speculate about unfounded things.
On Saturday night, Lin Xian and Xiao Wanqing went to the gym together. On the way back, she coquettishly asked Xiao Wanqing if she had anything to do tomorrow night, Xiao Wanqing thought for a while, then replied that there was nothing important, and asked her what was wrong.
So Lin Xian, with a little shyness and anticipation, invited Xiao Wanqing to watch their debate match with the Faculty of Arts tomorrow night.
Lin Xian's selfishness is that many classmates would praise her when she finished the debate, saying that when she stood on the stage to debate, she was different from usual, especially handsome and charming. She wanted to show this side of herself in front of Xiao Wanqing.
She wanted to show Xiao Wanqing her best side without reservation.
When Xiao Wanqing heard the words, she naturally wanted to promise her. She had long wanted to see how her Lin Xian was so eloquent and heroic on stage. But in the next second, as if she had thought of something, she hesitated again.
But looking at Lin Xian's expectant expression, she couldn't bear to reject her. Finally, she nodded with a smile and agreed.
Lin Xian was instantly elated.
But on the day when they went to school together, Lin Xian felt sensitively that Xiao Wanqing's state seemed to have changed the moment they entered the school and got out of the car.
They walked from the parking lot to the movie theater not far away, Xiao Wanqing was rarely seen carrying a bag in one hand and putting the other in his trouser pocket, not leaving a hand for her to lead. Lin Xian pouted, faintly feeling that something was wrong. But she was too embarrassed to deliberately reach out to pull Xiao Wanqing's hand out of her pocket, so she had to resort to hooking her arm instead.
When they arrived at the movie theater, Lin Xian gave Xiao Wanqing a ticket, telling her that there was a good seat reserved for her in the front row. Then, they split into two groups, she went to find her teammates, Xiao Wanqing entered the field and waited.
When the debate competition started, Lin Xian put on a white shirt and black leather shoes to go on stage, subconsciously, she went to the audience to look for her Xiao Panpan. But she glanced several times, and panickedly found that the front row of the audience was full of people, and there were several college leaders she knew, but there was no sign of Xiao Wanqing at all.
Restlessly, she took advantage of the time when the host introduced the other party's friends, and quietly turned her head to the side to look for the audience. After a lot of difficulty, she saw her Xiao Panpan sitting upright in a corner on the right a few rows back, forming a stark contrast with the students around her. Xiao Wanqing was so good-looking that she seemed to be able to shine. She raised her head and stared at the stage. Lin Xian couldn't see her eyes clearly, but she could still feel her concentration.
But why did Aunt Xiao sit there? Lin Xian frowned. Is the front seat not enough? It shouldn't be.
But there was no time for her to think about it. The debate competition started, and Lin Xian had to withdraw his mind.
When she was able to concentrate on looking for Xiao Wanqing again, it was the time when the host announced the end of the debate. The result of the competition was not announced on the spot, but through the interactive voting of the audience, she won the best debater this time.
She got up to give a speech of thanks, her big eyes were full of sparkle, and she cast her eyes directly on Xiao Wanqing who was under the stage. Lin Xian saw Xiao Wanqing's soft brows and a sincere smile on his lips, applauding for himself one after another. Lin Xian couldn't help raising the curve of her lips.
When the scene officially ended, Lin Xian wanted to rush to Xiao Wanqing's side immediately to share his joy with her. But as soon as she took two steps, she was stopped by several juniors and a debate friend from the Faculty of Arts who surrounded her.
The fourth debater of the Faculty of Arts is a boy, who praised her generously for her performance just now, and then asked her for WeChat, saying that if there is a chance, he can discuss related activities between the two colleges in private. A few juniors in the audience came to ask about the recruiting of the debate team. They felt that they were overwhelmed by the charm of the seniors and wanted to join the debate team.
Sitting on the seat, Xiao Wanqing looked at Lin Xian, who was young and exuding infinite charm, and saw her being stopped by a young man in a shirt with a straight figure. The students stopped on the step down. She is very, very proud.
But smiling, her eyes gradually dimmed.
Lin Xian couldn't walk away for a while, and while responding to the questions of her juniors, she nervously looked towards the almost empty auditorium.
Xiao Wanqing still sat there, staring at herself with a smile.
However, from such a long distance, Lin Xian could also feel that her Xiao Panpan seemed to be smiling unhappy. Her eyes were not smiling.
She turned sideways to let the juniors have more questions to ask the teammates behind her, and then hurriedly left after saying hello to the teammates. But when she turned around and looked again, the seat where Xiao Wanqing sat just now was already empty.
The phone vibrated at the right time, and it was a text message.
Xiao Wanqing told her: "I'll wait for you in the car outside."
Lin Xian looked at the empty seat, and the feeling that Xiao Wanqing gave her just now appeared in her mind, and her heart ached. Her uneasiness and suspicion over the past few days, like a snowball, got bigger and bigger.
She turned around and said to her teammates, "I have to take a step ahead if I have something to do, and we will discuss the rest of the matter tomorrow." Then, she apologized and said goodbye to her juniors with a smile, and went to the backstage to carry her schoolbag. Before she had time to take out the clothes from her schoolbag and change out of the overly formal shirt and skirt, she strode out of the theater.
Along the way, countless thoughts flashed in Lin Xian's mind. Xiao Wanqing's abnormality in recent days, coupled with Xiao Wanqing's heart-wrenching appearance when she woke up crying from her dream that night, made Lin Xian's thin lips tighter and tighter.
She walked too fast and accidentally tripped over a soda can on the road. Lin Xian was suddenly inexplicably anxious, raised his foot and kicked the can hard. The can made a loud noise and rolled away in an instant.
Lin Xian stood still, rubbed his brows, and calmed down under the loud noise. What is she doing? Lin Xian sighed for a long time, pulled the strap of his schoolbag, trotted to the front, picked up the soda can that had been kicked away, and threw it into the trash can not far away.
She adjusted her mood, stretched her eyebrows and eyes, and walked steadily towards Xiao Wanqing's parking place step by step.
Through the glass in front of the car, Lin Xian saw Xiao Wanqing sitting on the car, holding the two clay figurines that she had given her on her birthday that had been placed in front of the car. The woman lowered her head, her long hair covered her face, Lin Xian couldn't see her expression clearly.
Lin Xian hurried to the side of the car, opened the door and sat in.
Xiao Wanqing heard the sound and put the clay figurine back on the stage. She turned her head and smiled as usual, and asked her in a gentle voice, "Why did you come out so soon, are the activities over?"
Lin Xian put on his seat belt, smiled, and asked without answering, "Why don't you wait for me inside? It's dark outside, and you're sitting in the car with the door unlocked."
Xiao Wanqing saw that Lin Xian didn't need to get out of the car anymore, so she tacitly started the car, turned around and prepared to go home.
She answered Lin Xian indifferently: "The air conditioner inside seemed to be turned off after the performance, and it was a little stuffy, so I came out to get some air first." After a pause, she raised her tone a little, and praised her sincerely: "Xianxian, you were very different on stage just now. Your tone of voice was steady, neither hurried nor slow, and your words were not violent, but you always hit the point and caught everyone's attention, very charming."
The demeanor of the debate is actually very important. If the tone is too intense, it will easily look like a quarrel. Typhoon Lin Xian is very stable. I don't know if it is under her leadership, but the whole team is very peaceful and refined. Just because of this kind of momentum, they have already overwhelmed each other without saying a word.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xian looked at Xiao Wanqing calmly, and asked her along the lines of the conversation: "Did that fascinate you?"
Xiao Wanqing smiled, her eyes were like water, and she responded softly: "En." Not only herself, but also many, many people.
The feeling just now, the feeling that Xiao Panpan was not really smiling, came up again. Lin Xian shook the hands on his knees imperceptibly.
She frowned and asked Xiao Wanqing seriously: "Xiao Xiaowan, were you unhappy just now?"
Xiao Wanqing was caught off guard by Lin Xian's big jumping question, and her hand holding the steering wheel froze. She glanced at Lin Xian, who looked serious, in surprise, and smiled slightly.
After a while, Xiao Wanqing bit her lip, but subconsciously avoided it. She evasively answered Lin Xian, "No, but after the show ended, the air conditioner was turned off, it was a bit too hot, and my mood may have been a little bit spoiled."
The atmosphere became inexplicably silent and awkward.
Lin Xian obviously didn't believe her answer. Lin Xian's heart sank for a moment, Xiao Wanqing looked like she didn't want to tell herself the troubles that had affected her recently.
She can't sit still like this.
Lin Xian looked at the scene of rapidly retreating outside the car window, closed his eyes, and thought about it. She skipped this topic for the time being, and resumed her brisk tone, and discussed with Xiao Wanqing: "Aunt Xiao, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day will be held together for eight days, shall we go out and have fun together? I watched a movie from The four-day and three-night cruise from Yiping to Jiangwu felt novel and fun. What do you think?"
There is still more than half a month to go on vacation, Xiao Wanqing never asked about Lin Xian's specific arrangements, subconsciously she was a little worried that Lin Xian would have arrangements with his family like he did on May 1st. Lin Xian offered to go on a trip together, and she was naturally happy: "Of course, I haven't been there either."
But she still asked one more thoughtful question: "Have you talked to your mother? Maybe they also have arrangements?"
Lin Xian smiled, and said with a little pride: "I learned my lesson after being disrupted suddenly last time. I have already told them that I want to hang out with you. Anyway, this holiday is so Long, I'll go out with you for a few days first, and then go back to accompany them in the remaining two or three days. My mother really can't ask for more, she's been so busy recently, she probably wants to stay at home and stay motionless after she's on vacation. "
Hearing Lin Xian's affirmative answer, Xiao Wanqing's eyes couldn't help but light up. Leave here and go to a place where no one knows them? Xiao Wanqing longed for it. "That's good, I'll go back and set up a group to find a strategy?"
Even if it's just for a few days.
"No, I'll arrange it. Xiao Xiaowan, you just need to be in charge of Meimeimei and have fun." Lin Xian smiled with white teeth, looked at Xiao Wanqing's brows full of tenderness, like a reliable adult The same vowed to promise.
Xiao Wanqing's heart moved slightly, looking at the girl's clear face, she turned her head and stared at the dim car lights in the night. After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly let go and asked Lin Xian in a low voice, "Xian Xian, won't you be tired if you're with me like this?"
She spoke very softly, Lin Xian opened the car window to blow the wind, listening to the sound of traffic outside the car window, before he could react to what Xiao Wanqing asked, Xiao Wanqing's questioning was over. Ask Xiao Wanqing what she said again, Xiao Wanqing just smiled slightly, shook her head and said nothing.
It's obviously what it looks like. Lin Xian took a deep breath, and decided to hold his breath and press down.
Back home, Xiao Wanqing thoughtfully asked Lin Xian if he was hungry and needed some late-night snacks to replenish his energy? Lin Xian was actually not very hungry, but Xiao Wanqing's proposal at this time was exactly what she wanted.
So she nodded and suggested that Xiao Wanqing fry some noodles to fill his stomach.
When the noodles were ready, Lin Xian ate a few mouthfuls and said that the noodles were too dry. She was thirsty and wanted to drink some drinks. Xiao Wanqing was helpless, just now she was worried that Lin Xian would not be able to eat due to thirst, and wanted to make soup noodles, but Lin Xian insisted on eating fried noodles.
The idiot.
Xiao Wanqing laughed dumbfounded, got up and went to the refrigerator to get her a drink. Lin Xian didn't know when she also ran to the refrigerator, and when Xiao Wanqing was about to fetch coconut milk, she quickly grabbed a can of cold beer and brought it out.
"Xiao Xiaowan, am I particularly powerful and majestic today? So can you reward me with a little wine?" The girl blinked her big eyes, shook her hand twice, and began to act coquettishly. "I heard people say that drinking cold beer in summer is very refreshing, just let me feel it."
A child is really the more you forbid her to do something, the more curious she will be and want to do it. Xiao Wanqing had no choice but to surrender, unable to stand her soft and coquettish behavior. She scratched Lin Xian's nose, and said dotingly: "Okay, but you can't drink it all, we each drink half." Fortunately, it's just beer, and it doesn't matter if you drink it occasionally.
Lin Xianru was pardoned, happily pecked her on the lips, and ran out excitedly to get the wine glass.
Said it was half for one person, but when she really started drinking, Xiao Wanqing only let Lin Xian drink two super small cups, and then stopped her from drinking. Lin Xian pouted, dissatisfied and swore to the death to defend the benefits that Xiao Wanqing promised her just now. Xiao Wanqing had nothing to do with her, so she indulged her to drink two more glasses.
After eating the fried noodles, Xiao Wanqing went back to the room to take a shower, Lin Xian made sure that she would not come out again, so she sneaked to the bar in the living room.
She took two cans of beer from the bottom of the wine cabinet. After taking a small sip, I felt that my cheeks started to feel hot, so I immediately poured the rest of the wine into the toilet. Then she went back to her room and hid the can in her locked desk drawer.
Finally, she returned to the living room and sat slumped on the sofa, waiting for Xiao Wanqing to come out of the shower with a face of drunkenness.