[Lin Ye Extra Story 4]
I had just finished negotiating a business that day, and I was relaxing and strolling through the streets of a foreign country. I was attracted by a small jewelry store, which was full of gemstones with Islamic characteristics.
Just a random look, they're just a bunch of stuff, but I've bought a few pairs for my wife and newborn daughter.
Whether they like it or not is second to none, anyway, it just represents my heart. Busy work, frequent business trips, no time to take care of the family, even the confinement of the wife is taken care of by the father-in-law and mother-in-law at her natal home.
The clerk packed a few pieces of auspicious jewelry in an exotic gift box, and asked with a smile who I gave them to. I said I would give it to my wife, and he handed me the wrapped bag, then ran back to the counter and recommended another sapphire to me.
I saw the clear blue gemstones inlaid in the silver pendant, which was not exquisite in workmanship, but the unique simplicity seemed to have a kind of original appeal.
"Blue represents holy love," he said.
When I came to the downstairs of the duplex building, there was an indescribable sadness in my originally peaceful heart.
It has been more than a year. During this period, he has not contacted me, nor have I contacted him.
But after returning to China this time, I suddenly felt that it would be good to meet him. For such a long time, with such a busy life, no matter how strong the feelings are, they become manageable.
I think it's time for a break.
The initial anger, sadness, grievance, and the ensuing surge of missing and pain are all over. Reason has successfully defeated desire + desire, and the footsteps have taken root on the right path, and there will be no turning back.
My wife is a good woman, she must know something, but she never mentions it, but does everything well and waits for me quietly.
At first I was even a little scared, afraid that after getting used to her, I would forget the most unforgettable thing when I was young, but after a long time, I knew I was sorry for her.
Now that I can see him in peace, I think I can let go.
When I entered the monitoring door, the elevator was being repaired downstairs, and the workers were coming in and out. I walked in without using the beeper. The elevator was broken and I had to take the stairs. I had a farewell gift for him in my arms. Inexpensive sapphire pendant.
Walking up the stairs of the corridor step by step, the sound of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, I gradually felt a faint...sadness in my heart. In retrospect, I also had a time when I was so desperate, and these crazy memories with youthful memories were about to be wiped out. I buried it with my own hands.
After standing at his door for a long time, he finally made up his mind to ring the doorbell. But a strange voice came from behind: "Who are you looking for?"
Looking back, I saw a middle-aged woman wearing an inappropriate fashion, her face was covered with heavy foundation, and she was standing holding a key.
I was a little puzzled and said: "I am a friend of Ou Jianjun, does he live here?"
The woman shook her head and looked me up and down: "There is no such person here."
"What?" I thought I might have misheard. Taking a step back, I looked at the house number again.
At this time, she had already squeezed me away, and inserted the key into the door hole: "I have lived here for half a year, and there is no such person here."
moved? How could he be so silent...
I started the car silently, and called out a phone number that I had checked countless times in a year, but never got through.
"The user you dialed is out of service, please try again later." Standard female Mandarin came from my ear.
I drove to the company where he worked. In order to avoid meeting him, I hadn’t been there for more than a year. The chief financial officer only sent me the quarterly financial statements.
Go upstairs and meet a supervisor in the hallway.
"Call Ou Jianjun to my office."
The supervisor was taken aback: "President Ou has already left."
The blood in my whole body turned cold, and I suppressed my anger and humiliation: "When did you leave the job?"
"It's been... more than a year... I can't remember exactly when..."
I turned around and left, came to the president's office and opened the door, only to find that someone was already in the room. The middle-aged man raised his head, frowned and said, "Who are you, why did you come in without knocking?"
I froze, slammed the door, and stood in the corridor in a daze.
Everything in front of me was absurd to me, even unreasonable.
I feel like I've never known this world before, I'm out of place with everything, I don't know what to say...
He took out the phone and pressed it: "Da Biao, come here."
Da Biao rushed over soon, I dragged him into the toilet, and took a deep breath: "What's going on?"
Da Biao didn't speak, just lowered his head.
I pursed the corners of my mouth—the person disappeared, everyone in the company changed, no one reported to me, and the chief financial officer pretended to report to me every month...
Such a big matter, Lin Shaohua must know, Da Biao also knows, everyone knows, only me... only I don't know.
Pulling the document he picked up at hand towards Da Biao's face: "You are the only one who hides it from me? What about others?!"
Da Biao raised his eyes: "Master, Ou is not a thing, why are you so angry about him?"
"For him?" I laughed, and the swear words that I hadn't uttered for a long time came out like a cannonball: "You bastards, how dare you even lie to me! It's fun to hide it from me, isn't it?"
Da Biao was silent for a while: "He fled abroad with the surname Chu long ago, and the fine from the court was not paid. This matter was settled by the master. The master explained that it is important for you to do business now, don't let these things bothered your heart."
Da Biao's words were like a loud slap in the face, making my internal organs ache: "Get lost!"
Da Biao glanced at me, turned and left.
There was a sound of closing the door, and as if all the strength in my body was being sucked away, I fell down with my hands on the wall of the toilet... The shame of being played with, the humiliation of being let down, the anger of being deceived, and the grief of being left behind, swept away like a tide in an instant. I am obliterated.
Burying his face in his hands, tears welled up.
Obviously after so many years, I have everything now, but there is still no one around.
I suddenly remembered when I was a child, the children pointed at me and said I was a bastard, and I could only follow them step by step, being ridiculed and abused. I seem to be born alone and out of tune with everyone. Adults lie to me wearing masks, and children bully me naked.
Da Biao's compassionate eyes, the hidden smile in the supervisor's eyes, and the undisguised impatience of the middle-aged man in the office seemed to overlap the me now with the me when I was young.
I thought that the forbearance in my heart and the power outside of me could buy a little warmth I hoped for, but that warmth turned out to be a knife, cutting open the place where I was most defenseless.
Standing up unsteadily, I poured the things in my arms into the toilet, with a plop, a light blue light flashed.
I closed my eyes and pressed the flush button.
With the sound of splashing water, I looked up and saw the color of the ceiling clearly.
After calming down, I reached out to wipe away my tears and let out a sigh of relief. The last trace of innocence and fantasy in my heart disappeared at that moment just now.
After arranging my clothes in the mirror, I opened the door.
A middle-aged man trotted over in the corridor. He was the face he saw in the CEO's office just now. He said with a flattering smile, "Boss Lin, alas, I offended you just now. I didn't know it was you..."
The supervisor also hurriedly said: "Boss Lin..."
I interrupted: "Forget it." After finishing speaking, I looked at Da Biao: "Let's go."