"It seems that happy times are always short-lived. Is it time for lunch so soon?"
Lin Jie put down the drink he was preparing to moisten his throat with some regret.
He was also preparing to continue his chicken soup for the soul, but he didn't expect to spend the whole morning just chatting with these three potential customers for a round.
Such happy days cannot be found in bookstores.
It made him feel more and more that this banquet was really coming.
"Okay, let's go get the gift first."
Lin Jie turned to greet Fitch and Greg, and headed to the lunch place together.
It has to be said that these evil rich people really use the words luxury and enjoyment to the extreme.
The buildings in the manor are scattered and interspersed with beautiful man-made landscaping, so that guests who travel back and forth between villas will not feel boring.
…Although it is quite tiring to have to walk around the huge manor, maybe this is the price of high society.
"However, this rare snow scene is also worth admiring, and it doesn't hurt to be a little tired."
Lin Jie thought so in a good mood.
He stretched out his hand to take a piece of snow, and looked at the somewhat chaotic gray sky. The white snow was so big that he had to hold an umbrella. The thick clouds had their own flowing traces, as if a blizzard was brewing in the distance.
As a man-made city, Nuojin rarely experiences very large climate fluctuations due to its much higher elevation and some thermostats built in conjunction with the sewer network.
In the past three years at least, Lin Jie didn't even see snow very much, and only briefly fell snow in one year... He once wondered if the other world didn't snow at all.
Lin Jie couldn't help thinking of the torrential rain a few months ago, and wondered whether it was because of the follow-up effects of the rain at that time.
"Charlotte?" A female voice suddenly came from the side.
Lin Jie turned his head and saw a girl in a dress walking over, smiling and approaching Charlotte next to her, with a formulaic and friendly smile, and said, "It's really you, I didn't expect to see you here, listen. Said that you were almost grounded recently because of your contact with unknown people, and I didn't see you at the opening dance yesterday, I thought I would not see you at this banquet."
"I heard someone say that I saw you here, and I came over immediately. It's good that you're all right..."
The girl in the dress folded her hands and tilted her head, as if she was relieved as a good friend, and then turned to look at Lin Jie, who was on the side: "Who is this?"
Oh... So it seems that the purpose is actually for him
Lin Jie touched his chin, smiled and did not speak.
Although it is a business smile, the girl in front of her is obviously too deliberately too low-level. She came up to talk with the flag of concern, but before she got a response from her good friend, she turned her head and asked the stranger next to her. what identity.
As a good friend, the time limit for concern and worry is too short.
But even though Lin Jie couldn't help but complain, the other party seemed to be Charlotte's acquaintance after all, so it was not polite to speak.
Let the little girl figure it out on her own.
Charlotte received Lin Jie's encouraging eyes and acquiescent attitude, and immediately restrained her respect when she looked at Lin Jie. She didn't even show the alienated smile she had when talking with others before, but said expressionlessly: "This has nothing to do with you. It doesn't matter, Diane."
She understood what Boss Lin meant. When she accepted this book, the first thing she needed to do was to find someone to practice after setting the project.
That's right, this must be Boss Lin's arrangement.
The noble girl named Dani in front of her was her "best" friend when she was Charlotte in the past. No matter who it is, their relationship is very good, but... They both know it well, but Just use each other.
Charlotte, as a cold beauty set by the Flower of the High Mountains, can get along well in the social circle. Of course, it is not just her appearance. Although she is cold, she is not withdrawn. What she uses to show this is naturally Diane's "good friend".
As long as there is something that can be "impressed", you can naturally communicate normally and show your "cuteness" that is different from your appearance, without destroying the original shape.
As for Diane, she was just using the cool beauty of Charlotte's best friend to tell others about her kindness and beauty. Even the glacier could be moved.
Such a combination is the most talked about, and it can naturally add luster to the fame of the two.
It's so hypocritical, boring, deliberate, and everyone is just dancing around in a trap.
"But it's different now. In fact, I don't need to be imaginary at all... As long as I'm strong enough, I can be myself."
Charlotte could feel that the book she was holding on her chest was resonating with her own mood, pulsing vigorously, making her brain sober and excited like never before.
This will be the first step for her to completely break out of this shell...
Dini's expression froze, and immediately returned to normal, she said softly, "How can you say it has nothing to do with me? I'm your best friend... I just care about you and want to know what you've met recently. Just people."
Gee, this tea tastes too strong.
Lin Jie commented with relish, and had a premonition that this would be a drama where the friendship between plastic sisters and flowers broke down.
But for a talented and ideal young man like Charlotte, it is not a good thing to be caught in a dilemma in the social arena. It is the right way to get rid of such a predicament as soon as possible.
She needs a potent medicine to cut through the mess.
Charlotte turned her head and said respectfully to Lin Jie: "I'm very sorry for wasting your time, I can handle it myself here."
Lin Jie patted her on the shoulder. Although she really wanted to watch this kind of eight o'clock plot, she could see that Charlotte didn't want others to watch her private affairs, and said, "Do you need me to help bring gifts?"
Charlotte shook her head: "I have asked my servant to deliver it before."
Lin Jie nodded and smiled, "Remember what I said?"
Charlotte looked at Lin Jie's eyes and said, "Pride and prejudice, or other desires that breed in the human heart, are the original sins that people are born with and are accompanied by wisdom."
"I will never be the real me in the eyes of others. I need to recognize myself, maintain myself, find my true self, and... dig out those original sins, digest them, and fill myself."
Lin Jie nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you understand very well, this is the topic you will focus on in the future, I hope you can achieve something, and I hope you can get rid of your own shackles - um... It's almost time, I will first Go see Miss Ji."
Charlotte hummed and watched Lin Jie leave.
When Dani heard their conversation, she was originally unsure, but seeing the person she wanted to contact just leave, she was anxious and wanted to stop.
Charlotte took two steps forward, clinging to the girl's face, looking sideways at the other party's eyes, and whispered: "Dani, are you... jealous of me? Jealous that I'm one step ahead of you again and found A more mysterious, contextual person you're always watching from the sidelines?"
Diane's face twisted for a moment, but just barely showing a disguised gentle smile, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
"you… "
She opened her eyes wide and looked down to see that the book Charlotte was holding on her chest had turned into a strangely shaped mass of flesh and blood. The fibrous roots had penetrated deeply into the center of Charlotte's body, and a sheet full of profit was split in the middle. toothed mouth.
A thick, forked tongue stuck out from the middle of the mouth, passed through Diane's heart, and churned inside.
As if trying to dig out something...