Yang Mi treated me like a brother and cared for me like a lover. Gradually, I began to want to keep his kindness.
My direct supervisor is a middle-aged woman in her forties. She dresses well and comes to work every day with delicate makeup and strong perfume. She must go to the cloakroom to touch up her makeup after lunch. She insists on wearing knee-length skirts in cold weather. I think women at this age want to catch the tail of youth. We all call her Zhang. Zhang is usually kind to others, but there is one thing that is hard to figure out. When she is in a bad mood, she likes to criticize female subordinates. Reports are sent back for redoing again and again, and she reviews them again and again. The next day at work, she still calls Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhao affectionately... .
I was still a newcomer in the workplace and didn't know how to adjust my mood. Occasionally, when my boss picked on me, I would feel unhappy and care about it. Whenever this happened, Yang Mi would take me out for a big meal, and then take Zhang Yaoyao and Luo Zhikun to KTV to sing a few songs. He often said, "There are many things that are not satisfactory at work. If you take them to heart, won't you be angry?"
I thought so. He helped me choose songs. He knew exactly what I liked and what I could sing. Unconsciously, the songs drove away the haze in my heart.
Yang Mi would call me from time to time, and even my mother knew about this person. One time, when she saw me getting dressed and ready to go out after receiving a call, she asked, "Qianqian, where are you going on a date?"
"Uh-huh."
"Is it the boy who called last time? Bring him back for mom to see." The mother smiled.
"It's not decided yet, don't worry, Mom." After saying that, I picked up my bag and prepared to go out.
"That's right, let's talk for a while before deciding. Most of the guys nowadays are only enthusiastic for a few days." The mother sighed.
"Yeah, yeah. Goodbye, Mom!" I hurried out.
If that incident hadn't happened, I would have probably brought Yang Mi to meet my mother, and of course, there wouldn't have been all these things that happened later.
As Yang Mi and I got closer, we naturally talked about each other's families. Yang Mi told me that his hometown was in Zigong, Sichuan. His parents lived in a small county town. They were ordinary factory workers. He had a younger brother who was two years younger than him. In the early years, the two brothers were both studying. The family was in financial difficulties and lived a tight life. His parents tightened their belts and managed to make up the tuition for the two brothers' junior high and high school. However, when he went to college, his family became worried. Fortunately, there was an aunt who came to Chongqing to work many years ago. She loved the two brothers very much, especially Yang Mi. She bought gifts for them every time she went back to her hometown. After knowing that Yang Mi was admitted to Xizheng University, the aunt took the initiative to offer to cover his expenses for college... Therefore, Yang Mi has always been very grateful to her aunt and must visit her once a month.
On this day, Yang Mi told me that today was his aunt's birthday and he wanted to buy her a gift and asked me to help him choose one. Thinking that my aunt was so good to him, I happily agreed. We went to Pacific Department Store and chose a Dior women's perfume called Poison. The fragrance was very feminine and reminded people of a charming woman in purple silk pajamas, holding a high-foot glass, walking in the warm candlelight. After wrapping the gift, Yang Mi asked me to go with him to deliver the gift to my aunt and to sit at her house. I thought, it doesn't matter anyway, it would be nice to meet his family.
Yang Mi took me to my aunt's house, in Longhu Garden, which was a mid- to high-end community built a few years ago. There are ordinary houses and townhouses. The community environment is good and the facilities are complete. When we arrived at the gate of the community, Yang Mi called my aunt, but my aunt was not at home. She asked us to go in and sit for a while. Anyway, Yang Mi had the key and she would be back in about an hour.
"Hey, did you go out on a romantic date with your uncle?"
"No, my aunt is not married."
I was shocked. I thought his aunt should have a family and children. Maybe her children are already in school! I didn't expect that she is still young. "Yang Mi, how old is your aunt?"
"She turns 37 today, and she looks very young." Yang Mi smiled at me.
I thought to myself, no matter how young she is, she is already in her thirties, and it is a bit strange that she is still not married. "Oh, she must be very beautiful." I thought that a woman who is not married at such an old age is either very beautiful or very strange.
"Haha, she is beautiful, but not as beautiful as you." Haha, you are getting more and more talkative.
He thought for a moment and then told me, "My aunt doesn't want to get married yet, but she has a boyfriend."
"Oh." It's barely normal. She has a boyfriend.
Yang Mi took me into the house. He had the key. When he was in college, he would come here every week to eat and play computer games. My aunt simply gave him a key. It was a four-bedroom, two-living room house, more than enough for a single woman to live in. The furniture was exquisite, with a strong Nordic style. The large leather sofa alone felt special. The chandelier in the center of the room was very delicate and extremely clean. There were many decorations in the living room, which looked expensive. On the wall hung a large photo of a woman, with oil painting cloth patterns and exquisite milky white wooden frames. I have to say that Yang Mi's aunt was very beautiful, with thin eyebrows and eyes, a pointed nose, a small mouth, and a beautiful appearance. She was very pleasing.
This is not an ordinary woman's home. I don't know why, but the air here feels different the moment I walk in.
Yang Mi told me that his aunt had a nice name, Cao Lingxi.
"Are you in tune with me?" I said. It was indeed extraordinary.
"Yeah, that's it." (To be continued)