After that night, the relationship between Yin Xiamo and Luo Xi became strange. He often called her, in the intervals between filming, in the car on the way out for announcements, and before going to bed. From the noise of the phone, it can be heard that he was very busy at work. He would occasionally ask her out for a date, and occasionally kiss her gently. And she was always calm and indifferent, staring at him, smiling at him, and gently closing her eyes when he kissed her. She did not promise anything, nor did she refuse anything, as if everything happened as naturally as the sun rising every day.
Perhaps emotional matters were not the focus of her life.
After Rainbow Plaza, Pan Nan was the first singer to be confirmed to release an album. The company contacted relevant producers, publicity, songwriters, and recording engineers to start production for her. Although the second singer position has not yet been determined, it is rumored that the candidate will be between Daisy and Xia Mo. A week later, Wei Yin left Sun Company and went to another performing arts company to apply for new talent. Ke Xin stayed, and her position was no longer a singer, but a staff member of the publicity department.
"Just beat Daisy!"
Zhen En said excitedly, as if she could already see Xia Mo's record shining before her eyes.
"How have you been lately?" Yin Xiamo changed the subject. She would defeat Daisy, no matter what method she used, but she didn't want to discuss this with Zhen En.
"Not good." Jane shook her head in frustration. "Ever since the scandal between Vivian and Jam was exposed, many of Vivian's original announcements have been cancelled. She loses her temper every day and I can't stand it. I have already submitted my resignation application to the company. I don't want to be an assistant anymore, like a maid... I wish I could become a manager someday." There was an expectant look in her eyes.
“Managers also need to take care of artists.”
"It's different! An agent will feel very fulfilled. When she can help an artist become a superstar, she will feel very satisfied. Moreover, an agent earns much more money than an assistant!" Zhen En said sadly, "It's a pity that no artist would hire a rookie like me..."
Yin Xiamo smiled.
"By the way! Did the company notify you to go for the audition?" Zhen En suddenly remembered.
"Audition?"
"Oh my god, you don't know yet! Leo originally designated Vivian as the spokesperson for this year's cosmetics advertisement, but at this juncture, she was exposed to a scandal and her reputation was seriously damaged. Leo cancelled her intention to cooperate with her. Now all companies are actively recommending their own female artists to Leo. It seems that the audition will be held in the next few days. I thought the company would recommend you as well. Try to get a chance."
This is also the reason why Wei An hates the person who exposed her private life to the point of gnashing his teeth, Zhen En sighed sympathetically. Leo is a world-renowned high-end cosmetics brand. Not only is the advertising fee astronomical, but the production level of the advertising is also very high. The posters, TV and print ads have a very high appearance rate, so its advertising endorsements are the target of all female stars' efforts every year. Wei An finally managed to snatch the title from many competitors such as Shen Qiang, Yu Jingyi and Yao Shuer, but finally failed.
"Leo..."
Although Yin Xiamo had never used this brand of cosmetics, she was very familiar with it. She had worked at its counter during the previous summer vacation. She knew that the spokespeople for this brand were all famous female stars. Even if they were not so famous before the endorsement, once they became the spokesperson for the brand, with creative and beautiful advertisements, beautiful posters, and widespread broadcasts and postings, it would be hard not to become famous.
"I heard," Jane continued, "that Leo is currently leaning towards Yao Shuer, and someone has already contacted her. Vivian was furious about this news yesterday."
Yin Xiamo was slightly stunned.
A complicated feeling flashed through my heart.
"Since the company didn't even let you audition, it's very likely that they will only recommend Yao Shuer." Zhen En said regretfully, and after thinking for a while, "Yao Shuer's luck has come. I guess she will become famous again."
Yao Shuer looked very happy these days. Although she still spoke softly and modestly, the smile in her eyes and eyebrows seemed to be unobstructed by the spring breeze in March. People in the company were more caring and respectful to her than before. Some attentive people had already begun to congratulate her on her upcoming endorsement of Leo. Yao Shuer always shyly explained that the advertising endorsement had not been fully confirmed yet and there might be changes.
That day, when Yao Shuer was at the company, her new manager Sister Fen received a call. Jam was no longer her manager because of the Wei An incident, and was now in charge of some less experienced artists.
Sister Fen whispered a few words to Yao Shuer.
Yao Shuer's face changed:
"Why, are there other artists going to the meeting too?"
Sister Fen whispered:
"They are just foils. Leo's general manager admires you very much, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Yao Shuer looked around and found that almost everyone in the company was looking at her. She must have spoken too loudly just now. Her expression quickly softened and she smiled shyly. She said, "It's okay. Leo wants to choose the most suitable spokesperson. It's normal to have more candidates."
Sister Fen nodded and said yes.
"Is Shen Qiang going too?" Yao Shuer asked casually.
"right."
Yao Shuer bit her lip. She knew Shen Qiang was always very ostentatious, and whenever she showed up, she would be followed by four or five assistants. She looked around the company again, her eyes lingering on Yin Xiamo for a few seconds, and finally called Xiamo, Kexin, Zhenen, and the other three girls who usually did publicity.
"Could you please accompany me to Leo Company?"
Yao Shuer asked blushingly.
******
Sun Company sent two cars to take them to Leo Building. Yao Shuer, Yin Xiamo and Sister Fen took the Bentley, while Zhenen, Kexin and the other three girls took the car at the back.
In the Bentley.
"Xia Mo, I heard that many TV stations invited you to be on their shows," Yao Shuer carefully looked at her makeup in the small makeup mirror, "Why did the company reject them all? Was it your idea?"
“The company may have other considerations.”
Yin Xiamo also knew that many media and reporters were looking for her, and some even called her cell phone directly to invite her to be on a show, but the publicists told her that now was not the right time to be on the show, and rejected them all on her behalf.
"Oh?" Yao Shuer put on some more powder and asked, "Sister Fen, what is the background of that Daisy?"
Sister Fen turned around from the front seat:
"Ordinarily, Daisy shouldn't have any background... But... I've seen her appear at Tianshui Villa a few times recently... Maybe I just ran into her by chance..."
Yao Shuer chuckled:
"It turns out that he is the same kind as Wei An."
Then she closed the makeup mirror, looked at Yin Xiamo, was silent for a while, and said: "Listen to me, don't enter the entertainment industry. This industry is very complicated and dirty, much more terrible than you can imagine. If you need money, just be my assistant, I will fight for a high salary for you. I will take good care of you and won't let you suffer. I also need friends like you to take care of me."
Yin Xiamo smiled: "Thank you."
Yao Shuer didn't understand what she meant and was about to ask her when the driver slowed down the car and they had arrived at Leo Building.
A sunny summer day.
The lavender-colored Leo Building is located in a commercial center where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Surrounded by the towering steel forest, it looks elegant and noble, just like a noble girl in medieval Europe. In front of the Leo Building is an open garden square, gorgeous Roman columns, dreamy fountains, and a mermaid statue bathing in transparent water.
Yin Xiamo couldn't help but stare in amazement.
"How beautiful..." Yao Shuer sighed softly in the air, "Only a company with strong financial resources can build such a garden building in such an expensive location. People say not to be greedy for status and money, but this world is so beautiful, how can people not be greedy..."
When Yin Xiamo turned her head to look at her, there was no trace of sighing on Yao Shuer's face. Her eyelashes were long and black, her eyes were watery, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she looked delicate and timid, just like Alice in a dream who was at a loss and made people pity her. So she knew that Yao Shuer was ready.
Revolving glass door.
The luxurious glass is as transparent as crystal.
There are beautiful flowers blooming in the flower basket in the center of the glass door.
Yao Shuer walked into Leo Company. Sister Fen and Yin Xiamo followed closely behind her, followed by Zhen En, Ke Xin and others. The receptionist of Leo Company smiled and saluted them. Miss Cheng, the general manager's secretary, walked from the east side of the lobby and greeted Yao Shuer warmly.
Yao Shuer was about to shyly thank Miss Cheng for her sincerity in coming down to greet her, when suddenly her eyes tightened and she discovered that Shen Qiang was also in the lobby of Leo Company, and Miss Cheng seemed to have been with her just now!
With skin as white as snow and a tall figure, Shen Qiang wore a black dress that was tailored to her body, and a necklace of overlapping black pearls on her beautiful neck. An assistant was holding a parasol to block the sunlight from the glass, and another assistant was squatting to gently wipe the dust off her heels. A publicist was taking pictures of her, and another publicist was recording her with a DV. There were also several people holding her cell phone, makeup case, and clothes, and Shen Qiang stood coldly on the east side of the lobby near the elevator, as if she had no idea that so many people were busy for her. Just like a queen, Yin Xiamo thought to herself, Yao Shuer was more like a beautiful girl from a small family.
Miss Cheng welcomed Yao Shuer and the others to the elevator and apologized to explain that the elevator had just gone up and it would take a while before it could come down. Yao Shuer smiled and said it was okay. Yin Xiamo noticed that there were actually two elevators here. One elevator was going up, which was a common appearance. The other elevator was stationary, with a lavender metal elevator door, noble and gorgeous, with an elegant golden tulip engraved on it, and there was no "out of order" sign on the outside.
Yao Shuer and Shen Qiang were both waiting for the elevator. They didn't talk, as if they didn't know each other. The atmosphere seemed a little weird and tense. Shen Qiang had a blank expression on her face, cold and noble. Yao Shuer chatted and laughed with Miss Cheng in a low voice as if no one was around. Miss Cheng was a little embarrassed and looked at Shen Qiang from time to time, worried that she was too neglectful of her. Yao Shuer noticed from the corner of her eye that Shen Qiang's expression was getting colder and colder, and she couldn't help but smile more sweetly. However, she suddenly realized that Shen Qiang was not looking at her, but Yin Xiamo beside her.
"Do you know Xia Mo?"
Yao Shuer looked slightly surprised, as if she had just discovered that Shen Qiang was in the same space as her.
“I don’t know him.”
Shen Qiang glanced at Yin Xiamo coldly.
Yao Shuer frowned, as if trying to think about something, and suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes wide open in surprise: "Could it be... because of Luo Xi? Luo Xi came out to save Xia Mo at Rainbow Plaza last time..."
Luo Xi?!
Everyone present immediately focused their attention on Yin Xiamo!
Yin Xiamo didn't look at anyone. She looked at the marble floor with a calm and indifferent expression, as if what Yao Shuer mentioned had nothing to do with her.
Shen Qiang stared at Yin Xiamo's face.
There was a cold look in his eyes.
"Don't look at her like that," Yao Shuer blocked Yin Xiamo behind her, straightened her chest to meet Shen Qiang's gaze, and said with a smile, "She is my assistant."
"So what about your assistant? Is he that great?" An assistant behind Shen Qiang said mockingly, "What right do you have to talk to Sister Qiang like that?"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense!
Miss Cheng coughed awkwardly a few times, trying to ease the situation, but for a moment, she didn't know who to persuade first. Yao Shuer's face also changed a little.
"Apologize to Senior Shu'er." Shen Qiang turned her eyes away from Yin Xiamo, looked at the changing floor numbers on the elevator, and coldly ordered the assistant who had just spoken. The assistant could only reluctantly mumble something.
"Senior?" Yao Shuer bit her lip and said shyly, "How dare I be a senior? You are two or three years older than me..."
"You have been in the industry four or five years earlier than me. Of course you are my senior." There was no emotion in Shen Qiang's voice.
Yao Shuer's body suddenly became stiff!
She has been in the industry for more than five years, but she has never really become famous. This is the most terrible thing for an artist. People still have expectations for newcomers who have never become famous. On the contrary, the longer the "seniors" have been in the industry, the less chance they have of becoming famous. Although Shen Qiang entered the entertainment industry late, she quickly became famous within a year and won the Most Popular Female Artist Award. Everyone is very optimistic about her.
"The elevator is here."
Yin Xiamo said in a low voice, diverting everyone's attention away from the stalemate between Shen Qiang and Yao Shuer.
"bite--"
The elevator slowly opened.
The elevator was full of people. Yao Shuer and Sister Fen recognized that they were all senior executives of Leo Company. They were all dressed in formal suits. As soon as the elevator door opened, they strode out and walked towards the company's main entrance. Miss Cheng was stunned. She didn't know what had happened that required all the senior executives to come out. When she looked towards the lobby, she saw that almost all the employees of the company were already standing in the square outside the main entrance, waiting in two lines!
"The young master is here."
A familiar colleague whispered something as he passed by Miss Cheng. Miss Cheng was shocked, and quickly apologized, and hurriedly followed the senior executives to the lobby door. Yao Shuer also heard this and was secretly shocked. Shen Qiang turned around and looked at the door, and her indifferent expression was replaced by surprise.
The Ou family has always lived in legends and has always acted low-key, but due to its long family history and strong financial resources, it is still inevitably tracked and sniffed by various media. Leo Company is one of the many subsidiaries of the Ou family. It is said that a considerable number of large companies ranked within the top 100 in the world are controlled by the Ou family. The Ou family is quite legendary. Their heirs all have thrilling personal charm, especially the peerless beauty of the former female heir, which amazed the upper class at that time. Later, she married in France and there was no news about her, which made the media sigh. The current heir is her son, about 24 years old, rarely appears in public, and he is respectfully called "Young Master" within the Ou family company.
The outside of Leo Company was filled with company employees, from the general manager to senior executives, department staff to the front desk receptionist. All of them stood in two rows and waited quietly in the square.
silence.
No sound.
Through the glass door, the sky was blue, the fountain in the square splashed transparent water, and the mermaid statue smiled and flashed. The extended black Bentley saloon drove in the golden sunshine and stopped on the long red carpet. The driver in a white uniform with gold buttons got out of the car, the front right door opened, and a middle-aged man with a serious face and a butler-like appearance walked out. The back left door opened and a young man with brown hair, blue eyes and elegant appearance walked out.
In the lobby of Leo Company.
Yin Xiamo silently watched the elevator door close, as if everyone had forgotten about it. The elevator went up slowly and lonely, the numbers jumping one by one, and it would probably take a while to wait for it to come down. The people around her were all staring at the door of the company lobby, and she had no choice but to look over there out of boredom.
The snow-white gloves were placed on the door handle.
The driver opened the door respectfully.
A middle-aged man who looked like a butler and an elegant young man were waiting respectfully by the side.
The sunlight shines down like glass.
It's so bright that one can't open their eyes.
The man got out of the car.
The fountain splashed water happily and transparently, reflecting small reflections.
In the bright sunshine.
The man's face was somewhat unclear due to the strong halo, but his handsome figure, arrogant and cold chin, and aristocratic and indifferent temperament made people feel as if he was unapproachable.
The general manager of Leo Company greeted him respectfully.
The man nodded indifferently and politely, the sunlight shining on his brows, with a sense of noble alienation and distance.
The general manager followed closely behind.
The secretary and the housekeeper followed behind.
"Master!"
All the company employees bowed respectfully to the man.
In the lobby.
"ah!"
Zhen En opened her eyes in disbelief. She tried to see the man more clearly. Suddenly, she covered her mouth with her hands and almost cried out in shock. After calming down, Zhen En couldn't help but turn her head to look at Xia Mo. She was staring blankly at the man who was accompanied by the general manager into Leo Company. Her face was a little pale and her lips were bleeding. She was completely different from her usual calm appearance.
Slowly rotating glass door.
It feels like there is wind.
The green lace on the wrist fluttered gently. The lace looked a little old due to its age, but the pattern was intricate and beautiful, as if it had been treasured with great effort.
The glass door spun slowly.
Ou Chen's face is noble and indifferent, he is as handsome as the cold sun god. As time goes by, he is still as arrogant as before, but even colder.
In the lobby.
Yin Xiamo stared at the flying lace in a daze.
The sunlight shining through the glass made the whole world become dazzling and suffocating. It seemed as if countless points of light were spinning wildly in front of her eyes. Dazzling, dizzy, silent, countless points of light flashing wildly made her feel as if her whole body had stiffened.
Her heart—
There was a deep, dark pain coming from me.
A huge crowd of people walked into Leo Company.
Like the moon surrounded by stars, the general manager accompanied Ou Chen to the elevator, followed by housekeeper Shen and secretary Simon, and other senior executives. Ou Chen listened indifferently to the general manager's introduction of the company's latest situation, nodding slightly from time to time, or asking a brief question or two, without paying attention to the group of girls staring at him in the lobby.
“So handsome.”
Someone's assistant couldn't help but sigh, finally breaking the stagnant atmosphere of the girls staring at Ou Chen in a daze. Shen Qiang came back to her senses and laughed secretly at herself. She was used to seeing good-looking male stars in the circle. Luo Xi's peerless style was much better than the handsomeness of this young master. How could she be so enchanted by seeing him and be as infatuated as the assistants around her.
Yao Shuer also woke up at this time, but her eyes still couldn't leave Ou Chen. She didn't expect that there would be such an outstanding person outside the entertainment industry. Although he was cold, his noble and elegant aristocratic temperament was as suffocating as a poppy.
Zhen En looked at Ou Chen and then at Xia Mo anxiously. It was widely rumored in the school that the young master had abandoned Xia Mo, and whenever she mentioned the young master, Xia Mo would become silent. Then it must be true that the young master had hurt Xia Mo and abandoned her when Xia Mo needed his help the most, so even if they hadn't seen each other for many years, Xia Mo would still be pale when she saw the young master again. Zhen En glared at Ou Chen in annoyance and planned to sneak over to Xia Mo to comfort her.
Lilac elevator.
Engraved with noble and gorgeous golden tulips.
The elevator door slowly opened.
Ou Chen walked in.
Simon, Butler Shen, the general manager and several senior executives of Leo Company walked in and stood behind Ou Chen.
Ou Chen looked ahead indifferently.
Someone stretched out his finger and pressed the elevator floor.
When Zhen En sneaked up to Xia Mo, she was surprised to find that her demeanor had returned to calm. She was too calm, as if she had seen nothing, as if nothing had happened, and suddenly Zhen En felt extremely strange.
"Xia Mo?"
Jane called hesitantly.
The shout made Yin Xiamo's body stiffen. She frowned slightly, but when she saw Zhenen's concerned eyes, she sighed in her heart and hurriedly turned her face away as if hiding.
should…
No one will hear...
The lavender elevator door slowly closed towards the middle.
Ou Chen's eyes suddenly turned fierce.
The elevator doors closed narrower and narrower.
Ou Chen suddenly stared in one direction, his gaze was so focused and breathless that people inside and outside the elevator immediately noticed his unusual change.
The pattern of the golden tulip gradually became complete.
Ou Chen shouted something in a low voice.
No one could hear clearly.
The golden tulip was almost completely closed, and Ou Chen's figure had disappeared behind the lavender elevator door.
The sunlight shines in through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows of Leo Company.
Zhen En seemed to hear Xia Mo sigh softly.
That sigh was too light.
Zhen En even suspected that she had heard it wrong, because Xia Mo's expression was so calm and peaceful, as if her soul had already been withdrawn.
"bite!"
The lavender elevator suddenly issued a sharp warning sound!
Everyone was shocked!
The elevator could not close, and the warning sounded harshly. A pair of hands used force to pull the elevator door open from the gap, and the two golden tulips quickly separated and retracted. Ou Chen strode out, with a red mark on the back of his hand from being pinched by the elevator. There seemed to be a dark spark in his eyes, and he strode straight in the direction of Yao Shuer and Shen Qiang.
The lobby was full of Leo Company employees. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what had happened. Butler Shen, Simon and senior executives also walked out of the elevator in surprise.
Yao Shuer and Shen Qiang looked at the young master who was getting closer and closer, and suddenly they felt inexplicably nervous. They looked at each other, their eyes flickering, hoping that the young master was walking towards them, but also worried that he was walking towards the other person. As the young master got closer and closer, Yao Shuer's heart suddenly started beating wildly. His eyes were not looking at Shen Qiang, but at her, it was her, my God, it was really her. She didn't know how to react. Should she smile at him? Should she be reserved in front of him? Why would he walk straight towards her
Ou Chen walked towards her.
The air was filled with a breath-holding and tense atmosphere. Everyone was looking at Yao Shu'er. Shen Qiang also looked at Yao Shu'er coldly. Yao Shu'er stood in the crowd in a daze, watching him getting closer and closer. Finally, her cheeks flushed and she took a trembling step forward.
Ou Chen walked up to her—
But the eyes—
Ignoringly—
Passing through her—
Walked past her!
Yao Shuer greeted nothing. She stood there alone, at a loss as to what to do. The blood in her body rushed to her brain. She felt anxious and embarrassed, and turned her head sharply to look!
Ou Chen stood in front of Yin Xiamo.
He stared down at her.
The sun is bright and transparent.
There seems to be a flowing fragrance in the air.
Yin Xiamo looked at him, her lips slightly pale, her eyes a vacant amber color. Suddenly, she closed her eyes, a resolute look flashed across her face, and she quickly turned and walked towards the lobby door.
"Wait a moment!"
Ou Chen shouted in a deep voice.
Yin Xiamo seemed not to have heard him, and did not look back. She walked very fast, as if she wanted to escape. The sunlight shone on her back, with a cold shadow and a ruthless taste, just like the scene that recurred in his nightmare. His heart suddenly hurt so much that it was unbearable. Ou Chen did not care that he was in front of everyone. He chased forward and grabbed her shoulders tightly, shouting -
"Wait a moment!"
Yin Xiamo froze.
She didn't look back, her back was stiff and straight:
"Please let me go."
Her body was very cold, but Ou Chen's hands unconsciously tightened on her shoulders:
"you… "
At this moment, he couldn't explain his recklessness and impulsiveness. Why did he seem to lose control whenever he saw her? He would never do such a rash act in public before. However, he couldn't tolerate her disappearing from his sight again!
"Who are you?"
Ou Chen's voice returned to indifference.
Yin Xiamo's body seemed to be hit hard by something! She turned back to look at him suddenly, her eyes full of surprise, and her eyes quickly scanned his face in surprise, with shock that was difficult to conceal. Then, she narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she suspected that she had heard it wrong.
"Who are you?"
He asked again, with a hint of arrogance and dominance in his voice.
Yin Xiamo suddenly felt extremely absurd. She took a deep breath and smiled faintly. When she looked up at him again, her expression was as calm as usual:
"I am an employee of Sun Company and I am here for business."
Ou Chen's pupils tightened.
wrong.
The look of surprise in her eyes just now was as if she had known him before.
“She’s my assistant.”
Yao Shuer's voice floated over from the side. At this time, the other employees of Leo Company had already dispersed in a hurry. Only some senior executives of the company, Shen Qiang, Yao Shuer and others were left in the lobby, and Zhen En opened her mouth in a daze, completely dumbfounded.
"What do you want from her?"
Yao Shuer looked at Yin Xiamo, whose shoulders were held by Ou Chen, with a cold tone.
"Your name is... Yin Xiamo?"
Ou Chen still gazed at her deeply, looking at her fair face, light eyebrows, straight nose, and pale red lips, and her calm eyes seemed to contain emotions as deep as the ocean.
Yin Xiamo frowned.
She reached out her hand and gently waved away his hand on her right shoulder. Then, she looked at him and said quietly, "What do you want to do? If you just want to play a game, then please forgive me for not having time to accompany you."
Everyone was shocked!
This girl actually spoke to the young master like this!
Ou Chen's eyes were dim. He knew she must have misunderstood him. He asked her who she was even though he knew her name. However, he couldn't explain his amnesia to a "strange" girl, especially when he faced her cold eyes and heard the disdain and ridicule in her words.
He set his jaw.
His eyes slowly moved away from her face, and he asked the people around him indifferently:
"Why are they here?"
After listening to the senior executive's report on the selection of the heroine for the Leo Cosmetics advertisement, Ou Chen looked at Yao Shuer and Shen Qiang silently, then his gaze returned to Yin Xiamo, staring at her with a deep and thoughtful look.
Then.
His voice was low and dark:
"She's the best fit."
Before he finished speaking, there were gasps all around. Then, the lobby became incredibly quiet again, the air became stagnant, and the sunlight seemed to be frozen, shining coldly on the bright glass.
Yin Xiamo looked up in shock!
She looked at Ou Chen, looking into his eyes. Was he teasing her, playing a prank, taking revenge on her for what she did back then, or... But his eyes were dark green, so familiar, yet a little strange and incomprehensible. She could almost grasp all of Ou Chen's emotions in the past, but why did Ou Chen, five years later, suddenly give her a strange feeling of strangeness
The lobby was silent.
Shen Qiang and Yao Shuer's faces turned ugly. Shen Qiang snorted coldly, and Yao Shuer looked at Yin Xiamo with a strange look. The company's senior executives looked at each other in surprise. Leo Cosmetics has always chosen popular female artists to endorse its products. This girl is unknown, but it was the young master who spoke in person.
The sunlight is like glass.
The light shone on Ou Chen and Yin Xiamo who were gazing at each other.
He stared at her, as if he was staring at her for his entire life, but she finally avoided his intense gaze.
When she looked away, it was as if the curse was lifted. Ou Chen looked at her indifferently for the last time, then turned and left. The company's senior executives hurriedly followed him, leaving only the manager of the publicity department to deal with the emergency regarding the advertising spokesperson chosen by the young master.
"This lady..."
The Propaganda Manager spoke politely to Yin Xiamo.
Yin Xiamo looked at Ou Chen's back.
In the golden sunlight, his figure stood proudly and straight, with the beautiful green lace tied around his wrist. A strong halo enveloped him, and his breath seemed so unreal. She stared absentmindedly at the blue sky outside the glass window, with birds flying by, and the sky was so quiet that it seemed unreal as if it was sleeping.
******
"You saw him."
The voice came softly, and Luo Xi looked at her indifferent face with a smile. The lights in the car were dim, and there seemed to be an enchanting mist in his eyes, as if he wanted to see through what she was thinking.
At night, when Yin Xiamo walked to the door of her house, Luo Xi's car was parked on the side of the road. He opened the door for her from inside, and she got in. He pulled her closer and kissed her lightly on the corner of her lips. He must have had a notice, and she didn't ask him how he could get away to come here, nor did she ask him how he knew she had seen Ou Chen.
"yes."
Yin Xiamo's eyes were amber. The shock of seeing Ou Chen for the first time had gradually faded from her chest. What happened five years ago was over.
"Why do you look like this?" Luo Xi raised his eyebrows. "You are neither excited nor sad, just like when you first reunited with me. Could it be that neither he nor I can cause any emotional fluctuations in you?"
"Yes." Suddenly, a smile blossomed on her face, and she glanced at him from the corner of her eyes. There was a kind of charm in her smile that was surprisingly different from the past. "Are you disappointed?"
Luo Xi was shocked.
Since meeting her again, she has always been calm and indifferent, as if she has no emotions at all. The sharp, sarcastic and gentle girl five years ago seemed to have disappeared after being worn away by time. He thought she had become as round as a pebble, but her lazy and mocking smile at this moment suddenly made him realize that she had not changed at all, but just hid it deeper.
"You've waited so long..."
Her eyes moved and she smiled gently.
"… You were waiting for this moment when he and I would meet, right? Because you knew I would meet him, whether it was at Leo Company or somewhere else, since he had returned to China, he and I would meet sooner or later, so you couldn't wait to kiss me and date me. Just like you said back then, you would return to him double what he feared. After all, you are a grudge holder, how could you possibly forgive me, let alone him."
Luo Xi looked at her quietly. He found that this was the type of Yin Xiamo he liked, as smart as a little fox with nine tails. In the past five years, she must have suffered a lot to hide herself so well, without showing any signs of sharpness.
"What a pity, I disappoint you again." She said softly, looking at the twinkling street lights outside the front window. In the night, there were fewer people in the community center, and several swings were empty. There was only a little girl about seven or eight years old sitting alone on the swing, with her head down, as if she was crying, and no one was playing with her.
"Did you ever like him?"
Her seaweed-like long hair blocked her face, and her expression was vague and unclear. Luo Xi stretched out his fingers and gently pushed her long hair behind her ears, revealing her fair face. Her hair was thick and fluffy, and it felt a little stubborn and not smooth, but it was actually a kind of heart-warming feeling. He stroked her long hair and asked slowly.
"when?"
"before."
"The past should have been forgotten long ago." She looked indifferent.
"Oh? Don't your 'parents' like him very much? You take care of the interests of your 'family' so much. If your 'parents' like him, you should 'like' him too." He said lightly. The respectful and fearful attitude of Yin's parents towards the young master was really impressive.
"They are dead." Yin Xiamo's heart suddenly ached. She pinched her fingers hard, trying to calm herself down, and her eyes dimmed.
Luo Xi's body trembled.
"How could it be..." His voice became hoarse, his throat was dry and he couldn't speak, "... When did it happen?"
She turned her head to look at him, it turned out that he didn't know. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. That's right, since she met him, there has been no chance to talk about these things. Looking at his shocked expression, she wondered whether she should tell him and how to tell him.
"On the day you went to the airport, Xiao Cheng had a high fever because he cried too much at night, so his parents took him to the hospital. On the way, he collided with a large truck and had a car accident. And," she looked at him, a cruel and cold light suddenly flashed in her eyes, "the car accident is actually related to you, do you want to know?"
He was surprised: "Is it related to me?"
"Yes. When you dropped the guitar your father gave you at the airport, your father called me on the phone in the car..." Yin Xiamo closed her eyes, "He said that he shouldn't have agreed to send you away. Now that you have come home, you are already a family. He decided that even if we really lose our jobs, we must stay together as a family. Dad asked me to get you back, and his voice was very excited. But then, there were screams and the sound of a violent vehicle collision from the phone..." And she always felt that if her father hadn't been so excited at the time, and hadn't been so anxious for her to get Luo Xi back, perhaps the car accident wouldn't have happened.
"Why didn't you call me?!"
"You've already entered the gate." She said lightly, "Besides, what help can you bring back?" Going to England is the best option for him, why drag him into the disaster.
Luo Xi's eyes were dark: "Only the young master has money, only the young master can help you pay for the high medical expenses. If I come back, it will only make things worse, right?"
“My parents died on the spot.”
She didn't answer him, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with them. There was no expression on her face, and she stared blankly at the lonely little girl on the swing in the community center.
There was deathly silence in the car.
The lights are dim.
"You were lying to me, weren't you?" Luo Xi laughed softly, stroking her long hair with slightly stiff fingers. In a daze, he hurt her and her lips turned slightly pale.
"Do you want me to lie to you?" Her black eyelashes were reflected on her snow-white face.
"You lied to me, I know you were lying to me." His eyes were cold, and his fingers were also unusually cold. "No one will take me in, and everyone will abandon me, so don't think I will believe you, and don't lie to me anymore."
Yin Xiamo's heart seemed to be blocked by the deep night. She looked at Luo Xi, his eyes were so close to her, beautiful like black agate, as if they would break if they were lightly tapped, she sighed softly, and her heart inexplicably softened.
She stretched out her hands, gently held his face, and said:
"Forget everything I said."
After saying.
She kissed him gently between the eyebrows.
Yin Xiamo didn't know why she did this. Perhaps, not everything needs a reason, just like the first time she saw him under the cherry tree, he turned his head gently, the fluttering pink petals, the slightly wet bluestone platform, the white mist in the courtyard, all of which were forever imprinted in her mind. No matter how time passes, she will always remember the beautiful boy under the cherry tree.
Her palm warmed Luo Xi's cheek.
A faint mist gradually rose from his dark eyes. In the silent night, he stared at her blankly, like a lost child. All his disguises seemed to disappear at this moment.
"So, do you still like him now?"
He asked her in a hoarse voice.
The night wind blew in gently from the half-open car window. Summer had passed without her noticing, and there was a chill in the night. Her hair was blown into disarray again.
She said calmly:
"He doesn't remember me anymore."
Luo Xi frowned, not understanding what she meant.
Yin Xiamo lowered her eyelashes and forced a smile at the corner of her lips:
"He has lost his memory."
In Leo's company, Ou Chen suddenly appeared in front of her, as arrogant and domineering as before, but there was a strangeness in his eyes that she could not understand. He actually asked her who she was, and he clearly remembered her name. She could only understand that he was teasing her maliciously. Although, in her memory, Ou Chen did not have the habit of teasing people. He only knew how to possess and plunder. As long as he wanted something, he would take it directly without asking others for consent.
Maybe he was taking revenge on her.
To avenge her for hurting him with the coldest and cruelest attitude.
She was hurting him.
In other words, she lost her mind and took her anger out on him.
Five years later, all the resentment slowly faded away, and her heart returned to peace. But could he, who was hurt by her, forgive her
but.
He actually lost his memory.
After she walked out of the building of Leo Company, Shen Guanjia was waiting for her. When Shen Guanjia told her that Ou Chen had lost his memory due to a car accident five years ago and had forgotten everything about her, she stood there in shock, unable to react. This was impossible, the most absurd plot that would only appear in the most absurd TV series. The sunlight made her dizzy, and she could no longer hear what Shen Guanjia said next.
After a long time.
She heard Butler Shen saying:
"Please let the young master forget all the past."
She was silent. Forgetting, Ou Chen was lucky after all, he had the opportunity to forget. No matter how many past events, no matter how much resentment, no matter how many entanglements, they were just a few cells in the human brain. Once lost, they could be forgotten, just like no matter how violent the storm was, it would clear up after it passed.
"I saw everything you did to the young master." Butler Shen looked at her with a hint of hatred in his eyes. "Since you were able to hurt the young master like that, you probably don't have any feelings for him at all. So, don't let him remember you anymore. You've caused the young master too much pain."
Her fingers tightened.
Then he pinched her palm so hard that it hurt.
An early autumn night.
In a car on the roadside in the community.
Yin Xiamo stared at the empty swing in a daze. She didn't know when the crying little girl had left. She was stunned for a long time. Finally, she smiled, a faint smile with some indifference.
"Amnesia..." Luo Xi shook his head in disbelief, but seeing her expression, he knew she was not joking. Staring at her, he asked, "So, would you like him after he loses his memory?"
"have no idea."
Her answer was simple.
There was a flash of anger in his eyes:
"He has chosen you as the heroine for the advertisement. Will you go?"
She looked back at him thoughtfully:
"what you think?"
Luo Xi was speechless. He hoped that she would not go. He had a strong sense of insecurity in his heart. He still remembered the way Ou Chen looked at her. Even if Ou Chen lost his memory, he would fall in love with her again when he saw her again. However, being the advertising spokesperson of Leo Company is extremely tempting for every artist, especially for newcomers. She can even become famous overnight with the advertisement. If it were him, no matter how many obstacles there were ahead, he would not give up this opportunity.
"Yes, I will go."
As if she saw through his thoughts, Yin Xiamo smiled, a light smile. In this world, you must seize every opportunity to succeed, no matter who provides it.
"Sure enough..."
Luo Xi sighed. She hadn't changed, not at all. No matter how well she hid it, no matter how calm she looked on the outside, she would never let go of what was hers and what she should fight for. In a sense, he, Ou Chen, and she were all the same kind of people. Perhaps, the three of them were too similar, and their fates were destined to be suffocatingly entangled.
"Xia Mo, you will like him." There was a foggy sadness in his dark eyes. His voice was very low, floating gently in the car, like a curse, and also like a nightmare.
"Are you scared?"
She glanced at him sideways.
"Yes, I'm afraid you will leave me and go back to him." He put his arm around her shoulders and held her in his arms. Although he and she had not officially confirmed that they were dating, he always thought that she had tacitly agreed.
She leaned on his shoulder.
The moon outside the car window quietly emerged from the clouds.
The bright light shines on the glass.
"Luo Xi, don't love me." She seemed to be talking to herself, "There is no love in my heart. What I want is success. In order to succeed, I will do anything. Love is only a small part. Today I like you, I will be by your side. If I like someone else, I will be by their side."
Luo Xi held her shoulders tightly:
"Now it's me you like, right?"
She closed her eyes:
"Yes."
She didn't want to resist anything anymore. Yes, she liked him, although she didn't know whether she liked him when she first saw him five years ago, or when he accompanied her at the Bollywood Concert Hall, or when he kissed her on the bluestone road that night.
"That's enough." He kissed the top of her head tenderly, smiling as beautiful as a poppy. "You will always love me, love me more and more, until the day I die, you will still love me."
The night deepens.
But her eyes were looking into the distance indifferently.