Early the next morning, Qiao Yanyan appeared at the door of Qi Ran's house on time.

In order to show the sincerity of his apology, on the way here, he accepted Kou Man's suggestion and ordered a romantic bouquet of pink roses from the flower shop downstairs, which he carried all the way into the apartment building.

He didn't ring the doorbell, but stood at the door and sent Qi Ran a WeChat message: [We're here.]

Half a minute later, footsteps were heard in the house, and Qi Ran came out to open the door. He glanced at the alarm clock at the entrance, combed his short hair sleepily, and said, "I'm so impatient to be here so early."

Qi Ran didn't know. When he went back last night, Qiao Yanyan looked at the empty room. There were shadows of her life everywhere, and she felt lost. In addition, when Mrs. Qiao finished eating, she kept shouting and asking where Qi You went. Then

This feeling is very painful, which is not something that a lonely young man like Qi Ran can understand.

He responded softly and asked in a deep voice: "Is she up?"

Qi Ran looked back at the closed door of the guest room, "No, I'm probably still sleeping. Come on, I'll knock on the door for you."

Qiao Yanyan nodded and followed him into the house.

Arriving at the door of the guest room, Qi Ran knocked on the door three times rhythmically, "Youyou, are you awake?"

There was silence in the room, no one responded.

Qi Ran cleared his throat and raised his voice slightly, "Qiyou, get up."

Still no one answered.

Qi You closed the door very early last night and said she was going to rest. There is no reason why she should be so sleepy at this time.

Qiao Yanyan and Qi Ran looked at each other and frowned in unison.

Qiao Yanyan knocked on the door and said, "Qiyou, I'm in."

Then, he turned the handle and pushed the door open.

What you see is a mountain-like pile of branded gift boxes blocking the door. Push them open with your hands. The quilts on the big bed are stacked without a trace of wrinkles. It doesn't look like anyone has slept on them.

The room was empty, and Qiyou was nowhere to be seen.

Qiao Yanyan's eyes quickly glanced around the room and quickly focused on a piece of paper on the bedside table.

He walked over and picked up the note. The handwriting was elegant and it was obviously left by Qi You.

[You don’t need to look for me when you go out to relax for a few days.]

Qi Ran: “No, when did she go out??”

Qiao Chunyan turned her head and took a deep look at him.

Qi Ran: "Don't look at me, I don't know where she went."

//

When the high-speed train stopped at Wangcheng Railway Station, Qiyou pushed the suitcase stolen from her brother and followed the flow of people to find the exit.

Wangcheng is located in the south. It is said to be a prefecture-level city, but in fact it is only as big as an ordinary county town. It has been unknown for many years. It has no airport and only a recently built high-speed rail station. In recent years, the government has vigorously developed the local tourism industry. This small border town

Only then did it barely squeeze into the eyes of the Chinese people.

At the same time, this is also Bei Rui’s hometown.

Qiyou arrived in a hurry and had no preparation in advance. She found this place based on the address provided by He Pingping. As soon as she left the station, she couldn't even tell the difference between east, west and north.

The door was crowded with drivers soliciting customers. They all crowded around her and asked if they wanted to take a taxi. Qiyou had never experienced this before. She walked forward with her shoulders hunched and her head down, inexplicably afraid that they would grab the box.

After waiting at the taxi counter for more than ten minutes, he finally met a taxi that looked more formal. Qi You handed over the note with the address in his hand. The driver looked at it and said in Mandarin full of local accent: "

This place is far away and I can’t go without three hundred yuan.”

It’s only three hundred, which is not expensive.

Qiyou has been driven by a private car since she was a child and has no idea about taking a taxi. She immediately nodded in agreement and asked the driver to open the trunk.

The driver was so happy that he said to his brother: "I won't tell you anymore, I'm dragging a fat customer with me!"

Bei Rui's hometown is located in a remote town under Wangcheng City. Before coming, Qiyou had imagined what this place would look like many times in her mind, and was mentally prepared for the fairy to come down to earth and experience the suffering of the people. But as soon as she got into the taxi

She regretted taking the bus. If she hadn't already paid for the bus, she would have turned around immediately and bought a high-speed rail ticket to ride back.

She thought this place was poor, but she didn't expect it to be so poor. The city and scenic spots were barely visible, but after entering the countryside, even the cement roads were full of potholes, and the roller coaster in the amusement park couldn't compare to the sway of this car.

She didn’t know how long the car had been driving. In short, before she was about to be shaken and vomited, the driver finally put her out of the car, pointed to a bungalow in the distance and said: "That's it, the car can't drive in, you are here."

Get off."

Qiyou dragged the box and walked inside. When she was approaching the door of the building, Bei Rui walked towards her holding a man's hand.

The sound of the car's wheels suddenly stopped, and Qi You stood in the middle of the path, sizing up Bei Rui and the young bald man next to him.

Bei Rui also saw her at the same time, her smile suddenly froze, and she dragged the man's hand and didn't come forward.

Qi You twitched the corner of her mouth and let out a mocking snort from her nose. She put away the handle of the suitcase with a snap, walked up to Bei Rui, and asked with a half-smile: "Are you surprised? Didn't expect that I would

Come?"

The man next to Bei Rui glanced at Qi You, then turned to look at Bei Rui, and asked, "Do you know each other?"

Bei Rui pursed her lips and smiled, "Well, she is my... college roommate."

"Roommate? Nice to meet you." The man smiled and extended his hand to Qi You, "I am Bei Rui's boyfriend, and my surname is Ye."

Boy friend?

Qi You glanced at Bei Rui.

Bei Rui bit her lip and looked ugly. She grabbed her boyfriend's hand that was hanging in the air and said in embarrassment: "You go back first, I'll have a chat with her alone."

Brother Zaobal was a little curious, but he didn't ask any more questions. He walked away angrily. Before leaving, he even praised: "Bei Rui, your classmate is so beautiful. You entertain others well."

Qi You raised her eyebrows and said thank you, then looked at Bei Rui, her face was gloomy, and her hands hanging by her sides were clenched into fists unconsciously.

After the man left, Bei Rui took Qi You to the century-old banyan tree at the entrance of the town. She tucked her hair behind her ears, sorted out her emotions in a hurry, took a deep breath and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Qi You sneered, "Don't you know why I came?"

She packed her suitcase and stood under the banyan tree, looking at the scenery around her. She smiled and said, "The scenery is nice, but the people are a bit disgusting."

Bei Rui stood behind her and laughed suddenly.

Disgusting?

Maybe so.

After the incident at the club, she was fired by Qiao Chunyan. She originally had the illusion of taking a shortcut and climbing up the ladder smoothly, but she didn't expect that she would even lose her job in the end.

When Vice President Zhang found out about this, he severely scolded her for being useless and merciless, and she became a useless abandoned child.

Publishing those thought-provoking photos and breaking up the brief relationship between Qi You and Qiao Chunyan was probably her only value, but she also knew in her heart that there would be no place for her in the imperial capital in the future.

"Qiyou, do you know? What I hate the most is your condescending attitude, as if as long as you hook your finger, the whole world should revolve around you."

"Yes, I don't have as good a background as you, and I'm not as pretty as you, but do I deserve to be looked down upon by you just because of this?!"

Qi You almost laughed because of her. In this age, there are still people who attribute their own despicability to the excellence of others.

She said: "I have never looked down on your background, just like He Pingping, who also came from a small city to the imperial capital. She studied hard and worked hard for the life she wanted. I admire people like her. What I look down on is

Your dirty tricks and ambitions that shouldn’t be yours!”

Bei Rui snorted bitterly, "If everyone could stand in the sky like you, who would want to live in the gutter?! My dad is still lying in the hospital with kidney failure and requires dialysis every day to maintain his life.

A kidney worth over one million!"

"More than one million should be a small amount to you, right? It's just the price of a bag. But I joined Qiao's as an intern with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan. How many years will it take to save up to 1 million?!

"

Qi You: "So, you approached Qiao Chunyan? You knew he was married!"

Bei Rui's chest rose and fell violently, and she lowered her eyelashes, "I fell in love with him first."

like?!

Qi You really felt disgusted that her husband was "loved" by such a person!

Bei Rui: "I originally thought I was sure that you two were just a business marriage. But that night, I saw disgust in his eyes when he rejected me. I knew that I could never win you."

She took a deep breath and brushed the bangs in front of her forehead, "If you came here today to see my jokes, you have also seen that I am not having a good life. I can't get much for my future in the imperial capital.

It was only 200,000 yuan, which was all used up in less than a week to treat my father. Later, I accepted my boyfriend whom I met on a blind date just because he had a stable job and also agreed to help me pay part of my father’s medical expenses.”

After she finished speaking, she stroked the folds on her skirt and said, "I'm leaving. My mother is still waiting for me to deliver food in the hospital."

"Bei Rui," Qi You suddenly called her from behind.

"I always thought you were hateful on the way here, but now I suddenly feel that you are really pitiable. You always live in the shadow of others, and you feel that everyone owes you, and you attribute all the mistakes you have made to others.

People like you don’t deserve sympathy at all!”

"We probably won't see each other again in the future. For the sake of four years together, I wish you will live in the gutter forever."

Bei Rui's back froze, and she was stunned for a few seconds. Finally, she didn't speak again and trotted away.

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After Bei Rui left, Qi You sat under the banyan tree for a long time before slowly standing up.
To be continued...