"...Hey, are I talking to you? Are you not a local? Don't you understand me?"
The woman next to her saw that she was always holding a small piece of wood and writing something on the ground. She couldn't understand it after looking at it for a long time. She glanced behind her secretly. The prison guard didn't look in their direction. Originally,
They could also talk, so they leaned closer to each other and asked, "What's your name?"
"…………"
"Are you disabled?"
"…………"
"You really can't hear me?"
"…………"
"Hey...are you afraid to speak? I don't think you are disabled. I've heard that someone came to see you every year, right?...How did you get in? Are you being wronged? Or are you here?
Are there murders and arson outside?"
"…………"
"...Actually, let me tell you, after entering this place, there is no way to get out. As long as you have money...there are people outside...my family is already trying their best to find connections for me. Maybe I will get out.
I am a native of City B. I see that you never speak, which is so pitiful. Where are you from? If I go out, I can help you contact your family..."
"…………"
The bony fingers suddenly paused, and the woman who was drawing symbols on the ground suddenly raised her head and looked at the woman next to her. The woman opposite grinned, her eyes flashed, and after a moment she raised her eyebrows, "...
It turns out it’s really not a disability, I knew you must have been silent on purpose. It’s been 5 years, but you can still hold it in. Do you want to go out?”
"…………"
The woman still didn't speak. Who in this world would help her for free? Who would be so kind? No...impossible. When she was brought to this prison, that man clearly told her that this
She has to stay here for the rest of her life. If she lives a long time, it will be worse than death. If she lives a short time, she does not have the courage to commit suicide.
She spends every year like a year, relying on missing her relatives outside to survive these painful days.
How could you not want to go out?
However, she has no chance. For the past five years, he has visited her once a year and told her some things she wants to know. Although she has no trust in him at all, it is good to deceive herself and others.
Listening and thinking were the only thoughts that could keep her alive.
…………
However, he will never come again in the future, and she will die here of old age for the rest of her life...
"Get up! The time is up, everyone, get up and go back!"
As soon as the time in the prison was up, the alarm bell was sounded, and the prison guards waved their batons and began to maintain order and let the prisoners enter the prison obediently.
The two women squatting together also stood up. The person who had not spoken to each other from beginning to end still did not speak. She dropped the small wooden stick in her hand on the ground. Before leaving, she wrote something random on her hand.
After stepping on the painting area a few times, the things on the ground instantly became even more blurry.
The woman who just shouted to help her couldn't help but look at her twice. Before being driven into the prison by the prison guards, she glanced at the ground again. It was a mess, and she didn't know what she was writing...
All the people were supervised by prison guards and entered their cells.
The prisoners held here are all felonies, so they are basically all in separate rooms. The woman walked into her room, and the iron door was locked from the outside. There was a clang, and the prison guard knocked hard on the iron door as it closed.
She stood on the railing and yelled at her back fiercely: "Be more honest!"
"…………"
The prison guard's footsteps gradually became farther away, and until he could no longer hear them, the woman turned around and found a yellowed photo from under her bed.
The originally dull look in his eyes softened a lot the moment he saw the photo.
Her skinny fingers, trembling, slowly touched the photo - there was a man, a woman, and a girl in the photo. The man looked about 40 years old. His facial features were not very three-dimensional and deep, but he looked
But she seems very approachable, especially when she smiles, she always gives people a warm feeling. And the woman... this woman... she feels like she almost doesn't recognize the woman in the photo. She was back then...
...So beautiful, with delicate features, bright eyes and white teeth. When she smiles, her eyebrows are crescent...
The woman's fingers stroking the photo were shaking even more violently. In fact, it was nothing more than the past five years or so. But why, now, has she forgotten even what she once looked like?
She was really beautiful back then... What has she become like now?
…………
When her eyes fell on the girl's face, even her eyes trembled——
Her eyes are like the man in the photo, her nose is like the woman in the photo, and her mouth... seems to be similar to both people. Her hair is long, black, and extraordinarily soft. At that time, she always liked to wear her hair
Comb it into a ponytail.
It’s been 5 years, more than 5 years...
Is she okay? Is he okay?
…………
Sometimes, she really doesn't even dare to look at the photos, because once she looks at them, she's afraid that she won't be able to help herself and wants to go out. If this idea grows crazy, she will be even more restless every day, but...
…what to do?
Can't get out, can't get out anymore...
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c city.
After Zijin arrived at the company, he first went to Ji Yang and asked about Mu Chenchu's request for a day off. Who should he go to to approve it? She used to be in the human resources department, but now because of that project, her office has been moved to the (floor)
, so if you want to ask someone for leave now, who should approve it?
Ji Yang smiled and said to her respectfully: "Miss Shen, please find Mr. Gu. He has just arrived at the company and should be in the office now."
Zijin looked troubled, not really wanting to face Gu Yanshen.
Glancing at Ji Yang hesitantly, she begged in a low voice, "Assistant Ji, actually... it's a trivial matter for Mu Chenchu to ask for leave. Otherwise, it's like this. You're going to see Mr. Gu in a while anyway, so just help me by the way."
, is that okay?”
"Ms. Shen, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I really can't go see Mr. Gu right now." Ji Yang knows how to be measured and advance and retreat in a measured manner, "Mr. Gu just gave me a task, and I have to finish it right away. You
I know that Mr. Gu doesn’t like inefficient employees, and I’ve been with him for so many years, so I can’t make such a low-level mistake.”
"…………"
Five minutes later, Zijin stood at the door of the president's office and took a deep breath.
I hesitated several times and reached out to knock on the door, but... I finally pulled my hand back. What should I do?
She didn't dare to face him...
Shen Zijin, Shen Zijin!
She stamped her feet vigorously and cursed herself in her heart. She was really spineless. What a big deal? Which of the things he had done to her before was not more outrageous than what he said to her in Chenchen's apartment that day?
Although I didn't really want to face him before, how come this feeling has changed from a true "don't want to face him" to the current "dare not face it"?
"Don't want to" and "dare not dare" - the change in between is surprising, which can probably only be described by her current state of uneasiness.
However, since they are in the same company and he is his immediate boss, he cannot avoid it all the time. If you don't see him today, you will see him tomorrow. Zijin took a deep breath and reached out to pinch the bridge of his nose that was aching.
After all, there was a knock on the door. She gritted her teeth and finally plucked up the courage to reach out. Suddenly, she heard a muffled "bang" coming from the office. She was startled and subconsciously held the doorknob with her hand.
When I tried to push the door in, the door was opened from the inside——
Zijin's hand had just been on the doorknob, so someone suddenly opened the door from inside, and her body subconsciously fell in due to inertia.
With a tug and a tug, she fell right into the arms of the person who opened the door.
"…………"
"...Honey, you haven't been home for several days. Do you miss me too much? Then there is no need to throw yourself into your arms like this."
…………
The familiar male voice, but the words he spoke were not very pleasant. The nerves in Zijin's whole body tensed up instantly, and she frowned. The high heels on her feet made it difficult for her to stand. Finally, she stabilized her body, and she pushed Qiao Jinglian away.
, opened his mouth and said: "...I accidentally..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes flashed and he saw the deep eyes of the man standing behind the executive desk in the office.
The man's eyes were flowing, and the light in the depths of his eyes was somewhat indescribable.
Zijin's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a guilty conscience.
Guilty?
What is she guilty of?
Qiao Jinglian was her husband, and Gu Yanshen was not hers at all. Even if she had physical contact with Qiao Jinglian, it was normal. Why should she feel guilty when facing Gu Yanshen's eyes?
Shen Zijin, can you wake up? What are you thinking about?
Zijin quickly withdrew his gaze, held the edge of the door with one hand, and took two steps back toward the door. Thinking about the sound he heard just now, it was probably Qiao Jinglian and Gu Yanshen who had a dispute. She was really unlucky.
It happened to be this time when I opened the door and came in.
"Are you not careful? I quite like your carelessness now."
Qiao Jinglian smiled frivolously, stepped forward, and hugged Zijin's slim waist very naturally. Zijin stiffened and subconsciously wanted to struggle, but he pressed her harder into his arms and squinted.
He raised his eyes and said, "What? My husband can't hold me even if I hug him? Why are you pretending to be noble? Who are you showing me?"
"…………"
This psycho!
Zijin stared at Qiao Jinglian with some annoyance. Just as he was about to say something, Qiao Jinglian moved faster than her, hugged her waist tightly, pressed her against her body hard, and chuckled, "I have something to tell you, follow me."
come over."
After saying that, without waiting for Zijin to say anything, he hugged her and left Gu Yanshen's office.
Zijin: “…………”
Her body was tightly held by him. Zijin struggled twice, and Qiao Jinglian pinched her twisting waist harder. Less than two steps out of the office, he suddenly leaned close to her cochlea and breathed ambiguously,
"My little waist is twisted again and I can't feel it anymore. I will try to exercise my husband's rights."
"…………"
"...Qiao Jinglian, you are so shameless! It makes me sick, let go!" Zi Jin lowered his voice and glared angrily.
Qiao Jinglian turned a blind eye to her anger. Instead, she smiled more relaxedly. She pressed her small hand and rubbed it up and down. She deliberately moved closer to her cheek and bit her ear. "It doesn't matter if you struggle again. I have plenty of time to play with you."
, Wife, tell me, if I do something to you now, will my half-brother inside suddenly rush out to defend you?"
"..." Zijin's face turned pale.
"Haha, are you nervous? How about we make a bet? If he comes out, it will be equivalent to admitting that there is something between you and him..."
"Qiao Jinglian, can you stop being so self-righteous?"
Zijin bit her lip and interrupted him in a panic, admitting that she was indeed very guilty and could feel how oppressive the man's gaze from not far away was on her.
After all, this is still the Qiao family. Qiao Jinglian is too impulsive. If something is really wrong, he might go crazy in a while. Zijin didn't have time to think too much, and subconsciously reached out and pulled his sleeve.
Walking to the side, "Don't you have something to ask me for? Just so I have something to ask you for, so let's go."
Qiao Jinglian didn't force her anymore. Seeing her eagerly stopping him from leaving, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.
In fact, he knew very well that the relationship between Gu Yanshen and Shen Zijin must exist. As for the stage of the ambiguity he guessed, he still didn't know yet.
But compared to what is going on between Gu Yanshen and Shen Zijin, what worries him more now is himself.
Qiao Jinglian, for some reason, felt involuntarily towards this woman named Shen Zijin.
This, what the hell is going on?
…………
Zijin didn't know what Qiao Jinglian was thinking at all. He was very cooperative. She pulled him to the end of the corridor, which happened to be the back staircase. There were almost no people coming in and out. (There were not many employees on the first floor, so it was relatively quiet.)
Safety.
She stood still, loosened her grip on his sleeve, and looked at him with a frown: "You say it first, or should I say it first?"
Qiao Jinglian didn't say anything. He was a head and a half taller than her. He put his hands in his trousers pockets and looked at her with deep eyes.
Zijin waited for a long time without seeing him speak, and looked at herself with a particularly strange look. Her delicate brows tightened even more, and she was a little impatient, "...you don't want to say it? Then I'll say it first."
, Qiao Jinglian, we..."
"Does your face still hurt?"
The silent man suddenly spoke up, asking himself in a tone he had almost never heard before.
Zijin's breath hit his throat, and he didn't have time to swallow it, so he was shocked.
Qiao Jinglian, what did he just say?
Before she could fully react, Qiao Jinglian had already spread her long legs and took a step closer to her. The moment the unfamiliar masculine scent hit her face, Zijin's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously took two steps back.
, her high heels clicked, and she tilted her body, holding on to the wall with one hand, raising her neck and looking at the man in front of her, "...you..."
"I didn't know Xie Lingxi would come over suddenly yesterday."
"…………"
Zi Jin was really dumbfounded. What Qiao Jinglian asked her just now was - does her face still hurt?
Are you asking about her face being slapped by Xie Lingxi yesterday? The following sentence, "I didn't know Xie Lingxi would come over suddenly" - are you explaining to her?
He actually... would explain to her?
Is it going to rain red, or...is the sun rising from the west? Or, did he take the wrong medicine today?
…………
"You stupid woman, aren't you very powerful when you are facing me? You have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and your movements are extremely nimble. You don't let me touch you. You bite and hit you. A woman reaches out to give you
You slapped me in the face, but you didn’t dodge it?”
"…………"
"Shen Zijin, I'm talking to you, why are you just looking at me? Give me a reaction!"
Zi Jin reacted, and the look of disbelief was still in her eyes. She was really surprised by what Qiao Jinglian said to her now, but it was just an accident. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Let me come here."
, just to say these words?”
Qiao Jinglian frowned, "You think this isn't important?"
"Such a topic shouldn't exist between us."
Zijin answered the words very calmly. She was not sure whether his head was caught by the door panel, but she thought that she would not be so sentimental as to think that Qiao Jinglian was explaining to her now, or using another method.
There was no way to express her apology for Xie Lingxi's slap in the face yesterday. She pursed her lips and said, "But since you opened your mouth about what happened yesterday, there are some things I want to say clearly at once. As for what happened yesterday, it's my responsibility."
I was unlucky, so of course I gave her once and twice, and there would be no third time. I was somewhat concerned that she was a pregnant woman, Qiao Jinglian, so I just let it go. Yesterday I was in front of her
When you say that, you are indeed affected by your mood."
"...but I want to tell you now, regarding the divorce I mentioned to you, you should think carefully about it. I must divorce this marriage. If you are willing, the conditions I promised you before are still the same.
Effective…”
"What if I don't want to?"
Qiao Jinglian interrupted her gloomily, her eyes were deep and ruthless, she suddenly stepped forward, stretched out her hand and pulled her into his arms, pressed her body up, and pressed Zijin against the wall.
, the man's strong body pressed against Zijin's soft body, Qiao Jinglian spoke in a low voice, "If you open your mouth and shut up, you will divorce me. I can also tell you clearly that I will not divorce you. Give me these two words."
Take it back and say it again later, you see how I deal with you!"
"…………"
"Also, dad will be back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and he will move back here."
Zijin felt a throbbing pain in her temples. She took a deep breath, pushed her hands against Qiao Jinglian's chest, tried hard to adjust her breath, tried to stabilize her tone, and asked seriously: "Qiao Jinglian,
There is one thing that I still can't figure out. Why? How unhappy were you when you married me 5 years ago? You and I both know that our marriage has no substantive meaning. Now your woman,
She is pregnant. I will give up this position for you to love each other and prevent your child from becoming a shady illegitimate child. Why are you not happy? What exactly are you dissatisfied with? Don't say what you want...that of me.
I know you don't like me at all. How much do you hate me? Why do you have to hold me back? You said, if I can do it, I will satisfy you, as long as you agree to divorce me..."
"Not pregnant."
"…………"
"Xie Lingxi, you are not pregnant, so you don't have to think about giving up any position to her. The word divorce is rotten in your belly. I won't allow you to say it again!"
Xie Lingxi is not pregnant?
Zijin was shocked, but soon felt relieved. In fact, there was nothing surprising. Xie Lingxi might have told him she was pregnant to force her to divorce Qiao Jinglian, right? It was just that she wanted to divorce him, and Xie Lingxi was not the only reason.
At most it can only be regarded as a fuse. Now that the fuse has extinguished the fire, she has no choice but to detonate the bomb.
"Even if she is not pregnant, it still doesn't mean that you and I will not divorce..."
"I told you not to say those two words!"
Qiao Jinglian stretched out her hand and directly covered Zijin's mouth. When he met her clear eyes, he suddenly felt a little weak. Deep in his heart, there was an impulse welling up. It was the kind of feeling that made her powerless and could not help it.
His hand covering her mouth moved, and Zijin reached out and pushed him away. Qiao Jinglian didn't use any force, and stumbled back two steps subconsciously.
"Qiao Jinglian, you-"
"Ask me what I am dissatisfied with? What I am dissatisfied with is that you have never taken a good look at me in the past five years."
Qiao Jinglian stepped forward again, reached out to hold her slender shoulders, and his eyes fell heavily on her face, "Don't turn around and leave as if nothing happened after messing up other people's hearts."
"…………"
Zijin's head buzzed and he was a little confused. What did Qiao Jinglian just say...what did it mean?
But before she could figure it out, Qiao Jinglian's cell phone rang, breaking the somewhat stiff atmosphere between the two. She saw him take out his cell phone, glance at the number, and pick it up in front of her, not knowing what the other party had said.
What, his face looked a little ugly, and he finally frowned and said to her: "Move back to Qiao's house tonight!" He turned around and walked towards the other end of the corridor.
Zijin, "…………"
What happened to Qiao Jinglian today? Why does she always feel that he is abnormal? Is he still the same Qiao Jinglian in what he says and does?
Seeing the man's long figure walking into the elevator, Zijin let out a breath and walked towards her office. Thinking about Qiao Jinglian's behavior just now, she finally concluded that he must be abnormal today.
His office was across from Gu Yanshen's office. When Zijin passed by, he paused subconsciously. After thinking about it, he still didn't choose to go in now.
What happened just now... I'd better ask for leave from Chenchen later.
Biting her lip, Zijin walked decisively towards her office. The moment she pushed the door open, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone. She exclaimed "Ah" and the door to the office was closed.
Her body spun around, and the next second, she fell into a familiar and warm embrace.
"Where did he touch you?"
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I want a monthly ticket! (≧∇≦) I want a monthly ticket, I want a monthly ticket! (′･_･`) I want a monthly ticket! Well, there will be an update on the 6th, it should be about 10,000 updates, so how about your support?