Lu Qing put one hand against the wall, trapping Lin Jia in his chest, "What are you thinking about?"
She gritted her teeth, "I didn't think about anything!"
"Do you have a preliminary concept for this project?"
"No!"
"Then start now!" He patted the table, "Come here and draw a picture!"
"I said, I don't have a preliminary concept, how can I draw it? I just arrived in Prague today, and I'm not even over the jet lag!"
"It's time to hurry up and draw the design drawing!" Lu Qing said seriously and matter-of-factly: "Group A has already lost to Group B three times, do you want to lose again this time?"
"But inspiration doesn't come just by thinking about it..."
"It's better than sitting still and waiting for death. Believe it or not, Su Yuanyou has already finished half of the painting?"
"But……"
"Don't let me doubt your strength and talent!"
"..." Knowing that he was deliberately provoking someone and knowing that she lacked inspiration, Lin Jia had no choice but to step forward and scratch her head in front of the white paper. It was impossible to call people into the room to press for design drawings so late at night.
Only he, Lu Qing, could do it, which made him depressed.
Lu Qing took the information from the room and sat on the sofa opposite Lin Jia to read it. From time to time he raised his head to "appreciate" her funny expressions of scratching her head and scratching her lips. When she was drawing pictures, there seemed to be a lot of little girlish movements, and she was not as calm and composed as usual.
In comparison, she is much cuter like this.
The warm yellow light projected on his face, softening the lines and adding a warm smile to the firm corners of his mouth.
With her around, my heart is always warmer than usual. Is this feeling... called peace of mind?
When she woke up, Lin Jia realized that she had fallen asleep, sleeping soundly in front of a piece of white paper. A strong aroma of food penetrated her nose. Looking for the smell, she found Lu Qing cooking noodles in the small kitchen of the suite.
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He held a small cooking pot in one hand and skillfully poured water into the noodles with a skillful posture. The seriousness of the shirt and suit pants were diluted by the loose collar, and they blended together to give them a unique flavor.
The light shone softly on his face, outlining a beautiful dark shadow, which made his facial features more three-dimensional, just like the characters in the painting. The black hair without any setting water lay smoothly on his full forehead, making him look more three-dimensional.
He looked clean and comfortable, with a vague warm feeling.
When he came down from the lofty altar and cooked noodles like an ordinary family man, he turned out to be so good-looking. Lin Jia was stunned for a moment, and just stood there and looked at him quietly, with a feeling in her heart.
An indescribable feeling.
"Wake up." His attention was still on his face, thinking he heard footsteps.
"Hmm! How do you know how to cook noodles?"
"hungry."
When he bent down to pick up the materials and glanced at her, Lin Jia felt suffocated and a little nervous. She always felt that such a silent night, such an atmosphere, such lights, especially... such Lu Qing, all called her...
Shortness of breath.
"I mean, can you cook noodles?" No matter how you look at him, he looks like someone who goes to a high-end restaurant to settle things. How can he be so down-to-earth as to cook noodles by himself?
"If you cook by yourself, others can never compare to what you cook!"
Lin Jia nodded in agreement. The scent was so tempting that she couldn't help but feel greedy and her stomach growled twice.
"Count it on you!" His low voice sounded more pleasant than ever to the hungry Lin Jia's ears, "Thank you! I'll prepare the tableware!"
Lu Qing's red wine went with the noodles, and Lin Jia drank orange juice. She didn't know whether it was because she was too hungry, or because Lu Qing's cooking skills were too good, but she felt that this was the most delicious meal of noodles she had ever eaten in her life. She buried her head in the plate and for a moment
I don't want to lift it up, and I don't care about the image at all.
After I solved it in one breath, I raised my head and exhaled slowly, feeling that my life was complete.
"No one will fight with you!" Lu Qing took out a tissue and wiped her mouth. Lin Jia was so happy that she had no time to worry about whether this move was too intimate and joked with him. "I didn't know your cooking skills were so good.
,Did you cheat?”
He smiled and said nothing.
"In return, I'll wash the dishes!" Lin Jia said while carrying the dishes, but Lu Qing held him down, "Let the customer service wash them tomorrow!"
"Why don't you guess the purpose of calling you here tonight?"
"Draw...a design!"
"You think so? Instead of punishing you?" He raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled mysteriously, "Think about what you did wrong..."
Lin Jia resisted the urge to scold him sharply and turned her head with difficulty, "Su Yuanyou?"
Lu Qing narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully. "It seems that you also know that you are wrong!"
"I didn't! I just had a normal relationship with him!"
"You mean, if I'm not here, you can go out with him behind my back?" The big palm tightened hard, causing her to gasp in pain. "Is it because I didn't make it clear, or are you too bold? I just warned you,
Just turn around and forget about it! Don’t regard my tolerance as indulgence and challenge my bottom line, is that clear?”
"Why? You are not my man, and I am not your private property. You have no right to interfere with my interactions with other men!"
"Not qualified?" Lu Qing grabbed her chin and forced her to look into his cold and dangerous pupils. With a little force of his fingers, his finger marks were left on her skin that could be broken by blows, as if they were burning.
"Do you really think I'm not qualified?"
Seeing his face so close, with a half-smiling face, Lin Jia suddenly felt a chill running down her spine, as if she had become his property.
Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.
"Yes, there is someone..."
Lu Qing's thick eyebrows knitted together.
"There must be something important at this late hour. Open the door first!"
Lu Qing cursed something under his breath and was reluctant to get off her. When he heard someone coming in, he turned around and saw that it was Ruan Yunan.
Lin Jia hurriedly arranged her clothes. As soon as she turned her head, Ruan Yunan's figure ran into her eyes. Suddenly she felt panicked and felt guilty. Her eyes were messy due to panic. Lu Qing was calm and generous, with a faint smile at the corners of his mouth.
A bit of a malicious smile.
The atmosphere in the room made Ruan Yunan smell something wrong, his face was covered with a layer of gloom, and he said with a strange tone: "You are here too!"
Lin Jia lowered her head, for fear of being seen through by him, but he took a step closer, like a detective on patrol, trying to find any clues to convict her. Looking around her, Ruan Yunan curled up his lips, "At this hour
Yes, what are you doing here?"
"Draw a design!" She tried to pretend to be calm, but it was difficult. No one could remain calm when this happened, except... Lu Qing! It was obvious that he wanted to let Ruan Yunan in to see how embarrassed she was.
“Really dedicated!”
Lin Jia stood up, her legs were a little weak, and she stabilized her body. She asked, "Why are you here?"
"The vacation is over, come back to work!" Ruan Yunan glanced at Lu Qing with a smile, "With such a large cross-border cooperation project, of course we can't miss the opportunity to learn. Third uncle, don't you think so?"
Lu Qing didn't answer his words and turned around to pour the wine. The corner of his eye never left Lin Jia for a moment, making her flustered.
"It's getting late, so we won't disturb Third Uncle's rest!"
After Ruan Yunan finished speaking, he went to hold Lin Jia's hand, but she broke away. His face suddenly turned green and his eyes became angry.
The smile at the corner of Lu Qing's mouth deepened, and the curve of the corner of his mouth was made even more charming and profound by the red wine.
"See you tomorrow!" He looked at her with a vague look, like a wolf that eats people but doesn't spit out bones.
Lin Jia didn't dare to look at him and left quickly. She walked very fast when she left the door. Ruan Yunan caught up with her and grabbed her from behind.
"Let me go!" She pushed him away with her backhand. Ruan Yunan was stunned by her fierce reaction, and his face immediately became even more ugly. He was already very unhappy just now, and after being pushed away by her twice, the level of irritation can be imagined.
Zhi. What does she think of him? A virus or a plague?
"What the hell are you doing? You are the one who did the wrong thing. Why are you so angry at me?"
Lin Jia is in a very confused mood now.
"I'm talking to you!" Before his hand touched her, she dodged him again, his thick eyebrows tightened, his eyes full of disbelief.
His body felt cold, but there was a fire in his eyes. Lin Jia was furious, "You are the one who makes mistakes again and again. What right do you have to accuse me? It's ridiculous!"
"At least I act openly and openly, unlike you who do all kinds of tricks behind the scenes!"
It was like a hot slap on the face, which made Lin Jia ashamed and angry, but she could not say a word to defend herself. Although Ruan Yunan's insults were unpleasant, they were every word. The person who did something wrong was originally
It's her! Ruan Yunan is certainly at fault, but how can she be any better?
"What? Are you angry? Could it be that I blamed you wrongly?" Ruan Yunan became more and more calm, "A woman like you can even be ruthless to her children. What kind of harm can't she do?"
Lin Jia gave him a cold look that said "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you" and walked past him.
"Where are you going? Do you still want to go back to Lu Qing?" He grabbed her hand and clasped her wrist tightly with his fingers, not allowing her to break away. "You are my woman!"
Unable to break free, Lin Jia simply didn't waste any energy and said, "You should first clarify the occasion. Do you want everyone in the company to know about our relationship?"
"You know it, you know it. Do you think I'm afraid?" Ruan Yunan raised his voice arrogantly, but the words coming out of his beautiful lips were full of ridicule, "Or are you worried that exposing our relationship will prevent you from having a secret affair with Lu Qing?"
"Think whatever you want! Let go!"
"I don't...ah..." There was a sharp pain on the back of his hand. Ruan Yunan instinctively let go and glared at Lin Jia angrily, "How dare you bite me!" Blood oozed from several deep teeth marks on the back of his hand.
, I dare this crazy woman to bite his hand off.
She turned around and walked away, but he didn't catch up and shouted at her back, "If you walk too much at night, you will bump into ghosts. If I catch you with evidence, get out of here!"
"Lin Jia, listen carefully, my marriage and divorce are finalized..."
The entire corridor echoed with his shouts.
…
A team of 11 people headed by Lu Qing, including two directors of the design department Selina, Su Yuanyou, Lin Jia and another deputy director, four designers, project manager Ruan Yunan and another person are responsible for Prague.
Engineering, meeting in the hotel conference room at eight o'clock in the morning.
During this period, Ruan Yunan proposed that he and another project manager would each follow a design team, and he would be responsible for Lin Jia's team A. This proposal surprised Lin Jia, but what was even more surprising was that Lu Qing actually agreed. He clearly intended to create
She created a chance to be alone with Ruan Yunan. She couldn't guess what kind of medicine she had earned from Menghulu, which made her feel uneasy.
During lunch time, it was rare to be alone alone, but Ruan Yunan brought coffee and sat across from her. Seeing that she was ignoring him, he teased, "Are you ignoring me in a show?"
"It's not a show, it's a direct disregard, from the heart!"
He smiled and said, "I remember that you used to use all kinds of means to stick to me, but now you don't seem to be happy for me to be in charge of Team A. What does this mean?"
She answered in a rude and polite manner. "I don't have to say whether I like it or not when it comes to the decision from above. You couldn't possibly make that suggestion just because I don't like it?"
"What if I say yes?"
"I hope you can distinguish between public and private affairs!"
"I have never been a person who distinguishes between public and private matters, you just know that!" Ruan Yunan carelessly touched the coffee cup with his finger, and his posture with half lowered head and raised eyes became more evil, and there was always some ill-intentioned light flashing. "I
We only believe in 'retribution'!"
Lin Jia found it funny, "Is it possible that you went after Xu Jiamo to Prague specifically to avenge Xu Jiamo?"
"Did I say yes?"
"It's not surprising, you are such a boring person to begin with!" Lin Jia despised his behavior, but also hated the iron. "If you had put those thoughts into your work, you would have been put in jail as the president of the Ruan family.
Got it!"
"You don't need to judge what I do! You will justly accuse me without even thinking about what you have done!"
"Need to listen to Xu Jiamo's recording?"
"Jiamo already told me that it was Lu Qing who forced her to do that!"
Lin Jia nodded clearly, and she was indeed vaccinated. With Xu Jiamo's personality, pretending to be pitiful and innocent is her surefire trick, especially to Ruan Yunan. "Based on your understanding of Lu Qing, he will use that method.
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"So I admire you very much!" Ruan Yunan leaned forward, looked into her eyes, and asked coolly and sarcastically: "How much benefit did you give him? Are you really capable?"
It was natural to be angry, but after a few quarrels, Lin Jia already felt that there was no point in fighting with each other. Hysteria or cynicism are just a short-term success. You stab me with a knife, and I give you a sword. In the end, you just hurt each other.
.Understand the truth and calm down.
"You may feel that you have been in pain and lost a lot in the past two years, but you are not alone! Do you think I am living well? You have had many women outside, and I turned a blind eye.
I never said anything to you. Because I am willing to marry you, even if I suffer, I will admit it."
"But Xu Jiamo is different. She is the person I have always regarded as my sister! I have encountered a lot of different things over the years. I consider myself not the weakest person. I am not afraid of being stabbed from behind. What I am afraid of is looking back and seeing
, the person who stabbed me is the one I treat sincerely! So Xu Jiamo is unforgivable!"
"But hate comes back to hate. I know clearly that she is her and the child is innocent. No matter how cruel I am, I will never harm him. It doesn't matter if you don't believe that Xu Jiamo deliberately framed me. I just hope that it is just because he has known me for ten years.
At this point in a few years, I believe I won’t be able to do that kind of thing!”
Her eyes were clear, pure, and free of impurities, just like the clearest stream in the mountains, washing away Ruan Yunan's restless heart. He even began to doubt whether the woman in front of him was really as cruel as he thought. What she said
That's right, after more than ten years of getting along, he has become very familiar with her. He just keeps telling himself that she is completely different from the one he remembers.
A strange emotion emerged from the deepest part of Ruan Yunan's heart for the first time in more than two years. It was the same as the usual dislike for her, but it was mixed together. It made Ruan Yunan upset, and there was a little more in his tone.
He was furious. "I told you, don't pull those things for me. I know very well what kind of thing you are, Lin Jia. Do you think I believe you? Don't show off your own virtue by peeing in the urine!"
His words sounded harsh, but Lin Jia felt more regretful. Back then, she chose to hide the secret for Lu Wan. Although she had selfish motives, she was more interested in protecting him. But in the end, they tortured each other for two years, and he hated her.
, she was not having a good time either. Looking back, she was very tired and could not help but have some doubts about the choice she made back then. Was that the right choice?
"Now that you have convicted me, what are you looking for from me?"
"I just want to tell you that although this marriage is bullshit in my opinion, Ruan Yunan can't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes. You'd better behave yourself. If you dare to do anything sorry for me, I won't make it easy for you."
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"If you want to convict me, wait until you find evidence!" It was useless to say more, so Lin Jia picked up the dinner plate and left.
Ruan Yunan was left sitting there, with nowhere to vent her anger. In the past, how could she have dared to say such words to him? Her current behavior has completely changed. And this change started when Lu Qing appeared.
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There must be something fishy about the relationship between the two...
Ruan Yunan narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes dark and strange.
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Back in the room, Lin Jia saw Selina drinking alone, so she went over to persuade her. "There will be a groundbreaking ceremony in the afternoon. Stop drinking and take a rest first!"
"If you're in a bad mood, what else can you do besides drinking?" Selina smiled bitterly, pushed her hand away, and drank another half of the glass.
Lin Jia hesitated whether he should ask her about the custody dispute. As a subordinate, she should not pry into her boss's private affairs. But Selina had always taken good care of her and did not ask, but she felt uneasy. She was still conflicted, but it was the other party.
Speak first.
"Are you not married yet?" Selena smiled, "Would you like to hear the experience of a marriage loser? When you were so young, I thought that love was more important than anything else, and that love is a marriage.
Everything, but let me tell you... no matter how strong the love is, it will be wiped away by time until even the scum is left! So instead of finding a dead-end love, it is better to find a suitable one!"
"I was even more stupid. I ignored so many good men and was obsessed with a man who didn't love me. I pestered him to get married, thinking that he would love me after we got married. But what happened? He has been outside all these years of marriage.
I have so many women, and now they want to divorce me just because of one! Forget the divorce, even the children will be taken away from me! Haha... So what if I am good at work? In love, I am a complete loser!"
Lin Jia felt the same way, and this was clearly a reflection of herself and Ruan Yunan. Didn't she also have a wishful thinking two years ago that she would eventually be able to move him by treating him well after marriage? In the end, she was the only one who was moved. Not to mention taking his heart away from Lu Wan
She got back a tenth of it, but her humiliation only earned him bitter hatred. In the end, it was him who was abused, but herself who was hurt.
Ruan Yunan has had so many new loves outside, but thousands of new loves combined are not as good as one old love. In three months, when Lu Wan comes back, she will still have to give him back. Perhaps in a relationship, wishful thinking
Love, it can't even be called love at all.
I couldn’t help but sigh, “Then what kind of man is suitable for marriage?”
"Lu Qing is like this!"
Lin Jia's heart skipped a beat, as if her heart had been bitten by an ant. She was stunned for a moment, "Are you sure? But I think he is more suitable for worship! Marriage..." shook her head, "I can't even think about it!"
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"You are wrong. A man who is mediocre but calm and dedicated, or a man who is outstanding but still calm and dedicated, which one is more reliable? There is a saying that whether a man is a man depends on whether the man outside is big enough. A mediocre man
Men will fall for the bait as long as they have sex, and Lu Qing is like Qianfan... Once he decides to get married, how can any woman out there be able to catch his eye? I have worked in many big companies, and I have met many big shots of all kinds, but
She is the first person to be as clean and self-possessed as Lu Qing. His future wife will be the happiest woman in the world!"
I can't imagine that a man who is so unattainable and out of reach, as if he only lives in legends, has actually promised himself marriage. If... that's considered a proposal!
She was too resistant before and couldn't even think about it. Now when she looked back, she realized how solemn and determined he was when he said those words. After all, if she dealt with a man like him, he would be nothing more than him in the end.
You can just play with what you have in your pocket, why bother saying the word "get married" to her.
If she really divorces Ruan Yunan in three months, then she and Lu Qing...
God! What is she thinking!
Lin Jia quickly blocked her terrible thoughts. Not to mention that she loved Ruan Yunan, her relationship with the Lu family alone did not allow her and Lu Qing the slightest chance to act out of line.
She and he were originally from two different worlds, and it would never be possible!
You can’t even have this idea in your head!
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During the groundbreaking ceremony in the afternoon, Lin Jia was arranged to stand next to Lu Qing. From time to time, she could feel the cool, meaningful, malicious and contemptuous eyes coming from a distance. Every time she raised her head, she always met Ruan Yunan's eyes.
In contrast, in the white sunshine, he stood opposite her from a distance, looking at her in the crowd, as if he was always waiting for an opportunity to catch her.
The sun was scorching hot, but his eyes were even hotter than the scorching sun. It made her dizzy and her eyes turned black.
After the ceremony, I got into Lu Qing's car. The air conditioner was blowing on. The temperature of my body dropped a few degrees, but I still felt hot in my heart. It was very hot for no reason, and I was disturbed by an indescribable emotion.
Lu Qing saw her pale face and asked, "Are you feeling well?"
"Yeah!" She hummed softly.
"Do you feel uncomfortable being looked at by Ruan Yunan?"
"..."
"Guess, after the previous events, plus last night... what will he think about our relationship?" He loosened his tie, exposing part of his neck, and there was a little sweat on his bronze skin, making him look more manly.
.said slowly: "I think he has become suspicious."
Lin Jia glanced at the driver in panic.
"Don't worry! My people are very strict with their mouths!"
She lowered her head and resisted: "I don't want to talk about it!"
"Instead of being secretive and sitting on pins and needles, how about confessing to him? What do you think?"
"I told you, I don't want to talk!"
"What you don't want to talk about is that I can ignore his thoughts and continue to have no worries?"
Lin Jia's ears felt hot. How could he say such things openly? And in such a sanctimonious manner.
