As night fell, Qiao Liang and Ye Xinyi sat face to face at a window seat near the river in a tavern on the riverside.
The layout of the tavern is very atmospheric, with a soothing music filling the air. Looking out the window, the river is dotted with flowing lights. It is the endless flow of ships passing by. The bridge across the river emits bright light, reflecting the night.
Extremely gorgeous.
On the riverside not far from the tavern, there stands a five-star hotel with brilliant lights, and Wei Xiaobei lives there.
Qiao Liang and Ye Xinyi silently looked at the night outside, saying nothing for a moment.
Thinking that she was about to leave the familiar Jiangzhou and not be able to see those familiar people for a certain period of time, Qiao Liang had complicated feelings in her heart.
After a while, Ye Xinyi withdrew her gaze, looked at Qiao Liang and said softly: "I came back specifically for you this time. There are a lot of things in the department recently, and I have to work overtime on weekends. I will rush back to Huangyuan early tomorrow morning and leave for the capital on Monday.
Going on a business trip for a few days..."
"Oh..." Qiao Liang calmed down and stared at Ye Xinyi's handsome face. His heart was churning. She came back specifically to see him. She went to the capital on Monday, and when he went to Huangyuan to gather on Tuesday, he wouldn't see her.
In other words, this should be the last meeting with Ye Xinyi before going to the northwest.
Qiao Liang raised his glass: "My favorite, thank you!"
Ye Xinyi raised her glass: "Take care, take care!"
Then the two clinked glasses, and Qiao Liang said: "I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want."
Because he drank liquor, Qiao Liang said this.
Then Qiao Liang drank a glass of wine.
"Women can't be free." Ye Xinyi finished speaking and took a sip.
Qiao Liang smiled apologetically: "I just don't want you to drink too much."
"It's not about how much you drink, but it's about the mood of drinking and who you drink with." Ye Xinyi said lightly.
Qiao Liang nodded: "Xinyi, how are you feeling at this moment?"
"What do you think?" There was a hint of sadness in Ye Xinyi's eyes, and she was a bit confused.
Qiao Liang felt that he seemed to understand Ye Xinyi's eyes, and said: "I am just going to take a temporary job, and I will come back."
"I know you will come back." Ye Xinyi nodded, "It should be a surprise to many people that you can go to the northwest for a temporary job this time. Many people think that with Lao An being transferred away from Jiangzhou, your future has been in trouble.
It’s a desperate situation, but I didn’t expect that this opportunity and this unexpected turning point would appear. What this opportunity and turning point mean to you may be difficult to predict now, but I think we will see the outcome in two years.”
"It is necessary. When I return to Jiangzhou again, I will definitely let everyone see a very different me from now." Qiao Liang said firmly.
Ye Xinyi nodded: "I believe you will do it, you can do it, but it will require a huge effort on your part, and you will even have to go through experience and tempering like a rebirth."
"I'm not afraid of hardship, nor of being tired. After going through these recent hardships, I now feel that a person's success does not depend on how many opportunities you have, but on whether you seize the opportunities you should seize." Qiao Liang said
.
"That's well said." Ye Xinyi looked at Qiao Liang with admiration, "It seems that after experiencing this setback and the suffering in the mountains, you have gained new growth."
Qiao Liang said: "People always grow and mature through constant setbacks and tribulations. I do, and so do you. Recently in the mountains, I read two books, one of which was ""
"The Weaknesses of Human Nature" and one was "The Ordinary World" that you entrusted Bingyu to give to me. These two books made my brain sober and calm. From these two books, I learned the lesson of struggle.
With the strength and confidence to move forward, I clearly realized that in this life, just a few decades, people always have to do meaningful things while living in the world, and the so-called meaningful things are nothing more than contributions.
And dedication is nothing more than adhering to the bottom line of being a human being, conscience and morality."
Ye Xinyi's eyes looked at Qiao Liang with more and more admiration: "Qiao Liang, I believe in one sentence: character determines destiny. This quality of yours will definitely become a powerful help for you to continuously achieve new achievements in your career. Your
This kind of character will definitely create a good atmosphere and environment suitable for your future career."
Qiao Liang smiled slightly: "Xinyi, are you praising or encouraging?"
"Both." Ye Xinyi also smiled slightly, and then said, "However, your character still has a sense of loyalty, which contains justice, righteousness and kindness. In my opinion, working within the system is
This loyalty is a double-edged sword. When you meet a good person who has the same temperament as you, this loyalty is your advantage and strength. On the contrary, if you are taken advantage of by villains, this loyalty becomes your shortcoming and even fatal.
Achilles’ heel.”
Qiao Liang was silent in thought, thinking about Ye Xinyi's words.
Ye Xinyi continued: "Also, on some things, your thinking is a little different, even a little evil, and you often act out of common sense. This kind of alternative and evil thinking is good for you from a certain perspective.
, at least it can make some people who have ulterior motives towards you be a little wary of your character, and dare not provoke you easily, for fear that it will not end well for you if you act evil, and you will shoot yourself in the foot. But from another angle, if
Once someone figures out your alternative and evil ways and takes advantage of them, then it is very likely..."
Ye Xinyi didn't say any more.
Qiao Liang continued to think about Ye Xinyi's words. When she was about to leave Jiangzhou, she told herself these things. She was obviously reminding herself of something. This reminder was based on her friendship with herself. This reminder contained her feelings for herself.
Care and concern from the heart.
Qiao Liang breathed softly and looked at Ye Xinyi: "Xinyi, I have remembered all your words. Thank you, thank you for your kindness to me... We have developed from being hostile to each other in the newspaper days to becoming good friends now.
Friends are really rare and worth cherishing."
Ye Xinyi sighed softly: "I have experienced too much during this period. People will change. You are like this, and so am I. It is not only the outside that changes, but also the inside. In the huge institutional system, a person can change."
His career and destiny may seem insignificant to outsiders, but to himself, it is extremely important... Therefore, there has never been a savior in this world. No matter how many external forces there are, no matter how big the nobles help, a person's success will ultimately be
You have to rely on yourself.”
After hearing what Ye Xinyi said, Qiao Liang couldn't help but feel that it made sense.
For some reason, thinking of his and Ye Xinyi's career experience, Qiao Liang suddenly remembered the erotic dream he had before the deputy editor interview, which was interrupted by Zhang Lin's sudden knock on the door, and his expression was slightly strange.
Ye Xinyi noticed it and looked at Qiao Liang: "What are you thinking about?"
"I...I was thinking..." Qiao Liang hesitated.
"Would you like to tell me?" Ye Xinyi said gently.
"This... I am willing, but I... I'm worried that you will be angry." Qiao Liang scratched his head.
"As long as you tell the truth, I won't be angry."
"You're really not angry?"
"Yeah." Ye Xinyi nodded, "Go ahead, I'm listening."
"Then I'll tell you..." Qiao Liang then told her about her dream of conquering Ye Xinyi, which was quite detailed.
After listening to Qiao Liang's words, Ye Xinyi's face turned red and she felt infinite shyness. It turned out that this guy had had such a dream. It turned out that he had thought of this just now. He had known better and didn't ask. Unexpectedly, this guy not only said
Oh, and he described the dreaming process in such detail, Emma was so embarrassed!
Looking at Ye Xinyi's shy face, Qiao Liang couldn't help but think of the unforgettable time when she and Ye Xinyi were drunk in Songbei, and couldn't help but feel in her heart.
"Qiao Liang, you, you..." Ye Xinyi didn't know what to say for a moment and lowered her head nervously.
"I...I didn't want to say it originally, but...if you ask, I can't lie to you." Qiao Liang stammered.
"You...you have this kind of dream, saying...it means that you have always had bad intentions towards...me..." Ye Xinyi also stuttered a bit when she spoke.
"This can't be said to be a bad intention." Qiao Liang said calmly.
"What is that?" Ye Xinyi looked up at Qiao Liang, the blush on her face not fading yet.
"Yes..." Qiao Liang thought for a moment, "It is conquest. Based on the reality and relationship between you and me at that time, I wanted to conquer you from the bottom of my heart, conquer your beauty and coolness, conquer your coldness and arrogance towards me.
."
"So now, your goal has been achieved?" Ye Xinyi whispered.
"Why do you say that?" Qiao Liang didn't understand Ye Xinyi's meaning for a moment.
Ye Xinyi's face turned redder and she said: "You...haven't you already...got...got..."
After saying that, Ye Xinyi lowered her head shyly.
Qiao Liang suddenly realized: "Oh, are you talking about what happened that night in Songbei?"
Ye Xinyi lowered her head and said nothing. Thinking of the drunken and crazy time she had with Qiao Liang that night in Songbei, her heart beat faster and she couldn't help but tighten her legs.
Qiao Liang continued: "That time doesn't seem to count."
"Why?" Ye Xinyi ignored her shyness and raised her head to look at Qiao Liang, thinking to herself, Damn, you already succeeded that time, and you did it so violently, but you can't count it, how can it be unreasonable!
"Because that time you were thinking of Wei Xiaobei and you thought of me as Wei Xiaobei!" Qiao Liang said seriously.
Hearing what Qiao Liang said, Ye Xinyi suddenly felt embarrassed, and felt huge sadness, pain and frustration. She could not forget Wei Xiaobei so much, but she didn't expect that he had fallen to the point of eating soft food. This was simply wrong.
I feel extremely humiliated that I have been in love with him for so many years!
"Don't mention him, I don't want to hear this name again!" Ye Xinyi said in disgust.
"I didn't mean to mention him, and I know you don't want to hear this name again, but there are people and things that you can't avoid." Qiao Liang said calmly, "Wei Xiaobei's group just signed a contract with Jiangzhou
Wei Xiaobei has overall responsibility for these two major projects in Jiangzhou, which means that Wei Xiaobei will stay in Jiangzhou for a long period of time. Moreover, Wei Xiaobei has now come to Jiangzhou and lives in Jiangzhou.
That five-star hotel not far from here by the river..."
As he said that, Qiao Liang raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction.
Ye Xinyi looked at Qiao Liang blankly, the blush on her face faded and she looked a little pale.
Qiao Liang knew that Ye Xinyi was very reluctant to hear the news, but felt that she should tell her. After all, Wei Xiaobei would stay in Jiangzhou for a long time. Based on the relationship between Wei Xiaobei and Ye Xinyi back then, Wei Xiaobei would definitely pry.
Regarding the news about Ye Xinyi, once he learns about Ye Xinyi's current situation, he will definitely find Ye Xinyi as long as there is a chance.
In this case, it is necessary to give Ye Xinyi a vaccination first so that she can have some psychological preparation to prevent being entangled or taken advantage of by Wei Xiaobei.
