1
When she was invited to the island by Xu Shijie, Yun Jing thought that she was not far away from "capturing" him.
Only when we arrived at the seaplane airport did we realize that the difficulty coefficient had changed from 2 or 3 to 10.
Because her ex-boyfriend Jiang Zheran didn't know when, he became Xu Shijie's "good" brother. So good that I can go to the island with him and my female companion.
She had only prepared PlanA in her mind, but the moment she met Jiang Zheran's eyes, she had almost thought of PlanB from PlanB.
How good is the relationship between the two of them? Will Jiang Zheran tell Xu Shijie about their past together? Or, would you even tell him that thing together?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Zheran only showed surprise for a moment, then stretched out his hand with a smile and said, "Miss Yu, I have long admired you."
2
Yu Yunjing is a well-known Internet celebrity.
Her daily job is to find a pair of clothes that she has never matched before and put them on.
came to the well-lit floor-to-ceiling mirror, took a good posture, and took dozens of photos. After
finished taking the photos, I sat down and slowly selected them one by one.
Find the ones with the most beautiful concavities, post them on social media, tag them #OOTD, and add copy, such as:
"The sun is so nice today, I'm going to the coffee shop downstairs to read a book."
In the photo, she has a very slender figure, with a height of 1.7 meters, but has wrists like a child, a waist like a water snake, and straight and slender legs.
Her fans love to ask her:
"This waistline is so beautiful. What kind of exercise do you usually do?"
"Sister, you are so thin. Do you have any weight loss recipe recommendations?"
Of course she does not object to being asked these questions.
But she could never tell the real answer.
The answer is: no exercise, no diet, just good parents.
Even so, she couldn't feel very relaxed.
In the era of extreme involution of social media content creation, in the field of OOTD, almost all are naturally beautiful beauties, or models with very distinctive personal characteristics, or gods in the post-production field.
Yunjing knew that her real selling point was not the above, but her vaguely revealed family background—a white, rich and beautiful persona.
On this app, which once made a breakthrough in the social media world with its wonderful posts showing off wealth, the average advertising unit price of the "Bai Fumei" character is almost three times that of other Internet celebrities of the same magnitude.
But she can hardly hold on to this bonus from Bai Fumei.
Seamlessly transitioning into a "costless" lady's life through marriage has become her first task.
And now that she is 27 years old, she has almost entered the countdown.
3
Fortunately, Jiang Zheran seemed to have no intention of exposing the relationship between the two.
Yun Jing quickly got up, stretched out her hand, shook it reservedly, then pretended to be surprised and asked: "Shijie, who is this?"
Xu Shijie probably didn't see any clues, and gently put his arm around Yun Jing's shoulder, The other hand spread out towards Jiang Zheran and said: "This is the little prince of Yuefu, the upstart in the currency circle who came back from the West Coast of the United States, our Jerry Jiang."
Yunjing had a headache hearing this series of titles, but she still nodded and smiled.
But at least she understood that Jiang Zheran was indeed not the same Jiang Zheran as before. In the five years they had not been in contact, he had achieved social ascent by speculating on currencies, and he had actually moved to the well-known Greater Bay Area apartment.
However, Jiang Zheran had no expression at this time, and just said calmly: "Don't rush to introduce so much, we will get to know each other slowly."
"Haha, okay." Xu Shijie said, "I'm hungry. I'll put away the things in a while, and let's have a protein meal first."
"Okay!" Jiang Zheran's female companion, Samantha, agreed, and naturally held his arm with one hand. He didn't refuse.
The circle of the rich second generation is only so big. Although this is the first time Yun Jing met this girl named Samantha, if she remembers correctly, she should be one of Xu Shijie's former playmates. Yun Jing also had some interactions with her on social media.
When Samantha saw Yun Jing, she reluctantly raised the corner of her mouth, but there was no smile in her eyes.
For some reason, her move to hold Jiang Zheran in her arms made Yun Jing's heart tighten a little.
She was curious about what relationship this Samantha had with him. According to Jiang Zheran's past habits, if it was not clear that she was his girlfriend, he would not even touch her.
Four people took a taxi and drove from the airport to the island.
didn't speak because the noise was relatively loud, and they were each immersed in their own world.
Xu Shijie was taking pictures with his GoPro, while Samantha was seriously editing her selfies. Yunjing was supposed to take this opportunity to take some pictures of the scenery and go back to edit the Vlog, but she suddenly lost interest.
On the pretense of talking to Samantha, she secretly glanced at Jiang Zheran. His head was turned to one side, and he just looked at the scenery quietly and did nothing.
It has been five years, and the profile of his face has not changed much except for being a little tanned. But in his eyes, the youthful look he once had was gone forever.
What has he experienced in the past five years?
Is his current career in Shenzhen? When did you move into Yue Mansion?
He must have had many women and no longer cares about his past with her.
Thinking about this, she felt a little relieved, but also a little bit unspeakably sad.
Not sure if he noticed the eyes looking at him, Jiang Zheran looked at her, but his eyes fell on Yun Jing's ears.
Yunjing then realized that the earrings she accidentally chose to match were actually the birthday gifts he gave her that year.
When
was studying, Yunjing's suitors were already flooding the river. Among them were many young rich second generations and local old moneymen of quite a certain age. Jiang Zheran was the only exception among them. He was just a kid from a Chinese family who owned a restaurant.
But he was willing to use his three-month internship salary in a large factory to buy this pair of Bulgari as a gift for her.
At that time, she had not even agreed to become his girlfriend.
After arriving at the hotel, their luggage was sent to different independent viewing rooms.
Several people went to the restaurant to eat first.
Xu Shijie is well-known in their circle as a person who knows how to eat and play, so everyone defaults to ordering directly from him.
However, when he said "mango salad roll", Jiang Zheran raised his head and said, "Can the mango be replaced with something else?"
When Yunjing heard this, her inner alarm went off: What is he going to do?
"You don't eat mangoes?" Xu Shijie asked as expected.
"Yes, it's hot and humid." Jiang Zheran nodded.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Yunjing is allergic to mangoes." Xu Shijie exclaimed, "Thanks to you for being hot and humid, otherwise she would be in trouble if something happens later."
Yunjing smiled awkwardly, and her heartbeat finally dropped from 180.
At this time, Samantha suddenly said exaggeratedly: "Shijie has really changed a lot. In the past, he only cared about what he wanted to eat, but now he actually remembers other people's preferences."
Then glanced at Yun Jing coldly.
Although she didn't know why she was hostile to him, Yun Jing didn't like her very much at first. Their circle was full of people like this, and they had already become accustomed to it.
But what she really couldn't bear was that such a person was standing next to Jiang Zheran.
At this time, another dish was served.
is a plate of typhoon shelter fried crab .
Jiang Zheran took one look and asked the waiter for an extra pair of chopsticks. After
got the chopsticks, he began to carefully pick out all the green onion roots inside.
"Wow, are you so particular about a grown man?" Xu Shijie sighed, pointing to the scallion root he picked out.
"Yeah." Jiang Zheran didn't explain much this time.
He didn't even look at Yun Jing.
But Yunjing has already overturned the condiment bottle in her heart and has mixed feelings.
Because even Xu Shijie doesn't know that she doesn't like onions.
4
After a long journey, everyone was a little tired, so they agreed not to go to the beach this afternoon.
Go back to your room and have a rest, then go out for a beer and barbecue party in the evening.
made an appointment at a rough time, and a group of them got on the golf cart that was waiting for them and drove them back from room to room.
They arrived first, so Xu Shijie took Yunjing out of the car and waved to the remaining two people.
Yunjing forced a smile and watched them go away.
Walking into the independent house, Xu Shijie suddenly said: "How about this person Jerry."
Yunjing was shocked, but soon understood that Xu Shijie was just showing off to him as a friend.
"You can't tell after we've only been together for a few minutes... He's a bit boring and not as cute as you." She said calmly.
"You can't compare with me, I'm so handsome." Xu Shijie poked his head out of the bathroom with a playful smile.
Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't detect any clues.
The sound of bathing came from the bathroom, and Yunjing sat alone on the sofa in the living room in a daze.
Xu Shijie is the person she unexpectedly and expected. When
met, Yu Yunjing had just started planning to find someone to settle down with.
Xu Shijie is two years younger than her. His parents make new energy vehicles . Of course, they are not the type for the consumer market, so they are much more stable. In addition, it is an emerging industry, with full potential and prosperity.
Although he is called the "new money" family, in terms of strength, he is much more confident than the down-and-out "old money" like Yun Jing.
He is like a male version of a beautiful little fool. After studying business in Australia for four years, I only spoke the best English about brand names after I came back. After
returned to China, he gradually tried to take over his parents' business, but he was more interested in eating, drinking, having fun and having sex than in his career. Although
is essentially a dandy, Qiang has only a short time to accumulate wealth at home and has not yet become a shrewd member of the family. He is also quite naive and cute.
is too smart and takes a long time to implement, which is not what she wants.
Not to mention that he is still interested in her.
During the dating stage, he ate at three or four of the top restaurants in Hong Kong next door within a month. Even the hard-to-find Ultraviolet restaurant in Shanghai, he managed to get a seat and took her there on a special trip.
In addition to these, naturally there is also a bombardment of gifts, necklaces, earrings, watches and bags. Although they are not the most luxurious brands, there are quite a lot of them in total.
Yunjing has always maintained a happy but unfazed attitude.
This made Xu Shijie, who had always been successful in the matter of women in recent years, feel extremely strange. It was rare for him to let go of his flirtatious attitude and concentrate on dating her for more than half a year.
He thought that she was neither materialistic nor greedy, and did not want much. Little did he know that it was precisely because she had a greater goal that she could be so calm.
In Yunjing's original plan, she would reveal the secret of her engagement at the most pleasant end of the vacation, and reluctantly break up with Xu Shao.
This is of course not true, it is just a trick of to play hard to get .
For this reason, she even borrowed the company email address at home to coordinate with the drama.
She warned herself not to be disturbed by Jiang Zheran's presence.
The most important task of her trip is to completely capture Xu Shijie.
5
"Where is Samantha?"
In the evening, Xu Shijie asked when he saw Jiang Zheran coming to the barbecue party alone.
"She seemed to have said she had to catch a flight last night and didn't sleep well, so she came here after she woke up." Jiang Zheran replied, naturally sitting in the empty seat next to Yun Jing.
"We won't wait for her." Xu Shijie said, then put on his gloves and started to put the ingredients on the roasting fork.
The bonfire made a crackling sound, and the smoke slowly rose.
"Hey, why haven't the people at the hotel brought beer over yet?" Xu Shijie suddenly thought of something.
"Let me ask them." Jiang Zheran stood up and said.
"Hey, no, you probably don't even know where is in the lounge. Help me hold it and bake it."Xu Shijie handed the barbecue fork to Jiang Zheran and said, "I'll borrow some chili powder and cumin powder by the way." "
Yunjing stood up and prepared to walk with him.
But he also pressed her down: "Don't go either. Your slippers hit your feet just now when you walked on the beach, and now they are worn out when you walk back. "
Yunjing looked down at the camellia slippers on her feet and nodded obediently.
"I'll be back soon. "Xu Shijie said, shook his hand and left.
The two of them were left standing there looking at each other.
"I can understand why you chose him. "When Xu Shijie walked away, Jiang Zheran spoke first.
Yunjing said "hmm" without further explanation.
"It can be seen that he likes you very much," he continued, "but you probably don't like him very much. "
Yunjing didn't expect him to be so aggressive when he first came up, and she felt a little unhappy.
"You don't seem to like Samantha very much either. "She shot back.
"Whether I like her or not, it doesn't matter at all. "He said coldly.
"Then you have changed quite a lot. If you didn't like someone before, you wouldn't travel with her. "Yun Jing directly expressed her frustration.
Jiang Zheran turned around and looked into her eyes carefully. This look made Yun Jing a little panicked.
"I don't need to explain too much to you. " He looked back at her and focused on the grilled food.
"It's up to you... I just hope you don't tell Xu Shijie about us. " Yun Jing's tone showed weakness.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Zheran's face sank when he heard this and said:
"I can't guarantee this. "
" Why? What do you want? "
Yunjing was about to ask clearly, only to hear a burst of laughter.
They turned around and found that Xu Shijie and Samantha must have just met, chatting and laughing.
The topic could only stop here.
That night, Jiang Zheran dragged Xu Shijie to drink like crazy, and finally drank him down.
With the help of the hotel staff, he was safely put on the bed in the room.
For some reason, Yun Jing actually breathed a sigh of relief. tml0She was confused by Jiang Zheran. If Xu Shijie still wanted to be intimate, she didn't know if she could deal with it with interest.
became quiet for a while, but the words "But you probably don't like him very much," the voice lingering in his mind became louder.
The feeling of having someone see through the dark side of your heart is always so embarrassing.
But what qualifications does Jiang Zheran have to accuse her?
If given a choice, who wouldn’t want to live as they please and love as they please.
is like a young person She also ignored the new and old money without hesitation, and devoted herself to Jiang Zheran, a Silicon Valley intern from an ordinary family. Simply because he is smart and motivated, and he has no hesitation in treating her.
The decline of the family began to show up year by year not long after Yunjing went to college.
Her father was a second-generation ancestor who could not afford to support him, and he had already lost half of the empire that Grandpa Yunjing had given him.
Grandpa was disappointed with his father. Yunjing’s four-year stay in the United States was the last support he gave their family. A year ago, the villa where their family lived had been demolished. My father mortgaged it, and when the time limit expires, the bank will come to enforce it.
When that day comes, Yunjing will lose the last evidence that she is a "white, rich and beautiful", and even her career as an internet celebrity blogger will be on the verge of collapse.
Thinking of this, Yunjing took out the computer from the suitcase.
only has work, which can make her forget these troubles temporarily.
Suddenly her phone rang, and she quickly pressed mute. It was an unfamiliar domestic number. In order to avoid missing the work call, she picked it up.
"Is it Yunjing?" "It was Jiang Zheran's voice.
Yunjing hurriedly walked out of the room and walked into the hall.
"What do you want..." She lowered her voice.
"He should be asleep. "He said.
"Yeah."
" Can you come to the door? "
Yun Jing was frightened when she heard this.
But she was still driven by curiosity, walked through the living room, and opened the door facing the yard.
He stood at the door as expected.
"I want an explanation. "He said.
After drinking so much wine, only his cheeks were slightly red, and his eyes were firm, and perhaps a little confused.
Yunjing carefully turned around and closed the door.
She came slightly closer to him and lowered her voice: "Why are you so nervous in the middle of the night? Come here at this time, where is Samantha? Doesn't she mind? "
"Samantha? Jiang Zheran suddenly laughed, "She and I don't live in the same room at all." She is Shijie's friend, just a date for four of them. "
"Ah..." Yun Jing didn't expect this.
"You got the answer you wanted. Now you can answer it for me with peace of mind... Five years have passed, haven't you ever thought that you owe me an explanation? " He forcefully changed the topic.
Yunjing was silent. What should she say? Has she thought about it? But things have reached that situation, how can she explain it. On the Internet, she can treat everything lightly, but for people who are closely related to her, she has a lot of words. It’s hard to say.
“I know I owe you an explanation,” she finally squeezed out this sentence, “I was only 22 years old at that time. No matter my age, psychological maturity, or material hardware, I was not ready to enter family life and become someone else’s wife and mother. "
" Sure enough, it is still because of the physical hardware. "He laughed again, and this smile was full of ridicule and helplessness.
Yunjing was hurt by this sentence, and she retorted: "Isn't material the most basic part of raising a child? I never want to be like my parents, who just give birth to the child and then live as they please. "
"In the final analysis, you have never believed in me. You neither believe that I will give you stability nor that I will give you respect. "Jiang Zheran said excitedly.
Yunjing kept looking back at the room, for fear that Jiang Zheran's voice would cause Xu Shijie to make a fuss.
And this action really angered Jiang Zheran.
He pulled her over and forced her to look at him: "Can you face me for once? Why do you always make decisions and leave without authorization? What do I mean to you? "
"Don't be like this..." She avoided his eyes.
His questioning words were like a blunt knife hitting her. It was not sharp, but it still cracked the wound in her heart that had been sutured with a loud bang.
She tried to take a deep breath, her eyes However, his eyes were still wet with disappointment: "It's all my fault, okay... It's all my fault..."
Seeing Yun Jing like this, Jiang Zheran let go of his hand with pity.
"I'm sorry," he said, "I thought I didn't care anymore... But when I saw you, I still couldn't calm down. "
Yunjing just glanced at him. His eyes were a little red. She didn't know whether it was red from excitement or red from drunkenness.
"If...I mean if I give you a chance to choose again..." Jiang Zheran tried very hard to organize his words.
But at this moment, the phone in Yun Jing's hand rang.
Both of them were startled.
"Shijie" was displayed on the phone.
"Please answer, I won't speak." "Jiang Zheran said.
Yunjing answered the phone, and a confused voice came from inside: "Baby, where have you been. "
" I'm enjoying the breeze outside in the yard. I'll be back soon. "
" Hmm, okay. "After Shijie finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Yunjing glanced at Jiang Zheran and then turned back to the room.
6
She tossed and turned all night.
But as Xu Shijie got up, she also got up.
It seemed that he had not forgotten his appointment for tail wave surfing.
"Baby, I drank too much yesterday and didn't stay with you well. Don't be unhappy. "When the two of them got on the golf cart, Shijie hugged her, apologized, and kissed her on the cheek.
She shook her head and smiled, but she was busy rejoicing that he didn't seem to notice that they met last night.
The four people arrived at the beach almost at the same time, and their rented speedboat was already waiting there. Although
wake surfing is relatively easy to get started in the field of surfing, Yun Jing actually plays it far less often than Xu Shijie. She has only played it indoors a few times. There is still a big difference between playing it on the sea.
Although Samantha claims to be very nervous, her technique is actually quite good. After just getting used to it for a while, she was able to loosen the rope and control herself.
Then there was the performance by Xu Shijie himself. He was already very proficient in playing and spent half an hour playing.
Jiang Zheran could also tell that he was familiar, but he didn't seem to be very interested. He slipped back to the boat after about ten minutes.
After Jiang Zheran returned to the boat, everyone looked at Yun Jing, and she had no choice but to bite the bullet. Although it didn't take her long to go from a squatting position to a standing position, she still didn't have the courage to let go of the rope.
Gradually, Samantha's face began to reveal a faint hint of joking. She pulled Xu Shijie's arm and said, "Don't push me. I don't usually participate in many outdoor activities. I just want to experience it this time."
Xu Shijie really couldn't keep his face down. Yun Jing could almost read his thoughts: "How can my girlfriend, who is an all-around outdoor expert, be such a little loser, and how can she be a good person in the industry in the future?"
He threw Samantha away, took a step towards the stern of the boat, and even stepped on the side of the boat with one foot:
"Baby, you have to pass this test today. Relax your hands and don't put strength on the handle."
I don't know why, but the more he exerts pressure, the more frightened Yunjing feels. She can obviously swim, but she becomes more and more immersed in the fear of falling into the water, and she clenches her hands tighter.
"I will count to three and you will let go." Xu Shijie began to give an ultimatum.
Jiang Zheran was still sitting, but he suddenly stood up, as if to stop him, but Yunjing immediately stared at him with her eyes, which clearly said: "None of your business."
Jiang Zheran stood still where he was.
"Three, two, one." After Xu Shijie counted the three numbers, Yun Jing forced herself to let go of her hand as if she was dying.
She barely steadied herself on the board for a second before falling backwards.
Jiang Zheran had been waiting at the side of the ship for a long time. The next moment she fell into the water, she also jumped into the water.
Yunjing floated in the water for a few times. Before she could recover and take the initiative to swim upstream, a pair of hands grabbed the life jacket and lifted it out.
raised her head out of the water, gasping for air, and then she saw clearly that the person who came to fish her out was Jiang Zheran.
Jiang Zheran kept his hand around her shoulder, paddled with the other hand, pulled the surfboard over, and put her on the board.
Xu Shijie had already turned the boat back at this time and threw the rope to Jiang Zheran.
After pulling Yun Jing on board, Xu Shijie's face darkened. Samantha whispered to the driver to return.
For lunch, Xu Shijie ordered fried crab from the typhoon shelter again.
Jiang Zheran also wanted an extra pair of chopsticks as always and started picking up green onion roots.
"Jerry," Xu Shijie suddenly said, "You don't like onions, do you?"
Jiang Zheran did not answer, but still picked the onions.
"During the barbecue that day, I specially asked the hotel to marinate all the chicken legs with onion and ginger flavor. I think you ate it without any problem, but it was Yunjing who only ate one piece and then gave it all to me." Xu Shijie was justified.
"Well, what do you want to explain." Jiang Zheran picked up the last green onion, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Xu Shijie.
"What do I want to explain? Let me ask you, what did you want to do when you came to our room to find her last night?" Xu Shijie put down the chopsticks in his hand with a snap.
"Reminiscing about old times." Jiang Zheran said briefly.
Xu Shijie turned to look at Yun Jing, and she quickly explained: "I remembered later that we met when we were studying abroad many years ago."
"Jerry, did you recognize Yun Jing on the first day? Why didn't you tell me, I treat you as a brother, but you want to poach my girlfriend!" Xu Shijie said angrily.
Jiang Zheran snorted coldly and said, "Didn't you promise Samantha to bring her to the island a long time ago? Now that you have a girlfriend, you have to push me out as a shield. Do you really regard me as a brother?"
Xu Shijie's face was ashen, and he quickly changed the topic: "Don't talk about me and Samantha, just tell me, do you like Yun?" Jing?!"
Jiang Zheran smiled: "It doesn't matter if you like it or not, you are not married, single men and women can always choose freely. If she is really Mrs. Xu, then I am really shameless and rogue."
Xu Shijie's eyes turned red at this, and he stood up and grabbed Jiang Zheran's collar.
Jiang Zheran was only a little surprised for a moment, but his face quickly returned to a disdainful expression, as if to say: "If you have the ability, just fight."
"Don't do it." Yun Jing went over and held Xu Shijie's fist. There were almost tears in her eyes.
Xu Shijie glanced at Yun Jing, and when he saw Yun Jing's expression, his expression softened a little. He angrily threw Jiang Zheran away and turned away.
Yun Jing cast a resentful look at Jiang Zheran and chased Xu Shijie.
7
Xu Shijie was really angry.
He left very quickly, and Yun Jing couldn't catch up even if she hurried or slowed down.
Only then did she realize that although Xu Shijie would occasionally lose his temper before, he would try his best to get rid of it. She caught up with him, coaxed him a few words, and he was fine.
Although he looks like a big boy, playful and heartless, most of the time, he is the emotional stabilizer of the group, and he is often the one who provides emotional value. Although
has never confirmed whether she loves him, she is very clear that she is comfortable around him because she can be herself quietly without having to exert any effort to provide any emotional value.
She even thought that even if the Xu family's parents and other elders were not easy to talk to, Xu Shijie, who was easy to handle, would definitely be able to make the relationship harmonious.
At this time, his reaction was so big that Yun Jing became more and more worried. This time, he was really hurt.
finally caught up to the room.
He was already lying on the bed, with the quilt covering his head.
She walked over, climbed onto the bed carefully, and squatted next to him, but she didn't know what to say.
After waiting for a while, she decided to let him be quiet and prepared to get out of bed and go to the living room to stay.
Just as she was about to stand up, he suddenly lifted the quilt and grabbed her wrist.
"Don't leave." His voice was muffled.
Yunjing was pulled down, and she knelt down on her lap again.
"Yu Yunjing." His eyes were burning.
He rarely called her by her name, which made her nervous. She heard him continue:
"Do you still remember the first day I came here and asked you, what do you think of Jerry?"
Yunjing nodded.
"I felt at that time that the way he looked at you was a little different."
Yunjing was a little nervous and wanted to explain, but he shook his head and said, "It's not surprising that he likes you. It's not surprising that anyone likes you. You are beautiful, with a good figure, a smart mind, and a mysterious personality. When a man sees you, he can't help but please you."
Yunjing shook her head, trying to deny his statement.
He was still talking to himself: "Don't deny it, I am also a man. I know that I have always been like this. I can't help but please you, take you to eat, drink and have fun, and buy you things. You have never refused, so I always feel that , you like me and accept me. But today I am suddenly not sure, because in fact, everyone is willing to do this for you, and you just need to keep accepting it."
Yunjing was frightened by his statement and shook her head desperately.
He then asked: "Then tell me, do you really like me? Do you only like me and not others?"
She said seriously: "I won't accept it unless someone treats me well. I like you."
"Then if that's the case, will you be willing to marry me?" Xu Shijie said.
Yunjing's eyes widened. What's going on? She hadn't even implemented her plan yet, so why did she just jump to this step.
She didn't even need to brew her emotions anymore. Her eyes immediately became moist, and she said angrily: "Xu Shijie, you are not allowed to joke about this kind of thing, I will take it seriously."
Xu Shijie's whole face smiled broadly: "That means you are willing, right?"
She nodded.
"Baby, I knew you only loved me." Xu Shijie jumped up happily and clenched his fists, "I will tell my parents when I return to China."
Yunjing nodded, held Xu Shijie's face and kissed her.
He stood up and gently pushed Yun Jing down on the two-meter-long bed.
Then he leaned forward and kissed her.
8
After the trip, Yun Jing happened to have a work event to go to Shanghai, so she said goodbye to Xu Shijie and agreed to wait for good news from him.
And Jiang Zheran naturally added her through the small group of four, and she did not refuse. However, after returning to China, Jiang Zheran seemed a little embarrassed and did not bother her again. After the
event, two new sponsors came in contact. Yunjing was busy with copywriting, shooting and editing for a week, and did not leave much extra thought to focus on other things.
But just a week later, Samantha suddenly forwarded a link to their four groups. The title of
is: Today’s Golddiggers (referring to women who want to marry into wealthy families) are becoming more and more difficult to get along with.
Yunjing felt something bad, so she quickly opened it.
When I saw the content, I felt chills running down my spine.
Although the article did not name anyone, it made it sound like it was her and Xu Shijie.
The boy's family background, the place where they met, the woman's job and the level of daily food and clothing expenses were all so similar that it made her panic...
The thunder she was worried about at the beginning finally exploded.
"But I heard that this girl seemed to have had an abortion when she was studying abroad. Although the boys in our circle don't have such serious complexes, it depends on whether the person involved has minded having a child. Nowadays, the ability of rich people to back up can't be underestimated, and it is getting harder and harder to get Golddigger."
Yunjing clicked on the avatar and found that the poster used a small account that had not posted any content. It seems that the publisher does not want to leave any traces of himself, but just to facilitate the dissemination of this information.
She knew Samantha didn't like her, but was surprised that she could do it out of dislike.
Now that this was the case, she didn't want to do Tai Chi anymore. I called Samantha directly.
passed.
"What for?" came a lazy and slightly disdainful voice from the other party, as if he had expected that Yun Jing would confront her.
"What did you mean by posting that post?" Yun Jing asked.
"What do you mean? I just read the Little
"I dare to ask Miss Samantha, we are strangers, what is it about me that deserves your efforts to slander me." Yun Jing said bluntly.
"I have no grudge against you, I just can't stand Zhijie's stupid love-minded attitude. We have known each other for five or six years, and he used to play with us every day. Since he fell into your trap, he doesn't even want to be his friends anymore."
"'No more?' Are you three-year-olds playing house? Zhijie is an adult. He can come and go as he pleases with whomever he wants. Can you still have the final say?" After Yunjing said this, the other party seemed to be choked. But after a while, Samantha still hit back fiercely:
"Of course I can't control who he likes, but at least he can know whether the person who asked him to give up his friends to date is worthy of him. You are so casual that you even want to seduce Zhijie's friends. You are worthy of being a woman who did that kind of thing in college. I believe that Zhijie and Jerry will see you clearly sooner or later." After that, he hung up the phone with a beep.
calmed down for a while. Yunjing opened the post again and found that the poster had deleted it.
But that night, Xu Shijie's good night call did not come.
In the more than half a year of dating before, this kind of situation has never happened.
She cautiously asked him if he was busy, but he didn't reply.
She dialed his phone again and got a busy signal.
She looked at her phone dejectedly, wondering whether she had been put into the do-not-disturb list of her phone by him.
While she was trying to contact Xu Shijie, Jiang Zheran also called. She didn't answer. He dialed again, and she hung up again. After a few tug-of-wars, Yunjing simply turned off the phone.
This unexpected pregnancy many years ago finally nailed her to the pillar of shame.
Everything at that time was so coincidental:
She stayed up all night to review on the first day, and got up early the next day to take the exam, and he happened to help her celebrate the end of the exam by booking a feast and a luxury hotel.
The two short-term contraceptive pills that I missed took were a big mistake.
But what broke her heart the most at that time was not the unplanned pregnancy, but the fact that Jiang Zheran didn't feel panic or anxious at all when he learned that she was pregnant, but hugged her excitedly.
He said that as long as she agreed, they could get married immediately.
At that moment, she was truly shaken.
But when she thought about it, from now on, she would become one of the countless wives of programmers in Silicon Valley, and the bad debts left by her father would make this middle-class family that already relied on Jiang Zheran even worse. She couldn't help but feel extremely frightened.
So, she finally made an appointment with the clinic to stop the accident. A week after there was no news from
9
, Xu Shijie made an appointment to meet her.
The place was the Omakase (Japanese food without menu) where they had their first date.
Yunjing suddenly had some hope again. Is he still willing to continue with her after thinking about it for a week?
She dressed up carefully, put on the most expensive necklace, and carried the best bag on her back.
He indeed chose a quiet private room and even came wearing a crisp suit.
Yunjing, who didn't have high hopes at first, really began to wonder if he would still propose.
The dishes and wine pairings were presented one by one, and Yunjing found that they were exactly the same as the first time they ate together.
Logically speaking, Omakase's menu changes every month, and the exact same meal must have been specially arranged by Xu Shijie.
She was indeed moved by this intention.
Finally, the second dessert was served, which was the last dish of the day. Xu Shijie turned his body slightly, as if he wanted to say something serious.
"Yunjing, cough." He cleared his throat, his face slightly embarrassed, "Let's just stop here. The first date and the last date are both here, which can be regarded as beginning and end."
Yunjing was stunned, and the dessert spoon even accidentally fell on the table, and some cream splashed on the back of Yunjing's hand.
Xu Shijie was as considerate as ever and took out a tissue. One hand held her hand, and the other helped her wipe the stain off it.
"Is it because of those things back then?" Yun Jing asked with choked sobs.
Xu Shijie frowned and said after a while: "Yes, and no. Although I am sad, I can still accept the woman I love and have loved others. This is nothing. I really wanted to marry you."
"But?" Yun Jing helped him complete the transition.
He gently put down Yun Jing's hand and turned his head: "But marriage is not like love. It is not enough for the two of us to be in love. Although our family has a big business, it is still new after all. I am an only child, and my family still hopes that I can marry a powerful family. You know, I I really care about my family. I tried hard and fought for it, but they didn't agree."
Yunjing understood that what really stood between them had nothing to do with the ridiculous things in their youth, but whether they had a silver spoon or a silver spoon in their mouth at the moment of reincarnation.
His suit today was not worn for her, but for the monthly shareholders meeting.
Yunjing finally held back her tears and tried hard to keep them in her eyes, not allowing them to fall.
helped the chef to hand over a new dessert spoon.
She took it over and weighed it in her hand. Well, it was an aluminum spoon covered with silver.
Then she finished the last dessert in silence.
Like he said, there is a beginning and an end.
10
She didn't have long to repair her emotions.
Yunjing soon began to work intensively again. She disclosed her idea of transformation to her business manager. Although she did not receive clear support, the other party still expressed his willingness to respect her idea and gave her some valuable suggestions.
She also received a WeChat message from Jiang Zheran: "Let's meet."
Yunjing did not reply because she was still angry.
The clinics where she had examinations and appointments were all expensive private clinics. She didn't think they would risk losing customers and reputation by disclosing her pregnancy information to a so-called back-policy company.
Then, the fact that she was pregnant could only be revealed by Jiang Zheran.
But she actually didn't want to believe that after so many years, Jiang Zheran would still punish her with this matter.
In the end, she didn't avoid this meeting. He didn't know how he found the cafe where she often took pictures.
When I went to buy American food in the afternoon, I opened the door and saw him holding a book and sitting directly opposite the door.
The two people's eyes collided.
"I didn't expect that after so many years, you still hate me, so much so that you would give me a fatal blow five or six years after we broke up."
She looked down at the glass of Americano in her hand that he insisted on buying her a drink, and said coldly.
couldn't help but recall the first time they met, when he insisted on buying her a drink. I didn't expect that this scene would happen again, in this situation.
hadn't been seen for more than a month, and she thought she had almost repaired it. But seeing Jiang Zheran's face, she still felt emotional.
"Hate? I have never hated you, I just don't understand." Jiang Zheran leaned forward excitedly, with aggrieved eyes.
"You don't hate me?! You don't hate me. Why did you tell Samantha what happened back then? Do you have to nail me to the pillar of shame?" Yunjing, who didn't even cry when she broke up with Xu Shijie, now felt sour again.
He shook his head slowly, and suddenly laughed at himself: "It turns out that having our children is a shame in your opinion."
"No..." She choked with sobs in her throat, "It's not like that...".
There was one thing that she had never told anyone, not even Jiang Zheran. After
became pregnant, she did quickly make an appointment for early pregnancy termination surgery at the clinic.
But every time she saw him, when he seriously cared about her physical condition and begged her to live together so that he could take care of her, her determination kept falling apart.
He was so looking forward to the arrival of that child and starting a family.
Yunjing even began to think that it would be good for her child to be born in his normal and harmonious but not wealthy family. At the very least, Jiang Zheran will definitely be a very good father, a very different kind of father from her own father.
But fate is so funny. Under the dual pressure of study and blogger career, the fetus stopped in less than four months.
Under this blow, she collapsed emotionally. She didn't know how to face him for a while, so she impulsively chose to leave without saying goodbye.
11
Yun Jing finally revealed the secret she had hidden for five years.
He looked at her, his face mixed with surprise, surprise, distress and regret, but there seemed to be a hint of joy.
After a long time, he finally said: "I never thought of hurting you through this matter.
The Xu family has been cheating on you for a long time, ever since you and Xu Shijie started dating.
And their family is considered my client. I am his family's special I met Xu Shijie through a matchmaker.
One day, Xu Shijie's sister asked me why I ordered a wedding ring when I was still an intern and you were still studying.
Yes, they even found out about it, so I told the truth about our affairs.
I know that this matter will definitely hurt you in the end, so I agreed to Xu Shijie to participate in this stupid four-person date.
I just asked you at that time if you didn’t like him very much yet.
Yunjing showed a surprised expression.
He pursed his lips and said, "It's a pity that you got it wrong at the time. I don't know how to continue to explain." "
"It's okay," Yun Jing laughed to herself, "Actually, this matter is completely different from the reason why the Xu family can't accept me. "
She looked at him: "Thank you for trying so hard to persuade me. I was stupid for not seeing it sooner. "
" But I don't just want to persuade you to leave Xu Shijie. "Jiang Zheran said, and took Yun Jing's hand.
She was stunned, and waited for him to continue:
"I have selfish motives.
Actually, I have known about your family's situation for a long time, even when I was in the United States.
I don’t blame you for leaving a long time ago, I only blame myself for not being able to protect you at that time. "
Yunjing opened her eyes wide.
"But," she looked down at the coffee in her hand again and whispered, "the child is gone...don't you hate me? "
Jiang Zheran sighed and said, "Do you think I proposed marriage because you had my child? From beginning to end, I just want to be with you. "
He suddenly seemed to remember something. He took out a well-folded document from the inner pocket of his jacket and unfolded it in front of her.
This was a three-year lease contract.
The house was a 200-square-meter mansion in Yue Mansion, and the rent was 999 yuan a month.
"Is this? "She raised her eyes to look at him, her heart pounding.
"I self-righteously feel that this is what you need most at this time. Don't worry, there are no strings attached, and you don't have to agree to be with me just for this. I said that I am willing to give you stability and respect. "Jiang Zheran said calmly.
Yunjing's hand holding the paper trembled slightly.
This is indeed what she needs most at this time. She also understands that what Jiang Zheran said is true. He said there are no conditions attached, which means there are no conditions attached. He is I really want to help her.
If she just accepts it, what's the point of her hard work in the past few days?
Beauty is sometimes very deceptive, and people can't help but try to exchange it for gold.
But after experiencing what happened to Xu Shijie, she suddenly felt that beauty was not without its disadvantages.
What you get by clinging to others can be given to you today and you can take it back tomorrow.
Yunjing realized that she still had hands, a good mind, and even her beauty, she could please more people without hurting herself.
Only what she earned with her own hands, others have no right to take away.
She let go of the hand holding the paper and said to Jiang Zheran: "Thank you, Zheran, but I don't need it anymore. "
Jiang Zheran looked at Yunjing in front of him in astonishment, feeling that there was something in her eyes that he had never seen before.
Having made up her mind, Yunjing's mind returned to calm, and she carefully folded the contract and pushed it back to Jiang Zheran.
"Thank you for the coffee, I won't spend more time with you today. " She jumped off the high stool, picked up the cup of coffee, and quickly walked to the door to pull the door handle.
Jiang Zheran followed closely and pressed the door handle: "When will we see you next time? "
" depends on fate. "She said and opened the door with a smile.
12
Yunjing moved out of the villa. During the live broadcast, some fans asked her why she changed places.
She explained the situation very frankly, showing that she was no longer Bai Fumei.
The barrage did not show the dislike she imagined, but instead praised her sincerity.
Fans lost some. But it increased even more.
Whether this is unexpected or expected, Yun Jing doesn't know.
She only knew that after giving up playing Bai Fumei, she seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.
It turns out that being obsessed with work, being alone, or establishing new social circles is such a happy thing.
The house she rented newly was within her ability. Although it was not big, it had the best American food in the city downstairs.
So, on a sunny afternoon, she uploaded the glass of iced Americano she had just taken. While typing out the text, she read softly:
"The weather is really nice, suitable for relaxing for a while after cutting the video. Who has time to sit down and chat with me slowly over this cup."
"I have time."
A voice sounded from behind Yun Jing.
She turned her head and saw Jiang Zheran smiling softly, just like when he came to pick her up for a date.
(original title: "Love in the Greater Bay Area: The Road to Money Worship")
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