"Can I be a good person?"
She said with a smile, retracting her hand that fell on his collar, "I don't want to get involved in anyone's feelings. I just do the screening. For example, I only believe in Mr. Xu's character."
Even though I wasn't familiar with Xu Jingxi, I knew from Liu Huaiying's words that this was the person who could most suppress Liu Huaiying in the Four-Nine Cities.
Of course.
Do you dare to say that she really didn't get close to Xu Jingxi just to pursue her own desires? Yes, she had some dirty intentions.
I dare say she didn't like the handsome face in front of her.
But at this age, she is a bit high-spirited and doesn't want to admit too much. She won't say things like "I like you a little bit."
Xu Jingxi motioned to the driver, who was backing him in the corner, to take out the car keys.
"Just this once." The key to his big black G was in her hands, "Someone will take you away tomorrow."
After saying that, he stepped past her, walked to the vertical cigarette butt column, and put out the cigarette. It's just a subconscious move, but it has a sense of nobility that blends just right.
He watched the driver wearing white gloves open the rear door of the Hongqi car and shield him with his hands to help him get into the car.
The privacy film was dark, and the driver lifted the accelerator and drove away from the villa at a steady speed.
Xu Jingxi in the back seat turned off the airplane mode, and countless messages popped up one after another.
The driver glanced at the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye. Sometimes he turned off his phone late at night and probably didn't want to be disturbed by anyone.
Thinking about it, the driver said cautiously, "There are hangover medicines in the armrest box."
Xu Jingxi closed his eyes and leaned there casually.
"Xiao Li, am I very drunk?"
Driver Xiao Li: "You are awake."
He is so clear-headed at heart, but he conceals his indifference very well, making it easy for people to take his pranks seriously.
Xiao Li looked away, concentrated on driving, and returned to the West Fourth Ring Road overnight.
Entering the two-lane road with sycamore trees, the car finally stopped in a heavily guarded Chinese-style villa area.
The Xu family in Forty-Nine City.
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How could Li Ying not understand that Xu Jingxi was just acting on occasion? This was not her concern.
The car keys in his hand were thrown on the bedside, and he fell on the quilt in a daze.
Why do you need someone to send her away?
Suddenly a strange thought occurred to Xu Jingxi. Did Xu Jingxi think she didn't have a driver's license?
I fell asleep thinking about it.
That night Chen Ruoqi and Liu Huaiying had a quarrel, and one of the drunken men said something unpleasant. Chen Ruoqi didn't dare to slap the young master in the face, so she turned around and went back to the room to sulk.
I especially remember the first time I met Liu Huaiying in a gallery. He had a clean smile, was fair and tall, and spoke politely. He never thought he could be associated with the word "scumbag".
At noon, Liu Huaiying woke up and knocked on Li Ying's door, "Come with me for lunch."
The waiter who tidied up the room replied slowly, "Ms. Li left Heyuan at 6 o'clock in the morning. The paintings you requested are kept at the front desk for safekeeping."
"The suburbs, how to get there in the morning." Liu Huaiying singled out the previous sentence and asked.
Waiter: "Just drive the big G parked at the door."
Liu Huaiying turned around and grabbed his pockets with both hands. He felt that the waiter was blind and who would dare to move the car.
Xu Jingxi drove the big G when he arrived. Didn't the Xu family's driver take him home long ago?
Li Ying returned to the studio early in the morning and was busy with training, and did not take any more calls from Liu Huaiying.
The winter weather in Sijiucheng is always foggy, and the buildings look cold, making people feel empty inside.
Xu Jingxi's car has been parked in the parking lot of the apartment, and a lot of parking fees and management fees have been charged.
No contact information for him.
Sometimes when I think about it, I think he and she were both big-hearted, probably because of alcohol. She raised her foot and lightly touched the tire of the car.
Where does Xu Jingxi usually live, where does he work, and where is his home? Is it a road that cannot be found even on the Internet? What was he doing at this time, drinking tea or browsing his CryptoTab.
Leaving the car with her really made her think wildly.
That night I lay in bed unable to sleep, browsing Liu Huaiying's circle of friends. There was nothing reliable, it was all a formal and solemn daily routine.
Open WeChat and play a voice message to Liu Huaiying.
Liu Huaiying smiled frivolously, "Oh, you will take the initiative to find me."
"Master, do you have Xu Jingxi's number?" she asked gently.
Liu Huaiying said to her, "Where's your brain?" and Liu Huaiying hung up on the spot.
"Whose car are you driving back?" It was Li Ting who spoke, holding the ingredients bought from the supermarket in her hands and standing behind her.
"I've been struggling outside for two months, and this is the whole big G?"
Li Ying spread his shoulders and said, "I can't find its owner, otherwise Sijiu City is really big."
Li Ting didn't pay much attention, turned around and went to the kitchen to cook, "You really have money to pay the parking fee."
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Towards the end of the year, my family called me.
"Yingying can't buy a plane ticket?" First came the voice of his mother, Ms. Wang Yanhe, and then his old father interrupted, "I've transferred money to you. Take good care of yourself over there. If you don't return, you won't return. It's troublesome." "
"Dad, I still have money."
There was a snort.
Li Ying felt warm in her heart. Ms. Wang Yanhe always asked if it was cold or not, whether it was snowing or not, and she remembered to eat enough. After hanging up the phone, Li Ying put the phone down and continued eating.
Li Ting, who was across the dining table, raised her head and asked, "You really don't want to go back?"
Li Ying poured a cup of hot water: "I can't go back. During the busiest days of the gallery these days, Sister Zhang said she would give me ten thousand a day. Rich people always like to give some artistic gifts during the Chinese New Year. I don't want to serve anyone else."
Li Ting added mutton to the soup pot and suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about going to a college to be an art teacher? Your family has been teachers for generations. I feel safe in this direction."
Leaning back on the chair, thinking about it, Li Ying finally shook his head.
They say that once people arrive in Sijiu City, they don't want to leave. At first she didn't believe it, but now she believes it. The lights here are too prosperous, but it also makes her feel a class gap.
"Yingying, if I go home for the holidays, are you afraid of the dark if you live alone?"
"nonsense."
Li Ting generously scooped up all the mutton and put it into Li Ying's bowl.
"Eat and drink enough to sleep."
Li Ting left Beijing after New Year's Day, and Li Ying returned to her apartment later and later, mostly staying in the studio to sort out drawings and prepare for the gallery's annual exhibition.
That was already seven days later.
At 2 o'clock in the middle of the night, I just returned to the intersection and saw an Audi Hoshi A8 parked on the street of Nanlu, under a row of dry trees.
It is the least common private car with Beijing O license plate.
The car didn't have its lights on, and it was silent in the night.
The driver of the Xu family, whom he had met once, was standing next to the car, as quiet as a log.
She wrapped her scarf tightly and stepped forward. The driver seemed not to notice her and remained indifferent.
After knocking on the glass, within two seconds, the rear window was lowered. Li Ying bent slightly and looked at Xu Jingxi in the car.
The street lights were dim and did not fall into the car at all, making him look particularly lonely and desolate in the dim light.
He turned his face casually, and this time, he met Li Ying's eyes.
She sniffed her frozen red nose and avoided it shyly.
"How do you know I live here?"
"The car has a position."
Suddenly, Xu Jingxi pointed to the side of his cheek.
In a daze, she followed his actions and touched her face, asking him what was wrong.
I heard him chuckle, "Paint."
