the time you love

Chapter 29 Undercurrent (4)
Zhou Nuoyan moved the leaves and said, "Where did this potted plant come from? I haven't seen it before."

It was given to me by Shen Sutuoji Xiaoju not long ago, and I took it back and put it on the balcony.It was nothing at first, but now that he asked me this question, I was so fascinated that I lied: "I bought it from a flower farmer."

"Since when did you become interested in plants?" As he spoke, he took a few more glances at himself with interest.

"Just buy whatever you want. By the way, let's move it to the living room. I heard that this flower should be kept indoors." I was a little guilty. Lying is not my strong point, so I left him and went back to the room to find clothes to wear.

"Tourmaline," he said in a tone full of disapproval, "you buy fish and flowers, I haven't seen you manage them."

"Then what is there to do? You won't die if you leave it alone."

After freshening up, I took out several brands of clothes and skirts sent by the company and tried them on for him one by one.

"How about it?"

"it is good."

"What about this one?"

"good."

"Now this set?"

"good."

"……"Hey!

I'm a little depressed, why is this evaluation not as good as one?In the past, he tore off the newspaper in his hand, and said arrogantly: "Today, you are not allowed to do anything, and I have one task for you, that is--focus on watching me change clothes!"

It can be seen that he is in a good mood, and watched a reality show cooperatively, but this man cherishes words like gold, and if he thinks it looks good, he will say good, if he thinks it is average, he will say good, and if he is in between, he will say good, so concise How disappointing.Putting on the only evening gown, and posing in front of the mirror a few times, he was suddenly dazzled by the glittering sequins on the hem of the skirt, turned around and asked the person happily: "How is it?"

I thought he would admire it, but he frowned and looked at it for a while, and squeezed out a few words: "Don't wear it!"

"Why? I think it's very beautiful..."

"It's so ugly!" He said mercilessly, paused, and then solemnly warned me, "He Bixi, listen carefully, don't wear this dress to go out, or I'll see how I fix you."

I looked at the mirror aggrieved, what, I really don't know how to appreciate it!This skirt clearly set off my waist and chest...Suddenly, I found the source of his entanglement in the mirror, and I couldn't help but secretly laughed.

—Wrapping my tie-dyed scarf around my neck as a bandage, this man probably won't mind.

A few days later, the company officially finalized me as the main model for the new season's brand promotion.

I go back and forth between the studio and home every day, and from time to time I go to the training arranged for me by the company.Shen Su is the main person in charge of this plan, and I have inevitably had more contact with him. He often takes me home, discusses with me on the way to cooperate with the publicity, and gives some suggestions for work. Very grateful.I didn't mention these in front of Zhou Nuoyan, because I thought it was unnecessary. To me, Shen Su's identity is not much different from Ray Ji Xiaoju and the others.

Jiang Enai hasn't moved out yet, Guo Yi is still working hard.

At the end of the year, many foreign employees in the company rushed home for Christmas, so the work became very intensive in the past two weeks. In order to save time, they even had to shoot around the clock.The whole group of people was exhausted, but in order to complete the work as soon as possible, from the big names to the small pawns, everyone was working hard.

On this day, Shen Su came to the company on business and sent me home as usual.

After working for three days and three nights in a row, I was so tired that I was about to fall apart. As soon as I got in the car, I couldn’t wait to doze off. It took about half an hour to drive from the company to my house. By the time he woke me up, I had already caught up on my sleep. .

Patting my cheek lightly, I said goodbye to him with a smile, opened the car door and got out.

He stopped me suddenly, hurriedly followed me out of the car, hesitated a little and said, "Tourma, there is something I've always wanted to ask you, but I'm afraid you won't be happy."

"What's the matter?" I wondered.

We stood under the street lamp, and it was very quiet around us.

He looked at me, and after a while he seemed to have finally made up his mind before saying, "I want to know, if my mother hadn't stopped us from being together, would you have left me?"

I froze for a moment, not expecting him to ask such a question.From the moment I met him again to this second, apart from talking about unnecessary topics, the most we talked about was work matters. The relationship seemed to be a minefield, and we all tacitly avoided it. What's going on tonight?
Seeing that I didn't answer, he smiled self-deprecatingly, "Don't get me wrong, I have no evil intentions, it's just that this question has troubled me for a long time, even though it's too late to say anything now, I still want to know..."

I was silent for a moment, and said honestly: "Probably not, I really want to marry you, but there are no absolutes in the world, and there are many variables that we cannot predict, just like your mother, and... the promise."

I have always felt guilty towards Shen Su, and regardless of his mother's attitude, I am not firm enough myself.

After listening to me, a layer of suppressed emotions gradually emerged in Shen Su's eyes. I was flustered and wanted to leave, but he grabbed me, and then he opened his arms to embrace me, begging bitterly: "Tourmaline, don't go, I'm still here!" I have something to tell you, Tourmaline, give me a chance and listen to me..."

My heart was almost softened, and I was about to tell him to let go, but at this moment, I was pulled back suddenly by a sudden force, I screamed out in fright, my hands scratched in the air, and I panicked. He actually held an arm.

I took a closer look and saw that Zhou Nuoyan was standing beside me at some point, and Shen Su... I thought of him, and turned around quickly, only to see that his face was a little pale, standing at the bottom of the steps three steps away from me. violent ups and downs.It was Zhou Nuoyan who pushed him just now, because Shen Su hugged me and didn't have time to let go, I almost fell down with him.

"What are you doing here?" These words were addressed to Shen Su, Zhou Nuoyan had a gloomy face and didn't look at me.

When Shen Su first saw him, he was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down.He took a deep look at me and said, "I'll send the tourmaline back. Once it's delivered, I'll leave now."

"Stop!" Zhou Nuoyan stared at him condescendingly: "Shen Su, I warn you, you are not allowed to touch her in the future, and you are not allowed to see her again. She is my wife. I don't care what your relationship was before. Look now."

My face turned white and red, and I pinched his arm secretly, signaling him to stop talking.I have nothing to do with Shen Su Mingming, after what he said, I am ashamed to face others!
Shen Su's expression has returned to normal, and he responded unhurriedly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I'm afraid I can't agree. Tourmaline is working with me now, and we have to meet every day."

Only then did Zhou Nuoyan turn his head to look at me. There seemed to be a cloud of anger in the depths of his pupils. He was always indifferent in front of outsiders, but I could feel that he was trying his best to control his emotions.

He is angry, this fire is not aimed at Shen Su, but at me.

However, I don't think it's my fault.

Until before going to bed, Zhou Nuoyan still ignored me.

"Can you not sentence me to death without saying a word?" I couldn't bear his indifference, and broke the silence first, "Shen Su is the editor in charge of Fashion New Vision, and my relationship with him is limited to work, and I have no Do something I'm sorry for you."

"What's the use of explaining now? Why didn't you say it before tonight? You meet every day, work contact is inevitable, and you always talk about work in front of me from time to time, but you never mentioned him at all. It can be seen that you deliberately concealed it."

I was confused by his accusation, and said angrily: "Yes, I deliberately didn't tell you about him, but it wasn't because I was guilty, but because I didn't want to give you a chance to let you be like this. Suspect me!"

He was silent for a while, and said: "On the first day you shot the commercial, I saw him on the way I sent you to the company."

I was stunned, remembering the abnormal reaction of his sudden braking that day, and only then did I understand, "Then, why didn't you tell me then?"

"I don't know." He turned sideways slightly, with a trace of daze that he rarely saw in ordinary times, "Maybe I hope you can tell me, I think he will definitely meet you alone, at a time and place I don't know. "

I stared at him dumbfounded, suddenly feeling like I couldn't laugh or cry.It seems that our understanding of guilty conscience runs in the opposite direction. I always think that it is a sign of evil spirits to report to him if there is nothing wrong with him.And Zhou Nuoyan probably thought that I had seen Shen Su, but didn't say a word to him, obviously there was an ulterior secret in the middle.

Is this the result of our usual lack of communication?

At this moment, I am more wronged than Dou E, and Dou E still has God for her, June Feixue, I am suffering from a real dumb loss, anyway, I can’t explain it clearly, the more I talk, the more he feels that I am guilty .

There is a saying that facts speak louder than words, so I remained silent.

Soon, the company's huge advertisement hanging on the building was replaced by a photo of He Amber and me.

It was like being in the Wizard of Oz scene. He Amber was painted with strong eye makeup, enchanting like a witch in a magical world, her thick curly hair like seaweed was spread out, and she was lazily lying sideways on the giant On the swing, she was wearing a red ultra-short tight knit sweater and hot pants, her waist was completely exposed, and her smooth and tight calves were lifted up at will. This pose vividly showed her perfect curves. I sat on the green grass next to her, with loose hair Tucked into two braids, she wore a white high-waisted skirt that only covered her knees, revealing her smooth and slender calves. One hand rested on He Amber's hip seemingly inadvertently, and the other hand Holding a blue apple, the eyes covered with a layer of light green eye shadow are full of confusion, staring at the sky intently, as if expecting something, and waiting for something.After seeing it, Zhou Nuoyan commented that my appearance is like a slightly nervous elf cruising in a big forest. It is indeed a strong visual shocking contrast with He Amber's glamorous witch.

This photo is RAY's masterpiece. When the sample came out, the whole group was amazed.

The brochures of Liangshenghua were also sent to various counters, and it was said that the response was very good. Everyone was asking who is the woman who looks exactly like the queen He Amber.The big boss who usually only hears about the name but doesn’t know the real person specially took the time to summon me before returning to China, praised me generously, and promised that in the future, he will regard me as a high-quality seedling and focus on training.

This sudden compliment made me a little bit flustered.

The funniest thing is Fang Wenlin. Ever since I became a model, she has been talking about giving me a pair of star-like sunglasses.A few days ago, I invited her to dinner, she readily agreed, and really brought the sunglasses over, and it turned out to be those star-style sunglasses. Later, Zhou Nuoyan ruthlessly laughed at me, saying that I looked like I was wearing two glasses. A frog with round black eyes.

It caused me to have a psychological barrier to sunglasses.

Since the end of the filming work last week, I have been relatively free. I don’t have to go to the company to clock in every morning, and I don’t have to work eight hours a day. Except for three days a week, I have almost nothing to do. Dry.Three days before Christmas, several high-level executives returned to China for the holiday, and RAY was no exception. His parents were both in Canada.The company didn't arrange a job for me in the short term, but just asked me to keep in shape and prepare to attend a series of promotional activities after New Year's Day.

The past few days have been cloudy and rainy, and the temperature has dropped sharply.

Christmas Eve is Zhou Nuoyan’s birthday. I have known him for so many years, and I have never bothered about this date, but this year is different. I prepared a gift for him early. It was a PolymerVision reader, which cost me Most of the remuneration earned for the job.After I bought it, I packed it myself, and then secretly hid it in the most inconspicuous small drawer under his desk.

Just thinking about it, I saw He Amber hurriedly opened the door and came in.She greeted me from a distance, and plunged into her room, not knowing what she was doing.

Usually at this time, she should be working in the hospital. She probably missed something and came back to get it. I ignored it. I went back to the room to get a change of clothes and went to the bathroom.

In the middle of washing, I heard noises outside, and I saw Jiang Enai's figure through the frosted glass.

"Tourma, promise to call me and ask me to help him get something in the drawer—" she explained to me loudly.

"Oh, take it yourself, I'm in the shower."

After I finished washing and went out, I saw her standing stiffly in front of the big cabinet with the drawer in the middle open. She was holding my pocket watch and necklace in her hand, with a confused look on her face, not knowing what she was thinking.

"What's wrong with you?" I walked over and touched her.

She bounced away like an electric shock, as if waking up from a dream, and looked at me a little blankly.

I was taken aback by her reaction, and asked strangely: "Are you okay? Have you found what you promised? What are you doing with my pocket watch?"

She looked down at the thing in her hand, "Is this yours? The photo embedded in it..."

"It's a photo of my parents. This pocket watch was a birthday present from my father when I was 14 years old. The watch was broken. I was reluctant to throw it away and kept it as a treasure."

The initial suspicion on her face gradually turned into an expression full of anger. She stared at me for a long time, as if she wanted to find something from it. Finally, she seemed to have experienced some inner struggle. She put the pocket watch back in the drawer dejectedly. He said bluntly: "I didn't find what I promised, so I won't look for it anymore. I'll rush back to the hospital."

I looked at the back of her leaving quickly, and couldn't help being stunned.

Throughout the afternoon, I was restless, thinking about Jiang Enai's abnormal behavior from time to time, until I received a call from Ji Xiaoju, and my attention was diverted. When RAY was not around, she seemed to be the spokesperson. She asked me to accompany a senior executive of the company to a charity event on Christmas Eve. I was a little unhappy when I heard that.

It may not matter if it is changed to other days, but it is chosen on Christmas Eve.

After evading it for a long time, Ji Xiaoju was defeated by Ji Xiaoju's four-two-handed skill, so he had to agree.I thought about it, the event started at seven o'clock, and I should have stayed there for two or three hours. In fact, it's nothing to do with me. From Ji Xiaoju's tone, this move is to let me show my face more in public and socialize more. , Get to know more celebrities in this city, firstly, it can increase my own popularity, and secondly, it is also conducive to the company's publicity.

I began to regret that I had devoted myself to this job, and I also had some difficulties with Ji Xiaoju's request.I have always disliked flattering others, no matter whether the other party is a rich or poor person, I will be friends if I can get along, and if I can't get along, I will never communicate with each other.Fang Wenlin said that Zhou Nuoyan got used to my temper, otherwise, in such a highly competitive society, how could I make friends with my temper?I thought about it, and felt that what she said was not unreasonable.

The next day, I went to the company to try on an evening dress at the appointment. The sparkling low-cut long dress, with Swarovski crystals on the neckline, waist and skirt, was breathtakingly gorgeous.

Ji Xiaoju said that the company put all their efforts into supporting me, which is not false at all.

However, when I saw in the mirror that my expression and behavior had become cautious because of this dress, I frowned and felt a little uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)