Rebirth: Never Live Up to You - C65
inferior part
On the day she left the creek, it began to rain in the wintry city of S — — —. The rain continued, and a curtain rose in front of the house, and she walked out of the yard with her suitcase in one hand and her umbrella in the other, and she stopped to gather her coat in her hands.
Chi Yinan stood on the balcony of his bedroom looking down at the departing woman. He lit a cigarette and smoked quietly, a bitter taste on the tip of his tongue. In the smoke, her figure turned into a black dot and finally disappeared, and he put out the smoke and rushed out of the house like a madman, letting the rain beat down on him. At the entrance to the neighborhood, he watched her get into a taxi and disappear into the traffic.
She had ended three years of marriage and regained her freedom. In the future, no one would call her Mrs. Chi or force her to do something she didn’t like. When she woke up in the middle of the night and touched her empty body, she finally believed that this wasn’t a dream.
When she woke up in the morning, when she opened the curtains, the rain outside the window had already stopped, revealing the sunshine that she hadn’t seen for a long time. With the warmth of the day, she placed the reclining chair on the balcony, then made a cup of coffee, then sat down on the reclining chair with a book in her hands. She was very satisfied with this comfortable life.
The week after her divorce, Kieran had called to invite her to dinner. She had left some food in the fridge at home, so she had asked him to come over for dinner. It would be nice if he could cook two small dishes every now and then.
The residential area was not far from where she worked, so Kieran came in quickly. He was almost scared by the Impressionist works on the wall. He touched his chest and said, “Warm Jin, aren’t you afraid of scaring yourself by hanging such a scary painting on the wall?”
“Aren’t you used to being scared like this? Wash your hands and you can eat right away.”
She did not have the confidence to choose from the dishes made by Su Wenjin, regardless of whether they tasted good or not. She stuffed them into her mouth, looked around the house and said, “Warm Jin, what are you planning to do in the future? A new boss of our company. He’s a good guy, and he’s also very capable, so let me introduce him to you.”
Su Wenjin stuffed a shrimp into her mouth and said, “I don’t have any plans to make friends with you for now.”
“That’s true, I’ve just recovered my bachelorhood, it’s time to have a good time. But you really don’t have anything to do with Chi Yinan anymore?”
“What kind of interaction can there be?”
“What about Lin Jingsheng?”
“Even less so.” She did not hesitate to say this sentence, which meant that she was relieved. In those few days in the hospital, she kept recalling those few years, feeling very calm, which meant that she really didn’t miss them anymore. There were some things that just saw through, and that was all.
Kieran rolled his eyes while biting his chopsticks. Suddenly, he laughed and reached out his hand to her, “Congratulations for finally coming out. Life will be even better.”
“Thank you, but when will you get married?”
“This …” Kieran continued to bite his chopsticks while his face turned red. She was laughing sinisterly and turned shy.
Su Wenjin found a job in a culture company half a month after the divorce. It was rather easy for her to say because of her French translation ability. She didn’t seem to be too busy normally, it was a nine to five day job, so if she was really busy, she could bring her job back.
Her company was not that big of a company, but she had a good reputation in the industry. When she had decided to go there for an interview, it was Kieran who had introduced her to him. After a week of work, she had slowly made her way into the company.
“I was almost late. Big Sis Wenjin, you really came at the right time. You’re just a minute away.”
When the big boss had left, she and Xiaowen were chatting on QQ about what to eat at noon, along with some gossip about the Chinese papers on the eighth floor. They were on the ninth floor, the eighth floor was an online gaming company, and most importantly, they were all single. Xiaowen was a year younger than her, and when they took the elevator a few days ago, she had caught sight of a technical guy.
After discussing for the whole morning, they decided to go downstairs to eat spaghetti and order a mango salad at noon. Usually, there were a lot of office workers who would go there to eat lunch, so in order to not line up, it was almost time for her and Xiao Wen to reach the elevator through tacit understanding and catch the first elevator to go downstairs.
It was already late winter, and she was wearing a white down jacket with a fur collar and cuffs that made her look extremely warm. Although the sun was shining outside, the temperature was very low, and she had just come out of the warm air-conditioned room.
“Big Sis Youjin, someone has been watching you over there.” Halfway through eating, Xiao Wen suddenly looked towards the man looking at her with stars in his eyes. She feebly glanced over and saw a middle-aged man she didn’t recognize. She retracted her gaze and pretended that nothing had happened as she continued eating the noodles.
“He’s coming.”
This time, Su Wenjin frowned. He turned around and walked up to the middle-aged man with excitement on his face, “Hello, Mrs. Chi. I’m Xu Fuliang. Nice to meet you here. Last time with Mr. Chi …”
“I’m sorry, sir. You have the wrong person. I’m not married yet.” With a smile on her face, she lifted the hair that had fallen by her ear. She neither hurriedly nor slowly planned on the man’s words. The man was stunned for a moment before nodding in apology as if he had suddenly understood something. Then, he left with a smile.
Xiao Wen naturally didn’t care about this farce after saying a few words, but it disturbed her good mood for the whole afternoon. In the end, Mrs. Soundpool had brought back memories from the bottom of her heart; she was human and not an animal, and some memories couldn’t be wiped away. Just like their marriage, although it was over, she needed time to forget it and smooth it over.
She turned on the computer, washed a plate of grapes, and watched a movie while eating. She didn’t turn off the computer until two in the morning, thinking that she could have a good sleep in the morning, but then, unexpectedly, the opposite side of the room where no one lived for a long time was suddenly being renovated. Early in the morning, there was the sound of an electric hammer, accompanied by the man’s rough voice.
This weekend, Su Wenjin was in a rage!
When the Chi family thought that he would continue to be depressed, he suddenly looked like a different person. His face was radiant, his spirit was shining, and upon hearing that they were getting divorced, Lu Zicheng almost drove his car into the ravine, and fiercely turned the steering wheel. The car crashed into a tree, and the airbag popped out.
As he drove back to the city center, the first thing he did was to go to ‘Scarlet’. Chi Yinan and He Dongyan were there as well, leisurely drinking their wine.
Chi Yinan drank a mouthful of red wine. He was in a good mood as he watched the breathless Lu Tingxiao under the light. He calmly spat out two words, “He left.”
Lu Ziyun’s heart skipped a beat, then he laid down on the sofa. His mind raced as he took the red wine from the table and gulped it down. He Dongyan looked at him uncertainly, then turned to Chi Yinan and started talking about the project.
“Wishing us a happy cooperation!”
“Happy cooperation!”
Chi Yinan swept away his depressed and depressed mood from the past few days. Tonight, he drank quite a bit with He Dongyan, and after getting out of the car, he opened the car door for him. He leaned his head against the back seat and said, “Go back to the sea.”
He had been living there ever since Su Wangjin left. He Dongyan had once asked him if he would be affected by the scenery. He smiled because he knew that her shadow and her breathing were there, so why would he be affected by the scene?
In the days after the divorce, they didn’t meet again, even when they went to visit the old man in the nursing home and separated themselves from him, but he knew that she was living well, that she had a new colleague, a new circle, and that perhaps soon there would be other men standing by her side. When they met one day, she would introduce them to him with a smile, This is my current self, this is my predecessor, Chi Yinan, who was frightened by his own wild thoughts, touched his forehead with cold sweat, turned on the crystal lamp on, and looked up at the oil painting on the opposite wall, only to discover that they had not even taken a wedding dress when they were married.
In the end, she had broken her plans when she got off work on Friday night. In fact, the first thought that came to her mind was sent by Chi Yinan, but he didn’t even mention anything about it in the end, so she was relieved. Since Lu Tingxiao wanted to treat her to a meal, she naturally wouldn’t be polite.