Beijing, after all, has nothing to do with me

Chapter 21 Everyone Has a Secret (2)
"When I received the BR admission letter, my boyfriend just left Beijing to work in another city. I promised to go with him. Even when I applied for BR, I secretly submitted my resume without telling him. I thought I hoped Not too much. After all, my university and work background were not good enough. Unexpectedly, I was admitted, and the troubles continued. My boyfriend made it very clear to me that he would never stay in Beijing. He let me choose, whether to go to BR or go with him."

Unknowingly, Tao Jie's full attention was attracted by Alice's self-narrated story.

Alice slowly and heavily gave Tao Jie's clear answer, "In the end, I chose BR and gave up my boyfriend."

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Tao Jie was speechless.

There was a brief silence in the room, and then Alice's voice slowly sounded again, "This is a choice I regret to this day. Maybe I didn't realize it at the time, but my choice of BR actually contained a great deal of anger, because he solemnly said Let me choose between the two, like he has no initiative at all, he doesn't care about me. I thought after breaking up with him, I will meet someone else, which is the case, but, there is no one like him Gives me the feeling of being in love... are you still listening, Tao Jie?"

"Yes." Tao Jie quickly replied.

"Do you think I'm wordy?"

"No, not at all." Tao Jie said sincerely, "Then you, did you still contact your boyfriend afterwards?"

"Very little." Alice said, "It's all about him from other people."

After a pause, Alice said slowly again: "But I went to G City for training last month and met him once."

Tao Jie remembered that Alice did a training in City G, she was surprised, "So he went to City G later?"

"Yes, he was originally from City G. He went back because he was admitted as a civil servant there. Now he is the father of a three-year-old girl."

Alice suddenly giggled, and that laughter made Tao Jie feel anxious and unbearable.

"Do you think I'm ridiculous? I don't seem to be doing everything right. Everything is messing with me. The more I give, the less I get. But what about you, Tao Jie, you get into it effortlessly. I did BR, I didn’t do much to make Betty trust you, see how good your chance is, you were the one who was with Betty’s mother when she passed away, not me, so she thinks you are even better , she didn't even need you to ask, she offered you the opportunity to come to Sanya. Do you know how she treated me in the first year I followed Betty? She guarded me like a thief, and she didn't have the opportunity to travel, but All the logistical work needs to be controlled by me remotely. At the busiest time, I used to sit in front of the phone for four hours in a row, and dared not leave when it was time to get off work. Tao Jie, you are much luckier than me.”

"No, Alice!" Tao Jie blurted out, "I have never felt how lucky I am, and I have never paid attention to these things you said. Everyone has troubles, and mine is no less than yours."

She said to Alice in her heart, "Although Betty didn't make things difficult for me, you made me suffer a lot."

Alice smiled and said: "Well, I don't think we should argue about this. I just feel that I can talk to you so calmly, and I feel much more comfortable. I have actually held back some things for a long time."

That night, Tao Jie stayed in Alice's room for a long time before leaving, and their topic gradually turned from sensitive and sharp to soft, talking about their favorite clothes, stars, and fashion elements like all gossip girls.

Aside from her sharp appearance, Alice is actually a very cute and straightforward girl, although this image is too new for Tao Jie - she still can't connect the Alice in front of her with the one who usually bosses her around.

It was too late, Tao Jie had to say goodbye and go back to rest.

Before she could leave, Alice stopped her again.

"What happened tonight...can you not tell me?" She asked hesitantly and slowly, her voice was very low.

Tao Jie looked at her and replied solemnly, "Of course."

The two of them were silent for a few seconds in the dark, and then a clearer smile appeared on Alice's face, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Tao Jie also smiled.

Until she walked out of Alice's room, Tao Jie didn't figure out whether Alice was awake or confused.

In the early morning of the next day, Tao Jie didn't see Alice going downstairs to get on the bus to the airport with them. He heard from other colleagues that she was delayed by something and planned to take the evening flight instead.

Tao Jie felt a little uncomfortable, how could Alice and her belong to the same department, it would be a bit unreasonable to change the air ticket without telling herself, she wanted to call and ask, but she gave up after hesitating for a long time.

Maybe everything that happened last night was just a dream of her own.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Tao Jie finally arrived at her small nest in Beijing.

This time, she took a taxi back by herself, and Li Yaoming told her in advance that the company had important matters to leave.

Tao Jie is not a sensitive person, but she still noticed that Li Yaoming has many strange behaviors recently. For example, he is busier than before, but he has not heard that he has any urgent projects on hand recently; When talking on the phone, I obviously spoke well in the first minute, laughing loudly, and then suddenly lowered my voice in the next minute, sneaking and distressed, as if being chased by someone for debt; When Jiehui inadvertently turned her head, she caught Li Yaoming's thoughtful and hesitant eyes staring at her, but as soon as her eyes touched her, she immediately turned away.

"What's the matter?" Tao Jie held back a few times, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked him.

"It's nothing." Li Yaoming always answered himself with such a monotonous and boring answer.

According to the usual reasoning, Tao Jie can logically come to the conclusion that Li Yaoming is having an affair.She closed her eyes, imagining how she would feel if there was such a day?
Could she be freed from this?

The thought made her both surprised and ashamed, and also kind of sad.Unexpectedly, one day, she would actually regard the relationship between the two as a burden.

Of course, all of this was just out of her wild imagination. From the bottom of her heart, she believed that it was impossible for Li Yaoming to do such a thing. Although he was stubborn and sometimes even a little self-righteous, his feelings for Tao Jie were always the same. It is unbreakable, Tao Jie has never doubted this.

She also didn't want to get to the bottom of Li Yaoming's anomalies. Tao Jie is a sensible girl, and everyone has something to be unhappy about. For Li Yaoming, the house, marriage, the pressure from Tao Jie's parents, and his nightmare haunted his heart for a long time. The dream about starting a business that he refuses to disappear, these troubles are not something that Tao Jie can solve for him, and asking questions will only deepen the imprint of troubles.Just like herself, she didn't want Li Yaoming to question her similar distress repeatedly.

After sleeping late on Sunday, Tao Jie felt much better.

The sky was gloomy, and a heavy rain seemed to be brewing, and the wind blowing on his face also carried a damp breath.Tao Jie likes rainy days like this.

When she was a child, she often imagined that it was raining and she was crying all day long. The sultry summer in the south was like a grievance full of grievances. Suffering in the mood.

Tao Jie likes heavy rain, and is not afraid of wind and thunder. If the rain is really crying, then crying and crying will definitely be more beneficial for decompression. The refreshing after the rain is the best proof.

Before and after lunch, there was indeed a heavy rain. Tao Jie ordered some noodles in a happy mood, and filled his stomach with the beef and cucumbers he bought in the supermarket.

After dinner, the rain gradually stopped. Tao Jie didn't want to be bored at home. She wanted to go out to get some fresh air. First, she went to the shopping mall and bought some nice clothes. She hadn't bought clothes for a long time. A woman needs to be in a good mood , the most direct way is to buy new clothes.

After shopping for clothes, she planned to watch a movie. Watching "The Pianist" in Hainan Hotel rekindled her interest in movies.

While shopping in Shin Kong Place with great interest, someone called her. The number was unfamiliar, and Tao Jie hesitated to answer it.

The voice on the phone was as unfamiliar as the number, but the other party could call her by name, "Is it Tao Jie?"

"It's me, who are you?" It was a woman's voice.

"I'm Gu Jia, Zhang Jian's girlfriend!"

It took Tao Jie four or five seconds to realize that Zhang Jian was the old wolf.

"Ah! Hello, Gu Jia, I didn't expect it to be you." Tao Jie chuckled, "Is there anything you can do for me?"

Gu Jia didn't pay much attention to her attitude of "the nobleman forgets things too much", "Well, do you have time now? I have something I want to talk to you about."

The two made an appointment to meet at a dessert shop near Shin Kong Place, where the ice cream was delicious.

Tao Jie was not in the mood to continue shopping anymore, she was curious about Gu Jia's purpose in finding her.

Tao Jie recognized Gu Jia almost as soon as she stepped into the dessert shop. Her makeup was always so thick and meticulous, even in such a hot summer.

Gu Jia also quickly found Tao Jie, raised her arms to greet her, and looked at her with extremely sharp eyes.

"This place is nice." Gu Jia looked around, it was her first time here.

"Well, I come here often." Tao Jie replied with a smile, "It's very similar to an ice cream shop at the entrance of my hometown community. Sometimes I have an illusion when I sit here, as if I'm still at home."

After hearing this, Gu Jia couldn't help but glanced at her, but her focus was not on Tao Jie's emotions, "I really envy you, I won't gain weight after eating this kind of sweets, so I dare not eat more."

"I'm not thin either." Tao Jie subconsciously pinched her round arms with her hand to defend herself, and she glanced at the order on the table, and her interest rose again, "What do you want to order? "

Tao Jie ordered a large vanilla ice cream, while Gu Jia only ordered a glass of chilled orange juice.

"Your skin is so good." Gu Jia stared at her almost blemish-free skin without foundation and began to admire her from the bottom of her heart, "How do you take care of it?"

"I don't take care of it much either." Tao Jie was very modest, "I put on some skin care products every day, and at most add some sunscreen in summer."

"What brand of skin care products do you use?"

Tao Jie said the name of a skin care product, which was unanimously recommended by the dermatologists in her mother's hospital. It was brought back from abroad and was very small. Gu Jia didn't understand it, so she nodded in confusion, "I'll go back when I'm free." Check."

"If you want it, I'll bring you a bottle next time I go home." Tao Jie said generously, "I'm afraid this brand doesn't exist in the domestic market yet."

She spoke very enthusiastically, but Gu Jia was not as excited as before, "Okay, thank you in advance."

"You're welcome!" Tao Jie was still in a good mood, completely unaware of the hint of jealousy that flashed in Gu Jia's eyes, she was that kind of person, if the other party trusted her, she could pour out her heart and soul.

"By the way, Gu Jia, did you come to me for something?" She asked as she put a big mouthful of ice cream into her mouth, the cold and sweet taste extending down her throat, it was indescribably refreshing.

"Yeah." Gu Jia stared at her happy expression, and said directly: "You know that Zhang Jian and your family, Li Yaoming, partnered to start a company, right?"

Tao Jie was slightly taken aback, "I know, but... what Li Yaoming told me was just an idea, and it hasn't matured yet..." She considered her words, not wanting others to know that the two of them had quarreled about it.

Gu Jia's eyes widened slightly, a little curious, "It's just an idea? So, Li Yaoming didn't tell you that the company has actually opened? He resigned two weeks ago, and now he is busy with Zhang Jian in the company!" "

Tao Jie felt a buzzing in her head, and the ice cream in her mouth suddenly boiled and turned into gunpowder, making her mouth hot and painful, and she suddenly coughed violently.

(End of this chapter)