Beijing, after all, has nothing to do with me

Chapter 31 Is this the end (1)
A rhythmic knock on the door woke Tao Jie from her sleep. She struggled to open her eyes, but what she saw was a completely unfamiliar environment. She hurriedly got up from the bed.

Opening the door, Mai Zhiqiang was already fully dressed and standing in front of her. Tao Jie was still wearing his pajamas, and the long trousers covered the slippers.

"How did you sleep?" he asked with a smile.

Tao Jie nodded shyly, "Are you going to be late?"

"It's still early, don't worry."

After washing up and having a simple breakfast, she walked out of the apartment with Mai Zhiqiang.

The apartment in the morning is more lively than in the evening. The elevator keeps stopping, opening the door, and absorbing office workers.Someone knew Mai Zhiqiang, and after nodding his head, his eyes stayed on Tao Jie's face, which was a bit ambiguous. Tao Jie turned away uncomfortably, just in time to meet Mai Zhiqiang's encouraging eyes, so she had to smile at him Laughing, but my heart is not at ease.

After getting in the car and driving all the way to the company, Tao Jie was silent all the time. Mai Zhiqiang knew that she was in a mess, so he didn't bother her. He turned on the CD player, and the soothing music flowed out.

Just entering the development zone, Tao Jie suddenly called to stop when she was about to pass by the bus station where she usually took the bus.

"I'll just get off here," she whispered.

Mai Zhiqiang understood what she was worrying about, paused for a while, but stopped the car by the roadside without saying anything.

"Last night... Thank you very much." She turned her head and glanced at him, and said something grateful. She thought that perhaps only she could understand the true meaning of her gratitude.

Mai Zhiqiang smiled at her.

Tao Jie pushed the door down, and when she turned around, Mai Zhiqiang's car had already driven into the water-like traffic without leaving a trace.

Tao Jie stared blankly at the car going away, feeling a little guilty about taking advantage of others, but at the moment, she obviously couldn't care too much, took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, and turned to the direction of the company As he walked, the moment he turned his face, his eyes swept across the street, and his footsteps stopped suddenly. Li Yaoming, with a computer bag on his shoulder, stared at her intently, as if he had stopped for a long time.

When Tao Jie was surprised, too many emotions rushed into his heart in an instant, but instead his mind was blank.

Li Yaoming's livid face clearly showed that he saw Tao Jie get off from Mai Zhiqiang's car just now.

Tao Jie looked at him, his throat was extremely dry, his eyes were red and his eye sockets were sunken, he must have not slept well last night, his hands hanging on both sides were tightly clasped, as if he could wave them out at any time.

The two confronted each other across a street for nearly a minute, and Li Yaoming finally seized a gap at a red light and rushed towards her with great strides.

Tao Jie waited quietly, she didn't have the slightest intention to escape, because she knew that this moment would come sooner or later.

Li Yaoming who ran up to her was out of breath, as if he had gone through a marathon, only Tao Jie could tell how weak his heart was.

Tao Jie looked at him as if he was looking at a stranger who was no longer related to him.

"Last night, where did you... go?" When Li Yaoming spoke, his voice was so hoarse that he no longer looked like himself.

Tao Jie smiled slightly, "A colleague, a man." She met his gaze, "Didn't you see everything just now?"

Li Yaoming's eyebrows trembled violently, and his hands hanging on both sides of his trousers were also clenched into fists. Tao Jie noticed it, but she was not afraid at all, just a little sad.

Too much content accumulated in his eyes, anger?sad?relieved?Or relief?She couldn't distinguish clearly for a while, and suddenly lost interest in reading.

"Li Yaoming." She called him softly, just like she called him reproachfully in the past when they were most affectionate, "You don't have to feel guilty now, I've settled with you... Let's break up .”

"No!" Li Yaoming strode up and grabbed her arm tightly, his expression was so painful, "Tao Zi, you can't do this to me!"

Tao Jie let him hold her tightly like a rogue child, staring blankly at the vehicles and pedestrians coming and going in front of him.

"Don't leave me, okay? Tao Zi!" Tao Jie could tell that Li Yaoming was crying, her heart hurt as if being grabbed by one hand and twisted twice, but she couldn't soften her heart at this moment, she Knowing that if she chooses to forgive Li Yaoming, she will never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

So, she kept a stiff smile and asked slowly, "Even if I'm with other men, don't you care?"

Li Yaoming choked for a moment, then shook his head vigorously, "No, I don't care, I just want you to come back!"

Tao Jie finally cast her eyes on Li Yaoming's face, the sadness in her eyes gradually faded, she said word by word: "But I care."

Li Yaoming was stunned, and his whole body was as weak as if his bones had been taken out. He knew that everything would be irreparable in the end.

Tao Jie lowered her head and gently brushed away his hand that was pulling her but was no longer exerting force. She no longer looked at Li Yaoming's miserable expression, nor listened to his strong breathing that was about to come out. She turned around, and her footsteps Hastily, but firmly away from him.

She didn't look back, she was afraid that she would be soft-hearted and repent, the tears slipped down desperately, she didn't raise her hand to wipe it, she wanted to leave Li Yaoming a strong back at the last moment.

She thought that he would shout her name behind her when she turned to leave like when the two of them quarreled in the past, "Tao Zi! Come back! Tao Zi!"

Every time she heard his fanatical call, she would always turn around without hesitation and choose to forgive him.

But this time, he didn't. He watched her go further and further away, but he didn't call her even for a long time.

The signboard of BR company is right in front of you, and the black and white symbol symbolizes a kind of inviolable arrogance and solemnity.

Tao Jie looked up at it, and realized for the first time that it was so clean and ruthless.

In Betty's office, Tao Jie was sitting opposite the boss. In front of her was a cup of milk tea that had already cooled down. She watched it change from steaming to calm, as if it had died.

"Have you really thought about it?" Betty stared at her and asked, her eyes were sincere like never before.

"Think it over." Tao Jie nodded, her expression relaxed. In fact, it is not difficult to decide on one thing. What is difficult is the hesitation and repetition in the decision process.

Ten minutes ago, Tao Jie formally submitted her resignation letter to Betty, and also told her the reason for her resignation. I don’t know why, she didn’t tell anyone, but she was willing to confide in Betty, maybe because she had seen Betty's weakest side, so he is not afraid to open his wounds to her.

"Although I really don't want you to leave, since you have your own ideas, I can only choose to respect you." Betty smiled and said.

"Thank you." Tao Jie said sincerely. Eight months ago, she never expected that she would break into such an excellent company as BR, and what was even more unexpected was that she would end up like this.

Looking back on these short few months, she seems to have been busy running, but did not stop to think about which road to take is the most in line with her wishes.

"I was also very unhappy during the days when I just got divorced. I soaked myself in bad emotions all day long, and lost my temper whenever something went wrong." It was rare for Betty to stop what she was doing and spend time with Subordinates chat.

"At that time my son was only five years old. He was very good and never troubled me. One day I went to pick him up from the kindergarten. On the way home, he pointed to a little bird on the tree and said to me, 'Mom, I want that bird, I want to keep it in the house.' I always felt like I owed this kid since his father left, so I did my best to give him whatever he wanted, so I said yes I lost him, and I wanted to climb up the tree to catch the bird for him, but after climbing halfway, I had no strength to continue. I retreated in frustration, and cried under the tree, terrified my son, he was in a hurry comforted me and said he didn't want the bird."

"We continued to walk home. My mind was full of frustration, and I felt that no matter what I did, I was a failure. However, my son who was walking beside me was secretly laughing for some reason. I was curious and asked him what he was laughing at. , He said nothing, just wanted to make himself feel better, so he recalled a few things that he thought were fun in the past."

Tao Jie listened intently, she felt a bit like being in a classroom, and the story described by the most advanced lecturer in BR China in front of her must contain some deep meaning that she has not yet grasped.

"Do you know how I felt after hearing what he said?" Betty sighed, "I'm very touched, really, very touched. He's only five years old, but he knows how to adjust his mood so that I became happy. As for me, I am his mother, but every day I only know how to blame others, blame others for treating me badly, and blame God for being unfair to me! Calm down and think about it, I really have nothing to complain about, because No one owes me anything, everything is my own choice. From that day on, I decided to cheer myself up, and I will work hard to live a better life than before, for myself, and even more for my son!"

Tao Jie really felt that she was moved by the mother and son in the story.

Yes, never complain endlessly, blame others, all the results are the subtle evolution of countless causes.

There is nothing to complain about, the most important thing is to live your life well and know exactly what you want.

"Tao Jie, I believe in your ability, you will live well." Betty finally said.

A few days later, colleagues in relevant departments heard the news of Tao Jie's resignation, and people they knew would come over and ask her why she was leaving. She had a set of excuses that she had prepared long ago.Even those colleagues who usually don't talk much and are just familiar with each other, they all showed friendly smiles when they learned that she was about to leave.

Alice, who came back from a business trip, immediately said to her when she saw her, "Tao Jie, I heard that you are leaving? Is this true?"

"It's true, Betty has already approved."

Tao Jie looked at her anxious face, and believed that it came from her heart, rather than pretending to show herself.

Alice is a person who is difficult to accept others easily, and Tao Jie and her have worked hard to get along well with each other, but they are leaving suddenly. Betty will definitely recruit again. Who knows what the newcomer will be like?Although Tao Jie also made Alice feel uncomfortable, she had to admit that Tao Jie had no scheming, at most she would argue with you about saving face if she got in a hurry, and she would never buy you small shoes behind her back.After understanding this point, Alice felt Tao Jie's preciousness even more.

"Why? Do you think BR is bad?" Alice stared at her in frustration and asked.

"No, it's not." Tao Jie defended, "It's not BR's problem, it's... I'm homesick."

Neither of them was very busy that morning, at least Tao Jie was. Alice was no longer immersed in the endless pile of documents. She squeezed into Tao Jie's cubicle and talked a lot, Tao Jie had already remembered. Unexpectedly, they all talked about something, but she just suddenly found that the former high-ranking Alice was gone, and she also became soft, moist and full of emotion.

"I'll treat you to dinner at noon." Alice suggested with a lot of meaning.

Tao Jie readily agreed.Chatting until her mouth was dry, she took out a water cup and went to the tea room to drink some water. When passing by Mai Zhiqiang's office, he happened to come out with a cup.

"Mr. Mai!" Tao Jie took the initiative to greet him.

Of course Mai Zhiqiang had heard about the resignation, and it could be seen from his expression at the moment, but he didn't go to ask her about it.

The two went to the tea room together. Tao Jie felt that there was a lack of an opening statement, so she smiled and said, "I resigned two days ago."

"I heard." Unsurprisingly, Mai Zhiqiang nodded, "When do you plan to leave?"

"Betty hopes that I can leave after she recruits new people, which should not exceed two weeks. I don't care anyway, so I agreed to her."

"Where are you going next?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's talk about it when I go home." Tao Jie said with a smile.

The tea room is right in front of you.

"I'll treat you to dinner at noon." Mai Zhiqiang mused.

"Ah! I'm so sorry, I already have an appointment, and Alice is here to treat me!"

"That's it!" Mai Zhiqiang also laughed, "Then tonight, should you be free tonight?"

Tao Jie thought for a while, and there was indeed no plan for the evening. Besides, she always felt that she owed him something to Mai Zhiqiang, so she said, "Okay! I will invite you tonight, even if it is... Thank you for helping me all the time " At the end, her face was a little red for no reason.

"Okay, then it's a deal." Mai Zhiqiang said with a smile.

At noon, Tao Jie and Alice were having western food at the restaurant on the ground floor of the China World Trade Center when Li Yaoming suddenly called her again.

Looking at the number on Laixian, Tao Jie frowned.

"What's the matter?" Alice's eyes were sharp and her heart was careful, and she saw the strangeness in her.

"It's okay." Tao Jie was perfunctory, but still picked it up.

"Tao Zi, it's me." After not seeing each other for a few days, Li Yaoming's voice sounded much calmer. After all, it could only be a joke in a TV drama. In real life, everyone has to continue to fight for five buckets of rice .

"Is something wrong?"

"Well, when I was tidying up the room, I sorted out some of your things, do you think you can come and pick them up?"

When Tao Jie left in a rush that day, she really only put away some of her belongings in a hurry and didn’t arrange them carefully. After calming down these two days, she realized that there were still a lot of things left in the hut, and the key to the hut was also on her. It has not been returned to Li Yaoming.

"Okay, I'll go get it sometime." She said in a hurry and wanted to hang up.

"You... can you come over as soon as possible, the house... I'm going to return it."

Tao Jie was stunned, "When?"

"The landlord will come to hand it over this afternoon. I'm cleaning things up now. It's almost done. If it's convenient for you, I'll send you to the hotel tonight."

"No need!" Tao Jie blurted out, and she glanced at Alice who was staring at her, "Can you give me two hours? I'll be there in two hours."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." After speaking, Li Yaoming hung up the phone.

"You..." Alice stared at Tao Jie closely, "Are you really alright?"

Tao Jie forced a smile to her, paused for a moment, and said truthfully: "I broke up with my boyfriend, just recently."

Alice gasped, "Is that why you resigned?"

"Not all." Tao Jie smiled wryly, "I think I don't fit in well with the city of Beijing."

The meal was extremely dull, and Alice didn't know how to comfort Tao Jie. She was an experienced person and understood emotional matters. No matter how much others tried to persuade her, it was useless. She could only digest it slowly.

Before the meal was finished, Tao Jie left in a hurry. She had to rush to the hut to make a final settlement with Li Yaoming.

Walking into the familiar alley again, Tao Jie has all kinds of feelings in his heart.

The door of the hut was open, looking in from the door, I saw Li Yaoming sitting on the empty bed frame, smoking one cigarette after another.

Tao Jie coughed lightly at the door, Li Yaoming was startled, and hurriedly pinched the cigarette butt skillfully in her hand, this familiar action made Tao Jie a little sad, she just pretended she didn't see it, and walked in slowly.

"Are you here?" He stood up and accosted her hoarsely.

"Yeah." Tao Jie nodded lightly. In just a few days, she felt that he was so far away from her, "My things..."

"Oh, it's all here." Li Yaoming hurriedly brought a big boxy bag from the cabinet to her, "Do you want to count it?"

Tao Jie knelt down on the spot and opened the zipper of the bag. As expected, there were all her things inside, books, pictorials, magazines, all kinds of small things, and her favorite floral slippers...

All the things were properly stored in the bag, and even the folded corners on the book covers were smoothed out one by one. Seeing this, Tao Jie's throat choked again.

"Nothing missing, right?" Li Yaoming's tall body was just above her body, and he didn't have the courage to squat down and check with her.

Tao Jie tried her best to calm down, and then said softly, "No, they are all here."

She got up and took out a key from the small bag she carried with her, "This is for you, and I can return it to the landlord later."

(End of this chapter)