in the month you disappeared

"I'm back to school."

Zheng Xi received such a short message.

"My sister is too tired to live for me; maybe as you said, she got peace, dignity and... happiness over there."

"Thank you."

"I hope my actions have not caused you mental harm. I hope you are happy."

Zheng Xi looked at the screen for a long time, smiled lightly, and said to himself, "I hope you are happy too."

She took off Lu Jun's clothes on the balcony one by one, hugged her in her arms, buried her head in the clothes, a kind of sunshine and the unique breath of someone's body wrapped her up like a baby.

Her happiness, her happiness, is nowhere to be found but everywhere.

"The proprietress asked you to come here to help?" Zheng Xi looked at the watch in his hand curiously.

The girl named Zhong Chu smiled and said, "Hurry up and tell me what to do."

"Well, then go clean up." Zheng Xi pointed to the small bathroom inside.

"Ah? I don't want it." The girl pursed her lips in disappointment.

The girl was the "waiter" who got drunk together at the banquet that day.Somehow, I found the shop where Zheng Xi worked part-time.

"Then what do you want to do?" Zheng Xi looked at her with interest.

She snapped her fingers, her eyes lit up, and the girl said, "Why don't you just take a rest. Later, let me entertain the guests."

"Well, it's not impossible, but..."

"There will be a batch of new goods coming to the warehouse later, and I have to check them out. You are in the store alone, and I'm afraid there will be trouble."

"Oh, don't worry, no, the proprietress is my aunt, and she won't blame me if something goes wrong."

Zheng Xi nodded, "Does your aunt know Wu Jin?"

"Wu Jin often comes here to patronize."

Zhong Chu said without hesitation, "Oh, of course we know each other. Sister Wu Jin and Sister Yutong were college classmates with my aunt back then. You are so stupid. Hey, aren't you Sister Wu Jin's friend?"

"Well," Zheng Xi said lightly, "Does Wu Jin have a niece?"

"I don't know about this, but she never mentioned it, and neither did Yu Tong. They are best friends, and Yu Tong must know. Speaking of this, I definitely don't have the role to be a bridesmaid, Yu Sister Tong said that there is only one bridesmaid."

"She's getting married?!" Zheng Xi said in surprise.

Zhong Chu excitedly said, "Yes! It will be at the beginning of next month."

Zheng Xi was taken aback.

"Sister Wu Jin will definitely be her bridesmaid. She really wants to experience this feeling. Sister Yutong still thinks that I have no breasts and no butt. I..."

Zheng Xi came back to his senses and smiled, "Then when Wu Jin gets married, you can be her bridesmaid."

Zhong Chu's expression changed, as if he had encountered some taboo topic.

"what happened?"

"Well, store manager, let's stop chatting, hehe, even though it's my aunt, if she catches me being lazy, she will still deduct my wages." Zhong Chu took the initiative to run into the bathroom, "I'm here to clean, I'm hardworking Little bee!"

……

"Xiao Chu, can you really do it?"

"It's okay, you go!"

"Then I'm going to see the goods. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Have you saved my mobile phone number?"

"Well, it's ready, the store manager can rest assured."

"I'm leaving."

"Bon voyage, Mr. Store Manager!"

This time period is not the usual time for Zheng Xi to commute to get off work.

Pedestrians are sparse, and the streets are quiet and empty.

She is riding an old-fashioned bicycle, gliding slowly along the street.

The plane trees and ginkgo trees on the side of the road are staggered.Under the canopy of the twigs, the warm sun in the afternoon penetrated little by little, and scattered all over the ground with spots of grassy fragrance.

The aroma of the coffee shop on the side of the street overflowed, walking along the street with Zheng Xi.

"Ring bell bell."

After crossing the intersection, it is a road along the river.On the opposite side are row upon row of high-rise buildings, and the glass windows twinkle like stars.

……

"Did you see that? L is the tallest one in the middle."

"I can't see it, where is it? My eyes are blurred."

Lu Jun stood behind Zheng Xi, grabbed her hand, and pointed to the silver building.

"Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's crooked, will it fall down?"

"How could it fail! It hasn't discovered a talent like me yet." Lu Jun said confidently.

"Well, well, let's pour it after you go."

"Zheng Xi, stop and don't run! You've been picking on me all the time, your skin is itchy today! See if I don't deal with you!"

"Hehe, come and catch me!"

Zheng Xi stepped on the bicycle quickly, passing along the river bank with a smile.

The building still stands on the other side of the river, but some things, like flowing water, are gone forever.

……

Wu Jin turned on the computer and transferred the contents of the phone into it.

She seemed to be hesitant, and finally did not upload the folder directly, but put it in an encrypted storage.

Inside was another document, signed "2011.9.11 Archive".

……

"Are you there?"

"Zheng Xi?"

"I'm Wu Jin."

A bell rang in the guest room.

Wu Jin walked in.

……

"Sorry, this batch of goods has been recalled by company l!"

"why?"

"The quality is not up to standard, and the toxic substances exceed the standard."

Zheng Xi was surprised, "But didn't you find the problem before? This is too sudden!"

The other party said helplessly, "I'm really sorry, we don't want to see this kind of thing happen, and this kind of surprise review is rare. It caused losses to both parties!"

Zheng Xi contacted the boss, but the boss knew nothing about it.

Zheng Xi got on her bicycle!

"Sorry, please show your valid ID!"

The security guard stopped Zheng Xi.

"This gentleman and I have business matters with your company to discuss!" Zheng Xi saw a man in a black suit passing by, smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"We have an appointment!"

The security guard bowed in surprise and said nothing more.

……

Zheng Xi followed the man all the way to the special elevator, all the way to the top floor.

into the office.

"Tell me, what do you have to discuss with our company?" The man raised his eyebrows and looked at Zheng Xi with a calm expression.

Zheng Xi took a deep breath, and slowly let go of the hand by his side.

"My name is Zheng Xi, and I'm a friend of Designer Lu! I want to know why your company suddenly recalled a series of summer dresses designed by her."

The man's expression was still indifferent, "I believe that Ms. Zheng has been paying attention to the company's recent developments for a long time, the reason is..." His words were interrupted by Zheng Xi.

"I don't believe that a company like yours will spend so much effort to launch its flagship product that there will be problems with the quality of the materials! This not only insults your company's brand standard, but also insults Lu Jun's reputation as a designer!"

The man's expression gradually calmed down, and he pointed to the sofa, signaling Zheng Xi to sit down.

"I really appreciate Miss Zheng's support for our company and designers, but as an outsider, you don't seem to know much about the rules of the industry."

Zheng Xi frowned, and the man opposite kept tapping his fingers on the table.

"Please give me some pointers. I really can't see such a talented designer like Lu Jun being stigmatized. To discover and cultivate such a talent, I believe your company must have put a lot of energy into it; if she is slandered Regardless of it, wouldn’t the designers as a group be chilled? Wouldn’t the interests and reputation of your company be endangered?”

The man's face gradually became serious, and he just pretended to joke, "It seems that you are sure that Lu Jun was wronged?"

Zheng Xidao, "As a designer, she is not responsible for cost control. Even if inferior materials are really used, it will not have a direct connection with a designer who pursues perfection! What's more, it is not yet known whether such a problem has occurred. Get proven!"

The man nodded, "Miss Zheng, I might as well tell you that a company cannot be dominated by only one designer. The so-called chief is just an incentive mechanism. Management is about control, and the greatest productivity is in a mutual constraint. It appeared on the average point, I said so, do you understand?"

Zheng Xi was stunned, "So, this is a wonderful move for your company to retreat?"

Seeing her understanding, the man nodded triumphantly.

Zheng Xi smiled and said, "To achieve a short-term superficial peace at the expense of the development interests of employees, even if such a company is in harmony, how much life is there? I think that in a company that advertises itself with a unique design concept Company i, how can it be impossible to appear! It seems that it is very considerate of the overall situation!"

The man shook his head, "Miss Zheng, if you're not in your position, how can you know what to do best? Besides, you're just speaking from your friend's standpoint."

Zheng Xi stopped arguing with him, and said, "After asking for advice for so long, I still don't know your name, Gao?"

The man smiled politely, "I'm Zhong Min."

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