Swapped with the soul of the "rival"

Hearing this name, Qiao Yuan was stunned.

There are many people with the same name and surname in the world, but the name "Ruan Ru" is not very common.At least Qiao Yuan has never seen another person with this name in all these years after high school.

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask the person over there, "Is that you?".But she suddenly remembered that her friend was no longer there, and she was gone before the end of her prime.

Memories of the past flooded in like a flood, and Qiao Yuan Fangfo returned to that small room many years ago.

Pain, depression, and despair were all she could feel at that time.I can't find the meaning of my life, and I can't see the hope of my life.

During the day, she would go to and from school as usual, talking when she should talk, and laughing when she should laugh.At night, she always stared at the dark window in a daze, imagining what it would be like to jump down.

If Qiao Shun and Liu Lan hadn't discovered her abnormality in time, maybe she would fly out of the window one night like Ruan Ruan.

The slightly trembling body was hugged by a pair of slender but strong hands, Qiao Yuan raised her head and saw Xie Jingqiu's indistinct shadow.

"What's wrong?" Xie Jingqiu asked in a low voice.

Qiao Yuan shook her head, remembering that Xie Jingqiu might not be able to see it after turning off the lights, so she whispered "It's okay".

Xie Jingqiu hugged Qiao Yuan, and patted her arm lightly to comfort her.She put the phone back to her ear, and said to the person over there who was still waiting for her to answer: "Hello, Miss Ruan, may I ask, did you go to Shi No. [-] Middle School in the city?"

He paused for a moment and said, "Yes, Mr. Xie too?"

Xie Jingqiu said "Yes", "We should be classmates."

"So it's really you, Xie Jingqiu," the person on the phone said in surprise, "When Mr. Xie told me this name, I was skeptical, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

Hearing this conversation, Qiao Yuan trembled all over.She raised her head, wanting to ask the person on the phone if she still remembered herself.Unexpectedly, with a sore nose, tears rushed out.

Ruan Ru was immersed in the joy of meeting her old classmate, and didn't notice the abnormality here: "By the way, Xie Jingqiu, do you still have contact with Yuanyuan? I've always wanted to contact her, but I don't know her contact information."

Xie Jingqiu patted Qiao Yuan on the back and said, "She is right beside me, do you want to chat with her?"

"Really?!" Ruan Ru could not conceal her surprise in her tone, "Then please give her the phone number, thank you, Xie Jingqiu."

Xie Jingqiu put the phone by Qiao Yuan's ear, and just as Qiao Yuan called out "Ruan Ru", she couldn't help crying.

Ruan Ru was anxious over there, and asked in a panic: "Yuanyuan, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Qiao Yuan cried for a long time, and finally stopped sobbing: "It's been a long time, I haven't seen you, I miss you."

Ruan Ru's voice was choked up when she heard the words: "I miss you too, but I can't get in touch with you no matter what."

Qiao Yuan wiped away her tears and calmed down her emotions: "Where have you been all these years?"

"After graduating, I went to the city to study at a university, then took the postgraduate entrance examination, and went abroad to study for a year. I just came back from China today." Ruan Ru said with emotion, "I really didn't expect that Mr. Xie, who has been supporting me all the time, is Xie Jingqiu's father, what a coincidence."

Listening to Ruan Ru's words, Qiao Yuan secretly thought that she should have lived a good life these years, and felt a little relieved.

After Ruan Ru finished speaking, she asked courteously, "How about you, Yuanyuan, how have you been these years?"

"It's, it's okay." Qiao Yuan sat up and left Xie Jingqiu's arms, "I went to university in City B. After graduation, I passed the civil service examination, and now I work in the Land and Resources Bureau."

"That's good!" Ruan Ru paused, and asked hesitantly, "By the way, Yuanyuan, what happened...why did you not come to class after New Year's Day?"

Ruan Ru wanted to know what happened to Qiao Yuan, and Qiao Yuan also wanted to know what happened to Ruan Ru.But these things are definitely not something that can be explained clearly in a few words, and using the phone to communicate is not a suitable choice.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yuan said: "It may not be clear on the phone, let's meet some time and talk about it."

Ruan Ru agreed: "When?"

"How about tomorrow?" If it wasn't too late today, Qiao Yuan would have liked to go out and meet Ruan Ru now.

"Okay, I can do it."

The two agreed on a specific time and place to meet, and Qiao Yuan hung up the phone reluctantly.She returned the phone to Xie Jingqiu, and asked in a low voice, "Xie Jingqiu, do you know what's going on?"

Xie Jingqiu took Qiao Yuan's index finger and played with it: "What's going on?"

"As far as what happened back then, is it true that Ruan Ru jumped... from a building?"

"It's true," Xie Jingqiu took Qiao Yuan's entire hand and said slowly, "I was at home and heard that someone in our class jumped off the building. He didn't die, but was seriously injured. I was very scared, worried that that person was... ...I asked my dad to inquire about the situation, and he told me that it was a girl named 'Ruan Ru' who couldn't stand jumping off the building because she was bullied by bad girls. I felt sorry for her, so I asked my dad to help her. Later I After leaving the country, I didn't ask about it again. I didn't expect my dad to keep in touch with her after so many years. "

What Xie Jingqiu didn't explain was that she asked Xie Hong to help Ruan Ru not because she felt sorry for Ruan Ru, but because she didn't want Qiao Yuan to be sad.The reason why Xie Hong agreed was not because of his kindness, but because Xie Jingqiu exchanged "going abroad".

At that time, Xie Jingqiu was desperate, but he still refused to go abroad.Xie Hong tried every means, but in the end he sent her out of the country in exchange.

Although Xie Jingqiu didn't say it clearly, Qiao Yuan made a rough guess.In the darkness, she looked in Xie Jingqiu's direction and said sincerely, "Xie Jingqiu, thank you, really, thank you."

"Thank me for what," Xie Jingqiu leaned closer to Qiao Yuan, and put his arms around her as if nothing had happened, "You should thank my dad if you want to."

Qiao Yuan held Xie Jingqiu's arms without struggling: "I'm so happy, really happy...I never thought that after so many years, I could still see Ruan Ru...I thought she would...I..."

As Qiao Yuan spoke, she couldn't help crying again.

Xie Jingqiu let her lean on his shoulder, patted her on the back and comforted her: "Okay, okay, don't cry. You have to see your old friend tomorrow, what should you do if your eyes are swollen from crying."

"Hmm... woo..." Qiao Yuan replied, but she couldn't stop crying.

Xie Jingqiu helped her to lie down, let her pillow on his arm: "Go to sleep, wake up, I can see Ruan Ru tomorrow."

Qiao Yuan lay down obediently, and silently buried her head in Xie Jingqiu's chest.

Perhaps it was because the knot in her heart had been untied, or perhaps it was because the people around her felt very secure. Even though there was no light on this night, Qiao Yuan still slept soundly.

The next morning, Qiao Yuan woke up in Xie Jingqiu's arms. She opened her eyes and saw Xie Jingqiu right in front of her eyes, and suddenly blushed.

She turned over and escaped from Xie Jingqiu's arms, scratched her hair like a chicken coop, and said hello: "Good morning."

"Good morning~" Unlike Qiao Yuan's shyness, Xie Jingqiu acted naturally, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"It's okay." After Qiao Yuan answered, she suddenly became a little uncertain when she remembered what happened last night, "What time did I meet with Ruan Ruan last night?"

Xie Jingqiu said, "Twelve ten at noon."

"Oh..." Qiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that what happened last night was not a dream.

Ruan Ru was going to report to the company in the morning, and only had time to meet Qiao Yuan in the afternoon.

Qiao Yuan was thinking about the meeting, and she was a little absent-minded all morning—she brushed her teeth and used facial cleanser as toothpaste, washed her face as a washcloth, forgot to put on her underwear when she changed her clothes, and forgot to add water to the porridge.

Xie Jingqiu looked at the black rice grains in the pot, and said speechlessly, "It's better not to go to work if you look like this."

Then Qiao Yuan really took out her mobile phone and called the director to ask for leave.

Qiao Yuan and Ruan Ruan made an appointment to meet at a dessert shop downstairs of Xie Jingqiu's company. It was only after ten o'clock, and Qiao Yuan urged Xie Jingqiu to go out.

Xie Jingqiu watched her yelling anxiously, and reminded: "It's only [-]:[-], and we'll go to eleven at most. Ruan Ru doesn't get off work until twelve o'clock, so you have to wait in the past."

Qiao Yuan held the bag, looking impatient: "We wait at home, we wait in the past, so let's wait in the past. And you said you want to go back to the company to have a look, go there early, you will have time to go back to the company .”

Xie Jingqiu's so-called "go back to the company to have a look" was just an excuse to go out with Qiao Yuan, but he didn't expect to end up with his own foot.

She grabbed Qiao Yuan who was anxious to go out, and said helplessly, "Wait a minute, I'll call Uncle Wu and ask him to pick us up."

Qiao Yuan finally calmed down, and obediently sat aside and waited for Xie Jingqiu to call.

Ten minutes later, Uncle Wu drove over.He Li also came here together.

Xie Jingqiu and Qiao Yuan had been waiting downstairs for a long time. Seeing He Li sitting in the co-pilot, Qiao Yuan kept waving at them.

Uncle Wu parked the car in front of the two of them, helped Xie Jingqiu into the car, folded her wheelchair and put it in the trunk.

The moment the car started, Qiao Yuan's heart beat faster.She squeezed the backpack bag tightly, and became abnormally quiet.

Xie Jingqiu knew what Qiao Yuan was thinking, so he deliberately asked He Li, "How is the new secretary?"

He Li asked, "Did you mean Ruan Ru?"

Xie Jingqiu nodded.

"Very good," said He Li, "she is very smart and quick to respond. She is good at observation and willing to learn. She knows what she should do when she first came to the company. Unlike some newcomers, she can be taught by shouting and moving. Very tired."

Qiao Yuan was a little surprised when He Li said this.Ruan Ru's once plain image still lingers in her heart, did she expect that after so many years, she has become so outstanding?

Looking at the road ahead, Qiao Yuan was sincerely happy for Ruan Ru.